Chapter 7 The Way Forward? Dead!
Wang Chengen, as the chief eunuch of the ceremonial supervisor, still holds part of the authority of the East Factory, but because Chongzhen is not as dull and murderous as his father and ancestors, so the spy agencies such as the East and West Factory and Jinyiwei to supervise hundreds of officials in recent years have not returned to the past.
"Your Majesty is kind, only allow me to search for those officials who have conclusive evidence of fornication and thieves!"
Wang Chengen led a thousand Qingzhou soldiers out of Dongchang, holding a one-foot-long volume of more than 100 pages in his hand, and said a little unwillingly: "If there are signs of potential thieves, they can also go to Dongchang Prison, and with Dongchang's methods, they will definitely be able to find out all the rebellious people!" ”
Wang Chengen has followed Chongzhen for many years, is loyal, and is not a person who loves to kill, but for such rebellious ministers and thieves who have no king and no father, he naturally hopes to kill as many as he wants.
It's just that because he has followed His Majesty for many years, he clearly understands that Chongzhen has just been on the upper floor of Zhengyang City, and the instructions he gave to him are to only grasp the first evil on the board, and don't care about the rest.
"Your Majesty has really become different, and has become an invisible, somewhat like Emperor Sejong, which is unpredictable!"
Emperor Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty in history, who is one of the most powerful masters among the emperors, has been obsessed with cultivation for decades, and still firmly controls the government.
Wang Chengen never dared to disobey Chongzhen's order, so he gave an order, according to the map, and led a thousand soldiers towards the inner city.
"The first one, the Hubu Sishu Jishi Wei Xuelian, on March 8, the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, Liu Zongmin, who had secretly communicated with his subordinate Liu Zongmin, was intercepted by the factory guard flag officer......"
Wang Chengen kicked open the red lacquer gate of Wei Mansion, watched the chickens and dogs of Wei Mansion jump, and the Qingzhou soldiers rushed in and slowly closed the gate.
"Wei Xuelian, you eat Minglu, but you don't want to be loyal to the country, you actually secretly communicate with thieves, the evidence is conclusive, take it immediately!"
"No, what am I guilty of? Eunuch, Brother Wu and I are deeply valued by Your Majesty, you dare to frame me? You will ......"
"Don't worry, I also have conclusive evidence for that brother Wu of yours, after arresting you, the next one will be to him......"
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On the other side, Chongzhen arranged the deployment of the Qingzhou soldiers and the Xuanjia army in turn at the Nine Gates, and then took a small number of internal servants to ride horses all the way back to the Forbidden City.
Along the way, seeing the originally prosperous inner city of Jingshi withered and dilapidated, a group of people were full of twilight, miserable begging, couldn't help but sigh softly, and then looked at the inner city, the neighborhood where the high-ranking officials and magnates were located, although it was a little depressed, it was still carved and painted, luxurious and extraordinary, and the expression became more and more cold.
"The Emperor Chongzhen who hanged himself on Meishan once said, 'The ministers inside and outside misunderstood me', and what he said was true!"
Chongzhen knew very well that these ministers, who had previously cried to Emperor Chongzhen that "there is no money left at home", after Li Zicheng invaded Beijing, one by one, their waists changed, and they generously donated tens of millions of taels of silver to make military expenses.
He also knew that now those high-ranking officials were hiding at home at the moment, and the eyeliner they had planted was carefully observing his emperor, weighing the pros and cons.
"According to Chongzhen's original character, at this moment, Li Zicheng's rebels are temporarily retreating, and he should convene the first and auxiliary ministers of the cabinet to discuss military affairs."
Chongzhen smiled disdainfully.
"Heh, I'm afraid this group of goods has already made a bunch of drafts, and I guess they are still waiting for me to come and inquire in person!"
"Hmph, I don't know the dead end at the moment, my minister, are these rice worms and rats?"
Chongzhen waved his whip, and the horse neighed, without any nostalgia, and galloped towards the imperial city.
"Tomorrow, I will give you one last chance, and whether the road ahead is a dead end or a smooth road depends on your own creation."
"Da Ming, you have made such a miasma......
"It's time for a change!"
An hour later.
Chongzhen rushed back to the imperial city.
The 1,000 Xuanjia Army has suppressed and arrested all the young people in the imperial city.
For those chaotic cities who dare to wreak havoc in the imperial city and intend to cause trouble, Chongzhen has only one attitude, kill!
Immediately, the Xuanjia Army escorted hundreds of eunuchs, internal officials, guards and even a few palace maids, more than 1,000 people, under Chongzhen's order, all of them were pulled outside the noon gate and corrected the law on the spot.
These internal officials in the imperial city are essentially not the emperor's courtiers, but the emperor's servants, and do not belong to the category of monarchs and ministers, but are masters and servants.
Chongzhen thinks that he treats them well, and besides, even if a thief enters the city, he will never slaughter these eunuchs and palace maids, and they have no worries about their lives.
But they still try to devour the lord in vain, and want to invite the favor of the new master, that is, damn it, there is no pity at all.
The head of the people was rolling, the blood flowed like a river, and the imperial city, which was still in turmoil, was instantly silent and calm.
Under the twilight, the Forbidden City seems to have returned to its former calm.
Only Chongzhen knew that an undercurrent was surging, and he was standing in the center of the whirlpool of this undercurrent.
The former Chongzhen can feel it, but it can't affect it.
And at this moment, Emperor Chongzhen, the great tomorrow son, he can perceive it, and he will completely control this undercurrent that is sweeping the world!
"Li Daban, the imperial sister-in-law and the queen are all right, right?"
Chongzhen stood in front of the Fengtian Hall and beckoned to the side.
Li Chengfang bowed down and stepped forward, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty Hongfu, the two queens are blessed by Fengyi, how can those pickled goods hurt the two queens in the slightest, naturally they are fine." ”
"Where are the imperial sister-in-law and the queen at the moment?" Chongzhen asked.
"Your Majesty, the two ladies are in Cining Palace! When they heard that His Majesty had led his troops alone to defend against the enemy, they were so anxious that they did not use lunch or dinner. Li Chengfang said worriedly.
Chongzhen felt a warm current flow through his heart.
"Swing the ...... Forget it, I'll go straight to it! Instructed the superintendent to prepare a meal, and I enjoyed it with my sister-in-law and the queen. ”
Inside the Cining Palace.
Former Empress Zhang Yan and Empress Zhou are anxiously waiting.
Wang Chengen suppressed the rebellion in the palace, and after leaving a hundred guards to guard, he went to Zhengyangmen to find Chongzhen, and they and the maids were protected by the guards and had been waiting anxiously.
After Chongzhen returned to the palace, he turned on the thunder method to kill these master-devouring house slaves, and they didn't have time to send someone to inform them, so they didn't know that Chongzhen had returned.
"Sister, I'm so worried, I'm worried that Your Majesty will have an accident......"
Although Empress Zhou is the queen, but now that the rebels are pressing, and the capital is in rebellion, there are almost no soldiers available, and her husband went to the city gate to quell the chaos, how can she not be in a hurry?
"Everyone, it's okay in the palace, this palace invites you all to go to Zhengyangmen to help Your Majesty defend against the enemy!"
Empress Zhou said loudly.
The surrounding more than 100 Xuanjia soldiers were silent, still facing the palace gate with their backs, guarding with guns.
"Two mothers, Your Majesty ordered us to guard here, where the duty lies, please forgive me!"
A leader of the Xuanjia Army said.
"Sister, don't panic, Your Majesty is not the kind of person who has no sense of proportion, since he has gone, there must be a way to defeat the enemy......"
Empress Zhang Yan patted Empress Zhou on the back and comforted her softly.
As he was talking, suddenly outside the palace wall, there was a sound of hurried footsteps, and everyone instantly became vigilant.
Bang!
The Xuanjia army was covered in armor and clanged, and when they entered the state of combat readiness, they could hear Li Chengfang's sharp and joyful voice coming from the corridor.
"Your Majesty is here, all the ministers respectfully!"
"Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty is back!"
Xiao Zhouhou, who originally had the majesty of the queen mother's ceremony in the world, screamed happily, like a magpie returning home, jumped up all of a sudden, and rushed out of the door like the wind!
happened to collide with Chongzhen, who came in a hurry!