Chapter 258: Ling Chi Yuan Chonghuan

In the cold early morning, the noise in the stomach was particularly fresh, and Tiemo was very embarrassed.

Zhang Yan covered her mouth and chuckled, and the two maids next to her couldn't help laughing. Commanding the guards, Zhang Yan led Tie Mo towards the west.

Along the way, stepping on the cold stone road and carrying the faint morning light, Zhang Yan introduced the buildings on the side of the road as she walked. Walked far, no one else, a lot more casual. As a traverser, Tiemo is a little less respectful to Zhang Yan, and Zhang Yan also has a special emotion for Tiemo because of what happened on the grassland at the beginning, so she is a little more close and dependent.

"It's early in the morning, it's not dawn, how can you go to the imperial dining room in person?"

"Hey, since I came back from Zhangbei, I felt that my body was too weak, so I would get up early every day, walk around the palace, and go to the imperial dining room to bring some breakfast by the way. It's just that I didn't expect to meet you today. ”

"Haha....."

The two of them were like a pair of old friends, chatting about some relaxing things, and before they knew it, they had arrived at the imperial dining room.

It is naturally impossible for Zhang Yan and Tiemo to eat in the imperial dining room, in front of so many people, there are too many taboos. Just one bite of iron, you don't even have an honorific title, and it's easy to be grabbed by someone.

In a private room, Tie Mo ate a delicious breakfast. The palace maids and eunuchs were all waiting outside, and they didn't dare to come in and disturb without Zhang Yan's summons. According to the rules, Zhang Yan invited the man into the house for dinner, which was already a bit unruly, but at the moment, neither of the two of them was aware of this problem.

Speaking of which, the relationship between the two is very mysterious, and they are close, and they haven't met a few times in total. If you want to say that you are not close, you have often contacted by letter in the past two years, and the Jin merchants have some tricky things in the capital, and many times Tiemo asked Zhang Yan to help. The two are often in contact, which even Zhu Youzhen knows in his heart. However, no one can tell what the relationship is.

There are no outsiders in the house, there are many taboos, Zhang Yan casually talked about Yuan Chonghuan, "Recently, there have been a lot of discussions about Yuan Chonghuan inside and outside the capital, and this palace thinks that you should persuade Your Majesty." Although Yuan Chonghuan said that he was not thoughtful, he was not guilty of death after all. ”

Zhang Yan has always adhered to the rules of the harem and does not interfere in government affairs, so these things will just be told to Tiemo. Tiemo put down the dishes and chopsticks, picked up the handkerchief and wiped his mouth, "What Niangniang said makes sense, but you have to understand that someone has to be responsible for the Tartar buckle." How could His Majesty be willing to move Yuan Chonghuan? Yuan Chonghuan was single-handedly pushed to the throne by His Majesty, and taking down Yuan Chonghuan is tantamount to slapping himself in the face. ”

"Persuade? It's useless at all, everything is in Your Majesty, and the most important thing is that the Manchu Dynasty is civil and military, and no one is willing to stand up to protect him" Tiemo smiled helplessly, in fact, the last one is the most important. Chongzhen wants to kill Yuan Chonghuan, if half of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military forces want to be protected, Chongzhen may put away this thought. It's a pity that Yuan Chonghuan is arrogant, can't be a man, and has a very stiff relationship with many people, in this regard, he is far worse than the previous Jiliao Governors, and even inferior to Mao Wenlong.

At least, when Mao Wenlong was killed, many people stood up and clamored for Yuan Chonghuan to be severely punished. Yuan Chonghuan was imprisoned, the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty were silent, and even many people fell into the well and listed the crimes. Sitting in the position of Jiliao Inspector, he can't even figure out the relationship between the court and the court, what qualifications do he have to continue to be Jiliao Supervisor?

What's more, Tiemo didn't think about protecting Yuan Chonghuan.

"Forget it, don't mention him, I'll tell you another thing, I originally wanted to send someone to inform you. In order to celebrate the defeat of the Tartars, the British Duke set up a banquet in the house and invited many people. Zhang Guogong sent you a post, but I don't have much to do with you, so please send a message to this palace in the middle! ”

Zhang Yan asked the palace maid to remove the dishes and let people bring two glasses of water, as if she was worried that Tiemo would not agree, and said slowly: "It will not hurt you to get to know Grandpa Zhang." Moreover, in the past, you asked the palace for help, and the palace also asked Grandpa Zhang to help with many things, so it was reasonable for you to give Grandpa Zhang some face. ”

Tie Mo nodded slightly, in fact, he also intended to befriend Zhang Weixian. Although since the change of Tumubao, the power in the hands of the nobles has been taken away step by step by the civilian officials, and today, the nobles no longer have much real power. However, these noble and wealthy families who have been based on the Ming Dynasty for more than ten generations still have great influence. Especially in the north and south of the country, many times these nobles come forward, and they are more effective than Shuntianfu.

It's just that Tiemo is very curious, how can Zhang Yan, an outdated queen, ask Zhang Weixian to help? Although Zhang Yan is also surnamed Zhang, the two are not related.

"Niangniang, I'm very strange, the minister is very strange, what is the relationship between you and Grandpa Zhang?"

"Huh?" Zhang Yan was stunned, and immediately a trace of bitterness appeared on her beautiful face. She held her chin and seemed to be caught in a memory, "If you want to say that it has a relationship, it's just that this palace is from the Zhang family." When the palace was in trouble a few years ago, thanks to Grandpa Zhang's secret help, he survived. As a result, the two sides intersected more. Later, Grandpa Zhang knew about the relationship between the palace and you, and for other considerations, he did not snub the palace like others. ”

Zhang Yan said very simply, but Tiemo heard the sadness in it. Think about it, the Forbidden City is like a prison, and marrying into the palace is equivalent to grounding yourself. As the queen, she said that she was the mother of the world, but it didn't depend on the emperor's attitude towards herself?

During the reign of the first emperor, Wei Zhongxian was powerful and secretly colluded with the inner palace. Although it may not be as reckless as rumored, it is not easy to come to Zhang Yan's life. The first emperor died, and Zhang Yan's identity was even more embarrassing.

The emperor is alive, if he is not favored, he will not have a good life, let alone a woman who is still a dead emperor. If you have an heir, you will be succeeded by your own children, everything is easy to say, as the queen mother, you still enjoy wealth and nobility. Can a royal sister-in-law......

"Niangniang, actually, if you feel too tired, you can ask Your Majesty for instructions and leave ......"

Zhang Yan raised her head blankly, and without waiting for Tiemo to finish speaking, she shook her head with a smile, "You, you don't understand the royal family, the palace gate you enter, you are a royal person in life, and you are a royal ghost in death." Sometimes, the royal face is more important than life....."

Tie Mo frowned tightly, looking at the peerless delicate face in front of him, he really couldn't imagine that such a young woman was destined to grow old alone within the palace walls. The royal family, there is also the sorrow of the royal family!

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The prison is dark and damp. The cell door opened, and a ray of sunlight shone in through the morning mist, and several guards patrolled there, and looked up at the people who had entered the prison, and after only one glance, they fell to their knees in shock.

"See Your Majesty!"

Who would have thought that His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty would come to prison early in the morning. There is no shortage of old people who have been mixed up with the guards for many years, but they have never heard of the emperor Lao Tzu going into the prison to chat with prisoners, and today I have seen it.

Zhu Youzhen waved his hand, signaling the guards to retreat and not follow him. He exhaled softly, but he still couldn't dissipate the turbid breath in the cell. Since I was a child, it was the first time I came to the prison, and I hope this is the first and last time. Zhu Youzhen didn't want to come, but in the end he followed Sun Chengzong's advice. This is not to bow to Yuan Chonghuan, but to give Yuan Chonghuan one last chance.

Zhu Youzhen has been enduring it, and even when he wanted to kill people the most, he still wanted to open up to Yuan Chonghuan. If nothing else, just because Yuan Chonghuan was chosen by him Zhu Youzhen, denying Yuan Chonghuan is also tantamount to admitting in disguise that he doesn't know anyone.

At a square table, the monarchs and ministers sat opposite each other, looking at Yuan Chonghuan, who was a little decadent in his cloak, Zhu Youzhen didn't know what to say. If it was before, he would definitely be excited to talk to Yuan Chonghuan about Liaodong, and Yuan Chonghuan would also describe the plan to pacify Liaodong with high spirits. But at this moment, I can't say it, and I will feel stupid and embarrassed to say it.

Pacify Liaodong? Hehe, this is a joke, not long ago, the Tartars hit the capital, robbed around Gyeonggi, and quickly returned to Liaodong.

"Last night, more than a dozen generals in Liaodong jointly wrote an official document, they said that the Tartars returned, and they were afraid that Liaodong would be unstable, so they should immediately return to Liaodong to rectify military affairs and prevent the Tartars from sneaking attack! Yuan Chonghuan, what do you say I should do, do you agree or disagree? ”

Chongzhen asked lightly, but a pair of eyes stared at Yuan Chonghuan without a trace, unwilling to let go of any change in the other party's expression.

Yuan Chonghuan was stunned for a moment, thought about it, and showed a wry smile: "Your Majesty, the minister is still in prison, and he doesn't know the situation in Liaodong, so he really doesn't know how to share his worries for His Majesty." ”

If Sun Chengzong or Tiemo were here, they would definitely be shocked by Yuan Chonghuan's answer. No one knows if what Yuan Chonghuan said is sincere, perhaps, he really doesn't know the details and doesn't dare to put forward opinions indiscriminately. Perhaps, there is something else in mind.

But at this moment, Yuan Chonghuan's answer completely froze the last trace of warmth in Chongzhen's heart, and also cut off the last trace of vitality.

If Yuan Chonghuan's face was furious, he did not hesitate to reprimand the Liaodong generals, and was willing to repair a letter to let the Liaodong soldiers and horses continue to hold their troops still, and listen to the imperial court's dispatch. Then, even if Chongzhen is angry again, at least his heart is warm. Even if you don't use Yuan Chonghuan, you will save his life in the end. But now, Chongzhen is disappointed or disappointed in his heart.

The man in front of him is the Jiliao Governor who has been bankrupt for two years, and this person is the Optimus Prime who has given high hopes to pacify Liaodong. Chongzhen only felt that he was really blind at the beginning, why did he believe Yuan Chonghuan?

The sun shone in through the narrow window, and the cold wind poured in with it, blowing a strand of gray hair in his ear. Zhu Youzhen stood up slowly, his brows furrowed, and suddenly his tone became much colder, "Yuan Chonghuan, are you guilty?" ”

Yuan Chonghuan was a little stunned and at a loss, "Your Majesty, what do you mean by this?" ”

"What do you mean? I asked you, you told me that you pacified Liaodong in five years, but it has only been two years, and the Tartars have become more and more courageous, and now they have reached the capital. You said that you can pacify Liaodong in five years, I hate to have to eat or drink, and the treasury is given priority to Liaodong every year, but why can the Tartars detour through Xifengkou to detain the customs? Are hundreds of thousands of Liaodong soldiers and horses all decorations? ”

The more Zhu Youzhen spoke, the more excited he became, at this moment, all the grievances and unwillingness in his heart turned into anger and roaring, and his voice became louder and louder, and in the end, he didn't say Yuan Chonghuan, even the jailers in the aisle heard it really well.

"Five years of Pingliao, in order to support you, did I say a word to you? When you went to Liaodong, you kept asking for military salaries, causing a shortage of food and salary for the border troops in Xuanfu and Datong. You killed Mao Wenlong without permission, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were furious, and I carried it for you. I thought, extraordinary times are extraordinary people, extraordinary means, since it will take five years to level Liao, there must always be something to pay. ”

"I didn't do what I shouldn't do, I did everything" Zhu Youzhen bent down and patted the table with anger with a sneer, "But what...... What did I get? What I got was the two-year detention of the Tartars, the erosion of Shaanxi, and the inability of the imperial court to provide disaster relief, and what I got was that the people of Gyeonggi were slaughtered and the wealth was robbed by the Tartars. You keep saying that you will level Liaodong in five years, and this is how you pacified Liaodong? ”

Zhu Youzhen was really angry and also very aggrieved. In order to pacify Liaodong, he paid too much.

Shaanxi was full of hungry people, so he withstood the pressure and allocated the full amount of food and salary to Liaodong. The salary was insufficient, and he emptied his internal funds, and asked Jin merchants to borrow money, and even moved his mind to increase agricultural taxes. Because of this incident, some people in Shanxi still scold him for Zhu Youzhen as a faint king.

How much pressure did you bear, how much infamy? It's all because of supporting Yuan Chonghuan, and as a result, it's all a dream. Tartar slapped him hard and told him plainly that Zhu Youzhen's fifth year of Pingliao was a joke.

Yuan Chonghuan, who has always supported himself, is like a joke, being tethered by the nose of the Tartar. On the contrary, it was the Tiemo that jumped out of the wild road, which brought a huge surprise, and in order to force back the Tartars, Tiemo was even willing to take a risk and approach Liaodong.

After Zhu Youzhen roared angrily, he felt a lot better. From beginning to end, Yuan Chonghuan's head was buzzing, and he couldn't say a word when he was questioned by Chongzhen.

Yuan Chonghuan was unconvinced, but he didn't know how to refute it, because no matter how he explained, he couldn't get around a hurdle, and the Tartars buckled the pass and attacked the capital.

The Tatar buckle pass attacked the capital, but it was not the capital, it was the face of the Ming Dynasty and the face of the emperor Zhu Youzhen. And he Yuan Chonghuan Pingliao in five years, and he brought Tartar to the capital in only two years.

At this moment, Yuan Chonghuan was completely silent. And Chongzhen was also silent, because he didn't want to say anything else, Yuan Chonghuan should die.

Throwing away that kind of anger, there are many reasons, and I have to kill Yuan Chonghuan. The anger of millions of people in Gyeonggi must find a vent point, and someone must shoulder the responsibility of entering Beijing. Anyway, Yuan Chonghuan is dead, so let him die meaningfully.

At this moment, Yuan Chonghuan felt deep regret in his heart, maybe he shouldn't have rushed to Beijing in the first place, if he had attacked Shenyang without hesitation and attacked the Jurchen hinterland, would the Tartars still dare to cross the Xifeng Pass?

The answer is no, because Tiemo has already told everyone with the facts that the Tartars are also gambling.

It's a pity that he Yuan Chonghuan really didn't dare to do this at that time, and some people even proposed to attack Liaodong, but he Yuan Chonghuan vetoed it.

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On the twenty-first day of the second year of Chongzhen, official documents were pasted everywhere inside and outside the capital.

The official document listed twelve crimes, completely convicted Yuan Chonghuan of the death penalty, and the imperial court decided that because of the special period, Yuan Chonghuan would be executed in public in the spring of next year.