Sun Chuanting was finally killed by King Fu himself, and along with the letter he gave to Chongzhen, there was also news of Sun Chuanting's death.

After Chongzhen learned about it, the whole person became decadent, and his estimation of Mao Wenlong was wrong, resulting in Sun Chuanting's death. And because of this incident, the relationship between him and Mao Wenlong was completely ruined.

As for the letter sent by King Fu, Chongzhen burned it directly without even reading it. For Chongzhen, it would be good for King Fu to die, but if he didn't die, it didn't matter much.

After all, Huguang is now under his control, and although he still has doubts about the loyalty of King Fu's old department, it is no longer a big deal. Chongzhen is now worried that Mao Wenlong is likely to be persuaded by King Fu to send troops to Nanjing to fight, at that time, what will he Chongzhen do to fight Mao Wenlong?

The distraught Chongzhen had completely lost his opinion at this time, and he couldn't think of a way to deal with the current situation, so he took the matter to the court to discuss with the ministers. As a result, the ministers quarreled, and one side said that it was necessary to immediately send an envoy to make peace with Mao Wenlong. The other side strongly advocated the direct use of force against Mao Wenlong.

Looking at the courtiers who kept arguing below, but were never able to come up with good ideas, Chongzhen became more and more upset. After announcing his retirement from the court, he returned to the quiet imperial study alone.

Wu Chengen waited cautiously on the side, and he didn't dare to catch a breath. Sun Chuanting is Chongzhen's most relied on minister at present, and Sun Chuanting's strength is obvious to all, with his help, Chongzhen can complete the reconstruction of the new cabinet in just half a year.

Now he is even more under the control of King Fu's Huguang, all of which Sun Chuanting plays an important role in. To put it in a nutshell, if it weren't for Sun Chuanting's help, Chongzhen alone would definitely not be in the same situation as he is today.

Now that Sun Chuanting is dead, Chongzhen seems to have lost his left and right arms all of a sudden, and it would be puzzling to say that he is not sad.

At this moment, Chongzhen was very angry in his heart, but he had to calm himself, he didn't dare to have any impulsive behavior. The only daughter is now under public house arrest by Mao Wenlong, and King Fu is not dead now, but Sun Chuanting is dead.

The impulse of the moment led to such a result, and Chongzhen already regretted it. But no matter how much you regret it, you still have to face the reality in the end, after some deep thought, Chongzhen suddenly opened his mouth and asked Wu Chengen: "Is there any abnormality over there in Huguang recently?" ”

Wu Chengen hurriedly bowed his hand and said, "Your Majesty, there has been no abnormality in Huguang recently. ”

Chongzhen was a little relieved when he heard this, but then he still instructed: "Now that King Fu is not dead, we don't know what Mao Wenlong will do next." So, during this period, you have to keep an eye on Huguang and don't let it be chaotic. Once there is anything wrong with it, and it is impossible to execute it publicly, it is necessary to act secretly, as long as the stability of Huguang is ensured, everything else can be sacrificed at any time. ”

Wu Chengen paused, didn't say anything, and directly agreed. After that, Wu Chengen hesitated and asked: "Your Majesty, should we continue the matter of our previous plan to send troops to Sichuan?" ”

Chongzhen thought for a while, shook his head and said: "The plan to send troops has been stopped for the time being, but the matter of winning over and buying Li Zicheng's old troops cannot be broken, and it must continue." ”

Wu Chengen nodded, and said: "Your Majesty, although there has been some progress in Sichuan's efforts to win over and buy people's hearts, those thieves are bigger than a lion. If we have a mouth, we will ask for high-ranking officials, money, food, weapons, etc., how should we reply? ”

After Chongzhen heard this, he said in a vicious voice: "Promise them all, there is nothing to worry about." We will give them whatever they want, as long as they promise to be on our side. ”

A trace of embarrassment appeared on Wu Chengen's face, and he explained: "Your Majesty, the slaves and maids also want to agree to their requests, but the problem is that we can't get everything they ask for at all!" ”

Chongzhen Yin said: "You are wrong, we don't need to really give them things, if you want real money, you can give a little sweetness first, as for the big head in the back, ask them to give us a little practical first." If we can't give it, we naturally don't need to give them anything, as for those who want high-ranking officials, then it's no problem, whatever officials they want, I can reward them. ”

Wu Chengen was stunned for a moment, and said with admiration: "The emperor is wise, and the slaves and maids know how to do it." ”

Chongzhen nodded with satisfaction and said, "In short, you don't need to worry about verbal promises. When we have completely stabilized Huguang, we can wave our army into Sichuan, and then we will take Sichuan and secretly execute all those people, so you have to be prepared for this. Don't rush around and break things! ”

Wu Chengen hurriedly said that he would not disappoint Chongzhen, and used the old method of dealing with Huguang, so he reapplied the trick to Li Zicheng's old department in Sichuan. Wu Chengen is now proficient, and there is nothing to stump him.

After talking about the arrangement in Sichuan, Chongzhen began to worry about Mao Wenlong's side again? He thought about it and always felt that he should first find out what Mao Wenlong's reaction would be next, whether he was going to send troops to attack Nanjing, or he was not moved by King Fu's words, and still held his troops still.

Mao Wenlong's choice is related to Chongzhen's vital interests, and he has to be cautious. After some deep thought, Chongzhen said to Wu Chengen: "You immediately arrange some spies to lurk in Xi'an now, and I must be the first to know about any move by Mao Wenlong." ”

Although Wu Chengen felt that this matter was not easy to handle, he did not say much, and directly agreed.

After talking about the things that should be discussed, Chongzhen waved his hand to let Wu Chengen retreat to do errands, and he stayed alone in the study. He is distraught, and now he urgently needs to calm down and sort out the troubles in his heart.

The turmoil in Xi'an, after King Fu personally ended Sun Chuanting's life, returned to its usual tranquility. The three-day deadline agreed between Mao Wenlong and King Fu also came soon.

On this day, Mao Wenlong got up early in the morning, hurriedly ate a bowl of rice porridge after washing, and then hurried to the outside of the house.

At this moment, there was a lot of people outside the mansion, and a thousand cavalry set up a formation and stood on the avenue outside the mansion gate. King Fu was already wearing battle armor at this moment, riding majestically on the back of a tall horse, with a sword pinned to his waist, looking like he was going to go on an expedition.

"Brother Zhu, if you say goodbye today, you will have to rely on yourself in Sichuan in the future." Mao Wenlong said earnestly to King Fu.

"Brother Mao, don't worry, this king will not disappoint you when he goes to Sichuan this time. You can wait for the king's good news with peace of mind! "King Fu is full of confidence.

Mao Wenlong laughed twice after hearing this, and after wishing King Fu a smooth journey, he watched him leave leisurely.