Chongzhen's roar hovered in the air of the imperial city, lingering for a long time, making the guards, palace maids, and eunuchs who were waiting on his side tremble. Chongzhen would never be angry easily, even if he was really angry, he would generally be more subtle, and he would never show it directly like now.

As the Ninth Five-Year Emperor, this cultivation is still necessary, however, many unhappiness in recent years have forced Chongzhen to the brink of collapse. To hell with all the face, all the cultivation.

Chongzhen just wants to take a good rest now, and it would be good if the turmoil in the world could be stopped, at least let him have a chance to take a breath. But the thief seems to have been working against him, since he ascended the throne, there has not been a good thing, either natural disasters or man-made disasters, or foreign enemies attacking the border passes, or which prince has a self-respecting army and has the possibility of rebellion.

A few years of unhappiness have polished Chongzhen to the point that he has no temper, but God has provoked his limit again and again, and often things are not the worst, only worse. Chongzhen urgently needed to vent the bitterness in his chest, so his temper naturally became more and more hot.

Wu Chengen secretly complained in his heart, Lu Xiangsheng was not disobedient, but he had no choice but to do so. And Lu Xiangsheng had already informed Wu Chengen of the inside story and asked him to explain the situation to the emperor.

But the emperor in front of him was so angry, Wu Chengen didn't dare to rashly explain it to Chongzhen after estimating it in his heart, so he had no choice but to wait for Chongzhen's anger to subside a little.

In the empty imperial study, except for Chongzhen's heavy breathing, there was no other sound.

After a long time, Chongzhen slowly sat back on the dragon chair, he looked up at Wu Chengen, and said, "Do you have anything to say?" ”

Wu Chengen immediately stepped forward and said: "The emperor is angry, in fact, the situation at the border pass is already very critical, and Lord Lu is also in a hurry at the moment, and I hope the emperor will be considerate of him." ”

After Chongzhen heard this, he was silent again, in fact, he also had a foundation in his heart about the situation at the border pass. It is also rare that Lu Xiangsheng has been able to hold on until now without letting Houjin break through Jiayu Pass.

It's just that Chongzhen kept increasing the intensity of harassing the people at the border because of Houjin, so he was always in danger, so he had to let Lu Xiangsheng divide his troops to stop those Houjin soldiers and horses who were making trouble everywhere.

But what he didn't expect was that Lu Xiangsheng refused too categorically, which made him a little unable to get off the stage, so he was furious.

Now that Chongzhen has obviously regained his calm, he naturally won't lose his temper indiscriminately. He slowly exhaled a breath of sullen breath in his heart, and then said in a deep voice: "Lu Xiangsheng's disobedience is a fact, and the death penalty can be avoided, but the living crime cannot be escaped." ”

Wu Chengen heard that Chongzhen still wanted to investigate Lu Xiangsheng's crime, but he was relieved, as long as Chongzhen didn't kill Lu Xiangsheng at this time, it would be casual to punish him.

"What the emperor said is extremely true, Lord Lu really deserves to be punished." Wu Chengen said with a relieved smile.

After Chongzhen snorted coldly, he suddenly changed the topic and said in a muffled voice: "What has happened to Li Zicheng and Mao Wenlong recently?" ”

In addition to the threat of Houjin at the border pass, Chongzhen is now more worried about Mao Wenlong's side, and as for Li Zicheng, he was directly put into the least threatening person by him.

Speaking of this, Wu Chengen began to become distracted. When Chongzhen saw it, his face immediately turned gloomy, obviously, he had a premonition that something bad was happening again.

Sure enough, Wu Chengen didn't dare to hide it in the end, and said truthfully: "There have been some commotions in Sichuan recently, and after investigation, it was Mao Wenlong who suddenly led his troops to attack Sichuan and fought with that Li Zicheng." ”

Chongzhen was immediately overjoyed when he heard this, and asked urgently: "What the hell is going on, are they still fighting now?" ”

Wu Chengen saw Chongzhen so happy, he immediately knew that something was wrong, but now he had to continue, sighing in his heart, Wu Chengen reluctantly continued: "The specific situation has not yet been ascertained, but Mao Wenlong has no longer fought with Li Zicheng, but returned to Xi'an." ”

A look of disappointment flashed on Chongzhen's face: "That's it? ”

Wu Chengen hesitated for a moment before continuing: "Soon after Mao Wenlong returned to Xi'an, the Dongjiang Army suddenly began to move frequently, and according to the latest news, Mao Wenlong seems to be gathering a large army and wants to make a move. ”

"Something? Against whom? Chongzhen suddenly became nervous.

However, things always go to the bad side, and this time Chongzhen still didn't have good luck to accompany him, so he only heard Wu Chengen squeak and whine: "It may be sent to Shanxi." ”

"How can it be ......" Chongzhen immediately exclaimed, and the person bounced up from the dragon chair.

"I haven't had a grudge with that Mao Wenlong recently, and the imperial court hasn't provoked him anymore, why do you dare to conclude that he will send troops to attack Shanxi?" Chongzhen's face began to become hideous, obviously, as long as Wu Chengen didn't say a good reason, he couldn't run away from being punished.

"Your Majesty, this matter is true, and the slave and maid only dare to report it to you after repeated confirmation. That Mao Wenlong's Dongjiang Army has begun to gather in the Kaifeng area, and there are currently 60,000 or 70,000 of them, and they are still increasing. Wu Chengen cried and fell to the ground on the spot.

Chongzhen's body shook slightly, and he almost fell to the ground, but fortunately, he reached out and held the dragon case, which saved him from the bad luck of falling. Chongzhen's face turned pale, his lips were long-winded but he couldn't speak, and after a long time, he heard him raise his head and sigh: "Is the sky going to kill my Ming?" ”

When Wu Chengen heard this, he was immediately shocked, and immediately got up and walked quickly to Chongzhen's side, and after helping him sit back on the dragon chair, he said: "The emperor should not be too pessimistic, although Mao Wenlong has obvious the possibility of attacking Shanxi, but as long as the Dongjiang army does not move for a day, we still have hope." ”

Chongzhen was weak and said desperately: "What else can we do, the soldiers and horses that the imperial court can mobilize now are used to resist the Houjin, where is there any energy to defend Mao Wenlong." ”

Wu Chengen said disapprovingly: "Your Majesty, don't forget that Mao Wenlong has never had any ambitions, and he is not like those who peep into the Ming Dynasty." Maybe Mao Wenlong's entry into Shanxi this time has another purpose, or not? ”

Chongzhen seemed to be relieved, but he didn't dare to hold out any hope, and said decadently: "If Mao Wenlong sends troops to Shanxi, what purpose can he have besides occupying it?" ”

Wu Chengen hurriedly explained: "Mao Wenlong has never taken the initiative to expand, although the slave maid still can't guess Mao Wenlong's true purpose, but the slave maid is sure. If he conquers Shanxi, he will definitely not take another step towards Beijing. ”

"This is true...... Chongzhen frowned, his face still full of disbelief.