Jingshi, the Forbidden City, Wuying Palace, night, in front of the imperial case, on the dragon chair, Chongzhen looked at a candle lamp, a huge hall, because there was only one candle lamp, it was extremely cold.

Wang Chengen stood behind the emperor, the candlelight flickering from time to time, illuminating his face flickering brightly and darkly, if you looked closely, his eyes were full of tears, which kept swirling in his eyes.

Finally, when Chongzhen laboriously approached the candlestick and wanted to see the folds clearly, tears fell, and Wang Chengen hurriedly and gently and carefully raised his sleeves to wipe his tears.

The hall was originally extremely quiet, the four doors were closed, and there was no air flow, Wang Chengen was very close to Chongzhen, and the air flow changed at this time, and the candlelight could not help but sway violently.

Chongzhen frowned!

Wang Chengen seemed to feel something, his face suddenly changed color, he immediately prostrate on the ground, and hissed: "Master, if you disturb your watch, the old slave deserves death!" ”

"Big companion, don't die at every turn, you're not young, you've been standing here for so long, you should be tired, go and rest, call Cao Huachun to come." Chongzhen didn't blame Wang Chengen, as long as he went to rest quickly.

Where is Wang Chengen willing to go out, he hurriedly defended: "The old slave is not tired, accompany the master, the old slave will never be tired." ”

"I know you're loyal, but it's just ......" Chongzhen looked back at Wang Chengen with a faint smile.

It happened that Wang Chengen was also looking at Chongzhen, his eyes were paired, and Chongzhen's smile froze.

"Okay, why are you crying?"

"Master, it's so late, you're still watching the folds, just watch the folds, you just light a lamp, the old slave looks hard at you, and the old slave is uncomfortable!"

When Wang Chengen just said this, he was already choked up, and when he finished speaking, he couldn't hold back and cried, this cry was by no means an invitation to pet, but a real, heartfelt sadness.

When Chongzhen heard this, his heart warmed, but his nose was a little sour, and there was actually a little fog in his eyes!

"The state affairs are difficult, the people's livelihood is withering, Jiannu and Beiyu have been making trouble, the thieves have resurged, and they are making trouble in Henan, and they have to use soldiers everywhere. For example, this time, Lu Xiangsheng's Tianxiong army was pulled, and I didn't pay from the inside, and I don't know where the military salary came from.

A candle, as long as you can see it, is fine. I only use one candle, and the palace will save a lot of money. ”

Chongzhen, as the king of a country, is rich all over the world, but at this time he is babbling about how to save money, Wang Chengen listened, and became more and more sad.

"Master, wait for the day when Haiqing River is gone, the world is peaceful, the master will review the folds at night, and the old slave will light up all the lights in this hall as soon as possible, and the light will be the same as during the day, so the master will no longer have to get close to the candle to watch the folds, and his eyes will hurt."

"Palm!" Chongzhen pretended to be angry, and then smiled again: "The world is peaceful, Haiqing River is Yan, do I still need to watch the music at night, I have already rested." Also, lighting so many lamps is a waste in peacetime! ”

Wang Chengen saw Chongzhen smiling, and he also smiled from the bottom of his heart, he got up from the ground by himself, and muttered in his mouth: "Master, that's not a waste, it's called royal style." ”

"It's so magnificent." Chongzhen teased.

"That's not it, master, when that time comes, the old slave will have to ask the Needlework Bureau and the Scarf and Hat Bureau to make you a few good clothes, and add a few more side dishes to each meal,.........

Wang Chengen suddenly opened the chatterbox, couldn't hold it back, and expanded the royal style to other fields.

Chongzhen listened to Wang Chengen's arrangement with a smile, but he didn't speak.

After taking a short nap like this, Chongzhen suddenly remembered that he hadn't seen the fold, so he hurriedly picked up the fold and continued to look at it.

Wang Chengen saw that his master was watching the music again, so he immediately fell silent and stood aside respectfully.

"I don't know how the fight is going in Henan?"

Chongzhen watched the twists and turns for a while, thinking about the affairs of Henan in his heart, and said it on his lips.

"Master, this time it was Lu Xiangsheng who went to the thief, when he came to the thief in the past, he took the soldiers to suppress the thief, he was hit by an arrow in the forehead, and he also brandished a big knife to defeat the thief, and since then he has been called 'King Lu Yan' by the thief. With his Tianxiong army here, the thieves can be quickly exterminated. ”

"What is said is that the king of Hades recognized by the thieves, in addition to Lu Xiangsheng, Cao Wenzhao, and Liu Renyu, are all so powerful. By the way, your godson Liu Chaoqing is supervising the army in Yansui, but is there any news coming, is there any movement on Liu Renyu's side? ”

Speaking of King Lu Yan, Chongzhen seemed to think of Liu Renyu, so he asked Wang Chengen.

"Liu Renyu and honestly, there's no movement over there?"

Wang Chengen didn't think about it, and replied casually.

"Really!?" Chongzhen still smiled, and said quietly: "I'm afraid it's not that simple!" ”

Wang Chengen was stunned and looked at Chongzhen blankly.

"Do you people think I don't know? If you have nothing to do, you have to stir up three feet of waves, and the sesame big thing is like poking a hole in the sky, it seems that you are doing something! Now, your godson is in Yansui, and he always says good things about Liu Renyu, is this normal? ”

Wang Chengen was startled, knelt on the ground again, and said urgently: "Liu Chaoqing was sent by the old slave, he deceived the king, the old slave recommended people inappropriately, and he was also guilty, and the old slave was willing to accept the guilt." ”

"What's the use of curing your crimes, he is a general soldier, without an order, he sent troops without authorization, attacked the grassland many times, it was not enough to fight the Han Department, but also fought Ordos and Khalkha, he is so capable, he has these Mongolian roads from the northwest of Shaanxi, all the way to the north of Beizhili.

These Mongols went to Jiannu to move the rescue troops, and Jiannu sent troops to help the Mongols clean up Liu Renyu. My Ming Dynasty's number one enemy now is Jiannu, the Mongols should have been restrained, he is good, he doesn't ask for orders, even Hong Chengchou hides it, he wants to provoke the Mongols, who gave him the guts?

He did so well, the people supported him, the army supported him, even my house slaves were towards him, I wanted to beat him before, but I couldn't even find a crime, such a person, living out is Wang Mang, first invited to buy people's hearts, and then wanted to force the palace, and then wanted to Zen concessions, but I looked away at the beginning, and I didn't see that he seemed to be loyal, but in fact he had different intentions. ”

When Chongzhen said this, the smile on his face had long since disappeared, and only his angry face remained.

When Wang Chengen heard the news from Chongzhen's mouth, he couldn't help but be secretly shocked, his first surprise was that his master could know so much information, and Wang Zhixin of Dongchang should have put a lot of effort into staring at Liu Renyu;

The second surprise is that he can't tell Liu Renyu clearly, and now the family still uses the four-wheeled carriage sent by Liu Renyu, it seems that Liu Renyu is only afraid of a catastrophe, and I don't know if he is also going to be in a catastrophe.

At this point, it's time to come out quickly and clear up the relationship.

"Liu Renyu's appearance is obviously a bad intention, the old slave implored the master, and immediately ordered the factory guard to ask him, and see what is his sincerity in using troops in Yansui without authorization?"

"Take it!? Let me ask you, the factory guard went to ask him, he was the opposite, how are you doing? He dared to fight Mongolia, and he could still win, you say, is it really only more than 10,000 troops in his hands?

Moreover, his soldiers, since they started with him, have all been raised by himself, and the court has not contributed a penny. Didn't his soldiers just listen to him, and the court couldn't command at all. If he is reversed, all the way east, who can stop him? ”

A series of questions, Wang Chengen was speechless.

"So, master, what should we do?"

"What to do, after all, he is fledgling now, and he doesn't dare to be too blatant, and his subordinates may not be monolithic, send people to go, high-ranking officials are generous, and they are divided and disintegrated, but just like this, the court has no means of deterrence, and it is Liu Renyu again.

The imperial court is going to train the troops, the guards are unusable, and the recruitment of troops is also unusable, so we must delegate power, give the general soldiers the power to train the troops, and then send you to watch those, train the new army, have confidence, and then slowly win over, and slowly cut his power.

If you want to cut his power, you must first weaken his soldiers, this time, I sent him an errand and let Hong Chengchou be appointed as Shaanxi, Shanxi, Beizhili, Liaodong Jingluo, in charge of the military affairs of the nine sides, and let Liu Renyu be appointed as a governor of the capital, assisting in the military affairs of the nine sides. Let him go shopping with Jiannu and the Mongols.

He is in charge of the military affairs of the nine sides, and any place called Jiannu and the Mongols has broken through, and he can always ask him about his crimes, and after asking about his crimes, first demote his position, and his subordinates will not surrender, so that he will have a headache, and then train the troops, train the soldiers, and then slowly deal with him. ”