"God is pitiful, the emperor is blessed with heaven." After Hong Chengchou determined Lu Shi's purpose, he looked up to the sky and shouted until he burst into tears.

Hong Chengchou's situation is the same as Zhou Ji, but the pressure is greater, as the new governor of the three sides, the governor of the five provinces to suppress the thief army, Emperor Chongzhen has higher hopes for him, especially in the country is difficult, and the foreign invaders swept Gyeonggi at the very moment, he can still squeeze out his own body, and give him 30,000 troops, which shows the emperor's reliance on him. But the more you rely on, the more you look forward to it, and once you fail, or implicate time, then the heavier the punishment will be, with the character of the young emperor he understands, once he fails, the prison is light, cut in half in the city, and the first nine sides are an ending that can't run, and Hong Chengchou is not other bureaucrats in the Ming Dynasty, just perfunctory state affairs, sitting and watching the corrupt ministers in the world, so how not to let him sleep all night and worry.

Assisting the emperor, Zhongxing Daming, at least framing this dilapidated house, let him hold on for a while in the ups and downs, hoping that God can give Daming an unexpected turnaround, this is Hong Chengchou's nature.

However, in the face of the difficult military situation, he can only be at a loss, in fact, the emperor has sent envoys countless times to ask about the war situation, which makes Hong Chengchou even more restless.

Now that it's okay, God has really given him a great opportunity, why isn't he grateful inexplicably?

"Old man, what should we do next? I also asked my husband to show me. He Ren Long Zhou and Zhang Yuan bowed down together to ask for instructions.

"What else can I do?" Hong Chengchou flicked his sleeves, strode towards the handsome case with great ambition, sat down upright, glanced at a few favorite generals, and said in a firm tone: "Since Lu Shi came here with great fanfare, and did not hesitate to deliberately release the news to us, then we must know that we must fully cooperate with Lu Shi's thief to eliminate Li Zicheng, a hidden danger in the court." ”

"Adults, no." He Renlong was the first to stand up and speak out against it.

He Renlong is a military general who is despised by the literati, but He Renlong is actually not a vulgar and unknown hereditary military household in the real sense, he is a martial artist in the Wanli period, and there are indeed hills and valleys in his chest, which can be described as a rare real civil and military all-round talent in the Ming Dynasty. This person fought bravely, and people called him "He Madman". He was promoted to general, deputy commander-in-chief, and commander-in-chief. If it weren't for Chongzhen's thirteenth year, he would have encircled and suppressed Zhang Xianzhong with Zheng Chongjian. Yang Sichang had promised him to be a general of the thief after his success, but later awarded this title to Zuo Liangyu. aroused his strong dissatisfaction, and since then, he has been in charge of not being in tune, avoiding fighting with the rebels, and protecting his strength. As a result, Fu Zonglong died in the 14th year of Xincai, and Wang Qiaonian was beheaded in Xiangcheng in the 15th year. only to provoke Chongzhen to cut his official position angrily, and was beheaded by Sun Chuanting for questioning.

At that time, the news of He Renlong's death reached the righteous army, and Li Zicheng, who was suppressed by He Renlong, and others all celebrated with their hands, and everyone drank wine to celebrate: "Congratulations to the death of the madman, and taking the pass is like picking up mustard!" Some scholars have taken this to conclude that "Sizong's suspicion and unauthorized killing are tantamount to self-destruction of the Great Wall", but the generals in the late Ming Dynasty were difficult to control, and there was Zuo Liangyu in the front and Zheng Chongjian in the back, and they had to do it.

It can be seen how important He Renlong's position in the official army of the encirclement and suppression of the rebel army is.

|“ He travels, what's wrong with Bendu's decision? Hong Chengchou leaned out and asked softly. For He Renlong, Hong Chengchou admires him a lot, and also regards him as his right-hand man, there is no contempt for other literati in his bones, and some military strategic things are often asked and adopted.

At this time, He Renlong was not as unruly as in the later generations, and for this benefactor who carried himself at the most critical time, Li Kecheng bowed down and saluted in fear: "What my husband and ancestor think, it is really a way to seek the country, which not only borrows the power of infighting between poles, but also greatly reduces the cost of suppressing bandits for the country, and will also completely put Li Zicheng and his rogue to death." "This is not a sycophant, this is He Renlong's heartfelt admiration, and at the same time, this is also what he should do now.

However, everything is afraid of everything, and all the turns and helplessness are also in this but.

Hong Chengchou's eyes froze, and he said in a low voice. ”

He Renlong immediately lowered his body, and then whispered: "Actually, although what the adults have done is to seek the country, but those monarchs standing in the court? ”

As soon as He Renlong asked, Hong Chengchou didn't secretly take a breath of cold air, and the original excitement was swept away, replaced by disappointment and misery, and then sat down on the handsome tiger skin chair.

Yes, you are so confused by the huge opportunity in front of you that you have forgotten the party struggle that swept the entire Ming Dynasty.

A group of party members, for the interests of the small group they occupy, watched each other at the beginning, but in the continuous fierce struggle, they quickly formed unity, aimed at the opponent, fought for the party and the party, and no longer disregarded the general righteousness of the country, and no longer ignored the grace of the Holy Emperor, and what is even worse is that in fact, some party struggles are simply instigated by the emperor who is high above, what is the emperor's element, what is the balance of power, so that the party struggle in the court is more intense, until the opposition is opposed, No longer cares about the authenticity of the food.

Not to mention the relics of history, it is this Chongzhen court, which was originally the unaffordable of the eunuch party Qingliu Dou, but after all, for a certain purpose, they still have to do something to benefit the country and the people, thinking that their party group is divided, but at that time, it was just for this purpose, because, when the two sides were fighting to the point that they were inseparable, the emperor, as a referee, went to be a craftsman and a technician. After chasing, there is no referee's court, and his final result can be imagined.

Emperor Chongzhen ascended the throne, Science showed his determination and courage to rejuvenate the Ming Dynasty, only in just half a year, he completely defeated the eunuch party, although the later blow expanded, weakened a little strength for the Ming Dynasty, but for all the scribes, including Hong Chengchou, they felt very happy.

In particular, Donglin forced Wei Zhongxian to death for the crime of treason, which made people happy, but in fact, people with clear eyes secretly laughed at Donglin's brain-dead, and used an eternal reason to kill an old and weak eunuch, remember, it was a eunuch, which is really cold.

But in any case, at this time, the eunuch party was destroyed, and Qingliu Donglin occupied the full hall, which was originally an opportunity to rejuvenate the Ming Dynasty wholeheartedly, but everything still started with but, Qingliu Donglin was too disappointing, they were just a group of wastes holding the sage book, for governing the country, they would only talk about it, and there was no statute of limitations at all, which made the imperial court, which originally had eunuch checks and balances, and how much thought about governing the country, became a simple bickering every day, and an empty schoolbag.

What's worse is that it doesn't matter if you talk about me, after all, the Manchu court is not a talker, the Ming Dynasty still wants to do it, and the days have to look forward, but, still, these Donglin Qingliu are accusing those pragmatic characters in every way, picking their noses and eyes, and they won't let you do one thing, no matter how big the thing is, you have to quote the scriptures, and talk about the wilderness without giving in, and finally you will put a big hat on the people who want to do practical things, as a result, Chongzhen, who is young and has no imperial experience, is completely coerced by Donglin, right, coerced, and then completely brought the already precarious Ming into the abyss.

Well, you will govern the country, then Donglin will govern the country, empty talk, but at this time, Donglin is divided into factions, what Fujian faction, Jiangsu and Zhejiang faction, Sichuan faction, northern faction, large and small forests, even more endless, directly into the most terrible circle of opposition for the sake of opposition.

As long as you propose, no matter how reasonable it is, then immediately a group of your opponents will come out and speak out against it, and then you will become the target of public criticism, and finally you will be incomplete.

Chongzhen is actually not unaware of the current situation, without checks and balances, it has become a hall of words, now, Chongzhen's every word, only in line with Donglin's wishes, then it is the Shengming candle, Chongzhen Emperor is the Lord of the World, and once this proposal is considered to hurt the interests of Donglin, then the mountains of twists and turns will be piled up on the emperor's desk, forcing the emperor to do things according to Donglin's wishes, although Chongzhen also wants to change this situation in every possible way, but even if he changes more than a dozen first assistants, there is no other reason, Above this court, looking at it, those who are in power are all clear streams, and they fight to the death within themselves, which is their internal affairs, and the emperor, the country, and the Han family, it has nothing to do with them at all.

So, in order to gain a firm foothold in the imperial court, the faction that opposed him made a proposal, which immediately formed the target of this faction's attack, so, slowly, Donglin, who occupied absolutely all the Ming Dynasty and the opposition in the Ming Dynasty, had a policy of building their party - either the same party or the enemy, no centrists, no moderates, nothing, so clear.

Thinking of this, Hong Chengchou couldn't help but sigh, yes, this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity he grasped, in fact, if he really made a decision, that one of the great crimes of colluding and rebelling and being punished would definitely fall on his head. The remaining result must be to cut in half in the city, and the first level will be passed on to the nine sides.

Thinking of this, Hong Chengchou was very disappointed, decadent, and helpless.

"Is this great opportunity just a waste of time?" muttered in a low voice, I don't know if I was saying it to the three right-hand men, or to myself, in fact, Hong Chengchou is really unwilling, this is the only chance for him to turn over, how can he give up easily?

Zhou Ji saw Hong Chengchou's entanglement at this time, so he thought about it for a while, stood up and said: "Actually, adults can do it, harmony and difference, borrow a knife to kill people, fishermen to make profits, and then draw wages from the bottom of the kettle." ”

Zhou Ji said such a misty remark, Hong Chengchou was stunned on the spot, but he was overjoyed, and slapped the table and said loudly: "Zhou Ji, my son's room, just act according to your strategy." ”