At night, the autumn wind gusted, and many people in the capital began to burn charcoal to keep warm, but in the imperial garden, Chongzhen and the prince sat on the cold stone bench.

There are some words that can only be said in the dead of night.

"Hong'er, you tell your father the truth, do you complain about your father?"

Zhu Cihong buried his head deeply and said, "The sons dare not complain about their father. ”

"Alas, Hong'er...... You don't lie since you were a child. Chongzhen let out a long sigh.

He asked Zhu Cihong to come today because he wanted to talk to Zhu Cihong about his heart, but looking at Zhu Cihong's tone, he had a grudge against him, his father.

In history, after Li Zicheng attacked the city, he dared to say to Li Zicheng, "Don't be shocked by my ancestors' mausoleum", "Quickly bury my father and queen mother" and "Don't kill my people", which shows that he is also a responsible prince.

Those who are responsible should have good rewards!

History says that after Li Zicheng fled and failed, Zhu Cihong disappeared in the chaos. But Chongzhen thought that Wu Sangui killed Zhu Cihong. Because Li Zicheng had no reason to kill Zhu Cihong, because Wu Sangui gave the crown princess to Dolgon, Dolgon, a pervert, tortured her after getting Concubine Ning, and died a year later.

Chongzhen looked at Zhu Cihong in front of him, handsome and a beautiful man. If it is placed in the 21st century, it must be the perfect combination of a national husband and a beautiful man! It's a pity that it did end in a cruel tragedy in history.

Chongzhen crossed over, but he also has a father-son relationship with this son. He wanted to pave the way for this son, not just this son, but other sons and daughters.

However, pigs cannot be raised.

"Hong'er, this imperial garden is just our father and son, now that the capital has been decided, I am ready to raise troops to pacify the world. The Apocalypse has put a completed Ming into my hands, and I will also call a stable and complete Ming into your hands. The future of this expedition is uncertain. I would like to say something heart-wrenching to my son before I set out on the expedition. Our father and son should not have been so stubborn. ”

After saying that, Chongzhen blinked, and these tears came out.

Zhu Cihong saw that Chongzhen actually shed tears, and most of the mustard in his heart was gone, and he bowed to Chongzhen respectfully.

"When my father and the emperor ate together, my sons and ministers complained. Erchen originally came to open his mouth with brocade clothes and jade, but his father asked Erchen to eat porridge and gnaw on the nest with the people. Erchen once angrily threw his nest head on the ground, thinking that it was not something for people to eat. But Erchen threw away the nest, but many people went to fight for it, and Erchen thought that it was not something that people ate, but in the eyes of the people, it was a delicacy. The son was hungry for two days, and he also knew his father's good intentions, and he admired his father in his heart! ”

"The whole people eat together, and you are wronged. But at this time, the world was in turmoil, and Li Zicheng in Henan, Zhu Yousong and Zhu Changshu in the south, Zhang Xianzhong in Sichuan, and Mongolian Tartars and Qing demons in the north all posed a threat to the Ming Dynasty. Li Zicheng rebelled, so many people followed him, I begged those royal relatives and princes and ministers, but no one was willing to help me, they oppressed the people and forced the people to rebel, and they even did not hesitate to risk the lives of my sons to warn me. They don't want to help me, I can only let the people help me. You have to remember that the Ming Dynasty is ours! If the people don't help us, the Ming Dynasty will die! ”

Zhu Cihong bowed again, "Erchen obeys the emperor's orders!" ”

"What do you think about your mother?"

"The queen mother is also to blame......

Chongzhen interrupted Zhu Cihong, "Didn't you complain about me?" In addition to jealousy, your mother is also a good queen and a good mother. ”

"Erchen did have some complaints. But Erchen also thought that if one day, Concubine Ning did the same thing as the queen mother, at that time, how would Erchen treat Concubine Ning. Presumably, Erchen will also be like his father, let Concubine Ning enter the cold palace to think. ”

"Hong'er, do you know why the vassal kings have to stay away from the capital and can only be in the fiefdom like they are confined?"

"Because I am afraid that the vassal king will rebel."

"But what's so cruel about this, the vassal king is also a descendant of the Zhu family, but he was raised like a pig, and he should have done a lot, but he could only do nothing in the fiefdom. These are all rights at work, so your mother killed the prince and concubine, so fratricide, we are all flesh and blood, we shouldn't be like this. ”

"Father, my sons will treat my younger brothers well."

Chongzhen shook his head.

"Hong'er, after my father set out on the expedition, you, as the crown prince, should be in charge of the country, but I don't want you to be in charge of the country, do you know why?"

Zhu Cihong said gloomily, "My father thinks that his sons are still young and difficult to take on heavy responsibilities. ”

"No, my father is your age, and he has already ascended the throne. You may think that it is because you said that you have a complaint against me, so I did not let you be imprisoned. But in fact, I don't plan to let you be in charge of the country, I want you to be a happy prince, to be an admired emperor, what I envy the most is my imperial brother Emperor Tianqi, the imperial brother does what he likes, the Ming treasury is full, and he has also achieved a great victory in Ningyuan, and the battle of Penghu with Western barbarians is also two battles and two victories! After I ascended the throne, I was determined to be a good emperor, and I was diligent in political affairs every morning. ”

"But the Emperor of the Apocalypse favored the eunuchs, brutally harmed the Donglin Party, and made the people's lives miserable."

"Wrong, the Emperor of the Apocalypse reused the Donglin Party and favored the eunuchs. You don't believe in the Donglin Party, and don't believe that the eunuchs are for the people, they are just fighting each other for their own interests. You remember, there is no Donglin Party, no eunuch party, no Fushe, Chu Party, Zhejiang Party, only the courtiers and people of the Ming Dynasty! ”

"Son, follow the teachings!"

"My father won't let you be in charge of the country, but my father has one of the most important things for you to do."

"Father, please command, the son will not disgrace his mission!"

"Father wants you to open a school."

"School?" Zhu Cihong asked puzzledly, "Father, what is a school?" ”

"A school is a college. I won't let you supervise the country, and after the world is pacified, I will also stipulate that all emperors are no longer allowed to interfere in political and military affairs. ”

"Father, the son is puzzled, the emperor has no military and political power, what to do if he rebels?"

"In the past, Li Zicheng besieged Beijing and summoned the world's soldiers and horses, but only Tang Tong came, Tang Tong came, but later he also reversed. Therefore, I understand that this military and political power is not something that the emperor has, that the decree is not valid if it is covered with a jade seal, and that the military talisman is not necessarily able to mobilize the army. Useful, is the prestige of an emperor! ”

"Oh"

Zhu Cihong still doesn't know much.

"My father wants you to open a school, you want to be a principal, you want to be a gentleman, and the students who come out of these schools in the future, these students will become the backbone of the Ming Dynasty in the future, some will become generals, some will become scholars, some will become prefects, and some will become county commanders, but no matter what they become, they are all your students, and they are also your courtiers! They must not only call you sir, but also emperor. I am the emperor, but I will still respect my teacher when I see me. In the future, the emperor needs to take care of one thing, that is, to be the principal to teach and educate people. It is enough for the emperor in the future to be worshiped and admired by the people of the world. ”

Chongzhen looked at Zhu Cihong affectionately.

Do you understand what I mean?

Zhu Cihong stood up excitedly and bowed deeply.

"Erchen understood."