"Qian Qianyi, I ask you, you have eaten the imperial court for many years, and you are deeply favored by the Ming Dynasty, you may have a trace of thinking about me and the Ming Dynasty in your heart?"

The cold words came out of Chongzhen's mouth, and he smashed towards Qian Qianyi like a heavy hammer, and his face was pale and full of panic.

Being questioned by the emperor about his loyalty is equivalent to a death sentence for officials, and there will be no hope for a career in the future. Qian Qianyi knows that if the next response is not good, not only will his career stop here, but I am afraid that his life will also be worried. Although Chongzhen kept saying that as long as he told the truth, he would not blame, but it was self-evident what would happen to anger a king.

"Your Majesty," Qian Qianyi raised his head, already in tears, his tone choked and almost unable to cry, "Your Majesty, the minister is selfish, but the minister's loyalty to His Majesty is beyond doubt!" ”

"Look, at this time, you still say that you are loyal to me," Chongzhen was almost angry, "Qian Ge Lao, then you should tell me, where is your loyalty to me?" ”

Letting the tears flow on his cheeks, Qian Qianyi raised his head with his hands on the ground and tried to raise his head: "Your Majesty, the reason why the minister agreed to summon the King of Qi back to Beijing is that the minister's selfishness is only one aspect, and it is more for the court, for Your Majesty."

The current situation is already very clear, the army of blocking Yinxi is blocked by Jiujiang, and there is no way to rush to Nanjing in time.

Zhejiang's rebels were ready to attack Jiangdong at any time, and then march into Nanjing. The combat power of the rebels is strong, even the Fujian soldiers that Zheng Zhilong has been running for more than ten years are about to collapse, and the 100,000 Zhejiang soldiers are easily defeated. Although we still have more than 100,000 Beijing battalions, Jiangbei still has 50,000 or 60,000 troops. His Majesty also knew that the army in Jiangbei needed to guard against the north and not to move, and the most elite troops in the Beijing camp were all transferred by the King of Qi during the Northern Expedition, and the rest were not much stronger than the rabble, and they were not opponents of the rebels at all.

Therefore, if the king of Qi does not return, not only Jiangdong will not be protected, but Nanjing will be in danger of falling. As long as the king of Qi returns to Beijing, the rebels in Zhejiang and the rebel army in Jiangxi will naturally be able to solve it, and the situation in Daming will be restored to calm. ”

Qian Qianyi worked hard to talk about the benefits of Chen Yue, the king of Qi, returning to Beijing, but the more Chongzhen listened, the more angry he became: "Old Qian Ge, you are still pretending to be confused!" Don't you know who is behind the rebels? If Chen Yue returns to Beijing, will he exterminate the rebels for me? Or join forces with the rebels to attack Nanjing and seek to usurp the throne? I'm afraid that when Chen Yue returns to Beijing, it will be the time when my Ming Dynasty will fall! ”

Finally, Chen Yuehui's words about usurping the throne came out of Chongzhen's mouth for the first time, and Qian Qianyi trembled when he heard it, and Tian Cheng, the great eunuch who was waiting on the side, also turned pale and trembled all over.

The suspicion of the monarch and the minister is already so heavy!

Qian Qianyi knows whether he can impress Chongzhen, whether he can convince him depends on his next words, if he can't be convinced, I'm afraid he won't even end well. However, I don't have many options now. Of course, he could choose Mingzhe to protect himself, but the result of Mingzhe's self-protection was that the gentry in Jiangdong were also wiped out by the King of Qi, and the rebels did not end well when they arrived in Nanjing.

Gritting his teeth, Qian Qianyi straightened his body: "Since Your Majesty said so, the minister will risk death today."

The minister thinks that it is precisely because Your Majesty that you are too suspicious of King Qi and too heavy on prevention, that there is today's King Qi's detachment. ”

Chongzhen was furious when he heard this, and his eyes almost burst into flames.

"Bold!" Tian Cheng on the side saw Chongzhen's anger, and hurriedly scolded Qian Qianyi. The other eunuchs in the hall also glared at Qian Qianyi, just waiting for Chongzhen to take him down with a word.

"Your Majesty, please finish speaking!" As soon as the words came out, Qian Qianyi miraculously calmed down and calmly pleaded with Chongzhen.

"Say!" Chongzhen clenched his teeth and coldly broke out a word.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Qian Qianyi kowtowed to Chongzhen and continued: "Your Majesty should know, who escorted His Majesty thousands of miles to Nanjing among the millions of thieves back then? And who got rid of the usurper King Fu and kept His Majesty's throne?

The two roads are full of southern invasion, the Ming Dynasty is in danger, who is the opponent of Manchu, and paid for his father's life?

Your Majesty, everything that King Qi and his son have done for His Majesty and for Daming over the years is well known to the world, in the eyes of the world, King Qi and his son are loyal ministers of Daming, and King Qi is a hero who saved Daming and turned the tide.

Originally, Your Majesty, you regarded King Qi as a family, and even promised the princess to King Qi, and King Qi also regarded His Majesty as his father, regardless of honor and disgrace, he devoted himself to contributing to His Majesty for the Ming Dynasty.

But why is there such a situation between His Majesty and the King of Qi now? Your Majesty, have you ever pondered? ”

Hearing Qian Qianyi mention the things that Chen Yue's father and son did for themselves, the anger on Chongzhen's face was miraculously extinguished, and he couldn't help but recall the situation back then.

When he killed his wife and daughter in despair and wanted to hang himself, it was Chen Yue who rushed into the palace to rescue himself.

Running thousands of miles to the south, Chen Yue took thousands of cavalry to personally draw the attention of the thieves, while Chen Jianghe protected himself from the sea to the south.

Hearing that King Fu wanted to usurp the throne, Chen Yue led his subordinates south to crusade, and after a series of bitter battles, he finally entered Nanjing to protect himself and re-ascend the throne.

In the battle of Wuhu, Chen Jianghe was killed, and he was so sad when he learned about it!

As Qian Qianyi said, he used to regard Chen Yue as a writer and a son-in-law, when did he start to be suspicious of him?

However, as a king, isn't checks and balances the right means? Can't you put all the power in the hands of one person?

It was precisely because he had a stroke and fell into a coma that the power could not be balanced, so that Chen Yue became bigger, and he was able to be crowned king with a different surname, so that Chen Yue had a heart of disobedience.

So, I didn't do anything wrong at all!

"Your Majesty, of course there is nothing wrong with checks and balances, but the minister thinks that friendship is more important. When His Majesty was in a coma, Tang Wang and his party tried to seize the throne, and the King of Qi led his troops back to the side of the Qing monarch in Nanjing, and supported the princess to supervise the country, so that the king of Qi with a different surname was the king of the army.

After His Majesty's body recovers, it is clear that he can easily ask for the imperial power from the princess, and the princess will gladly obey. But Your Majesty, you forcibly regained the monarch's power by force, which made the princess sad and made the king of Qi centrifuge. That's why we are in the situation today. ”

Hearing Qian Qianyi say this, Chongzhen couldn't help but sneer: "Elder Qian Ge, if I am not mistaken, the reason why I was able to regain the monarchy is that you have contributed a lot!" ”

At the beginning, it was Qian Qianyi and Tian Cheng who colluded inside and outside to help Chongzhen seize power by force, and now Qian Qianyi said this again, which made Chongzhen nauseous! Picking himself cleanly, but putting all the responsibility on the king's head, such a minister, such a cabinet scholar, is Chongzhen's own heart is sad!

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