Wen Tiren was gone, and Chongzhen was still pacing back and forth in the main hall, and it was the next step to join forces with the Manchus to deal with the starting point city, but the current situation had forced Chongzhen to make such a choice.

It's just that the alliance with the Manchu Qing will definitely affect his reputation, Chongzhen is a face-loving emperor, and he won't stick to this kind of thing, so he handed over the matter to Wen Tiren to carry out secretly. If the news leaks out, Wen Tiren is likely to become Chen Xinjia in history.

But far water can't quench the thirst of the near, even if the Manchu Qing agrees to unite, it will not be able to catch up in time, the starting point city is close at hand, and the crisis is just around the corner, so Chongzhen's heart is anxious.

At this time, Cao Huachun quietly entered the main hall, and the recent defeat of the imperial court in the starting city frightened him. The entry of the Tiance army into Beijing is just around the corner, what Wang Yue's intentions are, this is difficult to guess, but under the chaos of the army, his life will be worried.

So he hurriedly sent his godson Cao Ruyi to the starting point city, and asked him to say something good in front of Wang Yue, hoping that Wang Yue would save his life in the past.

Cao Ruyi, like his godfather, is also a master who cherishes his life, so he secretly went to the starting point city, and with his friendship with Wang Yue, he successfully entered the starting point city and met Wang Yue.

Wang Yue's reply was that he would not kill innocents indiscriminately, and Cao Ruyi replied to Cao Huachun as well.

But Cao Huachun was still not at ease, and after thinking about it, he came to see Chongzhen again.

Seeing that Chongzhen was turning in circles anxiously, Cao Huachun knew that he was worried about the current situation, so he cautiously whispered behind his back: "Your Majesty! ”

"Huh?" Chongzhen looked at Cao Huachun with a gloomy face, frowned and said, "What's the matter with the big companion?" ”

Although when he came in, he had already instructed the little eunuchs not to let others in, Cao Huachun still looked left and right uneasily, making sure that there was no one else in the hall, and then said softly to Chongzhen: "The emperor is worried that the Tiance army may attack the Beijing division at any time, and is worried that Wang Yue will be unfavorable to the emperor?" ”

Chongzhen looked up to the sky and sighed: "Do you still need to ask?" What to do! ”

Now the people in the palace are already panicking, the 100,000 troops of the imperial court have broken the starting city, and the city defense of the capital is almost useless for the Tiance army, and the periphery of the Beijing division is already the world of the Tiance army.

Not only in the palace, but also in the entire capital division, the news of the annihilation of the imperial counterinsurgency army spread as quickly as possible, and the people at the bottom were most worried about the military disaster.

Cao Huachun said: "Your Majesty, the current situation is not irresolvable!" ”

"Oh?" Chongzhen was very surprised, and looked at Cao Huachun with wide eyes, the current situation was helpless for the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, and Cao Huachun actually said that it could be resolved.

"The so-called bystanders are clear, the authorities are confused, the emperor, you have been misled by those ministers!" Cao Huachun said and looked around again, lest these words be heard, after all, the proposed strategy was to offend the people with the highest rank in the dynasty, so he had to guard against it.

Chongzhen asked in surprise, "How do you say this?" ”

Cao Huachun said slowly: "Your Majesty, what Wang Yue is asking for is just to support the army and maintain the independence of the starting city. If he is really rebellious, with the combat strength of the Tiance Army, he will definitely be aggressive, how can he put forward such a simple condition? The current situation was all caused by those ministers, and it was actually them who wanted to kill Wang Yue the most. If they hadn't been bent on destroying Wang Yue, then Wang Yue wouldn't have rebelled at all. ”

Although these ministers have always been polite to him, the chief eunuch, and deliberately enveloped him. But the so-called dead friends are not dead and poor, Cao Huachun can only withdraw them as scapegoats in order to save his life.

After listening to what Cao Huachun said, Chongzhen thought about it and pondered carefully, it seemed to be the case. If it weren't for the instigation of these ministers, how could the imperial court and the starting point city get into such an uncontrollable situation as it is now. The key is that Chongzhen didn't expect the Tiance Army to be so powerful, and so loyal to Wang Yue, and he simply ignored the orders of the imperial court.

A force like Wang Yue, if it was local, Chongzhen would not move lightly at all. It is an eventful time in the world today, and the control of the imperial court is much less than before. But the starting point city and the Jingshi are close at hand, and the threat is under his nose, and how can others snore on the side of the couch, which Chongzhen cannot tolerate.

Seeing that Chongzhen was silent, as if he had an understanding, Cao Huachun continued: "Your Majesty, that Wang Yue was originally at peace with the imperial court, and he was willing to pay taxes and donate silver to the imperial court, and even promised to build slaves for the imperial court and sweep away the liukou, so he had no objection!" ”

Finding a scapegoat, Chongzhen has not done it. and the Tiance army will not die, and it may be just around the corner to be the king of the dead country. If a few ministers are introduced to calm the anger of the Tiance Army and solve the current crisis, this cost performance is really too high.

Chongzhen nodded and said, "Well, if it weren't for Xue Guoguan and the others who made a mistake, how could they force Wang Yue to rebel, it's really a crime that cannot be punished." Getting such a conclusion, the big stone in Chongzhen's heart was a lot lighter, and his brows stretched again.

"And Yang Sichang and Wen Tiren!" Cao Huachun reminded.

"Yang Qing...!" Chongzhen relied on Yang Sichang very much, but if there was only Xue Guoguan alone, it would be difficult to calm Wang Yue's resentment, so he said: "Then add Yang Sichang." ”

Cao Huachun still reminded: "This incident was all caused by Wen Ge's cousin's nephew being arrested by the starting point city, and Wen Ge Lao was also a person who strongly instigated it. ”

Chongzhen waved his hand and said, "Wen Aiqing is not suitable to move now!" ”

The big tiger of the starting point city is entrenched near the Jingshi, making it difficult for Chongzhen to sleep and eat. Now it is just an expedient measure, first to solve the immediate crisis, and afterwards to find a way to completely eradicate it. The current military strength of the Ming Dynasty is limited, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty is the enemy of the Tiance Army, using the Manchu Qing Dynasty to let them fight for both defeats, and the court will reap the benefits of the fisherman, why not?

Wen Tiren is now handling such an unsightly thing for Chongzhen, of course he can't move.

"Companion, the purpose!"

Chongzhen thought about the wording and said: "The king of the Tiance army has made outstanding achievements in the following battles, repeatedly defeated the eastern captives, and has made great contributions to the country by the imperial court. ”

"However, Xue Guoguan, the second assistant of the cabinet, Yang Sichang, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and others were jealous of the virtuous and jealous, deceived the saints, ignored the laws of the imperial court, and conspired to frame Zhongliang, so that Wang Aiqing was seriously injured, and even made the Tiance army and the imperial army turn against each other."

"These two have committed a heinous crime, and they are now dismissed from all their official positions and sent to prison for punishment."

"In addition, the Jinyi Weinan Town Fu Division, the Jinyi Wei Qianhu Gao Wencai and other people involved in the case will be arrested and put into prison."

In order to survive the current crisis, Chongzhen sold all these people, which is very in line with his consistent character, and he always has to find someone to take the blame when something happens.