The civil and military officials thought that the emperor had driven away Huang Taiji outside the city, and the emperor must be in a good mood, so he summoned the hundred officials to go upstairs, even if he would not give a big reward, he would always encourage him.

Unexpectedly, Emperor Chongzhen's face was full of anger, and the dragon chair was not moved, but restlessly kept pacing in circles, and even his teacher Sun Chengzong, who he had always respected, could only stand aside.

Seeing this, the officials immediately put away the smiles on their faces, and stood up in the order of their official positions with anxiety, quietly waiting for the emperor's instructions.

The more annoyed Emperor Chongzhen became, the more the officials behaved in this languishing manner; And as soon as he saw their languishing appearance, Emperor Chongzhen became even more annoyed.

As soon as he was about to speak, Jin Yiwei commanded Luo Yangxing to walk up to the emperor step by step, and reported: "Your Majesty, Yuan Chonghuan, the Jiliao Governor outside the city, the Xuanfu General Soldier Man Gui, the Datong General Soldier Hou Shilu, the Changping General Soldier You Shiwei, and the Daimyo Governor Lu Xiangsheng and others ask to see them, do you want to pass them on?" ”

Man Gui lost the battle, Yuan Chonghuan resisted and disobeyed, Chongzhen actually didn't want to see them, but Lu Xiangsheng was what Chongzhen wanted to see.

Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen issued a decree, ordering Yuan Chonghuan, Man Gui, Hou Shilu, You Shiwei and others to meet Lu Xiangsheng and go to the Guangqu Gate Gate Tower to meet him.

Regardless of whether these people win or lose, they are already covered with blood and dust and gunpowder smoke in a bloody battle today, so that Emperor Chongzhen has poured into his mouth The scolding words swallowed hard, although the look on his face was not very good-looking, his mouth was relieved, and said: "You Aiqing killed thieves for the country, it was really hard. ”

As soon as his voice fell, he heard Man Gui say angrily: "Your Majesty, the ministers take Daming's money and eat Daming's grain, and they should sacrifice their lives for Daming." However, the actions of some people really chill the hearts of the ministers and fail to live up to the expectations of the saints. ”

"You made it clear, who are you talking about?" Chongzhen's anger was instantly re-raised by Man Gui's words, and his two eyebrows were twisted together, and he asked.

Man Gui was not timid, stretched out his hand and pointed to his side, and said, "The minister is talking about him, Yuan Chonghuan!" ”

"What do you mean by that? Tell me clearly! Chongzhen said again.

"Does that need to be said? The emperor, the minister is unfavorable in battle, and seeks support. He Yuan Chonghuan didn't help his ministers fight the enemy together, but even ordered his subordinates to send arrows to shoot his ministers...... We are all fighting for the Daming Jiangshan Sheji, and he Yuan Chonghuan is doing this, which is equivalent to forcing the minister to a dead end......" said, in the voice of a bloody man in Man Gui, there was actually a cry, "Thousands of children under the command of the minister, without the support of friendly troops, had to turn to Guangqumen again, and inevitably fought with Huang Taiji again...... Right now...... There are less than 300 people left alive and still breathing......"

Yuan Chonghuan was not moved by Man Gui's emotional words at all, and said coldly: "It's you Man Gui who is incapable. Who made you so easily defeated by Huang Taiji? If it weren't for the emperor's heavenly might, you would have been annihilated by the Manchurian Tartars a long time ago, and it would be your turn to complain and sell misery here? ”

Man Gui was born as a soldier at the most basic level, and he was extremely irritable and rude.

After listening to Yuan Chonghuan's sneering words, and remembering some long-cherished wishes in the past, he was suddenly furious, stretched out a big hand stained with blood and dust, grabbed Yuan Chonghuan's collar, and scolded: "Yuan Chonghuan, what are you proud of?" In your life, you won't lose the battle? If you lose a battle, you won't ask for help? ”

Yuan Chonghuan is a scholar in the end, and his cultivation is much better than that of Man Gui.

He only glanced contemptuously at the familiar former companion in front of him, and sneered: "Of course I will fail, but if I fail, I will fight to the end with the opponent, and I will never ask others for help, let alone risk the formation of the friendly army to be scattered, to drag others into the water!" Man Gui, I can't beat you, but if you have the strength, why don't you kill the Manchurian Tartar Formation and directly take the head of Huang Taiji among the tens of thousands of troops. In that way, Yuan can still respect you as a man, but now, you are just acting as a puppet! ”

Speaking of war, Man Gui is not as good as Yuan Chonghuan; When it comes to fighting, he is not Yuan Chonghuan's opponent.

Man Gui was annoyed and angry by Yuan Chonghuan's words, but he couldn't think of any answer, so anxious that he was about to punch Yuan Chonghuan in the face.

At this time, I heard Sun Chengzong scold in an old voice: "Man Gui, what are you going to do?" Don't give it to the old man? ”

Sun Chengzong's words, Man Gui was still convinced, and replied: "Yes, master", and finally put down his fist and let go of the left hand that was tightly gripping Yuan Chonghuan's collar.

Seeing this, Yuan Chonghuan sneered proudly: "Hmph, Mangui, you ......."

"That's it!" Before Yuan Chonghuan could speak, Sun Chengzong interrupted his words, "You don't have to say a word, now Huang Taiji is just temporarily retreating, and he is still eyeing the city." Are you going to start infighting now? ”

Man Gui hurriedly bowed his head and admitted his mistake.

Unexpectedly, Yuan Chonghuan retorted: "Teacher, your old man has to see clearly, this is not infighting, but he is making trouble unreasonably......

"Shut up! Shut up! Shut up all of them! Emperor Chongzhen suddenly scolded hysterically, "Teacher Sun Chengzong, look at it, look at it, look at what students you have taught!" It's all at this point, and they're still biting each other like two mad dogs! What is this system? What a system! ”

When Sun Chengzong heard this, he was so frightened that he quickly knelt down tremblingly, and apologized: "It's the old minister and the disciple who has no way, and I ask the emperor to surrender ......"

Now that the teacher has knelt down, the student naturally has no face to continue standing.

Man Gui and Yuan Chonghuan also knelt on the ground one after another, but they just kowtowed vigorously and did not say anything to apologize.

The rest of the officials who stood on the gate tower of Guangqu Gate, because most of them had land outside the city of Beijing, they hated Yuan Chonghuan and others for resisting the enemy's disadvantage, resulting in heavy losses due to the invasion of their land by the Manchurians.

Therefore, these officials were happy to see the emperor's thunderous wrath descend on Yuan Chonghuan and Man Gui, and they all stayed out of the matter and waited for changes, and did not even come out to persuade them.

At this time, Ji Qingwen suddenly thought that he was still Sun Chengzong's apprentice, or Yuan Chonghuan and Man Gui's fellow disciples, so he hurriedly stepped forward half a step forward and said: "Your Majesty, at the moment, Huang Taiji is not far from the city, and it is not the time to care about the merits and losses of these two people. How about asking the emperor to let go of the sins of these two people first, and let these two people make meritorious contributions? ”

Although Emperor Chongzhen is impulsive and irritable, he is not a stupid person, so he naturally knows that Ji Qingwen's words are reasonable, so he also pushed the boat and said: "You are a dog, you have grown up in the past two years, you are effective in doing things, and you are also measured in your speech." Why don't you help Teacher Sun up for me? ”

After that, Chongzhen said to Man Gui and Yuan Chonghuan again: "Look at the two of you, you have studied with Teacher Sun for so long, and you are all first-class generals, but you are not as good as Ji Qingwen, a fifth-grade official, is it a shame?" Rise up for me, too. ”

Yuan Chonghuan and Man Gui were not convinced when they heard the emperor praise Ji Qingwen, but Emperor Chongzhen did listen to Ji Qingwen's persuasion just now, so he didn't immediately dispose of himself - such a favor, the two of them couldn't accept it, so they had to get up and hang their heads and say the word "yes".

But he heard Man Gui say again: "Your Majesty, the soldiers and horses under Weichen, after such a bloody battle, are already broken and unbearable, and I ask the Holy Lord to allow our army to enter the city to rest." ”

Chongzhen calmed his face and said: "The general of the defeated army, still dare to enter the city to rest, are you not afraid that the people in the city will be ashamed and wait?" How many men do you have left? ”

Man Gui replied: "Back to the Holy Heavens, there are less than 2,000 people left, and these are all brothers who have been born and died with me for many years......

Under the Guangqu Gate, the scene of Mangui and Lu Xiangsheng and the elite soldiers led by Huang Taiji struggling to support it, Emperor Chongzhen saw it with his own eyes.

Now when he saw Man Gui's demeanor again, his heart softened, and he replied, "Well, you can go down and lead your brother into the city, but you must be careful not to restrain military discipline and not make trouble with the people." ”

When Man Gui heard this, he immediately burst into tears and laughed, and ran down the city tower with a thousand thanks.

Seeing this, Lu Xiangsheng also pleaded with the emperor to let the newly recruited "Tianxiong Army" under his command enter the city to rest.

Chongzhen saw that the combat effectiveness of the Tianxiong Army was stronger than that of the Xuanfu soldiers in Mangui, so he readily agreed.

Yuan Chonghuan saw that the emperor's mood was improving, so he hurriedly begged: "Your Majesty, even if this is the case, the minister will also go down to lead the army into the city to rest, and he will definitely strictly restrain his subordinates, and will definitely not disturb the ...... of the good people."