Chapter 62: The Face of the Saint (I)
Forbidden City, Taihe Palace.
"If you have something to do and play early, you will have nothing to do with the curtains!"
There was silence in the stool, and the ministers bowed their heads in silence.
The air was suffocating.
After a while, Chongzhen on the throne sneered in a low voice, "What's wrong with Aiqing today, why don't you say a word?" Old Han Ge, the Yellow River that you often talk about, is there nothing wrong? Officials and officials from other provinces, don't you need to let me refer to them anymore? The Ministry of War, what about the urgent documents on the battlefield in Liaodong, it was not three or two days last month, why is there no news now? What about the Northwest Refugees? Cantonese pirates? Fujian Wokou? Great drought in the north? Isn't there a problem at all? Or are you finally too lazy to continue fooling me? ”
No one spoke, and the needles were visible in the main hall.
"Sure enough, it's my good courtier, six months! For six whole months, I was kept in the dark like a fool, and every day I was worried about the disasters in various places, and I did not dare to rest during the day, and I did not sleep at night, and even the queen was infected with a headache. The imperial doctor didn't dare to say it, and neither did the queen. But I knew that the queen was disturbed by me countless times in the middle of the night. Husband and wife, I'm sorry for her.
But she is the mother of a country, and she should be exhausted for the country and haggard for the country.
That's what I thought and what I did, but why is the world turned upside down all of a sudden? Isn't this my great tomorrow? ”
Chongzhen walked down the dragon platform and walked slowly in the queue of ministers.
"Because the emperor was in the dynasty, Wei Zhongxian was powerful, with his palms inside and outside the court, arrogantly controlling the world, so when I ascended the throne, I was the first to get rid of Wei Zhongxian. But I really didn't expect that when I got rid of Wei Zhongxian, I also got rid of the royal foundation.
I have been educated since I was a child, and I was taught the way of being a king by the old master. I really want to be a Ming Jun, to be a Ming Jun in a peaceful and prosperous world, to drink and talk with my subordinates, to rule the world with scholars, to be admired by the people, and to leave a name in history. The scholar was disgusted with the East Factory, and I cut off the minions of the East Factory. The Donglin Party hated Jinyiwei, abandoned it, and ruled the world with righteousness and righteousness. I thought that I could turn the tide in the troubled times, and help my Ming Dynasty back on the horse for two hundred years. Who knew that everything was not as I wanted.
I first believed in the Donglin Party, and ordered my ministers to bully the imperial power, and then mistakenly believed in Yuan Chonghuan, so that Liaodong Town supported the army and respected itself. The civil and military are aside, and the imperial power has become vain. ”
Chongzhen let out a long sigh and said, "Perhaps, I really am not a material to be an emperor!" ”
The ministers knelt down in a hurry and said in unison: "The ministers deserve death!" ”
"How dare you!" Chongzhen sneered: "My dolls have generally been fooled by you for six months, and they don't even know the great changes in the world. I should have thanked all the Aiqing, thank you for not having the heart to rebel and cut off the head of me, the emperor in name only. ”
The ministers shot their heads and did not dare to speak.
Chongzhen shook his head, walked back to the dragon platform slowly, threw off his robe, and sat on the dragon chair.
"Tell me, what the hell is going on? What about my world? ”
No one squeaked, and after a while, Han Jun whispered: "Your Majesty, the folk news is short and long, and there are no untruths, and the ministers can't inquire about it, so they can only report it to Your Majesty and ask Your Majesty to make a holy judgment." If there is any disrespect in the words, please forgive your Majesty. ”
"Say it, I listen. You are not guilty. ”
"Yes!" Han Jun straightened up and said: "Folk rumors, after the death of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, the number of Ming Qi has been exhausted, the royal family can not suppress the heaven and earth, the dragon qi collapsed and was taken away by the mountains, rivers, lakes and seas, and turned into aura, and the feedback and the mountains and lakes in the water, so that the heaven and earth have anti-ancient mutations, the ferocity of animals and plants continues to strengthen, and in the slightly denser forests, there are fierce beasts, as if it is back to ancient times, and I am enough to struggle to survive in the heaven and earth." ”
Chongzhen was silent for a while, and said, "How can you say it's weird?" Isn't I the true dragon emperor? ”
"Don't dare!"
"Yes, you don't dare, but you don't think so."
Chongzhen said lightly: "Let's talk about the food club, I heard that this is a great institution. ”
"Yes!" Han Jun bowed his head and said: "The food club is a non-governmental organization gathered in pursuit of food. They have a kind of hunter's warrior, and their martial arts are so strong that they are unbelievably at the bottom. Each can be a thousand. Hunting fierce beasts across the mountains and seas is like exploring the bag and taking things, just like the ancient qi practitioners.
The leader of the food club is unknown, but there are not many people, and there are branches in various cities, and their main responsibility is to guard the town and prevent it from being invaded by fierce beasts from the outside. It is also thanks to them that the people in the cities and towns around the country did not die in large numbers from the mouths of beasts. On the other hand, there is no food club stationed, but the outside world where people gather, such as the Liukou military camp and the bandits who occupy the mountains, have been attacked by fierce beasts in the wild.
There was a rumor that 80,000 elite soldiers under the command of Zhang Zizhong, a northwestern liukou, hunted fierce beasts for three days and nights, and most of them were injured, but they were still escaped by the fierce beasts, and then the remaining fierce beasts attacked again, and the remaining elite soldiers were buried in the mouth of the beast together with Zhang Zizhong himself.
This is true of both the Houjin and the Southeast. I heard that there are not many people in Shengjing City, and every once in a while, there are fierce beasts rushing in to kill and grab food. Even the descendants of the Eight Banners have also lost most of them, and it is estimated that the Houjin has threatened Liaodong by force within at least ten years. ”
Chongzhen sat there quietly, his face expressionless, "The powerful Houjin, the Jurchen who was almost out of breath was overwhelmed, and it was cleaned up by a heavenly change. How ridiculous! ”
No one dared to answer, not even Shousuke bowed his head.
"So now it's hard to move an inch? Yanjing has become an isolated city? Or are all towns orphaned? No wonder, no wonder! Chongzhen muttered in a low voice, suddenly raised his head, and said, "Is there a food party in Yanjing City?" ”
"Yes!"
"Why didn't anyone report to me?" Chongzhen narrowed his eyes: "In your eyes, I can't be trusted like this?" Or are you afraid that if you say it, I will kill you? ”
No one answered.
"That's it! Someone will pass the decree that the food party will be the first to meet! ”
Before he could finish speaking, a chuckle came from the hall.
Chongzhen's face immediately turned cold, like a grenade full of anger that was about to explode.
"Who? What a guts! ”
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't hold back for a while!"
As a gentle voice sounded in his ears, a figure slowly appeared at the door and walked into the Taihe Palace.
The guard with the knife wanted to scold, but was horrified to find that his body froze uncontrollably, and he honestly stayed in place, unable to move.
All the ministers buried their heads and moved in unison, like marionettes.
The eyes that were hidden by the floor were full of panic and fear.
Their bodies are also out of control.