Beijing, the Forbidden Imperial City.

With the ringing of the bell, the court meeting in the early morning of each day was held as usual, and the ministers ascended the imperial hall in turn, and bowed three times and nine bows to Emperor Chongzhen.

The huge imperial hall, although there are many important ministers of the entire Ming Dynasty standing in Mandengden, but there seems to be no one, and the silence seems to be deserted.

"Everyone, Aiqing, the Shandong army has been out of luck for several months, so let's express our opinions."

Chongzhen cleared his throat and said with a frown.

Hearing Chongzhen's words, many people in the hall moved, but this kind of action was not because they wanted to speak, but they stood a little more inward, close together, and they didn't even raise their heads at all.

Those who can get into the court, no one is stunned, and naturally they can see that the current Ming Dynasty will not have any turnaround at all, if today's son is a generation of Ming Jun, it is not the same.

But no one can see that the Ming Dynasty under Chongzhen's rule still has the hope of ZTE.

The Central Plains broke into the army and the Western army everywhere, although Sun Chuanting said that he succeeded to the governor of Shaanxi, but he did not dare to go out of Tongguan at all, not long ago I heard that there was a plague in the army, and it was good to be able to hold it.

As for the large area outside, it should be said that it has fallen into the hands of thieves.

Misfortune is not a one-way street, the general army of Shandong, the loyal martyr of the imperial court, even launched the so-called military admonition in Cangzhou, under the banner of the imperial court, began to grab territory with great fanfare.

Speaking of which, Wang Zheng's approach is actually remarkable, because many people are not blind and deaf, and they can see and hear Chongzhen's various practices towards Wang Zheng over the years.

And this Shandong general soldier, who was loyal to the imperial court in the past, was finally angered by repeated suspicion and suppression, and it seemed that he was completely cold-hearted.

In the final analysis, no one blames the king for fighting for power, or Chongzhen is arbitrary and does those things that destroy the Great Wall.

The dead dog-like appearance of the courtier seemed to be within Chongzhen's expectations, he directly turned his head to look at Zhou Yanru, the head of the cabinet of the current dynasty, and asked in a thin voice:

"Is there anything you want to say?"

The so-called companion is like a companion tiger, Zhou Yanru has experienced ups and downs several times, and has not only enjoyed Chongzhen's trust, but also received Chongzhen's unwarranted suspicion.

At this age, when he entered the cabinet again, he had already seen all the winds and waves, and he became old and serious, and he no longer had the ambitions of the year.

Under Chongzhen's hands, if he can mix up well and step down, even if he wins, he doesn't dare to think about anything anymore.

In the past, everyone wanted to be the first assistant of the cabinet, but now they are afraid of it, Zhou Yanru is like this, after Wen Tiren was dismissed, he suffered from Chongzhen, who was unavailable, and this is what pulled Zhou Yanru back.

Hearing Chongzhen's words, Zhou Yanru sighed, but his heart still didn't dodge, and he trembled and said:

"Back to the emperor, the old minister is old, the government is mediocre, I know that I can't covet the first assistant position, and please go back to my hometown to support the elderly."

After saying this, many people in the court looked at it in shock, followed by many people whispering persuasion, saying that Zhou Ge Lao can't think about it like this, Daming still needs loyal ministers like you.

Zhou Yanru, as the representative of Donglin Shizi, is naturally good to stay in the position of Shoufu, if he dismounts, he may not be able to go up and suffer again.

Zhou Yanru's words were actually completely unexpected by Chongzhen, and after listening to Chongzhen, he stared at Zhou Yanru for a while, patted the dragon chair and laughed sarcastically.

"Yes, yes!"

"The dignified cabinet chief, the dignified Zhou Ge Lao, was so frightened by Wang Zheng and other martial artists that he wanted to go back to his hometown to retire?"

When Chongzhen said this, he was also observing Zhou Yanru's reaction, but he seemed to be determined to go against him, but he still clasped his hands and lowered his head without saying a word.

Seeing this, Chongzhen stood up, pointed to a courtier beside Zhou Yanru, and asked:

"You, Wen Shenxin, what should you do about Cangzhou?"

Hearing this, Wen Shenxin, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, hurriedly knelt down in panic, but still didn't say a word, Chongzhen walked down the jade steps and questioned one important minister after another in person, but even Chen Xinjia, the secretary of the Ministry of War, did not say half a word.

"Hahaha, okay, okay, you can do it!"

Chongzhen waved his sleeves and laughed out loud like crazy, looking at his appearance, although the eunuch Wang Chengen couldn't bear it, he still blamed himself more.

Because he has something on his mind, he has never told Chongzhen that the reason why Wang Zheng was able to rise all the way with his military exploits was completely because he was behind his back.

Speaking of which, at that time, all parts of the Ming Dynasty were defeated and won less, even if the so-called great victory, the first level reported was only a few hundred or thousand, and I don't know how much it was to kill the good and take the credit.

But Wang Zheng was a miracle at that time, so many people dared to cross the Bohai Sea to attack Hetuala, which seemed to be no less than Wu Sangui, the tiger general who rode alone to save his father.

Wang Chengen thought that Wang Zheng would be a loyal and good general, and constantly promoted and shielded Wang Zheng in order to share his worries for Chongzhen, but in the end, he didn't think about it, but he raised a tiger and helped a chaotic minister and thief who harbored the heart of a disobedient minister.

This matter was a hurdle in his heart, but he didn't dare to talk to Chongzhen, so he could only break his teeth and swallow it in his stomach, no longer being the backing of Wang Zheng.

But then again, does the current Wang Zheng still need the support of the celebrant and the celebrant to rely on?

Wang Zheng has become a trend, holding the most powerful official army in the world, the "Shandong Army", two coastal naval divisions, and the regular soldiers, Yanding, and village guards from all over the country are like a country within a country.

As the seventeenth year of Chongzhen approached, Wang Zheng's every move affected the situation in the world.

The people in the court now understand that if they use the previous methods to deal with Wang Zheng, they can only force him to rebel and completely push him to the opposite side of the court.

When it comes to the Shandong Army, whether it is the Ming Army in various places, or the thieves and Tartars, they almost all have to gasp, that kind of powerful combat effectiveness, it is simply hateful and fearful, this kind of army is close to the Beijing Division, once the skin is completely torn, can anyone resist it?

Zuo Liangyu is the opposite, it is nothing more than a large number of thieves, but Wang Zheng is different, he has already had a foundation in the whole Shandong, and at that time, no matter whether it is south or north, the imperial court is almost unsustainable.

Since Chongzhen can endure the arrogant and domineering Zuo Liangyu repeatedly, why can't he endure Wang Zheng anymore, after all, compared to the things Zuo Liangyu has done, Wang Zheng is still very obedient to the court.

cough, in the end, it was Chen Xinjia, the secretary of the military department, who stood up, only to hear him say:

"Your Majesty, the minister has something to say."

Chongzhen's face suddenly showed great joy, and he took a few steps to sit on the dragon chair, pointed at him and said:

"Aiqing, talk quickly!"

"Back to the emperor, today's Wang Zheng is no longer the time when Denglai was at the beginning, the Shaanxi Governor led the elite to suppress the thieves, and he couldn't get out, Wu Sangui, the general soldier of Liaodong, led the Guanning army to resist the Qing army in Shanhaiguan and Ningyuan, and he couldn't move a step, Zuo Liangyu was useless, and the only way to do it today was to pacify."

Chen Xinjia didn't say it straight to the point, because he knew that Chongzhen would directly scold him if he heard it, so he simply reminded Chongzhen of the current situation.

The meaning of his words is obvious, the world has become like this, and he is still worried about what he has or not, so hurry up and talk about the current juncture of Wang Zheng in front of him.

Chongzhen frowned, to say that the person he trusted the most at the moment was Chen Xinjia, and after thinking about it, he asked:

Aiqing continued.

Hearing this, Chen Xinjia secretly swallowed his saliva and said respectfully:

"Back to Your Majesty, the matter of changing the title is against the ancestral system, Your Majesty can retreat and seek the second, and add the title of the king to fight for Anton to calm his heart."

Hearing this, Chongzhen's eyes widened, and he still couldn't accept it.

It was you who proposed to be crowned the king and fight for the earl, and this time it was you Chen Xinjia who wanted him to wait, could it be that there was some ulterior secret in private?