On the fifteenth day of the first month of the eighth year of Chongzhen (1635 AD), Gao Yingxiang, Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong and other subordinates took advantage of the victory to capture Fengyang, the capital of the Ming Dynasty.

Fengyang is the place of the dragon of Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Liukou excavated the Ming Emperor's tomb of Zhu Yuanzhang's ancestors and burned it, and the Buddhist monks secretly helped each other, cut off the dragon vein of the Ming Dynasty, the raging fire and the smoke lasted for dozens of days, Chongzhen received the news that the capital had fallen and the imperial tomb was burned, and he was grief-stricken.

He himself avoided the temple in plain clothes, personally went to the temple to worship the spirit of the ancestors, and ordered the hundred officials to repair the province at home, but he never wanted to worship Ming Taizu in the temple but suddenly a burst of light fell from the sky just into Chongzhen's body, and then Chongzhen fainted and fell unconscious.

"Imperial Doctor, how is the emperor? How is the emperor? A middle-aged man in a python robe pulled the sleeve of the imperial doctor's coat anxiously.

"Prince, the emperor's pulse is stable, it should be fine." The Imperial Physician looked hesitant.

"Since the emperor's dragon body is fine, why don't you wake up yet?" The eunuch surnamed Wang asked repeatedly.

"According to my guess, it may be that he fainted due to exhaustion from the recent work of state affairs. However...... "When the imperial doctor talks about the key issues, he hesitates and does not dare to speak out.

"But what? When is this, what else do you have to hesitate about, tell me quickly! Are you deceiving our family? Don't you think I dare to kill? The eunuch surnamed Wang rarely showed a fierce look in his eyes, and shouted at the imperial doctor.

"Don't dare, don't dare, the villain repeatedly checked and found that although the emperor was tired, he was healthy, but he had been unconscious, and the villain really didn't know what the reason was!" The imperial doctor trembled, the Wang Chengen in front of him not only won the trust of the emperor, but also the eunuch of the celebrant and the pen, and he had to be called a prince in the palace, and he didn't need a reason to crush him, the imperial doctor, just a sentence to do it.

"You!" Wang Chengen snorted angrily, looked at the emperor lying on the bed, sighed, and ordered the left and right attendants, "Go and see why Gonggong Cao hasn't arrived yet." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a commotion outside the main hall.

"The emperor is in danger, and you dare to conceal it and not report it, what a intention! Now that we have come to visit the emperor, and you are blocking us from seeing him, do we want to harm the emperor and subvert the society? ”

"This official is Zhang Yandeng, the right capital of the Imperial Palace, and you don't retreat quickly!"

"You lowly eunuchs, you didn't protect the emperor, but let the emperor have a big incident, and everyone is to blame, and now you are blocking us from seeing us, you really deserve to be killed!"

Wang Chengen stood at the door of the main hall and looked out, saw that all the hundred court officials were present, and when he looked closely, it was all Donglin and his party, and he couldn't help but be angry and hateful.

After the emperor fainted in the Taimiao, he knew that the matter was important, and hurriedly blocked the news, first asked the imperial doctor to treat Chongzhen, and then sent someone to tell the palm seal eunuch Cao Huachun to let him come over to preside over the overall situation in case of accidents.

Seeing that the situation outside the hall was getting more and more critical, the hundreds of officials of Donglin who came to the hall even had the idea of storming the hall, and Wang Chengen couldn't sit still.

"Why are all the ministers here, today the emperor is coming to worship the ancestors in plain clothes, so please don't make noise, so as not to disturb the emperor."

"Wang Chengen, don't ask him to speak, tell me how the emperor is doing now?" A person standing in front of the hundred officials asked Wang Chengen.

"There is Lao Zhang's imperial history to worry about it, the emperor is all right, but now he is sacrificing to the ancestors." Wang Chengen said and bowed in the direction of the main hall.

"But the news I got was that the emperor suddenly fainted and fell unconscious, and the imperial doctor was helpless about the emperor's symptoms. The emperor is the root of my Ming Dynasty, in case something happens, can eunuchs like you afford it? Get out of the way quickly, I brought the Jingxu Daoist to treat the emperor! An official pointed at Wang Chengen and scolded with righteous words.

"University student, the emperor is obviously worshipping his ancestors in the house, where did you get the news, you are all the emperor's humerus ministers would believe such ridiculous news, don't say that the emperor is fine, even if the emperor's dragon body is not safe, how can outsiders check it? Don't students want to be unruly? Wang Chengen stubbornly pushed Wen Zhenmeng back, this Wen master is very hard in the background, because he is the emperor's teacher, but now he, the emperor's minion, has to slap the master's teacher once.

"Haven't you forgotten Wei Zhongxian's experience? How dare you speak to me like that! Wen Zhenmeng pointed at Wang Chengen and was furious, this sentence undoubtedly offended all the eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty, but Master Wen, who had extremely strong combat effectiveness and a strong background, said that he was not afraid.

"With me here today, unless you step over me, don't think about going in and disturbing the emperor!" Wang Chengen's expression was firm, and he resolutely blocked the door of the main hall.

Seeing that Wang Chengen did not give an inch, all the ministers looked at Wu Zongda who was standing in the center.

Seeing this, Wang Chengen also sweated in his heart, and kept praying for Emperor Chongzhen to wake up quickly. This Wu Zongda is not as good as Wen Zhenmeng just now, although both of them are university scholars, and they are both in the cabinet. But there are also grades of university scholars!

Wu Zongda was a veteran of the Four Dynasties, from the Shaobao and the Crown Prince Taibao, the Hubu Shangshu, and the Wuyingdian University Scholar, to the Young Master and the Prince Taifu, the Officials Department Shangshu, and the Jianji Temple University Scholar. Finally, to the young master and the prince and the prince, and the scholar of the Middle Pole Temple.

Not only has this series of glamorous titles, but he is also the veteran of the Donglin Party. Wei Zhongxian was so unscrupulous back then, and he couldn't do anything to him, his little arm couldn't bear such a big thick leg.

"Princess, please let us see the emperor, this Fengyang has fallen, and now the rogue is entrenched in the central capital, this matter cannot be delayed, we must see the emperor immediately, please make a decision!" Wu Zongda seemed to be calmly discussing with Wang Chengen.

This matter is indeed very important, but the emperor is worshipping his ancestors at the moment, although the old slave has not read, but he also knows that "the major affairs of the country are in worship and Rong". Ministers, please wait a moment! Wang Chengen broke out in cold sweat on his forehead, but he still did not waver.

"Don't make a mistake about yourself, the emperor is not only the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, but also the emperor of the people in the world, now that the state affairs are difficult, we can't be a little negligent, just now I was told by the chamberlain to wait, saying that the emperor is seriously ill and in a coma. This matter is related to my Ming Dynasty, and I also ask the prince to tell us the truth, if the emperor is really seriously ill, and now the state affairs are difficult, I will ask His Royal Highness the prince to supervise the country, and the prince will stop it? Wu Zongda stared at Wang Chengen with a cold expression, and the surrounding ministers were all ready to move, as if they wanted to storm the main hall.

The crown prince is in charge of the country! Hearing Wu Zongda's words, the prince's face changed greatly, and he exclaimed: "Lord Wu, do you know what you are talking about!" ”

"The country can't be without a king for a day, not to mention that my Daming is now stormy, the emperor doesn't know the life and death of the prince and is young, the old minister is deeply favored by the emperor of the four dynasties, and he is loyal to me all his life.

Today I will do this Huo Guang's law, the prince and I read that you are also loyal, don't make mistakes, otherwise I am afraid that this temple will be dyed with blood for the sake of the Ming Dynasty today! Wu Zongda's voice just fell.

The Jingxu Daoist standing next to him had already seen that the golden dragon entrenched in the sky above the capital today was sluggish, and now that he was standing in front of the Taimiao but was not suppressed by the Emperor of Heaven, it was expected that something would definitely happen to Chongzhen.

Without these two threats, in the face of Wang Chengen's obstruction, Jingxu Daoist was already impatient, and when he got the signal to move, he saw that as soon as he waved the dust in his hand, bringing a little bit of spiritual light, a gust of wind blew for no reason.