Although Chongzhen said so, the ministers couldn't really dissuade him.

Whether it was the duty of the courtiers for the safety of the monarch, or the reason that the current chaotic scene of the country was not suitable for the monarch to see, they had to do everything to prevent Chongzhen from going south.

Whether it was Yang Sichang, who was originally a loyal minister, or Wen Tiren, who was actually a pretending loyal minister, not to mention Kong Zhenyun, who was loyal and old-fashioned, even Cao Huachun, who should not have spoken during the discussion among the ministers, stood up against it.

With Cao Huachun's physical condition, there is basically no way to go to Suzhou in the starry night, but if he doesn't follow Chongzhen, how can he rest assured? Although Chongzhen really went in person, he would definitely not really change horses and people without sleeping, and make the emperor tired, no matter who he was, he couldn't afford this responsibility. But even if there is a break in the middle, the long journey is still a little unbearable for Cao Huachun, who is forty-eight years old and has already passed middle age. Before Chongzhen ascended the throne, in order to protect Chongzhen, who was still the king of faith at the time, he was injured, and later because he was targeted by Wei Zhongxian, the injury was not able to recuperate in time, and he fell ill.

Although the ministers are all persuaded by their hearts, Chongzhen is a dead heart, as long as he makes a judgment, "the rock has no transfer". Otherwise, how could he insist on killing Yuan Chonghuan back then, and how could he still insist on reusing Wen Tiren? Wen Tiren is a real henchman of Wei Zhongxian, just because he exposed Qian Qianyi's fraud in the imperial examination, and almost everyone in the imperial court spoke for Qian Qianyi at that time, which led to Chongzhen being convinced of Wen Tiren after seeing the evidence of Qian Qianyi's fraud. After the New Year, the ministers impeached Wen Tiren, although the facts were there, but Wen Tiren only let Chongzhen recall Qian Qianyi, and Chongzhen was convinced of the inference that "the ministers formed a party for personal gain, besieged Wen Tiren, and announced a personal vendetta", so no matter how important people denounced, Chongzhen would only feel that the whistleblower was Qian Qianyi's henchmen, and would not suspect Wen Tiren. In the original history, if it weren't for Wen Tiren's lack of greed and wanting to bring down Cao Huachun, who was absolutely trusted by Chongzhen, he would not have been suspected by Chongzhen.

Chongzhen was determined to go to Suzhou, and everyone had no choice but to use the procrastination trick first to see if there was a turnaround.

So Cao Huachun reminded: "Your Majesty, the materials you want to prepare by the household department and the Hanlin Academy will be in place tonight, do you think you should send someone to Suzhou first, or wait for the evening to check the materials, and then be ready to go?" And if Your Majesty you go in person, in addition to the ministers and guards, you must at least bring a well-informed foreign official with you, otherwise you will ask others, and we don't know if what they say is right. ”

When Chongzhen heard it, he didn't read the information first, and he didn't know what to say to others when he went, and he didn't bring a well-informed foreign official, himself and his internal servants and guards, where could he understand what people were saying? No matter how confident Chongzhen himself is, he will not feel that he will be better than those Jinshi who have been in the cold window for ten years in terms of learning, otherwise the imperial examination will not be child's play.

"Wait until the evening to check the information, and leave early tomorrow morning. As for the candidates who go with you, you are in the capital and can't move. ”

Cao Huachun knew that Chongzhen was sympathetic to his body, he was a eunuch, and he had something to sit in the capital.

"Let the king go with me, and the guards will be arranged by you, not too many, and six people. As for foreign officials, what do you recommend? ”

Cao Huachun received the order to arrange the guards, Wang Chengen took a few steps forward to wait, and several foreign ministers were thinking about the candidates, and fell silent for a while.

After all, Wen Tiren was a little prepared in his heart, and spoke first: "What does Your Majesty think of Wu Weiye, who will be edited by the Yuanyuan, Bangyan, and Hanlin Academy in the fourth year?" ”

Wu Weiye is Wu Mei Village, Mei Village is the number, and Weiye is the name. Wu Weiye is the winner of Chongzhen's four-year examination, and the champion of the palace examination has no problem with his talent, and he plays normally, and even has already taken him as the champion. But the same candidate Chen Yutai is the in-law of the chief examiner Zhou Yanru, and Zhou Yanru selfishly named Chen Yutai as the champion and demoted Wu Weiye to the top of the list. At this time, some people said that Zhou Yanru pointed out that Chen Yutai's champion was out of selfishness, probably to clear up the relationship, Wu Weiye would try the palace and try Lianjie and was taken out to block the gun, saying that he was cheating in Huiyuan. It was Chongzhen who personally read the volume and gave the evaluation of "Zhengda Boya, foot style treacherous", which calmed down the discussion. Therefore, Wu Weiye is very grateful to Chongzhen, and Chongzhen is also very impressed by Wu Weiye's talent.

Although Zhou Yanru is the chief examiner and should be Wu Weiye's teacher, this kind of thing happened, and there was a deep estrangement between the two. Wen Tiren lived the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, and he must have thought that Wu Weiye hated Zhou Yanru to the core, and Zhou Yanru was squeezed out by Wen Tiren, so Wen Tiren felt that he could win over Wu Weiye, the enemy of the enemy.

Chongzhen nodded, he admired Wu Weiye's talent very much, but whether Wu Weiye understood the practice or not, Chongzhen didn't have a score in his heart, so Chongzhen didn't say anything, and wanted to hear other people's suggestions.

Kong Zhenyun also remembered himself: "Your Majesty, do you still remember Xu Wending and Xu Ge?" ”

Chongzhen thought of Xu Guangqi, and naturally remembered his attainments in the astronomical calendar: "If Xu Ge is there, with his astronomical attainments, he will definitely be able to hear the strings and songs and know the elegant meaning, and he will be a bosom friend with that stranger." It's a pity for Xu Ge Lao! ”

Kong Zhenyun continued: "Chen Zilong, a third-class jinshi in this department, is a disciple of Xu Ge Lao, and his writing may not be particularly outstanding, but as long as there is a true biography of Xu Ge Lao, at least in this matter, it is very helpful. ”

Chen Zilong was a member of the Restoration Society, and the Restoration Society regarded himself as the successor of the Donglin Party, and Wen Tiren rejected them very much. When Wen Tiren presided over the imperial examination in Chongzhen's seventh year, Chen Zilong and other members of the Restoration Society were almost kicked out of the list by Wen Tiren. So as soon as Kong Zhenyun said Chen Zilong, Wen Tiren wanted to refute it. But Kong Zhenyun lifted Xu Guangqi out first, Xu Guangqi is second to none in astronomy, and Wen Tiren really has no reason to refute.

Chongzhen said: "If you really get the true inheritance of Xu Ge Lao, it will indeed be of great benefit." However, the top three, when he is a foreign official, has the official been elected by the ministry? ”

Min Hongxue, the secretary of the ministry, replied: "Back to Your Majesty, this year's election of the officials has just begun, and the election of the top three has not yet been decided. Although Min Hongxue is Wen Tiren's party, everyone is staring at whether the election is over or not, and there is no way to hide it, so they can only answer truthfully.

"Then Chen Zilong don't want to choose an official first, and this time he will go with me. Accompany you to send someone to summon Chen Zilong to meet him, so that he can prepare what he needs for the long journey, and set off directly after summoning him. ”

Min Hongxue nodded yes, and Wang Chengen arranged for the little eunuch to summon him.

"Do you have any other candidates?"

Chongzhen saw that there were no new candidates for others, thought about it, and felt that Chen Zilong's top three gold content was a little lower, not insurance, Wu Weiye was the top talent, well-read and knowledgeable, as long as he remembered more information today, he would definitely have something to say after he went. Then he said: "The companion sent someone to let Wu Weiye also come, just like Chen Zilong." ”

Wang Chengen complied.