Coming out of Dabao'en Temple, Chen Mingxia's face was only left with the word frustration to write.

In advance of the expectation, the atmosphere here in the southern capital must have been different from the past, the emperor is coming, the civil and military forces and the people and businessmen should be in the same boat, together to go to the national disaster, and after knowing the deeds of the crown prince, the former friends will definitely praise him for following the crown prince, and at the same time, the emperor summoned, the southern capital bosses met together, at that time, to promote the wisdom and martial arts of the crown prince, everything is a matter of course, it is a very good errand.

When I first asked for this job, I really didn't expect things to be so difficult!

The stubbornness of these old gentlemen of Donglin really made him unimaginable. Since the emperor came to the southern capital, Liu Zongzhou and Huang Zongxi, a pair of masters and apprentices, can be said to be one of the most disappointed people in Nanjing.

Originally, according to Liu Zongzhou's idea, the new emperor was supported by the Donglin Party, with strong vassals outside and ministers inside.

At the same time, the school is discussing, setting people's hearts, obeying the etiquette law, everything is done with etiquette, in the view of the master and apprentice, everything is based on benevolence and righteousness, and the customs are pure, then the people's hearts are at ease, and when the time comes, they can win the battle externally, and the wind and rain can be smooth internally, not to mention Zhongxing, even if it is prosperous, it is also very loose...... However, something unfortunate happened, Chongzhen did not die for the country, but fled south. In the eyes of Liu Zongzhou and others, this kind of behavior, abandoning the temple and ignoring it, has already made people dissatisfied, and Chongzhen has just rested in Nanjing, and the crown prince of Huai'an actually annexed the courtiers' army...... When he first heard the news, Liu Zongzhou didn't eat his lunch, and shook his head again and again, only saying that it was unorthodox and too unorthodox.

In his opinion, today is already too concerned about righteousness and benefit, not benevolence, and the crown prince is still excessive, the Ming Dynasty has already had Emperor Wuzong, it is difficult to produce another king!

At that time, the performance pointed directly at the prince, and even vaguely ridiculed Chongzhen's performance. And under the instigation of Liu Zongzhou, there are also many scholars in the Fushe who stand on his side, vaguely asking him to stand together, Chen Mingxia has not arrived, the situation in the southern capital is already dark, and all forces are looking for their own camps and positions.

"Alas, it's man-made!"

"Brother Baishi, do you still have the heart to believe now?"

"Of course!"

"With kung fu, I want to go to Jiangbei, meet His Royal Highness the Prince, and then see how many masters there are around the prince, who can make Brother Baishi serve his life so wholeheartedly."

"Haha, you are going, of course Your Highness is going to greet you!"

When they arrived near the Nanjing Palace, not far from the Daming Gate, the two also said goodbye.

Now that Chongzhen has just arrived, the system has not yet been established, Shi Kefa is not a scholar, and he has not established a cabinet, and he has not established a cabinet.

"The scenery of Liudu turned out to be something I didn't expect at all......"

Things are not going well, fortunately, Chen Mingxia is not discouraged, to the palace gate to sign up to meet, originally just an official article, every day from the north to come, there are many officials from all over the country who come to stay in the capital to report on their work, of course, there will not be a small number of people who come to the palace gate to meet, but Chen Mingxia's name has just been reported in, after the head is asked, just about to take someone away, ready to find a place to settle down, at this time, two panting eunuchs ran out of the palace gate, far away, and shouted: "Chen Mingxia Chen from Huai'an is not there?" The Emperor summons! ”

Although Chen Mingxia is a minister of Hanlin and a courtier, he usually has a lot of opportunities to meet the emperor, but it is the first time that he has been summoned alone. In addition to being proud, he felt that his heartbeat was a little faster than usual, and he first agreed, and then with a reserved smile on his face, he only nodded to the colleagues around him with envy, and then followed the eunuchs to the palace forbidden.

Behind him, there was a burst of discussion.

"Which lord is this, why hasn't the emperor been summoned except for the Shi Pavilion Department and a few lords in the past few days, why did he go in as soon as he came?"

"So young, I'm afraid of which famous Hanlin is."

"If you guess like that, you won't be able to guess tomorrow." A chubby official pointed to Chen Mingxia's servant and asked, "What do you call your lord, and what is your official position?" ”

"Our master is a Hanlin editor, and the military department is a ...... in the matter."

"I see!" The fat official slapped his legs, the flesh on his face was shaking, and he shouted loudly: "It's Huai'an, no wonder the emperor summoned him as soon as he heard that he was coming!" ”

"The young master is in Huai'an, and I heard that this old man Chen has been praising paintings by his side!"

"You're! The prince captured the army in Huai'an, and Master Chen went to Yangzhou to move the rescue soldiers of the high eunuch, which determined the overall situation! ”

"It's strange that the emperor wants to see him, Huai'an is the army that was captured a few days ago? Although there is an urgent report, what is going on, but there must be a reasonable person who knows that this Master Chen is afraid that this person is this candidate. ”

"Tsk, it seems that this person is a big celebrity next to the master."

When the dirty officials discussed it together, they really guessed eight. Nine is not far from ten, at this time, looking at Chen Mingxia who is drifting away, everyone's eyes are not quite the same.

There are also a few who have just come over from the Inner Garrison Mansion and Chen Mingxia to smoke their big mouths...... Why didn't I see that this master was not a mortal thing, and at that time, I only cared about the boy and brother, and looked at his eyes above the top...... This old man Chen seems to be a master who can deal with him!

"Minister Chen Mingxia, knock to see His Majesty the Emperor!"

The summoning place is on the cloud platform on the left side of the Imperial Palace.

The rules of the Nanjing palace are exactly the same as those of Yanjing, but the feeling of walking in it is completely different.

The red paint on the palace wall peels off, mottled and detached, very ugly, the bricks and stones on the Tianjie Square along the way are broken, there are few pieces that are good, before the palace ban, the color paintings are peeled off, the railings of the white marble are damaged a lot, it seems, it is also shocking.

Only when he went up the steps and turned into the cloud platform, saw the same familiar throne and honor guard, and saw the emperor looking at him, Chen Mingxia's heart was hot for no reason, he hurriedly took a few steps, knelt down according to the eunuch's instructions, and then saluted like a ceremony, very respectfully.

"Chen Mingxia, you are also a hero who moved south with me, give me a seat!"

As soon as Chongzhen spoke, his own eunuch sent a stool, looking at the appearance, it had not been painted in the palace for a long time, it was already very simple, and it may even be in danger of rotting, Chen Mingxia did not dare to sit down, and sat on it obliquely, feeling of course very uncomfortable.

"You've seen what I'm doing here." Chongzhen looked like an easy one, and he smiled at this young minister, and only said: "But I have already admitted my mistake in Xiaoling, and now I live in the palace forbidden where my ancestors started, although it is dilapidated, my heart is much better." ”

This is the truth, the emperor's mood seems to have improved, when on the boat, although the crown prince and the ministers are comforted in every way, but Chongzhen will still have a long period of sluggishness after the excitement.

Now this son lives in the palace forbidden built by the Ming Taizu, and the queen, Concubine Yuan and the princess are also beside him, and he is also stable, and his mood is really much better.

"The palace is simple, but I live very comfortably." Chongzhen continued: "As long as there is still a chance to redeem luck in the world, it doesn't hurt for me to wear rough clothes and live in a hut. The day before yesterday someone advised me to try to repair the palace, and I had already developed him...... I want people to know that as long as they dare to interfere with my great cause, I will never tolerate mercy! I already know the general situation about Huai'an, and some people have irresponsible ...... Hmph, whoever dares to talk nonsense, I will punish him! ”

At the beginning of the southward migration, the emperor lost his self-confidence, and at this time, when it came to the crown prince, his majestic and resolute appearance was presented again, not only Chen Mingxia listened to the trembling, but also the eunuchs waiting around, and their faces changed color one by one.

"Okay," Chongzhen raised his hand slightly, and said to Chen Mingxia in a very majestic tone: "Tell me, how did the crown prince act in Huai'an?" ”

"Yes, the minister must be cautious!"

By this time, Chen Mingxia had already knelt down, although the weather was quite hot, but it was not time to sweat, but at this moment, he was already sweating through heavy clothes, and his back was already wet.

What Emperor Chongzhen said was of course aimed at Liu Zongzhou and other ministers, and if Liu Zongzhou wanted to be stubborn, he would definitely be unlucky. This old man is self-inflicted, so don't worry about him. But in the words, there were many beatings on the prince's close ministers, and they were also warning them that the monarch was in his hands, and the prince must not be the core, so he ignored the Ming Emperor.

Imperial power cannot be transferred in the slightest!

………… When Chen Mingxia sweated through his heavy clothes, a river pond card in Shuyang County, Huai'an Prefecture also ushered in a caravan going north, and the caravan was also mixed with a lot of officials and family members who escaped from Yanjing, most of these people could not ride horses, but they could not ride for thousands of miles, and they could not ride.

Only a few female dependents can sit in the car, take a break, to this checkpoint, seeing that the southern capital is getting closer and closer, and the Ming officers and soldiers guarding are also brightly armored, many people have relaxed their faces, showing a look of exhaustion.

"Stop!" A small officer leading the team pointed to a big car and shouted: "What is the important person, how many old men have checked the card before passing the card, is it a princess in this car?" Give it all down to me! ”

(To be continued)