The battle reports in front of him came one by one, and Chongzhen lay on the chair depressed, looking up at the beams, not knowing what he was thinking. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Wang Chengen, who was next to him, dutifully sorted out all the notes and read them to him one by one.

The emperor just listened and never gave any instructions.

The entire platform hall was quiet, and it was not that there was no one.

All the officials were kneeling below, but no one dared to speak loudly.

"Liaodong, it's over!"

After a long time, Chongzhen said four words, and then lowered his head slightly, looking at everyone, his eyes were scattered.

"The elite of the nine sides will be destroyed in one fell swoop."

Saying a word, sighing, in the end, Emperor Chongzhen almost had no strength.

"Wang Chengen, help me up, I want to go outside!"

Wang Chengen gently put the music in his hand on the table, and then picked up the confused Emperor Chongzhen, took him down the stairs little by little, and walked out of the main hall.

The sun was shining outside the door, the autumn breeze was slightly rising, and the yellow leaves on the trees on both sides of the front of the main hall were falling with the wind.

"It's autumn!"

Chongzhen squinted, leaning his tired head obliquely against a big red pillar next to him, the red pillar had not been renovated for a long time, and the patent leather on it was damaged piece by piece, looking mottled and old.

"Yes, Your Majesty, it's autumn!" Wang Chengen replied with his head down, looked at the cool autumn breeze outside, and motioned to the palace maid next to him.

The palace maid brought a thin robe for the emperor to drape over his body.

"Hmm!" Chongzhen looked at the withered garden under the autumn sun below the platform, nodded slightly, and stopped talking, but was a person who was endlessly silent, silently looking at the quiet scene, looking at the laughing naughty children outside.

Among the urchins were boys and girls, and they were his children.

The platform is the dividing line between the outer court and the inner palace, and it is high up, so it is not uncommon to look up and see the situation in the inner palace.

"Your Majesty, the crown prince is here!"

Wang Chengen looked at the emperor, who had almost become a sculpture. Said softly.

"Oh!" Turning his head and looking at the twelve-year-old prince, Chongzhen showed a rare kind smile on his face, and reached out to touch the prince's head. said: "Brother Hong, I haven't seen you for more than half a year, and you've grown taller again." ”

Zhu Cihong took Chongzhen's arm, looked at his father's pale hair, and said, "My father works hard for the court every day. The child felt uncomfortable when he saw it. ”

"Don't feel bad, in the future, you will be like this!" With a bitter smile, he simply asked Wang Chengen to move a stool, then sat on it himself, sighed and said: "Your grandfather and uncle left me a broken country, and I originally wanted to pass it on to you after taking care of it, but, alas... One generation is not as good as the next! ”

"Father!" Zhu Cihong wanted to say something, Chongzhen waved his hand to stop him. said: "Don't say it, I've been annoyed by the affairs of the court these days, come, accompany me to talk well, and tell me what lessons Dr. Li has taught you today?" ”

Chongzhen wanted to enjoy a little family fun here, and when he thought that he had just dragged his eldest son to his side, a subordinate came to play the report.

"Your Majesty, urgent report!"

Wang Chengen took it over and presented it, and Emperor Chongzhen only glanced at it, and suddenly felt chest tightness and shortness of breath. A mouthful of blood spat out, and then he lost consciousness in the dark.

Wang Chengen, the crown prince and the ministers went up in one go, and carried the emperor to the dragon bed in the side hall with seven hands and feet, and then. The doctor hurriedly entered and began to see a doctor.

The emperor is not a big deal, but he has had a lot of affairs lately, and he has been exhausted, and he has not slept for many days, and his body is weak. Just after watching the recital, the nerves were stimulated again, and he suddenly had a seizure and passed out.

After hearing the news, the ministers breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts, fortunately, the emperor is fine, in case he dies, if the twelve-year-old prince succeeds to the throne, the Ming Empire will really die.

Two hours later, it was already half an afternoon, Emperor Chongzhen woke up slowly, opened his eyes and saw his son Zhu Cihong first, coughed twice when he opened his mouth, heard the prince crying, took his hand and said: "Don't cry, my father is very good!" ”

"Father, are you awake?" Zhu Cihong hurriedly wiped away his tears.

"Hmm!" Chongzhen sat up with the support of the eunuch, squinted at the bright light outside the window, waved his finger, and said, "Prince, and Chengen, help me out, I want to bask in the sun." ”

After leaving the side hall and arriving at the main hall, I couldn't help but be a little angry when I saw the ministers and concubines kneeling all over the ground, and said: "What do I do when I kneel, do you want me to return to heaven now?" ”

Angrily, he pulled the prince out of the hall, found a sunny place with no wind, called a few ministers of humerus over, and said bluntly: "I just received the song, after Hong Chengchou was captured, he descended to the Qing Dynasty, and Zu Dashou also opened the door to offer the city. ”

"There is no one in Liaodong!"

"Your Majesty!" Xue Guoguan, the head of the cabinet, knelt on the ground and said: "Hong Chengchou's ancestors and others have a great life, and they will kill themselves if they do too much injustice, and there will always be a day when they will kill themselves. However, after the battle of Songjin, the rest of the generals died or surrendered, and Du Changbo stuck to Shanhaiguan, so that Huang Taiji could not enter the customs half a step, and the minister thought that Wu Changbo was of great use. ”

"Your Majesty!" Jiang Fengyuan also stood up and said: "Now that Liaodong has retreated, Hong Chengchou has surrendered, no one can coordinate the overall situation, Wu Sangui turned the tide when the army was defeated, and guarded Shanhaiguan, and the minister also thinks that the eldest uncle can be of great use." ”

What does it mean to be useful?

Needless to say, it is a promotion, such as giving Wu Sangui a big official, such as the governor of Liaodong, the governor of Jiliao, and Chongzhen also knows in his heart that the only general in Liaodong who has performed well is Wu Sangui.

But Wu Sangui could never be this Jiliao Governor.

Why?

Because Zu Dashou surrendered to Huang Taiji and became a hero of the Qing Dynasty, and now it is impossible for the suspicious Emperor Chongzhen to use Wu Sangui as the Jiliao Governor.

Because in addition to the comrade-in-arms relationship, Zu Dashou and Wu Sangui also have a well-known kinship.

Wu Sangui is Zu Dashou's nephew, Zu Dashou is Wu Sangui's uncle, dear!

"This matter is on hold... After Chongzhen finished speaking, he coughed.

Xue Guoguan, the first assistant of the cabinet, suddenly knelt on the ground and said: "Your Majesty, the matter in Liaodong is urgent, and this matter cannot be delayed. ”

Chongzhen's face flushed, coughed again, and waved his hand at the ministers.

The crown prince Zhu Cihong on the side was furious, stood up and pointed at Xue Guoguan and said, "My father is sick. Why don't you force each other hard, the elder of the pavilion will wait for a while! ”

Xue Guoguan couldn't help but glance at Zhu Cihong more, and it was inconvenient to compare it with this teenager child, so he only said four words: "It's a big deal!" And he said no more.

Chongzhen finished coughing. adjusted his breathing a little and said, "It's okay, Xue Aiqing don't be surprised!" As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and pulled the crown prince Zhu Cihong behind him.

How do you know that the little prince pouted angrily, pointed at Xue Guoguan and said, "Erchen." Erchen wants to impeach Xue Guoguan! ”

"What?" Chongzhen was amused by the prince, laughed a few times, and said, "Erchen, you are still just a son, not a minister!" Xue Aiqing is a pillar of the country, and it is natural to share the worries of the monarch's father, why did the prince impeach him? ”

Chongzhen thought in his heart that the prince was dissatisfied with Xue Guoguan because of his poor health, but he didn't expect this product to say another thing: "If this guy hadn't instigated the monarch's father, how could my brother have died!" ”

It was exactly what Chongzhen asked Wuqing Marquis Li Guorui to use.

After Chongzhen heard this, his heart felt as if he had been hit by something. Suddenly, I felt flustered again.

"Ahem!"

"Your Majesty!" Seeing that the emperor was coughing, Wang Chengen hurried over.

Chongzhen waved his hand and said, "It's okay for me, you first send the prince to Ciqing Palace, and also, Zhao Qunchen will come to the side hall to discuss the candidate for Jiliao Governor." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After Wang Chengen took the prince away, the trembling ministers in the main hall came out and entered the side hall in turn.

The emperor sat on the bed. His face was as pale as paper, and when the ministers finished saluting, they said: "Everyone, Aiqing, the land of Liaodong is lost." Wu Sangui guards the Gucheng Mountain Customs alone, it is difficult to support it for a long time, I want his supervisor Ji Liao, what do you think? ”

As Chongzhen's question was thrown, the ministers below were like exploding a pot, and some said that Wu Sangui was suitable. Some are against it.

The reasons for saying that he is a suitable person are basically the same, it is nothing more than that he has made meritorious contributions to the battle of Emperor Taiji and guards the lonely city of Shanhaiguan alone. The reason for the opposition is the same as what Emperor Chongzhen thinks: he is the nephew of Zu Dashou, and in case of rebellion, Huang Taiji can lead the army to attack the Beijing Division.

After talking for a long time, no one put forward any constructive suggestions, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but be a little irritable, and was about to drive the ministers out, when he suddenly found a thin old man standing in the corner of the side hall with squinting eyes and not saying a word, and his heart lit up.

"Hou Aiqing, why didn't you say a word?" Emperor Chongzhen's gaze, through everyone, fell on the old man.

The old man's surname is Hou, called Hou Sui, a native of Shangqiu, Henan.

The reason why Chongzhen's eyes lit up when he saw this product was because he thought of the ability of this product: to know people.

Hou Sui himself doesn't have any outstanding talent, but there is one thing, his vision is very accurate.

For example, when he first met Yuan Dudu, Yuan Dudu was still a little-known official, and then he recommended Yuan Chonghuan to go to Liaodong to guard the frontier, and later became the famous Yuan Dudu.

When he first saw Zuo Liangyu, Zuo Liangyu was a soldier under him, uh, no, Zuo Liangyu was just a miscellaneous servant under him, responsible for cleaning up Lord Hou's kitchen, however, Lord Hou promoted Zuo Liangyu to be a general, and later Zuo Liangyu fought in the south and the north, and Zhang Xianzhong couldn't take care of his own life.

With such a unique vision, Chongzhen felt the need to ask his opinion if he hadn't said a word until now.

Hou Sui was personally questioned by the emperor, and he could no longer pretend to be deaf and dumb, sighed, knelt on the ground and said: "Rong Chen asked, does Your Majesty want to block Jianyu from the pass, or do you want to subdue Liaodong?" ”

When Chongzhen heard this, his eyes lit up, and he said, "How do you say it?" ”

Hou Sui didn't dare to sell Guanzi under the eyes of the emperor, and said truthfully: "If you want to hold Shanhaiguan, Wu Sangui is enough, and the minister thinks that he will not rebel." ”

Why won't it be reversed, Hou Sui said the simplest truth: Wu Sangui's father Wu Xiang lives in Jingshi on Nima, is he close to his father or uncle?

Chongzhen couldn't help but laugh dumbly, and said secretly, yes, why don't many people think of this layer?

"Then, what if I want to recover Liaodong?" Chongzhen asked hopefully.

Hou Sui said: "Although the Ming Dynasty is big, if you want to recover Liaodong, I'm afraid that only one person in the world can do it." ”

Hou Sui said this, no longer spoke, Emperor Chongzhen pondered for three seconds, and bowed slightly.

Since the emperor knows, there is no need to name names, Hou Sui took a long look and said: "Your Majesty also knows the minister, the minister is just talking about things, as for what will happen in the future, the minister can't assert." ”

That's right, if another round dudu comes out at that time, or another Zuo Liangyu who doesn't listen to moderation, this is not something that Hou Sui can control. (To be continued.) )