Since the beginning of Emperor Sejongsu, the court meeting of the Ming Dynasty has become a formal noun, Emperor Sejong did not go to court for 20 years, with "the early dynasty rate more Miwen, to the military affairs, why not the heart?" For this reason, the essence of the court meeting was exposed in one fell swoop, and since then, successive emperors have not regarded the court meeting as a thing.

After Emperor Chongzhen ascended the throne, he changed the decline of the previous dynasty and restored the old system of meeting every month on the third, sixth, and ninth days of the Shenzong period.

Early this morning is the day of the pilgrimage. Beizhili's battle reports flew from all directions like snowflakes, and throughout the night, Chongzhen never closed his eyes, and these battle reports were like boulders pressing on his heart. Lu Xiangsheng, who had high hopes, failed to continue the miracle of the thief, and lost consecutive battles, and now he is shrinking in Zhending and refuses to attack.

Emperor Chongzhen ignored Gao Qiqian. Yang Sichang and Gao Qiqian have long had a plan with him, and Lu Xiangsheng is the main one to deal with the Tartars, he is a legitimate Xuanda Governor, and it is his responsibility to fight against Dongyu. Gao Qiqian's responsibility is to firmly guard the strategic points leading to the Jianghuai area, ensure that the Jianghuai and Jiangnan are not poisoned, and keep the source of grain taxes for the Ming Dynasty. The next thing is to see what the outcome of the peace negotiation with the Manchu Emperor Taiji is.

Now, Yang Sichang has ordered Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting to gather the troops to suppress the thieves, and immediately go north to assist Gao Qiqian in guarding the transportation points of the north and south Zhili.

Wang Chengen tiptoed into the warm pavilion with the two little eunuchs, "Emperor, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has come down!" ”

Only then did Chongzhen break away from his chaotic thoughts and nodded. Let the prince come. It was also his own decision, the crown prince was thirteen years old, and it was time to get in touch with some political affairs. Over the years, Chongzhen has asked Confucianism to teach the prince's studies, but at the same time, he doesn't want the literati's set of things to have too deep influence on his son, which can be described as extremely contradictory. When he was King Xin, Chongzhen admired the civil official group very much, and even if he could successfully ascend to the throne, his Chinese official group also played a huge role.

But after ascending to the throne, especially after getting into government affairs. Chongzhen felt more and more about the large and small civil official groups. Including the deep-rooted Donglin Party members' constraints on the government, as well as their challenge to the imperial power. Therefore, after Chongzhen actively suppressed eunuchs and factory guards in the early stage, he has gradually realized the importance of balance in the past two years. It is necessary to foster another force to confront the civilian clique. Achieve a balance between the DPRK and the DPRK. I'm afraid it's the way to be a king.

Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen consciously began to instill something similar in his son, the crown prince Zhu Cihong, of course. These must not be said explicitly, not to mention that the prince is still young now, many things can not be experienced by words and deeds, just a group of officials in the East Palace around the prince, once they find that the prince has such signs, I am afraid they don't know what kind of chaos will be born.

Zhu Cihong was neatly dressed and his expression was deferential and rigorous, which made Emperor Chongzhen very satisfied. After thinking about it, he didn't ask anything more, so he ordered Huaide, who was waiting on the side, to take the prince out first, and he had something to say to Wang Chengen.

"You didn't sleep all night last night, did you?" Chongzhen suddenly asked.

Wang Chengen was taken aback, "How did the emperor know?" ”

Chongzhen smiled faintly, "You old thing, wipe those treasures of yours, do you still need to hide it from me?" ”。

Wang Chengen immediately bowed down, "Let the emperor laugh!" The slave and maid are also sick when they sit down, and every few days, they always have to take out those things and wipe them, for fear of damage! ”

But suddenly, Wang Chengen found that his words were wrong, and hurriedly knelt down, "The emperor forgives the sin, the slave and maid definitely don't want the scene of the day to be repeated, it's just that it's just ......!" Wang Chengen couldn't find the right words for a while, and sweat began to appear on his forehead.

Chongzhen was not annoyed by this, but was pleased to help Wang Chengen up, and pressed his cold hands hard. "Do you know why I can't sleep all these years?".

Emperor Chongzhen paced slowly in the room, "One is because of the heavy state affairs, and the other reason is that I always have nightmares, and every time I dream of the situation that night. You are alone in front of the door, holding those things, and there are killing one after another outside the courtyard, and you are the only one left in front of me and the queen! ”

"Don't say it anymore, it's all in the past, the emperor is already the Ninety-Five, and there will be no more things like that day. Slave and maid are going to destroy all of them! Wang Chengen's expression was already a little distorted, and he tried to control it so that tears would not come out of his eyes.

Chongzhen grabbed his hand, "I understand your thoughts, be prepared for danger in times of peace, look at this Manchurian up and down, there are still a few people who can do it." The minions who came out of the palace that day, who can do this like you, Wang Chengen! ”

Chongzhen patted Wang Chengen's shoulder, "Don't destroy those things, I also know that those things are extremely important to you, stay by your side, and you can also give me a wake-up call, this world is far from the time when swords and guns are put into storage!" ”

Wang Chengen couldn't control it anymore, and fell to his knees, his head pressed tightly against the ground, choked up and speechless for a while.

Chongzhen restrained his mind for a while, let Wang Chengen get up, and simply had some breakfast. After eating, I suddenly remembered something, "By the way, how is Tianjin Wei Zhao Liangdong doing an errand?" ”

"If you go back to the emperor, since you have been appointed as the chief soldier, you have been diligent as an official and very cautious in doing things!"

Chongzhen nodded, "Tianjin Wei's matter is done, so who are your candidates for Weihaiwei?" ”

Wang Chengen shook his head, "The emperor forgives the sin, this is an extremely confidential matter, after all, Zhao Liangdong was the house slave of the original palace, he has followed the emperor for many years, and he has been trained in the nine sides for several years, and he finally passed the test." But now, there are indeed too few candidates who are loyal and respectful like this, and the old slave is only afraid that once there is a disturbance, there will be an uproar in the court! ”

Chongzhen nodded sympathetically, "A few years ago, I was suffering from the lack of suitable manpower around me, and I once wanted to select talents among the children of the clan for my use, but Chen Zizhuang single-handedly sabotaged it, and it made a lot of trouble, and the matter was over." I don't understand, why is it so difficult for me to do something and find some suitable talents in the current Ming Dynasty! ”

Wang Chengen's heart moved, and his mind quickly weighed the pros and cons, so he made up his mind, came to Chongzhen's side, and whispered: "Does the emperor still remember the former Tang Dynasty, and now the Tang Shu people who are trapped in the high walls of the central capital?" ”。

Chongzhen thought carefully for a while, and his eyes suddenly brightened, "Naturally, I remember, in the ninth year of Chongzhen, he led the troops to Qin Wang without authorization, and then he was deposed as a concubine, how can I not remember." Speaking of which, Zhu Yujian is a little bold, although I also know that he is indeed dedicated to the public, but the ancestors have become the law, how can they block the mouth of Youyou! ”

"The emperor is wise", Wang Chengen breathed a sigh of relief, and then continued: "Now the old slave has found a person, this person has a great relationship with the Tang Shu people, and the talent is also there, it is rare that he and the Tang Shu people have a general way of loyalty to the king, the old slave is also being checked, once there is news, the old slave will immediately recommend him to the emperor!" ”

Finally got a good news before the court meeting, Chongzhen suddenly felt a lot more relaxed, pointed at Wang Chengen and said with a smile: "You old goods, you have to sell it in front of me, okay, and let you be presumptuous." ”

Chongzhen stood up and wore a bright yellow dragon robe on his body, "Once the matter of Tianjin and Weihaiwei is over, I can finally put my mind down and deal with state affairs, so that I have no worries, except for you Wang Chengen, who else!" ”

Chongzhen stood at the door of the warm pavilion, and suddenly said such a sentence without a head, and then, he laughed a few times to the sky, and then walked into the main hall of the Qianqing Palace.

These words made Wang Chengen stunned on the spot, and after a long time, he came back to his senses, and his heart couldn't help but feel sour, and he hurriedly followed.

As soon as he came out, he saw Huaide standing at the door of the main hall, and he kept glancing at himself.

Wang Chengen walked over and couldn't help but reprimand Huaide, "What are you doing, don't you know that today is the big day of the court meeting?" What can't be said later! ”

Huaide smiled bitterly, "Godfather, my son is also a messenger, if you can hide from it, how dare your son come to disturb your old man at this time!" ”

Wang Chengen stomped his feet, and then followed Huaide out of the hall, went straight down the steps, and turned to the back of the hall.

Wang Chengen was stunned for a moment, saw the person's appearance clearly, and hurriedly bowed down. "The eldest princess is well, and the old slave king is polite!"

Zhu Yujiao hurriedly supported Wang Chengen's body that was about to bow down, "What did the prince say, you are the most useful person in front of your father, and you watched this palace and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince grow up together, how can this palace afford such a big gift!" ”

Speaking of which, Wang Chengen is very close to the eldest princess, Her Royal Highness Zhu Yujiao, although Zhu Yujiao was born in the deep palace, but she was born with a heroic personality, and she treats the internal officials around Chongzhen very kindly, especially Wang Chengen, who is close to her bones, and the reason is that Wang Chengen has an indisputable personality with the world.

"Your Highness is here ......?" Wang Chengen was not too polite with Zhu Yujiao, and today was a big day for the court meeting, and Emperor Chongzhen couldn't have no one around him, so he asked Zhu Yujiao bluntly what he meant here.

"That ......!" Zhu Yujiao became restrained all of a sudden, her eyes wandered, and she kept glancing at the palace wall in the distance, Wang Chengen followed her eyes, but saw a pale cyan figure disappear in a flash.

"Why is this girl!" Wang Chengen's heart moved, and when his mind flickered, he already understood the strangeness.

"I heard that today's court meeting, the prince's brother was summoned by his father to participate, this palace has lived in the deep palace for a long time, and I have no chance to see such a grand event, this, this, I also want to enter the palace to open my eyes!"

Wang Chengen's brows immediately twisted into a pimple, "Your Highness, what kind of thing will this dynasty be, once it is discovered by the emperor, it doesn't matter if you are a slave or a slave, and you will be held responsible!" ”

"Princess!" Zhu Yujiao couldn't make a plan, and suddenly made a killer move, grabbed Wang Chengen's arm with both hands and didn't let go, looking coquettish.

Wang Chengen couldn't cry or laugh, although he knew that she would come to such a play in the end, but these moves were really irresistible. Moreover, seeing clearly the appearance of the person who had just avoided him, Wang Chengen immediately guessed the significance of Zhu Yujiao's move. (To be continued......)