Zhu Youzhen still has great hopes for Yang Sichang, although he said that the north is already in chaos and cannot be cleaned up.

Zheng Xunrui made a big move in Nanjing, abolished the Nanjing Jingying, abolished the Nanjing Jinyi Guard, put the eunuchs in Nanjing under house arrest, and at the same time adjusted the officials at all levels in Nanjing on a large scale.

The attitude in the imperial court is also very strange, the Donglin Party headed by Zhang Pu handed over a lot of impeachment memorials, all of which were impeached Zheng Xunrui, although such impeachment memorabilia has no effect at all, Zhu Youzhen's holy decree and the imperial court's edict, it is difficult to send it out of the capital, Houjin Tartar is looting in Beizhili, and the people who go to deliver the decree must be taking a huge risk, and more importantly, even if the holy decree is sent to Nanjing, what effect can it have.

There were still a large number of officials in the imperial court who remained silent, which made Zhu Youzhen even more angry, these officials obviously analyzed the situation and thought that Zheng Xunrui had enough strength, so it was better not to offend, so as not to meet in the future.

This made Zhu Youzhen very cold, but he was helpless.

There is no regret medicine in the world, Zheng Xunrui is the champion of Chongzhen for four years, he gave up the position of Hanlin Xiu, took the initiative to apply to leave the capital, and went to Yan'an Mansion to serve as the prefect, Zhu Youzhen also thinks that Zheng Xunrui has set a good precedent, who knows that more than ten years have passed, and the final outcome will be like this.

If you want to stabilize the Ming Dynasty, the only hope is pinned on Yang Sichang's body, as long as Yang Sichang can exterminate the Liukou Li Zicheng and completely stabilize the situation in the north, Zhu Youzhen can still slowly find a way to deal with Zheng Xunrui, but if Yang Sichang also fails. Then Zhu Youzhen and the imperial court will have no hope and support.

From beginning to end, Zhu Youzhen did not find a reason from himself, he vented all his anger on the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs, thinking that all this was caused by many Minister of Civil and Military Affairs, thinking about the first assistant of the cabinet over the years, Zhou Yanru, Wen Tiren, Zhang Zhifa, Qian Shisheng and others. Speaking of it, the knowledge is extraordinary, and the ability is also very good, but it can't compete with Zheng Xunrui, among which Zhou Yanru also became the secretary of the Nanjing Ministry and came together with Zheng Xunrui.

In addition, the governor of Jiliao and the governor of the five provinces have been the governor of Caoyun, etc., the most influential former governor of Jiliao in the court, Hong Chengchou, actually surrendered to the Jin Tartars, the former governor of the five provinces Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting and others were killed in battle, and the current governor of the five provinces, Xiong Wencan, defected to Zheng Xunrui, and the former governor of Caoyun, Gan Xuekuo. also defected to Zheng Xunrui.

Zhou Yanru, Xiong Wencan, Gan Xuekuo and others were all loyal to the imperial court, why did they turn to Zheng Xunrui, could it be said that Zheng Xunrui is really so attractive.

Zhu Youzhen didn't understand these things, since he ascended the throne, he has been sleeping at night, eating unpleasantly, conscientious, and dedicated to the revitalization of the Ming Dynasty. But after so many years of hard work, in exchange for today's ending. He, the emperor, can be compared with Emperor Taizu, he has never enjoyed it, he has never thought too much about his own affairs, everything is based on the government and politics, why all the efforts. have all turned into bubbles, why is the Ming Dynasty declining.

Perhaps everything is providential, and God's will cannot be violated.

Accompanying Zhu Youzhen was still the chief eunuch Wang Chengen.

Wang Chengen, who is absolutely loyal, of course knows what the emperor is worried about. He also knew that the emperor's most trusted person was him, the chief eunuch who was the celebrant of ceremonies.

Unlike Wei Zhongxian, Wang Chengen will also do something for his own interests, but he is absolutely loyal, for the interests of the emperor, he is willing to do anything, and in terms of the control of power, Wang Chengen is not particularly greedy, and he will definitely ask himself to trust the ministers of civil and military affairs trusted by the emperor.

It has been seventeen years since the emperor ascended the throne, and after so many years, Wang Chengen has always been by the emperor's side, silently doing many things, whether he is completely trusted or restricted in power, he has never complained about anything, and it is precisely because of this attitude that he has won the emperor's ultimate trust.

Of course, when the emperor was still the prince, Wang Chengen was accompanied by him, and he suffered a lot of turbulent waves with the prince, if there was no company at those times, it would be difficult for Wang Chengen to get the emperor's complete trust.

"Wang Chengen, I ask you, can Zheng Xunrui's rebellion succeed?"

The emperor's question made Wang Chengen's body tremble, and the imperial case was placed on the fold sent by Li Zicheng, Li Zicheng still said that he submitted to the emperor and the court, but he asked to be canonized as the king of Dashun and directly control Henan and Shanxi, which means that he is not subject to the control of the imperial court, which is an impossible request for the emperor.

But there are too many threats to the emperor and the imperial court, and the Houjin Tartars are still looting all over Beizhili, because of the burning and looting of the Houjin Tartars, Beizhili can be said to have become a hell on earth, and the people are desperately fleeing, and the scholars and merchants either enter the capital to hide, or they are entering Shandong or Nanzhili and other places, although the army led by Qian Shisheng and Yang Sichang is still resisting the Houjin Tartars, but it is all defensive resistance, and there is no face-to-face fight with the Houjin Tartars.

Under such circumstances, the emperor could only ignore the documents sent by Li Zicheng.

Zheng Xunrui's actions in Nanzhili, Shandong, Shaanxi, Zhejiang, Huguang and Sichuan are even more excessive than Li Zicheng, and the emperor is helpless.

Under such circumstances, the emperor suddenly threw out this question, which really put Wang Chengen in danger.

Without hesitation, Wang Chengen spoke.

"Your Majesty, the slave thinks that Zheng Xunrui can't succeed, and he can't get the support of the world."

Zhu Youzhen shook his head slightly.

"It's not that simple, I originally thought that scholars and scholars would not support Zheng Xunrui, but now it seems that this idea is a bit naïve, Zheng Xunrui has been supported by many people in Nanjing, let's just say that in this capital, many people's attitudes are also complicated, except for the Donglin Party to impeach Zheng Xunrui, who can stand up for the rest of the people......"

Wang Chengen lowered his head, it was difficult to speak, the emperor's words made him understand, in fact, the emperor didn't want anyone to come back to this issue, he just wanted to say it and vent.

"Wang Chengen, one day if I really lose this Ming Dynasty, what do you say I should do?"

Wang Chengen's body trembled and quickly knelt down.

"The emperor must not have such thoughts, the Ming Dynasty is extremely stable, and it will be passed on from generation to generation......."

Zhu Youzhen shook his head again.

"Don't say these words, I know very well, the changes of dynasties and dynasties are like this, I can't help it, during the Han and Tang dynasties, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty had created countless glories, and during the Yuan Dynasty, the iron hooves of Mongolia led by Kublai Khan conquered many places, but they all perished, everything turned into dust, and I am the same, don't think about thousands of years, but I am unwilling, and I don't want this Ming dynasty to be destroyed in my hands......"

The emperor's voice slowly lowered, Wang Chengen didn't dare to speak, he didn't dare to stand up, he knelt on the ground and lowered his head, no matter what he said at this time, it was not very appropriate.

Seeing Wang Chengen, who was still kneeling on the ground, Zhu Youzhen stood up, walked in front of Wang Chengen, and raised his hand to help Wang Chengen.

"Wang Chengen, you have been by my side for decades, you have always been loyal, I trust you, when there is no one else in the future, these etiquettes will be dispensed with, what I just said is just a feeling, I am not desperate, I still have to wait for Yang Aiqing's good news......"

These words of the emperor made Wang Chengen tears of gratitude, as long as the emperor has confidence, he will do his best to do a good job, although he can't do many earth-shattering things.

"Your Majesty, the slave maid thinks that Lord Yang will be able to completely exterminate the Liukou, and the method proposed by Lord Yang to ambush on all sides and encircle and suppress the Liukou in all corners now seems to be the best way, and the slave and maid think that Lord Yang is confident and will definitely be able to win."

"What you said is right, I also believe in Yang Aiqing, but this Houjin Tartar is really a headache for me, every time I think of this, I think of Hong Chengchou, as my Ming prince and teacher, I don't want to serve the court, but I surrendered to the Houjin Tartar, this is not only a shame for the court, but also a shame for me."

Wang Chengen looked at the emperor, hesitated slightly, and finally mustered up the courage to speak.

"Your Majesty, Abatai has never had the intention of attacking the capital, he has been entering the Guannai to loot for almost half a year, the slave maid thinks that after the Houjin Tartars withdraw their troops, the court can consider negotiating peace with the Houjin Tartars, the slave maid can't think of it so far, but the slave maid thinks that if Lord Yang leads the army to exterminate the Liukou, the Houjin Tartars enter the Guannai again to plunder, and even launch an attack on Shanhaiguan, then the court is really not easy to deal with......"

Zhu Youzhen looked at Wang Chengen with a wry smile on his face.

"Wang Chengen, do you say that I killed Chen Xinjia by mistake, in fact, I also know that Chen Xinjia is not much of a sin, and now the Houjin Tartars are ravaging in Beizhili, and those who impeached Chen Xinjia stopped talking, if Chen Xinjia really made peace with the Houjin Tartars, how could Beizhili encounter such a situation, I thought that before the Battle of Songshan, Chen Xinjia suggested that he negotiate peace with the Houjin Tartars, and I regret not following his advice."

Wang Chengen chuckled in his heart, the one who desperately demanded severe punishment for Chen Xinjia was the current cabinet chief assistant Qian Shisheng, the emperor said such words, obviously he had a great opinion on Qian Shisheng, and the power of the Donglin Party in the court was not small, but unfortunately they were not able to compete with Zheng Xunrui, but fought for power and profit in the court.

"Okay, Wang Chengen, I know what you think, wait and see, see what Yang Aiqing comes up with to reverse the current situation, wait, I've been waiting countless times, it doesn't hurt to wait a little longer." (To be continued.) )