Although he has had similar nightmares more than once, every time he wakes up, Wang Chengen always has the same thrill as the first time. Every time he woke up from such a dream, Wang Chengen had to warn himself not to linger in the realism of the dream, his father-in-law Wang An and Shen Xiao, including the Emperor of the Apocalypse and Shen Qinghe, they had already left this earthly world. I am fighting alone, I was, is, and will be. Some pain and suffering must be borne by oneself, which is predestined.

Wang Chengen gasped for a long time before his violent heartbeat slowly calmed down, and habitually reached out to touch a bunch of keys next to the pillow, and then remembered who he was in the bedroom of the outer house today. In the past, when he woke up from a nightmare, Wang Chengen always had to get up with his clothes and wipe the things that Shen Qinghe left for him, but today he couldn't talk about it.

It was quiet outside the window, Wang Chengen didn't feel sleepy, put on his robe and got up, lit an oil lamp, but his mind was still struggling to recall the faces and words of everyone in the dream.

People often say that "dreams are born from the heart", this sentence made Wang Chengen sigh. After fifteen years of hard work in the Chongzhen Dynasty, thinking about the calm death of his father-in-law Wang An, the death of Shen Xiao, and the death of the Emperor of the Apocalypse and the sacrifice of Shen Qinghe, Wang Chengen always felt as if it happened yesterday, but the appearance of them left in his mind was becoming more and more blurred, so that he had to use the dream realm to retrieve the lost memory.

Having sacrificed so many people, in the end, the Ming Dynasty is what it is now, and when he thinks of this, Wang Chengen's heart is full of bitterness.

Songshan was defeated, Hong Chengchou surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, and the 130,000 elites of the Ming Dynasty lost 78/10; Henan Liukou is rampant, the two governors have been martyred, the soldiers have no will to fight, will have no will to fight, if it is not for Sun Chuanting is still hard to guard Tongguan, I am afraid that the land in the middle of the pass will become the land of Liukou's Longxing.

Because of these two fiascos, a storm that has never been brewed before is brewing in the DPRK and China, which not only involves the court, but also the inner court. There have already been imperial historians who have begun to impeach Zhou Yanru's henchmen Wu Changshi and others, but Zhou Yanru obviously does not realize how powerful the power behind this is. And Cao Huachun in the inner court is also facing tremendous pressure.

This was the case in the Chongzhen Dynasty, once something went wrong, the first thing the emperor had to do was to find a suitable scapegoat. No matter what this person's identity is, and no matter how well this person and Chongzhen have complied with each other, as long as he can fully bear all the faults and charges, then Chongzhen's butcher's knife will definitely fall on his head accurately.

"The heart of seeking treatment is too hasty. Brewing for utilitarianism; utilitarian and turned into a criminal name; The punishment is endless, and it is suspicious; Suspicion is endless, and the accumulation is overwhelming. Liu Zongzhou's comments on Emperor Chongzhen as early as the second year of Chongzhen were deeply believed by many people, and Wang Chengen was no exception.

This time the fiasco, coupled with the previous deaths of King Fu and King Xiang, Yang Sichang has completed the task of "substitution" very well, and next, it will be Zhou Yanru and Cao Huachun's turn.

The first to bear the brunt is Cao Huachun. Du Xun miraculously retreated from the front line of Songshan, which gave him another chance to have a long time with Cao Huachun. Qiu Minyang's recital was sent to the imperial court with great difficulty, but it was reversed by Chen Xinjia, coupled with Du Xun's sophistry, Zhang Ruoqi and Ma Shaoyu became loyal ministers and martyrs, but Qiu Minyang and others were accused of killing ministers and defending the city. As a result, Du Xun was reactivated, and the momentum of Tian Guifei's family grew again.

Du Xun stared at the position of the palm seal of the celebrant in his eyes, but during this time, he jumped up and down, taking advantage of Emperor Chongzhen's dissatisfaction with the cabinet and the inner court, and secretly put a lot of stumbling blocks on Cao Huachun. Cao Huachun suddenly couldn't cope with it, and after hearing the news in the palace, Cao Huachun, who was terrified in his heart, already had plans to beg for retirement, and his second brother Cao Huayu, who had a close relationship with him, had already resigned from his official position as the governor of the rear army of the Fifth Army, saying that he was sick and returned to his hometown, which cannot but be said to be an obvious signal. The inner court is about to change the person in charge.

These fights had little to do with Wang Chengen, but Zhou Yanru had some dealings with Zhu Ping'an, and Wang Chengen was worried that Zhu Ping'an would be implicated to a certain extent. However, according to the current point of view, Emperor Chongzhen also asked Zhu Ping'an to guard the back road of Dengzhou for him, and for the time being, no matter who hit Zhu Ping'an's head with the idea, he may not be able to take any advantage.

But now what makes Wang Chengen feel a headache is that Emperor Chongzhen does not trust Zhu Ping'an as much as before. In particular, Zhu Ping'an dispatched sailors to rescue the Songshan Ming army without authorization, which made Emperor Chongzhen faintly feel a trace of loss of control.

Wang Pin went to Dengzhou, which was originally a chess piece ambushed by Emperor Chongzhen Tongguò Wang Chengen beside Zhu Ping'an. But now, Emperor Chongzhen thinks that a chess piece is not enough to control the overall situation.

Wang Chengen thought about it carefully, this may be Du Xun's secret advice to Emperor Chongzhen. The actions of He Renlong, Zuo Liangyu and other generals have also reached Chongzhen's ears, and now Chongzhen is not only strictly vigilant against the civil officials and ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, but also very suspicious of the generals who command the army in various places.

After Sun Chuanting became the governor of Shaanxi, he had secretly put on the recital, and presented all the things of He Renlong and Zuo Liangyu supporting the army and escaping from the battle, and made it clear that if He Renlong could not be punished, then the disaster of the Shaanxi army could only become more and more intense, and even if he Sun Chuanting had great ability, he would not be able to return to heaven. According to Huaide, after Emperor Chongzhen received this recital, he pondered for a long time, and finally approved the words "act cheaply" on Sun Chuanting's recital.

If nothing else, He Renlong will become a sacrifice for Sun Chuanting to control the Shaanxi army. Seeing that Emperor Chongzhen dealt with the affairs of Shaanxi, he once again sent a large number of eunuchs to various places. Shandong is no exception.

It was Du Xun's henchman Feng Da who was sent to Shandong.

Although Wang Pin has done a good job over the years, after all, the imprint of the East Palace on his body is too obvious, and he is Wang Chengen's righteous son, and Emperor Chongzhen is also afraid that there will be something to do with it, so this time he deliberately sent Du Xun and his family to Shandong.

This makes things complicated. Du Xun's little abacus Wang Chengen knows very well in his heart, nothing more than abuse of power to make money, Shandong's wealth is well known, the dignitaries in the court have made a fortune in it, and many people are eager to try, wanting to hold such a piece of fat in their hands, Tian Guifei's father Tian Hongyu is the most eager one.

Thinking about so many things, Wang Chengen drank all the herbal tea on the table, looked at the sky, and then put on the red robe of the inner court.

There was movement in Wang Chengen's bedroom, and the old housekeeper had already prepared everything with his subordinates in the morning, and it took some time before Wang Chengen went out to get into the sedan chair and entered the palace to serve.

As soon as the gate of the palace city opened, Wang Chengen found that Huaide was already waiting in the door.

"Is it the Holy Lord's calling?" Wang Chengen asked.

The news brought by Huaide caught Wang Chengen a little off guard. Just last night, Emperor Chongzhen had approved Cao Huachun's recital, allowing him to step down from his post as the eunuch in charge of the seal and return to Tianjin to take care of his sick second brother Cao Huayu. The post of eunuch was taken over by Fang Zhenghua.

Although he had been mentally prepared for a long time, he came so abruptly that Wang Chengen's heart suddenly rippled.

"Is Gong Cao out of the palace?" Wang Chengen asked.

"I received the order last night, and after thanking him, Gong Cao went back to the celebrant duty room to pack his things, and at this time he should have gone to Donghuamen to leave the palace!"

Wang Chengen didn't say anything more, and immediately rushed to Donghuamen to chase Cao Huachun. In all fairness, although Cao Huachun is a little too shrewd, and he regards money as his life, his reputation is slightly worse, but he does not dare to take political affairs lightly, and he is always conscientious, even if he has no merits, but this hard work is obvious to all.

After all, they are all people who come out of the palace of King Xin, and there is always a friendship after so many years.

Wang Chengen hurried and hurried, and finally waited for Cao Huachun at the Donghua Gate. After leaving office, there were only two eunuchs left around him, and the clothes on his body were changed to ordinary appearances. But looking at Cao Huachun's expression, he didn't pay attention to it at all, and his face was calm and relaxed.

Wang Chengen, who was out of breath, suddenly came alive, and when he arrived in front of him, he had already figured out the reason.

Seeing Wang Chengen trotting all the way, Cao Huachun gave up his hands again and again, "Huachun left Beijing, and only the old brother came to see him off with his old feelings, Huachun is really grateful!" ”

Wang Chengen gasped, "Our family is not here to see him off, but to congratulate Cao Gong for avoiding this storm in advance!" ”

Cao Huachun was stunned for a moment, then laughed softly, and let Wang Chengen go to a secluded place, "Huachun's mind is only clear to the elder brother!" ”

Wang Chengen said calmly: "In two days, three concerts were played and begged for rest, and Cao Gong's heart to leave Beijing was revealed, and our family had to think more about the intention!" That's fine, depending on the situation, this wind and rain can't be avoided, Cao Gong's move is enough to protect himself! ”

Cao Huachun was quite complacent, "This is also something that can't be helped, finally Yang Sichang fell, Huachun and the cabinet can also be regarded as complementing each other and cooperating tacitly, but now that the country has no peace, the days of Zhou Gelao's reign are probably numbered, Huachun has been in the inner court for so many years, and he has seen a lot of ups and downs, I really don't want to be abused at this age, leaving early is also the only strategy!" ”

The implication is that Cao Huachun is unwilling to sit on the same sunken ship with Zhou Yanru, so he disembarked in advance in order to protect himself.

Cao Huachun held Wang Chengen's hand, "Brother is a generous gentleman, he has a sacred heart, and Fang Zhenghua is also a simple person, as long as there are two of them, Du Xun's dog can't make any waves in the palace." But on the occasion of parting, Hua Chun still has a word for his brother! ”

"Please advise Cao Gong!"

"As soon as Zhou Ge Lao fell, there was no one in the court who could preside over the overall situation. Although his people are mediocre, but they are enough to stabilize the overall situation, our family has figured out these days, although there are many important ministers in the court, but there are no characters similar to Yang Wenweak and Zhou Gelao, and the court will be eventful in the future. The elder brother protects Shandong Zhu Ping'an, although Huachun is not talented, but he also sees some clues. As soon as Zhou Ge falls, Chen Xinjia and his ilk will inevitably be noisy, and the elder brother must make some preparations early! ”R1152