The news that Zhang Xianzhong raised the anti-flag in Gucheng again reached the capital, and many people couldn't sleep that night, but the most anxious was Emperor Chongzhen.

Originally, the news of Julu's victory, so that the Manchu Dynasty was shaken up, annihilating 20,000 Tartars, which is unique in the history of the Ming and Qing Dynasty battles, Chongzhen seemed to see a glimmer of light in the extreme darkness, thinking that the turning point of the Ming Dynasty seemed to be at hand, but in the blink of an eye, the news of Zhang Xianzhong's rebellion again washed all the joy and excitement clean.

The Manchus and Liukou are like two lingering nightmares that have occupied all the space since Emperor Chongzhen's accession to the throne. Finally repelled the Qing army, but the rogues made a comeback, and the momentum was even greater than before.

After Yang Sichang's strategy against the Manchu Qing failed, the reason why Emperor Chongzhen did not dismiss him according to the previous practice was that he hoped that he could completely solve the problem of the Liukou, but he was looking forward to the news of the total annihilation of the Liukou and the capture of the thief leader, but he waited for Zhang Xianzhong to gather tens of thousands of people again, and the bad news of Gucheng was reversed.

"Could it be that Da Ming's qi is really exhausted?" Emperor Chongzhen looked at the mountains of twists and turns in front of him, and said to himself: "But I am so diligent in state affairs, why is this country more and more erosive? ”

"The emperor must not blame himself like this!" Wang Chengen, who was serving on the side, hurriedly explained: "Supervisor Xiong has mobilized a large army to conquer and suppress, and the Liukou is just returning to the light, and there will definitely be good news in the near future!" ”

Emperor Chongzhen sighed, "Fu, Fu, I look at it as a tiger for trouble, Xiong Wencan only knows that he will be appeased in exchange for temporary peace, and I see that it is difficult for him to be a big responsibility!" ”

Wang Chengen's heart sank, and he didn't dare to continue.

"Has Lu Xiangsheng entered Beijing?"

"Emperor Ye, I entered the city early this morning, and the generals of the Xuanda Department have also arrived, and they have already handed over the folds, waiting for the emperor to summon you!"

Chongzhen nodded, "Let's summon the court meeting the day after tomorrow!" After speaking, Emperor Chongzhen's eyebrows raised, "Is Zhu Ping'an from Zhongdu here?" I remember Lu Xiangsheng's compromise, this person is in the first place! I heard that this person is brave and strategic, and he beheaded the seventh son of the old slave chieftain Abatai, and made countless meritorious contributions! ”

Wang Chengen smiled, "Even if the emperor doesn't ask, the slave and maid will have to return." The emperor remembers it well, it was this person who assisted Inspector Lu to hold on to the giant deer for more than a month, and made great achievements for the great victory! ”

"However", Wang Chengen's words changed, "What the slave and maid want to tell is not this matter, but the candidate who the emperor ordered the slave and maid to look for before, and the slave and maid are in this person!" ”

"Oh?" Emperor Chongzhen was interested and put down the red pen in his hand. Wang Chengen looked at Chongzhen's face a little pale, and hurriedly glanced at Huaide who was not far away. Huaide immediately stepped forward briskly and lifted the food box in his hand.

"Slave maid, please forgive the emperor, if it's late today, please have some dinner!"

A smile appeared on Emperor Chongzhen's face, "You father and son, this is calculating!" It's okay, while I eat, you come carefully! ”

Wang Chengen suddenly laughed, moved the mountain-like folds to a stack, vacated the place on the imperial case, and brought the food to Huaide, waiting for Chongzhen to eat.

Seeing that Chongzhen was eating very fragrantly, Wang Chengen instructed Huaide to add some incense to the incense burner, and then said slowly: "At this time, it is also a coincidence. Originally, the year before last, the thieves invaded the capital, and Zhu Ping'an made a contribution, and then the song "On Wine" spread throughout the capital. The slave and maid paid attention to this person. ”

Chongzhen nodded, "I have an impression of the poem "To Wine"! ”

Later, the slave and maid verified in many ways that this Zhu Ping'an was still a student of Lord Lu Zhenfei, and I heard that after the Battle of Zhongdu, Lord Lu cherished this Zhu Ping'an's talent and included him in his door. Teachers and students get along very well! ”

"I heard that this incident was a sensation in Shilin, so many people announced that they had broken off relations with Lu Zhenfei! However, I like his true nature! ”

"That's true. None of this is the main thing, though! ”

Chongzhen was very interested, "You old goods, don't always sell Guanzi, this time, I have already used a bowl of rice, do you want me to use another bowl before you can say it?" ”

Wang Chengen nodded again and again, "It's still the emperor who understands the mind of a slave!" ”

It wasn't until Huaide brought another bowl of rice that Wang Chengen continued: "The slave and maid tell the emperor, Zhu Ping'an is ......!" Wang Chengen raised his head suddenly, "This person is my Daming Sect!" ”

"What?" Chongzhen was stunned for a moment, and casually threw the bowl on the imperial case.

Wang Chengen and Huaide hurriedly knelt down.

"Get up and talk back!" The expression on Chongzhen's face was incomprehensible for a while, but the anger in his voice was not obvious.

"Emperor Xie." Huaide helped Wang Chengen to get up. "Zhu Ping'an, this person is indeed a clan. The errand assigned by the emperor involves the community, just one Zhao Liangdong, before and after a year of investigation, after falling in love with this Zhu Ping'an, the slave did not dare to slack off, and someone traced the details of it, who would have thought that it was really a secret story. ”

Chongzhen listened to Wang Chengen's words thoughtfully.

Huaide was extremely nervous on the side, the temperature in the warm pavilion was not very high, but the clothes behind him were already soaked with cold sweat. It was determined that he would inform Chongzhen of Zhu Ping'an's matter in the near future, which was a decision made by Wang Chengen a long time ago, and the reason for this was that Zhu Ping'an had made great contributions, and the second was based on the past incident when Emperor Chongzhen invoked the training and wanted to recruit the children of the clan as officials. Based on his distrust of civil officials, nobles and even the eunuch group, Chongzhen was eager to recruit talents for his own use, but Chen Zizhuang directly refuted Chongzhen's idea and instigated a large number of civil officials to oppose it, resulting in Chongzhen's plan not being implemented.

But Wang Chengen, who has been serving by Emperor Chongzhen's side, knows that Emperor Chongzhen's temperament is stubborn, and the more he fails to try, the more he cares about it. Because of this, Emperor Chongzhen's heart never let go of the thought of the year.

What's more, the things assigned by Chongzhen this time are indeed the most suitable for the children of the clan to do. Even Zhao Liangdong, who was promoted in Tianjin, is inextricably linked to the royal family and is a distant relative of the Empress Dowager's mother's family.

Based on these reasons, Wang Chengen decided to push Zhu Ping'an in front of Chongzhen.

"This Zhu Ping'an is the son of Zhu Yujian, a Tang Shu man who is now imprisoned in the high walls of the Central Capital!"

Chongzhen was suddenly a little annoyed, "Since he is a child of my clan, why didn't Zhu Yujian report to the Zongren Mansion, but he has been letting the blood of the Heavenly Family flow among the people!" ”

Wang Chengen shook his head, "The reason for this is unknown. It was only found out that Zhu Ping'an was born in the second year of the Apocalypse. It was the Tang Shu people who followed their father, that is, Zhu Qiqi, the son of the Tang Dynasty at that time, who was imprisoned by Zhu Shuoxi, who was the Tang King at the time. In the second year after His Majesty ascended the throne, Zhu Qiqi was poisoned and killed, and it was Chen Qiyu, who was then the political envoy of Nanyang, who reported to the imperial court, that Zhu Yujian was rescued and made the son of the Tang dynasty. Speaking of which, this is all the grace of the emperor to the Tang Dynasty! ”

After Wang Chengen's reminder, Chongzhen slowly remembered these long-sealed past. "I remember that Chen Zizhuang objected to my appointment of the children of the clan with training, and later this Tang Shu person even refuted it, right?"

Wang Chengen said with a smile: "The emperor really has a good memory, and this matter is still in my heart." The slave still remembered that the emperor saw the Tang Shuren's recital at that time, and praised him for having national affairs in mind and knowing how to share the emperor's worries! ”

Chongzhen sighed, "Speaking of which, this Tang Shu person is really a rare talent in the clan, and what is even more rare is that this person is worried about Sheji, speaking of which, I owe him a lot!" ”

It is precisely because of this that the slave maid paid special attention to this Zhu Ping'an, unexpectedly, this time, he really made a war exploit in Julu again. It can be seen that there is no doubt about the loyalty of his father and son to the court, to the emperor, and their ability to run errands! ”

"Are the Tang Shu people still within the high walls of the central capital?" Chongzhen asked.

"Exactly!"

"Quietly send someone to Zhongdu to sue Wang Pin, and Zhu Yujian will hand it over to him, take care of it, and the palace will handle all the expenses!"

Wang Chengen's heart moved. Emperor Chongzhen was gracious to Zhu Yujian, but it shows that the previous series of foreshadowing has already played an effect, and he has noticed Zhu Ping'an and left a very deep impression. In other words, the errand personally assigned by Emperor Chongzhen to conceal the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty will most likely fall on Zhu Ping'an.

When he said this, Emperor Chongzhen ate another bowl of rice. Although the news of Zhang Xianzhong's incident made him depressed and discouraged to the extreme. But the news brought by Wang Chengen shocked his spirits.

The earliest thought in my heart was when Chongzhen's Qing soldiers entered the Kou in the ninth year, and it happened to be the period when the Liukou was at its worst.

Tianjin and Shandong are the two most important strongholds in this plan. Tianjin has sent Zhao Liangdong as the chief soldier, and Wang Chengen's henchmen have been placed around him, and his whereabouts will be passed on to Wang Chengen every day for strict surveillance. Now, only Shandong's candidate is missing.

And the candidate mentioned by Wang Chengen really made Chongzhen extremely satisfied. First of all, Zhu Ping'an is not a member of Shilin, secondly, he rose in the central capital, and he has no intersection with the various forces in the court, and his foundation is shallow, and third, and most importantly, he is the son of the clan and the now depressed Tang Shuren.

If you can show your kindness and move your affection, I believe that it is easy to hold the father and son in your hands, especially if this Tang Shu person's feelings for the court and Chongzhen are well known, and it is most suitable for his son to serve as the controller of the last link of the plan.

As long as this plan is completed, Daming will have hope, even if the wind and rain are shaky, with hope, Daming will have the possibility of being reborn from the ashes! R1152