Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen gently closed the small window of the secret room and glanced at Wang Chengen, "Wang Chengen, I have wronged you during this time." ”

Wang Chengen smiled slightly, "Your Majesty, the old slave is not aggrieved at all, the old slave is happy, seeing that the emperor has such a city and has his own ideas, the old slave really wants to laugh in his dreams!" In addition to the demolition of the palace, whether it is to reduce the eunuchs, or to control the Jinyi guards, the old slaves are all in favor. These are the emperor's guards, they are the sword in the emperor's hand, and at the beginning of the succession, it is very necessary to grasp the power and consolidate the imperial power. ”

Zhu Youzhen walked out of the prison, "Do you want to demolish part of the palace?" Isn't this without silver? If I can get the money of those corrupt officials and the princes of various families immediately, I can't wait to kill a batch of them immediately! ”

Wang Chengen was shocked, "Your Majesty, then, if you want to kill the magnates of various families, it is really better to demolish the palace, the officials protect each other, and the roots are intricate, which of the courtiers does not have a force, or is attached to a force to be promoted?" Domino effect! The prince is even more unkillable, any prince is considered a prince, and besides, the royal family in the world is one, kill one, and the others will make trouble! ”

Zhu Youzhen smiled bitterly, "I just talk about it casually, who said it wasn't?" So, I can only find a way from myself! You still don't understand. What a pampered old eunuch all day long! Do you think I'm doing this nonsense? ”

Wang Chengen also smiled bitterly, "How could the old slave not understand the emperor?" In addition to Queen Zhou, it should be the old slave who understands the emperor! The old slave just thinks that Sheji shouldn't have reached this point, right? The negative effects of demolishing the palace are simply too many! Yes, you can get a part of the silver, but this is really so heavy compared to the whole world that the Ming Dynasty is dying, and the hundred officials think that the emperor is acting childishly, and these silver are really so heavy compared to the emperor's heavenly might? The old slave still hopes that the emperor will worry about the weight of the palace in the hearts of the subjects of the world! ”

Emperor Chongzhen's gaze was firm, "Wang Chengen, I will give you a solid truth!" I'm going to let go of the reforms! Da Ming is already terminally ill, and it's time to take drastic medicine! If the reform is effective, the world will return to the center, and the four seas will be leveled, needless to say, it will be demolished, and it can be built again in the future! If the reform fails, I will have to move the capital to Nanjing! If it is not demolished, will it be left to Jiannu in the future? ”

Wang Chengen was taken aback! "Your Majesty, don't tell anyone about this! Otherwise, if there is one person who knows the emperor's thoughts, there will be chaos in the world and chaos among officials! ”

Zhu Youzhen smiled slightly, "I just tell you everything, you won't say it to a third person, I know." ”

Wang Chengen said in his heart, there are too many new terms for you! Can you change your hundreds of years of foundation as you want? This is all set by the ancestors, and it is a hundred times easier to build a new dynasty than to change a dynasty! The system that has been used to the people for 200 years, how can you change it? But these words, he never dared to say them to the emperor again! The difference of opinion between him and the emperor mainly comes from the judgment of the form! Wang Chengen didn't think that the Ming Dynasty had reached such a deterioration estimated by the emperor, if it was really the same as the emperor's estimate, the emperor would be understandable if he did this! It's just that no matter how the emperor wants to reform, he is afraid that it will not be easy, and it takes great courage to move the capital! At the same time, it will be hindered by something that even the emperor may not be able to control!

Wang Chengen knew that he couldn't change the emperor's decision! Originally, he had been persuaded because the emperor's previous personality was not like this, and with the opportunity to talk to the emperor in front of him, he persuaded him so many times, which should have made the emperor shaken a long time ago, but he found that the current emperor is becoming more and more assertive! "Your Majesty, there is one thing, the old slave must ask the emperor."

Zhu Youzhen smiled slightly, "Wang Chengen, say it directly, when you talk to me, try to say it directly, you know that I am impatient, don't beat around the bush, no matter what happens in the future, you have to tell me directly." ”

Wang Chengen responded, "Yes, Your Majesty, there is a secret passage in the outer palace that leads to the outside of the palace, do you want to completely seal it?" ”

Zhu Youzhen was taken aback by Wang Chengen, "How is it possible?" There is a secret passage in the palace that connects to the outside of the palace? ”

Wang Chengen didn't know why the emperor's reaction was so big, "The emperor doesn't need to worry, this secret passage was originally sealed, it will not have any impact, it was discovered when the palace was built, it may be left by the monarch of the Yuan Dynasty, this secret passage is extremely short, connected to a closed courtyard of the inner palace, and the place outside is the barracks of the Imperial Forest Army, which is also a closed courtyard." It was never allowed to be used, so there would be no situation where the court was disturbed. ”

Zhu Youzhen smiled, "I'm not worried about this! In this way, this secret passage remains! Presumably it was repaired by the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty to save his life! Don't move this palace wall, you must keep this secret passage! In the future, it will be convenient for me to leave the palace! ”

When Wang Chengen heard the emperor say this, he couldn't help sweating profusely! "Your Majesty, how can there be any reason for the emperor to leave the palace without permission, and besides, the emperor is the body of all saints, where is the reason to take the secret road?"

Zhu Youzhen stopped and thought about it slightly, "That's it!" Wang Chengen, I will give you the courtyard outside the secret passage leading to the edge of the Royal Forest Army barracks as a private house! You repair this courtyard at the exit on the edge of the inner palace for me to make, and let me make a separate courtyard! In addition, let a few henchmen and eunuchs in the inner palace repair the secret passage and make it more luxurious, wouldn't it be fine? ”

Wang Chengen's eyes were bulging, and he was so scared in his heart! If the young emperor moves this idea, it will be really troublesome, not to mention that the emperor wants to sneak out of the palace, after a long time, this security problem must be a huge hidden danger! Besides, if the emperor can always leave the palace! The world of flowers outside the palace will inevitably let the emperor indulge in all kinds of temptations~ confusion! "Your Majesty, this idea of leaving the palace without permission should really be dispelled as soon as possible! No way! ”

Zhu Youzhen didn't know what idea he had come up with, he couldn't control it, he laughed, laughed breathlessly, and held Wang Chengen's shoulder, "Big companion, you should say, it's Wan Wan!" Stop talking nonsense, hurry up and arrange it! Be absolutely confidential! It's better that even the eunuchs who have repaired the secret passage will never be able to say it! ”

Wang Chengen nodded, "This is natural, the emperor, but please be relieved, the old slave will never let such a big thing leak out!" However, Your Majesty, let's dispel this idea as soon as possible! This is ridiculous! If you let the officials know, it's not a trivial matter! ”

Zhu Youzhen sniffed his nose, dug out a huge boogue, and flicked into the void, "I will say it again, when will you be able to say yes to my holy decree in the future, and stop talking nonsense?" How can a hundred officials know, you don't even have to say anything, only the two of us in the world know, what is there to worry about? ”

Wang Chengen's heart sank to the low end again, and he was about to leave, but was pulled by Zhu Youzhen, "Are you planning to kill all the eunuchs who have repaired the tunnels when the time comes?" ”

Wang Chengen was stunned for a moment, and he didn't stop talking, what way was there to make people not speak? Looking at the young emperor, he didn't know how to answer.

Zhu Youzhen sighed, "You won't pick a few illiterate eunuchs, and when the secret passage is finished, let these people no longer speak, they won't be able to leak out, don't think about killing people at every turn!" ”

Wang Chengen nodded hurriedly yes, and said in his heart, you used to kill a few people without asking, but now your heart is so soft?

Zhu Youzhen's good mood didn't last long, and the battle report sent by the eunuch immediately made a mess of the emperor's good mood! Although he was already mentally prepared, he still frowned tightly when he looked at the battle report! "Yongping, Qian'an, Luanzhou and other places were lost in two days. Huang Taiji led the main force to withdraw to Xifengkou, leaving Amin and others to guard the four cities (Yongping, Qian'an, Zunhua, and Luanzhou). Sun Chengzong suffered seven defeats in a row, and the army retreated to Jizhou, leaving only 6,000 remnants! ”

Wang Chengen said in a low voice, "This is also good news, at least, Huang Taiji has withdrawn his troops?" ”

Zhu Youzhen said angrily, "What do you know? Was he a withdrawal from the army that we had beaten? This is a voluntary evacuation! Eighty percent of them can't hold the captured supplies and slaves, and they are in a hurry to return to the gates! Attacking Beijing is a feint attack, and it is a demonstration to our Daming! It is to slap me in the face, and after the fight, I will insult my people and the country again! Outrageous! ”

Wang Chengen nodded busily and said yes, "Then, do you want to ask Sun Chengzong about the crime?" ”

Zhu Youzhen waved his hand, frowned, and sighed, "The more than 30,000 people in his hands are not elite, and they are in arrears of military salaries, and they are not enough food and grass, and their morale is not enough. ”

Wang Chengen nodded, the emperor doesn't have to explain everything to his subordinates, sometimes, he doesn't say anything, which is also a will in itself!

"Has the Tianjin garrison arrived on the outskirts of Beijing?" Zhu Youzhen has been doing too much recently, and he found that his brain capacity is not enough, and he has been managing a township for a long time, but now he has suddenly become managing the whole country, and he is still a little uncomfortable!

"I arrived at the outskirts of Beijing yesterday, and it was precisely because I saw the arrival of my army that Huang Taiji may have given up his plan to continue to besiege the capital, right?" Wang Chengen bowed and replied to the emperor.

Zhu Youzhen nodded and said, "Let someone inform Lu Xiangsheng immediately and get ready to go on the expedition!" ”

Wang Chengen didn't hesitate this time, and immediately reminded, "Your Majesty, it's okay to talk about the military salary, but there is already a food shortage in the capital!" The people are out of food, how can they raise food and grass for the army? How to go on the expedition without military rations? ”

Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen sighed, damn it, why is it so difficult to do something? Waving his hand, "I know, let's go and inform Lu Xiangsheng to get ready!" Even if you send a thousand troops, it's good to fight a few sneak attacks! Let him step up his preparations! ”

Wang Chengen saw that the emperor's anger rushed straight up again, and hurriedly took the order and left! He considered the emperor out of loyalty, but he was not afraid of the emperor! There is no eunuch who doesn't understand the truth that a companion is like a tiger!

Emperor Chongzhen returned to the imperial study, ate several slices of ice watermelon, and forcibly suppressed his anger! If there was another choice, he really didn't want to be this emperor! In later generations, those YY families shouted all day long to be emperors, but Zhu Youzhen did not find the slightest benefit of being an emperor! Thinking about eating another slice of iced watermelon, maybe it's a little better? "Let the study make three hundred dishes for lunch! No repetition! ”

After ordering, the emperor began to miss his Empress Zhou again, why did he lose his temper that day, he has now forgotten a little, he suddenly found that he is still not mature enough, not that the longer he lives, the more mature he becomes, in fact, he lives for a long time, and he just says that he is experienced, and the impact on his personality is not absolute! Zhu Youzhen found that he hadn't changed much, especially when facing Queen Zhou! The queen's attitude can always directly affect her joys, sorrows, and sorrows! Thinking of recruiting the queen to accompany the meal, I can't wipe off my face, but I can't see the queen, and I miss it tightly!

"Your Majesty!" Yang Siqing was outside the study, smiling softly and calling to the emperor who was thinking about something.

Zhu Youzhen glanced at Yang Siqing, thinking that he should have gotten a complete confession from Xu Xianchun! "Flatten, bring it."

Yang Siqing presented Xu Xianchun's recital with a smile on his face, waiting for the emperor's commendation!

The emperor looked at Yang Siqing's ghost appearance, and just wanted to order a reward of ten taels of silver, but immediately remembered that Xu Xianchun had just promised to give this guy 100,000 taels of silver, and sighed secretly, damn it, everyone is richer than Lao Tzu, who is the emperor, this emperor is really difficult to be! "That's good, step down."

Yang Siqing was slightly disappointed, but he didn't really want to get any reward from the emperor, the emperor didn't have any silver, and he knew it.

Zhu Youzhen calmed down alone, looked at the twists and turns written by Xu Xianchun, which was similar to reading a novel, and secretly marveled at Xu Xianchun's writing speed! After a while, tens of thousands of words were written? Seventy or eighty pages densely packed? He also remembered it!

Emperor Chongzhen Zhu Youzhen had a general understanding of the Jinyi Wei structure at this time, and he knew it before, but because he didn't care about it, he definitely didn't know as detailed as he did this time! Now is the first time to look at these things attentively, Xu Xianchun is the main supervisor! There is a left capital governor Tian Ergeng on it! Other important figures include Cui Yingyuan, the commander of Jinyiwei, Sun Yunhe, the criminal officer of Dongchang, and Yang Yuan, Tian Ergeng's henchman! However, according to Xu Xianchun, this Yang Yu has disappeared since the fifth year of the Apocalypse, and according to Xu Xianchun's analysis, it is very likely that this person was transferred by Wei Zhongxian to take charge of the secret sect system! Because even Tian Ergeng no longer knows the whereabouts of this man!

Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen is still familiar with Tian Ergeng, Tian Ergeng is the grandson of Tian Le, the secretary of the military department, and the ancestor Yin Ji official to the governor of the left. He is cunning and vicious, has a deep friendship with Wei Zhongxian's nephew Wei Liangqing, and is attached to Wei Zhongxian. In the fourth year of the Apocalypse (1624), he took charge of the brocade clothes on behalf of Luo Sigong. Together with Xu Xianchun, Cui Chengxiu, Yang Huan, and Sun Yunhe, they are Wei Zhongxian's minions, called Wubiao, and they specialize in killing. Shi Zhongxian reprimanded the Donglin Party members, several prisons, he widely spread the waiting for the pawns, weaving into crimes, tortured by the law, and the prisoners could not get out, and the people of the time were called "Da'er Tian Ergeng". Tian Ergeng accused Xia Zhizhi of being greedy and killing him. Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou and six others were tortured every five days to extract confessions. Accumulate the young master and the prince and the prince.

Since he ascended the throne, these people should have received instructions from Wei Zhongxian, and they are all in a state of sick leave, except for Cui Chengxiu, who was thrown by Wei Zhongxian, the old eunuch himself! The rest of the people, because he didn't even move Wei Zhongxian, didn't alarm him for the time being!

The emperor didn't read these tens of thousands of words roughly until lunch time came, and he couldn't help but feel a little like shaking his hands, he could understand his brother Emperor Tianqi, why he didn't want to care about anything! For these huge organizations, it really has to be managed, and it is really not ordinary tiring! The emperor was about to vomit just by looking at this dense system!

And for a feudal emperor, this system, the emperor, had to be managed directly!