Under the reunion after a long absence, the rain and dew are naturally innumerable.

The snow was clear, and it happened to be the Chinese New Year's Eve of the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, and the Forbidden City of Nanjing looked particularly enchanting.

Zhu Youzhen, who was greedy all night, glanced at Yuan Guifei, who was lazy and collapsed, and was about to go out, but saw Wang Chengen standing on the road outside the hall.

Only then did Zhu Youzhen remember that he was going to summon Wang Chengen last night, but he didn't think about it, saying that it was just a little warm for a while, but he was greedy until dawn.

"That, I was tired all the way, and my whole body was very tired, so I slept a little longer, and I am still a little tired, so you have to wait all night in vain, can you still support it, I can't support it first, go back to sleep first, and then send someone to call you after I go down."

Wang Chengen was an old eunuch who followed his henchmen, so seeing that he had stayed up all night in vain because of his hunger, Emperor Chongzhen Zhu Youzhen was also a little unbearable.

"Thank Your Majesty for your care, the slave can still hold on, today is Chinese New Year's Eve, next year will be the eighteenth year of His Majesty's reign, such an important day, how can the slave miss it."

Wang Chengen said that after speaking, he wore two dark circles under his eyes and accompanied Zhu Youzhen to the front hall.

Along the way, Zhu Youzhen also informed Wang Chengen of the fact that Jinyiwei had obtained that Zuo Liangyu would rebel in February and that there were veteran officials of the Central Cabinet of the DPRK who secretly communicated with him.

Wang Chengen was also shocked when he heard this, and his body, which was a little tired from staying up all night, suddenly seemed to be injected with a heart booster: "Your Majesty, this Zuo Liangyu and Wu Sangui and others are all heroes in the world, and they are strong and strong, and now he wants to rebel, which is really not good for the overall situation!" ”

"It's okay, I'm worried that there is no reason to clean him up, these warlords who don't listen to the propaganda don't take this opportunity to eradicate them, how can they coordinate forces in the future to fight against the Tartars, you are the commander of Dongchang, you don't have to ask about military affairs, I have my own plans, but I must remember to keep it strictly confidential, so as to avoid someone taking the opportunity to make trouble in Jiangnan and bewitch the people, this is naturally your Dongchang responsibility, but you must also secretly find out what the DPRK is in contact with Zuo Liangyu, you don't have to do it first, so as not to startle the snake."

When Zhu Youzhen said this, Wang Chengen naturally said yes.

At this time, the court was full of people, and the joy of the New Year was overflowing.

The officials in the DPRK are talking and laughing, talking about which Qinlou Chu Pavilion to go to when they are on vacation, whose place to buy laughter and joy, and where to play.

Only a few officials, including Zhang Shenyan and Gao Hongtu, sat in the court room without smiling.

Zhang Shenyan glanced at his friend Liang Yungou of Guanglu Temple in the same year, and Liang Yungou smiled at Zhang Shenyan knowingly.

Immediately, this Liang Yungou walked among the laughing ministers, and found Gu Yinxi, who was transferred to Nanjing to serve as the imperial history of Zuo Yandu, and muttered in a low voice: "Have you heard, Zuo Liangyu seems to be going to rebel, and it will be a month or two later." ”

Before being transferred to Nanjing by Emperor Chongzhen Zhu Youzhen, Du Yinxi was the Taoist platform that inspected the southern part of Huguang, which is now Hunan, and was also one of the officials who knew Zuo Liangyu's crimes in Huguang the most.

Now, hearing the news from Liang Yungou's mouth, Du Yinxi asked in a low voice in surprise without thinking about it: "What!" Zuo Liangyu really wants to rebel! ”

Du Yinxi hurriedly told Chen Chunde about this to Chen Chunde, the imperial history of the left capital, Chen Chunde's face tightened, and he immediately told Ma Shiying, the secretary of the military department, the news of the news.

Liang Yungou, on the other hand, continued to spread the word to other officials.

All of a sudden, all the officials in the DPRK knew about it.

"I heard that Zuo Liangyu has a million teachers, if this person wants to rebel, can my Ming court stop it?"

"This is really a house leak that happened to rain overnight, right now Jiannu is in my northern capital, and the thieves are in trouble, and now if Zuo Liangyu rises up again to fight in Huguang, how can I be safe in the Ming Dynasty, and a corner of the south of the Yangtze River is like a stealing life!"

"We have already advised Your Majesty to be anxious for quick success, Zuo Liangyu is the minister of the Zhu Kingdom, and Wu Sangui's generation is the same as my two great heroes in the north and south of the Ming Dynasty, Jiannu to seal Wu as the king of Pingxi to collect it, we should also seal Zuo Liangyu as the king, maybe we can also find a moment of peace, and it is not too late to accumulate strength and then rectify the inside and outside!"

"Yes, but now that Zuo Liangyu wants to rebel, it is too late to regret it, how should I deal with it!"

For a while, the officials in the DPRK couldn't help but talk about it, some beat their hands, some were at a loss, and some scolded Zuo Liangyu.

Only Zhang Shenyan still looked at the Shoufu Fan Jingwen, who was also silent, silently: "Does Shou Yu think Zuo Liangyu can succeed?" ”

"Your Majesty went south all the way, fought with Li Zicheng's people, and also cleaned up Liu Zeqing, and in a moment he subdued Gao Jie and suppressed Liu Liangzuo, and there was only one Zuo Liangyu left in the four towns of Jiangbei, although Zuo Liangyu was strong, it was difficult to be the enemy of His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty alone."

When Fan Jingwen said this, Zhang Shenyan only smiled slightly.

And the second assistant Gao Hongtu has been sitting in the most hidden corner and drinking tea constantly, his lips are dry, his eyes are hollow, and his feet are shaking constantly.

Wu Xian, who is also a cabinet minister, has always had a good impression of Gao Hongtu, who is quite talented in literature, so he walked over and asked with concern: "The second assistant is not comfortable, with your old qualifications, it should not be difficult to give His Majesty a good recuperation." ”

"Lao Wuge is always worried, I'm not sick, I'm just old, I have some gout, I'll be alone."

Gao Hongtu smiled awkwardly, no one knew how contradictory his heart was at this time, on the one hand, his own Emperor Majesty, on the other hand, the interests of his Donglin Party, he was afraid that he would become a traitorous minister, and he was also afraid that His Majesty would still favor the members of the eunuch party back then.

"Your Majesty has arrived!"

Just when Gao Hongtu was at a loss, Zhu Youzhen drove to the Qianqing Palace, and he couldn't help but ask, "What happened, it's worth such a heated discussion from all Aiqing?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, Weichen and others heard that Zuo Liangyu, the chief military officer of Huguang, was about to raise troops to rebel, so everyone discussed how the imperial court should deal with this matter."

Shoufu Fan Jingwen, as the head of the hundred officials of the outer court, stood up first to answer Zhu Youzhen's question.

Zhu Youzhen couldn't help but pull down his face, and glanced coldly at the officials present, he had just instructed Wang Chengen not to let more people know about Zuo Liangyu's army, just to avoid causing unnecessary panic, but he didn't expect that someone had directly begun to spread among the ministers.

"It seems that there are really ministers in the DPRK and China who want to take advantage of this opportunity to make waves!"

Zhu Youzhen glanced at the ministers standing in front of him and thought of it.

However, Zhu Youzhen also knew that at this time, he would definitely not be able to find out who said it first, so he didn't ask much, but just smiled calmly: "It's just a matter of nothing, I have already issued a decree that Zuo Liangyu will enter Beijing for the Lantern Festival after the New Year, and when the time comes, you will know the truth!" ”