The first wind and rain drifted away

In the sight, Wen Tiren, who was more than 60 years old, was wearing a three crowns on his head, wearing a red court dress, and walked in gently, bowing and bowing to Emperor Chongzhen on the dragon chair.

The corners of the lacquered veil on both sides of the head of the head swayed slightly as the body rose and fell.

"The weather is good today, it's windy and rainy, it's rare for Wen Aiqing to be leisurely, how can she run to the palace to hang out?"

After the ceremony, Wen Tiren had just sat down, Emperor Chongzhen, who was wearing a light yellow tufted new dragon robe, was playing with a jade ruyi in his hand, and the whole person leaned on the dragon chair and asked lazily.

In the next position, Emperor Chongzhen's unbounded words made Wen Tiren slightly stunned, but he replied calmly:

"May is the rainy season, the sky is beautiful, and I think it is also the emperor's considerate courtiers, so that everyone can work less.

It's just that the cabinet has accumulated a lot of government affairs, and some things are not taken care of, so they have to go to the palace to consult the emperor. ”

Wen Tiren, as the longest first assistant in the Chongzhen period, it was already commonplace for him to talk about tea with Emperor Chongzhen, and there was not much estrangement between monarchs and ministers.

Chief? Holy Judgment?

Wen Shoufu's words were indeed very good, and Emperor Chongzhen played with the jade Ruyi in his hand, but the corners of his mouth smiled a little playfully.

The palace is almost facing the sky, Daming has entered the cool countdown, how can he still be in the mood to take care of any government affairs now?

"It's rare to have a few days of leisure, and I won't talk about state affairs today.

I don't know if Aiqing has heard that I am preparing to reopen the factory guard, what do I think? ”

After the weather was finished, Emperor Chongzhen's words changed, and he suddenly asked about the factory guard.

"I have heard a little, but the cabinet has still received the emperor's decree, but the courtiers have a lot of discussions, and they are all opposed.

However, Weichen thought that the factory guard was the pro-army of the Son of Heaven, and whether it was reopened or not was only a holy decision, and it was inconvenient for the courtiers to comment. ”

Wen Tiren has always been good at greeting Emperor Chongzhen, and his words made him overjoyed and couldn't help but be happy.

It's all sacred, there's nothing wrong with it, and it's politically correct. All the Shousuke who listen to their own words, this is my good Shousuke!

"What does Wen Aiqing think I have been on the throne for eight years?"

However, Emperor Chongzhen didn't see any joy or anger on his face, he just raised his eyebrows and continued to ask a rather tricky question.

"The emperor is a rare diligent and wise king in the Ming Dynasty, but internal and external troubles and natural disasters are continuous, so the situation is difficult."

But Wen Tiren has no waves, and his answers are decent, even, and stable, so that people can't find fault.

It's just that he feels in his heart that Emperor Chongzhen today is very different from usual, his thinking has jumped too much, and he doesn't play cards according to common sense, and it becomes difficult to figure out.

"Since Wen Aiqing ascended to the position of first assistant, how has she done to herself?"

Wechen asked himself if he was doing his best, although he didn't make much progress, but he didn't make too many mistakes. It's just that the current situation is like this, what can I do? ”

"Then according to Wen Aiqing, we are virtuous and virtuous, but why is Daming still in decline and in such a difficult situation?"

"The Emperor's ......"

Wen Tiren looked bitter with his old face, looking a little aggrieved, and didn't know how to answer.

As the first assistant and the commander of hundreds of officials, he can't say in front of the emperor that it's not our fault, it's all other courtiers who are doing nothing, and they like party fighting, and they have no intention of getting down to business, right?

"Aiqing is inconvenient to say and dare not say it, so I will talk about it."

The next moment, Emperor Chongzhen slammed the tea table with jade Ruyi, his eyes were like a sharp sword shot at Wen Tiren, he did not hide the anger in his heart, and said indignantly:

"In the eight years since I ascended the throne, I have been the king of the Ming Dynasty on the surface, the supreme of the Ninety-Five, judging life and death with one word, and commanding the majesty of the world not to disobey.

However, officials at all levels in the interior disobeyed their hands, and the imperial court had no money and no food, and natural and man-made disasters made matters worse.

The attempt to reopen the sea ban on the collection of commercial taxes was even more difficult, and was resisted by officials across the country, and the rotten empire could not be commanded by me.

On weekdays, the abolition of salt taxes and other decrees that are beneficial to officials at all levels is smooth, and it is not conducive to the holy decree of officials and magnates, and it is against the ancestral system......"

The wind intensified, the rain became more urgent, and in the sound of anger, Yu Ruyi broke into two pieces, turned into fragments, splashed on the ground, and sprinkled all around.

Better die standing than live kneeling!

Perhaps it is the true state of mind of Emperor Chongzhen at this moment.

Originally, the predecessor Comrade Chongzhen did such a job.

There is no scope of work, no boundaries of work.

You have to manage everything, and you can't control anything. When I go to work every day, I either quarrel with others (Yanguan) or watch people quarrel (party disputes).

Dressed in tatters, eating less, sleeping less with his wife, sleeping only five or six hours a day, and bad news came from time to time.

What is from the north to the west, the ancestral grave has been dug up, the generals have been killed, things have been robbed, there are natural disasters every year, and so on.

The righteous men and gentlemen in the court are so good that the scholars and scholars share the world with the Son of Heaven.

But what happened has nothing to do with these righteous gentlemen, it is all his responsibility.

Reigned for seventeen years, six guilty edicts!

Who can do such a job?

In this regard, the current Emperor Chongzhen said that he couldn't do it and didn't want to do it!

Since you don't want to do this, then you have to let all these righteous men and gentlemen in the court get out of the house or go to prison, or even kill them.

But they are very strong, and they need helpers in the early stage, and Wen Tiren is undoubtedly one of the powerful helpers.

Because, this righteous gentleman who was broken by the Qing Dynasty was rated as the first assistant of the first traitor in the Chongzhen period, and there are several special skills that have entered the eyes of Emperor Chongzhen.

First of all, Wen Tiren is very obedient, and in the words of a righteous gentleman, he is good at greeting. But Emperor Chongzhen especially appreciated this because it was very important.

He's not stupid, he doesn't need to be obedient, is he still uncomfortable with always singing against himself, isn't his head kicked by a donkey?

Secondly, as the first assistant, Wen Tiren is shrewd and capable.

When it comes to professional problems such as criminal name Qian Gu, because of the complicated clues, the other cabinet scholars are at a loss, but Wen Tiren only needs to look at it and knows it in his chest, and there is no mistake.

And this can allow the ambitious Emperor Chongzhen to take a break from military and other aspects.

Again, he is good at rectifying people, especially the Donglin Party members who are regarded as models by upright gentlemen.

Qian Qianyi, Qian Longxi and other Donglin leaders all hated his subordinates, which was also the main reason why he was selected as the first traitor.

In this regard, Emperor Chongzhen had a clapping attitude, which was also the reason why he was included in one of the Taoist friends.

As for whether Wen Tiren is a traitor, Emperor Chongzhen said that it is not important, the important thing is that he can do things, and can do things that are satisfactory to him and beneficial to the Ming Dynasty.

Otherwise, you are like the great loyal minister Shi Kefa, and Emperor Chongzhen said that he would not dare to use it!

The price is too great, and it kills people!

"The emperor is transparent, and the ministers are ashamed!"

After listening to Emperor Chongzhen's heartfelt words, Wen Tiren was instantly poked into tears, his voice choked and trembled, and he fell to the ground and died.

It's not easy to be a son of heaven!

But is it easy to fuck yourself?

After the emperor came to power, Wei Gelding was single-handedly eradicated by him, and the Donglin Party ushered in spring again, and there was a tendency to intensify.

In their eyes, except for the Donglin family, all others are traitors. Only they are right, everyone else is wrong.

It doesn't matter if it's just right or wrong, and it's okay to admit that you're a decent gentleman.

But are you doing what you are doing by a decent man and a gentleman?

In the autumn of last year, there was a famine in the northwest, and 100,000 stone of grain was dispatched for disaster relief.

When we set out from the capital, there were only 50,000 left. When it came to the place, there were 30,000 left, and when it was distributed below, there were only 10,000 left. He actually received five thousand.

The facts of the case were ascertained: The first to do it was the household official, and the things were brought down, no matter whether they were good or bad, they were cut in the waist first.

Then when I arrived at the place, the governor came first, the prefect came later, and the rest were sent to the squire.

Among them, how many of them were committed by the self-proclaimed upright and gentleman of the Donglin Party?

Also, how much of the annual military salary and food pay actually go to the border gates?

They are also known as drifting.

In this regard, as the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty, he can only do his best to deal with them.

However, Donglin is powerful, and the emperor doesn't like to camp the party for personal gain, so he can only secretly make some small moves, set up today, cheat tomorrow, and think of new recruits the day after tomorrow, aggrieved!

What is this what the head of the court should do?

But is there any other way?

No one listens to the words of the Son of Heaven, so does someone listen to the words of Shousuke?

Isn't that?

The more I thought about it, the more aggrieved Wen Tiren felt, and he couldn't hold back his old tears anymore, and he was speechless and choked.

"Wen Aiqing, Wen Aiqing......"

Emperor Chongzhen called out a few words, confused, could this be an old drama bone? Or is it that he has a clear heart and knows that he is going to beat him, how can he cry when he says he will cry?

Wen Tiren is an old official, and he is not arrogant enough to think that he can impress him with just a few words.

"Weichen lost his temper, let the emperor laugh, please forgive me!"

Wen Tiren sobbed and got up, and sat back in his seat, still speculating in his heart about the meaning of the emperor's words.