The seventeenth year of Ming Chongzhen, mid-March.

Qianqing Palace, Zhou Xian frowned slightly, looking at the magnificent building in front of him.

On the side, the old father Zhou Guofu said softly: "Xian'er doesn't have to worry too much, now that the thieves have hit the capital, Your Majesty just can't be distracted by other things, and he doesn't intend to put your marriage with the princess on hold......"

Father, naturally, is a good father.

But Zhou Xian at this moment is not the original Zhou Xian.

He was originally a social animal who enjoyed 996 blessings in modern times, and was accidentally reborn in this body, and his father-in-law was actually Emperor Chongzhen.

The fiancée is the famous princess of Changping at this time.

Now, Li Zicheng's army has surrounded the capital, and there are only 3 days left before Emperor Chongzhen's coal mountain hangs on the crooked neck tree.

What kind of steam engine, technology tree, he didn't have time to build it!

"Since I ascended the throne, I have been conscientious and conscientious, abiding by my duty, and I have never dared to relax for 17 years...... Ladies and gentlemen, there are many mistakes......"

In the hall, there was a lamentation from Chongzhen.

This voice is full of helplessness and desolation.

"The ministers are incompetent, please forgive your majesty~!"

The voices of the ministers kneeling down and pleading for guilt were heard.

The voice is neat and loud, and there is no sense of impending disaster at all.

Zhou Xian shook his head and sighed when he heard this, and said in his heart: [Since Chongzhen has seen through the faces of these ministers, why not come and make an example of killing chickens and monkeys, and by the way, raid the house to get some silver, and reward the soldiers and civilians in the city, maybe he can breathe for a few days. 】

[Otherwise, in three days, maybe my son-in-law will have to hang himself on the southeast branch!] 】

Chongzhen's face froze, and then he shouted outside the hall: "Who is making noise outside the hall!" ”

Zhou Guofu was frightened, thinking that the father and son had disturbed Chongzhen, so he hurriedly fell to the ground and walked in to plead guilty: "Old minister Zhou Guofu (Zhou Xian), knock to see Your Majesty." ”

Zhou Xian also followed into the hall, bowed down, and then secretly looked at the monarchs and ministers in the hall.

Chongzhen is only in his thirties now, but his face is haggard and his temples are white, which is not much different from an old man in his fifties.

Moreover, he was used to being frugal in his life, and he was only dressed in a plain brocade shirt with a patch on the cuffs......

Of course, the robes on the ministers were even more torn than Chongzhen.

This is like a national court, it is simply a meeting of beggars.

[It's really special to be able to pretend]

[After Li Zicheng broke the city, he looted the whole city, got tens of millions of taels of gold and silver, and countless other treasures, these guys are fat and oily, but if he is willing to donate a little silver tael, he will use the pickaxe to reward the soldiers and civilians in the city, and the capital will not be easily breached! 】

Chongzhen listened to the sound that resounded in his ears, his heart was terrified, and a pair of bloodshot eyes stared at Zhou Xian below.

This time he really heard it clearly, and the voice was indeed Zhou Xian's!

The other courtiers were not unusual, they didn't seem to hear it?

And Zhou Xian felt a burning gaze sweeping over, and immediately lowered his head and made a respectful gesture.

[, why does this old man keep looking at me? 】

[Do you want me to donate food and money? 】

When Chongzhen heard it again, his doubts were even worse.

But after thinking about it carefully, he regained his composure and waved his hand to Zhou Guofu: "The servant doesn't need to be polite, come and give a seat." ”

In fact, Zhou Guofu has resigned, and Chongzhen called him so, which obviously gave him a lot of face.

Immediately, a little eunuch brought a chair, Zhou Guofu sat down as if flattered, and then glanced at Zhou Xian.

Zhou Xian understood and arched his hand: "Your Majesty, my Zhou family is deeply favored by the emperor, but it has not been established, and now the country is in trouble, and the society is in danger, my Zhou family is willing to pour all the family wealth, donate 100,000 taels of silver, and thousands of grain, grass, cotton, and silk, and thank the emperor." ”

Wow –

When the ministers present heard this, they all became agitated, and looked at Zhou Xian in amazement.

Even Zhou Guofu was trembling, he didn't expect his son to spend so much money, and the money, grain and grass far exceeded what they had discussed.

However, the Zhou family and Daming are now grasshoppers on a rope, one is prosperous and the other is lost, once the capital is lost, the Zhou family will not be spared.

Even if Zhou Guofu was reluctant, he understood Zhou Xian's intentions.

"Good, the Zhou family is my Ming Dynasty, true and loyal!"

Chongzhen was overjoyed, and laughed a few times: "I know that Xian'er has been reading poetry and books since you were a child, and you are full of economy, but what is the best way to retreat from the enemy?" ”

After speaking, a pair of eyes stared directly at Zhou Xian, as if he wanted to see the flowers.

It's just that without waiting for Zhou Xian to speak, Shoufu Wei Zaode couldn't help but jump out: "Your Majesty, Taizu has training, and relatives are not allowed to interfere in politics, this is the way to get rid of chaos!" ”

Chengguo Gong Zhu Chunchen also jumped out: "What a good Zhou Jialang who has scattered all his wealth, Zhou Xian, let me ask you, do you want to be flattering and lucky, and borrow money to get promoted?" ”

Zhou Xian: "......"

[What a fuck, a first assistant, a national duke, don't want to forge ahead, don't do anything, just forget it, and want to give me Internet crimes, Da Ming has this minister, it's strange not to forget! ] 】

[By the way, after the thieves broke through the city, these civil ministers and nobles were more flattering than one another, and they persuaded Li Zicheng to ascend the throne and become emperor, and they scolded Chongzhen, as if they were still the leaders of these two important ministers? 】

After vomiting in his heart, but Chongzhen listened to it word for word, he slapped the armrest of the dragon chair and shouted angrily: "I just asked you about the strategy of retreating from the enemy, why don't you two talk so much?" ”

“……”

This is tantamount to murder and punishment!

The two of them were choked with red faces.

Puff –

Suddenly, Zhu Chunchen knelt on the ground, his face full of indignation: "Since the uprising of the thieves, the governor of the minister has been conscientious every day in his military affairs, and he does not dare to slack off, and there is no merit and hard work, but I didn't expect Your Majesty to ...... Cold-hearted, resign from the post of governor voluntarily! ”

Chongzhen frowned: "This matter will be discussed again." ”

In fact, he still believes in this Ming Guogong, after all, they are all of the same clan and lineage, in such a critical moment, do you want him to trust an outsider?

But Zhu Chunchen was cheap and obedient, looking disheartened: "Your Majesty, please take back your life and let the old minister tell the old man to return to ......his hometown."

As he spoke, he untied his waist card and got up to leave!

This scene stunned Wei Zaode first.

He originally thought that Cheng Guogong was just taking Chongzhen and retreating as advance.

can look at this posture, this Daming clan is really going to pick a son and quit.

"Your Majesty!"

"Minister, the minister is getting old and unable to deal with the affairs of the cabinet, so please resign from the post of first assistant, and ask Your Majesty for permission!"

Wei Zaode frowned and thought for a long time, and finally suddenly knelt on the ground and asked for his resignation.

Subsequently, the ministers in the palace also knelt down one by one, vying to resign.

"The old minister's eyes are dizzy......"

"The old mother ...... just died in the minister's family"

"Your Majesty......"

The ministers talked about the scene one by one, and regardless of whether Chongzhen agreed or not, they all learned from Chengguo Gong to put the official seal on the ground and ran out.

After all, the ship of Daming is about to sink, so if you can run, of course run as soon as possible!

Chongzhen was angry, and shouted sadly: "All the kings turned their backs on me? ”

“……”

No one answered, and everyone left the scene quickly, eager to have two more legs.

Chongzhen sat on the dragon chair, looking loveless.

He now completely believes in Zhou Xian's voices, and I'm afraid that everything he says will come true one by one.

With such a scene of betrayal and separation, Zhou Xian was a little dumbfounded, and he felt a chill in his heart.

[These beasts, the Ming Dynasty has never treated civil officials badly, and in the end they have raised so many chaotic ministers and thieves! 】

[If I am Chongzhen, the country will die, one will count as one, if you don't dismantle them, it will be difficult to understand the hatred in your heart! ] 】

Chokew-

The pathetic Chongzhen suddenly pulled out the sword hanging on the screen, and angrily pointed at the ministers who were quickly leaving, with a hideous face: "You and other thieves who are in trouble with the country, when the society is in danger, disturb the hearts of our army, and should be killed!" ”

Obviously, he listened to Zhou Xian's words and fell into madness.

Seeing this, Wei Zaode and the other ministers showed a look of horror, and rushed to the door of the main hall one by one.

Chongzhen was already red-eyed with anger, and after jumping down from the steps, he chased after him and slashed straight with his sword.

Poof-

A stream of hot blood gushed out and sprinkled Chongzhen's face.

As if stimulated by the smell of blood, he became more and more crazy, brandished the sword in his hand, and slashed when he saw someone: "Kill, kill, kill...... Rebellious ministers and thieves, all deserve to die...... Kill ......"

The ministers were frightened and frightened one by one, and rushed to His Highness with rolling and crawling.

It's a pity that they are usually pampered, and they are afraid and panicked, so they can only wail and cry for help.

And Zhou Xian was one step ahead of others, and closed the hall before they went out.

For a time, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty became lambs to be slaughtered.

"Quick...... Open the door...... Open the door to Benxiang, or destroy your nine clans! ”

Wei Zaode was so frightened that his legs trembled, and now when he saw Zhou Xian actually close the door, he was frightened, but he couldn't help but scold.

Bang –

Zhou Xian's eyes were cold, and he picked up the latch and smashed it down, and Wei Zaode, the first assistant of the dignified hall, immediately had his head blooming, and blood was flying.

Although the owner of this body looks like a weak scholar, his father used to be a servant and managed a grassland, Zhou Xian has been able to ride and shoot since he was a child, and his physical fitness is naturally not bad.

Now that he has made a move, he suddenly shows his fierceness!

However, Zhou Xian's 'aiding and abusive' and 'fierce and fierce' scared those ministers who just wanted to rush out of the palace to the point of panic, and they turned their heads in a panic again and ran to another place.

Zhou Xian wiped a handful of the residual blood that was splashed on his face, and smiled cruelly:

"Still want to escape? You moths, when you are in the court, you are submissive, and when you are in the locality, you are oppressive to the people, and the central Ming Dynasty is because of you thieves and the country, do you still have the luxury of expecting that the angry soldiers and civilians outside can still treat you well?

Haha, that's ridiculous.

Once the thieves break through the city, these rebellious ministers and thieves who are causing trouble to the people will be tortured to death, so it is better to let Your Majesty execute you now, and have a good time! ”

The reason why these ministers are in a hurry to resign is to draw a clear line with Daming, and they want to take refuge in Li Zicheng with a fluke mentality.

But after listening to Zhou Xian's words, it made them wake up like a dream.

Everyone was desperate.

Chongzhen was also crazy over there, his eyes were red, he was panting, and he slashed the ministers who fled in panic one by one.

In the end, there was only one Chengguo Gong who had a broken arm.

Zhu Chunchen fell in a pool of blood and begged bitterly: "Your Majesty, the minister knows that he is wrong, the minister will not resign, and the minister is also willing to donate food and money......"

Chongzhen turned a blind eye, stepped forward, and the sword was frantically chopped down.

The descendants of the dignified Zhu family, the hereditary princes, were cut into meat sauce by Chongzhen like this.

Clang!

In the end, Chongzhen threw away his sword and sat down on the ground, gasping for air.

In the main hall, there are corpses lying on the ground, like Shura hell.

Of course, except for Zhou Xian's father and son and a few eunuchs and palace maids who were still standing.

There were also a few ministers who did not follow the trend and resigned, so when Chongzhen was crazy and killed, it did not hurt them.