Chunjiang plumbing duck prophet, Yang Chengying just arrived in Hejian Mansion, he heard that Luoyang had fallen.

He realized that the situation had changed, and hurriedly returned to Beijing with Hong Chengchou.

To the west of the capital, the Liaodong military camp is in the village.

"Luoyang fell, King Fu was killed, I really didn't expect this to happen."

Wu Sangui thought it was incredible.

This is the first time that the Ming Dynasty has been established for more than 200 years.

Everyone thought about it, and they had a vague feeling that an unprecedented situation was about to appear.

"I'm afraid it's going to get worse."

Yang Chengying said: "The main forces of the Ming army are in Sichuan and Huguang, encircling and suppressing Zhang Xianzhong and the 5th Battalion of Gezuo and other peasant armies. ”

"King, this is already a place of right and wrong, hurry back to the customs outside."

"It has often been said that a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, and besides, the situation in the south has changed so much that it is necessary to prepare early. ”

"Makes sense."

Everyone nodded their heads, thinking that this was reasonable.

Yang Chengying pondered for a moment and said, "Since you are leaving, you should resign to Your Majesty." Tomorrow I will enter the palace and meet the Holy One. ”

I came on order, and if I left in a hurry, I would lose the meaning of entering Beijing.

"In my opinion, I should accompany His Highness on a trip."

Hong Chengchou suddenly spoke.

Yang Chengying nodded: "That's good, there is Inspector Lao Hong." ”

In the palace, Chongzhen had just come out of the Fengxian Palace.

He wept profusely in front of the god of Wanli.

"In the three hundred years of our ancestors, we have never suffered such a tragic change. Since I have been in the extreme, I have respected the heavens and ancestors, been diligent in government and loved the people, and have not lost morality. Unexpectedly, the thieves were so rampant, and the disaster became more and more intense, so that Luoyang was lost and King Fu was killed. ”

As he spoke, Chongzhen began to cry again.

In order to "reflect" on his sins to the heavens, Chongzhen not only "withdrew the pleasure and reduced the meal", but also stopped eating meat.

Withdrawal of music and reduction of meals refers to the removal of the usual music at lunchtime, and the reduction of dozens of dishes to a dozen, indicating that the country is in misfortune and the emperor is sad and sorrowful.

Chongzhen was eating, and suddenly remembered the matter of Luoyang, sadness came from it, and asked:

"What about King Fu's family? There is a newspaper! ”

"Back to Your Majesty, Princess Fu and the prince have fled to northern Henan."

Cao Huachun's words changed: "It's just ...... The Fu Wangfu Mansion and other clans that had escaped by taking advantage of the chaos were penniless and urgently needed relief from the imperial court. ”

Hearing that it would cost silver, Chongzhen felt that the dishes in his mouth had lost their taste.

"Now the situation is critical, and all parties need to spend money."

Chongzhen put down his chopsticks and said, "The inner treasury has been emptied, how can there be a tael of silver that can be used to appease King Fu's widow and the fleeing clan." ”

However, it is not possible to do without bereavement.

If you don't pay for it, it will show that the court is weak.

Chongzhen thought for a while and said, "It's better to only raise money in the palace, so as to deal with this matter." ”

Cao Huachun listened, and tears rained down.

How did the imperial court become what it is now?

"What are you crying about!" Chongzhen scolded, "Now is not the time to cry. ”

"The slave is not qualified to cry, but when he sees the emperor so sad, he occasionally feels it in his heart, and he unconsciously sheds tears."

Cao Huachun said, knelt down and kowtowed: "Ask the emperor to punish the crime." ”

Chongzhen sighed for a while and asked him to get up.

"When this matter is dealt with, I will mobilize elite soldiers from all walks of life in the world to exterminate the thieves."

A hint of anger flashed in Chongzhen's eyes.

Cao Huachun reminded in a low voice: "Yang Chengying is still in Beijing, how to deal with it?" ”

"Oh, I almost forgot about him."

Chongzhen reacted, "Where has he been these days?" ”

"He stayed in the army and didn't go anywhere."

Cao Huachun lied without hesitation, "I was still a little scared when I thought about it, so I never left the barracks." ”

"It's understandable."

Chongzhen stirred the gruel with a spoon, worried.

Liaodong is rich, he has long thought about it, but he can't make trouble at this time, causing the enemy to suffer from the back.

However, during the Three Kingdoms, the allusion of Cao manipulating the tiger to return to the mountain was remembered by Chongzhen.

When he was worried, a eunuch came to report: "Jiliao Governor Hong Chengchou, Jiliao Jingluo Yang Chengying should ask to see outside the palace." ”

Said Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrived.

Chongzhen was shocked, he hadn't figured out what to do with it.

"Let them wait in the Mandarin Palace."

After Chongzhen finished speaking, he lowered his head and took a bite of porridge, and then kept chewing.

He's wondering what to do.

Kill or close, it's not okay.

The tiger returns to the mountain, and there will never be such a good opportunity in the future.

The palace maids and eunuchs stood solemnly on the side, peeking at Chongzhen's gaffe, and they didn't even dare to come out.

After a while, Chongzhen put the bowl down and said in his heart: "Yang Chengying is obedient on the surface, so it's better not to provoke." When encircling and suppressing thieves and offering thieves is the top priority, as long as the court is still in the sky, Yang Chengying will not dare to do anything wrong. ”

Thinking about this clearly, Chongzhen cheered up and got up and moved to the Wenhua Palace.

Yang Chengying and Hong Chengchou waited there.

Chongzhen ascended to the seat, and the two knelt down.

After they finished kowtowing, Chongzhen called them up, and then sighed, and said with a sad expression:

"In the ten years of my reign, the country has been troubled, and there have been years of famine. Recently, alas! It became more and more intense, the thieves entered Luoyang, and King Fu was killed. ”

Chongzhen's eyes turned red, he shook his head sadly, and continued: "Qing Zhen guards the northern border, it is advisable to observe the hard work of the imperial court, and be good at governance and good deeds." ”

Yang Chengying heard the meaning of the words, and took the initiative to say: "I heard that King Fu's family has arrived in Meng County in northern Henan, and all the family property in the house belongs to Li Zicheng.

The minister was willing to give 100,000 taels of silver and donate it to the imperial court to support the Fu King and other clans. ”

Only 100,000 taels......

Chongzhen thought about it, it was not easy to make Yang Chengying, who was so picky, pay for it.

He said: "I am really glad that Qing can have this heart. After Qing returned to Liaodong, he had to assist the superintendent Hong Chengchou. ”

"Obey." Yang Chengying knelt down.

"The minister must work with Yang Chengying to stabilize the northern border of the imperial court and live up to His Majesty's expectations."

Hong Chengchou also knelt down and said angrily.

Chongzhen nodded, and said, "I feel tired, so you can retreat first." ”

"The ministers are leaving."

Yang Chengying and Hong Chengchou got up, retreated together, and turned around to leave at the door.

Chongzhen looked at their immediate direction, and suddenly his eyes flashed, and he felt that if he missed this opportunity, it would be difficult to come back next time.

He regretted it a little.

"No, how did he know that King Fu's family had fled to Meng County."

Chongzhen thought about it carefully, and suddenly found the problem: "Could it be that he knows the details of this matter, so he rushed to leave." How can Hong Chengchou come together, is it ......?"

Thinking of this, Chongzhen's forehead began to hurt, and then thought of Cao Huachun's words.

"Dongchang and Jinyiwei have always been not very good, and they don't have the sharpness of Taizu and Chengzu at all."

Chongzhen muttered: "Could it be that someone reported the news to Cao Huachun, this person is very likely to be Yang Chengying!" ”

"Wang Chengen!"

The more Chongzhen thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong, and screamed.

The eunuch Wang Chengen walked over.

"Go, chase Yang Chengying and Hong Chengchou back to me."

Chongzhen ordered.

Wang Chengen said, "Your Majesty, it's too late. Out of the Wenhua Palace, it is the Huiji Gate, and it has been out of the noon gate at this time. ”

Chongzhen was stunned on the spot.