Shen Ye looked at the lifelike flying dragon carved on the palace, and thought to himself, this year is the year of Chongzhen, but that Chongzhen's reign is only a short seventeen years, and it is estimated that it will not be long before this Chongzhen Emperor will commit suicide. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Thinking of this, Shen Ye smiled faintly, this prescient feeling made him very calm, as if what he was about to meet was not the Ming Emperor who overlooked the world today, but the generation of dead monarchs who were about to hang themselves.

Just when Shen Ye was sighing about the creation of fate, a slightly sharp voice suddenly sounded beside Shen Ye: "Shen Gongzi, the emperor has summoned you." ”

Shen Ye came back to his senses and saw an old eunuch standing in front of him, only to see that his face was wrinkled, and his voice sounded thin, he should have some status in the palace, and many people scolded him, but when he saw Shen Ye, this old eunuch was quite polite.

He even made a gesture of invitation, and said to Shen Ye: "The emperor has summoned you, please go to the imperial study with the old slave." ”

Thinking of Wei Zhongxian's position as the leader of the eunuch party, Shen Ye was not surprised, but smiled faintly, immediately patted his sleeve, stepped forward, and said to the old eunuch: "There is a prince of Lao." ”

As he spoke, the palace gate slowly opened, and Shen Ye followed behind the old eunuch and walked into the palace gate step by step.

Inside the palace gate, there is a long staircase, which is spacious on both sides, and there are also towering armoured guards, like sculptures, standing motionless.

"As an old eunuch summoned, it is estimated that his skills must be extraordinary, otherwise if he goes on like this and summons him a few more times, he will probably be out of breath. Following the prince and the prince kept going up the steps, Shen Ye calmed down, glanced at the prince, and saw that his steps were also light, and said secretly in his heart.

After walking this long staircase, there is another palace gate in front of you, and the gate is guarded by the Imperial Forest Army, but with the prince leading the way, it is easy to walk in again.

After walking in, it was not a step, but a flat road, but it was not easier, because this flat road was longer than the previous steps......

However, as soon as he thought that walking through this long passage was also a manifestation of imperial power, Shen Ye held back.

Finally, after such repetition, Shen Ye didn't remember that he had walked a few long passages, and when he sighed that this palace was also the 'Five Rings', the old eunuch finally stopped, turned back to Shen Ye and smiled: "Shen Gongzi, the imperial study has arrived, you wait a minute." ”

The old eunuch said, he went in first and closed the door, Shen Ye waited for a few seconds, and soon, the old eunuch walked out and shouted: "Pass, Shen Moyun!"

Shen Ye nodded, and walked into the imperial study, and saw a man sitting in front of the desk, reading a lot of songs, just putting down the brush in his hand, and was about to get up.

Shen Ye stood under the main hall, bent down at Emperor Chongzhen, and immediately said loudly: "Shen Moyun, a grass man, has seen the emperor." ”

In such a bending gap, Shen Ye looked at Emperor Chongzhen thoroughly.

This Emperor Chongzhen, whose real name is Zhu Youzhen, is the fifth son of Zhu Changluo, I saw his face smiling, between the pen and the pen, there is an invisible majesty, occasionally, stretching out a big hand like a fan, brushing the beard of the chin, and a little more wise color.

Chongzhen's body is relatively wide, even if he is wearing a yellow dragon robe, his body is still extremely burly, compared to Shen Ye, he is like a giant, standing on top of the main hall, naturally giving people a faint sense of oppression.

"No courtesy. Emperor Chongzhen put down the brush, patted his sleeve, and stood up, his voice a little rough.

"Your Majesty, Emperor. Shen Ye responded neither humbly nor arrogantly.

After Chongzhen stood up, he glanced at Shen Ye, and immediately showed a smile and said, "Shen Moyun, I have heard this name, and it has been three times. The first time, I heard that your wife killed Kou Zhongchen, and you are just a scholar; the second time, I learned from the hymn of the eunuch party, it was written by you, and I can see that you are talented and insightful; the third time, I heard that you have killed the corrupt officials and villains of the Donglin Party many times, and it can be seen that you are also a person in the martial arts, and your realm is extraordinary. ”

"Of course, no matter who your wife is, how advanced your martial arts realm is, I don't care much, what I appreciate the most is what you wrote about the loyalty of the Wei Party...... By the way, what did you say?" Chongzhen asked with a gentle smile.

Shen Ye replied: "Taxation, the foundation of the country, the loss of the country, and the Donglin Party wantonly evasion and tax evasion, the whole country knows, it is a hamster, on the other hand, the Wei Party, although the power is very strong, but they advocate tax collection, benefit the country and the people, this is a loyal minister." ”

"Haha, yes, that's exactly what I said. What you said is very good, and I have a deep understanding. ”

Chongzhen chatted very happily, and immediately said to Shen Ye, "If you have nothing to do, go to the Three Treasures Palace, let's say, you came to me today, but what is new?"

Shen Ye replied modestly: "Back to the emperor, I can't talk about it, but there are some small ideas that benefit the country and the people, if the emperor is interesting, the grass people will say." ”

"Interesting, of course interesting, you say. Chongzhen sat down and looked at Shen Ye with great interest, intending to see if he had any novel ideas that could bring him insights.

Shen Ye pondered for a while, and then slowly said the words he had thought of before: "Some people say that I killed the Donglin Party because I was loyal to the people in the Wei Party, but in fact, no, I, Shen Moyun, am not loyal to anyone, only loyal to the Ming Dynasty, only loyal to the people of Liming, and only loyal to the principle of justice." The killing of the Donglin Party is just that the grass people hope to uphold justice, eliminate harm for the people, and share worries for the country. ”

Chongzhen nodded secretly when he heard this, and Shen Ye continued: "That Lord Yuan, it is indeed a great achievement to be able to kill Nurhachi, and the grass people also appreciate it very much, but your emperor, as the Son of Heaven, you can't only have Donglin a sword in your hand, you should be checked and balanced. ”

"Checks and balances?" Chongzhen heard this, thoughtfully, since he took office, there has always been a saying that the Wei Party is in power and the power is tilted towards the government and the opposition, so he also has the idea of cleaning up the eunuch party.

Shen Ye further said: "The power of the Eunuch Party is very large, but the Donglin Party is also not small, so it is good to leave the Wei Party, at least it can collect taxes." And the benefits of collecting taxes, presumably the emperor is already clear. ”

"In the imperial court, these two major political groups really give me a headache, I can't move, and I can't move, but if I don't move, I can't sleep. ”

Chongzhen frowned, and then said with deep understanding, "And you think they should be allowed to check and balance each other, and I just need to sit aside and take care of the overall situation, which is a good policy." ”