Before hanging himself, Chongzhen lifted the table

Chapter 4 Friends
As soon as he entered the palace gate, Wang Chengen was surprised to find the eunuch and the admiral of the East Factory kneeling on the ground.

The emperor urgently summoned him, and he felt something was wrong. Unexpectedly, even Wang Zhixin was asking for forgiveness. He didn't say anything anymore. No matter what the matter was, he had to kneel down first and then talk about it.

Unexpectedly, when he was about to kneel down to pay the order, he heard Emperor Chongzhen say: "Everyone else, get out."

Needless to say, the palace maid, Wang Zhixin was a little unsure. When this other person went out, he felt that he should not be included. After all, he was the most trusted person of the emperor.If you have something to say, there is no need to hide it from him.Not to mention, he just bled just to get back the emperor's favor!
Just as he was thinking this, he saw Emperor Chongzhen looking down at him and shouting coldly: "Didn't you hear my decree?"

"You deserve to die!" Wang Zhixin was stunned for a moment when he heard this, but he immediately responded, kowtowed, and then immediately walked backwards out of the palace door.Throughout, he was remarkably docile.

However, when he exited the hall as the last person and waited for the door to close, he suddenly changed his expression and asked the palace maid at the door in a low voice: "Who did Long live the Lord see today?"

He very much suspected that someone had slandered the emperor, otherwise the emperor would not have treated him with this attitude!
Seeing Wang Zhixin's anger, the palace maid immediately knelt on the ground as if facing the emperor.

"Old Ancestor, there are no foreign officials in attendance this morning. Long live the Lord has been reviewing the memorials."

"Huh?" Wang Zhixin snorted after hearing this, obviously very unhappy, but he also believed that these little eunuchs did not dare to lie to him, so he asked again, "What memorials are being reviewed?"

"Back to our ancestors, they are all memorials taken from the Supervisor of Ceremonies, the ones you have already seen!"

After hearing this answer, Wang Zhixin was confused.What was the situation that caused the emperor's attitude towards him to seem to have changed, even though he promised so much money to no avail?
After thinking for a while, he couldn't figure it out, so he lowered his head and ordered: "If there is anything happening here, please report it to our family immediately!"

After speaking, he hurried away.

The emperor asked for money just now. Regardless of anything else, this matter must be prepared first. Real money and silver are placed in front of the emperor. It is impossible to treat him with this attitude, right?

In such a hurried trip, Wang Zhixin ignored the impossible thing that Long Live Master could easily bring up the dragon case.

In the main hall, Wang Chengen was a little uneasy. Even Wang Zhixin was scolded. He didn't know what was waiting for him next?
Although he is also trusted by the emperor, no matter what, it is not him who is trusted by the emperor the most, but Wang Zhixin, Wang Dehua and others.Now the emperor is not satisfied with Wang Zhixin, what about him?I'm afraid I won't be able to escape and will be reprimanded, right?I just don’t know what he didn’t do well?

Wang Chengen was thinking about it when he suddenly heard Emperor Chongzhen say to him in a friendly tone: "I know that you are the most loyal to me in the palace. At this time of life and death, I want to save the nation and do extraordinary things. You must do your best. Support me!"

Hearing this, Wang Chengen was stunned for a moment, and looked up at Emperor Chongzhen with a little surprise. He saw Emperor Chongzhen looking at him with eyes full of trust.

It was total trust, trust that had never been felt before!
When Wang Chengen sensed this, he immediately became excited and immediately knelt down and echoed to Emperor Chongzhen: "Long live the Lord, even if I want this slave to die now, I will never hesitate!"

In the original history, he could have served a master like Wang Zhixin and others, but he did not. Instead, he chose to accompany Emperor Chongzhen to hang himself.

Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen believed that what he said at this time was sincere.

Then, Emperor Chongzhen looked up at the door of the lower palace, then walked over and personally helped Wang Chengen, who was shaking slightly with excitement, and said to him in a low voice: "The country is facing a crisis, but most people are still seeking personal gain. I can't trust anyone but you. The people serving me will be replaced by people who you think can be truly loyal to me." Hearing these words, Wang Chengen was shocked again.How much trust must be placed in him to make such an arrangement!

Originally, he thought that if he wanted to survive, he would have to wait for Wang Zhixin, Wang Dehua and others to retreat before it would be his turn.But at this time, he felt that he was already the most important eunuch in the emperor's mind!

Of course Wang Chengen is very willing to this arrangement.And I have dreamed of this day more than once or twice.

Therefore, he quickly agreed and immediately walked back to the entrance of the palace. After opening the door, he ordered the servants outside to send his people over.

After the arrangements were made, Emperor Chongzhen immediately asked Wang Chengen: "Tell me the truth, how many soldiers are there in the capital camp who can fight now?"

After hearing this, Wang Chengen didn't know what the intention was, but he still responded honestly: "The number of troops defending the city is about [-]. If we go out on an expedition, it may only be about [-]. Most of them are the guards of generals at all levels."

The number of troops in the Beijing camp was about 40 during the Hongwu period, and about 23 during the Yongle period. After the Tumubao Incident, Yu Qian reformed the Beijing camp, there were only about [-], and this number remained until the end of the Ming Dynasty.

In other words, today's Beijing Camp has a nominal strength of 10 troops. Isn't this one out of ten?

Emperor Chongzhen was not surprised by this. In the late Ming Dynasty, it was not too normal to be paid on an empty basis.With this small number of troops, once Li Zicheng's army arrives, it will be impossible to defend it no matter what.

While he was thinking about it, he saw Wang Chengen hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Long live the Lord, there seems to be signs of plague in the capital camp, and my servant is still verifying the matter!"

Upon hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen immediately remembered that it was said that when Li Zicheng attacked the city, the plague broke out in the capital camp. For this reason, Li Zicheng's army was also infected with the plague. The plague broke out during the Battle of One Stone. Therefore, Li Zicheng's army was completely defeated and there was no decent resistance at all. Hundreds of thousands of troops hurriedly retreated westward, thereby taking advantage of the Manchus.

This is really a leaky house and it rained all night!
Emperor Chongzhen felt very helpless. No one kept saying that there were still many difficulties. He immediately ordered: "As long as there are signs of plague, isolate them immediately."

"I obey the order!" Wang Chengen heard this and quickly agreed.

At this time, there was movement at the entrance of the palace, but it was Wang Chengen's people who had arrived.There were about a dozen chamberlains standing in a row.

Emperor Chongzhen looked at them and said in a deep voice: "My eldest companion said that you are worthy of my trust, so I believe in you. From now on, you will serve me and keep me safe!"

The dozen or so chamberlains were overjoyed when they heard this, because it meant that they had the emperor's trust and would soon be promoted to the rank of young eunuch or even eunuch.

So, they all immediately knelt down to thank him.At the same time, they were also thinking, how did their godfather Wang Chengen gain the emperor's trust so much?

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen was in a hurry. After saying this, his expression became serious, and he immediately issued an order: "The governor of the left, Liu Dai, the deputy commander-in-chief He Zhen, the governor Qian Shi He Zan, and the governor Qian Shi. Li Ruolian, commanding general Wei Shizhen, commanding officer Gao Li, commanding colleague Xu Dayun, governor Fang Lutai, Qianhu Li Guolu, commanding colleague Li Ruogui, commanding envoy Xiao Si, Huben left guard joined the army, Li Wangguang commanded Ma Guocheng, hereditary command Zhang Yangsuo, They all commanded Liang Qinghong, commanded Zhang Guowei, commanded Gao Jia, commanded Liu Yisong, and thousands of high-ranking officials came to see them immediately."

(End of this chapter)