Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 128 Making waves (second update)

After reuniting after a long absence, there are naturally countless rain and dew.

With heavy snow and early sunshine, and it happened to be the New Year's Eve of the 17th year of Chongzhen, the Forbidden City in Nanjing looked extraordinarily enchanting.

Zhu Youjian, who had been having a good night all night, took a look at Concubine Yuan Gui who was sluggish and collapsed, and was about to go out, but saw Wang Chengen standing outside the hall.

It was only then that Zhu Youjian remembered that he was going to summon Wang Chengen last night, but he never thought about it, saying that it was just a little tenderness for a while, but he was greedy until dawn.

"Well, I was exhausted all the way, and I was very tired, so I slept for a while, and I am still a little tired, which caused you to wait all night, can you still support it? If you can't support it, go back to sleep first Once I wake up, I will send someone to call you after I come down to court."

Wang Chengen followed his confidant, the old eunuch, so seeing him stay up all night for nothing because of his hunger, Emperor Chongzhen Zhu Youjian couldn't bear it.

"Thank you for your majesty's care. The servant can still hold on. Today's New Year's Eve, next year will be the 18th year of His Majesty's reign. How can the servant miss such an important day."

After Wang Chengen finished speaking, he wore dark circles under his eyes and accompanied Zhu Youjian to the front hall.

Along the way, Zhu Youjian also informed Wang Chengen that Jin Yiwei had obtained information about Zuo Liangyu's rebellion in February and that senior officials from the Central Court had secretly communicated with him.

Wang Chengen was also horrified when he heard this, and his body, which was a little tired after staying up all night, suddenly seemed to be infused with a booster: "Your Majesty, Zuo Liangyu and Wu Sangui are all heroes in the world, with strong soldiers and horses, and now he wants to rebel. It's not good for the overall situation!"

"It doesn't matter, I'm worried that there is no reason to deal with him. If these warlords who listen to the instructions and don't listen to the propaganda don't take this opportunity to get rid of them, how can we coordinate our forces in the future to fight against the Tartars? You are the admiral of Dongchang, so you don't have to worry about military affairs. I have a plan, but remember to keep it strictly confidential, to avoid someone taking the opportunity to create chaos in the south of the Yangtze River and confuse the people. This is naturally your Dongchang's responsibility, but you also need to secretly find out whether the court is in contact with Zuo Liangyu, so you don't have to do anything first. , so as not to overwhelm the snake."

When Zhu Youjian said this, Wang Chengen naturally agreed.

At this time, the court hall was full of people, and the joy of the New Year was beyond words.

The officials in the court were all talking and joking, talking about which Qinlou Chu Pavilion to go to when they were on vacation, where to go to buy laughter and joy, and where to go to play.

Only a few officials such as Zhang Shenyan and Gao Hongtu were sitting in the court room with no smiles on their faces.

Zhang Shenyan winked at Liang Yungou, his good friend of Guanglu Temple, Liang Yungou smiled knowingly at Zhang Shenyan.

Immediately, Liang Yungou went to the joking ministers, found Du Yinxi, who was transferred to Nanjing as Zuoqian capital censor, and muttered in a low voice: "Have you heard that Zuo Liangyu seems to be planning to rebel, and right now In a month or two."

Before Du Yinxi was transferred to Nanjing by Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youjian, he was inspecting Daotai in the southern part of Huguang, which is now Hunan, and he was also one of the officials who knew Zuo Liangyu's crimes in Huguang best.

Now, upon hearing this news from Liang Yungou, Du Yinxi asked in a low voice in surprise without even thinking: "What! Zuo Liangyu really wants to rebel!"

Du Yinxi hurriedly told the matter to Chen Chunde, the imperial censor of Zuodu, Chen Chunde's face became tense, and he immediately wanted to tell the news to Ma Shiying, Shangshu of the Ministry of War.

Liang Yungou, on the other hand, continued to spread the word to other officials.

All of a sudden, all the officials in court knew about it.

"I heard that Zuo Liangyu has millions of teachers. If this person wants to rebel, can my Ming court stop it?"

"It's really a house leak and it rains all night. Right now, slaves are occupying my northern capital, and thieves are wreaking havoc in Guanzhong. Now if Zuo Liangyu rises to fight in Huguang again, how will our country and society of the Ming Dynasty be safe? A corner of the south of the Yangtze River is like a corner of the south!"

"We have already persuaded Your Majesty to be eager for quick success and quick benefits. Zuo Liangyu is a minister of the Zhu Kingdom. He and Wu Sangui are the two great heroes in the north and south of our Ming Dynasty. We established slaves to make Wu the King of Pingxi to win him over. We should also give Zuo Liangyu the title. As a king, maybe you can find peace for a while, and it won't be too late to rectify the internal and external after you accumulate strength!"

"That's right, but since Zuo Liangyu is going to rebel against him, it's too late to regret it, how should we deal with it!"

For a while, the officials in the court couldn't help discussing, some beat their hands and feet, some were at a loss, and some scolded Zuo Liangyu.

Only Zhang Shenyan still looked taciturnly at the chief assistant Fan Jingwen who was also silent: "Does Shou Kui think Zuo Liangyu can succeed?"

"Your Majesty went south all the way, fought against Li Zicheng's men, and also dealt with Liu Zeqing. In a short while, he subdued Gao Jie and wiped out Liu Liangzuo. There is only one Zuo Liangyu left in the four towns in Jiangbei. Although Zuo Liangyu is strong, I am afraid that he will not be able to fight alone. I, His Majesty the Ming Emperor, are enemies."

When Fan Jingwen said this, Zhang Shenyan just smiled.

Second assistant Gao Hongtu was sitting in the most secluded corner drinking tea non-stop, his lips were dry, his eyes were empty, and his feet were shaking constantly.

Wu Su, who is also a cabinet minister, has always had a good impression of the talented Gao Hongtu, so he came over and asked with concern: "Cifu is not feeling well. With your old qualifications, it should be okay to give your Majesty a recuperation note." Disaster."

"Lao Wuge is always worried, I'm not sick, it's just that I'm old and have some gout, I'll be fine by myself later."

Gao Hongtu smiled embarrassingly. No one knew how contradictory his heart was at this time. On the one hand, his majesty the emperor, and on the other hand, the interests of the Donglin Party. I am afraid that His Majesty will still favor the members of the Eunuch Party back then.

"His Majesty is here!"

Just when Gao Hongtu was at a loss, Zhu Youjian came to Qianqing Palace. He hadn't seen the officials in court for a long time, and he couldn't help asking: "What happened, it deserves such a hot discussion from all my loves?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I heard that Zuo Liangyu, the general of Huguang, is going to raise troops to seek rebellion, so everyone is discussing how the court should deal with this matter."

The first assistant, Fan Jingwen, as the head of the foreign court officials, stood up first to answer Zhu Youjian's question.

Zhu Youjian couldn't help but lower his face, and gave the officials present a cold look. He had just told Wang Chengen not to let more people know about Zuo Liangyu's rebellion, in order to avoid causing unnecessary panic, but he didn't expect that it had already happened. Someone directly began to spread among the officials.

"It seems that some cabinet ministers really want to take this opportunity to make trouble!"

Zhu Youjian glanced at the cabinet ministers standing in front and thought so.

However, Zhu Youjian also knew that it would be impossible to find out who said it first when he asked at this time, so he didn't ask any more questions, but just smiled calmly: "It's nothing more than nothing, I have already sent it out." It is a decree that Zuo Liangyu will enter Beijing to participate in the court on the Lantern Festival in the next year, and you will know the truth when the time comes!"

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