Aspiration

Chapter 143

After chatting with the eunuchs, Li Laiheng realized that this group of slaves are really fucking perverted. They call themselves "slaves" and "masters" every day, but they hate their masters extremely in their hearts.This group of guys with only the top and no bottom is extremely despicable in their hearts.As soon as they got drunk, they scolded Emperor Chongzhen like a pig or a dog.

Li Laiheng tried to say, if Li Zicheng attacked Beijing, would you be willing to dedicate the city?
Drunk, he hurriedly said, of course he would.If you are not drunk, you can say it quickly, but you can't say it.

Li Laiheng really couldn't figure it out, how could these high-status eunuchs want to change the dynasty, could it be because of a psychopath?
"I heard that Wang Chengen, the chief eunuch, is very powerful?"

When Li Laiheng asked about this person, all the eunuchs suddenly fell silent.Wang Chengen is now the admiral of the capital and is responsible for guarding the city.It is said that this person was extremely loyal to Emperor Chongzhen, tactful but cruel.It is estimated that everyone's sudden silence must have something to do with his great power.

How about meeting this guy?

Li Laiheng suddenly had such an idea.

You don't need to enter the palace to see Wang Cheng'en, he will lead his troops up the city wall, and you can meet him if you stop on the way.

The history that Li Laiheng knew was that Wang Chengen was the only one who followed Emperor Chongzhen closely, and in the end he accompanied the emperor to hang himself to death on Meishan Mountain.What is the purpose of meeting him?How about asking him to do work for Emperor Chongzhen and let the emperor abdicate?
This is a whimsical idea, let the emperor take the throne, wouldn't that change the whole history?

Yes, worth a try!
It was not easy to catch Wang Chengen. It was not until the next night that Li Laiheng had a chance to "invite" Wang Chengen to a restaurant in Lancai Hutong.Li Laiheng's personal soldiers have imposed martial law on this area, so he can have a detailed discussion with Wang Chengen at ease.

"Zen position is impossible!" Wang Chengen waited for Li Laiheng to finish his visit.

Li Laiheng said, could Zhu Youjian be so ignorant of current affairs that he didn't commit suicide?You, Wang Chengen, brought up Zhu Youjian since he was a child, and devoted ourselves to him. If you don’t persuade him, who will persuade him?

Indeed, it was difficult for Chongzhen to listen to other people's opinions. Only Wang Chengen, when he spoke, Chongzhen would calmly think twice.

Wang Chengen also knew that Beijing was no longer able to defend the city. It claimed that the city had 8000 troops, but when the roll call was made, there were only [-] of them, of which [-] were stationed in the Shahe area. There is a soldier, how can the city be defended?Furthermore, Wu Sangui, whom the emperor was eagerly looking forward to, claimed to have rushed to Beijing day and night to help Beijing, but Wang Chengen didn't know that Wu Sangui's help could only be a piece of cake.

The seat of Zen can protect the emperor's family from death, and can be a well-off family and live a civilian life. This is a way.However, Emperor Chongzhen would never do the king of subjugation. Wang Chengen knew the character of Emperor Chongzhen.Therefore, he was very firm when he answered Li Laiheng.

However, Wang Chengen was too well-informed to suffer immediate losses, so he said to Li Laiheng again, let me go back and give it a try.

Wang Chengen returned to the Forbidden City.Emperor Chongzhen hurriedly asked: "Can the city be defended? Will Wu Sangui come to King Qin in time?"

"Going back to the emperor, the city can't be defended. Five thousand old people are sick and disabled, not to mention fighting, they will be scared to death. As for Wu Sangui, the slaves think that he is just bluffing. Tang Tong has already rebelled, and Wu Sangui is also inevitable. Will not betray."

"Then what should we do?" Chongzhen stomped his feet and asked.

"The servant has an idea, but the servant dare not say it even if he is so bold." Wang Chengen said.

"Let's talk about it, I don't blame you. These days, when I heard that the thief Li was coming to attack the city, not a single courtier came to offer advice. On weekdays, they chatted endlessly in the court, but now they all hide Under girls' skirts."

Chongzhen didn't know where he picked up a few foul words, but there was no sense of humor in his tone, it was full of resentment.

"Please forgive me, Your Majesty, for not dying." Wang Chengen said.

"Okay, I won't blame you for whatever you say."

Wang Chengen seemed to have made up his mind again. After a long time, he finally said two words: "Zen position."

"Zen position"

Chongzhen yelled in astonishment.

"Yes, Your Majesty, there is no other way to go except the Zen seat." Wang Chengen boldly said it again.

If it weren't for Wang Cheng'en, Chongzhen would definitely call for someone to come, push him out and behead him.However, he did not do this to Wang Chengen.However, he was very angry.

"Well, the king of subjugation, you want me to be the king of subjugation?" Chongzhen asked.

"The emperor calms down. It is not the slaves who want the emperor to be the king of subjugation, nor the slaves who want the emperor's Zen throne. It is Li Zicheng who wants the emperor's Zen throne, and it is Li Thief who wants the emperor to subjugate the country."

"Ugh!"

Chongzhen sighed forcefully, at random, he collapsed on the dragon chair, unable to get up again.Wang Chengen didn't dare to leave or make a sound, he stood quietly.

After a long time, Chongzhen said two words weakly: "Okay."

The emperor actually agreed to the Zen throne?Was his "okay" tied to the conversation above?
Emperor Chongzhen did have the heart of Zen.

He had to go to Fengxian Hall first to meet his ancestors.He is going to be the king of subjugation, what face will he have to meet his ancestors in the future.

The Fengxian Hall is majestic and gloomy, and the portraits of the ancestors are hung here. He knelt in front of the portraits of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di and wept bitterly.

"How can the disaster of subjugation come from a king who is not subjugated?" He asked a hundred times in his heart.

Suddenly, he remembered that there was a copper box in Fengxian Hall, and the huge lock was poured with copper juice and sealed. There is a rule that has been passed down for hundreds of years that this copper box cannot be opened until the country is in crisis.

Now it's time to open the copper chest.

According to legend, when Zhu Di attacked Nanjing, Emperor Jianwen was about to set himself on fire in the palace. When he was about to die, he also opened the copper box left by Zhu Yuanzhang. He saw a razor and a cassock inside. At random, he shaved his hair and pretended to be a monk. , escaped from Nanjing.

"Open the copper box." Chongzhen said to Wang Chengen.

Wang Chengen smashed open the copper box with a hammer, and inside was a piece of yellow paper with Zhu Di's handwriting on it, "When the country is in crisis, remember that my Zhu family still has Nanjing, and quickly go south to stay in the capital."

At this time, Chongzhen was stunned.

The southward relocation has been going on for several months. Even Queen Zhou, who never dared to talk about national affairs, had the courage to remind Chongzhen that we still have a home in Nanjing.

However, it's too late now.

The road to the south has been sealed, even if he leaves the city, there are already Li Zicheng's outposts all over the city, let alone going back to Nanjing, he might be arrested if he leaves the city gate.

Alas, it's too late to regret!

"I can't be Zen! I want to set myself on fire in the palace!" Chongzhen shouted, "I am not the king of subjugation but I have the disaster of subjugation. I have to meet the second patriarch. It has been 17 years since I ascended the throne at the age of 17. I work hard every day, and never forget the important affairs of the country. Although I dare not compare myself with Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, and even more dare not compare myself with Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty, I never slack off for a moment. I always want to rejuvenate the empire. on my head?"

Chongzhen still made up his mind to set himself on fire.Wang Chengen had no choice but to say, since the emperor has made up his mind, the slave should follow the emperor and set himself on fire.

When Chongzhen was weeping for his ancestors in Fengxian Hall, Queen Zhou was calling the concubines together, and they had to take some countermeasures.

This group of women whom the emperor had been lucky with was no match for the prostitutes in Chen Yuanyuan's brothel. They couldn't be defiled by others. Therefore, when disaster strikes, the empress must take care of it.

"Of course I can only follow the emperor." When Queen Zhou was asked what to do by several concubines, Queen Zhou said so.

"Is the emperor planning to move to Nanjing to stay in the capital?" A concubine asked.

"Move to stay in the capital? It's too late." Queen Zhou said.

"Where are you going?"

Where to go?Empress Zhou thought, according to the personality of the emperor, where is he going?It must be self-immolation in the palace. Is there any other place to go?
"I set myself on fire with the emperor." Queen Zhou said softly.However, although her voice is small, its shocking power is indeed huge.All the concubines were dumb, they were stunned by the queen's words.

After a while, a concubine named Yuan Fei cried, "I will not set myself on fire."

"You don't set yourself on fire? How many times have you been blessed by the emperor? Li thief broke into the palace, and you would rather be ruined by others?" the queen said.

When a woman thinks of being abused, she is terrified in her heart.They thought that Li Zicheng's soldiers were all thieves, and they killed people without blinking an eye. Once they ruined them, it would be better to die.

So, with the queen's words, all the women once again fell into panic.However, there is no other choice, so let's die together with the emperor.

Just when everyone was in despair, Emperor Chongzhen suddenly got secret security, saying that Wu Sangui had arrived in Sanhe County.

When Chongzhen heard this, he jumped up for joy.

You can not die, of course happy.

Chongzhen yelled: "Go up and go up."

Wang Chengen reminded: "Your Majesty, no one has come to court for three days."

These days, rumors of Li Zicheng's siege are very tight, and the ministers are messing around with their own affairs at home.Those who have silver taels bury silver in the ground and in the walls.Women's family members, especially beautiful women, are sent to the country manor.Some people even thickened and nailed the door of their house, as if this could resist the entry of Li Zicheng's troops.And who cares so much about the court affairs?

What kind of court is it if no one comes to court?
"Damn it! Everyone should die!" Chongzhen was helpless, he couldn't send people to call people to court.

(End of this chapter)