"Jurchen, Jurchen!"
In the capital of Ming Dynasty, the Emperor of the Imperial Palace was about to go crazy!
My fate is so similar to the Great Song. Do you want me to go to the south to settle down?
Looking at the patch on his dragon robe, which was personally patched by his empress, there was a trace of gentleness and sadness in Chongzhen's eyes.
The Emperor had done this, and it was a tragic sight.
"If I had a general like Xin Qiji, I would definitely be able to put him in an important position and make the world peaceful!”
Chong Zhen smiled bitterly and shook his head.
The civil officials of the Southern Song Dynasty were very similar to the civil officials under him!
Even if Xin Qiji was really around, could he really put him in an important position?
Chongzhen sat on the throne and looked at the memorial on the table, feeling slightly relaxed.
Ever since he ascended the throne ten years ago, this was a relatively comfortable year for Chongzhen.
Even though the Jurchen Huang Taiji had established the Qing Dynasty outside the pass and occupied Dongjiang Town, which Mao Wenlong had been running, and his younger brother North Korea.
However, he still had the Guanning Iron Cavalry at Shanhaiguan Pass, the obedient Wu Sangui to guard the border for him, and the capricious but obedient Zu Dashou to hold back the Qing army for him.
He understood that the Qing Kingdom was slowly becoming stronger, but now, Chongzhen felt that it was not a problem. And last year in Guangzhou, a small country like England actually dared to touch the big tiger's butt.
Did they not know that a starving camel was still bigger than a horse?
Chong Zhen looked at the memorial and smiled.
My Guangzhou General easily subdued the English people and even made them compensate 2,800 taels of silver.
Hmph, what a joke! Business is business, but you destroyed three of my big Ming's sailboats!
Besides, wasn't Franky stronger than you back then? Wasn't he still beaten to a pulp by Big Ming!
On the other hand, how could Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng, these two country bumpkins, cause such a huge storm!
I wonder how Lu Xiangsheng and the others are doing with the bandits? If this civil strife was unfair, how would he deal with the Liaodong war? This Huang Taiji actually dared to establish a country in the northeast. He was really courting death!
Liaodong, Liaodong, Jurchen!
Who should he send to manage Liaodong?
The names of Hong Chengchou, Sun Chengzong, and the others flashed through Chongzhen's mind.
Just as Emperor Chongzhen was in a dilemma over who to send to manage Liaodong, a sharp voice came from outside the hall.
"Your Majesty, great victory! Great victory!"
A messenger eunuch rushed into the hall excitedly.
Humph!
Chong Zhen snorted coldly. This eunuch disturbed his train of thought. Damn it!
Ever since Wei Zhongxian, Chongzhen had been extremely strict with the management of eunuchs. With this cold snort, the eunuch's voice immediately lowered by an octave and his head shrank back.
The triumphant eunuch's body trembled, and then he remembered that he had good news. He mustered up his courage and reported loudly,"
"Your Majesty, great victory! Thanks to Your Majesty's great blessing, Governor Sun and Governor Hong defeated the rebel Li Zicheng in Shaanxi. The rebel Li Zicheng fled, and Governor Hong is pursuing him, trying to eradicate him…"
Pa!
Chongzhen slammed the dragon table, making a loud sound. The eunuch who reported the victory trembled.
"Hahaha, very good, very good!”
Chongzhen's face was very happy and laughed for a long time.
"What about the bandit Zhang Xianzhong? Is there any news?" Chongzhen's slightly happy gaze was fixed on the eunuch who reported the victory.
"Your Majesty, there is!"
The eunuch took out the second memorial.
"Overseer Xiong's memorial said that Zhang Xianzhong and the other thirteen rebels are being recruited by the Imperial Court. The recruitment has basically been completed!”
Chong Zhen's expression became even more delighted as he strode over to the eunuch.
The triumphant eunuch hurriedly knelt down and raised the memorial above his head with both hands.
Chongzhen took the memorial and said,"
"Go and get three taels of silver as a reward!"
The eunuch was overjoyed.
Three taels of silver was indeed a pitiful amount, not even a tenth of the red packets given by the officials. However, everyone in the Darming Dynasty knew that Emperor Chongzhen was someone who dug through the cracks in bricks. Even the Empress needed to grow her own vegetables to live!
Three taels of silver. This meant that in the stingy Emperor's heart, he had obtained an extremely good impression!
After reading the memorial, Chong Zhen took a deep breath and walked out of the hall with a smile on his face. He looked at the scenery in the sky.
Ever since he ascended the throne, he had never taken a good look at the sky above the Forbidden City!
The setting sun was beautiful. The red sunset illuminated the entire sky.
Chong Zhen looked at the sky in the west. The red sky seemed to be dyed red with blood, just like the rotten west of the empire.
Rebellion, suppression, and slaughter were the main theme of the empire's western cycle. Chongzhen didn't know if Xiong Wencan, who had recruited Zhang Xianzhong, had lied to him, nor did he know if Hong Chengchou, who had wiped out Li Zicheng, had exaggerated. He was not sure.
In Chongzhen's heart, all officials in the world could be killed!
The people of Qingliu who had trusted him back then had already broken his heart.
If it wasn't for the corruption of these officials, the people wouldn't have lost their way and risen up.
Chongzhen was very puzzled. During the era of Yu the Great in ancient times, the flood was monstrous and the people were in dire straits. However, the people did not rise up in revolt.
As the tribe leader, Yu could gather all his strength to control the flood, and his name would eventually go down in history.
Why is it that I, the ruler of the world, has made the civil unrest more and more intense?
En, since I am so diligent, there must be a big problem with the officials in the world!
Chong Zhen looked at the sky above the empire and shook his head. He returned to his throne and approved the memorial.
"Your Majesty, the Jurchen rebels have invaded the border, and the border guards are in danger!”
A eunuch came in hurriedly, his head lowered, not daring to speak.
"Pass down my decree, increase the Liao army's salary and increase the usual taxes to the 20th year of Chongzhen!”
Chongzhen took the memorial and sat weakly on the throne.
Why didn't the heavens give Da Ming a chance to catch his breath!
Ever since Chongzhen ascended the throne, natural disasters had occurred in Ming Dynasty, such as the rise of earth dragons, locust plagues, droughts…
Emperor Chongzhen set an example by reducing the silver in the palace, but what followed was a huge peasant uprising.
This year was already the eleventh year of Chongzhen. It was not easy to subdue Zhang Xianzhong and suppress Li Zicheng, but the Qing army invaded again.
Over the years, the burden on the commoners had become heavier and heavier. Chongzhen did not know how many more commoners would die after the tax increase this time…
Is it so difficult for me to let them live?
That's right!
The video projection of the heavens, if you go on the inventory video, you will be rewarded by the gods!
" Pass down the decree, pass down the decree. If anyone can go up to the projection to take stock of the rankings, they will all be conferred the title of Marquis and rewarded with silver…"
Chong Zhen gritted his teeth." Reward a hundred taels of silver!”
"Yes!" The eunuch quickly left the palace to prevent the temperamental Chongzhen from killing him in anger.
"I'd better ask the god who made the video how to deal with it!”
Chongzhen turned on the projection, his expression like a drowning man grabbing onto a straw.
"Great God, natural disasters continue to occur. There are Jurchen covetous eyes outside and corrupt officials inside. How should I deal with them?”-- Emperor Chongzhen Zhu Youjian.
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