Bang!
Forbidden City, Palace of Heavenly Purity.
After listening to Wang Chengen's message, Chongzhen smashed the porcelain cup on the ground and roared angrily,""If I don't kill this person, it won't be enough to appease the hatred in my heart. Men…"
"Master! Master! Please calm down, calm down…"
Wang Chengen was so scared that his entire body trembled. He grabbed Chongzhen and said quickly,""Jiang Feng daring to say these words to Master is enough to show that he already has the mentality of dying.”
"Did he think that I would kill him so easily?”
Chong Zhen's face turned red as he laughed coldly. His pupils constricted."Princess Changping is Zhen's most beloved daughter, Empress Yi 'an is Zhen's imperial sister-in-law, and also Imperial Brother's bengong empress. This child actually dared to be so rebellious. If I don't kill him, what's the point of me sitting here as the emperor?”
"Master, the northwest is in dire straits.”
Wang Chengen persuaded him nicely. He was just short of snot and tears."Luo Rucai and Li Zicheng have already invaded Henan. If we cross the Yellow River, we will reach the capital. Sun Chuanting and Yang Sichang are already retreating. Master, this is the most important thing right now. We have to stabilize Jiang Feng…"
His words instantly poured a bucket of cold water on Chongzhen.
This was the worst part.
Sun Chuanting and Yang Sichang, the two generals who served as the governor of Shaanxi, had already been beaten by the rebels to the point of suffocation. Xiong Wencan had also failed to appease Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai.
In the end, there was not much time left for Chongzhen.
How cowardly!
He was really useless.
After calming down, Chong Zhen leaned back in his chair and started having a headache again.
Wang Chengen went up at the first time and helped him rub his head, comforting him in a soft voice.
"Does the heavens really want me dead?"
Chongzhen looked up to the sky and sighed,"I, Zhu Youjian, am ashamed of my ancestors.”
"Master, what if Jiang Feng really wants to flatten Li Zicheng?”Wang Chengen said casually.
Chong Zhen slowly woke up and sneered,"Since I ascended the throne, how many generals have died on the battlefield?" Natural and man-made disasters occurred frequently. I don't believe that Jiang Feng has the ability to change the world. Those million catties of grain were just a temporary solution.”
"Master, even if Jiang Feng is a dead horse, shouldn't we push him out to give it a try?”Wang Chengen said.
"I know this."
Chong Zhen secretly took a deep breath." If Jiang Feng really returns victorious, I can betroth Princess Changping to him. However, Empress Yi 'an is my sister-in-law. If…I obey him, where will the face of the Ming Dynasty's royal family be?”
"Master, this old servant doesn't know if I should say this.”
Wang Chengen pursed his lips, but Chong Zhen rolled his eyes. He suddenly got up and said,""Zhen knows what you want to say. It's nothing more than a matter of face or power.”
"This old servant knows his mistake…"
"Tomorrow morning, pass down my order to Jiang Feng. Tell him that if the war in the northwest is pacified, I can betroth Princess Changping to him.”
With that, Chong Zhen made up his mind and gritted his teeth,"If we can eradicate the Manchu cavalry, Empress Yi 'an…I…can agree.”
“……”
Wang Chengen was shocked, and the words that were about to come out of his mouth were forcefully swallowed back.
Obviously, Chongzhen had compromised.
He had no choice. He could see better than anyone else that the Great Ming Dynasty could no longer withstand the torment.
The Donglin Party was in disarray, and a group of officials led by Fan Wancheng and Hong Chengchou had already begun to defect. Some surrendered, some resigned.
Generals Sun Chengzong, Lu Xiangsheng, and Yuan Chonghuan were all dead.
Nowadays, there were fewer and fewer generals in the army, and the most important thing was that it was difficult to gather the morale of the army.
More than ten years of war and natural disasters had exhausted the people, and the world was lifeless.
If there was a way, Chongzhen would not have been forced to such a state.
As for why they didn't move south in history? It wasn't that Chongzhen was headstrong, but that the Donglin Party had a group of treacherous officials who kidnapped morality.
In the end, after Chongzhen died, it was this group of civil officials who instilled the idea of " the king dies for the country " into the emperor. On that day, they carried pots and pans and supported Li Zicheng as the emperor.
After Li Zicheng died, he immediately defected to the Qing Dynasty.
This group of people was the most spineless, and also the ones who poisoned Da Ming the most.
…………
The night was silent.
The next day, after Jiang Feng woke up, he had to start sorting out the military supplies for the northwest.
He didn't care about the food and weapons for the disaster relief, nor did he care about them.
Early in the morning, Jiang Feng began to fiddle with his carriage and modify it. He expanded it by two times and made a mattress to cushion it. He made it as comfortable as possible.
He wanted to get the truck from the factory, but he thought that it was too eye-catching.
Moreover, he was not in a hurry. He would get a carriage and bring a girl along. They would chat all the way. If they could reach the northwest, then so be it. If they couldn't, then so be it.
Wang Chengen came and spread Chongzhen's words. He didn't even have a good face.
Food and troops had been prepared for the disaster relief. They were all waiting outside the city, no more, no less. Five thousand people should be enough to escort the food.
As soon as the old eunuch left, Empress Yi 'an's carriage arrived. It was nothing more than a wave of jealousy and concern, as if she was sending her husband to war.
After a long time, Jiang Feng finally got into the carriage and brought Chen Yuanyuan and Liu Rushi with him. Sun Deshuan stayed behind to look after the house.
The coachman waved his small whip and swayed all the way out of the city.
Before he even arrived, he saw a man wearing armor with a big beard riding his horse.
"Greetings, Duke Ji!”
The man pulled the reins and jumped off the horse, his face full of joy."His Majesty has ordered me to protect Duke Ji…"
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