"I thought you were smart and capable, and you would definitely succeed when you went to Shandong. Who would have thought that you would be so useless? Do you live up to my high hopes?"
Chongzhen’s roar echoed through the Yangxin Hall again.
Experienced ministers have concluded that Chongzhen's hysteria seems to be getting worse every time.
Li Maofang came back dejected.
He knew that things were getting serious.
I can't handle this myself, no matter how many heads I have, it won't be enough.
So he didn't dare to say anything, and quietly went to see Zhou Yanru to inform him about the trip to Shandong.
Zhou Yanru was also numb.
I didn’t expect that Shandong would do such a great job, leaving no room for error.
Thinking that he was the one who planned the whole process, Zhou Yanru couldn't help sweating and trembling.
Not daring to delay at all, he quickly took Li Maofang and asked to see Chongzhen.
During this time, Chongzhen became increasingly tired and couldn't even sleep well.
Every time I close my eyes, I always have nightmares.
Either the Jurchens from the north rushed into the capital and chopped off his head; or the bandits from the west rushed into the capital and chopped off his head.
Otherwise, Zuo Mengeng would have rushed into the capital and chopped off his head.
It was as if the capital was undefended and anyone could come if they wanted; the emperor's head was like Tang Monk's flesh, anyone could chop it off with a knife.
This time Li Maofang was driven back, and Chongzhen exploded again.
No matter how dying the tiger is, he will not be willing to give up his authority.
If I can’t deal with Zuo Mengeng, I can’t deal with you, Li Maofang?
Li Maofang felt aggrieved and felt unjustly accused of being blamed.
"Your Majesty, the humble ministers are fighting hard according to reason, but Zuo Menggeng is arrogant and domineering, and even resorts to fighting with soldiers. The humble ministers are bare-handed, willing to serve the country, but unable to kill the enemy!"
Do you expect him to be a polished commander to regain Shandong?
On what?
What's an impeccable tongue?
Li Maofang shuddered when she thought of Zuo Mengeng's troops demonstrating that day.
He had never seen such a mighty army, and at least the Wai Gua Pi Zao from the Beijing camp was definitely no match.
Seeing that Chongzhen was about to convict and use Li Maofang to take the blame, Zhou Yanru had to stand up.
Since Liu Yulie was imprisoned and convicted, his authority as the chief minister of the cabinet has been lost, and many of his subordinates have fled and taken refuge with Wen Tiren.
If Li Maofang can't be saved, then the team really won't be able to lead it.
"Your Majesty, Mr. Li has really tried his best to at least detect the reality of Zuo Ni. For the current plan, we still need to come up with countermeasures to resolve the crisis."
Chongzhen listened.
It's not that what Zhou Yanru said makes sense, it's that the Shandong incident hasn't broken out yet and the world doesn't know about it.
If the people of the world don't know, it means that his emperor's face is intact.
In this case, there is no rush to pass the blame.
"Then what does Zuo Ni say?"
Li Maofang escaped and quickly told Zuo Mengeng's conditions.
"Bang..."
Chongzhen's emotions exploded again.
"You traitorous traitor, do you really dare to bully me into sending troops to punish his nine tribes?"
No one responded, and Chongzhen's performance was negative.
Because everyone knows that even if he wants to send troops, he has no troops to send.
Chongzhen couldn't get up or down, his face was ruined, and his chest beat more and more violently.
This is a precursor to rage.
Wang Chengen saw the truth clearly from the side. Although his scalp was numb, he also knew that he had to go out to put out the fire.
The situation is already like this. If Chongzhen is allowed to lose his anger indiscriminately, the situation will only get worse.
"Your Majesty, this slave has a clever idea?"
Hey, there are steps, and Chongzhen quickly changed his expression.
"Comrade, what's the plan?"
Wang Chengen said slowly while thinking about it.
Huang An in the inner study came up with this plan accidentally.
After Wang Chengen heard this, he couldn't help but secretly said that he was lucky.
"Your Majesty, the Zuo Ni forces have become established and should not be underestimated. If we rush into confrontation, we are afraid that the war will continue for a long time. The Tatars in Liaodong and the rogue bandits in Shanxi have glimpsed the opportunity, and the imperial court is afraid that it will be stretched. But the Zuo Ni Bai After being careful, he actually forgot that his father Zuo Liangyu is now listening to the troops in Henan. How about grabbing Zuo Liangyu in his hands and using it as a basis to argue with Zuo Ni again. The road of human ethics, filial piety and righteousness First. If you don't believe that Zuo Ni dares to ignore his father's safety, why don't you just obey his orders?"
"Um……"
Chongzhen, Zhou Yanru, and Li Maofang were all shocked.
Is this still the honest, unassuming, big crotch from the inner court?
This idea...
"Your Majesty, this is a very clever plan. To surrender a traitor without using weapons, there is no reason why Zuo Ni should be captured without restraint."
Zhou Yanru immediately agreed.
He didn't understand why Wang Chengen would come up with such a vicious strategy, but since the inner court was willing to take over this matter, he was eager to leave as soon as possible.
No matter what the outcome is then, it will have nothing to do with him.
Li Maofang is also smart.
"I agree."
Wang Chengen only reacted at this time. He spoke quickly and ended up getting himself into trouble.
But once the words were spoken, it was too late to regret.
Moreover, he grew up watching Chongzhen and spent the darkest years with him. If there is one person in this world who truly cares about Chongzhen, it must be him.
Even if he took the risk, Wang Chengen would admit it if he could help Chongzhen.
No one among the three people present could have guessed that the person who agreed most with this strategy was actually Chongzhen.
When Chongzhen sent troops to attack Zuo Mengeng, Chongzhen was furious on the surface, but he was very clear about it.
Not only did the imperial court have no soldiers, but it also had no money or food.
Just dealing with the northwest bandits has already exhausted all their strength.
If we send troops to Shandong again, I'm afraid the imperial court itself will collapse before the war begins.
Moreover, Zuo Mengeng made it clear that if the imperial court used force, he would cut off the canal.
The canal was broken once in the first year of Chongzhen, and Chongzhen still remembers the situation at that time.
He knew that if Zuo Menggeng really blocked the canal, the capital would definitely be in chaos without a fight, and millions of people who lacked food and clothing would eat him alive as the emperor.
If direct use of force doesn't work, then there is only one other option.
Zuo Liangyu's presence made Chongzhen's eyes light up.
And this is not the first time Chongzhen has done this.
When Hei Yunlong was captured by Hou Jin, Chongzhen captured Hei Yunlong's family, and then sent people to negotiate with Hei Yunlong so that Hei Yunlong could escape.
Although Heiyunlong disappeared without a trace and his family was robbed by a mysterious person, at least it proved that this method was still effective.
"Um……"
Chongzhen was still very good to Wang Chengen and did not want the prestige of this most considerate servant to be damaged.
"Let Gao Qiqian handle this matter."
Anyway, Gao Qiqian was already in a state of sin, and there was nothing he could do about it after running several errands in a row. If he can't make meritorious deeds this time, then he should really sacrifice his head to the flag.
Wang Chengen immediately understood Chongzhen's intention, burst into tears of gratitude, and quickly agreed.
Looking back, he called Gao Qiqian over and explained it carefully.
"Then Zuo Liangyu is also a strong general and has many close associates. You must be very cautious in this matter and make sure nothing goes wrong again. This is the opportunity that the emperor gives you to redeem yourself and make meritorious service. You must be careful."
Gao Qi hides his head full of lawsuits.
He thought to himself that he had been so unlucky for eight lifetimes, why was he always assigned such dangerous jobs?
"Father-in-law, please show our family a clear path."
