Wang Chengen winked at the nearest little eunuch, who hurriedly brought in a tray from outside with the Four Treasures of the Study on it.
Chongzhen put his hands behind his back and said in a deep voice:
"Yan Yingyuan, a native of Tongzhou, is currently serving as the historian of Jiangyin County."
"Chen Mingyu, a native of Shangyu, Zhejiang, currently serves as the historian of Jiangyin County"
"Feng Houdun, a native of Jintan, Nanzhili, is currently the instructor of Jiangyin."
"Six hundred miles urgent, let them rush to the capital as quickly as possible."
Wang Chengen looked at these unfamiliar names and humble official positions, and his mind was a little empty.
"Your Majesty, what are the identities of the three of them? How come this slave has no memory at all..."
"Don't ask if you shouldn't ask. You will know when the time comes."
Wang Chengen was so frightened that his face was livid, and he knelt on the ground and kowtowed to plead guilty: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I will arrange for someone to do it right now."
"Wait, just let Yan Yingyuan come alone."
"According to the order."
"The second thing is to reply to Feng Yuanyang and meet him in Tongzhou at noon tomorrow at the latest."
"The third thing is, call Wu Mengming, Li Ruolian and Wang Zhixin. I have something to give you!"
"According to the order!" Wang Chengen was thinking in his heart as he walked out.
Wu Mengming is the commander of the Jinyi Guard, and Li Ruolian is the commander. They are the number one and number two of the Jinyi Guard respectively.
Wang Zhixin is the admiral of Dongchang.
What does the emperor want from them? Does the emperor want to kill someone?
After a slight pause, Wang Chengen quickened his pace, killing people is good! These officials who have harmed the country and harmed the emperor should all die.
But the bandits are coming, wouldn't it be a good idea to kill the officials at this time?
Thinking of this, he slapped himself, Mad, the emperor must have his reasons for doing this, why are you worried about this!
Just take care of the eunuchs in the palace and keep an eye on the nine gates.
Not long after, Wang Chengen returned to Chongzhen and said, "Your Majesty, Commander Wu, Li Tongzhi, and Admiral Wang are all waiting outside the door."
"Let them in."
"Yes, Dingxibo Tangtong and Du Zhizhi are asking for an audience outside the door. I wonder if the emperor has summoned them?"
Chongzhen slapped his forehead, and he actually forgot about it, "Let them come in together."
"yes."
Tang Tong has been named Dingxibo by Chongzhen. He is wearing a red unicorn suit and standing outside the door peeking around.
When he saw Wu Mengming and Wang Zhixin, his heart skipped a beat.
Why are Jinyiwei and Dongchang there?
What are they going to do?
In just a short moment, he recalled all the bad things he had done in his life.
Does the emperor want to take action on himself?
Thinking of this, Tang Tong regretted it.
I regret that I should not have followed the king's orders, let alone go to the palace to ask for rewards.
Since Chongzhen ascended the throne, the fate of officials has been miserable, and the civilian and military generals who led the troops have been even worse.
In the second year of Chongzhen, Yuan Chonghuan, the governor of Jiliao, was ordered by King Qin to relieve the siege of the capital. He was executed by Lingchi the following year.
In the fourth year of Chongzhen's reign, Sun Chengzong, governor of Jiliao and minister of the Ministry of War, was dismissed from his post and died in battle in the eleventh year.
In the fifth year of Chongzhen's reign, Sun Yuanhua, the director of the Ministry of War, was convicted and beheaded. In the fourteenth year of Chongzhen's reign, Zheng Chongjian, the right minister of the Ministry of War, was convicted and beheaded.
In the 16th year of Chongzhen, Sun Chuanting, the Minister of War, rushed to fight under the urging of imperial edicts, and was defeated and died.
There are also Lu Xiangsheng, Cao Wenzhao...
He wanted to leave, but looking at the royal guards on both sides of the palace gate, Tang Tong knew that he couldn't leave.
He lowered his head and followed Wang Chengen into the main hall, saluted and bowed: "Long live my emperor!"
"I'm free of charge!"
"Why is Uncle Dingxi here?" Chongzhen asked deliberately.
Now that the matter has come to this, Tang Tong can only tell the truth: "Your Majesty, I am here to receive military pay and to thank the emperor for his kindness."
The eight thousand soldiers and horses under his command were short of pay for five months. As the Qinwang's army, they had to be given some, otherwise it would easily lead to a mutiny.
Chongzhen smiled slightly: "How many do you want?"
Tang Tong frowned and his mind was racing.
He knew that the court had no money.
Since there is no money, what does Chongzhen mean?
warn?
Warning for what?
Warning not to ask the court for money?
But if there is no money, what will these eight thousand people eat and drink?
After Tang Tong thought for a long time, he suppressed the fear in his heart and said, "I need ten thousand taels of silver."
Before Chongzhen could speak, Du Zhizhi, the eunuch who was ordered to supervise the army, angrily said: "Tang Commander-in-Chief, oh no, it's Mr. Ding Xibo. Now that the court is short of money and food, where can we get ten thousand taels of silver?"
"Don't say you don't have it. Even if you have it, it won't be used on us. Go back and tell your brothers that the court is in trouble now, so just be patient and it will be over."
After saying these words, Du Zhizhi proudly raised his acrimonious face, hoping to get Chongzhen's approval.
"Du Jianjun, you have never led an army and you don't know how difficult it is to lead an army. The ten thousand taels I mentioned is already less than enough." Tang Tong gritted his teeth and looked at Du Zhizhi, feeling extremely angry.
He couldn't understand why the emperor of the Ming Dynasty didn't trust these generals?
Every time an army is sent out, eunuchs are always sent to supervise the army.
They don't know shit, they haven't even heard the sound of cannons. Sitting in the Chinese army tent and giving random orders, it would be strange to win!
Chongzhen looked at Du Zhizhi's clown-like performance and sneered in his heart.
In history, it was this guy who sent people to open the city gate and surrendered when Tang Tong was preparing to fight.
Damn it!
"What Du Zhizhi said is good!" Chongzhen said with a smile, "I have a question, and you must answer it truthfully."
"My slave obeys the order."
"If, I mean, if Uncle Xi is convicted of having an affair with a thief, what should you do?"
Chongzhen's words instantly sent a chill down Tang Tong's back.
He fought bravely on the front line to kill the enemy, but the emperor suspected him of being an adulterer.
All of a sudden.
Surprise, sadness, grievance, anger, regret and other complex emotions spread in my heart.
He knew that the suspicion that should come eventually came.
If I had known earlier, I should have learned from Liu Zeqing!
Liu Zeqing, the commander-in-chief of Shandong Province, lied that he was injured after falling from his horse and could not serve the king as ordered.
After Chongzhen learned about it, instead of blaming him, he rewarded him with several hundred taels of medical expenses.
Where is the law of heaven?
Du Zhizhi glanced sideways at Tang Tong and said leisurely: "I will chop off his head with the sharp sword given by His Majesty."
Tang Tong knelt down and begged for mercy: "Your Majesty, I have been wronged!"
Chongzhen waved his hand gently: "Uncle Ding Xi, there is no need to complain. I am talking about what-ifs. Don't care about it."
Tang Tong stood up tremblingly, his hatred for Du Zhizhi and dissatisfaction with Chongzhen reaching its peak.
As an emperor, Chongzhen didn't understand the principle of trusting people without trusting others.
It doesn’t matter if we don’t protect the Ming Dynasty!
Chongzhen continued to ask Du Zhizhi: "If you are a thief, what should Ding Xibo do?"
"Me?" Du Zhizhi was stunned for a moment and said respectfully: "This servant is loyal to Your Majesty and to the Ming Dynasty!"
Chongzhen said expressionlessly: "I'm talking about what if."
Du Zhizhi knelt down and kowtowed: "If your servant is colluding with a traitor, please ask Ding Xibo to chop off your servant's head."
"Okay!" Chongzhen clapped his hands and applauded, "Since you have admitted it, why don't Ding Xibo take action quickly?"
? ? ?
Tang Tong was stunned.
Du Zhizhi was also stunned. He thought Chongzhen was joking, so he said with a smile on his face: "Your Majesty is joking. This servant is timid and cannot stand such jokes."
"Are you worthy?" Chongzhen looked expressionless.
Looking at Chongzhen's serious face, Du Zhizhi panicked.
He was trusted by the emperor on weekdays, but he never expected to be killed.
He prostrated on the ground and kept kowtowing: "Your Majesty, this servant has been wronged! I am loyal to your Majesty and loyal to the Ming Dynasty. I will never dare to do anything disobedient. I hope your Majesty will see clearly!"
"Clearly?" Chongzhen sneered and took Feng Yuanyang's secret letter from Wang Chengen and threw it to the ground: "The letters between you and the traitor have been intercepted by Wang Chengen. This is the ironclad evidence that you are having an affair with the traitor!"
