Wang Chengen was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then gratefully replied: "I obey your order!"
After being reported by one of the eight people, the emperor knew about things like his adoptive father, but he still missed his old relationship. It seemed that the emperor was really kind to the old people around him.
Wang Chengen thought this, but never thought that he was actually the one who reported his adoptive father. Feeling grateful, I quickly followed the order and did this.
Looking at his back walking towards the palace gate, Emperor Chongzhen had a slight smile on his lips. If Cao Huachun knew about this, he didn't know if he would take revenge on the eight palm print eunuchs? Haha, even if he couldn't, he asked Wang Chengen to be the admiral of the East Factory and patrol the palace. I don't believe that he would not cause trouble for those people!
Let them bite the dog first and reap the benefits yourself. Only in this way can the first step of the situation be successfully opened. The factory guards are all veterans, and they must be replaced step by step afterwards. After that, the factory guards were rectified, and then the Beijing camp was rectified. No matter what, most people who grew up under the red flag should know that political power comes from the barrel of a gun!
Emperor Chongzhen was thinking this, when suddenly the eavesdropping system reacted again, and a line of text appeared: A wise emperor will never fight on the front line personally, drive his subordinates to fight among themselves, and disintegrate their alliances, making them unable to fight. Not currying favor with the emperor, focusing on the emperor's will, and not daring to defy the emperor's will. This is a necessary prerequisite for being a good emperor. If the host can do this consciously, he will be rewarded with a Grade A eavesdropping seed as an encouragement, come on!
When Emperor Chongzhen saw it, he couldn't help but be stunned, and then laughed silently. In fact, as long as you experience this kind of thing more, you will naturally know it.
In fact, the situation of Emperor Chongzhen in the late Ming Dynasty was similar to that of teachers in middle and junior high schools in later generations of ordinary schools.
The teacher (emperor) has power, but the students (officials) don't like to study. Although they have their own gangs, they all fight with the teacher, or say they don't listen to the teacher and go against the teacher. If you want to break this deadlock, it is useless to discipline students or call parents. You need to be friends with them, let them report each other in different factions, and help the teacher with things, so that you can truly manage the class and lead these students well. The most common method is for them to have misunderstandings and undermine each other, and then things will fall into place!
What Emperor Chongzhen did was to borrow signatures. First, he used the introduction in the inner study hall as a pretense to get them to confess anonymously. No matter what they confessed, after burning it on fire, they would insist that it was one of them who confessed. About Cao Huachun. Later, whether Cao Huachun or Wang Chengen, their group will definitely fight back, and eventually everything in the palace will be controlled by the emperor.
Of course, the only way to truly grasp the situation in the palace is to rely on the eavesdropping system. Emperor Chongzhen discovered that as long as he acted well as an emperor, the system would reward eavesdropping seeds. It will be easier to handle when there are more eavesdropping seeds in the future.
At this time, I got a new eavesdropping seed. Seeing Wang Chengen disappearing at the palace gate, my heart moved and I "sent" this eavesdropping seed to Wang Chengen.
Afterwards, Emperor Chongzhen watched Lan Tianbao and others "do their homework" while checking the news from the eavesdropping seeds.
Sure enough, after Wang Chengen returned, he was very angry with the eight palm eunuchs. He called his confidants, explained the situation, and asked him to go to Cao Huachun immediately to convey the emperor's will.
Wang Chengen was indeed not experienced enough, and what he continued to explain was just as Emperor Chongzhen expected, which made him feel much better.
As for Cao Huachun, Emperor Chongzhen also gave him an eavesdropping seed. Through this eavesdropping seed, he knew that at this time, Cao Huachun had just found his chief assistant Liu Yuliang.
"What, Lu Xiang was promoted and reinstated?" Liu Yuliang couldn't help but confirm in surprise when he heard Cao Huachun's words.
When Cao Huachun saw it, he immediately said coldly: "Why, our family can pretend to convey the decree?"
"No, no, no, that's not what I mean!" Although Liu Yuliang is the chief assistant, he still keeps a low profile when facing Cao Huachun, the admiral of Dongchang and the celebrity in front of the emperor. "I am just wondering why the emperor changed his mind again." What’s up?”
"Your Majesty is wise and powerful, and Taizu Tuo Meng has already understood that the strategy of first settling the internal affairs in order to resist foreign aggression is not feasible!" Cao Huachun immediately clasped his fists in the direction of the capital and said, "Therefore, the Emperor has reprimanded the Yangge Department, and Lu Shangshu has been reinstated. , naturally it makes sense. Our family is here to tell Mr. Chief Minister that all the soldiers and horses in the world are under the command of Lu Shangshu, and no one can interfere with Lu Shangshu’s right to command operations!"
Liu Yuliang was dumbfounded. He had only been away from the capital for a few days, and something like this happened. It turned around so quickly!
But thinking about it, it seems that such a thing is not surprising. No one has dreamed about their dead relatives. Although dreaming about Taizu is a bit far away, it cannot be said that this will not happen. Since the emperor valued Lu Xiangsheng so much, wouldn't his trip to Beijing be in vain?
Liu Yuliang originally thought that after leaving Beijing, he would naturally become more powerful. Unexpectedly, before seeing Lu Xiangsheng, the decree was revoked. So what’s the point of going out to Beijing?
He was thinking about it when suddenly there was the sound of rapid footsteps outside. A servant of the Liu family entered in a hurry. After saluting Cao Huachun and Liu Yuliang, he reported in a panic: "I didn't accept the reward at night just now. Lu Shilang's troops are thirty miles away." The Haoshui Bridge outside is surrounded by tens of thousands of Manchu and Qing troops. Other Manchu and Qing troops are still rushing over, I'm afraid...I'm afraid that Lu Shilang's troops are in danger!"
Naturally, this servant didn't know that Lu Xiangsheng had been reinstated, so he still called him Lu Shilang. What happened yesterday was not reported until tonight, which is considered normal.
Liu Yuliang and Cao Huachun were both shocked when they heard this. However, there are still differences between the two of them.
What surprised Liu Yuliang was that the main force of the Qing Dynasty was actually thirty miles away. Doesn't that mean that the Qing cavalry could kill them in half a day? It's too dangerous to be so close!
Although Cao Huachun was also worried about Liu Yuliang, he was more surprised that the emperor wanted to protect Lu Xiangsheng so strongly, but he did not expect that it was too late. Since Lu Xiangsheng had been trapped by the Manchu army, how could he still survive? Even if I dive to rescue him, it won't be of much use, right?
If Lu Xiangsheng dies in battle and the emperor is furious, he wonders if he will be angry at himself? Cao Huachun had to worry about this. He had already felt the emperor's dissatisfaction with him. How could he make up for it? Or, should we take the initiative to investigate the strange things the emperor said before?
On the side, Liu Yuliang felt that it was too dangerous and wanted to stay away from the Manchu and Qing troops. However, Admiral Dongchang, the emperor's confidant, was here. He couldn't say anything about it, so he had no choice but to tell the visitor: "Send an order to send everyone out in the night, and then explore the activities of the Manchu Tatars!"
"Yes, especially how is Lu Shangshu's situation? Be sure to inquire and report clearly!" Cao Huachun heard this and quickly followed up with additional instructions.
