Chapter 13 Section 5 History always makes petty temper at the most critical moment

However, history always makes small tempers at the most critical moments. A rumor is quietly changing Yuan Chonghuan's fate. Fan Wencheng, the planner of the rumors, Hou Jin Zhangjing, a maverick adviser, and a confidant of Huang Taiji. The rumor of his plan became the last straw to change Yuan Chonghuan's fate. Fan Wencheng is a person with strong observation ability. For a thing, he can see both side A and side B. If he is in a good mood, he can even see the C side. After Huang Taiji captured Zunhua, Yuan Chonghuan arrived in time. In Huang Taiji's eyes, Yuan Chonghuan became a huge obstacle.But in Fan Wencheng's eyes, Yuan Chonghuan is just a huge paper tiger.

Because Fan Wencheng saw the suspicious eyes behind Yuan Chonghuan. Those were Chongzhen's eyes. Maybe, we can't beat Yuan Chonghuan. But we can defeat Chongzhen. Defeat Chongzhen's suspicious heart. Heart attack is the top priority.That's right, it's all about attacking the heart. Break the heart of a mortal and you can defeat the man. Break the heart of a king and you can defeat the country. This is Fan Wencheng's IQ.Therefore, when Huang Taiji was saddened by the defeat of Guangqumen, Fan Wencheng felt inspired. He used a secret channel to convince the captured eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty that Huang Taiji withdrew from Guangqumen because he had a secret agreement with Yuan Chonghuan.

Next, the storm will come even more violently. Severe storms can eclipse the country and change the king's position in an instant. This is the last moment. This is the darkness before the dawn. And the dark demon is the suspicious Chongzhen. The captured Ming eunuch was released in time.Fan Wencheng was sure that this eunuch who was eager for meritorious service would run wildly like fate, and would tell Chongzhen as soon as possible: there was a big traitor in the Ming Dynasty, and he was more terrifying than Wei Zhongxian. Fan Wencheng was in a good mood this time, he did see the C side of a thing.

Accurate C side. The dark demon deep in Chongzhen's heart was opened. And at the moment before, he even wrote the commendation order for Yuan Chonghuan. Red letters on a yellow background, bright colors. The language is modified and the words are brilliant. Lying there quietly, warm, real and unquestionable. The state of mind it brings to Chongzhen is safe and peaceful. But now, it all looks suspicious. Does Yuan Chonghuan really deserve such warm praise? Still not calm enough, not mature enough. Chongzhen was even ashamed of himself for coming up with so many adjectives, adverbs, and interjections.

In Chongzhen's heart, the logical chain of all Yuan Chonghuan's actions became full of flesh and blood because of the reasons given by Fan Wencheng, logical, natural, and the truth came to light. Why did he talk nonsense and say that Liao can be pacified in five years? Why did he use the mutiny to blackmail the court everywhere? Why did he kill Mao Wenlong and make a hole in the Liaodong defense line? Why does he monopolize Liaodong and support his own self-respect? Why did he follow Huang Taiji all the way here and not stop him?Is he following or escorting? Why did he lead his troops straight to Guangqu's sect without authorization, while Huang Taiji's troops followed closely behind?

Why did Huang Taiji's troops win at Deshengmen but lose at Guangqumen? Is there really a deal here? Alas, life really cannot withstand repeated questioning, especially from a suspicious and sensitive king. In this repeated questioning, Yuan Chonghuan's image became fragmented.His record of defeating Nurhachi has become insignificant, and the image of a conspirator and traitor has begun to rise.Chongzhen truly believed that he had used the wrong person, that Yuan Chonghuan was leading wolves into the house, and that Ming Dynasty was in jeopardy. On November 23, the Chongzhen government summoned Yuan Chonghuan and others.

Chongzhen did not say the reason for the summoning. Many things in life, everything goes without saying. But he didn't want Yuan Chonghuan to understand. Because he is not ready to showdown now.As a king, Chongzhen found sadly that he no longer had the conditions for a showdown. Huang Taiji soldiers approached the city, Yuan Chonghuan led the wolf into the house and held heavy soldiers.What qualifications does the empty Forbidden City have for a showdown? Chongzhen can only observe, when will Yuan Chonghuan rebel? He wants to buy time and mobilize the world's heavy troops to fight.

Yuan Chonghuan looked preoccupied and had a strange expression. But what's even weirder is his attire: Tsing Yi and black hat, just like a funeral dress. He came to see Chongzhen with the mentality of going to death! Does he want a showdown today?Chongzhen sneered in his heart: Traitor!After all, I still couldn't hide it. Yuan Chonghuan spoke. He talked a lot. A lot of frustrating words. He said that Huang Taiji was too powerful, and he underestimated this person. With a high IQ, he knows how to attack the east and the west, and knows how to cut into Daming's weakness from the weakest point.Daming is in danger now.Although I won the Guangqumen battle, it was a fluke.Because Man Gui was defeated at Desheng Gate, and Man Gui was once such a brave and capable general in my Ming Dynasty.He was actually defeated, unable to defend a city gate.My Daming... is in danger!

Yuan Chonghuan said while feeling sad, and shed tears.But in the eyes of Chongzhen, these are completely crocodile tears. "Man Gui used to be such a brave and capable general in my Ming Dynasty. He was defeated and couldn't hold a city gate."... Hehe, if such a strange thing happened in the world, then what role did you, Yuan Chonghuan, play behind the scenes? Woolen cloth? Then, Yuan Chonghuan began to review his "five-year platform" strategy, saying that he was a pedantic literati, talked on paper, underestimated his opponents, and misled the country so far.So today I came here with the feeling of going to die.

He told Chongzhen that he had put on all the funeral clothes and was going to thank the country with his death.After Yuan Chonghuan finished speaking, his face was filled with the brilliance of an idealist and the innocence and passion of a middle-aged scholar. Chongzhen looked at Yuan Chonghuan without saying a word. This is a cold moment in history.The once sympathy and pride between an emperor and his courtiers collapsed in an instant.This was the most critical moment for the Ming Dynasty, but Yuan Chonghuan's biography turned out to be the most exquisite oolong in the world.Goalkeeper Chongzhen watched helplessly as the ball hit his goal but no one cleared it. The entire Ming Dynasty was silent.His heart gradually became cold and hardened.

Playing "thank the country with death" with me at this time?You are burying my Daming Jiangshan, burying me Chongzhen! Yuan Chonghuan did not expect that Chongzhen would approach him at this time, and then make a move—— He took off his mink fur coat and put it on Yuan Chonghuan. It is freezing cold in Beijing in November.Chongzhen put the sable fur coat with his own body temperature on Yuan Chonghuan who was about to die to thank the country. It is impossible for Chongzhen to let Yuan Chonghuan die to thank the country. Because he is not ready yet. He has to hold him steady. Hold him warmly. This is the strategy of an emperor. Once, he held Wei Zhongxian warmly.Now, he wants to hold Yuan Chonghuan warmly. In the end, he will warmly stabilize Daming's country. Yuan Chonghuan felt that the emperor was still the same emperor, only himself had changed.The so-called literati have nothing to do, and Yuan Chonghuan, who was born as a Jinshi, was once full of pride, but now he is facing a crime because his character is too arrogant and unscrupulous. How did Yuan Chonghuan know Chongzhen's true thoughts about him deep in his heart.When Yuan Chonghuan next proposed to let his troops go to the city to rest, Chongzhen refused without hesitation. Yuan Chonghuan was very surprised, why Mangui's troops could enter the Deshengmen Wengcheng, but his Yuan Chonghuan's team could not enter the city? Chongzhen didn't give him an answer, and Chongzhen will never give him an answer, because Chongzhen will do it soon. Wearing the emperor's sable fur coat, Yuan Chonghuan, who was still a little bit wronged in his heart, led the troops to stand firm at Guangqumen.He even took the initiative to attack, organized a death squad of 500 people, rushed into Nanhaizi with artillery, and beat Huang Taiji to flee overnight.This happened on November 27. In the next few days, the outskirts of the capital became much quieter. But for Chongzhen, even if Yuan Chonghuan won a hundred victories now, it would not help. A rumor is greater than a hundred victories, this is the unspoken rule of history. After the dark demon deep in Chongzhen's heart was opened, it began to replicate rapidly. This is the last Panda Burning Incense, but no one activates the anti-virus software. Fan Wencheng was quietly waiting for a wonderful moment. This is the prelude to the great collapse of history.The fate of the last Han dynasty in Chinese history started out of order, and nothing can be changed. Not even God, not even the Virgin Mary. Even Zhu Yuanzhang stretched out his bony hands from the grave, waving them hopelessly to the sky over and over again. The first day of December is the first day of the last month of the Chinese lunar year. With boundless hope and despair. There are infinite possibilities and impossibilities. On this day, Chongzhen acted.He appointed Shen Liangzuo, the eunuch of the Rites Supervisor, Lu Zhi, the eunuch of the Internal Officials Supervisor, to supervise Jiumen and Huangchengmen; In a word, Chongzhen put the security forces of the capital and the imperial city under his direct control. Then, he ordered Yuan Chonghuan to be summoned. At this time, Yuan Chonghuan was making the final run for the Ming Dynasty—he commanded the deputy general Zhang Hongmo and others to lead his troops to pursue Huang Taiji. His running posture is so decisive, full of vicissitudes and fate. Soon, he turned around and ran towards the Forbidden City, towards the dark demon deep in the heart of a king.