Chapter 14 In the sixth quarter, Chongzhen turned over his hole cards expressionlessly

Chongzhen arrested Yuan Chonghuan in front of Hei Yunlong, Zu Dashou and others. It's not that he didn't consider the risks of doing so. Hei Yunlong, Zu Dashou and others are Yuan Chonghuan's capable generals and powerful figures in the Ming military circle. They are infinitely loyal to Yuan Chonghuan, but will they be infinitely loyal to the Ming Dynasty? have no idea. In doing this, Chongzhen actually wanted to make a bet with himself: In the hearts of people in today's world, which one is more important, Yuan Chonghuan or the Ming Dynasty? Regarding the result, Chongzhen was not at all sure, but he still wanted to gamble.

This is the last country, this is the last chance. The young Emperor Chongzhen turned over his hole cards expressionlessly. Yuan Chonghuan was arrested wearing the emperor's mink fur coat. There is still snow on his body, and the frost is still on his face. Chongzhen stared at this familiar mink fur coat, feeling that it was so strange. Clothes are human. Wear it on yourself, how appropriate and appropriate. Wearing it on Yuan Chonghuan's body, the clothes turned so ferocious that he was clearly resentful. Chongzhen, a mentally cleanliness man, dared not, disdained, and could not look at his clothes, because it would make him sick.

Chongzhen arrested Yuan Chonghuan after asking three questions. First question: Why did you kill Mao Wenlong? Second question: Why did you bring Huang Taiji's troops into Beijing? The third question: Why did you shoot Man Gui? The three questions were aggressive, just like the three uppercuts that Chongzhen had buried in his heart for a long time, hitting Yuan Chonghuan coldly and involuntarily. Regarding Chongzhen's first question, Yuan Chonghuan felt that it was still understandable.The emperor is also a human being, and he has narrow eyes.And the death of Mao Wenlong and Huang Taiji's entry into the customs also have an inexplicable relationship.Yuan Chonghuan can admit that he committed manslaughter, but there is absolutely no subjective intention.Although the consequences were extremely serious, Yuan Chonghuan's loyalty can be learned from.

Chongzhen's second question made Yuan Chonghuan feel the strong hostility and resentment behind the holy will. Life is afraid of being misunderstood.Some people's misunderstandings are lighter than a feather, some people's misunderstandings are heavier than Mount Tai, and the emperor's misunderstandings are heavier than the sun. If you don't pay attention, you can have a total solar eclipse, so that you can understand the darkness of night during the day. There was still room for Chongzhen's questioning, and he did not mention the famous rumor. The emperor also needs to give evidence.Except for the informant eunuch, it is impossible for Chongzhen to let Fan Wencheng testify.

In this historic interrogation, Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty used a large number of rhetorical parallel sentences that were too fast to conceal his ears.He tried to find all the loopholes and insincere words in Yuan Chonghuan's answers. But Yuan Chonghuan was very silent. Because Chongzhen asked whether he had a secret agreement with Huang Taiji. Yuan Chonghuan didn't know how to answer. To be honest, he and Huang Taiji had several contacts in private, exchanging views extensively on the cessation of war, peaceful coexistence, and development of border trade relations between the two countries, all of which were carried out while fighting and talking.

Yes, Yuan Chonghuan is an idealist. He hoped that Daming could rule the world and the country would last forever. He was full of pride and tried to complete this great cause in five years. But after several battles, Yuan Chonghuan felt that Da Ming and Hou Jin should have a third way of life besides life and death. So, what is the third way of survival? The first proposer of the third way of survival turned out to be Huang Taiji instead of Yuan Chonghuan.The so-called heroes see the same thing.Huang Taiji once described a utopian illusion to Yuan Chonghuan full of reverie: everyone lives and works in peace and contentment, and every household is prosperous.Houjin only needed a small piece of land in Liaodong to become a country within a country, and even Houjin could pay tribute to Ming every year.From then on, there will be no more wars, no more bloodshed, no more misery in the world.

This is coexistence and common prosperity. This should be an ideal model for the long-term stability of the Ming Dynasty.But Yuan Chonghuan didn't dare to think, he couldn't make the decision for Chongzhen.Because this is related to the psychological bottom line of an emperor. Yuan Chonghuan knew very well: deep in Chongzhen's heart, it was impossible for Hou Jin and Ming Dynasty to coexist peacefully as a country, even if they paid tribute. This is where Daming's dignity lies. So Yuan Chonghuan could only exchange views with Huang Taiji in private.The battle is still to be fought.Huang Taiji fought more and more fiercely, winning repeatedly - he was seeking peace by fighting, forcing peace by fighting.Yuan Chonghuan was in a complicated mood and absent-minded, so he lost more than he won.

He wanted to find multiple exits for Daming Jiangshan, but Chongzhen stared viciously at the back of him looking around, which made Yuan Chonghuan terrified. So when Chongzhen asked him whether he had a secret agreement with Huang Taiji, he was really speechless. Chongzhen's third question is simply groundless. "Why did you shoot Man Gui?" This is a false proposition. The answer should be Chongzhen, not Yuan Chonghuan. For it is the former who poses this absurd question to the latter. Why did Yuan Chonghuan shoot Man Gui?Why didn't Yuan Chonghuan shoot Chongzhen?Why didn't Chongzhen shoot Yuan Chonghuan?Why didn't Huang Taiji shoot Yuan Chonghuan?This world is full of absurd propositions, and the person who made them is the dark demon deep in Chongzhen's heart.Yuan Chonghuan really really couldn't answer.

At that time, Yuan Chonghuan fought in the south of the city, and Mangui fought in the north of the city, and the two were irrelevant.Man Gui's injuries were completely caused by the artillery fire from the defenders in the city, and it was purely accidental injury.Could it be that the emperor suspects that I secretly ordered the defenders on the city to fire artillery?Yuan Chonghuan felt a chill all over his body in an instant, it was a chill that even a mink fur coat couldn't hold back... Yuan Chonghuan could only be speechless again.Chongzhen ordered Mangui to take off his clothes on the spot for an injury examination, point out the wounds on Mangui's body one by one, and forced Yuan Chonghuan to nod or shake his head in answer.Yuan Chonghuan once again felt that the world was full of absurdity—my acknowledgment of the wound on Man Gui's body was equivalent to admitting that I had shot Man Gui—oh my god, how can there be such a truth in the world?

Yuan Chonghuan was arrested in this way. When the captains of Jinyiwei swarmed up and took off his mink fur coat, Yuan Chonghuan was as numb as a mummy. But Zu Dashou who was standing aside was not numb. He desperately wanted to suppress something in his heart that was about to burst out, desperately trying to appear as if nothing had happened, but the heavy breathing he couldn't hide revealed the secret thoughts in his heart. Today is Marshal Yuan, and tomorrow is his ancestor's birthday. Whoever stands in this position may be the emperor's target and will be shot down sooner or later.

If this continues, who will work hard for Daming? Zu Dashou's heart was full of ups and downs, and Cheng Jiming, a scholar beside him, suddenly felt that Ming Dynasty was in danger. Chongzhen is not arresting Yuan Chonghuan, he is arresting the hearts of millions of Liaodong soldiers... Cheng Jiming stood up and knelt down on the ground, asking the emperor to think carefully about the arrest of Yuan Chonghuan for the sake of Daming's Jiangshan Sheji. Chongzhen had a sullen face: Do you want me to take my life back? Cheng Jiming glanced at Zu Dashou.Zu Dashou was already in tears. Cheng Jiming was willing to go all out, and he reminded Chongzhen that now "the enemy is under the city, it is not his time to compare", meaning that Chongzhen should take back Chengming. The other cabinet ministers also seemed to sense some kind of danger approaching, and reminded Chongzhen one after another: it is taboo for military strategists to change generals when facing an enemy. Chongzhen was silent for a while, and he also saw Zu Dashou's tears.However, at this moment in Daming, who has no tears in his heart?Why do I, Chongzhen, not want to cry? Chongzhen raised his head, trying his best not to let the tears flow out.He couldn't let these short-sighted officials see his tears, and he couldn't let Zu Dashou and Yuan Chonghuan's love generals see his weakness.In this precarious Forbidden City, Chongzhen is a lonely king, but also a tough one.No one can stop his orders, no!Yuan Chonghuan couldn't, Zu Dashou couldn't, the princes couldn't, and neither could millions of Liaodong soldiers! This is the last game, this is the last game, Chongzhen tragically thought that even if he was the last emperor, he should be a dignified emperor. Send Yuan Chonghuan to Nanzhen Fusi Supervisor.Chongzhen ended all the conversations today with this sentence.