Chapter 16 The eighth chapter is answered, and one of Daming's heart problems is gone

Chongzhen seldom was ecstatic in his life. The country is too heavy, and the current situation is too difficult.He is young and mature, and he focuses on sailing against the current, turning the tide when he is down, it is really hard to be happy. But this time, Zu Dashou really made him happy.Zu Dashou, who knew his way back, ordered his troops to return to the customs, and regained Yongping and Zunhua in one fell swoop. Huang Taiji was forced to stop attacking and began to retreat. This is the glorious day of Zu Dashou, and it is also the glorious day of Chongzhen. It seems that the Ming Dynasty will return to the peaceful state of the past, and all merits and demerits will have a conclusion.

But a merit is a merit, a demerit is a demerit, a merit does not offset a demerit, whether a demerit is not concealed or a demerit is offset, everything must have a convincing argument. Those who win the hearts of the people win the world.When this chaos is first settled, one must not act emotionally - Chongzhen kept reminding himself. First of all, what kind of convincing statement should we have for Zu Dashou who rebelled and returned?Does the merit not offset the demerit, does the demerit cover up the demerit or does the merit and demerit offset?It is true that Zu Dashou has made great contributions to the great victories of Yongping and Zunhua, but at the most critical moment of the imperial court, he brazenly led his troops eastward and ignored the dangers of Ming Dynasty. This is the crime of punishing the nine clans!If this kind of behavior is not punished, the Daming King's Law will become a scrap of paper... What conclusion should be drawn to Zu Dashou? It's a headache!

And that Yuan Chonghuan who is always causing trouble, how should he have a convincing statement?Is he a loyal minister?isn't it?Yeah?Yuan Chonghuan, who can't see through the real, the fake, the loyal, the treacherous, the false and the real.Whether his behavior of writing handwriting in prison was his loyalty to me, Daming, or an expedient measure taken out of the need to clear his name, no one can tell... Chongzhen thought over and over again, and he definitely Negating again, denying and affirming again, I actually made myself nervous again. At this time, Sun Chengzong, who had been mediating in the incidents of Yuan Chonghuan and Zu Dashou, felt that the emperor's old problem of being indecisive and suspicious of everything was about to commit again.Although he and Yuan Chonghuan often differ in specific military opinions, he also understands Yuan Chonghuan's high reputation among the Liao soldiers.Yuan Chonghuan can't be killed!Daming has just been in peace for two days, and the danger is not far away. Yuan Chonghuan and Zu Dashou must do their best to protect them.Liaodong couldn't do without them, and Daming couldn't do without them in fact. He had to explain the stakes to the emperor.

In the matter of protecting Yuan Chonghuan and Zu Dashou, Sun Chengzong adopted a step-by-step approach."Pick" out Zu Dashou first.The biggest mistake Zu Dashou made was to lead his troops to the east and ignore the dangers of Daming, but there was a reason for this. It was because Yuan Chonghuan was suddenly arrested, he was afraid, and he would be restrained overnight , felt that he would definitely be abandoned by the emperor, under the chaos, all the soldiers shouted to leave, and he took the lead to leave because of his brain.But in the final analysis, he is not a rebel general. He immediately returned to the pass and regained Yongping and Zunhua with the emperor's imperial decree.Your Majesty, Zu Dashou is not only not a traitor, he...he is a loyal minister!

Sun Chengzong's theory convinced himself, but Chongzhen still had a cold face: really?Is he really a loyal minister?He really listens to me? Sun Chengzong said without hesitation: Of course, the facts also illustrate this point. Chongzhen sneered: The fact is that he didn't kneel down to accept my imperial decree, but kept crying while holding Yuan Chonghuan's handwriting!You said, did he listen to me or Yuan Chonghuan?Is he my loyal minister or Yuan Chonghuan's loyal minister? ! When Sun Chengzong heard this, his head grew big.Your Majesty, why are you obsessing over the details?Although details determine success or failure, today's Daming can achieve great things only if he has a mind that does not care about details in success or failure...

Sun Chengzong knelt down and decided to take the risk: Your majesty, Yuan Chonghuan's loyal ministers are your loyal ministers, because Yuan Chonghuan is also your emperor's loyal ministers!Great loyal minister!The emperor thinks about it, if Yuan Chonghuan is a traitor and is Huang Taiji's internal response, how could he write a handwritten letter to Zu Dashou?How could Zu Dashou regain Yongping and Zunhua in one fell swoop? Chongzhen asked back: Good answer, then let me ask you, if Yuan Chonghuan was a loyal minister, why did he kill Mao Wenlong without authorization?Why should Huang Taiji's troops be brought into Beijing?Why did you shoot Man Gui?You answer my three questions.

Sun Chengzong couldn't answer, so he had to murmur: That's Yuan Chonghuan's strategic mistake, and his mind... confused. There was a silence. Unspeakable silence.Sun Chengzong didn't know what the emperor was thinking, his own mind was blank.To be honest, he seems to have been entangled in Chongzhen's questioning.yes?Who can answer these three questions?Yuan Chonghuan himself couldn't answer... Life is often a question and answer. But the embarrassment of life often lies in the fact that you can't answer your own questions. Chongzhen seemed to be infinitely sad.He looked at his ten slender and pale fingers, feeling infinitely lonely: You don't know how much I want to answer these three questions for Yuan Chonghuan.Once the answer came out, one of Daming's worries would disappear, and everyone would look forward in solidarity; what if they couldn't answer?How can you reuse him again?You say you say it!

Sun Chengzong lowered his head to the ground, as if he was Yuan Chonghuan's party. He couldn't say another word. This is a weird dynasty, this is a weird moment, the God of Destiny is catching and biting everyone like a drug addiction, the scene of the era is in chaos, everyone is chattering but everyone is speechless.Sun Chengzong let alone as a participant, even as a bystander, he was terrified and chilled.He couldn't find an accurate coordinate for him to identify the position, but he clearly saw Chongzhen crying standing in a blind spot that was difficult for others to notice, with a vivid expression and a mournful cry.

Indeed, for Chongzhen, the pain in life lies in doing what he knows he can't do. He sits on the throne, it is impossible to do it. The re-appointment or reuse of Yuan Chonghuan is also knowing that it cannot be done. Because of the current situation, it might be impossible not to reuse Yuan Chonghuan. Beijing has just been relieved of the siege, Huang Taiji's troops have not gone far, and the vast Liaodong is in danger. Without Yuan Chonghuan, half of Daming's sky would collapse. Yuan Chonghuan is the soul of the Liao soldiers, and the hula-la banner of hundreds of thousands of Liaodong soldiers.Chongzhen knew very well that if something happened to Yuan Chonghuan, no one would guard the Daming country for him.

And if Chongzhen had an accident or died, what would happen to the situation?Maybe the queen will cry a few times, maybe...the young prince will be at a loss, but soon, he will climb to the throne that attracts everyone's attention, and live a life of walking on the tip of a knife like Chongzhen day.No one knows the pain and pain, except himself.The ministers must have laughed more than cried—how many officials have I, Chongzhen, punished for the sake of the Ming Dynasty, and how many people will hate me so much! And Yuan Chonghuan—will he cry? Laugh or cry?Cry or laugh? Chongzhen was not sure.At this moment, Yuan Chonghuan's image became blurred and ambiguous.Between traitors and loyal ministers, Yuan Chonghuan kept changing his face, which made Chongzhen dazzled and exhausted.

In fact, it doesn't matter whether Yuan Chonghuan laughs or cries. The important thing is that Yuan Chonghuan is more important than Chongzhen. This is a terrible existence, but also a helpless existence. Both kindness and power must be given to Yuan Chonghuan, and he must not be allowed to deviate from the course of the Ming Dynasty. It is Yuan Chonghuan who can keep Liaodong, and it is Chongzhen who can keep Yuan Chonghuan.There was a ruthlessness in Chongzhen's heart, a ruthlessness that vowed to be shorter and longer than Yuan Chonghuan. However, the wind came. The wind is born at the end of the floating duckweed. It is said that Yuan Chonghuan has an inexplicable relationship with Qian Longxi, a cabinet minister who has resigned. Said "Qian Longxi advocated that Yuan Chonghuan beheaded the commander and sent soldiers, and advocated the theory of five years of success for money and belief. Qin Hui never betrayed the country and deceived the emperor." It is also said that Qian Longxi once accepted Yuan Chonghuan's bribe of tens of thousands of taels of horse and silver, and deposited it in the home of his in-law Xu Bengao. No wind, no wave. It sounds like the evidence is there. To check or not to check?Chongzhen couldn't make up his mind. He just pressed down the demon, and he can't let the demon rise and fall. It is better to believe that there is nothing than to believe that there is.What's more, this also involves Qian Longxi, Xu Ben and other high court officials. Who is Qian Longxi?The former cabinet minister has inextricable relationships with the current officials of the imperial court. Who is Xu Bengao?The eldest grandson of the late former cabinet chief assistant Xu Jie.If Xu Bengao is involved, the officialdom of Daming will be in chaos. Can't check, absolutely can't check. Chongzhen did not move, but the wind gradually increased. Chongzhen didn't know that this was a dark wind, the evil wind blown by the remnants of the Wei Party. Yuan Chonghuan is just a hat.What they want is to lift Yuan Chonghuan's hat and push Qian Longxi's head down.Because Qian Longxi was the main force in the investigation of Wei Dang back then, if he was brought down, it would be possible for Wei Dang to reverse the case.And Yuan Chonghuan, who was imprisoned for collaborating with the enemy, is now the biggest landmine in Ming Dynasty, and whoever is tied will die.In fact, if you really want to talk about it in detail, Qian Longxi is really innocent.Because discussing with Yuan Chonghuan about the strategy of flattening the Liao Dynasty is a matter for the cabinet ministers, the so-called "Qian Longxi advocated that Yuan Chonghuan beheaded the commander and sent troops, and advocated the five-year success for money and trust" was originally a non-existent thing, but it was given to him. Putting on the charge of "traitoring the country and deceiving the emperor, Qin Hui will never do it" is clearly intended to kill Qian Longxi. Of course, the remnants of the Wei Party knew too well where Chongzhen's itchy meat was, and they scratched it precisely: Isn't it because they were worried about Yuan Chonghuan?Just ask and you will understand, did Yuan Chonghuan and Qian Longxi pass letters, and was Qian Longxi the mastermind? Chongzhen was still noncommittal.He is in too much pain, his pain is unspeakable.Compared with the remnants of the Wei Party, he wanted to know the answer to the mystery of Yuan Chonghuan's hole card-did this person cooperate with the enemy?It's just...can't check... The remnants of the Wei Party have intensified the attack: if Yuan Chonghuan is not investigated, the Ming Dynasty will always be in the hands of a familiar stranger; the story of Yuan Chonghuan leading the enemy deep will happen again; the most important big conspiracy is still unknown Even you, the emperor, have been kept in the dark. According to reliable sources, this time Huang Taiji retreated voluntarily just to save the life of Yuan Chonghuan, the inner ying, in order to make a comeback.If such a person is allowed to return to Liaodong to take charge of the overall situation, the collapse of the Ming Dynasty is just around the corner!emperor! These heavy words from the remnants of the Wei Party tickled Chongzhen's itch just right.He seemed to wake up from a dream: his grandma, I used to be sitting on the crater of the volcano!Fortunately, Yuan Chonghuan was not released, otherwise Daming would be in danger.It must be investigated, and the investigation must be carried out. If the truth is found out, the investigation must be carried out. If the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty is torn apart, it will be investigated. If only my family and widows are left after the investigation, I will also be investigated. Chongzhen felt like a tragic hero at this time. Reviews are formal. Because Chongzhen was angry. This is the wrath of the emperor.When the emperor is angry, his head will fall to the ground. All the evidence unfavorable to Yuan Chonghuan was quickly "collected", which made Chongzhen couldn't help but shoot the case.It is very pleasant for Chongzhen to take the case, because it often makes words such as justice, fairness, conscience, mission, sense of responsibility flash before his eyes, and he trembles with excitement because he is the embodiment of these words—— But this time, he trembled even more.Because what he was facing was Yuan Chonghuan—this traitor who could shake the Ming Dynasty.He will fire on behalf of Yuan Chonghuan, all the ancestors and dynasties since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and such courage cannot be possessed by Xi Zong, who likes to do carpentry, nor by Wanli, who has not been in court for more than 20 years, let alone a Taoist emperor. What Jiajing can have, such courage is probably only possessed by the ancestor Zhu Yuanzhang.Chongzhen was deeply moved by the fact that he had the same courage as his idol Zhu Yuanzhang. "Chonghuan kills for personal gain, conspires to make money for the enemy, despises the emperor and father, seals borders by mistake..." This is Yuan Chonghuan's crime. "According to the law!" This is Yuan Chonghuan's punishment. The so-called according to the law is to cut every inch to death. This is the most painful punishment in the world, and it is the punishment that the condemned hates the condemned.But for Chongzhen, hatred to the bone is not necessarily, it is more of an expression of regaining the emperor's self-esteem to comfort his life.Chongzhen, a mentally obsessed with cleanliness, pronounced the end of the relationship between the two men in a decisive way, and also pronounced a sudden turn for the worse in an era that was stagnant.But at this time, he didn't realize it, and was full of passion in the beautiful mood of heroism, welcoming one climax after another. Yuan Chonghuan died.Everything is clear and clear, and everything is chaotic.The profound crisis did not come immediately, Liaodong was silent, and the border affairs were safe and sound.Chongzhen was secretly delighted: In this big game where the heart beats, he won.The Liao soldiers were shocked, and Huang Taiji was also shocked.This is the Ming Dynasty of one person.The sky is still the same sky, the earth is still the same land, and the emperor is still the same emperor. He will conquer the sky, he will turn the tide, and he will build a great cause that will not last forever with the decisive attitude of "Thousands of people, I will go to the past".The stage has been set up, the voices of the crowd are no longer noisy, they will concentrate on watching, they will listen attentively, and it is impossible for them to miss a wonderful performance. They are the people of Ming Dynasty, and I, Chongzhen, am the only performer on this stage. I am coming. I started. are you ready?