Chongzhen was suspicious by nature, especially in recent years, the decline of state and military affairs, the deception and betrayal of his ministers made him more and more suspicious. Even his son could not be easily believed.

Zhu Cilang knelt on the ground and did not move, while Wang Chengen and Tian Shouxin also remained moving.

"Get up..." After a while, Chongzhen spoke slowly, without any punishment or continued to ask questions. He waved his sleeves and left.

Zhu Cilang was not surprised. He knew clearly that his father suspected that someone was instructing him. Before he could investigate clearly, his father would not say much to him--although Chongzhen was the king of the country, his skills were no less than any hero.

Zhu Cilang has been waiting for the past twenty days.

He didn't see any secretary Wang Duo and the left son Wu Weiye, in order to avoid suspicion for the two. In the East Palace, except for these two lecturers, the rest were eunuchs, palace women, and guards, and there were not many literate people, let alone any clever insights, so things could be investigated clearly.

I thought ten days would be enough, but I didn’t expect it to take twenty days. Alas, the spy from the East Factory beside my father is becoming less and less useful.

Two news came during this period.

Wang Pu, the general of Datong who fled Songshan, was arrested for "escape first".

Sun Chuanting was re-activated, and Chongzhen appointed him as the right assistant minister of the Ministry of War, and collected 60,000 taels of silver and ordered him to go to Shaanxi and Henan to train troops.

Historically, Sun Chuanting was appointed at the end of February of the 15th year of Chongzhen. Now it has been half a month ahead of schedule, but unfortunately the food and salary are still 60,000 yuan.

It seems that the Ming Dynasty was so poor that it was very poor.

I wonder if this change can change the fate of Sun Chuanting's defeat in Jiaxian and death in Tongguan?

Zhu Cilang has always admired this famous general in the late Ming Dynasty and wanted to meet him, with a small pavilion building, a green plum wine cooking, and a discussion on the general trend of the world. Unfortunately, he was in the review period of Chongzhen, and every move was reported to Chongzhen. In addition, Sun Chuanting was recommended by him. At this time, when he met Sun Chuanting, he would inevitably be suspected of colluding with court officials. He was punished by Chongzhen. If Sun Chuanting's military training plan was affected, it would be more than worth the loss.

Therefore, I can only endure it.

...My uncle, here.

After stopping the chariot, Zhu Cilang stepped into the Qianqing Palace without waiting for Tian Shouxin to help him.

The Qianqing Palace was built in the 12th year of Yongle. The hall base is connected with the two halls of Jiaotai and Kunning, collectively known as the three halls of the inner court. Since the Jiajing Dynasty, the Qianqing Palace was the place where the Emperor of Ming handled daily government affairs and reviewed various memorials. The hall was divided into bright rooms and warm pavilions. The outside Ming rooms summoned all ministers, and the inside was summoned separately, and it was not enjoyed by favorite ministers.

There is a golden platform in the Ming Dynasty. There is a large golden lacquered chair on the platform. The four big words "Respect the Heaven and the Ancestor" are written on the plaque directly behind it.

The couplets on both sides of the plaque are written by Chongzhen, and on one side is "The heart of man is dangerous, and the heart of Tao is subtle." On the other side, "The only essence is unique, and you can hold it in the middle."

Zhu Cilang was quite moved. These sixteen words should be the motto of the father. Unfortunately, the father did not understand the profound meaning of these sixteen words.

Chongzhen was reading the memorial in the warm room.

"Captain Xuan meets you!"

Although father and son, the royal rules are indispensable. Zhu Cilang cannot break in directly and must wait for the eunuch's notice.

Zhu Cilang stepped into the warm pavilion and went up to greet Chongzhen: "My son bowed to his father."

"Get up."

Chongzhen's voice was exhausted and his eyes were dull. He felt that he had aged a few years later. Song Jin's defeat was like a heavy hammer, hitting him hard, making him feel pain and regretful. The three-hour morning court, apart from quarrels, attacks, and shirking responsibility, did the nobles above the temple not give him any useful Liaodong countermeasures, so Chongzhen gritted his teeth and wanted to kill all the civil and military officials in the court!

But the court officials cannot kill them. Even though they know that they are shirking their responsibilities, they can only endure it.

The Ming Dynasty ruled with great support. Without the support of the court officials, he could not do anything, and even the imperial edict could be refuted.

Fortunately, he has a son.

When Zhu Cixuan got up, Chongzhen said tiredly: "It seems that you are so great. I feel so relieved. I heard that you have been practicing archery and horse recently?"

"Yes, my son admires my father and is willing to follow my father and attach equal importance to both civil and military affairs."

According to the history of the Ming Dynasty, when the capital of the 17th year of Chongzhen was destroyed, Chongzhen held a short flintlock rifle and rode a horse to confront each other. He wanted to fight a path of blood with three hundred eunuchs. Although he did not succeed, it also showed that Chongzhen was not a weak person.

Chongzhen showed a rare smile on his face. He realized that he was a god, a holy and a martial artist, and his ministers often flattered him, but his son's flattery made him even more useful.

But when he thought of the decadent state affairs, his expression became dim again.

The warm chalet suddenly became quiet.

Chongzhen was thinking quietly about his thoughts, and Zhu Cilang didn't dare to speak.

After a while, Chongzhen raised his head: "Sun Chuanting has arrived in He-nan."

"Father, the emperor is wise, and Sun Chuanting will live up to his trust!"

Zhu Cilang replied loudly, he was still very confident in Sun Chuanting.

"Well, Sun Chuanting has talent. I have always admired him very much and often want to give him important tasks. Unfortunately, he is too rebellious and cannot even control it. I hope that three years of prison will change his character." Chongzhen's voice was indifferent.

Zhu Cilang was silent.

The reason why Sun Chuanting was imprisoned three years ago was because he offended the popular man in front of Chongzhen - the former Minister of War Yang Sichang and the eunuch of the military supervisor Gao Qiqian. Yang Gao and the two of them made slanderous words in Chongzhen, captive Gao Yingxiang, defeated the bandits in Shaanxi, and killed Sun Chuanting, who had only 18 cavalry left in Li Zicheng, and could not enter the palace to meet the saint. He also seized Sun Chuanting's military power, intending to use Sun Chuanting's Shaanxi troops to station in Liaodong.

Sun Chuanting thought it was impossible to go on a regular basis. The Qin soldiers stayed in Liaodong, and the Shaanxi-Xii was empty, and the bandits would rekindle. The Qin soldiers were all in Shaanxi-Xii. If something happened to Shaanxi-Xiii, the Qin soldiers had no intention of defending the Liao territory and would definitely flee and mutiny. Once they returned to Shaanxi as deserters, they would probably join the bandits. Yang Sichang's move was simply to help the bandits.

But Yang Sichang insisted on his own opinion, Sun Chuanting was very melancholy, and soon his ears became deaf.

Later, the court transferred Sun Chuanting to governor Baoding, Shandong and Henan military affairs. Logically speaking, Chongzhen must see such a vassal, but Yang Sichang made a hindrance, which made Sun Chuanting unable to see Chongzhen. Sun Chuanting was angry and led to the illness and asked for a rest. Yang Sichang immediately reported to Chongzhen, saying that Sun Chuanting said that it was a deception. Chongzhen was furious and demoted Sun Chuanting to a civilian and threw him into prison.

After three years in prison, the world changed drastically and the thieves became a climate. By the time he was re-engaged, Li Zicheng had already changed from eighteen cavalry to an army of more than one hundred thousand.

The anxious Chongzhen had the old habit of the Battle of Songjin. Before Sun Chuanting finished training, he kept urging him to advance, which eventually led to the defeat of Jia County and the loss of Tongguan.

In history, until Sun Chuanting died in Tongguan in battle, Chongzhen still did not believe it, thinking that Sun Chuanting was "fake death and absconding", so that he did not even give him a "gift of shade".

Among them, Zhu Cixuan read a lot in history books in his previous life. He knew that Sun Chuanting's failure had a lot to do with Emperor Chongzhen's anxious temper. However, his son did not say that his father was wrong, especially his father was the emperor. Every joy and anger could determine the fate of the world. He had to be more careful in his words and actions--just like changing history and changing the world. If he wanted to change Chongzhen's impatience, he had to proceed step by step and moisten things silently.

However, Sun Chuanting must protect him. When necessary, he would not hesitate to touch his father. Sun Chuanting was there, Qin soldiers were there, and Shaanxi and Henan could still do it. Once Sun Chuanting left, he could only give up half of the country in Jiangbei and move the capital to Nanjing.

"Your Liaodong countermeasures are very good, especially building large ships. Following the example of Emperor Gaozong of Tang Dynasty, the plan to disturb Jiannu's rear. I have ordered the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of War to handle shipbuilding in detail. Within one year, I will build a thousand ships for me." Chongzhen raised his spirit.

Zhu Cilang smiled bitterly in his heart, because his father was thinking too simple, under the current situation, it was impossible for the Ministry of Workers and War to build a ship.

Historically, the strategy of building ships and crossing the sea to attack Jiannu's rear was proposed by Lu Yinglin, the chief military officer of the Ministry of Military Affairs. At that time, Jiannu had already attacked the border and crossed the Great Wall from the wall ridge to enter Hebei. Although Lu Yinglin's strategy was good, it could not be solved by the near fire. In addition, the national treasury was empty, and the court was already in a difficult position to deal with Jiannu's plunder and could not afford the money for shipbuilding. The Ministry of Works and the Ministry of War argued with each other until Jiannu retreated, and did not build a ship.

It was not because the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of War intentionally fooled Chongzhen, but because they really had no money and it was hard for a good cook to cook without rice.

Therefore, from the beginning, Zhu Cixuan did not intend to let the Ministry of Works build a ship.

There are two reasons: First, the treasury has no money, and second, it is too late, because Jiannu will be invading the border in December.

"Father, the shipbuilding has been a protracted, and Jiannu may attack the border at any time, so I'm afraid it will be difficult to slow down." Zhu Cixuan said slowly.

Chongzhen frowned and looked at his son with inquiring eyes.

"I heard that the Fujian Navy had just won a victory battle, and wiped out more than a thousand pirates and obtained more than ten ships..."
Chapter completed!