The empress even took out all her jewelry and her own money, and asked her father to pay some money for the country and help her husband! But what was the final result?

The queen's persuasion, and Chongzhen was particularly kind, and mentioned Zhou Kui's title from Xiangcheng Bo to Xiangcheng Marquis. He was very proud of his face, and finally received more than 5,000 taels of donations from Zhou Kui. It was not as valuable as the jewelry that Zhou Hou brought in the palace.

No matter how many, he would not take it anyway.

With this benchmark, the nobles and officials launched a new round of donations, one thousand taels, one five hundred taels, and one piece, and finally persuaded him to raise 300,000 taels for Emperor Chongzhen.

Even half of Wu Xiang's request for one million taels of military pay was not collected.

Several silver boxes were placed in front of the emperor, and Emperor Chongzhen's heart was imaginable. He sat speechlessly and looked at the boxes blankly. It took him almost an hour before he came back to life.

Surprisingly, the emperor did not get furious this time. After Wang Chengen and Xu Gao knelt in fear, he just shook his head helplessly.

"If the skin is gone, where will the hair be attached? Go down!"

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Emperor Chongzhen, who had always been diligent, rarely lacked court. He waited for letters and was dismissed in the morning court. As a result, he had no intention of attending court again. The routine Wu Dynasty also stopped. In addition, the eunuch also issued an edict to the emperor's order, and tomorrow's morning court Wu Dynasty was also dismissed, allowing all officials waiting outside the palace gate to mix joy and sorrow and slowly disperse.

In the evening, looking at the evening scene in the palace desolately, the last emperor could not calm down for a long time. Just when he was most bored, there were a burst of noises in the direction of the palace gate, which made him wave his hand irritatedly.

"What happened!"

The emperor's last bit of majesty was still there. The close servant Xu Gao hurriedly left the palace gate for a while, and then trotted back.

"Your Majesty, Dingbei Duke Mao Wenlong asked for a visit!"

At this time, the ones who were most unwilling to see were the traitors in his eyes! There was nothing Mao Wenlong had to do about donating to the palace. Listening to it, Chongzhen waved his hand in extreme disgust.

"Let the Jinyiwei rush back!"

"But your Majesty..."

The eunuch, who had always been obedient, actually hesitated this time. For a long time, Xu Gao kowtowed again with difficulty.

"Dingbei Gong, he is here to donate money and pay!"

"Salary assistance?"

Chongzhen couldn't help but raise his voice in surprise.

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In the most difficult times, helping people who are most annoying and distant in their daily lives is mixed with feelings.

The heavy silver boxes, silk, cloth, and jade artifacts were difficult to carry even the strong men in the palace. They moved from the chaotic front palace to the central palace for a whole hour. There was an idiom called "Breakup". Mao Wenlong really broke all the money. He almost emptied the Dingbei Marquis' Mansion. Emperor Chongzhen rewarded 300,000 taels twice, plus the silver that Mao Jue sent to the capital every few days, and all the items were moved by him, both of which were large and small.

However, what shocked Chongzhen even more was still the future.

"The old minister bows to Your Majesty, please immediately put the old minister in prison!"

Looking at Mao Wenlong who kowtowed heavily on the ground, Chongzhen asked incrediblely: "Honey, what do you mean?"

Maybe it was really a touch of love. Mao Wenlong was indulging in tears and kowtowed to the ground again.

"The old minister is unfaithful and has no way to educate his children. If you ask the son to do such a rebellious thing, you are already ashamed of the grace of the late emperor for picking up the filial son. However, in the capital, I have no choice but to do anything to that unfilial son! But now, when the country is in trouble, my father and son are in a high position, how can I stand by? Once the country is destroyed, even if I have tens of millions of family resources, what is the use? Please put the old minister in prison! The unfilial son is sure to panic. What is the use of your master? Just ask the unfilial son for it!"

"The old minister has the only one who invites you. Once the thieves attack, please ask Your Majesty to allow the old minister to fight. Although the old minister is old, he will also chop a few thieves for Your Majesty before his death!"

How can I help you with the icing on the cake? Even though I am as cold as Chongzhen, I couldn't help but choke up at this time. He suddenly stood up from the dragon throne and pulled Mao Wenlong up from the ground. Then he slapped heavily on Mao Wenlong's firm shoulder.

"Honey, I will never let you down!"

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At the most dangerous moment, it was the Liao vassal state that gave the most powerful support from the Ming Dynasty. Two days after Mao Wenlong sent a million yuan in the palace, several Dongjiang sailboats docked in the mouth of Tianjin and Liaodong. They sent 400,000 stones of grain and 150 artillery pieces. The precious military pay for the empire to defend its capital was finally collected.

On February 25, the long-lost dynasty meeting was held again. The emperor's face showed a look of excitement and joy. Facing the officials, Zhu Youjian spoke in person and asked loudly and happily.

"I plan to recruit Ningyuan troops and horses into the pass to serve the king. Why do all the officials think?"

However, unexpectedly, Chen Yan, the chief minister of the cabinet who has always played the role of soy sauce, jumped out first and knelt down to the middle road, and he kowtowed heavily.

"Your Majesty, I think it's not possible!"

"A inch of mountains and rivers and gold! The Liao vassals have become foreign vassals! Once the troops from Ningyuan were withdrawn, the Liao vassals would definitely follow them. There was no more land in the Ming Dynasty outside Shanhaiguan. I know the matter of the Liao king assisting the money. However, what about the next generation of Liao kings? People's hearts are unpredictable! Shanhaiguan is only 120 miles away from the capital. The old minister thinks that he has far-sightedness and should not give up Ningyuan!"

That's true and deep in love! Those who are not familiar with it think Chen Yan is so worried about the country and the people! However, his reason is really ridiculous! Even the capital can't be kept, so what's the use of it in the future?

But for this ridiculous reason, he got the most talisman from his important officials. Li Jiantai, the Grand Secretary Wei Zaode, and the Minister of War Zhang Jinyan, who should have gone on the expedition in history, kowtowed to cater to Chen Yan.

"Your Majesty, the chief minister is the old man who is planning the country!"

"Your Majesty, the old minister will approve it!"

"Your Majesty, the land of our ancestors must not be lost!"

The ministers really dare not let go of this. If they agree, wouldn’t they become the minister who fled and surrendered like the Southern Song Dynasty? It’s a stigma of history!

Moreover, the emperor consulted himself. Once he agreed to let the resolution pass, he would defeat the thief in the future. What should the emperor do if he settled the accounts in the future? He wanted to blame himself for abandoning his ancestors for his crime of abandoning his ancestral land, wouldn’t he lose his official position or even lose his head? As his eyes met, the ministers who could not even reach an opinion on dinner and could not reach a single opinion this time, and they all rushed up like kowtow bugs, and even some ignorant and unable to explain any major principles. They were all just making up for the numbers and shouting, "No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no

Even at this time, a group of important officials of the court, the highest rank of the entire Ming Empire, and the most elite, were still considering their own reputation, selfish interests and so selfish!

But they cannot be blamed entirely. If Emperor Chongzhen had not had any sense of responsibility, had repeatedly let his ministers take the blame, was mean and ruthless, and often killed ministers, and forced those who were responsible to death or killed, how could he be left with the group of selfish scum who had no sense of responsibility?

It can only be said that the ruthless king gathered with these irresponsible ministers, which led to the tragedy of this era.

He looked at the one-sided court in disbelief, his heads facing the ground and buttocks, and shouted, "No, but they were all inaction ministers. Emperor Chongzhen's face was ashen, his chest was violently undulating, and his eyes turned blood red, and his fists clamped on the armrest of the dragon chair and clattered.

The confrontation lasted for more than ten minutes, and finally the chaotic sound finally came to an abrupt end. In the shocked eyes of the ministers, they suddenly threw their sleeves, and Emperor Chongzhen left with his sleeves.

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The world is not a game, and the general trend will not stagnate because of the hesitation of the capital. Just when all officials were still fighting against themselves, the army of rebels, which had just entered the pass for a few months, was magnificent from Yulin. The troops were divided into two groups. The South Route was led by Liu Fangliang, and went out of Henan to harass Hebei and Shandong to restrain the reinforcements of the court. The North Route was led by Li Zicheng personally. And unlike in history, after experiencing a bloody battle with Yuan Chonghuan, he was afraid of encountering a strong enemy again. Moreover, Yuan Chonghuan's farmland did make Li Zicheng eat a bite of fat and had enough food and grass. Li Zicheng did not leave the main force in Guanzhong and Henan to defend the place, but instead devoted more than 500,000 of his heavy troops to advance eastward, attacking the capital along the nine sides of the Great Wall. The first thing to be hit was Taiyuan Town, Shanxi.

It seems that there is only one word that describes the tide of the tide! There is no siege at all. Taiyuan City is surrounded by water and can't be scattered on all sides. Moreover, the firepower of the tide of the tide exceeded that of the tide of the tide of the city. Wu Qi's surrender also handed over the firearms that Yuan Chonghuan had painstakingly prepared to the tide of the tide. Three hundred and fifty cannons roared over the sky, and the shattered shells and shrapnel shots made the city crackle. The defenders couldn't even lift their heads. Tens of thousands of tides carried ladders and charged towards the city.

He personally guarded the central army and looked at the battle-torn city. Li Chuang couldn't help but raise his head and laughed loudly, pointing at the top of the city and speaking to him.
Chapter completed!