Chongzhen took a deep breath and said, "Wu Sangui has led tens of thousands of elite troops from Shanhaiguan to serve the king. It doesn't matter if Beijing City is!"

Wei Qinghui said in surprise: "Our dynasty has been in the country for three hundred years, and the country's foundation is forever. Since Emperor Yingzong, Beijing has been surrounded several times, and it can turn bad luck into good fortune. This time, the same is true. Please don't be too anxious from now on, damage the body. Please issue an edict to urge Wu Sangui's rescuers to come quickly."

"Call the people from Silijian!"

Chongzhen nodded.

Wei Qinghui withdrew from the Warm Pavilion to issue an order, while Chongzhen wrote a handwritten edict to Wu Sangui with a red pen: He ordered Wu Sangui to pacify the Xibo, and quickly lead a large army to Beijing to suppress the rebels and resolve the dangers of the capital!

In a moment, the Silishu took the hand order.

Wei Qinghui also presented a cup of fragrant tea and placed it on the imperial desk. Chongzhen was meditating on his thoughts. He thought about the emperor's eating disorder for several days, restless at night, and was very haggard. He rarely felt a little better at this moment, so he said softly: "Emperor, since there is great news, Wu Sangui will lead Guanning elite troops to lift the siege of Beijing. Please relax your holy heart and rest on the Yangdezhai imperial bed."

Chongzhen didn't say anything, he was thinking about whether Wang Yongji's military secret report was reliable.

He knew that Wang Yongji had personally rushed to Ningyuan and urged Wu Sangui to lead his troops to help the king. Later, Wang Yongji reported that Wu Sangui was coming to Shanhaiguan, and there was no news afterwards.

Just when Chongzhen was anxious, he suddenly received another secret comment from Wang Yongji, as if he saw a savior in a desperate situation. He couldn't help but feel ecstatic, so he took the secret comment and re-read it. If in previous years, Chongzhen would have declared Wang Yongji's soundtrack to the cabinet and the supervisory yamen would inform the subjects of the capital to calm the hearts of the people.

However, recent experiences have made him cautious. He has reincarnated countless times between hope and despair. His temple plan does not help the overall situation. He dare not have too much hope for Wu Sangui to rescue Beijing.

He was worried that Wu Sangui was afraid of war due to the treason, or that Li Zicheng had intercepted him. Since the three camps collapsed in Shahe, the shadow of the country's destruction had been shrouded in his heart, and he only regretted that no one in the civil and military officials in the court could share his worries.

Because he was worried, he did not notice that Wei Qinghui came in to deliver tea.

Originally, there was no need for the tiny things like serving tea, Wei Qinghui, the housekeeper, to do it personally, but the country was destroyed in the evening. Not only did she feel at ease, but all the palace ladies were worried. Because of the strict rules in the palace, others could not get news. Only she was always by the emperor. Not only did the palace maids in the Qianqing Palace ask her, but the same was true for the queen's Kunning Palace.

She also wanted to inquire about the news as much as possible. After all, the thieves were outside the city. At this point, she was no longer afraid of Chongzhen's reproach. Once the country was destroyed, whether it was the emperor or the servants, they would die together!

Wei Qinghui asked softly: "Your Majesty, there is great news, why are you still so worried?"

If Chongzhen hadn't talked much to Wei Qinghui on weekdays, but the disaster of the destruction of the country was already in front of him, and his attitude towards the palace maids also changed.

He hated the civil and military ministers who were wronged by the country and misled him. He hated that every incident happened, the court officials argued endlessly, but today no one entered the palace to offer him urgent help!

In times of crisis, it is still reliable for your own servants!

Chongzhen's eyes were red with emotion, and he sighed, "Wu Sangui came to Beijing to serve the king, afraid that the distance water would not save the nearby fire. The bandits had arrived at the city of Beijing, and the three camps had collapsed. The capital relied on thousands of prisoners and citizens to defend the city. What's the point of help!"

Wei Qinghui asked boldly: "Is there no one in the civil and military affairs in the court who is willing to serve the country loyally for the emperor?"

Chongzhen shook his head and refused to answer, and couldn't help but burst into tears.

Wei Qinghui knew even more that the tragedy of the country was about to come, so shed tears and choked and said, "I hope God and ancestors will be blessed, and the country will turn bad luck into good luck." After that, he covered his face and cried bitterly.

Chongzhen did not blame him, and cried with Wei Qinghui.

At this time, Xin Chengqin appointed the admiral of the Beijing camp and the general manager to guard the city. Wang Chengen, the eunuch of the Sili Supervisor, came in and put Chongzhen's hand edict to Wu Sangui on the imperial case. He knelt down and replied: "Report to the emperor, the city gates are now surrounded by rebels, and there are many thieves patrolling the suburbs. He also heard that the bandits were heading to Tongzhou, and the hand edict to Wu Sangui could not be sent out."

Chongzhen was shocked and said, "Dongzhimen and Qihuamen are surrounded?"

Wang Chengen said: "Even Dongbianmen and Guangqumen in the outer city were surrounded by the traitor army. I went to Qihuamen to inspect and encountered my soldier Zhang Jinyan. He returned the imperial edict from the emperor to Wu Sangui and brought it back to the palace."

Chongzhen's face was miserable, and he was silent for a moment, and asked: "In the second year of Chongzhen, the Eastern Captains invaded the suburbs of Beijing. How critical was it? Yuan Chonghuan received an edict to serve the king and left some people to guard Ningyuan. He personally led generals such as Mangui, Zu Dashou and other elite soldiers to enter the pass quickly, marched day and night, and camped outside Guangqu Gate, making Beijing safe.

Taking Yuan Chonghuan as an example, Wu Sangui knew that the capital was in danger. He led the Guanning cavalry and could go outside Chaoyang Gate from Shanhaiguan for two days and nights, and Beijing would be foolproof. Do you think Wu Sangui would come in time?"

Wang Cheng'en was lying on the ground and did not dare to answer.

In the past decade, due to the deterioration of the Eastern Affairs, more and more people in the Beijing government and the people privately discussed Yuan Chonghuan. They all said that Yuan Chonghuan was one of the rare geniuses. Chongzhen first believed the slander of the court officials, and then fell into the counter-espionage plan, killing Yuan Chonghuan in vain and destroying the Great Wall.

He knew that Chongzhen had also reported secretly from the factory officials to privately discuss and reflect on himself, and was regretful, but for the sake of face, he refused to admit that he had killed Yuan Chonghuan by mistake, nor did he want to excuse Yuan Chonghuan.

When Chongzhen saw Wang Chengen bowing his head and asked, "You have also heard that Yuan Chonghuan died unjustly?"

Wang Chengen kowtowed and said, "I dare not speak nonsense. I heard that this has been discussed by the government and the country. Wu Sangui is just a military general. In terms of loyalty and strategy, it cannot be compared with Yuan Chonghuan. The emperor, more than 100,000 rebels have surrounded Beijing from all sides. Wu Sangui's reinforcements are afraid... not coming!"

Chongzhen shed tears and asked with pain: "Have you checked the defense situation on the city?"

Wang Chengen cried and said, "Emperor, now, I have to report to you. There are only three thousand eunuchs in the city. There are not many old, weak and disabled soldiers from the three camps. There are probably only one person who has spread out three battlements. The people who guard the city only pay a few money every day, and can only buy a few cakes to satisfy their hunger. The city is cold, and everyone is hungry and cold, complaining, and they have no intention of defending the city."

Chongzhen asked anxiously: "Will the traitor attack the city tonight? If he attacks the city, how can he deal with it?"

Wang Chengen said: "The traitors came to the city one after another, and they are still deploying their troops. According to the thoughts of me, the traitors may attack the city tomorrow and remain safe tonight, but beware of changes in the city."

Chongzhen asked in disbelief: "Send troops to patrol the city and check on spies. Is there no soldiers?"

Wang Chengen said: "The three camps were defending the enemy in Shahe and failed without fighting. Although the troops left in the city were still 50,000 or 60,000, the number of troops in the city was still cited by Wang Jiayan, the assistant minister of Rong Zheng, and found out that eight or ten were missing. In fact, the number of officers and soldiers was less than five thousand, and most of them were useless. They just took some money. Wang Jiayan discussed with his servants and picked out a thousand people from them to the city. The rest were patrolling in shifts in the inner and outer cities. Now, Beijing is full of useless old, weak and disabled soldiers."

Chongzhen no longer expects Wu Sangui to come to rescue him. The troops guarding the city were empty. The tragic disaster of the country and the destruction of the tribe was right in front of him. He was sweating profusely and trembled all over. But he was strong after all, so he took a deep breath and said, "In the Tumu Incident, Emperor Yingzong captured the enemy, and Yexian's army was very strong. He took Emperor Yingzong to the city of Beijing and believed that Beijing was within his power. How dangerous was the country at that time? However, there was Yu Qian, the Minister of War in the court, who repelled Ye Guang, and turned the capital into danger.

I am not the king of the country to be destroyed, but for the past seventeen years, the civil and military affairs of the court have been leaking, and there are no loyal ministers who plan to the country. If there were half of Yu Qian in the court, how could it be today!"

As he said that, he could no longer hold back and covered his face and cried bitterly.

Wang Chengen also wiped the corners of his eyes and said, "This is a lot of energy, and it is also the fate of the country."

Chongzhen choked and said, "Although it is the fate of the country, if the ministers did not misunderstand me, how could the fate of the country be so far? It only says that in the twenty years since the Tianqi period, the country has not had talents, because the court is mostly ministers who hinder their powers and hinder their masters, obstruct major plans, and frame loyal and kindness, so that talents cannot be used and cannot die.

From Xiong Tingbi of the Tianqi Dynasty and Sun Chengzong to Yang Sichang of this dynasty, they all attacked without showing their ambitions, causing the court to destroy the Great Wall and cause the disaster to this day. I am not the king of the country to be destroyed, but I will die with my eyes open when encountering the destruction of the country!”

Wang Chengen knew that the city was trapped for only one or two days, so he also hid in the ground and cried, but he didn't know what to comfort Chongzhen.

Several eunuchs and maids in the Qianqing Palace stood outside the window holding their breath. Some of them were secretly wiped away their tears, and some walked away quietly and cried elsewhere.

After a while, Chongzhen asked unwillingly: "I really can't send Wu Sangui the edict and urge him to lead the cavalry to rescue the capital?"

Wang Chengen hesitated for a moment and said, "The Ministry of War has no way to send a decree. Please let me go to the factory ministers to secretly negotiate with them and give me a reward of silver. In any case, I will send a loyal and destined person to the city to go out of the city and send the emperor's decree to Wu Sangui's army to the night."
Chapter completed!