In the 17th year of Chongzhen, there was no auspiciousness since the beginning of the year.

On the first day of the first lunar month, a strong wind in Beijing was shaken by the house, sand and stones were flying, and the sun was not seen at a distance. People at that time thought it was ominous, and there were rumors that followed the wind, saying: This wind started from the position of the Gan, and the soldiers broke through the city, and the subjects were not blessed.

Emperor Chongzhen got up early in the morning, worshiped the heaven and earth, and wore a crown on the court. He went to Huangji Hall to receive congratulations from all the ministers. However, there was only one censor in the palace. The bell of the court had already ringed, but no one was seen going to court. Chongzhen's face was pale, his lips were blue, and his heart was blank. He thought that the ministers no longer took him as the emperor seriously.

The censor and the emperor looked at each other and finally reacted for a long time and said, "Your Majesty, it must be that the wind is strong outside. The ministers have never heard the bell ringing and thought that the saint had not come out. Please order the bell to open the East and West Chang'an Gate."

Chongzhen then recovered and spit out the word "ke" from his teeth, and then said: "The bell always rings, and it is not allowed to stop."

After a while, civil and military officials had just entered the east and west Chang'an Gate, but they saw that the emperor was already sitting in the hall. Tianyan looked at him in a panic and was afraid to pass through the middle gate. So the civil and military officials broke into the martial arts class, crouched under the head of the dragon, and bowed to the east team. The military officials could only follow the same thing, squatting from the literary class to the Xiban station. Originally, it was just a temporary embarrassment, but it was said that civil and military officials would not be in danger within a hundred days.

On the ninth day of the first lunar month, the Ministry of War received an ultimatum sent by Li Zicheng, and wrote a letter to the Yongchang year of Dashun, agreeing to fight the decisive battle in Shunming, and declared that the army would arrive at the military advisor on March 10th. Emperor Chongzhen was anxious about this and could not eat a meal for a few days. In this way, the idea of ​​the imperial commander personally was raised. After several persuasions by the cabinet ministers, they gradually calmed down, but they always felt that some of the cabinet ministers learned from Zhou Yanru and deliberately deceived him.

On the 19th day of the first lunar month, the military report that was urgently launched from the shore of the Yellow River was sent to Chongzhen. It contained the victory reports of the Battle of the River, and it also mentioned the burning of the thieves' food and grass for tens of thousands of stones. In the letter from the prince's family that followed, it also mentioned the Battle of Hancheng, the bombing of the thieves' gunpowder, and the burning of Hejin City. "The elite Li thieves took half of it." - This is certainly an exaggeration, but it can be regarded as comforting the holy heart.

However, Chongzhen was already tortured by the thieves day and night, and it was almost crazy that Feng Yuanbiao could no longer comfort his holy heart by "not judging victory or defeat by one city and one place". He had to resign because of the fall of the Yellow River in Shaanxi and resigned from his official position.

On the day when Emperor Chongzhen dismissed Feng Yuanbiao, he returned to the inner palace and was restless. The emperor, who had never talked about ghosts and gods, could only hope for the spirit of heaven and let the Taoist priests in the palace teach spirits. Who knew that the Taoist priest was really capable of communicating with heaven, or was willing to make the emperor's heart even more disturbed, and presented the spirit of the real immortal, but said:

"The emperor asked about the world, and the corrupt officials asked for money.

There are chaos in all directions and seven places, and nine out of ten stoves are smokeless.

The people are suffering, and the world is upside down.

From then on, we can never imagine a peaceful year.”

Chongzhen was hit one after another. At dinner, he received an urgent report from the Ministry of War, saying that the Li thief army was approaching Pingyang Prefecture. Pingyang garrison Chen Shangzhi retreated to Niyuan Mountain. Pingyang magistrate Zhang Linran opened the city to surrender the thief.

Pingyang falls.

Taiyuan was completely exposed to the vanguards.

In Kunning Palace, Empress Zhang, Empress Zhou and Concubine Yuan were speechless.

Zhou Hou's eyes were red and swollen, and she cried day and night. The news of the prince winning the battle came from the front line, and she wanted to cry with joy; the news of the rebel army being advanced step by step, and she wanted to worry about her son, and she would even wake up from her dream. Zhu Cixuan had taken off his human form since the days when he went to war. Even Chongzhen couldn't bear to see her.

"Empress! The emperor is here." The palace maid hurried in and informed: "He is already at the gate of the palace."

"I understand." Zhou Hou wiped his tears.

Both Empress Zhang and Empress Zhou were not allowed to go out to welcome him, so Concubine Yuan had to come out alone. Before she could reach the door, Emperor Chongzhen, who had almost rushed in, bumped into him.

Chongzhen threw the red book (memorial) in front of Zhou Hou and said furiously: "This is your good son! My good prince! The thief has already attacked Taiyuan Mansion. He has retreated step by step, but he dares to lie and report good news!" The emperor's accumulated emotions completely erupted, and he really roared like thunder.

Zhou Hou opened the memorial and found that it was the Shanxi Inspector Censor Wang Zongyou who impeached Shanxi Governor Cai Maode and abandoned the river and even crossed the river easily. Although he did not curse Zhu Cilang, he solemnly pointed out that His Royal Highness "had neither know the army nor the will of fighting."

"I just said, there is no reason why there is a way for the world to win one after another, but retreat step by step!" Chongzhen was furious. If Queen Zhang hadn't been sitting in the hall, he would have wished to demolish the Kunning Palace!

After Zhou Dynasty, a woman from a family of women could not say "for time" to exchange space. Even if Feng Yuanbiao said this, it was useless. Now there are rumors in the foreign court about moving south or the prince going to Nanjing to supervise the country, and some people also proposed to transfer the Guanning cavalry into the pass and defend Kyoto. All kinds of discussions fell into Chongzhen's ears, and all the words of the country were destroyed.

"What's the point of being angry with Your Majesty?" Queen Yi'an raised her eyebrows and pressed her hand on the sobbing Queen Zhou's knees, and said angrily: "Does the emperor only believe in outsiders but not in his own family!"

The anger that Chongzhen had just vented was blocked by Zhang Hou's words, his heart was burned and confused and confused: Who is lying to me? Everyone is lying to me! I will not let everyone in the world down, why do everyone in the world down!

The emperor could no longer stay in the palace, so he turned around and ran out, looking up at the sky and trombone.

This small storm in the Great Inner Palace was written in less than two hours and embarked on the road to Shanxi.

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Zhu Cilang sat in the main hall of the King of Jin's Mansion, looking at Cai Maode in the lower head. There was a reason why he chose this way of meeting. Simply put, Cai Maode refused Zhu Cilang's recruitment and insisted on staying in Taiyuan.

"You have been removed from the governor of Shanxi, why should you stay!" Zhu Cixuan really found it difficult to understand this stubborn ascetic.

Because of Wang Zongyou's memorial, Chongzhen was greatly stimulated and the first order issued was to dismiss Cai Maode as the inspector and to use Guo Jingchang as the governor of Shanxi. Logically speaking, even if Guo Jingchang did not arrive in Taiyuan, Cai Maode could no longer take the position of governor, and could only properly prepare for the transfer of government affairs.

However, Cai Maode swears in Taiyuan in a quiet voice, trying to survive and die with Taiyuan City.

Zhu Cixuan rarely has officials whom he likes. Now he has finally found a good governor, but he would rather die than leave. How can he be calm? Using the way of meeting the king and the ministers is exactly the last glimmer of hope of Zhu Cixuan: he hopes to use the power of imperial power to oppress Cai Maode and follow him.

Cai Maode just lowered his head and said calmly: "I should die and encircle the border." (To be continued, please search for astronomy, the novel is better and faster!
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