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Chapter 1264 Chen Xinjia's Guilt
As he was always worried and pondering about the "leak of negotiation funds", Emperor Chongzhen was always in a state of confusion. Even when he was reviewing memorials, he was absent-minded. Even when the chief minister Zhou Yanru requested to enter the palace to report on matters, he rejected it outright on the grounds of unwellness.

The only thing was that when the Minister of War Chen Xinjia requested to enter the palace to report on matters in person, he hesitated for a while. However, after weighing the pros and cons, Emperor Chongzhen chose to refuse the summons.

In fact, Emperor Chongzhen really wanted to summon Chen Xinjia in his heart, but for the sake of his reputation as a "hero", he did not dare to summon Chen Xinjia at such a sensitive moment, so as not to give the censors and imperial officials something to talk about.

With a very anxious mood, he could not sleep for a long time. It was not until after the fourth watch that he managed to sleep for a while, but he woke up from his sleep again. In his dream, the impeachment memorials of the officials frightened him so much that he broke into a cold sweat...

At this point, I no longer felt sleepy and just stayed awake until dawn!
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But things in this world often go against one’s wishes!
It's like "the more you fear something, the more likely it is to happen"!
Everything happened just as Emperor Chongzhen had repeatedly guessed. The more he worried about something, the more it happened. It seemed that even God was against him.

The next day, early in the morning, among the mountain of memorials on the imperial desk in the Qianqing Palace, there were already three memorials from the censors impeaching Chen Xinjia.

"Testing...are they testing me?"

"Otherwise, how could there be only three impeachment letters?"

Although these memorials were all criticizing Chen Xinjia, they also mentioned Ma Shaoyou who went to Liaodong to run errands, saying that he was instructed by Chen Xinjia, and that Chen Xinjia was the mastermind behind the "negotiation of money to sell out the country."

But Emperor Chongzhen knew in his heart that every step of the process was approved by him. The bigwigs in the court must have guessed this, so cold sweat kept pouring out of his chest and back.

He was afraid that the censors would eventually direct the impeachment towards himself!

The fifth watch bell rang from the Xuanwu Gate Tower. With the help of palace maids and eunuchs, Emperor Chongzhen changed into his regular court robes. He first went to the Danchi of the Qianqing Palace to worship the sky reverently and pray silently, and then he rode on the imperial sedan to Zuoshun Gate to attend court.

At this moment, he was able to conclude that it must have been Chen Xinjia who leaked this huge secret, so he was very angry at Chen Xinjia for not acting discreetly.

In the court, Emperor Chongzhen could not hold back the anger in his heart, and he also wanted to make the censors think that he had nothing to do with Chen Xinjia's negotiation.

Therefore, when the regular court was halfway through, his face suddenly darkened, and he severely criticized Chen Xinjia in front of all the civil and military officials in the court for his failure in dispatching the bandit suppression in Henan as the Minister of War, which resulted in the defeat of Zhuxian Town and heavy losses of troops. He had not been able to drive back the rebels and relieve the court's worries.

Chen Xinjia fell to the ground trembling all over, not daring to look up or say anything in defense.

At first, Chen Xinjia was also confused. He didn't know why the emperor suddenly criticized him so harshly about the Kaifeng incident.

But then he suddenly realized: the emperor must have changed his mind and wanted to put the blame for the "negotiation of fees" on him alone!
Chen Xinjia, who had figured out the reason, broke out in cold sweat and trembled more and more violently. He prostrated himself on the ground, shaking like a sieve, with his ears buzzing. He dared not make any sound, let alone reply.

Normally, he was quick-witted and eloquent, but at this moment, he only said to himself in his heart: "The sky is about to fall, disaster is about to happen... disaster is about to happen!" However, Chen Xinjia still had a glimmer of hope in his heart: he thought that he was following the emperor's secret order to "negotiate the terms", and although he was responsible for not acting in a confidential manner, the emperor would always find a way to turn things around. After all, he still had to rely on himself to do things...

In the court, Emperor Chongzhen had just severely criticized Chen Xinjia, and suddenly asked Zhang Xin, the Minister of Justice: "The criminal Yang Wenyue was ineffective in suppressing the bandits, and he was defeated repeatedly, wasting the national treasury and losing countless soldiers and generals. How did you, the Ministry of Justice, decide on his crime?"

Upon hearing this, the Minister of Justice Zhang Xin was panicked and quickly knelt down to report: "Although Yang Wenyue was repeatedly defeated by the bandits and suffered heavy casualties, Henan is in need of men at this time. Generals such as Hu Dawei under his command are also quite capable of fighting. The Ministry of Justice, in accordance with national law, sentences him to 'deport him to Beijing for further investigation.'"

Emperor Chongzhen was furious after hearing this. He slammed the imperial desk and shouted, "Nonsense! A criminal like him, who is afraid of death and cannot serve the country in the face of the enemy, actually fled in panic, causing the hundreds of thousands of troops in Zhuxian Town to collapse. Why should he be "deported to Beijing"? Why not execute him immediately?"

Zhang Xin was also confused by this sudden severe reprimand. You have to know that it was the Emperor Chongzhen himself who gave Yang Wenyue the order to "redeem himself while guilty". So why did he suddenly turn against him?
However, Emperor Chongzhen could deny what he had said before, but Zhang Xin did not dare to make any excuses for it in the court.

This is the capriciousness of imperial power!
It can be unbridled and willful, and you have to pay for its willfulness...

Zhang Xin, who was kneeling on the ground, also showed panic. He kowtowed and replied: "The sentence imposed by your department is too light. The death penalty is death. Now I will follow your order and change Yang Wenyue's sentence to 'immediate execution'."

Emperor Chongzhen was obviously still furious. He opened his eyes wide and glanced at the civil and military officials in the court. He had not intended to pay attention to the censors who impeached Chen Xinjia, but he became so excited that he could not endure it any longer.

He turned his gaze to the censors and secretaries, pointed at them and shouted angrily, "You are a bunch of people who listen to rumors and write alarmist reports. You are just a bunch of people who are just trying to attract attention and gain fame.

All the important matters in the court have been ruined by you, the censors. If you continue to make useless accusations like this, what prestige will the court have? What can you accomplish?"

He pounded the imperial desk with his fists repeatedly and angrily scolded the censors and secretaries.

They were so frightened that they knelt on the ground, their faces pale ashes. They did not dare to look up, for fear that if they offended the emperor again, they would be torn to pieces.

Emperor Chongzhen lost his temper for no apparent reason, and without asking the court officials if they had anything else to report, he left the court...

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After returning to the Qianqing Palace, Emperor Chongzhen leaned on the throne slightly decadently. He thought that he had just lost his temper in the court, and after those censors and attendants were scolded by him, probably no one dared to mention the matter of "negotiating terms with the slave" again.

He thought that as long as the court officials stopped attacking and impeaching Chen Xinjia and the court debate was eased, the issue of "Jian Nu Negotiations" could also be delayed.

But he was also afraid that this time the storm would not be easily calmed down. He looked up at the caisson and said to himself, "If the negotiation fails and the enemy troops enter the fortress again, it will all be your fault, Chen Xinjia!"