Reborn Regent of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 560 Hope

Wang Dehua frowned and said, "When will the emperor come out? Do you have any arrangements?"

Wu Xiang pouted and said with a smile: "Sovereign Lord, look, that's someone from Tian Niangniang's Palace, isn't it?"

At a glance, he saw the eunuch from the Imperial Concubine Tian's palace here, coming to salute, Wang Dehua waited for the eunuch to salute, and said with a smile: "Your master asked you to come over to invite the emperor again?"

"Yes, what the suzerain said is correct." The eunuch bowed and smiled, "The empress has prepared some vegetarian dishes, such as Hericium erinaceus, crab roe and tofu, all made by herself, and I asked my servants to invite the emperor over." [

"Miss Tian really has a heart... But, you go back, the emperor may not be free to go, but it's a waste of time for you to go."

Empress Tian, ​​also known as Concubine Tian Gui, is a person in the palace who is only below the queen. If it is said that Jiaofang is the only favorite, her status is far above the queen. The children of Chongzhen, Concubine Tian alone gave birth to three princes. The queen has already had a son, and she is the head of the house. I am afraid that the queen and the East Palace may not be safe.

Even so, Concubine Tian didn't necessarily have no idea of ​​seizing the heir at all, but she was beaten back after several attempts and had to give up.

Nowadays, most of Chongzhen's daily life is in the Palace of Concubine Tian, ​​and even the status of those who serve Concubine Tian are rising. Very polite.

It's just that although you are polite, the authority of Si Li's palm seal cannot be questioned. Under Wang Dehua's order, the eunuch in Tianfei Palace could only leave in a muffled voice, not daring to say a word.

Even if he was in Concubine Tian's palace, he couldn't say nothing about Wang Dehua, otherwise if word spread, even if Concubine Tian was protecting him, the eunuch would not be able to please him at all.

It's just that although Wang Dehua is majestic and has no disadvantages in the inner court, he hesitates outside the Fengxian Hall.

The memorial in my hand is as heavy as a mountain, and it is really difficult to pass it in.

But it is absolutely impossible not to hand it over. When he arrived at the gate of Fengxian Hall and saw Chongzhen kneeling under the portrait of Liu Niangniang, Wang Dehua coughed softly.

Chongzhen heard the sound and turned his head to see that the majestic emperor was shocked.

His eyes were blurred, and there were tears in his eyes. This Empress Liu is the birth mother of Chongzhen, and her father, Emperor Taichang, is also the chosen servant of the prince of Wanli. At that time, the emperor of Wanli had the intention of easy storage, and the crown prince and King Fu competed for the crown One day, there was a turmoil in the Tian family, and the crown prince was in a bad mood. One day, Liu Xuanshi offended the crown prince somehow, and disappeared in the deep palace inexplicably.

Of course, this kind of execution of the women around him is disgraceful. The crown prince was unhappy, so he could only vent his anger on the women around him. Later, after Wanli died, this matter gradually became a mystery in the palace. The portrait in front of him is still after Chongzhen ascended the throne. Asking someone to draw it from memory is not the same, but it can be relied on when paying homage.

Seeing that Wang Dehua came in person, Chongzhen knew that there must be an urgent military situation. In the more than ten years he has been emperor, this is not the first time such a situation has occurred.

Of course the biggest impact was the time when the Fengyang Imperial Mausoleum was burned. At that time, he was completely naked, and went to the Taimiao Temple to apologize for his sins.

By now, it was hard for any real bad news to move him.

Seeing Wang Dehua coming, Chongzhen kowtowed to his mother a few times on the ground, then got up, looked at the portraits of the two emperors Taizu and Chengzu for a while, then stood there for a while at the portrait of Emperor Wanli, and then He just glanced at the father and brother, without any intention of stopping in front of the portraits of the two, and went directly to the gate of the palace.

Daming was the second patriarch, and of course Chongzhen respected the second patriarch the most. The other patriarchs didn't take it very seriously, especially before Sejong, who was not his direct ancestor, let alone have any reverence.

Only when he saw the portrait of Emperor Shenzong, Chongzhen's thoughts were the most complicated.

Now the government and the public all have a view that the great tomorrow begins with Shenzong.Chongzhen may not disagree with this statement, but in any case, in his mind, the world was stable and prosperous during the Wanli period, and the world was governed without worry. On the one hand, there is also a side of stability and prosperity. Looking back on those years, I have no lack of complaints about Emperor Wanli in my heart, but more of them are fond memories of those days. [

As for his father Tairi Emperor and Elder Brother Tianqi Emperor, Chongzhen's memories of them are really not at all good, so he just glanced at the portrait and didn't bother to stop to burn incense.

When he arrived at the gate of the palace, a little eunuch came over to put on socks and shoes for the barefooted emperor. After the emperor stepped out of the palace gate, turned around respectfully and exited the palace, Wang Dehua took a step up, bowed and said, "Emperor, Huguang!" There's an emergency report somewhere."

"Let's talk about it in the Qing Palace."

Knowing that it was bad news, Chongzhen was lazy in his heart, and he didn't want to listen to the report in Fengxian Temple, the place closest to his ancestors. He received the report and glanced at it.

"A total of 3000 soldiers were lost, including one general who died in the war, five guerrillas, and more than 130 soldiers. The loss of the golden drum of the banner is unaccounted for, and the loss of the first battle is unaccounted for. More than 2000 stones were lost in food alone..."

Chongzhen's eyes were dull at first, and then his eyes instantly turned blood red.

Although he knew it was bad news, the report from Huguang in front of him really put Chongzhen in a bad mood, and he coughed violently while watching it.

He has just reached his thirties, which is just the age of ordinary people, but the emperor of the Ming Dynasty is already overwhelmed. While coughing and panting, he is lying on the imperial case, under the azure double dragon coiled with beads embroidered with gold wings, is a beautiful man. With a pale face and gray temples, he looked like an old man not thirty, but over forty.

"The emperor calm down!"

Although this situation is commonplace, everyone present, including Wang Dehua, knelt down and begged Chongzhen to appease his anger.

After hearing the news, Empress Concubine Bingtian, Concubine Yuan and other empresses and concubines also sent people to the palace, and the crown prince also sent people to clean up the steps in front of the palace, and immediately there was a full crowd.

"Wang Da, accompany me."

"Thank you, my lord."

Although Wang Dehua is the head of the inner court, but the inner court is a slave, he is not as respected as the chief minister of the outer court. There are definitely no chairs and tea, but there is no reason for him to kneel all the time. After all, he is the leader of tens of thousands of slaves. Chongzhen Still give due respect.

After asking Wang Dehua to get up, Chongzhen smiled wryly and said, "I don't want to lose Baiyang Mountain again after Luohou Mountain's defeat."

"Yes...but please rest assured, my lord, Mr. Yang Ge has already visited the Xiangyang inspector in person, and there will be good news in the near future."

"How could there be!"

Chongzhen's complexion became gloomy, and he said in a memorial: "Mr. Yang said that Fang Kongzhao is hateful, he is obedient and vicious, he repeatedly destroys fighters, he is arrogant and lawless, he is very damnable! Today, the defeat of Xunyang Fubiao has damaged the strength of the army, and the same is true for Zuozhen. Serious injury, without more than half a year, it is difficult to recover, no matter how clever Mr. Yang is, it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice... Besides..."

Chongzhen already had a lot of dissatisfaction with Yang Sichang, but he didn't want to complain about the ministers in front of his servants in order to prevent trouble, so he retracted his words when he got to his lips.

Although he didn't say it clearly, how could Wang Dehua not understand?There was a mess in Xiangyang, Yang Sichang was already on the battlefield, and the charge of ineffective temperance could not be escaped.But now Chongzhen still trusts him, and he can only speak according to the emperor's mind. Thinking about Fang Kongzhao is from Donglin, and now he doesn't know what Donglin means, so it's not appropriate to offend him, it's better to keep silent.

"Fang Kongzhao arrests him and takes him back to the capital."

"Yes, tell the flag school about this matter, and leave Beijing to handle it immediately."

The emperor directly arrests them without submitting to the court. This is also a way to deal with them. How to deal with them after they are arrested depends on the results of the exchanges between the various forces.

"Order Mr. Yang to urge Zhang Shouren to join the Dengzhou town soldiers, not to fight profligately, so as to damage the soldiers and horses." Chongzhen's brows were full of exhaustion and dissatisfaction, he put down the memorial, and gave instructions to Wang Dehua.

Before Wang Dehua came here, he also knew that Dengzhou Town rushed to the battlefield after the defeat of Huguang and Xunyang soldiers. He never concealed it, and reported it truthfully.

Some words are inconvenient to say, but there are some things that can be said. After trying to understand the emperor's mind, Wang Dehua immediately smiled and said: "The town minister Zhang Shouren is young after the battle in Jinan, and he is probably a little arrogant."

"I'm not afraid of being young and arrogant, but I'm afraid of learning those slippery attitudes, pretending to be meritorious, and bragging. How powerful are the bandits Xian and Cao Bandits, and the officers and soldiers of the five provinces can't stand them. He can suppress these giants with a single force." Surrounded by all the thieves? This is simply a big joke."

"What the emperor said was... If it wasn't for the time when he was employing people, he would have to issue a strict order to reprimand him."

"That's right, I also think so in my heart. After all, this Shouren is younger, and he is also considered loyal. You can see that after he was transferred, he can travel thousands of miles quickly, which can be called super fast. As long as he doesn't waste his time in battle, he can save many troops in the coming year." Gather together, and use the Dengzhou town soldiers as the vanguard, and you will receive great merit."

"Even if the military general has a little skill, it is better to be promoted by the supervisor and the assistant minister."

"What this is saying is, alas, after the Huguang war has suffered such a setback, I don't know how long it will take to see the success."

Chongzhen frowned and remained silent, Wang Dehua had also reached the point, so he stood silently.Xue Guoguan's insistence on borrowing wages to donate losses has angered many powerful families and relatives, and dissatisfaction among the inner court has gradually increased. Therefore, Wang Dehua's attitude towards Xue Guoguan and Zhang Shouren, who is under his shadow, is already obvious. The words just now spread, Between inside and outside, there will naturally be many people who know how to act.

"Oh, I really don't have a happy day!"

The matter in Huguang is almost discussed, but the memorials on several cases are piled up like a mountain, Chongzhen knows it well, it is nothing more than asking for salary, asking for soldiers, asking for relief. More than [-] words, and the memorials in front of him are thicker and thicker, obviously they are all talking about these things, but based on his years of experience, there are few things that make him happy and many things that worry him.

Recently, Xiangyang is in turmoil, and in the Ning and Jin areas, the Eastern Captives are ready to move again. Thinking about it, Chongzhen is so depressed that he almost wants to die.

With a little hope, he looked to the south: "If there is really someone who can do the work and kill the culprit of the giant bandit, I will definitely reward you!"