My father is Chongzhen? Then I have no choice but to rebel.

Chapter 53: Angry at Chongzhen, kind father and filial son!

Cough
Chongzhen coughed lightly a few times, then pointed at the Ming Daily on the table and asked:
"Did you create this Daming Daily?"

Zhu Cilang continued to drink his tea and ignored Chongzhen.

Chongzhen was stunned at first, and then he suddenly became furious!

what's the situation?
It’s bad enough that this unfilial son didn’t greet me when he saw me, but now I’m taking the initiative to talk to him, and he actually ignores me?

Even if he is rebelling, this rebellious son is still my son. How dare he treat me like this?
Snapped!
The next second, Chongzhen slapped the table hard, then stood up suddenly, pointing at Zhu Cilang and cursing:
"Rebellious son, what is this attitude of yours? Even if I am imprisoned by you, I am still your father. Is this how you treat me?"

After hearing this, Zhu Cilang looked at Chongzhen calmly.

The reason why he ignored Chongzhen just now was entirely because of Lu Xiangsheng's matter, but now he should ask what is going on.

Then, Zhu Cilang finally spoke.

"I have something to ask Father, and I hope you can answer truthfully!"

Although his answers were somewhat irrelevant to the question, the rebellious son finally spoke.

So Chongzhen sat down again and asked with a gloomy face:
"what is the problem?"

Zhu Cilang continued:
"Today, while I was touring the capital, I happened to meet Lu Xiangsheng's brother, wife, and children. They came to ask for compensation for Lu Xiangsheng."

"I would like to ask Father, why has the court not given Lu Xiangsheng a pension or a posthumous title even though he died in battle three years ago?"

"Why would the imperial court treat a hero who sacrificed his life for his country this way? Aren't they afraid of discouraging the brave generals fighting for the Ming Dynasty?"

When Chongzhen heard this, his expression did not change much.

snort!
Then, he snorted coldly and said:

"What kind of hero is Lu Xiangsheng? His family has come to me several times before, asking for compensation and a posthumous title, but I have never granted them, and I will not grant them now!"

Zhu Cilang was not angry when he heard this, but instead noticed something was wrong.

No matter how cruel and incompetent an emperor is, he should not treat a military general who died for his country like this!
And why did he say Lu Xiangsheng was not a hero?
Is there any misunderstanding in this?
Thinking of this, Zhu Cilang asked again:

"There has to be a reason."

reason?

Chongzhen sneered, then continued:

"Lu Xiangsheng was killed by the Jiannu only after he surrendered to them!"

"He betrayed the Ming Dynasty. I've already done him justice by not pursuing his family. Why should I give him a pension and a posthumous title?"

When Zhu Cilang heard this, he was stunned.

The next second, he burst into swear words!
"Which son of a bitch said that?"

Zhu Cilang was really angry. How could a hero who died fighting for his country suddenly become a traitor who surrendered to the Qing army?

Who the hell spread this rumor?

Chongzhen gave Zhu Cilang a somewhat unhappy look.

"You are the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty after all. How can you say such vulgar words?"

Zhu Cilang suppressed his anger and said:
"That's not important. What's important is who told you these words?"

Chongzhen looked at Zhu Cilang with some confusion, as if he didn't quite understand why he was interested in this matter.

But in the end he said:
"It's Yang Sichang and Gao Qiqian!"

Yang Sichang and Gao Qiquan, Chongzhen's most trusted civil servants and eunuchs, were the ones who murdered Lu Xiangsheng!
Thinking of this, Zhu Cilang finally understood everything!
"Hahahaha"

The next second, he suddenly burst into laughter, shaking his head while laughing. Chongzhen looked at Zhu Cilang like this and was a little confused for a moment, because he didn't know what Zhu Cilang was laughing at.

"Rebellious son! What are you laughing at? Are you crazy?"

Chongzhen asked in some surprise and doubt.

At this moment, Zhu Cilang looked at Chongzhen with an extremely sad look.

"You ask me what I am laughing at?"

"I am laughing at your ignorance!"

"I am laughing at your stupidity!"

"I was actually fooled by a civil servant and a eunuch!"

"Sure enough! Lu Jinxiang is right, Father, you are truly a tyrant!"

"You don't deserve so many loyal ministers and generals to die for you!"

you you you.
When Chongzhen heard this, he was so angry that his face turned red and he couldn't even speak.

The reason why I wanted to find this unfilial son today was actually to praise him for the great work done by the Ming Dynasty Daily. Unexpectedly, after a few words, this unfilial son almost pissed him off to death!
As the king and father, even if he really made a mistake, it is not something he, as his son, can blame!

Besides, what was his fault in this matter?

He was just a military general who surrendered to the Jiannu and was later killed. Why should I give him a posthumous title and provide him with a pension?
Just when Chongzhen was about to accuse Zhu Cilang again, Zhu Cilang spoke first.

"What if I tell you that you've been cheated?"

"Lu Xiangsheng died because Yang Sichang and Gao Qiqian did not save him!"

"Yang Sichang and Gao Qiqian were jealous of Lu Xiangsheng's achievements and feared that his continued victories would be detrimental to them. Therefore, they made it difficult for Lu Xiangsheng in battlefield deployment and food allocation!"

"As a result, although Lu Xiangsheng nominally commanded the entire military, he could actually mobilize less than 20,000 troops!"

"During the final battle with the Jiannu, Lu Xiangsheng had fewer than 5,000 soldiers!"

"And at that time, Gao Qiqian was stationed in Jize, less than fifty miles away from here, and he had 20,000 Guanning cavalry under his command!"

"Lu Xiangsheng begged him for help, but Gao Qiqian ignored him. Ultimately, Lu Xiangsheng, lacking any reinforcements, was left with no choice but to fight a desperate battle against 20,000 Jiannu!"

"In the end, Lu Xiangsheng and 5,000 Tianxiong soldiers died on the battlefield!"

"After Lu Xiangsheng died, Yang Sichang and Gao Qiquan were afraid you would blame them, so they tried their best to discredit Lu Xiangsheng, saying that he was killed after surrendering to the Qing army!"

"And you just happened to believe it, which resulted in Lu Xiangsheng's body being kept for over eighty days before being buried!"

"And do you really think that this matter can be concealed by Yang Sichang and Gao Qiqian alone?"

"You are wrong! It's not just Yang Sichang and Gao Qiqian who are deceiving you! All the civil and military officials are deceiving you!"

"They don't want you to know the truth of the matter, they only want you to know the 'truth' they want you to know!"

"Father! You are such a failed emperor! Civil officials can deceive you, nobles can deceive you, eunuchs can deceive you, anyone can deceive you. Isn't this funny?"

"If I were you, I wouldn't even be able to face the ancestors of the Zhu family even after I die!"

After saying these words, Zhu Cilang felt quite sad in his heart.

Everyone knew that Lu Xiangsheng was wronged, but no one told Chongzhen the truth. Everyone was lying to Chongzhen.

Even in the original history, after Chongzhen learned that Sun Chuanting had died in battle, he actually thought that Sun Chuanting had escaped!
Chongzhen reigned for seventeen years. At the beginning, there may have been some people who were loyal to him, but over time, these people saw his true face and were no longer loyal to him!

In the later period, civil officials and military generals colluded to deceive him, causing Chongzhen to be unclear about the basic battle situation on the front line, and thus made a series of wrong decisions.

Rather than saying that Chongzhen was an emperor, it would be better to say that he was just a puppet!
A puppet kept in the Forbidden City!
(End of this chapter)