That night, Zhu Youjian summoned Wang Chengen, but he didn't make any moves. He said straight to the point: "Parent Wang, you are the closest person to me. I will not hide it from you. Today, the emperor summoned me to me and intended to entrust my ancestors to me."

Wang Chengen was shocked when he heard this, and quickly knelt down on the ground and advised: "Prince, please be careful. You must not tell anyone such a ruthless statement."

Zhu Youjian has been living in modern times for decades and is a virtuous person. He dares to say such bold statements to Wang Chengen, so he is naturally confident and knows that Wang Chengen is loyal to him.

If even Wang Chengen, an honest man who was willing to accompany Chongzhen to hang himself in the southeast branch, would he betray him, then Zhu Youjian would have climbed the Coal Mountain early to find the crooked old tree with a crooked neck.

However, Zhu Youjian was still too risky. He only knew that Wang Chengen was the only eunuch who was willing to accompany Chongzhen to sacrifice his country, but he didn't know that Wang Chengen was originally a spy installed in the Xinwang Mansion by the East Factory, that is, an undercover agent, used to monitor Zhu Youjian's every move.

If Wang Chengen reported Zhu Youjian's words today to the Dongchang, Wei Zhongxian, who was the governor and eunuch of the Dongchang at that time, could easily seize Zhu Youjian's fatal handle and put him to death.

Fortunately, Wang Chengen is indeed a rare kind-hearted person among eunuchs. Although he was a eunuch because of poverty since childhood and was arranged by the Dongchang to become an undercover agent in the Xinwang Mansion, people's hearts are full of flesh. After nearly ten years with Zhu Youjian, he had already entrust his wealth and life to King Xin, and was loyal to Zhu Youjian.

Zhu Youjian also woke up after hearing Wang Chengen's advice. The words he said just now were indeed a bit frivolous and reckless, but he simply made the mistake in exchange for Wang Chengen to be more loyal to him, so he sincerely said: "The companion is the only one who trusts me. If you only say these words to you, you will never let the third person know."

Wang Chengen was indeed moved so much that he wanted to take out a red heart for Zhu Youjian to see. He cried bitterly and said, "What kind of virtue is the villain? He actually made the prince trust this far. Even if the villain is broken into pieces, it is difficult to repay the prince's kindness."

Zhu Youjian waved his hand and said with a smile: "Okay, your loyalty can naturally be seen, and there is no need to be proved by crushing bones. Now Gu is deeply in favor of the public, but he is alone and powerful. Only the old people in the royal palace can be entrusted. Gu wants to select a group of loyal and capable talents from you to help Gu achieve great achievements."

Wang Chengen admired him again and said gratefully: "The young people are all physically disabled people. In the eyes of the world, they are so pitiful. If you can get the prince so trustworthy, you will be loyal to the prince and devote yourself to his wholeheartedness to his death."

Zhu Youjian said with satisfaction: "Parent Wang, as the chief supervisor of the royal palace, you must know the talents in the royal palace very well. Let me tell you, what are the people in the royal palace that can be used?"

Wang Chengen thought for a while and said, "Go back to the prince, the eunuch of the palace, Wang Dehua is smart and clever, Gao Qi is skilled in calculations, Lu Jiude is honest and reliable, and Xu Yingyuan is good at socializing. These people may be useful."

When Zhu Youjian heard these names, he felt a little familiar. It seemed that these people had left names in history, but they were not all good reputations. For example, Wang Dehua, who usually claimed to be loyal and righteous, and was known as the "Two Kings" together with Wang Chengen. However, when Li Chuang attacked the capital, he opened the door to surrender to welcome the King of Chuang, so that Chongzhen was caught off guard and had no way to escape, and ended up hanging on the southeast branch.

Gao Qiqian, because he had a personal grudge against Lu Xiangsheng, sat down and watched the Tianxiong army led by Lu Xiangsheng besieged by the Qing army. The Guanning Iron Cavalry under his command did not rescue a soldier and refused to send him a soldier, which led to Lu Xiangsheng's final death in battle, causing the Ming Dynasty to lose the last general who dared to fight against the Qing army.

Xu Yingyuan, a gambling friend before Wei Zhongxian rose, but it was him who killed Wei Zhongxian alive. At that time, Chongzhen had just ascended the throne. Wei Zhongxian was in panic and feared that Chongzhen would not leave him a way out, so he asked the eunuch Xu Yingyuan, who had been in the Xinwang Mansion for more than ten years, to say good things and give him some advice. However, he did not expect that Xu Yingyuan, who was good at changing the situation, pointed him to a dead end: resign immediately and retire and go home.

Wei Zhongxian Shi Lezhi gave up all his power under Xu Yingyuan's trick, and was easily dealt with by the fledgling Chongzhen.

As for Lu Jiude, this person was loyal to the old Zhu family. During the Chongzhen period, he made contributions to resisting the thieves many times. After Chongzhen's death, he supported King Fu with the cabinet minister Gao Hongtu, Shuchen Shi Kefa and others and promoted the capital camp. Later, he saw that the state affairs were getting worse, and he cried in the palace.

When Zhu Youjian heard Wang Dehua and Gao Qiqian's name, he suddenly remembered their bad deeds in history. However, he was not like other time travelers, and he shouted at the names of traitors in history.

He deeply understood that the late Ming Dynasty was a period of dynasty collapse, with burials falling, morals decayed, and human nature distorted. Many people followed the thief, not all for glory and wealth, but just wanted to survive in troubled times.

On the contrary, when Wang Chengen was in a state of collapse, he chose to follow Chongzhen to commit suicide and bury him. He is a minority among the minority and is extremely rare.

But it is precisely because of its rareness that Wang Chengen is remembered in history, famous for his eternal eternity, immortality, and praised by later generations.

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After being heart-to-hearted with Wang Chengen, the next day, Zhu Youjian summoned Wang Dehua, Gao Qiqian and others according to the list provided by Wang Chengen, and entrusted them with important tasks.

Wang Dehua, Gao Qiqian and others were naturally extremely smart and clever people who could leave their names in history. They had their own information channels and knew that the destiny of Emperor Tianqi was not long. King Xin, who was closest to Emperor Tianqi, was the candidate who was most likely to inherit the throne.

It is well-known to everyone that one person can attain the power of the gods. How could they not understand that as long as King Xin ascends the throne and rule the world, their power and status as eunuchs in the secret residence of King Xin’s mansion will be greatly improved, and they are even expected to be in charge of the Silijian and become the leader of the 100,000 eunuchs in the world.

The eunuchs were incomplete and had no small chicks under him. They had no hope for women. Therefore, they were extremely obsessed with power and money. After being slapped by Zhu Youjian, the eunuchs in the Xinwang Mansion gradually became a rope. The Xinwang Mansion, which had been penetrated into a sieve by various forces, was immediately managed like an iron barrel.

Although eunuchs are selfish and everyone has their own thoughts, they know that the first priority at present is to ensure that King Xin ascends the throne successfully and to intrigue and fight for power and profit, then they have to wait until King Xin ascends the throne.

With the heartfelt support of the eunuchs, the Xin Palace, which had become a little strange because of the serious illness of the Apocalypse, gradually became calm.

However, in sharp contrast to the calm Prince Xin Mansion, as Emperor Tianqi's condition worsened, the inner court and the outer court became more and more turbulent, and the wind and clouds changed color.

On August 12, Emperor Tianqi summoned the cabinet ministers in the Qianqing Palace and said that Wei Zhongxian and Wang Tiqian were very loyal and could discuss all major matters with them. Later, Wei Zhongxian's nephew Wei Liangdong was appointed as the Marquis of Dong'an.

On August 20, Emperor Tianqi's condition worsened and the doctors were helpless.

In the early morning of August 21, Emperor Tianqi urgently summoned important officials of the cabinet, royal family members and King Xin to the palace to meet.

All the ministers understood: God is going to change!
Chapter completed!