"As a person who lives hundreds of years later, and whose surname is Liu, there is no need to lie to myself!" Emperor Chongzhen said to himself, "Besides, I can encounter such a rare thing, and it is in the Imperial Ancestral Temple.
Among them, it must be the result of the blessings of our ancestors. They are here to help me, and they absolutely cannot harm me!"
"Yes, that's it!" Emperor Chongzhen seemed to cheer himself up, then stood up and walked to the door.
Because he had previously ordered everyone to stay away, and they had to go to the door to summon people: "It is said that Wang Chengen will come to see me immediately!"
After giving the instructions, he returned to the palace, took out his cell phone, and looked at the two pictures Liu Weichao sent him without moving for a long time.
At the same time, under broad daylight, the cabinet members at Wenyuan Pavilion were all puzzled.
"Why is Your Majesty so unusual today? He has come to this point and has not yet been summoned for discussion?" Zhang Sizhi, who had been in the cabinet since the twelfth year of Chongzhen's reign, asked in confusion.
He Fengsheng, who had been in and out of the cabinet many times, heard this and said a little worriedly: "Could it be that the news of Shanhaiguan's defeat caused the dragon's body to be in bad condition?"
After hearing what they said, Zhou Yanru, the chief minister of the cabinet, immediately said calmly: "Your Majesty works hard day and night, and it is normal for you to take a day off. Let's do our own thing well!"
After he said this, no one in the cabinet stopped talking.
I just don’t know why, but they all found excuses to leave.
In fact, they both know very well what the person leaving is doing!
Therefore, at the corner of Wenyuan Pavilion, or beside the pillars, etc., you can see these cabinet members themselves, or their subordinates, whispering to the chamberlains, maids and so on, asking about the situation in the palace.
"Last night, Your Majesty went to the Ancestral Temple and Emperor Taizu appeared. How is this possible?"
"Emperor Taizu bestowed a treasure? Did His Majesty say it himself? This is impossible!"
"You are not talking about the strange power and chaos of the gods. This is simply nonsense!"
"That treasure is a glowing thing? It can also talk? If you lie to me like this, do you think I will believe it?"
"..."
All of a sudden, the news that these members of the cabinet heard was all news that they couldn't believe.
Since it is unbelievable, in other words, no one believes it.
In fact, to put it bluntly, they already knew exactly what kind of temper this emperor had.
He has soft ears, so as long as he blows more wind, or uses the trick of three people becoming a tiger, he can be fooled into nowhere.
On the contrary, those colleagues need to be on guard to prevent them from deceiving the emperor.
This has always been the case during the Chongzhen Dynasty!
The same is true. Changing the chief minister of the Chongzhen Dynasty was as casual as going to the toilet, because under party disputes, when one faction came to power, the other factions could join forces to deceive the emperor.
As for the Supervisor of Ceremonies, the atmosphere here is much more solemn than that of the Cabinet.
After all, the Chief of Ceremonies knows much more and is clearer than the Cabinet.
More importantly, Wang Dehua, the eunuch in charge of the ceremony, was ordered by the emperor to take off his pants last night. At that time, at least Wang Dehua squinted and saw that there was indeed something glowing in Emperor Chongzhen's hand!
And as someone close to the emperor, he can absolutely guarantee that the emperor has never seen anything like that before.
At this time, Wang Dehua looked at the group of eunuchs holding pens below and shouted coldly: "Does any of you know the origin of the thing in Long Live Master's hand?"
Obviously, he couldn't get the answer.
I saw him with a cold face, glanced around, and suddenly shouted gloomily: "If anyone wants to go around our house to please the Long Live Lord, and wants to get on top of our family, haha, our family will make him regret it.
born!"
Just as he finished speaking, a young chamberlain suddenly rushed over and immediately reported to him: "Old ancestor, long live the Lord is building a well over there in the side hall!"
Wang Dehua wanted to know Emperor Chongzhen's every move, so he always sent someone to watch Emperor Chongzhen. When he heard this, he couldn't help but feel strange, and quickly asked for details, and then he was a little dumbfounded.
Because according to what he knew about Emperor Chongzhen, he would never do such a thing!
What exactly happened here?
Ever since the news of the defeat came, Wang Dehua was not surprised even if he was alone in the Ancestral Temple, but everything that followed seemed to be beyond his expectation. What was going on?
A little puzzled, Wang Dehua threatened the eunuchs under him again. Because he knew that those who could become eunuchs were usually people trusted by Emperor Chongzhen. Those who threatened him would definitely only come from
among these people.
Therefore, even if these eunuchs are very obedient to him, he still has to beat them to prevent them from being jealous of his position and doing tricks behind his back.
He knew very well in his heart that as long as he was a eunuch, there was nothing he wouldn't want to be in the position of Chief of Ceremonies and Controller of Eunuchs. Just the filial piety of today's foreign court officials can make people jealous!
While he was scolding, suddenly, a young chamberlain rushed over and saluted Wang Dehua: "Old ancestor, long live the Lord to summon Wang Cheng'en!"
When Wang Chengen was being trained, he was stunned when he heard this.
Wang Dehua immediately stared at him and shouted coldly: "Don't turn a deaf ear to what we just said. Just serve the Long Live Lord well. Dare you say anything else, haha..."
"Son, I don't dare!" Wang Chengen replied quickly after hearing this.
Wang Dehua was an old man in the Prince's Palace. The only one who could compete with Wang Dehua was the old man Cao Huachun. However, Cao Huachun has recovered from his illness. Now Wang Dehua is the number one person in the palace. Who dares to offend him?
Wang Dehua listened, snorted, and then told Wang Chengen: "See if there is anything strange about Long Live Lord, or if you notice why Long Live Lord is acting abnormal, report it to our family truthfully and don't hide anything, otherwise our family will never
I won’t spare you, do you understand?”
After Wang Chengen heard this, he quickly agreed and then left in a hurry.
To be honest, he was actually very curious. Now that he was summoned by the emperor, he wanted to know what the rumors about the emperor were about.
Not long after, Wang Chengen appeared in front of Emperor Chongzhen.
What surprised him was that after the ceremony, Emperor Chongzhen did not let him lie flat as usual, but kept staring at him, as if he wanted to see through him, which made him sweat involuntarily.
After an unknown amount of time passed, Emperor Chongzhen finally spoke: "Get back on your feet!"
After hearing this, Wang Chengen breathed a sigh of relief, saluted and stood up.
Unexpectedly, Emperor Chongzhen actually stared at him again, and even walked around him to look at him.
This made Wang Chengen feel uncomfortable, thinking that he had made some mistake, so he wanted to kneel down and apologize again.
At this time, Emperor Chongzhen said: "I really didn't expect that among so many eunuchs, you are the most loyal!"
"???" When Wang Chengen heard this, a series of question marks immediately popped up in his mind?
What's happening here?
Is it the emperor's temptation or Wang Dehua's method?
In the palace, there are many intrigues and intrigues, so you must be careful to survive.
After hearing this, Wang Chengen quickly replied: "Long Live Lord, these words are really embarrassing for me, not to mention others, just the king..."
Before he could finish speaking, Emperor Chongzhen waved his hand impatiently to stop him from speaking.
Then, he stared at him and said, "I said you are the most loyal, so why would you say random things?"
When Wang Chengen heard this, he was very happy. He didn't know what he had done to make the emperor have such an impression. This was a good thing!
He did not dare to speak, but lowered his hands to listen to the emperor's words.
Emperor Chongzhen stared at him and suddenly asked: "The government is in such bad shape that the civil and military officials are incompetent, and the factory guards are responsible for me. Therefore, I want to reset the West Factory and put you in charge, supervise the East Factory and the Jinyi Guards, and supervise the civil and military officials.
Are you willing?"
Wang Chengen couldn't believe his ears at these words. He thought he had heard wrongly. He immediately raised his head and looked at Emperor Chongzhen in surprise. For a moment, he forgot his awe.
"The only one I can trust in the palace now is you!" Emperor Chongzhen stared at him and continued, "Can you handle this matter for me?"
When he heard this again, Wang Chengen immediately understood that he had heard correctly. Long Live the Lord wanted to reopen the West Factory, and also wanted him to take charge of the West Factory, overriding the civil and military officials, Jin Yiwei and the East Factory.
This kind of power can be said to be truly inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people. Even the original Nine Thousand Years Old actually did not have the power explicitly granted by the emperor.
Therefore, Wang Chengen's first reaction was to be ecstatic.
As a eunuch, who doesn't want to be the first person in the palace!
However, when he thought about it again, Wang Chengen became afraid.
Xichang has only appeared twice. Now after so many years, Xichang is opening again?
Don't you think Long Live Lord is testing yourself? After all, Wei Zhongxian was torn into pieces by the man in front of him, and he also expanded the case of Wei Ni.
Thinking like this, Wang Chengen didn't dare to pick up this pie that fell from the sky!
"Long live my Lord, reopening the West Factory is of great importance and involves many things..."
Before Wang Chengen finished his tactful words, Emperor Chongzhen interrupted impatiently: "I have the final say whether the West Factory can be opened or not! I'm just asking you, can you manage the West Factory for me?"
After Wang Chengen heard this, although he did not dare to look at Emperor Chongzhen, he felt that Emperor Chongzhen's eyes were staring at him as if they were real.
After spending so many years in the palace, he was definitely not a fool to become a person that Emperor Chongzhen could trust.
Wang Chengen knew that in this situation, he had no choice and could not hesitate any longer, otherwise even a good thing might turn into a bad thing, so he quickly knelt down to receive the order and said: "This slave is so messed up, but I must do my best to do a good job."
What I told you!"
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he finally showed a smile on his face and said: "Okay, I know that you are the most loyal to me."
Then his smile faded and he said solemnly: "In this case, go and handle this matter immediately. The Xichang Yamen will still be set up in the same place. As for the manpower, it is up to you to choose, whether it is the imperial guards or other guards in the palace, you can choose them.
In short, let’s do it in a big way and let everyone know that I am not satisfied with them.”
Wang Chengen was excited after hearing this, and already understood in his heart that this was probably not a test of him.
Moreover, he also heard that Emperor Chongzhen gave him very wide authority.
So, while being excited, he was also a little cautious, and asked Emperor Chongzhen for instructions: "Long live my lord, how far should this slave go?"
"To what extent?" Emperor Chongzhen heard this and repeated it a little. Then he immediately remembered what Liu Weichao said to him and what he had written when he hanged himself, "The ministers misunderstood me."
So, he continued to explain to Wang Chengen without hesitation: "Dongchang, the cases that Jinyiwei can't solve will be solved by Xichang. Also, Dongchang, Jinyiwei doesn't dare to kill people in Xichang. Dongchang, Jinyiwei doesn't dare to kill."
The West Factory should take charge of things that Jin Yiwei can manage. In a word, the East Factory and the West Factory that Jin Yiwei can manage should take care of it. The East Factory and the West Factory that Jin Yiwei can't take care of should take care of it. First..."