Signed to Zhu Cihong, Prince of the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 55 Chapter 55, Emperor Chongzhen held a meeting late at night, Zhu Cihong exposed it face to face

Chongzhen was sleeping.

As the emperor, he slept relatively peacefully these days.

The situation in Beijing is getting better day by day, and good news comes one after another.

This made Chongzhen feel that maybe the time for Daming to come is coming soon.

Suddenly, Chongzhen was awakened by a noise in his sleep.

"Father, father!"

Chongzhen opened his eyes in a daze, and saw Zhu Cihong.

Chongzhen: "???"

Zhu Cihong's face was serious: "Father, Li Zicheng has planned to cooperate with the traitors in the city, just tonight!"

Chongzhen woke up immediately: "What?"

Chongzhen got up quickly, put on a robe casually, and hurriedly said to Zhu Cihong: "Xiao'er, please explain carefully!"

Zhu Cixiang said: "This matter is of great importance. Please go to the Imperial Study Room immediately and wait for the British Duke and Uncle Xiangcheng to come to discuss the matter!"

A quarter of an hour later, the Royal Study Room.

The British Duke Zhang Shize and Xiangcheng Bo Li Guozhen had already arrived, as did the two great eunuchs Wang Chengen and Wang Huamin who were in the palace.

Chongzhen took a deep breath and said to Zhu Cihong: "What exactly is going on, please tell me, Xun'er."

Zhu Cilang said to Chongzhen: "This is the kind of father, Cao Huachun, Zhou Kui and others, who have held grudges against my ministers since the incident of helping the salary before. The ministers suspect that they will do things that are not good for Ming Dynasty, so I will Let the people from Dongchang monitor them.

Just now, I got the news that Cao Huachun, Zhou Kui, Wei Zaode and others gathered in a certain mansion outside Deshengmen, and at the same time secretly assembled hundreds of thugs in the mansion, so I was very suspicious. Tonight is the day when they want to attack Deshengmen and surrender to Li Zicheng. "

After hearing these words, Wang Huamin's expression changed drastically and his body was shaky.

Originally, Wang Huamin thought that his actions were very secretive, but he did not expect that Zhu Cihong had grasped them in advance.

What should I do now?Wang Huamin was immediately upset.

Hearing this, Chongzhen was also extremely surprised: "Cao Huachun, Zhou Kui, Wei Zaode?"

Of these three people, one was Chongzhen's candidate to replace Wei Zhongxian, the other was Chongzhen's old father-in-law, and the third was the cabinet minister whom Chongzhen had just replaced.

It is no exaggeration to say that these three people are at the level of confidantes to Chongzhen, and now hearing the news of their betrayal all at once, it is obvious that they cannot digest it all at once.

Zhu Cixiang looked at Chongzhen and suddenly spoke again, throwing out a more bombshell news: "In fact, it is not just these three people, because these three people now have no power and want to quietly mobilize numbers in Beijing. It is difficult to do it with hundreds of people and conceal their whereabouts. They actually have another helper in the court, and this helper is now standing in our imperial study, he is-"

Zhu Cilang pointed at Wang Huamin, and said coldly: "Grandpa Wang, the Fanzi of Dongchang saw you quietly coming out of that mansion and returning to the palace with his own eyes, what else do you have to say?"

Following Zhu Cixiang's words, everyone's eyes turned to Wang Huamin, and they were all shocked.

Wang Huamin is now the second-in-command in the inner court besides Wang Chengen. If he was in the Tang and Song Dynasties, he could be regarded as a deputy prime minister such as Tongping Zhangshi and Shenzhi Zhengshi. He is the core member of the central center of Beijing today.

Such a person actually betrayed Daming and went to Li Zicheng, the shock it caused to everyone can be imagined.

Chongzhen's expression has completely changed, and he said coldly: "Wang Huamin, what do you have to say?"

With a pop, Wang Huamin knelt down directly: "Your Majesty, this old slave has been wronged!"

Wang Huamin's old face was full of tears, and he said with snot and tears: "Your Majesty, this old slave has served His Majesty for so many years, how could he betray His Majesty? This old slave knows that he is blind, and he walked too far away with Cao Huachun and Eunuch Cao a few days ago. Recently, I helped Eunuch Cao say a few words to the prince, making the prince dissatisfied with the old slave. However, the loyalty of the old slave to His Majesty and Daming is evident from day to day, and he is definitely not a traitor!"

Watching Wang Huamin's performance, a sentence came to Zhu Cihong's mind: "Anyone who can occupy a high position in the political arena is an out-and-out actor!"

This old boy can act well.

Not only did he express his loyalty, but he also dumped the blame on Zhu Cihong by the way, implying that Zhu Cihong wanted to attack Wang Huamin because of Cao Huachun.

Seeing Wang Huamin like this, Chongzhen also began to hesitate.

Cao Huachun and Wang Huamin, both accompanied Chongzhen when he was still in Xinwangfu, and they had very deep feelings.

Chongzhen couldn't bear to drive Cao Huachun to the cold palace. Is it true that Wang Huamin should also be convicted?
Zhu Cihong looked at the tangled Chongzhen, but was also speechless.

How long has it been and you are still here being indecisive!
Zhu Cihong said: "Father, whether the matter is true or not, you only need to send troops to the mansion and Deshengmen immediately to find out. My son is not talented, and I am willing to lead the army to avoid any trouble!"

Zhu Cihong thought very clearly, now is not the time to quarrel, first solve the problem of Li Zicheng's army attacking.

The British Duke Zhang Shize hurriedly said: "The crown prince is right. Don't be afraid of [-], just in case. You can talk about the matter of the prince later, but if something really happens at Deshengmen, the capital will be gone. Please return it to your majesty." Think twice!”

The British Duke's timely assist pulled Chongzhen back. He glanced at Wang Huamin who was kneeling on the ground, and finally made up his mind.

"How about this, Hong'er, you and Uncle Xiangcheng immediately mobilized [-] troops to Deshengmen to see if there is any incident. Lord Ying, you stay in the palace to preside over the overall situation and prevent the bandits from attacking the city from other places. As for you..."

Chongzhen's gaze turned to Wang Huamin, and said: "Wang Cheng'en! You take him down and let him take care of him! I will make a decision after the truth of the matter is revealed."

In any case, Zhu Cixiang is Chongzhen's biological son after all.

Between the house slave and his son, Chongzhen always favored his son, not to mention that Zhu Cihong's contribution during this period was seen by everyone.

To save Wang Huamin's life instead of taking or even beheading him on the spot, this was actually a decision Chongzhen made based on his affection back then.

Wang Huamin was dumbfounded when he heard this.

It is a certainty that Cao Huachun and others gathered troops to cause chaos. If we send troops to investigate, the truth will come to light in a matter of minutes.

Wang Huamin howled loudly: "Your Majesty, this old servant was wronged, wronged!"

However, at this moment, Chongzhen was no longer in the mood to talk to Wang Huamin. As soon as he waved his hand, several guards came up and dragged Wang Huamin down.

Seeing Wang Huamin being dragged away, Zhu Cihong felt much more at ease.

At this time, all the eunuchs who chose to surrender have been cleared away, the internal troubles have been eliminated, and only foreign enemies need to be dealt with.

A moment later, Zhu Cihong took the tiger talisman from Chongzhen, and said to Li Guozhen, "Uncle Xiangcheng, quickly follow me to the barracks!"

(End of this chapter)