Chongzhen Sunset Song

?one

Chongzhen's words really don't stand up to scrutiny, but both of them were filled with a mixture of old and new emotions, one just said it without thinking, the other raised his head suddenly, with a look of surprise and sadness on his face, Sitting down on the ground all of a sudden, I believed it without thinking.Chongzhen caught a glimpse of Xizhao's expression from the corner of his eye, and his heart softened, and he felt a little remorse, but he still kept his eyes shut, waiting for Xizhao's reaction.Seeing that Xi Zhao's face was getting darker, as if accepting his fate, he knelt down again, kowtowed deeply, and when he got up again, there was a faint wry smile on his face.

"Before the villain came, he had considered everything thoroughly. Since he has decided to dedicate the rest of his life to the emperor, it is up to the emperor to decide whether to live or die. If the emperor thinks that the villain is an eyesore, this life is not worth it." Xi Zhao paused After a pause, he turned his eyes to Chongzhen, the expression in his eyes was so calm that it was almost hopeless, "I can meet the emperor today to show my determination. The villain has fulfilled his long-cherished wish, and he will die without... no regrets."

Xizhao's calm but sad words completely collapsed the already loose barrier in Chongzhen's heart into pieces, flying powder and dust, almost blurring his eyes.It's not that he didn't believe in his loyalty, so why torture him like this; but once again proved how loyal he is, how could he bear to drive him away... At this moment, Chongzhen suddenly found that he had already forgiven Xi Zhao that perhaps Betrayal that is not considered betrayal——for a long time, the unwilling self-esteem has supported this barrier, loudly clamoring how unforgivable this lie is, but now the barrier is finally annihilated. Yu Huai's hypocrisy was suddenly as insignificant as dust, no longer important at all.

"You..." Chongzhen sighed secretly, and looked at the man kneeling in front of the case.

"Your name is...Xu Xizhao?"

"Your Majesty...?!" Xi Zhao raised his head suddenly, and a little light gradually appeared in his eyes.

"There's no need to purify yourself." Chongzhen said slowly, "You haven't caused any trouble in the palace for so many years. Since the fortune teller said that you will have many children and good fortune, I don't want to do that." Something against God's will."

"What does the emperor mean...?" Xi Zhao opened her eyes wide, her heart was surging like waves, and tears suddenly overflowed her eyes.

"You stay." Chongzhen said, a faint smile finally emerged from the corner of his mouth.

two

"That kid is back again?" Wang Chengen frowned in the supervisor of ceremonies, grinned, with disgust on his face, "It seems that he really went to work for the emperor... It made our family look forward to it in vain."

"Then father-in-law, what should we do?" Zhou Xi leaned over and asked in a low voice.

"What should I do? What should I do?" Wang Chengen glanced at Zhou Xi, "Let him go, if it's a boil, pus will come out, if he is really a fake, he will be planted in the gutter sooner or later."

"...Yes." Zhou Xi pursed his lips and didn't answer.

This time, Wang Chengen regretted returning to the palace at sunset, but that regret was just scratching the surface, with a grin, it passed away.But Zhou Xi, who really regards Xizhao as his old enemy, is so regretful that he almost beats his chest and feet, and has restless sleep and food.He thought that this time was the time when he fell into the gutter, but who would have thought that he returned to the palace safe and sound, still standing next to the emperor, being flattered and flattered by the palace people, and continued to live the life that he wanted but could not get? .Such a gap made Zhou Xi hate more than ever.How on earth can he grab the little braid in that side and knock him to the ground in one fell swoop?Whenever he has nothing to do, Zhou Xi only thinks about this one thing, and he never even spends any time recalling when and what happened to him, and forged such a deep hatred with his former best friend.

"Boy." Wang Chengen called out, but no one answered. He glanced sideways, but saw Zhou Xi in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Hey! Brat!" Wang Chengen frowned and raised his voice, only then did he bring Zhou Xi back to his senses.

"Ah, what are your father-in-law's orders?" Zhou Xi was taken aback, and hurriedly leaned down and asked.

"Go to the Hall of Martial Heroes and report to the Emperor Ming that the reinforcements from Shaanxi have arrived and are now stationed outside the capital, waiting for the Emperor to dispatch." Wang Chengen withdrew his eyes and didn't bother to look at Zhou Xi again, "Hurry up and come back, there are still things waiting for you Come back and do it."

"Yes, father-in-law." Zhou Xi put away his thoughts, saluted, and quickly walked out of the supervisor.

three

Lu Xiangsheng died, Gao Qi was defeated, and the Qing army had no obstacles, and drove straight all the way to Shandong.Just after the new year, the capital received news that Jinan Mansion had been captured.The imperial court urgently recruited Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting from Shaanxi to lead the army into the defense. The two traveled thousands of miles and finally arrived in Beijing a few days later.Sun Chuanting didn't stay long, and just arrived in Beijing, he was ordered to lead the troops to Jinan.Seeing the gathering of elite troops of the Ming army, the already complacent Qing army no longer wanted to fight, so they left Jinan Prefecture and began to retreat northward.Liu Yuliang, the chief assistant of the cabinet, was afraid that the Qing army would turn back again, so he ordered that there was no need to pursue him deeply, and he was allowed to retreat on his own.The Qing army plundered a large amount of gold and silver property, and all of them withdrew from the pass in mid-March, and the martial law in the capital was finally lifted.Chongzhen ordered Yang Sichang to preside over the post-war rewards and punishments, and sentenced the officials involved in the accident. Finally, he was executed for the five major crimes of defending the border, losing the city, losing the vassal, losing the commander-in-chief, and letting the enemy go out of the fortress. A total of 36 state and county officials.Under the protection of Yang Sichang, Gao Qi was sent to an insignificant place to continue to supervise the army, while Yang Tinglin, who made Yang Sichang bored, was demoted to the distant Jiangxi.

A war that lasted for half a year finally ended with the defeat of Ming Dynasty.

"Yang Sichang is the commander of the military department. Since he is looking for crimes, that fellow has not lost a single hair!" In the tent of the Chinese army, the speaker was tall and burly, with a bushy beard and staring eyes. A look of indignation.And the person next to him has a square face and broad forehead, thick eyebrows and thin eyes, and his beard is less than that of the person just now, and he looks much more refined.This person is Hong Chengchou who hastily rushed from Shaanxi to the capital to fight the fire and was newly awarded the post of governor of Jiliao.The one who spoke just now was Sun Chuanting, who had been with Hong Chengchou in Pingkou, Shaanxi, had a relationship with Lu Xiangsheng, and was newly awarded the governor of Baoding.

"My lord Sun, don't say a few words." Hong Chengchou frowned, moved closer, and said in a low voice, "Master Yang's herald is still here, now is not the time to complain."

"What did you say?" Sun Chuanting looked at Hong Chengchou with a confused face.

Hong Chengchou was stunned, glanced at the herald sitting opposite, a little embarrassed, cleared his throat, raised his voice and said: "I said that Mr. Sun has been ill recently, and his speech has become confused, it is better to rest more. .”

"Hey——" Sun Chuanting waved his hands and said in a furious voice, "I'm fine, but my ears are good and bad for a while, and the sound is low, so I can't hear clearly."

"That's right, so Master Sun..." Before Hong Chengchou finished speaking, he was interrupted by Sun Chuanting's loud voice: "It doesn't matter what I do, but the Shaanxi Army must not stay! Why is the emperor so biased? Severely punished Yang Sichang, but still obeyed his false advice, and wanted to keep the Shaanxi army in Jiliao for defense! Just looking at Zhang Xianzhong's surrender and Li Zicheng's defeat, he thought that nothing happened in the northwest, but once the army withdrew, how could they Didn't the wish of the second thief Li be fulfilled! It's so easy to suppress the aura of the bandits, if they are allowed to grow wildly again, the northwest will be peaceful in the future! Yang Sichang harmed the Xuan army, and now he will come to take the Shaanxi army again It’s not enough to kill Governor Lu, now even we are an eyesore!” Speaking of Lu Xiangsheng, Sun Chuanting’s dark and solid face suddenly showed a hint of sadness, “Lord Lu fought for the country all his life, and in the end But he died in such an unexplained manner that he never even had a posthumous title; Mr. Lu died on the battlefield, so how many loyal and brave generals of the Ming Dynasty are left? How can you give up!"

"Your Majesty Sun, you are tired! Go back and rest!" Sun Chuanting's words were undisguised, sharp, and made Hong Chengchou listen to him until he felt his hairs tremble.He got up abruptly and grabbed Sun Chuanting's arm vigorously, trying to pull him into the inner tent.But Sun Chuanting was carrying brute force, he didn't want to leave, no one else could pull him back.The herald in that room was startled by Sun Chuanting's aura, stared straight at the two generals, his lips trembled up and down, and was speechless for a long time.

"You are the messenger, and I will not make things difficult for you." Sun Chuanting said to the herald who was sitting on the chair, "Go back and tell Yang Sichang! Just say that Sun Chuanting has an ear problem and I want to go back to Shaanxi to recuperate. The Governor of Baoding I can't take office anymore! Teach him to play the Emperor Ming, and find another sage!"

four

"He really said that?" Outside the Wenyuan Pavilion, the herald whispered in Yang Sichang's ear for a long time, until Yang Sichang's eyes burned and his face turned black. "Lu Xiangsheng is dead, and Sun Chuanting is here again. It's annoying enough to scold the officials every day, and a general will follow along to make trouble! Is he afraid that Lu Xiangsheng will be left underground without anyone to accompany him!" Yang Sichang snorted fiercely, "Then I will fulfill him!" After saying that, he flicked his sleeves and entered Wenyuan Pavilion.

Two days later, an imperial decree urging Sun Chuanting to take up his post in Baoding was rushed to the military camp in the suburbs of Beijing.

"Your majesty's urging, it must be Yang Sichang's fault again!" Sun Chuanting slapped the table and blew on his beard, furious.

"You were too impulsive the day before yesterday." Hong Chengchou shook his head, with reproach in his words, "After all, Yang Sichang is a minister, and he can surround the emperor's ears all day long, and we are foreign generals. I still don't know if I can transfer it to the emperor's hands. Master Lu just suffered such a loss, and ended up in this situation, why are you offending him for nothing?"

"When I think about Master Lu, I can't swallow my breath. I wish I could kill this treacherous villain myself!" Sun Chuanting gritted his teeth resentfully, "But I didn't say it in front of him, no offend him."

"Master Sun still wants to scold others in front of you?" Hong Chengchou raised his eyebrows, feeling dumbfounded, "Hey... It's good for Mr. Sun to be straightforward, but you should think more about this way of being an official."

"Could it be that Mr. Hong is willing to take our Shaanxi Army to Liaodong?" Sun Chuanting said with widened eyes.

"Hey..." Hong Chengchou sighed, "If you say you are willing, how can you be willing, but the imperial decree has already been issued, so is it impossible to resist the decree and not obey it?"

"Hmm..." Sun Chuanting was speechless for a moment. After a moment of silence, he stood up abruptly. "Impossible! I have to go to see the emperor and clarify the matter face to face. Please take it back! It is not for scholars who have never led soldiers to intervene in the matter of deploying soldiers to fight. How can we let this man surnamed Yang mess around?" !"

"Master Sun, don't be impulsive..." Hong Chengchou still wanted to speak out to stop him, but he saw Sun Chuanting striding towards the door, speaking loudly, and he couldn't hear his words at all.

"Yang Sichang wants to cover the sky with one hand, delusional! I'm going to write an essay right now, this time I must see the emperor's face!"