How many families are happy and sad!

On the ninth day of the third month, when the vanguard of the vanguard arrived outside the capital, the nine cities in the capital were shaken and the city gates were closed. All the soldiers guarding the city looked at the cavalry rushing back and forth outside the city in panic.

In the afternoon of that day, more thieves appeared outside the city and began to camp outside the city. First, they were surrounded by Desheng Gate and Andingmen in the north, and then Xizhi Gate and Fucheng Gate in the west. The east gate and the outer city gate of the inner city were not surrounded by thieves until the tenth day of the day, and cavalry patrolled the suburbs of the outer city. From then on, the news from the capital was completely separated.

When the thief led by Li Guo and Li You, 20,000 vanguard infantry and cavalry, easily defeated the thousands of Beijing camp soldiers in Shahe Prevention and drove to Desheng Gate outside Desheng Gate, Wang Yongji, the governor of Ji Liao, stationed in Jieyongping, sent 100,000 urgent military secret messages to the Chaoyang Gate, which was waiting to be closed, and sent directly to the Tongzheng Department. The Tongzheng Xitang Officer saw that the military information was sent urgently from 800 miles, and did not dare to open it or delay it, so he sent it directly into the palace. According to Wang Yongji's secret message, Wu Sangui, the general of Liaodong, had led troops south on the fifth day of the first lunar month. He himself would lead tens of thousands of elite border soldiers to help the capital at night, begging the emperor to stay for several days to wait for the reinforcements from Guanning to arrive. Wang Yongji's secret message made Chongzhen feel that he was in a desperate situation. He was so ecstatic that he couldn't help but clapped the table with his palm:

"Wu Sanguiguo is a loyal minister!"

It happened that the queen who had not eaten for a day was here to deliver the meal to the emperor. When she heard the emperor slapping the table, she was shocked and did not hear the emperor clearly. She quickly walked in. Seeing that the emperor was happy, the queen asked softly with relief:

"Emperor, why did you patrol the imperial case?"

Chongzhen said happily:

"Wu Sangui has led tens of thousands of elite troops from Liaodong to serve the king. It doesn't matter if the capital is in trouble!"

The queen said repeatedly:

"Our dynasty has been in a state of great strength for three hundred years. Although Chengzu used the emperor to guard the country's gates and set the emperor in danger, although the capital has been surrounded several times since Emperor Yingzong, it can always turn bad luck into good luck, and this time it is the same. Please don't be too anxious and hurt your body from now on. Please issue an edict to urge Wu Sangui's rescuers to come quickly."

Chongzhen nodded: "Call the people from Silijian!"

The queen immediately sent a eunuch who was ordered to serve outside the hall, and quickly sent a eunuch from the Sili Prison to come. At this time, Chongzhen wrote a handwritten order to Wu Sangui with unwritten words:

"I ordered the pacification of Xibo Wu Sangui, and quickly led a large army to Beijing to suppress the rebels to resolve the dangers in the capital!"

After the eunuch of Silijian took the emperor's handwriting, he put a seal on the yellow paper with a "Chongzhen Imperial Pen" seal, and added the five words "Eight Hundred Miles Flying Delivery" on the envelope. The month, day and time of the document were registered and sent directly to the Ministry of War without passing through the cabinet. The fast horses should be sent out of the capital immediately.

Seeing the emperor meditating on his thoughts, the queen thought of his eating disorder for days and restless nights. It was rare that she was in a slightly better mood, so she said softly to him:

"Emperor, since there is great news, Wu Sangui is about to lead Guanning elite troops to break the siege of the capital. Please ask the emperor to be a little more generous, use some food first, and then rest for a while."

Chongzhen looked at the queen but said nothing.

If Chongzhen was so ecstatic in the past, he would have immediately declared Wang Yongji's soundtrack to the cabinet, and then the supervisory yamen would inform the subjects of the capital to calm the hearts of the people. However, the current experience has made him cautious. Many times, his hopes have turned into despair, and his "miao plan" has collapsed without help from the overall situation. In many cases, it is exactly the opposite of his expectations.

It is precisely because of this that he dared not have much hope for Wu Sangui's efforts to serve the king. Now he is worried that Wu Sangui is afraid of the powerful "trestors" soldiers, and is afraid to wait and see and cannot come at night. He is also worried that the trestors will divide their troops to stop the Guanning soldiers from coming west. While stepping up the attack on the city, the Guanning soldiers will not be able to rescue them.

Since the three camps collapsed in Shahe yesterday, his heart was filled with fear of destruction, and he only regretted that no one in the civil and military officials in the court could share his worries. Due to this despair, he refused to rashly announce the news of Wu Sangui's rescuing the king to his subjects, walking around the house alone in the palace, and finally sat down with a sad face and thought, then sighed deeply, without even notice that the queen had been standing there.

The queen never left, she just stood there quietly. She was worried about the current national affairs, and was worried about the loss of the ancestors' country.

Hearing the Emperor sighed deeply, she asked in a gentle voice:

"The emperor, there is great news, why are you still so worried?"

If Chongzhen had waved his hand to withdraw the queen, even in front of the queen, he would never have a word of heart to her. But now the disaster of the national destruction has come to her, Chongzhen's attitude has also changed. He angered that none of the civil and military officials were successful, and many people were even waiting to surrender to the "thieves" and wait to become the traitor's officials.

He also hated ordinary affairs in his heart. The court officials always argued endlessly, but no one came to the palace to offer him emergency solutions!

Is this an official from the Ming Dynasty?

Thinking of this, Chongzhen couldn't help but burst out tears. The queen's heart tightened, and she was worried that the tragedy of the country was about to fall, and she choked up and said:

"I hope God and ancestors will bless you and turn your country into good fortune."

Chongzhen couldn't help but hold the queen's hand and said:

"If I were blessed by God and my ancestors, I could keep the capital. After the matter was settled, I would be the one who was in the crown prince. Over the years, I might have really ruined the country. I can't understand why I am so diligent, and the Ming Dynasty still has this place..."

When he said this, he could not have been able to end up in this way by working so diligently?

Why can the elder brother barely maintain the situation in the end?

Oh my god, is there such a reason?

Looking at the emperor who was trembling all over, the queen said tremblingly:

"It is known to everyone that the emperor is diligent in the world that today's situation is really...!"

The queen, who really didn't know what to say, started to cry. Chongzhen understood that the queen's sob contained the pain of the impending destruction of the country, and sighed and shed tears.

At this moment, the eunuch Wang Chengen, the eunuch of the Sili Supervisor, came in. He had just been appointed as the admiral of the Beijing camp and the general manager to guard the city. When he saw the queen, he directly placed the emperor's edict to Wu Sangui on the imperial case and knelt down to report:

"Emperor, now all the city gates are surrounded by traitors, and there are many thieves patrolling the suburbs. I also heard that many thieves were heading to Tongzhou and could not send their edicts to Wu Sangui."

Chongzhen said in shock:

"Are Dongzhimen and Qihuamen surrounded?"

"Even Dongbianmen and Guangqumen in the outer city were surrounded by the traitor army. The servant went to Qihuamen to inspect and met Zhang Jinyan. He returned the imperial edict from the emperor to Wu Sangui and brought it back to the palace."

Hearing this, Chongzhen's face turned miserable. He was silent and understood that Wu Sangui's rescue was no longer expected, and the troops defending the city were so empty, and the tragedy of the destruction of the country was approaching. Although he had expected this day, he was still shocked and sweated in a cold sweat. He was so trembling that he could hardly control himself.

My Ming Dynasty is about to perish!

The ancestors' country is about to be lost!

But he, who is strong in character, quickly returned to normal and sighed.

"In the Tumu Incident, Yingzong captured the enemy. Yexian's army was strong, and he took Yingzong's troops to the city, thinking that the capital was at his fingertips. The country was so critical at that time, but Yu Qian was present in the court, and he led the remaining troops of the capital camp to meet the enemy and repelled Ye Guang, which made our Ming Dynasty safe. Now I am not the king of the country, but for the past seventeen years, the civil and military affairs of the court have been leaking and the disputes between the people, and none of them are loyal ministers who plan for the country. If there were half of Yu Qian in the court, how could it be today!"

After saying that, he could no longer control his inner emotions and then burst into tears. Yes, it was not because he was the incompetent emperor, but because there were no loyal ministers in the court.

It was those people who made themselves lose their ancestors’ country.

Wang Chengen knelt down and said:

"This is a lot of energy and a lot of national destiny. Please don't be sad."

Chongzhen choked and said hatefully.

"Although it is the fate of the country, if the ministers were not mistaken for me, how could the country be so far? It is said that in the twenty years since the Tianqi period, the country has no talent and no border talents. It is because the court is mostly ministers who hinder their powers and functions, obstructing the masters, obstructing major plans, and frames loyal and kindness, not only are talents often useless, but also die. From Xiong Tingbi of the Tianqi Dynasty, Sun Chengzong, to Yang Sichang of the current dynasty, they all rose up and attacked them without showing their ambitions, causing the court to destroy the Great Wall and cause the disaster today. I am not a king who destroyed the country, but I will die with my eyes closed when encountering the destruction of the country!"

After saying that, Chongzhen burst into tears and covered his face and started to sob.

Wang Chengen, who knew that the tragedy of the country was about to fall, knew that the city was trapped in the past two days. He couldn't help but cry, but he didn't know what to comfort the emperor, and he didn't know what to do now. He was an honest man and didn't know what to do.

The eunuch standing outside the window with breath, heard the master and slaves sitting on the dragon chaise and the other kneeling on the ground, sobbing against each other. They either wiped their tears secretly or walked away gently, and cried elsewhere.

After a while, Chongzhen ordered Wang Chengen to get up and asked:

"Is there any way to send Wu Sangui the edict and urge him to lead the cavalry to rescue the capital?"

Wang Chengen hesitated for a moment and bowed and replied:

"The Ministry of War has no way to send out the imperial edict. Please let me go to the secret service with the factory ministers and give generous rewards. In any case, I have to send a loyal and brave person to rush out of the city, go to Yongping and Shanhaiguan to send the imperial edict to Wu Sangui's army."

Chongzhen knew that even if his hand edict could be sent out, it would be no longer able to save the near fire. But even if there was only a glimmer of hope, he would never give up. He looked at Wang Chengen, burst out tears, and choked and said:

"You go quickly!"

After Wang Chengen left, Chongzhen, who was sad from his heart, burst into tears again.

"I am not the king of the country that has been destroyed, but when encountering a country that has been destroyed, I will die with my eyes open! I will die with my eyes open... All the ministers are wronged, and all the ministers are wronged..."

The queen, who stood beside her, listened to the emperor's crying, and persuaded her.

"Your Majesty, this has happened, so why should you do this? If you want to blame, you are afraid that your Majesty will be too tolerant to his ministers..."

Although the queen just said casually, Chongzhen's ears made him immediately agree.

"That's true, it's true. If I were like the Gao Emperor, like the Chengzu, even if I was like Zhu Ciying from Defan, who would kill people and act arbitrarily at every turn, why would this be the ancestor's country..."

Suddenly, Chongzhen's words came to an abrupt end, and he said excitedly as if he understood something.

"What kind of ministers are there in the court? They are all people who hinder their abilities and functions. They only know how to deceive the master, obstruct major plans, frame loyal and kind, and make talents useless, and even die. Xiong Tingbi, Sun Chengzong, and Yang Sichang, they are all attacked by these jealous and capable people, causing the court to destroy the Great Wall. This is how today's disaster is. Why is Zhu Ciying domineering? Why do he kill people at every turn? It's not that he is so good, but he is really treacherous ministers in the court. If he wants to protect his ancestors, he has to do it... I, I am wrong..."

Suddenly, Chongzhen sat on the chair decadently as if he had figured out something, and he couldn't speak for a long time.

At this time, he forgot the rest, forgot his jealousy towards Zhu Ciying again and again, and forgot the idea that he wished he could kill him quickly.

At this moment, only regret was left in his mind, why did he not figure it out early.

"Hey, Zhu Ciying from Defan can be seen from far away in Jinan that the court is full of treacherous ministers, why can't I see it when I am in it?"

Interested in authorities?

It’s not just the people in the authorities who are confused. It’s clear that they join forces to deceive themselves, otherwise how could they?

Why no one exposes them? Just like those censors, shouldn’t they passionately expose how those people deceived the king?

The hateful verbals are just like ordinary civil servants, but they only talk about it. Now that I think about it, many things have been ruined by these crows over the past seventeen years, which is very hateful!

Unfortunately, it's too late to understand all this.

Seeing the emperor silent, the queen spoke.

"Actually, there is still the General Pinglu now. No matter what, he is the descendant of Emperor Gao, so he will definitely not watch it. The country captured by his ancestors will be taken away by those bandits, and they will definitely do everything possible to restore the country of his ancestors."

The queen's words fell into Chongzhen's ears, making her feel extremely harsh. But at this time, he couldn't say a rebuttal, and even he regretted it. Why didn't he swear to pacify the thief?

If that were the case, why would it be like this? It was all because those people had opposed it at the beginning, if it weren't for them.

How could it be that far away from the current stage? It was all those people who ruined the Ming Dynasty.

Alas, it's too late to figure it out...

Facing the queen, he couldn't speak for a moment. If he had figured out all this one day earlier, how could he have lost the country left by his ancestors like this?

Even in the future, in the future... can he restore the country left by his ancestors?
Chapter completed!