Late Ming Dynasty: Oops, I am surrounded by the Donglin Party

Emperor Chongzhen stood up from the dragon throne with a bang, the veins on his forehead bulged instantly, and his eyes were wide open as if he wanted to eat someone.

He stared closely into Liu Wenyao's eyes and asked:

"How did it become like this? How?"

As soon as he finished speaking, his eyes were already red.

That was a burden that he could not bear, and it was also a burden that the entire Ming Dynasty could not bear.

If I had known this earlier, I would never have let that guy leave the capital. Although he is good at fighting, he is even better at handling internal affairs and reforms.

If he had to choose, he would rather Zhang Shikang stay in the capital, even though this kid often speaks without restraint.

Emperor Chongzhen knew that Liu Wenyao might have just received the news and was unable to answer his questions at all. He was just thinking, but his anxiety prevented him from calming down, so he had to express his doubts in words.

"What is Lu Xiangsheng doing? Why doesn't he go to support us?

And what about Duke Huai? If anything happens to Zhang Shikang, these two will be blamed!

If I had known earlier... if I had known earlier... except Wuji, no one else could be trusted, no one!"

Emperor Chongzhen was thinking while walking quickly in the Qianqing Palace.

"No, absolutely not, Wang Dabaner!"

After much thought, Emperor Chongzhen could not accept the result of losing Zhang Shikang, and in desperation he seemed to have an idea.

"Your Majesty, please speak, I am your servant." Wang Chengen immediately knelt on the ground.

Wang Chengen was grateful to the Duke of Zhenguo, not only because of Zhang Shikang's recommendation, but also because the court was stabilized with Zhang Shikang's help.

He is a family slave, and he will be fine only if the emperor is fine.

"You must immediately go to the Xishan camp, gather all the guards, and march out!"

"No! I will go too. I will lead the army myself!

My son... is there too."

Emperor Chongzhen was so anxious that he only remembered his beloved son now.

If Wuji died, the prince would probably not survive either.

But this thought only flashed through Emperor Chongzhen's mind for a moment before he dismissed it.

"As you command, I will prepare it right away."

As he said this, Wang Chengen was about to leave the Qianqing Palace.

Liu Wenyao's mouth twitched, and he made an inappropriate suggestion:

"Your Majesty, there are two letters."

Emperor Chongzhen then remembered that he had a letter marked with serial number two in his hand. He frowned and glared at Liu Wenyao again.

Liu Wenyao shrank his neck.

When the envelope was opened, I saw handwriting on the letter paper that looked like a cicada crawling.

"Your Majesty, although I was surrounded, I did it on purpose. I used myself as bait to lure Huang Taiji to attack.

He was really fooled and fell into my ambush.

I have good news to tell Your Majesty. In this battle, our Imperial Guards and the Tiger Guards jointly defeated Huang Taiji and killed no less than 100,000 of his elite soldiers. We actually annihilated 100,000 of his elite soldiers.

In addition, dozens of Jiannu royal family members including Jirgalang, Ajige, Duoduo, and their core generals Guwalgiya Oboi, Suksaha, etc. all died in this battle.

In the end, I didn't see Huang Taiji. I wonder if he died too.

The Qing Dynasty is about to perish, hahahaha!

Right now, I am still chasing the remaining Jiannu soldiers, but Dorgon is too fast to run. I will soon reach Yizhou. I will leave it at that for now and talk to you later.

This letter is written...

It was Wuji's handwriting and the tone was also his.

But this...

Why is there such a big difference between the two letters? If these two letters were written together, why not write them into one letter and mark the serial numbers specifically?

Emperor Chongzhen frowned and pondered for a while before finally realizing that the boy might have done it on purpose!

Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen became angry, but he didn't want to show it in front of outsiders.

He glanced at Liu Wenyao, whose eyes flickered as if he knew something, and he quickly lowered his head and said:

"Your Majesty, this is none of my business. I don't know what's in the letter, but the cavalry that delivered it said the commander-in-chief had instructed Your Majesty to read the letters by serial number. I..."

Although Liu Wenyao was a fierce man, he dared not hide anything in front of the emperor.

He had already asked the messenger and learned that the commander had won the Battle of Guanshan, and a great victory.

Just now, when Emperor Chongzhen finished reading the first letter, he could tell from the emperor's expression that there was probably something fishy in the letter.

I knew it, why did you split a letter into two and even mark a serial number on it? The commander is really stupid.

You can see how anxious His Majesty was just now, but it is right to follow the Commander-in-Chief. His Majesty is so doting on us that he even ignores His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Emperor Chongzhen had no time to listen to Liu Wenyao's explanation. He continued to ask with anger in his heart:

"What else does the messenger know? What is the current situation outside the Great Wall?"

Of course Liu Wenyao did not dare to hide anything and told the emperor everything he knew.

"Your Majesty, the commander of the Battle of Guanshan was besieged for two or three days. It is said that even the musketeers drew their knives and joined the close combat.

It is extremely dangerous.”

It’s over. Liu Wenyao added his own judgment. Emperor Chongzhen had a blank expression when he heard it.

When Wang Chengen heard that Guanshan had wiped out 100,000 elite Jiannu troops in just one battle, a look of joy immediately appeared on his face.

He was just about to say some personal words to congratulate the emperor, but Emperor Chongzhen's expression immediately changed after hearing the answer.

"Everyone, go out. I want to be alone."

Liu Wenyao felt relieved and immediately bowed and walked out of the hall.

Wang Chengen just turned around and immediately remembered that he had just received an imperial decree. After thinking for a while, he turned around and said:

"Then... Your Majesty, should I still go to the West Mountain Camp?"

Emperor Chongzhen frowned.

"Why go to the West Mountain Camp? To let that kid laugh at you?

Remember, I never issued such an order, and I did not lose my composure after reading the letter.

Tell Liu Wenyao to keep his mouth shut! "

"Alas, I understand. I'll take my leave." Wang Cheng'en wanted to laugh, but he had been trained and held it back.

However, as soon as he walked out of the hall, Wang Chengen heard the sound of something breaking in the hall. Thinking that the emperor was indeed a little angry, Wang Chengen shook his head and thought to himself.

"You stinky boy! How dare you fool me! Wait till you return to the capital, and I'll show you how I'll deal with you!"

Emperor Chongzhen was still not satisfied, so he grabbed another tea bowl and threw it into the hall again.

As the Son of Heaven, no court official dared to openly tease him. It was for this reason that Emperor Chongzhen did not think much about it when he first saw the first letter.

I didn't expect that guy would dare to joke about such an important matter.

After being upset for a while, Emperor Chongzhen soon recovered. He read the two letters again and felt that no matter what, after this battle, the Jian Nu would no longer be a force to be reckoned with.

In this way, I felt happy again and thought I shouldn't be so angry.

Then he remembered what Liu Wenyao said. The musketeers all joined the close combat. It was said that more than half of the 30,000 baits were killed or wounded.

This kid actually dared to report good news but not bad news. That’s not right. His first letter was about reporting bad news!

Emperor Chongzhen's mood was fluctuating due to Zhang Shikang. After a while, he said in a low voice:

"It's okay, it's okay.

Oh, that kid is fine, my son should be fine too."

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