Emperor Chongzhen sat in the empty hall, his eyes were lost, and he felt a little lonely inexplicably.

It has been fifteen years since he ascended the throne. Fifteen years are not long or short. But for him, these fifteen years are particularly long.

When he first ascended the Great Treasure, he thought about how to revive the Ming Dynasty so that he could leave his name in history. However, the Ming Dynasty did not realize the revival in his hands, but instead became more and more turbulent. He couldn't figure out what he was doing wrong, nor did he know how to do it. He was like a drowning man, trying to catch everything that floated past his eyes, but in the end he found that he was catching a huge rock that had brought him to the bottom of the water faster.

He was disappointed, confused, and deeply angry. He thought that he worked hard and kept his clothes tightly every day, while the civil and military ministers in the court were all mediocre and perfunctory about anything. He felt dissatisfied with the ministers in the court, thinking that they disappointed him and thinking that they were not doing well.

And this kind of anger may only complain in the heart, wave a few fists, and have a street fight. But he is the emperor and has the power to decide the life and death of others. At this time, his decision is likely to affect the death of tens of millions of people.

Emperor Chongzhen was an arbitrary person. When he saw who did not do well, he would directly imprison him; when he saw who was not dedicated, he would directly order him to behead him.

In the chaotic times and in the late Ming Dynasty, if you want to make a real change, you must do things. Most of the time, those who do things are more likely to make mistakes. Emperor Chongzhen saw their mistakes, and his personality was too urgent. Seeing that they made mistakes but did not achieve results, he put them in jail and killed them to warn other officials to do their best.

But the result was that in the end, Emperor Chongzhen found that there was no one around him, and there was no one who could fully trust him. The people in front of him were even more incompetent and could not do anything than those who were killed by him. Then he began to clean up again, which was an infinite disgusting cycle, and the more people left to the end, the less they could use it.

Because every official saw the result of those who were brave enough to do things, he understood the simplest truth. That is, do more, do less, and do less mistakes, and do not do well. As long as they did nothing, Emperor Chongzhen could not find the reason to punish them. Being an official eventually turned into a mess, and being able to make a mess every day is a day.

But when they were scrambling, the Qing Dynasty did not scramble, Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong did not scramble. They were working hard to govern the country, and they were conquering the city.

In this case, it is strange that the Ming Dynasty will not be destroyed.

If you want to change a country, you can only start by changing yourself. Emperor Chongzhen did not understand this, but just felt that the inability to realize the rejuvenation of the Ming Dynasty was all the problem of others and the reason why others were not dedicated to it.

Not the crime of war, the King of Chu Xiang Yu really found a good reason for the losers in later generations.

The night wind blows gently and blows into the hall through the doors and windows.

Emperor Chongzhen shrank his neck and felt a little cold.

The hall door was wide open, and a gap was exposed in the window. The reason for this was not that the people below had forgotten it, but the order of Emperor Chongzhen. Reading memorials late at night was related to the country and the country. He felt that he should be serious and careful. He opened the door and opened the window just to keep himself awake. But at this moment, he hoped that the door and the window were closed, because he really felt cold now, and that kind of coldness from the outside to the inside.

Emperor Chongzhen was the emperor for fifteen years, and Gao Qiqian served him for a full fourteen years. In addition to Wang Cheng'en, he was the slave who had been with Emperor Chongzhen for the longest time. He trusted Wang Cheng'en the most, but he valued the most. Gao Qiqian. The latter was capable and knowledgeable in military affairs, and was a person who could truly entrust with important responsibilities.

From the point of view of usefulness, Gao Qiqian is far better than Wang Cheng'en, which is what Emperor Chongzhen always thought. However, Gao Qiqian also has his own shortcomings. He is gloomy and will revenge any hatred, and he has too many thoughts.

Emperor Chongzhen knew that after all, he was a smart person. Although he could not use people, he had always had his own unique vision for looking at people. He had known about the disagreement between Gao Qiqian and Zhou Xian for a long time, but he was not very concerned about it. The people under his command had a little quarrel or fight, and as long as they were within an acceptable range, there would be no problem.

If the people under his command stop fighting and fighting, then that is the time when an emperor has to worry the most.

Although Xue Lian's death was unexpected by Emperor Chongzhen, Zhou Xian told him in advance that there were many variables, which was why Zhou Xian did not tell him his plan. But he chose to let Gao Qiqian control the Beijing Camp at this moment, not that he really believed Gao Qiqian, and he must have exaggerated the words.

But it must be a fact that Xue Lian was shot and killed by Zhou Xian on the spot. The key issue is that Gao Qiqian dared not deceive the emperor. This is the main reason why Emperor Chongzhen has always trusted him for so many years.

Emperor Chongzhen was so angry that Zhou Xian was really confused about what Zhou Xian wanted to do. Emperor Chongzhen could not believe that he wanted to rebel, but would Zhou Xian push things to an unchangeable situation? After all, a marquis has died now. If he lets him continue to do whatever he wants, he might cause some trouble.

Emperor Chongzhen wanted to use this to tell Zhou Xian that things could reach this point. But after Gao Qi left, Emperor Chongzhen suddenly felt that what he did seemed to be wrong. With Gao Qi's strength, how could Zhou Xian be able to compete with the capital? In this case, will it cause greater chaos?

He was full of worry, and at the same time he secretly felt that Gao Qiqian would not do too much, making Zhou Xian suffer a little loss and would be beneficial to him in the future. Moreover, he directly shot a marquis, no matter what the reason, he did a little too much. If he did not scold him, he might do something even more lawless.

Emperor Chongzhen sat down for a while, but still felt uneasy. He finally stood up and walked outside the door. He saw a little eunuch trembling with cold outside the door.

When the latter saw him, he quickly knelt down and bowed.

Emperor Chongzhen waved his hand and asked him to stand up. "Where is Wang Cheng'en! Why are you the only one here?"

"Report to Grandpa Emperor, Grandpa Wang has been sent outside the palace by you. The others are afraid of disturbing Grandpa Emperor, so they are waiting outside the palace. If there is anything wrong with Grandpa Emperor, I will ask them to come in."

Emperor Chongzhen thought for a while and said, "No need. Go to the prince's place immediately and let him come over to see me immediately."
Chapter completed!