Just as Liu Hong gradually turned around and walked out of the Huangji Gate, pretending to go home to get the firecracker, a small yellow door rushed in from the outside.

"Your Majesty, the thief army has begun to attack the city again!" Xiao Huangmen panicked and didn't have time to salute, and Zhang Qi, the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites who had not yet retreated, saw that this little Huangmen was so powerless and wanted to attack, but as soon as he heard the news of Xiao Huangmen's announcement, he immediately lowered his head and remained silent.

As soon as Chongzhen walked down the steps, he was staggered when he heard the news, and almost sat on the ground, but fortunately, the eunuch Wang Erxi next to him quickly grabbed him.

Chongzhen's face turned pale, and he was carried back to the throne that only belonged to him by Wang Erxi, and he didn't say anything for a long time, and the ministers below all bowed their heads and stood without speaking, and the atmosphere in the court was extremely solemn.

Finally, Chongzhen couldn't hold it anymore and stood up with the dragon chair.

"The thief army is besieging the city and not retreating, what is your good plan for Aiqing?"

His voice trembled a little, this trembling did not come from fear, but the weight of tens of millions of pounds on his shoulders, even if the performance of the ministers during the siege of the city last time disappointed him to the extreme, even if he wanted to pull these ministers to the city to defend the city, but he couldn't, he also felt a deep sense of powerlessness from that moment, he needed help.

But the ministers below looked left and right, and they were silent.

Chongzhen looked at Wei Zaode, the first assistant of the cabinet, although he was tired of looking at these ministers now, but at the critical moment, he, a real loner, couldn't even find anyone to talk to, and it was really sad.

"Does Wei Aiqing have a countermeasure?"

At this time, Wei Zaode, who had always been talkative, was hesitant and silent, not even daring to show a trace of pride in Chongzhen's favor.

Because he knows his own catty, in addition to being able to play tricks, he has no achievements in military affairs, not to mention that Beijing City has been beaten for several days, and the garrison is insufficient.

"Wei Aiqing said that it doesn't matter, as long as you open your mouth, I will immediately give an order to do it!" Chongzhen stepped down the steps and walked to Wei Zaode's side to show his trust in him.

Wei Zaode fell to his knees with a thud, his ass pouting high, but he still didn't say a word.

"Incompetence! What do I want you to do? Chongzhen was mad and kicked over the utensils next to the dragon chair, Chongzhen had reason to be angry, he used to trust his cabinet chief assistant so much, and insisted on letting him Wei Zaode be the cabinet chief assistant when the Ming Dynasty was in danger, giving him honor and power.

But half a year has passed, not only has he, the first assistant of the cabinet, not only has nothing to do, the only thing he does is to advocate for donations from hundreds of officials, and the ministers are all crying poor, but they have only raised more than 100,000 taels after being busy for half a year, which is not enough for Guan Ningjun's consumption for a month.

Now that the thieves are besieging the city, they have used you, what is the use of your pouting ass? Can it be used as a cannon?

"Your Majesty!"

The siege of the city by the thieves was a desperate moment, and the monarch and ministers were in a stalemate for a long time, and no one in the Manchu Dynasty could put forward a constructive opinion.

Emperor Chongzhen was also walking impatiently in the hall without a clue, Liu Hong gradually felt a little sad for Emperor Chongzhen, and finally walked from the door of the hall and spoke.

"Is that you? Does Aiqing have a good way to break the enemy? Chongzhen was a little overjoyed when he saw that someone was finally willing to stand up and speak, as if he had grasped a life-saving straw.

When I looked back and saw that it was Liu Hongchuan, I couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, after all, what could a grass farmer who couldn't even read a word do? remembered the surprise that Liu Hongjian gave him before, and he still asked patiently.

Liu Hong gradually saw that Emperor Chongzhen's face was solemn and earnest, and he bent down and gave Chongzhen a junior salute, and Chen Yan, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites next to him, frowned and wanted to attack, in his opinion, Liu Hong gradually did not kneel, and he had committed the crime of disrespect.

But seeing that Wei Zaode didn't have a voice, and then thinking of the current atmosphere, he just wanted to blurt out the reprimand and forcibly held it back, although Wei Zaode's official position was the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites and his subordinate, but he was also the first assistant of the cabinet, and this transcendent position made their relationship reversed.

"Your Majesty, there is no good plan for the small one at the moment!" Liu Hong gradually said confidently.

"......" Chongzhen flicked his sleeves and sat back on the dragon chair, without saying a word, just sighing, he did not blame Liu Hongjian for his rudeness.

He knew the city defense of Beijing, there were only 30,000 defenders left, and they were all foot soldiers, and even the city walls of Beijing were not satisfied, and most of the soldiers were still surviving in the plague, and Li Zicheng's remaining troops still had at least two or three hundred thousand troops to fight, what did he use to win this war.

"But the emperor, you have to go to the city to see the situation first, so that you can make a decision!" Liu Hong gradually spoke a little panting, but the ministers underground were still kneeling and did not get up to refute, sure enough, it was a group of mediocre talents who could only fight in the nest, Liu Hong gradually said contemptuously.

"Yes, I will appoint you as the deputy governor of the Beijing camp and assist Wang Chengen in defending the city!" Chongzhen heard Liu Hongji's thoughts, and directly issued an order, at this time, he can still take the initiative to ask to go to the city wall to participate in the defense of the city, at least he is also a loyal and brave person.

"Your Majesty, Weichen remembered the gambling contract just now, and now he goes to the city wall to defend the city, and Weichen can just prove by the way that the fire gun can be fought three hundred zhang away, but I don't know if Lord Wei dares to go over and have a look together?"

Liu Hongjian sneered in his heart and glanced at Wei Zaode.

Wei Zaode, who was not far away, began to sweat on his forehead, and his knees, which he could usually kneel for a long time, didn't know what happened today, and he couldn't help but feel a little unsupportable, and a little trembling.

Swords and arrows have no eyes, not to mention the current situation, the city defense of Beijing City is almost unstoppable, he has even thought of a way out, after the city is broken, he just changed his master, and who is working is different from working, with his qualifications, he must be able to get an important position in the new master.

The wishful thinking is clanging, but now it is obvious that Chongzhen has lost patience with him, and this makes it even more difficult for him to ride the tiger, right? It's too dangerous, I heard that the thief army also has cannons in their hands, so don't you go? Where to put the old face?

Seeing Emperor Chongzhen give him an inquiring look, Wei Zaode became even more flustered, and beads of sweat from his forehead burst out.

"Back to the emperor, minister...... Minister...... The minister suddenly felt a splitting headache, the minister didn't want to go, the minister blew a cold wind last night, and he really had a headache to death, and now he feels weak......" said and pretended to be unsteady and crumbling, Zhang Qi behind him immediately got up and helped him.

"Hahaha! If you are afraid of death, you will say it directly, and it will be so high-sounding, I have never seen such a brazen person! Liu Hong was gradually amused by this funny performance, and at the same time, it also refreshed the shamelessness of the Donglin Party in his heart.

Zhong Wenchen also dared to be angry and did not dare to speak out about Liu Hongji's presumptuousness, but Fan Jingwen, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, was very interested in the fire gun in Liu Hongji's hand, he was in charge of the weapon production of the Ming soldiers, if Liu Hongji's fire gun could really hit so far, it was really good news for the Ming Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, Weichen wants to see the fire gun that this little brother said, and I beg the emperor for permission!" Fan Jingwen stepped forward and said.

There are really people who dare to go up the city wall with him, it seems that these Wenchen are not all cowards, Liu Hong gradually respected this old man surnamed Fan.

"Quasi-play!"