Nanjing Forbidden City.

Chongzhen has returned here, the former Nanjing is the capital of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Di is eloquent, and in order to prevent the invasion of the Tatars, he has set the ambition of 'the Son of Heaven guarding the country'.

Yesterday's glory, today's defeat, Chongzhen looked at the main hall in the Forbidden City, and a trace of sadness flashed in his eyes.

His lifelong wish is to support the Ming Dynasty and revive the glory of the past, for which he worked hard for half his life, but in the end he still ended up like this. If it weren't for Mao Wenlong's sudden appearance in the coal mountain, he would have committed suicide and died.

Recalling that when he was in the coal mountain and watched Jingshi die in the killing of the enemy army, Chongzhen would never forget that scene until he died. Although he survived now, with the help of Mao Wenlong, he returned to Nanjing to start over.

Looking at the empty Forbidden City, Chongzhen suddenly felt very confused and didn't know where to start. In the past, there was a courtier who responded to every call, but now he is alone, and now he doesn't even have a courtier who can discuss politics, so how can he build this team that can manage the government.

"Your Majesty, it's cold outside, why don't you go back to the house?" Wu Chengen noticed Chongzhen's depressed mood, and his words were full of worry.

Chongzhen retracted his gaze from the night sky, looked at Wu Chengen and said, "What do you say I should do?" If you want money, you don't have money, you want soldiers but you don't have soldiers, you want food but you don't have food. The key is this person, where should I find someone to reorganize the courtiers? ”

Wu Chengen hesitated for a moment, and suggested to Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, it is better for you to explain the current situation to Mao Wenlong, if you have his help, it is not difficult for the slave to think about it." ”

Chongzhen shook his head with a wry smile and said, "If you need to ask Mao Wenlong for help if you encounter any problems, then I will really become a puppet in his hands." ”

After sighing, Chongzhen suddenly said: "Unless he agrees to marry the princess, then he will be a member of the Zhu family." If Mao Wenlong is willing to agree, what does it matter if the throne is handed over to him in the future. ”

Wu Chengen naturally understood Chongzhen's intentions, but unfortunately the news sent from Xi'an was very clear, and Mao Wenlong seemed to have no intention of marrying Princess Taiping. Chongzhen is so depressed, obviously because he just heard the news, he felt so sorry for himself.

"Your Majesty, there are some things that can't be rushed, maybe this Mao Wenlong is different from others, in short, the future is long, and now the princess has promised the emperor and lived directly in Mao's mansion. Presumably, there will be a time when Mao Wenlong will change his mind in the future. Wu Chengen carefully persuaded.

Chongzhen looked at Wu Chengen, and suddenly a trace of relief flashed on his face: "Chengen! You are the only one around me who knows my mind best. I hope that as you just said, everything will be fine in the future! ”

Wu Chengen accepted Chongzhen's praise very implicitly, and then helped Chongzhen to walk into the house. The two were just about to enter the door, but suddenly a guard came to report: "Your Majesty, someone has sent a greeting post." ”

Chongzhen's foot that had just been raised retracted again, and he said suspiciously: "I have only been in Nanjing for two days, who will come to visit me at this time?" ”

The guards obviously couldn't answer Chongzhen, after all, the person who sent the worship post did not report his identity.

Chongzhen obviously saw that the guards didn't know, so he didn't say more, took the prayer post directly, and then entered the house with Wu Chengen.

After Wu Chengen helped Chongzhen sit down on the dragon chair, he neatly lit a few more huge candles. The crackling candle flame instantly illuminated the room, and Chongzhen opened the worship post to watch.

I saw that the signature inside was actually Fuwang Zhu Song.

Chongzhen looked at the signature on the worship post, and was stunned for a long time before he said in a deep voice: "What does the imperial brother mean by coming here at this time?" ”

Wu Chengen was also quite surprised, secretly glanced at the post, and then said: "Your Majesty, the prince is coming at this time, there must be something to discuss, it is better for the emperor to see him first, and then see what the meaning is." ”

Chongzhen nodded and said, "I want to see what he wants to do!" ”

Wu Chengen ordered him to go out to pick up King Fu in person, and Chongzhen threw the worship post on the desk, and then tidied up his appearance. In front of Wu Chengen, he could be at will, but now that he was going to see King Fu, he didn't want King Fu to know the confusion in his heart at the moment.

Not long after, there was a sound of footsteps outside the house, and then, Wu Chengen said outside the house: "Your Majesty, King Fu has arrived." ”

"Come in." Chongzhen's majestic voice sounded from inside the house.

"Fu Wang, please!" Wu Chengen bowed down and invited.

King Fu smiled at Wu Chengen, tidied up his clothes at the door, and then strode into the house. As soon as he entered the house, the door behind him was closed by Wu Chengen, and then he personally guarded the door.

King Fu first quickly glanced at Chongzhen, who was sitting on the dragon chair, and then smiled, and quickly stepped forward and bowed: "Brother Huang, my brother has come to see you." ”

Chongzhen showed a hypocritical smile on his face, and said: "Brother Chen, you don't need to be polite, please sit down quickly, why did you suddenly come here at this time?" ”

At the invitation of Chongzhen, King Fu sat down below, clasped his fists and said: "When the younger brother heard that the imperial brother had returned to Nanjing, he immediately set off to greet him, but unfortunately he was still a step too late. Brother Wanghuang should not blame his brother for his faux pas. ”

The smile on Chongzhen's face did not decrease: "The emperor's words are serious. ”

King Fu had quietly looked at Chongzhen for a moment at this time, but he didn't see anything wrong with him, and he was thinking about how to tell his intentions. But suddenly Chongzhen said again: "The imperial brother came in a hurry, presumably it is not just to welcome the imperial brother, right?" ”

King Fu suddenly had a happy face, and chuckled: "Brother Huang, the younger brother does have something to discuss, so he came overnight." ”

Chongzhen nodded and said: "Brother Chen may as well say it directly, after all, no matter what happens, we are still a family." ”

A trace of embarrassment flashed on King Fu's face, thinking back to himself, he was originally ordered to hold Nanjing and show this prepared 'home' to the Ming Dynasty. However, because of his own greed, he not only lost Nanjing in the end, but also put himself in an extremely unfavorable situation.

At this moment, he felt a little blushing at what he was going to say next, but no matter how difficult it was to speak, he had no other choice at this time. After some fundraising, King Fu hugged his fists and said: "Brother Huang, the younger brother is guilty, he failed the instructions of the imperial brother, and let Nanjing fall." ”

Chongzhen's face was gloomy, and he said coldly: "I don't blame you, I just want to know now, where are the officials reserved here?" ”

King Fu hesitated for a moment and said, "Brother Huang, most of the courtiers are currently in Huguang, the younger brother. This time I came in a hurry to inform the royal brother about this. ”

Hearing this, Chongzhen breathed a sigh of relief in his heart: "Very good, you send them all here immediately tomorrow, and there must be no delay in this matter." ”