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The Spring Festival should be a day of family reunion, and it is also the most traditional festival, whether it is the official family or the common people, they will pay special attention to this festival. But during the Spring Festival of Chongzhen's sixteenth year, Zhu Youzhen's heart was only cold and bitter.

The situation changed so quickly, beyond his expectations, just before the Spring Festival rest, nearly half of the ministers of civil and military affairs took leave, this is a situation that has never occurred, Su Tiancheng took Tianjin, and the more than 200,000 Ming troops stationed in Tianjin all surrendered, Chen Xinjia and Wang Daozhi have no news, I don't know what the specific situation of Lu Dao is, for what Ming army stationed in Tianjin will surrender, is it Chen Xinjia and Wang Daozhi are all obedient to Su Tiancheng, Zhu Youzhen once wanted to capture Chen Xinjia and Wang Daozhi's family, but in the end he gave up, he had already reached this point, what if he caught it.

The people of the capital, because they are at the feet of the Son of Heaven, are still more concerned about the current situation, and many news about the Jiangning camp are all over the world, and they are circulating everywhere.

The twenty-fourth day of the lunar month is a small year, on this day the palace must be cleaned, it is said that it is to sweep away the bad luck of the year, waiting for the arrival of the prince of the stove, and after the queen has arranged everything, the palace maid and the eunuch are ready, and when they are about to start cleaning, Zhu Youzhen suddenly said, don't clean it, everything remains the way it was before, don't move anywhere, the words that the emperor said are holy decrees, of course, the palace can't be cleaned, even the cabinet and the six departments of the office. It wasn't cleaned either.

This is a very bad situation, which proves that the emperor is in a very bad mood.

Starting from the twenty-fourth day of the lunar month, the ministers of the court and the central government are also about to take a break one after another, except for the cabinet scholars and the six Shangshu and the left and right imperial history of the Imperial Inspectorate, who must wait for the emperor's summons at any time, the rest of the officials are much more relaxed than usual, in fact, the officials in the court are already very relaxed.

The Great Jin Dynasty took up most of the country. The places that the imperial court can govern, few are pitiful, and it is the jurisdiction of these places, many officials are also dissident, and they have long begun to disobey the yang and yin, and the court can receive the folds, that is, the situation in Tianjin and Liaodong and other places, and now Tianjin has also been captured, leaving the area around Shuntianfu and Liaodong.

A few days in a row. The cabinet did not receive any twists and turns, and the seemingly peaceful court was actually in a mess, and many civil and military ministers said that they were ill, and they also knew very well that the fall of the capital division was a matter of time, maybe during the Spring Festival. Su Tiancheng led the Jiangning battalion to fight, even if it was the Liaodong border army. It is also difficult to resist, in such a situation, how much significance does the last dynasty have, especially in the imperial court, there are mostly officials in the south, and the hometowns of these people belong to the Great Jin Dynasty. If something is done wrong, and the emperor of the Great Jin Dynasty, Su Tiancheng, is angry, won't his family suffer.

Zhou Yanru, the first assistant of the cabinet, can fully feel the cold of the world, and he, the first assistant of the cabinet, is estimated to be the last first assistant of the Ming Dynasty. With such a fame, everyone feels unlucky, but fate is like this, it can't be avoided, this Spring Festival, Zhou Yanru is destined to only be able to spend it in bitterness.

Zhou Kang has no news yet, and I don't know if Lu Dao has contacted Zhu Xianxuan and others, Zhou Yanru knows very well that he is not the first person to do this, many officials in the court, because their hometown is in the south, they are entrusting their families and contacting the Great Jin court, hoping to find a way back, and they will still be able to enter the Great Jin court as an official in the future, no matter what, as long as they keep their official positions, whether the Ming court has collapsed or not has nothing to do with them.

The Forbidden City is very deserted, the former prosperity, like a passing cloud, the desolation in this is impossible to feel without personal experience.

Zhou Yanru sighed, also ready to go back to the mansion, the twenty-fourth of the lunar month, every family is celebrating the New Year, are eating Chinese New Year's Eve, he, the head of the cabinet, but must stay in the palace, waiting for the emperor's summons at any time, in fact, the emperor has no need to summon, the Spring Festival is about to be celebrated, the news from the direction of Tianjin, the sergeants of the Jiangning battalion are also celebrating the New Year in Tianjin, it is estimated that before the Spring Festival, there will be no attack.

Zhou Yanru, who was about to leave, couldn't help but sigh again when he saw Wang Chengen coming, it seems that the emperor still has something to say, so don't think about leaving for the time being.

Wang Chengen's face was very bad.

Because of the relationship between Qin Sande, the relationship between Wang Chengen and Zhou Yanru can be regarded as okay, anyway, the Ming Dynasty has reached this point, even if the relationship between Wang Chengen and Zhou Yanru is very good, there are not many things worth tabooing.

"Princess, is there something the emperor needs to ask?"

Wang Chengen nodded, but opened his mouth to talk about other topics.

"Lord Zhou, our family grew up here all my life, accompanied the emperor for so many years, our family still remembers, in the previous Spring Festival, the emperor was strictly economical, not allowed to be extravagant and wasteful, and the palace was not even allowed to repair, but I can't imagine how long it has been, and it has fallen into this situation, our family really doesn't understand, the emperor is so kind to Su Tiancheng, Su Tiancheng is really wolf-hearted, thinking about rebellion, and now he is going to seize the emperor's country, our family is ruthless and has no ability, if he can take the head of the general among thousands of troops, Our family will definitely not spare Su Tiancheng. ”

When Wang Chengen spoke, he raised his hand to wipe the corners of his eyes, trying his best to hide his emotions in front of Zhou Yanru.

Zhou Yanru sighed, even Wang Chengen saw the situation clearly, indicating that there was indeed no way out, and the fall of the Ming Dynasty was a sure thing.

"Father-in-law, in fact, the imperial court still has the Beijing camp, as well as the Liaodong border army, and it has not reached the point of exhaustion, the defense of the capital is very stable, presumably the Jiangning battalion should not think that it can be easily broken, maybe the Beijing battalion and the Liaodong border army can unite and defeat the Jiangning battalion."

Wang Chengen's face showed a wry smile.

"Lord Zhou's self-consolation words, our family also said to the emperor, even if the Beijing camp and the Liaodong border army are united, what can be done, Su Tiancheng started from sending troops, Zhejiang, Fujian, South Zhili, Henan, North Zhili, so many places, how many imperial court troops have been wiped out, Liu Zeqing, Zuo Liangyu, Huang Degong, Qian Qianyi, Cao Huachun, Chen Xinjia, Wang Daozhi, etc., once led an army of more than 700,000, but how long has it been, but more than a year, all of them have been wiped out, How can the Jingying and Liaodong border armies resist. ”

Wang Chengen looked up at Zhou Yanru and continued to speak.

"Our family doesn't understand, what kind of ability Su Tiancheng has, is the Jiangning Battalion possessed by demons, so many sergeants, even if they are pressed over, the Jiangning Battalion can't bear it, our family really can't figure it out."

Wang Chengen's regret is reasonable, but also thanks to Su Tiancheng, the Ming Dynasty gradually began to prosper, the court has enough silver, and the armies around the country can also receive military salaries.

Of course, Zhou Yanru understands that most of the credit for the actions of the imperial court is Su Tiancheng's, just like building a building, Su Tiancheng is responsible for it from head to toe, and Su Tiancheng is very clear about the advantages and disadvantages of this building, if people want to master this building, it is not an easy thing.

After a long sigh, Wang Chengen regained his composure.

"Lord Zhou, the emperor is thinking of discussing the affairs of Liaodong with you, the emperor is very hesitant, the situation in Liaodong is very bad, Dolgon is still eyeing Datong, ready to invade at any time, hating the Xibe tribe and the Daurian tribe, unwilling to crusade against Datong's Dolgon, the emperor is ready to punish the heirs of the two tribes in the capital, but he can't make up his mind, in addition, Huang Taiji's women and sons are still in the capital, and the emperor is also ready to find a way from them."

Hearing Wang Chengen say this, the color on Zhou Yanru's face changed slightly.

The Xibe tribe and the Dauria tribe are unwilling to conquer Dolgon, there must be Su Tiancheng's reason for this, in fact, the two tribes don't listen to the court at all now, listen to Su Tiancheng, it's no wonder that the one who defeated the two tribes and made the two tribes behave in order was Su Tiancheng, and now Su Tiancheng has established the Great Jin Dynasty, the two tribes must have submitted to the Great Jin Dynasty, and the Zhuang Concubine and Fulin who are still in the capital have been in the capital for a few years. Obviously, he gave up Concubine Zhuang and Fulin, and the emperor did something to the mother and son at this time, I am afraid that everyone will laugh at it, and the heirs of the Xibe tribe and the Daurian tribe will not be able to move, so the two tribes may also be ready to come to the capital.

How to look at the situation in Liaodong, Zhou Yanru is conflicted in his heart, Su Tiancheng once asked someone to spread the word, Liaodong must remain stable, at least in the hands of the imperial court, and cannot fall into the hands of the Houjin Tartars, if such a situation occurs, all the blame is borne by the Ming court, but the imperial court is already in danger, the building will fall, at this time, what is the role of keeping Liaodong, it is nothing more than leaving Su Tiancheng a stable Liaodong.

Zhou Yanru couldn't choose, and he didn't put forward any suggestions about Liaodong, on this matter, he always remained silent, and the cabinet was also silent, probably everyone thought of the consequences, Dolgon left Cangzhou without authorization, and looted all the way to Datong, which caused everyone's hatred of the Houjin Tartars, in this case, lost Liaodong, I am afraid that he will really become a sinner in history. (To be continued......)