Boundless Sky

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Cheng Hao listened to it with gusto. As a senior otaku, he liked to listen to stories, especially the stories of people like Chongzhen with too many regrets, which aroused his interest even more.

"When I succeeded to the throne, I was in a dangerous moment. At this time, the treacherous eunuch Wei Zhongxian was in power, and his minions were all over the court. The whole court called these people "eunuchs."

"Before my brother died, I specifically asked me to use Wei Zhongxian again. If the Eunuch Party does not fall, the Donglin Party and others will not be able to overthrow the sky. The big ship of Daming, which is full of scars, can continue to be maintained."

"Actually, when I was young, I always naively believed that the emperor has great power, even omnipotent, and that getting rid of a person is as easy as crushing an ant.

I was only seventeen years old at that time. Although I grew up in the palace and knew a lot of tactics, I had never really been an emperor after all, and I took things too much for granted. "

"I also thought about following my brother's instructions, and didn't want to kill Wei Zhongxian directly. But later, I realized that I was wrong. The position of emperor is not as simple as I imagined. At this time, Wei Zhongxian is no longer the same as my brother was alive. That obedient dog has already turned into a wolf."

"I can allow the hungry wolf to look for food outside, but Wei Zhongxian, a hungry wolf, has long been full of minions, whether in the palace or outside the court hall. Maybe even myself may become his prey. For the people at that time As far as he is concerned, it is actually not difficult to secretly manipulate and change the emperor!"

"In order to protect myself, I can only reach an agreement with the Donglin Party and others to wipe out the forces of the Eunuch Party! The process of eliminating traitors is very difficult, just like playing chess. If you miss one step, you will lose everything, and even threaten to my life."

Hearing this, Cheng Hao interrupted Chongzhen's words, and asked with interest: "After you killed Wei Zhongxian, did you ever regret it?"

"People in the world say that if Wei Zhongxian is not dead, the Ming Dynasty will not be destroyed. I basically figured out this truth later, but even if I understood it, I have no choice. If Wei Zhongxian is not dead, my imperial power cannot be guaranteed. His Existence, let me feel like a stick in my throat! Kill him, I have never regretted it!"

"The only thing I regret is that killing him was a bit too hasty. I didn't handle the follow-up handover properly, and couldn't effectively restrict the later Donglin Party. Most importantly, I didn't have the money that Wei Zhongxian plundered in those years. Got it!"

Speaking of the word money, the regretful expression on Chongzhen's face became more and more intense.

"Actually, although Daming is already in turmoil, it is not hopeless. The only thing that was lacking at that time was money!"

"If Wei Zhongxian's money can be collected by me in the internal treasury, and I have enough wealth to back it up, I won't have to cry and beg officials to donate for hundreds of thousands of taels of silver in the future!"

"Without money, I can't build a strong army!"

"Without money, I can't provide disaster relief in time when natural and man-made disasters occur!"

"I don't have any money, and I don't even have the confidence in my heart to completely tear myself apart from the members of the Donglin Party!"

"Actually, the people of my Ming Dynasty are really simple and easy to manage. As long as they can be given a bite to eat, as long as they don't starve to death, even if they have a little hope of surviving, they will not rebel."

"What I lack is just some money, some money that can guarantee the survival of the people at critical moments, and will not starve to death and rebel. Even if it is only a million taels of silver, it will allow me to continue to support the entire Ming Dynasty!"

"With money, a strong army, and time, I have the opportunity to rectify the administration of officials, rectify land annexation, and rectify the landowners and gentry who are satisfied with the oil under the protection of those from the Donglin Party."

Cheng Hao quietly listened to Chongzhen complaining about the word money. In fact, speaking of it, the subjugated king of the Ming Dynasty was indeed a bit bitter. He had been in power for seventeen years and had always been depressed. Had to find a way around.

In fact, the end of the Ming Dynasty was also an era when famous generals came out in large numbers.

Sun Chengzong's wisdom, Yuan Chonghuan's persistence, Cao Wenzhao's ferocity, Zuo Liangyu's bravery, Lu Xiangsheng's firmness, Sun Chuanting's strategy, and Yang Sichang's soldier who died for his confidant, built the last strong city wall in the late Ming Dynasty.

However, Chongzhen, who has lived in the deep palace all year round and never left the Forbidden City, has extremely serious flaws in his character.

Suspicious, extremely suspicious!

When Huang Taiji came to Beijing, he could take off his coat and put it on Yuan Chonghuan with his own hands, just hoping that Yuan Chonghuan could work harder, but soon after, he ordered him to be executed Ling Chi.

When the peasant uprising army burned and plundered the Ming Emperor's Tomb in Fengyang, he resolutely issued the "Edict of Guilt", reviewing his own mistakes and taking the blame for the ministers. He just hoped that they could work harder.

However, due to his suspicious personality, he would execute some civil servants to vent his anger soon after.

He was frugal and his clothes were patched.

He works very hard, going to court during the day and working overtime at night, working seven or eight hours a day.

He is very firm, even though he knew his end, he still tried his best and worked hard, and he did not give up until the end. During the seventeen years, he issued the "Edict of Guilt" six times to review his own faults.

But these are still useless, he works very hard, he wants to be a wise king, but his intelligence is limited, and his personality is suspicious. One moment, he was still admiring civil servants and generals, but the next moment, he may be degraded because of suspicion Court officials.

The defect in character made him lack loyal courtiers to follow. The embarrassment of the court and the lack of finances made him unable to control the world, and his will could not even go out of the Forbidden City.

During the Little Ice Age, land annexation was serious, the imperial court was severely unable to make ends meet, and peasant uprisings continued in various places. The Donglin party members were content with pleasure and busy with internal struggles.

"'Your Ming Dynasty, the breath is exhausted!' These are the eight characters in a call to action issued by Li Zicheng in Xi'an when he gathered all his troops in Xi'an and prepared to set off for the capital during my 16th year in office. God, are you old? High heavens, can you tell me that my Ming Dynasty is destroyed, I am really exhausted and cannot be changed?"

Although Chongzhen has become the king of subjugation, he is still very unwilling to see the demise of Daming in his heart. He has a deep reluctance for Daming.

"Qi?" Cheng Hao smiled, "I won't say that Daming's Qi is inexhaustible, but since you can meet me, it means that your Chongzhen's Qi is not exhausted!"

"After experiencing the life of an emperor, you must be enough to become a qualified emperor in terms of power and knowledge."

Cheng Hao stood up, looked down at Chongzhen, his expression gradually became serious.

"Then Chongzhen, if your master and servant are allowed to return to the moment when you ascended the throne with memories, do you have the confidence to make Daming rise again?"