: Being ashamed of my ancestors

"How could it be so? How could it be so?

Portugal, England, and Fuso, small and small countries dare to bully my descendants like this, Huang Taiji, look at the good deeds of your descendants!"

All day long, Chongzhen was looking through the documents selected by Chen Ye. All the information was collected starting from February of the fourteenth year of Chongzhen, and Chen Ye screened out all the previous history books.

The main reason is that most of the history of the Ming Dynasty was compiled by the Qing Dynasty, and Chen Ye did not want Chongzhen to find some inconsistencies in it.

With Chongzhen's suspicious character, if the information provided was different from his experience, Chen Ye's subsequent information would be considered false by him.

After reading the history books, Chongzhen began to analyze the problems of the Ming Dynasty again.

From the system of the Ming Dynasty, to finance and taxation, to the official supervision system, to the issue of land annexation, and clan finances, these things all made Chongzhen examine them from the bottom of his heart.

The analysis of the problem given by Chen Ye was completely done from a perspective that had nothing to do with him. This was more objective than what the officials gave him and what he himself summarized.

Finally, Chongzhen hesitated with a copy of "Chongzhen Analysis".

Chongzhen already believed 90% of the history books and analysis of Ming Dynasty issues, so he did not dare to open this analysis.

Because he had always thought that he was perfect and that the minister had mistaken him, and that his diligence was comparable to that of Taizu, but this information was probably a slap in his face.

"If I have any shortcomings, I will definitely change my ways. It depends on how the immortals evaluate me.

If I don’t change, I will hang myself, so why should I be afraid of judgment?”

"Posterity evaluation of Chongzhen: the most diligent and economical, Chongzhen was not at fault..." There are various analyzes and examples later.

"Okay, okay, it seems that I didn't do anything wrong. As expected, it's not my fault. It was all the minister who made a mistake."

"He is headstrong, irresponsible, has a changeable temperament, is suspicious and ill, has a weak ear, and lacks ability. If the emperor were changed, the Ming Dynasty could still last for decades..."

Seeing this, Chongzhen's last bit of luck disappeared.

"Hahaha, hahaha, I am actually such a person. I am headstrong and irresponsible!

Yes, I am really such a person, hahaha, cough, hahaha!"

Throughout the whole day and into the night, in addition to hearing cries and sighs, and suddenly hearing the shrill laughter coming from the room, Wang Chengen shivered, not knowing what was going on, and feeling uneasy in his heart.

Suddenly he saw Queen Zhou approaching in the distance, and Wang Chengen hurried to greet her.

"Wang Daban, why has your Majesty not eaten today?"

"Queen Sheng'an, the emperor is in a bad mood today and has been in the room."

"In a bad mood? Wang Daban, listen, why is Your Majesty still laughing when he is in a bad mood?"

"I don't know, either?"

Listening to the laughter in the room, Wang Chengen became even more confused. What happened to the emperor today? Could it be that he was possessed by an evil spirit?

Wang Chengen did not reveal to Queen Zhou what he had seen Chongzhen in the morning, but Queen Zhou also felt that something was wrong after hearing the laughter.

Since Wang Chengen said that the emperor was in a bad mood, he would not lie, and his voice did not sound like he was happy.

"Wang Daban, the silver mirror, fruit, and shampoo you paid tribute to me recently are all very good. His Majesty has not been so happy for a long time.

Now that your money is empty, I and Your Majesty don't know how to reward you."

"I dare not, but I should be filial to the Emperor and the Queen. Everything I have is given by Your Majesty."

"Well, I heard that you sell a silver mirror for more than twenty taels of gold. This is my gold hairpin. Although the gold is small, it is still a piece of jewelry.

But you have to remember that as His Majesty’s retainer, you must regard Your Majesty as your only one and cannot betray you, no matter how much Yinjing benefits you, otherwise I will not let you go.”

"Mother, I dare not accept it. Everything I said is true. I dare not lie to you. Everything I own belongs to the emperor. If the emperor makes mistakes, I am willing to die."

Wang Chengen understood what he heard and was so frightened that he knelt on the ground. If the emperor knew that he was making money from the price outside the palace and taking the benefits from Queen Zhou, he would be hung on the city wall!

"Look at you, why don't you get up quickly? I'll give you what I'll give you. Now tell me why your Majesty is in a bad mood."

Queen Zhou saw that Wang Chengen didn't look like he was cheating, so she called him up. After hearing what he said about Chongzhen's performance in the morning, she couldn't help but become worried.

"Wang Daban, is there any bad news recently, or is there a new war somewhere?"

"Empress, no, except for the Li thieves who are besieging Luoyang, but Luoyang is defended by a strong city, so there is no need to worry.

The younger ones below also said that the emperor was in a good mood recently.

The emperor came to see me today, and I gave him a secret that made the emperor very happy."

After hesitating for a long time, Queen Zhou decided to go over and have a look.

"Clang"

The sound of pushing the door came. Chongzhen opened the door and walked out. His face had returned to calm, but his hair was messy.

When Queen Zhou saw it, she quickly stepped forward to deal with it.

"What's wrong, Your Majesty? Aren't you very happy recently? Everyone, step aside."

"yes."

Chongzhen allowed Empress Zhou to carefully arrange his appearance, and a sentence rang in his mind.

"I have been your Majesty's concubine for eighteen years, but I have not listened to a single word, until today."

Although the queen's father is a strange man, the queen who married him undoubtedly loves him wholeheartedly.

There was also Wang Chengen who was telling everyone to keep silent. Before that, I didn’t know why the immortal said that he was his friend.

Haha, if we hang ourselves together, aren't we hanging friends? A wise king hangs on a branch, he is really a wise king.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong?"

"Nothing, queen, please accompany me to the Ancestral Temple."

Empress Zhou looked at Chongzhen doubtfully. Looking at Chongzhen's white hair on his temples and his tall and straight body recently, she always felt that something had changed in His Majesty.

Gao Yushun quickly arranged for people to prepare for the dragon hunt, and under the escort of the Han general of Jin Yiwei, headed for the Ancestral Temple.

"My ancestors are here, and my unfilial descendant Zhu Youjian is here to worship me. I have been on the throne for fifteen years and have worked hard day and night, but my ability has not increased by half.

Above the court, one cannot recognize people, one cannot control the nine-sided military town, and one cannot hide the people of the world.

So that the people of the Ming Dynasty will be oppressed and bullied by the Tatars, bullied by the overseas red ghosts, and the little Japanese pirates can ride on the neck of the Ming Dynasty."

Queen Zhou listened and everyone was stunned.

The words in Chongzhen's mouth were so shocking that she felt that she shouldn't have heard them.

"I am ashamed of my ancestors, I am ashamed of the people of the Ming Dynasty, and I am ashamed of the soldiers who died in the battle.

Fortunately, I have received the help of the immortals. Now with the help of the immortals, all the distances in the world can be reached. I will be worthy of helping the immortals this time and revive our great Ming Dynasty."

After kowtowing deeply, Chongzhen stood up and looked at Queen Zhou who was kneeling beside him with a confused look on his face.

"Queen, I have the help of immortals, who have great magical powers, and the immortals can also provide me with endless treasures.

Don’t leak what happened today. Let’s go. I will seriously consider what you say in the future.”

Queen Zhou stood up, bit her lip, kowtowed deeply to the memorial tablet, and caught up with Chongzhen.
Chapter completed!