Chapter 81 I Know Wang Chengen
"Zhu Chunchen is a traitorous beast. Is there anything he wouldn't dare to do?" Wang An, who had vomited until his stomach was empty, wiped his mouth and walked over. "Brother, I'm sorry for involving you!"

Chongzhen did not care about the so-called millennial words, but immediately asked back: "Selling out for glory, what do you mean by this, brother?"

As the Duke of the Ming Dynasty, it is not an exaggeration to say that Zhu Chunchen is second only to the emperor.

Who else is qualified to be his master? Could it be...

Although he was extremely angry at Zhu Chunchen's behavior, Chongzhen still found it hard to imagine that he might be betrayed by him in the future.

Wang An sneered when he heard this, "What else could it mean? It's just the superficial meaning!"

Wang An glanced at the guards, and Chongzhen immediately understood and waved his hand, saying, "You leave first."

The chief guard nodded and asked the other guards to disperse further away.

After making sure that no one except Chongzhen and Wang Chengen could hear what he said, Wang An sneered and said, "Since we are all going to escape, I am not afraid to tell you a few more secrets!"

Chongzhen and Wang Chengen immediately pricked up their ears and listened attentively.

Wang An said: "A pure minister is not pure, and a duke is not a duke! This sentence is really appropriate for Zhu Chunchen! Seventeen years later, the bandits will break through the capital..."

Historically, the lineage of Duke Chengguo can be said to have enjoyed the country's grace for generations.

Ever since the first Duke of Cheng, Zhu Neng, quelled the rebellion, the title of Duke of Cheng has been passed down through nine generations and twelve people over the past two hundred years.

By the time of Zhu Chunchen's generation, he was deeply trusted by Chongzhen.

Not only was he appointed as the supervisor of "The Veritable Records of Emperor Xizong" and given the title of Prince's Guardian, but in the ninth year of Chongzhen, he was also appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Beijing Camp.

In March of the 17th year of Chongzhen, the rebels approached the city and Zhu Chunchen was ordered to defend the Qihua Gate.

Chongzhen knew that the Ming Dynasty was about to fall, so he wrote his last edict in the Wenhua Hall, ordering Duke Chengguo Zhu Chunchen to lead the troops to assist Crown Prince Zhu Cilang in order to plan the next move and save the country from peril.

However, after writing the edict, Chongzhen rode his horse and rushed to the Qihua Gate defended by Zhu Chunchen, holding the three-eyed spear.

However, this duke, who had been blessed by the country for generations and was deeply trusted by Chongzhen, and who had even been entrusted with the crown prince and the country by Chongzhen on the eve of the country's demise, refused to open the door to rescue him no matter how Chongzhen shouted and begged!
The idea was to trap Chongzhen in the city, wait for the intruders to enter, open the city and present the emperor with the throne, so that he could make a great contribution and continue to live in wealth and glory with his new master.

Later, when the rebel army arrived, Zhu Chunchen immediately surrendered the Qihua Gate. After Li Zicheng completely occupied the capital, he took the lead in leading all the officials to persuade Li Zicheng to ascend the throne and become emperor!
However, the sun and the moon are bright!
There is always wealth and glory for treacherous and cunning people, but there is also always retribution for them!

When Li Zicheng inspected his new palace and found the imperial edict written by Emperor Chongzhen, he couldn't help but feel sorry for Chongzhen.

Zhu Chunchen was immediately arrested and imprisoned, his property was confiscated, and he was beheaded in public three days later!

God really has eyes, cause and effect are cyclical!
"Chunchen is not pure, this is what Zhu Chunchen deserves!" Wang An frowned and concluded: "However, this is more than ten years later. At the moment, we can't beat him, so it's better to leave early!"

After sighing for a while, Wang An suddenly felt that the atmosphere was strangely quiet.

When he looked up, he saw that Chongzhen was even tense, and his clenched fists were shaking constantly.

With a sigh, Wang An thought: If I had known that my patriotic little brother would have this reaction after hearing it.

Patting Chongzhen on the shoulder, Wang An comforted him, "I will eventually be a poor man trying to survive in this chaotic world. Don't take some things too seriously, as they will only cause you more trouble!" After a long while, Chongzhen loosened his fists and sighed, "A loyal minister is not a loyal minister, and a duke is not a loyal minister. Is this your comment on him, brother?"

Wang An paused and nodded: "I guess so."

In fact, this sentence is a common comment of later generations on Zhu Chunchen.

Chongzhen closed his eyes in pain, and opened them again after a moment. There was no more confusion and pain in his eyes, but they were filled with ruthlessness and determination.

He turned around and called back the guards, saying, "Leave three of you to protect my brother, and the rest of you come back with me."

The head of the guards nodded and immediately pointed out three people and said, "Protect the young master well. If anything happens to the young master, you know what will happen to him!"

Wang An bared his teeth and thought to himself, the guard was speaking so domineeringly, do you think this is the army?

Still at the end...

The worst that can happen is just not doing it!

However, Wang An did not come out to sabotage. His younger brother wanted to keep someone to protect his own safety. He is indeed a considerate brother!
However, Zhu Chunchen has already sent assassins to his door. The capital is no longer a place for Wang An to stay for long, and he can't take his guards away!

So Wang An waved his hand and said, "You don't need to leave the guards to me. Since you have committed a bloody crime and killed Zhu Chunchen's men, I think you should take your men back to Liaodong and never come back!"

"Hey... I'm the one who hurt you, but it's too late to say this now. I'll find a way to go overseas, and then I'll come back to pick you and uncle up when I become rich!"

After Wang An finished speaking, he bowed and said goodbye.

Chongzhen was so anxious that he grabbed Wang An and said, "Brother, why do you keep talking about overseas? Do you really want to leave the bright moon of your homeland?"

Wang Chengen also jumped out. Lan advised Wang Ansheng earnestly: "It's too early to say that you are at the end of your rope. Our young master has quite a bit of wealth. Maybe..."

Wang Chengen glanced at Chongzhen quietly, gritted his teeth and said, "At most, I can spend some money to settle this matter. Master... Master knows Wang Chengen, the chief eunuch of the palace, and maybe he can settle this matter!"

Wang An was startled when he heard this, and looked at Wang Chengen suspiciously and said, "Wang Chengen? If he is willing to help, maybe he can really settle this matter."

"It's just that..." Wang An looked Chongzhen up and down, "How do you know him?"

Chongzhen opened his mouth, glanced at Wang Chengen and said, "Yes, how did I know Wang Chengen?"

Wang An rolled his eyes and said speechlessly: "You ask me?"

Wang Chengen's eyes rolled and he answered quickly, "Young Master, have you forgotten your uncle? That is, the fact that our master has always been friends with Commander Yuan?"

Wang An nodded, remembering that his younger brother had indeed mentioned this matter.

Wang Chengen continued, "A while ago, General Yuan returned to Beijing to serve as the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of War. When my young master and I went to visit him with a letter from home, we happened to meet Eunuch Wang. We got along well with each other. If we ask him to mediate this matter, perhaps Zhu Chunchen will do us a favor..."

Wang An nodded repeatedly and agreed: "In this case, there is still some hope, but he is the chief eunuch of the Imperial Household Department, so I'm afraid it will cost a lot of money!"

(End of this chapter)