Chapter 82 The deep love between master and servant
Wang Chengen tensed up and shook his hands. He glanced at Chongzhen's face and laughed dryly, "I think Eunuch Wang is a man of honor. I don't think he would accept money!"

Wang An sneered and said, "Everyone in the world is doing things for profit. How can you help others without getting paid? The old butler looks quite capable, how can he be so naive?"

Wang Chengen spat awkwardly and remained silent.

Chongzhen had not yet recovered from Zhu Chunchen's "betrayal". He stared at Wang Chengen coldly and asked, "Do you think Wang Chengen is also a person who values ​​money more than his life and sells out his master for fame?"

Wang An squinted his eyes and asked in surprise: "When did I say that?"

"If Wang Chengen is considered a traitor, then there is no one in the entire Ming Dynasty who is loyal and courageous!"

Wang Chengen was almost frightened to death just now, but his tense body relaxed a little after hearing the words.

Chongzhen was a little surprised, although Wang Chengen had been with him for many years and was someone he trusted very much.

But his trust in Zhu Chunchen was equally high, yet he was betrayed just the same!
But from what Wang An said, Wang Chengen is not only not a traitor, but also seems to be very loyal and courageous?
Seeing Chongzhen's curious eyes, Wang An simply said, "Since we've already told you about the bandits attacking the city, this one won't make a difference!"

After the rebels entered Beijing and attacked the Forbidden City, the Ming Dynasty was powerless to fight back.

At this time, the last resistance force of the Ming Dynasty was a group of eunuchs led by Wang Chengen. These eunuchs who were once ridiculed as having no balls were fearless and fought hard with swords and cannons against the vicious bandits!

At the end of the battle, only dozens of people were left, but they still fought desperately to protect Emperor Chongzhen.

Chongzhen felt that he was at the end of his road, so he brought Wang Chengen to Shouhuang Pavilion on Wansui Mountain, wrote a suicide note, and then hanged himself as Wang Chengen said, "We respectfully send off the Emperor of the Great Ming to his death."

When the great Ming Emperor was at the last moment of his life, the only person who stayed with him and swore to die by his side was a eunuch.

Wang Chengen did not survive alone. Out of loyalty to Emperor Chongzhen, he followed suit and hanged himself.

Even before his death, he found a branch lower than Chongzhen's to hang himself. He is a model of loyalty and righteousness!

"Alas..." Wang An sighed, "With a servant like you, what else could I ask for?"

Just turning around, he saw Wang Chengen's face was already in tears. Chongzhen also patted Wang Chengen's shoulder with red eyes, and kept muttering: "Great, great!"

Wang An got goose bumps when he saw the affection between the master and servant. He thought the two were also moved by Wang Chengen's affection. "But loyalty is loyalty. Is there any way to get things done without spending money these days?"

Wang An's words were extremely depressing. Chongzhen and the other man immediately stopped crying after hearing this. They said awkwardly, "Just spend some money if you want to. Such a loyal and righteous man deserves a little money."

As he said this, he looked at Wang Chengen again and sighed softly.

Wang Chengen was so moved that his body went limp. He wanted to kneel down to express his gratitude but was concerned about Wang An who was standing beside him.

Wang An felt a chill all over his body when he saw this scene. If Wang Chengen was not really handsome, Wang An would have had some bad associations.

Wang An said: "Since you are sure you can contact him, I will wait for good news." "But to be safe, we still have to pack up our gold and silver and find a place to hide and be ready to run away at any time!"

Chongzhen did not force his advice, lest Wang An see through his intentions, so he nodded and said, "That's right, I will contact Wang Chengen immediately and pack up the valuables."

So the two of them said goodbye at once, but Chongzhen insisted on leaving three guards behind. Wang An could not refuse, and he was really worried about being killed, so he left behind to injure others.

When the carriage drove very far away, Chongzhen said angrily: "What a pure minister is not pure, and the Duke is not a country! I trusted him so much, but this is how Zhu Chunchen repays me!"

Wang Chengen followed outside the carriage, his face also full of murderous intent.

If Zhu Chunchen had only oppressed the people, Wang Chengen might not have felt much. But when he heard that Zhu Chunchen would actually betray Chongzhen and even sell out his master for fame and fortune!
Wang Chengen could no longer suppress the murderous intent in his heart, and said in a hateful voice: "The Chengguo Mansion has been blessed by the country for generations, but instead of thinking about serving the country, it oppresses the people and seizes the coal mines. Even the emperor has issued an order, but Zhu Chunchen dared to disobey the order and secretly sent assassins to take revenge!"

"Even if his entire family is executed, it won't be enough to atone for his sins!"

"That's right!" Chongzhen's voice was sinister inside the carriage, "I will kill all nine generations of his clan!"

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On that day, the Jinyiwei cavalry went out in all directions!

On that day, the Ministry of Justice, the Dali Temple, and the Censorate all gathered in the Wenhua Hall.

On that day, the capital was in chaos! All those who were related to Zhu Chunchen were arrested, filling up the Jinyiwei Prison, the Ministry of Justice Prison, and the Shuntian Prefecture Prison!
On that day, Zhu Chunchen went to the palace with a shackle on his back, his soul was terrified!
"Your Majesty, what's going on?" Zhu Chunchen was walking on his knees in the hall, but was kicked over by Wang Chengen when he was still far away from Chongzhen.

The Minister of Justice Wang Zaijin, the Minister of the Supreme Court Chen Yangmei, and the Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate Cao Sicheng all gasped.

When Chongzhen suddenly summoned him, he thought he was going to discuss some national affairs, but when he entered the palace, he was shocked to find that the three officials were all gathered together.

Now seeing that the famous Duke Chengguo Zhu Chunchen was actually brought into the palace with shackles, it was clear that this was the rhythm of a joint trial by the three courts!

Before they could figure out why Zhu Chunchen, who was obviously in the emperor's favor, became a prisoner, they saw Wang Chengen, a popular figure in the emperor's presence, kicking him without any explanation!
A eunuch kicked the Duke right in front of the Emperor. Without Chongzhen's tacit approval, how could Wang Chengen have the courage to do so?
Moreover, Wang Chengen represents Chongzhen to a certain extent. If even Wang Chengen is so angry, what will Chongzhen do?
What kind of heinous crime did he commit to cause such a big fuss!

Moreover, on their way into the palace, they saw the streets full of Jinyiwei's cavalry, Wucheng Bingmasi and Shuntianfu's yamen runners, holding knives and sticks and making arrests indiscriminately!
Now that I think about it, it must have something to do with Zhu Chunchen.

Could it be a shocking case of treason to usurp the throne, or was it a collusion with the Qing army to betray the court?

The three men were so frightened that they dared not even breathe, and just waited for Emperor Chongzhen to exercise his dictatorship.

Zhu Chunchen was kicked unexpectedly, and his heart was even more panicked. "As the saying goes, if the king wants his subjects to die, the subjects have to die. Moreover, my Zhu family has been blessed by the country for generations. If Your Majesty wants to kill me, just say the word. I just beg Your Majesty to let me be a clear-headed ghost before I die, Your Majesty!"

But at this moment, Zheng Shiyi, the commander of the Jinyiwei, strode into the Wenhua Hall with a book in his hand, raised the book above his head with both hands and said: "Your Majesty, here is the evidence of the crime of the guilty minister Zhu Chunchen!"

(End of this chapter)