Wang Chengen's words were the easiest for Emperor Chongzhen to listen to. Moreover, Wang Chengen was the one who knew how to persuade the emperor the most. However, although Wang Chengen was also very greedy for money, he was very loyal to the family of Emperor Chongzhen. This was an anomaly among all the eunuchs. It was a very strange phenomenon in the late Qing Dynasty in history. The late Qing Dynasty could also be said to be an extremely strange era. With an extremely diligent emperor like Emperor Chongzhen, extremely virtuous empresses like Empress Zhang and Empress Zhou, and loyal and strange eunuchs like Wang Chengen, there were few scholars with integrity. As for those local armed forces, they were basically scum. Compared with the period when the Northern Song Dynasty was destroyed and fought against foreign invasions one after another, there were very few local armed forces. It has to be said that this is not only a tragedy for the people, but also a tragedy for the Han people.
Wang Cheng'en watched Princess Changping grow up. This strange eunuch might be a sinister person, but he actually has feelings for this little girl, Princess Changping. This feeling is not entirely the feeling between a master and a servant, but also contains some ordinary feelings between relatives. When Zhou Kui and Tian Hongyu came to bribe Wang Cheng'en, this eunuch who had been trying to figure out other people's thoughts all his life knew what the two fathers-in-law of Emperor Chongzhen were up to when he heard their intention.
Wang Cheng'en might not necessarily be smarter than Emperor Chongzhen, but Emperor Chongzhen was completely focused on state affairs, while Wang Cheng'en spent his entire life scheming against others and figuring out their intentions. Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen could not see through the intentions of Zhou Kui and Tian Hongyu, but Wang Cheng'en could see through them at a glance. He had great contempt for those who would sell out their children for their own glory and wealth.
In name and status, Emperor Chongzhen and Princess Changping were both sons of Zhou Kui and Tian Hongyu, and they had a monarch-subject relationship. Zhou Kui and Tian Hongyu's act of offering their monarch to others in order to gain their own wealth and glory was morally considered as rebellion and betrayal. If it were any other time, Zhou Kui and Tian Hongyu would be in trouble for doing so. But now that the country was in turmoil and no one cared about anyone else, no matter how much Wang Chengen looked down on Zhou Kui and Tian Hongyu, he did not complain to Emperor Chongzhen. The country was almost gone, and Wang Chengen always sighed like this in his heart.
Zhou Kui and Tian Hongyu presented gifts, and Wang Chengen politely accepted them. After all, these two people were the father-in-law of Emperor Chongzhen, and they were very greedy. For the first time, Wang Chengen did not feel happy about the money given to him by others. In the past, he was always very happy when he saw these properties, but this time, when Wang Chengen looked at these properties, he always had a sad feeling in his heart. This sad feeling had both the loneliness after the prosperity was about to end, and the sorrow of the rabbit dying and the fox mourning. The big family was going to be finished, and he, Wang Chengen, was also going to be finished.
For the first time, Wang Chengen did not hide these properties as usual, but brought them to the place where Princess Changping lived. Princess Changping was now fourteen years old. According to the rules, it was time to find a prince consort for her. Historically, she found a prince consort at this age, but soon the capital was conquered by Li Zicheng, and then the poor Princess Changping had one arm chopped off by Emperor Chongzhen. Emperor Chongzhen could not bear to let his daughter be ruined by those rebels, but Emperor Chongzhen did not kill his daughter in the end.
After the death of Emperor Chongzhen, Li Zicheng, who occupied the capital, did not make things difficult for the Princess of Changping. He even arranged for people to treat her injuries. This may be the only thing Li Zicheng did after he captured the capital. However, Li Zicheng was soon defeated at Shanhaiguan. After returning to the capital, he only had time to escape with the gold and silver treasures he had looted. The Princess of Changping fell into the hands of the Jiannu people. Although the history books boasted about how the Jiannu people treated her with courtesy after they captured her, the fact that she died not long after falling into the hands of the Jiannu people shows how shameless the Jiannu people were in treating her with such courtesy. Anyone who thinks about it will probably understand.
Princess Changping was very surprised by Wang Chengen's visit. It was not that the relationship between her and Wang Chengen was very cold, but Wang Chengen usually had to serve Emperor Chongzhen, so under normal circumstances, Wang Chengen seldom came to her residence. Especially when Wang Chengen came with a lot of gifts, Princess Changping felt even more puzzled.
Looking at the beautiful and childish face of Princess Changping, and her watery eyes with a clear gaze, Wang Chengen felt even more sad for the little girl. It was a blessing for others to be in the royal family, but for this little girl to be in such a place, it would probably be a tragedy in the near future. Wang Chengen sighed and bowed to Princess Changping. Although his sigh was very low, it could be heard by Princess Changping.
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