The Ming Dynasty, this empire that had prospered for more than a hundred years, was almost gone at this time. Although he was in pain, the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty had to hide these emotions deeply. When Chen He greeted him, the Crown Prince laughed and teased the beauty in his arms, but there was no trace of laughter in his eyes. When Chen He said goodbye to him, the Crown Prince still put his mouth in the arms of the beauty, as if searching for some delicacy that men could taste. No one saw that his two eyes, which were pressed against the beauty's chest, did not see the snow-white beauty in his eyes, but a hazy area. In his eyes, there was a faint flash of tears.
Even Hou Fangyu, who had been observing him carefully, did not notice that glint of tears. Hou Fangyu, who was completely on Tang Tong's side, was very satisfied with the attitude of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty. He knew that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was also a smart man. Sometimes, smart people who use the right smart methods can live longer than those who think they are smart. When Hou Fangyu accompanied Chen Heli, he glanced at His Royal Highness the Crown Prince from outside the door with a thoughtful expression.
Tang Tong did not ask about the meeting between Chen He and the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty. Tang Tong did not take the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty seriously. However, out of his responsibility to Tang Tong, Hou Fangyu took the initiative to report to Tang Tong about the meeting between Chen He and the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty, and told Tang Tong his views. Although Tang Tong did not express any opinion on Hou Fangyu's opinion, he still praised Hou Fangyu a few times. After all, if he was in such a position, there were too many things to deal with, and some things still needed his subordinates to take the initiative to do in order to reduce his burden. Therefore, Tang Tong naturally had to praise Hou Fangyu for his positive performance, hoping that his subordinates would work more actively.
Chen He took the things that Tang Tong had rewarded him with and the things that were given to Emperor Chongzhen all the way to the capital. Along the way, because he was escorted by Tang Tong's army, naturally no one was so blind as to disturb him. Although Chen He did not complete the task assigned by Emperor Chongzhen, he no longer needed to worry. After all, although Prince Tang did not agree, he did not show any hostility. The conditions he proposed were nothing more than a matter of both parties continuing negotiations.
After arriving in the capital, Chen He was summoned alone by Emperor Chongzhen. When Emperor Chongzhen asked about the instructions in the imperial edict, Chen He tactfully told him what Tang Tong had said. After hearing Chen He say that Prince Tang refused to become the son-in-law of the emperor, Emperor Chongzhen was not angry. Instead, he asked Chen He about what he had seen along the way. When Chen He told him that the city of Nanjing had been occupied by Tang Tong and that the Crown Prince had been captured by Prince Tang, Emperor Chongzhen's face turned terribly pale, as if he had lost his life. Seeing Emperor Chongzhen's expression, Chen He wanted to stop talking, but Emperor Chongzhen waved his hand, and Chen He had to bite the bullet and tell him that Tang Tong's men had occupied the entire southern part of the Ming Dynasty.
After Chen He finished speaking, Emperor Chongzhen didn't say anything for a long time. Chen He quietly glanced at the seated Emperor Chongzhen, who had a wooden expression on his face, and his eyes seemed to have lost their luster. Chen He, who was lying on the ground, didn't know what to do. He glanced at Wang Chengen who was standing next to Emperor Chongzhen. Wang Chengen, the most favored eunuch of Emperor Chongzhen, now had a sad expression on his face. This old eunuch, who used to scare all the young eunuchs, actually looked a little old. Yes, Chen He believed that his feeling was correct. Wang Chengen, who had always taken good care of himself, now looked like an old man on his last legs, giving people a feeling of lingering breath.
"Is it really God who wants to destroy my Ming Dynasty?" Emperor Chongzhen asked himself in a faint voice. The voice gave people a feeling of being without life. People say that there is no greater sorrow than a dead heart. When a person has worked hard for a lifetime but ultimately fails, that feeling is not something that ordinary people can understand. At least, Chen He could not fully understand Emperor Chongzhen's mood at the moment. He knew that Emperor Chongzhen was very sad at this time, but what kind of pain this sadness was, Chen He would not understand, but Wang Chengen did understand. In this world, only Wang Chengen would understand the pain in Emperor Chongzhen's heart.
"Your Majesty..." Wang Chengen called softly, but did not continue. He did not know how to comfort the sad Emperor Chongzhen in front of him. The pain of national destruction was right in front of him, and there was no possibility of saving it. Although Wang Chengen was good at guessing people's thoughts and flattering people, he was powerless in the face of such things and occasions. No matter how loyal he was, he could not comfort Emperor Chongzhen at this time.
Emperor Chongzhen raised his eyes, and there seemed to be no emotion in those eyes. He just looked straight at Chen He who was lying on the ground. Seeing Emperor Chongzhen looking at him like this, Chen He felt a little scared. He didn't know whether Emperor Chongzhen would take his anger out on him in this situation.
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