What did the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty care most about?

It's face.

It's fame.

It's an official career.

With these things, for those civil servants with small thoughts, they can get everything they want.

Emperor Chongzhen was riding a horse, holding a whip in his hand as he glanced at the civil and military ministers who were approaching him. His eyes were shining brightly, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised. At this time, Yuan Chonghuan had already made no sound, and was tied to the tree with a dull expression.

On the shelf.

"Everyone, get up."

Emperor Chongzhen's voice was not loud, but the words of Han Xu, Li Biao and others who bowed to him and knelt in front of the team leader echoed like thunder in their ears.

Why did the emperor arrest Yuan Chonghuan, who was in charge of Ji Liao, Denglai, and Tianjin military affairs, and was fully responsible for the Ping Liao affairs? He still humiliated Yuan Chonghuan like this. What on earth is going on?!

Recalling that when the Emperor was on his own expedition and still garrisoned in Sanhe, the military aircraft station pointed out an edict. Qian Longxi acted arbitrarily and domineeringly. Regardless of the safety of the Emperor, he arbitrarily carried out the punishment of Jianlu and brought him back to Sanhe from the front line. He was arrested.

The emperor's execution caused quite a stir in the court.

The ministers who stood up in twos and threes felt deep in their hearts like a turbulent sea. Such a scene was something they had never imagined.

"Your Majesty, how could you treat me like this, the Ming Dynasty Zhongliang?" Liu Zongzhou, the censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and one of the assistant ministers, walked out of the crowd with a little excitement in his eyebrows, and bowed his hands to Emperor Chongzhen.

Something bad is going to happen!!

Wang Qia and Li Banghua, who were standing behind Emperor Chongzhen, saw worry on their faces when they saw Liu Zongzhou standing up. They subconsciously clenched their fists and looked at Liu Zongzhou hesitantly.

"Your Majesty, it is those treacherous ministers and traitors who are slandering me and wanting to treat me like this, the virtuous Ming Dynasty. Governor Yuan has been blocking my Ming Dynasty from going out to control the Liao Dynasty these years..."

"His Majesty……"

Under the watchful eyes of Wang Qia and others, several other officials and censors with scientific knowledge stood up one after another and bowed their hands to Emperor Chongzhen.

When Wang Qia and Li Banghua saw this scene, they couldn't help but sigh, closed their eyes, and immediately looked at them with bitterness on their faces. The thing they were most worried about had finally happened.

Previously at Han'erzhuang, in front of many ministers, relatives and generals, Emperor Chongzhen questioned Yuan Chonghuan about his words and the matter of arresting Yuan Chonghuan for questioning. Emperor Chongzhen did not call the military aircraft to come forward to point out.

The purpose of sending the edict back to Shenjing was to create a time lag.

One is to punch the Chinese civil servant hard.

One is to buy time for Sun Zushou to take up the post of Admiral of the Nine Gates.

'Come out, everyone. Compared to those useless false names, I value actual benefits more. At this time, Sun Zushou and others should take action.'

Looking at some civil servants headed by Liu Zongzhou, they all jumped out to persuade him, wanting to know why he treated Yuan Chonghuan like this. Emperor Chongzhen, who was riding on horseback, did not get angry or reply. He just sat quietly with his eyes open.

He looked in the direction of Chaoyang Gate.

…

"Dong dong dong..."

"Da da……"

Accompanied by the sound of dense footsteps and the chaotic sound of horse hoofs, Sun Zushou, who led his troops towards Chaoyang Gate, felt a little excited and uneasy in his heart.

Although he was temporarily stationed in the Hanerzhuang camp, he was promoted by the emperor to the rank of Admiral of the Nine Gates and was fully responsible for the defense of Shenjing. However, this matter had no precedent in the Ming Dynasty, and it was still in the context of the emperor's triumphant return to the court. Even though it was

Sun Zushou, who has been on the battlefield for a long time, is inevitably afraid that anything will go wrong during this period. If anything goes wrong, then he will not be able to escape the blame even if he dies.

"Guardian, look quickly, is the emperor's chariot coming?"

Just as Sun Zushou led his Zhongyong Army officers to the area around the Chaoyangmen moat, the Chaoyangmen defenders who had been on guard at the Chaoyangmen moat sensed something different.

However, when the emperor returned to the court in triumph, Chaoyang Gate guard Guo Wenzhong didn't know why the troops in front of him came in such a hurry.

When the two sides were more than a hundred steps apart, Sun Zushou, who was riding forward on horseback, raised the edict in his hand and shouted loudly: "The military aircraft department pointed out the edict in front of us. Guo Wenzhong, the guard of Chaoyang Gate, came forward to listen to the edict!"

"..."

Seeing this unruly soldier and horse, more than a hundred steps away from his own troops, Guo Wenzhong felt nervous and immediately ran forward with his sword in hand.

Although he didn't know what was going on, Guo Wenzhong knew in his heart that something big must have happened when the emperor returned to the court in triumph.

"Guo Wenzhong, the guard of Chaoyang Gate, is here to listen."

"This time the rebels invaded the Ming Dynasty, the defenses in Shenjing were loose...Sun Zushou was specially promoted to be the admiral of the Nine Gates. After hearing this edict, the guard of the Chaoyang Gate immediately accepted the order and came under the rule of the Nine Gates Admiral..."

When an eloquent edict was read out by Sun Zushou in front of everyone, Guo Wenzhong, who was kneeling on one knee, looked at Sun Zushou in shock and looked at him in disbelief.

Admiral of the Nine Gates?

What on earth is this!

I have been temporarily dismissed from the post of guard of Chaoyang Gate?!

Just when Guo Wenzhong couldn't believe that everything he heard was true, the new guard general of Chaoyang Gate led his Zhongyong Army officers and walked forward quickly.

"Quick, follow the plan!"

Under the roar of the new Chaoyang Gate guard, the groups of loyal and brave soldiers, under the leadership of their respective generals, went to the direction of the moat, some to the direction of Chaoyang Gate, and some to the direction of the gathered Chaoyang Gate defenders.

of……

"General, what on earth is going on?"

Seeing this scene, Guo Wenzhong stood up, walked quickly to Sun Zushou, stretched out his hand and said: "I am the defender of Chaoyang Gate, why..."

"General Guo, the edict has made it very clear."

Sun Zushou, who was riding on the horse, looked at Guo Wenzhong with an indifferent expression and said: "Act according to the instructions honestly, and anyone who dares to act differently will be punished as treason!

You are only temporarily put on guard, and your official positions will be restored after His Majesty returns to the court in triumph today."

"this……"

Feeling the coercion emanating from Sun Zushou, Guo Wenzhong froze on the spot. He never thought that such a thing would happen when the emperor returned to the court in triumph.

But in the current situation, he didn't dare to do anything except stay there. The edict read by Sun Zushou just now was already very clear. Anyone who dared to act differently would be punished as treason.

Seeing Guo Wenzhong standing in confusion, Sun Zushou couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief. There was no problem at Chaoyang Gate, so it would not affect the emperor's return to the capital.

At this moment, the garrison officers sent to the various gates of Shenjing should have read out their edicts and are preparing to take over the defense of the city.
Chapter completed!