Li Yuan accepted the order and saw what Wu Sangui was thinking. Although his majesty's document said that they would meet them on the way, it did not say that he would assist the capital. However, the bandits had hundreds of thousands of troops surrounding the capital, and 40,000 people could even fight with them.
A battle, but with only 10,000 troops, it is somewhat insufficient.
Perhaps the prince's move was not to support the capital, but because His Majesty's act of conferring the title of king forced him to set an example. Otherwise, for such a decision that goes against the ancestral system, not only would His Majesty be criticized, but the prince who was caught in the whirlpool of this matter would be
It is the real center of public opinion. If it is not handled properly, it will attract criticism.
"Yes, His Majesty did not say something clearly, or maybe he does not understand the military situation very well. We have to think more and make more preparations. Sooner or later it will come in handy."
Li Yuan nodded repeatedly, while Yuan Tong was quite happy on the other hand. He was either killed or injured in the battle with the intruders. He returned to Shanhaiguan just for a guard job, so he was naturally much more comfortable.
But what bothered him the most was that His Majesty's move was nothing more than a verbal promise to a prince, and there was no other substantive reward. In the end, all the troubles burdened them.
What do you call this?
Yuan Tong left full of complaints, and Li Yuan also quickly returned to the camp and ordered 10,000 troops. Guan Ning took the unconscious Jin Yiwei and set off in the evening of the same day. After calculating the route, he thought that he would arrive in the capital in two days, but unexpectedly
I didn't expect His Majesty to be able to respond, but at least let the army have a place to rest. Thinking of the fate of Governor Yuan, I ordered everyone to prepare some cold-proof clothing.
At the beginning of March 19th, those ministers who had not yet had their homes raided gathered together. The events of the past few days were almost like a violent storm sweeping the entire capital. They ransacked their homes, reorganized the capital camp, and even the most egregious one was with the intruder.
During the peace talks, everyone thought that His Majesty was driven mad and did such a wrong thing.
Some people shouted to the sky and pointed their fingers to the sky, rebuking His Majesty for this move, which shakes the foundation of the country and alienates all ministers. It is really the work of a foolish king. Fortunately, this is someone else's house and they don't dare to throw a cup or anything;
His face was sobbing, lamenting that His Majesty could be so cruel and ruthless. Although the cabinet had been changed frequently before, he had never been so ruthless, and it seemed that he was bewitched by a traitor.
He even threatened to take people to kneel down outside the palace and ask his Majesty to issue an edict, admit his mistakes, and treat the family members of the deceased officials kindly. This is what a wise king would do.
As soon as these words came out, not many people responded. After all, at this critical moment of life and death, the capital may be defeated one day, and you will not be able to get even a good response from your knees. Instead, you will be scolded to your face as a pedantic person.
However, when the imperial censor Chen Chunde saw Wu Linzheng, the young minister of Taichang Temple, who was hiding away and enjoying himself leisurely, he intentionally or unintentionally said something to make the officials stand in silence.
"We are here to worry about the affairs of the country. There are many people who are willing to donate their family wealth to relieve His Majesty's worries. However, some people are so unhappy that they rest here. It is really embarrassing for us and others who work hard for the country."
When everyone heard such accusations, those who were sitting stood up, and those hiding aside immediately echoed a few words, but Wu Linzheng, who was sitting in the corner, still ignored everyone and closed his eyes to rest. Everyone glanced around and found this man.
The Taichang Temple Young Minister's look was completely different from everyone's anxiety.
On such occasions, naturally the first-level official would chime in with a few words. Those with lower-level official status would naturally just watch the show, and the smarter ones would also whisper in agreement. Others with lower-level official status would only seek to protect themselves in this officialdom, so there is no need to offend them.
others?
Wu Linzheng must have heard these remarks that were obviously directed at him, but he did not frown and remained calm. He only slowly opened his eyes and glanced at everyone before closing them again, which made Chen Chunde a little annoyed.
What about the young minister of Taichang Temple?
"You are obviously over-concerned. In my opinion, there are indeed some rebellious officials in the court who should be cleaned up." Wu Linzheng just turned over and continued to sit. This astonishing sentence shocked the officials present.
It blew up.
There are many disciples of Chen Yan, and some of them have also received favors from him. Scholars attach great importance to the relationship between teachers and students, and also pay attention to the courtesy of favors. Even if the person who bestows favors has some faults, it would be too rude to call him a rebellious minister.
A little more.
When Wu Ganlai heard this, he ignored his dignity, rolled up his sleeves, and took the lead in attacking: "Wu Shaoqing, although Mr. Ge has done wrong to His Majesty and the court, you have also received favors in the past. Now that Mr. Ge is in trouble, you will
Isn't it an ungrateful person to turn against others and not think about helping the elder in the pavilion, but to speak like this?
"Could it be that Wu Shaoqing felt that his career path was blocked by Mr. Ge, so he took the opportunity to take revenge. I want to say that Mr. Ge does not seek no merit, but seeks no faults. How do you have the qualifications to belittle Mr. Ge?" Another person said:
One person said abruptly, and some officials watching the show suddenly felt that the hall was filled with the smell of gunpowder.
"If you are wrong to the court and your majesty, isn't it to the entire Ming Dynasty? Small mistakes can be corrected, but big mistakes have become facts and cannot be undone. How can you have the face to defend yourself? Besides, you don't seek any merit, but
I’m sorry, I’m afraid what you said is completely wrong! If everyone in the world is like this, the Ming Dynasty will not need a few hundred years, I’m afraid it will be destroyed in a hundred years!”
Wu Linzheng was not used to them, and he quarreled with them unceremoniously, but he always sat upright on the chair. However, his aura was not weaker than that of others. However, the other ministers could not defend themselves against these words, but they only
However, as a disciple of Chen Yan, what kind of favors have you received? The most important thing is that His Majesty has not produced any substantive evidence.
This also gave them the courage to defend Chen Yan. Throughout the ages, there must be evidence to seize someone's home, and there are witnesses even if there is no evidence. Now that there is neither of these, wouldn't it be extremely absurd to order the Jin Yiwei to arrest someone?
"Where did the commander Luo Yangxing go? Tell him to get out and answer!" Someone suddenly became furious, and everyone no longer tried to compete with the old stubborn Wu Linzheng. Instead, they instantly vented their anger on the head of the Jinyiwei commander Luo Yangxing.
Although the Jinyi Guards are the emperor's personal soldiers, they have the power to arrest people and imprison them without evidence of guilt, and they represent His Majesty. However, after the battle of Tumubao, the commander Ma Shun was beaten to death by the ministers of the dynasty, even the then Empress Dowager Sun and the
Emperor Jingtai who later ascended the throne did not blame his ministers for a single word.
But since there was a precedent, everyone was no longer afraid and shouted for Luo Yangxing to get out.
Li Banghua, the imperial censor of Zuodu, saw the ministers acting so irritably, and immediately said displeased: "How can you behave like this? You are all educated people, elegant people, but now you have become vulgar people! There is no trace of decency.
Nothing remains.”
Academician Fan Jingwen, who was also sitting next to him, had been silent for a long time since he came in. However, because of his high status, others naturally did not dare to reprimand him. However, several other higher-ranking ministers were sitting very calmly at this time.
In the hall, he watched with cold eyes the angry and shouting officials.
However, now that Zuodu Yushi has spoken, although Fan Jingwen was dissatisfied with His Majesty's proposal to move south that day, he also said: "If you feel that you can't vent your anger, let's do this. The intruders are outside the city.
, if you want to scold or take action, you might as well go to them, they will not talk to you."
After saying that, he picked up the tea and took a sip. He raised his eyes and glanced at Wu Linzheng. The other party also noticed his eyes, so he immediately lowered his eyebrows and put down the teacup, sitting still with a calm look.
The intention of Wu Linzheng's look at this was also very obvious, but he felt that he was just a talker. But he was not angry, and he was not afraid of competing with others on his talk. For a high-ranking Jinshi, would he lose to others in this competition?
And the Minister of Revenue, Ni Yuanlu, who left with Fan Jingwen that day, also sat there silently without saying a word. The Ministry of Revenue has been a hard job since ancient times, especially in years of famine, it has become a place for ministers and His Majesty to vent.
.
If I have money, I will scold you, and I will accuse you of why the household department is so abundant this year, and whether I have collected more people; if I have no money, I will scold you, and ask you why there is no money in the account because the household department is so big? The state uses money, but your household department has no money.
Money, what is the crime?
For a long time, apart from Your Majesty, Ni Yuanlu always looked at who she felt unhappy with. If Fan Jingwen hadn't never written to the Ministry of Revenue, he would have been fighting alone.
After Fan Jingwen said this, the scene suddenly became a lot colder. People stopped talking and could only beat their chests and sigh. Faced with this situation, everyone has a share of responsibility, but they can only use the nature of a scholar to write an article and curse.
That's it.
What's more, they looked down upon generals, so how could they do such vulgar things?
"My dear ministers, Your Majesty did not raid your mansion, so you can have some fun on your own. However, after raiding your mansion, I found out that the seemingly honest officials were actually so corrupt. Although Your Majesty's management was improper, he was still a corrupt person.
There was no mistake."
Even though Fan Jingwen showed great dissatisfaction with Zhu Ling's ancestor worship at Yingtian Mansion that day, he did it for the sake of the Ming Dynasty. The battle of Tumubao was so dangerous that they had no idea of escaping, and now they are just a group of thieves.
If there are too many, he will avoid fighting in fear, feeling that His Majesty has no longer the courage to retreat like this.
At this time, suddenly a young man trotted in from outside. There were beads of sweat on his head. I don't know if it was caused by the sultry weather or nervousness. He entered the inner hall and said to everyone.
"My lords, Your Majesty is here and has entered the mansion now."
[Author's digression]: Today there are probably... about two chapters left
By the way, I would like to thank book friend Mu Yi Fengchen for the golden ticket. Thank you.