Zhu Ling's words immediately became a thunderbolt that landed on the city wall. Everyone fell silent as if they were stopped by the thunderbolt. I don't know what your majesty meant by this, but they were all a little unbelievable.
Living with Guan Ningjun below? This is not okay!
Since ancient times, I, the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, have not lived with his soldiers. When he goes out of the big tent outside the fortress, he also has his own central army tent. Where can he live with the soldiers? Besides, the origin of this army under the city is not clear. Do you have enough respect for your majesty?
, are you loyal enough to Ming Dynasty? This all needs to be considered.
After all, almost all of the generals whom His Majesty once trusted had turned into thieves or slaves. Therefore, the imperial court gradually no longer trusted the generals who led troops to fight abroad, but had corresponding control over them.
"Your Majesty, if I heard you right, did you just go ahead and live with this army?" Fan Jingwen, as the elder of the pavilion, naturally had to be concerned about His Majesty's safety, so the leader of the hundred officials naturally had to be the first to ask the question.
If His Majesty just said it casually, then the matter would be treated as a joke. But if what he said is true, then they will be ready to admonish again, but this time the admonishment is obviously not that simple. Your Majesty must persist.
, I am afraid that the deadly remonstrance will be staged again on the tower of Chaoyang Gate.
The Ming Dynasty is still in trouble. If the emperor ignores his own life and the common people in the world, and treats his own life as a plaything, then as ministers, they will have no choice but to remonstrate.
At least the humiliation of the emperor being kidnapped in the Battle of Tumubao would not be repeated.
"Of course, didn't you hear clearly?" Zhu Ling did not look at the reaction of the ministers. At this time, he had already focused all his main force on the 10,000 Guanning troops under the city.
Almost everyone was covered in heavy armor, holding a spear, a bow and arrow on their back, a quiver on their right waist, and a scimitar on their left waist. Some Guan Ning cavalry even did not carry spears.
He was holding a three-eyed gun.
Their eyes were blazing, and their faces were full of murderous intent. If they got a little closer, they could feel a strong sense of murder. In addition, they were all strong and tall, and none of them were thin.
Even though I had seen images in history books, I was quite shocked when I saw the true face of Guan Ningjun with my own eyes.
This is the real Guan Ning cavalry!
"Your Majesty! You must not do this." Mr. Fan Ge ignored his manners and knelt down on the ground, saying bitterly: "If the army outside is from Wu Sangui, it will be easy to arrive, but I am afraid that although the army is from the Ming Dynasty, it will not be loyal.
It’s suspicious. If something happens and His Majesty is in danger, what should we do?”
"Your Majesty, please think twice! If Your Majesty feels that the suggestions of the ministers are inappropriate, you can naturally find other ways, but if you put yourself in danger, we will never agree!" Wu Linzheng also took a step forward and knelt down, and persuaded him hard.
Ni Yuanlu could no longer stand what Zhu Ling was doing, and immediately knelt down and said: "Your Majesty is a man of ten thousand gold, how can he live with ordinary soldiers? If this continues, will there be no hierarchical order in the world, no top or bottom?"
Inferiority?"
"I second my opinion! I hope your Majesty will think twice."
The other ministers also knelt down and remonstrated together. They had no choice but to be a little shocked by Zhu Ling's thoughts. Even emperors who often went on expeditions had never experienced such a thing.
What should a person who has never been married do if he is threatened or kidnapped by an adulterer?
Zhu Ling did not look back, lamenting that there were too many constraints in this era, and sometimes he was so depressed that he couldn't breathe. If you want to ask what Ming Dynasty lacks now, if you want to ask what he lacks, apart from silver, it is soldiers!
And these soldiers are naturally not ordinary soldiers recruited at will, but soldiers with real combat effectiveness!
Right now, there was a soldier with super combat power in front of him. Such an army full of temptation really made him have unlimited reveries about it.
He could not directly order Wu Sangui to keep the Guan Ning cavalry in the capital. He knew very well that Wu Sangui's trump card was the Guan Ning cavalry. With this army, Wu Sangui had the confidence to negotiate terms with the court.
I had thought about the possibility of Wu Sangui's rebellion many times late at night, and felt that his loyalty to me was still credible. Even if he had some contact with Dorgon, it was only through the relationship of surrendering to Zu Dashou.
As long as he lives, he will definitely not betray himself. At most, his thoughts will be closer to Dorgon.
This situation was originally based on the fact that the imperial court had no soldiers and money. But if the imperial court had money and soldiers, would Wu Sangui still have the intention to rebel and become a slave? If so, it is very likely.
Not big?
Money can be obtained. Even if the court cannot recover much taxes at the moment, there are so many corrupt officials in the Ming Dynasty. As long as they are dealt with properly and do not arouse the anger of hundreds of officials, millions of taels can still be obtained over a period of time.
But the most troublesome thing is the soldiers. The capital has only 50,000 soldiers, and the capital camp currently only has 5,000. However, Zhu Ling has ordered Meng Zhaoxiang to recruit a large number of soldiers and has also given him a military salary of one million; but it is so few and unbearable.
The strength of the troops is probably not even comparable to the 10,000 Guan Ning troops under the city.
But if you can conquer the 10,000 Guan Ning cavalry under this city, it will be the greatest help to both the imperial court and yourself!
But right now...
Zhu Ling turned around and looked down, seeing all the ministers kneeling in front of him. No one could understand what he meant. Was he just out of anger and living with them just because the ministers unanimously refused to allow the army to enter the city?
madness!
Perhaps Meng Zhaoxiang can understand my thoughts. If he comes and sees the gap in equipment or overall majesty between Guan Ning's army and the soldiers of his own governor's camp, I am afraid it will have a strong impact on him.
Glancing down the city, I saw that the commander-in-chief below did not show any signs of fatigue. On the contrary, he was still full of energy after waiting for such a long time. This man was definitely not a mediocre person.
"Quickly announce that Meng Zhaoxiang from the capital camp is here. I have something to ask him."
He called Xiao Qi from the Imperial Guard on the side to go forward immediately. The Xiao Qi did not dare to neglect and trotted away. Looking at the ministers who were still kneeling on the ground, Zhu Ling sighed and waved to signal everyone to get up.
"Your Majesty, please get up, gentlemen, please stop kneeling. It is not good for your health." Wang Chengen saw that the ministers lowered their heads and did not see His Majesty's gesture, so he immediately shouted at the top of his voice.
Mr. Fan Ge and others slowly stood up with the help of others. Seeing Mr. Ge standing up, the other ministers stopped kneeling and stood up one by one.
However, the atmosphere was still a bit dull. It was obvious that the ministers still did not understand Zhu Ling's thoughts at that moment. They were probably just thinking about kneeling on such uneven rocks, and their legs could not bear it.
"Uncle Xuancheng."
"I'm here." Wei Shichun held the saber on his waist and walked over immediately upon hearing the sound. He stopped a few steps away and bowed his body to obey the order.
"Go and prepare some water to quench the thirst of the soldiers below. Ask them if they have any dry food. If not, bring some and give it to them as well."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Wei Shichun accepted the order and immediately ordered someone to ask Li Yuan loudly.
"My lord is asking you, is there a shortage of water or food in the army? If so, we will give it to you now."
After hearing this, Li Yuan felt a little grateful in his heart and responded loudly: "There is no shortage of food, but not enough water. Please bring some water down, brother, we have more people than not less!"
"okay!"
Someone in the city immediately responded.
"Also, I am Li Yuan, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong. The army I lead is the Guanning Army of King Pingxi. Please report to Your Majesty as soon as possible! If the intruders attack suddenly, we are afraid that we will suffer losses." Li Yuan asked this question.
He lost the arrogance he had just now and asked calmly.
In his heart, he probably thought that His Majesty's delay in sending news was just because his attitude was too arrogant and rude, and he was deliberately putting pressure on himself.
"Don't worry, Commander-in-Chief, there will be a reply soon."
"thanks!"
Li Yuan sighed, feeling that he had made some mistakes just now, which led him to wait under the city. Immediately after a few buckets of water were delivered, he immediately ordered people to come forward to catch them, and then assigned each battalion to start drinking water in turn.
After a while, Meng Zhaoxiang also rushed over. As soon as he came up, he saw many ministers of the imperial court standing here. He was a little stunned for a moment. He greeted the adults one by one and was called over by Zhu Ling.
"Meng Qing, let me ask you, if you want to win over people's hearts, what can you do?"
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