After Li Guozhen's head fell to the ground, the originally turbulent streets returned to calm. Wang Guoxing saw the round head rolling to his feet, and immediately kicked him out in disgust, and the flag schools also fled.
"Did Li Guozhen send you here?" Seeing that Li Guozhen's head had fallen to the ground, Meng Zhaoxiang scolded the kneeling general.
"Reporting to the Admiral, Li Guozhen asked me to bring some people to follow in order to avoid any accidents." The general did not dare to raise his head and just knelt down to answer.
"This Li Guozhen is quite smart." Wang Guoxing came over with a sword in hand, glanced at the kneeling general, and teased.
"This matter is over, you should quickly transport the treasures you confiscated to His Majesty, and then give some of them to me, and I will personally deliver them to the capital camp."
Meng Zhaoxiang didn't want to talk about other things. What he was most worried about at the moment was the city defense issue. He had already heard that the Beijing camp was in dire straits. The generals inside were deducting military pay and lining their own pockets. Not to mention that the people below were strong, there were dozens of them even if they were a hundred people.
Young people can't even pick one out.
Every training session ends hastily before dark. The Beijing camp has been weak for decades. What he is doing now is to first boost morale, then quickly reorganize the army, and then provide rewards and encouragement, and maybe even
There is a glimmer of hope.
No matter what, we have to buy time for His Majesty.
Without further ado, Meng Zhaoxiang took the general and soldiers back to the capital camp to reorganize the armaments, while Wang Guoxing ordered people to count the gold and silver and transport them in two groups, one part to His Majesty and the other to His Majesty.
Send to Jingying.
…
At this moment, a large number of officials and their families gathered at the gate of the palace, and the Jin Yiwei were scattered around, some registering the number of officials and their families, and others distributing salaries.
Of course, Zhu Ling was supervising the whole process, but no one dared to make any noise and make trouble. Moreover, it was not a scorching summer day. There was still a bit of chill in the spring, so people all brought warm clothes with them when they came out.
"I wonder why Your Majesty wants officials to come here to collect their salaries? Why don't you go to the Ministry of Household Affairs? Wouldn't it be detrimental to the etiquette of the Ming Dynasty to be here in the palace?"
Empress Zhou, who was resting on the chariot with Zhu Ling, looked puzzled at the long queue of officials.
"Everything is urgent, so if we keep things simple, we must do it all within today, so as to prepare for our evacuation from Beijing. These officials are loyal to the Ming Dynasty. If they face the fall of Beijing, they will definitely
Living and dying together with the Ming Dynasty, your so-called court etiquette is nothing in the face of the survival of a dynasty."
Looking at the bustling officials receiving their salaries in an orderly manner, Zhu Ling felt quite emotional, at least he would have to rely on these people in the future.
"Why does your majesty think that they will coexist and die with the Ming Dynasty? Is it possible that your majesty is making random guesses?" Queen Zhou was quite puzzled when she heard Zhu Ling's firm words.
Could it be that your Majesty is making random guesses and believes that this person is a loyal minister, so he rewards you and even gives power to soldiers. In the end, he often surrenders or even rebels.
This also leads to why Your Majesty does not dare to trust others easily, because he is afraid of being frightened by the people he trusts every time.
"intuition."
Zhu Ling replied perfunctorily, after all, there is no reason for this kind of thing. You can't say that I read history and know who will die and who will open the city gate?
"Where is Fan Jingwen, the great scholar? Where is Ni Yuanlu, the Minister of Household Affairs? Where are the Censor of Zuodu and the Minister of Dali Temple?"
As Zhu Ling stood up and asked loudly, the four people who were called out came out of the queue one after another, quickly came to the chariot, raised their hands and saluted: "Your Majesty, I am here."
"Do you know why you are called here to receive your salary?"
"I only know that today is not the time to distribute salaries, and this is not the place to distribute salaries." Ni Yuanlu, the Minister of Household Affairs, replied, and he had the most say in this regard.
"Then why do you come here? Do you know?" Zhu Ling felt that he was insulted. Didn't he know that it was neither the prescribed time nor the prescribed place?
"I don't know."
Although these people lived and died together with Ming Dynasty in the end, they did not have their own opinions. However, Zhu Ling preferred that they know better and just did not want to say it.
"I want to evacuate Beijing."
As soon as he finished speaking, Bachelor Fan Jingwen was about to refute. Apparently Zhu Ling guessed his move and waved his hand to signal for silence.
"I am just appeasing the intruders outside the city. No one knows whether the intruders will go back on their word and attack the city after taking the money. I am afraid that the Jiannu outside the pass are also watching with eager eyes at the moment and will march into Beijing at any time. Now this place is already
I have become the target of public criticism. If I do not retreat, the consequences can be imagined: the city will be destroyed and people will die."
Even though Zhu Ling mentioned the most tragic outcome, these Ming court officials remained unmoved, and few of them dared to agree with the idea of abandoning the capital of the Ming Dynasty.
If these words are recorded in history and leave a reputation of abandoning the city and fleeing, I am afraid it will be infamy for thousands of years. Therefore, it is best not to say anything. At this point, if the intruders attack the city, they will fight with the Ming Dynasty
Coexistence or death, if the city is here, just do your duty as usual.
Seeing that several people remained silent, Zhu Ling felt a headache. How could it be that both the capitulators and those who were loyal to the country were so wise and self-protective?
For a moment, he suddenly lost the mood to continue talking with these people. After dismissing everyone, he called the consort Gong Yonggu who had been listening.
"Consort, what do you think about the evacuation of the capital?"
"I will carry out everything your Majesty has told me." Gong Yonggu showed his loyalty and perseverance. Although he did not express his opinion, it gave Zhu Ling some comfort in his irritable heart.
At this time, Wang Guoxing and his royal guards had also arrived here. The gold and silver treasures behind were pushed over in a cart, and His Majesty was seen on the chariot in front.
Wang Guoxing dismounted and ran all the way to the front, knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, all the silver I got from ransacking my house is here. Some of it has been sent to the capital camp and distributed by Shilang Meng."
Hearing that the gold and silver treasures piled on the carts were confiscated from their homes, the civil servants immediately lost their composure and came out to reprimand Zhu Ling for his move.
When thieves came to the city, the emperor didn't know how to deal with it. Instead, he took advantage of this moment to ransack his house and kill people. Throughout the dynasties, which generation of monarchs did not win over officials and gather people's hearts before the war. Is your Majesty's move just for the money?
I'm afraid it's because of the long journey in preparation for evacuating Beijing.
The first person to stand up was Ling Yiqu, the Minister of Dali Temple who had just been silent. He said with a righteous look: "Your Majesty, why are we completely unaware of the confiscation of homes? Why were so many officials' houses searched in half a day? Your Majesty.
Why don’t you discuss the matter with the cabinet? Please give me an explanation!"
"Aren't you afraid that all the officials will rebel against you with this move? The officials are the mainstay of the Ming Dynasty. Without them, the foundation of the country will be shaken. This is actually done by a foolish emperor!"
After Zhu Ling finished speaking, the bachelor Fan Jingwen walked up to him calmly. He didn't say anything, but once he said it, he became a blockbuster. These words directly pushed Zhu Ling to the level of the faint king, and even scolded him for wavering.
The foundation of the country.
This rebuke cannot be described as cruel.
Zhu Ling also immediately cast a gaze and stared closely at Fan Jingwen. He thought that he thought they were all loyal ministers, so he thought of taking them with him on the day of evacuation of Beijing City, in case Beijing City was destroyed, so as to try to revive it.
Little did he know that Fan Jingwen was so stubborn! At such a critical moment, did everything have to be discussed?
"Order! Scholar Fan Jingwen and the Minister of Dali Temple will stay in Beijing. The intruders will not be eliminated for a day, and they will not leave the city for a day. They will defend Beijing on my behalf. I want to go to Nanjing to worship my ancestors. Anyone who dares to stop him will be disrespectful to Emperor Taizu! The consequences will be consequences.
You can imagine it yourself!”
Unexpectedly, His Majesty said such cruel words, and no one would dare to ask for trouble anymore. Besides, His Majesty also found an excuse for himself to worship his ancestors in Nanjing, and no one else could stop him.
Unexpectedly, the great scholar Fan Jingwen was not afraid, but he bowed and said: "I would like to thank your majesty for giving us the opportunity to live and die with the Ming Dynasty. I will definitely live up to your majesty's wishes!"
"snort!"
Zhu Ling was also very angry at Fan Jingwen, who was as big as an elm-headed man. As expected, the Ming Dynasty emperor was the worst person to be. The Manchu emperor held the power of life and death. No minister dared to offend him like this, even a mere bachelor.
"What's going on with the Beijing camp?" Ignoring these stubborn old men, Zhu Ling asked about the Beijing camp that Meng Zhaoxiang was about to take over.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, after Meng Shilang and his ministers subdued Li Guozhen and executed him, they already took people to take over. I think Meng Shilang should be confident."
Wang Guoxing's eyes flashed with disgust for the Grand Scholar and the Minister of Dali Temple, and he raised his hands and said.
"I'm afraid it's true that he has confidence, but it's true that he has no way to start. Meng Zhaoxiang, I don't have the energy to help you. After I leave, Beijing City will be handed over to you with full authority. If you are really a capable minister, give it to me.
Let’s defend this city of Beijing.”
Looking in the direction of Beijing Camp, Zhu Ling's eyes flashed with worry. Beijing Camp has been in ruins for a long time. In just a few days, how many people dare to say that they can bring Beijing Camp back to life?
Sure enough, Meng Zhaoxiang ran into trouble as soon as he entered the Beijing camp.
[Author's digression]: First of all, I would like to make it clear to everyone that writing historical articles is really difficult, especially now that I am preparing for the teaching qualification exam, the final exam, plus the junior college fourth and junior college exams, it is really tiring. I hope you can understand me.
, if you encounter something I wrote that is wrong, you can say it in the comment area, and I will correct it if I can. But after all, I am not an ancient person. Even if I read a lot of information, there will still be mistakes. I hope everyone can bear with me. Everyone