Chongzhen squinted at the memorial in front of him. Although there was no expression on his face, when Wang Chengen saw Chongzhen's clenched knuckles, he knew clearly in his heart that the emperor was extremely angry!
Indeed, for Chongzhen at this time, his heart was indeed full of anger, because the memorial in front of him was the report submitted by the prince on his inspection of the capital camp, which listed various long-standing malpractices in the capital camp. Of course, these were also
It's nothing new, Chongzhen has heard it many times from other people.
But more importantly, Lin Jing also wrote on the memorial that the current number of troops in the Beijing camp was 120,000, but in fact there were only 30,000.
This is no small problem!
It is a huge joke to use 30,000 weak Beijing troops to protect the safety of the capital!
Chongzhen felt as if he had been doused with cold water on a hot day. He felt an endless chill from the bottom of his heart. This was the capital! This was the capital of the Ming Dynasty!
If the traitors come to the city again in the future, who will defend the Ming Dynasty and who will defend the emperor?
In fact, Chongzhen in the original history did not know that the capital camp had reached this point. Therefore, after Li Zicheng's army surrounded the capital, Chongzhen discovered that there were less than 20,000 soldiers guarding the city, and they could not even fill the crenellations on the city wall.
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Now, with Lin Jing's intervention, Chongzhen began to have an accurate understanding of the Beijing camp. However, because of this, he panicked a little, and then made up his mind that the problems of the Beijing camp must be solved.
Fix it, otherwise he will have trouble sleeping!
Just when Chongzhen was about to ask when Li Banghua would arrive in the capital, a young eunuch suddenly came in from outside the palace.
"Your Majesty, Duke Cheng Guo has an audience!"
"Zhu Chunchen? Humph, I was just about to ask him what was going on in the Beijing camp, but he actually came up to me!"
A sneer appeared at the corner of Chongzhen's mouth, he waved his hand and said: "Let him come in."
At this time, Zhu Chunchen, who was standing outside the palace, was a little uneasy. This time the prince's inspection of the capital camp really made him feel a little uneasy, so he did not stop at all, preparing to meet with the emperor to find out the news. If the emperor blamed him, he would quickly submit it.
When submitting a memorial to resign, if the emperor downplays the important matter, then he is prepared to just ignore it.
When the young eunuch came out and informed Zhu Chunchen to go in and see the saint, Zhu Chunchen quickly stuffed a piece of silver in his hand and asked in a low voice: "How is your majesty feeling now?"
When the young eunuch saw the silver in his hand, his eyes narrowed with laughter. He said softly: "My lord, your mood is about the same as usual..."
This can be said quite well. Whether it is good or bad, it can be said that it is almost the same as usual. After all, Chongzhen's face has not looked good all day long.
Zhu Chunchen thought about it in his mind for a while, and felt that it would not be a big problem to go in now, so he quietly used the ginger pieces hidden in his sleeves to make his eyes red, and then stumbled into the main hall.
"Your Majesty, I deserve to die for my crime... I am really guilty of a serious crime!"
As soon as Zhu Chunchen saw Chongzhen, he knelt on the ground and began to cry loudly, with tears constantly flowing from his red eyes.
Chongzhen was originally unhappy, but now he sneered and said: "Dong Cheng, if you don't stay well in the capital camp, why are you crying here?"
Hearing Chongzhen's words, Zhu Chunchen's heart suddenly skipped a beat. He knew that what happened in the school field would definitely not be hidden from Chongzhen, and with this attitude, Chongzhen might want to use a group of human heads to sacrifice the flag...
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When he thought of this, Zhu Chunchen no longer had any luck in his heart. He tremblingly took out a memorial from his sleeve, handed it over and said: "Your Majesty, I feel that I am incompetent and unable to manage the army. I am willing to resign."
As the governor of the capital, I also ask your majesty to forgive my sins..."
Wang Chengen took the memorial from Zhu Chunchen with some disgust and forwarded it to Chongzhen.
Chongzhen did not rush to read the memorial, but pondered for a moment. In fact, it was a good thing to take this opportunity to capture Zhu Chunchen. At least it freed up a way for Li Banghua and reduced many obstacles...
However, in order to avoid others saying that he treated his ministers harshly, Chongzhen pretended to say: "Mr. Cheng Guo, you are an old man in Beijing camp. Without you, I am afraid that Beijing camp will not be able to effectively rectify it in a short time...
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Hearing what Chongzhen said, Zhu Chunchen couldn't help but tremble at the corner of his mouth. Why did this sound like pointing at his nose and telling him to get out of here?
"I am really frightened. Please forgive me for my sins..."
Seeing that Zhu Chunchen had made up his mind, Chongzhen stopped being polite and said: "In that case, please ask Duke Cheng Guo to wait for Li Banghua to arrive in the capital and hand over the affairs of the capital camp to him again. During this period,
You have worked hard and the Duke of the country can hold on for a while...'
"Yes, thank you Your Majesty."
Zhu Chunchen immediately breathed a sigh of relief. On the surface, although he lost his job in the Beijing camp, it was equivalent to getting rid of a big trouble. If there were any problems in the future, Zhu Chunchen would no longer be responsible...
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Just thinking about the profits in the Beijing camp, Zhu Chunchen felt a little distressed. Nowadays, nobles rarely have the opportunity to make money so easily, and it would be a pity to lose it.
After Zhu Chunchen withdrew from the palace, Chongzhen felt a little complicated for a while. He knew that the prince had been constantly moving during this period, but it really surprised him that so many things happened at the moment. He immediately gave orders to Wang Chengen who was beside him.
"Wang Banban, let the prince come to see me."
Faced with Chongzhen's sudden summons, Lin Jing was not surprised at all. After all, the power of the memorial he sent was not that great. Although Chongzhen was an emperor with poor abilities, he was by no means a real fool.
When the capital camp collapsed and decayed, even if Chongzhen no longer cared about the thoughts of those nobles, he would never show any mercy. After all, this was related to the Ming Dynasty and the goal that Chongzhen had always wanted to inspire.
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Lin Jing quickly followed Wang Chengen into the main hall. After performing the ceremony honestly, he said: "My son, I have met my father."
Chongzhen looked at Lin Jing with a complicated expression. He felt that he could not understand his son more and more. He was sophisticated and not reckless. Instead, he cleverly used various means to achieve his goals and everything he did.
It seems that they have gone beyond the scope of a normal fifteen-year-old boy.
"Your Majesty, do you think the Beijing camp can be reorganized into a fighting force?"
After a long time, Chongzhen asked in a low voice. It was obvious that in the emperor's heart at this time, he had completely despaired of this army that had been reorganized many times, but with no results.
Lin Jing shook his head very decisively. After what he saw and heard in the past two days, he had already made a judgment in his heart that the Jingying at this time was completely hopeless - when it had been owned for more than two hundred years.
Its history also shows that it also has various problems left over from more than 200 years.
Rather than thinking about solving these problems, it is better to think about overthrowing and starting over, at least without so much internal friction. This chapter has been completed!