Chapter 4 Let me be the Commander of the Imperial Guard?
Chongzhen said in a deep voice: "You should get up first. I have something to ask you."
Lin Fan said: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
But I was thinking in my heart: "Damn it! What do you want to ask me?
I don’t know anything, so why don’t you leave quickly? I’m still anxious to escape from here!”
Chongzhen clenched and unclenched his fists. If this was not his son, he would definitely be beaten to death!
"You just said that Li Zicheng will come in in three months. Haha, how is this possible? Who are those people?
It’s just a bunch of rabble!”
"And here we are guarded by elite soldiers. Wu Sangui has one hundred thousand elite soldiers in his hands. I have already ordered his troops to return to the court. This city of Beijing is impregnable!"
Emperor Chongzhen said in a deep voice.
"Yes! Your Majesty is absolutely right! The city of Beijing is impregnable and no one can shake it!"
Lin Fan said hurriedly.
"Silly! What a big idiot! You asked someone to come back and they came back?
Does Wu Sangui have no respect for face?
If you give someone money, will they get it back?"
"However, Chao Zhong's treasury is empty, and you can't even get out a tael of silver. You can't even think about these one hundred thousand elite soldiers. As for these people guarding Beijing City, they are all useless!"
"Although the people Li Zicheng is leading are all weak-minded and a mob, they are united and they are coming to kill them all. Can you stop them?"
"Don't tell me that you still have 150,000 gold robes and guards, and you don't urinate and take pictures of yourself. If you really have 150,000 gold robes and guards, how would you end up in this situation?"
"You don't know how much of the amount Jin Yiwei falsely reported?
After all, the real ones are probably less than 20,000, and most of them are children from rich families working in the office. Do you think they will fight tooth and nail for you?"
Lin Fan thought in his heart.
As a person from later generations, even if you don’t know much about history, you still know a little bit about this period of history. Wu Sangui did come back in the end, but before he reached Beijing, Beijing was captured!
Chongzhen was hanged on Meishan, and Wu Sangui first sought refuge with Li Zicheng, and then with the Manchu Qing Dynasty, which caused a big mistake for the Manchu Qing Dynasty.
Forehead……
Chongzhen's face now had a big "Embarrassed" character, and at the same time, the shock in his heart could not be expressed in words, because he had issued an edict last month asking Wu Sangui to lead his troops back.
However, Wu Sangui asked him for one million taels of silver as military expenses for the departure. Where did he have any silver? He asked the officials in the court to borrow it, but those officials had nothing to lose. He is now worried about this matter.
As for Jin Yiwei, it is true as he said, the figure of 150,000 is fake. The real figure is probably not 20,000, and half of it is not under his control.
Li Zicheng's army numbered millions. With such a number, even if it was all a mob, he couldn't stop it!
However, the more this happened, the more Chongzhen felt that his son was unusual. Maybe he had a solution, but he just didn't dare to say it.
In this case, there is only one way.
Chongzhen made a decision in his heart and said in a deep voice: "I'm here to ask you, if I let you be the commander of the Jinyi Guards now, would you be willing?"
kindness?
Lin Fan raised his head, looked at Emperor Chongzhen, and thought to himself: "What?
Want me to be the commander of the Imperial Guard?
What about Luo Yangxing?
Moreover, if you ask me, a handsome eighteen-year-old boy, to be the commander of the Royal Guards, at this time, you are too beastly!"
"Is there any good thing about being a royal guard?
The dignitaries in the court hate the Jin Yiwei so much that it is easy to say that when the Jin Yiwei is strong, at least no one dares to attack the Jin Yiwei. When is it now that the Donglin Party is in power!"
"I'm here. If someone impeaches me, won't you, idiot, still want to kill me?"
"I'm not worried that you can kill me. What I'm worried about is that I won't be able to take away my wealth. What I'm worried about is that Li Zicheng will come in and everything will be in vain in the end!"
Thinking of this, Lin Fan said: "Your Majesty, I am just an ordinary kid from a rich family. I have no strength in my hands and no ambition in my mind. How can I be the commander of the Jinyi Guards!"
Forehead……
Chongzhen really wants to give Lin Fan a leg up now. This kid is actually a drama star, and you are still an ordinary kid from a rich family?
Are you unable to fight back?
Then who said that his combat power is comparable to Lu Bu?
Although Luo Yangxing has some talents, Jin Yiwei cannot control him, and he has long wanted to replace him.
As for you, I am only eighteen years old, but I want you to be the commander of the Royal Guards.
Moreover, if it is true as you said, Li Zicheng will come in three months later, and these royal guards will be the compensation that your father has given you for more than ten years.
Thinking of this, Chongzhen said: "I know what you are worried about?
No matter what you do, I will not kill you, and I will not remove you from your position as commander of the Imperial Guard!"
"Not only that, as long as you agree to be the commander of the Jinyiwei, all the Jinyiwei will be at your disposal. I will never interfere with anything in the Jinyiwei again."
After Chongzhen finished speaking, Lin Fan was even more speechless. After Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming Dynasty, in order to contain powerful officials like Lan Yu and Hu Weiyong, he established the Arch Guard Department.
The Gongwei Division is the predecessor of Jinyiwei. It can be said that Jinyiwei has always been a sharp knife in the hands of the emperor. In the hands of Emperor Jiajing, this knife was made even more superb. He did not need to go to court, and officials had to be honest.
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During the period of Emperor Tianqi, Wei Zhongxian established Dongchang, which became the second special sword. Although Emperor Tianqi paid little attention to government affairs, he lived a comfortable life.
When he arrived at Chongzhen, the knife was smashed to pieces by him. It was probably full of gaps now, but he wanted to give it directly to his own hands. The question was, was he really willing to give it up?
"Your Majesty, are you kidding me?"
Lin Fan looked at Chongzhen and asked.
"Otherwise, I will take over the Jinyiwei. When I take over the Jinyiwei, I will first put aside all the rich kids. Those who can control them will be trained well! Use force to subjugate them!"
"In three months, I can cultivate at least five thousand cronies. By then, when the city of Beijing is about to be destroyed, I can confiscate the houses of those corrupt scholars from the Donglin Party in advance, and I can get at least tens of millions of taels of silver.
Take it with you and evacuate!"
"If you have money and people, hehe, you can achieve great things!"
Lin Fan thought in his heart.
Chongzhen's expression immediately changed. This boy was determined to rebel!
Is it right or wrong to hand over the Jin Yiwei to him? However, it seems that his rebellion is not directly against himself, but because the city of Beijing cannot be defended.
How about you think about going to Nanjing yourself?
Moreover, is what he said true? Do the Donglin Party members really have millions of taels of money?
"Oh! You are so presumptuous, Master Lin. You are so presumptuous. Your Majesty is the most powerful person in the world. Why would you joke with you?"
Wang Chengen still didn't understand what Chongzhen meant. It was obvious that he had owed his son many years and wanted to give him a big gift in the end!
It's just that Lin Fan lives and drinks every day and is an out-and-out prodigal. Can he control the Jin Yiwei?
"Ahem! Your Majesty, I am rude. I am willing to take the position of Commander of the Royal Guards."
Lin Fan coughed twice and said.
"Okay! This is my sign for commanding the Jin Yiwei. With this, you can enter and leave the palace freely. Tomorrow morning, I will have the Jin Yiwei gather in the Hall of Supreme Harmony. At that time, I will announce in public that you have become the new Jin Yiwei commander!