On the morning of February 27, the 25th year of the Chongzhen Emperor's reign, all the officials had different expressions and had different motives. However, what came to the ears of the monarchs and ministers at the court meeting was not the music of Jiaofangsi, but the rumble of cannons outside the city.
Since last night, Jiangbei Army and hundreds of thousands of local troops have surrounded the capital and begun to attack the city. Jiangbei Army's mortars are very sharp, constantly throwing explosive shells at the top of Beijing. Fortunately, there are more than a thousand people on top of Beijing.
The artillery pieces of various colors can shoot back the Jiangbei Army.
It's just that the small cannon on the city head fired solid shells. Although the cannon could open the shells, it could not be thrown at a high angle and could not blast the trenches dug by the Jiangbei Army outside the city. However, the mortar shells of the Jiangbei Army could
One after another, they exploded at the top of the city of Beijing.
If this continues for a few days, the Beijing garrison on the city wall may collapse.
Emperor Zhu Youjian had not slept well for many days. He sat on the throne with a pale face and looked at the distracted courtiers.
The civil servants were obviously going to take action.
Originally, as members of the gentry and as their spokespersons, the civil servants were naturally opposed to the emperor's reforms and naturally supported the Jiangbei Army. In the past, they did not dare to speak out because they were afraid that the emperor's new army would be powerful. But now outside the capital,
The situation of the war is here, and seeing that Shi Kefa and Wu Sangui are about to take over the capital, the civil servants in the court will naturally have their thoughts moved.
At this time, Zhu Youjian sat on the throne and looked over, and what he saw was the faces that were no longer submissive and submissive, but were instead tense and about to explode.
If Shi Kefa and Wu Sangui broke into the capital and took control of it, they would have done a great service to the gentry of the world. If the civil servants in the court could not assist at this critical moment when the capital was breached, it would be too shameful for Shi Kefa to enter the city.
Obviously, the civil servants in the court are going to cause trouble.
As soon as the officials of Honglu Temple announced the start of the court meeting, vanguards among the civil servants immediately jumped out.
"Jia Sanwei, the Minister of War, has something to say."
Before the officials of Honglu Temple allowed him to speak, Jia Sanwei shouted loudly: "Emperor, it is useless to say anything at this time. Open the city gate and surrender quickly! Now everyone in the government and the public says that the emperor has no virtue, and welcomes Li Lu.
The king's voice is rising. If the emperor can change his ways and obey the Ministry of War at this critical moment, he can still keep the throne!"
After hearing Jia Sanwei's words, Baiguanmen perked up and looked at Zhu Youjian.
Since Shi Kefa forced his way to the capital, there have been various voices in the court, saying that Zhu Youjian will be deposed and King Lu will be installed as the emperor. King Lu is close to the scholars, obedient to the gentry, and has a reputation as a virtuous man. Civil officials all spread the word
After Shi Kefa led his army to Beijing this time, he wanted to make King Lu the king.
When this voice came out, Jiangbei Army's attempt was not just as simple as clearing the emperor. If Shi Kefa abolished the establishment with the support of civil officials, I am afraid that the world will be completely controlled by the gentry in the future.
Zhu Youjian sat on the throne with a pale face. After more than 20 years on the throne, this was the first time that Zhu Youjian felt that the throne was so shaky.
Dongge University Scholar Zhang Guanghang couldn't stand it anymore and stood up. He was shaking with anger, pointed at Jia Sanwei and cursed: "Bold Jia Sanwei, you are so brave, you are threatening the throne of the Holy Emperor. You can't
Do you know that this is the crime of killing the Nine Clan?"
The civil servants on both sides of the Huangji Palace looked sideways at Zhang Guanghang, but none of them were afraid of "killing the Nine Clan".
What time is it now? Jiangbei's army is about to enter the city. The gentry and officials all over the world hate the emperor's reforms, and no one is diligent about the emperor. Li Zhi, the only one who can possibly be diligent about the emperor, is attacked from the north and south by foreign forces and has no time to take care of himself.
The so-called king's flag changes at the top of the city. Who will be the emperor in a month? Now hurry up and get closer to Jiangbei Army, and then you can get an important position in the court led by Shi Kefa.
As for Zhu Youjian, an emperor with no military power and no one expected him to be deposed or controlled, who would still be afraid of him?
Dong Jiuqi, the Minister of Rites, stood up.
"If there is a good way, there will be many help, but if there is no way, there will be little help! Now it is not Shi Kefa who is rebelling alone, but three provinces and 200,000 troops are rebelling together. It is the whole world that is rebelling. The emperor's lack of morality can be said to be very serious!"
Pointing his finger at Zhang Guanghang, Dong Jiuqi shouted:
"Zhang Guanghang, you have been inciting the emperor to do the opposite and implement evil laws over the years to bring disaster to the world. In the current situation, you are the culprit. How dare you act so arrogant now?"
As soon as Dong Jiuqi's words came out, they aroused the resentment of the civil and military enemies of the entire dynasty. These high-ranking officials were full of resentment when they saw Zhang Guanghang betraying the gentry of the world and rising from a small official to a senior official. At this time, the Jiangbei Army was about to
After breaking into the city, all the officials felt that it was time to liquidate Zhang Guanghang.
Zhao Guangqing, the Minister of Civil Affairs, shouted loudly: "The Emperor, at this time, he must change his ways and take down Zhang Guanghang. It is not too late to open the city and welcome Shi Kefa into the city. We can still keep the throne of the Emperor!"
Hearing Zhao Guangqing's words, Wang Chengen opened his eyes angrily, and his whole body seemed to explode.
"You! Do you still have any decency in your eyes?"
However, no one paid any attention to Wang Chengen's words.
Zhu Youjian sat helplessly on the throne, feeling extremely anxious. Now that Jiangbei's army was about to break the city, Zhu Youjian felt as if someone had put a knife to his neck.
If you have great ambitions, you will inevitably be tempted to take advantage of others.
Seeing that Zhu Youjian was silent, Wang Heze, the young minister of Dali Temple, suddenly shouted: "We will each punch Zhang Guanghang to death to prove our will!"
After hearing the words of this civil servant, everyone looked at Zhang Guanghang fiercely.
Just then, everyone was about to hit Zhang Guanghang with their old fists.
There was no precedent for fighting in the court of the Ming Dynasty. The most recent example is the palace transfer case, which was initiated by ministers with their sleeves rolled up. The more distant example is the 14th year of Zhengtong, when the ministers actually fought in the court in front of Zhu Qiyu, the supervisor of the country.
, beat the Jinyiwei commander Ma Shun to death, and also chased and beat Zhu Qiyu, the supervisor who played the role of emperor at that time.
Zhang Guanghang has flattered the emperor and promoted reforms in recent years, which can be said to have offended the public. As long as the officials take action at this time, Zhang Guanghang will definitely be beaten to death!
Zhang Guanghang looked at the ministers approaching from behind, left and right, trembling all over, and subconsciously took two steps towards the emperor's throne.
"I am the Grand Scholar of Dongge! Who dares to hit me? Do you want to rebel?"
At the critical moment, Zhu Youjian finally couldn't bear it anymore and slapped the throne angrily!
"Be bold!"
"Where is Dongchang Fanzi?"
"Take down Wang Heze who is causing trouble!"
The emperor finally spoke.
However, the trembling Dongchang fans did not dare to be hostile to the civil servants at this time. At this time, the city of Beijing was about to be destroyed, and then the civil servants would rule. If they offended the civil servants at this time, maybe Shi Kefa would
Kill yourself.
It's just that these fans are the emperor's people after all. At this time, the emperor has an order, and the fans dare not refuse to agree, so they can only go up. The fans automatically ignored the emperor's words to capture Wang Heze, and only protected Zhang Guanghang's side.
, to prevent the officials from attacking Zhang Guanghang.
Seeing that the gangsters did not arrest Wang Heze and did not obey his orders, Zhu Youjian was speechless and choked, and was speechless for a moment.
Wang Heze became proud and shouted loudly: "Emperor, are you still going to fight to the end? When the city of Beijing is destroyed tomorrow, how will the Emperor face the Ministry of History and War?"
All the officials looked at Zhu Youjian on the throne.
Zhu Youjian's face was livid, his hands were shaking slightly with anger, he closed his eyes and was unwilling to speak.
The civil servants and the emperor were confronting each other. Suddenly, a fanzi stall ran outside the door.
The waiter's face was flushed with excitement, and he stumbled into the Huangji Hall, shouting loudly: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty! The Prince of Tianjin is here!"
The civil servants in the court suddenly changed their expressions, and their eyes widened.
Li Zhi is here?
Wasn't Li Zhi being attacked from both sides? What was he doing in the capital?
Zhu Youjian stood up suddenly and stared at the fanzi.
Na Fanzi knelt down in the middle of the Huangji Hall with a plop and shouted: "Your Majesty, the Tianjin County King's Tiger Army has already attacked Xianghe and will reach the capital in less than two days!"
