Ming politicians

() The capital, the Forbidden City.

In the Hall of Mental Cultivation, there were broken tiles on the ground, the royal case was overturned, and the memorials were scattered all over the place, but no one dared to clean them up.

Zhu Youjian leaned on the chair, his face was pale, his body was full of strength, and his eyes were a little red and swollen.

Wang Chengen stood beside him, looking cautious. He had never encountered such a situation before. The emperor was in an extremely bad mood. At this time, he did not dare to speak.

Wen Tiren, the chief assistant of the cabinet, led the cabinet ministers, the six ministers, and the imperial envoy of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and stood below, dejected, as if he was in mourning, not knowing what to say.

Inside the main hall, it was extremely quiet, and the eunuchs standing around were extra careful. At such a time, if something bad happened, their heads might fall to the ground. Although they didn't know what happened, the situation before them was unprecedented. I have never seen such a bad situation, even if it is the harassment of bandits and the invasion of Houjin.

Zhu Youjian looked at everyone and suddenly felt strange. He didn't know why he had such an idea.

The news sent by Jin Yiwei and Dongchang Neiwei made him feel like the sky was falling. Gao Yingxiang took 20 bandits and headed directly to Fengyang, the central capital, and it was confirmed that he would directly attack Fengyang, the central capital.

What kind of place is Fengyang? The laughing stock of the world, the ancestors can't keep it, what else can they do.

There are only 5000 sergeants in the left-behind division of the Central Capital. As for whether it is full, Zhu Youjian is not sure. Even if it is full, 20 people are facing [-] rogues. imagine.

Two consecutive days passed.Zhu Youjian hoped that a miracle would happen. These 20 rogues did not attack Fengyang, the central capital, they might have gone to other places, but the intelligence this morning was completely clear, and the rogues still started to attack Fengyang, the central capital.

Time for the bandits to attack.It was the fourteenth day of September, and today is the sixteenth day, that is to say, the results should come out.

Zhu Youjian didn't dare to imagine anymore. He didn't know what happened to Fengyang, the central capital.

Seeing Zhu Youjian sighed slightly.Wen Tiren bit the bullet and spoke.

"The emperor must take care of the dragon body..."

According to customary sayings, he should say that Zhongdu Fengyang is the land of Longxing, there will be no problems, and his ancestors will definitely bless him, but at this time, he dare not say such words. 20 bandits attacked Zhongdu Fengyang Positive.As the land of Longxing, Fengyang, the central capital, has no city walls, and you can imagine what kind of situation Fengyang is already with your buttocks.

The most fearful thing is that after the rogues captured Fengyang, they would destroy the imperial city and the imperial mausoleum.It was a huge blow.

Zhu Youjian finally spoke, his tone very soft.

"Wen Aiqing, I was prepared. The rogues were so bold that they dared to attack the central capital. It was simply madness. It was ridiculous. I always thought that the rogues had no choice. They were all my people. They were hungry and cold, so they rebelled. Now they want to shake my Ming Dynasty." The foundation, they want to sit in my position."

Zhu Youjian didn't get angry, didn't reprimand loudly, and the hearts of many ministers became more uneasy.

Zhang Fengyi, Minister of the Ministry of War, bit the bullet and spoke.

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of War issued an imperial edict requesting the Nanjing Jingying to rescue quickly. There must be a lot of news."

This is nothing to say. The imperial edict from the Ministry of War may not have arrived in Nanjing, but the attack of the bandits has already begun. When the Nanjing Jingying arrives in Fengyang, the central capital, I am afraid that there will be no sign of the bandits. Those who stay must be A ruin.

Zhu Youjian waved his hand and signaled all the ministers to step back. He wanted to be quiet by himself.

Zhu Youjian, who has always been diligent, rarely went to the harem.

He was not obsessed with femininity, and all his thoughts were devoted to the government. Unexpectedly, such an important thing happened.

When he came to the queen's bedroom, Zhu Youjian's face was still pale, and his walking was a little unsteady.

Empress Zhou, whose full name is Zhou Yufeng, is a native of Suzhou. She was elected to Xinwang Palace during the reign of Emperor Tianqi, and was later promoted to be Princess Xin. In the seventh year of Tianqi, Zhu Youjian ascended the throne, and Zhou was canonized as empress.

Zhou's personality is gentle and rigorous, and he takes good care of the harem.

The harem cannot interfere in the government affairs. Seeing the emperor was so tired, Zhou was startled. After serving Zhu Youjian to sit down, he spoke slowly.

"The emperor cares about government affairs, and the concubine cannot interfere, but the emperor must take care of his health."

Zhu Youjian looked at Zhou Shi, and there was mist in his eyes.

Never seen the emperor like this before, Zhou stood up in shock and knelt in front of the emperor.

"Did the concubine do something wrong, why is the emperor like this?"

The battle in the harem also existed. The emperor favored Concubine Tian, ​​and the Zhou family deliberately neglected Concubine Tian. This incident annoyed the emperor, but it was difficult to say anything, but such a small matter would not make the emperor like this .

"Queen, I'm very tired..."

Prosecutor Zhu You sighed, and finally told the story of the rogues attacking Fengyang, the central capital. He didn't think about what the Queen Zhou could do, but he couldn't hold back his heart, and wanted to talk about it.

Mrs. Zhou listened quietly, listening to the emperor's complaints against Minister Wu and his hatred for the bandits.

After taking it to the emperor to finish speaking, Mrs. Zhou suddenly spoke.

"Your Majesty, isn't there a Jiangning Camp in Nanjing? Why didn't Your Majesty think of it?"

Zhu Youjian smiled wryly.

"What's the use of thinking about it? There are 20 bandits attacking Zhongdu. Jiangning County is more than 300 miles away from Zhongdu. It's the Jiangning camp that knows it. What's the use of rushing there? Jiangning camp has only 2 people, facing 20 Thousands of people, do they have something against the sky? What I hate is that the court doesn't know about such a big thing, what are so many ministers doing?"

Mrs. Zhou stopped talking. At this time, comforting the emperor did not have much effect, and she still listened quietly to the emperor.

Leaving the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Wen Tiren's face darkened.

"My lord Zhang, the military department didn't know about such an important matter in advance. How should we explain it? If Fengyang, the central capital, falls, and the rogues destroy the imperial city and the imperial tomb, you and I cannot escape the responsibility."

Cold sweat was already breaking out on Zhang Fengyi's head, he never dreamed that the bandits would attack Fengyang, the central capital.

Hong Chengchou led a large army and was still at the junction of Henan, Shanxi and Shaanxi, and tried his best to encircle and suppress the bandits. After a while, the effect was not very good. The whereabouts of the bandits were erratic, and they followed behind. , but the bandits actually arrived in Fengyang.

As Minister of the Ministry of War, of course he is responsible.

"My lord, I am guilty of the crime."

"Okay, now is not the time to pursue the matter. The key is to think about how to make up for such a big incident. The bandits are so cruel. It seems that the policy of appeasement will not work. We must encircle and suppress them with all our strength. It is estimated that the emperor must also hate it unceasingly, and the Ministry of War must make preparations and think about how to completely wipe out the bandits."

"My lord, let me see if you want to mobilize the Jiangning battalion to participate in the extermination of the bandits."

Wen Tiren nodded.

"The Ministry of War quickly drew up a statement. How to use troops should be carefully considered. As for the Jiangning camp, it is better to be safe. The emperor probably has other arrangements for the Jiangning camp, but such a big thing happened. You can’t stay in the south forever.”

The deployment of troops by the Ministry of War actually requires the approval of the cabinet, but the emperor would not think so much, and basically issued imperial edicts based on the opinions put forward by the cabinet.

Zhang Fengyi had already thought of some things in his mind.

"My lord, I think that Lord Hong still needs to intensify the pursuit and suppression. Do you think that Lord Hong will lead the troops dispatched and be fully responsible for the extermination of the bandits?"

Hong Chengchou has been conferred the title of Crown Prince Taibao, with the title of minister of the Ministry of War, commanding the military affairs of the five provinces. His status is much higher than that of Chen Qiyu before, but his authority is limited to dispatching troops from the five provinces. incapable of interfering.

What Zhang Fengyi meant was that Hong Chengchou was fully responsible for the extermination of the bandits. In an emergency, after reporting to the imperial court, he could mobilize soldiers from other guards, including the Jiangning battalion.

Wen Tiren looked at Zhang Fengyi.

"Master Zhang, don't bring up such things. Master Hong has made a lot of achievements in exterminating the bandits in the past, but he has not been in office for a long time, and he has not made any achievements. Moreover, the bandits attacked Zhongdu. As Minister of the Ministry of War, Governor of the military affairs of the five provinces, Mr. Hong did not know about it, this is already dereliction of duty, what will the emperor think when such a matter is brought up at such a time."

"My lord, I don't have any other ideas, I just want to wipe out the bandits."

"The official knows, you don't need to say more."

The Wu ministers who participated in the early dynasty already knew that there were 20 bandits attacking Fengyang, the central capital.

All the military ministers looked dignified. 20 people attacked Fengyang, the capital of Zhongdu. Everyone knew what the outcome would be. If Zhongdu fell and suffered the ravages of bandits, the impact would be huge. The land of Longxing has always been sacred.

Privately, some people also think that the bandits have acted recklessly because they may have changed their minds. In the past, they had no choice but to rebel because they had no food to eat. Now, rebellion is not as simple as rebellion. They probably want to shake the foundation of the Ming Dynasty.Moreover, the leader of the bandits who made this decision is also extraordinary, daring to do things that ordinary people dare not do or can't think of.

Of course, if something like this happened, the emperor must do his best to wipe out the bandits.

What is the specific situation, I have not been informed of the situation. It is estimated that there will be final news in a day or two. What is a fait accompli can only be accepted.