My father is Chongzhen? Then I have no choice but to rebel.

Chapter 80 Do you believe that Chongzhen will kill all of you?

Everyone was speechless for a moment, as if they had not expected Li Banghua to come here in person.

When they saw Li Banghua's current appearance, they were extremely shocked. They had never thought that Li Banghua would be injured so seriously.

The next second, everyone was in chaos again.

"Your Excellency, I truly did not do this! How could I possibly have the guts to do this?"

"Your Excellency, I am also wrongly accused! I really know nothing!"

"Sir Shangshu, please plead with His Majesty to let us out! We promise not to cause trouble again!"

However, Li Banghua just glanced at them coldly, and then said to the two Jinyiwei beside him:
"You guys should step back first!"

After receiving Zhu Cilang's order, the Jinyiwei did not dare to disobey Li Banghua's order, so they bowed and retreated.

Suddenly, only Li Banghua and a group of detained officials were left in the factory prison.

And these officials are still begging Li Banghua.

Li Banghua waved his hand, signaling them to be quiet, and then slowly spoke:
"I just want to ask you one question. Do you still want to return to the Ministry of War?"

"Of course I do!"

An official responded eagerly, as if he saw a ray of hope for escape.

"I also thought so. I promise to serve you well in the future. I was blinded by greed before and did that. I beg for forgiveness, Your Excellency."

Another official shouted.

"I am the same as you. Please forgive me this time, Lord Shangshu!"

Other officials also echoed, and wailing and begging sounds continued one after another.

Li Banghua signaled them to be quiet again, and then said:

"I know why you are so opposed to me becoming the Minister of War. It's because you know I am His Majesty's servant, and everything I do is to help His Majesty regain military power."

"You guessed correctly. I do have this plan."

"You all know the current situation of the Ming Dynasty. If we continue to leave it alone, the Ming Dynasty will rot from the root!"

"To be completely disrespectful, the Ming Dynasty may soon be destroyed! Is this the outcome you want to see?"

"Perhaps you are willing, but I absolutely do not want to."

"So my next goal is to reorganize the Beijing camp, including the Five Military Commandery."

"What I am about to do is far greater than you can imagine."

"If you are willing to follow me and leave your name in history, I will naturally welcome you. If you do not wish to follow me, you may resign or transfer to one of the other six departments."

"I will plead with His Majesty and the Crown Prince and try to arrange a place for you."

"However, it's best not to happen again, like yesterday, kneeling at the palace gate to force His Majesty."

"You should also be aware that the current Majesty is no longer the same Majesty as before. No one is allowed to question his decisions."

"Your Majesty appointed me as Minister of War in order to reorganize the Beijing military camp and for the future of the entire Ming Dynasty!"

"Instead of cooperating, you're actually going against me!"

"Do you really think you are just going against me?"

"No! You are going against His Majesty!"

"If I hadn't showed up in time, do you believe His Majesty would have killed all of you?"

Hearing this, the entire factory prison fell silent in an instant.

After these people thought about it carefully, it seemed that this was really possible.

After all, in recent times, His Majesty has killed a large number of people, including those hereditary nobles, the Minister of War, the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, as well as the Vice Ministers and Councillors of various ministries.

A rough calculation shows that the number of people is as high as thousands!
And some people are completely wronged!
For example, their former superiors Ding Qirui and cabinet minister Zhang Sizhi
According to this trend, it is not impossible for His Majesty to kill them.
After all, a Minister of War or a Cabinet Minister could be killed at will, let alone these small fry?
Thinking of this, these people suddenly looked at Li Banghua with an indescribable feeling of emotion.

The next second, someone knelt down across the prison door.

"Sir, I know I was wrong. I will definitely assist you in rectifying the Beijing camp in the future!"

"I know I was wrong, and I won't do it again. I beg you to forgive me, Lord Shangshu."

"From now on, I will follow the orders of the Minister!"

For a moment, the officials in the cell knelt in an orderly manner.

Li Banghua didn't know whether these people really knew they were wrong, nor did he know whether they were really willing to help him reorganize the Beijing camp.

But he didn't care much. As long as these people did their jobs well and didn't cause trouble for him, he would be satisfied.

The next second, he shouted directly at the door:

"come in!"

Immediately afterwards, several Jinyiwei pushed the door open and walked in.

Li Banghua pointed at the officer in the cell and said:

"Open the cell doors and release them all."

The Jinyiwei captain who led the group heard this and said with some embarrassment:

"Sir, this... this is difficult to handle! These people were captured by Eunuch Fang, the governor of the Western Factory. If we release them, shouldn't we at least inform Eunuch Fang?"

Li Banghua sneered:
"What? Do you think the Western Factory will release you only if I go back and fetch the Imperial Sword and chop off your heads?"

When the captain of the Embroidered Uniform Guard heard this, he was immediately shocked.

"No, no, no, I obey your orders. Please don't be angry, Lord Shangshu."

After saying this, he hurriedly called the Jinyiwei around him to open the prison door.

Seeing this scene, the officials of the Ministry of War were deeply moved. Li Banghua actually went head-to-head with the Western Depot for their sake. This was something they had never dared to imagine before.

Soon, all the military officials who were imprisoned in the cells were released.

Li Banghua looked at them and said:

"You don't need to report to the Ministry of War today. Take a rest first and go to the Ministry of War tomorrow."

One of them heard this and said quickly:

"Since the Minister has treated me so well, how dare we delay the Ministry of War's work? Please allow me to go back and wash up, change clothes, and then go to the Ministry of War immediately to do my work."

Others also expressed their views:
"The same is true for this humble official. I will never let down the Shangshu's kindness."

A group of officials bowed to Li Banghua, and then left the imperial prison under the leadership of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

When they left, everyone was full of gratitude to Li Banghua.

After everyone left, a smile finally appeared on Li Banghua's lips.

Because he knew that at this point he had completely won over these officials of the Ministry of War.

In this way, under Zhu Cilang's careful arrangement, the second fire burned no less fiercely than the first one.

About a quarter of an hour later, Zhu Cilang, who was in the Eastern Palace, learned what had happened in the Western Factory Prison.

Zhu Cilang naturally expressed his support for Li Banghua's decision.

After all, the most important thing now is to reorganize the Beijing camp.

It doesn’t really matter whether those officials from the Ministry of War are killed or not. Everything is decided by Li Banghua.

Of course, there must be an explanation for the assassination.

But this is not a difficult task.

Previously, the Wucheng Bingmasi had captured many bandits in the capital. Any one of these people could be caught to take the blame, and it could be considered as a contribution to the country with their sinful lives.

Anyway, the matter has been resolved.

That afternoon, Zhu Cilang summoned Li Guozhen, Wang Xiantong and Zhang Shize, the prince of the Duke of Ying.

Recently, the situation of the three of them has improved a little. At least they no longer have to be afraid to go out during the day like before.

Because with the death of Zhang Sizhi and others, the nobles knew that the current Chongzhen was no longer the Chongzhen of the past, and gradually they dared not to make trouble anymore.

Zhu Cilang looked at the three people in front of him and said:

"You all probably know that Li Banghua has been appointed Minister of War, right?"

The three people nodded after hearing this.

Although they did not have to attend court, what happened in the court could not be hidden from them. They could find out with a little inquiry.

What's more, official transfers will appear in the Daming Daily, and they basically read it every day.

Zhu Cilang continued:
"You are not outsiders, so I won't say any more unnecessary nonsense."

"What you need to do next is to fully cooperate with Li Banghua to reorganize the Beijing Camp and the Five Military Commandery."

"But let's put the Five Military Commandery aside for now and start with the Beijing Camp!"

"Mr. Xiangcheng, remember to cooperate with all of Li Banghua's actions."

Zhu Cilang said this and looked at Li Guozhen.

Upon hearing this, Li Guozhen bowed and said:
"Your Highness, rest assured, I will fully cooperate."

Immediately afterwards, Zhu Cilang looked at Zhang Shize again.

"Have you been quite free lately?"

When Zhang Shize heard this, he scratched his head in embarrassment, because he was indeed quite free.

He now holds a sinecure in the Five Military Commandery and only needs to visit there occasionally.

Zhu Cixi smiled and said:
"Don't just sit there doing nothing anymore. Go find Li Banghua tomorrow and learn from him how to reorganize the Beijing Camp. After all, he's old and won't be able to do this for much longer. You might have to take over his job."

When Zhang Shize heard this, he was a little surprised for a moment.

"Your Highness, I am a noble and cannot be the Minister of War."

Zhu Cilang was speechless.

"Who said I want you to be the Minister of War? I just want you to follow Li Banghua and learn his ideas and methods for reorganizing the Beijing Army."

Zhang Shize smiled awkwardly, it turned out that he was overthinking it.

But soon, he bowed and said:
"I understand. I will visit Li Banghua tomorrow!"

Zhu Cilang looked at Wang Xiantong again and said:

"As soon as the reorganization of the Beijing camp begins, the Five Military Commanders' Office will soon be here, so you must also prepare."

"Don't worry, Your Highness. I've already prepared!"

Wang Xiantong hurriedly bowed.

Zhu Cilang looked at the three people in front of him again and said in a very sincere tone:

"Everyone, the future of the Ming Dynasty depends on you and me, the emperor and our ministers!"

When the three heard this, they were moved and bowed and said:
"Don't worry, Your Highness. I won't let you down."

After a few more polite words, Zhu Cilang asked them to leave.

That night, just as Zhu Cilang was about to rest, Ma Bao's voice rang out again.

"My Lord, the Navy Commander-in-Chief Huang Fei is here!
When Zhu Cilang heard this, he was no longer sleepy!

(End of this chapter)