The rumbling drums did not ring outside Kaifeng City, but they rang in the court first. At the end of April, even the Shao Zhongyun, who was sick and asked for leave, Zuo Zancheng and several old guys came.

Sitting on the dragon throne and looking at the ministers who were kneeling in an orderly manner, Emperor Chongzhen felt a murderous aura coming towards him, as if facing a neatly formed formation of hundreds of thousands of military formations.

Even the emperor felt uneasy this time.

"Report early if you have something to do, and leave the court if you have nothing to do!"

Wang Chengen raised the whisk, which completely sounded the horn of the battle formation. Before he finished speaking, Fang Shiliang, a military officer in his early fifties, had already kneeled out fiercely like a fighter plane, his head was knocked on the ground with a momentum, and he whispered with murderous aura.

"Your Majesty, I am a good scholar Liang, and I want to ask Chen Ge's army. Did the Ministry of War report be true yesterday?"

The report from the pond was sent out at around 1 a.m. at 2 a.m. Chen Xinjia already knew about the disaster he had caused, and his face turned pale, but the Minister of War did not say a word and fell silent.

Seeing that Chen Xinjia didn't say anything, the civil servants even jumped out one by one like the monkey who had fired his butt.

"Mr. The Ministry of War does not say anything. Could it be that this matter is fake? In this case, where is the fake news in the Ministry of War to confuse the public? What is the intention?"

"How can the Ministry of War Tang report be faked? Chen Xin's family, you hide it from the civil and military affairs of the court and His Majesty, and you hunched with Jiankui and humiliated the country and seek peace. You are simply a sinner for eternity! Your Majesty, I would like to kill this beast!"

"I would like to ask you to kill this fang!"

Although they were defeated repeatedly, these scholars and officials who did not go into battle personally had high self-esteem. They completely ignored the fact that the Ming Dynasty was already full of problems. Under the drag of the two sides of the battle, they were unable to fight again. For the Qing Dynasty, they would rather face the attacks of the Qing army again and again than bow their heads. However, they forgot that even the wise ruler of the ages, Emperor Taizong of Tang had endured the humiliation of the Wei River. After that, they slept on firewood and tasted gall for three years before they were killed.

The negotiation secret leaked by the Chen Xin family also touched the sensitive nerves of the civil ministers. At this time, the negotiations had reached a critical moment. Shi Fengtai, deputy envoy of Ningqian Dao, sent it. When the news was conveyed to the capital, it happened that the Qing army seized Xingshan. When the arrogance was booming, they would ask for 100,000 taels of gold and 2 million taels of silver as soon as they opened their mouths.

This is not a matter of money. Spend money to the Later Jin to buy peace and give annual monies? Then the civil officials of the Ming Dynasty could not become cowards like the Northern Song Dynasty. For more than 280 years, even if the emperor was captured and the capital was in danger, he did not bow to these barbarians. He bowed to himself! He ceded the land and asked for peace! How will the historian record himself?

For the sake of reputation, it is also unbearable, and the uncle can't bear it even if his aunt can't bear it! The civil and military officials in the court were excited and shouted that they were about to chop off the stunned Chen Xinjia.

If we follow this pressure, Emperor Chongzhen would probably have to slippers in court, but these civil servants made a mistake when they were sure to win.

They are out of the way!

The good civil servant kowtowed and shouted twice there, and insisted on playing a guest appearance as a military officer. Several censors with excited eyes were also red, some old and few. They stepped forward to grab Chen Xinjia's collar, and they actually called him up with fists.

Kneeling and kowtowing is your civil servant's job, and no one can deprive you of your rights, but this is a transcendence! Seeing that the emperor was still stunned and didn't pay attention! The eunuch Wang Chengen, who knew that peace talks about, seized the opportunity and shouted suddenly.

"Bold! Isn't it a place for you to show off in the court? Where is the warrior in the standing hall? Where is the Han general? Drag it out!"

Dozens of Jinyiwei Imperial Guards rushed in. No matter whether you are worried about the country or the people or not, the officials are too big or small, they also pull the collars of the officials who are making trouble and pull them out. They are also afraid that they will not be able to come back after they go out. They then rushed back. The order of the court was completely chaotic. Taking advantage of the opportunity, Chen Xinjia escaped from the court class in a mess and hid under the protection of his own little gang members. When the scene of chaos, he saw Chongzhen's face turned pale and roared out in anger.

"Retreat!"

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A fierce political storm came to an end, but it did not mean that the matter had passed, but it was the beginning of a storm. In the next few days, the political center of the Ming Dynasty was almost paralyzed. Whether in the court or back, or in any yamen, as long as officials who had the right to write a letter would send the memorials that impeached Chen Xinjia and accused the peace talks to the cabinet.

Ding Qirui's 180,000 army was sharpening his sword in Zhuxian Town and was about to fight to the death with the main force of the peasant army in the world. No one paid attention to it.

After all, the peace talks were proposed by Zhu Youjian himself, and the court was really helpless about the Qing Dynasty in Liaodong. Peace talks seemed to be the only way out. Chongzhen stayed at the center of the impeachment memorials. At the same time, the fast horses of the Jinyiwei rushed out of Beijing, crossed Shandong, and headed straight for Xuzhou.

At this time, there was a heavyweight in the world who was not in the capital. The eldest grandson of the chief minister who was not in the capital, and the brothers of Zhang Pu and Zhang Cai ran around and promoted the comeback, Zhou Yanru!

In the previous era of Yang Sichang, although this weak gentleman was in charge of the government, Yang Sichang's characteristic was that he could resist! He never looked back on the front and stood up the courageously, so he was the most in line among the cabinet ministers of all dynasties and was the most in line with Emperor Chongzhen.

If Zhou Yanru could also become the strong support of Emperor Chongzhen in the cabinet like Yang Sichang, the confrontation with Chinese officials in the court may not be able to continue.

At this time, the emperor's eyes also rushed towards Nantou.

The question is, is Zhou Yanru the kind of person who is devoted to the public and selfless?

Obviously not!

Because of the lack of Liu Zeqing's historical support, part of the Fifth Camp of the Left attacked southeast, so that Zhou Yanru's itinerary was more than half a year later than in history.

At this time, his speed was even slower.

Yangzhou salt merchants are richest in the world and have wealth all over the country. In Xuzhou, they also have houses, among which Jujiu Garden, the big salt merchant Zhang Hetang, is the most outstanding.

However, the Jujiu Garden is no longer the sound of Jujiu, but is full of noise, just like a stone thrown into the quiet pool water. Another day, more than a dozen Jinyiwei rudely knocked open the door through the front door and broke in with a shout.

"Where is Lord Zhou? I am ordered to welcome Lord Zhou to quickly enter Beijing!"

While arguing, the Jinyiwei Baihu pushed the Zhou servant away from the way and smashed the door open in the innermost part.

"ah!!!"

The sharp woman screamed and stabbed her eardrums, and the women here were not as tough as those of the women in the border area, and were full of petty aura. The two little women in Jiangnan immediately lowered their heads and carried their skirts to the back house, and did not chase them. The Jinyi Baihu walked straight to the bed and bowed heavily to the middle-aged man who was lying motionless on the bed.

"Mr. Zhou, the emperor summons you to enter Beijing quickly! Please follow the last one and head north!"

But after shouting a few times, the man on the bed didn't respond, and his face changed slightly. The Jinyiwei Baihu suddenly turned his head to the back. A doctor wearing a Taoist robe and carrying a doctor's box followed him in tremblingly.

Putting his hand on Zhou Yanru's wrist, he took the pulse for more than a minute and looked at Zhou Yanru who was sleeping soundly. The doctor shook his head with difficulty. He could not help but stagger.

It’s not that you pretend to be sick, you’re really sick!

During this time, Zhou Dafu, the butler of the Zhou family, also forced himself in and shouted there in anger.

"You vulgar martial artists, dirty things! My master is the chief minister whom His Majesty personally recruited! The first-class rank in the dynasty! Your random moves shocked my master. What if there is one, how many of you have enough brains to cut off?"

"Don't get out of here! Get out!"

He was so angry that he pushed the Jinyiwei households, but Mr. Zhou drove him out without saying a word. He couldn't take Zhou Yanru away. The Jinyiwei's aura was already extinguished and he was really pushed out by a group of slaves. However, as the sound gradually faded away, Grand Secretary Zhou, who had just "disturbed" in the bed, suddenly turned over.

"Get me a tribute bucket for me! Hurry!"

The two Jiangnan beauties who had just escaped ran back in a hurry and brought back a vermilion toilet together. Before they could even take off their pants, Zhou Yanru threw away the quilt and squatted over.

In this kung fu, Butler Zhou, who had sent away the Jinyiwei, came in with a sad face and looked at his home owner with a blue face, and asked sadly.

"Master, are you still drinking? This... is enough!"

This is not a tonic! The former Minister of War Zhang Fengyi committed suicide and drank the tiger and wolf medicine, rhubarb! No wonder the Grand Secretary of the Week ended like this. In order to deceive the Jinyiwei, he was also cruel to himself.

"Bring it!"

He reached out to grab the medicine bowl, raised his head and poured his eyes wide. His stomach seemed to be overturning. Once again, there were waves of rotten air coming from the room. Seeing that he was still afraid to cover his nose, Butler Zhou bowed there sadly.

"Master! If there is a cavalry officer, I will block it. Why do you want to persevere yourself?"

"What do you know! Ouch!"

Another grin, the prime minister of the Ming Empire hummed with an ugly face when he was in his teenage years old.

"If you block it, the emperor should take the people directly! The capital is in a turmoil now! The emperor has caused a lot of trouble. If the emperor has asked me to resist, can I resist it? If the trouble is not good, I will be the three-sided Yang He! And if you support the emperor, you will have to offend those crazy censors like mad dogs! How can I be the official of the master?"

"This master is not good at doing well, and the emperor has no choice but to do anything. Now everyone knows that he can only make peace in dealing with the Qing Dynasty! He really can't wait, and the emperor gritted his teeth and held the burden of peace on his head. At that time, the peace situation will be a clue. I will be happy to go to the capital to receive these achievements..."

The proud smile did not last long, and my stomach hurt again. The heart-wrenching Chief Secretary grinned again.

The prime minister of a country cannot bear the responsibility, but only wants to seek profit and avoid harm, reap the benefits of the fisherman, and throw the burden to the emperor, so that the emperor can resist this responsibility.

The question is whether the emperor can resist?

If it was Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, the answer was ok. Emperor Taizong did not lack this courage, but it was obviously impossible for Emperor Chongzhen, an imitator of Emperor Taizong of Tang who was stubborn but very good at face, bullying the weak and afraid of the strong.

After 20 days of ty years, Emperor Chongzhen could not bear it anymore. On April 29, an unprecedentedly stern imperial edict was issued from the palace and sent to the Shangshu Mansion, scolding Chen Xinjia for seeking peace and insulting the country, and was extremely evil.

Obviously, Emperor Chongzhen threw the blame on Chen Xinjia, the Minister of War, and asked him to take the blame for the peace talks with the Qing Dynasty. He would throw his troops and protect the commander!
Chapter completed!