"Long live the emperor!"

The neat mountains were shouting, and the ministers worshiped each other, their heads were facing the ground and buttocks. This mighty power was something that many heroes could not catch up with after their entire lives. But in this position, they could only experience the coldness of the lonely person.

Especially when the empire was subverted, my eyes were full of anxiety, and I didn't even use the eunuch to support me to show my dignity. It was rare that Chongzhen himself walked onto the dragon throne a few steps and sat down heavily. The voice of the eunuch Wang Chengen at the court became much hurried.

"All the ministers are calm! Report to the court early if you have any questions, and you have no trouble!"

"I have something to report!"

Since the emperor has accelerated the pace, the ministers naturally cooperate. At this time, the censors are usually the leader, and the news is reported, and then the big bosses in the court discuss the game. But now, Zhang Guowei, the big boss of the Ministry of War, ignored everything, and actually went into battle bare-chested, and was the first to kneel out with a scepter in his arms.

"Report to Your Majesty, Shanhaiguan urgently reported that Huang Taiji was abducted without trust, and he brazenly tore through the peace agreement, and the troops rushed straight to our Ningyuan! The beacon at the border!"

Those who have some information about this news have been found through the Tangbao, but there are still many small officials who have only received the news, and the whole court buzzed instantly.

The terror of the Qing army, as long as you have been an official for three years, can you fully understand it. Even those new scholars have become officials, and they have heard of it. The capital is now empty in defense, and in an instant, the discussions are buzzing.

But after a while, the sound of sticks hitting the ground again in the court. It was expected that the court would not be easy to start today. A row of great Han generals standing outside the hall. With a very shocking voice, Wang Chengen's sharp voice echoed in the hall again.

"quiet!"

With fear on his face, the voices of the officials finally gradually calmed down and once again gathered on the emperor.

To be honest, Chongzhen was surprised by Wang Guowei's failure to play cards. When the voice completely calmed down, he asked in surprise.

"What can the Ministry of War do you have to deal with when accused of invasion in the east?"

"A few days ago, did Mao Ni from Liaodong send envoys to ask for the title of King of Liao? I thought that at this time, I could use the plan to drive the wolf and swallow the tiger, and promised Mao Ni to imitate the Shunyi King of that year and make him the King of Liao, but the place for this title must be in Shengjing! For this throne, Mao Ni would have to go south to attack the Eastern Abduct at all costs, and be attacked by the enemy behind his back. The Eight Banners of the East will definitely look north in a hurry, so that my borders will be safe!"

Before Wang Guowei could finish his words, there was a buzzing discussion sound below, and some people even opened their mouths to scold the thief. But even though the voices were noisy, Zhang Guowei still finished speaking in a loud voice. As soon as he finished speaking, the Minister of Revenue Ni Yuanlu couldn't wait to kneel out suddenly, pointing at Zhang Guowei and roaring with gritted teeth.

"Zhang Wei, a thief!"

"As the Minister of War, Your Majesty has entrusted the country with the great enemy. You do not think about the strategy of retreating to the enemy. Instead, you must ask Your Majesty to bow his head to a vulgar martial artist and rebel, and grant the king a rebellion without any merits. How can you survive in this world when you lose power and humiliate the country?"

I was also convinced by these Donglin Censors. The country was about to collapse and did not think about how to protect this broken ship that was leaking everywhere. At this time, I still insisted on those foolish and unattainable red tape. With Ni Yuanlu, the entire court was attacking him, and he simply forgot the threat that the Qing army had just been forged.

Amid so many criticisms, Wang Guowei still raised his tone and roared loudly.

"It is because I am your Majesty's Minister of War that I have to plan for you! Today, the main forces are all gathered in Sichuan, Shaanxi, Huguang! A thousand miles away, a million trespasses are separated by a thousand miles, and the Beijing camp is invincible. Liao army is defeated! Jizhen, how to defend the enemy with newly recruited troops? Once they move rashly, they will be defeated by mountains and seas, the capital will be in danger and the country will be in danger!"

"I have only one strategy! If there are loyal and good generals, I would like to supervise my troops to prevent the captives, and ask Your Majesty to kill my head and carry out the three armies!"

Wang Guowei also took the initiative. Anyway, the general was defeated and could not escape death. It would be better to fight to the death in the court, pointing at Ni Yuanlu and the censors with messy voices. He pointed at their noses like a madman and shouted.

"Who are you willing to lead the army? Are you? Are you? Come on! Cut off someone's head and you will defend the enemy for Your Majesty!"

This is simply a complete rogue. What kind of division can I be a censor? It is okay to point fingers under the command of the supervisor. Once the emperor and the ministers are, Chongzhen is unwilling to take responsibility. He is irresponsible. Those who are willing to take responsibility are either killed, dismissed, died in battle or surrender. The remaining group of soft-boys with no sense of responsibility. In his good shouting, for the first time, the rumor in the court was suppressed by him alone, and even Ni Yuanlu had no idea, and could only make her face red with anger.

There was another person in the court who looked ugly, and the muscles on the corners of his mouth were twitching like nerves, that was the emperor.

To King Mao Jue Liao? He was forced to be appointed as the king of Wufu. What kind of emperor was he Chongzhen? Emperor Xizong of Tang and Emperor Ai of Song? He was absolutely unwilling to do this, but Wang Guowei was already a dead pig and was not afraid of boiling water. It was impossible to rely on him to supervise the army! Full of disappointment, Emperor Chongzhen's eyes fell on the Chief Secretary Chen Yan again.

"What does Mr. Chen think?"

When the Qing army entered the Frontier in the 11th year of Chongzhen, when the commander Lu Xiangsheng and the eunuch Gao had a conflict, the cabinet chief Liu Yuliang asked for the commander to supervise himself. Obviously, at this time, Chongzhen was full of hope to let Chen Yan learn from Liu Yuliang and ask for the commander to save his face.

As for whether the troops tied up with a piece of Shanhaiguan in Jingying and Jizhen could defeat the Qing army, he would not consider the fate of the empire at all.

Under Chongzhen's eyes, the old fox, like Chen Yan, could not understand the meaning of this words. But understanding is on the one hand, and whether he is willing to do it or not is on the other hand, Liu Yuliang, who was in charge of the previous commander, ended up not very badly, and was imprisoned and convicted of the crime. Last year, Chen Yan was vivid in his mind, so he was unwilling to find that uncomfortable.

"I believe that the strategy of the King of War is to be a long-standing and upholding the country!"

A sentence almost made Emperor Chongzhen angry. The muscles on his face trembled like a wolf that was about to bite people. He took a few heavy breaths. Then he turned his gaze on Wei Zaode and asked even more gloomy.

"Where is Mr. Wei?"

"I'm going to discuss it!"

Wei Zaode is even more straightforward, he is not as stupid as Chen Yan.

"Your Majesty! This drive away the wolf and swallowing the tiger not only saves food and money, but also takes the opportunity to consume Mao Ni and the East Capture, killing two birds with one stone! What the court has paid is just a false reputation, and this is just a temporary measure. After waiting for the commander Yuan and the Zuo Ping thieves to advance eastward and join forces to surround the thieves, Your Majesty can transfer troops to Liaodong and then take over the country of his ancestors to the Ming Dynasty!"

Before Chongzhen could speak, Li Jiantai had already made up his mind to show Mao Jue goodwill to support him more actively. He spoke quickly like a cannon, and was snatched by Wang Guowei. If he didn't show any more, what would he do to make Mao Jue bear the favor?

The five people in the cabinet, three of them had a unified opinion, and the remaining two were just seventy-eighty, deaf and confused, and they might not even hear the content of the argument clearly. The two of them also lit up their minds.

"I'll discuss it, Your Majesty!"

The cabinet ministers stood behind the Minister of War, which brought a huge reversal to the entire court. Except for Ni Yuanlu and a few hard-working cards, most of the fence-bearers followed and kowtowed to the ground.

"I'm going to discuss it!"

"Your Majesty, please grant Mao the commander of Liao King to escape the siege of Liaodong!"

"Your Majesty, Emperor Taizong of Tang has suffered from the shame of the Wei River. A real man can bend and stretch his mind!"

Although he was kneeling, but the pressure was overwhelming for all the civil and military officials in the court. If it was something else in normal times, even if he discussed such a major event with the Qing court, Chongzhen could shrink and surrender to the court officials under such a wave, but for major issues related to face, Chongzhen showed abnormal stubbornness.

"I will discuss this matter later! I am short of money today, so I will retreat to the court!"

Full of resentment, for the first time since he ascended the throne, Emperor Chongzhen left all the civil and military officials in the court, turned around and fled, looking at the emperor's back, even Wang Chengen was stunned for a while, and then he shouted as if he had woken up from his dream.

"Retreat the court!!!"

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A word about chicken soup on the Internet in later generations cannot solve the problem, but it is just right to use it today.

There were still tens of thousands of Eight Banners troops in Shanhaiguan and returned to their respective yamen, six departments and six departments. Officials from all over the world immediately used their expertise to write memorials! The persuasion memorials like snowflakes immediately filled the sermons, suppressing the memorials of military use and disaster relief to the bottom. The state regime once again stagnated because of this political dispute.

Li Jiantai also went to the mansion of the opposition Ni Yuanlu and put the situation under his nose. Ni Yuanlu was still a loyal minister and was related to the country. He did not dare to bite the old courtesy and could only remain silent and neutral. In the court, the emperor was even more isolated and helpless without support from Donglin.

This situation simply suppressed Emperor Chongzhen and did not attend court on the second and third day, but on the fourth day, he could not withstand the pressure. Although being forced to be a king was a historical stain, he really wanted to go against the ministers and lead to the breaking of Shanhaiguan. It was still a stain that could not be shirked away without responsibility, and the current situation was corrupted and out of control.

But even so, Emperor Chongzhen still did not submit easily, and he used the latter move.

On the second day of July of the 16th year of Chongzhen, since he entered Beijing, Mao Wenlong, the former Dongjiang Admiral who was placed under house arrest in Zhenbei Hou Mansion like a jail, was recruited into the palace.

It was summoned by a platform called the Gate of Hell.

Under the guidance of several eunuchs, Mao Wenlong wore a crown on his head and was wearing a second-rank purple official uniform from the admiral. This was also very cold. Generally, there were python robes given by the emperor in the family of the Count and nobles, so he did not. It can be seen that Chongzhen was jealous of Dongjiang and was unwilling to give even a ritual clothing.

However, today, his treatment was moved back one after another. With a creaking sound, the gate of the platform warm pavilion was opened by the hero beside the emperor, the eunuch Wang Chengen, who was smiling and asked in front of him: "Oh, Marquis Mao, the emperor has been waiting in there for a long time! Please come with our family!"

"Thank you, my father-in-law!"

But he was not as rebellious as Mao Jue. He had been in the capital for five years. The old man's skill in cultivating his body and character has obviously improved a lot. He walked around the screen with a humble smile, and he was thrusting his body and kneeling on the ground.

"My minister Mao Wenlong, long live the emperor!"

"No gifts and calmness!"

It is rare that Emperor Chongzhen also had a good face. He turned around with a smile and gave hurried instructions to the little eunuch beside him.

"Come here, I will give you a seat to Marquis Mao!"

During the Han and Tang Dynasties, ministers and emperors sat and discussed the truth. By the Song Dynasty, when the imperial power was strengthened, ministers could only stand. In the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, ministers had to be more and more capable. Since Emperor Hongwu founded, ministers had to kneel down and report matters. Even for many old ministers, the necessary things for court every day, were a good pair of knee pads. Being able to sit with the emperor on the platform to discuss the truth was also a great favor, and only a few trusted ministers could get the honor.

Like other ministers, Mao Wenlong was cautious and only sat on his butt.

However, when he looked at him wearing a purple official robe, Chongzhen, who was used to seeing the ministers and ministers, still felt eye-catching, and hurriedly ordered Wang Chengen again.

"Come here, I will pass on my imperial edict and give General Mao two python robes, five jade belts, one thousand gold flowers and silver, and five imperial horses!"

"Your Majesty, you will not receive any reward without merit, and you will not be able to do it!"

After a while, he knelt on the ground again. Mao Wenlong hurriedly knelt on the ground in fear and trepidation, and hurriedly delayed, but Emperor Chongzhen still waved his hands with the gentle smile.

"The general guarded Dongjiang for many years and worked hard and made great contributions. These should have been given. However, the court had financial difficulties a while ago, so it was delayed to the present. You can just accept it!"

How difficult is the finances? Even two python robes cannot be released. But the emperor said so, just believe it! Mao Wenlong could only kneel down and kowtow again.

"Thank you, your Majesty!"

He was taken to the side hall, took off his shabby official uniform, changed into a four-clawed python robe, and wrapped a jade belt around his waist. Mao Wenlong was taken back to the platform warm pavilion again.

I have to say that the emperor Chongzhen was completely unqualified in character, but in terms of power, he was able to play with perfection. After giving him a seat again, he smiled. Emperor Chongzhen had a longing with memories on his face and came to the west.

"I remember that when Liao Zuo was defeated and all the troops fled, only General Mao generously held his sword and conquered more than 20 prefectures and counties in a row. He wrote a letter to ask for a soldier to conquer Liao Zuo, and swear to scatter the mountains and rivers with the east to capture blood! I was still a free prince back then, but when I think about it, my blood was still boiling."

"The old minister is worthy of His Majesty's praise! If it weren't for the late emperor, there would be no old minister now."

This is not just a praising. On the one hand, it is indeed a praise for Mao Wenlong's achievements to the west, and on the other hand, it is a reminder to Mao Wenlong that the one who brought your Mao family to the position is the Zhu family, and your Mao family is a minister of the Zhu family! It is also an old fox, and Mao Wenlong also nodded and said yes.

Seeing this, he felt much more relieved again, and Chongzhen nodded with a smile.

"The national affairs are so difficult, and the Liao and the barbarians are rampant. Now they are whistling and knocking on the gate again. I want to call General Mao as Duke of Ji and the commander of Ji Liao, and give Shang Fangbao to come out again to command my side. Is the general willing?"

This is a picture of the dagger! The emperor had a good idea. The Ming Dynasty did not grant a king of a different surname, but the Duke could grant him any title. If he granted a duke, he would not undermine his majesty of the Chongzhen Emperor. Moreover, compared with the throne, the duke had much less influence.

Even Chongzhen didn't want to give this duke status to Mao Jue, but instead put it on Mao Wenlong, who was already unemployed, and said that he was the commander of Ji Liao. I guess even if Mao Wenlong agreed, he would not be able to leave the capital. However, since Mao Wenlong was awarded the title, the ancients attached great importance to filial piety. Standing on the moral commanding heights, you, Mao Jue, wouldn't it be better to force each other again?

Emperor Chongzhen made a good plan, and he really wanted to rely on a false title to motivate Mao Jue and his son to continue to work hard for him.

However, the idea is good, and it must be realized. Mao Wenlong, who has always been very talented, also kowtowed heavily here, but his answer was definitely not what Chongzhen wanted to hear.

"Thank you for your kindness, but I am old and I have already returned home. I feel like I can't get a horse or a knife anymore. Besides, the old ministers of the old ministers at that time were like deputy generals Shen Shikui, commanding the commander Chen Jisheng either died in battle or transferred from Dongjiang. Now most of the generals in Dongjiang are my unfilial son Tieshan's subordinates. The old ministers do not have the convenience of leading the army. I really dare not mislead the country and the king. The old minister begs His Majesty to take back his orders!"

This sentence also has a deep meaning. Mao Wenlong's era is over. Even if the emperor forcibly conferred the Duke of Ji, the Dongjiang Army may not buy it. Besides, in history, fathers killed their sons for power, and are there fewer cases of sons killing their fathers? If the subordinates do not buy it, even if Mao Jue takes into account the father-son relationship and cannot bear to do it, his subordinates will force him to do it for the sake of personal gain, so please don't think about it anymore.

Even if he was killed, Mao Wenlong, Dongjiang would still not be at the mercy of him Chongzhen!

Although Mao Wenlong was kneeling, when he saw him kowtow, Chongzhen's face still turned ashen in an instant.

The master only had a moment of fighting, and he knew that Mao Wenlong had no choice but to do anything. Chongzhen was too lazy to say anything, so he let him go out and sat in front of the window. The emperor's face was gloomy again, like a storm. The murderous depression made no living creature within dozens of meters around him. Everyone knew that the emperor was looking for someone to vent his anger now, and no one wanted to be killed by a stick!

The suffocation lasted until the evening, and Wang Chengen, who was in a state of great pain, then he knelt down carefully from behind.

"His Majesty!"

"A group of traitors! Everyone deserves to kill!"

With a loud bang, all the anger of the whole day burst out at this moment. Chongzhen suddenly raised the table, and the pen, ink, paper and inkstone on it hit Wang Chengen's whole body. Gao Guan was smashed to one side, and his body was wet with ink. However, this eunuch who called the wind and rain did not dare to wipe it at all, and knelt straight on the ground.

This suddenly made the emperor's anger dissipate a lot. He waved his hand weakly: "Send the order to let Ma Shaoyu enter the palace to meet!"

But in just a moment, Chongzhen roared again, "I'll tell you again that all the teachers, the Minister of War Wang Guowei went to the palace to see me. I want to launch the army immediately to wipe out the treacherous thieves!!!"
Chapter completed!