Chapter 45
Emperor Chongzhen still couldn't take any attention and said to the head of the civil servant Guo Shixun, "What are your opinions?"
Guo Shixun took a step forward and said in a deep voice, "Master, first Nanjing is Beijing and then Beijing, now we are in Hanjing again. My Ming Dynasty has moved the capital three times. Can you build another Shajing? Our dynasty still has hundreds of thousands of troops. As long as the civil and military work together, we will definitely be able to repel the rebels and protect the country! I advocate defending the capital to the death!"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the court was shocked. Lord Guo was acting very differently from before. He actually opposed the public opinion and stayed in the capital!
Emperor Chongzhen frowned slightly, looked around, looked around the ministers in the hall, and finally his eyes fell on Zuo Liangyu, "What are the good plans for Zuo Aiqing?"
Zuo Liangyu touched the Buddhist beads on his wrist, and after pondering for a long time, he said lightly, "As Shangshu Guo said, it is naturally the best to stay in the capital. But the humble minister is incompetent and I don't know where to send so many soldiers to support Anqing to guard the capital. Shangshu Guo is respected and resourceful. I think he should have a strong army in his hand and can solve this urgent problem."
How could Guo Shixun not hear what he said? He sneered for a moment before saying, "Zuo Shangshu is the Grand Marshal of the World. The military power of the Ming Dynasty is in your hands. How can I say that there is a strong soldier? Although Anqing fell, there are still 350,000 troops in Suizhou, Jingzhou and Changsha towns, and there are 100,000 troops in the capital. How can the Zuo Zheng have no soldiers to adjust?"
These two important officials have never been incompatible, and the court was divided into two major sects. One was the military officer sect led by Zuo Liangyu, who had strong military power; the other was the civil servant sect led by Guo Shixun, who were mostly local tyrants and famous families in Huguang area, and controlled half of the money, grain and taxes of the Hanjing court. Zhai Yongjun, who had previously detained Chongzhen and others, was one of them.
These two factions are fighting openly and secretly, and attacking each other, which is incompatible.
Zuo Liangyu said with a serious face without changing his face, "Zhang Xianzhong may lead his army to invade at any time. Once Jingzhou falls, the Daxi Army can reach the capital of Hanjing in half a day, so the Jingzhou army must not move lightly."
"Suizhou is the northern gate of our Ming Dynasty. It is responsible for preventing Li Chuang and the troops should not be moved in vain."
"The south has always been unstable, and the chieftains in the Yunnan-Guizhou area are frequently in chaos. Once the Changsha Palace troops are dispatched, the barbarians will definitely wait for an opportunity to invade the city, and there will be no last retreat. Therefore, I request the emperor to move the capital to Changsha as soon as possible, and then slowly plan it!"
For a time, the court either advocated moving the capital or staying behind. The two factions argued endlessly and their quarrels were red in the face.
Seeing this scene, Chongzhen couldn't help but get angry, stood up, and left with his sleeves.
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As the sun sets, the red tiles are towering. In Kunming Palace, Empress Lin is having a meal with Princess Lingxiang and the Fourth Prince.
Lin Wan'er was originally the eldest daughter of the Lin family in Huguang. She was twenty-four years old, with a beautiful appearance, gentle and generous, and had the style of a mistress. She was the newly enthroned queen of Emperor Chongzhen.
The three of them are not very different in age, but they are very compatible, talking and laughing while eating and chatting.
"Mother, Emperor Sister, let's continue to talk last time. After I entered the Water Curtain Temple by chance, I didn't expect that the news would be revealed. I was trapped on the top of Tongbai Mountain by thousands of enemies. I was already unable to escape, and I had the will of death. Guess what happened later?"
"How did it happen later?"
Both of the stunning women put down their bowls and chopsticks and looked at Zhu Cizhao with interest.
Seeing this, Zhu Cizhao spoke even more vividly. He cleared his throat and continued, "Later, Brother Yu Wan flew to the top of Tongbai Mountain in a tent, and then took me away with him with swagger. It was very funny to remember the people chasing us on the ground!"
"The emperor deceived the Ai family again, how could there be a tent that could fly?"
Queen Lin smiled sweetly and patted his arm gently.
Zhu Cizhao was anxious and said with confidence, "Everything that my son said is true, the tent can indeed fly, it is made of high-quality silk and kraft paper!"
It turned out that Yu Langzi asked himself to find so many silk papers for this purpose. I didn't see that this guy was very smart and skillful.
Speaking of Yu Wan, Ling Xiang quickly asked, "Brother, what happened to Yu Wan later? Why didn't you come back with you?"
"We were back together, but when we returned to Yingshan County, we heard the news of Anqing's fall, Brother Yu sent someone to send me back first. He went to the front line to participate in the war!"
The news of Anqing's fall had already spread throughout the harem, and everyone was worried about it. But he didn't expect that Yu Wan, knowing that there was a tiger in the mountain, was actually involved in it, hoping that he would be safe and safe.
Everyone knows the feat of Yu Wan's guarding the south, and Empress Lin naturally heard of it. Unexpectedly, this lord was so loyal and patriotic. An Qing's fall had nothing to do with him, but he was willing to sacrifice himself for the safety of the country. Such a real man's teaching made Lin Wan'er respect him and became more and more curious about him.
When the three of them were chatting hard, they suddenly heard the eunuch outside shouting loudly, "The emperor is here!"
As soon as the words were finished, everyone had not yet prepared, but saw Emperor Chongzhen walking in with a gloomy face, and he sat on the chair without losing his anger.
"Long live, why are you so angry?"
Lin Wan'er brewed a cup of tea and brought it up with a smile.
Unexpectedly, Chongzhen didn't even look at it, picked up the teacup and fell to the ground with a "smack" and scared the eunuchs and palace maids to kneel together.
"You guys go down first."
After Empress Lin stepped back, Princess Lingxiang also came up to calm Chongzhen's emotions, "Father calms down, don't hurt the dragon body."
Chongzhen has always spoiled Princess Lingxiang, but he had to sigh deeply when he saw this, "All the ministers misled me and ruined the country!"
"Have the courtiers started arguing again?"
The iron rule of the harem, Queen Lin, who was not allowed to interfere in politics, naturally understood that the country was facing the danger of destruction and could not care about so much at the moment.
When talking about these ministers, Chongzhen was very angry, "Everyone is just thinking about his own selfish interests. None of the hundreds of ministers really helps me!"
Chongzhen gritted his teeth and slapped the table. After a while, he continued, "Guo Shixun said it highly on the surface, but he only knew the intention behind advising me to stay in the capital. As for Zuo Liangyu, huh, according to the secret report of the Jinyi Guard, he had sent his son Zuo Menggeng to Changsha. The troops in Suizhou in Jingzhou may retreat south at any time! Looking at the court, which minister still takes me seriously!"
"Who said no, Yu Wan is just one!"
Ling Xiang massaged Chongzhen's shoulders and said firmly.
When talking about Yu Wan, Chongzhen's blood-red eyes became much gentler and sighed, "At present, Anqing is in danger and Huo Shan is dead. I don't know where he is and whether he is safe."
Queen Lin then refilled him, "Master, what are your plans next?"
Speaking of this, Chongzhen's face became solemn again, and said to Ling Xiang and Zhu Cizhao, "The capital is in danger. As the king of the country, I should sacrifice my life for the country, but the bloodline of my Ming Zhu family cannot be cut off!"
"Lingxiang, King Yong, you will pack up your things immediately after you go back. Two days later, the father will send troops to escort you and the two of you to Changsha Mansion."
Hearing that he was leaving Hanjing, Ling Xiang became anxious, "But Father, Yu Wan is still on the front line, I have to wait for him to come back!"
"Don't make a fuss!" Chongzhen shouted sternly, "At this time of crisis, you must not affect the overall situation for the sake of your children's personal affairs!"
After a while, Chongzhen touched Ling Xiang's beautiful hair indulgently and sighed, "I am the only two of you, so you are not allowed to make any mistakes."
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