[Chapter 622] Bad news from the front line of Xuanda
Yang Dongming was cunning. He easily burned the war in the northwest region to Emperor Wanli. The introduction in the middle was Princess Zhu Yilan. This was a means to force Emperor Wanli to deal with political affairs himself. Do you want to continue hiding in the deep palace to watch the fun? Dreaming! If your emperor doesn't care about this matter, we will ignore it even more.
Emperor Wanli sat upright on the high dragon throne and silently stared at the officials below. To be honest, he was very disappointed. None of the guys in front of him had the same heart as him. No matter what kind of suggestions he made, they would be refuted. Over time, Emperor Wanli hated the guys in front of him more and more.
After being cheated by Yang Dongming just now, Emperor Wanli became more and more determined not to continue appointing any officials. They are all guys who are in corpses and cannot do any small things well. When they encounter a little difficulty, they try their best to shirk responsibility. They even shift the responsibility to the emperor, which is lawless. If they were not concerned about the influence of the family rules of their ancestors, he really wanted the Han general to pull Yang Dongming out immediately and beat him up.
The chief assistant Fang Congzhe saw that Emperor Wanli's face was so bad, and he was obviously angry with Yang Dongming's words. He originally wanted to say something to smooth things over, but then he would just forget it. What Yang Dongming said just now was also good for Fang Congzhe. He actually complained about Emperor Wanli's negligence, but he just didn't reveal it directly.
As the emperor, the whole world belongs to your Zhu family. If such a big thing happened in the northwest region, you don’t seriously ask about it. Is this the emperor’s attitude? Don’t think that you are hiding in the deep palace and know nothing about the outside. In fact, you are very clear about the outside world. I guess you know what the situation is in the northwest region. Since you don’t want your own world, why should we be a minister? If the thief army seizes the world, the first one to die is your Emperor Wanli.
If you, the old emperor, are unwilling to manage things and delegate power to us, it is OK. Even if we are not as smart as you or as powerful as you, three cobblers are better than Zhuge Liang. The ministers are working together and brainstorming, and there are always ways. But you are holding a lot of power and unwilling to let go. There are a lot of vacancies at all levels, and you are unwilling to fill it up, which makes the government almost paralyzed. You are still deliberately destroying your own world. Even if we want to help you, we don’t have the ability to help you!
The emperor did not trust his ministers, and his ministers were not happy with his emperor. You can imagine what kind of embarrassing situation would be in the Qianqing Palace today. Standing far away from Emperor Wanli, many ministers looked at me and looked at you and didn't know what to do. It seems that today's court meeting will not have any constructive results. Many people are closing their eyes and resting, silently waiting to announce the end of the court meeting, and it is better to go home early.
Zhang Wenda, the Minister of Personnel, whispered: "Governor Cui, do you really have no good idea? Are you really unable to draw any elite troops?"
Standing not far in front of him was Governor Cui Jingrong of Xuanda. Hearing this, he turned around and replied with a frown: "What can we do? I was about to report an urgent matter to the emperor, but looking at the current appearance, I didn't dare to speak."
The officials around him turned their heads to look at him, with curious expressions on their faces. Cui Jingrong, as the governor of the Xuanfu, was one of the few powerful figures who held military power among the officials present. Datong Town and Xuanfu Town were the most direct front line to defend the capital, and their military status was very important. Cui Jingrong reported to Emperor Wanli for an urgent matter, but did not dare to speak. It was obviously a bad thing. Could it be that something bad happened in Datong Town and Xuanfu Town? Even an invasion of foreign enemies?
"No way?"
"Another foreign enemies invade?"
Everyone couldn't help but feel nervous inside.
It should be noted that Xuanda Front is completely different from Xu Xingxia's bandit army.
No matter how hard Xu Xingxia made in the northwest region, it would not be threatening the capital for the time being. Because there is a Shanxi between Shaanxi and Northern Zhili. As long as Shanxi is fine, the capital will not be in trouble. However, the Xuanda Front is different. The Xuanda Front is the gate of the capital. Once the gate is opened, the consequences will be unimaginable. If an accident occurs in the Xuanda Front, the enemy will directly face the city of the capital.
Qiao Yunsheng couldn't help asking, "Governor Cui, have the Mongols headed south?"
Bi Ziyan couldn't help asking: "Governor Cui, it shouldn't be a problem on the front line, right?"
The other ministers did not care about disturbing the court and asked with concern. Perhaps they did not need to worry too much about Xu Xingxia's thief army, and just just do it perfunctorily. After all, the matter in Shaanxi Province has nothing directly to them. However, no courtier is not worried about the Xuanda front.
Because, once the enemy breaks through here, they don’t have the chance to escape. Northern Zhili is full of horses, and the enemy’s cavalry is just scattered and burning, killing and looting in an unscrupulous way. If the capital is broken, all the people here will be destroyed together. The original Tatar leader Altan Khan went south to break through the Xuanda defense line and besiege the capital. Fortunately, he did not break the capital in the end, otherwise the Ming Dynasty would fall into darkness.
Since Altan Khan, all the powerful ministers of the Ming Dynasty have learned to be smart. They have continuously strengthened the defense of Xuanda Line and strived to ensure the safety of the capital. Now, Cui Jingrong said that something bad happened in Xuanda Front, and of course they seemed very nervous. According to the unspoken rules of the Ming Dynasty officialdom, if it was a normal thing, Cui Jingrong would never be exposed to the court, so as not to feel uncomfortable for himself. Since he wanted to report to Emperor Wanli publicly, it means that this matter must be very serious and beyond the imagination of normal people.
As Choi Jingrong gathered around him, there were more and more ministers, and his voice became louder and louder. There was a very likely incident in the front line of Xuanda, which was not a joke. Everyone tried to get an accurate answer from Choi Jingrong's mouth. However, how could Choi Jingrong tell them the truth? Naturally, he smiled helplessly and waved his hands repeatedly. As a result, more court officials were attracted by the sound of their speech. They gathered together to talk, and instead neglected the powerful ministers in front of them.
Wang Tiqian was the eunuch in the hall, dedicated to maintaining the order of the Qianqing Palace. Seeing that the ministers behind were whispering and messing around, he simply did not take him, the eunuch in the hall seriously. He was immediately angry and did not ask for an order, and shouted loudly: "There is no noise in the hall! Look at you, what kind of morality is? The Han general!"
Eight Han generals came in from outside the hall and stood in the middle of the ministers, like eight towers with distinctive armor. Luo Sigong, the commander of the Jinyiwei, also came to Cui Jingrong and warned Cui Jingrong not to do anything randomly. He made a mistake in his judgment and regarded Cui Jingrong as the culprit. In fact, Zhang Wenda was the first to cause trouble. Of course, there was no chance to explain at this time. The eight Han generals were staring at him.
The Han generals were under the jurisdiction of the Jinyiwei. They were all tall and big guys, with thick limbs and powerful Kong Wu. Anyone could raise a civil servant like an eagle catching a chicken. For these rude guys, civil servants did not want to suffer losses. So, ministers who seemed to be buying vegetables in the vegetable market had to go back to their positions obediently. However, their eyes still firmly locked Cui Jingrong. Obviously, they would never give up until they achieved their goals. What happened to the front line of Xuanda?
Fang Congzhe, who was in front of the ministers, saw the chaos behind and Cui Jingrong's figure, and knew what was going on there. He couldn't help but shook his head gently. If this matter was made public in the court, it would be a good thing. Alas, it would be so troublesome to be troublesome. He accidentally saw the expression of Emperor Wanli, and he couldn't help but shake his head gently in his heart. It's over, there is no chance to save this matter.
In fact, the Chief Minister of the Prime Minister knew what Cui Jingrong wanted to report. He had already written a brief comment on this matter and sent it to Emperor Wanli before the case. However, he estimated that Emperor Wanli had not seen this comment yet. The emperor was too busy recently and would only read the comments ten or eight days later. In other words, Emperor Wanli should have no idea what happened on the front line of Xuanda.
It was precisely because Emperor Wanli didn't know about this and was not mentally prepared. Therefore, he became curious about the chaos just now. He closed his eyes and rested to Wang An with a gentle head. Wang An looked at Wang Tiqian. Wang Tiqian immediately shouted: "Governor Cui Jingrong, do you have a report? If so, come and report!"
The court officials around them immediately calmed down. They all looked correct and looked serious. Emperor Wanli spoke. Cui Jingrong had no choice but to say it in public now, right? Sure enough, Cui Jingrong stepped out with a frown, came forward step by step, and said bitterly: "My teacher, there is indeed a report."
Emperor Wanli nodded.
Wang Tiqian said, "You will report in detail."
Cui Jingrong said bitterly: "Report to His Majesty the Emperor, I have received the latest battle report. Xu Ni's thief army not only defeated Lin Danhan's heavy troops, but also took advantage of the opportunity to capture Guihua City. Moreover, after the thief army captured Guihua City, it also wandered around Datong Town and Xuan Town with a part of its cavalry. I learned three days ago that a part of the main force of the thief army, the main force of the thief army, controlled Maoerzhuang and the Shaimatai area, less than thirty miles away from our army..."
Chapter completed!