Beijing City, in front of the Imperial Gate of the Forbidden City.

As soon as the day dawned, the daily royal gate listened to the government again, and the ministers began to play things one after another, and the sound of coughing continued for a while, just like the button on the line prompt in later generations.

At the bottom of Chongzhen's throne, Zhu Cihong sat on the small bench and listened to a little yawn, and the courtiers talked about some useless topics, and finally discussed and discussed, and they didn't know how big the execution was.

The emperor's father is too diligent, he insists on the early dynasty almost every day, and he listens to a serious book, sometimes frowning and thinking about the problem, sometimes expressing his own opinions, and saying the same as the truth.

Emperor Chongzhen is in the palace all the year round, and his understanding of the affairs of the world is limited to the recital of the ministers, and the local officials are still a little authentic, as for the Beijing officials, it is light to say that they are misleading.

Zhu Cihong really wanted to take Chongzhen outside the palace to take a look, go to the disaster area of Beizhili for a walk, and it is estimated that after he came back, he would know what he would be busy with every day.

At the end of the recital, Tang Shiji, the left capital in the front row, suddenly came out of class and said, "Your Highness, the minister wants to ask you something." ”

Zhu Cihong was a little curious, and didn't know what this bullshit Yushi wanted to do, so he just said lightly: "You say." ”

Tang Shiji said: "The minister heard that when His Royal Highness was trapped in the new city, Jiannu had driven the people under the city, but His Royal Highness ordered the defenders to fire cannons on the people, I don't know if there is such a thing?" ”

Zhu Cihong frowned and said, "Yes, the order is under the palace, what does Tang Yushi mean?" ”

Originally, some of the ministers of the court and the central government who were not in good spirits all stood up straight, looked at Tang Shiji in surprise, and then looked at Zhu Cihong, saying that Tang was going to attack the crown prince!

Tang Shiji said solemnly: "His Royal Highness is the prince, but he killed the people of my Ming Dynasty, is this something that Renjun can do?" ”

Zhu Cihong had long known that someone would use this matter to make a big fuss about it to attack his prestige, but he didn't expect it to come so quickly.

Zhu Cihong got up from the small bench and walked down slowly, staring at him with sharp eyes, although Tang Shiji was a little unnatural in his heart, he bravely met Zhu Cihong's gaze without flinching.

"Are you questioning what Hongu is doing?" Zhu Cihong snorted, and then said lightly: "According to the opinion of Tang Yushi, can't those people be killed?" ”

Tang Shiji said proudly: "Although those people are coerced by the Tartars, their sins will not lead to death, right?" Doesn't it seem too cruel for His Highness to order the defenders to fire at them? ”

Zhu Cihong looked at Tang Shiji with some contempt, and said expressionlessly: "Then in your opinion, this palace should let these people fill in the moat with shovels, and then climb the ladder cart to open the way for the Tartars to climb the city wall and capture the new city?" ”

He looked at Tang Shiji, and his tone suddenly became unceremonious: "The army of 30,000 Tartars is attacking the new city, and the people are still to be the vanguard of the siege, but my Ming defenders can't fight back?" Let them besiege the city? Aren't you stupid at reading and having a problem with your brain? ”

Tang Shiji was so blushing by him that he was constantly changing, he was very excited, and he just wanted to open his mouth to refute, but was interrupted by Zhu Cihong.

Zhu Cihong said sharply: "The people who are coerced by the Tartars are the people of my Ming Dynasty, are the hundreds of thousands of people in the new city not the people of my Ming Dynasty?" Sacrificing the minority and saving the masses is the real salvation! True righteousness! ”

The ministers were surprised, but they didn't expect the crown prince to be sharp at a young age, and even Tang Shiji, the imperial historian of Zuodu, who had always been sharp-tongued, was speechless for a while, which was really unexpected by everyone.

Emperor Chongzhen was also very surprised, watching all this with interest, secretly cheering for his son, he had long been fed up with this mouthpiece, full of benevolence, righteousness and morality all day long, Lao Tzu is such an adult, do you need to teach him to be a man?

Tang Shiji's face turned red, his heart beat faster, his breathing became short, and his high blood pressure almost came up, he was very excited: "Water can carry a boat and overturn a boat, His Highness talks lightly about killing, and he also uses strong words!" ”

Zhu Cihong thought it was interesting and said, "How can this palace be strong?" Which of the profiteers, corrupt officials, and Tartars killed by this palace is not a traitor who destroyed my Ming Dynasty? Killing them is also killing? Is it a sin? ”

Tang Shiji gradually got a little up, he held his head high and said: "The people are not treacherous, but His Highness killed them, not only the people outside the new city, I heard that His Highness also killed more than 3,000 people in Liangxiang before, what the minister said is true, right?" ”

Zhu Cihong nodded and said: "What you said is true, they were all killed by this palace, and those people killed by this palace in Liangxiang are all villains who take advantage of the chaos to make a fortune in the country. ”

Zhu Cihong looked at Feng Ying and said, "Shangshu of the Criminal Department, tell me, according to the "Da Ming Law", what punishment should be imposed for these crimes?" ”

Feng Ying, the secretary of the Criminal Department, went out of the class and said: "Back to Your Highness, according to the "Da Ming Law", anyone who steals money, grain and other things from the warehouse, no matter how many people there are, the total number is more than 40 times, no matter the first subordinate, and the crime is dirty, they will be beheaded!" If the thief is arrested and killed, he will be beheaded! ”

Tang Shiji was faintly sweating on his forehead, and he felt that this crown prince was a little difficult to deal with.

The officials surprisingly no one intervened, and they were all quietly watching the tearing battle between the crown prince and the first person in the imperial history of this dynasty.

Zhu Cihong said again: "As for the people who were coerced outside the new city as you said in Tang Yushi, on the battlefield, who is not afraid of death and injury?" However, these people are willing to fill the moat with shovels, do you know how the people in the city are treated every time the Tartars break the city? ”

Zhu Cihong pointed at Tang Shiji and shouted, "You can go and see for yourself!" Shunyi, Huairou, Baodi cities, go and ask the people in the city, how the Tartars treated them after the city was broken! At the least, they robbed all the property in the city, raped and plundered the people, and slaughtered the city to vent their anger! Do you know what that scene is? ”

Tang Shiji was stunned for a while, why did he still say that he was only a child when he was full of poetry and books? Although what the crown prince said was very reasonable, he was still not convinced.

He snorted: "Even so, His Highness can't order the people to be wounded by cannons, they are all the people of the Ming Dynasty......."

Zhu Cihong frowned and said, "What if those people help the Tartars break the city?" ”

Tang Shiji said: "Isn't it that the city has not been broken?" ”

Zhu Cihong held back his anger, exhaled lightly, and tried to calm himself: "Then in your opinion, what is your good plan for the Tartars to drive the people to fight?" ”

Tang Shiji said again: "The minister is not in the new city, how do you know what to do?" ”

Zhu Cihong closed his eyes, and only slowly opened them after a while, and said, "Tang Shiji, do you know the art of war?" Do you know how to fight? ”

Tang Shiji was very depressed and very direct: "The minister is a civilian official, and he doesn't know the art of war, let alone how to fight. ”

Zhu Cihong couldn't hold back any longer, he took a few steps forward, pointed at Tang Shiji's nose and said, "You don't understand anything the fuck, then you still talk about a fart!" ”

After speaking, Zhu Cihong turned around and walked away, walked to the small bench next to Emperor Chongzhen's throne and sat down, no longer looking at him, this sand sculpture is really stupid to read, full of sage thoughts, chatting with him is pure nonsense.

Emperor Chongzhen looked at Zhu Cihong beside him and gave him a knowing smile.

Tang Shiji was directly stunned, standing in place, feeling that his brain was a little messy, and only after a while did he suddenly say: "Insulting Sven, really insulting Sven!" ”

Zhu Cihong is a bird who does not bird him, which has caused many officials to discuss, the knowledgeable civil officials frowned, secretly saying that the crown prince is vulgar, and some princelings and generals are secretly laughing.