On April 12, Zhu Youzhen, the Son of Heaven, sat in the Qianqing Palace, holding Li Zhi's recital in his hand, and his face was pale. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

Zhu Youzhen watched Li Zhi's recital again, and his hands trembled slightly.

If what Li Zhi said was true, this matter would be too bad. Zhu Youzhen didn't know that there were more than two million taels of silver in the account of Taifu Temple over the years. These silvers were originally enough for the household to borrow and use to support the war in Jinzhou.

The Manchu Qing Dynasty attacked the whole country, and the general mobilization could not support it for a few months. If he knew that there was this money at that time, how could Zhu Youzhen force Li Zhi and Hong Chengchou to fight quickly? The Ming army fought against the 230,000 Qing army with 170,000 people, although it has now achieved a big victory, but the danger still makes Zhu Youzhen tremble when he thinks about it.

If this battle is lost, what will happen to me? Zhu Youzhen didn't dare to think about it.

Zhu Youzhen once boasted of being Yao Shun Mingjun, and he was determined to prosper the Ming Dynasty. Although he has been hit by reality everywhere over the years, he understands the difficulty of being an emperor, but he is still confident. However, Zhu Youzhen couldn't imagine that he was a smart person, but he was collectively deceived by dozens of civilian officials before the decisive battle that decided the fate of the Ming Dynasty, and almost made a big mistake.

Could it be that he is just a puppet of the Chinese official?

Zhu Youzhen's confidence in himself and his confidence in being able to control the situation in Daming was almost turned into a joke by Li Zhi's letter.

Zhu Youzhen's face was pale, and he sat in front of the imperial case, unable to say a word for a long time.

However, Li Zhi's recital is more than that. said that Li Zhi's recitals were murderous, and they were all light.

"This retrograde, led by Wu Fu, the second assistant of the cabinet, assisted by He Shishou, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Li Zhiqing, the secretary of the Ministry of Households, and Chen Shandao, the secretary of the Taifu Temple, implemented it specifically, and dozens of civil officials joined hands to cooperate. The sky is clear, the sky is clear, dozens of people here can be killed! ”

"The shameless officials involved in this matter, with their own selfishness, put 170,000 soldiers in the line of life and death, put the lives of the people in the world in danger, and deceived the king. In the first battle of Geumsan, thousands of soldiers who died in the battle were not cold. If the Son of Heaven can't know right from wrong, how can the martyrs' heroic souls rest in peace under the nine springs? If the Son of Heaven can't kill on a killing spree, how can Li Zhi not be angry at the crown! ”

Seeing the last four words, Zhu Youzhen's hand trembled again.

Angry at the crown?

What does Lee Sik want to do?

Li Zhi has been loyal all these years, fought for the Ming Dynasty in the south and the north, defeated the Eastern slave three times, destroyed Zhang Xianzhong, and leveled Li Zicheng, it can be said that he has played a stable situation in the Ming Dynasty by himself, and Zhu Youzhen has regarded Li Zhi as the mainstay of the Ming Dynasty. Although Li Zhi fought with the gentry and civil officials in Tianjin, Zhu Youzhen could tolerate it.

If there is no Li Zhi, who will support the Ming Dynasty?

Li Zhi's Tiger Master was so strong that even Huang Taiji's 50,000 iron cavalry couldn't stop him. In the first battle of Jinzhou, it was all thanks to Li Zhi's soldiers and horses to turn the tide and win the key battle. Although Li Zhi's soldiers and horses are only 20,000, it is not an exaggeration to say that these 20,000 soldiers and horses have the combat strength of 100,000 ordinary Ming troops.

If Li Zhi is angry and does unspeakable things, how bad will the situation be?

Zhu Youzhen gritted his teeth and closed his eyes.

Wang Chengen looked at the pale face of the Son of Heaven, arched his hand and said, "Holy Lord, the time has come, it's time to go to court!" ”

Zhu Youzhen slowly put down Li Zhi's recital, and walked towards the Imperial Palace with Wang Chengen.

In the Imperial Palace, hundreds of officials are already waiting in the palace. As soon as Zhu Youzhen sat on the throne, the first assistant Zhou Yanru came out with a happy face and said:

"Holy Lord, the minister heard that the slave chief Huang Taiji has been terminally ill after the blow of the defeat of Jinzhou, and I am afraid that he will perish. Huang Taiji has been in trouble for me for more than ten years, and now I am going to..."

Zhu Youzhen was full of worries, and interrupted Zhou Yanru without waiting for him to finish speaking. Zhu Youzhen looked at Chen Shandao coldly, and shouted: "Chen Shandao, the Taifu Temple, is out of the ranks!" ”

Chen Shandao's face changed color, and he glanced at Wu Fu, the second assistant of the cabinet, in a panic, before bowing his head and walking to the center of the main hall.

"The minister is here!"

Zhu Youzhen glanced at Chen Shandao up and down, and then said slowly: "I heard that there are more than two million Ma Zheng silver in Taifu Temple!" ”

Chen Jishan seemed to have his tongue stuck, and he replied after a long time: "Holy Lord, the accumulated silver of Taifu Temple is the folded silver handed in by horse households over the years, and it is used to buy military horses for various towns, so it should not be used lightly!" ”

Zhu Youzhen angrily slapped the armrest of the dragon chair and shouted: "Chen Jishan, do you think I am ignorant Mengtong? ”

Chen Jishan's face turned white, he knelt on the ground in a panic, and looked at Wu Fu for help.

Zhu Youzhen looked at the head of the household department again, Li Beiqing, and said coldly: "Li to ask, as the head of the household department, you don't know that there is silver to borrow in the Taifu Temple?" ”

Li Zhiwen's face turned pale, he walked out of the civil official queue, bowed and said: "The saint is wise, the old minister is dim, I really don't know that there is such a sum of silver in the Taifu Temple." If you know that there is silver in Taifu Temple, why do you need to rush Hong Chengchou to send troops to a decisive battle? The minister is old, his old eyes are dizzy, and he can't share the worries of the Son of Heaven, so what's the use of erecting it in the court? The minister asked the Son of Heaven Xu Chen to send a letter to the old man and return to his hometown! ”

Zhu Youzhen said coldly: "Do you want to leave?" ”

Zhu Youzhen was about to have a seizure, but when he saw He Shishou, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, he shouted loudly: "The minister thinks that Li Zhiwen has always been mediocre and not good at managing money. The Son of Heaven regarded him as the secretary of the household, and this mistake was already doomed. Now that Jinzhou has won a complete victory, it can be seen that this mistake has not affected the overall situation, which is gratifying. The minister thought that the Son of Heaven could no longer use Li to ask for the head of the household department, and should agree to Li Beiwen's request to return to his hometown! ”

Seeing that He Shishou immediately jumped out and actually put the responsibility of Li to ask himself, Zhu Youzhen sneered.

Wu Fu, the second assistant of the cabinet, finally couldn't bear it anymore, and stood up and said: "Holy Lord, the minister thinks that Chen Jishan can't put aside the view of the door at a critical juncture and stick to the Taifu Temple's Ma Zheng Yin, although the duty is excusable, but after all, there is a mistake in instigation. The minister thought that although Jinzhou had won a big victory now, Chen Jishan should not be spared, and it was advisable to take away his official position! ”

Seeing Wu Fu also jump in, Zhu Youzhen closed his eyes in disappointment. It seems that what Li Zhi said is indeed true.

"The four of you shirk in every possible way, it is precisely the mastermind of this matter that the Marquis of Xingguo said."

Zhu Youzhen slapped the dragon chair and shouted: "If the Jinzhou Battle is defeated because of you, can the four of you bear the responsibility for the defeat?" ”

Hearing the Son of Heaven say the word Li Zhi, the civil officials in the court changed color. Under each other's eyes, the atmosphere in the court suddenly changed.

Wu Fu piled up a face full of surprise, looked at the civil officials on the left and right, laughed dryly, and said loudly: "Wu Fu is neither from the household department nor from the Taifu Temple, what does it have to do with standing up and saying a fair word?" ”

"Could it be that after the Son of Heaven, he will chase the wind and catch the shadows and kill people according to Li Zhi's recital?"