"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the Yan Army has entered the city!"

"Ah, how can it be so fast?"

"Your Majesty, Li Jinglong and King Gu have rebelled and surrendered their doors!"

"Ahh I didn't feel sorry for them, they, why did they rebel? ”

“......”

"Come on, take the wine, I can't fall into the hands of Yan Yi."

"No, no, Your Majesty, let's run away! There are still loyal ministers and good generals of the emperor outside, and there is still a chance to recover. ”

......

"Liu'er, the fire has risen, come with me."

"No, Your Majesty." A dignified and beautiful woman gently pushed his hand: "Your Majesty, you go, if the concubine doesn't leave, the concubine can't drag you down!" Take Wen Kui with you. The concubine went to ......"

"Ah, no, no!"

"Your Majesty, let's go, let's go, let's go! There is no time! ”

Looking at the woman drowning in the fire, Zhu Yunwen let out a heart-rending scream, dragged by a group of people, in a cloud of smoke and dust, gradually moving away, behind it, is the burning palace........

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, what's wrong with you? Having a nightmare? ”

Zhu Yunwen woke up violently, looked at the beauty in front of him, was in a trance, looked around, and then hugged Ma Hui tightly, and murmured: "Liu'er, you're still there, it's good, you're still there, it's good, I'm so happy!" ”

Ma Hui was a little out of breath when she was hugged by Zhu Yunwen, but she didn't struggle, but gently patted Zhu Yunwen's back: "Your Majesty, Liu'er has always been there, what's wrong with you?" Are you having a nightmare? ”

Zhu Yunwen's response was just to hug her tightly and didn't say a word.

......

Because the exact news of King Yan's rebellion had not yet reached the Jingshi, only the order for the transfer of troops was issued, and the rewards of Song Zhong and Xie Gui and the holy decree of the reward for King Yan were still placed in the Qianqing Palace, waiting for the final news. However, the ministers of Wenyuan Pavilion and Wuying Hall have already begun to get busy.

On the third day of October, Geng Bingwen, the general of the conquest, Geng Xuan, the capital of Liaodong, and Guo Yue, the general of Zhigu, arrived in Beijing one after another. Jingshi was in an uproar.

Zhu Yunwen immediately ordered Geng Bingwen to be the general of Pingyan, and He Fu and Gu became the deputy generals of Pingyan, and gathered 300,000 troops to Zhending to preside over Pingyan.

Posthumously crowned Song Zhong and loyal marquis, gave the earl hereditary iron coupons, the son-in-law inherited the knighthood, the old lady gave a fate, the lady gave a fate, and other rewards were poor.

Posthumously awarded Xie Gui a righteous marquis, gave the earl a hereditary iron coupon, the son-in-law inherited the knight, the lady ordered from the first grade, and other rewards were poor.

The Zongren Mansion abolished Zhu Di's lineage and all of them were demoted to concubines. Those who kill Zhu Di, those who have no titles are marquis, those who have titles are dukes, and the duke chooses a hereditary marquis. In addition, those who kill the rebel generals will be rewarded in turn..... Those who are not guilty anyway are not guilty, and those who make meritorious contributions are rewarded......

Zhu Yunwen's edict caused an uproar, and the courtiers were all frightened by Zhu Yunwen's murderous spirit, and in all fairness, most of the courtiers felt that Zhu Di's rebellion was not a concern, so they collectively opposed the posthumous title of Song Zhong and the Marquis of Xie Gui, and also felt that the emperor was too ruthless to treat his uncle.

Zhu Yunwen summoned the high-ranking officials of the six Shangshu and the five military governors in the Qianqing Palace, and comprehensively expounded his views. Hearing that the emperor equated Pingyan with the expulsion of the Yuan soldiers, the ministers were all thundered, and most of them were against it, except for a few who were thoughtful. After an afternoon of debate, the generals were basically convinced, but the civil servants were still mostly stubborn.

So the next day, the Ministry of Rites refuted the edict of reward and the edict of punishment for King Yan. Zhu Yunwen was furious, issued a holy decree again, and attached a handwritten letter: "Everyone who is a traitor is punished, the Yan thief rebels, kills important ministers, the war in northern Xinjiang, the people of Li are devastated, and ten thousand deaths are not enough to forgive their sins." ”

After discussing the matter, he let go of the reward edict, and still rejected the reward edict of King Yan.

The holy decree that was rejected was placed on the dragon book case in the Qianqing Palace, and Zhu Yunwen was silent.

I don't know how long it took, but it slowly got dark, and the Qianqing Palace had already turned on the lights. Zhu Yunwen came back to his senses and ordered Liu Zhen to invite Qi Tai, Huang Zicheng, Fang Xiaoru, Zhuo Jing, Wang Du, Xie Jin and others to come over to discuss the matter.

It didn't take long, Qi Tai and others came one after another, Zhu Yunwen didn't say anything, just let them see the holy decree that was rejected, and everyone was thoughtful after reading it.

When everyone arrived, Zhu Yunwen pointed to the edict and said: "This is the second time that the holy decree has been refuted, and they think that they should influence King Yan with benevolence and love for me, and should not kill them all." Let's talk about it, what should I do? ”

Wang Du and the others glanced at each other, and said in their hearts: "Call us over at night, just to deal with a few things." However, I am satisfied with Zhu Yunwen's lack of arbitrary recall in the matter. From their point of view, it is not good for kings to behave indiscriminately, and it is not bad to limit restrictions.

Fang Xiaoru hadn't participated in such a meeting for a long time, but he had no stage fright, and was the first to speak: "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that the emperor is wrong in this matter, and there is nothing wrong in the matter." The words say: "Heaven and earth are humble, and the universe is fixed; Humble and lowly, noble and lowly! "Although King Yan is rebellious, but you are a prince and the son of Emperor Gao, how can you add an axe and die at the hands of a contemptible pawn? In addition, since ancient times, the punishment is not up to the doctor, the courtesy is not under the concubine, the doctor can not be punished, not to mention the prince, the emperor announced this decree to the army, then the soldiers will fight bravely to be the first, to kill the king of Yan for fun. In this case, where is the honor of the Heavenly Family's bloodline? The emperor is also the blood of Emperor Gao, the son of Emperor Xiaokang, is he not afraid of the heart of the rebellious ministers and thieves, and he will never stop? I fear that the country will have no peace. ”

Fang Xiaoru quoted scriptures and classics, talked eloquently, and said that Huang Zicheng and others looked at each other, and their faces were ashamed. They were frightened by the situation described by Zhu Yunwen at the beginning, and they had never seen such a murderous aura as the emperor, so they didn't dare to refute it. Today, when I saw the refutation in the matter, as well as Fang Xiaoru's unyieldingness, I couldn't help but feel guilty.

Huang Zicheng stood up, knelt down on his knees, and saluted solemnly: "Your Majesty, the minister is ashamed, please punish the emperor!" ”

Looking at Huang Zicheng's appearance, Zhu Yunwen hurriedly stood up and went to support Huang Zicheng: "Master Huang, why are you here?" What is it, and why is it so? ”

Huang Zicheng didn't get up, and insisted: "Your Majesty, the minister risked death to enter a word, what Fang Saijiu said is very true, if Emperor Gao's heir becomes a reward for the marquis, the ministers are afraid that the kings will be afraid, and there will be more rebellions." ”

Zhu Yunwen has always respected Huang Zicheng very much, he can become a prince, Huang Zicheng has made a great contribution, so he has always kept it in mind, and every time he is called "Master Huang", seeing him so insistent at this moment, he couldn't help but hesitate, but finally said categorically: "Master Huang, I have no choice, now Yan Shun has raised troops, he is not only the blood of Emperor Gao, but also brave and good at fighting, he likes to take the lead and charge into battle, if you don't release the shackles to the soldiers, what if you meet on the battlefield?" Do you want to use the blood of tens of millions of Ming soldiers to stain its war knife red and achieve its prestige as a god of war? ”

Huang Zicheng and Fang Xiaoru were a little dumbfounded and didn't know how to answer. But Zhu Yunwen didn't stop, but stood up and said loudly: "The matter of Yan Rebellion made me feel heartbroken, I asked Song Zhong and Xie Gui to go to Beiping and transfer their henchmen, but I didn't restrict their access, in fact, it was just a precaution, I didn't want him to take risks." I originally intended to move it to the south or northwest, so I did not transfer troops to the north, only gave Song Zhong 20,000 people, and did not give them an edict to arrest Yan Rebellious, just for fear of irritating Yan Rebellious, but unfortunately the result? Song Zhong, Xie Gui and other loyal and brave soldiers of the Ming Dynasty all died tragically under Yan Yi's butcher's knife. Yes, I gave them a posthumous seal, but if people die, is it any use? In fact, the tragic deaths of these people were caused by me, and my appeasement and adultery caused the consequences today. I hate it! Speaking of this, Zhu Yunwen couldn't help but raise his neck, and tears flowed down his cheeks.

Everyone was shocked, and hurriedly knelt down and persuaded: "Your Majesty, please mourn!" ”

Liu Zhen also hurriedly came up and handed over the handkerchief, Zhu Yunwen took it and wiped his tears, snorted, and continued: "Actually, I know very well that what happened in Beiping lies in Yan Shun's title of prince, and no one dares to do anything to him before he makes a move." Song Zhong, Xie Gui and others could only defend, but could not attack. But there has never been a thousand days to be a thief, how can there be a reason to prevent thieves for a thousand days? It only takes one negligence and the two die. The fact that the surrounding area of Peking fell into his hands so easily is actually related to this. ”

"So I can't give Yan Yi a second chance, I want to let the soldiers understand that everyone who is a rebel will be punished. From the day he rebelled, he isolated himself from Emperor Gao, from me, from the Ming Dynasty, and from him. Do you think he really wants to be appeased? If he hits Jingshi, will he still obey the edict of the imperial court and go back? ”

"You say!"

Zhu Yunwen's stern questioning shocked everyone, and they fell to their knees one after another, but they didn't know what to say, the thing was obvious, if King Yan could really hit Jingshi, he would definitely not go back. The only one whose power surpasses the emperor and is still in the position of a minister is the so-called King Wen of Zhou in the Confucian classics, as for the truth, whether King Wen of Zhou had so much power at that time, I'm afraid no one knows. As for this Yan King, it doesn't seem to be quite like King Wen of Zhou.

Zhu Yunwen looked at these people kneeling in front of him, and said: "I came to you, not to withdraw this holy decree, but to let you come up with ideas, how not to be refuted again, if it is refuted, I will be replaced by the matter, and the edict will be forcibly passed, do you understand?" ”

"No, Your Majesty, no, it can't be removed from the matter, once this example is opened, it will be useless in the matter, and it is not the blessing of the country and the people." Fang Xiaoru, Zhuo Jing and others were shocked and pleaded repeatedly.

Zhu Yunwen sighed, waved his hand and said: "Everyone get up, I don't want to come to this point, so I want to discuss with you, you go to the side hall, discuss, think of a way for me, I can't think of it, let's stay in the palace tonight!" ”

Speaking of this, Zhu Yunwen glanced at Liu Zhen, Liu Zhen stood up and arched his hand: "Ladies and gentlemen, please." ”

Everyone had no choice but to stand up, and under the guidance of Liu Zhen, they walked into the side hall. Liu Zhen ordered tea, melon and fruit snacks for everyone, and then gave a salute to retire.