On the tenth day of the first month of June, at the court meeting of the Emperor's Palace, Zhu Youzhen, the son of heaven, was full of spirits. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

The civil officials on both sides of the hall had ugly faces. Last night, the news that Cao Bianjiao and others quickly entered the capital had already spread, and they all said that the Beijing camp had recovered Huguang Province, and there were no more big thieves in the world.

Today's imperial court, under the deterrence of Jingying, is completely under the control of the Son of Heaven. After Zhu Youzhen took power in the past few years, he was ruthless and killed dozens of civilian officials in their early years. The civil officials knew that they were no longer Zhu Youzhen's opponents, so they could only be their courtiers, and they no longer dared to form a gang to deal with the Son of Heaven.

The civil servants do not want the situation to go on forever. The civil officials even hoped that the Beijing camp would be defeated by the thieves, so that Zhu Youzhen would no longer have control over the court's armed forces, and power would return to the civilian officials.

However, the news that came out with Cao Bianjiao's entry into Beijing made the civil officials helpless. The new army of the Son of Heaven was devastated, and Huguang was pacified in a few months. In this way, Huguang was also controlled by the Son of Heaven, and the strength of the Son of Heaven was even stronger.

If the civil servants want to turn over, it seems impossible in a short time.

Unlike the civil officials with gloomy faces, Dingxi Bocao became radiant. He led Yang Guozhu and Huang Degong to stand in the center of the main hall, and in front of him were Li Zicheng's advisers Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance.

The Chuang army collapsed in Xiangyang and fled in all directions. Xuanfu's cavalry pursued the deserters and captured the two intruders who were eager to attack.

If Niu and Song had followed Li Zicheng to the southwest with an iron heart, the official army would not have been able to catch up with the two military divisions. But in fact, the two witnessed Li Zicheng's defeat and defeat, but they retreated, abandoned Li Zicheng and fled south. The mountains of Huguang were rugged, and both of them lost their way among the mountains, and were finally caught by the pursuing officers and soldiers.

At this time, the two were caught in the court, with different expressions.

Niu Venus closed his eyes and was silent. Song Xiance stared at the Son of Heaven on the throne with wide eyes, blowing his long goatee from time to time.

Cao Bianjiao arched his hand and said: "The minister Cao Bianjiao was ordered by the Son of Heaven to crusade against the thieves of Huguangliu, and fortunately did not disgrace his mission. Now Li Zicheng has been defeated, and he only led thousands of horsemen to hide in the mountains, and there is no longer a climate. Li Dingguo knew that he was invincible to the Jingying of the Son of Heaven and had surrendered to the king of Tianjin. ”

Hearing Cao Bianjiao's words, the civil officials were even more surprised.

Previously, they thought that although Huguang was pacified, the thief army would retreat to other provinces. But now after listening to Cao Bianjiao's words, the officials knew that Li Zicheng had completely collapsed, and there were only a few thousand people left around Li Zicheng. And another big thief, Li Dingguo, has also surrendered.

Within a few months, the thieves of the Ming Dynasty were all swept away.

The combat effectiveness of the Son of Heaven Jingying is so strong?

Now, after the reform of the law, the lives of the people in the three provinces of Beizhili, Shanxi, and Shaanxi have greatly improved. The poorest peasants in the past are now able to live without starvation or cold. For example, today's popularity among the people in the north has reached its peak. With Huguang's achievements in suppressing thieves, how strong is the prestige of the Son of Heaven?

The so-called Holy and Bright Son of Heaven really wants to become a fact? After that, is there a place for civil officials to speak in this court?

The civil servants looked at each other for a while, their faces full of pessimism and despair.

Zhu Youzhen glanced at the civil officials who were in a depressed atmosphere.

In the Ming Dynasty, scholars were recruited by imperial examinations and selected by sage scriptures, and the officials selected were all Confucian scholars and gentry. Although Zhu Youzhen is now full of words, the civil officials are still full of slander about the change. The reason why I didn't dare to stand up against it was because I was completely afraid of the butcher's knife of the Son of Heaven.

Zhu Youzhen sneered.

He looked at Niu and Song, and asked, "The sage rules the world with loyalty and filial piety, and you and the others are both scholars, why do they rebel?" ”

Niu Jinxing looked at Zhu Youzhen and said, "We have never rebelled!" ”

Zhu Youzhen frowned, looked at Niu Jinxing and did not speak.

Niu Jinxing arched his hand and said: "Son of Heaven Mingjian! In this world, there are only swordsmen, how can there be rebels who make trouble? The gentry of the world are insatiable, so that the small people have no food and clothing. The civil officials are even more arrogant, kidnapping the imperial court to support the army and self-respect, and shielding the gentry who bully the small people everywhere. ”

"We followed Li Zicheng to raise troops, not to resist the Holy Son of Heaven, but to help the Holy Son of Heaven deal with the shameless gentry and despicable civil officials in the world. We are against corrupt officials and private parties, not against the Son of Heaven! We are exempt from taxation in Juntian in Henan and Shaanxi, and our hearts are all to help the suffering people and maintain this suffering world for the Son of Heaven. ”

"If the Son of Heaven does not send a strong army to encircle and suppress us, we will never attack the Son of Heaven. Even if I want to occupy the capital, we will kill the civil officials and gentry, and we will never despise the Son of Heaven! ”

Hearing Niu Jinxing's quibble, the civil officials in the court were dumbfounded. This Li Zicheng's military advisor had such a fast mouth, and before he died, he even attacked the gentry and civil officials.

Zhu Youzhen smiled when he heard this. He looked at Niu Jinxing and said with a smile: "It's a pity that it's such a fast mouth." ”

"Push the two of them down and cut them off!"

Niu Jinxing knelt on the ground with a thud and shouted loudly: "If Your Majesty doesn't kill Niu Jinxing, Niu Jinxing is willing to give advice to Your Majesty and pacify Jiangnan!" ”

Fanzi rushed up and pulled Niu Jinxing down.

Song Xiance flicked his beard helplessly, and said with a wry smile: "The so-called 'Eighteen Sons Lord Artifact' turned out to be not King Chuang..."

He didn't wait for the fans to come up and catch him, so he turned around and walked outside the main hall, but he was very free.

The fans escorted the two down, and Zhu Youzhen looked at the civil officials in the court.

"Can you hear what Niu Jinxing said?"

"If there is no me, if there is no new army of me, this army will be to the death of the gentry, one by one to copy and behead the civil officials. Ladies and gentlemen, I know that you are all against my changes. But if there is no change in the law, and the people have no food and clothing, how can they not rebel? There is no silver in the imperial court, how to appease the thief? ”

"If there is no change between me and the king of Tianjin, I am afraid that the north of the river has been occupied by the thieves, and your wives, sons and daughters will all be poisoned by the thieves!"

Hearing the words of the Son of Heaven, the faces of the civil officials in the palace were very ugly.

At this time, Zhu Youzhen's prestige had reached its peak, and he was strong and strong. When the officials heard Zhu Youzhen's words, they didn't dare to slack off, and knelt down one after another. They prostrate on the ground and bow to Zhu Youzhen.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

Zhu Youzhen looked at the panicked civil officials in the hall, looked at the cowering appearance of the civil officials, and sneered.

He waved his hand and said: "Dingxi Boping is a thief, and he can be named a marquis, named Dingxi Marquis." Yang Guozhu, as a deputy general, also made great contributions and was named Zhen Xingbo! Huang Degong's strategy should be meritorious, and he will enter the prince and the prince! ”

The generals of the Beijing camp were overjoyed, and the three of them knelt down in unison and shouted: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”