Xu Guangqi on the side was taken aback when he heard this, he was a friend of Ji Qingwen, so he reminded in a low voice: "Lord Ji, this is Lord Shoufu Han, you should pay attention to what you say." ”

Han Kuang is now the first assistant of the cabinet and a veteran of Donglin, and he can be described as a person who speaks his word in the court.

Ji Qingwen had heard a little about his situation.

However, before Ji Qingwen crossed over, he only thought that the Donglin Party was a noble and righteous gentleman; But after crossing over, especially after coming into contact with the Donglin leader Qian Qianyi, he found that among the Donglin Party members, there were also hypocrites and real villains who were full of benevolence and morality, and who were full of male thieves and prostitutes.

Therefore, he couldn't help but say: "I won't tell you that the reason why General Zhao Shujiao died on the battlefield was because he paid too much attention to what he said and did things. He told me that he also wanted to rest and recuperate before waiting for an opportunity to fight the Jurchens, but he was afraid that once his offensive relaxed slightly, there would be attacks in the court, so he had no choice but to urge the army to fight a decisive battle with the enemy. Therefore, if you want to say who forced General Zhao to death, it is not the fierce and cruel Jurchens, but you group of tricky and sharp sword and pen officials! ”

When Han Kuang heard this, he immediately took out the head of the first assistant minister and taught him a lesson: "Lord Ji, the general died on the battlefield, that is his duty; Yu Shi Kuangzheng's gains and losses are also his duty. The civil and military officials are just doing their duty, and they can't talk about who killed whom......"

Before he finished speaking, he heard Emperor Chongzhen interject: "Elder Han Ge, let me ask you, if it is really as Ji Qingwen said, Zhao led the sect's attack is unfavorable, will there be an imperial historian who will impeach him?" ”

Han Kuang knelt on the ground and nodded, "There should be." ”

"Then the cabinet assists me in ruling over hundreds of officials, how should we deal with these impeachments?" Chongzhen asked.

Han Kuang replied: "Naturally, it is organized into an abridgement and sent to the heavens, as for how to deal with the saint...... With the wisdom of the emperor, he naturally has some opinions, and it is not for the ministers to overstep their responsibilities. ”

"What if I think that these impeachments are all barking rabid dogs?" Chongzhen's eyes showed a fierce light.

Han Kuang's bones were also stiff, and he said: "If you listen to it, you will be clear, and if you believe it, you will be dark, and please ask the Holy Lord to be able to listen to Naya's words." ”

"Clever words!" Emperor Chongzhen suddenly raised his voice, "Since I succeeded to the throne, I have appointed Donglin Party members to govern. But three years have passed, and the government has not improved in the slightest, but the scandal of the Jurchens invading the Central Plains has been created, which is a catastrophe that has not been seen since Emperor Yingzong. If you let you continue to mess around like this, how can I face my ancestors and ancestors in the future? Hmph, according to what I saw, these officials in the Qianqing Palace today, oh, except for Ji Qingwen, a dog, none of them can be left, all of them will be dismissed from my official post and go home to pick up the children! ”

The emperor opened his mouth is a golden mouth, these officials kneeling in the Qianqing Palace, they have been floating in the sea for more than ten years, decades before they mixed this black gauze hat on their heads, just by a word of the emperor's anger, they will be demoted to civilians!

Except, of course, Ji Qingwen......

However, Ji Qingwen had other ideas - it wasn't that he had any sympathy for this group of Donglin Party, he just felt that these officials would be removed from office now, and a group of officials would inevitably be reappointed.

So he knelt down and climbed half a step and said, "Your Majesty, although these people are hateful, it is not yet time to punish them. What 100,000 urgently need to do now is to rectify the army, first drive the Jurchen Emperor Taiji out of the pass, and when the major affairs are completed, it is not too late to settle accounts with these officials! ”

Chongzhen exhaled with a "hum" in his nostrils: "You understand this truth, will I not understand?" These ministers ...... Hum! I'm going to leave them alone. I have also been prepared for the defense of the Manchurians, and I have urgently ordered Yuan Chonghuan to lead the elite troops of Liaodong to the south, and the general soldiers of Changping, You Shiweixin, the general soldiers of Datong, Man Gui, and the general soldiers of Xuanfu, Hou Shilu, are also coming to Beijing at the same time. If the progress goes smoothly, then the Beijing Division will be able to gather 100,000 soldiers and horses under the city, and together with the garrison of the 'three major battalions' of the Beijing Division, the total strength will reach about 300,000. ”

"What about the soldiers who came from King Qin from all over the country?" Ji Qingwen asked, "These people are all brave and loyal, and it's not easy to slack off." ”

Chongzhen thought for a while and asked loudly: "Wang Qia, you are the secretary of the military department, what do you think?" ”

Wang Qia is also a member of the Donglin Party, and he was frightened by Chongzhen's words just now, and replied tremblingly: "Holy Lord, the combat effectiveness of the Qin Wang's divisions in various places is uneven, and no one has unified the points, I am afraid that not only will it be unbearable to fight, but it will also waste money and food." It's better to send it back with a will......"

"Humph!" Chongzhen interrupted Wang Qia's words with a sneer, and asked someone else, "Zhou Yanru, what do you say?" ”

This Zhou Yanru is the "jade rope" in Chongzhen's mouth, he has never understood military affairs, he didn't expect Chongzhen to come to ask him, but the emperor's question can't help but answer.

So he thought nervously for a while, and then said: "Your Majesty, the strength of the army is always the strength of the army. It is better to gather these horses and send them out to resist the Jurchens for a while, so as to buy a little time, so that the elite soldiers of Jiliao and Xuanda can rest and recuperate, so as to facilitate the decisive battle. ”

Chongzhen listened to his words, neither agreed nor refuted, but asked, "Wen Tiren, what theme do you have?" ”

This Wen Tiren is the benevolent brother who is a fart kung fu genius.

However, the sycophants are the sycophants, this person really has some real talents, thought for a while and said: "The words 'good and bad' said by Lord Shangshu Wang of the Ministry of Military Affairs are very appropriate. The division of King Qin has advantages and disadvantages - the inferior is not worthy of a battle, and the superior is comparable to the elite of the imperial court. Just like the elite soldiers who weaved Admiral Ji, if they were not used and repatriated to their hometown, wouldn't it be a pity? ”

Wen Tiren had already seen that Emperor Chongzhen was very important to Ji Qingwen, so although this sentence was praising Ji Qingwen, it was actually praising the emperor for his vision.

I only heard him continue: "The most appropriate way is to screen the combat strength of the army of the king outside the city overnight. Those with strong combat power stay in Beijing to help; Those who were weak in battle were repatriated with silver to appease the region. I don't know what the Divine Will is? ”

"Good! This is the old way to make a country! But how should combat power be identified? Chongzhen asked.

Wen Tiren replied without thinking about it: "Holy Lord, the minister is incompetent. The minister is the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, and he has never been familiar with military affairs. In the humble opinion of the ministers, it is appropriate for this matter to be handled by the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Households. ”

Chongzhen couldn't help but nod when he heard this, and actually admitted his mistake: "That's my mistake." Did you hear the words of Wang Qia, Bi Ziyan, and Wen Tiren? ”

Wang Qia, the secretary of the military department, and Bi Ziyan, the secretary of the household department, hurriedly kowtowed and replied: "Minister, I heard it." ”

Chongzhen said coldly: "It's good if you hear it." The rectification of the soldiers and horses outside the city is a matter of great importance, and you must give me wings like a tiger, if you make a snake to add feet, hum! See what I do with you! ”

The two adults were so frightened by these words that they quickly kowtowed and agreed.

But I heard Wang Qia ask again: "Your Majesty, after the division of King Qin is screened, one person must be unified to mention the points, please make it clear to the Holy Lord." ”

Chongzhen nodded, and said with a wooden face: "This is still like a military department book. Do you have the right person? ”

Wang Qia's tense heart relaxed a little, and replied: "This person's reputation must be high, and his moral integrity must be high, otherwise it will not be enough to convince the public." The minister raised one person, Sun Chengzong. ”

"Nonsense!" Unexpectedly, Chongzhen became angry again, "Old Inspector Sun Chengzong still needs you to protect?" Don't I know that his prestige and virtue are the top. It's just that now the war is in chaos, and Mr. Sun is old, I can't bear to work for his old man. ”

Wang Qia was taken aback, and quickly pressed his face tightly against the ground of the Qianqing Palace, not daring to speak again.

Wen Tiren still stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, since Teacher Sun is too old, it is better to hand over these soldiers and horses to Supervisor Yuan Chonghuan, and let him join forces with the elite soldiers outside the customs to form a joint force." ”

After thinking about it, Chongzhen couldn't think of any better candidates, so he sighed and said, "Then it's the only way." ”

This night, Emperor Chongzhen was first happy and then worried, he was exhausted by the war in front of him, yawned a few times, and said: "Okay, you all go down to do business, I will also rest." ”

When everyone heard this, they hurriedly kowtowed to say goodbye, stood up, and were about to withdraw from the Qianqing Palace.

At this moment, I heard Emperor Chongzhen say: "Wait! ”

Everyone hurriedly stopped, waiting for the emperor's order.