For a moment, the square with thousands of officials in front of the Taimiao suddenly fell silent, and the needles could be heard, as if the breath of the thousands of people had stopped because of the words of the Son of Heaven.

After this strange silence, everyone suddenly came back to their senses, and their faces changed in unison. And the first to come out was actually Hu Hu, who has always been old and serious, and has not taken the initiative to play anything at the court meeting for many years, and is already gray-haired: "Your Majesty's golden body, the safety of the world is at stake, don't risk going out of Beijing!" As he spoke, the old man knelt down in front of the Son of Heaven.

Then, countless voices also resounded one after another: "Your Majesty, you must not do this!" ”

"The son of a daughter can't sit down, not to mention that His Majesty is the honor of all vehicles!"

"I hope that Your Majesty will think twice and take back your destiny ......"

Seeing the decision of the ministers to come out one by one and kneel on the ground, using the most fierce and sincere words to dissuade him from the Northern Expedition, the young Ming Emperor was a little panicked. Since he ascended the throne, he has never encountered such a crowd of emotions, is he really wrong this time?

For a moment, Zhu Qizhen even had the urge to nod his head and agree to them. After all, this court is not something he can say alone, and the opinions of these courtiers still have to be respected, right? It's just that when the words came to his lips, he was very unwilling, because this was his dream for many years, and it was a young man's long-cherished wish to make a contribution, and he really didn't want it to be destroyed like this.

Lu Zhen also knelt out with the ministers, but it seemed that he was extremely calm. Because he already has a faint feeling that this time history will still move forward along its original trajectory.

Although the reaction of the ministers was very fierce, it is presumable that when the emperor proposed this decision in history, the opposition of the courtiers of the Ming Dynasty would not be weaker than it is today. But didn't he go to the north? Therefore, in Lu Jin's opinion, instead of spending his mind on how to stop the Northern Expedition of the Son of Heaven, it is better to think about how to help the emperor win a victory in the battle with the Mongols, so as to avoid that catastrophe.

However, there is only one person as calm as him after all, even Yu Qian was panicked at the moment, shouting loudly like other colleagues, so that the Son of Heaven should not make a decision with endless troubles. Maybe there were still people among these officials who had the idea of continuing to obstruct the entire Northern Expedition decision, but at this moment, everyone was left with only one thought, that is, as long as the Son of Heaven changed his mind, then anything else could be discussed.

Wang Zhen stared at these court officials with gloomy eyes, and only felt that his teeth were itching. Because in his opinion, what these people did was not only to prevent the Northern Expedition of the Son of Heaven, but also to hinder themselves from establishing their own merits. As the most trusted eunuch in front of the Son of Heaven, only when Zhu Qizhen drove the expedition in person, did he have the opportunity to go to the battlefield like his ancestor Zheng He to make immortal contributions.

However, his identity at this time was not a courtier after all, and there was no room for him to speak in a place like Taimiao, so he could only temporarily suppress his anger and give someone not far in front of him a look.

This is the new Imperial Shi Hongchang, the right capital of the Metropolitan Inspectorate, although he is close to the age of sixtieth, but because he is only born at the end of the second class, he has never entered the Hanlin Academy, so the official road is extremely bumpy, not only is the promotion slow-often meritorious to others, and he has been carried by him-and is always teased intentionally or unintentionally in the court, which makes him naturally full of resentment towards those colleagues.

Seeing that he had no hope, Lord Ge, who was in the officialdom, finally abandoned his reserve and dignity as a literati and an official, and resolutely took refuge in Wang Zhen's door.

In fact, half of these courtiers who have surrounded the prince over the years have had to gamble on a future because they were ostracized by others in the court and had difficulty getting ahead.

Ge Hongchang relied on Wang Zhen to finally get his wish last year and was promoted to the high position of the imperial history of the right capital. But at the same time, he also paid a big price - his colleagues in the DPRK and China despised him even more. And today, he has to completely stand on the opposite side of the Manchu civil officials.

When he received the warrant from Wang Zhen last night, Ge Hongchang was entangled, and he didn't close his eyes all night. Because he knows very well what that means. I am afraid that once I jump out, I will become the target of public criticism, spurned by hundreds of officials, and become a rat crossing the street.

But at this time, he has no way to retreat, since he has chosen to throw himself under Wang Zhen, there is only one way to go to the dark. Otherwise, if you are at both ends of the first rat, the end will only be worse.

When he saw Wang Zhen give him a look, his body shook suddenly, and he knew that the critical moment that would determine his life had finally arrived. So, after taking a deep breath, he strode out.

At this time, the ministers all knelt on the ground, wanting to express their determination with this solemn gesture. But Ge Hongchang did not kneel, but just bent down and bowed deeply to the emperor: "Your Majesty Shengming, the Northern Expedition is related to the stability of my Ming Dynasty, and indeed only the imperial expedition can ensure this big victory!" ”

As soon as these words came out, all the officials who knelt on the ground and begged the Son of Heaven to take back their destiny were stunned. Then everyone looked up in unison and looked over here, and saw Ge Hongchang's posture of "standing out from the crowd". In an instant, everyone was furious, if it weren't for the fact that they were in front of the solemn Taimiao at this moment, and there was the Son of Heaven in front of them, these people would have jumped to their feet one by one and scolded Lord Ge for being a traitor who brought disaster to the country and the people.

But even though they couldn't insult each other with words, everyone still used other ways to carry out silent attacks—all of them turned to Ge Hongchang with resentment, contempt, and hostility. If these gazes are really lethal, I am afraid that at this moment, Lord Ge will be shot into a hornet's nest.

But even so, Ge Hongchang still felt a burst of weakness in his heart, his legs were weak, and he had to use all his strength to stand firm. Because at this time, he can only carry it to the end alone.

And with his sudden opening, more than a dozen officials quickly jumped out of the minister's class, who was still quiet just now, and said in unison: "The minister seconded the proposal, only His Majesty's royal drive is the key to my Daming's victory!" ”

These people are naturally also courtiers who have fallen to Wang Zhen. It's just that their status is not high enough, and they are not bold enough, so they will be silent just now. But now, now that they have the lead, they naturally have to stand up and show their loyalty.

Although there were only about 20 civil officials, the momentum was far from being comparable to that of the opponents - even those officials in the DPRK who had voted under Wang Zhenmen did not dare to move against the tide this time, and they all knelt down with everyone and made their positions clear, but the shouting was not so loud - but fortunately, the situation has changed somewhat.

The Son of Heaven also reborn expectations in his heart, as long as there are courtiers who support him, then there is a possibility of realizing his hope. This made him swallow back the words that came to his mouth, and just looked down at the courtiers below with a firm gaze, showing a rare stubborn side.

Feeling the uncompromising of the Son of Heaven, Hu Hu and other important ministers who are familiar with his character chuckled in their hearts, knowing that something was wrong. Because of the suddenness of the incident, none of them expected that the Son of Heaven would put forward such an idea, so apart from this pale reason, they really couldn't come up with a reasonable explanation.

Only Lu Zhen and Yu Qian are wary of this. But the former had given up, and the latter had nothing to say after some contemplation.

In fact, in the final analysis, Yu Qian, as a squire of the military department, is not too reluctant to the matter of the Son of Heaven's personal conquest. Because he still has full confidence in the military strength of the Ming Dynasty today, and the king of a country is really on the front line, which will inevitably greatly boost the morale of the army, and then he will be able to kill the prestige of the Ming Dynasty.

Anyway, this battle is inevitable, so why not make this victory more hearty? As for the safety of the Son of Heaven mentioned by the courtiers, in Yu Qian's opinion, compared to the strength of the country, it is really not worth mentioning. So at this moment, he also fell silent.

Fortunately, there is also Hu Hui, this old minister of the Four Dynasties saw that the Son of Heaven was actually going to the end, so he was shocked, and actually had a saying: "Your Majesty, you are a king after all, not an ordinary military attaché." Your Majesty is familiar with the classics, doesn't he know the old things about the Sorghum River? ”

Hearing him mention the word sorghum river, the muscles on Zhu Qizhen's face trembled. Because it was a fiasco when the Great Song Dynasty fought against Liao. At that time, in order to ensure victory, Zhao Guangyi, who was already the Son of Heaven, drove his own expedition and led the army to kill the enemy. But as a result, in the battle of Gaoliang River, the Song army, which had the advantage of troops, was defeated by the Liao army, and finally even Song Taizong himself was hit by several arrows, and finally died shortly after retreating to Bianliang.

It was also this defeat that made the originally magnificent Great Song Dynasty finally stop here. So in the next two or three hundred years, the Song Dynasty has been suppressed by the nomads in the north, and there is no possibility of unifying the world.

Now, Hu Hu actually used this matter as a negative example to admonish and dissuade him, which can be regarded as extremely serious. If you change the son of heaven and change the courtier, just saying such unlucky words will have to be convicted of a big crime.

However, the effect of these words is still quite good, and it is obvious that Zhu Qizhen is struggling again. After all, he also understands the truth that can be learned from the past, and he doesn't want to have a big defeat like the Gaoliang River.

But just when many people were a little relieved and thought that things were turning around again, a light cough suddenly sounded, and an equally old figure also walked out: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the imperial conquest is not a bad way to win!" ”

As soon as this person spoke, everyone's hearts sank again, and it was Hu Hu, who also changed his face.

Because this person who opened his mouth was one of the only two remaining veterans of the dynasty, the British Duke who had made countless military exploits for the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Fu!

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The fifth shift is !!! Vomiting blood and asking for a ticket!!