Under the voice of Zhu Qiyu and Yu Qian, the king's servants, the panic of the ministers was finally calmed down. It's just that everyone is still confused, such a situation has never been encountered in a hundred years, and the incident happened suddenly, they really can't think of any countermeasures.

Fortunately, Yu Qian had formulated a series of policies for King Yu before, and at this time, he announced it in public, which was also in order, which not only made the ministers less hesitant in their hearts, but also looked at the auxiliary prince with a little more respect.

After these officials in the capital received the order, Yu Qian stood up again and said: "Prince, Your Highness, now that the capital is empty, although it is unlikely that the Mongols will suddenly invade our Central Plains, but just in case, the imperial court should still take precautions." ”

This point was something he had just thought of, so he hadn't mentioned it before, which made Zhu Qiyu a little bit of a god. But soon, he nodded: "Yu Shilang has any idea, but it doesn't hurt to talk about it." ”

"In the opinion of the ministers, the only way to do this is to transfer troops from the local government to serve the king, thinking that it is a foolproof strategy. For example, the guards in Shandong, and even in the south of the Yangtze River, and even the soldiers preparing for drills, can be transferred as much as they can to defend the key places in Beijing. Yu Qian put forward his views with a solemn expression. The so-called preparation soldiers are militia reserves, and most of them are adult men who have never really enlisted in the army, but still have the status of a military household.

Naturally, the ministers will not object to this, after all, they are all in the capital, and it is in everyone's interests to protect this place. So, Zhu Qiyu made a decree in the name of the prince in front of the ministers, ordering the garrisons or prepared soldiers from all over the surrounding areas of the Beijing Division to immediately raise troops to King Jingqin.

After deciding on these matters related to the current security issues, those officials with low status or responsibilities all left the palace first, but there were still several important officials of the six ministries who were left behind by Zhu Qiyu.

At this time, the side hall seemed quite empty, and everyone's hearts felt even more nervous. After taking a slight breath and stabilizing his mind, Zhu Qiyu said to the few people left: "This king still has something to inform you, after all, the matter is big, and I am not good at it." ”

"Lord Wang, please explain that the ministers should obey their orders." Lang Zhong, who was left behind by the ministry, hurriedly said. The others quickly came to their senses and chimed in, saying the same thing.

Only then did Zhu Qiyu say that Yu Qian mentioned before that the generals of the border towns should not invade the enemy because the Son of Heaven fell into the hands of the Mongols. It's just that I don't know if I forgot it, or if he did have a responsibility, when he said this, he neither mentioned that this was Yu Qian's idea, nor did he push this old man out as Hu Hu said, as he thought it was his idea.

As soon as he said this, the hall suddenly became quieter, and everyone stared at the prince in front of them with strange expressions, unable to speak for a long time.

Although intellectually, they are acceptable, and even approve of the method of the Emperor. After all, if the Son of Heaven fell into the hands of the Mongols, he threw himself into a trap, or even surrendered Kaicheng, then the Central Plains would fall under the iron cavalry of the Mongols. And because of its geographical relationship, Beijing will probably bear the brunt.

But emotionally, it was a little difficult for them to accept such a decision. Doing so, it can be regarded as directly abandoning the Son of Heaven, this is really not what a minister should do, not to mention future generations, I am afraid that many people will say that they are disloyal.

What's more, this order came from Zhu Qiyu, the vassal king, and it really seemed a little weird. Some people even have some kind of dark thought-maybe he wishes that his royal brother would die outside, and then he could find an opportunity to replace him?

This was really a dilemma to choose, and everyone fell silent for a while. And after Zhu Qiyu finished speaking, he also pursed his mouth nervously, waiting for the reaction of the ministers.

Seeing this, Yu Qian knew that he couldn't help but come forward, so he took the lead in speaking out: "The prince is very worried, I believe that even if the Son of Heaven knows, he will definitely support us in doing so." After all, the sage once said that the people are the most important, the community is secondary, and the king is light. If we don't do this, it will be the innocent people of our Ming Dynasty who will suffer the disaster, as well as the society of the country and the country for a hundred years! ”

"No...... Yes, now the border towns must not be overlooked. With the first person to stand up and take a stand, the others finally had a lot less concerns and spoke in favor.

Only one young official of the Ministry of Rites hesitated for a while and then objected: "Lord, if this is the case, where are we going to put Your Majesty?" If anything happens to Your Majesty because of this, dare to ask how the people of the world will comment on me and other courtiers? How can the courtesy of a ruler be lost because of this? ”

As this person spoke, there were actually a lot of statements that responded to him. At this time, most of the officials had their own values, not to mention a prince, even the Son of Heaven, and they were willing to fight for it.

was asked by them like this, and Zhu Qiyu suddenly didn't know what to say. After all, he has no experience, and he is indeed a little weak in his heart, and he really can't hold back in the face of such a question.

Seeing this, Yu Qian hurriedly spoke: "As I said just now, although Your Majesty is precious, it can't compare to my entire Daming country after all." What's more, we made this decision just in case. Maybe His Majesty is not in the hands of the Mongols, and the border town will just be prepared. ”

But ......" The others were not convinced by him, and seemed to want to say more.

At this moment, a long announcement suddenly came from outside the hall: "The Queen Mother, the Queen Mother has arrived!" ”

This voice immediately interrupted the debate between the two sides, and the ministers all knelt down to greet each other, even Zhu Qiyu, who also hurriedly walked down from above, and saluted respectfully to the two women who came in slowly: "Erchen to meet the queen mother, queen!" ”

There were two graceful women dressed in formal and luxurious court clothes, which were the mother of today's son Zhu Qizhen, the Empress Dowager Sun, and the Empress Qian of the main palace. And the arrival of the two of them was really a bit unexpected by the ministers.

Because the Ming Dynasty has always had rules, the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, even if you are the queen mother, if you dare to interfere in court affairs, those officials and imperial historians have the right to impeach and stop it. Therefore, in the Ming Dynasty, there were no relatives interfering in politics, and strong women like Lu Pheasant or Cixi, let alone Wu Zetian.

Because of this, the courtiers had no experience in dealing with such a noble queen mother, and after welcoming the two to the top, they didn't know what to say or what to do.

Empress Dowager Sun and Queen Qian also looked very bad at this time, although they wore makeup, they could still see that they had just cried, and even their eyes were still red. The Son of Heaven had an accident in the north, and now he doesn't know whether he is alive or dead, and the two women closest to him naturally learned the news as early as the first time.

But even though they were worried about their son or husband, the two daughters remained calm at this time. After glancing at each other, Empress Dowager Sun said: "The emperor's defeat and disappearance in the north have been fully known. Today, the mourning family and the queen came to the previous dynasty, not to interfere with your decision, but to say a few words of sincerity. ”

"The Queen Mother, please speak, the ministers must obey Yi's decree." The ministers hurriedly said.

"Although the emperor is my son, he is the king of a country in this Ming Dynasty. Now that this thing has happened, no matter what, it should be based on the ancestors' country. So no matter what you think, you must first take this as the priority, and then consider the emperor's safety, do you understand the meaning of mourning? When Empress Dowager Sun spoke, her eyes were lowered, obviously trying to endure the grief in her heart.

And Queen Qian beside her, tears were already rolling down her eyes at this time, but she still nodded and said in a choked voice: "I just want peace in the world, so that Your Majesty can return as soon as possible." But if there is something that is really difficult, I hope that you can also put social welfare first. ”

"Your Ministers obey!" Everyone had already understood at this time, and while they were surprised by the courage of these two women, they also felt admiration, and they bowed their hands one after another.

Yu Qian finally breathed a sigh of relief, and with the statement of these two most noble women in the world, this matter was naturally no longer a problem.

After a little hesitation, Empress Dowager Sun glanced at Zhu Qiyu in front of her again, and continued: "Now that the emperor is not in the capital, there is still someone in charge of everything in the court. In the past, King Yu did a good job of assisting the prince in the palace, so the mourning family decided that from today onwards, he will be in charge of the country, and the prime minister will have no opinion on all affairs of the court and China, right? ”

Although the ministers were a little surprised by this decision, it was also acceptable. After all, in the past few months, Zhu Qiyu has been in charge of the DPRK, and he has done a good job. Coupled with the fact that King Yu's performance is so bright today, it makes people have less to worry about.

"Mother, I'm afraid my son's ability is not enough to take on such a heavy ......responsibility," Zhu Qiyu's first reaction was to refuse.

"You don't have to be modest, King Yu, there is really no second person in the capital who is more suitable for this important task than you. After all, the prince is young, and he doesn't understand anything. Empress Dowager Sun said sincerely, and at the same time glanced at the crown prince Zhu Jianshen, who was already asleep in the arms of the eunuch at this time.

Speaking of which, some ministers expressed their support, and Zhu Qiyu had no choice but to accept the appointment. Just looking at his face, he didn't see any joy, because he knew very well that although the position of supervising the country was much greater than before, the corresponding responsibilities were also heavier, and he didn't have confidence that he could really help the imperial brother to put the court in order.

After a few more words, the Queen Mother took the queen and left the palace. They just came to make a stand, and by the way, they just pushed Zhu Qiyu to the foreground, so naturally they wouldn't steal the show too much.

However, their appearance did Yu Qian a great favor, and when they mentioned the previous statement, no one objected. After all, even the Queen Mother and the Queen said that they should focus on social welfare.

After everything was decided, the ministers hurried out of the palace and got busy. At this time, the city of Beijing has long been full of rumors......