Chapter III: Giving Orders in Critical Situations

On the occasion of the turmoil of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Qiyu, the king of servants, gave orders in danger and took on the heavy burden of saving the Ming Dynasty from danger.

The process of the emperor's accession to the throne is cumbersome and complicated, and he must not be careless, even if the situation is critical now, he cannot tolerate the slightest reduction and arbitrariness.

The enthronement ceremony is being prepared intensively, but what needs to be solved in front of us is the crisis that the Ming Dynasty needs to face at present.

The dynasty is now going on every day, even if the identity is confirmed, before he completely ascends the throne as the emperor, Zhu Qiyu does not dare to have the slightest carelessness.

Even if he knows history well, any one of his actions has the potential to change history.

On this day, the great court meeting came to an end, and there is no doubt that this discussion ended with a re-discussion tomorrow, and no one in the Manchu Dynasty was able to propose an effective means of doing things.

Zhu Qiyu, who endured it for a long time, couldn't sit still after all.

Zhu Qiyu, who has been acting as a mascot and has not spoken from beginning to end, stood up, he glanced at the ministers below, and said in a loud voice: "Zhongqing, in the battle of Tumubao, the emperor became a prisoner of Yexian, and the army of Yexian did not withdraw, the crisis of the capital division is not over, for the threat of Yexian, this king is the foundation of his ancestors, but he will not give up saving the emperor." ”

Everyone nodded and agreed with this, even those civil and military officials who were dissatisfied and wanted to save Zhu Qizhen back immediately also knew that it was impossible, and gradually quieted down.

Seeing this, Zhu Qiyu continued: "The top priority is how to repel the Yexian army and ensure the safety of the Beijing Division, which is our current top priority!" ”

After the defeat of Tumubao, the 200,000 elites of the Ming Dynasty were lost, and even those who escaped were frightened and had no strength to fight again.

And although there are many troops near Jingshi, most of them are old, weak, sick and disabled, and they can't be the opponents of the Warat army at all!

How to solve the immediate urgency has become the first problem of the new dynasty that is about to ascend the throne.

For a while, there was a lot of discussion in the court.

"The minister suggested that peace be negotiated, and the current predicament should be solved first, and then there will be other ways in the future." Some ministers suggested that there was only one way to negotiate peace, which would not only save the captured orthodox emperor, but also temporarily solve the predicament.

"No, my Emperor Taizong of the Ming Dynasty once established an ancestral system, no compensation, no harmony, and no tribute. This is absolutely not a no-go. This proposal was opposed by many ministers.

Let's talk about it here, after the death of Yongle Emperor Zhu Di, the temple name Taizong, Chengzu is the honorific title of Zhu Houzhu of Ming Shizong, and the ancestor has also been discussed in the following book.

In the face of the noisy ministers and various proposals that could not be compromised, in the crowd, Xu Hui, who had not spoken, walked out of the court, scanned the surroundings, and said confidently: "Qi Guan Guo, the minister has been watching the stars at night recently, comparing the calendar, and found that this is a great omen of great evil after the establishment of the Ming Dynasty." If you resist by force, I am afraid that it will be more than lucky. At this time, the only way to take refuge was not to negotiate peace or confrontation, but to move the capital to Nanjing. Only by moving south and returning to the old capital can I get through this crisis and turn the crisis into safety, and I hope that the prison country will make a decision as soon as possible. ”

As soon as the proposal to move the capital came out, all of a sudden, the entire court was quiet. Then, an even louder noise rang out.

Moving the capital is equivalent to giving up the entire northern region of the Ming Dynasty, even if half of the Ming Dynasty is preserved, it is not easy to recover it in the future.

Moreover, moving the capital is tantamount to surrendering, it is tantamount to fleeing without a fight, and it is even more unbearable than cessing land and paying compensation.

In the face of this proposal, many ministers in the imperial court expressed their support.

Naturally, there are also many ministers who oppose this absurd and nonsensical move of the capital.

There are not a few who are silent.

Each tried every excuse to persuade others for their own support, but to no avail, and it turned into verbal criticism and mutual attack.

The capital was moved, peace was negotiated, and only a very small number of people were in charge of the battle. This is something that Zhu Qiyu already knew in later generations, but now he has seen it with his own eyes, and he is still angry in his heart when he hears it with his own ears.

Sitting in a temple, holding a high position but being timid as a mouse, although they consider the problem more comprehensively, but in the face of foreign invasion, they still want to avoid and not fight, this is no longer a matter of cowardice.

Zhu Qiyu didn't say anything, looked at all this calmly, and then asked Wang Zhi: "What does Boss Wang think?" ”

"Minister, minister, minister thinks it should be discussed separately." Wang Zhi didn't know for a while whether to fight or move the capital or negotiate peace.

In fact, in his heart, he is in favor of moving the capital, in today's form, it is not necessarily possible to win the war, and there is even the possibility of the dynasty overthrowing.

Negotiation and relocation of the capital is undoubtedly the safest way.

Zhu Qiyu shook his head, and had a more intuitive view of Wang Zhi in his heart.

"What does Lord Yu think?" He asked Yu Qian again, in fact, he had already seen Yu Qian's answer in the history books, and knew Yu Qian's determination, but he still couldn't help asking.

"Those who suggest moving south should be killed!"

Yu Qian spoke silently, his expressionless face had a murderous aura that made people chill from the bottom of his heart, and Xu Hui, who was frightened and proposed to move south, turned pale.

In a word, it shocks the court!

The Manchu Dynasty was silent for an instant, looking at this originally inconspicuous soldier in surprise and surprise.

Yu Qian's cold gaze swept around the week, and after that, he said sharply: "Jingshi, it is the foundation of the world, the imperial tomb, the temple, and the community are all here, if the capital is moved here, the big thing will be irreparable!" ”

"If Warat occupies a large area of land in my Ming Dynasty, it will become stronger and stronger, and if I lose a large area of land subjects in the Ming Dynasty, it will greatly weaken its strength, and it will be even more difficult to make the Northern Expedition to Warat in the future. Have you forgotten how the Two Song Dynasty were destroyed? The lessons are here."

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Yu Qian's roar woke up those who were hesitant, and Wang Zhi, the number one person in the court, finally made up his mind and stood up to openly support Yu Qian, give up moving south and negotiate peace, and actively prepare for war.

Seeing this, the rest of the ministers also made up their minds, and stood up one after another, agreeing with and supporting Yu Qian, not moving the capital, and resolutely fighting to the end.

"Good!"

Zhu Qiyu's face showed ecstasy, and he shouted: "With so many humerus ministers supporting the resistance, the crisis in front of me can be solved in an instant." ”

Many of the ministers supported the decisive battle, and many of them were worried, the 200,000 elite army was defeated, and only the old, weak, sick and disabled of the Jingshi were left, how could they resist the siege of hundreds of thousands of troops who were also like wolves and tigers.

The sound of quarrels and debates in the court was heard again.

Facing the chaotic court, Zhu Qiyu was very disappointed, is this the top ruler of the Ming Dynasty? Is this the minister who governs a country? It's disappointing!

A group of people who have lost their blood, even if they are full of wealth and knowledge, how can they make a country and a famous nation stand for eternity.

"Silence!"

A cold color appeared in his eyes, and he looked at the ministers under the steps, and suddenly shouted loudly: "The secretary of the military department died for the country, and Yu Qian, the squire of the military department, was promoted to the secretary of the military department from now on, responsible for the defense of the Beijing division, and commanded all the soldiers and horses of the Ming Dynasty. ”

Looking at Zhu Qiyu with a cold face, everyone was surprised in their hearts, and at the same time, they were very surprised. Zhu Qiyu's order is a little abrupt, Yu Qian is just a soldier squire, a person who has never led troops and fought in battles, let him command the soldiers and horses of the whole country, and be fully responsible for the safety of the Beijing division, but it is a bit child's play.

Many people are dissatisfied, thinking that it is too child's play, and that all the ministers of civil and military affairs should discuss before making a decision.

Some ministers just wanted to speak out against it, but Zhu Qiyu sneered: "The day of the death of the country is just around the corner, if any minister thinks that he can be qualified for the post of secretary of the military department and can solve the crisis of the country, this king will naturally withdraw his order and make him serve as the secretary of the military department, and lead all the duties related to the defense of the Beijing division!" ”

Under the court, the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs, you look at me, I look at you, and suddenly there is no sound.

Even if you have the heart to oppose it, you don't want to be the first bird at this time.

"His Royal Highness Xie Jianguo trusts!" Yu Qian was a little excited, and he was also surprised by Zhu Qiyu's appointment, but more of it was the joy that the ideal would eventually be realized, and at the same time, he also felt the great responsibility.

Zhu Qiyu nodded, for Yu Qian, the evaluation of history is positive. And Zhu Qiyu also secretly investigated it, knowing that most of what history said was true, and it was safer to hand over the defense of Beijing to him. Moreover, there are many places where we need to rely on him in the future.

If it is said that Zhu Qiyu was ordered to inherit the throne and stabilize the people's hearts and minds. Then Yu Qian was even more ordered to be in danger, and he shouldered the common people in the world with a scholar and saved the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Qiyu admired Yu Qian very much, dared to take over this important task at this time, and finally completed this arduous task.

But for the other person, that's another story.

Zhu Qiyu looked at the minister who proposed to move south with some disgust. If he remembers correctly, this person will also be the main force in the future change of seizing the door.

"Remove Xu Huo from his official position, remove his fame, and expel him from the court."

Yes!

Like a thunderclap, not only did Xu Hui's face turn pale, but even all the ministers were shocked by Zhu Qiyu's decision.

"Your Highness! Immediately, a person came out and objected loudly, this person was the elder of the Three Dynasties, the official department Shangshu Wang Zhi.

In order to centralize power, Zhu Yuanzhang, Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, canceled Zhongshu Province, that is, after the abolition of the prime minister, among the six ministries, the Ministry of Officials became the most powerful of the six departments because they had the power to appoint and dismiss civil officials, so the Ministry of Officials was also called "Heavenly Officials".

And Wang Zhi, as the secretary of the ministry, is the elder of the three dynasties, and his influence is the largest among the six books. Now there are two other Shangshu martyred in Tumubao, Yu Qian's new military department Shangshu, his strength is not obvious, the power of Wang Zhi in the court is simply terrifying, and the words he said are also very effective! It's like a word.

It is not an exaggeration to say that he is the uncrowned king.

"Your Highness, at this critical moment, the dismissal of important ministers in the DPRK and the central government is inappropriate. Moreover, the military generals of the Chinese courtiers of the DPRK suffered serious losses, and it was in the urgent need to employ people, although Lord Xu said that although the proposal to move south was not the right way, it was not a crime, and he asked His Highness to withdraw his life! ”

"I hope His Highness will take back his life!" All the ministers persuaded one after another, even Yu Qian, thinking that the punishment was too heavy.

At this time, it can be seen how serious the Wenchen group is, the Tumubao army was defeated, the Wuxun suffered heavy losses, and there was almost no shadow of the military generals in the court at this time.

Since then, the Wenchen has not been able to be suppressed, which led to the increasingly powerful civil official group in the future, which controlled the entire court and hastened the demise of the Ming Dynasty.

This kind of thing naturally wouldn't let him happen.

In the face of the opposition of all the ministers, Zhu Qiyu also knew that this was not the time to use strength, they sometimes didn't even respect the emperor's words, and they were a prince, although they had already said that they were the future emperor, or they proposed to be the emperor, but if they didn't take back their orders, they would probably still disobey the edict of disobedience.

But if you soften at this time, it will not be easy in the future.

The weakness of the emperor was the only antidote to the ambitions of the courtiers.

"Since you have interceded, this king will naturally open the net."

Zhu Qiyu had an idea, looked at the people below, sneered in his heart, and said: "However, the devil confuses the people, shakes the country's foundation, and does not punish, where is my Ming law?" If everyone follows suit in the future, who else dares to stand up and protect the frontier for my Ming Dynasty? ”

"The punishment of this king remains the same, but it can be temporarily incorporated into the military camp, and if it is repelled, it will also be reinstated from the official after the meritorious service, what do you ministers think?!"

"Your Highness spares your life!"

Xu Hui's face turned white with fright when he heard this, and he suddenly broke out in a cold sweat like an oar, where is this net open, this obviously wants his life. He is the most afraid of death, otherwise he would not have proposed to move the capital!

Even the other ministers were surprised and dissatisfied with this decision and again opposed it.

Zhu Qiyu sneered, unmoved in the face of opposition, and said toughly: "Choose one of the two, it is all up to Lord Xu to choose, there is no third way to choose at this time." Of course, if you think that this king's decision is inappropriate and the punishment is too severe, you can also accept it on your behalf, and this king will also greatly agree and agree! ”

Everyone is clear in their hearts, no one has such a good heart to accept it at this time, what is the difference between this and looking for death.

Zhu Qiyu successfully changed the topic and solved Xu Hui, that is, the Xu Youzhen in the later change of seizing the door, and suddenly felt a lot more refreshed in his heart.

To fight with these civil officials, you still have to fight wits and courage. Of course, when it's time to be strong, you can't be weak.

But at this time, the ministers of the court and the central government had a new understanding of this prince, who was usually gentle and elegant and rarely spoken.

"All the ministers are my important ministers and capable ministers of the Ming Dynasty, at this time, shouldn't we consider the safety of the Ming Dynasty and the current predicament?"

Zhu Qiyu was very satisfied with everyone's performance, and then took another dose of fierce medicine: "Evil words confuse the people, shake the morale of the army, should be dealt with seriously, or should all the ministers think that the capital should be moved, and give this Beijing division and half of the country to Yexian?" ”

This remark was heart-wrenching, and all the ministers were as silent as cicadas and stopped talking.

Xu Hui's face was like ashes, and he collapsed on the hall like a puddle of mud.

In the end, he still chose to dismiss his official post instead of entering the barracks to defend his family and country.

The thrilling in the court finally ended, and Zhu Qiyu no longer dared to be a decoration after this day.

After the dispersal of the court, Yu Qian walked out of the main hall, and now he still has a dreamlike feeling, recalling this not calm, even a little thrilling court, he can't help but feel thrilled.

But at this time, Yu Qian didn't have time to think about it, he had officially become the secretary of the Ming Empire's military department at today's court meeting, and was fully responsible for the safety of the Beijing Division, and also organized troops to send those who tried to get involved in the Beijing Division back to the desert first, and the list was not ordinarily heavy.

It can be said that the safety of the entire Ming Dynasty depends on him alone. He was not timid, did not shirk, and was just uneasy, lest he not be able to take on this great task and turn the Ming Empire into a safe one.

Thinking that the wish he had made when he was young was about to be fulfilled was about to be fulfilled, he was both nervous and a little eager to try.

The Manchu Dynasty's civil and military ministers, who gradually walked out of the Fengtian Palace, looked at Yu Qian with complicated eyes at this time, containing various meanings, some gloating, some things that didn't concern them, and they were also worried.

However, Yu Qian didn't have time to care about these anymore.

When he returned to the military department as soon as possible, he was full of fighting spirit and immediately convened all the main backbones in front of the military department to hold the first military meeting after he was promoted to the secretary of the military department.

What kind of situation Yu Qian is in Jingshi is very clear, it can be said that Alexander, how many official troops who fled and surrendered without resistance needless to say.

The point is that there are no available troops at the moment.

The defeat of Tumubao almost wiped out all the old capital, and there were not even a few decent good horses in the entire capital.

The number of soldiers was less than 100,000, and they were all old, weak, sick and disabled.

That's not all, the key is that morale is low, the first-class troops were drawn out to fight, but they ended up with a total annihilation, which gives people an illusion, the Warat army is like a god general, brave and invincible, can't be defeated, don't you see the three elite battalions left by the most elite 200,000 Jingjing Battle of the Ming Dynasty were defeated?

Once fear is born in the heart, the fear will spread, and the entire Kyoshi thinks that the iron hooves of Warat, led by Yexian, are invincible and invincible.

Cowardice before fighting, how can this battle be fought?

Fortunately, the Queen Mother and the King of Yu both supported the battle, and although the food and ordnance suffered serious losses in the Battle of Tumubao, there was still plenty of money in the Beijing Division, especially the Tongzhou granary was enough for the entire Beijing Division to eat for a year.

So, the first problem faced at this time is what to do if the Jingshi army is insufficient?

This is not difficult, now that time permits, the problem can be solved by drawing from all over the country.

The territory of the Ming Dynasty is vast, and although the three battalions are the signboard of the Ming Dynasty, the soldiers in other places are not much weaker.

One by one, problems are raised and then solved.

At this time, Yu Qian's ability was fully revealed.

Well, the ordnance and food are there, the army is there, and the purpose of the war is even more in front of us.

In addition, stabilizing the morale of the army and instilling fighting spirit in all people has become the first priority to win this war.

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