There were two copies of the recital sent by Li Banghua, one was a request for instructions jointly sent by Li Banghua, Gong Yonggu, and Fang Zhenghua, and the other was a plea written by the British public Zhang Weixian. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Li Banghua, Gong Yonggu, and Fang Zhenghua said in a joint report that Li Guozhen, the former governor of the military capital and the commander of the 3,000 battalions of the Beijing camp, had been arrested and interrogated by Jinyiwei on the orders of Jinyiwei, waiting for His Majesty the Emperor to return to Beijing for disposal.

At the same time, he also said that after Li Guozhen, the prince of Xiangcheng, learned that he had been dismissed and imprisoned for annexing the land of the former military governor's office and taking advantage of the military capital, he quickly bit out the two giants of the Jingshi nobles, the British Duke Zhang Weixian and the Chengguo Duke Zhu Chunchen, and confessed that these two noble princes and their families had tens of thousands of hectares of land in the land of Gyeonggi, and said that the emperor had arrested and magnified him, and it was unfair to punish him without teaching, and so on.

At the same time, Li Banghua and others also mentioned in the report that Dongchang discovered that Zhu Chunchen, the Duke of Chengguo, claimed after learning that Li Guozhen, the prince of Xiangcheng, was dismissed from the post of the former military governor and the 3,000 battalions by the emperor's decree, that the lord was the lord after all, not only credulous and suspicious and arbitrary, but also greedy for small profits and eager to achieve success, killing the clan and seeking honors, which was to shake the country's foundation and dig his own grave.

Chong Lord, refers to the Lord of Chong Age. Chongling means young.

Therefore, to say that the lord is the lord after all, to put it bluntly, it means that the emperor is still a young and ignorant doll after all.

In history, there was a chief assistant of the Chongzhen Dynasty, named Liu Hongxun, who was very respectful to the emperor in the face of him, and Emperor Chongzhen originally trusted him very much, but this person was very disdainful when talking about the emperor behind his back, and said something similar to the lord after all.

Later, this was reported to Emperor Chongzhen by other ministers, and Emperor Chongzhen thought that Liu Hongxun had a bad character and lost trust in him. After another period of time, Liu Hongxun angered the emperor again, and he was directly deposed by Chongzhen.

Now this Emperor Chongzhen, although he is not as small and calculating as in history, but as an emperor he is so criticized by others, and this word has been spread, if he has no reaction, it seems to approve of this.

Historically, Zhu Chunchen became the Duke of Chengguo in the 39th year of Wanli, and Emperor Chongzhen has always trusted him very much after ascending to the pole.

But this Chengguo Duke Zhu Chunchen is not a pure minister at all, although Emperor Chongzhen has devoted his heart and lungs to him and repeatedly entrusted him with great things, but he has always been a set of things in front of the emperor and behind his back.

And the boy who was seventeen or eighteen years old at the time, who was the opponent of these old political fritters, was naturally played around.

In the middle of the night of March 19, the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, Zhu Chunchen had already surrendered to Li Zicheng's army, and Emperor Chongzhen, who knew nothing about it, actually wrote an edict to Zhu Chunchen, whom he had always trusted, before committing suicide, asking him to supervise the internal and external armies and assist the prince Zhu Cihong to Nanjing.

Of course, it was the final will of Emperor Chongzhen that cost the lives of Zhu Chunchen's entire family.

Because after Li Zicheng entered the Forbidden City, he found this holy edict that had not been issued in time on the bookcase in the imperial study of Emperor Chongzhen's Qianqing Palace, which had no one to clean up.

Li Zicheng is also a troubled man who is ready to become the emperor, and what he can't tolerate the most is precisely such a betrayal. He saw that Emperor Chongzhen trusted Zhu Chunchen so much until his death, but Zhu Chunchen betrayed his lord without hesitation.

Now although Emperor Chongzhen has changed a soul from later generations, he still can't help but get angry in his heart after watching the excerpts sent by Li Banghua and others, and watching Zhu Chunchen, the Duke of Chengguo, talk about himself in private.

Li Banghua and others also asked the emperor in a joint report on how to deal with the situation of Zhu Chunchen, the Duke of Chengguo, and his relatives and servants embezzling the tuntian of the guard, taking advantage of the salary, and Zhu Chunchen himself criticizing the lord.

In this regard, Emperor Chongzhen still has no prejudice in his heart, and now he still looks eighteen or nineteen years old, but in fact, the maturity of his mind is by no means what it looks like on the outside.

Therefore, the handling of government and military affairs is never based on one's own joys, sorrows, and sorrows, but only on whether it is necessary.

So whether to take down Chengguo Gong, or whether to kill him or not, depends entirely on whether there is this need, if it is needed, let alone a Chengguo Gong, even if you kill a few more princes of the clan like King Qin and King Jin, there will be no reluctance.

As for Zhang Weixian's plea, Emperor Chongzhen only took a cursory look at it and put it aside. Because cleaning up Zhang Weixian is not in his current consideration.

Although the current Emperor Chongzhen is dissatisfied with most of the clans and nobles, it does not mean that he does not understand some of the truths contained in Zhu Chunchen's comments when he criticized them in private.

The existence of the clan and nobles is indeed an important cornerstone of imperial power, but at present, this cornerstone has become a major stumbling block to his revival of the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, what has become a stumbling block must be removed as soon as possible, but what still plays the role of a cornerstone cannot be shaken casually in any case.

Clans like King De, King Fu, and even King Qin and King Jin, as well as noble families such as Zhu Chunchen, Duke of Chengguo, and Li Guozhen, Bo of Xiangcheng, are of course stumbling blocks that must be moved away as soon as possible.

And some other clans and nobles that still play the role of the cornerstone of the Ming Dynasty, such as the kings of Zhou, Tang, Lu, Gui and other clans that played an active role in history, as well as the British prince Zhang Weixian, a noble family that is crucial to the smooth accession of Emperor Chongzhen, can be protected and should not be moved lightly.

Therefore, after reading the two notes sent by Li Banghua, Emperor Chongzhen was silent, and just handed over the two notes to Sun Chengzong and others to read.

After a few people finished reading it, Sun Chengzong took the lead and said: "Your Majesty, since Li Guozhen, the uncle of Xiangcheng, has been sent to Jinyi to guard the prison, and the matter of Juyongguan seems to be over. In addition, although there are the first assistant of the cabinet and two ministers of military aircraft in Beijing, but when there are many events, His Majesty should not leave Beijing for a long time after all. Please return to Beijing as soon as possible to preside over the overall situation! ”

After Sun Chengzong said this, Liu Wenbing and Wang Guoxing also hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, please return to Beijing quickly!" ”

Emperor Chongzhen's determination to return to Beijing had already been decided, and at this time he said with this remark: "I will leave for Beijing after dawn." However, before returning to Beijing, several things need to be agreed on in advance. ”

After saying this, Emperor Chongzhen pondered and said: "After I set off, Wang Guoxing took the people and horses of the former division of the Jinyi Guard Hall to stay in Juyong Pass temporarily, first, to take care of the original Guan sergeant, and second, to ensure the safety of Juyong Pass. After I return to Beijing, I will arrange for people to come over to take over the defense. This is one of them.

"Second, Sun Aiqing doesn't have to return to Beijing with me, so he quickly took the Jinyi Wei Gong Wei Si and Liu Ce's head to Jizhou to sit in the town. Qing Ke passed on my message, and You Shiwei, the chief soldier of the Jianchang battalion, temporarily took the post of chief officer of Jizhen to ensure the stability of Jizhen. ”

"As for Liu Wenbing, take the Shenji Battalion and return to Beijing with me today."

After listening to the emperor's explanations of these arrangements, Sun Chengzong thought about it, didn't find any mistakes, and was just about to bow down to receive the order, when he suddenly remembered something, so he said: "For Zhu Chunchen, the Duke of Chengguo, does Your Majesty have any ideas in your heart?" ”

Emperor Chongzhen saw Sun Chengzong ask like this, paused for a moment, and said: "Zhu Neng, the ancestor of Chengguo, has contributed to Sheji, and it is a last resort, and his descendants and the royal family always have an incense friendship. Therefore, I really have no idea what to do with him. Is there anything Sun Aiqing can teach me? ”

"As a courtier, the Duke of Chengguo privately criticizes the lord, which is not what a loyal courtier should do." Sun Chengzong said, "But at this time, it is an eventful autumn, and the minister thinks that His Majesty still takes the prohibition of urgency and patience, and it is not too late for His Majesty to deal with it when Jizhen is straightened out, the new army is completed, and the Beijing camp is stable." ”

Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen pondered for a moment and said: "Sun Aiqing's words are indeed the words of Lao Cheng to seek the country. I know in my heart, Aiqing doesn't have to worry too much. ”

After Emperor Chongzhen finished speaking, he explained some precautions to Sun Chengzong, Wang Guoxing and others, and the sky was about to brighten, so several people immediately bid farewell to the emperor and went to go their separate ways.