Chapter Seventy-One: The Ming Dynasty is in turmoil
“…… The Guanning Iron Cavalry encountered the rebellious cavalry in Changjiaji, and a major battle broke out, and the Guanning Iron Cavalry was defeated......"
The secret report with a small number of words, but it is particularly detailed here, especially the word fiasco, which is as heavy as a thousand pounds, like Li Chong, who is pressed by the mountains, is out of breath, and immediately cried, because he praised it with great fanfare before, isn't this a bully?
The voice of "Your Majesty......" contains countless grievances and unwillingness.
"Drag it down, fight." Emperor Chongzhen's tone was not good, it was just one word, but the result of aggravation can be imagined.
"Your Majesty, the slave maid is loyal, and there is no hiding at all......" Li Chong was already panicked and shouted in this imperial study.
Only then did Emperor Chongzhen relent, "Wait for the question." ”
"Your Majesty Xie......" Li Chong is already grateful to Dade, and this life has been saved.
After a while, Li Chong, who had only one breath left, was brought up, lying on top of the gold brick, his nose and mouth were covered with blood, and his lower body was also a mess.
"Take it down." Emperor Chongzhen had nothing to ask, and when he saw this Li Chong's appearance, his anger disappeared.
"You are not bullying the king, this is misleading the country, and the Ming dynasty will be defeated by you sooner or later." Emperor Chongzhen was furious in the imperial study, gritting his teeth with hatred for these inactive officials.
But the law does not blame the public, although Emperor Chongzhen is the Ninth Five-Year Emperor, what he can do is to punish this slave and maid, and the most that he can do to those people in the court is to demote and punish him.
"But who will bear the bitter fruit? Isn't it up to me to bear it alone? Emperor Chongzhen was so angry that he threw his fold again and threw his pen and ink......
The emperor of the Ming Dynasty has one thing that is admirable, that is, he dares to act and dare to act, and Chongzhen immediately issued an order to bear this failure.
The most recent is that the imperial tomb of the old Zhu family was burned, which was done by the bandits, and this time it was even worse, the Guanning Iron Cavalry is the important weapon of the country, and the result is defeated.
The reality is a hundred times more serious than the secret report, this Guanning Iron Cavalry is the soul of the army, and now it has been defeated, it is still a fiasco, and even the Tartars have not done it, and the impact can be described as earth-shattering.
"This time it's not just the court, but even the army, and even the people are panicking......" As soon as the eunuchs on duty got off duty, they gathered together and said with palpitations.
"This Wu Dalang is really against the sky, it is tens of thousands of Guanning iron horses, when the dynasty was seven years old, the Tartars did not suffer a loss, I heard that this time it was too miserable, and there were not many people who came back...... "The gatekeeper knows the details, because the first threshold to enter the palace is them.
No matter how big the matter is, you must inform them first, which is why eunuchs are easy to become bigger.
"Pity Eunuch Li, I was almost killed this time, if it weren't for Your Majesty's old feelings......"
Then they all sighed and resigned, because they were all royal slaves, and even killing was a common thing, which was also their sorrow.
Almost at the same time as Emperor Chongzhen's edict was issued, the news of the fiasco of the Guanning Iron Cavalry also swept the entire Northern Zhili like a fire, and the trend continued unabated, spreading all over the country.
"What? This is the Guanning Iron Cavalry, all defeated? Then who can subdue this Wu Dalang? This was the first thought of the people.
"It's terrible, the government has begun to arrest people, and they want to arrest this Jin merchant, I heard that the lightest ones are all raiders."
This other news also came later, because Jin Province has now become a big problem, and the Jin merchants are everywhere, the imperial court is enraged, and now the wind is also released, and the Jin merchants are like frightened birds.
What kind of prosperity the Jin merchants reached can be described as walking everywhere, especially after the immigration of the Ming Dynasty, the merchants became more popular, and they can be seen almost everywhere.
Now the face of the court, the last fig leaf was taken down by Wu Dalang, and there have long been such complaints in the court, especially in the army.
"This rebellion can develop like this, it is not supported by this group of Jin merchants, they are national thieves!"
The national thief, this hat, even the iron head can't withstand it, and the atmosphere in the court is getting worse and worse, because with the defeat of the Guanning Iron Cavalry, Jin Province has lost its grasp.
Although this thief did not establish a nation, it is now a trend in China, how can the dignified Ming endure it?
But this matter also made the court quarrel, the Jin merchants are very important, especially the Wenchen, which of the officials below has nothing to do with the merchants, if they are beaten to death with a stick, their money bags will be deflated immediately.
Who can't get along with silver? In this matter, even if His Majesty spoke, these people dared to contradict it, but the group of horsemen in the military department are now becoming more and more arrogant.
This is just the early dynasty, the disheveled ministers in this palace door scolded, for this matter, they and the generals are on the court to do it, but also suffered, they are all literati, where is the opponent of the martial arts.
"Great rebellion! The court is unfortunate, the Ming Dynasty is unfortunate, if this was in the early years, this group of reckless men dared to be so domineering, they would have been punished a long time ago, what is wrong with this world......"
"We must admonish, we can't let this group of reckless men defile this court, and it is not their turn to point fingers at the Ming Dynasty!"
"Yes, even if you break your head, you won't tolerate it!"
The ministers refused to give up, because the generals were about to step on their heads, and now they all dared to jump out and point fingers, you must know that this is their forbidden body, how can outsiders touch it.
Violating the ban with martial arts and being carried out by the civil servants was also a taboo in the Ming Dynasty, but now it can't be taken care of, and the generals are about to turn the sky upside down.
It's not a forbidden, what is?
Emperor Chongzhen has not yet agreed with them on a countermeasure to deal with Wu Dalang in Jin Province, and as a result, this civil and military group took the lead in tearing its face.
"How can this be true? Is there still me in their eyes, and is there still a great Ming? Emperor Chongzhen looked at these folds and threw them all on the ground.
Wenchen has already united, Chen Shu crusaded against the crimes of the generals, and even said something about the past in a radical way.
Chongzhen can't wait to kill this bastard, is he the faint king, or is Da Ming already crumbling?
There are some ready-made handles in the hands of military generals, that is, this group of civil servants colluded together, formed a party for personal gain, and the eunuch party was just eliminated, which is one of the few political achievements of Chongzhen, and now it has been turned out again, this is not a slap in the face of the emperor.
Anyway, this civil and military group is really torn its face, it is all about attacking the other party's sore feet, taking out all the filth in the back, and Chongzhen is so angry that he smokes.
Wang Chengen came to Chongzhen's side carefully, he returned from a big defeat this time, and he didn't want His Majesty to remember himself, so he was even more reserved.
"Wang Daban, you are not an outsider, tell me your opinion." Emperor Chongzhen didn't look at the excerpt anymore, and asked this henchman directly.
It can be said that Wang Chengen opposed the hasty use of troops at the beginning, but Chongzhen was too confident.
Although he is still confronting Wu Dalang in Jin Province, the officials and soldiers are all disheartened.
Regret shouldn't have been.
"Your Majesty, this matter is not entirely unreasonable, Jin merchants are like the wind, pervasive, I don't know how many people are in the Ming Dynasty, if they are used by rebellion, the consequences are unimaginable, but they can't be arbitrary, you must know that Jin merchants are powerful in my north, if they are too arbitrary, I am afraid of causing panic among the people." Wang Chengen said cautiously.
"This doesn't work, that doesn't work, you don't say it at all, okay, you Wang Chengen, now you are so perfunctory to me, I really don't dare to punish you?" Chongzhen was angry, and now there is no one inside and outside the Forbidden City who makes him comfortable.
Wang Chengen hurriedly confessed, "Your Majesty, the slave maid means that he still wants to kill chickens and monkeys, let the Jin merchants stop, and also warn Wu Dalang." ”
Wang Chengen's talent was already outstanding, but he later abandoned his pen and joined Rong, and now he is also a person in the army, so he will inevitably be partial.
But this concern is not unreasonable, merchants are born with channels to inquire, if they are used by rebellion, it will really have unimaginable consequences.
"Go down, I want to be quiet." Emperor Chongzhen felt a headache, he was not a hesitant person, but now the court is in a mess, there are strong enemies outside, and there are rebellions inside, is this Ming really in turmoil?
Thinking that he had just ascended the throne, the eunuchs were in full swing, and even the civil and military had to avoid it, but he was not overthrown by him.
Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen also clenched his fists, maybe this is still a good move.
However, what kind of degree can deter Xiaoxiao without hurting the fundamentals, especially some invisible black smoke miasma, this is what he has to consider.
Sometimes, it's a good thing, but it's a bad thing for the group of rubbish under them.
Worse than useless.