Chapter 571: Embarrassment
The huge team finally came out of the noon gate, and it turned out to be the emperor's arrival, and the Dongchang fans and brocade guards of the noon gate knelt down and saluted.
The ministers kneeling on the ground looked up in shock, it turned out to be the emperor! It was not directly sent to the court staff but the emperor to come in person, and many ministers had hope in their hearts.
Emperor Zhengde came to the front of the ministers, and Zhang Zhijie and others, who were originally following Emperor Zhengde, hurriedly avoided to the side.
Li Dongyang, Yang Tinghe and others also had a trace of expectation in their hearts, could it be that Zhang Zhijie really changed his mind and gave up the idea of driving in person! That's great!
Li Dongyang couldn't help but look at Zhang Zhijie with some excitement, wanting to see something from Zhang Zhijie's face! Zhang Zhijie felt the inquiring gaze of Li Dongyang and others, knew what they were thinking, and shook his head slightly.
Seeing Zhang Zhijie shaking his head, Li Dongyang and the others, who had just given birth to a glimmer of hope, couldn't help but become lost again! Unexpectedly, Zhang Zhijie really didn't succeed!
However, since the emperor did not dispel the idea of the imperial conquest, why did the emperor come to the noon gate at this moment? According to the emperor's temperament, since the emperor insists on driving the expedition in person, I am afraid that he has long been impatient with them.
Feeling that the attention of the ministers at the noon gate was focused on him, Emperor Zhengde said loudly: "You knelt down at the noon gate to persuade me to give up the idea of driving the imperial conquest in person, this fist to serve the country, I know it in my heart!" β
"The reason why I decided to go to the Imperial Expedition is a decision I made after careful consideration! Why do I want to go on a personal expedition? Thinking back to the reign of the first emperor, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, but now, there was a rebellion in Bazhou, and now King Ning is in turmoil in the south! β
"How many people will die in the war, and how many will be displaced and homeless! They are all my people, and I feel deeply ashamed of them! I am deeply ashamed of the first emperor! Every time I think of hundreds of people's families being ruined, helping the old and the young in order to escape the war, and watching their homes destroyed, I am deeply saddened! β
Speaking of this, Emperor Zhengde was choked up and couldn't speak, the hundred officials kneeling on the ground had seen the foolish Emperor Zhengde, but they had never seen the choked Emperor Zhengde! Seeing Emperor Zhengde like this, they were also a little shocked!
After a few pauses, Emperor Zhengde even rolled up his sleeves to wipe his tears and snot, and then continued: "The reason why I am in suspense day and night is because I am young and cannot manage government affairs as diligently as the first emperor, so that I cannot be powerful all over the world, and some people with unrighteous minds will sprout a heart of disobedience!" If this goes on for a long time, the society will be in danger! β
"That's why I have the intention of driving the expedition in person, I personally led the troops to quell the rebellion, and the army deterred and subdued the four seas, so that the world could be peaceful, and the people could live and work in peace and contentment!"
"Of course, I also know that what the ministers were worried about was the change in the civil fort back then, and its tragedy is still a wake-up call! How can I not be awakened? Before making the decision to pro-conscript, I also thought about it for a long time! β
"But now that time has passed, the situation is not the same as what happened to the Civil Fort! Counterinsurgency is an internal affair, not a struggle with barbariansγγγγγγ β
Emperor Zhengde told the story and roughly analyzed the situation, and the first to shake were Yang Tinghe, Li Dongyang and other important ministers, after all, they were all talents for a while, and the reason why they reacted so strongly was just taken by the changes in the civil fort!
If Emperor Zhengde is like Emperor Yingzong, it is really a good choice to drive the imperial expedition in person, which can deter all the vassals in the world! But Emperor Zhengde is just a foolish emperor, how can this make people feel at ease!
What if there is another mess on the battlefield? That's no joke, if you're not careful on the battlefield, you will lose everything, and the consequences are not a joke!
As if he also knew the worries of the ministers, Emperor Zhengde opened his mouth and promised: "This time, I will take Wang Shouren in charge of the vanguard, Zhang Zhijie in charge of the middle army, and Peng Ze, the right imperial envoy, in charge of the rear army!" Zhang Yong, Cheng Guogong, and Shouning Hou Governor Jingying, Gu Dayong sat in the Siwei Battalion Gongwei Jingshi, and Ma Yongcheng and Qiu Ju sat in Dongchang to investigate and search for the evil rumors! β
"I know very well that although I am familiar with the art of war, I have never fought in battle, so this expedition requires Zhang Zhijie, Peng Ze, and Wang Shouren to plan together!"
Emperor Zhengde said that the meaning of these arrangements is obvious, Emperor Yingzong didn't listen to the slander of the eunuch Wang Zhen that caused the change of Tumubao, and now I don't bring a big eunuch with a cronie, you can rest assured, right?
As for Wang Shouren and Zhang Zhijie, they have all gone through the battle array and won battles, Peng Ze is the imperial envoy of the right capital of the Imperial Court, an important minister of the imperial court, and he is also famous for knowing soldiers in the court!
Li Dongyang and other important ministers pondered carefully, if this is really the case, there is really nothing wrong! None of the cronies and eunuchs brought them, and the people they brought were all really capable, so no one would point fingers!
The most important Emperor Zhengde brought Zhang Zhijie with him, although these people opposed Zhang Zhijie leading his troops to the battle, it was not because they doubted his ability! It's because he's too favored by the emperor!
But now they are a little glad that Zhang Zhijie is so favored by the emperor, at least Zhang Zhijie is not an ignorant and incompetent and arrogant person, he has proven his ability!
The reason why they are repeatedly wary of Zhang Zhijie is also because Zhang Zhijie is a very capable person! If Zhang Zhijie is driving, if Emperor Zhengde makes any nonsense or makes any wrong decisions, at least Zhang Zhijie can advise the emperor!
After listening to Emperor Zhengde's statement and explanation, most of the ministers had already accepted it, and they didn't expect the emperor to be so worried about the world, and they were actually moved in their hearts! At the same time, after listening to Emperor Zhengde's patient explanation, I also reacted that the situation was indeed very different from the situation of the Tumubao change back then!
What made the ministers even more suspicious was that Emperor Zhengde asked Zhang Zhijie to lead the Chinese army, Wang Shouren to lead the forward, and Peng Ze to lead the rear army, but he did not bring a favored eunuch. This puts an end to an ignorant, incompetent and arrogant person like Wang Zhen pointing fingers at the emperor's side.
Although many ministers were relieved, but no one stood up alone, it stands to reason that the emperor personally came to explain, and also gave enough face to the ministers, so that this noon gate kneeling admonition has a step down!
Although many people want to stop there, no one wants to make a bird! So after Emperor Zhengde said earnestly, there was silence below! Emperor Zhengde couldn't help but be a little embarrassed when he stood there!