Chapter 400: Chaos in the court
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Qinglong attacked the Beijing suburb shop at night, and the news of capturing Zu Dashou alive reached Beijing, and the Ming court was shaken. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 The top and bottom of the info factory guard cheered, and a group of officials and important ministers led by Wen Tiren began to worry. It can really be described as a few joys and a few sorrows. At this time, Chongzhen, who was in charge, had two more folds in his hands, one was to ask for merit and the other was impeachment.
They want to invite merit for the hundreds of thousands of troops recruited by Jinyi Wei, hoping that the imperial court can issue a banquet and reward the three armies!
And the impeachment is, of course, Wen Tiren and others, who directly participated in Qinglong's crime of rebellion and rebellion, and asked Zhu Qing to return to the palace quickly to subdue the law, otherwise the imperial court will send troops to Kaifeng to capture Qinglong alive!
Above the court, Chongzhen was blinded. Although Qinglong successfully recruited hundreds of thousands of troops in a few days, he dared to suppress Zu Dashou, the general sent by the imperial court, without a sound, which still made Chongzhen a little unhappy.
"Zu Dashou was ordered to send troops, Qinglong arrested people without asking, and also killed Zu Dashou's deputy general Zu Youshun, it is really no emperor and no king's law! The heart of rebellion is clear, and his heart can be punished, the emperor! Wen Tiren sued first and staged a pitiful play in front of Chongzhen.
"Your Majesty, Qinglong is not a rebellion, but a rebellion. Weichen heard that Zu Dashou was instigated, trying to join forces with the army of Tongguan to attack Kaifeng before and after, if it was not for Qinglong to find out in time, once Kaifeng was lost, the Beijing division was not guaranteed, then the Ming Dynasty was not guaranteed, the emperor! "Killing Wind admonished.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I heard that even the two Ouchi guards sent were bribed, fortunately Zhu Qing found out in time, otherwise it would be ......" Liu Qingfeng also stepped forward to admonish, but he didn't wait for him to finish. Wen Tiren began to fight back again.
"Chiefs, how can you chase after the wind like this? It is the emperor's will to send troops, and Ouchi is also personally dispatched by the emperor, so is it possible that the emperor is responsible? Wen Tiren saw the stitches and accused Killing Feng and Liu Qingfeng, and Killing Feng felt that the situation was very bad from Chongzhen's face.
"Lord Wen is right, since the army has accepted the imperial court's recruitment, how can they rebel? The last general has ascertained that the people who followed the Qinglong rebellion were Zhang Xianzhong's Great Western Army and a small number of bewitched Chuang Army, and the Chuang Army did not participate in the rebellion. And I heard that General Huzi, the general of our army, lost an arm in order to stop the rebels. The last general thought that Qinglong and Zhang Xianzhong must have been discovered by General Huzi when they plotted to rebel, General Huzi beheaded Zhang Xianzhong, and Qinglong intervened and injured General Huzi. Under Wen Tiren's hint, Li Zicheng also went forward to admonish Chongzhen, and his admonition was very powerful, not only pushing away the conspiracy to kill Zhang Xianzhong and attempting to annex the Great Western Army, but also confusing Chongzhen with illusions, because the situation of breaking into the camp was indeed as Li Zicheng said, most of the people who participated in this operation were the Great Western Army and the breaking army did not move. It's an indisputable fact, but who knows the conspiracy?
The development of the situation is becoming more and more unfavorable to Jinyiwei, Liu Qingfeng glanced at Sheng Tianyue, the servant of the Criminal Department, and hinted that the killing wind would not stop doing two things, and shake out the cremation case of the Criminal Department. Unexpectedly, Killing Wind shook his head slightly.
Seeing that the main hall was almost tilted towards Wen Tiren, Killing Feng knew that a mere criminal servant could not bring down Wen Tiren at all, and it was impossible to wipe out the whole army on his side, once there was no one in the court Zhu Qing outside, it would be even more dangerous, even if he was loyal to the country, he would inevitably be charged with treason in the end, and he was speechless. He had to leave his power in the court, so he compromised.
"Kill the wind, what else do you have to say?" Chongzhen glanced coldly at Killing Wind and asked.
"The minister has nothing to say." Killing Wind compromised, in his previous life, except for having to sit in a wheelchair, he never knew what compromise was, but today, he thought of Wen Tiren too simply, a Shoufu who could even knock down Zhou Yanru would not fight an unprepared battle, obviously Wen Tiren was more fully prepared than Killing Feng!
"Come on, put Kill Feng and Liu Qingfeng into the prison, and ask for beheading on a certain day!" Chongzhen was furious, the most intolerable thing for him was those who betrayed him, even Killing Feng, the little friend he used to trust the most, who had played with him since he was a child.
"Your Majesty! Please think twice, Your Majesty! Lord Tian, Suzaku and a few other people in the court hurriedly knelt down to intercede for Kill Feng and Liu Qingfeng.
But obviously, their efforts were in vain, and Chongzhen sat on the dragon chair expressionlessly.
"Lord Tian, the emperor's golden mouth, you are embarrassing the emperor!" Wen Tiren was already proud.
Seeing that no one dared to intercede anymore, Chongzhen shouted angrily, "Take it down!" ”
"Yes! Walk! A few guards said and took Killing Feng and Liu Qingfeng away, and these two powerful generals were so wronged in the obscenity of those shrimp soldiers and crab generals.
When Killing Wind passed by Suzaku's side, he said unconsciously, "Go find Dongfang Wenbai and inform Qinglong." ”
Suzaku was stunned for a moment, and then remembered his talented friend Dongfang Wenbai.
It is said that this Dongfang Wenbai was not accustomed to the darkness of the court earlier, and once won the champion but had no intention of entering politics, until Zhu Qing proposed land reform and asked him to be a clerical staff officer that he rekindled his enthusiasm for the country. It can be said that compared with those champions who are mixed with water, Dongfang Wenbai's champion can be described as genuine, and he is an unborn talent, and because of this, Chongzhen couldn't bear to kill him after he resigned. But with Chongzhen's character, he definitely won't let those who don't bird him have a good time, and later Dongfang Wenbai decided to re-emerge from the rivers and lakes, but Chongzhen just let him hang out in the ministry.
Now Killing Wind asked Suzaku to find Dongfang Wenbai, just to rely on his character and talent, but in the current Ming Court, only these two points are not enough, and the struggle for power has never been about poetry and statecraft, but more about killing people in an invisible power game. The premise is that you have to be eligible to join the game. Obviously, an official can't enter the center of central power, he needs help, and this person is Lord Tian, or another more important person, Empress Zhou! And these two people must go through Suzaku to connect. Therefore, the casual words of Killing Wind and Leaving Suzaku are not so much an exhortation, but a great trust, a great trust to turn the situation around.
After Zhu Qing, Killing Wind and Liu Qingfeng were arrested, not only was there an imbalance of power between the DPRK and China, but even the troops were in chaos, thinking that after the rectification of Zhu Qing, Killing Wind and Liu Qingfeng, the factory guard and Ouchi were no longer just guards to protect the emperor and steal the minister's information, but quietly evolved into a very effective army, and the army that lost its leadership was soon coveted by Wen Tiren and gradually collapsed, among which Ouchi's situation was the most worried.
For a time, the power and military power of the Ming court became extremely chaotic and precarious, and this news not only reached the ears of Zhu Qing, who was having a celebration banquet, but also reached the ears of Wu Sangui and Dolgon, who were waiting for an opportunity outside the gate.
Li Zicheng didn't expect that he would lose his horse and fish in such troubled waters after being recruited. Wen Tiren also fought a turnaround battle from Zu Dashou's losing gamble. The two veritable officials and bandits colluded and stepped up their actions.
At the instigation of Wen Tiren, Chongzhen ordered Zhu Qing to be recalled to the capital, nominally recall, but in fact it was Gaozong and Qin Hui's hearts.
Zhu Qing, who received the holy decree, of course knew that this was a blatant situation, and when he heard that Kill Feng and Liu Qingfeng had been wronged and imprisoned, Zhu Qing felt a dilemma that he had never felt before. If you go back in a daze, you will definitely be sent to death, and if you don't respect the order, you will be charged with a traitor, and you are more likely to be surrounded and suppressed by other generals of the Ming court instigated by traitors. Zhu Qing suddenly fell into a dilemma.
At this time, there was an urgent message from the border pass, Dolgon was attacking the city, and the chaotic Ming court of the court made Dolgon smell the breath of Chongzhen's imperial dining room, and the war in Ningyuan, which had been quiet for several months, was about to break out.
Ning Yuan started a war, which was what Zhu Qing was most worried about, because the Ming court was in danger at this time, and even though he had hundreds of thousands of troops in his hands, he was pressed by the emperor.
"With Ning Yuan's troops and city defense, a few of them can carry it for half a month at most." Xuanwu said to Zhu Qing worriedly.
At this time, Ning Yuan was guarded by Cheng Li, Tie Mian and Lin Bai, although they have not slackened in the past few months, practicing diligently and consolidating the city defense, but the spring snow melt is like a wild horse that has escaped from the leashes for Dolgon and his iron horse, and it has momentum.
The Kaifeng stalemate, the Korea-China dilemma and the Ningyuan war situation made Chongzhen anxious. He didn't expect his string of decisions to lead to a litany of questions. But he didn't have a chance to stop, because Wen Tiren and his ilk kept saying in their ears that the reason why this caused these turmoil was caused by the centralization of power by Zhu Qing and Jinyiwei, and urged Chongzhen to arrest Zhu Qing as soon as possible, otherwise the soldiers would open the seal and subdue Zhu Qing to the law, so as to lead the army out of the customs to fight against the Qing army.
Bringing the army into the pass to aid Ning Yuan is another major conspiracy of Wen Tiren, Li Zicheng and others. But Ning Yuan's war made Chongzhen consider this suggestion!
Li Zicheng saw that the time was ripe and there was an opportunity, so he took the opportunity to resign from Chongzhen, on the grounds that he would return to Tongguan and lead troops out of the customs to resist the Qing Dynasty!
Chongzhen, who was in trouble, agreed, this is undoubtedly a return to the mountain!
However, the turning point of the situation occurred the night before Li Zicheng left Beijing! Li Zicheng is not the only one who wants to leave Beijing and return to the camp this time, but also the deputy general Liu Zongmin. Although they didn't know why Huzi suddenly didn't move, it seemed that Huzi had made a right choice, and they had to go back as soon as possible to find out the situation of breaking into the camp. After all, after some tinkering with Jinyiwei, Li Zicheng and Liu Zongmin of course knew that the army would be affected to some extent, because their contact with Tongguan had never been heard, and now the only way was to go back in person to understand the situation.
But how to escape the sight of Jinyiwei and escape back to Tongguan around Kaifeng is another problem for Li Zicheng to consider. Today's Zhu Qing categorically won't believe Li Zicheng, because he and Wen Tiren have made the court into a miasma, and anyone who is sober can see that this move is just Li Zicheng's delaying tactics and tricks.
Just when Li Zicheng was looking for a plan to return to the camp, Liu Zongmin, who had always been thoughtful, dropped the chain.
I'm leaving Beijing tomorrow, and it seems that everything is ready, but I always feel that there is something to be done! Yes, you should go to the Qinglou again!