readx; On the fifth day of the second month of the first year of Chongzhen, Emperor Chongzhen issued an edict of guilt, and the world shook. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

It is important to know that this crime is not trivial. The emperor is the son of heaven and represents the heavens, how can there be mistakes? No matter how chaotic the government is and how much the people suffer, at most the officials are asked, and the emperor, the supreme ruler, does not have the slightest responsibility.

In the last 5,000 years of Chinese history, only a handful of emperors have issued edicts for crimes, the most famous of which is Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's "Luntai Edicts". After the edict was issued, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty completely gave up the strategy of taking the initiative to attack the Xiongnu militarily, and returned to the Huang Lao idea of ruling without doing anything and resting with the people, which had a far-reaching impact.

As for the other sins, most of them were due to natural disasters, and the emperor just made a show to appease the people. However, it is called "guilty of himself", it is impossible for the emperor to really punish himself, and someone must come out to top the cylinder in the end.

However, Emperor Chongzhen's edict was completely different, he took care of everything in the edict, and attributed all the responsibility for the destruction of the Fengyang Emperor's Mausoleum and the suffering of the rebels in the vast area of the feudal town, saying that he ascended the throne at a young age, lacked virtue, was not diligent enough, and was willful and impulsive.

As for what to do after the "sinful self", Emperor Chongzhen also gave a clear answer. First of all, he gave condolences to Wang Zaijin, Lu Xiangsheng, Sun Chuanting, Fan Jingwen and other civil servants who directly commanded the counterinsurgency operation, as well as military generals such as Qi Xianzong, Li Dingguo, and Li Laiheng. Now that the rebellion has not been quelled, I hope that the ministers and soldiers will rise up and make a full achievement. This gave a reassurance to all the soldiers who participated in the war, even Zuo Liangyu, who fled without a fight.

Second, to appease the landlords and wealthy merchant class. Because during the counterinsurgency war, in order to raise food and wages, the imperial court adopted the means of compulsory grain borrowing in many places, and now Zhu Youjian promised that the imperial court would return double the amount of grain and salary borrowed. In addition, in all areas controlled or harassed by the rebels, the common people (mainly the landlords, of course) could report in detail how much damage they had incurred, and the imperial court would compensate them in excess. Of course, this compensation cannot be paid all at once, and it will have to be extended for several years or even longer.

Third, make compromises with the clique of officials. In the aftermath of the rebels, many county officials became vacant. According to Zhu Youzhen's style in the past, even if he appoints a county governor, he has to personally inquire about it, at least the resume to be checked. This time, he said that in order to restore local order as soon as possible, the cabinet and the ministry would be solely responsible for appointing local officials, and that as long as the cabinet and the ministry submitted a list, he would immediately approve the appointment of a single person.

However, the edict did not mention the specific military arrangements for the next stage of counterinsurgency, and only said that it should be discussed in detail with the courtiers in order to find a complete solution.

As soon as the edict was written, there was a lot of discussion in the officialdom and among the people. For the people of the official group and the landlord class, the guilty edict makes them very useful in their hearts, which is equivalent to the emperor bowing to them! Holy Lord, aren't you dictatorial and monopolistic? What's the matter, after hitting the head and breaking the bloodstream, in the end, it is not up to us to rule the world! However, the Donglin officials still have a little regret, that is, they failed to pull Wang Zaijin, Lu Xiangsheng, Sun Chuanting and others off the horse, but it doesn't matter, now that the wind direction has changed, there will be opportunities in the future.

However, after ordinary people learned the content of the edict from the "Beijing Times" and other channels, most of them were indignant. What do they think is wrong with what Banzai is doing today? The rebels attacked the city and killed people and set fires, that is, the rebels are not people. Even if there is a reason for the rebellion of the thieves, it is also the fault of the previous dynasty, how can the responsibility for the destruction of the rebels be counted on the head of Banzai today?

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Besides, it is natural for the imperial court to send troops to quell the rebellion, and it is also a last resort to borrow grain from the landlords and wealthy households in order to quell the rebellion as soon as possible. Borrowing grain is not robbing grain, and lending grain to officials and soldiers is better than letting the rebels rob the grain and kill people and set it on fire, right? How can this be regarded as a long live lord who does not cultivate virtue and politics?

The most embarrassing thing is the article on returning power to officials. The hearts of the common people are like mirrors, and the emperors of the previous dynasties are not like words, Jiajing Wanli Taichang Apocalypse... As a result, the big landlords became richer and richer, the officials became more and more corrupt, the national strength became worse and worse, and the life of the common people became more and more miserable. Now that there is finally an emperor who is diligent and loves the people, and these officials have to compromise, the people have just passed a few happy days, is it possible to return to the old road in the future?

As for the "parties" of this counterinsurgency operation, Wang Zaijin, Lu Xiangsheng, Sun Chuanting, and a cadre of military generals, also quickly issued an edict. Originally, everyone was worried, because many officials in the court had participated in their impeachment, and they also knew a little about it.

After seeing the edict, the generals felt fortunate and moved on the one hand, because after all, it was the emperor who understood them and did not let them sweat and bleed and carry the black pot; On the other hand, they also felt very guilty, because no matter what, Zhu Yousong ran away, Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng captured Nanyang, and the situation was very bad, and they themselves knew that the merit was not worth it. In particular, the thieves killed the Tang Wangfu all the people, and they really wanted to borrow the sword of the imperial court to get the heads of the generals and generals, and the emperor did not delve into this matter, you must know that "losing the feudal town" is a capital crime.

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And Wang Zaijin, Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting, as military commanders, felt that their responsibilities were heavier. In fact, Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting had previously reminded Zhu Youzhen that the thieves had always used their troops mainly to flee, and they must be prevented from re-entering Henan and other places. But now saying these words again, there is a suspicion of shirking responsibility, so several people still asked for the guilt, and begged the court for approval, so that they could immediately lead the troops to pursue Zhang and Li and the two thieves, and the merit would be atonement. While pleading guilty, Qi Xianzong also implored the North Sea Fleet to go to sea to search for Zhu Yousong's whereabouts.

But to everyone's surprise, the emperor did not say anything about their plays, nor did he make any military arrangements. Several people were so anxious that they used flying pigeons to pass the book and play it, but what they were waiting for was sent by the court of the imperial court, asking all the armies to temporarily hold their troops still, rest for a period of time, and properly deal with the problems of surrendering troops and taking prisoners. This made everyone anxious, and even began to wonder if the emperor was too smooth in the past, and now that he was suddenly hit by this heavy blow, will he change his sex, and like several previous emperors, he is too lazy to deal with court affairs?

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The officials and soldiers can't move without a will, but Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng don't stop for a moment. Within ten days, Zhang Xianzhong's "Great Western Army" swept through southern Shaanxi, including Shangnan, Shanyang, Zhen'an and other counties; Li Zicheng's "Dashun Army" successively captured Luanchuan, Lushi, Lingbao and other counties, and almost marched under the city of Tongguan.

Yang Sichang, who had just entered the cabinet in the court, was restless these days, seeing that the emperor was unusually indecisive, and the courtiers were arguing as always, and the thieves took this opportunity to conquer the city, how could he not be worried? That night, it was his turn to be on duty in the cabinet, and Yang Sichang couldn't sit still in the duty room, so he lied to several other cabinet ministers, so he went straight to Qianqingmen and asked the female officials on duty to pass through, saying that there was an urgent matter to meet.

After a while, Yang Sichang trotted all the way to the Yangxin Palace, and just knelt down under the stone steps outside the hall, and before the female official could roll call, Zhu Youzhen had already paced out of the hall, and said to Yang Sichang with a wry smile: "It's been a long time since I waited for Mr. to come!" ”

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