A faint fire ignited, but it made the main hall of Yuxi Palace even darker and deeper.

Immediately after that, a little bit of fire like a bean lit a candle, which made Li Fang's eyes able to see a little, his face was pale, and his forehead was full of sweat, but he didn't care about wiping it, but used the fastest speed to relight those extinguished candles.

The room gradually lit up, and the emperor's thin and dangerous figure finally appeared, only to see that his face was as cold as the number nine outside the door, and he was slaughtered without saying a word.

Li Fang finally lit all the candles tremblingly, and by wiping the sweat with his sleeve, he peeked at the emperor, but saw that Emperor Jiajing was still motionless, just staring blankly ahead.

After a long time, the emperor slowly spoke: "Who is on duty outside today?" ”

Li Fang hurriedly said: "Back to Long Live Lord, it's Xu Ge Lao." ”

"Let him come in and talk." The Emperor hung his head weakly.

By the time Xu Jie hurried in under the leadership of Li Fang, Emperor Jiajing was already lying on his back on the bright yellow soft satin backrest of the gossip bed, as if he was asleep.

The two did not dare to disturb His Majesty, so they had to kneel quietly on the ground, waiting for the emperor's questioning.

I don't know how long it took, the emperor's voice came faintly: "Xu Jie, Zhang Jing is the person you recommended, and I have also entrusted him with the important task of resisting the Japanese according to my words, and all his requirements for him are also satisfied, and all the power of life and death is given." It can be said that it is trusted by relatives and used by anyone, even Yan Song has never received such authority! Speaking of this, Jiajing slapped the bright yellow pillow, the green tendons on his thin arms flared up, he sat up, looked at Xu Jie's eyes directly, as if he was going to eat people, and almost roared: "But what about him? How did he repay me? Weifu enjoys himself, is domineering, supports the army and respects himself, and raises his wealth! It's just outrageous without a king and a father! His hands gripped the pillows so hard that his sharp nails were sinking in.

When Xu Jie heard this, his heart was full of coldness, and his heart was filled with Yan Ge Lao's cruel smile, he knew that he had finally gained a little advantage, and now it would be easy to go down the drain...... And he will face an extremely dangerous situation in the future, because that person already regards himself as a great enemy!

He was about to faint, so he pinched his thigh, kowtowed, and said, "Please Your Majesty take the dragon body as the most important, don't be angry." ”

"You scraps are about to lose my country, how can I take care!" Emperor Jiajing kicked over the jade chime in front of him and screamed: "You said that because the Japanese invaded several provinces, you would set up a governor to control the power to resist the Japanese, and I listened to you; You said that you would attack the south and defend the north, first go all out to deal with the Japanese invaders, and then turn back to deal with the northern Tartars, and I also listened to you! I have given you the most precious trust, but what do you repay me with! The emperor waved his hands and said hysterically: "The south will not move, do not fight on the strong wall, let the Japanese rob my money and grain, and kill the people in the south of the Yangtze River!" The north still does not move, and the walls do not fight! He actually let the old slave chieftain of me drive straight in, and let the soldiers of me take captivity outside Yanjing City, and make my doorstep full of scorched earth and miserable lives! You deserve death for all your sins!!!!!! ”

The sound was like that of a wounded beast, terrible and furious, and it was obvious that the frustration in the emperor's heart had reached the point of no return.

Xu Jie and Li Fang could only kowtow desperately, and persuaded Long Live to calm their anger with tears.

Jiajing smashed things while cursing desperately in Huguang dialect...... It's just that no one understands what he's scolding. Finally, when he had smashed everything, he could only smash Xu Jie and Li Fang when he went down, and then he sat down on the couch, leaning on the gossip bed and panting heavily.

Li Fang hurriedly stepped forward and gave the long-lived lord a good breath, while crying: "Master, if you are still uncomfortable, just beat the slave and maid, if you can make you feel comfortable, it is worth killing the slave and maid." ”

Xu Jie also kowtowed: "Your Majesty, everything is the fault of the ministers, the ministers are willing to take the blame and resign and bear all the responsibility, but please take care of the dragon's body......" As he spoke, he took off the crown on his head, put it aside, and put his head firmly on the ground.

First vented happily, and then after the sincere persuasion of the two of them, Emperor Jiajing's anger was almost gone, and he sighed and said: "Xu Jie, you are not easy, I know...... This time the Tartars surrounded the capital, and it was thanks to your proper handling that you did not lose the country's body, and I am the ...... of your affection."

Xu Jie kowtowed to the ground, and didn't dare to ...... The emperor's 'Tatar siege of Beijing' refers to the Mongolian leader of the Warat tribe, Altan Khan, who led tens of thousands of cavalry to bypass the virtual Xuanda defense line in September, break through the gateway of the Beijing division, Jimen, rob the surrounding prefectures and counties of Yanjing City, and then stop in Tongzhou to peep at the capital of the Ming Dynasty.

However, Altan Khan, commonly known as Alta, did not attack Yanjing City, not because he was friendly to the Ming Dynasty, but because he had too few soldiers...... The unswerving hostile attitude of the Ming Dynasty for more than 170 years has always kept the Mongolian tribes in a harsh living environment of lack of materials, and they can no longer recover to the strength of their ancestors, and have lost the strength and pride to capture the capital of the Ming Dynasty.

On the other hand, on the side of the Ming Dynasty, since Grandpa Cheng moved the capital to Yanjing, he has always used the capital as a barrier, guarded the country with the Son of Heaven, and protected the Central Plains and Jiangnan behind him with a strong attitude...... Although from the change of Tumubao, the military strength of the Ming Dynasty has changed from prosperity to decline, but this toughness has never been lost.

To put it mildly, isn't it just to hit Yanjing? Our gentlemen in the capital have long been accustomed to it...... Anyway, you can't break through Yanjing City, and you have to go back sooner or later.

However, Emperor Jiajing practiced hard at night, and did not invite the five emperors, but recruited the mourning god of my answer, although he was not very afraid, but the grievances in his heart can be imagined. He also knew that he couldn't count on Sanqing Daojun this time, so he hurriedly ordered the army from all over the country to Qin Wang, and on the other hand, he found Yan Song, let him take full responsibility, and hurry up to drive away those heavenly killers.

This black pot Yan Ge will never be able to carry it, so he hurriedly found Ding Rukui, the secretary of the military department, and asked him to take full responsibility and hurry up to drive away those godsenders.

Ding Rukui couldn't find a suitable candidate, so he passed on the black cauldron, so he had to carry it on his back aggrievedly. But after going around Beijing and coming back, Lord Ding even had the heart to hang himself...... Because of the 12 Beijing battalions with an establishment of 140,000 people, there are less than 50,000 people, including the old, weak, sick and disabled, and the rest of the more than 90,000 brothers are only seen by name.

Ding Shangshu was in charge of the military department, so he naturally knew that these 90,000 brothers were not deserted en masse, but were eaten by the officers of the Beijing camp...... That is, the legendary 'eating short'. He had no choice but to look for Yan Ge Lao with a sad face, saying don't fight with the Tartars, if you don't fight, we are still a paper tiger who can bluff people, and we will be exposed when we do.

Yan Ge Lao also became numb when he heard this, and he muttered for a long time, and finally slowly gave instructions: "We can still talk to them." ”

This even darker black cauldron had to be continued by Ding Shangshu, he secretly sent someone out of the city, and explained his intention to me: "Make a price, how can you get out?" ”

I replied that he was a happy person, and quickly replied: "If the mutual market is opened, get out." "In fact, the reason why the Mongolian tribes have robbed the Ming frontier for more than a hundred years, in addition to the pleasure of getting something for nothing, there is another reason that cannot be ignored, that is, they lack almost everything except cattle, sheep and horses...... So much so that when they saw kitchen knives and iron pots when they were robbing, they were more happy than gold, silver, and jewelry.

In fact, the people of the Ming Dynasty were not masochists, as early as a hundred years ago, they opened up the mutual market, allowing them to exchange horses, cattle and sheep for the necessities of life, which was a very good thing, but it must be based on the equal status of both sides...... In fact, the land of the Ming Dynasty is vast and lacks nothing, and the little livestock of the Mongols is not rare at all; The Mongols also watched the border defense of the Ming Dynasty gradually fall into disuse, and it seemed that it was easier to bully, and they felt that it was also a good choice to buy and sell.

Especially I Da and his father's 'little prince', this pair of bandit father and son often use shoddy, less to fill more, with a few lame and blind skinny horses, in exchange for a large amount of tea cloth in the Ming Dynasty. Although the people of the Ming Dynasty were not very capable, they had always been tough on barbarians, and naturally they would not suffer dumb losses like the Song Dynasty.

After going back and forth and not being able to exchange things, the Mongolian bandits directly started to rob and kill the officials of the Ming Dynasty, and the consequence was naturally that the mutual market was closed, and they still wanted things, so come and grab it.

Now I want to force the Ming Dynasty to resume the mutual market, which is tantamount to forcing Emperor Jiajing's neck with a knife, so that he can promise the Mongols to continue to buy and sell, is it tolerable, which is unbearable?

Ding Shangshu didn't dare to agree to this condition, and Yan Ge didn't dare to agree either, so he could only report to Emperor Jiajing and ask His Majesty to decide.

Jiajing also had two heads, so he called the cabinet scraps, took out the credentials I had submitted, and asked them what to do.

At this time, the cabinet was all sung by the Yan Pavilion, and the other cabinet members were just decorations. So when Yan Ge Lao also became an ornament, the hall fell into a silence that made the emperor mad.

The emperor was furious, he stared at Yan Song tightly and said, "You are talking!" ”

Yan Ge Lao couldn't be forced, so he had to bite the bullet and say: "As soon as the winter comes, the thief will go by himself." ”

(To be continued)