In the Wenzhao Pavilion, the two most important ministers in the cabinet, the second assistant Wang Jianfeng and the first assistant Zhao Hongshou, sat in their chairs without saying a word, and in front of them, ministers from various departments had been arguing for a long time. These two men were so calm that they had not stopped the quarrelling ministers until now.

It's not that they don't want to stop these arguments, but the two of them are also figuring out how to solve this problem. After all, Wang Nu, the governor of Mukden, was sponsored by the people of the first and auxiliary ministers of the cabinet, and if it is turned out now, it will not be completely beneficial to the side of the first and auxiliary ministers.

Originally, the script of this farce should have been carried out under the auspices of His Majesty Emperor Zhu Changle, and the process was also planned by everyone: Wang Nu was found to be corrupt, and then, under the protection of Zhu Changle, who intended to suppress the Wang family, Wang Nu's first and auxiliary forces were exonerated from the crime, and Wang Nu asked the guilty to give up several positions in the court......

But now Zhu Changle, who supports Shoufu Zhao Hongshou, has been lying in the coffin, and it is obviously an unwise choice to turn over old accounts at this time. After all, it was a battle of killing 1,000 enemies and losing 800 of themselves, and under the protection of the new emperor Zhu Mu, it was really hard to say whether he could kill the 1,000 of the Wang family.

What's even more troublesome is that this was originally a political exchange, but now it has become a big trouble to lose land, so that His Majesty the Emperor has done a lot because of it, who dares to bear this responsibility? So both sides are trying their best to shirk their responsibilities, and they don't even dare to mention the responsibility, but only dare to repeatedly attack the appointment of Wang Nu.

"This Wang Nu is a bastard who is ambitious and talented! It is really a disaster for the country and the people to be allowed to let such a person go to the Jiliao front line. A minister sarcastically said.

Wang Jianhai, the secretary of the Criminal Department who was standing on the side, sneered, nodded in agreement: "Isn't it, at the beginning, Lord Cifu has always opposed letting Wang Nu go to Jiliao, who are the people who are trying their best to protect it, and now they don't stand up to explain it?" ”

"He Wang Nu is a member of your royal family, let's explain? You don't explain it yourself? His greedy Liaodong army has tens of thousands, do you dare to pat your chest and say that not a single copper coin has entered your Wang family's pocket? Zhao Hongcai, the waiter of the Ministry of Works, stood beside Zhao Hongshou and stared at Wang Jianhai and smiled.

Before Wang Jianhai could speak, Wang Jianshan, the household servant and Wang Jianfeng's third brother, stood up: "You can eat things indiscriminately, but you can't say this nonsense...... Wang Nu was killed in battle in Mukden, is it considered a loyal hero to mention for the time being, put on a corrupt hat, and you are not afraid of chilling the hearts of the front-line soldiers? ”

Originally, the fate of Wang Nu had already been decided, but now His Majesty Zhu Changle, the emperor in charge of this transaction, died, and the Wang family naturally chose not to admit it, and in fact they couldn't afford to bear the result after admitting it - if the Wang family continued to acquiesce in Wang Fu's corruption at this time, then the next loss of Feng Angel Ji Liao collapsed, so that even His Majesty the Emperor was angry to death, and the charge will be deducted from the Wang family.

"Enough! Until now, I haven't been able to come up with a mobilization charter, but here I am talking nonsense about a dead man......" Zhao Hongshou suddenly slapped the table angrily, and people on both sides obediently closed their mouths. Now is indeed not the time to quarrel, after all, the battle situation in Liaodong is still unknown - at this time, if everyone fights among themselves, it will really be lost that Liaodong will be planted with a hat that ignores the overall situation, and no one will be able to eat and walk around.

With Zhao Hongshou's roar, everyone finally remembered what the purpose of today's meeting was. At least what should be done now is not to trouble Wang Nu, a dead man, but to preserve the inheritance left by his ancestors.

"The Ministry of Household Affairs is already in the process of mobilizing the relevant funds, and will soon be able to raise more military salaries. The question now is whether the mobilization on the part of the military department will be smooth or not...... As for other military supplies, this will be counted by the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs later. When it came to his own work, Wang Jianshan, the household servant, stood up and reported the latest progress work.

The Empire's mobilization order was sent to the provinces a day earlier, and the entire Empire was to mobilize 1 million troops at once, increasing the number of the Royal Army from about 2.4 million to over 3.4 million. This is a huge undertaking, and priority is given to veterans in the provinces, as well as unemployed men of appropriate age, who are being mobilized first.

"The military uniforms and other military supplies stored in the warehouses of the quartermaster logistics department are enough to arm 5 million soldiers. In terms of guns and ammunition, statistics are still being made, after all, the loss of Jiliao ammunition is affecting the ever-expanding situation. Cheng Zhixin, a soldier who rushed back to Gyeonggi from Tangshan, slowly opened his mouth to report the latest situation of the mobilization with his hands behind his back.

"Those are far water, and they can't quench their thirst...... Once the rebels take control of Shanhaiguan, we may lose more than 300,000 men if we try to drive the enemy out of the strong defensive line. Wang Jianfeng was one of the few ministers present who knew the soldiers, and he looked at Zhao Hongshou, the first assistant, and said: "The top priority is to mobilize the surrounding standing troops as soon as possible to stabilize the situation in Liaodong." ”

"Jifu-sama has a point. Another thing is to give the first emperor a name......" Zhao Hongshou also looked at Wang Jianfeng, and said slowly: "When Your Majesty was in power, the Liaodong rebellion took Fengtian...... According to the laws of the dynasty, it is forbidden to use good words......"

"You have to cover it up with a filial piety, right? Your Majesty treats me a lot, if I use too many nicknames, how can I go underground to see the first emperor after I have been a courtier for a hundred years? Zheng Yuhang, the waiter of the Criminal Department, frowned and suggested to Zhao Hongshou: "Lord Shoufu, this matter still needs the cabinet to get a charter first." ”

Ji Liao's Black Cauldron Wang family is not going to carry it anymore now, and Zhao Hongshou and the others have no intention of taking responsibility for the loss of Fengtian. So the ministers thought about it, and this black cauldron had to be planted on His Majesty the Emperor who had closed his eyes. After all, even if His Majesty the Emperor doesn't carry this black cauldron, according to the regulations of the Ming Dynasty, he won't be able to get any nice nicknames.

In fact, none of the three recent emperors of the Ming Empire, His Majesty, have a good nickname - the one who has lost the most territory is even called the Emperor of Shame. This is simply a naked slap in the face, and his son even dismissed 10 ministers for this, but there is still no way to change his father's nickname.

"Loving and forgetful of hard work and filial piety, and mourning for the early death of middle age...... Can filial piety be ......? Finally, after a long silence, an old minister slowly spoke, breaking the silence in the room.