Chapter 342: Ice and Fire (1)

Jingshi, the Forbidden City.

In the Palace of Nourishing the Heart, there are broken porcelain pieces on the ground, and the imperial case has been overturned, and the folds are scattered all over the ground, but no one dares to clean it up.

Zhu Youzhen leaned back in the chair, his face was pale, his body was weak, and his eyes were a little red and swollen.

Wang Chengen stood next to him, looking cautious, he had never seen such a situation, the emperor's mood was extremely bad, and at this time, he didn't dare to speak.

Wen Tiren, the first assistant of the cabinet, with the cabinet ministers, the six ministers of Shangshu and the imperial envoys of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, stood below, dejected, like a mourner, and didn't know what to say.

Inside the main hall, it was extremely quiet, and the eunuchs standing around were extra careful, at such a time, if they touched the moldy head, maybe the head would fall to the ground, although they didn't know what big things happened in the road, but the situation in front of them had never been seen, even if it was the harassment of the rogues and the invasion of Houjin, there was no such a bad situation.

Zhu Youzhen looked at everyone, and suddenly felt strange, he didn't know why he would have such thoughts for Lu.

The news sent by Jinyiwei and Dongchang's internal guards made him feel that the sky was falling, Gao Yingxiang took 200,000 rogues and went directly to Fengyang, the central capital, and it was determined that he was directly attacking Fengyang, the central capital.

What is Fengyang, it is the central capital, it is the land of Longxing in the Ming Dynasty, if it is said that it has fallen, what does it mean, the emperor himself, I am sorry for the ancestors and ancestors, and I have lost the protection of my ancestors, I will become the laughing stock of the world, and my ancestors can't keep it, what else can I do.

There are only 15,000 sergeants left behind in the Central Capital, and as for whether it is full, Zhu Youzhen is not sure, even if it is full, 15,000 people. Facing 200,000 rogues, there is no need to imagine what kind of ending it will be.

Two days have passed, and Zhu Youzhen hopes that a miracle will happen, these 200,000 rogues, do not attack Fengyang, the capital of China. It may have gone to other places, but this morning's intelligence was completely clear, and the Liukou still began to attack the capital of Fengyang.

The time of the Liukou's attack was September 14, and today is already the 16th, that is, the results should be out.

Zhu Youzhen didn't dare to imagine it, and he didn't know that he was in Fengyang. What the hell is going on.

Seeing Zhu Youzhen sighing softly, Wen Tiren spoke stiffly.

"The emperor must take care of the dragon's body......"

According to the habitual saying, he should say that Fengyang, the central capital, is the land of Longxing, there will be no problem, and the ancestors will definitely bless it, but at this time, he didn't dare to say such a thing, and 200,000 Liukou attacked Fengyang, the central capital. As the land of Longxing, Fengyang, the central capital, has no city walls. With your ass, you can imagine what kind of situation Fengyang is already in.

The most feared thing is that after the Liukou captured Fengyang, he would destroy the imperial city and the imperial tomb, if the Liukou really did this, it would be to the emperor and the court. It's a huge blow.

Zhu Youzhen finally spoke, and his tone was very soft.

"Wen Aiqing, I am prepared, and the rogue is so bold that he dares to attack Zhongdu. It's just crazy, it's ridiculous that I have always thought that the rogues are forced to do so, they are all my people, hungry and cold, so they rebelled, and now, they want to shake the foundation of my Ming Dynasty, they want to sit in my position. ”

Zhu Youzhen was not angry, and there was no loud reprimand, and the hearts of many ministers were even more uneasy.

Zhang Fengyi, the secretary of the military department, spoke hard.

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of War issued an edict asking Nanjing Jingying to rescue quickly, and there must be news soon."

This is equivalent to not saying that the edict of the Ministry of War may not have reached Nanjing, but the attack of the Liukou has begun, and when the Nanjing Jingying arrives at Fengyang, the central capital, I am afraid that the shadow of the Liukou will not be seen, and what remains must be a ruin.

Zhu Youzhen waved his hand and motioned for all the ministers to retreat, he wanted to be quiet alone.

Zhu Youzhen, who has always been diligent, rarely went to the harem.

He didn't indulge in women, and all his thoughts fell on the government, and he didn't expect such a major thing to happen.

When he came to the queen's bedroom, Zhu Youzhen's face was still pale, and he was a little unsteady when he walked.

Queen Zhou, full name Zhou Yufeng, a native of Suzhou, was elected to the palace of King Xin during the Apocalypse, and was later promoted to Princess Xin, in the seventh year of the Apocalypse, Zhu Youzhen ascended the throne, and Zhou was canonized as the queen.

Zhou's personality is gentle and rigorous, and he takes good care of the harem.

The harem is not able to interfere in the affairs of the court, seeing that the emperor is so tired, Zhou was a little surprised, and after serving Zhu Youzhen and sitting down, he slowly spoke.

"The emperor is in charge of government affairs, and the concubine can't interfere, but the emperor also has to take care of his body."

Zhu Youzhen looked at Zhou, and there was a mist in his eyes.

Never saw the emperor like this, Zhou stood up in shock and knelt in front of the emperor.

"Did the concubine do something wrong, why is the emperor like this?"

The battle in the harem also exists, the emperor favored Tian Guifei, and the Zhou family deliberately snubbed Tian Guifei, this incident made the emperor very annoyed, but it was not easy to say anything, but such a small matter would not make the emperor like this.

"Queen, I'm very tired......"

Inspector Zhu You sighed, and finally said the matter of the Liukou attack on Fengyang, he didn't think about what the Queen Zhou could do, but he couldn't hold back in his heart, and wanted to talk about it.

Zhou listened quietly, listening to the emperor's complaints about the ministers of civil and military affairs, and his hatred for the rogues.

After bringing it to the emperor and finishing speaking, Zhou suddenly spoke.

"Your Majesty, isn't there a Jiangning camp in Nanjing, the emperor didn't think of anything for Lu."

Zhu Youzhen smiled bitterly.

"What is the use of thinking of it, there are 200,000 Liukou, attacking Zhongdu, Jiangning County is more than 300 miles away from Zhongdu, that is, Jiangning Camp knows, what's the use of rushing over, Jiangning Camp only has 20,000 people, in the face of 200,000 people, do they have the ability to defy the sky, what I hate is that the court doesn't know about such a big thing, so many ministers, what are they doing."

Zhou stopped talking, at this time, comforting the emperor did not have much effect, and he still listened quietly to the emperor.

Leaving the Heart Cultivation Palace, Wen Tiren sank his face.

"Lord Zhang, such a major matter, the military department does not know anything in advance, how to explain it, if the central capital Fengyang falls, and the rogue destroys the imperial city and the imperial tomb, you and I will not be able to escape the responsibility."

Zhang Fengyi's head was already in a cold sweat, he never dreamed that Liukou would attack Zhongdu Fengyang.

Hong Chengchou led a large army, still at the junction of Henan, Shanxi and Shaanxi, to encircle and suppress the Liukou, a period of time passed, the effect was not very good, the Liukou's whereabouts were erratic, following behind the buttocks, and he couldn't fight, and he had to consume a lot of money and food, but the Liukou actually arrived in Fengyang.

As the secretary of the military department, of course, he is responsible.

"My lord, the lower official is guilty."

"Okay, now is not the time to investigate, the key is to think, there is such a big thing, how to make up for it, the rogue is so ferocious, it seems that the policy of appeasement will not work, we must go all out to encircle and suppress, this official predicts, the emperor must also hate it, the military department must be ready, thinking about how to completely exterminate the rogues."

"My lord, let's see, whether the Jiangning battalion is mobilized to participate in the extermination of the rogues."

Wen Tiren nodded.

As for the affairs of the Jiangning battalion, it is better to be safe, the emperor estimates that there are other arrangements for the Jiangning battalion, but such a big thing has happened, and the Jiangning battalion can't stay in the south all the time."

In fact, the dispatch of troops by the Ministry of War requires the approval of the cabinet, but the emperor will not consider it so much, and basically issue a holy decree in accordance with the opinions put forward by the cabinet.

In Zhang Fengyi's mind, something had already come to mind.

"My lord, the lower officials think that Lord Hong still has to increase the intensity of pursuit and suppression, is it considered to let Lord Hong lead the army dispatched and be fully responsible for the extermination of the Liukou."

Hong Chengchou has been named the crown prince and Taibao, with the title of secretary of the Ministry of War, commanding the military affairs of the five provinces, and his status is much higher than that of Chen Qiyu before, but his authority is limited to the transfer of troops from the five provinces, and the affairs of other places cannot be interfered with.

Zhang Fengyi's meaning is that in the process of exterminating the Liukou, Hong Chengchou is fully responsible, and in case of emergency, after reporting to the imperial court, he can mobilize the sergeants of other guards, including the Jiangning battalion.

Wen Tiren looked at Zhang Fengyi.

"Lord Zhang, don't bring it up with such a thing, Lord Hong has exterminated the Liukou before, and he has had a lot of merits, but he has not been in office for a long time this time, and he has not been able to make any meritorious achievements, and the Liukou attacked the Central Capital, as the secretary of the military department and the military affairs of the five provinces of the governor, Lord Hong actually didn't know, this is already a dereliction of duty, at such a time, what will the emperor think about bringing up such a thing."

"My lord, Xia Guan has no other ideas, just thinking that he can exterminate the rogue as soon as possible."

"This official knows, you don't need to say more."

The civil and military ministers who participated in the early dynasty already knew that 200,000 Liukou had attacked Fengyang, the central capital.

All the civil and military ministers are dignified, 200,000 people attacked Fengyang, what kind of ending is there, everyone is clear, if Zhongdu falls, encounters the poison of the rogues, the impact is huge, the land of Longxing in the Ming Dynasty has always been sacred.

In private, some people also think that the rogues are bold and reckless, maybe their minds have changed, they used to be forced to rebel because they had no food to eat, but now, it is not as simple as rebellion, it is estimated that they want to shake the foundation of the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, the leader of the rogue who made this decision is also unusual, daring to do things that ordinary people dare not do or can't imagine.

Of course, if something like this happens, the emperor will definitely go all out to exterminate the rogues.

What is the specific situation, I have not been able to get the situation, it is estimated that it will be a day or two, and there will be final news, and the fait accompli can only be accepted. (To be continued.) For mobile phone users, please go to read. )