September 15, 16th year of Chongzhen, Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace, early dynasty.

Qian Shisheng, the first assistant of the cabinet, led many cabinet ministers, six ministers, squires, and imperial envoys from the left and right of the Imperial Procuratorate, etc., waited outside the Qianqing Palace early, they stood at the front, and behind them were civil and military officials above the third rank in the capital.

The impeachment was carried in Qian Shisheng's sleeve, and the first assistant of the cabinet came forward to impeach, which was the first time in the Ming Dynasty, and the cabinet was the place where the impeachment of the Metropolitan Procuratorate or the rest of the civil and military ministers needed to be dealt with, but this time the first assistant of the cabinet personally came forward to impeach, and it seems that this impeachment is extraordinary.

Chenshi, Zhu Youzhen appeared in the Qianqing Palace on time, the difference is that Zhu Youzhen was followed by the chief eunuch Wang Chengen, the chief eunuch, the chief eunuch and the commander of the Jingying Cao Huachun, the chief eunuch and the inner servant Gao Qiqian, the chief eunuch and the commander of the Dongchang Wang Dehua, the chief eunuch Pang Tianshou, Du Xun and others.

The pattern of the celebrant eunuchs participating in the early dynasty has long been formed, but it is the first time that such a neat formation has been formed, and it is the first time that he followed the emperor directly to the Qianqing Palace, compared with the many civil and military ministers waiting outside the Qianqing Palace, the treatment is much higher.

Wei Zhongxian, the chief eunuch of the ceremonial supervisor during the Apocalypse, once leaned towards the government and the opposition, causing a shock in the imperial court, and now such a pattern can't help but remind people of Wei Zhongxian again.

In the early days of the dynasty, the first thing to be discussed was the issue of food.

Due to the invasion of the Liukou in the north and the occupation of the Daimyofu, its forces have invaded Hejian Mansion and other places, resulting in the forced suspension of Caoyun, the food in the capital instantly became tense, the population in the capital is close to one million, once the food supply is insufficient, it will be chaos, and more importantly, the garrisons in Shanhaiguan, Xuanfu and Baoding Mansion and other places. Food must also be guaranteed.

As for other places in Beizhili, the cabinet did not consider it for the time being, perhaps believing that there was no need for food in these places.

This has become the first major problem, and as the first assistant of the cabinet, Qian Shisheng has to think about it.

As soon as the discussion began, a quarrel ensued. Some people think that Caoyun must be restored, Caoyun Governor's Mansion must ensure the supply of Caoyun, and the safety of Caoyun Governor's Office should also be directly responsible for Caoyun's Governor's Office, this view is very naïve, everyone knows that Caoyun Governor's Mansion is directly controlled by Zheng Xunrui, Caoyun Governor Cao Chi is Zheng Xunrui's henchman, whether people are willing to provide Caoliang is not clear, you also want people to ensure the safety of Caoliang, this is not a big joke.

A more pragmatic view is the regulation of food. At the same time, there are many scholars in the capital to raise food, you must know that there are many large families in the capital, there are a lot of grain stocks, if you can raise food, the capital can still last for more than half a year, as for what to do after half a year, no one thinks.

Qian Shisheng's point of view was to implement measures to control grain, and at the same time, the household department took out a certain amount of silver taels. Buy food in the capital to ensure supply. The main objects of this supply were the Minister of Chinese Wu of the DPRK, and the armies of Xuanfu, Shanhaiguan and Baodingfu.

Qian Shisheng also put forward a suggestion to send a letter to the Caoyun Governor's Office. They were asked not to be able to stop the Cao Yun, and once the situation in Beizhili stabilized, the Cao Yun would resume immediately.

Qian Shisheng's views were agreed by the vast majority of people, and a small number of people believed that the imperial court should be tough on the Caoyun Governor's Office and could not blindly show weakness. No matter what kind of situation Beizhili encountered, the Caoyun Governor's Office was to ensure the transportation of grain, and such a view could not be adopted and valued.

The emperor made a final decision, adopted Qian Shisheng's method, ordered the cabinet to draft a vote, and the celebrant to draft the holy decree.

The second discussion was the defense of the capital and the defense against the rogues.

The information collected by Jinyiwei and Dongchang shows that the Liukou has occupied the Datong Mansion of Beizhili, and occupies part of Zhending Mansion and Hejian Mansion, and the Shanxi Datong Border Army is fighting fiercely with the Liukou, probably because they feel that it is difficult to defeat the Datong Border Army in a short period of time, and the Liukou have withdrawn from Datong and are coming in the direction of Zhending Mansion of Beizhili.

The total number of intelligence convection rogues is 800,000.

This number makes people chill, the imperial court can mobilize the army, including Shanhaiguan, Xuanfu, Datong and Baoding, the total number is only about 300,000, including Baoding 150,000, Shanhaiguan 100,000, Xuanfu 30,000, Datong or so 30,000, among which the army of Shanhaiguan, Xuanfu and Datong can not be mobilized, they are responsible for the border passes, the only one who can fight with the Liukou is the 150,000 army stationed in Baoding Mansion.

150,000 against 800,000, I don't know how to proceed with such a battle.

It looks like a hopeless battle.

As soon as the discussion of the battle against the rogue began, Qian Shisheng, the first assistant of the cabinet, took out the impeachment memo and read it aloud on the spot.

This is the impeachment of the cabinet deputy assistant, the Ministry of War Shangshu Yang Sichang, the impeachment of the fold, almost all the cabinet ministers have signed, the impeachment of the crime is very serious, that is, Yang Sichang secretly colluded with the Liukou, so that Li Zicheng obtained the imperial seal of the governor Tongzhi, Yang Sichang led the imperial army, did not think about resisting the Liukou at all, but thought about surrendering the Liukou, the imperial army should have entered Shanxi to exterminate the Liukou, but now it retreated to Baoding Mansion, so that the Liukou easily occupied the Daimyo Mansion and other places. The emperor wanted to severely punish Yang Sichang, strip him of all official positions, throw him into prison, and send others to control the army and resist the rogues.

The impeachment fold is a bit long, and Qian Shisheng reads it with emotion.

The entire Qianqing Palace was quiet, and only Qian Shisheng's voice echoed.

Zhu Youzhen's face became ugly, Qian Shisheng was preparing to impeach Yang Sichang, he had already known about it, and he also specially entrusted the eunuch and the chamberlain Gao Qiqian to talk to Qian Shisheng and persuade Qian Shisheng not to impeach, at such a critical time, Yang Sichang was leading the imperial army to resist the rogue, and what the imperial court needed was unity.

It's a pity that things didn't develop in the direction of Zhu Youzhen's wishes, and Qian Shisheng publicly impeached Yang Sichang in the early dynasty.

After Qian Shisheng read the impeachment recital, Hou Sui and other cabinet ministers also stood up and listed Yang Sichang's crimes.

The Minister of Civil and Military Affairs began to discuss, and the general opinion was to punish Yang Sichang and send others to control the army.

Just as everyone was talking, Wang Chengen, the chief eunuch of the celebrant and eunuch, spoke.

The eunuch's voice is somewhat peculiar, which can be described as a sissy.

When Wang Chengen spoke, the Qianqing Palace quickly quieted down.

Wang Chengen did not agree with the impeachment of Yang Sichang, about Yang Sichang's collusion with the Liukou, Wang Chengen reprimanded it as nonsense, Yang Sichang suggested to appease Li Zicheng and let the Liukou attack Shaanxi, this matter has a great relationship with him Wang Chengen, it was directly discussed between him Wang Chengen and Yang Sichang, as for why Li Zicheng turned around and attacked the imperial army, it is possible that the situation has changed, and the situation needs to be understood in detail.

Wang Chengen believes that now is the critical moment, the army led by Lord Yang is defending against the Liukou in Baoding Mansion, and Yang is both civil and military, and there is no one in the court to replace him for the time being, and the move to withdraw Lord Yang is to self-destruct the Great Wall.

Wang Chengen also stressed that the imperial court is in an eventful season, and at this moment it needs internal unity to tide over the difficulties together.

After Wang Chengen finished speaking, Gao Qiqian also spoke.

As an internal servant, Gao Qiqian's identity is also unusual, and he can help the emperor deal with many twists and turns.

Gao Qiqian opened his mouth and said that the emperor's edict on Li Zicheng was drafted by him personally, not a decision made by Yang Sichang, Yang Sichang just suggested that the information detected by Jinyiwei and Dongchang that the Liukou did launch an attack in Tongguan, and this time the Liukou turned his head to attack the imperial army, which may have suffered a fiasco in Tongguan.

Gao Qiqian believed that Yang Sichang led the army to evacuate to Baoding Mansion, which was the need for deployment, and it was by no means a retreat, let alone evidence of collusion with the rogue.

On the issue of Yang Sichang, the celebrant had a direct confrontation with the cabinet.

In fact, the contradiction between the celebrant and the cabinet has been a long time, as early as the Jiajing and Wanli periods, it was very prominent, during the Apocalypse, the celebrant completely suppressed the cabinet, in the early years of Chongzhen, the cabinet completely suppressed the celebrant supervisor, and now the celebrant is slowly beginning to raise his head, and has been fully trusted by the emperor, not to mention completely suppressing the cabinet, at least with the cabinet Division.

The controversy between the celebrant and the cabinet ultimately needs to be decided by the emperor.

In fact, when Wang Chengen opened his mouth to defend Yang Sichang, everyone knew what the final outcome was, Wang Chengen always followed the emperor's side, and the words he said must represent the emperor's meaning.

Qian Shisheng, the first assistant of the cabinet, lost the emperor's complete trust a few months ago, especially after Yang Sichang became the deputy assistant of the cabinet, and this time Qian Shisheng spared no effort to impeach, I am afraid that he also wanted to remove the obstacles in the cabinet.

Zhu Youzhen finally spoke, this time he refuted Qian Shisheng's impeachment very simply and mercilessly, thinking that Yang Sichang was loyal and completely trustworthy, and this impeachment was a move taken by relatives and enemies as soon as possible, and should not be mentioned in the future.

Zhu Youzhen also announced on the spot that Yang Sichang would be crowned the crown prince and prince, and led the imperial army to fight against the Liukou.

When Zhu Youzhen opened his mouth, Qian Shisheng kept his head down, and he didn't open his mouth when he wanted to refute, not knowing what he was thinking in his heart.

After the end of the early dynasty, the discussion in the court soon appeared, this discussion was very unfavorable to Qian Shisheng, everyone thought that the emperor had begun to fully trust the master of ceremonies and the cabinet deputy Yang Sichang, and excluded the cabinet chief assistant Qian Shisheng, perhaps not long after, the cabinet chief assistant will have to adjust the candidates.

The situation faced by Yang Sichang is also very unfavorable, with an army of 150,000 to resist nearly a million rogues, it is too difficult to win the victory, it is very good to let the rogues know the difficulties and retreat, and return to Shanxi and Henan.

No one thought that Yang Sichang would be able to truly win the battle. (To be continued.) )