Yang Tinghe hesitated, and did not answer the emperor's question, just when Jiajing asked about Peng Ze's situation again, Yuan Zonggao coughed and replied, "Peng Sima is ill and is still recuperating at home, and he has not been to the government for a few days." Soldiers of the Beijing Camp...... I heard that there was a salary, and I am afraid that it is not enough to rely on it. Choose the front and the strong, do not subordinate each other, will not know the soldiers, and the soldiers will not know the generals. Reluctantly guarding the Beijing Division, he went out of the city to defend against the enemy, but he was afraid of frustrating his spirit, which fueled Hu Lu's arrogance. ”

Of course, Jiajing knew that Peng Ze's so-called ill was probably still making trouble for Yang Chengzu smashing the Yamen of the Ministry of War. This opinion is not only Peng Ze himself, after Yang Chengzu arrested a small half of the subordinate officers and officials of the Ministry of War, the remaining officers of the Ministry of War are quite resentful of the enemy. In the past few days, he has always been using a passive attitude of sabotage to resist the imperial court's investigation and correction of the military department.

In this state of confrontation, the military department's administration has actually been paralyzed, including the generals' salaries and salaries, all of which have come to a standstill. Even when the Mongols besieged the Jingshi, these men did not seem to intend to compromise with the emperor, and the soldiers were probably reluctant to get to work until their colleagues had received an explanation.

Leaving the military department, the highest yamen, to coordinate and dispatch, the defense of the Beijing division was very problematic, and the Beijing battalion was panicked because of the previous inventory work. Some of the newly appointed battalion officers have not yet been able to control the troops, including some of them, and some of them do not even have a clear understanding of the numbers and strength of their subordinates, and now that there is another wage disturbance, it is unlikely that they will be able to pull out the troops to fight.

At this time, Yang Tinghe threw another bombshell: "The people near Jingshi have fled into the city, and the price of food in the city has risen by thirty percent. And this is just the beginning, the grain of the capital depends on the transportation of grain, and there is not much grain in storage, and the ministers are worried that the captives and cavalry will be besieged for a long time, and there will be a lack of food in the city, which will cause a civil uprising. ”

"Yang Ge, are you saying that the food in the city will rise next? How much grain is stored in the grain depot in the Jingshi, and how much effect will it have if it is taken out to level it? ”

"I'm afraid, this is not the season of peace. It is the nature of merchants to pursue profits, and it is also the way of heaven for goods to go with the market, and the court should not interfere too much. In the past, the tax supervision and taxation of Chongwenmen were too harsh, and the trend of knocking out the bones and sucking the marrow was almost a result, so that the prices in Beijing were two percent higher than in previous years. There are also some merchants who are not willing to enter Beijing to trade, and the merchants in the city are also ready to strike because of the high cost and unbearable disturbance. If the imperial court uses the reserve grain to level the city, the ministers are worried that the merchants will no longer be willing to sell grain into Beijing, and the shortage of grain in Beijing will become the norm. If we really get to that point, we are not saving the people, but harming the people. ”

Jiang Mian bowed his hand, "Long live, what Yang Ge said is extremely true, and now the number of people who have entered the city has exceeded 100,000." The people who originally lived in the outer city of Beijing, in order to avoid the war, also moved their families into the city, and the streets and alleys in the city were full of people waiting to be fed. Although the northern captives are victorious, they cannot damage the foundation of the imperial court, and if these refugees are not handled properly, they will really become a big trouble. ”

"Then, according to the people, what should I do?"

The ministers thought that the imperial court could handle the relief according to the previous practice, and the gentry in the city were the real reliance on the relief. The gentry provided money and grain for disaster relief, and the court gave them a table and agreed to some of the conditions they proposed, and this crisis could also be resolved. ”

Jiajing was noncommittal, and asked again, "What about the thieves outside the city?" I heard that now standing at the head of the city, you can see the captives galloping back and forth. There are also northern captives who want to set up tents outside the city, and they seem to want to besiege the city, what do the ministers have to retreat from the enemy? ”

Liang Chu said: "Your Majesty, the thief is coming from afar, although his momentum is open, but the foundation is unstable. The walls of our capital city are high and thick, and there are more than 200,000 officers and soldiers in three battalions in Beijing, which is enough to resist the strong enemy and resist the enemy under the city. As soon as the division of my nine-sided Qin King arrives, he will definitely be able to cooperate with the outside and destroy the thieves. And before the arrival of King Qin's army, as long as there is no war and no peace talks in the city, the thieves will not be able to advance and retreat, and the thieves will be defeated! ”

Several other ministers nodded one after another, saying that what Liang Houzhai said was a serious opinion, and it was indeed the most appropriate response at the moment. Jiajing listened to Yang Chengzu's report before, and also knew that the so-called 200,000 troops in Beijing at the moment were actually an empty shelf, and the actual soldiers were afraid that there were no more than 30,000 soldiers. Even with the addition of the squad troops who are selected to work in various places, their combat power is very suspicious, and they are not too sure about the field battle outside Beiyu City.

But as a young man with strong blood, Jiajing still has a hot-blooded and angry temperament, and this strategy of sitting and waiting for help is not in line with his wishes. Soon after the end of this meeting, he instructed Zhang Zuo to call Yang Chengzu, hoping to hear some constructive opinions from this imperial brother, and soon, he received the news that Yang Chengzu encountered the Mongolian cavalry and fell outside the city, and also saw the second sister who was crying with pear blossoms and rain.

"Brother Emperor, sister begs you, I'm afraid that someone will go to kill my sister...... Go and get Brother Yang back. There are a lot of people in the north, so fierce, he stayed behind the outer hall to save me. It's all my fault, I'm just a bad person, it's me who hurt him. ”

Seeing Yongchun's dismal appearance of crying flowers, Jiajing's heart tightened, first asked people to send her sister back, and then announced Huang Jin, Zhang Zuo, and Zhu Chen into the palace.

"Brother Yang didn't have any news of entering the city, why didn't anyone tell me what Dongchang and Jinyiwei were eating? Why didn't I know about such an important thing until now? ”

Zhu Chen looked at the two eunuchs, after the Dongchang captured Jiang Bin, it was under the jurisdiction of Gu Dayong, but Yang Tinghe suppressed Dongchang and Jinyiwei, and Gu Dayong's position was also very dangerous, and Dongchang existed in name only, so it couldn't play a role at all. Investigating intelligence is the work of Jinyiwei, and Huang Jin and Zhang Zuo naturally won't carry this pot for him.

He coughed twice, "Long live, because there are too many people entering the city, all the minister's subordinates are sent out to maintain order, and to prevent gangsters from taking advantage of the opportunity to cause chaos." Nanzhen Fuji's side...... The minister couldn't take care of it for a while."

Jiajing nodded Muran, "I understand, there's nothing wrong with you doing this, after all, the people are big, and it's good that your Jinyi guard can think about the safety of the people." I won't blame you, you go down, do things well, if possible, send someone to inquire about Yang Tishuai's news, find out what, remember to return. Let's go down. ”

He also instructed Zhang Zuo to "go and check how much silver there is in the inner transport warehouse, including the money that is going to be used to form a new army, and you can also take it out." The soldiers of the Beijing camp, I think they are the same as the palace guards, they are all to be rewarded. I'll reward them and let each of them get the money, as long as they go out of the city to fight and bring the eldest brother back. By the way, the old people of Anlu's Honor Guard Division also have to inform them and let them prepare for battle. ”

When Zhang Zuo heard this, he turned around and left, and Huang Jin stepped forward at the right time to suggest: "Your Majesty, it is better to ask a few cabinet ministers to discuss this matter of transferring troops." After all, soldiers are important matters, and they must not be reckless, after all, the safety of the Beijing division is important......"