Daming Jingshi, the Son of Heaven Zhu Youzhen has been anxious, his intended ministers let him be disappointed, Liaoxi has been defeated again and again, even in just ten days of battle, the Shanhaiguan outside dozens of fortresses have been thrown cleanly, Sun Chengzong has been painstakingly operating for more than half a year Guanning Jin defense line collapsed. The urgent documents were like snowflakes, which were continuously sent back from Shanhaiguan.

"Why is that? Why is that? Can anyone tell me why this is? ”

The ministers were silent, and they didn't dare to speak more, and in the face of the emperor's repeated questioning, no one dared to stand up and speak at this time, regardless of whether they knew the shape or not. According to the temper of the lord above, the ministers below will lose more talk, and the faster they will lose their heads.

What's more, the fiasco of Liaoxi is inseparable from the great tomorrow on the throne, if you accuse the emperor of mistakes and omissions in public, wouldn't you dislike yourself for living too comfortably?

Liu Yuliang, Zhang Sizhi and other ministers all looked at their hearts, no matter how angry the emperor was, they all acted like no one was fine. But some people couldn't help it, and Fan Fucui, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, finally couldn't help but stand up.

"Holy Lord, according to the minister's opinion, the defeat of Ning Jin, man-made disasters first!"

Zhu Youzhen's sword eyebrows were upside down, and his knife-like gaze swept past Liu Yuliang, Zhang Sizhi and the others towards Fan Fucui, and he didn't notice that several ministers were secretly relieved.

"What's the calamity?"

At this time, Zhu Youzhen was already very unhappy, although he didn't know much about military affairs, but he was keenly aware that Fan Fucui's so-called man-made disaster theory was directly pointing the finger at Yang Sichang. And Yang Sichang was personally appointed by him to be the governor of Jiliao Military Affairs, if it was because of the appointment of Yang Sichang to lead the collapse of the Ningjin defense line, then wouldn't the ultimate responsibility be held to him, the son of heaven?

The subordinates usually blame each other for mischievous and blame, and Zhu Youzhen adheres to the principle that the employment of people should not be too harsh, as long as it is not a problem of being too strict, they all turn a blind eye. But now it is good that his kindness not only failed to win the understanding of his subordinates, but made them even worse.

Zhu Youzhen made up his mind, if Fan Fucui couldn't say it, this time he would have to be punished for the crime of attacking important ministers.

"Qi Qi Sheng, Ning Jin has always pursued the strategy of the Liao people guarding the Liao land, but before the slave chieftain entered the Kou, it was suddenly and completely subverted, and the general soldiers of the key points were replaced by the generals of the Jiangnan guest army, there are always seven or eight out of ten, and the number of governors and prefects who have been seized of their posts and isolated is also more than half, so that although there is no noise in the officialdom of Liaoxi, the combat effectiveness and morale have also plummeted."

The situation on the Guanningjin front line is quite special, although the place is not large, the level of officials allocated is very high, there are three governors, and the prefect is several times the former, and the total number of soldiers at all levels is innumerable. Because it is located outside the border wall and faces the Tartar soldiers, every civilian official has great power in his hands, and he has great power and responsibility under the command of the general army. The previous governor was not only the city defense sergeants on the entire defense line, but also the people's hearts. When a new official takes office, he will naturally face many constraints, and often if the superior wants to suppress all kinds of strange noises inside, he will either moisten things silently or thunder.

Unfortunately, the new governor chose the latter, and successively disposed of more than a dozen civil and military officials who violated the yang and the yin, and since then the internal order has been prohibited, but he never imagined that as soon as the Dongyu army arrived, the so-called iron barrel-like Guanningjin defense line turned out to be tofu scum.

This situation, not only the important ministers in the cabinet know, but even the idle officials of those ministries know a little bit about it, but no one is willing to pierce this layer of window paper, only Fan Fucui, who has always been Geng Jie, can't help but speak out bluntly.

Although he said it tactfully, Zhu Youzhen's face still couldn't hang up, his character is that as long as he entrusts the minister with important tasks, he will let him do it, not only how big the noise is, but he only needs the final result. Therefore, Zhu Youzhen gave the Son of Heaven the sword when Yang Sichang left Beijing to take office, and the civil and military forces below the second grade had the right to cut first and then play, which shows the great expectations for him. Really. After Yang Sichang arrived in Liaoxi, there was a lot of trouble, and it was reasonable for his subordinates to disagree with the killing of chickens and monkeys.

And there is one thing that makes Zhu Youzhen very satisfied, although Yang Sichang used thunderbolt to establish his authority, he did not kill a person without permission, relatively speaking, the means are quite mild, this is all a manifestation of taking into account the overall situation. But in the eyes of the ministers of the DPRK and the Central Committee, how can it all become a "man-made disaster"?

Zhu Youzhen's nose let out a cold snort imperceptibly, it was obvious that Fan Fucui's explanation did not satisfy him, but he did not express his position on the spot, neither expressed his opinion on Fan Fucui's remarks, nor supported Yang Sichang. He was waiting, waiting for the ministers' rebuttals and comments on Fan Fucui.

For this kind of fiasco, don't look at the ministers who dare not question the emperor more, but never make more taboos about their colleagues. As Zhu Youzhen expected, sure enough, someone raised questions about Fan Fucui's man-made disaster, and it was a young imperial historian from the Metropolitan Procuratorate who spoke.

"'Man-made disaster' said that the lower officials dare not agree, if Yang Ge Lao does not use thunderous means to subdue those who disobey the yang and yin, and when the military order does not come out of the governor's line in wartime, what else will he use to fight with the Tartars? Let the governors of each side fight on their own? How can a plate of loose sand fight against the mighty Tartars? Immediately, the young imperial historian bowed to the emperor above the Danqi, and said respectfully: "As far as the minister can see, the defeat of Liaoxi is not in Yang Ge's old rectification of military discipline, but in the fact that Dongyu is too powerful......"

The enemy is too strong and has become an excuse for the commander of the defeated army, Fan Fucui was angry and blew his beard and glared, and turned his head and pointed to the self-gushing green robe imperial history, "A faction of nonsense, a faction of nonsense." If they all blame Donglu for being too strong, as you said, how can this battle be fought? ”

In the face of the accusations of the important ministers of the dynasty, the green robe Yushi was not afraid, and still talked eloquently: "If it is not good on the straw bag, but the exploits of Yang Ge Lao are obvious to all, after pacifying the thieves in the Central Plains, he went north to take charge of Jiliao with the power of great victory, who dares to say that there is still a person in the middle of the court?" ”

Although there are many exaggerations in the words of the Qingpao Imperial History, Zhu Youzhen thinks that it is generally not bad, if even Yang Sichang has become a straw bag, is there still a person in the Ming Dynasty who is not a straw bag? But this does not make the mood of the worried Da Mingzi better, no matter how the situation in Liaoxi is irretrievably corrupted, the East is much stronger than Yang Sichang, who else can turn the tide? At this time, the first thing he thought of was Sun Chengzong, but Sun Chengzong was already sick and couldn't see things, how could his weak body be like a candle in the wind?

After excluding Sun Chengzong, the second person that Zhu Youzhen thought of was Li Xin. Although Li Xinqi is a vulgar martial artist born as a horse thief, he can be fearless in the face of danger every time, turn the tide, and never let him down. What if his Three Guards were transferred to Shanhaiguan to assist Yang Sichang in defending the city?

Thinking of this, Zhu Youzhen sighed almost imperceptibly, and then his eyes skimmed to the red wall in the distance outside the Great Dynasty. In his heart, no matter how capable Li Xin is, he is only a general, and only a civil official who is full of wealth can become a general. Up to now, Yang Sichang's ability has disappointed him to the extreme, looking at the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, except for Sun Chengzong, there is no one who is worthy of heavy responsibilities?

Zhu Youzhen's gaze was retracted from a distance, scanning back and forth on the Manchu courtiers, and a rather burly figure suddenly fell into his eyes, how could he forget this person?

However, Fan Fucui soon lost again, and still held Yang Sichang.

"Ningyuan Governor Sun Jiao, against a large number of changes in the army generals were hated, when the Tartars attacked the city, they could not get due assistance, and finally died in battle, this kind of example abounded in the Great War of Liaoxi, if such behavior is not punished as it should be, will it not make the loyal ministers chilled?"

As soon as this remark came out, it immediately caused a buzz of discussion among the ministers, Sun Ji was none other than the second son of Sun Chengzong, the founder of the Guanningjin defense line, and was promoted to the governor of Ningyuan by the emperor not long ago. Fan Fucui's accusation can not be said to be unstrict, and at first, several ministers were ready to try to debate with him, but after hearing this, they all stopped. Not only the ministers, but even Zhu Youzhen had to pay attention to it, after all, in addition to Sun Ji's identity as the son of Sun Chengzong, he had a really good impression of this young man, and he knew the overall situation.

But now is not the time to hold the important ministers accountable, Zhu Youzhen has been extremely disappointed in this dynasty, except for one Fan Fucui who jumped out to stir up, none of them can come up with an effective proposal.

For this great dynasty, which originally pinned his hopes, Zhu Youzhen was already a little excited......

Just after the dispersal of the dynasty, a piece of news that made Zhu Youzhen even more angry was sent to the Forbidden City. The thieves in Henan have resurged, and they are more ferocious, threatening Shandong to the east and Tongguan and Shaanxi to the west. Not only that, Zhang Wei rushed into Sichuan, and most of the cities fell......

Zhu Youzhen, who got the news, was really red-eyed, and the dilemma he was facing now was really driving the wolf at the front door and entering the tiger at the back door. While scolding Xiong Wencan's straw bag, he also had deep doubts about Yang Sichang's ability for the first time.

It was only at this time that he hurriedly asked people to find out where Li Xin had gone? As a result, the two messengers urging him to enter Beijing were not heard from, and soon, the eunuchs who were going to Shanxi to deliver the edict were on the road again.

The news of the resurgence of the thieves spread throughout the entire officialdom of the capital division almost in an afternoon, and everyone was shocked, the current situation was so critical, there were only a few people available, who would pacify the thieves and who would resist the Tartars, the ministers did not dare to make suggestions lightly, just waiting for the emperor's decision.