The hall was silent.

Everyone held their breath.

I could hear everyone's breathing—one person breathed heavily—Yang Shunzhong, the head of the household department.

The old man's face was pale, without a trace of blood.

His heavy breathing slowly soothed—and then faded.

A middle-aged man in his thirties hurried back, knelt down, picked up the old man's head, and pinched him.

Ma Chaoque, the chief imperial physician, said: "His trachea is blocked. ”

Middle-aged man: "What should I do?" ”

Ma Chaoque: "Suck it out." Then artificial respiration. ”

Another man, also dressed in red cross and white, who was the deputy chief imperial physician, stepped forward, crouched down, looked at it, and said, "He's in a hurry!" Cardiac arrest! Heart compressions. ”

Chief Medic: "It's a foreign body blocking the trachea." ”

Deputy Chief Imperial Doctor: "It's cardiac arrest!" You see, he doesn't have a heartbeat! ”

Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Households: "According to the law of the Ming Dynasty, isn't heart arrest death?" ”

Chief Imperial Doctor: "It's not dead, it can still be saved." Mouth-to-mouth sucking out the dirt, then heart compression, and artificial respiration. ”

Deputy Chief Imperial Doctor: "It's a rush to attack the heart!" ”

The middle-aged man shouted to the chief imperial doctor: "Then you hurry up and suck it!" ”

The chief imperial doctor looked at him and said, "I think Imperial Doctor Chen is more professional in this area, let him save it." ”

The deputy chief imperial physician then squeezed the old man's chest vigorously.

Hearing only the sound of "pop", the old man's chest collapsed, and a pile of undigested rice erupted from the corner of his mouth and nose......

Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Households: "This is dead?" ”

The Chief Imperial Physician nodded.

The middle-aged man shouted, "Dad! Father! ”

A thousand people in the main hall looked at this man and called out his dead father.

This middle-aged man is Yang Mingyang, the Minister of Survival.

The "Royal Survival Department" is also one of the countless "cecal departments", which is the same as the Royal Inspectorate, the Royal Officials' Department, the Royal Legislative Department, and the Royal Education Department. Before some second-generation officials take up the post of "big department", they will first increase their seniority in these "small departments" or something......

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Prime Minister Li Guozhong cleared his throat and said, "People can't be resurrected after death, so don't shout." Now it's time to talk about how to deal with the Hebei rebels. ”

Sun Haomiao, the minister of the military department, slapped his thigh: "It's been two months!" Hurry up and send troops! ”

So, two months after Zhao Zhengbao's rebellion, the imperial court finally decided to deal with the rebels!

You think, more than 300 million people rebelled in Hebei Province, and after two months of rebellion, the imperial court discussed how to quell the rebellion!

The ministers discussed.

Someone said: "It turns out that it is all the ghosts of the inner court!" ”

Someone said: "It's not the inner court, it's Li Yongfu alone." ”

Someone said: "It turns out that this traitor is all making trouble!" ”

Someone said: "Prime Minister Zhao died unjustly!" ”

Someone said: "Now Zhao Zhengbao has no reason to 'Qingjun side', right?" ”

Someone said, "Send someone to pacify Hebei." ”

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Zhu Honghua, the Ming Emperor on the dragon chair, touched his mustache and said, "Prime Minister Zhao Guangxin is indeed innocent, but——"

There was silence in the hall.

The emperor continued: "We cannot say that he is innocent, because it is related to the reputation of the former emperor and the imperial court. ”

The ministers nodded.

Emperor: "Even if Zhao Guangxin is innocent, you Zhao Zhengbao can rebel?" One yard to one yard! Rebellion is a great crime for the Ten Clans! ”

The ministers all nodded yes.

Emperor: "Heaven has the virtue of a good life, I decided to give Zhao Zhengbao a chance." Come, preach a holy decree to him—to give death. If he commits suicide, I will bury their whole family alive and will not regret it. If he is still obsessed, then continue to encircle and suppress him and kill him so that no chickens and dogs will be left! ”

The ministers all shouted: "Emperor Shengming! ”

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Yang Mingyang, who was kneeling below, stood up and said, "Zhao Guangxin did not rebel, and the imperial court made a mistake. Why didn't the imperial court admit its mistake? ”

Prime Minister Li Guozhong: "The court never makes mistakes. ”

Yang Mingyang: "But the imperial court is really wrong!" ”

Li Guozhong: "We won't admit it. ”

Yang Mingyang: "If you don't admit it, it's not?!" Dad always said, the unity of knowledge and action! ”

Li Guozhong glanced at "his father" on the ground and said, "The court admits mistakes? How will you convince the public in the future?! Zhao Zhengbao captured Baoding and Yanjing, killed tens of thousands of court officials, and killed millions of people, so it's okay?! ”

Yang Mingyang: "On the one hand, the imperial court rehabilitates the prime minister, and on the other hand, it seeks the ...... of the rebels"

Li Guozhong: "Hurry up and hold your father's funeral, it's none of your business!" Little...... I don't even know which ministry you're from! ”

Yang Mingyang: "Knowing that it is right and making mistakes......"

Zhu Honghua, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty on the dragon chair, said: "Okay! Now let's talk about how to eliminate the Hebei traitors! Kill them all! Not a single one left! ”

The ministers all said, "Yes, kill them all!" The court and the traitor are incompatible! ”

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The emperor said to Sun Haomiao, the minister of the military department: "Sun Haomiao, tell me what happened in Hebei!" ”

The Royal War Department sounds quite big, but in fact it is just the logistics department of the army, and it has little power. The forbidden army is under the control of the inner court, the central imperial army is under the management of the prime minister, the ministry is under the control of the ministries, the local imperial army is under the management of the superintendent army, and the government army is under the management of the scholars.

Sun Haomiao, the minister of the military department, is five big and three thick, born in Wuju, and is also from the scholar family. He belongs to the kind of people who do not belong to any force, and he is dedicated to the Ming Dynasty.

Sun Haomiao: "The head of the inner court, oh no, it was Li Yongfu, the former head of the inner court, who wanted to attack the Hebei army in all provinces, but all failed. The Hebei army blew up all the bridges of the Yellow River, the Central Plains Army did not even cross the Yellow River, and the Shanxi Army has been in a stalemate with the rebels on the Taihang Mountain. When the cavalry of Liaoxi and Liaodong arrived, Yanjing had already fallen. The Shandong Navy is not ready, their ships are not enough......"

The emperor patted the dragon chair: "A bunch of waste!" ”

The Emperor continued to ask him, "What are you going to do?" ”

Sun Haomiao: "I suggest that the armies of all provinces be gathered together and commanded in a unified manner, so as not to be broken by the rebels one by one." Hebei is only one province, with a population of less than 300 million, and I have a Ming Dynasty of 4 billion, and sooner or later it will be defeated. ”

Prime Minister Li Guozhong: "The sooner the better!" Hebei is not big, but it is not small, but the people are fierce, and there are mountains and rivers, grasslands and arable land, infantry and cavalry, army and navy, the Yellow River and the Great Wall, and Beijing Yanjing in hand. ”

Jin Guangyu also stood up: "Why don't you use the forbidden army?" The forbidden army is invincible in the world, isn't it a piece of cake to fight a traitor? ”

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Liu Xingchao, the head of the inner court and the commander of the forbidden army, said: "The forbidden army guards the emperor, and this is not about the forbidden army. ”

Jin Guangyu: "Isn't counterinsurgency guarding the emperor?" ”

Liu Xingchao: "Then you go to fight, you are not guarding the emperor?" ”

At this time, the emperor also said: "The forbidden army has strong firepower and can help put down the rebellion." ”

Liu Xingchao said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, you listen to me. Alas, not here. ”

Emperor: "What's wrong?" ”

Liu Xingchao: "The reason for this is quite long, you listen to me slowly." ”

"First of all, the air force of the forbidden army," he said. The flight radius of the air force is several hundred kilometers, and the air force will have to turn around and fly when it flies to the Central Plains. You asked me to blow up the Central Plains, I barely blew it up, don't think about bombing Handan, Baoding, and Yanjing. The forbidden navy has been blockading the coast, and even if you can go to the inland river, you can only go to the Yangtze River, how can you go to the Yellow River, the Yellow River is so shallow. As for the Army, consumption is too expensive. ”

He continued: "Farmers can make 500 kilograms of soybeans per mu of land every year, which is only enough for a tank to drive a few kilometers. The forbidden army's bullets were one gold dollar for one hundred rounds, and one gold yuan for one shell. These fuels and ammunition were not bought with money, but could only be manufactured at the Royal Arsenal. Not to mention those aircraft, tanks, and cannons, all of which are left over from the previous dynasty, and one is less than one broken, and even the Royal Arsenal will not repair it. The reserves of the forbidden army are not much, and the fuel and ammunition consumed to eliminate Zhao Zhenglong last time have not been replenished, and I have been supervising the production of the Royal Arsenal day and night. The Forbidden Army wiped out ten rebels with a single shell, and these ten rebels were not worth as much as this shell. The firepower of the forbidden army is fierce, but how can this be fought in Hebei, hundreds of thousands of square kilometers, hundreds of millions of people, and millions of troops? Let's put it this way, let the forbidden army destroy the Hebei army, it is better to give Hebei money directly and bribe them to surrender. ”

In the end, he said: "The emperor sent a message to the forbidden army to fight, and the forbidden army will fight, but after the Hebei army is eliminated, the forbidden army may not be able to fight the next battle for fifty years." ”

Emperor: "This ...... I've also heard that the prohibition costs money. ”

Jin Guangyu: "My Ming court has a budget of hundreds of millions of gold yuan, why worry about no money!" ”

Liu Xingchao stared at him and said, "It's not about money!" I'll give you 100 million gold dollars to see if you can build a tank! If you can make it, I will kill myself to apologize! ”

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Prime Minister Li Guozhong said: "The minister thinks that the military department is right, mobilize the troops of the provinces, and fight the rebels step by step. The minister suggested that one person should command the ......"

At this time, Crown Prince Zhu Hongfeng jumped out: "Big brother...... Uh, Your Majesty, I suggest that I take command of the army to counter the rebellion. ”

Li Guozhong: "Since ancient times, only the crown prince has led troops, and the prince must not lead troops!" Have you forgotten all the royal laws? ”

Zhu Hongfeng stared at him and said, "Why do you have so many things?" What happened to me with the troops? ”

Li Guozhong: "The prince leading the troops is a great rebellion!" You forgot what ...... twenty years ago"

Zhu Hongfeng: "Why are you the same as Zhao Guangxin?!" Have you forgotten how Zhao Guangxin died? He interferes with the royal family! This is rebellion! You want to take care of the royal business?! ”

Li Guozhong: "Didn't we say that Zhao Guangxin was framed by Li Yongfu?!" I just said it for a long time! ”

Zhu Hongfeng: "Huh?! Oh, that's right! That...... That...... You guys...... Why did the imperial court kill Zhao Guangxin? ”

Li Guozhong: "It wasn't killed by the imperial court!" It was Li Yongfu who killed it! So, we killed Li Yongfu! ”

Zhu Hongfeng nodded: "Oh! I understand! What about Zhao Zhengbao? ”

Li Guozhong: "Even if the court kills his father, he can't rebel!" The so-called king calls the minister to die, and the minister has to die! ”

Zhu Hongfeng nodded: "Yes!" That's what I mean! Traitor! All are traitors! ”

Li Guozhong: "Hebei traitors must be eliminated!" ”

Zhu Hongfeng: "That's right! I'm going to command the army to sweep through ......"

Li Guozhong: "Only the emperor and the crown prince can lead troops in the imperial family!" You are now the crown prince, and you will be the prince soon! You can't lead troops! I said it for a long time, you don't understand?! The "Royal Law" is written that this is a great rebellion! ”

Zhu Hongfeng: "It's against you!" Say I'm a big rebel! ”

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Zhu Honghua, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty on the dragon chair, said: "Okay, okay, stop arguing!" Second brother, be quiet! Prime Minister, who are your candidates? ”

Li Guozhong: "I suggest that the head of the military department be under unified command, he is a veteran soldier, has been on the battlefield for a long time, and can be trusted." ”

Sun Haomiao: "I suggest that the three armies of Shanxi, Liaoxi, and Liaodong attack Yanjing, and at the same time, the Central Plains and Shandong from the Yellow River, and Jiangnan from the East China Sea, attack Hebei together!" Destroy the rebels in one go! ”

The Emperor said, "Good! ”

At this time, Dongfang Chengping also stood up and said: "The minister also asked the Xiliang cavalry to gallop from Liaoxi to help Yanjing." ”

Jin Yuguang said to Dongfang Chengping: "You don't come!" You soldiers from Xiliang are few to come to our Liaoxi! ”

The emperor said to Jin Yuguang: "It's okay, it's all family." With the world-famous Xiliang cavalry, the Hebei rebels are so worried! ”

Jin Yuguang did not speak.

So the war in Hebei was arranged in this way.