Palace

Since the Jin Jurchen soldiers came to the city after the fight, the people in this ancient imperial city, the capital of the Ming Kingdom, have been sleepless for several days.

The civil and military ministers above the second rank in the capital went in and out of the imperial city, and it can be seen from the expressions on their faces that these high-ranking bigwigs are not so calm in their hearts.

"Your Majesty! We should make peace with the Jurchens outside the city, only peace talks can make them withdraw their troops, and also save our Ming Kingdom from the disaster of war, and at the same time ensure the people in the city. ”

"Bastard, Master Li, what are you talking about before you fight! If you're still a dignified person, don't you know what to do! ”

"I'm ashamed to be able to make the Jurchens outside the city retreat, but I don't mind being thick-skinned."

"Your Majesty! An order should be issued to deal with Lord Li's crime of disturbing the hearts of the army, how can I have a great deal of fornication with those barbarians. And the Jurchens have always been greedy, and if we send people to negotiate with them, won't it make the Jurchens think that we are weak and can be bullied? It will breed their greed, and then we will be in great trouble. ”

"Lord Wang, since you say so, then I should ask, what should we do in the current situation? What methods and strategies do you have to turn my capital around? ”

"The walls of my capital city are thick, and there are more than 60,000 people in the city who are guarded by the forbidden army, which is enough to defend the capital for a period of time. What's more, there are still millions of people in the city, and if the war is urgent, you can still choose the best from them, and you can get about 100,000 soldiers. With these soldiers, how could they not be able to defend the capital? You must know that the Jurchen army outside the city is only 70,000 or 80,000 people. ”

"As long as we can defend for a while, then the armies of Shandong, Henan and other places will come to King Qin, and if the Jurchens do not retreat, they will be surrounded by layers. I think that my Ming Dynasty has a million troops, and what are the Jurchen barbarians outside the city to be afraid of. At this time, the emperor must not do what he thinks. We will survive this crisis. ”

In front of Zhu Shangwu, the two groups of ministers of the main war and the main peace between the DPRK and China were attacking each other.

This made Zhu Shangwu very helpless.

Now when is this time now, you still have this mind to finish this.

If you want to say that it is okay in normal times, anyway, the impact on the country does not seem to be very large, and it will pass by turning a blind eye to yourself.

But at this time, it's a bit wrong for you to give Lao Tzu to play this set.

Moreover, Zhu Shangwu himself still agrees with the opinions of the main battle faction.

Although he is very strange, he is not a qualified emperor.

But in his bones, it is still the blood of the old Zhu family.

The idea that the Son of Heaven guards the country and dies in the community. But since he was a child, he has been instilled by his father and deeply rooted in his bone marrow.

At such a time, the bloodline of the old Zhu family finally awakened a little bit.

Zhu Shangwu's face was gloomy, and he looked at the minister who was in a dispute just now.

The two ministers of the main battle and the main peace all stopped arguing at this time, and stood a little uneasy.

For his emperor's gloomy face, he didn't know what he was thinking, and both of them were a little uncertain.

Zhu Shangwu thought secretly in his heart: It is impossible to let Lao Tzu and those Jurchen barbarians talk in a low voice. These Jurchens are just soldiers coming to the city, and they haven't shaken the foundation of my Ming Dynasty. And Lao Tzu still has a million troops to fight, why do you want to negotiate peace with them?

The Lord and the people must have been frightened by the Jurchens outside the city. is adding some personal selfishness, that's why he said such bastard words.

But no matter what, as the son of heaven of the Ming Dynasty, he will never accept such a proposal.

If he accepts the offer. Then wait until you die, and you will still have the face to see your ancestors and ancestors.

Besides, the Jurchens only invaded once, and they had to negotiate peace on their side.

When the time comes, the Jurchens will have sweetness, and they will give themselves such words every time. That's going to be a big problem.

Therefore, I must not start this way.

This is a very idiotic practice.

Just like the Minister of War said, the capital city has thick walls. It is still very difficult for the Jurchens to break through this little bit of soldiers.

Therefore, as long as you hold on for a while, the armies of the kings from all over the country will arrive. And if the Jurchens did not retreat by that time, then they would face the danger of being encircled.

If you don't get it right, it's possible that the whole army will be wiped out.

So, in the end, they could only retreat to the barren land of Black Mountain and White Water.

And the siege of the capital can be solved.

After thinking about it, after his careful consideration, Zhu Shangwu decided to support the proposal of the main battle faction, that is, to defend the Jingshi and never negotiate peace with the Jurchens outside the city.

After making this decision in his heart, Zhu Shangwu slowly opened his mouth.

"I will never make peace with those barbarians outside the city, and I can't be sorry for my ancestors and ancestors. Therefore, if anyone is talking about peace talks with the enemy in the future, then don't blame me for being polite. Zhu Shangwu glanced at the minister of the Lord and the Minister lightly, and suddenly made the guy's body tremble.

"The minister is also for the safety of my people and the emperor", the minister quickly knelt on the ground, and began to explain his lord and thoughts in his mouth.

However, his words were only halfway before he was stopped by a gesture from Zhu Shangwu.

"Lord Wen, if my Jingshi wants to defend the city with all his might, how long can I hold it?"

After taking his eyes away from the frightened guy, Zhu Shangwu set his eyes on a military attache in armor.

Wen Baoliang, the commander of the most elite imperial camp in Beijing, is a first-class military general.

At present, most of the civil officials are in peace, and only these nobles who share weal and wife with the Ming Dynasty have fought to the end.

Zhu Shangwu felt that since he wanted to fight the Jurchens to the end, he had to let these people stand up.

Therefore, when there was a question about the next battle, he asked one of the main battle factions.

Wen Baoliang, who was ordered, walked out of the queue and bowed slightly to Zhu Shangwu.

"Back to the emperor, if the Jingshi guards for two or three months, there will be no problem. It's just that we have to control the food consumption in the city, after all, the food in my capital is a little scarce, and if we don't calculate it, it is likely that we will not be able to support it for such a long time. Of course. If King Qin's army comes quickly, it may be able to arrive in about ten days, so Xia Guan is only planning for the worst. ”

can support two or three months, Zhu Shangwu breathed a sigh of relief.

Since the Jingshi can support it for such a long time, then what else do you have to worry about.

Thinking about it, it is definitely not so easy for the Jurchens to break through the capital.

And even if the other party breaks through the Jingshi, their losses will be very large.

For the sake of their own safety, the Ming army defending the city would not have let the Jurchens succeed so easily.

After all, when the Jurchens invaded Liaodong, they basically slaughtered the cities they conquered.

This kind of thing has been circulating in Jingshi for a long time.

So, for the safety of yourself and your family. It is impossible for the soldiers defending the city to fight to the death without their strength.

Besides, don't look at the menacing Jurchens, in fact, their confidence is not very strong.

If too much vitality is consumed here in the capital, then how can they go to Liaodong?

Therefore, the main battle faction basically concluded that the Jurchens were bluffing, and it was impossible to really attack the Jingshi. Because the population of the Jurchens is not very large, they can't afford to die.

On the other hand, Daming is different, Daming has a large enough population, even if 100,000 people die, 100,000 people can be summoned to fight again, so the combat effectiveness is not very good. But if there are too many ants, the elephant will die.

The Jurchens were also very jealous of this.

Based on this judgment, the Jurchens were at most besieging the city and would not launch a big siege war.

Even if it's a siege war, it's just a show.

This is like telling the Ming Emperor in the capital to say: Look at us. It's not for fun, but it's going to be real.

In other words, it is used to scare people.

Of course, if you can scare it, of course, there is nothing to lose if you can't scare it.

After all, the thinking of military attaches is different from that of civilian officials. The issues they consider are all based on a military perspective.

The civil officials are too selfish, so the lord and faction are mostly civil officials.

"Alright. Lord Wen, you will bear the burden of Jingshi's defense, and the safety of Jingshi depends on you. I will give you the right to make decisions on the spot, and the materials and soldiers in the capital division can be transferred at will."

All the ministers looked at Wen Baoliang with envy on their faces, because the emperor gave him too much power. This is simply a temporary little emperor, it can be said that at this time, except for Zhu Shangwu, that is his greatest power.

After Zhu Shangwu handed over the responsibility of defending the city to Wen Baoliang, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites walked out.

"Your Majesty, the envoy from the Song Kingdom in the Americas said that he could lend me five million taels of silver and one million stones of grain for fighting the Jurchens.

After Master Wang left, the Yuan Cheng of the Li Fan Yuan found his immediate boss and reported the matter.

After listening to the report of his subordinates, the attendant of the Ministry of Rites, who was in charge of the envoys of these countries, also looked surprised.

But then he rejoiced.

Because he knows too well how uncomfortable the lords and the emperor have been recently.

There was no silver in the court, and there was not enough food in the capital.

Now that the city is besieged by the Jurchens, it is the time when people are panicking.

If the imperial court can come up with five million taels of silver and one million stone of grain at this time, then it will definitely be able to stabilize the hearts of the people and the army.

Especially after having silver, the military spirit on the Liaodong side can also be stabilized and solved.

It's just that the Song people are talking about borrowing.

It's a bit embarrassing to say this, and I don't know if the Emperor will accept it.

And he couldn't be sure how the people of the Song Kingdom would fulfill this matter.

Therefore, he can only report it truthfully, and as for the result, he can only let Zhu Shangwu be influenced by himself.

But anyway, when Zhu Shangwu listened to the performance of the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, his face flashed with joy. (To be continued......)