Chapter 488: Palace Change
The snow and eaves in the palace have been cleaned by the eunuchs of the Divine Palace Supervisor before the time comes, and the dawn is beginning to appear, and in the cabinet complex not far from the Daming Gate, an urgent report has been delivered to the palace.
Eight hundred miles urgent, the governor of Zhejiang, or rather, this is the last report of the governor of Zhejiang, at this time on the cabinet of the only scholar.
Yang Tinghe looked at the urgent report dumbfounded, this urgent report sent out at the same time as the fall of Hangzhou was really appalling.
Hangzhou is not an ordinary small city, other places are occasionally attacked by thieves, Zhengde year to the present, this is a common thing to have a county town attacked every three or five times, something is a big deal, but Hangzhou is different, Hangzhou is a famous city in the south of the Yangtze River, and it is also the administrative center of Zhejiang Province, not to mention that there is a weaving bureau here, with a purchasing eunuch.
The destruction of Hangzhou can be said to be the most shocking thing in the world since the Pingwei Dynasty, and it can also be said to be the most appalling thing since King Ning's rebellion. Yang Tinghe's face was gloomy, and he suddenly felt a lot of pressure, he didn't have to be on duty on the second day of the Lunar New Year, but he still rushed here, not only that, someone had already notified the officials of various ministries to be on duty as usual.
"Someone." Yang Tinghe was not interested in taking care of other books, but immediately called the scribe over.
"Yes."
"Immediately place the strips of the various departments, and after an hour, discuss in the Chongdian court."
He ordered it, and naturally entered the palace to meet him without mentioning it.
On the side of the warm pavilion, Jiajing received the news earlier, shocked to hear that Hangzhou had fallen, and the young emperor's face was covered with dark clouds, and he paced back and forth in the pavilion irritably.
This is nothing less than the biggest variable since he ascended the throne. Not only did the Japanese not become less and less, but now they have intensified, and they have actually broken Hangzhou in one fell swoop, and this matter cannot be covered in any way. Hangzhou is not only an important place in Tianjin, but also one of the few giants in the Ming Dynasty, the significance is extraordinary, and what is even more terrifying is. What Jiangnan has become of chaos now is still unknown.
"Any more news? Why is there no news at all? What do the factory guards do, and why is there no news in advance? Wine bags and rice bags, all of them are wine bags and rice bags, up to the minister, down to you slaves and maids, all of them are waste, rice buckets. ”
Jiajing's anger today is particularly great, and Hangzhou has fallen. Not only did the New Deal become a laughing stock. His so-called new atmosphere since his accession to the throne has also become a joke.
Because he just took the elixir. It made his originally hot and red face even more hideous, he suddenly stopped, looked at Huang Jin at his feet and said, "You speak." Speak! ”
Huang Jin was so frightened that he didn't dare to come out, of course he knew that it was not his responsibility. But the problem is that now Long Yan is furious, and the people around him often become the object of anger, and if one is not good, the gutter may capsize, so he said cautiously: "Your Majesty...... Since the governor of Zhejiang, all the big and small officials should die! ”
"Damn it?" A trace of murderous aura flashed in Jiajing's eyes, and he gritted his teeth word by word: "If you want to die, how can it be so easy!" Now that the Japanese have taken Hangzhou, do they still want to subvert the social system? What is the Cabinet doing, my military ministers? ”
Huang Jindao: "Bachelor Yang has already entered the cabinet on duty, and the officials of various ministries have also canceled their vacations to go to the office, and the cabinet has decided to discuss ......."
"Court Meeting...... Court ...... What is the use of the court council, can the court council drive away the Japanese robbers? Amusing! Jiajing sneered and said uneasily, "What should I do now?" What to do? Usually only care about intrigue, but now that something has happened, what should I do if something happens? ”
Huang Jin is just a slave, where does he know what to do? To be honest, if such a thing happened all of a sudden, I am afraid that there are not many people in this capital who can know what to do, and people with ulterior motives may still want to use this incident to attack political opponents, even if they are sincerely for the country and the people, I am afraid that there is no proposition.
After all, this matter is too sensational, and this matter is thousands of miles away, most people are blindfolded, what idea can they come up with?
Jiajing sighed and said, "Let's go, you just don't know if you don't know, go and call Xu Qian to come, and order him to enter the palace immediately." ”
Huang Jin was too busy to respond, and was about to go out, but a eunuch came in outside to report: "Jin Wuwei commanded Lu to ask for an audience?" ”
"Lu Zheng......" Jiajing frowned, and immediately remembered that Lu Zheng was outside the Beijing division last night, not only Lu Zheng, but even Xu Qian had already taken the soldiers and horses to the outside of the city.
He said with a gloomy face, "Call in and talk." ”
After a while, Lu Zheng, whose eyes were red and covered with dew all over his body, stepped on his boots and came in, knelt down and saluted, and said, "Weichen has seen Your Majesty, long live my emperor." ”
Jiajing barely squeezed out a smile and said, "Lu Aiqing asked to see, I don't know what happened?" ”
Lu Zheng said: "Last night, the Royal Academy came out of the camp and went straight to Tianjin, Weichen couldn't understand it, and ordered someone to ask, but they said to go to Hangzhou. ”
The eyes of the master and slave in the "Hangzhou ......" pavilion almost didn't fall.
Come to a good drill and station people outside the city, who knows that it will not take long to work, these guys went to Hangzhou without even saying hello. It stands to reason that the imperial court has its own regulations for the transfer of military horses, for example, if you want to transfer troops, you must at least have the official of the military department, or it is a holy decree, but it is not something you can say and leave.
Xu Qian was really bold and reckless, he said he would leave, the holy decree asked him to perform, he didn't say hello and left, if it was really discussed, this was definitely a serious crime.
Of course, whether there is a crime or not, it depends on how the top looks, there is a story in the past, that is, a certain king and the favored minister have a great relationship, once someone paid tribute to a certain fruit, the favorite minister first tasted a bite, and then told the king, this fruit is very sweet, please use it. When the king heard this, he was very moved, and said to the people, "This man must be faithful, and he will not give himself the fruit until he has tasted it himself, which shows his faithfulness." After a few years, the favored minister fell out of favor, and the king saw that the favored minister was becoming more and more unpleasant, and some people offered some kind of fruit, and the favored minister repeated his old skills, and after tasting it, he offered it to the king, but the king was furious, and scolded angrily, "You are so bold, you dare to let Lao Tzu eat your saliva, come to someone, pull it out and cut it."
It can be seen that in this era, whether the same thing is meritorious or guilty, it all depends on the emperor's mind, if the emperor trusts you, he will naturally excuse you, and even think that you are a loyal expression, but if the emperor does not like you, there are also reasons to think that you have other plans and want to rebel.
Fortunately, although the person pulled it away, Jiajing did not show anger, but he pondered for a moment, and couldn't help but say: "He went to Hangzhou?" ”
Lu Zheng was thinking about saying good things to Xu Qian, and when he saw Jiajing asking, he was a little confused, and said: "That's right, it means that they will go to Hangzhou first, they will go to Tianjin first, maybe through the canal, but it may also be by sea, how it is, Weichen doesn't know, it's just ...... Something is strange, Weichen thinks ......"
Jiajing was no longer interested in listening to what he thought, his face couldn't help showing a little melancholy, but mixed with a little joy, happy that Xu Qian must have gotten the news in advance, and he was also anxious about his own urgency, for fear that Jiangnan would have a chain reaction, so he directly pulled the team and rushed to Hangzhou, knowing that doing so might cause controversy, may attract accusations from others, and may even bear the charge of unauthorized transfer of officers and soldiers, but Xu Qian still did not hesitate, raised his legs and left, it can be seen that this guy is a hardcore actionist, and he is more worthy of the heart of the Son of Heaven.
Jiajing is worried that the Japanese are so arrogant, the so-called good news in the past must have been mixed with water, in the face of such a ferocious Japanese robber, with these more than 1,000 royal captains, I am afraid that the Japanese have not been exterminated, but this hot-brained guy is folded on this, not to mention, most of the royal captains are from powerful backgrounds, once they are all in it, this is not a joke.
Jiajing immediately smiled bitterly and said to Lu Zheng: "You get up to speak, when did they move?" ”
Lu Zheng is getting more and more strange, it stands to reason that Long Yan should be angry right now, why is His Majesty's reaction so complicated, he didn't dare to hesitate, and hurriedly said: "Around midnight last night, Wei Chen saw that the situation was not good, and hurriedly went to Beijing to spread the news, and as soon as the city gate was opened this morning, Wei Chen came. ”
"Zi Shi!" Jiajing's brows furrowed even deeper: "If it is Zishi, I am afraid that now they have arrived in Tianjin, and it will be too late for me to order someone to call them back." Ay...... Xu Aiqing is good at everything, but his personality is too impulsive, I know that he is worried about me, so he is reckless, but he is so reckless, I am afraid that something big will happen, Lu Aiqing, I am afraid that I will bother you to go, go to Tianjin quickly, if the people of the Royal Academy are still there, immediately spread my will and order them to return to Beijing, if they don't come back......" Jiajing paused for a moment, and said slowly: "Then I can only do it." ”
Lu Zheng understood in his heart that something must have happened in Hangzhou, so Xu Qian pulled the team and ran away in such a panic, but as for what happened, he didn't dare to ask, so he had to say: "Weichen obeys the order." ”
Jiajing seemed to think of something again, and said to Huang Jin slowly: "Immediately draw up a will in the celebrant supervisor, just say that the Hangzhou incident will be burned in all five countries, so Xu Qian, a bachelor's degree, will be sent to Hangzhou to suppress thieves with the royal captain. I am worried that once the officials hear about this, they will take the opportunity to impeach Xu Qian for transferring troops without authorization, if Xu Qian can't return to Beijing on time, then this will be sent out, so that the world will hear about it, if anyone asks, just say that last night's incident is all arranged by me, and then, Huang Companion, Xu Qian can't come back before tomorrow, you order a eunuch to take a team of factory guards to Hangzhou, meet Xu Qian, and listen to his dispatch. ”
Jiajing gave a series of orders in one breath, but he smiled bitterly in his heart, things have come to this point, I still have to wipe this guy's buttocks, thinking of this, the mood that sank to the bottom couldn't help but feel a little warm, no matter what, at least there are people at the head of the national disaster who are willing to do such things regardless of their lives, fame and fortune, life and death, compared to those who follow the steps but just talk, it is too good.