All officials were surprisingly unanimous at this moment, whether out of selfish or public interest.

Only a few people were silent, frowning, as if they were pondering their true intentions.

These people are Yang He, Sun Chengzong, Li Biao, Lai Zongdao, and Gao Panlong.

In the noise, Gao Panlong suddenly stepped out and raised his right hand and said, "Your Highness, the old minister supports you in your personal expedition!" ”

"Tall, sir? It's a tall man! ”

"Tall, why are you ......?"

These words stood out from the crowd and immediately attracted the attention of the audience.

Gao Panlong stood with his hands in his hands, smiling silently, enjoying the feeling of being in the limelight.

At this moment, he felt that his limelight had overshadowed Shoufu Yang He.

"Oh? I don't know what the tall man thinks? Chongzhen raised his eyebrows, but said in his heart, "This old fox! ”

Gao Panlong didn't think about it and said: "Your Highness's personal expedition will definitely boost the morale of the army!" Everywhere he passed, Jiannu fled! ”

"So what does Master Gao think, how should this king personally recruit?" Chongzhen continued to tease.

"This ......" Gao Panlong was stunned, he was neither good at leading troops nor good at layout, and he didn't even understand how far the battle situation between Ming and Jin had developed, let alone carefully thought about the gains and losses of the personal conquest, how to say it?

Chongzhen smiled and said: "Lord Gao's words are wrong, the emperor is in the city." This king led his army out of the city to fight the enemy, which is really a matter of duty, and it cannot be called a royal expedition, but my lord must not trap this king in injustice. ”

Gao Panlong was suddenly shocked, and hurriedly said deeply: "The old minister doesn't dare. ”

Chongzhen nodded and said, "Master Gao doesn't have to worry too much. What do you think of this king's decision? ”

Most of the officials looked at each other when they heard this, and said inwardly: "Since you have decided, you still come to ask us what to do?" ”

Sun Chengzong took a deep breath and looked at Yang He at the same time, and when he saw the latter nodding slightly, he resolutely stood up, and he was not the slightest old man, but he was more energetic than many young officials.

I only heard that his face was slightly red, and he was quite excited, and said in a loud voice: "Old and decrepit Sun Chengzong, I am willing to go out with His Royal Highness to conquer Huang Taiji and relieve the siege of Xiangshan ghosts." Instead of being trapped in Gaoyang in old age and donating his life in his hometown to go to the country, it is better to fight vigorously under this Jingshi City, burying the bones in the green mountains, why do you need a horse leather shroud? ”

The words of the old man who are strong and strong are extremely angry, and they also make many young officials who are greedy for life very embarrassed.

Chongzhen was even more emotional: "Donating Gao Yang - Could it be that Master Sun has a premonition?" ”

Chongzhen looked at each other and smiled, one old and one young, all charging into battle and dying on the battlefield. But even so, there are still many officials who have made up their minds to be a person who steals their lives.

There is no clue from the facial expressions of these people, and Chongzhen doesn't bother to distinguish them one by one, because he has never pinned his hopes on these people like Emperor Chongzhen in the original history.

He believed in himself, in his efforts, in the people he brought out with his own hands.

Historical experience has provided him with an extremely clear reference and enabled him to make wise choices.

Yang He came out and said: "In this case, the old man dispatched materials in the city, did his best, and died!" ”

Gao Panlong sneered in his heart, shook his sleeve robe, and said, "So is Weichen." ”

At this moment, he lowered his posture very low, hoping not to receive any more attention.

Chongzhen refused to let him go, looked at him with blazing eyes and said: "Lord Gao is the leader of Donglin, the pillar of the country, you must take care of your body, you must bow down in person, and sacrifice your ego for everyone!" ”

Gao Panlong was furious in his heart, if he was so humiliated on weekdays, even the emperor would have to talk about it.

Anyway, it has become a common practice for the Ming Dynasty's ministers to contradict the emperor, and if they are punished for this, it will be an honor.

In the minds of many literati, his status will only decrease instead of increasing. The emperor was forced by the pressure of the civilian clique, and he would not really punish them, and he would inevitably have to say a few good words later.

Chongzhen thinks that the arrogance of the Ming civil officials is cultivated in this way, and it is true that arrogance is true, but it is not right to be arrogant and boneless. He just wanted to use this period to suppress the arrogance of the civilian clique.

Let them lower their heads and no longer always stare at the top, but look at their feet and keep their feet on the ground.

If Gao Panlong was furious and stepped forward to reason with himself, although it was out of place, Chongzhen could still afford to see a little arrogance in him. But he actually refused to keep quiet, which immediately added to Shigezhen's disdain for him.

In comparison, whether it is Sun Chengzong, who has no official position, or Yang He, who is the first assistant but has a slightly inferior reputation, they are much more sincere. After a horizontal comparison, various advantages and disadvantages are also about to come out.

Many officials should remember: "Both Master Sun and Lord Yang have made achievements in guarding the frontier." The former forged the Guanning defense line and refused to build slaves, and the latter suppressed the Kou in the northwest and rectified the rule of officials, which was also extremely effective. ”

"Tall, sir? It's not as good as that! ”

The hearts of the people quietly turned, whether it was Donglin or the original neutral Qingliu, or the remnants of the eunuch faction. But people like Gao Panlong may never reflect on whether his words and deeds are in line with his noble status.

For such people, perhaps wealth is what they deserve.

As for the matter of taking responsibility and sacrificing one's life to go to the country, it has nothing to do with them.

In the eyes of these people, these noble things with practical actions should be borne by others.

All they need to do is arrogantly and nobly point fingers at the rear and give advice in the name of beauty.

Chongzhen looks down on this kind of person the most, and it is inevitable to settle accounts after the autumn.

Scholars, Qiu Ba, educated hooligans, uneducated homeless, there is such a clear distinction between classes.

The authorities may not be able to feel these subtle points, but the traverser is deeply touched.

Chongzhen's prestige has been quietly formed since he settled in the Chaoyang courtyard and silently guarded the apocalypse.

The prestige is majestic and convincing.

One of them comes from oneself, and the other comes from the trust of others.

Now that the decision has been made, all that remains is to move forward towards the set and even more ambitious goals.

Li Biao, Lai Zongdao and other high-ranking officials, as well as the middle-level officials brought out by them, all expressed their stance that with the help of these backbones, some lazy officials could not do it even if they wanted to do it, so they could only cheer up.

What's more, Chongzhen also reminded them angrily: "In addition to the Dongchang Jinyi Guard, Lao Tzu also has a great supervision force, and that is the Caoyi Guard." It was pioneered by locust heroes, and was inherited by Lao Tzu by the hands of Zhou Yuji. ”

"Lao Tzu? How can His Royal Highness call himself Lao Tzu? How different from bandits? ”

The Ming Dynasty still pursues the national policy of using literature and military force, why? Because the civil officials are afraid of those Qiu Ba who do things without brains, let alone reason with others.

If they are allowed to jump on the necks of civil officials to make a fortune, then what is the reward?

Everyone was angry, but no one dared to express this anger in expression and words.

When people's hearts fluctuate, strict supervision from the top can indeed make people have the determination to die.

This has little to do with whether you want it or not, war and politics are such cruel things.

When the trigger is imminent, the role played by the individual's will is too small and too small.

Fortunately, Chongzhen has gathered a large group of people around him, and these people have condensed a great force.

He always said, "Unity is strength." ”

He has today, and in addition to the help of God, it is inseparable from his conscious efforts from the beginning.

Therefore, when we thank the heavens or ask the heavens for our sins, we should also thank ourselves for our own efforts or examine our own mistakes. I think the enshrinement of Zen Mount Tai and the edict of sinful self-inflicted are due to these two reasons. ”

Everyone dispersed, and Chongzhen stood with his hands in his hands and looked at the giant map behind him, his eyes condensed on the corner of Xiangshan Qinghe.

If this battle is successful, he will not need to sin himself.

If he loses this battle, he doesn't need to sin himself.

"After all, Lao Tzu does not have the personality charm of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and if he sins himself, he can make people grateful."

"Phoenix Nirvana, reborn from the ashes, must be fought in blood! Since his own drastic changes, the battles experienced by the Ming Dynasty are far from fierce enough, and the arrogant determination flowing in the blood of this nation has not yet been stimulated! ”

He said secretly, and then muttered to himself.

Sun Chengzong felt that his ambition could not compare to this heroic young man, and looked at his back in amazement and recalled the past for a while, and then said: "Is Your Highness too harsh on courtiers?" ”

Chongzhen turned to look at him and said with a smile: "This group of people will soon get used to it, compared to the enemy's steel sword, my words and deeds suppression has been very merciful, it is better than the rogue who came to descend the rogue, and the Jiannu came to descend the Jiannu." ”

Chongzhen said lightly, but Sun Chengzong was shocked when he heard it, and shouted in a panic: "Your Highness......"

Chongzhen knows how deep Sun Chengzong is a person with deep feelings for his family and country, but this matter really can't be tolerated too much, if Daming finally comes to that moment, repeated surrender will become the only choice for many people in this group.

He waved his hand at the dumbfounded Sun Chengzong, stopping his gushing emotions.

"Don't say anything, Master Sun, everything depends on the outcome of this battle."

"The grass people know that His Highness is a human being, and he is by no means a desperate person. But with such a hope that it will be completed in one battle, the grass people have to be apprehensive and dare to ask-How sure is His Highness about this battle? ”

"The initiators of the Guanning Defense Line are grass people with open and closed mouths, which is embarrassing. This king once inspected Liaodong with the title of generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses in the name of locust heroes, which was exactly the same as Sun Shi's self-invitation to inspect Liaodong when the civil officials in the hall regarded Liaodong as a place of death.

The locust heroes are from the Liaodong lineage, but unfortunately they died young in order to save the king. I had no intersection with Master Sun earlier, and I didn't know the locust martyrs, but we got together because of him and worked hard for a common goal.

Resist Jiannu and reproduce the grand occasion of the coming of all countries in our Ming Dynasty, is this the deep expectation of the locust heroes to carry the burden forward? Master Sun, this king will entrust the title of generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses to your hands, the time is tight and the task is heavy, I hope you will not shirk, just forge ahead. ”