Zhu Qiyu looked up at the sky and said to Wang Cheng, "Go and ask Cheng Jing to come over." ”

Since he was out of the hall, Zhu Qiyu wandered around the Wenhua Palace, and it didn't take long for him to walk to the main hall in the north.

The door of the main hall was closed, and Zhu Qiyu did not enter. He went and returned, and returned to the Mandarin Palace.

Zhu Qiyu stood at the door of the hall and walked over.

After a while, an edict came to salute and asked, "Your Majesty, but what is there to do?" ”

"I ask you, how many civil officials are still in the palace like you now?"

"There are probably twenty or thirty of them, and there may be fifty or sixty scribes. The ministers did not know the exact number. ”

When Zhu Qiyu heard this, he thought for a while and said, "I have nothing to do, you go and call these people, I have something to talk about when I go to the Wenhua Hall in Shenshi." ”

Not long after the edict left, Wang Cheng led Cheng Jing over.

Zhu Qiyu waited for Cheng Jing to take a breath and asked, "How much silver is there in this palace now?" ”

Cheng Jing was stunned for a moment, not understanding why Zhu Qiyu suddenly asked this question.

"I don't know the exact amount, there is not much silver in the palace now, but there should be plenty of rare jewels. I don't know what Your Majesty means by asking? ”

Zhu Qiyu was a little shocked that the amount of cash in the palace was not much, and immediately said: "It's nothing, I just ask casually." ”

Cheng Jing glanced at Zhu Qiyu suspiciously, and said, "Your Majesty, I heard Yu Shangshu say long live today, but you are out of the palace today?" ”

Zhu Qiyu was embarrassed, didn't he just get out of the palace, how did he do it like everyone knew.

"Indeed, I also want to see how the people live. After all, the Nine Gates are closed, and the capital is under martial law, and there will inevitably be turmoil in the city. I'm just going to take a look at the people's feelings. ”

When Cheng Jing heard this, he said solemnly: "Your Majesty knows that there is turmoil in the city, why should you risk your life?" Your Majesty has nothing to do in the palace, and the soldiers in front are good to use their lives, if Your Majesty has something to do, and the soldiers in front have no intention of fighting, then the capital will inevitably fall, how to defend it? ”

Zhu Qiyu said in his heart, according to what these people said, as soon as he leaves the palace, he will encounter danger; As soon as you encounter danger, the capital will fall; As soon as the capital fell, the Ming Dynasty was finished.

Therefore, the safety of his Ming Emperor Zhu Qiyu is equal to the safety of the Ming Dynasty?

Can you pull it down, where is the example of the previous emperor, although people hunt in the north, but Da Ming is not nothing, and he is still operating normally without him?

Besides, is he Zhu Qiyu so careless that he was taken advantage of?

So Zhu Qiyu decided to stop just listening and not talking, you don't always say that Beijing is unstable, then I'll find something for you to do.

"Since all the ministers thought that there might be spies in the city, they strictly ordered the military department, the criminal department, and the Jinyi guard to patrol with the soldiers and horses, and if there was any suspicion, they would be immediately released from prison, and then released after the Beijing division was released. Besides, presumably the spies must be active in the dead of night, so from today on, the Beijing division will not order a watch, do not sing drums, and the whole city will be under martial law after the end of the day. ”

After saying it in one breath, Zhu Qiyu was much happier, he looked at Cheng Jing, and said: "I'm tired of running to the cabinet, this order will not only be sent to all battalions, but also to Shuntianfu, and the list will be displayed, so that the army and the people will act according to the order, and prevent those who don't know from being treated as spies." ”

After listening to it, Cheng Jing didn't say anything more, said "the minister obeys the order" and went first.

Zhu Qiyu looked at Cheng Jing's back as he walked farther and farther away, and couldn't help but think about what he called him over for in the first place.

That's right, it's money!

Zhu Qiyu suddenly realized that he was going to give money to the soldiers defending the city.

But he never thought that the money was not enough, so he had to find another way to improve morale.

Zhu Qiyu looked at the hour, it was not yet noon at this time, and there was still a long time before Shen Shi. At this time, Zhu Qiyu was a little bored, he turned his head to Wang Cheng and said, "Call the dining room to pass the meal, I still have important things to do in the afternoon, and I want to rest for a while at noon." ”

When Wang Cheng heard this, he went to inform the dining room first.

Zhu Qiyu entered the hall and looked at the wall.

After a while, the meal was served. Zhu Qiyu looked at the few high-quality dishes in front of him, and couldn't help but have a great appetite, and soon he finished eating all the dishes in front of him. After eating, Zhu Qiyu walked into the hall, lay down in the side hall, and began to take a nap.

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At this moment, in Liangxiang, in the southwest of the interior of Shuntian Province, an army with no end in sight is passing by.

"Xining, how is the defense of this capital?" The one who asked the question was the first of the Warat Taishi.

Xi Ning, who was on the side, immediately smiled when he heard this, and said in a joyful tone: "The defense of the capital must be very empty. After all, in the first battle of civil engineering, the elite in Beijing was lost, and Rao is that Yu Qian had three heads and six arms, and in just two months, it was impossible to have enough strength to fight against the army, and it was impossible to have enough food. Maybe at this time, Jingzhong is worried because of the lack of soldiers and food, and our army is approaching the city. ”

Hearing this, he showed an expression of "I knew this was the case", and said easily: "Then in your opinion, will the Ming Court listen to our emperor's orders?" ”

Xining was embarrassed: "I'm afraid not, the Ming Dynasty prides itself on being a state, and the emperor hunts in the north, which is a national shame, if the Taishi makes this matter well-known, I'm afraid it will have the opposite effect." But if the emperor himself came forward, perhaps the group of civil officials who claimed loyalty, filial piety, and righteousness would open the door to welcome back their emperor. When the time comes, we will not be bloodless, and when we enter the capital, the whole world will be ours. ”

He also asked, "Is that really the case?" Only need to let this emperor come forward in person, and the capital can give up defense? But will the reigning emperor agree now, after all, this emperor will compete with him for the throne when he returns. ”

Xining replied: "The current emperor can be described as riding a tiger. This Zhu Qiyu has been in charge of the country since the king of Yu, and although he ascended the throne and became the emperor, his qualifications can be described as mediocre and low, far inferior to the emperor Taishang, and the government is all controlled by the ministers. Even if he doesn't want to, then what's the solution?

At this point, he took a breath and continued, "As long as he doesn't agree to welcome back the emperor. We can say that he did not keep filial piety, and let him be impeached by the civil officials. So whether he wants to or not, he will eventually welcome back the emperor. And now that the emperor is in our hands, isn't this a strange commodity? ”

also smiled first: "Oh, I see, listening to the words of my father-in-law, it is really better than reading a book for ten years." Xi Gonggong, if I can settle in the Central Plains this time, I will definitely not forget the agreement between the two of us. ”

When Xining heard this, she was flattered and said: "Master Taishi, what the villain said earlier is a joke, so you don't have to take it seriously." ”

At this time, a ray of sunlight just shone on Yexian's face.

He also looked up at the sky and asked, "What time is it?" ”

The attendant on the side replied, "I guess it's almost noon." ”

As soon as he heard this, he immediately said: "Order the army to pause, dismount and rest." Go and ask our Emperor to come over and ask him to prepare something for us to eat. ”

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Zhu Qizhen in the queue felt a pause and asked the people beside him: "Yuan Bin, where is this?" ”

The person known as Yuan Bin got out of the car and looked at it, got into the car again and said, "Your Majesty, you have now arrived in Liangxiang." ”

"Good country?" Zhu Qizhen's eyes moved slightly, as if he recalled something.

His father, Emperor Xuanzongzhang, received the edict of Renzong in Liangxiang.

This time, can he also come to work in Liangxiang like his father, and return to the Forbidden City to be the emperor again?

Just as he was immersed in his own fantasies, the people who were also sent first pulled him back to reality.

"Your Majesty, then I sent someone again." Yuan Bin hurriedly said to Zhu Qizhen.

"What are they doing here?" Zhu Qizhen said impatiently, "What's the matter?" ”

Yuan Bin stepped forward and whispered, "They still want His Majesty to prepare melons and other things for them." ”

"This- they're too greedy!" When Zhu Qizhen heard this, he said indignantly.

"Want these things and they won't prepare them themselves? Let me go? Who do they think they are? ”

When Yuan Bin heard Zhu Qizhen's words, he pulled his sleeve in fright and said, "Your Majesty, be cautious, now we are under the fence, so we can only do this." ”

When Zhu Qizhen heard this, he also clenched his fists and sighed: "If I am still in the Forbidden City, why is this Tile so rampant? Now, now that it has come to this, let him be. ”

After that, Zhu Qizhen got out of the car, moved his muscles and bones with the support of Yuan Bin, and went to the house to look for freshness.

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Zhu Qiyu opened his eyes, and the cold scenery of the hall came into his eyes.

Wang Chengzheng was standing aside, and when he saw Zhu Qiyu wake up, he hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Long live Lord, it's not yet a moment, look ......?"

"It doesn't matter." Zhu Qiyu got up from the couch, "It's still early, you can do more." ”

He walked over to the morning pile, picked up one, and began to read.

This is the Dali Temple Cheng Li Kui's recital, the above requires the addition of Huguang Dangyang County Cheng members.

Although I don't know what the addition of local officials has to do with him as a Dali temple, this does not prevent Zhu Qiyu from agreeing happily. After all, this is the opinion of the cabinet, and he can't be guilty of disagreeing.

Zhu Qiyu continued to fold, not feeling the passage of time at all.

He felt that it hadn't been a while, and Wang Cheng reminded him that it was time to come soon, and a group of civil officials outside had been waiting for a while.

Zhu Qiyu put the fold down, stood up slowly, endured the discomfort of sitting for a long time and walked outside the hall, and when he saw the sun, his eyes suddenly darkened, and he almost fell down with his legs. He immediately closed his eyes, remained still, and said to this group of civil officials: "Who is the highest official among the Qing and others?" ”

When the ministers heard this, they looked at each other with big eyes, and after hinting at a few concessions, they said: "Your Majesty, the highest official here is Shang and Peng Erxiu. ”

Zhu Qiyu nodded, so it was exactly what he wanted, thinking that the edict was also a sensible person, so he didn't go outside the palace to invite the ministers who were also ministers to come in, otherwise he really didn't know what to say next.

Zhu Qiyu looked at the civil officials below who didn't know what to do, and said: "Now that the soldiers in front of us are defending the city with their lives, should we also contribute?" ”

"Yes!" The ministers replied in unison. But at this time, they were all muttering in their hearts, the emperor would not send them to the city wall to defend the city.

Even Shang Shi and Peng Shi's faces changed, although they are loyal ministers who can sacrifice for the Ming Dynasty, but what is your emperor going to do when he drives a group of civil servants who can't use weapons to the city?

After all, the city wall is so big, it is much more spacious than Zuo Shunmen, and everyone knows that it can't exert that kind of combat effectiveness.

Zhu Qiyu didn't know what the ministers were thinking, he was very satisfied with everyone's reactions, and continued: "But going into battle to kill the enemy is the business of military generals, and Wenchen can't all go to learn from Banchao to abandon his pen and follow Rong." ”

With Zhu Qiyu's pause, a cadre of Wenchen relieved his heart, but he didn't know what medicine Zhu Qiyu sold in his gourd. Since Wenchen is not allowed to go into battle to kill thieves, what else can Wenchen do?

Zhu Qiyu paused and said: "Many of the soldiers are not even from the Jingshi clan, who are they doing so hard?"

"Of course, for my Ming Dynasty, for the countless people behind the Jingshi, in order not to let the tragedy of Wuhu Chaohua reappear again in the Central Plains, and in order to let the glory of my Emperor Taizu Gao and Emperor Taizongwen's expedition to the desert not be interrupted!"

Speaking of this, many people's eyes are moistened. They are all people who have read the books of the sages and know the tragedy of the Han people. Not to mention, the things that their fathers and grandparents talked about before the Taizu Gao Emperor uprising of the Han people still make these people remember it vividly.

Thinking of the generation of heroes who swept the desert, Emperor Gao and Emperor Wen, and then thinking of the civil fiasco of the orthodox emperor two months ago, everyone burst into tears.

"And we can't just let down the soldiers, they are also flesh and blood like us, they have parents, wives and children, and a family like us.

"This time the defense of the city will not be as easy as before. On the contrary, this battle will definitely be a difficult battle, and this victory in defending the city will also be a victory built with the body of my Ming soldiers.

"And what we have to do is to leave a name for each of them, so that the martyrs who died after the war will be engraved on the wall of Suncheonfu, so that the world will always remember this battle."

When all the ministers heard this, they all said in unison: "The ministers will obey Your Majesty's will." ”

Zhu Qiyu said: "Since you all have this heart, then without further ado, let's start now." Everyone worked in a team of two, cooperating with the clerk and the clerk, and took my edict to each battalion to register in units of 100 households, and strive to complete it before dark. ”

When everyone heard this, they all shook their heads and said, "The ministers will definitely complete it as scheduled." ”

Looking at the people who were grouping, Zhu Qiyu stepped forward to hold Shang Shi, asked Wang Cheng to pull Peng Shi, and said to the two of them: "You two come with me." ”

Shang and Peng agreed again and again, and followed Zhu Qiyu towards Xihua Gate, this time, they were going to Desheng Gate.

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At this time, Yu Qian, Shi Heng and others were inspecting the defense at Xizhimen.

They have been here for an hour.

The two had already turned around several times, but they still didn't dare to stop there.

After all, Warat came from the west, and this side was most likely their main direction of attack.

The two met again, Shi Heng stopped Yu Qian and asked, "Yu Butang, Your Majesty suddenly announced martial law this time, I don't know what it ......is."

Seeing this, Yu Qian understood, and said: "Your Majesty is far-sighted, and the sooner this order is issued, the better." We were so busy with the transfer of troops that we forgot about the affairs in the city, and it was really a dereliction of duty for us to ask His Majesty to bring it up. ”

Shi Heng echoed: "That's true, Your Majesty is like this, presumably this time you will definitely be able to defeat the thieves." ”

Yu Qian also smiled, but the worry in his eyes still did not dissipate.

When is the arrival of the army?