A few days later, the Ming army camp outside Chaoyang Gate.

Chongzhen was having lunch with Xu Yingwei, Jiang Tianyi and a few other scholars, because the weather was getting hotter and hotter, so the monarchs and ministers were bare-chested, and there was no image at all.

Thanks to the fact that Daoist Zhou and other Taoists are not here.

Thanks to the imperial history of the imperial court, it is not here.

Otherwise, Chongzhen and Xu Yingwei would have to be sprayed with blood.

Eat field rations, there are several types, either steamed bread or rice, occasionally eat a meal of sweet potato noodles, in addition to each person can also have two cans of Ming wine per meal, that is, one liter.

In order to prevent the epidemic at the beginning of spring, Chongzhen increased the ration of Ming wine for front-line soldiers.

150,000 soldiers drank 300,000 liters, or 3,000 pieces of wine, every day.

With the army's big orders, the beer brewing industry in Jiangnan quickly prospered.

The prosperity of the beer brewing industry has given birth to the atmosphere of the people in Jiangnan to drink beer, so now, the brewing industry has become a pivotal industry in Jiangnan.

This can also be regarded as an example of military products driving civilian use.

Zhang Huangyan put down the wine jar and said to Chongzhen: "Holy Lord, according to the latest news obtained by our secret investigation department, Yanzhou Mansion and Jiannu in Shanhaiguan have begun to withdraw their troops. ”

"It was expected." Chongzhen asked again, "What about the Jiannu in Tianjin?" ”

Zhang Huang said: "Tianjin's Jiannu has not moved yet, I don't know what is going on. ”

"Hasn't Tianjin's Jiannu moved yet?" Chongzhen said in a deep voice, "What the hell is Hong Chengchou doing?" Does he want to give the little emperor of Shunzhi a chance to give the emperor a chance to be disobeyed? ”

Jiang Tianyi immediately asked, "Holy Lord, why don't you try to recruit Hong Chengchou?" ”

"Recruit Hong Chengchou?" Chongzhen asked Jiang Tianyi rhetorically, "Do you think Hong Chengchou will surrender?" ”

"It's hard to say." Jiang Tian thought for a moment, and then said, "But it's always okay to give it a try." ”

Gao Qiqian, who was standing on the side, immediately felt that the opportunity had come, and immediately said: "Long live Lord, the old slave also thinks that what Jiang gave advice is reasonable, no matter whether Hong Chengchou and their ministers are willing to surrender or not, there is always no obstacle to trying." ”

When he said this, Gao Qiqian was already longing, if the saint agreed to surrender, he would immediately take this beautiful difference, and when the time came, as long as he went to Hong Chengchou's army and Shanhaiguan and other places, he could not only harvest a large amount of gold beads and treasures, but also pick up the miracles of "horses saying that Hong Chengchou and Wu Sangui and so on" were in vain.

With such great achievements, the eunuch king will have no suspense.

"Them?" Chongzhen turned his head and stared at Gao Qiqian, "Who else is there besides Hong Chengchou?" ”

Therefore, the one who knows these house slaves best is still Chongzhen, as soon as Gao Qiqian spoke, Chongzhen guessed his mind without leaving ten, and this old eunuch is probably using his brain again.

Gao Qiqian was startled, and was spied on by Long Live Lord again?

However, Gao Qiqian still said calmly: "Naturally, it is Wu Sangui, Kong Youde, and Shang Kexi. ”

Seeing that Chongzhen didn't say anything, Gao Qiqian continued: "Speaking of which, these ministers are really hateful, in the past, when my Ming country was in a difficult situation and was in turmoil, they didn't want to report to Jun'en and Xia An Lishu, but instead took refuge in Jiannu to help the abuse, and now my Ming country is thriving, and Zhongxing is in sight, so I want to run back one by one, how can there be such a good thing in the world?" You can't let them take all the good things in the world, right? ”

"Gonggong Gao is right, these ministers are innocent!" Zheng Sen slapped his thigh hard and said angrily, "Like Hong Chengchou, Wu Sangui, Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, Shang Kexi, who is not stained with the blood and tears of Ming soldiers and innocent people?" If you accept their surrender this time, will you not have to forgive them? ”

After a pause, Zheng Sen said sharply: "If you don't even have to accept punishment for such a treasonous act, those Ming soldiers who are loyal to the imperial court for the national death festival and those innocent people who died under the iron hooves of Jiannu will be difficult to look at under Jiuquan, and I am afraid that my generation of scholars will also be poked by future generations." ”

"Well said!" Xu Yingwei echoed, "When the country was in crisis, they refused to come to the snow to send charcoal, but now our Ming Zhongxing trend has been achieved, and they don't need to come again to add icing on the cake." ”

After a pause, Xu Yingwei said domineeringly: "Now, whether these ministers surrender or not surrender has nothing to do with the overall situation, they will not make the situation better, and they will definitely not let the situation suddenly deteriorate if they do not surrender, in this case, why should they be allowed to surrender?" Categorically not allowed! ”

"Xu Zhizhi is right, these ministers must be severely punished!"

"Yes, the traitorous behavior of these traitors and ministers must be liquidated!"

"If these traitors who have forgotten their ancestors are not punished, how can there be heavenly reason?"

More than a dozen scholars present, as well as the country's students outside, echoed one after another.

Gao Qiqian's face suddenly became a little embarrassed, and he said in his heart, what are you nerds doing? You are so indignant, how can we continue to talk about it?

You guys are cutting off our family's wealth, you know?

It's annoying our family, and our family wants you to look good......

But when you think about it, it doesn't seem like there's much you can do with these nerds.

Today's Da Ming is no longer the Ming of the past, and today's Long Live Lord is not the Long Live Lord of the past, the era of their eunuchs is gone.

Just when there was nothing to be done about it, Jiang Tianyi put forward a different opinion.

"Holy Lord, the minister has a word, don't spit out unpleasantly." Jiang Tianyi said solemnly.

Chongzhen said: "Wenshi, if you have anything to say, just say it directly, no need to scruples." ”

"Yes." Jiang Tianyi waved at Chongzhen for a long time, then got up and said, "It seems that Hong Chengchou, Wu Sangui, Kong Youde and other ministers are certainly innocent, but it is undeniable that their surrender can also weaken the military strength of Jiannu, thereby accelerating the demise of Jiannu, so that the people of the northern provinces can get rid of the slavery of Jiannu one day earlier, and the gentry of the northern provinces can also return to the rule of the Ming Dynasty one day sooner. The crimes of Wu Sangui and other ministers are not worth mentioning, I don't know if you think so? ”

Hearing this, Gao Qiqian couldn't wait to hug Jiang Tian and kiss him, or Jiang to advise him to be a man.

In the future, if you seize the opportunity, our family will definitely say good things about Jiang in front of the Long Live Lord.

"Otherwise, Brother Wenshi's words are ridiculous!" As soon as Jiang Tian finished speaking, Zheng Sen retorted loudly, "Brother Wenshi just said that the lesser of two evils is the lesser of two evils, but the younger brother wants to ask, is it really lighter to punish treason than to protect the people of several northern provinces?" ”

"Isn't it?" Jiang Tianyi asked rhetorically, "Can a few ministers be more important than the people of the northern provinces?" Isn't our Shizi camp always admired Mencius's people-oriented thoughts, how can we ignore the people of several provinces because of a few ministers? ”

Zheng Sen said sharply: "Brother Wenshi, didn't he think that if Hong Chengchou and other ministers were not severely punished, in the future, whenever there is something in the country, there will be more villains riding the wall to follow suit, anyway, even if it is a book that forgets its ancestors, even if it is treason to the enemy, even if his hands are stained with the blood of the countryman's robes, it can also be pardoned, so wouldn't it make the gentleman extinct, and the villain is rampant in the world?" ”

"Brother Damu said this, and the younger brother would never agree with it." Jiang Tianyi, "The reason why a gentleman is a gentleman is because of his own ethics and beliefs, how can he easily defect because of foreign things?" And the reason why villains are villains is also because there is no bottom line and no discipline, even if such villains do not have such precedents as Hong Chengchou in front, they won't ride the wall? Not necessarily. ”

"You two are off topic." Wang Jiayan interjected and said, "Zi said that the people will not stand without trust, the industry will not prosper without trust, and the country will decline without trust. Where is the law of the state? Where is the righteousness and morality? If justice and morality do not exist, then how can the Ming Dynasty exist? ”

Chongzhen bowed slightly, this is what he admires most about Wang Jiayan.

Although Wang Jiayan was born in Confucianism, he acted according to Legalism, which is also the so-called Confucian law.

The 2,000-year history of China proves that if we only blindly promote Legalism, we will inevitably be punished harshly, but if we blindly advocate the benevolence, righteousness and morality of Confucianism, the country will inevitably be ruined by the sophistication of human feelings.

The virtuous ministers who have made achievements in history, such as Wang Anshi and Zhang Juzheng, are all in Confucianism.

This is also the main reason why Chongzhen chose Wang Jiayan as the future Beijing Guozi Priest Wine.

Only a principal like Wang Jiayan in Confucianism can teach a professional official like Hai Ruina who ignores human feelings and sophistication and only sees the country and the people in his eyes.

Chongzhen can't wait to see batches of Hai Rui graduate from Beijing Guozijian.

Jiang Tianyi calmly retorted: "If you only know how to blindly implement strict punishment and strict laws, how is it different from the Legalists? What my Confucianism advocates is that the principle of law is nothing more than human feelings, of course, the laws of the Ming Dynasty, the laws of the country, and the axioms and morals are even more indispensable, but there are still human feelings on top of these. ”

When Wang Jiayan was about to continue to refute, he was stopped by Chongzhen with a wave of his hand.

"Okay, you can't fight for results on this topic." Chongzhen said.

"Instead of fighting over this, you might as well fight over whether there is a chicken or an egg in the world."

Speaking of this, Chongzhen said again: "My opinion is that Hong Chengchou, Wu Sangui, Jiang Huang, these two ministers can be allowed anyway, for the sake of the people of the northern provinces to suffer a few days less crimes, I can give them the opportunity to make meritorious contributions, but if they want to rely on this little merit to write off the heinous crimes they have committed before, it is wishful thinking." ”

Jiang Tianyi whispered: "Holy Lord, in fact, you can pretend to agree to their conditions, and then punish them afterwards. ”

Chongzhen said angrily: "Zi said: The people have no faith and cannot stand, and you have forgotten all the Confucian scriptures and teachings you have read?" ”

"Holy Lord, what kind of faith do you talk about with such ministers as Hong Chengchou?" Jiang Tianyi argued, "What's the point of cheating. ”