In the end, in the court, after discussing the fall of Jinzhou City, there was finally a royal historian who said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the Wuzhen Puer clan should send troops to take Jinzhou back as soon as possible!" ”

Emperor Jingtai, who was sitting on the dragon chair, suddenly remained silent, but at this moment, the eunuch Lu Kun, who was the master of ceremonies, directly refuted: "Little Jinzhou, if you lose it, you will lose it, and if you want to send troops to recapture Jinzhou, this matter has to be discussed again." ”

That imperial history, maybe not long after becoming the imperial history, obviously didn't know about the affairs of the court, so he asked directly: "Why?" Why? No matter how small Jinzhou is, it is also the territory of my great kang, how can I sit back and watch the loss of land happen, and the princes of the court are indifferent! ”

At this time, Liu Fang, a scholar of Wuyingdian University, the reason why he said before that the matter of Jinzhou in Liaodong was only because this matter was a major event, and as a scholar of Wuyingdian University and a scholar of the Ministry of War, he should have come out to report it at this time.

Of course, by now, no matter how stupid Liu Fang is, he can see that the emperor doesn't want to rescue and recover Jinzhou.

After all, he has also heard recently that the emperor has basically moved all the money in the treasury, so the court's Guangchen and Gong's support will cause problems, in this case, how can the imperial court send troops to Jinzhou?

The so-called soldiers and horses go first before the grain and grass are moved, and what is the last thing to fight in the war? It's money! Now that the treasury is empty, how can it sustain a big war?

Therefore, at this time, even if it is for the sake of one's own self-protection, you should not propose to start a war with the Vulture people at this time.

So Liu Fang immediately stood up and scolded the imperial history: "You are a little imperial history, you know what is the taboo of the imperial court, why don't you retreat quickly?" You have no place to speak! ”

And at this time, the colleague who had a good personal relationship with the imperial history also persuaded in a low voice: "Brother Hongda, don't step down quickly, you are the official of the imperial history, and you are a picket of Fengxian, this kind of military affairs, you have to be an important minister of the court, and the cabinet scholars come to get an idea, Brother Hongda, this is not something you and I can say!" ”

The "Brother Hongda", whose name is Ning Hongda, was also seriously in the train at this time, thought about it, thought for a while, and then because of everyone's persuasion, his confused eyes suddenly became clear and clear, and he suddenly said slowly:

"I listened to the words of the princes, but I thought ......" After he finished speaking, he suddenly let out a long breath, and said: "When I was a child, my mother taught me to be loyal to the king and love the country," he took a deep breath, "Yes, to be loyal to the king and love the country,"

His voice became slow, he suddenly smiled, and there was a look of yearning in his eyes, "After entering school, I was loved by my teachers, and they also taught me for a long time, I was born as a human being, I must know etiquette, righteousness and shame, and I must know that as a scholar, I must be loyal to my father and protect the country!" ”

He said with a smile, and suddenly two lines of tears flowed from his eyes, and he closed his eyes: "I lost my father since I was a child, and it was my mother who pulled me up, and my mother tried to help me on the head and said to me: Although you have lost your father, you are your father!" ”

"Yes, these are all big truths," he sniffed, took a deep breath, and said: "These are all big truths, I didn't understand them at the beginning, I only know that at that ignorant young age, these things are rote memorization, because my mother and teachers think these are the best, I want to think so, and in the end, I really think so."

But I have also heard more direct, more penetrating, and more penetrating words than these teachings. ”

He smiled, as if he had seen the most gratifying thing in the world, "That is," he said in a still relieved tone, "That is a common saying I heard from the Sangzi folk, this proverb, this slang in the field, it turns out that it is so deeply engraved in the bone marrow of our nation, in the blood, it is,

It's what I was going to say in the first place, 'I smuggle and think,'"

Suddenly, using all his strength that seemed to be his own, he said aloud:

"The rise and fall of the world is the responsibility of the husband!!"

"Presumptuous, presumptuous, presumptuous!" Suddenly, Emperor Jingtai, who was sitting on the dragon chair, stood up suddenly, and on the imperial case in front of him, there were still several books, Emperor Jingtai, suddenly lifted down all those folds, and said angrily, "Say!" You little imperial history, who gave you the courage to slander the monarch father in front of the hall on the Jinluan Palace! Say, let's talk!! ”

Emperor Jingtai, who has been taking pills for a long time, contains mercury in the pills, obviously Emperor Jingtai has long been poisoned by mercury, sometimes his consciousness is not very clear, and he is also prone to irritability, and his suspicion is also quite medium.

The imperial history called Ning Hongda suddenly knelt down and kowtowed heavily to Emperor Jingtai:

"Your Majesty, the ministers weep and play blood, hope Your Majesty, open the inner treasury, send the inner treasury, fill the money in the treasury again, and then allocate the silver, send troops to Jinzhou, a shame before the snow, defeat the Wuzhen, sweep its holes, plow its court, so that I can make China, once again high-spirited national prestige, in order to show the state!"

"It's the other way around! It's the other way around! It's the other way around! How dare you threaten me! Emperor Jingtai was furious like a madman, and shouted, "Drag me out, the court staff, the court staff!" Emperor Jingtai was furious, but at this time he seemed to feel something, and hurriedly shouted to the court: "Don't persuade me, don't persuade me!" Whoever dares to open his mouth will be equal to this fang! ”

Then the wolf-like brocade guard rushed up and set up the imperial Shi Ning Hongda, just outside the gate of the Jinluan Palace, and the court staff hit him one by one.

None of the princes of the Manchu Dynasty dared to speak out or advise.

Xu Qiushan, he turned his head slightly, and the corner of his eyes shot at the gate outside the hall, although he couldn't see the execution there, but at this time his two hands were tightly clenched together, and his whole body trembled slightly, I don't know if it was because of fear or unsettled......

Liu Fang, a scholar of Wuyingdian University, although he is addicted to official fighting, can be said to be extremely accurate in his official career, and knows when he should make a move, such as today, completely reversed, for example, he was optimistic that the emperor would be the final victor in this struggle between imperial power and "relative power......

But he lowered his head at this time, but his eyes were tightly closed, he didn't know what he was thinking, or he felt pity for Ning Hongda's imperial history, or he couldn't bear it, or he didn't know the current affairs and deserved it, he was just squinting at this time?

Finally, the court staff slowly stopped, and on the imperial platform, Emperor Jingtai was still panting, and finally a Jinyi guard captain walked quickly from outside the door to the hall, and his voice reported without any expression: "Back to the saint, that person, there is no breath." ”