Lu Kun hurriedly said: "Our family is going to go in and report." ”

The little eunuch said: "Then dare to be kind, the ancestor personally plays His Majesty, and the slave and maid will save a thing." ”

"Well, let's go inside." Lu Kun was a little uneasy for a while because he was thinking about so many ministers breaking into the palace, and he said casually, and then strode into the hall first.

"Ding~dang~~噌~Ming~~"

In the inner hall of the Qianqing Palace, the musicians are playing some popular repertoire, only to see that there are chimes, flutes, guzheng and other musical instruments from time to time, and the musicians are playing very skillfully.

Not far from where the musicians played, Emperor Jingtai was half-lying on the dragon's foot, while following the music played, humming softly and enjoying the state.

Suddenly, a little eunuch trotted over and said softly to Emperor Jingtai: "Your Majesty, Gonggong Lu is here, saying that there is something to do." ”

"Oh," Emperor Jingtai waved his hand a little irritably.

The little eunuch immediately bowed very respectfully: "Yes, Your Majesty." ”

Then the little eunuch retreated, and then after a while, Lu Kun and the eunuch he met before walked in.

Lu Kun walked in, immediately knelt down in front of Emperor Jingtai, and said in a crying voice: "Long live the lord, slave maid, slave maid damn it!" ”

Emperor Jingtai looked at him in some surprise, and said, "What's the matter?" ”

Lu Kun immediately said: "It's all slaves and maids who are not doing well, and the ministers outside are about to break into the palace?" ”

When Emperor Jingtai heard Lu Kun say this, he immediately raised his eyebrows with some displeasure. Said very lightly: "Aren't they afraid of death?" ”

Lu Kun immediately didn't dare to hide it: "Say ......" He peeked at Emperor Jingtai, and his voice became more careful and respectful: "Said that it was for the sake of Shenyang." ”

"Are they pushing me?" Emperor Jingtai's voice suddenly said indifferently.

Lu Kun immediately knelt on the ground, and suddenly knelt on the ground, not daring to say a word, because in front of him was not only the supreme, but also the supreme ruler of the empire who already held the military and financial power.

"Look at you like this, there must be a lot of people here, right?" Emperor Jingtai said indifferently.

"Yes," Lu Kun said cautiously, "Liu Fang, the first assistant of the cabinet, and Xu Qiushan, the second assistant, took the lead, and there are more than 100 people together, and now they ...... I'm breaking into the palace now. ”

Lu Kun naturally did not hide his feelings at this time, he wanted to see the emperor angry, so that he could use the emperor's hand to kill his political enemies one by one.

Emperor Jingtai heard that so many people came, and he also understood in his heart the so-called "law does not blame the public".

He finally let out a light breath and said, "In this case, let's call Liu Fang and Xu Qiushan, and the two of them will enter the palace to see me first." ”

Lu Kun was stunned for a moment, but immediately understood that this was a gesture of compromise that the emperor had to release towards the more than 100 courtiers.

"The slave and maid, then let the two of them enter the palace to meet the saint." Lu Kun immediately replied very respectfully.

When Lu Kun got up and walked outside, he heard the impatient voice of Emperor Jingtai behind him: "Let the musicians all withdraw, the first assistant and the second assistant are coming." ”

After a while, Lu Kun came to the hall with Liu Fang, the first assistant of the cabinet, and Xu Qiushan, the second assistant.

"The minister knocks to see the emperor!" As soon as Liu Fang and Xu Qiushan saw Emperor Jingtai, they immediately knelt down in front of Emperor Jingtai's dragon collapse, and the mountain shouted: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”

"Two Aiqing, please hurry up!" Even if Emperor Jingtai was no longer pleased with the two of them breaking into the palace to meet him, he had to make an attitude of humility at this time, no, these two were the leaders of the civil officials of the dynasty.

He needs them to rule over the officials and do things for themselves. The so-called idea of "wanting the horse to run and not eating grass again" is absolutely indispensable!

When Liu Fang and Xu Qiushan both stood up, Jingtai Emperor Tian Min smiled, as if he was pulling a homely appearance and said: "Two Aiqing, you originally supported me in taking charge of the power, and supported me in overthrowing the former Shoufu Party and Zhang Shouyan. ”

Liu Fang and Xu Qiushan heard the emperor say this, as if they were reminiscing about their hand in hand in the past, Liu Fang and Xu Qiushan were immediately moved - maybe this move was just a play, after all, such a powerful politician could not be moved in their hearts because of one or two sentences: "The old minister is panicked, it is all Your Majesty's strategy and decisive victory!" ”

"Hey~!" Emperor Jingtai seemed to be very dissatisfied with the words of the two ministers, "Without your support, I would not be able to do what I am now." ”

Suddenly, he changed his words, looked at the two of them, and said, "Two Aiqing, can you support me again as you did at the beginning?" ”

When Liu Fang and Xu Qiushan heard this, how could they not guess the emperor's thoughts? To put it bluntly, the emperor didn't want the two of them to take care of the fall of Shenyang, but this matter is now the common political appeal of Liu Fang and Xu Qiushan.

So, how can you retreat??!

Liu Fang pondered the words at this time and said: "Your Majesty, Shenyang is lost, so let's not talk about it first?" ”

"Oh? Aiqing agrees with me? Emperor Jingtai immediately said with some surprise.

However, Liu Fang's tone was only sluggish, and then he still persuaded hard:

"Your Majesty, Shenyang is lost, let's leave it alone, but we have to guard against Shanhaiguan! After all, Shanhaiguan is too close to Beijing, and it will be there in one day, minister, I beg Your Majesty to allocate silver and send more troops to help Shanhaiguan to guard the gate of entry! ~”

"Your Majesty, the old minister seconded the proposal!" Xu Qiushan also hurriedly bowed down at this time and said.

'Speaking of which, didn't you let me pay for the money?' Emperor Jingtai was very unhappy, but he immediately suppressed the irritability in his heart, but he said with a grudge: "I, I don't have much money!" ”

"Your Majesty has moved half of the treasury into the inner treasury," Xu Qiushan was also a little impatient at this time, "Then there are at least 10 million taels of silver, how can Your Majesty say that there is no money?" ”

Seeing that these two old men were pressing on him step by step, Emperor Jingtai could barely restrain the extreme emotions in his heart, took a deep breath, and said:

"I want to build a palace in the palace, and those timber materials have to go to the Yunnan-Guizhou Mountains to mine, and the one-time freight plus mining silver is more than two million taels, and I have six palaces to build, which is ...... This money is not much, it seems that I am rich all over the world, but in fact, I am also poor! ”

"What?" Xu Qiushan and Liu Fang almost exclaimed, if they want to build six palaces, the money is not enough to spend?

What country jokes?

If the Shanhai Pass is broken, the Jingshi is also in danger, if the Jingshi is broken again, then the foundation of Dakang will be moved, and the country will be in a stormy situation!

Unexpectedly, at this time, the emperor only thought about repairing the palace. Can't you understand which is more important?