The reason for everything stems from Zhang Rui, if it weren't for him getting the military power of the [Lianghuai Battalion], there would not be this dilemma now.

For a long time, the local forces and the imperial court of those who divided one side have maintained a rather delicate balance, but now because of the Zhang family's father and son, this balance has been broken.

The first was the defeat of the Gao family's army.

After that, King Fu and Huang Degong, who were dominant in [Lianghuai], were actually crushed by Zhang Rui, a yellow-haired boy who had not dried up.

Now, the military power of the 200,000 taels of Huai army has also been lost by him, and I have to say that Huang Degong is really a waste of [Liang Huai Festival Envoy], and I don't know what is in his brain.

Paste!

Or water.

.......

The relationship between the court and the local government has become more and more tense, and at the same time, the delicate balance between the Donglin Party and Chongzhen has also been broken, and the two sides have now reached the point of tension.

The previous palace forcing incident led by Chen Yan and Zhang Denian was a bloodshed caused by the contradictions between the two sides.

Although it is said that in the end, because of the Zhang family's father and son, Chongzhen turned the danger into a disaster, but after more than 30 years of operation, the Donglin Party is so powerful, how can it be so easy to be defeated.

The power of the Donglin Party should not be underestimated at all.

"Lord Xu, these words of yours will inevitably increase the ambition of others and destroy your own prestige."

"I admit that the Zhang family is in the limelight now, but so what?"

"The wood is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy it."

"Their enemies of the Zhang family are not just us, do you think Wu Sangui and Liu Zeqing will obey the Zhang family's father and son? There are other local generals, who have long been unaccustomed to the style of the Zhang family's father and son. ”

"Our Donglin Party is not alone, we also have allies."

Zhou Yanhai, the secretary of the ministry, couldn't help but sneer.

He is a very stubborn existence and one of the die-hard members of the Donglin Party.

Once someone threatens the life and death of the Donglin Party, he will fight with it, even if it is the king of the dynasty, it is no exception.

"What Lord Zhou said is reasonable, we Donglin Party members must take action, and we must not let the monarch and the Zhang family father and son continue to run rampant like this, otherwise, what greets us is the Broken Knife Table."

Another cabinet official stepped forward.

(Echoed)

"Wei Gelao, for the sake of today, what we should do is not to go against the court and the monarch, but to think about how to survive."

"The Ming Kingdom is here, and we Donglin Party members can get the greatest benefits."

"If the Ming Dynasty dies, will we, the Donglin Party, really be able to balance those local warlords who hold military power?"

"I can't see it."

"And ......"

"In today's situation, everyone understands that we are at a disadvantage, if we do it at this time and force the king to abdicate, then who will settle the British Gong Zhang Shize's Beijing camp soldiers."

"Who will resist Li Zicheng's army of hundreds of thousands?"

"Once Li Zicheng enters the city, those of us who are officials will definitely be skinned and cramped by him, and the current rebel Li Zicheng is the common enemy of our Donglin Party and Junshang."

"We should be unanimous."

Xu Runyuan said.

As the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, his road to becoming an official is naturally inseparable from the strong support of the Donglin Party behind him, so it is impossible for him to choose a clean choice with the Donglin Party.

Even though he was born in the Donglin Party, but he Xu Runyuan is still concerned about the imperial court and Chongzhen, he doesn't want to see the Donglin Party and Chongzhen fighting, but unfortunately he has no way to alleviate the contradictions between the two sides, and he also understands that if Chongzhen is in power, it is impossible to let go of the Donglin Party, including himself.

And his family.

This is also where he is in a dilemma.

Chongzhen is not a benevolent and righteous king, Xu Runyuan knows this very well, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty also know this, otherwise, Yuan Chonghuan and Sun Chuanting would not have died, and the Ming Kingdom would not have fallen to the point where it is now.

"Colleagues, everyone should have heard that every time these rebels break a city, they will sack a city, and anyone who has money to become an official will definitely be killed by raiding their homes."

"At this time, we can't afford to be confused."

"Once the rebels enter [Suncheon City], the consequences will be unimaginable, everyone think about themselves, think about the property we have fought hard, and the wives and concubines and children of all the adults. Even if we don't think about ourselves, don't we think about our families? ”

He continued to express his opinion.

“.......”

All of a sudden, everyone present fell silent.

They didn't think of this layer before, but now when they heard Xu Runyuan's words, this made them feel a chill in their backs, and shouted, it's dangerous.

None of the officials of these six ministries is a fuel-efficient lamp, but they have used their ingenuity and ingenuity in crooked ways.

Xu Runyuan said that they all know that the rebel Li Zicheng's method is to [kill officials, rob the rich and help the poor], if they really attack Shuntian City, they will definitely be greeted by raiding their homes and killing people.

"Good!"

"What Lord Xu said is also what the old man is worried about these days, and in today's situation, the biggest threat to our Donglin ordinary people is no longer the king, but the rebel Li Zicheng."

"In this way, our next focus is to defend Suncheon City."

"Qian Zhizhi, you are responsible for donating money and materials."

"And soup kitchen."

"We, the Donglin Party, must start buying people's hearts."

"Whoever wins the hearts of the people wins the world."

"Everyone should know this."

"As for the matter of forcing the palace to abdicate, think about it in the long run."

Wei Zaode said.

He is the head of the cabinet, he is extremely powerful, and he is the leader of the Donglin Party, this kind of major decision-making still needs him to [make a final decision] in the end, and others do not have such capital.

"No!"

All the cabinet officials immediately responded, Wei Zaode's words were much more effective than Chongzhen's words.

"Ge Lao, now the military power of the two Huai battalions has been withdrawn."

"An army of 200,000!"

"It's not a small amount."

"The commander of the Lianghuai battalion has not yet been decided, and the lower officials feel that we Donglin Party members should participate in the election as a whole, if our people can successfully control the Lianghuai battalion, then in the future, no matter how the sky changes, our Donglin Party can be invincible."

"Even if it's the king, you can't knead us at will."

An official from the ministry stood up.

Raised his hand and said.

"Accurate!"

"You all go down and prepare, and when we meet tomorrow, we will work together to elect our people and take over as the commander of the [Lianghuai Army]."

Wei Zaode put this suggestion into practice.

"No!"

A group of Donglin Party officials all agreed with a bang.

They didn't dare not listen to Wei Zaode's words, because disobedience would kill people.