Ming Dynasty!

Emperor Taizu Gao Yuyu Huannei, the four seas are one, Emperor Taizongwen conquered the north and the south, swept away the barbarians, the two emperors of Renxuan recuperated and rested, the national strength was abundant, after four dynasties, the national strength of the Ming Dynasty reached its peak, and the ten thousand dynasties came to congratulate Hanque, and the majesty shone in all directions.

However, something unfortunate happened!

Orthodox 14th year, August 16.

An unremarkable day, a day destined to go down in history.

A post rider with a yellow flag tied to his waist, eight hundred miles faster, came from Huailai City, an important town in the north, and rushed into Deshengmen, bringing an urgent report that shocked the world:

"In the battle of Tumubao, 500,000 Ming troops were wiped out, and the emperor's whereabouts are unknown!"

Beijing City, this since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, 80 years have not been violated, Yongle moved the capital of the northern giant city, the population of more than one million, in an instant, the whole city is panicked, an uproar, up to the princes and nobles, down to the horse dealers, are anxious, timid gentry and businessmen, hurriedly packed up the soft family and fled to the south, the Grand Canal was blocked by ships.

Imperial City, Fengtian Palace, emergency court.

Seventy-two dragon pillars of pink gold paint, like a giant pillar of optimus, arch guarding the golden lacquer carved dragon throne of the head, arching and guarding the Ming Dynasty, carved beams and paintings in the hall, golden and brilliant, magnificent, should have been a solemn atmosphere, but at this moment the dragons have no leader, make a mess, chaotic.

"Clothing and armor, grain and grass, more than 200,000 mules and horses, all belong to the first department!"

"More than 50 elites of the imperial court, including British Gong Zhang Fu, Chengguo Gong Zhu Yong, cabinet member Cao Nai, cabinet member Zhang Yi, and the military department Shangshu Kuang Yu, were all killed in battle."

"The Warat army sharpened its knives and headed south......"

Within a day, there were urgent reports from the border gates, and everyone's hearts were covered with layers of drowsy clouds, and people couldn't breathe.

If the battle is lost, even if the whereabouts of the Son of Heaven are still unknown, life and death are uncertain, even if you go through the entire history of China, it is difficult to follow such a thing.

The ministers looked at the empty dragon chair, anxious like ants on a hot pot, but there was nothing they could do, so they all looked at the Empress Dowager Sun behind the bead curtain on the left side of the dragon chair, hoping to get an idea.

It's just that the Empress Dowager Sun, who was in charge of political affairs, was also frightened by the urgent report, her ten fingers clenched tightly, her face was pale, and she looked at the majestic hall in panic, without saying a word, at a loss.

Zhu Qizhen drove the expedition in person, and before leaving, he ordered Zhu Qiyu, the king of servants, to stay in Beijing, and the government was handled by the eunuch Jin Ying, the eunuch of the ceremonial supervisor Bingbi, and another eunuch Xing'an, and the secretary of the Ministry of Shangshu Wang Zhi and the concubine Jiao Jing.

Zhu Qiyu, the king of servants, is only nominally in charge of the country, this fashion and the future, the Empress Dowager Sun did not say a word, and the head of the six ministries, Shangshu Wang Zhi, stood up at the critical moment, bowed down, and said in a loud voice:

"The minister has this to play!"

Hong Hong's voice swept through the main hall, the hustle and bustle stopped, Empress Dowager Sun eased her mind a little, stretched out her hand to signal, and the eunuch Jin Ying said: "Wang Shangshu, please speak." ”

The old minister of the Four Dynasties, the seventy-year-old Wang Zhi had no scruples, his shriveled face, but his cloudy eyes were burning, and he pointed out the key points and asked, "Your Majesty, where are you now?" ”

Clearing the clouds and seeing the light, confirming whether Zhu Qizhen is alive or dead, is the most critical thing at present, Wang Zhiling is not chaotic, and he hit the nail on the head, and the ministers invariably looked at Ma Shun, the commander of the Jinyi Guard.

Jinyi Wei had the heavy responsibility of guarding the emperor, and he commanded the envoys to go north with the army, and the commander who stayed in Beijing made Ma Shun the key to the source of information on the front, but unfortunately Ma Shun did not know the details.

The ministers were distracted, and they discussed back and forth, but they could not come up with a charter, and the first day of the court meeting ended temporarily.

This night was the most tormenting, the houses in the city were lit up one after another, and the night fell layer after layer, and in the coming gunsmoke, some people smelled opportunities, some smelled fear, some smelled fear, and some smelled conspiracy......

The next day, the Fengtian Temple court meeting continued.

Jinyiwei came to report that Liang Gui, a Jinyiwei Qianhu Liang Gui who went out with the army, was released by Wara and returned, bringing back good news and bad news.

The "good news" is that Wang Zhen was beaten to death by Fan Zhong.

The "bad news" is that the emperor is still alive.

However, he became a hostage and was captured by the Warat army, and if he wants to redeem the son of tomorrow, he needs to pay a ransom.

The Empress Dowager Sun behind the bead curtain breathed a sigh of relief, just live, but just spend some money, as long as she can redeem the emperor, and she is still the supreme queen mother.

But the ministers didn't all think so, and some even looked at each other, cold to the bone, more frightened than hearing that "the emperor is dead".

First of all, will Warat be released after receiving the ransom? What if you don't let people go after getting benefits, and use this as a threat again and again?

Secondly, when the two armies faced each other, if Warat put the great tomorrow in front of the battle, how could this battle be fought? In case the emperor is accidentally killed, this is a big crime to exterminate the nine clans, and the Ming army will inevitably throw a rat trap, so this battle is not a fight, and it is not a fight.

Moreover, in the battle of Tumubao, the three battalions of the most elite Beijing division of the Ming Dynasty, the elite of nearly 200,000 elites, the whole army was annihilated, and the rest could only rely on Juyong Pass and Bauhinia Pass to resist.

Also, the civil fort was defeated, the suspicions were heavy, the civil fort is located within the Great Wall, only more than 20 miles away from Huailai City, behind it is the Xuanfu, and the south can go straight to Juyong Pass, if the army is defeated outside the pass, it can also be understood. The strange thing is that on the way back, the small civil fort between Xuanfu and Juyong Pass was defeated, and there must be something unknowable hidden in it.

In the end, the ministers obviously have a long-standing grudge against the Empress Dowager Sun, seven years of orthodoxy, the Empress Dowager Zhang passed away, Sanyang is old, saying that the emperor is in power, but in fact, the Empress Dowager Sun used the celebrant to govern, and as a result, a Wang Zhen has been in trouble for many years, and now there is such a big thing, how can people be convinced?

On the question of whether to redeem the emperor, there was obvious ambiguity between the ministers and the Empress Dowager Sun, and the court suddenly became chaotic again, even Jin Yinglinxun, who was temporarily the eunuch in charge of the seal, did not work.

Suddenly, Chen Yi, the right capital of the Imperial Palace, held the court wat and took the lead in the ranks, bowed down, and said in a loud voice: "Minister, there is a play!" ”

The eunuch Jin Ying's eyes jumped, and he had a bad premonition, but he couldn't help but let people play it, so he said, "Please speak." ”

The ministers were silent, they all held their breath and concentrated, there was a trend of mountain rain coming and the wind was full of buildings, Chen Yi had no scruples, and asked loudly: "Your Majesty has a will, the king of the servant is in charge of the country, where is the king of the servant?" ”

Empress Dowager Sun's heart was shocked, her fingertips trembled slightly, after four dynasties, she faintly understood something, her heart was depressed for a while, Jin Ying's face turned pale in an instant, her whole body was tense, she glanced at Empress Dowager Sun, took a sharp breath, pinched her throat and said: "The incident happened suddenly, King Yu is still in the house, he has been informed, and he will come immediately, and then welcome His Majesty's affairs, you must not deal with it, Zhuqing eats Junlu, is loyal to the monarch, and hopes to make plans as soon as possible." ”

Zhang Lun, the ceremonial department of the Ministry of Etiquette, has always been known for his upright temperament, looked at Jin Ying's gaze, impartially, and then said: "Since the king is in charge of the country, how can he go beyond it?" ”

Jin Ying was speechless by Zhang Lun's words.

Wang Wen, the imperial historian of the Imperial Court of the Imperial Procuratorate, Chen Yi's boss, squinted his eyes, stared at Jin Ying, and then seconded the proposal, and said in a loud voice: "Please King Yu!" ”

Yu Qian, the squire of the military department, also seconded the proposal: "Please serve the king!" ”

After five dynasties, Hu Xi, the minister of this dynasty and the respected secretary of the Ministry of Rites, also seconded the proposal: "Please invite the king!" ”

More and more ministers seconded: "Please serve the king!" ”

Some of the ministers relied on the emperor's will, and occupied the righteousness, the attitude was surprisingly consistent and tough, faintly forced the palace, Mrs. Sun was embarrassed, even if she was unwilling, she also knew that the general trend was irreversible, and finally regressed, and reluctantly stretched out her hand to signal.

Jin Ying wiped her sweat, looked at the eunuch Xing'an who was the master of ceremonies on the other side, and comprehended the meeting with peace of mind, and then retreated and sent people to find Zhu Qiyu, the king of servants.

The emperor was captured, the minister forced the palace, and the queen mother retreated, this scene is not thrilling, but it did happen.

......

Zhu Qiyu, who had not slept all night, was restless in the study in the mansion at the moment, pacing back and forth, very anxious, the emperor was captured, Wang Zhen was killed, and the court was in turmoil.

Suddenly, Zhu Qiyu remembered that his son Zhu Jianying, who had never been in tune, because before the emperor's northern expedition, he had asserted with himself that this battle would be lost, and now it is exactly what he said, although this rebel is usually out of tune, and is impeached by a group of officials every day, causing a lot of trouble, but Zhu Qiyu knows that this rebel is very smart and mentally very comparable.

During Wang Zhen's dictatorship, he was able to swagger to get people out of Jinyi Weizhao Prison, and there was only one number in the entire Beijing City, Zhu Jianying, the son of the king.

Zhu Qiyu's mind was disordered, he couldn't make up his mind, he wanted to ask Zhu Jianying, and shouted towards the door: "What is the prince doing?" ”

The eunuch Cheng Jing said: "Lord Wang, the prince is fishing." ”

When Zhu Qiyu heard this, he became angry in an instant, his eyebrows were burned, and he still had time to fish, so he rushed out of the door while scolding, and yelled at Cheng Jing: "Go, tie up this rebel." ”

"Yes!" Cheng Jing replied respectfully, smiled slightly, slowly retreated, turned around and went to Lintai Lake in the house, there is a lake pavilion in the lake, and Zhu Jianying usually fishes here.

After a while, Zhu Jianying carried his clothes and slowly entered the study, seeing that the old father was staring at the beads of his eyes, he didn't care, he sat in front of the map by himself, and his eyes were locked on the civil fort.

Zhu Qiyu was very loving and angry with this son, and reprimanded: "The emperor has not returned from the northern hunt, you stop a little, something happened, and no one will wipe your ass for you." ”

"The emperor hasn't come back yet, but Wang Zhen, an old thing, is also dead, the court is noisy, and he has a ghost in his heart, who can notice me, who is inconspicuous, but you, Dad, hurry up and change into formal clothes, the palace will invite you to meet soon."

"What? The palace invited me to see you? How do you know? ”

"At this time, the people of the capital are panicking, and the father is shouldering the heavy responsibility of supervising the country, so he must show up, calm the hearts of the people, discuss political affairs with the ministers, and stabilize the overall situation.

As soon as the words fell, Cheng Jing outside the door came to report urgently, and the palace sent someone to ask King Yu to go to the audience quickly.

Zhu Qiyu looked at Zhu Jianying, who looked immature but old, but before he could think about it, he was expected again, his mouth moved, but he didn't speak.

Zhu Jianying withdrew his thoughts from the civil fort, sat down peacefully, and thought for a while: "Father doesn't need to worry, above the main hall, just keep his true colors, only promise to redeem the emperor, and ask the queen mother to make a decision, if it is not for the queen mother's approval, the rest will be ignored." ”

"That's it?" Zhu Qiyu couldn't help but question.

"Hmmm! That's it for now. Zhu Jianying nodded.

"How do you stay true to yourself?" Zhu Qiyu asked again.

Zhu Jianying squinted and looked at Zhu Qiyu, who had been together for several years, and knew very well what virtue his father had, and described it in one word - soft, soft enough to let him be in charge of the country, but he did nothing.

Therefore, Zhu Jianying didn't say anything, just fixed his eyes, said everything, said everything, and continued to be "soft".

Zhu Qiyu, who was angry, blushed and scolded the rebel.

Zhu Qiyu, the king of servants, was summoned to enter the palace urgently to meet him, and the prince Zhu Jianying went to Lintai Lake to fish.

...

On the Fengtian Palace, the ministers embroidered with birds and beasts on their chests were silent, and the eunuch Xing'an brought a small square stool and placed it under the dragon chair, Zhu Qiyu gathered thousands of eyes in one and sat down slowly.

There is the Empress Dowager Sun, and there are ministers forcing the palace, and Zhu Qiyu is sandwiched in the middle, like sitting on pins and needles.

"His Royal Highness, the minister has something to do." The attendant of the Hanlin Academy talked about Xu Hui, his heart was horizontal, he gritted his teeth and went out of the ranks, and said: "Wara said, if you want to return to the Son of Heaven, you need to give it to each other with a gift of silk, and the minister thinks that he should make a decision as soon as possible to welcome back the Son of Heaven, and the rest will be made another plan." ”

This remark immediately attracted opposition, and Chen Yi, the right capital of the Imperial Palace, was the first to come out of the ranks, and said bluntly: "Warat said, if you want to welcome back the Son of Heaven, you need to give a gift silk, if it is just ordinary, it is naturally understandable, but what the Warat Department wants, it is not in line with the ceremony, and the things used by the Son of Heaven can be easily given away?" ”

"Also" asked Daming to give him nine dragon python dragon satin, and a number of pearls, gold, silver, etc., the bad is bad in this nine dragon python dragon satin, non-Son of Heaven can not be used, but now the Son of Heaven is in his hands, when is it.

Behind Xu Hui, he immediately stood up as a speaker in the matter, and refuted: "It doesn't matter if you give it or not, it doesn't matter, taking back the Son of Heaven is the first thing, don't confuse the public and delay the opportunity." ”

Chen Yi straightened up and replied firmly: "I, Daming, have not yet given the precedent of gifts to the Son of Heaven for foreign ministers!" ”

Daming has no precedent for the Son of Heaven to be captured, as long as he can take it back, he will admit it, Liu Dingzhi, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy: "Although there is no precedent for my Ming Dynasty, I can follow the two Song Dynasty, no matter what, I should take it back to the emperor first." ”

As soon as these words came out, the court suddenly exploded, this is to apply the shame of Jingkang to the present, although the facts are almost like this, but how can it be exposed to the face, Wang Wen, the imperial historian of the Imperial Procuratorate, immediately came out, glared at the colleagues opposite, and shouted: "The minister impeached Liu Dingzhi, with ill intentions, and humiliated the saint." ”

This impeachment made everyone dumbfounded, and it was humiliating? Isn't that the case?

The angry Liu Dingzhi confronted him in court: "Wang Wen, you said that the old man insulted the saint, but there is any evidence?" ”

Wang Wendao: "What you just said is the evidence. ”

Liu Dingzhi said: "The old man is talking about the two Song Dynasty, not the current dynasty. ”

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If it continues, it is really about to be the shame of Jingkang, and the king of Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials stopped the quarrel between the two and said: "When Taizu first set the world, there was a clear division of the clothing of the courtiers and the officials and the people. Confucianism and scholars wear square scarves, wear shirts, the length of the clothes is one inch away, covering the shoes, and it is a violation to expose the shoes one inch shorter. Now, although there are clear laws, there are very few Venerable ones, and if you really want to care, you and I are all among the violations. ”

Immediately, the seventy-year-old old Shangshu Wang Zhizhi, with a clear and clear gaze in the turbidity, looked at the king who was sitting on the stool, and said word by word: "Please make a decision." ”

Every word and deed in politics has a deep meaning, a simple sentence "please ask His Royal Highness the King of Servants to decide", which implies the deep meaning of the change of power, as long as the King of Servants should be down and make a decision, the minister will bypass the Queen Mother, act in accordance with the orders of the King of Servants, and sit on the matter of the regent of the King of Servants.

The king will agree if he is reasonable, and there is no possibility of refusal.

However, the argument between the two groups of people in the imperial court, Zhu Qiyu's heart rose to the top when he listened, where would he think of these intrigues, he only felt that the emperor was captured, but these ministers clinged to this little thing, and they really didn't want to be courtiers.

Zhu Qiyu was just about to speak, but suddenly remembered the words of the rebel son at home, he must be "soft" and not make a decision, so he endured his anger, turned to bow and salute, and said to the Empress Dowager Sun behind the bead curtain: "Please make a decision." ”

King Yu's statement was unclear, it seemed to be throwing off the burden, no one expected that Zhu Qiyu, who seemed to be weak, would come to this hand unexpectedly, and a group of people who wanted to act under the banner of King Yu suddenly stopped the fire.

Jin Ying was overjoyed, his eyes were shining, and he immediately asked, "What does King Yu mean?" ”

Zhu Qiyu accentuated his tone and said, "I respectfully ask the Queen Mother to decide." ”

Empress Dowager Sun understood, exhaled, very satisfied with Zhu Qiyu's performance, looked a little pleasing to the eye, just didn't be interested in power, and immediately ordered Hu Xi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, to prepare, and sent the envoy to the first ministry to welcome the emperor.