After forcing the palace, in the court, another political storm hit, Zhu Jianying keenly smelled the conspiracy, some people wanted the emperor to come back, and some people didn't want the emperor to come back.

Thinking about it carefully, I am very afraid, is there any, the emperor was captured, and there are courtiers who don't want the emperor to return, and even think about the worst, maybe looking forward to the emperor's death is the best.

Is there such a courtier?

The answer is yes, Zhu Jianying is one of them, but this matter can't be said outside.

Hu Xi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, is seventy-five years old, and he was admitted to the Jinshi in the second year of Jianwen, ranking 34th in the second grade, and there are several celebrities on the same list, Yang Rong and Yang Pu in the "Three Yangs".

Because the king of servant Zhu Qiyu agreed, the queen mother ordained, took back the emperor, Hu Xi prepared the relevant matters with the Ministry of Rites, and acted quickly, and in the afternoon of the same day, he sent the envoy with the ransom to the civil fort.

Tumubao is very close to Beijing, but a hundred miles of road, after Juyong Pass, to Huailai City, to the north to dozens of miles, it is there, the envoy group day and night, the people in the Beijing Division are looking forward to it, looking forward to being able to take back the emperor.

However, the reality is that this person is not authentic, collects money and does not do anything, not only does not let Zhu Qizhen go, but also asks someone to bring a message, saying that the ransom is not enough, and a long ransom list is issued.

On 18 August, an emergency court meeting was held again.

Different from the previous two days, this time in the court, there is no redemption of the emperor's voice, even if there is, do not dare to openly mention it again, people with a discerning eye know that Wara This is the emperor as the key to the Ming treasury, and the Manchu Dynasty civil and military were swept away by him.

Lose the illusion, there are only two options left: war or no war, and the fate of the Ming Dynasty will be decided today.

Therefore, the atmosphere above the main hall is very solemn, and it has clearly become two factions, the main battle faction and the non-war faction, the non-war faction is the escape faction, the elite of the three battalions is lost, the Beijing division is empty, and there are tens of thousands of old, weak, sick and disabled left.

It's not to blame the escape faction, it's human nature to be afraid of death, the ancients Yun and his wife are like birds in the same forest, flying separately when disaster comes, not to mention a son of heaven and a courtier, but the term "escape" is ugly, so they changed a nice saying called "moving the capital".

It's good to move the capital, avoid the Wara army, and after returning to Nanjing, they can still be officials of the Ming Dynasty, why not?

It must be known that during the Yongle period, Emperor Taizongwen proposed to move the capital, and the Ming Dynasty really set the capital of Beijing for six years of orthodoxy, that is to say, less than ten years before and after, plus the Ming Dynasty, the officialdom of the southerners accounted for the majority, and the proximity to the countryside made it, so once the capital was moved, it was immediately agreed by many people.

Among these people, there is a Hanlin attendant named Xu Hui, who has a high prestige recently, and is the hometown of Yao Guangxiao, the black-clothed prime minister, who has been a scholar for eight years, and can enter the Hanlin Academy, needless to say, and Xu Hui, who is not only knowledgeable, but also like Yao Guangxiao, is good at yin and yang - fortune telling.

Xu Hui's fortune-telling skills, the previous reputation was not obvious, but before the emperor drove the expedition, he watched the sky at night, was shocked, and said that the sky was clear, this battle will be lost, but no one believes him, it is expected that the dignified 500,000 Ming army, just stand there and do not move, let the Warat people cut, it is enough for them to cut a few days and nights, it is impossible to defeat the battle.

Unexpectedly, it was really defeated, when the urgent report of Tumubao came to the Beijing Division, Xu Hui's prestige suddenly rose, and someone asked him to tell the fortune of the Ming Dynasty, Xu Huo pinched his fingers and said: "War, it's not appropriate; Guarding, not succeeding, only moving the capital is the best policy. ”

Xu Huo himself is an escapee, so he will naturally speak the voice of the escapee, so he is naturally supported by a group of escapees and is elected as the talker.

Jin Ying looked at the ministers and asked, "The Warat people don't believe in their words, can the Zhuqing have a strategy to retreat from the enemy?" ”

Xu Hui came out of the ranks, held up the Chao Wat high, and shouted loudly: "The ministers watch the sky at night, see the glow and guard their hearts, and there are stars in Dachen, the north is the Han Dynasty, the two come out together, showing that the destiny of heaven is not in the north, and I am afraid that the disaster is not far away!" ”

Jin Ying is a eunuch, although during the Xuande period, Zhu Zhanji asked the eunuch to learn and be able to read and hyphenation, but he didn't understand these professional terms spoken by Xu Hui, and asked: "What do you mean?" ”

Xu Huo then replied: "The minister risked death to admonish, and the celestial phenomena showed that he moved south. ”

"Boom!!"

Above the court, there was an uproar all of a sudden, such mysterious words, quite disturbing people's hearts, ashamed of many people, Chen Yi, the right capital of the Imperial Palace, was the first to come out of the ranks, and looked angrily: "Xu Hui villain, no gallant rats, shame to be with you in the same dynasty." ”

Wang Wen, the imperial historian of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, immediately sneered: "Cowardice before fighting, ignoring the righteousness of the monarch and ministers, and ignoring the people of Li, it is shameful and hateful." ”

Xu Huo was not fighting alone, seeing that he was besieged, he urgently signaled, and suddenly someone else came out and helped: "Since it is for discussion, Xu Hanlin is just proposing a strategy for discussion, why do you need to use foul language and insult people." ”

Another humane: "Isn't it a strategy to move south?" ”

Yushi Zhong said: "This dynasty was originally set in Nanjing, and then go back to Nanjing, why not?" ”

Chen Yi, the grumpy right capital Yushi, rolled up his sleeves and yelled at Zhong Tong: "Why you @#@#, the capital of Beijing is a national policy, and it has not changed until the four dynasties, you dare to change!" ”

"Those who are afraid of death are not enough!"

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Seeing that the two groups of people set off a verbal debate in public, they did not stop, and they had great intentions, it can be seen that there are not a few people who have moved south, and Jin Ying, the eunuch who temporarily acted as the celebrant and the eunuch of the palm seal, was angry and his face was pale, and his already pale face seemed to have been splashed with ink.

Immediately recruited Jinyiwei, separated the two groups, and then went down to the main hall, looking at Xu Hui, Jin Ying pointed his throat and said sharply: "Our family asks you, can the capital of the country move south, can the emperor move south?" Now that the emperor has not returned from the northern hunt, you chaotic ministers and thieves, don't you want to abandon the emperor and be your peace officer? ”

Xu Huo was shocked, and immediately knelt down, already sweating, and said: "The minister doesn't dare, it's just that the father-in-law asks for advice, and the minister offers advice." ”

"Don't you dare?" Jin Ying panicked, squinted, his voice trembled, and asked, "Let's ask you, are your wife and children still in Beijing?" ”

Xu Huo said timidly: "A few days ago, a letter came from my hometown, my parents were in poor health, and the minister could not return on business, so I asked my wife and children at home to set off today, and the minister went home to greet him." ”

The more Xu Huo spoke, the quieter his voice became, and the sweat on his forehead soon covered his eyes and dripped down on the main hall, I am afraid that even he himself would not dare to believe this improvised nonsense.

Jin Ying was so angry that she couldn't speak for a while, pointed to Xu Hui who was kneeling on the ground, and said only one: "You..... You ......"

The ridicule and scolding were endless, and they were all angry at Xu Hui alone, which made Xu Huo sweat all over his body, his forehead was low to the main hall, helpless and helpless, even if he had 10,000 mouths, he couldn't say it, but he arranged for his wife and children to escape in advance, so what?

Since the 16th, the emergency report of the defeat of the civil fort came, in just two days, the personnel of the Beijing division have fled thirty percent, the vehicles are jammed with straight roads, the water is impassable, the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal is blocked and cannot be navigated, that is, on this hall, at least half of the people arranged for their families to flee south.

Not only Jingshi, but the entire Shuntian Mansion, the entire Beizhili is fleeing south, and it is not him Xu Hui who is doing this alone, why is he blaming him alone?

Xu Hui was scolded by a group of people for a long time, and among the people who knew that the scolding, there were wives and children who fled south, the more he thought about it, the more he was unconvinced, he lost his mind, and shouted angrily: "You see that I Xu Hui is a bully, just scold me, if your wife and children are in Beijing, just scold me, but among you, some people's wives and children left Beijing yesterday and the day before yesterday, and they also came to scold me, I don't accept it!" ”

The king of Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials straightened his face and asked, "You can make it clear, whose wives and children have left Beijing today?" ”

How did Xu Hui know so clearly, he couldn't say it for a while, so he simply let it go, looked around at his colleagues in the Manchu Dynasty, and said fiercely: "My wife and children have left Beijing, and I Xu Hui has admitted it, but looking at you, you dare to swear that your wife and children are in Beijing, if the Manchu Dynasty only has me Xu Hui as an example, I can be killed in public, without complaint or regret." ”

"Huh~" exclamations sounded, I didn't expect Xu Hui to be so ruthless, those who are frank in body and mind are naturally not afraid, where do those who have ghosts in their hearts dare, this scene can't help but make people laugh, when is it, and this farce is still coming.

Those who swore insults did not dare to swear, and some did not want to be scolded, so they swore with their conscience, and there was a mess in the court.

"No need!" At the critical moment, a person spoke up to stop this sworn farce, it was the eunuch Xing'an, who held a note handed by the brocade guard, looked at Zhu Qiyu, the king of the service, with a strange face, and announced: "I just came to report, the prince of the king of the service took the people of the governor's mansion of the five armies, intercepted the families of the officials halfway, and sent them all back to the city. ”

He also said: "The prince of the Emperor said that according to the law of the Ming Dynasty, those who have not been guided by the road cannot leave Beijing without authorization. ”

Da Ming Law! It's the law again!

Everyone in the world knows that the prince of the king of the Emperor rememorizes the law of the Ming Dynasty like a stream, and goes back to make trouble, and he can't take him, so he relies on this book of the Ming Law to get out, but he is the son of the world, and he has no official status and no law enforcement power, how can he intercept people privately?

So, Xing'an glanced at the somewhat dumbfounded King Yu, and couldn't help but smile: "The prince of the King of Yu said again, it is the joint law enforcement of the Admiral of the Nine Gates and the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, he is on the side, just watch the excitement, don't look for him if you have something." ”

A wave is not settled, and a wave is rising,

Those ministers who want to arrange for their families to flee south, or who have arranged for their families to flee south, and the ministers who swear against their conscience, have already borne the infamy, but they still haven't sent their wives and children away.

Zhu Qiyu, who was sitting on a small stool in the square, had straight eyes, let out a vicious breath, and shouted in his heart: "Rebel, good job." ”

The main battle faction couldn't help but be happy.

However, there is a person, born with a great shore and brightness, a righteous body, coldly watching the farce of the Manchu Dynasty, his heart is full of anger, he wants to go to the city, he doesn't want to retreat, he is entangled in these things that are smoky and miasma, and finally he can't help it, red eyes, out of the ranks, and angrily reprimands the Manchu Dynasty for its civil and military affairs:

"The mountains and rivers are shaking, Hu Lu knocks on the door, and the princes don't think about the strategy of retreating from the enemy, but they are obsessed with their own selfish interests, which makes people disappointed."

After a pause, he said loudly: "The Yongjia Rebellion, the Jin Dynasty moved south, the old capital Luoyang, the ruins and broken walls, the Central Plains, full of devastation, the people are not living, and six out of ten go to six; The shame of Jingkang, the second emperor was captured, the Song court moved south, ignoring the two Huai soldiers and civilians, the battle of Yashan, 100,000 soldiers and civilians were martyred, and they died in 50 years. ”

"The lessons of the past are remembered in the annals of history, and the public is not seen?"

"Kyoshi! It is the foundation of the six northern provinces, the foundation of 28 million people, the foundation of our Ming Dynasty, and the foundation of the whole world. ”

The person who said this is called Yu Qian, who is upright and upright, and he is also the famous Yu Qian in history, "to leave his innocence in the world" Yu Qian, his face is resolute, and he is completely righteous, and walked calmly in front of Zhu Qiyu, the king of servants, with dignified eyes, looking around at the ministers in all directions, and said:

"His Royal Highness the King of Servants, the ministers are humble and admonished, the enemy is at present, and they should be united in one heart and fight against the national difficulties, if there are any more words about moving south, discussing peace, and disturbing the morale of the army, they should be decided!"

Above the court, there was a murderous atmosphere, Yu Qian's roar ended, ended the quarrel, and woke up those who hesitated. ”

The representative of the main battle faction, Chen Yi, the right capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, lit up his eyes and said resolutely: "What Yu Shilang said is what I think." After speaking, he didn't forget to glance at Xu Hui and the few people standing on the side.

Wang Zhi, the secretary of the ministry, resolutely expressed his support for Yu Qian and resolutely resisted, and then more and more people stood on Yu Qian's side, the main battle faction became the mainstream, and the escape faction died down.

A preliminary consensus was reached on the main battle.

Zhu Qiyu, the king of servants, was excited, got up from the square bench with a bang, his joy was overflowing, and he stared at Yu Qian with burning eyes, finally having a knowledgeable and responsible person.

However, the question arises again, how to fight?

In the absence of the emperor, who will authorize it?

The first assistant and the second assistant of the cabinet, the military department and the household department were killed, and under the book, dozens of people were killed, how to mobilize?

The most important thing is that the main battle faction is obviously not the Empress Dowager Sun, and in an emergency, you can't go through the celebrant and ask the harem for advice, right?

Therefore, the eyes of the main battle faction were focused on Zhu Qiyu, the king of servants.

Chen Yi's heart was horizontal, facing Jin Ying's murderous gaze, carrying huge pressure, he walked in front of Zhu Qiyu step by step, knelt down suddenly, and pleaded: "Please be the regent of the Imperial Palace!" ”

Note that it is the regent of the prison state, not the fictitious title of the prison state without real power.

This is not the end, Wang Wen, the imperial historian of the Imperial Court of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, went up to Zhu Qiyu for the second time, walked in front of Zhu Qiyu, knelt down, and shouted: "Please be the regent of the Imperial Palace!" ”

Chen Yi and Wang Wen's voices crossed the Fengtian Palace, the ministers were surprised, dumbfounded, Empress Dowager Sun was shocked, in just three or two days, the second time staged a big drama to force the palace, Zhu Qiyu, the king of servants, was frightened, sat still, felt that he was roasted on the fire, and couldn't help but look back at the bead curtain.

Hu Ke gave Wang Hong fearlessness in the matter, followed the example of the first two, and said loudly: "Please be the regent of the Imperial Palace!" ”

All the main battle faction carried their lives and forced the palace to ask for their lives, and at a glance, no less than fifty people, all knelt on top of the main hall, "Please be the regent of the palace of the king of the palace!" "Resounded in the Fengtian Palace, the eunuchs Jin Ying and Xing'an were chilling behind their backs, and the Jinyi Wei commanded Ma Shun to wait for the Dan, as long as the Empress Dowager Sun ordered, the Jinyi Wei would immediately send these people to prison.

But does Empress Dowager Sun dare?

Does she dare, or is she hesitating?

When it was extremely dangerous, Yu Qian suddenly remembered that the prince of the king of Yu likes to talk about the law of the Ming Dynasty, and he had a flash of inspiration, and he came out of the ranks, and said in a loud voice: "Taizu has training, the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, please be the regent of the palace of the king of Yu!" ”

Empress Dowager Sun trembled with anger and was choked by Yu Qian, Taizu did have his precepts in front of him, and there were also precepts: no harmony, no compensation, no land, no tribute, the Son of Heaven guards the country, and the king dies.

Of course, Empress Dowager Sun did not dare to openly violate the ancestral teachings in front of everyone.

A word woke up the person in the dream, the official department Shangshu Wang Zhi and the Ministry of Rites Shangshu Hu Xi, one seventy, one seventy-five, the heart was pounding, seeing that it was impossible to end, after looking at each other, they simply gave up this old life, and the two immediately said: "Taizu has training, the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, please be the regent of the palace!" ”

The generals all went with the army, and the court was basically a civil servant, following the statement of the Ministry of Officials Shangshu Wang Zhi and the Ministry of Rites Shangshu Hu Xi, the rest of the people also expressed one after another, moved out of the ancestral training palace, only dozens of lonely pestles, looking at the bead curtain from afar.

Zhu Qiyu was stunned, and sat in front of the palace, on the one hand, he was frightened by the current situation, and on the other hand, last night Zhu Jianying and he speculated about what would happen in the court today.

"Continue to be soft, don't be coveted by the Queen Mother!" The son's words sounded in Zhu Qiyu's mind at the right time, and Zhu Qiyu decisively said to the kneeling ministers: "You dare? This king is not subject to! ”

He staggered down towards the bead curtain again, and sobbed and said: "All matters, please make a decision to the Queen Mother, and the ministers dare not accept it!" ”

Zhu Qiyu's instinct fell, and the expression of his true feelings not only deceived the ministers, but also blinded the queen mother, such a weak Zhu Qiyu, the Empress Dowager Sun believed that she could handle it, and the ministers also thought that she could handle it.

Therefore, the real power is temporarily handed over to Zhu Qiyu, this result can be accepted by both parties, and as for the future, we will talk about it after the current difficulties.

"King Yu, the important rule of guarding the capital division is not to be sloppy!" Empress Dowager Sun said a word and made her position clear, and the ministers all breathed a long sigh of relief.

As a result, Zhu Qiyu, who was stunned, was pushed to the position of regent of the prison country.

As everyone knows, all this is in Zhu Jianying's expectations, the queen mother and the ministers confronted each other, and they didn't like each other, and the father lived in it, and the two were not offended, and the benefits were taken.

Once the two sides tear their faces, there is no room for relaxation, and the final result is inevitably that one side stands and the other side falls.

On August 18, the second forced palace ended, ending with the regent of Zhu Qiyu, the king of servants.