Speaking of which, in the final analysis, all problems still have to fall on gold and silver.

The Japanese wanted the gold and silver of the Ming Dynasty, and Zhu Qiyu wanted the gold and silver of Japan.

Don't look at the scene so big, to put it bluntly, it's just a gold and silver war.

Before noon, the transcript of Zhu Qizhen's abduction and Kong Yanjin's death, as well as transcriptions of Zhu Qizhen's correspondence with the Japanese emperor and shogun, were sent to the cabinet.

Good things don't go out, but bad things spread thousands of miles.

The news spread rapidly, and the officials didn't even eat lunch, and gathered together in twos and threes to discuss this shocking accident.

Collusion with foreign countries for restoration is worse than knocking on the door at the beginning.

Zhu Qizhen now wants to overthrow the legitimate Ming Emperor, if he raises troops and is difficult, the key is to rely purely on foreign countries, commonly known as a puppet.

Isn't this pure disgusting person!

Such a big thing has happened, and it will definitely not work without seeing the emperor.

It was only in the afternoon, and there were many cabinet scholars and six attendants in Beijing, and they all came to Ganquan Palace to ask for a saint.

Just like last time, Gao Yao, who was on duty in the Feng Pavilion, painstakingly persuaded everyone back.

Luo Tong waved his hand again and again, signaling Gao Yao not to say anything: "If the saint doesn't see us, the court will not be able to run." Now that the government and the opposition are in turmoil and the discussion is raging, the situation will get out of control if the saint does not go to court. ”

Gao Yao replied: "Then the lower official will report again, as for whether the saint sees it or not, it is not up to the lower official to decide." ”

After speaking, Gao Yao really passed on the news.

The cabinet scholars and the servants of the six ministries all found a place to sit down, and they looked like everyone would not leave if the emperor did not come out.

Wang Wen, He Wenyuan and other royalists were not in a hurry, but they were forced to discuss by the government and the opposition, and they just pretended to be anxious.

Luo Tong, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and Wang Yining, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, are the most anxious. Because when it's really time to take the blame, the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Rites are naturally responsible.

Shen Yi, Geng Jiuchou, and Xiao Di, the three Hubu Shangshu, were also very anxious, they were afraid that the emperor would really give up the ransom. 300,000 taels of silver and 20,000 taels of gold, if they were fed to the Japanese in vain, all the officials of the household department would be depressed.

Although the household department has money, it can't afford to waste it so much.

After waiting for almost an hour, Gao Yao came back, and without waiting for everyone to ask, he took the initiative to say: "The Holy Dragon is not in good health and can't get out of bed."

However, it has been much better than the previous few days, so the Holy Lord decided that three days later, that is, on October 24, a court meeting of the ministers will be convened in the Qingyun Palace, and civil officials of the fifth rank and above in Beijing, and military attachés of the third rank and above can participate. ”

Finally, the emperor gave an explanation, and everyone was not too persecutive.

Wang Yining stood up and asked, "It's not even a mile from here to the Holy Sleeping Palace, why did it take so long to ask for instructions?" ”

Gao Yao said with a smile: "To pass the news to the Shengshang Dormitory, you must first go to Changle Palace to report to the imperial concubine, and then the imperial concubine will enter the Lingyu Palace to spread the news."

Then the mother came out, and the lower officials received the holy oracle, and finally returned to Ganquan Palace.

Because except for the imperial concubine, no one can enter or leave the Lingyu Palace without an edict, so it has to be passed through repeated transmissions before the Holy Lord's edict can finally be obtained. ”

Wang Yining asked again: "Even King Qi and Princess Qi can't enter the Lingyu Palace?" ”

Gao Yao nodded affirmatively, and then felt that such a reply was not very decent, and hurriedly added: "King Qi and Princess Qi can't enter and leave the Lingyu Palace not because the Holy Lord does not trust, but because the Holy Harem is a private place, and it is not suitable for King Qi and Princess Qi to enter. ”

When everyone heard this, they sighed in their hearts: After so many years, the emperor's defense is still so tight, and the two gates of Lingyu Palace are each guarded by hundreds of pro-soldiers, and hundreds of people patrol back and forth along the city wall.

Except for the emperor himself and the fifteen imperial concubines, the others trespassed without an edict and were killed.

If there is no root, it will prevent others from doing tricks, unless everyone can rebel against an imperial concubine.

It seems a bit difficult to concoct the means of kidnapping King Yi and kidnap the emperor as well.

With the emperor's promise to convene a great court meeting in three days, everyone accepted it when they saw it, so they had to get up and go back, but fortunately, they finally had an explanation for the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty.

On the second day, a special issue was published in the newspapers of the capital, which was devoted to summarizing the latest developments in the Japanese invasion.

Hearing that King Yi was held hostage and Yan Shenggong died, there was something to talk about up and down the capital.

In the streets and alleys, every corner is talking about the Japanese and the king.

On October 23, the Japanese invaders held Zhu Qizhen hostage and retreated all the way east to Taicangwei, Kunshan Prefecture.

It was night, and the rain was pouring down, and the cold was pressing.

Yan Li, Wang Ji and Xu Chengzong commanded Xiaolingwei to camp in Shaxi Town, more than 20 miles away from the Japanese Kou.

The Ming army did not dare to get too close to the Japanese and did not dare to get too far away.

Heavy rain at night, the Ming army huddled in the camp tent to keep warm. Yan Li only ordered his soldiers to prepare their defenses in response to the attack on the camp. As for monitoring the movements of the pirates, then do not need to.

On the morning of October 24, when the weather cleared, Yan Li sent a sentry to reconnoiter the movements of the Japanese pirates.

From the 15th to the present, the Japanese have been slowly retreating eastward for eight or nine days, and the Ming army has been quite lax.

When Yan Li, Wang Ji, and Xu Chengzong had breakfast together in the big tent of the Chinese army, the sentry scout hurriedly came back to report: 5,000 Japanese invaders suddenly disappeared overnight.

Wang Ji and Xu Chengzong both felt incredulous: "What do you mean to disappear suddenly, we haven't paid the ransom yet, and the widows don't want the ransom, so they just ran away?"

So what are they here for, running five or six thousand miles, just to kidnap King Yi back to Japan? ”

Yan Li was very happy in his heart, he didn't pay a ransom or two, and he also stuffed King Yi to Japan.

In the past, whether it was political struggle or mutiny, it still belonged to the category of brotherhood.

Now it's okay, Yiwang is now called treason.

It happened that the Daming Navy Division was transporting troops in Busan, and Japan took advantage of the emptiness of the Ming coastal garrison to send sailors to take all the 5,000 Japanese in one go.

Yan Li asked, "Two princes, are we still chasing?" ”

Wang Ji shook his head: "What are you chasing, we have to notify the sailors of Shandong or Fujian first, and then let the sailors send warships to chase."

But the main forces of the sailors all went to Busan, what to chase.

After all the notices were understood, the Japanese had already returned home to prepare for the New Year.

It's better to write a recital and report it to the imperial court. ”

Yan Li and Xu Chengzong both nodded in agreement.

At this point, everyone was relieved. The Japanese are gone, and everyone can collect their troops and go home.

The next thing is to report the situation to the court and wait for it to be settled. Whether the emperor wants to kill or chop, whatever, anyway, everyone's dereliction of duty is here, and the seven guards will carry it together.

The three of them discussed and wrote a good script, and sent it to Beijing in an urgent manner for 600 miles.

At the same time, Zhu Qiyu held a court meeting in Qingyun Hall to discuss how to deal with this Japanese invasion.

After many, many days, the ministers finally saw the emperor with their own eyes again.

(End of chapter)