Chapter Ninety-Six: Chongzhen is hard!
"Hey, there are so few people in the store today."
"Zhu'er is here." When Li Shimin saw him, a smile appeared on his face, beckoned him to come for dinner, and said, "The Three Kingdoms are fighting hotly, and you haven't been here for a while, how is the battle going?" ”
Li Ji sat down happily and said excitedly: "After defeating Zhu Wen's remnants, I did not return to the court to rest, but led the army to the west, preparing to open up the Hexi Corridor and let the Guiyi army return to the Tang Dynasty!" ”
"Oh? Are you not afraid that other Jiedu envoys will rebel and attack Luoyang and seize the Tang Dynasty while you are away? ”
"Don't be afraid!" Li Ji's face was full of confidence, and he said: "Where there is me, it is Datang!" ”
"Hahaha, well said!"
Li Shimin was very happy in his heart, the current Li Ji is simply his favorite heir, if he has half of Li Ji in the future, he will wake up with a smile in his dreams.
But the expression will not be too exaggerated, and he will still make the appearance of an elder, and he reminded with concern:
"Remember, when the army goes out, the food and grass must be taken care of, if the logistics can't keep up, you can rest for a while, and it just so happens that you also have the blessing of activity rewards, and it can be replenished quickly."
"Hmmm! Taizong, don't worry, Zhu Wen has a lot of grain and grass for the remnants of the party, which is enough for me to penetrate the Hexi Corridor. Li Ji ate breakfast, suddenly thought of something, and continued:
"The news that I personally defeated Zhu Wen, and other Jiedu envoys should have also received it, but I don't know how many people will listen to Datang's dispatch."
Li Shimin patted him on the shoulder and comforted: "It's okay, there will definitely be a festival envoy loyal to the Tang Dynasty, and after the loyalty is determined, we will study the strategic line!" ”
"Hmm!"
After that, Li Shimin taught Li Ji a little more things on the battlefield, and the two chatted happily like this, which made the people next to them very envious!
Zhao Kuangyin and Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at each other, and at the same time looked at Zhao Ji and Zhu Youzhen beside them, and sighed silently.
It's really more popular than people, and they are both the last emperors, why is the gap so big!
Zhao Ji felt that the aura emanating from Taizu was wrong, and he had a feeling that he was going to practice Taizu's long fist with him in the next second, and immediately said:
"Taizu, we are not weak, Yue Fei has won three consecutive victories against Jin Bing and recovered the sixteen states of Yanyun, just around the corner!"
"Humph!" Zhao Kuangyin snorted coldly: "That's Yue Fei's credit, what did you do?" ”
Zhao Ji said aggrievedly: "I have also done a lot, the people who dare to impeach Yue Fei in the DPRK and China have all let me cut them, I have asked about the grain and grass every day, and there is not a grain of rice missing." Without me, his Northern Expedition wouldn't have been so smooth. ”
Hearing this, Zhao Kuangyin was quite satisfied, although he was not as good as Li Ji, but it was okay.
took a bun, put it in front of Zhao Ji, and said, "Eat more." ”
"Hmm!"
Zhu Yuanzhang on the side was so angry that he couldn't eat it, Li Ji couldn't compare, and now it seems that even Zhao Ji can't compare.
"What about you! What have they done? ”
Zhu Youzhen took a few steps back, Queen Ma didn't come today, and Li En was not there, no one could save him.
"I have already transferred Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting back, it is estimated that they will be able to arrive today, and as soon as they come, I will personally take them and search the capital!"
"Yes, I hope we can see your wonderful video tonight, otherwise, I won't be able to sleep well."
"Taizu, don't worry, this time, I have made a lot of determination!"
"Hmph, let's wait and see!"
……
Coming out of the game house, Zhu Youzhen took a deep breath, "Someone!" ”
The eunuch Wang Chengen immediately walked in, and without waiting for Zhu Youzhen to continue questioning, he spoke:
"Your Majesty, the two adults have arrived outside the city."
"Yes, ring the bell, and the minister will go to court."
"Yes!"
"You go too."
Wang Chengen was stunned for a moment, but still nodded.
But he was actually still a little nervous in his heart, and he didn't understand why the emperor would let him go to the court as well, could it be that someone had impeached him recently?
The current Wang Chengen is the eunuch of the ceremonial supervisor Bingbi, and his status is very high, second only to the Dongchang factory, but in fact, he does not have much real power, and if he is impeached, it will be very troublesome.
Zhu Youzhen didn't care what he was thinking, and when he walked outside, the sky was very clear, but he always felt that there was a large dark cloud hanging overhead, lingering!
Daming's big tree is rotten, he has to admit it.
But Daming's roots are not rotten, he is not rotten, so even if he wants to cut off all the roots above, he must keep Daming's last bit of young seedlings!
But after all, it is a group of old ministers, Zhu Youzhen still wants to give them one last chance, and this is the only last time!
In the Forbidden City, the civil and military officials hurriedly walked towards the Taihe Palace, and found that there were two more people in front of the door, one of whom was quite familiar.
"Hey, isn't this Lord Sun?"
Sun Chuanting, who was admitted to the Jinshi at the age of twenty-seven, because he was dissatisfied with Wei Zhongxian's power to lean towards the government and the opposition, abandoned the official and returned to his hometown, it was only two or three years ago, so the ministers still knew him.
"Lord Zhou." Sun Chuanting said hello simply, even if the other side is now the head of the cabinet, he didn't give a good face.
"Humph!"
Hearing Sun Chuanting's perfunctory voice, Zhou Yanru snorted coldly and walked in, and the rest of the ministers didn't dare to greet Sun Chuanting anymore when they saw this, and hurriedly followed.
Sun Chuanting didn't care either, he was used to this situation.
I think at the beginning, he just couldn't stand Wei Zhongxian and left.
I thought that the emperor killed Wei Zhongxian, which was not mediocre, but when I saw the current court, heh, it didn't change much, it was just a different person.
After a while, the voices of the ministers chanting long live our emperor came from inside, and the two of them were also invited in.
In fact, at this time, the keen minister had already discovered that the atmosphere was wrong, because this time in the early dynasty, even Zhou Kui and Zhang Guoji, the two cousins, called over.
"Flat!"
"Long live thanks!"
When the ministers looked at each other, Zhu Youzhen didn't make a detour, and said directly: "I am ready to send troops to the Jin State, I don't know which secretary dares to take this responsibility?" ”
Seeing this, Yuan Chonghuan didn't think much about it, because he knew what the emperor meant before he came, so he stood up directly and said: "Go back to the emperor, the minister is willing to go!" ”
"If the emperor pretends to be a cheap minister, he will be able to level the east and restore the whole Liao in five years!"
"It's been too long."
"Hmm...... Yes? ”
Not only Yuan Chonghuan, but other ministers were also stunned.
The Jin army is strong, and even Mongolia has to retreat, Yuan Chonghuan said that they don't believe it in five years to recover Liaodong, but the emperor actually said that it was too long, isn't it... Lose your marbles?
Zhu Youzhen glanced at Yuan Chonghuan and emphasized again, "I! It's about using troops against the Jin country and destroying them! It's not just about recovering Liaodong! ”
"This ......"
Yuan Chonghuan was sweating on his forehead, he could feel Zhu Youzhen's determination, but he really didn't have any confidence in himself, for five years, he was fighting to the death.
At this time, Zhou Yanru stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the treasury has been empty due to disasters for many years, and then using troops abroad is afraid of hurting the foundation of the Ming Dynasty, I hope Your Majesty will see you!" ”
The rest of the ministers also came out to echo Zhou Yanru's words.
Zhu Youzhen sneered and said, "I naturally know, so for the safety of the Ming Dynasty, you Aiqing can do a lot of work." ”
This is the second time that Zhu Youzhen has asked the minister for money, so they understood the meaning of this sentence as soon as they heard it.
Zhou Kui didn't hide the boredom in his eyes.
Asked for money again, this son-in-law is really a wretch!
There are also many discussions in the court, the king does not compete with the people for profit, and the emperor asks the big guy for money for three days, what does it mean?
There is no need to discuss in advance, the big guys began to cry poor, one was more ruthless than the other, and said that they were more bitter than the beggars on the street.
Every time they said a word, Zhu Youzhen's heart was a little colder, until a tear fell in the corner of his eye, and this heart was completely cold.
"Someone."
Zhu Youzhen said this sentence very lightly, and only Wang Chengen beside him heard it, so he immediately repeated it loudly.
"Someone!"
Outside the door, hundreds of brocade guards were ready, and they walked into the court hall in full armament, and in an instant, they were silent.
Zhu Youzhen was tired, and his tone was not high.
"Luo Yang's sex."
"The minister is here!"
"I have appointed you as the commander of the Jinyi Guard."
"Emperor Xie!"
"Wang Chengen."
"The minions are here!"
"I have named you as the father of the East Factory, and I hope that in the future, the two of you will cooperate well and do not have a gap."
"Yes!"
Wang Chengen and Luo Yangxing glanced at each other, and they both found that the other party's body was trembling a little, yes, they were afraid.
The emperor actually let Dongchang and Jinyiwei live in harmony, this Ming Dynasty is really going to change.
Zhu Youzhen took a deep breath, adjusted his mentality, stood up and said solemnly: "The two of you lead the troops, search the money and silver in the homes of hundreds of civil and military officials, don't miss even a penny, and after the statistics are completed, hand over the accounts to me." Until then, none of them are allowed to leave, and if they dare to take a step, they will be beheaded immediately! ”
The two of them were shocked, but they quickly said, "Obey!" ”
After that, no matter how the civil and military officials cried and begged for mercy, Zhu Youzhen didn't look at them, and Zhou Kui, as the emperor's father-in-law, wanted to follow and say something, but was stopped by Jinyiwei.
"Blind your dogs! Don't look at who I am! Dare to stop me! ”
Luo Yangxing didn't dare to make a decision for a while, looked at Zhu Youzhen, and heard a voice that made him fall into the extremely cold abyss.
"Commander Luo, if you are not competent, I can replace you."
Hearing this, Luo Yangxing dared to hesitate, his eyes were red, and he shouted: "Draw the knife!" ”
All the brocade guards drew their swords from their waists.
"Any minister who dares to leave the Taihe Hall will be killed!"
This time, there was no Jinyi guard to stop Zhou Kui, but he looked at the bright long knife, swallowed his saliva, and took a few steps back in fright.
Seeing this situation, the ministers did not dare to make another attempt, and obediently stayed where they were, waiting for the fate.
Of course, they didn't believe it, the emperor dared to cut them all, but he didn't want to be the first bird.
Zhu Youzhen turned to leave, and when he turned his back, he said, "Yuan Chonghuan, Sun Chuanting, Lu Xiangsheng, the three of you come with me." ”
After walking a few steps, I found that they didn't follow, so I emphasized: "Hurry up!" ”
"Yes..."
The momentum just now was too terrifying, and the three of them waited for the emperor to say it a second time before they followed.
It's not that I'm afraid that I won't hear it, but I'm afraid that these brocade guards won't hear it, and they will cut them down with a knife, and when the time comes, there will be no place to reason!
(End of chapter)