Beiyang new warlord

"Especially Dongjiang things are cheap. The market price of liquor and cigarettes is less than [-]%, and cloth and ironware are cheap as hell. Our clothes are old and mended and we have to wear them for children. They throw them away when they are old. I heard that they tame a A kind of giant beast, breathing black smoke, with infinite power, smelting and spinning are all done by giant beasts, which is many times faster than us pushing spinning wheels. Earn a fortune."

"It's not just our family, Duke Ying Tianbao, Duke Cheng, the princes of the capital, Eunuch Chen, Master Liu, they all made their fortunes on this road!"

Li Jiantai only listened to Li Jianyun's words, even his own family, he also understood the profit-seeking nature of businessmen, especially in the last words, Li Jianyun was simply expressing that this business route was too deep, so that the court should not use their brains.

But from one aspect, Dongjiang's strength is also reflected.

The grandeur of the prime minister just now suddenly weakened a lot in an instant, and Li Jiantai lowered his voice a little, and asked in a low voice.

"Brother Yunzhong, do you think this Dongjiang can accomplish anything?"

"Success, success?"

This is too taboo, Li Jianyun is just a businessman, he never thought about the big event of losing his head and rebelling, he almost bit his tongue all of a sudden.

"Brother Fuyu, you, what are you going to do?"

"Then Dongjiang Mao Jue is ambitious. He is not satisfied to be a warlord anymore. He wants to establish a country in Liaodong. He sent people to the court a few days ago to ask for the throne of Liaowang! But how can the emperor agree so easily?"

"However, yesterday, there was an urgent military situation at the border again. Jian captives gathered at Shanhaiguan. That posture may break through at any time. Now the situation in the world is confusing and the Central Plains has fallen. In Shaanxi, the imperial court has only one property left to restrain the millions of invaders. , I don’t know if I can hold on, Huguang Zuo Liangyu is lingering there, and Sichuan has caused Zhang Thieves to make troubles, and our Li family has to think about the future!”

Zhou Yanru's prediction was really good. After Dongjiang showed his strength and muscle, some bureaucrats of the Ming Dynasty were indeed tempted. At least Li Jiantai was one of them. Under the horrified eyes of his clan brother, Li Dashi's voice became increasingly The depression became more and more heart-wrenching.

"He Mao Jue wants King Liao, and His Majesty is still undecided now. I can take this risk to help him promote it, but this favor can't be in vain. Brother, you ran Dongjiang for a long distance. Is there anyone in Dongjiang who can talk to you? ? This kind of favor, no matter what, let them accept it!"

If others say that the Ming Dynasty is doomed, it is estimated that Li Jianyun will not only sneer at it, but also drag him to see the officials, which is to deceive the public to rebel! But the brother in front of him is a scholar of the Wuying Palace, one of the top bureaucrats in the Ming Dynasty, and he is not optimistic about it. Da Ming understood that this boat was indeed going to sink, and his heart, a little businessman, felt as if it had been struck by lightning.

After being stunned for a long time, Li Jianyun scratched his head with difficulty.

"Let me think."

If in the early years of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang's Jinyiwei, Li Jianyun would have lost several heads, but when Zhu Youjian came to power, in order to deal with Wei Zhongxian, the Jinyiwei force was slashed, and the civil servants The expansion of group rights, in fact, began in the middle of the Ming Dynasty. The Jinyi Weidong Factory and other secret agencies had long lost their prestige and ability in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, and became a means of game between powerful officials and eunuchs, just like Zhang Juzheng. The commander of the Jinyiwei went to court, and when Wei Zhongxian was in power, the Jinyiwei became a eunuch's lackey again. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the Jinyiwei's aura was even more dim.

When the capital fell, the miraculous Jin Yiwei almost didn’t show up. Chongzhen even had to entrust the crown prince and Yongwang to his old man Tian Hongyu. This old man sold his grandson to Li Zicheng. Fortunately, in this shop After talking in secret in the middle of the night, no one noticed Li Jiantai who was in a hurry to go out. The carriage circled around Mishikou and had some breakfast. Li Jiantai, who had stayed up all night, went straight to the Forbidden City and headed for the train. .

Moreover, among the crowd in court today, it seems that there are quite a few people who have the same thoughts as him. Among most of the officials who are full of panic and worry, these people with flying faces are particularly different.

In the midst of the whispered discussion, the eunuch's long-drawn, high-pitched voice was pulled away again.

"The mao hour has come, open the gates of the palace, and all the officials will go to court!"

Just like the fighter plane in the rooster, Li Jiantai picked up Hu with great vigor following Chen Yanwei Zaode who was frowning, as if he was going to make a great contribution to the country

Chapter 522. The Emperor's Compromise

"Long live the emperor, long live, long live!"

Amidst the neat mountain shouts, all the officials worshiped, with their heads on the ground and their buttocks up in the sky. This kind of majesty, how many heroes have exhausted their entire energy and even did not hesitate to fly their heads, but they can't catch up. Only in this position can you experience the kind of loneliness. The heights are extremely cold.

Especially when the empire was subverted like this, his eyes were full of anxiety, and he didn't even use the eunuch's support to show his dignity. It was rare for Chongzhen to step up to the dragon chair by himself, and sat down heavily. The eunuch Wang Chengen's voice was also hurried a lot.

"All the ministers are flat! If there is something to do, go back to the court if there is nothing to do!"

"I have something to play!"

Now that the emperor has speeded up the pace, the courtiers are naturally cooperating. At this time, the official censor is usually in the lead, and the rumors are played, and then the big bosses in the court discuss the game, but this time, what is Zhang Guowei, the big boss of the military department who can't wait? He didn't even care about it, and actually went into battle shirtless himself, and was the first to kneel out holding Wat.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the Shanhaiguan Pass urgently reported that Huang Taiji was kidnapped without faith, and brazenly tore up the peace treaty. The soldiers and horses are heading straight for me in Ningyuan! Beacon fire at the border pass!"

Anyone who had some connections with the news knew about it through the pond newspaper, but there were still many small and lonely officials who got the news, and the whole court buzzed instantly.

The horror of the Qing army, as long as you have been an official for three years, you can fully understand it. Even those new scholars who have become officials have heard about it. The defense of the capital is now so empty. It's buzzing.

But after a while, there was another sound of sticks hitting the ground in the court hall. It was already expected that the court meeting would not be easy. A row of big Han generals stood outside the hall. Under the extremely shocking voice, Wang Chengen's sharp voice The voice echoed in the hall again.

"quiet!"

The faces were full of fear, and the voices of all the officials finally calmed down, and once again gathered on the emperor.

To be honest, Chongzhen was also very surprised by Wang Guowei's unconventional playing of cards, and when the voice completely quieted down, he asked in astonishment.

"Eastern kidnappers are coming, what countermeasures can the Ministry of War take?"

"A few days ago, didn't Mao Ni of Liaodong send an envoy to ask for the throne of Liao King? The minister thought that at this time, he could use a strategy to drive away wolves and tigers, and promised Mao Ni to follow the example of King Shunyi and make him King of Liao, but this letter The location of the king must be in Shengjing! For the sake of the throne, Mao Ni must go south to attack Dongyao at all costs, and the Eight Banners of Dongyao will definitely look north in a hurry, so we can keep our frontiers safe!"

Before Wang Guowei finished speaking, there was already a buzz of discussion below, and some people even opened their mouths to scold the traitor directly, but even if the voices were noisy, Zhang Guowei still finished speaking with a sonorous voice. As soon as he landed, Ni Yuanlu, Minister of the Household Department, knelt down impatiently, pointed at Zhang Guowei and roared while gnashing his teeth.

"Zhang Bingbu, thieves too!"

"As Minister of the Ministry of War, Your Majesty entrusts you with state affairs. The enemy is in front of you. You don't want to retreat from the enemy. Instead, you want your Majesty to humiliate a vulgar warrior and traitor, and confer on the king a traitor who has done nothing. Okay, what face do you have to survive in this world?"

I also convinced the censors of the Donglin Party that the country was about to capsize, and they didn't think about how to keep this leaky broken ship. At this time, they still insisted on those stupid red tapes. As for attacking, he simply forgot the imminent threat of the Qing army just now.

Amid so many criticisms, Wang Guowei still raised his voice and roared loudly.

"Just because I am His Majesty's Secretary of the Ministry of War, I want to plan for His Majesty! Now the main force of the world is concentrated in Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Huguang! Thousands of miles away, separated by millions of robbers, the Beijing camp is unbearable, and the Liao division and the defeated army are also invincible. Jizhen, how will the newly recruited soldiers defend against the enemy? Once they act recklessly, they will be defeated by mountains and seas. The capital is in danger, and the country is in danger!"

"I have only one policy! If there are loyal ministers and good generals, I hope that the supervisor will use them to guard against captives. Please behead the heads of the ministers and do it for the three armies!"

Wang Guowei also went all out. Anyway, the warlord's defeat is inevitable, so it's better to fight to the death in the court, pointing at Ni Yuanlu and those censors with messy voices. He pointed at their noses and yelled like a lunatic .

"Which one of you wants to lead the army, you? You? You? Come on! Cut off the head of someone, and you defend the enemy for His Majesty!"

This is simply playing a rogue. As a speech officer, what kind of teacher can I supervise?It's okay to point fingers under the supervisor's hand. Once the emperor and the courtiers, Chongzhen was unwilling to take responsibility, and he had no responsibility. Those who were willing to take responsibility were either killed or dismissed, or died in battle or surrendered. Egg, during his shouting, for the first time, the court's gossip officer was silenced by him alone. Even Ni Yuanlu had nothing to say, and could only turn his old face red with anger.

There was another person in the hall with an ugly face, and the muscles on the corners of his mouth were twitching nervously, that was the emperor.

To King Mao Jue Liao?Forced to make Wufu king, what kind of emperor is Chongzhen?Tang Xizong?Emperor Ai of the Song Dynasty?He is absolutely unwilling to do this, but Wang Guowei is already a dead pig who is not afraid of boiling water, so it is absolutely impossible to expect him to oversee the army!Full of disappointment, Emperor Chongzhen's eyes fell on Chen Yan, a scholar of the First Assistant University.

"What does Mr. Chen think?"

In the 11th year of Chongzhen when the Qing army entered the fortress, when the supervisor Lu Xiangsheng had conflicts with the eunuch Gao Qiqian, the chief assistant of the cabinet, Liu Yuliang, asked himself to be the supervisor. Obviously, at this time, Chongzhen also hoped that Chen Yan could learn from Liu Yuliang, and asked himself the supervisor to save himself face.

As for whether the soldiers and horses at the Shanhaiguan Pass in the Jingying Ji Town could defeat the Qing army, once the Shanhaiguan Pass was lost, he didn't even think about the fate of the empire.

Under Chongzhen's eyes, an old fox like Chen Yan couldn't understand the meaning of these words.But understanding is one thing, and willingness to follow suit is another. Liu Yuliang, the former warlord, did not end well. He was imprisoned, charged with crimes, and died of illness last year. Chen Yan remembered it vividly, so he didn't want to Go find that uncomfortable.

"I believe that the policy of the Ministry of War is the words of the old man who upholds the country!"

One sentence almost killed Emperor Chongzhen, the muscles on his face trembled like a wolf about to bite, he took a few heavy breaths, and then he set his sights on Wei Zaode. asked more gloomyly.

"Where's Mr. Wei?"

"My minister agrees!"

Wei Zaode was more straightforward, and he was not any more stupid than Chen Yan.

"Your Majesty! This exorcism not only saves food expenses, but also takes the opportunity to consume the strength of Mao Ni and Dongyao. It kills two birds with one stone! What the court pays is nothing more than a false name, and it's just a stopgap measure. The army of pacifying the bandits goes east and goes north, and after encircling the bandits, His Majesty can dispatch troops to Liaodong, and then bring the ancestors back to Daming!"