Chapter 1: Armistice and Peace Talks (2)
"Brother, you are relieved to go like this, but you handed this heavy burden to me. I am trembling and walking on thin ice. Every step is careful and careful. It is extremely difficult to walk. But don't worry, the country and ancestors of the Ming Dynasty will never collapse in my hands. I beg you to bless me in heaven to turn bad luck into good fortune, and to bring good fortune in times of death, and to create a prosperous foundation for my Ming Dynasty!" Zhu Yinglong said to Lingshu of Emperor Zhu Youxiao of Tianqi Emperor, and then bowed three times, stood up, and opened the gate of Maode Hall without looking back and walked out. Zhang Yan behind him watched Zhu Yinglong's back disappear from the gradually closed door, and a confused gaze shot out of his eyes.
"Emperor, Empress Yi'an?" Xu Yingyuan couldn't help but say a little more.
"Don't worry about things that shouldn't be taken care of. You know the rules in the palace. Go to Wang Chengen to get ten boards tomorrow!" Zhu Yinglong felt uncomfortable, not only because Zhang Yan didn't want to pay attention to him just now, but more because he hated the palace and hated the so-called constraints of ethics. Xu Yingyuan happened to hit the gun.
Xu Yingyuan scolded himself for being speechless. He should be in charge of such a thing and ask? Isn't this a fight? He immediately walked in front of him with a mournful face holding a palace lantern.
"Have the cold-proof cotton coats of the palace guards, eunuchs, and palace maids all distributed?" Zhu Yinglong suddenly saw a pair of patrol guards walking in front of him. Seeing that they were still wearing thin clothes, he was suspicious and couldn't help but ask Xu Yingyuan.
"I don't know, but I've already sent my cotton coat and put it on. You see, you see, it's all new!" Xu Yingyuan lifted his sleeve and showed it to Zhu Yinglong and said.
"What do I think about the pair of guards who walked by just now wearing single clothes?" Zhu Yinglong was a little angry. Never look at these small things. These are people's hearts. People have no trivial matters. Eating and dressing are the top priority for them. If these guards don't let them eat and wear warmly, will they still be determined to defend the Forbidden City?
"I don't know this slave!" Xu Yingyuan replied carefully. In this seemingly wealthy and grand palace, it was actually a purgatory on earth. The emperor had just ascended the throne. Seeing that the huge Forbidden City was too shallow, because a large number of former eunuchs were retained, these people were able to protect themselves on the night Wei Zhongxian forced the palace and could continue to retain them. In order to ensure the stability of the palace, Zhu Yinglong only asked to dismiss some of the unpowered eunuchs. Due to time issues, the huge Twenty-four supervisors did not have time to abolish them, and they could continue to use their remaining energy. Naturally, the corruption and fraud were rekindled. Xu Yingyuan knew that the water in the palace was too deep, so he could only say three points and seven points left. Otherwise, Wang Chengen's chief supervisor and his personal eunuch would have been hit by walls everywhere and could not continue.
"I think you don't know, but you don't want to tell me at all!" Zhu Yinglong understood when he saw Xu Yingyuan's eyes. He had only been in control of the Forbidden City for a few days, and his slaves actually stopped telling the truth to him!
"Your Majesty, I know that I'm wrong!" Xu Yingyuan knelt in front of Zhu Yinglong and kept kowtowing.
"Forget it, forget it, get up, I know that the palace is not as difficult as the palace, and you are not even more difficult!" A capable monarch must have eyes that have insight into the world, tolerance, and a perseverance.
"Zhou Huaian, you, the commander of the big guard, look at the guard behind you?" Zhu Yinglong angrily told Zhou Huaian.
Zhou Huaian had already learned from Xu Yingyuan why the emperor suddenly lost his temper. He turned around and looked at Tang Ping, who was kneeling on the ground, and couldn't help but complain in his heart. He knew that our emperor could not see some things, why did you hit him here? Tang Ping, I, the commander, have been hurt by you.
"Your Majesty, you'd better put on your coat. It's too cold now!" Zhou Huaian lowered his head and advised him.
"I beg the emperor to put on his coat before talking!" Wang Chengen cried and begged.
"I can wear this marten coat, but you have to tell me why my guards have not even distributed cotton coats for winter warmth. You are the commander of the big guard and the eunuch of the inner palace. What are you doing?" Zhu Yinglong asked.
"I missed my duty!"
"The old slave is guilty of death!"
"I don't listen to this. I'll call you out of the warm bed late at night. You're not allowed to wear cotton coats. This is not my fault. But the reason I asked you to come is to wake you up. I also need to reflect on it. Even if I can't manage a large palace, why not talk about the world? From tomorrow on, the Forbidden City will be rectified. Anyone who embezzles and accepts bribes, dereliction of duty and stupidity will be punished and dismissed. In short, I want this Forbidden City, my family, to be a harmonious and happy place, no longer a place of filth and filth in folklore. I'll hear it clearly!"
"I, I heard it clearly!" Zhou Huaian and Wang Chengen's bodies were shocked. The emperor took action to clean up the inner palace. It seemed that a bigger storm was coming.
"But I have to say something, even the death row minister who is the emperor who is in charge of me!" Zhou Huaian remembered the battle situation in Liaodong. If he cleaned up the inner palace at this time, there would probably be a big trouble. As a minister, he had to resist the wind and give advice.
"I have something to say, too!" Wang Chengen naturally couldn't fall down.
"Okay, wait for your words tomorrow, no, let's talk about it after the morning court today!" Zhu Yinglong had already guessed what the two of them wanted to say. The battle situation in Liaodong was decided, his throne had been firmly held, and he was in control of military power, so he would not be afraid of any chaos.
"Yes!" Wang Chengen and Xiong Tingbi secretly met with their eyes, and then bowed their heads.
After dealing with this matter, it was already dawn. Zhu Yinglong put on the martened cloak again, dispersed Zhou Huaian and others, and took Xu Yingyuan back to the Qianqing Palace.
"The emperor has arrived, all officials have presided over the morning!"
All the civil and military officials of the fourth rank and above in Beijing gathered in the Hall of Supreme Harmony and stood in two groups. After seeing Zhu Yinglong wearing a dragon robe sitting on the dragon throne, they each knelt down under the leadership of the foreman and said, "I would like to invite the sages!"
Zhu Yinglong was in a good mood today. He smiled and said to the more than 200 civil and military officials kneeling in the hall, "Let's just calm!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The civil and military officials stood up and stood up, all of whom dared to whisper. The emperor suddenly ordered all officials of the fourth rank or above in the capital to go to court to discuss politics. Something big had happened. I only heard yesterday that the Later Jin Dynasty had already reached Shanhaiguan. Why did the emperor look smiling today and what was going on? All the officials put the problem in their stomachs, and no one dared to ask.
"I am very happy today. I am a minister. Do you know why?" Zhu Yinglong stood up, walked down from the imperial throne, and asked between the two ministers.
"I have reported to the emperor, I don't know, so please let the emperor say it clearly!" The left-level censor Chen Yangmei stepped out.
"Okay, I believe all the officials have not slept all night last night, and they are thinking about the problem I just said." Zhu Yinglong paused and then said, "Then I will tell you that Huang Taiji sent 20,000 elite cavalry to attack our Shanhaiguan, but Xiongba discovered his plan. He first disguised himself as a 30,000 army, and then attacked General Man Gui in front and behind under Shanhaiguan, annihilated more than 10,000 enemy troops, captured more than 7,000 alive, and seized countless horses!"
As soon as this news came out, the Ming army was shocked. The Ming army fought bravely with the Eight Banners of the Later Jin Dynasty, but they had never achieved such a great victory. After the ministers were shocked, they were ecstatic. Several old ministers cried with joy, especially Yuan Chonghuan's army, Han Du, who almost fainted excitedly.
"I am congratulating the emperor on his mighty power and the barbarians kowtowed!" Hundreds of people shouted at the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and the voices could lift the roof of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, which made Zhu Yinglong feel a little tinnitus.
Chapter completed!