In the Jiyi Hall, looking at the ministers kneeling on the ground and shouting in unison, Zhu Qiyu nodded inconspicuously.
At this time, stabilizing military morale is the most important!
In particular, the ministers present were basically all important ministers and relatives of third rank or above, and the worse ones were officials in charge of the affairs of one side of the yamen.
If they panic, the people below will only panic even more.
By then, I'm afraid they themselves will collapse before they even get called.
"Everyone, please get up..."
Raising his hand to ask these ministers to stand up and take their seats, Zhu Qiyu spoke again.
"Yu Qian, you continue."
The eyes of the ministers instantly focused on Yu Qian, and their expressions were very complicated.
The weight of this military report is really too heavy...
It was so heavy that Yu Qian started to announce, and so far, it was the third time that he had been interrupted and started again.
This is rare among civil servants who attach great importance to the rules of court memorials.
After Yu Qian was interrupted the first two times, one announced the casualties and the other announced that the emperor had been captured.
At this time, the officials were really afraid that he would speak again and tell some news that everyone could not accept.
But probably not anymore.
The emperor has been kidnapped, what could be more unacceptable than this?
Yu Qian stood up, took out the military report and continued to speak.
"The civil war, the military report has ended. Next, there is a list of the dead and injured ministers accompanying them..."
Well, this is not good news either.
But after experiencing the bad news of the destruction of the army and the capture of the emperor, the ministers present said that this was nothing.
Some of them regained their composure and were smart, and even pricked up their ears.
Although thinking this way is against the way of a saint, don't forget that the ministers accompanying you this time are all important officials of the imperial court.
in other words.
This list of casualties determines how many pits the court will free up.
This is something that is closely related to the ministers present. Naturally, everyone held their breath and listened with their ears pricked up.
Yu Qian's voice was dry and without any emotion.
"In this battle, the list of ministers who have been confirmed to have died is as follows."
The first thing to be announced was the list of Xun Qi Wuchen.
Because it was a war, this time the emperor basically took away all the famous Xun Qi and Wuchen in the capital.
Therefore, there were very few Xun Qi and Wuchen present at this meeting.
The leaders were Guo Sheng, the Marquis of Cheng'an, and Zhao Rong, the Bo of Xincheng, who were in charge of the affairs of the Central Army Dudu's Mansion and the Zuo Army Dudu's Mansion respectively.
The emperor personally went to war, and basically took away those who could fight.
These two men were pulled out and temporarily took charge of the affairs of the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion.
Originally, when the emperor returned to the capital, these two would go home and be his idle relatives. However, now that the relatives were suffering heavy casualties, they could only handle the affairs of the court.
Further down, there are those who really hold the real power.
The two lords are both very old, so although they are nominally acting as the governor of the Fifth Army, in fact they are just in name, and the actual affairs are handled by the subordinates in coordination with the Ministry of War.
Specifically, they were Tongzhi Wuxing, the commander-in-chief of the Chinese army, and Tao Jin, the commander of the left army, who followed.
In the Ming Dynasty, there was no forbidden army in the traditional sense. There were roughly three types of armed forces guarding the capital.
One is the Beijing Camp, which is affiliated to the Fifth Army Governor's Office. It is responsible for guarding the safety of the capital. It is the most powerful army in the capital, and it is also the one with the heaviest losses in this civil war.
The status of Jingying is quite special.
Although it is nominally under the jurisdiction of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, in fact, it assumes the responsibility of guarding the safety of the capital.
Therefore, most of the time, the emperor appoints ministers who are above count or above.
And similar to the titles given to civil servants, the senior ministers in charge of the Beijing camp will usually be given the title of Right Commander of the Fifth Army Commandery.
Due to special circumstances this time, the person temporarily in charge of the affairs of the Beijing camp was Prince Consort Jiao Jing.
In addition to the Jingying camp, there is also the Jingwei Command Division, commonly known as the Forbidden Army, also known as the Pro-Army Command Division.
This part of the official army is responsible for guarding the safety of the palace. The composition is relatively complicated, but the main part is the twenty-six guards directly under the emperor.
Nowadays, in the capital, the person in charge of the affairs of the Beijing Guards Command and Envoy Department is Zhang Shi, the commander-in-chief of the capital.
These five or six, plus Ma Shun, the commander of the Jinyiwei who was not present today, are basically all the ministers in Beijing who can make decisions among the current Xun Qi Wuchen.
I have to say, compared with the civil servants who still look like Wuyang Wuyang...
It’s really pitiful!
In addition to the Jingying and Jingwei Command and Envoy Departments, there is also an armed force in the capital, which is the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Department under the Ministry of War.
However, this force is not considered an army. It is responsible for patrolling thieves, clearing streets, ditches, prisoners, and fire bans. It cannot be counted among the military officials.
"Grand Master Ying Gong Zhang Fu, Taining Marquis Chen Ying, Prince Consort Jingyuan, Pingxiang Bo Chen Huai, Xiangcheng Bo Li Zhen, Sui'an Bo Chen Xun, Xiuwu Bo Shen Rong, Commander Liang of the Chinese Army Governor's Office OK, Wang Gui, the commander-in-chief of the Zuojun Commandery..."
Although they were only in name, Cheng'an Marquis Guo Sheng and Xincheng Bo Zhao Rong couldn't help but feel a faint pain in their hearts when they heard Yu Qian read them out one by one with an expressionless face.
You know, honorable relatives and civil servants are not the same.
Although honorary relatives are hereditary, except for the founding of the People's Republic of China and the Jing Dynasty, there are few opportunities to confer honorary relatives on a large scale.
In recent years, in addition to the titles granted by the emperor on his wedding, only a few veteran generals who had fought against rebellions and made numerous military exploits were awarded titles.
It can be said that there are only so many relatives!
At this moment, at least half of them were dead, and they still carried the Dinghai Shenzhen of their current relative, the British Duke Zhang Fu!
You know, the emperor went on an expedition to fight, and naturally he took away young and strong relatives who were capable of fighting.
Once these people died, those who remained in the capital were either old men in their fifties or sixties like them, or children in their teens who had just become nobles.
Over the years, Xunqi has been suppressed, and now the death of such a backbone who can handle things is simply adding insult to injury. How can it be described as tragic?
Look at the large group of civil servants who are still in Wuyang Wuyang...
The two people couldn't help but look at each other and sighed.
This group of civil servants is better!
Every three years, a large group of Jinshi come in.
It's like cutting leeks.
Wave after wave, but I can’t finish cutting...
But they feel sorry for them.
The civil servants present did not pay much attention to the list of deceased and injured relatives.
At least, most people don't care much.
Civil servants and noble relatives are two opposing groups.
In the eyes of civil servants, eight out of ten of these nobles and dignitaries are worms in the court, and the more they die, the better.
Of course, they were referring to being investigated by the court!
The elders were still very indignant about being killed by bandits.
But that's all.
To say that I feel distressed and intolerable... doesn't exist!
The civil servants wished they were all dead.
After reading the long list, the faces of the two honorable ministers turned as white as paper.
After half a stick of incense had passed, Yu Qian paused briefly and continued.
"The above are the victims of Xun Qi and Wuchen. Next, the list of confirmed victims of accompanying civil servants and middle-ranking ministers..."
