The rain outside has almost stopped, and from time to time there are water droplets on the eaves falling on the palace bricks, making a crisp sound.
In Jiyi Hall, the atmosphere became increasingly depressing.
Everyone lowered their heads and said nothing. Only Jin Ying's dry voice kept ringing.
"After the banquet, the thieves followed the emperor and retreated fifteen miles outside Datong City."
"In the evening, the emperor ordered Yuan Bin to go into Datong City again to collect gold, silver, wealth and silk, and then reward him first."
"It took several hours for the general Guo Deng to raise money and silk, so he sent Yuan Bin back and secretly sent a message to the emperor. He wanted to order soldiers to transport gold and silver into the Yexian camp at nightfall, and took the opportunity to send elite sentries to spy on the five soldiers. In his name, he lurked in the camp at night, waiting for the bandits to relax their vigilance, and welcomed the emperor out of the camp, and went to Shifo Temple for a short break. Guo Deng led his elite troops to meet him at Shifo Temple, and then welcomed the emperor into Datong City..."
Jin Ying read without emotion, but when the minister below heard this, he couldn't help but raise his head.
Some people who secretly scolded Guo Deng and other guards for being spineless also silently retracted their words.
Datong is an important border town. Although Guangning Bo Liu An unexpectedly stayed in Datong to garrison, in fact, it was the governor and fellow magistrate Guo Deng who actually held the military power.
Guo Deng was a rare general in the Zhengtong Dynasty. He came from a family of generals and was the grandson of Wuding Marquis Guo Ying. He once participated in the expedition against Luchuan and was later transferred to the border to guard Datong.
As the general guarding Datong, although Guo Deng did not have the seniority of Yang Hong, he still had the power to make arbitrary decisions based on the situation.
He couldn't possibly be unaware of the thieves' aggressive nature.
Thinking about it, the reason why he repeatedly gave in and kept meeting the thieves' demands was to make them relax their vigilance and take the opportunity to save the emperor.
Frankly speaking, this plan is risky!
After all, no matter how lax the thieves' vigilance is, they will still be heavily guarded when facing the Emperor of Heaven.
But since Guo Deng dared to propose this plan, he must be somewhat sure...
Reminiscent of the fact that Guo Deng and other generals had specially set up a banquet to entertain the bandits who were guarding the emperor during the day, the ministers strengthened their suspicions.
When the army goes to war, drinking is strictly prohibited!
The pirates had to go on an expedition and were short of supplies, so they must have not drank for a long time.
Now that we have Daming’s hospitality, shouldn’t we just drink freely?
Even with Shangguan restraint, loopholes will inevitably appear in the originally tight defense system.
Therefore, from this perspective, the plan to rescue the emperor is still very certain.
As a result, the elders, who were unusually tired from discussing for a long time, tightened their heartstrings and did not dare to make a sound. They stared at the military report in Jin Ying's hand...
"That night, Yuan Bin entered the city again to collect the reward, and delivered a sacred order: I am the emperor, and my life is in heaven. Now I am trapped in the prison camp. If anything happens, I will take my own destiny. You and other guards will The priority should be to defend the city. If someone comes from the bandit camp and there is news, we must check the authenticity and be careful not to believe it easily."
"My ministers Liu An, Guo Deng, Fang Shan, and Zhang Tong are all equally gifted."
Jin Ying closed the military report, handed it back to Zhu Qiyu's hand, and then withdrew.
The ministers knew that the military report was over...
In order to paralyze the enemy, tens of thousands of taels of silver were invested in this carefully planned rescue operation, but the emperor vetoed it with just one word.
All the ministers present looked at each other, and for a moment, they didn't know what they were feeling.
The ups and downs came so quickly that they couldn't accept it for a while.
Although the emperor said it well and there were signs of admitting his mistake in his words, it was a pity that it was too late...
If the emperor had been so candid during the day before when he met with the Datong garrison, the courtiers might have a better impression of the emperor.
After all, there is no greater good than knowing your mistakes and being able to correct them.
But now, the emperor did vaguely admit his mistake, but that was just to cover up his cowardice.
Ultimately, he was just afraid that the rescue operation would fail and his own safety would be threatened.
On this point, the ministers present felt the same as Ming Jing.
Recalling that before the expedition, I was extremely proud and kept saying that I wanted to recreate the heroic appearance of my father and ancestors.
Look at today, this cowardly emperor who is desperate to save his life...
The courtiers all felt complicated in their hearts.
Fortunately, the last two sentences sound quite reliable and not so disappointing.
But the implicit meaning is nothing more than to stabilize the hearts of the guards and stop them from thinking about planning armed rescues.
At this time, Zhu Qiyu spoke.
He scanned the main hall for a week before he spoke carefully, as if every word he said had been carefully considered.
"This military report shows the emperor's intention."
"The fault of this battle was caused by the treachery of the thieves. The emperor's brother was accidentally trapped in the bandit camp. Fortunately, the emperor knew the righteousness well and sensed the thieves' intentions early in order to prevent the thieves from taking advantage of the opportunity to carry out evil deeds and kidnap the emperor. I have asked my court to put myself in danger, because this is the righteousness of the king and the country."
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The ministers present had question marks on their faces.
Can you still say this...?
Many people instantly realized that what Prince Tan was referring to was the last few sentences in the military report.
...If anything goes wrong, I will take it upon myself...
...If someone from the bandit camp has a rumor, they must check the authenticity and be careful not to believe it easily...
It was obvious that the emperor refused Guo Deng's offer to rob the camp because of fear.
When it comes to Prince Tan, it becomes.
…willing to put himself in danger…
...The righteousness of the king's death for the country...
Is this really talking about their Emperor who loves great achievements, acts recklessly, is cowardly and incompetent, and does anything to save his life... (table omitted here)?
After Gao Gu and Chen Xun heard this, their eyelids twitched, and they had a vague premonition of something.
Zhu Qiyu ignored them, held the military report, stood up on the steps, and said solemnly.
"As ministers, we must be in tune with the will of heaven, follow the public opinion below, and vigorously resist the unnecessary demands of thieves. We have clearly ordered the generals to guard the passes and strictly guard the city gates. From now on, the thieves will carry out all the orders and edicts issued by the emperor. The guard general can directly refuse the rebellion, and my court should also be on strict guard and prepare an envoy to send an envoy to Oara in the name of the country to welcome back the emperor!"
"Everyone, what do you think?"
Although he was asking the ministers, Zhu Qiyu was facing Chen Xun and Gao Gu.
But before either of them spoke, Yu Qian stepped forward and kowtowed.
"I must die to repay God's kindness."
Immediately afterwards, Yu Shiyue, the minister of Dali Temple, also stood up and bowed to the ground together.
Then, Jiang Yuan, the Minister of Punishment, Shen Yi, the Minister of Household Affairs, and the six subjects were all involved, and all the ministers bowed down one after another...
Until Chen Yi, the censor of Zuodu, stood up and said.
"The words of the prince, based on the holy will at the top and the people's sentiments at the bottom, are the policies for the country, and I must abide by them."
The real boss expressed his stance, and the people below even knelt down.
Immediately afterwards, Wang Zhi, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, also stood up under the gaze of everyone, cupped his hands and said.
"The emperor cares deeply about the country and the ancestral temple. As human ministers, how can we dare to neglect the country? I also agree with the proposal."
Gao Gu and Chen Xun saw waves of ministers kneeling down in the palace, until they saw Wang Zhi also stand up, they knew...
The real trend has been achieved!
Whether this was King Tan deliberately misinterpreting the emperor's words, or the ministers were completely disappointed with what the emperor had done.
In short, the general trend has been established, and those who violate it will be unwise...
Sighing silently in his heart, the two of them also came out, prostrated themselves on the ground, and said.
"Follow the prince's orders."
Zhu Qiyu looked at the dark group of people below and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
In the previous life, this military report did not cause any waves, and it was not even circulated among the officials. It was only circulated in the hands of a few important officials in the court.
The main reason is that the content of the military newspaper is too embarrassing!
This was the reason why the previous courtiers felt angry and ashamed. They ordered the general to open the city, frequently asked for gold and silver, and even ordered the raids on the homes of heroes to comfort the rebels.
Every incident was so embarrassing that all the ministers in the court were ashamed to make the general report public.
In addition, at this time in his previous life, Zhu Qiyu was still in a panic, and there was no such meeting at all to twist the ministers into a rope.
There was a lot of discussion in the court at that time, and the voices advocating continuous concessions to rescue the emperor were far stronger than they are now.
Before the situation was clear, Wang Zhi, Hu Hu and other big figures neither supported nor opposed it.
Yu Qian and Yu Shiyue, who advocated vigorous fighting, were unable to support themselves. Even if they wanted to make a fuss about this military newspaper, they were unable to do so.
So in the end, this military report was only circulated among the upper levels, and then was suppressed to the bottom of the box of the Ministry of War.
But in this life, Zhu Qiyu knew in advance that there would be such a military report.
Therefore, I had made an agreement with Yu Qian a long time ago, asking him to give orders to the guards at each pass, and report them every day. If he wanted to discuss matters, he would send them directly to the palace.
When the matter was being discussed just now, he had taken great pains to induce it, and the crowd in the palace was filled with support for Yu Qian.
In the end, coupled with this military report, Wang Zhi was forced to express his position, and then the real trend was formed...
Gao Gu and Chen Xun have been in the court for many years, and it must be said that they have rich experience.
There is a huge difference between the false general trend and the real general trend.
But they forget that false general trends are also general trends. No matter how false the general trend is, as long as they ride on the east wind, they will immediately turn from false to real and become the real general trend!
This military report is the east wind that Zhu Qiyu is waiting for.
Once the contents of this military report are made public, the emperor's actions will definitely chill the hearts of the officials.
The rampant thieves will also make these proud civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty feel extremely insulted.
In addition, Zhu Qiyu cleverly misinterpreted the emperor's words.
With the emperor's words and such a perfect cover, even if Wang Zhi doesn't come forward, the situation today is decided.
After all, most of the time, a handful of people at the top decide everything.
But when all the courtiers have the same idea, let alone Wang Zhi and others, even the emperor must avoid his sharp edges!
Seeing all the ministers walking out of Jiyi Hall, Zhu Qiyu breathed a long sigh of relief.
His arrangements were finally not in vain.
When the contents of today's discussion are spread, I'm afraid there will no longer be any voices advocating for concessions in the entire government and opposition parties...
Zhu Qiyu gathered his thoughts, retracted his gaze, and focused on the person in front of him.
Just now, he dismissed all the ministers, but only one person remained.
Yu Qian!
