The sky dimmed and the palace door slowly opened. The elders climbed up the steps and headed to the Wenhua Palace in a leisurely manner.
The elders who have been standing in the court for a long time have excellent eyesight and insight. Naturally, they can notice that today's morning court is very different from the usual ones. It has an atmosphere of dark clouds before the storm. .
Therefore, the morning morning, which was supposed to have a relaxed atmosphere, was filled with a vague atmosphere of tension from the very beginning.
"The Emperor has arrived!"
As the conductor shouted, the originally slightly chaotic queue suddenly became orderly.
"Your Majesty, long live my emperor!"
After the emperor Jinkoulun's message came down, the ministers just stood up.
Then, Cheng Jing stepped forward and spoke.
"Your Majesty has ordered you to come to court this morning to discuss three matters."
"First, Xiao Weizhen, the right deputy imperial envoy, Jiang Wan, the Marquis of Dingxi, and Zhang Shi, the commander-in-chief, each have their own notes. In order to bring peace to the world and end the war, please send an envoy to Oara for peace talks and to welcome the Emperor back."
"Secondly, Li Xian, the Duke of Feng Kingdom, Zhao Rong, the Bo of Xincheng, and others impeached Jingyuan Bo Wang Ji for being timid and afraid of war. They impeached Yu Qian, the Minister of the Ministry of War, for not knowing who he was. They protected Wang Ji and ignored the people of Miao land. .”
"Thirdly, Li Xin, the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and others impeached Guo Sheng, the Marquis of An'an, Xue Heng, the Prince-in-law, the Commander-in-Chief, Liu Ju, the Commander-in-Chief, Sun Bin, the Commander-in-Chief, and others who had not visited the camp in person for several months to supervise the drills and neglected their duties."
There is no foreshadowing or pleasantries, just straight to the point.
Cheng Jing's words were no less than dropping a few bombs among the courtiers.
For a court meeting like this to determine the content, the corresponding memorial would be sent to the General Affairs Department as early as the day before and distributed to all yamen.
Therefore, Cheng Jing did not explain in detail, but simply described the situation and then retreated.
But even so, after he finished speaking, there was still a buzz and discussion began.
After all, the matter was of great importance, so Zhu Qiyu was not in a hurry. After waiting for a moment, he stretched out his hand to press down and said.
"The three matters are all of great importance, so let's do them one by one. Xiao Qing, Jiang Qing, and Zhang Qing have all agreed to send envoys immediately to welcome the Supreme Emperor back. Do you think it is appropriate?"
The first one to speak was Yu Shiyue. He had been entrusted by Yu Qian and had already been wary of this matter, so he immediately stepped forward to speak.
"Your Majesty, I thought it was inappropriate. When the civil and military reports first arrived in the capital, our court sent envoys several times, hoping to negotiate peace with you first and welcome the emperor back. However, he was ambitious and wanted to conquer our capital, so he went back on his word. He is extremely treacherous and has repeatedly extorted money from my court, but he has never given it back to the Emperor."
"All the previous incidents clearly show that he is greedy and wants to hold the emperor hostage in order to control the Ming Dynasty. He has no sincerity in returning the emperor. Therefore, I think that the more eager our court is to welcome the emperor back, the more willing it will be to wait for a price." And Gu, using the emperor as a threat, keeps asking for supplies from my court, so it is only right to stop with silence and use Xu Tu's long-term plan."
The Supreme Emperor must welcome his return to the dynasty. This is an unshakable fact.
No one in the whole court, including the emperor, dared to say that he would leave the Supreme Emperor alone in Yibei.
Therefore, the only thing that can be debated is when and how to welcome the return.
Yu Shiyue's view is actually the view of many court ministers.
It's not that the Ming Dynasty never tried to rescue the Supreme Emperor, but they gave him a lot of money, silk, gold and silver, but the Supreme Emperor didn't even meet him a few times.
Although many ministers in the court wanted to welcome the Supreme Emperor back, they did not want to be taken advantage of.
Therefore, after Yu Shiyue finished speaking, many ministers nodded in agreement.
Of course, there are naysayers.
Xiao Weizhen, the right deputy censor, immediately stood up and retorted.
"How is it the same now as it was back then?"
"At that time, our army was defeated and our momentum was at its peak. We wanted to send our troops south to attack our capital. Naturally, we refused to negotiate peace with our Ming Dynasty and release the emperor."
"But now I have been defeated and fled in embarrassment. Our Ming Dynasty's capital camp has been reorganized. Our troops are well-equipped with food and supplies. The world is at peace. The monarch and his ministers are united. Everyone in the court and the public are eagerly looking forward to the emperor's return."
"Looking at the Mongolian ministries, the situation between Oara and Tatar is becoming increasingly tense, and they are quite ready to go to war. Under such circumstances, how can I dare to stop my delegation from going to Oara to welcome back the Supreme Emperor?"
These words were so confident and powerful that Zhu Qiyu couldn't help but focus on him, with a somewhat unpredictable expression.
He also knew that this person was a confidant of the Supreme Emperor and had served in the Northern Expedition.
He, Yang Shan, and Li Xian were among the few civil servants who survived the Civil War.
Although the Battle of Tumu suffered heavy losses, even if they were blamed, they could not be blamed on ordinary civil servants like them.
What's more, several of them had accompanied Kuang Ye, the former Minister of War, and strongly advised the Supreme Emperor during the march not to listen to Wang Zhenzhi's words and to return to the army as soon as possible.
Therefore, after returning to the court, they all resumed their duties.
In fact, Xiao Weizhen was promoted from the Censor of the Right Qian Capital to the Censor of the Right Deputy Capital because of his meritorious service when he was sent to patrol the border some time ago.
To be honest, Xiao Weizhen is not particularly talented, but he is eloquent and flexible.
In his previous life, although he did not participate in the restoration of Nangong, he played a great role in welcoming back the Supreme Emperor.
It was with his support that Yang Shan was able to obtain the status of envoy of the mission.
But he didn't expect that now that things have taken a turn for the worse, he still shows up.
Facing Xiao Weizhen's rebuttal, Yu Shiyue sneered and said.
"If we have enough troops and food, the world will be at peace? Mr. Xiao is too optimistic!"
"Not to mention the distant Miao rebellion, the Miao rebellion in the southwest has been going on for many years. In Fujian, civil strife has occurred from time to time. The rebels recruited by the Marquis of Ningyang surrendered and rebelled again, and then disturbed the local area. My court could not pacify the civil uprising. How can we say that the world is peaceful and safe?"
"As for having enough troops and food, that is even more nonsense."
"Although our army won the battle at Wala, we suffered heavy losses. The cities on the border are still under repair, the treasury is empty, and the people are exhausted. There are still many small groups of cavalry on the border, intruding from time to time, which makes our border army tired to deal with it."
"Although the appearance of the regiment camp in the capital has been greatly improved under the leadership of Shangshu, the commander-in-chief of the fifth army has been slacking off, deducting military pay, and not supervising drills. How can it be said that the troops are well-fed and well-fed?"
Xiao Weizhen was speechless for a moment. He didn't expect that Yu Shiyue would seize the conversation and make a big fuss out of it.
To be fair, the current situation of the imperial court is indeed not very good.
Fortunately, he was not fighting alone. Seeing Xiao Weizhen being refuted, Xue Xuan, the minister of Dali Temple, suddenly looked a little unhappy and stepped forward.
"What Mr. Yu Ge said is indeed true, but these are all internal affairs of the imperial court, and there is no obstacle to welcoming the emperor back."
"Now, my court is not planning to send a large number of troops to attack Oala and recapture the emperor, but to send envoys to negotiate peace and welcome the emperor back."
"The Ming Dynasty is indeed empty now, but Wala's vitality is also severely damaged, and he will never dare to fight lightly."
"As Mr. Yu Ge said just now, he is cunning first. If his power was at its peak, he would not be willing to release the emperor easily. Only now, when his vitality is seriously injured and threatened by Tuotuo Buhua, will he be willing to do so? Make good friends with Daming."
"Therefore, now is the best time to welcome the Emperor back. If we miss this moment, we will have to regain our power first, and then we will put the Emperor in danger..."
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