This kind of second-rate emperor just doesn't deserve scolding, but will feel uncomfortable if he doesn't get scolded for a day.
He has a low IQ, but he always feels that he is extremely smart, and others are fools in his eyes.
You should be allowed to be a scourge for a day and experience what life is like for those whose families have been destroyed by you!
As an emperor, he doesn't know how to employ people, so his cabinet rotates around like a revolving door. He is kicked out, but he still calls it lenient treatment.
According to the logic of the scapegoat, wouldn't it mean that the Donglu army burned, killed and looted after entering the pass, saving food for the court?
Comparing people with others will lead to death, and comparing goods with goods will lead to throwing away.
The scapegoat doesn't need to die, but he is already considered a defective emperor and can be eliminated.
"You traitor! What is your intention in trying every possible way to slander me? I have endured many hardships and perseverance. No matter what, I will not be swayed by your nonsense! I will let you, this traitor, see how the Ming Dynasty is doing. Resurrection in my hands will make you, the traitor, completely give up! Does the traitor think that I don’t know how to use the tricks? The traitor is still complacent about this, thinking that his methods are so clever, but they are just what the ancestors have already used! I have been in power for ten years In two years, in the next twelve years, twenty-four years, and even thirty-six years, I will be on the throne. The rebellious son will never even dream of ascending the throne as emperor in his lifetime! I will now establish the fifth prince as the prince, which will be effective forever. When I abdicate, I will Let the fifth prince inherit the throne! I now declare that you, the rebellious son, will be demoted to a commoner. From now on, you will not be able to restore the status of the clan, so that you, the rebellious son, will have nothing to do with the resurgence of the Ming Dynasty, and will have no chance of the Ming Dynasty's throne!"
The traitor called him "faint king" one after another, which made Chongzhen numb. Since he was willing to call him that, he should be applauded. In a rage, he changed the traitor from being relegated to the cold palace to being demoted to a commoner. He would regret this all his life.
Chongzhen had always planned to make Concubine Tian's son a prince, but due to the opposition of the courtiers, it was difficult to implement it. Now I finally have a perfect excuse and I can finally get what I want.
If not, his throne will be usurped by this traitor sooner or later, and the dynasty may change tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. This ruthless traitor will definitely be able to do such despicable things, and maybe other princes will be killed by him.
Chongzhen felt that what he did was very right. It was not only for the sake of the country and the country, but also protected the safety of the royal family. In the future, he could sit back and relax and concentrate on handling government affairs.
"Father, you are at the end of your rope. Is there any other way besides belittling my son again and again? Now that my son has seen through my father's tricks, my father cannot demote him if he wants! The Ming Dynasty is in the hands of my father. The situation in your hands is getting worse every year. Since the country will be destroyed in five years, you cannot turn a blind eye and sit idly by. Father, you have two ways to go now. One is to move to Nandu and go to Nandu will continue to be the emperor. The second is to become the Supreme Emperor. In the future, he can still have fine clothes, fine food, entertainment, and entertainment! If the father is still stubborn, I will not be able to continue to discuss the future with the father! "
The bastard dump dad still wants to turn me into a commoner?
What a bold dream you had!
Do you still think that you, the emperor, can still keep your word?
Don’t you know that when the world is in trouble, people’s thoughts change?
Besides, the ministers don’t want to be buried with you, and they don’t want to continue to take the blame for you!
No one is a fool. Why are you taking this thorny path when you know there is a bright road?
Still want to be emperor for thirty-six years?
You've been the Supreme Emperor for thirty-six years and that's about it!
I have already saved face for you!
To tell you the truth, the Ming Dynasty is mine, and the throne is mine too!
What is the use of an emperor who is fatuous, incompetent, unrepentant, stubborn, and quick to blame others?
"You traitor! Don't even think about threatening me with such words! I am the emperor and the king of a country. I will not be threatened by anyone! I used to sit here and preside over government affairs, and I will do the same in the future! The traitor wants to usurp the throne in a certain dynasty. I am going to shatter this dream of yours! You are no longer the prince and have no right to participate in the court meeting. Get out of here quickly!"
This traitor became more and more daring. Fortunately, he woke up in time, otherwise it would be unimaginable. Chongzhen felt a little scared. If he had been a step later, he might have woken up too late.
"Father, it's you who should step down! The chief minister supports my son, the cabinet supports my son, and the civil servants and military generals also support my son! My father has become a loner, and he still doesn't realize it? According to the voting results just now, my father Don’t you already know? Isn’t it interesting to continue to tell him the same story and hide your ears?”
Sorry, although Ming Dynasty is still surnamed Zhu, it is no longer yours. There is nothing you can do if you don't feel at ease as the Supreme Emperor.
The prerequisite for saving the Ming Dynasty is to get rid of you, the second-rate emperor, otherwise everyone will be buried with you.
"Shut up, you traitor! I am the king's father above the main hall, and all ministers are my subjects. Only I can give orders. You traitor, don't threaten me by using the mouth of the ministers. I have always been able to discern the subtleties of the matter. The so-called voting It's just your deliberate arrangement. I have long seen through your despicable tricks. I will not approve of these results at all, so don't waste your breath~!"
Chongzhen believed that he must overwhelm the traitor in terms of momentum, otherwise it would be difficult for him to suppress the traitor when he gained momentum. He also wanted to use this to warn the officials not to follow the traitor and commit rebellion.
"In that case, okay! Those who support me, please stand over here, and those who support my father, please go over there. Father, please see with your own eyes which side has more ministers and more people. The party with more will naturally have greater say!"
It is indeed a waste of words to talk to this second-rate emperor. He is full of ins and outs and is almost like playing the piano to an ox.
In his mind, he is always right. If he is wrong, it must be someone else's hallucination!
If you can't convince this scapegoat, then let's see who has more fans. This way we can always determine the outcome, right?
After a certain prince glanced at Xue Guoguan, the chief assistant openly sided with a certain prince under the gaze of the second-rate emperor.
"Xue Guoguan! Do you want to support this traitor to commit rebellion?"
Upon seeing this, Chongzhen immediately angrily denounced this bad behavior of seeking profit and neglecting justice. The chief minister of the dynasty was equivalent to the prime minister and the head of the ministers. If the chief minister acted like this, it would be very bad for other courtiers to follow suit.
"Your Majesty, I am just following His Majesty's arrangements!"
Xue Guoguan knew very well that the prince could give whatever the emperor could give him, and the prince could give whatever the emperor could not give him.
For example, in this national war, the emperor cannot give. Not only does he not give, but he also firmly opposes it. Then don't blame yourself for making an instinctive decision.
Xue Guoguan will not only be the first assistant, but his term will exceed that of Wen Tiren. I am afraid that the emperor will not agree to this request.
If he made a mistake, he might be imprisoned by the emperor who denied that he was unkind and unkind.
In comparison, the big tree of the prince is more reliable, at least it will not embarrass his quasi-national champion.
"You...Feng Quan! How can you be so confused???"
Before Chongzhen could continue to criticize Xue Guoguan, the chief minister who acted according to the wind, he was shocked when he saw Feng Quan, the Minister of Rites, also following Xue Guoguan on the side of the traitor.
"Your Majesty, I am only following His Majesty's arrangements!"
Now that the chief minister has thought up his rhetoric, Feng Quan is so smart that he doesn't even need to think about the rhetoric now, he can just copy it. Anyway, he is just perfunctory to the emperor.
"you……"
Chongzhen was so angry at the behavior of these two men that his raised arms began to tremble. He wanted to reprimand them harshly, but he had not yet organized his words.
Seeing that the Chief Assistant took the lead, and the Minister of Rites followed suit, Zu Kuan, Ni Chong, and Chen Guowei also began to choose their side. The three of them were all generals who were detained by the emperor's order.
Since they couldn't openly retaliate against the emperor, they had to use the hands of the prince to teach the emperor a lesson. Otherwise, they would have to be retaliated against again when the emperor took power again.
After the three generals made a clear decision, their subordinates no longer had to think too much, and it set an example. The generals such as Meng Ruhu, Li Fuming, Liu Guangzuo, and Gao Jie, as well as their subordinate generals, all decided to join the prince.
Because Chongzhen's previous words were so chilling, if you want to continue to serve the court, the generals must choose a wise king as their backer, and with a very qualified "reference", the choice will be very easy.
Anyone who is a military commander will more or less consider his own way out. It is easy to win against the rogue bandits, but it is another matter to deal with the Donglu. Once his troops are defeated and the court holds them accountable, the emperor in front of him may have to shirk his responsibility again.
No one wants to be imprisoned, let alone be beheaded. Following the crown prince at least has the opportunity to make meritorious service. If the emperor is in charge, when he becomes the defeated general, he may have no choice but to report to the Lord of Hell...
"You...rebellion! Rebellion! Are you going to launch a mutiny?"
Seeing the military generals flocking to the traitor, Chongzhen was so angry that he almost jumped up on the spot. No wonder the traitor was so confident that he had already attracted a group of military generals.
The other civil servants naturally disdain the words of the Chief Assistant and the Minister of Rites. In order to keep his position and the arranged marriage, the Chief Assistant has become the prince's yes man.
Feng Quan, on the other hand, is the follower of the First Assistant. He will imitate whatever the First Assistant does, and he is not bad at all. Sometimes he can even flatter the Crown Prince better than the First Assistant. This is a well-known fact.
However, in the face of major issues of right and wrong, many civil servants would choose to take the preservation of the Ming Dynasty as their starting point, consider the overall situation, and weigh the pros and cons before making a choice.
"Zhang Guowei! You are doing all the work for me, but you don't want to share my worries. What are your intentions?"
Chongzhen used a roaring voice to question the minister of the Ministry of Industry, Youqiandu Censor. He valued Zhang Guowei very much and had promoted him to the position of Minister of the Ministry of Industry before. He did not expect that this man would betray him at such a critical moment. It was really unpredictable. ah!
"Your Majesty, I am responsible for presiding over the construction of the new capital city and the new mountain city!"
Zhang Guowei was unwilling to explain more and simply said that this was the reason why he chose to seek refuge with the prince. The emperor opposed the construction of the new city, and he was in charge of this task. So when the prince failed, he would be imprisoned by the emperor.
Wang Jiayan, the Minister of the Ministry of War, Du Yinxi, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Lu Zhenfei, the Shaoqing of Guanglu Temple, the Minister of the Ministry of Medicine, Zhong Meng, the censor of Zuodu of the Duchayuan, and others, after seeing the choices of civil servants such as Xue Guoguan, Feng Quan, and Zhang Guowei, After that, he followed naturally.
They were all civil servants who supported the prince's new policy. During the emperor's reign, they wanted to tell the truth but did not dare to tell the truth. However, following the prince felt as comfortable as a spring breeze. They could also play mahjong from time to time for entertainment, and they were not acting like kings and ministers. .
Compared with the emperor who would often jail his crooked ministers, although the prince was young, he was very tolerant. It was not a fault of surrendering to the enemy, rebelling, deceiving the emperor, or being greedy. Even if he was defeated when defending against the enemy, as long as he was verified to be correct, he could be given a lighter sentence. Feel down.
These civil servants are not afraid of death, but they are worried that they will be wronged. With such an emperor who likes to listen to partial beliefs, who knows when he will be caught and executed for unwarranted mistakes...
There were also ministers who supported the emperor, including Ni Yuanlu, the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, Shen Jiayun, the right minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Xu Zhi, the left minister of the Medical Ministry, Chengde, the minister of Dali Temple, Meng Zhaoxiang, the left minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Zhu Yongyou, the right minister of the Ministry of Industry, and the right minister of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Censor Chen Tailai and others all sided with the emperor, including a group of generals from the Yongwei camp headed by Huang Degong.
Li Daiwen, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, was a very important minister because he was in charge of Taicang's money bag. After seeing everyone's decision, and after some unprecedented intense thinking, he slowly walked towards the prince.
"Shi Li asked! I think I treat you well, why do you still act like this?"
Li Shiwen was originally the target of Chongzhen's efforts. He thought that as long as he could stand up, he could give him a few words of encouragement as a compliment, but the result was that Chongzhen was greatly disappointed.
"Your Majesty, although I am the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, there is no way I can get tens of millions of taels of silver for the imperial court without collecting three salaries!"
Li Shiwen's implication is that the prince has this ability, but you don't. Not only do you not have the ability to make money, but you also make things difficult for me and ask me to get money for you. This is your fault!
The prince did not feel tired and helped Li Shiwen take on half of the errands of the Minister of Household Affairs. All he had to do was do the accounting work. In this way, running errands will be much easier.
Although Li Shiwen often competed with the prince in matters of support, he was not a fool. Once the emperor ordered him to levy three wages and caused Min's resentment to boil over, his position as the Minister of Household Affairs would be over.
"Hou Shun! Marquis of Xincheng! Marquis of Xinle! Uncle Chengyi! Uncle Zhangwu! Uncle Hui'an! Uncle Xuancheng! You are the nobles of the Ming Dynasty, how can you join in the same deeds with this traitor?"
The seven nobles also stood in the position of the traitor, which surprised Chongzhen to no end. Originally, he thought that he could gain the support of the nobles and at least reverse the decline.
"Your Majesty! The ministers...are just following His Majesty's arrangements!"
Now that the matter has come to this, the obedient Marquis Wu Weiying is no longer afraid of offending the emperor. Only by working together with the prince can they make money together, and the dividends are as much as hundreds of thousands of taels per year, which is still less.
Since they had no business to do with the emperor, they would naturally not choose to seek refuge with Chongzhen. Besides, many generals have passed away. As long as the prince who holds the military power gives an order, the Ming Dynasty can change its fate.
"You... Okay! Okay! Okay! You are all willing to obey this traitor's arrangement, but I want to see what else you can do!"
The law does not blame everyone, and Chongzhen's mere criticism of one or two will not have much effect. After the ministers made their decision, the situation on the scene was already clear.
