The tenth day, Ming Dynasty, in the palace.
The day before yesterday, when the news about Liuhe's fiasco came back, Huang Xiao was shocked by the news!
Huang Xiao has long known about this battle from history, but on the one hand, he cannot remind him of it, and on the other hand, there were too many such defeats in the late Ming Dynasty. It would be strange if Huang Xiao was reminded every time that Huang Xiao was not regarded as a monster!
On the other hand, he feels that he has changed a lot of history. Maybe this unexpected battle will not happen. Just like there was no civil unrest in Tianjin in history, the original history may no longer be reliable!
But the inertia of history is so great that it still surprises Huang Xiao!
In particular, there were discrepancies between the news and historical data, and nearly 800 more people died in the battle! And the weapons of Dahuang Village appeared!
All this made Huang Xiao very angry! He felt that it was precisely because of his time travel that Ming soldiers suffered so many casualties! And it’s still because of the skills he brought himself!
This is really ironic, like being slapped in the face!
Zhu Youxiao was also furious. He and Huang Xiao had very similar ideas!
It’s not unusual to lose a battle!
Not to mention the defeat of a thousand people, the defeat of a hundred thousand people like Sarhu, it's not like the Ming Dynasty has never suffered it!
But the Dahuangzhuang weapons that appeared in the battle report made Zhu Youxiao unbearable!
After lunch, Huang Xiao and Zhu Youxiao sat opposite each other in the Qianqing Palace.
"What do you think, dear brother?"
Huang Xiao sneered and said: "My Dahuang Village's weapons were only provided to the Beijing camp. When I was seriously injured, Duke Cheng reported that the Tianjin Guards were defeated. They lost a lot of weapons, and then replenished them. That's right!"
Zhu Youxiao nodded and said: "That's right! I asked Duke Cheng the same question during today's meeting. He denied that the weapons came from him, and said that Ma Shilong deliberately made excuses to cover up the defeat! The Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry , and other ministers seconded their opinions one after another!"
Zhu Youxiao stood up irritably and said angrily: "The cabinet and even the ministries impeached Master Sun, Master Yuan and Ma Shilong, and asked me to hold them accountable. Ma Shilong will be punished, and Master Sun and Master Yuan will be removed from office!"
He said in an aura: "Even if Ma Shilong is at fault, what does it have to do with Master Sun or Master Yuan? I still believe that Ma Shilong will not make things out of thin air. After Ma Shilong comes to Beijing, I will see what they have to say!"
Huang Xiao sneered and said, "Even if Ma Shilong brought the weapons we made, they would still have an excuse! Duke Cheng Guo could say that these weapons were seized by the Tianjin Guards and resold to the slaves. Doesn’t it have nothing to do with him?”
Zhu Youxiao was stunned and said angrily: "This is a lie! Liu An has brought back the battle report. The Tianjin guards and civilians are in chaos. We will not hurt anyone. The two battalions of soldiers and horses were calmed down in one round. One None of our weapons have been captured! Zhu Chunchen is such a waste! We can be defeated like this!"
Huang Xiaodao: "As long as the words can be prevaricated, even if they are lies, brother, don't you have to listen? This is reality! Brother, just wait, tomorrow's court meeting will be more lively! Liu Ping killed so many people in Tianjin Wei Officials and gentry, haha, these ministers must be anxious!"
Zhu Youxiao sat down slumped and said: "Don't talk about tomorrow, today's impeachment memorials are piled up, but I asked him to do this thing about Liu Ping! They say what they say, I just don't listen! These gentry deserve to die! If they give the common people a way to survive, will this be the end?"
Huang Xiaodao: "This is called self-inflicted evil, and you can't blame others! As many as there are of these blood-sucking worms lying on the people's bodies, we must kill them until the world is at peace! Only in this way can we gain the support of the people, we will do it one by one. If you sweep it away, you must bring peace to the world!"
Zhu Youxiao nodded heavily and said: "That's right! Brother, I'm really tired of the disputes in the court. They don't agree with what I think. They have no way to understand that what we do is all for the sake of the Ming Dynasty!"
Huang Xiaodao: "Brother, there is no need to worry. These vested interests are all protecting their own interests. What about the Ming Dynasty? What does it have to do with them? Brother, just strengthen your confidence and remain unmoved.
When our talents grow up in the future, the court will not be like this! If it weren't for the lack of opportunity, I would have wanted to suggest to my eldest brother to reform the imperial examination. Now I can only try to do it slowly!
Moreover, among these people, it is not that there are no people with noble moral character. Needless to say, Song Yingxing and Wang Zheng, didn’t Zuo Guangdou change his mind? It shows that we are not alone! Such people must be vigorously promoted! "
Zhu Youxiao nodded and said: "Business matters! I want Zuo Guangdou to hold the position of right minister of the Ministry of War first. If there is time, I will promote him! Dear brother, what do you think of the Liuhe matter? I am the Ming Dynasty. The blood of soldiers and generals cannot be shed in vain! Or they will die on the weapons we made! No matter what, I can’t swallow this breath!"
Huang Xiao snorted and said: "I can't swallow this breath. Let Zhu Chunchen deny him in every possible way. If we believe it, wouldn't we be fools? Let Lao Wei investigate this matter. As long as the evidence is in hand, the rest It depends on Your Majesty! It depends on how Your Majesty takes such a tone!"
Huang Xiao changed his title and looked at Zhu Youxiao.
Historically, Emperor Chongzhen asked Zhu Chunchen, the Duke of Gucheng, to open the Chaoyang Gate (Qihua Gate, renamed Chaoyang Gate in 1436, the first year of Zhengtong in the Ming Dynasty) to lure Li Zicheng into the city.
Later, he and Chen Yan, a bachelor of Wuyingdian, came to persuade him to join. Both of them were tortured by Li Zicheng's general Liu Zongmin to help him pay. Chen Yan offered 40,000 taels of silver and was released. Four days later, he was arrested again and executed! Zhu Chunchen suffered the same fate.
Huang Xiao naturally hates this kind of traitor, but this matter needs to be decided by Zhu Youxiao!
If possible, Huang Xiao naturally hopes that Zhu Youxiao can dictate the direction of the government. Only in this way can drastic reforms be carried out!
But obviously Zhu Youxiao does not have the courage yet, or in other words, he has the determination, but he has concerns in his heart, so he is so concerned about one thing and the other! This made Huang Xiao very helpless.
Zhu Youxiao invited Huang Xiao to go to court to participate in politics, but Huang Xiao declined. If he couldn't be arbitrary, he would be annoyed by hearing the nonsense every day! He and the ministers couldn't urinate in a pot, so they simply stopped worrying. This would only give Zhu Youxiao a headache.
Zhu Youxiao rubbed his forehead.
Huang Xiao asked with concern: "Brother, are you still dizzy?"
"It's a little, sometimes a little nauseating, but it's okay."
Zhu Youxiao chuckled: "Life is full of ups and downs, great joys and sorrows. It's really... I accidentally hit my head that day. I should be fine as time goes by!"
Huang Xiao knew, however, that Zhu Youxiao had hit the back of his head that day. In this case, it was probably a concussion.
He was moved, but also a little worried. The concussion could be major or minor, and it could be treated and recovered slowly, but he was afraid of congestion and sequelae.
It was not convenient for Huang Xiao to bring Zhu Youxiao back to modern times to see a doctor, so he had to observe him first.
