I don’t know since when, the news spread everywhere in the capital that Ming Dynasty was going to have peace talks with the slave thieves, and the words were so serious that the matter could not be suppressed.
Restaurants and tea shops are full of people talking about the peace talks between Chongzhen and the slaves and thieves.
There are many people who say anything, but there are always few good things to say, and there are many people who secretly criticize Chongzhen.
No matter how much he scolded the peddlers and gangsters, they could not affect Chongzhen in the Forbidden City. Even the important officials in the court did not take these low-level people seriously.
But as the news spread more and more, students from the capital began to gather together to discuss peace talks between Chongzhen and the slave thieves.
Students all like to talk eloquently. It doesn't matter whether they have the ability or not. The key is that if I think others are doing something wrong, then I have to speak out, scold them, and let more people know that I am right.
As students got involved, things intensified, and some ministers in the DPRK and China who wanted to pretend they didn't know anything began to sit still.
Some students are close to Chaozhong Qingliu.
Soon, people began to impeach Sun Chengzong, the governor of Jiliao, and then the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate also began to impeach Sun Chengzong. Within two days, the imperial court was full of memorials to impeach Sun Chengzong.
For a time, Sun Chengzong became a rat crossing the street and had a bad reputation.
Seeing a table full of memorials to impeach Sun Chengzong, Chongzhen broke several porcelain bottles in succession.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. It's not worth getting so angry." Wang Cheng'en comforted Chongzhen repeatedly.
The number of times Chongzhen got angry in the past few years after he ascended the throne was more than the number of times he had seen him angry in the years he had been with Prince Xin's Mansion.
"I am too tolerant to them, so I only know how to impeach this and that." Chongzhen sat on the dragon couch with a golden sword, the anger on his face lingering for a long time.
Wang Chengen called the young eunuch to clean up the broken porcelain pieces on the ground.
And he brought a cup of hot tea to Chongzhen and persuaded him: "Your Majesty, there is no need to get angry with these people. I believe that Governor Sun loves your Majesty."
"Look at the memorials on the table." Chongzhen pointed to the scattered memorials on the table and said, "When I asked them how to solve the problem of the Tiger Flag, no one said anything and they all pretended to be dumb in front of me. Now I have a good solution, but one after another comes out to hold me back. It is precisely because of these people who only care about their own reputation and do not care about the safety of the Ming Dynasty that the tiger thieves occupied Shanshan and Shaanxi, and then came to occupy Shandong. .”
The more Chongzhen talked, the angrier he became.
The ministers below have nothing in common with him as the emperor.
"Your Majesty, please take a sip of tea first to calm yourself down. I feel that Governor Sun will not embarrass Your Majesty." Wang Chengen handed over the tea.
After taking the bowl, Chongzhen took a sip and said, "I hope Sun Chengzong will not disappoint me."
"Do you want me to send someone to Liaodong again? Remind Governor Sun?" Wang Chengen asked.
Hearing this, Chongzhen was a little moved.
In my heart, I hope that Sun Chengen will be wiser and take the initiative to take the responsibility for the peace talks on himself.
"Your Majesty, Liaodong has sent an urgent memorial." The eunuch of the Supervisor of Ceremonies trotted all the way and delivered a copy of the memorial.
"Bring it over quickly!" Chongzhen motioned to Wang Chengen to bring over the memorial.
Wang Chengen walked over, took the memorial from the opponent's hand, turned around and handed it to Chongzhen respectfully.
Chongzhen, who took the memorial, read the contents of the memorial at a glance.
After reading it, he sighed and said, "I feel sorry for Sun Aiqing."
When Wang Chengen on the side heard this, he immediately understood that Sun Chengzong had shouldered all the charges, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
Based on his understanding of Chongzhen, Chongzhen would definitely not take the blame for the peace talks. If Sun Chengzong did not admit it, the matter might become more serious. Now that Sun Chengzong has taken the initiative to take the blame for the peace talks, the matter can be said to have come to an end.
"Did Supervisor Sun say something in the memorial?" Even though Wang Chengen guessed some of the contents in the memorial, he still pretended not to know anything.
Chongzhen closed the memorial and said: "Sun Aiqing said in the memorial that he was responsible for the peace talks with the slaves and thieves. He apologized to the court, saying that he was in poor health, and asked the court to allow him to beg for his body and return home."
"Supervisor Sun has indeed reached the age where he can flirt with his grandson." Wang Chengen said following the words.
Chongzhen sighed: "Sun Aiqing is dedicated to the court and is a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty. I can't bear to leave him, but I can't even refuse his request. Now I am in a dilemma, alas!"
"It is precisely because Governor Sun serves the court wholeheartedly that your Majesty should agree to Governor Sun's request and let all the ministers see your concern for an old minister like Governor Sun." Wang Chengen comforted Chongzhen.
Chongzhen nodded and said: "You're right, I can't be too selfish. I will take Sun Aiqing's memorial to the cabinet and ask the cabinet to re-recommend a Ji Liao governor."
"I'll take care of it now." Wang Cheng'en took the memorial with both hands, turned around and rushed to Wenyuan Pavilion.
When Sun Chengzong read this memorial, his ending was already predicted.
Sun Chengzong, who took office at the critical moment, has stabilized the situation in Ningjin, and the army of slaves and thieves in the pass have also withdrawn to Liaodong, so his role is naturally not that important.
The greatest advantage of the Ming Dynasty's monarchs and ministers is that they can use you when something happens. Once the matter is resolved, the imperial court will be filled with impeachment memorials for you.
The peace talks between the Ming Dynasty and Huang Taiji, with Sun Chengzong transferred from the position of governor of Jiliao, the peace talks came to nothing after a lot of trouble.
Although the peace talks between Ming Dynasty and Jin Dynasty ended in vain, the Tiger Character Flag did not stop in Shandong.
Just as the Ming Dynasty was impeaching due to internal debates over the peace talks, the Tiger-Character Banner army marched eastward, attacking cities and territories, and soon the army appeared near Weifang in Laizhou.
As soon as Chongzhen pressed the peace talks, Shandong sent an urgent note.
A large amount of food and materials needed by the capital are all transported by water. Ever since the news of the Tiger Character Banner's attack on Shandong came back, the price of food in the capital has been rising day by day.
Anyone with a little knowledge in the capital will understand that the Tiger Character Banner's capture of Shandong not only cut off water transportation, making it impossible for the capital to transport grain from the south, but also surrounded the capital into a dead place, completely cutting off the connection with the south. .
The cabinet and the Ministry of War all arrived at the Qianqing Palace. In addition, the Minister of Hubu was also invited to the Qianqing Palace.
"You are all opposed to the peace talks. Sun Chengzong also resigned and went into hiding. Now the rebels have appeared near Laizhou. What should you, Shandong, do?" Chongzhen's young face had red eyes with anger.
He originally wanted to have a false peace negotiation with the slave thieves, and then transfer some of Guan Ning's troops from Shanhaiguan to Shandong to quell the rebellion. Now that the peace talks have been destroyed, Shandong will be lost, and it is too late to transfer troops from Shanhaiguan.
Looking at the ministers in front of him, he wanted to drive them all out of the court, but he knew he couldn't do this. These people were indispensable for the operation of the court.
These people can only be replaced bit by bit.
