Yu Qian had already led 40,000 Xuanfu troops southward before, and now the emperor was sending another 60,000 Beijing troops stationed in Datong.
Including Wang Ji's original army of hundreds of thousands, the total number of troops involved in quelling the Miao rebellion exceeded 200,000.
The ministers felt that the emperor's absurd energy was showing up again. It was enough to use more than 200,000 troops to fight against Oala. How could they be so excited about quelling the Miao rebellion?
Luo Tong stood up and asked: "Your Majesty, all the soldiers of the Fifth Army Battalion and the Three Thousand Battalion are currently stationed in Datong. If they are transferred further south, the defense of the capital will be somewhat empty."
Zhu Qiyu explained patiently: "It's not like you don't know what kind of chaos the south is in. The Supreme Emperor transferred too many troops from the Beijing camp, leaving the north empty. This was the fundamental reason for the Tumubao Incident.
Long-term pain is worse than short-term pain, so I decided to change the Beijing camp to a two-capital system. After that, the Fifth Army Camp and the Three Thousand Battalion were all assigned to the Nanjing Jingying Camp, and then were completely reorganized into the current Nanjing Jingying Camp.
In the future, if there is another rebellion in the south, the Nanjing Camp will dispatch a large army to suppress it. In this way, the Beijing army's response speed can be improved and the imperial court's control over the south can be enhanced. "
Chen Xun, Wang Wen, Luo Tong and others understood immediately: Good fellow, the emperor has no intention of letting the army led by the Fifth Army Camp, the Three Thousand Battalion, Jingyuan Bo Wang Ji, and Ningyang Marquis Chen Mao return again. Back to Beijing.
However, everyone can understand that if 200,000 pro-Emperor troops come back in one go, it will really cost the Emperor his life.
Even if these armies did not rebel, the emperor would not be able to sleep peacefully at night, as he would probably wake up from nightmares at every turn.
Moreover, at this point, the interests of the ministers and the emperor were the same, and they also did not want to see so many pro-Emperor troops in Beijing.
The matter of supporting the new emperor was originally done by the ministers in front of me. The important ministers Wang Zhi, Hu Hui, Shang Ren, and Peng Shi who were close to the Supreme Emperor, and the neutral Wang Ao and Yu Qian had been driven away. There were no remaining ministers. People want to see the Emperor restored.
If things really change again, everyone here can end up going home to have their children, which will already be the good deeds of their ancestors.
Therefore, no one would be too idle to have trouble with themselves. The ministers approved the emperor's edict without any suspense, and then looked forward together and began to discuss the upcoming Zhengdan Dynasty, preparing to welcome the new beginning on the first day of the Jingtai Dynasty.
Yu Shiyue, who is also the Minister of Rites, began to stand up and report: "Your Majesty, according to the information compiled by the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple, His Royal Highness King Min and King Xiang are expected to arrive in Beijing early tomorrow morning.
The princes of Dongwu and Xiwu are expected to arrive in Beijing in seven days.
In addition, the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty Khan Tuo Tuo Bu Hua is expected to arrive in Beijing within three days.
Other vassal kings and local civil and military officials have begun to arrive in Beijing one after another.
The Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple have made preparations for the reception. If there is anything else that requires special attention, please let your Majesty know. "
Zhu Qiyu nodded: "When the king of Dongwu County arrives in Beijing, I personally go out of the city twenty miles to greet him. All the vassal kings in Beijing and all civil and military officials of fifth rank and above must go with me.
If anyone is not going, please make a list and give it to me for review. "
Yu Shiyue didn't say much, just took orders. After all, the emperor had made his attitude clear a long time ago, and the ministers had no objection before. Now when the matter comes, it will be a shame for the ministers to argue.
The monarch and his ministers discussed some trivial matters and then dispersed.
Zhu Qiyu returned to the room leisurely and urged his beloved concubines to prepare meals.
Today at noon, we will host a banquet for all the people in Zhongshushe, and arrange other positions for some people. Then slowly select a group of new people to come in.
There was still time before noon. Bai Gui, Xiang Zhong, Ye Sheng and others were still handling government affairs in the West Flower Hall, while He Yi made a very rare appearance in the Hanlin Academy.
He Yi was the editor of the Hanlin Academy from the beginning, and the emperor never removed He Yi from his position as editor, so He Yi didn't show up. As soon as he entered the Hanlin Academy, he greeted his colleagues one by one with a smile on his face.
Liu Dingzhi, who always liked to joke, bowed to He Yi with his hands and said with a smile: "Oh, the bachelor is here. I have seen the bachelor before."
He Yi said with a smile: "Senior, please don't belittle me. Don't say that I am just a little right concubine. Even if the chief minister of the dynasty comes, I can't afford to bow to you, the leader of the literary world."
Liu Dingzhi pulled He Yi and asked a question that everyone was concerned about: "Xingyi, what did you say happened in the inner court yesterday? I heard that Queen Qian was not in good health, and the Holy Emperor ordered all the palace servants from Qianqing Palace to death in anger. Killed with a stick."
He Yi shied away: "I don't know the inside story either. I went to the grassland with the army and was really exhausted. Recently I have been staying in the house to take a nap. I haven't seen the Holy Lord in the past two days. I still want to start from You guys are here to hear some gossip."
After everyone heard this, they started talking again. The majestic emperor's legitimate wife, the empress whom the matchmaker was marrying, was actually crippled by the palace servants. If there was no inside story, which fool would believe it?
However, the emperor dealt with it very quickly, and without any trial, all the palace officials were executed with sticks. Moreover, the emperor had changed the supervisors in charge of the inner court, and now the inner court could be said to have changed.
The Chief Li Supervisor was formerly presided over by Jin Ying and Xing Anquan, but was now chaired by Chen Mian, Ruan An, Wang Jin, Wang Cheng, Shu Liang, Zhang Yong, and Wang Qin, a total of seven people co-ruling.
The great talents of the Hanlin Academy have privately given a name to the new eunuch in charge of the Office of Ceremonies. They are called the Seven Eunuchs of Si Li, which means they are the seven powerful eunuchs of Si Li.
And all the courtiers can see that Jin Ying and Xing'an will definitely not come back. Even if you come back, don't even think about taking power again. The eunuch in charge of the ceremonial department has ceased to exist in name only.
Wang Cheng, Shu Liang, Zhang Yong, and Wang Qin all knew that they were die-hard confidants of the emperor. Under the current situation, it was impossible for them to go out of their way to side with the Supreme Emperor.
Therefore, everyone's attention is focused on guessing the positions of Chen Mian, Ruan An, and Wang Jin.
Who is neutral, who is the Supreme Emperor's confidant, and who is the Emperor's confidant?
After only staying for a while, He Yi found an excuse and ran out of the Hanlin Academy. Just come back and report in. If you stay any longer, it's time for your colleagues to 'interrogate the prisoners'.
He Yike didn't dare to reveal the emperor's secrets, so he had to run away first as a courtesy.
After leaving the Hanlin Academy, He Yi was going to walk across the Yuhe Middle Bridge and then go to Zhan Shifu, where he worked, to report.
Unexpectedly, after walking a few steps, I heard someone from behind shouting: "Brother Xingyi, please stay."
He Yi turned around and saw that it was Yue Zheng, the Tanhua Lang who was in the same class as him. Yue Zheng was also a Jinshi in last year's National High School. He had a good temperament and profound knowledge. He won the top prize at the age of thirty and was a leader among the younger generation.
He Yi had recommended Yue Zheng to Zhu Qiyu before. When the Supreme Emperor was still in power, Yue Zheng himself wrote a memorial at home, asking the orthodox emperor to restore the title of queen to Hu Shanxiang. Unfortunately, halfway through writing, his brother discovered it and stopped Yue Zheng on the grounds that it would harm his mother.
Yue Zheng called He Yi to stop, he was a little anxious and wanted to ask He Yi for some advice. After all, He Yi, who was studying in the same department, was about to take off, and he was still in the position of editor in the Hanlin Academy. He didn't know when he would be promoted to the top.
The two chatted, and He Yi told the truth: "Brother Ji Fang, I recommended you to the Holy One. The Holy One also knows that Brother Ji Fang is young, talented and loyal.
What the Holy Emperor is most worried about now is that the Ming Dynasty does not have unparalleled national warriors like Yu Rang and Shen Baoxu who do not care about their own lives and are not afraid of all difficulties.
Brother Ji Fang already had the ambition to uphold justice for Empress Hu, but why did he give up halfway because of his own concerns?
Could it be that your daughter is the mother of Brother Ji Fang and the direct descendant of Queen Hu is not the mother of Brother Ji Fang? "
After Yue Zheng heard this, he fell into deep thought. After a while, he bowed deeply to He Yi and said, "Queen Hu is the mother of the world and the mother of a country. I am a minister, and Queen Hu is naturally my mother.
Before, I was cowardly and narrow-minded, and I felt ashamed. Brother Xingyi has said something, Brother Yu has been taught a lesson, and I will go back and write the memorial. "
He Yi quickly praised: "There are loyal ministers in the Ming Dynasty. The king's heart will be greatly comforted once this memorial is published. Brother Ji Fang is ten times more talented than his younger brother. In the future, he will make great achievements and make great achievements. It will be just around the corner."
Yue Zheng did what he said, said goodbye to He Yi, hurried back home, called his brother, and came to his mother together.
Yue Zheng didn't say much. He bowed his head and cried bitterly.
Yue Zheng's mother was very puzzled and asked curiously: "My son went out this morning and was fine. What did he do?"
Yue Zheng cried and replied: "My son decided to write to the court, requesting that Empress Hu be reinstated. My son had already written a memorial before, but his eldest brother found out and stopped it.
Now my son has figured it out. This memorial must be written and submitted to His Majesty.
If the son loses his life because of this, the mother's kindness in raising him will have to be repaid in the next life. "
Yue Zheng's brother Yue Rui was shocked when he heard this and was about to teach him a lesson.
Yue Zheng's mother waved her hand and said, "That's all. My son is loyal and righteous, and he will risk his life regardless. If I stop him, then I will become an unfaithful and unjust person."
At that time, the injustice of Empress Hu was known to the whole world, and the world sighed and sympathized with her.
However, all the civil and military officials turned a blind eye; in the entire dynasty, no one was a loyal minister.
When your father was still alive at that time, he despised the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty. I also don’t want my son to become the kind of person his father despises.
Go ahead and do whatever you are determined to do. You, a young man with a bright future, are not afraid of death, so why should I, an old woman with half of her body buried in the ground, be afraid of death? "
Hearing this, Yue Rui sighed heavily and stood aside no longer trying to persuade him. Yue Zheng kowtowed heavily three times, then went back to his room to write a memorial in tears.
(End of chapter)
