September.
The Ming army launched a general offensive and captured two hills in just a few days. The offensive and defensive battles evolved into positional battles.
Although the Duzhang Barbarians still have the advantage of terrain, they have lost their initial arrogance. They also understand that as time goes by, their advantage will become smaller and smaller.
These chieftains were aware of the current situation and immediately begged to surrender, saying that as long as the Ming army retreated, they would abide by the law in the future.
Naturally, Li Hong and other generals refused to withdraw. Just kidding, they sacrificed their lives to make progress. How could they just retreat?
But since the people had already begged for surrender, it would be unethical to continue fighting. Therefore, while the Ming army stabilized their position, they sent an urgent message to the court.
The military report was rushed 800 miles to the capital, and the already uneasy court suddenly became turbulent again.
Fengtian Temple.
After a while of quarreling, the emperor and his ministers turned red and thick-necked. The morning meeting time had already passed, but they still did not discuss the reason.
Zhu Jianshen was so angry that he simply ignored these guys and went to eat alone.
However, he did not say that the dynasty was over.
The military situation cannot be delayed, and the results must be discussed today!
Zhu Jianshen planned to starve them and physically destroy these old guys first, so that he could eat and drink enough before fighting again.
After all...the sharpening of the sword never fails to cut the firewood.
This move is so hateful. How can young people climb to the height of entering the Fengtian Palace and go to court? Almost all of them are over forty years old, and the big bosses are in their sixties, so how can they withstand it? So endure.
Before noon, they could no longer hold on.
I got up before dawn and rushed to the palace, only to have a sip of gruel. I usually had breakfast after morning. It was almost lunch, and I still refused to let him go. It was... too much!
For these pampered people, standing for more than two hours at a stretch was simply unbearable. Many people's legs and stomachs felt weak, their stomachs rumbled, and their chests pressed against their backs from hunger.
Lu Yu, the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, couldn't bear it anymore and said angrily: "How can the emperor do this? My young father-in-law, please go and call the emperor to preside over the court meeting."
The little father-in-law only glanced at him sideways and did not answer.
Lu Yu was stunned for a moment, then became furious: "Didn't you hear what I said?"
A eunuch who was half a child dared to be disrespectful to him, but this made Master Lu very angry.
"Master Shangshu is talking to you, are you deaf?" The Minister of Punishment was very angry for standing up for the boss.
"Go and let the emperor come back quickly. I've delayed the military situation and chopped off your dog's head."
"Did you hear that? Go quickly!"
The court was full of chatter. They held back their anger and poured all their attention on the standing eunuch. He was just a eunuch, so they had no scruples.
Under the turbulent public sentiment, Wang Zhi had to speak.
However, he only said two words:
"quiet!"
As soon as these words came out, the noisy court immediately became quiet.
It's not that they were obedient, but... they were shocked.
An eleven or twelve-year-old child actually told them to shut up?
After only a moment of silence, the court exploded!
"presumptuous!"
"Be bold!"
"Arrogant!"
"You eunuch, you already have a way to die!"
…
The noise was like a tidal wave, one wave after another, and each wave was louder than the last. It was like eating people alive.
They were already angry, and it made them even more furious that a little eunuch dared to be so arrogant.
We have to save some face for the emperor, but who the hell are you?
Seeing this, Wang Zhi became angry and shouted loudly: "Where is the Golden Melon Warrior?"
The general standing in the palace looked blank: How dare you?
After hesitating for a moment, he still stepped forward and said, "Here you are!"
Wang Zhi waved his arm: "Drag these people who are roaring in the court and wait for them with the imperial staff!"
"ah?"
No, are you serious? The standing general opened his mouth in astonishment, and for a time he suspected that he had heard wrongly.
"I say it again, drag down these people who are roaring in the court and serve them with the imperial staff!" Wang Zhi said coldly: "Don't forget your responsibilities and dare to disobey. You will die soon!"
The general standing in the palace was shocked, but he did not dare to follow the officials and support him. According to regulations, officials roared in the court, and those who did not change their teachings would be severely punished with the imperial staff.
Because this is an act of contempt for the imperial power!
And he is responsible for this. If he dares to let it go, he is also despising the imperial power!
However, he didn't dare to hit this group of people with a stick...
"Father...isn't this inappropriate?" He could only pray to Wang Zhi not to take the blame. As long as Wang Zhi took back his words, he could blame the eunuch on duty afterwards even if he was pursued.
"How dare you castrate a dog?"
Lu Yu shouted in a deep voice, his old face was bright red, it was him who had started it, and he felt that his character had been insulted.
Wang Zhili ignored him and looked at the standing general, "What's your name?"
"I...I..." The general stood there for a long time, but he didn't dare to give his name.
"It doesn't matter anymore, I remember you." Wang Zhi said coldly, "If you don't die in court, I will twist off your head and use it as a ball for you to kick."
The general standing in the palace was scared. This young man was just a fool. He would definitely report it to the emperor afterwards, but the emperor... couldn't help the ministers, and couldn't kill him?
He himself exists to maintain the imperial power. If he cannot maintain the imperial power...then the emperor will naturally have no need to keep him.
Damn his grandma, who did I mess with? The general standing in the palace was furious, but he could only choose the lesser of the two powers.
He bit the bullet and said, "Take down the noisy people!"
The Golden Melon warriors don't care about that. They are executors and only act according to orders. According to Ming law, acting on orders from superiors is a public crime even if they are wrong;
There is no accountability for public crimes.
"Whoever dares to take me, who dares... Oh, you eunuch, I can't spare you."
"Eunuch, if you don't die in court, I will tear off your head and play it as a ball for you."
"Bastard, bastard!"
…
The court was full of curses, but... there were exceptions.
For example, Wan An, he was shouting at the top of his lungs: "Misunderstanding, misunderstanding... I did not yell at the court, I am the emperor's man, father-in-law, you have seen it, please say something quickly."
Wang Zhi saw it was him and waved his hand, "Forget it."
Huh~ Thank God... Wan An looked very happy, he was finally spared the physical pain.
Anyway, his reputation was already ruined. When he became related to Concubine Wan Gui and recognized her as his sister-in-law, he had already seceded himself from the civil service group and was not afraid of further embarrassment.
When Shang Ren saw that the young eunuch dared to do this, he couldn't help being furious. He took two steps forward and said sternly:
"How dare you do this?"
Wang Zhi waved his hand and said, "He took it too."
Shang Ren: (⊙_⊙)?
Wang Zhi's eyes were determined: No one can despise the emperor!
"You bastard, how dare you...!"
"Take them all!"
…
Yongning Palace.
"Hiccup~"
Zhu Jianshen had a delicious meal, and his bad mood felt much better.
He was in no hurry to leave, intending to stay a little longer and wait until they were completely exhausted before continuing the discussion.
Then he started talking to Zhen'er about daily life.
"Zhen'er, you've been out a lot lately. What have you been doing?"
"It's getting colder, why don't you put on some more clothes?" Zhen'er rolled her eyes.
"Of course, I just asked casually, look at you..." Zhu Jianshen said amusedly, "I didn't offend you either?"
Zhen'er curled her lips and suddenly became interested, "Your Majesty, if you are free some other day, would you like to take your concubine out for a walk?"
"Okay, no problem." Zhu Jianshen readily agreed and said with a smile: "I will take you there after I deal with those annoying old guys."
"Well, it's agreed upon!" Zhen'er said slyly. ωＷω.ＧoＮЬ.οrＧ
Zhu Jianshen laughed and said, "I promised you, but have I ever broken my promise?"
"Well..." Zhen'er felt warm in her heart and pushed him, "Then go and deal with that group of people."
"I see you are so anxious...Okay, don't say anything anymore, can I just go now?" Zhu Jianshen stood up with a smile.
As soon as he left Yongning Palace, his smile disappeared and he hummed: "Let's see who can survive who?"
~
Fengtian Temple.
Zhu Jianshen looked at the empty hall, and for a moment he suspected that the way he came in was wrong. He didn't say he was leaving the court?
Could it be that those people were so arrogant that they ignored him?
"Where are the people!"
Wan An popped up from behind the big red lacquer pillar, hurriedly lifted up the sleeves of his robe, stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you are back. Something big has happened."
Zhu Jianshen frowned: "Where are they?"
"The Meridian Gate, everyone is at the Meridian Gate."
"How brave!" Zhu Jianshen was furious: "I didn't say that the court was over, but you dared to go and kneel at the Meridian Gate. Do they still care about me? How outrageous!"
Wan An shrank his neck and whispered: "Your Majesty, it is not they who are going, but... the one who was escorted by the Golden Melon Warrior..."
He explained the process concisely and concisely.
"Wang Zhi...you mean Wang Zhi took all the officials to the Meridian Gate?" Zhu Jianshen asked slowly.
"Ang," Wan An said with a strange expression on his face, "He also went to the Meridian Gate...to be imprisoned."
Zhu Jianshen was stunned for a while and hurried out...
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please wait for me."
Wan An was also busy chasing after him, looking like a horse boy.
~
"You castrated dog, you have to die... Ouch..."
"If I can't kill you, I will never be a human being, huh~ ah..."
The Meridian Gate was as busy as a vegetable market, with shouts and screams being heard all the time.
In fact, the pumpkin warriors only used 30% of their strength, and there was not a single red-assed one. Even so, these individuals couldn't stand it.
The general standing in the palace looked worried, rubbed his hands and said, "Father, you see this is a beating, can you forget it?"
"Forget it?" Wang Zhi sneered: "Do you think they have the attitude to admit their mistakes? Keep fighting, and when will you admit your mistakes, when will you stop."
"...Okay." The standing general had no choice but to step forward and wink at his subordinate, asking him to be gentler, hoping nothing would happen.
Your Majesty, please come quickly... He winked and looked back, and then... The Emperor is really here.
He was immediately overjoyed and hurriedly went up to greet him and paid homage loudly: "Long live my emperor!"
This shout attracted everyone's attention.
For a moment, both the one who beat the person and the one who was beaten respectfully said: "Long live my humble minister."
However, the person who was beaten did not kneel down to salute, but lay down...
Zhu Jianshen had a dull look on his face. Such a spectacular scene was really... a relief.
Wang Zhi knelt down and saluted: "My slave, long live my emperor, all the officials are roaring in the court, my slave..."
"Nonsense, nonsense!" Lu Yu lay on the ground, blowing his beard and staring.
Wang Zhi turned his head and said, "You are so rude in front of the emperor, so continue to beat me!"
General Zhandian: "..."
Zhu Jianshen: "..."
