Zhu Xizhong lowered his head deeply.
The Gengxu Incident was a humiliation for the Ming Dynasty, which was once again beaten by the Mongols after the Tumubao Incident. How could he, who was the admiral of the Shenji Battalion at the time, not know how serious it was?
"Zhu Xizhong!"
Zhu Zaijing roared angrily.
"You were not the commander of the Jinyi Guards at that time, but you were already the admiral of the Shenji Battalion. You should know what the state of the various barracks in the capital was like when Anda Khan's troops came to the city."
"I know!"
"On paper at the time, there were 140,000 soldiers in the capital, but when it came to a real crisis, how many people did you mobilize? 50,000! 50,000! 50,000!" Zhu Zaijing said through gritted teeth.
"The responsibility for not leaving the city to meet the enemy and allowing Anda Khan to burn, kill and loot was passed on to Yan Song. Okay, I understand you, but what about today?"
At that time, Anda Khan had already reached Jizhou. Yan Song ordered all the troops not to resist and allowed the enemy to sweep all the way.
Now it seems that what Yan Song did was quite reasonable. The problem of empty pay in Beijing is so serious, let alone other places?
If such a small number of troops go out to fight, the capital may be broken through by An Dahan.
At that time, Zhu Xizhong, who had no choice but to become Yan Song's lackey, gave him money and was able to save himself without being punished. However, at that time, the Beijing camp only had a bunch of old, weak, sick and disabled people. This was something everyone knew. .
"If the Mongols from outside the Pass break through again, do you plan to give me back the 50,000 old, weak, sick and disabled people you had 15 years ago? There aren't even these people in the capital now, right?"
"Your Majesty!" Zhu Xizhong was horrified, "Your Majesty... Your Majesty... This... That..."
"Or should I say that the gold and silver used to repel the enemy should be provided by you and the Chengguo Government? Or should I send you to the front line to repel the invading enemy?"
"This...this...I, I, I..."
Zhu Zaijing looked at his incoherent expression and was completely disappointed.
How did this guy become the commander of the Imperial Guard?
He even led the Beijing camp like this, where is the Jin Yiwei?
Do you expect such a person to be your human camera?
Forget it!
This is not outrageous, history is even more outrageous than this.
After Ida's troops broke through Gubeikou and reached the outskirts of the capital, Zhu Xizhong deployed his troops to defend day and night. Knowing that the enemy was well prepared, he withdrew and the capital was under martial law. For this reason, Jia Xizhong also served as the crown prince and grand master.
If you are successful in defending against enemies, you will be granted the title of Crown Prince and Grand Master!
However, according to the number of people in the TMD Beijing camp, there is no need to huddle up and defend. They should be pushed directly to kill more than 30,000 Anda Khan in Jizhou.
Yan Song was behind such an outrageous sealing.
"Call the cabinet!"
As soon as the emperor gave the order, the little eunuch at the door nodded immediately and left.
After a while, everyone in the cabinet gathered at Qianqing Palace.
Xu Jie, the leader, came in and saw Duke Cheng Guo kneeling on the ground shivering, and he guessed something.
Everyone knows that Beijing Camp is eating empty wages.
But looking at the emperor's expression, you can tell that the seriousness of this matter is beyond imagination.
So he immediately cheered up and understood that he could not protect Duke Cheng in this matter.
In the last few years of Jiajing, as the leader of the Jinyi Guards, Zhu Xizhong paid great filial piety to Xu Jie, the leader of the officials.
How many times did Zhu Xizhong send Jin Yiwei to suppress the cases where Xu Jie's clan members preyed on common people?
After everyone was given a seat and sat down, Zhu Zaijing spoke.
"How about I just pass the throne to my son!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at the emperor in panic, and then they all knelt down.
"Your Majesty, please don't say that! Your Majesty has just ascended the throne, how can you say such words!" Xu Jie said.
Others were also accommodating.
"Hey!" Zhu Zaijing sighed, "But some people wish that I could be like Ying Zong!"
Zhu Xizhong wished he could find a hole to crawl in.
"Since some people are so looking forward to my leaving, I can just pass the throne to Zhu Yijun. Anyway, he is only four years old. Some people can do whatever they want with him! How great!"
"I am guilty!"
The ministers all understood that the emperor was angry, but some people guessed the specific reason why he was angry, while others didn't.
But there are people who don't care whether you are angry or not, they only care about your behavior as an emperor.
"Your Majesty, please take back your words!"
Zhu Zaijing looked over, and as expected, the person speaking was Zhao Zhenji.
"No one here wants to harm Your Majesty, and no one hopes that Your Majesty will leave. If there are any sins committed by your Majesty, Your Majesty will punish them, but you must not give up on yourself like this."
Zhu Zaijing smiled inexplicably.
He is indeed someone who has been scolded by Cong Jiajing, Yan Song, and Yan Shifan!
Zhao Zhenji asked with determination, "May I ask what caused Your Majesty to behave like this? I will do my best to share your Majesty's worries!"
"I went to see Jingying today!"
In one sentence, everyone understood.
It's just a matter of drinking soldiers' blood and eating empty wages!
This time Zhao Zhenji stopped questioning and knelt down silently.
"The actual number of soldiers in the Beijing camp is less than one-third of what is on paper, or even less. Now during the New Year, Mongolia invades the border most frequently."
Hearing this, Xu Jie and Li Chunfang all looked at Zhu Xizhong in surprise.
They knew that there was a situation of empty pay in Jingying, but they didn't expect it to be so serious. Even Xu Jie, who had guessed it in advance, was shocked.
"If the Gengxu Incident happens again, how many people can the Beijing camp produce? For so many years, the generals have ignored it and the civil servants have ignored it. Aren't we just hoping that the enemy will come in and kidnap me, the emperor?"
"Another time for the emperor to hunt in the north! Another battle to defend Beijing! The capital has changed hands, and some who are loyal to the emperor will die for the country. The rest will turn around and kowtow to another master, and they will still be prosperous and wealthy!"
Zhu Zaijing's face turned red with anger and his mouth was dry.
Everyone could feel the emperor's anger and resentment.
"Yes!" Zhang Juzheng thought in his heart, "Just a few days after he took the throne, the treasury was actually empty, and there was corruption among corrupt officials, and then there were a lot of things waiting for him after the year. Now that he has discovered such things, I would do it if it were me. Want to kill someone!"
"Long live the Lord!" Feng Bao came over and brought a glass of warm water to the emperor.
Seeing that the emperor was almost half angry with him, Zhu Xizhong quickly apologized.
"I beg your Majesty to punish me severely!"
Zhu Zaijing calmed down after drinking water. After Feng Bao massaged his shoulders and back, he felt relieved and stared at Zhu Xizhong.
"You really deserve a severe punishment!"
Zhu Xizhong was sweating profusely, and every word of the emperor was filled with chill.
"Drawing the decree, Zhu Xizhong is ineffective in running the army and ignores the grace of God. He will be thrown into the prison of the Ministry of Punishment immediately!"
"Take back all the rewards from the house and take off the plaque of Duke Cheng Guo!"
Zhu Xizhong almost fainted from fright.
He didn't expect the punishment to be so severe.
He originally asked for forgiveness with the purpose of appeasing the emperor's anger, but he didn't expect to directly ask for his position as Duke.
Xu Jie saw that Zhu Xizhong had indeed committed many crimes. After all, you had been in charge of the Beijing Camp for more than ten years, and now that the army has suffered such serious losses, you cannot punish him too much.
"I'm here to draw up the decree!"
Seeing Xu Jie stand up, Zhu Xizhong knew that no one could catch him.
He cried and kowtowed.
"Your Majesty, please accept the order and thank me!"
Feng Bao glanced over, and the young eunuch outside Qianqing Palace called out. Immediately, several guards came, took off Zhu Xizhong's official uniform, took off the sachets and other decorations on his body, and lifted them up and carried them out.
Xu Jie, who was drafting the decree, heard the emperor's voice again.
"I'll pass on the oral message again and ask Zhu Xizhong's eldest son if he still wants to go back?"
