Xu Youzhen's words expressed the sentiments of most officials.
The emperor was captured, and the situation in the important frontier town was unclear. If the Oara army swept in with victory, what would the capital be able to do to resist the defence?
The Ming Dynasty has a two-capital system. Yingtianfu and Nanjing have six departments and palaces. As long as the palace staff are moved there, all problems will be solved.
After Xu Youzhen finished speaking, officials came forward one after another to agree, and it was chaos again.
"Anyone who dares to make false claims about moving south should be killed." Yu Qian roared.
"What are your intentions, Master Yu? Now that the emperor is in trouble, are you going to let me, the Ming Dynasty, end up like the Song Dynasty?" Xu Youzhen snorted coldly.
The shame of Jingkang is still before our eyes.
This big hat was pulled off, leaving Yu Qian speechless immediately.
Many officials followed up and reprimanded Yu Qian.
Just when Yu Qian was isolated and helpless, Hu Chan, a veteran of the Four Dynasties, said lightly: "The late Emperor Taizong built the mausoleum here to show that his descendants will no longer move. If the Ming Dynasty moved south, where would their ancestors be?"
After Yu Qian heard Hu Chan's words, he breathed a sigh of relief. He had only been in the capital for a year and had no foundation. However, he was confident that he could win the war that was about to affect the capital. However, he needed power, and he could The one who gave him power was the Queen Mother Sun who was currently sitting on the dragon throne.
After listening to Hu Chan's words, the officials did not dare to say anything more.
Hu Chan was a veteran of the Four Dynasties. He was the Minister of Rites at this time. He was highly regarded during the Yongle Dynasty. All ministers and civil servants who could rival him were taken out of the customs by the emperor. Now his life or death is uncertain.
His words also held a certain weight in the Queen Mother's heart.
Yu Qian looked at Queen Mother Sun, hoping that the Queen Mother would speak out to support him, but Queen Mother Sun's eyes were blurred, which was a sign of lack of ownership. Her son was captured by Wala, and he didn't know what happened to him. For a mother, it was a huge blow. Yes, no decision can be made in a short period of time, and then Yu Qian looked at the supervisor Zhu Qiyu.
Zhu Qiyu looked around, but didn't dare to look at him. Maybe they were all thinking about moving south.
In fact, moving south is the safest way, but the price paid is a bit high. Half of the Ming Dynasty is equivalent to giving away, and it gives the Mongolian Oara people the ambition to rebuild the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty.
"I think what Yu Shilang and Hu Shangshu said is reasonable. Grandma Huang and Grandpa Huang are buried here. How can we abandon him in order to protect ourselves."
Supervisor Zhu Qiyu did not speak, and the current actual helmsman of the empire, Queen Mother Sun, did not express her position, but the two-year-old Crown Prince spoke first.
When the officials heard this, they were all secretly surprised. Could it be the Queen Mother's idea? How could it be possible? The Queen Mother was so distracted now. Did she still have the leisure and elegance to engage in these crooked ways?
After hearing what the emperor's grandson said, the Queen Mother also understood. She pretended to be calm and then said: "If you don't move south, what can you do to the minister?"
Upon hearing this, Yu Qian hurriedly said: "I beg you to pardon the nobles who stayed behind in Datong for their crimes of disobeying the imperial decree."
Officials who escaped from the first conflict between Datong nobles and the emperor also said that some people believed that Zhang Fu and others had received the emperor's favor in vain and even forced the palace before the war. This was a heinous crime, which also led to the capture of Zhu Qizhen. The Tumubao Incident occurred,
But more people still put all the responsibilities on Wang Zhen and the emperor. They sent troops to fight, but you didn't listen to so many people who could fight. You insisted on listening to a eunuch. Isn't this seeking death? Fortunately, the British nobles did not run around with you. The eunuch commanded, even Xu Da and Chang Yuchun were unable to do anything while they were alive. By then, the more than 200,000 troops would be completely destroyed. The consequences would be even more difficult for the Ming Dynasty to bear.
"Correct." The Queen Mother said without thinking.
Of course, the Queen Mother also knew that the next battle would still have to be fought by someone. Without Zhu Qizhen's stumbling block, the nobles would be able to let go, and Beijing's defense would have to rely on them.
"Requesting an order to appoint this official as the commander-in-chief of this battle, I have the right to act expediently."
"allow."
"Please decree that the country cannot be without a king for a day. The emperor is dusty in Mobei. A new king should be established as soon as possible to calm the morale of the army and the integrity of the country."
After hearing this sentence, all the civil and military officials in the court were too proud to express it. He was the Queen Mother's own son. To establish a new king would mean giving up Zhu Qizhen.
But how can a mother give up her child?
Although Yu Qian knew that this matter was difficult, he had to mention that whether it was right or wrong, the Xungui Group in Datong had really offended Zhu Qizhen. They had hundreds of thousands of troops in their hands. For the current Ming Dynasty, It is very important for Zhu Qizhen to come back one day. These people will definitely be liquidated. Only by establishing a new king can they completely dispel their concerns. On the other hand, it is also to prevent Wala from making a fuss about Zhu Qizhen.
The Queen Mother remained silent.
She looked at Zhu Jianshen, and Zhu Jianshen also looked at the Queen Mother with ignorant eyes. Then Zhu Jianshen nestled in the Queen Mother's arms and said: "The emperor is in trouble, let the grandson protect the emperor's grandma."
The Queen Mother sighed. How could she not know Yu Qian's intention? She touched Zhu Jianshen's head and said, "What does Yu Shilang mean?"
Yu Qian glanced at Zhu Jianshen and then at Zhu Qiyu.
Zhu Jianshen's heart was about to jump out of his chest. Whether he could take his destiny into his own hands in advance depended on what Yu Qian said.
Although he was very nervous, Zhu Jianshen stared at Yu Qian closely, as if to tell him, don't look at me as young, but I am not afraid, I have the qualifications of an emperor.
Zhu Jianshen and Yu Qian looked at each other for a long time. Yu Qian seemed to be able to see that the crown prince, who was less than two years old, was full of wisdom. But at this time when the country was in crisis, would it be detrimental to the country to choose a two-year-old child to succeed the emperor?
Then Yu Qian looked away and looked at Zhu Qiyu.
Zhu Qiyu also had some expectations in his heart, but he didn't dare to show it too much and turned his head to one side.
Zhu Qiyu has grown up and is the most suitable candidate. However, Zhu Qiyu is not the son of the Queen Mother Sun. The Crown Prince is here at this time. If he bypasses the Crown Prince and recommends Zhu Qiyu as the emperor, will he be rejected by the Queen Mother and even disgust himself? Influence the Queen Mother's decision-making.
For a moment, Yu Qian didn't dare to say anything casually.
After this brief hesitation, the Queen Mother also thought clearly that if Yu Qian proposed that Zhu Qiyu ascend the throne as emperor, she would not be able to accept it.
In the original history, on August 16, the Ming army was surrounded and annihilated. It was not until August 29 that hundreds of officials in the capital elected a new emperor. The biggest constraint was the Empress Dowager Sun.
In the original battle of Tumu Fort, the Ming Dynasty lost 200,000 elites. In addition, the important border defense towns were attacked one after another. The crisis they faced was much more serious than at this time. Empress Dowager Sun had to think about it for so long, and Although the emperor was captured at this time. After returning from a major defeat, they only lost the Shenji Camp and the emperor's forbidden army, which numbered only 60,000 people. The Ming Dynasty still had the strength to fight. Under this situation, if Zhu Qiyu was made emperor, I am afraid that the Empress Dowager Sun would definitely veto it.
"When the emperor left, he had already made arrangements to establish the crown prince. At this time, the national essence was not in line. He should be succeeded in succession. Zhu Jianshen succeeded the emperor. Zhu Qiyu still performed the responsibility of supervising the country and assisting the minister in coordinating the capital. defense."
After hearing what Empress Dowager Sun said, Zhu Jianshen was surprised, but he also breathed a sigh of relief. On the contrary, Yu Qian also breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he had just controlled it, otherwise the country's policies might have changed.
Empress Dowager Sun's final decision could not be questioned by others.
In September of the 14th year of Zhengtong, the emperor was in trouble and the crown prince inherited the throne.
