Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 5

Yu Qian's words made all the officials in the hall silent.

Although everyone knew the general situation before Zhu Qiyu arrived, it is still shocking to hear it again now.

That's a full 50 people!

Even excluding the civilians, corvée and corvée, logistics and baggage personnel, and military officers who are purely capable of fighting, there are nearly [-] people.

That's no more than [-] people. Daming used an army three times that of the enemy. How could he be defeated?
And not only was he defeated, but even the emperor who was in charge of the expedition was kidnapped.

Several times in the history of China for thousands of years, it was only during the Jingkang period that such things happened!

However, the matter has come to this point, even if he is deeply saddened, he has to raise his heart to face it.

There is another layer of meaning in Yu Qian's words just now.

Such a heavy casualty battle will inevitably alert the surrounding military towns to investigate, and Juyongguan is only the first one.

Next, detailed military reports from Xuanfu, Datong, Shanxi, Bauhinia and other places will inevitably arrive at the capital one after another.

You can't hide this thing!
Seeing that no one was talking, the Queen Mother Sun said: "All the ministers and workers are the humerus of the country. Before the emperor personally went to war, he entrusted the affairs of the state to you. Now that such a big change has occurred, a woman in the deep palace of the Aijia family is panicked. Shang Lai, the adults are planning to discuss, what should be the current situation?"

After a brief pause, seeing that the ministers were still pondering, the Empress Dowager Sun continued: "If the situation is so dire, it is not a pity for you to remain silent. This is not a court meeting. If there is something wrong, the Aijia will also apologize."

The Queen Mother's words have been said here, and it would be inappropriate not to speak.

But in fact, Empress Dowager Sun's concerns were superfluous. All the people present were important ministers of the six divisions, and the worst ones were the emperor's close ministers or those who guarded the capital.

Right now, the emperor is Beishou, and they are the tall people in the capital.

In other words, when the sky falls and hits them on their heads, how could they be shy?

The news was so shocking that it made the elders all confused for a while.

But fortunately, with Zhu Qiyu entering the hall so noisy, he finally gave them some time to accept it, and this will give them a general idea.

The King of the Ministry of Officials stood up straight and said: "The Empress Dowager, the details of this matter are not yet clear, but the general situation can be seen. From the perspective of the minister, the wounded will be comforted, the crime will be convicted, and other matters can be postponed."

"There are three urgent tasks: first, to find out the details, order the guards near the gates of the guardhouses, submit detailed military reports as soon as possible, gather the remnants of the army on the spot, and escort the honorable ministers who have survived the disaster, escort them back to Beijing as soon as possible, and then conduct."

"Secondly, he ordered the guards of the gates to inquire into the place where Your Majesty fell, wait for an opportunity to welcome him back, and dispatch envoys to Oara to find out the situation."

"Thirdly, since the thieves and captives have won a great victory, they will surely advance with the victory. The defense of the capital and the border towns is the top priority, and needs to be re-negotiated and arranged in detail."

Different from the next generations, although there is already a cabinet at this time, it is only for consultation, and the personnel and positions are not yet customized.

Although the votes have been made, this power has not yet fully formed the system.

Relying on the legacy of San Yang, the cabinet's status in the court has been slightly improved, but there is still no sense of existence. It can be regarded as the lowest power of the Ming Dynasty.

After Taizu left Zhongshu Province, the six ministers were the most powerful people in the previous dynasties, and the official department was the head of the six departments.

Therefore, as soon as Mr. Wang opened his mouth, he set the tone for today's discussion.

Once the tune is set, it's time to start negotiating.

Naturally, the three urgent tasks raised by Mr. Wang have different tone.

The first rule is the most simple and easy to implement, as it should be, so what Mr. Wang proposed is a detailed method, and there is nothing to discuss.

This matter is under the management of the Ministry of War, and at this moment, the affairs of the Ministry of War are all due to Qian's decision, so Shilang Yu got up and said.

"Otsukazai said very much. After he left the palace, he immediately ordered all the towns to gather the remnants of the army, and immediately submitted a detailed military report, and escorted the surviving ministers of honor and Qi back to Beijing."

The second rule is more difficult to do.

Mr. Wang said it very euphemistically, but in fact the meaning is very simple, discuss how to rescue the emperor.

However, the people present were all veterans of the country, so they naturally knew the difficulty of this matter.

If the military report brought by Liang Gui is true, then since Yuan Bin, the captain of the Jinyiwei Guard, who has been detained, has been sent to pass the message, he must have confirmed who he has caught.

Thinking from another perspective, if your side captured the enemy’s commander-in-chief, and he was the emperor who was in charge of his own expedition, he would have to be closely guarded, placed in the central army, and guarded closely.

It must be more difficult to save people!

After being silent for a while, Chen Xun, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, stepped forward and said: "The Empress Dowager, this minister thinks that since the emperor has sent a message, you might as well allow it for the time being. , or you can send an envoy to bring gold, silver, jade and silk to welcome your majesty back."

As soon as these words came out, the ministers in the audience all sighed secretly.

I'm afraid that Chen Xun himself may not believe it!
Taizu, Taizong Megatron Mobei is good, but that was more than 20 years ago.

After Renzong and Xuanzong succeeded to the throne, they all focused their energy on internal affairs.Although there is still more than enough intimidation to the northern captives, as early as the time of the late emperor, there were often border troubles on the border, but it was not serious.

After ascending the throne and practicing Zuo, because the Son of Heaven was young and weak, the main political affairs of the DPRK and China were to be gentle.

What's more, in more than [-] years, Daming has changed three generations of emperors, and the same is true of the Oara, Tatar and other ministries.

The old generation, who had seen Taizong's military might, gradually withered away, and the new generation, because of Daming's repeated patience, acted recklessly.

If it is so easy to welcome the emperor back, then how dare you raise [-] troops and start disputes.

However, the ministers also know that this is the only method with a slightly higher success rate at the moment.

So had no choice but to go along.

"This is an old-fashioned plan, right!"

Empress Dowager Sun nodded and glanced at Chen Xun approvingly. She thought that the servants who accompanied him were more reliable. After thinking about it, she said again.

"We need to hurry up on this matter. The army reported to Beijing last night. Aijia and the Queen took stock of the inner vault. They have prepared the golden and silver python robes according to the emperor's wishes. All the adults will discuss it and send someone to send it as soon as possible. It is."

Although Chen Xun has the title of the right servant of the household department, he actually works in the Hanlin Academy. Compared with the six ministers, the Hanlin Academy is regarded as a servant and relies more on the grace of the Holy Spirit.

Seeing the empress dowager's expression, she knew that he had hit the empress dowager's mind, so she continued: "what the empress dowager said is very true, this matter cannot be delayed, in the view of the minister, it is better to send that Liang Gui back, once he comes, he will Huailai guards thousands of households and is familiar with the situation, and secondly, he is more able to win the trust and the tile."

Empress Dowager Sun thought about it and asked, "What do the ministers think?"

The general direction of sending the envoys was decided, so it didn't matter who sent them over there. After returning home, he was probably going to send some gold and silver to pass a message. He didn't have any hope of really welcoming the emperor back, so all the ministers bowed their heads and said, "Good." ".

So the matter was settled.

Immediately afterwards, the commander-in-chief Jiao Jing stood up and said: "The Empress Dowager, this minister thinks that in this critical time, we should not stick to one pattern to lower talents, and we can order the Ministry of War to make a list. If there is a strategy to retreat from the enemy, inside or outside the capital, we will welcome you back to Your Majesty. The conspirators can be recruited and re-appointed.”

This is yet another piece of unsalted advice.

To put it bluntly, bet luck!
There are many people inside and outside the capital, but if there are such ingenious and cunning people who have already been recruited by the imperial court, why wait until now?
You must know that before the emperor set out on the expedition, he had already recruited a lot of capable people.

So, the whole suggestion is bullshit.

As everyone knows, Jiao Jing is also complaining. As a member of Xun Qi Wuchen, he is well aware of Xun Qi's current situation.

This time the army set off, although the emperor was instigated by Wang Zhen, but behind him was the impetus of honorable relatives.

This point, both the Empress Dowager and the adults in the hall are well aware of it.

After all, as an honorable Wuchen, only by fighting all the time can he maintain his position.

For more than 20 years, the world has been peaceful, the military equipment has been slackened, and the former empress dowager and San Yang assisted the government, and they have repeatedly suppressed the honor and relatives.

It was difficult to encounter such a big battle, but who would have expected such a thing to happen.

Now that the Oirat army is under pressure, needless to say, after this turmoil passes, there is no need to think about it.

At this time, if you can earn a good impression in front of the empress dowager, the situation will be better in the future.

But in this war, all the nobles and relatives have high hopes.

In the capital, those who can be called names basically go out with them, even the Dinghaishenzhen among the nobles, the important ministers of the late emperor Tugu, and the British prince and his old man.

If he wins, everyone will be very happy, but in the current situation, he has a mere consort, and he doesn't even have a title. In this hall, there is no room for interjection.

So even if he knew it was nonsense, he still had to say it.

At the very least, it is necessary to show their attitude. The elites of the capital are still trying to find a way to save the emperor and make up for it.

This is the work of the Ministry of War, so Empress Dowager Sun turned to Yu Qian and asked, "What is Yu Shilang's opinion?"

Admittedly, this suggestion is probably useless, but it can't be wrong.

Yu Qian didn't hesitate and said, "I think it's feasible."

Therefore, the second matter was also temporarily agreed upon.

The rest is the most important and most difficult third thing.

Beijing, what should I do?
(End of this chapter)