The Red Chamber: The Rise of the Shuzi

Chapter 53
Hongde six years, October Shuo.

Early in the morning before dawn, the civil and military officials of Shenjing had already gathered in front of the palace gate, waiting for the opening of the palace gate.

Today is the new day of the Great Zhou Empire every month.

As soon as the sky was slightly bright, the gate of the imperial palace was opened from the inside by a group of small yellow doors.

Immediately afterwards, the continuous sound of drums broke the silence of the palace.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Following the sound of light and heavy drums, all the ministers quickly found their positions and stood still.

Finally, with a melodious bell, the drum stopped suddenly, and two neat queues appeared in front of the palace gate.

Then the drum sounded again. At this time, the civil officials walked to the west, and the military officials walked to the east.

After the three drums, all the civil and military officials have taken their positions in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

After entering the main hall, many civil and military ministers realized that today was very different from usual.

The Supreme Emperor, who had not appeared in the court for a long time, unexpectedly sat on the dragon chair with Emperor Hongde for an unprecedented time.

Everyone was surprised for a while, but then they couldn't help but "click" in their hearts.

Things are not quite right today!

Sensitive officials have already noticed something bad.

Therefore, after Shan Hu long live, in the sound of Qiu Shi'an's "Those who have something to do", the entire Hall of Supreme Harmony unexpectedly fell into a strange silence.

A few officials who vaguely got the news of the scaly claws lowered their heads at the moment, staring at their toes without saying a word, for fear of causing trouble to their upper bodies.

In this silence, a one-armed hero stood out among the civil servants...

I saw Lin Ruhai walking out of the queue of civil servants, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, my minister Lin Ruhai has something to do!"

"Prelude!"

On the dragon chair on the high platform, Emperor Hongde's voice was without any emotion.

"Qizou Your Majesty, since the spring of this year, I have been ordered to inspect the people's sentiments in various prefectures. It took half a year, from the south of Beizhili, to the west of Shunde Prefecture, then through Taiyuan, and then across Hetao to Datong. There are a lot of people in the village, and I have drawn up a rough list, and I hope His Majesty will investigate thoroughly!"

As he spoke, Lin Ruhai took out a booklet from the sleeve of his injured arm and presented it.

On the high platform, Emperor Hongde flipped through the notebooks. In the long notebooks, each section and section of the records were like invisible sharp arrows, piercing the hearts of many civil and military ministers present.

Emperor Hongde frowned, and threw the zhezi on the imperial case, "Fangzheng loves Qing!"

Below, the Commander of Jin Yiwei made the phalanx line up, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, the minister is here!"

Emperor Hongde clicked on the notes on the imperial case, and said: "According to the list on the notes, arrest everyone and give me a proper trial!"

"Is this going to arrest people directly?" Yang Xiuchen, the chief assistant of the cabinet below, felt a sudden, "Shouldn't Jin Yiwei be sent to investigate and collect evidence first?"

Immediately, under his signal, Zuoqian Capital Yushi Wang Quan'an stood up, "Your Majesty, how can you just listen to one person's words and easily..."

"Lin Aiqing's investigation is all true, but if there is an intercession, it will be treated as the same crime!"

Before Wang Quanan finished speaking, another voice came from the dragon chair.

Wait, is this the voice of the Supreme Emperor Yang Bing? !
Are the two emperors joining forces? !

This script is wrong!

The civil servants of Yang Xiuchen's line were a little numb.

Looking at the entire Hall of Supreme Harmony, the honorable military generals were watching the show, while the civil servants of Yang Xiuchen were devouring Coptis chinensis, feeling so bitter that they could not speak.

Seeing that there was no movement in the hall again, Emperor Hongde on the high platform said: "Since the family of all the ministers have nothing to do, then I will tell you something!"

"It is reported that the Tatars in the north are gathering in large numbers, and the leader of the Tatars, Mo Lun, intends to go out in person, and the target is directed at our Datong Mansion!"

As soon as Emperor Hongde's words came out, the Hall of Supreme Harmony fell silent instantly.

Now, those honorable military generals have no intention of watching the excitement.

The Tatars went south in a big way, and it was the Tatar Khan Molun who led the conquest. It was really bad news that couldn't be worse.This year, in order to plunder food and supplies, even the Tatar Khan personally conscripted. How bad is the situation in the north of the Great Wall?
Now it was different from the small-scale battles that took place on the border all year round. What Da Zhou was facing now was a battle involving tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people!
It's a big fight!
The first battle since Emperor Hongde succeeded to the throne!
"Your Majesty, the Hetao garrison and the Kaiping garrison should be on strict alert immediately, and the Datong government army muster to prepare for battle!" Wei Guogong Xu Yao immediately came out and said in a deep voice, "At the same time, send a letter to all towns on the nine borders to take strict precautions. Prevent the Tatars from attacking the west! At the same time, Shenjing must also be ready to send troops at any time to support Datong Mansion!"

As soon as Wei Guogong Xu Yao's words fell, Yang Xiuchen, the chief assistant of the cabinet, stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, the weather is abnormal this year. I think it is because of the lack of cattle and sheep in Saibei, and the Tatars are not hungry. That's why this big move is made." Assemble. I believe that unleashing swords will damage the foundation of the country. After ordering the army to be on guard, we should send envoys to the northern part of the Great Wall to talk about peace and make friends and neighbors harmonious. Only then can we show the majesty and majesty of our Great Zhou Dynasty as a kingdom!"

Zhong Shoucai, Minister of the Ministry of War, also stepped forward and echoed: "Your Majesty, what Lord Shoufu said is very true. Once the army moves, I don't know how many people will be buried in other places, not to mention the waste of gold and silver! The military is the most important weapon of the country. If it is true, it is not appropriate to move lightly! It is better to talk about peace!"

"Your Majesty, I don't agree with the words of Lord Yang and Zhong!" Jia Jing came out and said, "Since the King of Tatar Khan has made the name of personally driving the expedition, how can he let it go?
The minister thought that since the Tatars had already invaded the south, the imperial court should immediately send a large army to attack the Tatars with heavy blows, so that they would not dare to provoke the Tatars again. This is a long-term strategy!

Peace talks will only fuel the arrogance of the Tatar barbarians!Dare I ask Lord Yang and Lord Zhong, where will this action put the many warriors who died in battle?Where are the people in the north?Where is the face of Da Zhou? "

Niu Jizong and several other founding dignitaries also immediately joined in and said: "The ministers and others seconded the proposal!"

"Your Majesty, I have an answer!" One of Emperor Hongde's confidantes, Minister of the Household Department Wang Le, came out and said, "This year's tax revenue from various places has not yet been put into the treasury, and the current silver taels in the treasury are not enough to support a big war!"

Hearing the report from the Minister of the Ministry of Hubu, Wei Jin, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, also criticized: "The national treasury is empty, and it is no longer enough to support a big war. Do you want the generals and soldiers to go to the battlefield hungry? There are ancient precepts !"

With that said, Wei Jin bowed to the stage and said, "Your Majesty, peace talks are the best policy!"

"Okay!" Emperor Hongde waved his hand to stop the debate below, "The household department is short of money, so let's allocate some of my internal funds for emergency! Didn't I just arrest a large number of corrupt officials, and return the internal funds after the house ransacking That's it!"

Hearing the words, Hubu Shangshu retreated to his place.

On the high platform, Emperor Hongde stood tall and said, "The ancestors of the Great Zhou said, guarding the borders and keeping the people safe is the foundation of the Great Zhou!
Tatar barbarians are born with wolfish ambitions, fearful of power but not virtuous!
Tolerance and forbearance will only make it worse, and peace talks are unprecedented in the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty!This example must not be opened!

I want to gather the strength of all the people to complete their achievements in one battle!It took a whole generation of blood to completely beat the Tatars to death, and to fight for the peace and tranquility of our people in the northern border for generations!
I also ask Zhu Qing's family to help me! ! ! "

After Emperor Hongde's words fell, there was a mountainous shout in the Hall of Supreme Harmony:
"The ministers are willing to die for His Majesty! Willing to die for the Great Zhou!!!"

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