Chapter 45
"Emperor...Emperor, those prison students are here again, and there are many soldiers from the Beijing camp and some low-level civil servants with them..."

Liu Xi trotted into the Qianqing Palace again in a panic, but it was stronger than last time, at least he didn't yell.

Originally, when he heard that the supervisor was coming again, Zhu Cilang stood up abruptly, with a murderous desire in his heart.

But when he heard the back, his face couldn't help but become serious, he sat down again slowly, and said in a deep voice: "How many soldiers from the Beijing camp have come, and what requests have they made?"

"Back... back to the emperor, there are no less than a thousand people, all of whom are low-level generals. They said that Zhou Zongbing severely deducted the soldiers' salaries and rewards during his tenure as the city defender. Please make decisions for them and severely punish Zhou Zongbing."

"Those supervisors still ask His Majesty to dispose of Li Ruolian."

Liu Xi said carefully.

"Come on, go and call Li Ruolian and Zhou Yuji."

Zhu Cilang pondered for a while, then waved his hand, his face was as dark as the bottom of a pot.

He is not afraid of civil servants making a fuss, but Xungui also made a move, so he has to pay attention to it.

Originally, he planned to wait for a while, after Zhou Yuji completely controlled the [-] soldiers and Wu Sangui came back, he would start to rectify the capital camp.

This is exactly the reason why he wants to reward Wu Sangui generously.

But he never imagined that these nobles were as anxious as the civil servants, and they didn't want to wait for a day.

It seems that he copied more than 30 nobles, which made both sides suspicious, and it can no longer be repaired.

Either he, the emperor, will step down, or the nobles will hand over their military power, otherwise both parties will not be able to sleep.

The nobles were worried all day long that he would ransack the house, so they must stick together.

And he will be worried all day long that the nobles will remonstrate with the palace.

.........

"See Your Majesty!"

After Li Ruolian and Zhou Yuji arrived, petitions outside the palace could be faintly heard in Qianqing Palace.

It can be seen how huge the momentum is.

"Li Aiqing, have you found out who is behind the rumor?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, there were 53 rumormongers in the first place, almost all of whom were hooligans, and they all confessed that they were instigated by others.

Although they didn't know those employers, but according to their description, I judged that they should all be stewards of big families.Just take them door-to-door to identify, and you will be able to find out who is behind the scenes! "

Li Ruolian hurriedly replied, there is no one who doesn't tell the truth after entering Jinyiwei, it's just a matter of time.

"There's no need to be so troublesome. It's a mess. The 50 people will be locked up first, and the rest will be released."

Zhu Cihong waved his hand, this matter can be suppressed for the time being, as long as he has an idea in mind.

"Yes! Your Majesty."

"Zhou Aiqing, what happened to the [-] soldiers?"

"Return to Your Majesty, the reorganization has been completed, and in a few days, weapons will be released for practice." Zhou Yuji replied.

Zhu Cilang thought about it, and tried to ask: "If we distribute weapons to them now and go to fight, how much combat power will they have?"

Zhou Yuji naturally understood His Majesty's meaning, a look of helplessness flashed across his face, and he replied:
"Your Majesty, I am incompetent. I am afraid that it will be difficult to display any combat effectiveness when issuing weapons at this time, and it is easy to lose control."

"Oh! It's not Aiqing's fault, it's because the time is too short."

Zhu Cilang waved his hand.

In fact, I didn't hold out much hope, after all, it was only two days.

And Zhou Yuji himself only has more than 200 people, so it is not easy to get 3 people to obey.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to commit suicide in fear of crime, to relieve the grievances of the soldiers of the Beijing camp." Zhou Yuji gritted his teeth and knelt down.

Seeing this, Li Ruolian at the side also showed determination on his face, and then knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, I am also willing to commit suicide in fear of crime, to outrage the common people."

"Confused, do you think those people really just want to force me to kill you? They want to force me to abdicate!"

Zhu Cihong scolded the dragon case, but he was also very moved by the loyalty of the two.

How could the two not understand this truth?

But they also just wanted to give those civil servants and soldiers from the Beijing camp one less excuse and buy more time for His Majesty.

"Get up, I know your intentions, but if I want to let my loyal subjects die in order to keep the throne, then the emperor will not do it!"

"I said at the beginning that you will not betray me, and I will not betray you. This sentence will not change until I die."

Zhu Cihong got up and came to the hall to help the two of them up, with a determined look on his face.

"His Majesty…"

The two of them were so moved that they couldn't stop sobbing, which made the palace maids and eunuchs beside them sob too.

"Okay, stop pretending to be a girl!"

"Zhou Aiqing, don't worry about anything after you go back, just train your soldiers and horses as hard as you can, three meals a day, and eat every meal!"

"Li Aiqing, you only need to maintain law and order in the city, and arrest anyone who dares to spread rumors and cause trouble!"

Zhu Cihong waved his hands, and then gave instructions to the two of them.

He intends to use dragging formulas. There are still more than 8000 Jingjun and Yulin troops in the palace, which are more than enough to defend the imperial city. If they want to petition, let them petition.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The two of them obviously understood His Majesty's plan, so they didn't say anything about committing suicide in fear of crime. After all, His Majesty really needed them now.

"How about this, I will send someone to bring your family members to the palace and live there for a while."

Zhu Cihong thought about it and added another sentence.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Seeing that His Majesty took their family's safety into consideration, the two were moved again and wept bitterly.

Not long after the two left, the two empress dowagers rushed over again.

"Lang'er, what's going on?"

"Hehe, what else could be going on? Don't you want to force the boy to abdicate? It's just wishful thinking!"

Zhu Cihong sneered and explained to the two of them.

The two women heard that even the soldiers from the Beijing camp had come, but their expressions were tense and dignified.

Obviously, they are all aware of the seriousness of the problem.

Empress Zhou thought about it, and then persuaded with a worried face: "Lang'er, why don't you let your father be restored, and you take Zhou Yuji and the others to Shandong to avoid it."

"Yes, Hong'er, in the current situation, it is not a bad thing to take a step back, it will benefit both you and Daming."

"Auntie believes that if you go to Shandong with your ability, you will be able to return to the capital within three years."

Zhang Yan also tried to persuade him.

The meaning couldn't be more obvious, let Zhu Cihong first go to Shandong to develop for a period of time, and then lead troops to Beijing to clean up those civil servants.

"That's right, the queen mother and your aunt went to talk to your father and asked him to make you the king of Lu. He can open a mansion and build a government, control the military and political affairs of a province in Shandong, and let you take half of the money and food. I believe your father should not would refuse."

"Lang'er, a man can bend and stretch, there is no need to fight for a moment, the throne is yours after all, no one can fight for it."

Zhang Yan said again, with the softest but firmest tone.

It's just that I didn't directly explain that if your father doesn't abdicate at that time, my aunt will stand up and support you.

Seeing Zhang Yan say this, Zhu Cihong was also very moved. He knew that as long as Zhang Yan was willing to support him, righteousness would always be by his side, and as long as he had soldiers in his hands, he could destroy his father Chongzhen at any time.

After all, the eldest sister-in-law is like a mother, so as long as the old father Chongzhen's head is buckled, a feces bowl for molesting and insulting his sister-in-law will be made, and he will be unable to eat it.

"Mother, auntie, I know you are doing it for my own good, and going to Shandong is really good, but my son just can't swallow it."

"Don't worry, I don't believe that they dare to attack the imperial city before the matter reaches a certain stage, hum! Even if they have the guts, they will never enter."

Zhu Cihong was full of confidence in the end.

In fact, he also considered going to Shandong. After all, the north is rotten, and only Shandong is better.

With his ability and the lack of money and food for soldiers and horses, it may be better to go to Shandong to rectify farming, train troops and sell salt, while accumulating strength and cultivating his own talents, than staying in the capital.

But Beijing asked his father to bear it first. Anyway, King Chuang has already escaped, and Chongzhen should be able to withstand it.

But as the saying goes, a man who has worked so hard to guard the city for so long, is kicked out like this, which is really unacceptable to him.

The point is that he hasn't reached that point yet, as long as it drags on for another ten and a half months, he will be able to force those nobles to compromise.

As long as Xungui compromises, those civil servants are nothing. There are not many generals in the Ming Dynasty who can fight, but there are many people who want to be officials.

"Hey! Why are you just as disobedient as your father?"

Zhang Yan sighed helplessly.

Empress Zhou also groaned again and again. When they met this father and son, the two daughters were heartbroken.

(End of this chapter)

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