Before hanging himself, Chongzhen lifted the table

Chapter 25 Military power must be grasped personally

At this time, there was movement from the door of the palace, but it was the man who raided the house and commanded Luo Yangxing, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, who came back.

The results of the inspection were quickly put in front of Emperor Chongzhen. There were more than 3 taels of silver in cash. If you add gold and silver jewelry and real estate shops and the like, there were probably more than 10 taels, for a total of about 15 taels.

These are preliminary calculations, and Queen Zhou needs to send someone to verify again.

Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen gave the list to Empress Zhou and told her: "The cash part is currently a little less than 40. You can verify it again. I estimate that the arrears will be made up and the monthly salary will be paid on time to rebuild the army." This one is all too much. Other gold and silver jewelry, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, and real estate shops are not suitable for military expenses. You should sort out the cash part first and see how much surplus you can have."

Originally, at this point in history, Emperor Chongzhen forced donations from the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, and finally received a total of 20 taels. However, this amount of money was really just a drop in the bucket for the entire capital.

Not to mention anything else, then Tang Tong led 8000 men and horses to King Qin and rushed to the capital. Emperor Chongzhen expressed his condolences again and again. Then Tang Tong himself rewarded 40 taels of silver, and each of the soldiers received 4000 taels of silver. The total was only [-] taels of silver!Not to mention, what about the border army’s salary arrears!
If the army in the late Ming Dynasty did not serve Emperor Chongzhen, it would be one-sided if it were just attributed to loyalty or disloyalty.

Now that Emperor Chongzhen is overthrowing the table to seize military power, the money obtained from confiscating homes must first be used on the newly formed army, so that he can truly win over the military's morale and use the army for his own use.

At this time, after he finished explaining to Queen Zhou, he immediately turned to look at Prince Zhu Cihong and said: "Go and verify the inventory of soldiers and armor in the capital. If there are good ones, distribute them to the cavalry officers first, and then to other officers in the newly formed military camp." . In addition, various craftsmen under the jurisdiction of the War Bureau and the Supervisor of Ceremonies have also been verified. How much their arrears of wages have been calculated. In the future, on the premise of ensuring that the army does not owe wages, the next priority is to ensure these Artisans are not owed wages.”

While Emperor Chongzhen was still explaining, another chamberlain came to report that Li Shouxuan, the commander-in-chief of Changping, had led his troops to the outside of the capital city and asked for an audience.

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen immediately sent an order to see him. Then he turned back to Empress Zhou and Zhu Cixiang and said, "He also died fighting for the Ming Dynasty. I have sent him back to guard the capital. I have to settle him. You guys will do what I just said." Get busy!”

Other matters can be left to others, but as for military power, no matter how busy he is, he still has to handle it personally.

After finishing speaking, he hurried to Wuying Palace to prepare to meet the general of Changping.

When he left the palace gate, there were many servants waiting at the door, obviously they were all busy.It's just that Emperor Chongzhen had told him before that except for those who had conveyed the decree before, he would ignore the others, so these servants did not dare to disturb him.

But at this time, Emperor Chongzhen saw them and asked casually: "What's going on?"

When several chamberlains saw it, they immediately reported it one after another.

"Mr. Wei Ge requested to see His Majesty and said that he had something to report."

"Master Li Banghua, the censor of Zuodu, has given a secret report!"

"..."

In just one lunch break, there were a dozen things waiting for him to deal with.

Emperor Chongzhen didn't think much about it. He just ordered: "The secret memorial is presented. If nothing else is seen, the memorial will be forwarded to the cabinet first. If there is anything, we will discuss it at the court meeting tomorrow."

Originally, he would not care about anything, but Li Banghua was different. At least he was loyal to the country when the capital city was destroyed. Such people must be treated differently.Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen wanted to see what his secret message was.

There is a distance between Qianqing Palace and Wuying Palace, and the emperor's chariot has been waiting at the door.However, Emperor Chongzhen took one look and ordered: "Get your horses ready!" He turned around and led the cavalry to rescue Ningwuguan. Although he rode a horse in later generations, it was not galloping.Therefore, even if you already have the power of the Overlord, you still need to practice riding more.If you don’t have dedicated time to practice, it’s better to get familiar with every opportunity.

While the chamberlain was preparing his horses, he opened Li Banghua's secret memorial and read it.

In his secret memorial, Li Banghua asked Emperor Chongzhen to stick to the capital and follow the example of the Yongle Dynasty. The prince went to Nanjing to handle state affairs on his behalf. If nothing worked, the two kings Ding and Yong were entrusted to Taiping and Ningguo to protect Nanjing in case of trouble.

Seeing this, Emperor Chongzhen remembered that he had also seen the general meaning of this memorial in "Ming Tongjian".Records say that Emperor Chongzhen intended to move, but there was more opposition in the court, and in the end it was nothing.

Now it is probably due to the big court meeting, so this secret report was released in advance.

However, the current Emperor Chongzhen has already made a plan, and it is impossible to change his mind just because of this secret report.He wanted to lead the troops on an expedition, and the prince wanted to supervise the country and protect the hearts of the capital. As for the arrangements for the other two sons, if they were to be divided at this time, it would obviously be detrimental to the defense of the capital and would cause turmoil in the hearts of the people.

At this time, what is needed is the determination and momentum to break the boat!

Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen decided to keep this secret memorial.

Just as I was thinking about it, I saw a tall horse being led over, but at first glance it seemed to have a docile personality.

Emperor Chongzhen didn't care about anything else. He immediately got on his horse, hit the horse and left, heading to Wuying Hall.

In the main hall, after Emperor Chongzhen went out, neither Queen Zhou nor Zhu Cihong had any intention of continuing to eat.

Among them, Zhu Cixiang saw his mother looking a little dazed, and felt a little worried, so he said to her: "Mother, the things my father has told us are very urgent. We have to do it quickly."

When things get busy, maybe the Queen Mother will be in a better mood, right?

When Queen Zhou heard the voice, she came back to her senses and glanced at him. She seemed to want to force a smile. When she found that it didn't work, she had no choice but to stop forcing it and replied to her son: "Okay, go and get busy!"

Seeing that she seemed fine, Zhu Cixi stood up and said, "Then let's go get busy."

After he finished speaking, he saw that his mother had nothing to say, so he walked out.

However, before he took two steps, he heard a collision behind him. He quickly looked back and saw his mother standing up. She probably didn't stand firm and made a sound when she touched the table.

Zhu Cixiang was a little worried at first, but when he saw this, he hurried over and said worriedly: "Mother, why don't you remind him!"

Queen Zhou knew who he was. Now that her son didn't even want to call him grandpa, it made her feel very sad. But she also understood her son. If she wanted to blame her son, she could only blame her father himself!
When my son said "remind me", no matter what, he was very considerate of himself.

With this thought in her mind, Queen Zhou couldn't help but sigh: "I...I...oh!"

(End of this chapter)