My Red Mansion Career

Chapter 139 The chief assistant who just said it was over

"Tongguan actually fell because the artillery ammunition ran out and was unable to withstand the Mongols' returning artillery?"

Tan Qingyun froze in place. If this was really the reason, he, as the chief minister of the cabinet, might really be the end of his job.

Thinking of Emperor Changping's cannibalistic eyes and the flood of impeachment memorials from officials after the news spread, Tan Qingyun felt dizzy for a while, and then his vision went dark and he knew nothing.

"Master Chief Assistant...Master Chief Assistant...here comes...the Imperial Physician..."

Before he fell into coma, he vaguely heard bursts of exclamations coming from his ears.

Tan Qingyun's sudden fainting also caused chaos in Wenyuan Pavilion for a while.

Soon several eunuchs came over and carried Tan Qingyun to the house next door, and called the imperial doctor for diagnosis and treatment.

However, it was obvious that talking about Qingyun's coma could not eliminate the anger in Emperor Changping's heart, so he looked at Wang Zhijie again.

Seeing the look from Emperor Changping, Wang Zhijie groaned secretly in his heart.

As the second assistant of the cabinet and a bachelor of Jianji Palace, when Tan Qingyun, the chief assistant of the cabinet, is unable to perform his duties, he is the top leader of the cabinet.

"Wang Aiqing, I gave an order to the cabinet half a month ago, asking you to ensure the supply of food and grass in the front line, and I also allocated you 100 million taels of silver for this purpose.

Now tell me, why is there still a shortage of medicine in Tongguan? "

Emperor Changping's tone was light, but anyone could tell that Emperor Changping was a volcano containing huge energy and could erupt at any time.

"His Majesty……"

Wang Zhijie slowly walked up to Emperor Changping and bowed down, and at the same time he heard a sad voice: "As the second minister of the cabinet, I failed to transport supplies to the front line in time, which led to the loss of Tongguan.

I am ashamed of my trust in Your Majesty and I am ashamed of my frontline soldiers. Please punish me. I will never complain! "

"Your Majesty... I am ashamed of Your Majesty... I am ashamed of the frontline soldiers. Please punish me."

At this time, Jian Desan, Yang Jilin, Ye Zuo and other three pavilion elders also knelt down to Emperor Changping to apologize.

Immediately afterwards, all the ministers also knelt down.

Looking at the officials who were kneeling in darkness, Emperor Changping's face turned even darker.

"Okay...is this the collective putting pressure on me?"

Just when Emperor Changping was about to explode, a sharp voice sounded outside.

"The emperor is coming!"

Along with this voice, an old figure walked into Wenyuan Pavilion surrounded by several eunuchs.

Seeing the person coming, Emperor Changping, who was about to explode with anger, was suddenly startled.

He has been on the throne for 13 years. During these more than ten years, although Li Wukun still controlled a large part of Daxia's power, he still did a good job on the surface and never set foot in the Huangji Palace, which was within the scope of Emperor Changping's influence. , Daming Palace and other spheres of influence.

His sudden arrival today also made Emperor Changping nervous. Could it be that his father, after being silent for more than ten years, was finally going to make a big move?

Although he was surprised, he quickly stood up and faced him.

"Father...why are you here?"

The Supreme Emperor snorted coldly: "If I don't come, I'm afraid the country passed down by our ancestors will be defeated by you!" He strode to the chair and sat down. He looked at the ministers who were kneeling and said unceremoniously: "Fourth...I just heard that Tongguan fell because the Mongol Tatars' artillery blasted through the city wall because of the lack of supply of gunpowder for the rear artillery?"

"Yes."

The Supreme Emperor sneered: "This Tan Qingyun seems to be really old and confused. How long has it been, and he is still playing with his little tricks.

Since he didn't care about the lives of the frontline soldiers so much, there was no need to keep him.

Pass the decree... Tan Qingyun, as the chief minister of the cabinet, assists me in handling state affairs and planning major strategies.

The most important thing should be the imperial court. However, in recent years, it has been slack in government affairs, has been perfunctory, and is even suspected of corruption, which has greatly damaged the image of the imperial court and hurt the hearts of the people.

I had hoped that Tan Qingyun would repent and reform, but his performance disappointed me.Today I have no choice but to issue an order to remove Tan Qingyun from the position of Chief Assistant of the Cabinet, and order the Jinyi Guards to search his house as a warning to others. "

The Supreme Emperor did not speak a word, but as soon as he spoke, he dismissed a chief assistant from his post and ransacked his family, just like deposing a ninth-grade sesame official, and everyone was stunned.

The Supreme Emperor glanced at Emperor Changping: "Emperor, what do you think of this imperial edict?"

Emperor Changping quickly bowed and said: "My father is wise, and all my sons and ministers will not accept me."

The Supreme Emperor looked at Emperor Changping for a long time, sighed softly, and suddenly lost interest: "That's all, Fourth, you have grown up, and I can't scold you as often as before.

Some things still have to be done by yourself. Now that our army is newly defeated, the top priority is to quickly send orders to all places to come to Beijing to serve the king.

Before armies from all over the country enter the capital, they must ensure the safety of the capital. What are you going to do, Fourth Brother? "

Emperor Changping quickly replied: "Returning to my father, last time Wang Ziteng took away six battalions of soldiers and horses from the Beijing camp. Now there are only two battalions of Xuanfeng camp and Shenji camp left in the Beijing camp, with a total of 8000 people.

In addition, there are [-] new troops from the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division, a total of more than [-] people. With these people, Ma Erchen believes that he can hold on until King Qin's troops from various places enter Beijing. "

The Supreme Emperor asked again: "The Shenjing is so big that it cannot be defended by more than [-] soldiers and horses.

Moreover, there are more than one million people in Shenjing. Just eating horse chews every day is a huge amount of supplies. If the Mongolian Tatars block the canal bank, things from outside will not be transported in, and Shenjing will not be able to transport anything in. How long can it last? "

Emperor Changping gritted his teeth and said, "I have thought about what my father is worried about, but I dare not say anything more. It should not be a problem to persist for more than half a month."

"It's not right..."

The Supreme Emperor shook his head: "This move is too dangerous. If the Mongolian Tatars really besiege the capital, we will really be the turtle in the urn.

If the people in the capital are in panic and take advantage of the chaos to cause trouble, how should you respond? "

Seeing that the Supreme Emperor did not agree with his opinion, Emperor Changping gritted his teeth and said: "Father... I originally planned to hold a military parade in a few days, inviting civil and military officials and the people of the whole city to watch, in order to improve the common people and officials. their confidence.

But no one expected that Tongguan would be defeated so quickly, so the ministers just now issued an order to advance the date of the military parade and hold it in advance outside the Meridian Gate at Youzheng time today.

In order to improve the confidence of civil and military officials and the people of Shenjing, please give me your permission? "

"Military parade? Observing the troops?"

The Supreme Emperor laughed dumbly, thought for a while, and finally nodded: "Forget it... I will see with you today, what is going on with this military parade you created?"

Seeing that the Supreme Emperor agreed to his proposal, Emperor Changping breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time his heart was secretly hanging.

"Jia Yu, Jia Yu, let's see if your proposal works this time!"

(End of this chapter)