Saving the Ming Dynasty: I can exchange bodies with Chongzhen

Chapter 84: Great Victory! The Court is Shocked

In the capital,

The civil officials gathered together, and they were extremely frightened about the emperor's decision to use military force against the Tartars.

I hate it to the extreme.

Many of their industries were outside the capital, and when the Tartars invaded again, they had to sell off many of their interests in a hurry.

"Minister Huang, why don't you say something? Are we just going to let His Majesty do what he wants?" Tian Weijia, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, looked grim. "If we lose this battle, there will be no turning back for us and the Qing Dynasty."

"How can the Ming Dynasty's territory and people be destroyed in your Majesty's hands?" Chen Yan, the president of the Hanlin Academy, also stood up at this time. As a member of the Donglin Party, he no longer cared about being shy.

"Your Majesty has now transferred out the East Factory, the Embroidered Uniform Guard, the Beijing Camp, and the White Spear Soldiers. Perhaps we can take this opportunity to put pressure on Your Majesty again." Xue Guoguan, the Minister of Rites, couldn't help but say.

Everyone's pupils suddenly shrank. Everyone naturally understood what Xue Guoguan meant.

The so-called pressure is nothing more than forcing the emperor to abdicate.

"Your Majesty is acting recklessly..." The Minister of Justice, Zheng Sanjue, was about to speak when he heard a noise outside. He quickly stopped and looked outside.

At that time, the nobles from the capital came over, and the Duke of Wei, the Duke of Ding, the Marquis of Wuding and others walked in from outside.

Compared with civil officials, nobles had more businesses and industries around the capital, which made them more anxious and angry than civil officials.

"Since you are discussing something, why didn't you call us?" Duke Dingguo Xu Yunzhen looked at everyone, frowned, and asked with wide eyes, "It's already this time, and you are still fighting alone?"

"The Ming Dynasty is about to fall, can't we discuss it?"

Tian Weijia, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, looked at the nobles and said, "You? Are you also dissatisfied with His Majesty's actions?"

"Hmph, he is pushing the Ming Dynasty into the fire pit. How can we just sit back and watch?" Yangwu Hou Xue Lian said with a purple face.

The nobles all looked at Huang Shijun with grim expressions, "Minister Huang, Lord Chen, are you just going to watch His Majesty act so recklessly?"

"Can we defend against the Tartars with only the Yongwei Battalion, the Jing Battalion and the White Spear Soldiers?"

"Won't it be another Jisi Change in the end?!"

"Who says it's not? Aren't we the ones who will suffer the consequences?"

"What are Hong Chengchou, Sun Chuanting, and Lu Xiangsheng doing for a living? At this time, why don't they go to the capital to support the emperor?"

"..."

Huang Shijun shook his head, "How can we persuade His Majesty now?"

Xue Guoguan and Tian Weijia looked at each other and said, "Everyone, I think it's useless for you to say this here. We should go to the palace and tell His Majesty what's going on."

In the two previous encounters with His Majesty, the civil officials did not gain the upper hand. Now that they have the nobles, a group of idiots, charging in the front, they will naturally not let go of this opportunity.

The struggle for power has always been a step-by-step process.

How could they miss such a good opportunity?

Tian Weijia understood immediately and shouted, "Yes, tell your majesty."

"Go, everyone!"

Zhang Sizhi, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites, also echoed, "What we need to do now is to ask His Majesty to issue an order to have all the provinces come to the capital to defend the king."

"Yang Sichang is a traitor who only knows how to follow Your Majesty. I want to impeach him..."

This time, all the civil servants and nobles stood on the same front and headed towards the palace.

Faced with a powerful enemy, these civil servants and nobles did not think about how to resist the enemy, but about their own interests and their rights.

……

In the Prince Xiang's Palace,

Chongzhen was listening to Zhu Changgan's movements at this moment, and a thin layer of sweat appeared on his forehead unconsciously. "What time is it?"

"Replying to the prince, it's two quarters past three in the afternoon!"

“So slow…”

Chongzhen kept clenching his hands and then loosening them. After a while, he couldn't help asking again, then stood up, walked around, and then sat down again.

The soul is out of control.

Hong Tao looked at Chongzhen and couldn't help but look at a servant outside the door.

The servant immediately understood what Hongtao meant and nodded at her.

This kind of situation had happened to the prince before. It was the second day after he fell into the puddle. It had been much better these days, but I didn't expect it to happen again today.

Chongzhen looked at the sun and finally couldn't help but said, "Go get me some ink, paper and inkstone. I want to write an article."

The restlessness, anger, uneasiness, and worry in his heart... were like maggots eating his bones, making him unable to calm down no matter what.

"Yes, prince!"

But he soon discovered that the method that had always worked didn't work this time. The brush in his hand didn't obey him at all. The burning anger in his heart had burned his mind, and his previous ability to write was like a god.

Now I can’t write anything.

"The so-called country is a name for the country, not a real country? I don't agree. If there is no real country, how can there be a name for the country?" Chongzhen gritted his teeth and said word by word: "Is it so difficult to go to the capital to serve the king?"

"As long as the capital is there, the Ming Dynasty will be there. Without the capital and the Ming emperor, what's the point of suppressing bandits?" Chongzhen clenched his hands tightly and suddenly placed the brushes on the table.

"What time is it now?"

"Replying to the prince, it has only been less than a quarter of an hour."

Chongzhen's arms were shaking. Suddenly, he stopped moving and his eyes widened. "He...he is still in this mood?"

He cut it off sharply.

……

inside the palace,
After receiving the news that the Ming army and the Tatars were fighting each other, Zhu Changgan no longer stayed in the Grand Council.

Instead, he came to Chenghua Palace.

All preparations have been completed, and how the battle will unfold next will be left to the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty.

All he had to do now was wait, and the only way to stop the anxiety was to distract it.

Empty yourself.

So Zhu Changgan came to Chenghua Palace and continued to finish what he had not done last time.

Upon hearing that His Majesty was coming, Concubine Chen hurried out and knelt to greet him, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."

"Get up quickly." Zhu Changgan looked at the mature and attractive figure. The flesh on her legs was plump and taut, and so white and tender that it seemed as if it could be blown away.

As dazzling as white jade.

"Princess Chen, I am feeling anxious today, so I came here to relax for a while."

Wang Chengen understood what was going on immediately and told all the maids and eunuchs to go out.

Chen Fei watched everyone leave, and finally understood something. Her whole body trembled, and a blush began to appear on her cheeks, then spread to her neck and back...

The whole body was like being dyed, gradually becoming blurred, as if the gentle and sweet scent of flesh was emanating from it.

More and more beautiful beyond description.

Chen Fei's chest rose and fell, and her heartbeat quickened.

"Please have mercy on me, Your Majesty!" Concubine Chen seemed to have been waiting for this moment for a long time. After entering the harem, she had obviously been trained by professionals.

Although she had never experienced it, she knew everything and took off her outer clothes on her own.

Above the sky, the sound of thunder was heard again.

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and soon it was like a downpour. The rain in the sky looked like a huge waterfall!

When a gust of wind blows, the rain as dense as a waterfall is blown into smoke, fog, and dust.

The delicate flowers in the imperial garden, gorgeous and charming, swayed in the rain, yet became even more resilient.

When the rain gradually stopped, the sun had already set and a rainbow hung in the sky.

The clouds in the sky were set off by the setting sun, which was very beautiful. Even more beautiful than the clouds were the flowers in the imperial garden, which looked even more beautiful under the setting sun.

……

When Zhu Changgan came out of Chenghua Hall, Wang Chengen looked at His Majesty and could not help but said, "Your Majesty, the civil officials and nobles are kneeling outside the palace gate."

"Let them kneel!" "Your Majesty..." Wang Chengen hesitated to speak.

"explain."

"Yes, Your Majesty, this time is different from before. In addition to the civil officials and nobles, the Crown Prince is also kneeling outside."

"Hmm?" Zhu Changgan's eyes narrowed suddenly and he looked at Wang Chengen, "Who brought him here?"

“…” Wang Chengen didn’t dare to say it, but the answer was self-evident.

Of course it was the group of civil servants.

Zhu Changgan suddenly laughed, "Okay, okay, I just asked the crown prince to go out of the palace to give lectures, and scheduled the ceremony of coming of age to take place next year. After the ceremony, he can hold the jade tablet and meet the ministers, and he did this to me?"

Of course, letting the prince go out to study was something Chongzhen had done before, but it shows how much importance Chongzhen attached to Zhu Cilang's education.

"I remember that the prince's teachers were Minister of Rites Jiang Fengyuan, Chancellor Yao Minggong, Junior Chancellor Wang Duo, and Qu Keshen. Vice Minister of Rites Fang Fengnian, Right Eunuch Xiang Yu, Editor Liu Lishun, Editor Wu Weiye, Yang Tinglin, and Lin Zengzhi, right?"

"Your Majesty, these are the people."

"It seems that it is no longer possible to let these civil servants continue to teach the prince!" Zhu Changgan took a deep breath, his eyes turned cold, "I suddenly want to meet these people."

……

At this time, outside the Qianqing Palace.

More civil officials and nobles were kneeling than last time, as well as the censors from the procuratorate. Their fierce attack on the emperor had just begun.

The open space outside the Qianqing Palace was filled with people kneeling

"Your Majesty, the Manchu Tartars are determined to destroy our Ming Dynasty. They have invaded the pass several times, causing many casualties among our Ming people. Please, Your Majesty, consider the hardships of the people and allow all places to come to Beijing to defend the king!"

"Your Majesty, the Ming Dynasty can no longer withstand the turmoil..."

"Your Majesty, the Ming Dynasty has been handed over to you. You can't let it perish like this!"

"I accuse Yang Sichang of accepting bribes. He killed innocent people to gain credit for suppressing bandits. He only cared about his own position and ignored the dignity of the Ming Dynasty..."

"Your Majesty, I accuse Yang Sichang of disregarding propriety, righteousness, and the overall situation of the court, and of blindly instigating the emperor to send troops, disregarding the country of the Ming Dynasty, disregarding the capital, and disregarding the country of the Ming Dynasty..."

They were all heartbroken, singing the rules passed down by their ancestors with determination in their eyes.

With so many people giving advice, it would be impossible even if the emperor wanted to kill them.

For a civil servant in the Ming Dynasty, being convicted for speech was an honor, the highest honor.

For them, this is loyalty to the emperor and patriotism.

The more angry you, the emperor, are, the more correct our strategy is.

Xue Guoguan shouted, "Your Majesty, please transfer the Yongwei Battalion, the Jing Battalion, and the Baigan Soldiers back to the capital to preserve the dignity of the court."

"I request Your Majesty to transfer the Brave Guard Battalion back to all places so that they can serve the king."

"I request Your Majesty to ask all places to serve the king!"

At this moment, all the civil servants and nobles knelt on the ground and shouted loudly, and the sound waves rushed towards the Qianqing Palace like sea waves.

……

at this time.

On the streets of the capital, several Jinyiwei were galloping on Chang'an Avenue in the dust, even though their bodies and faces were wet with rain and blood.

But he still galloped madly, shouting loudly.

"Great victory, great victory!"

"Great victory...Great victory in Tongzhou!"

The sky was not dark yet and there were still many people on the street. Their shouts immediately attracted the attention of countless people.

Great victory?

Where did the great victory come from?

Could it be that the troops of Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting in Shaanxi and Henan won a great victory in suppressing the rebels?

That’s not right. Shouldn’t it be the Jinyiwei who came back?

It is even less likely to be a great victory in Tongzhou.

Then I thought about the situation two days ago when the Yongwei Camp, the Jingying Camp and the Baigan Soldiers left the city. Could it be... Could it be that the Yongwei Camp, the Jingying Camp and the Baigan Soldiers defeated the Tartars in Tongzhou?
The people followed behind and cheered.

Boiling...

The messenger soldiers of the Embroidered Uniform Guard ran all the way, igniting the enthusiasm of the people just like lighting firecrackers.

The news of this grand occasion spread all the way to the palace gate. The eunuchs had already received the emperor's order to allow the messengers of the Embroidered Uniform Guard to enter on horseback, so they opened the gate as soon as possible.

……

"Your Majesty, this war concerns the well-being of the Ming Dynasty. I beg Your Majesty to withdraw the imperial order for the sake of our ancestors and the people."

"Your Majesty, Yang Sichang's crimes are too numerous to list..."

The civil servants and nobles kneeling outside the Qianqing Palace were still pressing forward.

"Six hundred miles urgent!"

"Great victory!"

"Great victory in Tongzhou!"

Hearing the voice behind them, they turned their heads in a daze. Some of them reacted and knew to move, but some were blind and did not move. Then they saw people from the East Factory coming towards them waving whips.

"Crack~"

These people from the East Factory were holding their breath and pulled with all their might.

If we block the military intelligence, it will be useless to fight.

Immediately, the civil officials and nobles made way for them, and the messenger from the Embroidered Uniform Guard had already dismounted from his horse and rushed in.

Tongzhou...great victory?
At the same time, the main hall door of the Qianqing Palace opened, and Wang Chengen ran out, "Hurry, His Majesty is waiting!"

The messenger quickly climbed the stairs and handed the urgent news to Wang Chengen.

Everyone's eyes turned to Wang Chengen, who ran in with an urgent report, opened the wax seal, and handed it to the emperor respectfully.

Zhu Changgan took it and opened it. His eyes suddenly lit up and he threw it to Wang Chengen, "Read it to you all!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Wang Chengen took the urgent report and looked at its contents, he couldn't help shaking all over.

Arriving outside the Qianqing Palace, he shouted at the top of his voice: "Great victory in Tongzhou, the Yongwei Battalion, the Beijing Battalion, and the White Spear Soldiers encountered Yue Tuo's troops. In one battle, we killed 12,000 enemies and captured 1,000 enemy soldiers... a great victory!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole place fell into deathly silence!

More than ten seconds passed.
boom!
Like water falling into a hot oil pan, it began to boil.

The Eastern Depot, the Embroidered Uniform Guard, palace guards, palace maids, eunuchs... all cheered.

Only the civil servants and nobles who were kneeling were trembling as if struck by lightning, with a constant buzzing in their ears, yet they seemed to hear nothing.

Great victory?

How could it be a great victory?
And they annihilated 13,000 enemies?

That's the Tartar...

……

At this time, the sky darkened and the sun set.

Chongzhen suddenly sat up from his chair. After he cut off Zhu Changgan's connection today, he knew nothing.

Now that I have returned to my body, the first thing I wanted to ask Wang Chengen about what happened today, but my ears were already filled with cheers.

He ran out quickly, looked at the boiling scene in the palace, his Adam's apple rolled, and he swallowed hard.

"Wang Chengen, won?"

"Your Majesty, great victory, great victory..." Wang Chengen stopped speaking suddenly.

His face suddenly changed, and he realized that the time had come. His Majesty might have a relapse, so he quickly handed over the good news in his hand, "Your Majesty, can you take another look?!"

(End of this chapter)