Mingshi

Chapter 549
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but……

This time is different!

This time it was Huang Taiji who took Datong abruptly and massacred the city.As a result, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty really did not have the confidence to rely on the high walls of the capital to resist Huang Taiji's madness.

Once the capital is breached, then Huang Taiji will slaughter Datong, will he let the capital go?

The massacre of the city is inevitable, and I am afraid that they will inevitably die at that time.Xu Jie has never made any decisions on his own in his life.I have lived in the shadow of Yan Song all my life. When Yan Song was the chief assistant, all the ideas were taken by Yan Song, and he just came up with ideas. In fact, he was equivalent to the identity of an aide.Once this person gets used to a certain role, it will become natural. Now that Xu Jie is the chief assistant of the cabinet, he has been thinking excitedly that it is finally his turn to make up his mind. For the past year, he has been full of ambition, But today, when important decisions were made in front of him, his timid and indecisive character was highlighted.

As soon as he panicked, he saw the scene of grassland tribes attacking the capital, as if he saw the bloody massacre of the city, as if he saw the flames of war everywhere, his house was breached, and he died tragically under the Mongolian sword.

"No!" Xu Jie shouted in his heart: "I can't die! I... I just became the chief minister of the cabinet... I... I still want to..."

"Xu Qing!"

Hearing the cold voice of Emperor Jiajing again, his heart was shocked, and he blurted out:
"Your Majesty, Ma Fang can't stop Huang Taiji. The capital has dispatched [-] troops to Datong. Now the capital is only garrisoned by [-] troops. I'm afraid they won't be able to stop Huang Taiji's army. Why don't we move our capital to Nanjing before Huang Taiji arrives..."

"Om..."

The court immediately became chaotic, and there were many discussions. Emperor Jiajing's face flushed. He never thought that Xu Jie would propose to move the capital.In fact, even moving the capital is not very troublesome. After all, Ming Dynasty has always had two capitals, one is Beijing and the other is Nanjing.

but……

Emperor Jiajing couldn't accept this kind of humiliation.

Moreover, all imperial courts that were forced to relocate their capitals in history did not end well.At the beginning, Tang Minghuang was forced by An Lushan to abandon the capital, and was finally forced by his son to kill his concubine Yang Yuhuan, and even lost his imperial power, and finally died of depression.

The Song Dynasty was also forced to move the capital, but in the end it was the kingdom.

When the Ming Dynasty moved its capital from Nanjing to Beijing, it was the initiative to move the capital, and he shouted the slogan "The Son of Heaven guards the gate of the country, and the king dies in the country". Now that he is asked to abandon Beijing and be forced to flee to Nanjing, no matter what it is, Emperor Jiajing can't accept it. .

It's just that the thought of Huang Taiji's menacing approach made Emperor Jiajing feel fear.Even Ma Fang can't stop Huang Taiji, can the capital be able to stop it?
If he couldn't stop it in the end, wouldn't he die under Huang Taiji's iron hoof?
"No!" At this time, a high-pitched voice suppressed the chaotic voices in the hall, and Gao Gong stared at Xu Jie with a flushed face and shouted:

"Xu Huating, what do you mean by this? You actually encouraged His Majesty to flee. Don't you know the ancestral motto of 'the emperor guards the gate of the country, and the king dies in the country'?"

"Are you asking His Majesty to die?" Xu Jie replied stiffly, "We are just avoiding the edge, not giving up the capital..."

The court hall became chaotic again with the argument between the two big men. Some advocated to stick to it, and some advocated to move the capital. It was like a vegetable market, and it became a mess.

"Snapped!"

There was a slapping sound from above, the sound was loud, and it seemed very abrupt in the debate among the officials.And in fact, even though the officials were arguing loudly, everyone was secretly paying attention to Emperor Jiajing who was sitting above.Seeing Emperor Jiajing slapping the table at this time, everyone immediately fell silent, everyone lowered their heads slightly, not daring to look at Emperor Jiajing.

At this time, Emperor Jiajing was so angry that his chest heaved violently, and he was very disappointed with Xu Jie in his heart.Moreover, Xu Jie's suggestion of moving the capital made him completely flustered.He found himself in a dilemma now.

If he sticks to the capital, once the capital is forced, he will have no choice but to die.No one wants to die, let alone the emperor?

However, if he agrees to move the capital, without talking about humiliation, but who can guarantee that what happened to Tang Minghuang at the beginning will not happen to him during the process of moving the capital?

For a dictator, once he loses his imperial power, what is the difference between this and his death?It might as well be dead.

Taking a deep breath, he suppressed the panic in his heart.The reason why he was able to suppress the panic in his heart was because he still had one last reliance, and this reliance was...

Luo Xin!

Since Luo Xin was able to defeat Alatan Khan twice, even raided the royal court and beheaded Alatan Khan, why couldn't he defeat Huang Taiji?

There are two reasons why he didn't use Luo Xin before. He still wanted Luo Xin to follow the path of a literati. There is no reward, and Luo Xin is very young. This is not a good thing for Luo Xin and the royal family.

However, today he had to ask Luo Xin for advice, and he also observed Luo Xin just now.Although Luo Xin stood in the corner without saying a word, Luo Xin's expression didn't change at all, he was very calm, as if he didn't see the chaos in the court hall at all, and put himself in the garden to enjoy the flowers.

Luo Xin's calm calmed down the panic in Emperor Jiajing's heart. Seeing that the court had calmed down, he looked at Luo Xin and said:

"Luo Qing, do you agree to stick to it, or move the capital?"

"Shh..."

The eyes of all the officials were focused on Luo Xin, at this moment they suddenly remembered that there is still a ruthless person standing here!

This ruthless man was the one who defeated Alatan Khan twice and cut off Alatan Khan's head.Thinking of Luo Xin, a ruthless man standing beside them, it was amazing that their flustered minds stabilized, and they all looked at Luo Xin expectantly.

Luo Xin came out from the court class, he already had an idea in his heart, it was impossible to move, then Daming would be in chaos, but seeing that the hearts of the courtiers are already in chaos, with this mentality, it is impossible to You can't keep the capital.Therefore, it is necessary to stabilize the hearts of the courtiers, give them hope, unite the court, and work together, so that it is possible to hold on to the capital.Therefore, Luo Xin smiled before saying anything, with a very relaxed expression on his face and said:
"Your Majesty, I was able to lead 2000 people into the grasslands to cut off Huangtai Guitar's father's head. This time, Huang Taiji took the initiative to run to the minister. Then I will find another opportunity to cut off his head too."

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