Chapter 881 The angry Chongzhen is about to perish, but the gentlemen of Donglin still want to fight with each other.

Author: Feng Shaoyu

Chapter 881 The angry Chongzhen is about to perish, but the gentlemen of Donglin still want to fight with each other.

"Today, the world is exhausted, the people are displaced, the prosperity is like a flash in the pan, and the imperial court has lost the support of the people. If the emperor is unable to govern the country, he can follow the example of the ancestors and abdicate in favor of the worthy, so as to avoid the ruin of the people."

Looking at the booklet that Zhang Haogu sent specially from Liaodong, Zhu Youjian's face became uglier as he looked at it. In the end, his face was ashen and his hand holding the booklet was shaking.

"This, this living Cao Cao, he finally revealed his ambition!"

"Who is he writing this note for?"

"Who caused the people of the world to be displaced? Who caused the Ming Dynasty to take a turn for the worse?"

"It's not raining or windy. Is it all my fault?!"

"This living Cao Cao covets my world. He wants to usurp the throne!"

"I will never give him this chance. Where is my army? How is my army doing?!"

Zhu Youjian was trembling all over, feeling that his hands and feet were cold in this hot day. What on earth was going on in this world?

"Your Majesty, Duke Cheng Guo is currently stationed in Henan to frighten the Shandong bandits," Wen Tiren said slowly.

Well, a better way of saying it is to station in Henan to intimidate Shandong. A more ugly way of saying it is to put it more bluntly, it means that those who were beaten have retreated to Henan to lick their wounds and will be unable to move for a while!

Obviously Zhu Youjian is now familiar with the art of this language. After all, he is a Confucian official. No one knows how the Spring and Autumn style of writing came about.

But Zhu Youjian would never be satisfied with Wen Tiren's words.

"I gave Duke Cheng a 200,000-strong army and gave him so much money, food and weapons. What I want is for him to take Shandong back to me, and what I want is for him to wipe out the bandits in Shandong!"

"What's going on now that he's stationed in Henan? He's stationed in Henan, what should Shandong do? Do you want me to hand over the land of my ancestors to that living Cao Cao?"

The furious Zhu Youjian was undoubtedly terrifying. Wen Tiren, Yang Sichang, and Shi Fenglai, all the great bachelors, knelt on the ground one after another, sweating with fear.

After all, he has been the emperor for several years. Zhu Youjian now has some power as an emperor. In addition, it is not the Tianqi Dynasty now, and the Donglin Party is not the Datong Party. They are subsidiary creatures attached to the emperor, and the emperor does not support it.

, these Confucian officials are nothing.

Therefore, in the face of the headstrong and suspicious Zhu Youjian, although these bachelors could fool him, once Zhu Youjian got angry, they could only wait tremblingly for the moody power of God to come.

What is meant by the unpredictability of God's power? To put it bluntly, people like Zhu Youjian, who are suspicious and capricious by nature, are dog-faced and can just say whatever they say. This is moodiness, and this is called the unpredictable power of God.

But it is a pity that Zhu Youjian was also suspicious by nature, but he did not learn any of the skills of his ancestor Jiajing. Jiajing was suspicious by nature but was able to firmly control the government and make fun of those self-proclaimed masters and ministers.

Round and round, Jiajing is the one walking the dog.

But Zhu Youjian can't do it. Zhu Youjian is not capable enough and is suspicious by nature. Then he can only be full of chicken feathers under his repeated actions. What's more, Zhu Youjian's thoughts can now be figured out by an individual, so Zhu Youjian can't play at all.

All ministers will not be transferred.

But the more this happens, Zhu Youjian clings to power. He is very stubborn and believes that he has the ability to control the government. However, faced with the deception of the people below, he is led by the nose most of the time.

The current situation in the Chongzhen Dynasty is really mysterious. No one knows what will happen tomorrow, and no one knows when the emperor will find himself displeased and send Tiqi to raid his house.

In this current situation, no one, no matter whether it is a cabinet bachelor or a six-book minister, is relaxed. Everyone is walking on thin ice. No one knows who will come first in surprises and surprises, so everyone speaks with a grain of salt.

, either diverting trouble to the east, or being vague, because I just don’t want to leave any excuses and give people a basis for criticism.

The majestic cabinet and six ministries of the Ming Dynasty, the center of the Ming Dynasty, have now become such a puddle of muddy water, which is enough to show that Zhu Youjian is excellent in some aspects.

Qian Qianyi is already begging for his bones. He has reached the peak of his career as the chief minister of the cabinet and he can go back to his hometown to spend his old age in peace and style.

Sun Chengzong is in poor health and is currently on sick leave. In addition, Zhu Youjian does not fully trust Sun Chengzong, and many of Sun Chengzong's opinions are contrary to his own. Therefore, Zhu Youjian is also happy to let Sun Chengzong rest and then leave his errands to him.

trusted ministers.

For example, the honorable Zhu Chunchen, Zhu Guobi, and the cabinet academicians Wen Tiren, Yang Sichang, and Shi Fenglai

These are all his confidants who have been entrusted with important tasks by himself. They are all his confidants and they can reveal their innermost feelings. But Zhu Youjian never expected that each of these confidant ministers would really confide in him.

Fuck you, everyone said they were confident before doing things, but when they were done, they were miserable.

Looking at the bachelors kneeling in front of him, Zhu Youjian sighed. After thinking about it, he felt that these bachelors were worthy of trust. It should be that they had too many errands to bear.

Trying to find a way to promote some new people.

After having this idea, Zhu Youjian suddenly felt a little more relaxed. Yes, these bachelors are not doing well, so why not just recruit a new group of people?

However, after thinking about the civil servants and the nobles, Zhu Youjian couldn't help but have a headache. How many of these nobles can be trusted now?

Seeing that the emperor couldn't help but sigh again, Wen Tiren stepped forward quickly: "I'm having trouble doing things, but I hope your majesty will take care of your dragon body."

After hearing this, Zhu Youjian felt warm in his heart: "Speaking of this, how can I blame you dear friends for this military matter? In the final analysis, the army is still not strong."

With that said, Zhu Youjian asked very puzzledly: "My dear friends, can you answer my question? Why did my army of the Ming Dynasty in the previous dynasty conquer the north and south and conquer all the wastelands, but when I came here, I could not conquer Shandong?"

Forget about the Datong bandits, why can’t they even suppress the rebellions of the refugees in Gansu and Shaanxi?”

Wen Tiren, Shi Fenglai and Yang Sichang looked at each other and didn't know what to say.

Could it be that it's all the emperor's fault that you messed up and ruined the army's combat effectiveness?

As long as there is still a little bit of emotional intelligence and a little desire for survival, Wen Tiren and others can't say this. What's more, they are not suitable for civil servants to get involved in military matters, and Zhu Youjian doesn't like civil servants very much either.

Because of the military involvement, the three of them said a lot of words to comfort Zhu Youjian, but they didn't mention anything practical.

Zhu Youjian was even more tired when he saw this. After waving his hands to let these bachelors leave, Zhu Youjian thought about it and decided that he still had to find professionals to ask.

So Zhu Youjian invited Sun Chengzong, who was ill at home, and cabinet scholar Liu Hongxun, hoping that they could give him some advice.

Zhu Youjian looked at the haggard Sun Chengzong and felt a little guilty: "Master Sun, I don't want to trouble you at this time, but now, the Ming Dynasty is in danger. Then Cao Cao is fighting on both sides of Gansu, Shaanxi, and Shandong with the imperial court. The imperial court is now in trouble.

If we retreat, I don’t know what to do.”

Although Sun Chengzong was ill, his mind was extremely clear: "Your Majesty, the defeat of the imperial court now lies not only with the army, but also with the generals."

"The general has no prestige, the generals do not know the soldiers, and the army has no fighting spirit. It is not a day's work."

After listening to Sun Chengzong's words, Zhu Youjian blushed a little. Now that the army is in such a state of ruin, he, as the emperor, seems to have contributed a lot.

"Master Sun, I also know that the army's problems cannot be solved in a short time, but now that the local situation is critical, there must always be a regulation." Zhu Youjian said very sincerely.

Seeing that Zhu Youjian was so sincere, Sun Chengzong also proposed a series of plans for Zhu Youjian, such as providing adequate rewards for the army, and there must be brave men under heavy rewards; for example, money and food must be given in time and in sufficient quantities to make the soldiers feel at ease;

There are things like appointing experienced generals from the previous dynasty, restoring the prestige of the army, etc.

Some of these plans can be handled by Zhu Youjian now, such as selecting a new group of generals, and there are also some plans that Zhu Youjian cannot handle, such as rewards and money and food.

The Ming Dynasty is very poor now. As long as it can be solved with money, the Ming Dynasty cannot solve anything.

Since the problem could not be solved with money, Zhu Youjian turned his attention to people. Since Master Sun said that he should select some talents who could be used in a big way, Zhu Youjian had to start thinking about those people who could be used in Ming Dynasty.

Talent?

Seeing Zhu Youjian deep in thought, Sun Chengzong also sighed inwardly. To be fair, didn't he know how many measures the emperor had taken?

It can be said that Zhu Youjian is the emperor of the Ming Dynasty after all. He is an old man of the Ming Dynasty. He has served the Ming Dynasty all his life. Will he still be a subordinate and sit back and watch the Ming Dynasty die?

Sun Chengzong did not want to do this. He was a traditional Confucian official. Being proficient in military affairs was one thing, but the things in the bones of a Confucian official remained unchanged. He would not be a second minister. He should serve the court from beginning to end, and the court would be kind to him.

Rushan, as an official selected through the traditional imperial examination, as an old man who was born in Jiajing and served as an official in Jiajing, Wanli, Tianqi, Chongzhen, and three dynasties, he must preserve his reputation even if he has to take this life.

Zhu Youjian did not expect that Sun Chengzong was already planning to risk his life to protect the Ming Dynasty. He was still thinking about how many people were available in the Ming Dynasty, whether it was in the area or in the center.

As the emperor, although Zhu Youjian said that he was deceived by the courtiers about many things, he knew everything about personnel matters, but recently the court has not produced many talents.

Wang Chengen whispered: "Your Majesty, Sun Cifu may have some idea."

Zhu Youjian glanced at Sun Chengzong, and Sun Chengzong pointed at Liu Hongxun. Zhu Youjian understood clearly: "Liu Aiqing, you are the Minister of War. Tell me about the talents who can be used in the court."

Liu Hongxun immediately said: "Your Majesty, the Ming Dynasty is rich all over the world and embraces all rivers. Your Majesty has all the talents in the world."

I will flatter Zhu Youjian first, so as to attract the people below.

Liu Hongxun also knew very well that with the current situation of the Ming Dynasty, if we expect the factions within the Donglin Party and the local factions to fight back and forth, the Ming Dynasty will really fall.

Therefore, what the Ming Dynasty needs most now is good generals. It needs a group of good generals who are loyal to the court and familiar with military affairs. Even if some people criticize that some of these people are colluding with the Datong traitor party.

Zhu Youjian was also very satisfied with Liu Hongxun's words and motioned for Liu Hongxun to continue.

Liu Hongxun was very considerate and gave a list of names, including Sun Chuanting, Xiong Tingbi, Hong Chengchou and others. Their resumes, ages, characteristics, etc. These people are either military generals or civil servants, but they all have one characteristic.

That means he is proficient in military strategy and can manage any place.

With this batch of lists, Zhu Youjian finally felt a lot more relaxed.

When he went to court the next day, Zhu Youjian took the initiative to mention the matter and wanted to hear the opinions of the courtiers again.

But what Zhu Youjian didn't expect was to ask these ministers to come up with a way to resist the Datong thieves. Each of these ministers pretended to be deaf and dumb, but now that he had given out the list, these ministers were not happy again!

This says that Sun Chuanting is a Datong traitor and cannot be reused.

The old official who said Xiong Tingbi was Zhang's thief was definitely his ambush official.

This means that you must never imitate the New Army. Now the world cannot support the emergence of another Datong traitor.

Who said that the imperial court could not restore the old system, otherwise wouldn't it be a joke if they Chongzhen Dynasty?

These people were talking all over the place, and it really made Zhu Youjian angry, but there was some truth in what these people said.

Yes, the system of the Tianqi Dynasty can never be restored. I originally banned the New Deal and New Laws in the name of restoring the ancestral system and rebuilding the world. Now if I want to restore the system of the previous dynasty, wouldn't it be a slap in my face?
To be continued...