Ming Zuo

Chapter 723 The tragedy caused by going to the toilet

Although Shandong repeatedly threatened to cut off the canal, the Ming Dynasty was devastated.But compared with cutting off the Yangtze River, the harm caused can only be regarded as insignificant.

Although the canal was the life artery of the Ming Dynasty, it was really cut off, and the Ming Dynasty could still transport resources to the north from other directions.

Although the cost of land transportation is huge, it can be maintained to some extent.

However, the Yangtze River was cut off, which meant that the wealth in the south of the Yangtze River had nothing to do with the Ming Dynasty.

The south of the Yangtze River is rich and prosperous, and Su Song accounts for two-thirds of it.

Now Songjiang Mansion is captured by Shandong, and Suzhou Mansion is also on the verge of attack, causing the entire south of the Yangtze River to stagnate.

This action really killed the Ming Dynasty.

After all, when the canal is cut off, it is only the way; while the south of the Yangtze River is cut off, it is the root cause.

In the Golden Luan Hall, monarchs and ministers gathered, but they couldn't come up with any solution.

"Shandong can really capture Jiangnan?"

Chongzhen was still holding on to the luck of the event.

Zhang Fengyi decided to let him recognize the reality.

"Master Zheng (Zheng Sanjun) has something to say, Shandong Zuo Ni wants to send an additional [-] troops to the south of the Yangtze River. If you do this, I'm afraid that the south of the Yangtze River will not be protected."

Now the Ming court has already reached a consensus, knowing that Shandong's soldiers and horses are the best in the world, even better than Houjin.

Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in Houjin can move across the capital and threaten the capital.

This is also the center of the Ming Dynasty, where the elite gather.

However, Jiangnan's military equipment has been dismantled for a long time, and if the Shandong new army really wants to start a fight, Jiangnan may not last for three months.

The only way can only be a compromise.

But this humiliation made it difficult for Chongzhen to accept, and the word of peace talks could never come out of his mouth.

The situation froze.

After the court meeting was over, civil and military officials from all walks of life gathered in front of Wen Tiren.

There is no partisanship anymore.

Once Jiangnan is not guaranteed, everyone will be finished.

"Wen Xiang, no matter what, you can't engage in an emotional battle this time!"

"Without Jiangnan's wealth and taxes, the imperial court will not be able to survive for a day. At that time, you and I will both be ministers of the subjugated country, and the infamy of history will roll in. Who can bear it?"

All the ministers said what you said and what I said, and they only meant one thing, that is, they wanted to persuade Wen Tiren to persuade Chongzhen to agree to Shandong's conditions.

But Wen Tiren just kept silent.

Although he knew that the situation was critical, Wen Tiren knew better that if he did something like this, all the crimes would be his own.

How unimportant is the country and country of the Ming Dynasty, he doesn't want to be this scapegoat.

The court officials froze, and Chongzhen, who had returned to the harem, was having a hard time.

He walked all the way silently, thought all the way, but couldn't find any way.Deficiency fire is stagnated, and the intestines are rolling like thunder.

Hearing him cough twice, Wang Chengen understood and immediately made arrangements.

Chongzhen returned to his residence, turned around and went behind the screen, the incense barrel had already been prepared.

He sat upright on it, and immediately felt a little rattled, finally feeling a little more comfortable.

The little eunuch who was waiting on the side stepped forward and began to clean up for him.

But after wiping the general, Chongzhen immediately frowned.

"Bastard! How dare you do that?"

Looking back, he saw that the toilet paper used by the little eunuch was very different from the past.

Crude and indiscriminate, it is definitely not something used by the royal family.

The two young eunuchs were frightened to death by his anger, and they knelt down on the ground one after another, kowtowing and begging for mercy.

Wang Chengen came in after hearing the news, not knowing what happened.

"The servant who doesn't know how to live or die, even if he offends Tianyan. Come on, drag it down, and beat him to death!"

Chongzhen stopped him, pointing to the toilet paper in the hands of the two young eunuchs.

"Big Companion, the people in the palace are getting more and more unruly. How dare you deceive me with such vulgar things. Check carefully, and you will never be lightly forgiven."

When Wang Chengen learned that the reason turned out to be toilet paper, he realized that he had wronged someone.

After hesitating a few times, he still opened his mouth.

"My lord, when it comes to this matter, I can't blame the servants."

Unexpectedly, Wang Chengen would make an excuse, and Chongzhen was greatly surprised.

"Is there something else I don't understand?"

Wang Chengen had no choice but to bite the bullet and tell the reason.

"The things used by the emperor in the past were all produced in Sichuan. However, today the Yangtze River is blocked and the transportation is interrupted. Even this thing can't be supplied. The slaves have no choice but to come up with this bad policy. If the emperor wants to blame, blame the slaves for doing things. Not good."

After hearing the reason, Chongzhen couldn't help feeling dizzy.

Although he had known for a long time that the severance of the Yangtze River would have a great impact, he did not expect that he would not be able to feel comfortable about his own affairs.

It turns out that the toilet paper used by the emperors of the Ming Dynasty was spun into cocoons by wild silkworms in Sichuan, and then woven into silk.Each piece is the size of ordinary toilet paper, soft and silky, very comfortable.

Every time the emperor went to the toilet, he used this thing to wipe his butt.

Originally, during the reign of Emperor Hongzhi, because the item was expensive, he was afraid of extravagance and waste, so he decreed that the tribute should be cut off.

However, the local people in Sichuan wrote a letter saying that this product was related to the livelihood of the local people. Emperor Hongzhi was deceived by him and resumed the supply.

This tradition has been carried on, never to be noticed.

But this time Shandong cut off the Yangtze River, and the toilet paper tribute from Sichuan could not be sent to the capital by water, which actually affected the emperor's use of the toilet.

Feeling comfortable that he couldn't even go to the bathroom, Chongzhen finally felt the danger of being blocked by the Yangtze River.

And the humiliation contained in it made him even more furious.

"Preach the decree! Fang Yuegong, the magistrate of Songjiang, did not get the decree. He provoked arbitrarily, and even harmed the people. The crime is unforgivable. He will be sentenced to death. The rest of the conspirators will be arrested!"

Wang Chengen was stunned, he didn't expect Chongzhen to make a sudden decision.

He was afraid that Chongzhen would make a mistake in his anger, and just as he wanted to remind him, he ran into Chongzhen's anger like a prairie fire, and immediately sobered up.

"The slaves obey the order."

Wang Chengen hurried to pass the decree, and Chongzhen, who was left alone, looked at the gray sky and muttered something.

[Cut five cities today and ten cities tomorrow, and then have to sleep overnight.Starting to look at the four realms, and Qin Bing came to the end...]

When reading "On the Six Kingdoms" in the past, he often sighed for the stupidity of the princes of the six countries, and warned himself not to follow suit.

But today, he finally understood.

The monarchs of the six countries are not necessarily fools.

The situation is like this, so what can I do?
Soon Chongzhen's imperial decree was handed out from the palace and sent to the Sixth Division.

The group of ministers colluded and discussed repeatedly, but they couldn't think of a way to make Chongzhen express his position, but they didn't expect the result to come so quickly.

Seeing this decree, everyone understood that Chongzhen still gave in.

It's just that Fang Yuegong acted as a scapegoat.

As for Seo Er-hyun and other co-conspirators...

Although the decree stated that they were only to be arrested without any punishment, but Shandong's conditions stated that these people would be handed over to Shandong for processing.

Chongzhen didn't say anything, but everyone knew what to do.

Although Chongzhen has been cheating his courtiers non-stop since he ascended the throne, this time Fang Yuegong also became the backer.

But different from the past, this time no one complained for Fang Yuegong, and no one felt that what Chongzhen did was wrong.

Who told you, Fang Yuegong, to find trouble to deal with the Xu family and cause such a big trouble?
Everything was fine.

People in Songjiang Mansion are obedient and don't make troubles, and the tax they should pay is also a lot.

The imperial court also turned a blind eye to maintain a delicate balance.

As a result, this smelly and tough Fang Yuegong blatantly provoked a storm, causing Jiangnan to lose its security.

If you don't look for you to have an attack, who else can you look for?
For the first time, the entire imperial court reached a consensus.

The imperial decree went south quickly, supporting the last hope of the court.

(End of this chapter)