Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

Chapter 151 The first punch to the civil servant

Counting from the Battle of Saerhu, Daming fought against the following criminals, Jianlu. In the past ten years, it has always been in a situation of fewer victories and more defeats.

Against such a general background, the trend of talking about slavery has become more and more serious, which has also made many people think that Ming Dynasty cannot defeat Jianlu.

This time, the news that Jianlu detoured to Liaodong, invaded the important areas of the Ming Dynasty, and broke through Da'ankou and Longjing Pass one after another, when it was passed to Shenjing, it caused a great shock, as if the end of the world had come.

Many of the gentry, landlords, merchants, civilians, and even military households in the guards living in the capital area went crazy and could not escape, fearing that the murderous Jian captives would kill them and they would die.

It's just that no one expected that the Emperor Chongzhen, who was determined to lead a personal conquest, led the Jingwei, Tianxiong Army, Zhongyong Army and other troops to fight, as well as soldiers and horses stationed in various places on the front line, to fight against the murderous Jianlu. After experiencing disastrous defeats, on the contrary, they fought victories one after another.

"It's almost noon, why the emperor's driver has not arrived at Chaoyang Gate, could it be that the emperor's driver is not returning to Shenjing today?"

"It shouldn't be. The former commander of the Military Aircraft Department sent someone to report, saying that the emperor will arrive at Shenjing today. This time, the emperor will return in triumph, and the ministers above the fifth rank of the court will gather. At such an important moment, the emperor will arrive at Shenjing. I will not return to court."

"If you say that the British Duke is really unlucky, he won't fall ill sooner or later, but he fell ill when His Majesty returned to court in triumph. I heard that his condition is still serious. It really is the time for this illness."

"Your Majesty is finally about to return to court in triumph. Wen Tiren and Zhou Yanru, a group of treacherous ministers, used the name of the assistant ministers bestowed by His Majesty to arbitrarily dismiss more than a dozen ministers. There must be an explanation for this matter."

"That's right, there is also the domineering Jinyiwei. Taking advantage of His Majesty's personal conquest, how many Zhongliang were arrested in Shenjing, and they must be impeached to His Majesty."

"There is also that Chen Qiyu, who has been extremely domineering since he became the governor of Shuntian Mansion. This time, His Majesty returned to the court triumphantly, but he is not allowed to organize the people to welcome him. He is really arrogant."

At that time, ten miles away from the Chaoyang Gate, under the leadership of the auxiliary ministers headed by Han Yu, Zhou Yanru, Xu Guangqi, Wen Tiren, etc., all civil and military officials of the fifth rank and above in the court gathered here early, preparing to welcome the triumphant return to the court. Emperor Chongzhen.

It's just that among the crowd, after waiting for an unknown number of hours, they still haven't waited for Emperor Chongzhen's imperial chariot, which also caused discussions to fill the crowd.

Standing at the head of the team were Han Yu, Zhou Yanru, Xu Guangqi, Wen Tiren, Li Biao and other auxiliary ministers and cabinet ministers, all of whom stood quietly in place with their eyes on their noses and their hearts.

"Da da da……"

The chaotic sound of horseshoes came from a distance, which made the ministers gathered here cheer up and look forward eagerly.

After about half a cup of tea, the Daming dragon flag fluttering in the wind caught the eyes of many ministers, and groups of armored cavalry slowly galloped towards them while moving with their horses.

Han Yu, Wen Tiren and other ministers standing at the head of the team, when they saw thousands of cavalry slowly galloping towards them, the power they radiated made them feel a little nervous. This is the army of Daming. ?

"Da da da……"

Surrounded by a group of cavalrymen, Zhou Yuji galloped forward slowly with a stern expression, when there were still more than two hundred steps away from the crowd welcoming the holy driver, he shouted in a deep voice: "His Majesty's oral order, set up Yuan Chonghuan! "

The civil and military ministers who were waiting eagerly saw the cavalry team galloping slowly towards them, but stopped after more than two hundred steps, and many of them felt puzzled in their hearts.

"What's the situation? Why doesn't it conform to the etiquette at all? Didn't the group of ministers pointed out by the Military Aircraft Department arrange all this?"

"That's right, why did this gang of cavalry stop? Why haven't we seen Sheng Jia yet? What's going on here?"

Faced with this sudden situation, many uninformed ministers began to whisper among themselves, even Han Yu and Zhou Yanru could not help but feel suspicious in their hearts.

"Ah!! Let me down quickly!!"

Yuan Chonghuan, who was escorted by the Yongwei Battalion, was tied to a wooden frame and erected, when he saw a group of civil and military ministers struggling and roaring with angry eyes.

From Han'erzhuang, Yuan Chonghuan felt that he was going crazy during the journey back to Beijing with the holy car after being arrested and awaiting trial by Emperor Chongzhen for his crimes in public.

He was extremely shameless, like a cargo, tied to a special wooden frame, and driven all the way from Han'erzhuang to Tongzhou.

"..."

The welcoming crowd who heard the roar noticed Yuan Chonghuan erected by the brave guards at this moment. Although the distance was a bit far away, many sharp-eyed ministers could still see clearly.

"Look quickly, is the person erected upright, Governor Yuan? Damn, what's going on here, these cavalry are so brave."

"That's right, why is Yuan Chonghuan treated like this? A scholar can be killed and cannot be humiliated. As an official of the imperial court, who gave them the courage to treat him like this!"

"Woooooooo..."

At the time when there were many emotional discussions among the civil and military ministers who greeted them, horns sounded one after another. Surrounded by the accompanying Jingwei, the Chongzhen Emperor, wearing armor and carrying a knife, rode forward on horseback. Accompanied by the ministers and counselors of the Military Aircraft Department, they walked to the side of Yuan Chonghuan who was erected.

Yuan Chonghuan, whose whole body was tied to a wooden frame, had blue veins on his forehead when he saw Emperor Chongzhen. He struggled hard, but he could only shake his head and shouted excitedly: "Your Majesty!!! The guilty minister begs you to come down!" Kill me!"

Wang Qia, Li Banghua and other ministers who were accompanying them, when they heard Yuan Chonghuan's roar, their eyebrows were full of worry, and they looked at Emperor Chongzhen hesitantly.

Looking up at Yuan Chonghuan who was erected high, Emperor Chongzhen who was riding on the horse smiled and said: "Yuan Qing, don't you like to gain fame? I will fulfill your wish."

"His Majesty!!!"

Under Yuan Chonghuan's roar, Emperor Chongzhen flashed coldly, lightly knocked on the belly of the horse, and slowly walked towards the crowd in front of him, while the accompanying Jingwei and Yongweiying surrounded their emperor and slowly walked towards march forward.

"I will pay my respects to Your Majesty..."

Although the civil and military ministers who greeted him were all suspicious, when they saw Emperor Chongzhen, under the leadership of Han Yu and other ministers, they all saluted and shouted to Emperor Chongzhen.

The emperor's personal expedition and triumphant return to the court, such a great event worthy of praise, must be done in accordance with the court's etiquette, but what surprised them was that the emperor who returned victorious did not seem to follow the rules.

(End of this chapter)