The ruthless emperor in the late Ming Dynasty forced Chongzhen to abdicate at the beginning

Chapter 6 Banquet for Honorable Mentions
"Queen Mother, did Emperor Father ask you to come?"

"Ok!"

In Qianqing Palace, Empress Zhou saw that her son had guessed it, so she simply said what Chongzhen had explained.

After finishing speaking, seeing that he was frowning, he had no choice but to persuade softly: "Imperial son, your father is also anxious about the battle ahead, the most urgent thing is to quickly transport the silver to the two towns!"

"Hmph, the father is still so naive even now, the two towns are very close to Ningwu Pass, yet no one has come to support them, why?

That's because the two bastards, Jiang Yu and Wang Chengyin, had long been prepared to surrender to the bandits, and surrendered only after Ningwu Pass was breached. "

After speaking, Zhu Cihong was also full of resentment.

Historically, on the first day of March when Ningwu Pass was broken and Zhou Yuji died in battle, Jiang Guan's surrender form was delivered on the same day, and Wang Chengyin, the general of Xuanfu, was only a day late.

Apparently, the two had already written their surrender forms, and they were always paying attention to the situation at Ningwu Pass.

Even though he knew it, there was nothing he could do now.

Sending Jin Yiwei to arrest them at this time will only force the two to rebel early and let the intruders kill them early.

When Queen Zhou heard the words, she also trembled in fright, and her face turned pale.

"Lang'er, since you can't do anything, you should move your capital to Nanjing as soon as possible!"

"Don't worry, Queen Mother, the child has his own plans. As for moving the capital, now that I am the emperor, I don't need it any more.

With a small number of soldiers and horses, Zhou Zongbing was able to block the bandit army, and the capital city wall was tall, as long as it was organized properly, it would not be a problem to defend it for a year or so. "

Zhu Cihong waved his hand and explained.

It is actually not difficult to defend the capital.

Because there is no shortage of money and food in the city, and there are many people loyal to Daming. As long as people are organized effectively and rely on the tall city walls, they can completely hold on.

In history, there was no serious siege of Chuangjun at all, they were simply let into the city by the civil servants in the city.

This shows how poor his father Chongzhen's organizational skills are.

Now there is still nearly a month before the intruders are killed, so he will naturally not allow anyone to have the opportunity to open the city gate.

Although there are a large number of intruders, in the end they are still just a mob. As long as no one takes the initiative to attack the city and cannot attack for a long time, morale will inevitably be frustrated, and food and grass will also be in short supply.

At that time, he will send people to negotiate and let Li Zicheng separate the Northwest. It should not be difficult, so that he will have a breathing space and time to reorganize the country.

After all, in history Wu Sangui still led troops to serve the king, but the capital didn't hold on for a day, so Wu Sangui, who had few soldiers, had no chance at all.

If the city can stick to it for ten and a half months, the outcome is really hard to say.

"Lang'er, even though that's the case, people are panicking now, just in case, in case...or you should take your younger siblings to Nanjing, and the queen mother will stay and accompany your father to defend the city."

Empress Zhou was still worried, and advised carefully.

"Queen mother, father is unreliable. The child must stay, so don't worry. If you really can't keep it, it won't be too late for me to take you away!"

Zhu Cihong had no choice but to comfort him patiently.

It's not that he doesn't want to move the capital to Nanjing, but he can't.

Once he really moves the capital to Nanjing, it will inevitably be like history, and finally let the post-gold tartars pick the peaches, and China will fall into a place of eternal doom.

Besides, he has no soldiers or generals in his hands now, and his reputation is stinky. If he moves his capital to Nanjing, he will really be a villain.

The gang of moral gentlemen in Jiangnan will never recognize his status as emperor. Instead of doing so, it is better to stick to the capital and finally negotiate with Lao Li.

As long as he can hold the capital and defeat Li Zicheng, Chongzhen will have no face to compete with him for the throne.

"Well, no matter, since you have confidence, it's inconvenient for the queen mother to say more."

Seeing that she couldn't be persuaded, Queen Zhou had no choice but to sigh.

The mother and son chatted for a while, Empress Zhou thought about it, and carefully asked: "By the way, my mother saw many court ladies and eunuchs in a hurry when I came here, and the imperial dining room is also busy, so what's the big deal?"

"It's nothing, my boy plans to entertain all the royal relatives and nobles in the Jianji Palace."

In his previous life, Zhu Cihong was an orphan.

In the past year, Empress Zhou's meticulous care and love made him cherish and enjoy her very much.

Therefore, not only did he not care about her many inquiries, but he felt more cordial. As for the etiquette and rules among the royal family of the Ming Dynasty, they were all forgotten by him.

Empress Zhou may also feel that her son is different from her husband, and after becoming the emperor, Yijiu is as close to her as before.

So he didn't have any worries, so he persuaded again.

"Lang'er, although your father is a little impatient, what he said is unreasonable. Now that the country is in a difficult situation and there is a shortage of money and food everywhere, it is better not to be extravagant. It is better to save some!"

"My mother, money and food are not saved. Some places can't be saved. Father has saved more than ten years. What happened in the end? Isn't it a poor inner-earner running a mouse?

It's a big joke that the king of a country can't keep up with those big landlords. The children will never learn from him, and they won't let the queen mother and younger brothers and sisters suffer any more grievances. "

Zhu Cihong also couldn't help complaining.

"Alas! Empress Mother really doesn't know what to say about you..."

Empress Zhou had no choice but to give him a reproachful look, shook her head helplessly, and stopped the topic.

She has also seen all kinds of behaviors towards her son in the past year, knowing that her son has grown up and has his own opinions.

"Mother, please help me keep an eye on my father's side for a while, and if there is any trouble, you can immediately notify the child."

Zhu Cihong suddenly leaned close to her ear and whispered.

"Ok!"

Empress Zhou got up and straightened his neckline for him, finally bit her red lips and nodded silently.

Obviously between her son and her husband, Empress Zhou chose to side with her son without hesitation.

"Lang'er, promise the queen that you will not hurt your father no matter what, okay?"

"Ok!"

Looking at the pleading Queen Zhou, Zhu Cihong also nodded silently.

After Queen Zhou left, Zhu Cihong got up and drove to Jianji Hall.

At this time, in the Jianji Hall, the royal relatives and nobles had already arrived and were whispering among each other.

In the more than two hundred years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there were countless honorable royal relatives, including three Dukes in the capital alone, and dozens of marquis and earls.

This time Zhu Cihong invited almost all the royal relatives and nobles in the capital, more than a hundred of them.

"His Majesty is here!"

With a loud shout, everyone stopped and stood up to straighten their clothes.

"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

Following Zhu Cihong's arrival, after sitting on the dragon chair, all the people in the hall bowed down in unison.

Although the Jianji Hall is no better than the Huangji Hall, it is still necessary to pay a big ceremony.

"Everyone is flat!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"All dear friends, please take your seat!" Zhu Cilang said in a gentle tone.

After everyone thanked them, they took their seats one after another.

Although there are many people, Jianji Hall is not much smaller than Huangji Hall, so it is not considered crowded.

After everyone was seated, the maids and eunuchs filed in and began to serve wine and food.

Looking at the sumptuous dishes on the table, everyone couldn't help muttering in their hearts, this little emperor is much more generous than his father Chongzhen.

In the past, when the imperial edicts were met, if the time dragged on for too long, Chongzhen would at most reward civil and military officials with a piece of cake to satisfy their hunger, even a bowl of noodles.

A banquet of this size is unimaginable.

Almost everyone, like Luo Yangxing back then, believed that the reason why Zhu Cihong was so extravagant was to win people's hearts and stabilize the throne.

(End of this chapter)