eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 209 There Are No Traitors, They Are All Loyal Ministers

"Following the heavens, the emperor ordered: Tell the people, these guys are here, let's kill them! This!"

The imperial decree that Liu Jin read out in court was extremely concise, and it didn't even look like what a "educated" person should write out.

However, according to Zhu Hou's order to seal it, this is indeed an imperial decree.

As for those who understood the deep meaning, they looked at the emperor with complicated emotions.

Why do you write like this?
This is the imperial decree issued by Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang was born with mud legs, and all the rules in the sky and the earth are his rules. His imperial decree is written like this, who can do it?
Now, today's majesty has copied the imperial decree of Emperor Taizu Gao intact, what's the intention?
Zhu Houzhao curled his lips, "This decree was written by me personally, and it will be passed on inside and outside immediately. It must be known to all officials and ordinary people in Beijing! Accept the decree!"

Accept the order, only accept the order.Although it is a bit out of the way, this is the imperial decree written by the ancestors, and it can be said to be ancestral system.

"Wang Jia, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, accept the order!"

"The Minister of the Household Department received the order in Korean!"

"Chen Zhan Shi Fu's young Zhan Shi Yang Tinghe accepts the order!"

……

More and more people came out to speak, and they were all the emperor's own people cultivated over the years.

At about this time, there was a high-pitched voice from the eunuch outside, "Your Majesty! Commander of the Tengxiang Left Guard, Chang Fei, please see me!"

Zhu Houzhao sat back on the dragon chair, raised his head and looked out, "Xuan come in and see what's going on."

"Xuan!"

Chang Fei is the second son of Marquis Huaiyuan, a descendant of Chang Yuchun, king of Kaiping. He has studied in the military academy and is currently the commander of the left guard of Tengxiang. Such an honor as him is the emperor's hard core.

"Report to Your Majesty! I have been ordered to maintain law and order in the capital. But since this morning, the people of the capital have been agitated when they heard the news of the Tatars' invasion, and their voices could not be stopped. They spontaneously paraded through the streets and made a noise, saying that they would catch the treacherous ministers and eliminate harm for the country!"

"What traitor?" Zhu Houzhao sat on it and asked.

"It's... a treacherous minister who wants to stop the emperor from sending troops."

As soon as these words came out, the faces of Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Xie Qian and others in the cabinet all changed drastically!
Why did you equate with the treacherous officials just like that to prevent the dispatch of troops?Who is behind it? !
Li Dongyang also seemed to understand why the emperor, a prince who had studied in the Wenhua Palace for several years, suddenly issued this imperial decree in vernacular!
He just wanted to let the people in the capital understand it!

I understand that the emperor is going to fight!

The emperor has formed a team with the common people. No matter how much they can talk now, how can they be against the mouths of the world?
Originally, they could label Han Wen as a traitor like Liu Daxia charged Han Wen, but now the situation is reversed.They lost this commanding height,
Then the road of opposing the emperor and seeking direct sales of fame will not work.

At this time, if you still oppose the emperor, you must have a heart of innocence that says "although there are tens of thousands of people, I will go on", and stick to the morality in your heart, even if you lose your reputation because of it!

Zhu Houzhao sneered in his heart, if there were really such ministers in the Ming Dynasty, the country would not be like this!
"There are no treacherous ministers in the imperial court, they are all loyal ministers." The emperor stood up and spread his hands, "Is there anyone else who is not a loyal minister after obeying the imperial edict?"

Liu Jian is already an old bureaucrat, but it is hard for him not to be alarmed by the emperor's tricks.

In today's world, you can chase after the heroes of ancient times!
In this case, even if the imperial decree was refuted in the six subjects, it would not cause any trouble.

Seeing that the situation was gradually stabilized, the emperor was no longer polite, "Decree, go straight to the guards Zhongzhen Wuwei, Xuanwuwei, Xingwuwei, Yingwuwei, Jinwu Vanguard, Backguard, Habayashi Left Guard, Right Guard, a total of eight guards go out according to the order, Go forward to meet the enemy, and within the territory of the Ming Dynasty, any foreigner who dares to call himself a soldier will be killed!"

"Decree ordered Yang Shangyi, deputy commander in chief of Datong, to lead the cavalry to move towards Ningxia, looking for an opportunity to wipe out the enemy, and kill anyone who retreats!"

The eight guards had a total of 2 soldiers and horses, and Yang Shangyi's cavalry unit had 20 soldiers and horses.In addition to the soldiers in Ningxia, Yulin, Gansu, etc. who are already on the frontier, just move like this, let alone [-] soldiers and horses surround the Huozhai Department.

In this case, Zhu Houzhao was actually not worried about whether he would win the fight, but mainly worried that the fire would slip.However, the Ming army has been avoiding it for the past few years, and the probability that Huosie will choose to fight is quite high.

The soldiers of the imperial court are enough.Mainly because there are no competent generals.The emperor's imperial decree has not clearly stated it, which also surprised all the ministers.

General, it's not enough.

From the 17th year of Hongzhi to the present, Zhu Houzhao searched his guts, and only thought of one famous general, and his name was Zhou Shangwen.

He is a hereditary military member, and he was the commander of the Xi'an guards. He is very strategic in battle, good at riding and shooting, and he is already 30 years old this year.

In history, to be able to get ahead, you have to wait until King Anhua rebelled, and then gradually promoted after meritorious service in combat.Therefore, there is a reason for the students of the military academy to ask for war. How can they be generals if they don't fight?
There is a shortage of generals, and the only one is more precious.As soon as Zhou Shangwen left the academy, Zhu Houzhao arranged for him to be promoted to a commander.Leading the Zhenwu Guard alone, Zhou Shangwen performed well among the guards of all levels in the martial arts.

Of course, with his aptitude, he is not qualified to be the generalissimo of this expedition, but he is fine as a striker below.

This made it a little embarrassing. There were no reliable people in the imperial court.

But even so, the emperor didn't want to find an idiot among the nobles to make up for it, like the British Duke Zhang Mao, who was old-fashioned; .

There are also some like Wuding Hou Guoxun, Ping Jiangbo Chen Rui and the like... Tens of thousands of troops are given to these people, can you sleep at night?How big is this heart.

It's better to give these troops to Yang Yiqing's command. Although the frontier generals will be too powerful, Zhu Houzhao would rather bet on Yang Yiqing's loyalty than bet on those honorable men who can fight a good battle.

The former is still possible, but the latter is just a dream!
This is really helpless, thinking that although there was no one in the court back then, at least there was still Wang Yue who could use it, but there are actually some gaps today.

…and speaking of faults,
Zhu Houzhao suddenly thought of a person who would take over Wang Yue's mantle.

I was so busy every day that I was so dizzy that I almost forgot about such a handsome talent!What a mistake!

After coming down to court, the emperor did not let Wang Jia leave, and an imperial decree summoned him to the Qianqing Palace. Before his butt was hot, he began to ask: "Sir, that Wang Shouren who went to the northwest with you back then, did you return?" remember?"

Wang Jia blinked, "...Isn't this person demoted to Guizhou by His Highness?"

Speaking of it, it will take five or six years.

Zhu Houzhao pursed his lips tightly. Anyway, since he is a genius, he should be able to realize something, right?

"Don't bother him yet. Send an urgent delivery to the local officials and tell them to search secretly to see what this Wang Shouren is doing. Hurry up at [-] li, this matter must be done quickly."

Wang Jiaxin said that Wang Shouren was really talented, and he was relegated to a corner like Guizhou, but he was still remembered by the emperor.It is also foreseeable that it will soar into the sky in the future.

"Yes. I will go back to the Ministry of Officials to handle it."

"it is good!"

Zhu Houzhao rubbed his hands, and his confidence was even stronger. As long as he didn't suffer a big defeat like Tumubao, and kept the foundation of the court, in the future, there will be Wang Shouren, Zhou Shangwen, Yang Yiqing and other ruthless people.
However, it cannot be said that he forgot about Wang Shouren. This is a person who wants to become a saint. Zhu Houzhao decided not to bother him as much as possible. This time, he sent someone to inquire about the news. You can get him out of the mountain.

Of course, the emperor's arrangement still made the nobles lose face. Originally, it was usually the stage for civil servants. After finally waiting for a war, the emperor ignored them.

Trees need bark, people need face!

From the second day on, Dingguogong and Baoguogong would hand out signs in the attendant's room to jump in line.

Zhu Houzhao didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so he ordered people to combine these signs together and pull them down when they saw them.

As a result, this group of old men and the dignified nobles of the Ming Dynasty all looked swollen, like children.

After flipping through a memorabilia in his hand, the emperor cast a glance at the four people, "I heard that Fengxi was scolded by you all, why are you not talking now that you are here?"

Duke Bao Zhu Hui said first, "Your Majesty, this time I sent troops, I originally wanted to recommend myself to kill these northern captives for the emperor, but... Your majesty, you never asked us, but the imperial court sent troops, but handed over all the soldiers and horses to Yang Yiqing." Commander, he...he..."

"I know what you mean. I have already sent Zhang Yong to supervise the army. There will be no trouble."

"But now people say that His Majesty doesn't trust us." Ding Guogong is small and fat, just like a little old man who enjoys good fortune and is still fighting.

Zhu Houzhao thought for a while, "The royal family and the nobles are one. How could I not trust you? Duke Ding, don't mess with me. I think going to war is hard work, and it will tire you elders. How about it, if you I really feel that I can't save face, so I will inspect the guards around the capital in the name of the five armies. Last time I reported that the Tatars were in Ningxia, but no one knew where they would go. So we have to strengthen our defenses. This is also very critical."

"I'm in the Forbidden City, and I say I'm the emperor. But I can't see anything, I can't hear anything. I can only trust you. You see me with your eyes and hear me with your ears."

A few old men thought about it, this job is not impossible, as the emperor's 'special envoy', at least they can seal the stinking mouths of those who suspect their relationship with the emperor.

"I will obey your orders!"

Zhu Houzhao couldn't help laughing out loud, "The elders made things difficult for me and a child. It's just this time, don't make an example!"

Dingguogong, Baoguogong and others saw that the emperor was actually in a good mood, so they were not very scared, and smiled playfully, "Then the old ministers are going to work, your majesty, you have to take care of your health."

"You guys have to take care of your health, Duke Bao, are you going to be sixty?"

"The minister is old and strong, and he can serve His Majesty again!"

Zhu Houzhao could only shake his head, ignored these old men, and turned to Liu Jin and said, "Have all the commanders and envoys of the Eight Guards for this expedition arrived?"

Liu Jin lowered her head, "If you go back to the emperor, you have already arrived and are waiting."

The emperor stretched his waist, "Let's go! See you!"

In the 12th year of Hongzhi, when he served as the prince's supervisor of the army, he resumed some of the functions of Shangzhi's personal guard. These troops led by the emperor himself attached great importance to them, not to mention the upcoming expedition.

(End of this chapter)