Before hanging himself, Chongzhen lifted the table

Chapter 55: Interest is the safest thing

Everyone was shocked when they heard the emperor suddenly called his name.Could it be that the emperor was going to punish a group of people again?

Those whose names were called, such as Li Banghua, Ni Yuanlu and others, no matter how anxious they were, could only give out the decree.

"...Where are Yang Yuan, the official of Taiyuan Hospital, and Yao Cheng, the commander of the Military and Horse Department?"

Emperor Chongzhen read out the names of more than 30 civil and military officials in one breath, most of whom were civil officials and had not been named before.Perhaps due to the fusion of memories, his memory is very good, and he can recall clearly the records he read in "Ming Tongjian".

These officials all had names and deeds when the capital city was destroyed, and it is recorded how they died for their country.

Of course, in real history, they were not the only ones who died for their country.But there is no record, and Emperor Chongzhen doesn't know about it, so there is nothing he can do.

At this time, he was looking at the officials on the Meridian Gate Tower. Seeing that many of them turned pale, he said loudly: "Emperor Taizu also had a name for his ministers in his dream, saying that they are all loyal ministers." , I am very relieved."

Hearing this, Li Banghua and others couldn't help being very surprised. They immediately looked up at Emperor Chongzhen, and they were all surprised: They didn't expect to call them out, not to punish them, but because Emperor Taizu said they were loyal ministers!With just this sentence, you can feel at ease!
As for the others, they all looked at these officials with envy: Emperor Taizu named him a loyal minister, wouldn't it mean that he would be prosperous in the future, have a prosperous official career, and have a bright future?

Such a good thing, why wasn't it my turn?
Emperor Chongzhen looked down at the more than 30 officials and continued to say loudly: "I have the authority to report secretly to you. Please work hard. When I have time, I will call you to discuss matters."

In the name of Emperor Taizu, a group of officials were punished, and then in the name of Emperor Taizu, a group of officials were rewarded.In this way, no matter whether there is any subsequent means to prove that the dream entrusted by Emperor Taizu is true, from a profit perspective, there must be a group of officials who will try their best to maintain that the dream is true!
No matter what, it is safest to consider things from the perspective of interests!
A major rebellion case has just been decided and so many people have been killed. There will be a lot of things to deal with in the future. It is impossible to rely on the emperor alone, and it is impossible to rely on the army. It still needs to rely on the bureaucracy system.

What they did just now will allow them to work hard during this period, while stimulating other officials to do their jobs well and stabilize the panic caused by the major treason case.

If he had time, Emperor Chongzhen would not mind continuing to conduct strict investigations on officials one by one, taking the opportunity to purge the officialdom of the capital.

However, these are extraordinary times. He has to form an army as soon as possible. The infantry will stay in the capital and the cavalry will rush to Ningwuguan for rescue. There is no time for him to do these things.

Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen did not announce the end of the major treason case, nor did he announce the end of the pursuit of stolen goods and subsidies, but he praised a group of officials to stabilize people's hearts.

After being busy for a while, noon has already passed.

Emperor Chongzhen looked up at the sky and nodded to Wang Chengen. Then Wang Chengen shouted loudly: "Long live the Lord's decree, withdraw from the court!"

Regardless of whether the civil and military officials were still busy, Qian Gang just resigned from the court arbitrarily. To a certain extent, Emperor Chongzhen once again silently showed his tough side to his courtiers.

After the civil and military officials respectfully invited the emperor to leave the Meridian Tower, they left the Meridian Square according to their official positions.

At this time, there was a real river of blood on the Meridian Gate Square.Every official inevitably stepped on bloodstains and left, and even the backs of some officials' official boots were stained red with blood.

Every official who left said nothing and hurriedly fled the Meridian Gate Square with pale faces.

On Emperor Chongzhen's side, after getting off the Meridian Gate Tower, he saw Queen Zhou waiting here with her maids and chamberlains.

At this time, Queen Zhou's face was pale. She felt blessed when she saw Emperor Chongzhen. She wanted to speak, but in the end she made no sound.

Obviously, she knew about her father.Emperor Chongzhen saw her and strode over. No matter what others thought, he reached out to hold her shoulders and said softly: "Don't care what others think, just be yourself!"

Zhou Kui's matter will definitely bring a lot of gossip to Queen Zhou. Even if she is the queen, she can't stop the comments.As you can imagine, Queen Zhou would be under great pressure.People with a fragile heart may become depressed.

Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen encouraged her.

After hearing what Emperor Chongzhen said, Empress Zhou forced a smile and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will do my best and there will be no problems."

"My father has already spared his death sentence for the sake of his mother!" Zhu Cixiang, who was beside Emperor Chongzhen, also said, "It's so hateful. He was only willing to give out 30 taels of more than 100 taels of silver, and yet he was greedy for the mother's money. 5000 taels, hum!"

Emperor Chongzhen heard this and turned to look at him, but said nothing.Turning back, she looked at Queen Yi'an who was beside Queen Zhou and said, "The national situation is difficult. I need to ask the Queen's Wife to help more!"

After hearing this, Zhang Yan knew the meaning of his words. She wanted to know what Queen Zhou meant, so she nodded and replied: "Your Majesty, don't worry!"

Emperor Chongzhen nodded to her, then turned to look at Zhu Cihong and said, "You, He Zhen, Tang Tong and the others will discuss the rotation of the troops outside. The new Jizhen Army will be temporarily stationed at the inner training field."

There are already more than 7000 troops on the Long Live Mountain side, plus the [-] troops on the Jizhen side will definitely not be able to be stationed, but there are internal training grounds within the imperial city that can be used.

He was most worried about the military affairs. After giving the instructions, he watched Zhu Cihong leave and Queen Zhou leading people to collect the property from the Meridian Gate downstairs. He turned to Wang Chengen and Li Ruolian behind him and said, "Go to Wuying Hall. Discuss matters while having a meal."

To be honest, my stomach was already growling at this time.

The group of people soon arrived at Wuying Hall. The palace maids and chamberlains brought lunch to them, and they set up tables and ate as simply as the day before.

Emperor Chongzhen was indeed hungry. After wolfing down his food for a while, he said to Li Ruolian, who was also eating and drinking: "This counterinsurgency has exposed the problem of Jin Yiwei's loyal troops. You need to continue to rectify Jin Yiwei." !”

When suppressing the rebellion, some people actually spoke to the rebels, and even the ministers in the cabinet could not command them.To be more serious, it is definitely very serious.

As soon as Li Ruolian heard this, he immediately went to plead guilty and said: "I am incompetent, please punish me!"

Emperor Chongzhen heard this, waved his hand and said: "It's not your fault, keep eating!"

It only takes one day to take over Jinyiwei, how can one really master Jinyiwei so quickly.He knew this very well.

At this time, it seemed like they were having a normal conversation, which made Li Ruolian feel at ease and returned to his seat to continue eating.

Emperor Chongzhen took a few mouthfuls and then said to him: "Just choose five hundred cavalry from the Jinyiwei army. The rest of the horses will be freed up for the Jizhen soldiers. The rest of the Jinyiwei troops will stay in the capital." .”

At this point, he turned to look at Wang Chengen and said: "You stay in the capital to assist the prince in supervising the country, and you also need to mobilize capable forces to monitor the officials and generals in the capital. I have killed a group of them. I can't guarantee that there are other thoughts. We must prevent civil strife!"

(End of this chapter)