Traveling through the Ming Dynasty, as soon as you open your eyes, you will die

Chapter 19
  Chongzhen's performance the day before yesterday made my heart return. At the morning court again, there was a scene that had never happened in recent years in the Ming Dynasty. All the officials of fifth rank and above were present.

From the bottom of their hearts, they kowtow to the high-ranking Chongzhenwu. It is no longer as perfunctory and careless as before.

After Chongzhen distributed the money again, he returned to the dragon throne, faced the ministers, and calmly announced: "The salaries of my dear friends have been paid out. If you have something to do, you can leave the court on your own." Then he quietly began to browse. Documents on the desk.

There had been no memorial for a long time, so Chongzhen could only take out the official documents and read them to relieve his boredom.

In fact, he was not reading the official document, but he was not looking at the ministers to see who was leaving and who was staying, so as to avoid embarrassment to both parties. This considerate and tolerant act won the hearts of the ministers even more.

The ministers put the silver coins at their feet and stood quietly, no one left.

I don't know how long it took, but Chongzhen felt that it was almost done, and then he raised his head. He looked at the officials who were still in front of him and smiled happily.

This is the first time Chongzhen has smiled since this year.

His expression was soothing and his tone was calm: "Since all of you, dear friends, have chosen to stay with me, we will officially start the court."

At this time, a minister stood up and said: "I impeach -"

Chongzhen frowned and stopped him directly: "Li Aiqing, dear friends, today I am announcing new regulations for the two courts."

Everyone is all ears.

"During this period of time, King Ding has made many achievements in state affairs, and his various opinions are quite appropriate. Therefore, I have decided to abolish the rule that ancestral princes are not allowed to participate in politics, and allow King Ding to attend court meetings every day."

Then, without waiting for everyone to agree, he continued: "But the child is still young and loves to eat and sleep well. In order to take care of him in court, I decided that in the future, this kind of court meeting will start at Chenshi (eight o'clock) every day. Dear friends, Sir, may I agree."

This time the ministers were all smiles.

Chongzhen was diligent and honest, but he was simply perverting and torturing people.

The ministers would get up from home at three o'clock every day, and then start the court meeting at five o'clock, rain or shine.

Lu Mou only went to the morning court once, and he complained endlessly. Then he ran to Chongzhen and started to talk about the physiology of the human rest cycle, then talked about the time period of the best mental state of the human being, and then asked to take care of the old, weak, sick and disabled , that is really a long and endless talk.

In the end, he acted rogue and jumped around, forcing Chongzhen to finally obey him and change the time of the court meeting.

But Chongzhen had such a good reputation, how could he easily change his original decision? I just found an excuse to take care of my son and sleep in late.

Of course, this change also made the ministers feel good about this little Prince Ding.

"The second new rule I want to announce is that in the court, I will no longer accept the topic of impeachment by anyone. If you, my beloved, want to impeach someone, write a memorial and give it to me. I will take it back to the harem. Review in the study room. Do you all agree with this rule?"

The original court was the stage for party struggle. Do nothing else for a day, just attack me and I attack you, and then form gangs to protect yourself or attack others. The quarrel started before dawn, and nothing serious could be done, which wasted everyone's precious time.

At the same time, such face-to-face impeachment continues to deepen the rift and hatred among officials, which is really harmful rather than beneficial.

In fact, ministers also know the huge harm of doing so.

But you are forced to follow this habit. Everyone is in great pain.

But this is good. As long as no one fires the first shot, of course there will be no subsequent counter-impeachment. In this way, everyone can calm down the war together and do some business with peace of mind.

The minister surnamed Li was relieved when he heard the emperor's decision, so he bowed and said, "I obey the order." and returned to the train.

At this time, Lu Mou stood up and said, "I have a script to start this memorial."

Chongzhen asked: "What's the matter?"

Lu Mou said: "My personal soldiers reported that Li Chuang's main force of rogues has been blocked at Zijingguan by General Liu Mao, and they cannot come eastward for a while. General Liu Mao reported that he is confident that he can block the main force of rogues three meters outside Zijingguan. Month to half a year.”

Hearing such good news, Chongzhen and his ministers could not help but feel refreshed.

If Li Zicheng's main force is blocked, it means that Ming Dynasty still has at least three to half a year to live. If it works properly, Ming Dynasty can still save someone.

"But Li Chuang, General Quan and Li Yan's 20,000 rogue troops in Henan Province have already invaded Wuxiang, posing a huge threat to our capital."

Upon hearing the news, the officials were immediately shocked.

Wuxiang is the gateway to the south of the capital. Once it is lost, rogue bandits will attack the city in an instant.

Chongzhen looked anxious: "Guan Ning is coming, but it will take some time. What should we do?"

The ministers looked at each other. We are all literati, excellent military commanders, and have died many times over the years. Looking at the whole dynasty, there is no one who knows no soldiers. This is how to do?
  Lu Mou said sonorously: "Li Yan's troops only have 20,000 troops, so they are not a cause for concern. I ask my father to lead the civil and military forces of the dynasty and stabilize the capital. My son is willing to supervise a section of the imperial army to go to Wuxiang and take the initiative to attack Li Yan." , to break the siege to the south of the imperial capital."

As soon as this statement came out, the whole hall was in uproar.

You, a thirteen-year-old kid, go face to face with Li Yan, who is recognized as the number one adviser to Li Chuang in the world, and is known as the number one elite rogue bandit, and you take the initiative to attack. You must be speaking too loudly. Why are you?

Chongzhen also thought this was unreliable, so he blocked it: "We cannot appoint the king. It is safer to wait for Guan Ning to come and let the senior commander go into battle."

Lu Mou said resolutely: "Father, we can't wait any longer. At this time, Li Chuang's main force was blocked at Zijin Pass, and Li Yan was left alone. The rogue bandits believed that they were about to seize the Ming Dynasty, and they were high-spirited, so they would inevitably become arrogant and slack. Your minister is doing this. You can take advantage of their negligence and slackness and defeat them with one blow. Use practical actions to boost the morale of the Ming army and combat the arrogance of the rogue bandits. It can also weaken the morale of Li Chuang's main force in front of Zijingguan and relieve the pressure on the soldiers at Zijingguan.

At the same time, we have publicized the victory of this battle. If the news reaches Shanhaiguan, it can also stabilize Shanhaiguan and let the Manchu and Qing Dynasties see that we, the Ming Dynasty, still have the power to fight, making the Manchu and Qing Dynasty wary.

Father, this battle deters the three parties and is related to the overall situation. It cannot be delayed. "

Lu Mou's analysis was clear and logical, and everything he said was reasonable, which made all the emperors and ministers look at Lu Mou with admiration.

The monarchs and ministers understood better how important it was to the Ming Dynasty to win the battle against the bandits at this critical moment.

But now, the Ming Dynasty generals have fallen one after another, no one can fight, no one dares to fight, and only this little King Ding goes to fight.

Chongzhen finally gritted his teeth and nodded: "Your brother, the Commander-in-Chief of Shanhaiguan, hopes that you will lead a hundred thousand forbidden troops, destroy the bandits, and return victoriously."

Chongzhen was also helpless. At this critical moment of life and death, he could only rely on his own son. But now the morale of the Forbidden Army is also at its peak, and with Zhang Zhi and the commander in chief, his son will be a supervisor. Although we can't win, we won't be defeated and die.

Go for it.

(End of this chapter)