Wanli 1592

Chapter 493 The Furious Zhu Yijun

Of course Zhu Yijun had reasons to be angry, and his reasons for anger were stronger than those of Emperor Jiajing.

Since Chenghua, the emperors of the Ming Dynasty have not been able to actually intervene in the military affairs of the frontier army. All of a sudden, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty could no longer hold military power.

Even Emperor Jiajing, the emperor with the highest IQ, who had a certain amount of political power and personnel power, failed to obtain military power, or it could be said that the military power was held tightly by the civil society.

Even those who were on his side couldn't let go. Emperor Jiajing tried hard, but when he found that he couldn't do what he wanted, he gave up. Then he was full of ambition and started to practice Taoism without energy.

Let alone Emperor Longqing, he was willing to be a puppet. After his death, the power of civil servants has greatly improved again. Wanli lost even the power of Emperor Jiajing. A few times, Zhu Yijun was really taken advantage of.

Don't trust the official history books too much, they are all compiled by literati.

There is no right to employ people, no military power, no control over this, no control over that, civil servants just know to ask him for money, he can't even decide who will be the prince, he has been deadlocked for so many years If you can't get things done, you can imagine the level of "power" in Zhu Yijun's hands.

It's not that he never thought about continuing to follow the old path of Emperor Longqing, but no matter how he thought about it, he felt aggrieved. The memory of being oppressed by Zhang Juzheng kept reappearing. He wanted to grasp the real power that the emperor should have, so that he would not be oppressed by a courtier. As for being forced to pay by the officials, it's not like he can't even decide on his own successor.

It's not that he can't bear it, he has endured it for 25 years, and he doesn't mind continuing to endure it for a few more years to wait and see what happens, but there is a limit to this patience, it's not without a bottom line, these bastards can't even hide it. Coming over to tell him about this matter, one can imagine how angry Zhu Yijun was.

Behind Pingxing Pass is Zijing Pass, and behind Zijing Pass is Beijing City. From Zijing Pass to Beijing City, there is no danger to defend Pingchuan. If you are fast, you can arrive there in two days. He, the emperor, really wants to fulfill the oath of his ancestors. The emperor is guarding the gate of the country!
Emperor Jing had guarded it once, and Emperor Jiajing had also guarded it once, and they all regarded it as a great shame and humiliation, but now this time, is it his turn again?But he obviously couldn't do anything, and he didn't even have a chance to make mistakes, but he was forced to face such a situation. Why?why?
The more he thought about it, the angrier he got, he pulled out his sword and chopped off the two bastards in front of him.

No, no, personal grievances are minor matters, but national affairs are major issues, and remedial measures must be taken immediately, otherwise, if the city of Beijing is really under siege, it will really lose face.

Not long ago, the imperial court fought so many victories and declared to the world the coming of a prosperous age. Not long after the announcement was made, the capital of the country was surrounded by Mongols. The face was slapped, from the emperor down to the ministers. No protection, and more importantly, the common people will not think that it is the fault of the officials, they will only blame the emperor from the bottom of their hearts.

It is the so-called emperor who is responsible for the crimes committed by the officials.

Zhu Yijun sat back in his chair, took a few deep breaths, and finally calmed down.

"Tell me, what is going on? Why did the Mongols invade the border, why did Datong fall, and what is the situation now? Tell me carefully, if you dare to hide anything, you will be punished!"

Zhao Zhigao and Shen Li breathed a sigh of relief, then Zhao Zhigao straightened his upper body and began to explain.

"Your Majesty, this is all due to the early winter and the severe cold in the past two years. According to the past practice, the years with severe cold weather are mostly years of famine. People can still wear cotton clothes to keep out the cold, but the grain cannot be worn with cotton clothes to keep out the cold. So Grain froze to death one after another, and large areas of the Northland failed to harvest food, causing famine and chaos."

"I've heard this cliché too much!"

Zhu Yijun roared angrily.

Shen Li hurriedly said: "Your Majesty! Please calm down, Your Majesty! Mr. Zhao Ge hasn't finished his words yet. The weather is extremely cold. It's getting colder as you go north, and warmer as you go south. The northern land of our Daming is so cold, it will be even colder." Don't talk about the Mongolians who are further north than us.

When the weather was cold, the Mongols couldn’t live. Their cattle and sheep froze to death. They had nothing to eat and couldn’t survive the winter. They were forced to plunder southward. There is nothing to eat, so when it gets cold, they will come to grab our food and go back for the winter.

Therefore, this is the reason why Mongolia invaded the border more often in the famine year, and the reason why Mongolia disappeared in the harvest year. We have something to eat, and they also have something to eat, so there is no need to fight desperately for food, but if there is nothing to eat, for the sake of If you survive, you will definitely go south to grab food, and it's the same this time. "

After hearing Shen Li's explanation, Zhu Yijun calmed down a little, and continued to ask, "Then why didn't the Mongols succeed in going south in 40 years, but this time they broke Datong?"

"There was Longqing's peace talks before, and the peace talks have just ended, and they are still in effect. After a few years, Tumote's troops were enlisted by Wang Chonggu as his arm and became Ming's only ally outside the pass. Tumote's troops have tens of thousands of cavalry, enough to support The Ming Dynasty guarded the border, so for more than ten years since then, the Tumote Department has continued to prevent disasters for the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty has also traded with it."

"I also know this. I know the matter of the third lady very clearly. I just want to know why King Shunyi betrayed Daming this time after more than ten years! Where is the third lady? Why is there no news at all?"

Zhu Yijun asked aggressively.

Zhao Zhigao and Shen Li realized that the emperor had done his homework and knew a lot about Daming's surroundings, so it was not easy to be fooled, and he didn't dare to speak nonsense right now, so Zhao Zhigao told the truth honestly.

"The border army newspaper only mentioned the matter of Chalik, and did not mention the third lady, so I don't know the inside story, but the reason why Tumote rebelled was because he had no food to eat."

"Da Ming traded with Tumed, how could there be no food for him?"

"In the famine year, Daming himself had no food to eat. The land in Guanzhong and Shanxi had no crops, and the food supply was not enough. The three towns of Taiyuan and Xuanfu in Datong were short of food. They only relied on the grain transported from the south of the Yangtze River for a while. Exhausted, but the next batch has not yet set off for the border!"

"Damn things!"

Zhu Yijun was really angry, he stood up and smashed a teacup to pieces.

(End of this chapter)