Chapter 16 Chapter 16 Decision!

"Those who suggest moving south should be killed!" This is how Yu Qian reprimanded Xu Cheng. He continued: "The capital is the foundation of the world. If the capital is moved here, the event will be irreversible! Have you forgotten the story of the Southern Crossing in the Song Dynasty?" His roar awakened those who were hesitant. Wang Zhi, the number one official official in the court, stood up and publicly supported Yu Qian. Standing on his side, under the influence of these people, the main combat faction finally moved Zhu Qiyu, and strengthened his determination to resist to the end.

Since Yu Qian had acted as Minister of the Ministry of War and was also a representative of the main combat faction, Zhu Qiyu entrusted Yu Qian with the important task of defending Beijing. This is the highest honor in the world and the heaviest burden in the world. After the court was over, Yu Qian walked out of the hall, looking at the dark cloud-covered sky, recalling this unsettled morning, he couldn't help but feel thrilled. But at this time, Yu Qian has no time to think too much, because his thin body has already shouldered the burden of the country's rise and fall. On this morning of August 18th, he made the most important choice in his life and also completed the most important transformation in his life.

His immortal legend also began from this day. August nineteenth. Yu Qian held his first military meeting. It must be explained that although the minister of the Ministry of War was a chief officer dealing with the military, he had never commanded an army before.It can be regarded as a scholar. Having said that, scholars may not be able to go into battle. Yu Yunwen of the Southern Song Dynasty organized the war as a civil servant, and finally defeated Jin Wanyanliang's hundreds of thousands of troops in Caishi. Although Yu Qian is a civil servant, he has also studied the art of war, and he has a good way of arranging troops. I believe it was the foundation laid by reading extracurricular books when he was a child.

Therefore, extracurricular reading materials are really essential. But when Yu Qian really understood the current situation in the capital, he realized that what was in front of him was an out-and-out mess. Leaving aside those fleeing and surrendering factions, the military pressure was unbearable. The failure of the civil fort almost wiped out all the original capital, and there were not even a few decent horses in the capital.The number of soldiers is less than 100,000, and they are all old and weak soldiers and retirees. That's all, the key lies in the lack of morale. The first-class troops were dispatched to fight, but ended up being wiped out. Those who escaped by chance would naturally describe the enemy extremely badly in order to conceal their incompetence.

The second-rate troops in the city were naturally afraid when they heard the comments of these seniors. In their eyes, Yexian and his Mongolian cavalry were simply alien monsters. They had several heads each, and they couldn't be killed no matter what. But the most serious problem is that the emperor (agent), the supreme ruler of the Ming Empire, has no confidence in himself, and Zhu Qiyu is not a timid person, but he has no idea in front of such a powerful enemy. Agree to resist, but if there is another defeat, Zhu Qiyu is likely to change his mind. Therefore, the most important task at present is to stabilize the morale of the army.

After listening to the report of his subordinates, Yu Qian was silent and thoughtful. After carefully studying the military deployment map, he issued his first military order in a deep and powerful voice: "From now on, the following troops are ordered to go to Beijing to guard: 1. Prepare the army.Including the two Beijing military preparations and the Henan military preparations; 2. Prepare Japanese army.Including Nanjing Beiwa Army and Shandong Beiwa Army; 3. Food transport army.Including all grain transport troops in Jiangbei; 4. The Zhejiang Army under Ningyang Hou Chenmao (stronger combat effectiveness).

After receiving the order, each army set off immediately and rushed to the capital to deploy defenses on time. If there is any disobedience, the military order will be executed! " The above-mentioned troops total more than 100,000 people. It can be seen that these troops are not the main force, but mostly reserve or logistics troops. Where did the main force go? All buried in the civil fort. There is no way around this. The three most elite battalions in the capital and the main forces near the capital have been wiped out, and there are very few left. If you want to defend the capital, you can only rely on these reserve and logistics troops.

In addition to soldiers, one more important thing is needed to defend the capital—food. The capital has a large population. To solve the food problem for these people, it is necessary to hoard and transport a large amount of food. Although there is still enough food in the capital, if it is besieged for a long time, this calculation will be difficult.In fact, in Tongzhou, not far from the capital, there is a lot of food stored, how much is it? "Millions of warehouse rice".This amount of grain was enough to feed the people of the capital for a year, and it was the largest granary at that time.

But the ministers didn't seem to want to use the grain, and even advocated burning the Tongzhou granary. This is another strange thing. Good food is not used, so why burn it? You must know that the ministers are not head-watered, it is because the food is visible and unusable. At that time, Tongzhou was not a part of Beijing city. In fact, it was quite a distance from the capital city. Although there was a lot of grain in Tongzhou granary, it was difficult to transport it into the capital city, because it would take a lot of manpower to transport migrant workers. Said it was dangerous.

At that time, Yexian's cavalry troops had already flaunted their power near the capital pass, but the transportation took a long time. Maybe during the transportation process, the opponent's cavalry had already attacked. Once Yexian's army broke through the Zijing Pass, Tongzhou was just around the corner.And those grains naturally became Yexian's military grain, so to transport grain, it was necessary to send troops to guard it. But in the current situation, the military strength to defend the capital is not enough, how can there be extra people to protect the food? This is a difficult problem, and it seems that there is no better solution than burning it with a fire.

But Yu Qian solved this problem with a very ingenious method. This is his second order: "All the called troops should enter Beijing from Tongzhou when they march, and the soldiers will collect their own food and transport it to the capital." The problem is solved, and the food in Tongzhou will be transported to Beijing by more than 100,000 soldiers. You see, this is the level. The so-called level is to be able to do things that others can't do, and to come up with methods that others can't think of. Everyone has the courage of a common man, but the problem is in front of us, and whether we can handle it well depends on our ability. Yu Qian is a brave man, but he is also a capable person. In handling this matter, he wisely linked the two issues of troop deployment and food transportation to solve the problem, that is, not delaying the march, but also It can save the cost of migrant workers, and at the same time ensure the safety of the food transportation team, killing three birds with one stone. Those who turn the tide are not ordinary people, but national scholars. With both wisdom and courage, one is a national scholar. Yu Qian issued an order, starting from August 19th, all the adjustable and available soldiers in the Ming Empire were assembled one after another. These troops came from different provinces such as Shandong, Henan, Nanjing, and Zhejiang. They marched day and night with only one goal—to reach the capital as soon as possible. This is a race against time, they don't know when Ye will come over first, but what they know is that Yee will come over sooner or later, as long as they can reach the capital before then, the victory will be more assured. The Ming Empire began its first general mobilization since the founding of the country to deal with the coming powerful enemies. With Yu Qian's hard work and deployment, by the beginning of September, people from all walks of life arrived one after another, and the strength of the capital reached 220,000, with sufficient food and people's hearts gradually stabilized. Military preparations have begun and are proceeding in an orderly manner, while at the same time, a political storm is coming. "Cut Wang Zhen into pieces!" This is the voice of many ministers, and the reason is very simple. Wang Zhen is an out-and-out villain. He was thrown into prison.Moreover, he also took the initiative to ask for bribes, and anyone who dared not to give them would end badly. Such behavior simply regarded civil and military officials as nothing. In addition, he also colluded with Jinyiwei and turned this secret service agency into his manipulative agency. Countless officials have suffered from him. More importantly, it was Wang Zhen's incompetence and stupidity that finally led to the failure of the civil fortress. The court elite and years of accumulation were destroyed in the hands of a villain. Just over twenty years ago, the Ming Empire had once Sweeping across the world, it was unstoppable, and then the rule of benevolence was announced, and the world was peaceful. Such a powerful empire was buried in the hands of a dead eunuch.Who can swallow this breath! Of course, in the hearts of the scholar-bureaucrats, there is another reason to hate Wang Zhen, but this reason is not convenient to say. Since the scholar-bureaucrats are unwilling to speak, I will speak for them. The reason hidden in my heart is my background. The literati and bureaucrats studied hard. After ten years of cold window, after dozens of exams, three major exams (some only two), and eliminated countless talented scholars and colleagues, they got black yarn on their heads and power seals in their hands. It doesn't mean that you have a bright future. If you are lucky, you can be a Hanlin. If you are unlucky, you can't even be a censor. You can only be sent to the lower ranks to be a junior official. Thank God for retiring from the third rank. It's not easy. But Wang Zhen, a dead eunuch, has limited knowledge (incompetent academic officer), lack of ability (civilian fortress is the proof), physical disability (occupational restriction), and moral corruption (corruption and bribery), but he can monopolize the power all at once and command the world! Dead eunuch, what are you doing! From an objective point of view, the anger of the scholar-bureaucrats is justified. They toil day and night, handle government affairs, and are knowledgeable and experienced, but they have to obey the orders of the chief of ceremonies. And this stupid supervisor of ceremonies not only harmed the government, but now also caused the country to lose the country, causing turmoil and hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civil and military officials to die because of him. It's time to settle accounts after autumn! But at this time, Yu Qian seemed to be unable to take care of these, because he had too many things to be busy with. On August 21, Yu Qian officially took over the position of Kuang Ye, became Minister of the Ministry of War, and officially took charge of the power of the Ministry of War. Yu Qian, Minister of the Ministry of War, was not happy about being promoted, because once he called, how long this function would last is still a question. The most important thing at present is to solve the many problems at hand and protect the security of the capital and the country.At this time, Yu Qian had actually become the actual controller of the government. However, Mr. Yu Qian, who is busy with everything, has not yet realized that he is sitting on the crater of a volcano, which is still an active volcano. On August 23, the volcano erupted. In the early morning of this day, the ministers were preparing to go to the court to discuss matters as usual, but no one thought that the most serious court fight in the 276-year history of the Ming Dynasty was about to begin. This was also the most chaotic day in the entire Ming court. The court meeting was presided over by Zhu Qiyu, and he began to ask the ministers what they wanted to present. Before the words fell, one person strode forward and said loudly: "I have a playbook!" And so the fuse ignited. The name of this performer is Chen Yi. Chen Yi, a native of Suzhou, is the censor of the right capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. He is a clean official and hates Wang Zhen very much. He said sharply: "Wang Zhen has harmed the country and the people, he has done a lot of evil, and caused the emperor to be trapped in the enemy's camp. Such evil deeds, not destroying the family is not enough to calm people's hearts, and the common people are angry!" With such a harsh tone, Zhu Qiyu who was sitting on it was also taken aback. However, the more Chen Yi talked, the angrier and more excited he became. Thinking of his colleagues and common people who suffered innocently, he cried bitterly. One stone stirred up waves, and Chen Yi's cry aroused the anger of the ministers. They began to disregard etiquette and rushed to impeach Wang Zhen to Zhu Qiyu. All of a sudden, there was chaos in the court hall, with the sound of playing, cursing, and crying one after another. The level of chaos was comparable to that of a market. Zhu Qiyu was not the emperor when he first came to the throne, but he was just acting on his behalf. Seeing this situation, he was terrified. The ministers below were talking like a cannonball, and there were crying and cursing beside them. They didn't listen at all. It's not clear what they said, poor Zhu Qiyu couldn't react at all. Suddenly, the uproar in the court calmed down, and the ministers below all looked at him with extremely terrifying eyes. It turned out that the person who impeached had finished speaking. Waiting for his ruling, there is only one basic opinion: "Kill his party, destroy his whole family!" This is a big deal, how can you be the master?Zhu Qiyu thought over and over again in fear, but still didn't dare to make a decision, so he gave an order: "Hundreds of officials are temporarily out of the palace to wait for orders, and this matter will be discussed later." Later facts proved that this was not just an order, but also a pack of explosives, a pack of explosives that increased the power of the explosion. Reconsideration?When will we discuss again?So what?After another discussion? Who are you fooling? ! These experienced ministers will never be dismissed by this sentence. They know that if today's opportunity is missed, the matter will be lost forever. Although Wang Zhen is dead, his party will continue to manipulate the government. Whoever speaks today will suffer, and the country will be finished. For the country and for ourselves, we can only fight!To die is to die today, to die here! The decree has been conveyed many times, but the ministers just don't leave. The ministers seemed to have reached a tacit agreement, no one moved, they just kept scolding, crying, and staring at Zhu Qiyu who was sitting on it. Zhu Qiyu was so frightened that his face turned pale, and the eunuch Jin Ying, who was passing the order, kept wiping his sweat. He had never seen this kind of formation before, it was really terrifying. Zhu Qiyu began to realize that if he didn't say one, two, three today, he couldn't go back. The silence of those in power completely angered the ministers. Wang Zhen's perverse behavior and bullying reappeared in their minds. During the Battle of Tumubao, many of these ministers also had relatives who were killed in the same year. Humans are not punished, what is the law of heaven! Just when the emotions of the ministers were about to reach their peak, an unknown guy appeared. Jin Yiwei Commander Ma Shun has always been Wang Zhen's best friend and helped him do a lot of bad things. He sent someone to kill Liu Qiu, the lecturer. . At this time, this Ma Shun stepped out, relying on the emperor's decree, he even scolded the officials and told them to go out immediately. Ma Shun's behavior can be described in two words: court death. In this way, Chen Yi ignited the fire, Zhu Qiyu added explosives, and Ma Shun finally detonated. The three parties worked together and united as one, and the most exciting and hot scene of the imperial court in Ming history was about to be staged. The ministers were already extremely angry, and their crying and cursing became louder and louder. Wang Zhen's accomplice Ma Shun just jumped out at this moment to play a big role. It stands to reason that they should be even more angry.But at this moment, these angry people fell into a brief silence. The terrible silence. This silence is the apex of anger. Instead of perishing in silence, explode in silence! So much humiliation, so much grief, unreasonable oppression and insults, relatives and friends were killed in battle and captured, now at this point, they are still domineering. Enough is enough. No more suppressing your anger, no more enduring shameless bullying! Do it! Ma Shun was still smugly yelling at the ministers. He did the same thing in the past. In his opinion, it is no different today. Suddenly, a person ran out of the line of ministers and rushed towards him!Before he could recover, his hair had already been grabbed severely, and his face was hit several times heavily. Finally started. The first person to do it was Wang Hong in Hu Ke's case. Wang Hong is a speech officer, and his usual job is to supervise impeachment. He has a short temper and a straightforward personality. He has long disliked Wang Zhen's party, and he is very sad that the country has fallen to this point, and he hates Wang Zhen's group even more.Seeing that Wang Zhen was dead, Ma Shun dared to be so arrogant, he couldn't help feeling angry. Don't talk about anything, let's get real! Ma Shun, see if I can't kill you! He rushed forward, grabbed Ma Shun's hair, and hit Ma Shun on the head with the chao wat in his hand. His anger went to his head. At last, he didn't want the weapon anymore, so he went into battle with bare hands and took it out. He is skilled in Wang Baquan, a set of boxing techniques used like clouds and flowing water, airtight, and his fists fell on Ma Shun's body like a torrential rain, cursing while beating: "At this time, you still dare to be arrogant!" He beat more and more furious, more and more angry, emotionally agitated to the extreme, he actually did something appalling. Wang Hong felt that this was not enough to vent his anger, so he gave up punching and kicking, grabbed Ma Shun, and even bit off a piece of flesh on his face with his mouth! Crazy, totally crazy. Here we will comment on Wang Hong's series of fighting moves from the technical level. After he came up, he first grabbed Ma Shun's hair. Have some fighting experience. However, considering that he is a civil servant and his main job is to present memorials, the possibility of him being a master of martial arts is not considered for the time being. The possibility of using Wang Baquan is very high, and judging from the fact that he bites people, he is indeed Angry to the extreme.Because men often look down upon using this tactic during a fight, so unless it is absolutely necessary, this tactic will not be used. He was furious to the extreme. Ma Shun, who was lying on the ground at this moment, was in extreme pain and frightened. He never imagined that someone would dare to do something in front of the emperor. Ma Shun was already in great pain, but what made him more painful was yet to come. Wang Hong's move also stunned the ministers standing aside, but it took only a moment for them to realize that it was unbearable for Wang Zhen's group to dare to bully him when things got to this point ! If you have grievances and revenge, if you have revenge, you will take action when it is time to do so! So, after Wang Hong made his move, the ministers rushed up immediately, and the few who ran fast rushed up first, punched and kicked Ma Shun, and beat Ma Shun violently. Soon Ma Shun was surrounded by countless people. Double fists and countless feet greeted him, and in an instant, he was covered in bruises. Those who run fast can still get a few punches, and those who run slowly are unlucky. The crowd surrounded several layers. Later, the adults could only lift up their official robes and raise their big feet towards the dying man lying on the ground surrounded by the crowd. Ma Shun stomped hard. As a result, these nerds who were usually gentle, hard-working, and studying hard changed their previous elegant manners. No matter whether they had fought or not, whether they were Hanlin or Tang officials, regardless of their age or official position, they all went into battle shirtless. You must know that the official uniforms of the Ming Dynasty were not special clothing for fighting. In order to show the status of officials, their robes were relatively loose, and sometimes they had to lift the hem when walking to avoid stepping on wrestling.Moreover, these adults still wear black hats when they go to court. How can they fight with such an attire? At this moment, they couldn't care less, the adults couldn't suppress the anger in their hearts, threw away their hats, rolled up their official uniforms, and stepped forward to beat Ma Shun severely, and some people got so excited that they even rolled up their sleeves and went into battle shirtless. Ma Shun, who used to be invincible in the past, can only beg for mercy at this moment, but no one pays attention to him, because everyone remembers that this person is Wang Zhen's accomplice, he once forced Liu Qiu to death, and forced many prisoners to death. The minister who went to prison. it serves him right. After a while, the officials stopped fighting because Ma Shun had been killed. But the matter couldn't end like this, these red-eyed people turned their attention to Zhu Qiyu who was sitting on it. Zhu Qiyu was dumbfounded. He watched Wang Hong rush out, watched Wang Hong grab Ma Shun's hair, watched Wang Hong bite Ma Shun, and then he saw the officials also rushed out, surrounded Ma Shun, punched and kicked . In the end, he saw Ma Shun being beaten to death in front of his face. All these behaviors were beyond his comprehension. Those courteous ministers suddenly turned into beasts. Above the court, the emperor was the biggest, and the ministers were obedient and did not say a word.This is the imaginary hall. But now, the ground is full of lost official hats, uniforms, and belts. A group of crazy people are fighting. The eunuchs have already hid aside and trembled. The dull and terrible sound from above. What made him even more unimaginable was that not only those young officials went into battle shirtless and used both fists and kicks, but even some senior ministers in their fifties and sixties held their belts and came tremblingly and stepped on Ma Shun. Some high-ranking officials such as Shangshu Shilang. Is this hallucination? This cannot be true, this is the imperial court, the place where the emperor and his ministers discuss matters, and the center of the Ming Empire, but now, this place has become a fighting place, a ring, and hell. If it's a nightmare, wake up quickly! But the facts reminded him that this was not a dream, because those ministers who had just killed Ma Shun had already targeted him. Wang Hong of human blood. What happened next was beyond Zhu Qiyu's expectations, the ministers even forgot their titles as monarchs and ministers, and directly pointed their fingers at themselves, asking him to hand over Wang Zhen's remaining party! Rebellion, rebellion!The minister dared to threaten the emperor (agent)! But at this soul-stirring moment, it was impossible for Zhu Qiyu to think of these etiquettes. He was so frightened that he trembled all over, and faced the questioning of the officials, he couldn't say a word. At this time, Jin Ying, the eunuch who was waiting next to him, saw that the situation was dangerous, and Zhu Qiyu himself might be in danger, so he immediately sent someone to find Mao Gui and Wang Changsui. Mao Gui and Wang Changsui are Wang Zhen's accomplices, Jin Ying went to them at this time, it really has bad intentions. When the two were dragged to Jin Ying, they were still puzzled, and Jin Ying didn't talk nonsense to them, and kicked them into the hall. At this time, the ministers were still threatening Zhu Qiyu, and when they suddenly saw these two people appearing in front of them, it was like a tiger that hadn't eaten for three days seeing a fat sheep and pounced fiercely on it. Mao Gui and Wang Changsui were ignorant, got kicked on the buttocks, and were kicked into the court. A rain of punches and kicks drowned out. Soon, the two were also killed. At this time, there were three corpses lined up in the main hall, bloodstained everywhere, the ministers were already hysterical and completely out of control, running around in the court hall, and more people continued to court Zhu Qiyu. Some ministers felt that they still couldn't let go of their hatred, so they hung the bodies of the three people outside Dong'an Gate for public display. The common people and soldiers in the city also had enough of Wang Zhen's suffering, and they stepped forward to beat up the corpses. The court hall was even more lively, since Zhu Qiyu didn't order to arrest Wang Zhen's family members, then do it yourself! The ministers spontaneously and consciously found someone to arrest Wang Zhen's nephew Wang Shan. This man who came to his uncle for the sake of glory and wealth finally understood a truth: There are gains and losses. What he got was seven years of glory and wealth, but what he gave was his life. The ministers were still in chaos, they killed Ma Shun, Mao Gui, and Wang Changsui, what should they do next, should they kill Wang Zhen's followers one by one? Some ministers were still furious and cursed Wang Zhen. There were also people who didn't know what was going on, whether they would be retaliated against if they killed these three people, and just sat on the ground blankly. More people flocked to Zhu Qiyu, begging him for orders. Although the minister's behavior was vented, they didn't realize that the danger was approaching them. Because they ignored an important issue - Ma Shun's identity. Mao Gui and Wang Changsui were nothing more than eunuchs, but Ma Shun was the commander of Jinyiwei. As we said, Jinyiwei was not only a secret service, but also the emperor's bodyguard. The ministers didn't realize a strange phenomenon, they beat their chief to death in front of Jin Yiwei, why didn't these Jin Yiwei take any action? This is because there is another person present - Zhu Qiyu. Zhu Qiyu is the current regent. Without his order, Jin Yiwei would never dare to mess around, but if he retreats without saying a word, the lives of the ministers will be difficult to guarantee, because the situation is chaotic, and Jin Yiwei There are many accomplices of Wang Zhen (Wang Shan is the acquaintance of Jin Yiwei), and the ministers killed Ma Shun spontaneously, so it is hard to guarantee that few Jin Yiwei like Wang Hong will stand up and beat him to death under the command of Wang Zhen's accomplices. For several ministers, this seems to be understood as a spontaneous behavior. At this time Zhu Qiyu was planning to do such a thing, he had recovered from the initial shock, and understood what was happening before his eyes, seeing these nearly crazy ministers and the scene of blood flying everywhere, he was terrified. Zhu Qiyu chose to escape, and he wanted to escape to the palace. This was a critical moment. If Zhu Qiyu really left, Jin Yiwei and Wang Zhen's party members would probably attack. Although Ma Shun's skills were not very good, it was still very easy for his Jin Yiwei to deal with these civil servants. But at this time, the officials seemed not aware of this problem, and they kept crying and cursing, asking Zhu Qiyu to convict Wang Zhen. Only one person kept a cool head and realized the impending danger. This person is Yu Qian. Yu Qian is a clear-headed person, he did not participate in the fight, although he also hated Ma Shun and others, but he would not take such a way, during the whole process, he was just a bystander and thinker. He is very clear that the person has been killed, and Zhu Qiyu must give an order to really solve the problem. The minister who hit someone convicted him of murder (Ma Shun was indeed not guilty), and the problem became troublesome. Seeing that Zhu Qiyu was about to run away, Yu Qian was very anxious. This was really a critical moment, but the people around him were not awake at all, and they were making noise everywhere. Don't care so much anymore! Yu Qian immediately ran to Zhu Qiyu, he wanted to stop this person. But the officials in front were already lined up densely, so Yu Qian had no choice but to forcefully separate the crowd and squeeze forward (推量打前). This was a rather painful process. In the crowd, Yu Qian's sleeves were also torn, but he still stopped Zhu Qiyu before he could escape. Yu Qian said in a loud voice: "Your Highness (then he was not the emperor at the time), Ma Shun is Wang Zhen's remnant party, and his crime deserves death (Shun deserves to die for the same crime), Your Highness, please order all the officials (basically all of them have done something) to be innocent!" The loud voice finally awakened Zhu Qiyu. He understood that if these people were not given an explanation now, the situation would not be stable, so he issued an order according to Yu Qian's words. The ministers also came to their senses. Now that Ma Shun and others have been convicted, nothing will happen. Zhu Qiyu, who had stabilized his emotions, finally returned to normal. He then ordered Wang Zhen's nephew Wang Shan to be tied up to the execution ground and executed in a hurry! The ministers clapped their hands and cheered, and the turmoil on August 23rd subsided. Three people were beaten to death above the court, and the ministers changed from nerds to fighting experts. The young and old went to battle, fully vented their anger, and turned the court into a slaughterhouse. All over the place, Zhu Qiyu, who was acting as the emperor's authority, was also seriously threatened, and he was in a mess. The minister was beaten to death, and the acting emperor was threatened, yet it happened during court discussions. This kind of chaos is unique in the history of the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, when the officials returned to normal, tidied up their clothes, checked their injuries (most of them were accidental injuries), and walked out of the hall, they all felt as if they had passed away. It was completely insane. But there is one thing the ministers are very clear about. After killing Ma Shun, Jin Yiwei has already sharpened his sword. If Yu Qian hadn't stepped forward at that moment to hold Zhu Qiyu and rectify their names, it is still unknown whether they would be able to walk out of the hall alive. number. Thanks to Yu Qian. When Yu Qian walked out of the left door, everyone looked at him with admiration. If they had any doubts about this roaring man five days ago, now they have a new consensus: This person must be able to support the crisis alone and turn the tide. Wang Zhi, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, was also very touched. He held Yu Qian's hand very excitedly, and said to him: "The country depends entirely on you. In today's situation, even a hundred Wang Zhi can't handle it!" You know, what can a hundred kings do today?) Wang Zhen's crimes were completely liquidated, his property was confiscated, and his family was killed. Among them, Mr. Wang Shan was the worst. He was cut off thousands of knives before he died. This is because the ministers It is suggested that although Wang Zhen is dead, it is necessary to find someone to replace him to be tortured before he can have an explanation (hard enough). Therefore, Wang Shan, who defected to Wang Zhen from thousands of miles away, was tortured for his good relatives. After seven years of wealth, he was replaced by Ling Chi, which was really a loss-making business. To be honest, from the perspective of jurisprudence, Wang Shan, Ma Shun and others did not commit any obvious crimes, and there seems to be no reason to be beaten to death. From a procedural point of view, the actions of the ministers should be regarded as intentional injury to death, which is definitely considered a crime. It's not self-defense. But everyone present knows that these people are heinous people. It is because of them that Chao Gang is so depressed, the country is so chaotic, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers die. So in my opinion, when they come out Out of righteous indignation, when these Wang Zhen's followers were killed, they had already achieved justice. Because true justice exists in people's hearts. The army arrived, the food was sufficient, and Wang Zhen's remnant party was completely wiped out. With Yu Qian's efforts, many difficult problems were solved. But he has one last problem, and it's the biggest one: The emperor is still in his hands. Obviously, he also regarded Zhu Qizhen as a credit card first, and the Ming Empire as a cash machine. As long as the person is still in his hands, he will continue to swipe this unlimited gold card until he swipe the bank. until it goes out of business. We can't go on like this anymore, we must think of a solution. Yu Qian clearly realized that the reason why Zhu Qizhen became Yexian's trump card was not because he was Zhu Qizhen, but because he was the emperor. Zhu Qizhen sold it for less than a few dollars even if it was sold by the catty, but the title of emperor was as important as Mount Tai. In fact, the solution is very simple - establish another emperor. Because the emperor does not belong to you Zhu Qizhen, but to the Ming Empire, this title can be given to you or someone else. In other words, whether Zhu Qizhen is the emperor or not is not decided by Zhu Qizhen, nor by you, but by us.I said that the emperor in your hand is fake, so it must be fake. Even if it's not a fake, it's an expired product. The only emperor authoritative certification agency in the world is here. Do you want to receive regular salary?First of all, stop dreaming! The goal has been set, so who should be established? The first person to be considered was Zhu Qizhen's son Zhu Jianshen, but this man was only three years old at the time, not to mention dealing with government affairs, he couldn't speak well, and he couldn't read all the words well. The only possible candidate is Zhu Qiyu. As a result, the ministers wrote letters one after another, demanding that Zhu Qiyu be made emperor. The empress dowager didn't have any objections, after all Zhu Qiyu was also his son (not his own), so she immediately agreed. But unexpectedly, Zhu Qiyu declined, saying that he didn't want to do the job. We have seen this trick a lot, but what is different from the past is that we can be sure that Mr. Zhu Qiyu is not hypocritical, he really does not want to be an emperor. Too dangerous. When the emperor wants to lead a team to go out, the journey is hard, and if he is unlucky, he may be captured and taken as a prisoner, and he will not be able to return home for several years. Not to mention these things, what happened on August 23rd made him even more terrified. The group of people under him didn't obey their orders at all, and they seemed to be very interested in fighting.If one day he did it all over again, he might be the one who was beaten. What's more, the enemy army may attack at any time. If the capital is lost, the emperor will not last long, and the responsibility for destroying the country has to be borne by himself. Safety first, safety first, the emperor, it doesn't matter if he doesn't do it. But things were out of his control. Can't do it! Yu Qian couldn't help but think that he would not be the emperor anymore. The country has reached this point, and an emperor must be established. Whether you want to or not, Zhu Qiyu must do it! And Yu Qian's reasons are also very good: "The ministers and others are sincerely worried about the country, not for personal gain." Later facts proved that he was telling the truth. So, under the insistence of Yu Qian and other ministers, Zhu Qiyu finally "voluntarily". On September 6th of the fourteenth year of Zhengtong (1449), Zhu Qiyu officially became the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and his year was named Jingtai, and the second year was the first year of Jingtai. Mr. Zhu Qizhen's status as the emperor will be invalid from now on, and he will be changed to the Supreme Emperor.Since then, in case of any conflict between the old and new emperors, the new emperor shall prevail. Zhu Qiyu, who was sitting on the throne, must have felt uneasy. Only then did he understand that the emperor didn't just do whatever he wanted. To deal with government affairs, to take risks, and to be responsible to the Ming Empire, a myriad of things are in front of you, you can't be lazy, you can't neglect, even if you do a lot of things right, as long as there is a mistake in one issue, all previous efforts may be wasted. It will last forever. 这真不是一般人能干的活啊。 从朱祁钰先生推辞干皇帝的行动上看，他是认识到了这些的，但同时，他也忽略了一点，那就是皇位的魔力。 如果干皇帝这么不好，为什么从古自今，还有那么多的人不惜性命，积极参加竞争，要做这份工作呢？ 因为做皇帝虽然辛苦，却也是世界上最有成就感，最有权威的工作，天老大，我老二，君临天下，谁敢不服！ 事实证明，封建皇权是一种容易让人上瘾的东西，且成瘾性极大，一旦尝试，极易形成药物性依赖，无有效方法自动根除，易复吸。 唯一的戒除方法是死亡。 朱祁钰和他的哥哥一样，也是个温和的人，兄弟俩人从小一起长大，关系很好，如果没有意外，朱祁镇会一直做他的皇帝哥哥，朱祁钰则是安心作一个藩王弟弟，逢年过节弟弟会登门给哥哥拜年，互致问候。 但历史的机缘巧合，将兄弟俩人推到了十字路口。 朱祁钰带着不安的心情登上了皇位，并尝试了皇权的第一口滋味。 奇迹并没有发生，他毫无例外地进入了成瘾者的行列。 从此，任何敢于触碰他权威的人都将成为他的敌人，朱祁镇也不例外。 无论朱祁钰将来变成什么样子，至少在目前，于谦终于解决了这个最棘手的问题，他可以把全部的精力放在了防守北京的任务上了。在他的努力下，京城人心渐渐稳定下来，军队的素质装备有了很大的提高。 此时，无论是京城的大臣还是老百姓和士兵，都已经有了对抗强敌的勇气和决心，他们开始相信，即将到来的这个敌人并非不可战胜，获得这场战争的胜利并非只是幻想。 这种信心和勇气来自于站在他们背后的那个人——于谦。 从一盘散沙到众志成城，于谦的威望达到了顶点，所有的人都相信，这位兵部尚书有能力带领他们击败任何敌人。 谦之所在，必胜！ 从八月到九月，于谦不断地忙碌着，大到粮食储备，军队训练，小到城内治安，修补城墙，所有的问题都要他来处理，在这一个月的时间里，他没有休息日，没有假期，因为他很明白，现在他正在和时间赛跑，多争取一点时间，多做一点事情，胜利的把握就大一分。 到了九月下旬，京城的防卫基本完善，各大小关隘，要塞据点，都安置了人员防守，所有抽调军队经过严格训练，已经有了与也先的精锐骑兵决战的能力。士兵们摩拳擦掌，跃跃欲试，等待着也先的到来。 惊慌失措，士气全无的景象已不复存在，勇气又回到了城内士兵们的身上，他们已经做好了一切准备，握着手中的武器，期待着也先的到来，期待着为土木堡死难的人们复仇。 也先，来吧，我等着你！