Regarding what Yang Chendong did with the mercenaries in the north, naturally there were regular reports from the military's spies in Jinyiwei, which also aroused Zhu Qiyu's anger and joy.

The anger was because of what the mercenaries did in the Nuer Gandusi area, a total of three battles, and the Northern Guard of the Northern Ming Dynasty lost nearly 20,000 soldiers; The joy is because of the appearance of Yang Chendong, so that the military pressure of the Northern Ming in the north has become much smaller, according to the Datong Mansion report, even the first part of Waraye, which has occupied the Hetao area, also stopped launching an attack because of the establishment of the first city and the appearance of mercenaries.

This shows the prestige of Yang Chendong. It's just a pity that this person can't just be used for himself, if he can, he must defeat Nanming and unify the world will not be a difficult thing.

Zhu Qiyu touched his forehead with his hand like a headache, this small action was seen by Jin Ying, who was standing and waiting, and he hurriedly asked with concern, "Your Majesty, is there anything uncomfortable?" ”

"No, let's inform you, the ministers should be coming soon, right?" Zhu Qiyu shook his head, remembering why the minister hadn't arrived yet, so he asked a few questions.

"I've been informed, so I guess I'll be there soon." Jin Ying also hurriedly replied, and then looked out of the main hall with his feet up. Although he did this, he obviously couldn't see anything, but he just wanted to use such a move to tell the emperor that he was also very anxious.

didn't wait long, and soon there was a sound of complicated footsteps outside the hall, and then the voice of the little eunuch asking for instructions came, "Your Majesty, Lord Shangshu Yiming of the Ministry of War has arrived, and I ask to see you." ”

"Your Majesty, Lord Xu Youzhen, the secretary of the Criminal Department, has arrived, and asked to see Jin..."

"Alright, alright, let's call them all in." Jin Ying has been looking at Zhu Qiyu with her spare eyes, and seeing that although she didn't say anything, she was already impatient, so she shouted loudly on her own.

After a while, Wang Zhi, the secretary of the ministry, Jin Lian, the secretary of the household department, Hu Hu, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Yiming, the secretary of the military department, Xu Youzhen, the secretary of the criminal department, Shi Pu, the secretary of the Ministry of Works, and Chen Yi, the imperial history of the left capital, entered the palace hall and stood in line.

In less than two years, there has not been much change in Zhu Qiyu's regime. In fact, it seems that there is no major event in Beiming, and the interior is stable and united, but in fact, it is just gold and jade, but it is actually a failure.

Let's talk about Zhu Qiyu's ascension first, after all, it is a special case, not a normal emperor's ascension, which has been criticized by many people below. Even three years have passed since the defeat of Tumu, and that matter is still being mentioned, to the effect that if Yingzong has nothing to do, then he should come back to be the emperor, instead of going to Nanming to be the emperor of the South, which caused the powerful Daming to split into two halves, and the strength has also shrunk significantly.

The position under the butt is still questioned. For this reason, Jinyiwei and Dongchang have made a lot of efforts and arrested a lot of people, and on the surface, it seems to be calm. But once something is discovered, no one can say for sure that no one will come out to make trouble.

The military has been training recruits and refining firearms, which are very expensive games, which once led to the Beiming regime being unable to make ends meet, so that many officials' salaries could not be issued in time, which caused many people to complain.

Foreign. Needless to say, Nanming seems to be in harmony, but who knows what kind of thoughts Zhu Qizhen has for this younger brother who has robbed the throne? I haven't used it now, it's just because external troubles are rampant, but once there are no external troubles, I'm afraid there will be a big battle and a winner will be divided.

Not to mention, because of the problems of joint business, now the friendship with the Warat Department is no longer what it used to be. The other side has even sent troops to occupy the Hetao area, making the western border unstable. At this time, mercenaries came from the northwest again, which made the situation more and more complicated.

All kinds of circumstances are added together, Zhu Qiyu often feels that one head is two big. In such an environment, a few scholars and important ministers can naturally not move, otherwise it will only cause other panic and complicated situations.

Six scholars, one Zuodu Yushi was standing in the main hall, all with suspicious faces, they couldn't figure out why the emperor was in a hurry to summon them. It seems that the morning has just been promoted to the court, and the emperor didn't say anything at that time, waiting for them to just go home, and their butts are not hot.

Thinking of this, the faces of the seven important ministers all changed, and the first thing they thought of was that Warat had called. Perhaps this is the only thing that can make the emperor so restless. Think about it, wasn't Yingzong defeated in the hands of Yexian at the beginning?

As for why no one thought about Nan Ming and the mercenaries. It's because they're all their own people in a sense. Now that the external troubles have not been eliminated, the internal troubles should not occur.

The faces of the seven ministers changed one after another, but they were all calm, and no one said a word, waiting for the emperor to show them. Zhu Qiyu has long been accustomed to this scene, and he also knows that these ministers are scheming people, and it is difficult to stimulate them with ordinary things.

Well, that's it, he's going to take a good look at them today. "Jin Ying, report the report to the ministers one by one."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Jin Ying agreed, took the report sent by Shi Wanshan, and was the first to walk in front of Wang Zhi, the secretary of the ministry, "Wang Shangshu, please take a look." ”

Since ancient times, the officials of the Ministry of Officials have been said to see the officials at the first level, and they are also known as the officials of the Ministry of Officials, so it is always not wrong to show Wang Zhi the news first.

Wang Zhi nodded slightly reservedly, then took the fold and checked it. But it's only a few breaths, and his face is constantly changing, so it can be seen that what is said in this report must be a big event, otherwise, it will not make the unpleasant Tobe Heavenly Officials become so nervous and out of shape.

It was about a dozen breaths, and Wang Zhi sent the song back to the hands of the eunuch Jin Ying, and then the report was passed on and sent to the hands of Jin Lian, the head of the household department, with the same change in expression, no different from Wang Zhi's performance just now.

Another dozen breaths, continuing to pass, the same scene appeared again and again...

Zhu Qiyu sat high on the golden dragon chair, his eyes carefully examining the changing colors on the faces of the courtiers. Whenever I see a minister who wants to show his gaffe, my heart is extremely proud. "How? I'm going to scare you this time. When I am out of shape, you always have to teach me a lesson, to be calm and calm, now look at you, how calm are you? ”

A cup of tea took a little more time, and the seven important ministers had read the music again, and Jin Ying also returned to Zhu Qiyu's side and stood aside. Emperor Daizong's voice also resounded in the hall at this moment. "You've seen the news, can you tell me what you think?"

There was silence in the hall, and no one immediately answered the emperor's question, as if everyone was still digesting the news they had just gotten. It wasn't until Zhu Qiyu asked again with some impatience that Xu Youzhen, the secretary of the Criminal Department, finally stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the ministers dare to ask, is this news true?" I'm afraid it can't be someone pretending to be a loyal man, right? ”

It's no wonder that Xu Youzhen has such questions. Yang Chendong is no longer what it used to be.

After the defeat of Tumu, Yang Chendong stood up and led the so-called mercenaries to defeat the menacing Yexian Warat, and there was reason to say that this army did not belong to him because he had saved a person, and it happened that he was the leader of the mercenaries.

Now it seems that this is just a story. All kinds of signs have shown that the leader of the so-called mercenaries is not someone else, but Yang Chendong himself. This point has already come from the news from the Nanming side, and according to the investigation of the Beiming Jinyiwei and Dongchang, the mercenary force is very large, and there should be an overseas base. It's just because most of the current Daming sea ship bases are in the territory of Nanming, so they have the heart to investigate but are powerless.

But in any case, the matter that Yang Chendong is the leader of the mercenaries has been roughly decided. So at such a time, why did Yang Chendong appear in the Beijing Division of the Northern Ming Dynasty? Didn't he know that such an approach was no different from going deep into the tiger's den? This is equivalent to sending yourself to the door to be slaughtered.

As Xu Youzhen, who was first favored by Yang Chendong and spent a lot of effort to support him to ascend to the position of Shangshu, he really didn't know what the significance of Yang Chendong doing this was, so he asked. The most important thing is that this time he didn't receive any news in advance, he is a traitor.

I can't figure it out, I can't figure it out, this is Xu Youzhen's feeling. And not only him, but other ministers also have the same idea. At least in their opinion, if they were to change places, they would definitely not appear in the Beiming Jingshi. It must appear, and it must also appear with a large army, and the soldiers will have a deterrent effect when they are in the city.

Finally someone spoke, Zhu Qiyu nodded with satisfaction, and said to Xu Youzhen: "Xu Shangshu, Commander Shi has seen Zhonggong before, even if he is on the show, he won't joke about such a thing, it seems that he should be loyal and courageous." ”

The emperor said this, even if Xu Youzhen was suspicious, he couldn't say anything on this issue, he could only nod and retreat to the class. If he is really loyal, then he needs to think carefully about what to do next, but he doesn't need to express his attitude immediately.

Xu Youzhen retreated, and Shang Shuyi Ming of the Ministry of War did step out of the squad, holding a wat board and said: "Your Majesty, if the person who comes is really loyal and courageous, the minister prays that this person will be interrogated well, and at the same time let him hand over the command of the mercenary army to my Beiming, if he comes, my Beiming's military strength will be greatly increased, at that time, what is Warat, what is first, will not be our opponent." Not only that, but it is also very promising to recover the Southern Ming Dynasty and dominate the world. ”