“… Now do you want to continue to stop me and prevent me from fulfilling my duties as the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty? With Chongzhen's questioning, he originally came with enthusiasm, and felt that he was trying to save the scholars and people of Daming Sheji, and they were all a little red-faced, and they looked at each other.

The people are noble and lowly; The people are great and small; The people are noble and mean; The people are strong and weak ...

The people are such an extremely contradictory complex, and in later generations, the Northeast Army, which is strong and strong, can be easily driven out of its homeland and base areas by the 10,000 or 20,000 Japanese troops privately united by several staff officers of the Kwantung Army. A few Japanese soldiers could easily occupy a county town with a population of thousands.

At that time, in the eyes of the great powers, the Chinese were synonymous with the sick man of East Asia. But only a few years later, these same Chinese washed away the darkness and sinking of the Chinese nation for more than 300 years with their own blood in Shangganling, Changjin Lake, Wenjing, and Tieyuan, and issued the strongest voice of a nation.

The more than 260-year reign of the Zhu Ming royal family is indeed about to come to the end of a dynasty. In the current Ming Dynasty, the officials have become a trend, and the soldiers are unbearable to fight, but the scholars and doctors are still drunk and dreaming of death, I don't know what year it is.

However, even if this dynasty is corrupt and degenerate, it is still the kingdom of the Han people. The king sitting on the throne still regarded the people of the Ming Dynasty as his own family, and did not regard them as objects that could be slashed and plundered at will. As for the scholars, at least they still maintain a respect, and they do not regard the Manchu ministers as their own minions.

The people of the capital of the Ming Dynasty may have more market spirit, and there are also selfish and careful thoughts, but there are not many people who watch the people of the country fighting bloody battles with slave soldiers, and they can live with peace of mind.

If Chongzhen didn't make these clear, some people could still pretend not to know that the emperor sent troops to rescue the Zunhua army and civilians. But when the emperor raised the question in righteous words, most of the people who were a little shameful could only retreat to the back of the crowd with red faces.

These people in the capital were really weakened by the emperor's words, they guarded such a strong Beijing city, but they still wanted to intercept the emperor and Gyeonggi's army to give themselves a sense of security. Xinhao didn't care about the Zunhua soldiers and civilians who stood in the way before Jiannu and now didn't know whether they were alive or dead, which was really a bit unreasonable.

As the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Chongzhen Shang and desperately wanted to rush to rescue the Zunhua soldiers and civilians, and these people who lived in the city not only did not have the courage to go with them, but also came to pull the emperor's hind legs, no matter how you look at it, there are some villains.

The people of the capital who were watching were still so ashamed, and the people blocking the road were even more panicked. They dared to run to stop the emperor because they had a great righteousness that could convince them, that is, for the safety of the Ming Dynasty. But now Chongzhen not only completely denied this righteousness, but also put a hat on them that he didn't care about the overall situation and only cared about his own safety, which was obviously lifting a stone and shooting himself in the foot.

When the people who were blocking the road had not yet come up with a way to break the situation, Xia Yunyi suddenly stepped forward again, stopped Chongzhen's horse head and said: "Your Majesty, as a great emperor, still cares about himself for the safety of the people, and the students have been familiar with the sages and classics since childhood, how dare they fall behind Your Majesty."

The minister Xia Yunyi begged His Majesty to allow the students to follow the army and contribute to the people of the Ming Dynasty. ”

With Xia Yunyi taking the lead, dozens of Yenching University students behind him immediately asked Chongzhen one after another, hoping to follow the army and fight with Jiannu.

The voices of Xia Yunyi and the others immediately dispelled the last bit of insistence of the soldiers who were still blocking the road. Many people began to get up silently and retreat to the sides, and even Yu Youan, who was not standing there in a daze, was also pulled aside by people and did not make any resistance.

Looking at the vacant road in front of him, Zhu Youzhen's heart suddenly became happy. And Xia Yunyi and the others hit backhanded, which just rightly dispelled the last trace of courage of these roadblockers, and it really made him happy.

The students of Yenching University invited to fight at this time, which obviously greatly increased the momentum of the soldiers, which is even more worthy of celebration. It can be seen that the current Yenching University has completely detached itself from the influence of Guozijian.

Zhu Youzhen nodded slightly at Xia Yunyi before he spoke: "That's right, I changed the Guozijian to Yenching University, not to train a group of bureaucrats, but to train real countrymen for my Ming Dynasty."

What is a national soldier? Those who build a country with the talent of a scholar are national soldiers, and those who take the world as their own responsibility are national soldiers. If you want to become a national warrior of the Ming Dynasty, how can you not have the suffering of the people in your heart. As a university student, I have the courage to go into battle to kill the enemy, and the heart to defend the people, how can I not agree to you.

However, if you want to defend this country and build this country, there is not only one way to kill the enemy. As a university student, studying hard and mastering the knowledge imparted by the school as soon as possible is also fulfilling your patriotic duty.

Therefore, I have allowed you to send five people to follow me on this expedition as representatives of the students of Yenching University. Xia Yunyi, you come to choose, I only have three requirements: 1. I must be voluntary; 2. Able to ride a horse; 3. There are still brothers in the family. ”

Xia Yunyi bowed to Chongzhen again, then turned around and retreated to the side with the students of Yenching University. Zhu Youzhen instructed the guards behind him: "Leave them 5 horses and let them report to the camp in the northern suburbs on their own." ”

After Zhu Youzhen finished saying this, he nodded at Xia Yunyi, and just like that, he walked at the front of the team and headed towards Desheng Gate not far away.

The Imperial Battalion Brigade, which had stayed for a long time, finally moved again. I don't know who took the lead, and the people of the capital standing on both sides of the road shouted to Chongzhen in front of the procession, "May Your Majesty go to Wansheng and return triumphantly." ”

Zhu Youzhen nodded to the people on both sides, and soon left the Desheng Gate in this call.

After the last chariots and horses of the imperial camp also disappeared into the Deshengmen, the people standing near the Deshengmen Street dispersed in twos and threes. When these people gathered here early this morning, they all looked apprehensive, but when they left, most of them frowned.

There is such an emperor who puts the people in his heart, and if he wants to come to Jiannu to commit a border this time, it shouldn't be harmful, right? Many people leave with this thought in mind.

There were also a few people dressed in ordinary clothes, who walked with the crowd for a while, then turned into the alleys, and then quickly disappeared into these dark and winding alleys.

One of them hurried to the back alley of the British Mansion and knocked on the back door of the British Mansion. The doorkeeper glanced at it, and silently moved out of the way, allowing the man, who looked like an ordinary person, to enter the mansion straight.

Soon the man was led by the chief butler of the palace to the British duke, who was recuperating from his illness, and the British duke, wearing a silver fox fur cloak, leaned on a brocade couch and listened to the house slave tell the incident that had happened in Deshengmen this morning.

After hearing this, the Englishman couldn't help coughing violently. The butler, who was waiting on the side, was about to call the maidservant to come in and serve, but he heard the English duke say, "Go down, all of you, and I will speak with the prince alone." ”

Zhang Zhiji, the prince of the world, nodded to the housekeeper who looked at him, and the housekeeper obediently took people away, and even the two maidservants who were waiting at the door of the room were sent away.

Although the weather had just entered winter at this time, and the temperature was at least seven or eight degrees during the day, a charcoal fire had already been lit in this room. But even so, Zhang Weixian's face was still a little blue.

Hearing the footsteps walking away, until it gradually faded away, the contemporary British public Zhang Weixian, who had eased up, said to his son: "My body seems to be inadequate, maybe I can't even resist this winter..."

Zhang Zhiji suddenly said in a panic: "Why did my father say this, it's just a small problem, as long as you take care of it, your father will be cured soon." Everyone in the house is counting on his father to continue to preside over the overall situation. ”

Zhang Weixian waved his hand and said, "Don't interrupt me, my body, I don't know myself?"

Now I should explain some things to you, whether my Zhang family can continue to eat Zhong Mingding, it depends on you next. The family property that the ancestors earned with their lives, I can be regarded as handing it over to you. I'm going to ask you now, will you be able to keep this family business? ”

Zhang Zhiji suddenly knelt down in panic, "My son swore to his ancestors that he would fight to keep this family business and not lose it in his son's hands..."

"How to keep it?" Zhang Weixian suddenly asked coldly, his face suddenly became rosy, and the original sick face disappeared at this time.

Under the pressure of his father's gaze, Zhang Zhiji, who was in his 40s, suddenly became overwhelmed like a hairy young man.

Looking at Zhang Zhiji's appearance, Zhang Weixian couldn't help shaking his head in his heart. Since the ancestor Zhang Fu was awarded the British Duke for meritorious service in the Battle of Jingjing, the Zhang family has always been the head of the capital and has been deeply trusted by the emperors of previous dynasties.

But behind this kind of prosperous and wealthy life, it is the reality that the children of the Zhang family are not as good as the generation, except for the second generation of British Gong Zhang Mao can still go into battle, other generations of British Gong have become the dogs guarding the capital.

Talents such as Zhang Yu and Zhang Fu are not even a trace of the Zhang family's children. The British government, which became the first person to be honored by military merits, has actually lost its roots and can only rely on the emperor's trust to survive.

In the past, Zhang Weixian was not worried, anyway, Daming was like this. The Ming Dynasty is here, and the wealth of the Zhang family is there; The Ming Dynasty is dead, and the Zhang family will be martyred by this dynasty at most. After enjoying the wealth of so many generations, the Zhang family can only be with the Ming Dynasty.

But now it's different, Chongzhen, who has been on the throne for less than two years, although he is only Chongling, is a very assertive king. Soon after this emperor ascended the throne, he transferred the noble children in the Beijing camp and the palace guards one by one, and it was known that this emperor was not a good match.

And Chongzhen is different from other emperors when he ascended the throne, there is no queen mother and concubine above him, and the civil official group in the court has been divided because of party disputes, and has almost lost the power to contain the imperial power.

The rebellion of the Jiannu in Liaodong, the Tusi Rebellion in the southwest, and the continuous natural disasters in various places made the Ming Dynasty look forward to the new emperor refreshing politics and making a difference. Therefore, the new policy introduced by Chongzhen did not meet with resolute resistance from local officials.

For the new policy, Zhang Weixian can not care about other aspects, but he still can't bear the emperor's continuous weakening of the power of Xungui and Jiangmen in the army. If the Chang family loses control of the Gyeonggi army, will the British government still exist?

If the British government, which relies on the emperor's trust, can't even intervene in the Gyeonggi army, it means that it has lost the emperor's trust, so how can the Zhang family deal with itself?