After the first year of the Apocalypse, the news of Jin's massacre of Zhenjiang City finally slowly spread to Jingshi.

After the painstaking evidence and conviction, the official news was reported to the Cabinet, and then to the Inner Court.

The young Emperor of the Apocalypse felt sad, and he summoned a number of ministers to meet with him.

"The massacre of Zhenjiang was very miserable, no less than Kaiyuan, Tieling, after I heard about it, I was saddened. The people are all innocent, and the country cannot save their lives, and my heart is very painful. ”

The apocalypse is less than twenty years old, and a few months of imperial career have added a lot of confidence to his face.

Beside him, several eunuchs holding copper whisks were the closest, standing around the throne of the platform, then the brocade guards stood on both sides, and then down was the Han general displaying the honor guard, as a guard, and opposite the brocade guard were several young lords, who were also imperial officials, serving as honor guards and advisers.

Of course, the latter is a complete decoration, Fang Jin Daming is already the time of the great prosperity of civil governance, the Son of Heaven also knows that state affairs can not ask the noble and military ministers, only ask the Hanlin Bachelor, in the Son of Heaven, there are Hanlin attendants at any time to prepare advisers, if the Apocalypse has a good imperial education, when he is the prince, there will be a complete set of Zhan Shi and Hanlin officials to teach him the way to govern the country.

Of course, the Ming Dynasty also has the emperor's heart, the way to govern the country, can not completely rely on civil officials, but by the Son of Heaven in the middle, eunuchs, civil officials, military ministers, many containment, this is the way of unification, power will never be sidelined.

It can be said that the disaster of eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty was not what later generations recognized, eunuchs did many illegal acts, in fact, eunuchs were just an extension of imperial power, used to confront civil politics.

Apocalypse didn't realize this at all at this time, and he just hoped that the civil officials would be virtuous and virtuous people from the perspective of young people's enthusiasm, and they would be able to support themselves and govern this huge empire well.

After finishing the opening remarks, Tianqian looked at the many ministers standing in front of him with enthusiastic eyes, they have cabinet scholars Liu Yijing, Ye Xianggao, Han Yi, as well as the scholars and servants of the soldiers, workers, households, rites and other ministries.

Liu Yijing, as the first assistant, had no excuse, so he had to come out and say: "Minister, there is no way to serve the people, so that the people are slaughtered by the captives, the emperor is worried, and the ministers should be punished." ”

Liu Yijing said that he would remove the crown and kneel down to ask for guilt, and Tianqi said helplessly: "I don't blame Mr. and the ministers today, but I am really worried about the Liao matter, and I hope that the ministers can come up with practical measures to eliminate this ugly captive." ”

Where did Liu Yijing come up with any way, his ascension to the throne was completely the result of the promotion of the juniors of the Donglin Party, including a series of actions including the change of "seizing the palace" were pushing him, in fact, Ye Xianggao was more suitable for the first assistant, but the time had not yet come, so Liu Yijing reluctantly rushed to the forefront.

After Liu Yijing, the second assistant is Ye Xianggao, and then Han Yi, and now the three members of the cabinet are all in the same vein as Donglin, only Gu Bingqian, who is going to be added to the cabinet in the near future, is not Donglin, and can barely hide people's eyes.

In desperation, Liu Yijing said: "Xiong Tingbi, a strategic minister, known as a soldier, and Wang Huazhen, a minister of Fuchen, has been in the border town for a long time, smart and capable, with these two people, the east must be expected." ”

Tianqi felt disappointed in his heart, Liu Yijing is putting the responsibility on the border ministers, as the head of the auxiliary ministers, what Tianqi wants to hear now is what the central auxiliary ministers should say, what is the overall battle situation, why is the Dongyu so big, why the Jurchen soldiers have repeatedly defeated the main force of the Ming army, how to enrich the border passes in the next step, and effectively rectify local government and military affairs, this is the answer that Tianqi wants to hear.

After thinking about it for a while, Tianqi said to Liu Yijing: "I am in the palace, reading documents, reciting scriptures and ancestral precepts every day, and worrying about current affairs, how can I have leisure? Qing is the elder of the auxiliary Bi, and he is relying on the blame for Chen Shan, and Kuang Zhen can't catch it! ”

"Minister...... Compliance. ”

Liu Yijing knew that there was a lot of dissatisfaction in the emperor's words, after all, Tianqi had not studied systematically, and he was in a hurry to become the emperor, who was Ren, including his grandfather Wanli, his father Emperor Guangzong, and of course, no one in the world thought that Guangzong had only been on the throne for more than a month, and because of the matter of seizing the heir, Guangzong had the right to go out of the cabinet to lecture after many battles...... Where is the palace, even the eunuchs have been studying since childhood, how could Wanli call his own son an illiterate person who can't read a single word? This kind of rumor, of course, also includes the Emperor of the Apocalypse, when Guangzong was trapped in the East Palace, the supply was very poor, and there was never a complete ration to the officials of the East Palace, although the Apocalypse was the eldest son of the emperor, and he was not systematically taught and studied by civil officials, because of this misunderstanding, and the middle and late stages of the Apocalypse did have a frolicking and desolate government affairs, and he did like to work as a carpenter, so later generations thought that the Apocalypse was also illiterate...... This is, of course, all a misunderstanding.

Apocalypse is not only literate, but also very studious when he first ascends the throne, and his words to criticize Liu Yijing are very appropriate and suitable, and he also shows good talent.

After listening to the emperor's words, Liu Yijing had to apologize again, and the apocalypse ordered him to get up and stand back on his original shift.

At this time, the emperor had to ask his soldier Huang Jiashan: "In the eyes of this soldier, the Liao matter is like this, what should be done to deal with it?" ”

Huang Jiashan said: "The tripartite arrangement of Xiong Tingbi, the minister of the strategy, is the most appropriate, Tingbi was originally in the Liaodong strategy has made the Donglu dare not go out of the country, but because of the party's struggle to remove the position, now it is the strategy again, if the DPRK can fully support it, the Xiong Tingbi said by the auxiliary minister is enough to calm the captivity, it is not a lie." However, Tingbi played repeatedly, and he was not in harmony with the Fuchen Wang Huazhen, and there were conflicts in many arrangements, and the governor and Fu were not in harmony, and of course there was no way to cheer up Liao affairs. In addition, Xiong Tingbi asked the three parties to arrange the 12 million taels of silver needed, but now there is no fundraising at all, the use is insufficient, the food and salary are insufficient, the equipment is not refined, and even the soldiers and horses are weak. ”

Zhejiang Party and Qi Party Chu Party is weak, after Fang Congzhe went to the position, the cabinet was Donglin for a while, and the important ministries also used Donglin Party people, and the Donglin Party was mainly used on the road, and the Donglin Party was mainly in power for a time, and this period was the "Zhongzheng Ying Dynasty" that the Donglin Party people themselves also talked about.

Huang Jiashan is regarded as an ember of the Zhejiang Party, and he also knows that he will not reign for a long time, but just like the apocalypse, Huang Jiashan is most worried about the current situation of Liao.

Of course, he is attacking Donglin in his words now, and in Huang Jiashan's view, the Liao matter was damaged by the Donglin party.

Xiong Tingbi went to Liao's situation was evil, painfully rectified, the result of Liao's affairs improved, and then the Donglin Party took Xiong Tingbi away, replaced by Yuan Yingtai, the result of a war lost Shenyang, and then lost Liaoyang, the Ming army continued to suffer a heavy defeat, just the total soldiers died many people, more than 100,000 soldiers died, the entire Liaodong and southern Liaoning land was lost, the result of the Donglin Party did not think about it, after the first year of the Apocalypse Xiong Tingbi was restored, the Donglin Party launched Wang Huazhen as the governor, Xiong Tingbi was extremely constrained, and the discord between the governor and the governor was already a fact known to the government and the opposition. According to Xiong Tingbi's arrangement, that is, Guangning is the top priority, should be heavy troops to gather Guangning, and then defend along the river, only send a small number of cavalry to guard against the surprise attack of the Houjin soldiers, and then through the slight Denglai, from the sea to attack Liaonan, from Liaonan and North Korea after the attack on Houjin, such an arrangement, that is, Shanhaiguan, Ningyuan, Guangning, Sancha River is one line, Denglai is another line, with the North Korean side, defense and attack at the same time, in the field of difficult enemy after the main force of Jin, such a grand strategy is very qualified and realistic.

As a result, Wang Huazhen opposed Xiong Tingbi's moves, he arranged heavy troops in the forts along the river, Guangning was very empty, Xiong Tingbi was also very dissatisfied with this, heavy troops along the river, once the battle was lost, Guangning will lose, Guangning will lose, the Ming Dynasty may lose the land west of the river, then only Shanhaiguan is lonely, more serious is that there is no Guangning, the Mongolian ministries will face the Houjin, the Houjin does not have to detour from the Liaodong border wall, from Guangning straight out.

This consequence is too serious, and it is also the thing that Xiong Tingbi and other people of insight are most worried about.

If the Later Jin and Mongolia merge, the threat to the Ming Dynasty is no longer an ordinary border trouble, but a major danger of life and death!

Emperor Apocalypse supported his forehead with his hand, and he felt very helpless.

He himself also attaches great importance to Xiong Tingbi, from the perspective of the Apocalypse research Liaodong past, Xiong Tingbi is undoubtedly the most successful strategy, but the Donglin Party also pushed Wang Huazhen, Wang Huazhen's own report on the point of view, he has also repeatedly commanded the Mongolian tribes in Guangning, and got the assurance of Lin Dan Khan, once the war starts, the 400,000 cavalry of the Han and the fried flower departments will cooperate with the Ming army and attack Houjin.

If what is said is true, you can settle the Liao affair in a battle!

In this regard, the young and inexperienced emperor felt both excited and faintly felt that there were many unreliable places in it, but what was the case, the court official said differently, he did not have an exact source and channel, and he could only trust the court official's report and judgment.

Huang Jiashan raised the bear to attack the king, of course, the Donglin Party will not sit idly by, the household department of Shangshu Wang Huajiao is a famous Qing official, he was previously in Nanjing Household Department, because of the eighteen things in the book to save the country, quite a lot of compassion for the peasant tone, so it is the apocalypse, of course, but also because he is a member of the Donglin Party, so he was transferred to Beijing as the household secretary, he has just taken office, the reputation is very good, and the speech is quite responsible, there is no tirade at the moment, just stepped forward and said: "The household department should pay nearly three million a year, this has been exhausted, if you want 12 million, The minister can only ask the emperor to choose another person to take the position, and the minister is really powerless. ”

Tianqi knew Wang Huajiao's temper, Su Xi was happy to save the country, and he was unwilling to increase the salary, so he comforted: "Qing and retreat, for the time being, only talk about military affairs, not about salaries." ”

The left servant of the military department Lang Wang played in the Jin column: "The minister and the king are playing in the Jin, and the tripartite arrangement of the ministers Xiong Tingbi is not a good policy, and the situation is legitimate, although my emperor has mercy on the people of Liaodong, but the field battle of the king division is not yet the enemy of the captivity, and the minister often says, there is the power to restore the whole Liao, so that the whole Guangning can be restored, and the power to destroy the slaves can be restored to the whole Liao." Otherwise, the battle for no profit will be opened, and the situation will not be left behind, and it will be difficult to continue to confess, so we must not worry! Today, it is advisable to build a heavy city in Shanhaiguan, specifically protect the city, only need to allocate 200,000 taels of gold, 50,000 soldiers, then the captives are worry-free, and the situation is open, but this generation is short, only need to strictly guard the city, and the situation is defeated. ”

Apocalypse opened his mouth, and he didn't know what to say for a while.