Zhu Chunchen, the Duke of Chengguo, committed suicide in fear of crime, which not only blew up the circle of Jingshi Xungui, but also relieved several important ministers of the Cabinet and the Military Aircraft Department. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Zhu Chunchen, the Duke of Chengguo, was in charge of the Zuojun Governor's Mansion and the Fifth Military Camp of the Admiral Jingshi for more than ten years, no matter how fierce the party struggle between the Wanli, Taichang and Tianqi dynasties was, these noble families were basically as stable as Mount Tai.

It is precisely because of this that a group of noble and military ministers of the Beijing Division, headed by Zhu Chunchen, the Duke of Chengguo, have been operating in the Governor's Mansion of the Left Army and the five military camps of the Beijing Division for many years, and their forces are intertwined.

Once these people make a reckless move and insist on breaking the net, it will certainly have a major adverse impact on the situation in the DPRK, which is now improving.

At that time, whether it is Li Guowei, the first assistant of the cabinet, or several other important ministers of the cabinet and the military aircraft department, there will definitely be a few people who will stand up and take responsibility for the turmoil in Beijing.

Of course, the emperor himself will defend them, but the entire Jingshi Imperial Hall is not only the cabinet and the military aircraft department, but also the six ministries, the Metropolitan Inspection Yuan, the Hanlin Academy, and so on.

Once that time comes, the Qingliu civil officials and the noble military ministers merge, and the pressure of public opinion formed is not something that the cabinet ministers who do not have the full support of many courtiers can withstand.

Of course, Emperor Chongzhen himself was not worried, but this did not mean that several of his close ministers were not worried.

Therefore, the day after the news of Zhu Chunchen's suicide spread, Li Guowei, Xu Guangqi, Li Banghua, and Zhang Weixian came to meet the emperor one after another.

Emperor Chongzhen still summoned these people in the Qianqing Palace, and after letting several important ministers be exempted from courtesy, he said: "Qing and others came to see me, but it was because Zhu Chunchen committed suicide in fear of crime, and for a while there were discussions inside and outside the court. When you do, maybe you are still worried that someone in the Jingshi Xungui will take risks and attempt to do wrong. ”

Seeing that several important ministers in front of him acquiesced to this, Emperor Chongzhen continued: "Your worries are all unnecessary! At least the worries of those noble families are completely superfluous! If these people still have the courage to take risks, and the bloody nature to try evil, I will look down on them! ”

After saying this, Emperor Chongzhen said coldly: "As long as these people still have a little blood, a little integrity, and a little loyalty and courage of their ancestors, I will not care about them after these heroes." You are all old men who are used to seeing wind and rain in the court, can't you see what kind of bastards are now after these heroes in the north and south of Beijing?! In addition to eating, drinking, and having fun, drunkenness, dreams and death, in addition to the desire for profit, flies and dogs, which one still has the ambition of their ancestors to die on the battlefield, shroud in horse leather, and serve the country loyally? ! ”

Speaking of this, Emperor Chongzhen deliberately looked at the British Duke Zhang Weixian and said, "The British Duke knows my thoughts. It's not that I don't have to get along with these heroes, it's not that I don't want to reuse them, it's just that they can't support the wall, so I have no one to use. I hate iron but not steel!

"If I continue to let them do evil and let them do whatever they want, not only the Southern Beijing Battalion, not only the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, but also the entire world's guards, and the foundation of the ancestors and ancestors will rot in the hands of their sons and daughters!"

Speaking of this, Emperor Chongzhen was already gritting his teeth, and his face was hard to see.

The British Duke Zhang Weixian sighed in his heart, got up from his seat, and then knelt down in front of the emperor and said: "Your Majesty is worried about state affairs so far, and the ministers are burned all in the house. The Emperor and His Majesty trusted him, and entrusted the Governor of the Beijing Camp and the Commander-in-Chief of the Five Armies to supervise the affairs of the Mansion, but failed to share the worries and difficulties for His Majesty, which is really an unforgivable crime. ”

When several other ministers saw that the British minister said this, they also left their seats and knelt on the ground, and said: "Since Your Majesty ascended the throne, you have been sleeping at night and working hard, and now the situation is improving, the state affairs are getting better, and the Ming Dynasty is prosperous, and it is just around the corner, so Your Majesty does not need to worry too much." ”

Emperor Chongzhen nodded, asked several ministers to get up and sit down again, and then said: "You are all my appointed ministers and ministers of military aircraft, and I am not saying these words to hold any of you to blame!"

"When I say these words, I just want to explain a truth to you, to all the noble and military ministers in the north and south capitals, and to the whole world and the common people of the corporal forest, and also to set a rule for the noble family: From now on, anyone who is knighted for military merits, and whose descendants have no military merits shall not be knighted! This sentence of mine, the Cabinet and the Military Aircraft Department, as a holy message, should inform the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, and the Zongren Mansion in the north and south of Beijing that they will follow it all from now on! ”

When everyone heard this, their hearts were suddenly clear, it turned out that the emperor's purpose was here.

Li Guowei, Xu Guangqi, and Li Banghua immediately bowed down to receive the order, and Zhang Weixian thought about it and bowed down to accept the order.

Seeing several ministers, especially Zhang Weixian, bowing down to receive the order, Emperor Chongzhen's heart was a little more relaxed, and then continued: "Now that Zhu Chunchen has committed suicide in fear of crime, what do you think should be done with the Chengguo Mansion and the title of Chengguo Duke?" And what should be done with those noble families who have positions in the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies involved by Li Guozhen? ”

After hearing the emperor say this, Zhang Weixian sighed in his heart, sure enough, there is still a backhand!

At this time, Li Guowei, the first assistant of the cabinet, said: "Your Majesty, since ancient times, the prince has broken the law and committed the same crime as the common people, King De and King Fu are the princes of the clan, and they should be punished for breaking the law. With this precedent to follow, why should Your Majesty be suspicious! ”

Li Guowei went to the Chengguo Mansion the day before yesterday, and after he came back, he figured out some things, the emperor started small, step by step, didn't he just want to rectify the Jingshi Xungui, take back the Beijing camp, and reorganize the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies? This matter is not only powerful for the emperor, but also beneficial to the court and the Ming Dynasty, since it is beneficial, then why not do it?!

Therefore, as soon as he heard the question raised by the emperor at this time, Li Guowei immediately knew that the young emperor in front of him wanted to kill people, but he didn't want to be infamous, so he wanted the courtiers to give him ideas, and then carry the black pot.

Fortunately, Li Guowei has already carried I don't know how many black pots, so it doesn't matter.

Because of the suspicion of eunuchs, since he became the first assistant, I don't know how many times he has been impeached by the Qingliu gentlemen in the court, and it is impossible for the courtiers in the same vein as Donglin to reconcile, so he has long thought about it, as long as he is dedicated to the public, Qingshi will give a positive evaluation.

Several other ministers, hearing Shousuke say this, immediately followed: "What Shousuke said is exact!" Now that there are precedents for King De and King Fu to follow, Your Majesty doesn't have to worry about it anymore! ”

Emperor Chongzhen listened to the opinions of several ministers, and then saw the British Duke Zhang Weixian, Zhang Weixian's mood at this time was complicated, the circle of Jingshi Xun and nobles was constantly marrying each other, even if there was no marriage between each other, for many years they were also in the same breath, and their lips were cold, but now in this situation, it is impossible to disagree.

Other nobles may not know that the first town of the new army has been organized, but he, as the minister of military aircraft, knows this, and on the night when he was on duty at the military aircraft office, the first town of the new army quietly drove from Zhuozhou to the Luhewan camp in Tongzhou, and he also knew about it.

Moreover, in order to solve the problem of impersonation at Juyongguan, the emperor went to the line and killed Liu Ce, the chief military officer of Jizhen for dereliction of duty and bullying the king, how could he raise and gently put down these waste dim sum in the circle of Jingshi Xungui?

Seeing that the emperor was looking at himself expressionlessly, waiting for his statement, the British Duke Zhang Weixian said: "Minister, there is no objection. ”