Emperor Chongzhen disposed of a current chief minister of the cabinet and a former chief minister of the cabinet so lightly.

Moreover, there is no mention of any incense and affection. The current chief minister of the cabinet will let Zhi become official if he wants to do so, and there are no gifts or rewards for becoming official.

When I entered the palace today, I was still the most powerful chief minister in the cabinet. When I left the palace just now, I was nothing.

None of the other ministers present had ever seen such a scene.

But Fan Fucui's result is actually good in comparison.

Because Xue Guoguan, the former chief minister, even said that if he was given death, he would be given death.

Emperor Chongzhen did not ask anyone for their opinion, but directly ordered the execution of the former chief minister of the cabinet, Xue Guoguan, and the confiscation of all the property of the Xue Guoguan family, which shocked all the important officials present.

This has never happened before in the decades of history since Wanli.

Many people present recognized Xue Guoguan, and some were colleagues in the cabinet.

When they saw Emperor Chongzhen mercilessly decreeing the death of Xue Guoguan, they could not help but feel a sense of sympathy for the rabbit's death and the sadness of the fox's death.

However, Fan Fucui had already left, and the remaining ministers present, including Zhang Sizhi, Chen Yan, and Wei Zhaocheng, were not the ones who dared to offend Yan Ji's advice.

Therefore, none of the three cabinet bachelors, Zhang Sizhi, Chen Yan, and Wei Zhaocheng, who were kneeling on the ground, stood up to oppose.

On the contrary, everyone remained silent for a while, fearing that Emperor Chongzhen's anger would be unleashed on themselves.

Moreover, the position of Chief Minister of the Cabinet, which they had longed for, suddenly became something they began to avoid.

The previous resentment against Fan Fucui for unnecessary things before taking up his official post, especially the resentment towards Emperor Chongzhen for his contempt for him, also disappeared without a trace in an instant.

Originally, they wanted to find someone to look over Zhou Yanru's old scores after today's court meeting, and then impeach him so that he would not be able to serve as the chief minister.

But now they are somewhat happy to see Zhou Yanru return to Beijing.

The chief minister of the cabinet is a high-ranking minister, which is indeed a good thing to say, but the position is high and the power is heavy, and the responsibilities are also heavy, and accompanying the emperor is like accompanying a tiger.

Especially the one in front of me, if he doesn't handle it well, he may fall down.

By that time, the higher you climb, the harder you fall.

But on this day, Emperor Chongzhen sent out a series of heavy blows, sending away a chief minister of the cabinet, and ordered the death of a former chief minister. At the same time, he also ordered the former governor of the three sides Zheng Chongjian to abandon the city. For a moment, he was filled with anger.

, most of the resentment has dissipated.

He abandoned Zheng Chongjian because Yang Sichang once impeached Zheng Chongjian, saying that Zheng Chongjian caused the breach in the four squares, six corners and ten sides of the net, allowing the thieves to escape from the encirclement of the imperial court's pursuing army.

But it is no longer clear what the facts are, and Emperor Chongzhen no longer cares who is right or wrong.

For him, Yang Sichang died in office after a dedicated life, and the deceased was the greatest. He did not want to investigate Yang Sichang's merits and demerits. It was right and wrong.

However, if Yang Sichang's right and wrong are not investigated, then Zheng Chongjian's right and wrong must be investigated.

If Zheng Chongjian is acquitted, wouldn't it be wrong to impeach Yang Sichang, who Zheng Chongjian returned without permission, violated military discipline, and led to the failure of the encirclement and suppression?

Yang Sichang's body was still cold, and it was time to seal his coffin. How could Emperor Chongzhen let such a thing happen?

Because if Yang Sichang falsely accused Zheng Chongjian, the final analysis is that Yang Sichang's Four Right, Six Corners and Ten Sided Net are difficult to implement, so if he trusts and relies on Yang Sichang in every possible way, doesn't it mean that he has been deceived and fooled?

Emperor Chongzhen could not accept this.

Therefore, Zheng Chongjian could only execute him.

As for the death sentence for Xue Guoguan, it contained Emperor Chongzhen's extreme dissatisfaction with the capital court, especially the cabinet ministers, and also contained the seeds that Yang Zhen had planted in his heart.

Yang Zhen once suggested to him an emergency strategy to remedy the current problems, which was to re-employ factory guards, seize corrupt officials from above, and seize wealthy businessmen from below to solve the problem of money and food.

However, when he heard this, his expression suddenly changed, and he scolded Yang Zhen, saying that he wanted to be the king of Yao and Shun, and his actions must be upright and upright.

However, the words Yang Zhen said would flash through Emperor Chongzhen's mind from time to time.

Sometimes he really wanted to confiscate all the homes of the cabinet ministers in front of him, and all the noble houses near the capital, to use them as military expenses.

Because these people's high official positions, salary, glory, and wealth all come from the imperial court and the Heavenly Family, but they are unwilling to share the worries of the imperial court and the Heavenly Family. It can be said that they are just plucking a hair to benefit the world, and they are doing nothing!

This time when Luo Yangxing mentioned Xue Guoguan's huge wealth, Emperor Chongzhen's mind flashed back to Yang Zhen's original advice, so he immediately became cruel and not only sentenced Xue Guoguan to death, but also directly ordered the confiscation of all his family property.

"Luo Yangxing!"

"I'm here!"

Amid the trembling and silence of the ministers, Emperor Chongzhen spoke again.

"Go ahead, convey my decree just now, arrange for capable personnel to execute it immediately, and then write it down!"

"I obey the decree!"

With Emperor Chongzhen's clear decree, Luo Yangxing naturally became more resolute. He immediately accepted the decree, bowed his body and exited the hall, then turned around and left quickly.

At this time, in the main hall of Jingtian Fazu in the Qianqing Palace, there were only three ministers left who were shocked, and there were four other important ministers of the court who were terrified that a disaster was imminent.

"Lao Zhangge!"

"I'm here."

"Until the candidate for the new chief minister of the cabinet is determined, you want to shoulder the responsibilities of the cabinet."

"I understand, and I obey your orders."

Emperor Chongzhen had just issued those decrees, many of which required the cabinet to draft edicts and the Supervisor of Ceremonies to use their seals before they could be enacted.

Therefore, although Emperor Chongzhen was not satisfied with these people kneeling on the ground, he could only make do with it.

"Da Sima!"

"Wei Chen is here."

"I have already asked people to forward the news of Jinhai Town's success reported by the Shanhaiguan Military Department to your Military Department and asked you to come up with your opinions on rewards. How did you decide?"

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of War has made arrangements!"

Facing Emperor Chongzhen's inquiry, Chen Xinjia, Minister of the Ministry of War, responded quickly, then took out a memorial from his sleeve and raised it high above the head of the country.

When Wang Chengen saw it, he quickly stepped forward, then turned back and handed it to Emperor Chongzhen.

Emperor Chongzhen picked it up and turned it over, looking at it ten times, then hesitated for a while and closed it.

"Some people in the court always think that I was too kind to Yang Sichang, but have you ever thought about why I was so kind to Yang Sichang alone?"

Emperor Chongzhen walked back and forth in the hall for a while, holding the terms of reward agreed upon by the Ministry of War to reward Jin Haizhen for his service, but suddenly he turned to talk about Yang Sichang.

"It's all because Yang Sichang is learned and skilled, and he is willing to work hard. He not only sits down and discusses the doctrine, but also can speak and act. So although his great achievements are not completed, I don't blame him. He finally did his best and died."

At this point, Emperor Chongzhen suddenly stopped, opened the military regulations in his hand, looked at them for a while, and finally closed it with a snap and said:

"That's right! A Yang Sichang and a Yang Zhen are both men who are willing to do their jobs with sincerity. Yang Sichang died before leaving the army, but he did not live up to my trust in him.

"The same goes for Yang Zhen. Back then, he proposed in front of me the strategy of attacking from the east and defending the west outside the Pass. Then he opened the town of Jinhai, and immediately followed his words and actions. With an army of only ten thousand people, he violently attacked the rear of the Qing captives.

"Today, we have captured Zhenjiangbao City, an important town in the rear of the Qing captives. There will never be peace in the rear of the Qing captives, and the Qing captives will not be able to look west from now on. Yang Zhen promised me, and he did it!

"If all the military generals in the world are like Yang Hanqing, why should the Qing bandits be afraid, and why should they worry about being unable to pacify the rogue bandits? The regulations of your Ministry of War are very good, and I am sure about them. So I asked Fang Yizao to come and come, and I asked Yang Zhen to come and come. Come to town and join us!"

After Emperor Chongzhen said these words, as if something important had happened, he handed the military document in his hand to Wang Chengen, who was waiting attentively, and turned to leave.

"His Majesty!"

Seeing that Emperor Chongzhen seemed to be leaving the main hall, Chen Xinjia, Minister of War, quickly called His Majesty and stopped him.

"Your Majesty, I have two urgent military affairs here that I would like your Majesty to decide on."

"Say it!"

Emperor Chongzhen was indeed preparing to leave the main hall and return to the Nuan Pavilion in the west wing of Qianqing Palace. He was really tired because he had just dealt with such important matters.

But when he heard that Chen Xinjia still had something to report in person, he stopped again, turned around and looked at Chen Xinjia.

"The first is to mobilize Jinhai Town soldiers and horses to cross the sea and go south to aid the pass to suppress the bandits. I have planned to ask him to send half of the soldiers and horses south. This, this, there are more people. Where will the food and military supplies come from? Your Majesty, please make it clear. .”

"Since I asked him to take over Denglai Town, let him raise his own food and salary! He has been recruiting people to cultivate the land for two years. I don't believe that he doesn't have any savings."

The most troublesome thing for Emperor Chongzhen was the food, wages and military supplies needed for the army to set out. After he had just approved the terms and conditions of the Ministry of War, it was like leaving, and this factor was also involved.

However, Chen Xinjia didn't want to take the blame for him, so he shouted to retain him, and then posed these problems and asked him to be decisive. But he couldn't ignore it, so he could only order Yang Zhen to take care of himself.

"There is also that Fang Yizao. I allowed him to come to Rendeng. I didn't ask him to sit back and enjoy the benefits. I just asked them to come to the town from Deng, and Jinhai Town raised its own wages!"

"I obey the order!"

Chen Xinjia didn't care where Yang Zhen and the others' food and salary came from. As long as Emperor Chongzhen had such a clear edict, he would be able to handle the tasks for his subordinates, and he would be content without his responsibility.

Therefore, as soon as Chen Xinjia heard that Emperor Chongzhen had taken on this responsibility, he immediately accepted the order.

But then he asked another question.

"Secondly, Your Majesty, the soldiers and horses dispatched to the pass by Inspector Ning Yuanhong and Jin Yibo in Jinzhou are Liu Zhaoji and Wu Sangui. They have been in Tongzhou for a few days now. May I ask if your Majesty wants to summon them?"
Chapter completed!