Chapter 923
Seeing such a miserable situation, Emperor Chongzhen almost cried in a hurry. He lamented: "Why is this! Why is this?"
Emperor Chongzhen never expected that the dignified Ming Empire would have such a miserable situation today.
When he ascended the throne ten years ago, he was full of energy and vowed to be the holy lord of the revival of the Ming Dynasty.
Ten years later, he did not revive the Ming Dynasty, but instead put the Ming Dynasty in a situation of collapse.
Such a tragic scene was not as unimaginable as he could imagine. How miserable the Ming Dynasty was now? In name, they also owned seven northern provinces and all had millions of troops, but the most tragic place was that their millions of troops were outside, while their most core capital was surrounded by the enemy and surrounded by the city, and the city was broken in a daze.
Emperor Chongzhen originally planned to go to court early, but after seeing such a scene, he felt desperate. Even if the ministers didn't come, he had no choice.
Emperor Chongzhen asked Wang Chengen: "Have I let down these officials and the country is in trouble, and these people actually do things like the law?"
Wang Chengen also empathized with the emperor's words so sad and desperate. He was truly loyal to Emperor Chongzhen. The king was worried about the humiliation of his ministers, and the king was humiliated by his ministers. He was now at the point where the heart was dead. He didn't know how to answer Wang Chengen.
Xu Jianqiang said angrily: "The emperor has never let down these officials. The emperor only eats a few side dishes and wears tattered clothes every day. None of these officials are not pure clothes and food, big fish and meat, and when the country is in trouble, they all become fences and fall with the wind. Shameless villains are not sons. The empress then ordered the Jinyiwei to arrest them one by one and kill them on the spot to serve as a warning to others."
Emperor Chongzhen said sadly: "Is this useful? People's hearts are so broken? Is it a problem for a few people?"
Until this moment, Emperor Chongzhen still did not understand what he did wrong, how could he put the world and the country into such a tragic situation.
Not only Emperor Chongzhen did not understand, but even his confidants Wang Chengen, Xu Jianqiang and others did not understand that he was a good emperor. He loved the people as much as his son, worried about the country and the people, and never greedy for enjoyment. He didn't even like beauty, so he threw himself into the affairs of the court, hoping to do more things.
However, the country collapsed to the extreme, and internal and external troubles came, and the rise of Liu thief became the last straw that crushed the Ming Dynasty.
For a moment, the entire imperial city fell into the bleak wind and rain of destruction.
Among them, even Xu Jianqiang, who was the most optimistic, could not have imagined that the situation collapsed so quickly. They were still in a glory the moment before, and the next moment they were trapped in a defeated country.
The emperor was in the imperial study, complaining about himself and having no intention of political affairs. Xu Jianqiang and Wang Chengen himself had no choice.
Xu Jianqiang had no choice but to persuade the emperor without knowing how to persuade the emperor, so he had to walk out of the imperial city and return to the East Factory. He was thinking about what kind of solution should be come up with to save the defeat.
Others have already accepted their fate and have already accepted their defeat. They are waiting for the country to be destroyed and their families to perish. Only Xu Jianqiang refuses to accept his fate and does not admit his defeat. He cannot accept his fate, let alone accept his defeat. If he accepts his fate and accepts his defeat, it means that there is no place to die.
Others can defect to the Liu family, but only he cannot. He can imagine how miserable it would be to fall into the hands of Liu Yuanqiao and his son, and it would be light if he cut into pieces.
At the same time, there was also the gangster Nie Chunyu from the capital. He used to be a big boss of the gangster, but now he has become the commander of the Jinyiwei and can be called a senior official of the hall. However, this official came a little late, and he was also earned at an extremely tragic price.
Before this official could be held, there was a drastic change. This huge change was something he himself could not have expected.
It was difficult for me to become a high-ranking official in the Ming Dynasty, but the Ming Dynasty was about to end. The enemy troops were at the city and they would definitely be liquidated.
Nie Chunyu knew that the Chinese army would let go of other civil and military officials in the capital, but would not let go of Xu Jianqiang and Nie's father and son.
Under Xu Jianqiang's deception, the Nie father and son formed a mortal hatred with the Chinese army. They killed so many secret stakes and spies of the Chinese army, and the hatred between the two sides could not be resolved.
Nie Chunyu was originally very arrogant and domineering. He became a high-ranking official like this and was qualified to be arrogant and domineering. However, since the Chinese army besieged the city, he has been unable to become arrogant. He is like a dog with a broken family, and he laughs at himself that a phoenix with hair is not as good as a chicken.
Nie Chunyu knew that on the day the Chinese army broke the city, he was the first blacklist to be killed, and he would be killed cruelly, and would not even get the chance to be punished by Ming Zhengpao. Zhou Hui, the head of the National Security Bureau of the Chinese Empire, hated him to the core, and would publicly threaten that Nie Chunyu must be cut into pieces and crushed his bones and ashes.
Nie Chunyu was very worried, and he sighed: "Mr. Xu! You have to think of a way out. None of us will survive the day the city is broken."
Xu Jianqiang said: "Does Lord Nie think there is still a chance? Liu Bu is the one who led the troops, and they are all elite troops. Looking at the court, who can say that he has won Liu Bu? Apart from Hong Chengchou, Yang Sichang's army returns, we don't have many opportunities!"
It’s not that Xu Jianqiang doesn’t want to say something that motivates morale, it’s not that he wants to pour cold water from Nie Chunyu, but that it’s really true and the situation is extremely dangerous.
Nie Chunyu's face was pale. He was panicked now. In order to become this official, he paid a huge price. All his grandchildren died and two of his four sons died. If he could be an official for a long time, there would be no such thing as the saying goes. If his son died, he could be reborn. If his grandson died, he could be reborn. But the Ming Dynasty was over, so he could not be an official.
Nie Chunyu once thought that no matter what he did, he would never be forgiven by the Huaxia Empire. Once the Huaxia Empire was in the world, the world was so big that there was no place for him to live in. He lamented and said, "What should we do?"
Xu Jianqiang said: "Everyone hates rats. He can only live in the darkness. But has anyone killed all rats in the past thousands of years?"
Xu Jianqiang said it very clearly. Even if they can live on the day when the city is broken, they will not be able to live openly and like mice, living in the darkness.
Nie Chunyu regretted it very much. This step was a mistake. He defeated the wrong treasure too early, and the one who lost was a terrible loss.
Nie Chunyu was originally a very thoughtful person, but now he was really confused. He said, "What should we do now?"
Xu Jianqiang said coldly: "The only hope of the court is that Hong Chengchou and Yang Sichang's army will return to defense, but we must also be prepared for both ways. Once the city is broken, how should we survive is very critical."
Neither Xu Jianqiang nor Nie Chunyu were willing to kill him. He was not the kind of person who knew that the enemy was going to cut him into pieces but stayed indifferent at home. He had to flee and continue to struggle. Even if the result was bad, it would not be worse than being cut into pieces by others, right?
Nie Chunyu lamented and said, "Mr. Xu, you have caused me a lot."
He really regretted it now. He used to be the gangster of the capital, and he had a great time to enjoy the fat chickens and wine, and beauties and delicacies every day. Now, it's better. The Ming Dynasty will not be protected at any time, and he has become a betrayal dog.
After becoming this official, he had a separation from the past. He wanted to retreat and continue to be a gangster. This was impossible. He was very desperate. Could it be that he could only live like a mouse in the future?
Xu Jianqiang said: "The generals at the city gate must be stared at. Their families must be controlled in case they acquainted with foreign enemies and surrendered to the city gate."
Nie Chunyu said, "I'll do it right away." There is no way to do this.
The power of the army is in the hands of the Ministry of War and the cabinet, that is, the emperor and the cabinet. Xu Jianqiang and Nie Chunyu cannot get involved. Besides, they don’t know about some military and national affairs.
The only thing they can do now is to prevent these generals from rebelling without hiding the emperor.
Nie Chunyu hurriedly took a group of people to the home of the Zhengyang Gate guard Fang Musi, preparing to take care of his family.
But Fang Musi's housekeeper Fang Bo was very angry. He said, "What do you want to do if you are not as good as a dog? In broad daylight, if you don't get someone, can you rebel?"
If it were the past, who would dare to shout at the Jinyiwei and arrest people if they went to arrest them. Except for the arrest of those senior officials, there would be no other way to tell me about the other ones?
Nie Chunyu sat on the tall horse, wearing a flying fish suit, which made him look very majestic. He said loudly: "It's not easy to drive a post. When you arrive at the Pacification Department, you will naturally show it to you."
Fang Bo said: "It's bright and bright, and he dares to arrest people openly. Could it be that the Jinyiwei wants to rebel?" The butler said fiercely: "Unless there is the emperor's will or the Ministry of Justice's letter, whoever dares to arrest people will be defeated by the death."
After the butler said this, dozens of homes with knives emerged from the house. These servants rushed out like wolves and tigers, confronting the Jinyiwei, as if you dare to catch people, I dare to use knives with you.
Nie Chunyu's face changed, and he said loudly: "You have not changed this day yet, do you want to rebel?"
Fang Bo said coldly: "You are the ones who rebel. They dare to arrest people without a letter. What's the difference between this and rebellion? If you can't tell one of them today, even if we fight with you, we won't submit."
The other party was so tough that Nie Chunyu hesitated.
In the past, with this flying fish suit, as long as they showed their identity, even if the other party was a civil servant, they would be scared, let alone the families of these military officers, who were arrested as soon as they were told. Now, they dared to ask him for a letter of driving, but they dared not confront him openly.
Chapter completed!