It was not until an hour later that the news was delivered, and it took another half an hour for all the cabinet ministers to arrive.
"See Your Majesty, Your Majesty's Holy Peace."
"My dear friends, you are polite. I have summoned all the ladies here today to have a heart-to-heart talk with you."
Chongzhen moved his chair and walked to a few people who looked confused.
"I have held a private banquet in the palace for six of my beloved ladies. We will wait for a while and chat while we eat."
Fan Fucui and others followed Chongzhen into the courtyard with a confused expression. Several young eunuchs were already waiting there. After clearing the table, they all left, leaving only Chongzhen and them.
Chongzhen waved his hand in front of several people, and steaming dishes suddenly began to appear on the table.
"Chen Ye: Lao Zhu, this meal costs two thousand yuan!"
"What kind of method is this, Your Majesty?"
Fan Fucui was so surprised that his eyes nearly popped out, and the others also exclaimed.
"My dear friends, just take a seat."
"Your Majesty, do these things appear out of thin air? Your Majesty has this ability. You should tell the world. Why should the world worry about hungry people again?"
"Your Majesty, is this a deception? No, there are so many foods that can't be deceived, and these fruits are not available in this season."
"If even a single word of what happened today is leaked out, the nine tribes will be punished and the entire tribe will be paraded through the streets for three days and buried in a cesspit.
There are only six of you here today, and no one outside knows about my ability. If there is any leakage, I will even sit down."
Chongzhen sat down and spoke words full of murderous intent in a calm voice. Zhang Si was so shocked that he didn't know what to say.
None of these people were from Shanxi, so he was not worried about leaking secrets to Jiannu. Speaking of which, in the cabinet in the late Chongzhen period, no one came from Shanxi.
I don’t know if it was a coincidence or if Chongzhen had noticed something long ago.
"Recently, I suddenly encountered the guidance of an immortal. The immortal made it clear that our Ming Dynasty has been suffering from shortcomings for a long time. If we do not rectify our military affairs, we will be in danger of destruction!
The Immortal knew that I needed money to rectify the Ming Dynasty, so he sent me treasures and explained to me the situation in Xiangyang and the future of the Ming Dynasty."
"What? Your Majesty, this must be the words of a traitor. Your Majesty cannot believe it!"
"Your Majesty, does this so-called immortal dare to stand up? Let me take a good look at what kind of immortal dares to say that my Ming Dynasty will perish!"
After Zhang Sizhi and Wei Zhaocheng heard this, they immediately objected excitedly and showed their loyalty.
Sun Chuanting thought of Chongzhen's recent performance and vaguely believed that Chongzhen must have some insights. As for the so-called immortal theory, it was just an excuse.
Chongzhen would not tell them that he wanted to reform now, but that he wanted to reorganize the army, so that the six people would face much less pressure.
If we talk about reform, if nothing else, this old guy Fan Fucui could resign the next day because he got up too late and felt unwell.
"I'm just telling you this. Believe it or not, you all need to cooperate with me in rectifying military affairs.
The Jian slaves have gone too far to bully others, and there are rebellions all over the mainland. I tell you, I will not let the Jian slaves enter the customs and plunder again!"
After Chongzhen finished speaking through gritted teeth, he reached out and pointed to the side room, and a huge rock fell to the ground, followed by a second and a third.
"Chen Ye: Brother, please, stop playing. If you really can't do it, let them all go."
Do you know how much of a sensation it would cause if so many park rockeries were stolen?"
A rogue man who stole a rockery from a park pool replied to the letter.
Several people looked at the huge boulder falling from the sky, hitting the courtyard with a loud sound, and turned to stone on the spot.
"Why are you so dazed? What are you looking at me for? Eating vegetables."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"I will eat it now."
The six people who were frightened by Chongzhen's live demonstration now completely believed that Chongzhen had some unknown method. Moreover, this method was so incomprehensible that they all doubted whether Chongzhen was still a human being.
Sitting at the table, Chongzhen introduced them to the dishes on the table one by one, including various seafood, fruit plates, and beautifully presented cooked dishes, which were an eye-opener for the six cabinet ministers.
At this time, no one had the intention to say that Chongzhen was arrogant and extravagant. Instead, they thought about the purpose of Chongzhen's manipulation. Is he just telling himself and others that he wanted to rectify military affairs?
Chongzhen didn't say anything. He just called for the young eunuchs, who served each of them with a bottle of wine and ate the food in silence.
Although the food was delicious, except for Sun Chuanting who ate it with gusto, the others were all indifferent.
"If I want to revitalize the Ming Dynasty, I naturally need the help of all the ministers. However, the ministers in the court, besides forming cliques, only oppose me for the sake of opposing me.
Therefore, I plan to follow the example of the Tang Emperor and give my beloved, who is only loyal to me, a chance. I will set up the Lingyan Pavilion and at the same time set up a memorial hall for the heroes of the Ming Dynasty in the imperial city.
The meritorious officials in the museum must be among the ministers of Lingyan Pavilion, who are loyal to the Ming Dynasty and to me, who are not corrupt, and who do not form factions for personal gain. They will be worshiped by all the people day and night.
I think that all my dear friends are qualified to join the pavilion. Are you willing to join the Lingyan Pavilion?"
"His Majesty!"
"What an honor, I am terrified."
The six people looked at Chongzhen who suddenly spoke with shocked expressions. Although the world is in turmoil today, few people believe that the Ming Dynasty will fall in a short time.
Everyone present was an elderly official. The youngest, Sun Chuanting, was already 49 years old, and the oldest, Fan Fucui, was already 60.
In this life, they have enough money, and their family already has thousands of acres of fertile land.
Quan, they have entered the cabinet and are in charge of the officials of the world. If before they die, they can accompany the emperor to make a name for themselves, revive the Ming Dynasty, and stay in the history books forever. They are willing to do it even with their heads raised.
As for whether the Ming Dynasty will fall in ten or twenty years, it is none of their business. If the Ming Dynasty falls, the emperor of the next dynasty will continue to worship them.
Fan Fucui, who had repeatedly mentioned that he was old and hoped to become an official, knelt down directly.
"Your Majesty, the veteran is willing to join the cabinet and assist your Majesty to create a prosperous age of Han and Tang Dynasties and restore the glory of Taizu! Prepare the military, take back the Hetao grassland, and rebuild Nu'ergandusi!!!"
Sun Chuanting secretly cursed the old man and knelt down as well. He was young and embarrassed to say that he was willing. He only said that he was loyal to His Majesty.
Chen Yan, Xie Sheng, Wei Zhengcheng, and Zhang Sizhi also knelt down. The four of them had their own concerns, but the same thing was that in order to become famous, they were all willing to support Chongzhen!
"My dear friends, I am very pleased that you all love me so much. Only by working together can we restore the great Ming Dynasty.
I have several humiliated ministers, if I can straighten out the military affairs and all you dear ministers can manage the country well, the world will be prosperous soon!"
Chongzhen was very happy to see that he had temporarily settled the six assistant ministers. His army formation would not offend most of the interests of the cabinet group.
Even if someone is really disobedient, they can be replaced directly by someone who is obedient. If they have the opportunity to become famous throughout the ages, these old guys will not let it go.
Even if the army has the habit of taking empty pay and occupying military service, not much will fall into their hands, and if they can be the first and second-in-command, they definitely have the ability.
At that time, it was the armies of all parties that reacted fiercely, and now Chongzhen has stabilized the Beijing camp, the Jinyi guards, and the eunuchs in the inner palace.
We only need to wait until the more than 100,000 troops in the capital are cleaned up a little, and then they can spread to the important towns on the nine sides, solve the food and salary crisis, and return the national tax to the national treasury.