"Six hundred miles urgent!! Give way to those who are idle!!"
"Six hundred miles urgent! Give way to those who are idle!!!"
On a fast horse, a messenger galloped in from outside the capital gate and went straight to the palace.
Along the way, no one dared to stop the fast horse.
The horse went straight to the palace, and did not dismount even after entering the palace. He continued to gallop along the palace road and went straight to the court meeting.
Most of the dozens of officials above the court come here to make money and make money. The fixed program every day is to watch the censor bite people. These unlucky things are like mad dogs.
In fact, except for the Great Court Meeting, there are generally not as many people in the morning court as shown in the TV series, only thirty or forty people.
Six ministers, ministers, plus some censors and nobles from the Hanlin Academy, and at most some high-ranking nobles.
From the fifth-grade Ministry of Works Yuanwailang to the Director of the Ministry of Works, these positions generally do not require going to court.
In the Ming and Qing dynasties, the number of officials of the fifth rank was already quite large. Throughout the country, the number of civil servants exceeding the fourth rank was only 123 or 123. Those who could stay in the capital and go to court every day were only those of the fourth rank.
Fifty people, plus a few princes at most.
For example, Jia Zheng, although he was born in the Rongguo Mansion, was not a member of the Ministry of Works... No! Now he is the head of the Ministry of Works. He is not qualified to go to court even though he is a sixth-rank official.
Originally, the Ministry of Industry had made a lot of achievements during this period. In addition, some time ago, Emperor Longqing made a small fortune, and he was in a good mood. At the moment, he was sitting on the dragon chair, looking at the censor and a certain nobleman below.
Pinch each other, this is one of the few simple pleasures of the emperor.
"Nine sides and six hundred miles, expedited!!! Submit to Your Majesty immediately!!!"
A clear and urgent voice came in.
Emperor Longqing frowned and shouted in a deep voice: "Nine sides and six hundred miles, hurry up! What's going on!!"
A lean and tired messenger with bloodshot eyes ran in staggeringly, passed the eunuch's personal bundle and handed it to Emperor Longqing with his own hand. Then his body softened and he rolled down the imperial steps.
Emperor Longqing opened the bag and said, "Send this soldier down quickly to rest, and send the imperial doctor over to diagnose and treat this soldier!"
Emperor Longqing opened the baggage, and there was a small wooden box inside. What was inside the wooden box was the urgent content.
"The Commander-in-Chief of Jiubian Liaodong Town, the grandson of Liguo Gong, is now the first-class Bo Niu to kowtow to the successor.
On September 24, at the ugly hour, Hou Jin rashly closed the gates. Zong responded with new weapons and weapons, but unexpectedly, most of them were misfires.
Hou Jin almost succeeded several times.
Zong fought to the death and led the army to repel the invading enemy.
I am afraid that Hou Jin will launch a large-scale invasion, and I hope your Majesty will send reinforcements as soon as possible.
In addition, new types of firearms will harm the country, the people, and the fighter plane! I hope His Majesty will make a decisive decision!"
Emperor Longqing looked gloomy and held the urgent letter tightly in his hands, but he did not believe Niu Jizong's words.
He has personally seen the new rifle and found that both performance and cost are superior to the old firearms. This is definitely not that simple!!
Emperor Longqing handed the urgent letter to the eunuch on the side and motioned for it to be circulated to all the ministers.
The urgent letter was passed around, and for a while the ministers were talking about it.
Fan Lin walked directly out of the censor's camp: "I request that Xue Hong be thrown into the sky prison as a warning to others."
Emperor Longqing remained calm and said expressionlessly: "Oh? Why?"
Fan Lin: "Xue Hong is responsible for manufacturing the new firearms. Now if there is a problem, naturally he is the only one to ask questions!"
Zhu Hui shouted directly: "Fart! Niu Jizong blamed the weapon for losing the battle. It's his fault that he did this! Fan Lin, you can believe this excuse!"
Emperor Longqing: "How dare you! How can you speak rudely in court!"
Zhu Hui glared at Fan Lin fiercely and stepped back.
Emperor Longqing added: "I have personally inspected the new firearm, and it is indeed very useful. How come it misfires when it reaches Jiubian?"
The second prince also stepped forward and said: "Let me tell you, father, although it is not yet certain that it is Xue Hong's fault, I still have to give an explanation to the soldiers at the border."
Emperor Longqing stepped down from the dragon chair, and the sound of each step was like a heavy hammer hitting the hearts of the ministers.
"I hope you understand one thing. If you make a mistake, I will punish you, but if you are right, I will not let anyone take the blame."
"An explanation? Hum! I will give you this explanation, but not now!"
The prince and several other princes all bowed their heads and remained silent. Only the second prince seemed to still have something to say. However, Emperor Long Qing shot him back with a look.
At this moment, a eunuch handed over a book. After reading it, Emperor Longqing threw the book away: "What a feat! What a fight to the death against the enemy! Niu Jizong actually put the firearms in an ordinary warehouse. , causing the ammunition to get damp, you actually dare to shirk responsibility!! See for yourselves!"
No one else dared to move, but Yu Zheng, Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, was the first to pick up the folding book. What was written on it was that Niu Jizong had embezzled military pay and drank the soldiers' blood. He also abolished the special warehouse for firearms and placed the firearms and ammunition in ordinary warehouses. Something happened in the warehouse, which caused the ammunition to get damp and misfire.
Not to mention the ammunition of the Ming Dynasty, even during World War I, it was common for rifles to misfire due to moisture in the ammunition.
The brochure clearly states the amount of Niu Jizong's corruption and how he committed the corruption!
After Yu Zheng read the excerpt, his first reaction was: "It seems that His Majesty has slowly taken control of the border troops on the nine sides, otherwise he would never have such detailed information!"
Yu Zheng handed the folder to the people behind him, and they all started to look at it.
Zhezi preached that the noble camp was in the hands of King Beijing. King Beijing was shocked when he saw it, and quickly led the noble camp to kneel down: "I hope your majesty will forgive me!!"
Emperor Longqing's eyes were as sharp as a knife and he glanced at him: "Excuse me? How can you ask me to forgive you!!"
The nobles knelt on the ground and trembled, not daring to make a sound.
Yu Zheng stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, if it is urgent, we should send more reinforcements to Liaodong, and then please ask the Ministry of Industry to rush out a batch of firearms and ammunition.
The weather this year is extremely abnormal. The harvest in Daming is not good, and I think it will be similar in Houjin. I am afraid that by the end of the year, Houjin will launch a large-scale attack to seize food!"
Emperor Longqing rubbed his brows and said in a deep voice: "What Ai Qing said is true. I ordered the envoy from Jingzhou to go north to take over Niu Jizong's post. Niu Jizong was immediately arrested and brought back to Beijing for trial!"
"The various states will allocate one thousand troops, and then from the five armies in the Beijing camp, four guards with a total of 20,000 elite troops will be mobilized to go north to aid Liaodong! Sun Aiqing is sorry for your hard work."
Sun Chuanting, the minister of the Ministry of War, came out and said: "I obey the order!"
As soon as Emperor Longqing issued the decree, many civil servants stood up to oppose it.
"Your Majesty, the duty of the Beijing Camp is to protect the comfort of the capital. How can it be transferred at will?"
"Yes, your Majesty, please think again!"
Emperor Longqing waved the broad sleeves of his dragon robe: "Safety? Houjin will hit me on the nose! As long as Houjin is kept out of Liaodong, my capital will be very safe! No need to say more!"
"The Ministry of Industry, work hard to produce new firearms! At least a thousand of them must be produced within half a month! I will use new firearms this time to teach Houjin in the north a lesson!!"
"In addition, I have decreed that the three thousand battalions will select one thousand elites to be on standby at any time. As soon as the Ministry of Work's new firearms arrive, they will go north immediately!"
"This year, I will submit the military report of the great defeat of Hou Jin to Emperor Taizu's confession, so that Emperor Taizu will know that his children and grandchildren are not weaklings! Even today, a hundred years later, I, the Ming Dynasty, can still defeat the four
Yi surrenders!"
"Go down and do it!!"
"Retreat!!"
Xue Hong didn't know at this moment that he had been targeted by the second prince and was blamed on his forehead.