When all the nobles saw that His Majesty was going to move the capital and run away, they immediately panicked.
After yesterday's beating and abuse by Zhu Cixi just now, almost everyone no longer has any illusions about the intruder.
Everyone also understood that if the intruders were killed, the emperor could move the capital and run away, go to Nanjing and continue to live a happy life.
Civil servants can also follow or surrender, but they alone cannot, either way is a dead end.
Their land, houses, and shops are all in the capital. Even if they give up these and run away with their property and family, they will still have no foundation and no value when they go to Nanjing.
This little emperor will definitely cut off their titles and confiscate their property.
I'm afraid it won't be much better if you stay.
Because they are equally worthless, but will become children standing in the busy city holding gold bricks, worse than those gentry.
In the end, even if Li Chuang let them go, he would never give them high-ranking officials, generous salaries, and prominent lords.
And without these identities, sooner or later they will be eaten up to the point where no bones are left.
The more people think about it, the more they become afraid, and the more they think about it, the more they become afraid.
Especially Dingguo Gong who has been passed down since the Hongwu Year.
He immediately knelt down and chased after Zhu Cihong, hugged Zhu Cihong's legs, and begged in tears: "Your Majesty, my ancestors of the Ming Dynasty taught that the emperor guards the gate of the country, and the king dies in the country. You must never move the capital!"
"screw you…"
Zhu Cixiang raised his foot and kicked him over before leaving again.
The British Duke stepped forward again and shouted: "Your Majesty, think twice. There are still some servants in my house. They can also go up to the wall to defend it. It may not be impossible to defend it!"
"Oh? How many people are there?"
Zhu Cixiang paused and finally turned around.
"Including the children of the clan, we can probably make up nearly a thousand people."
"Do they all have swords and guns?"
"Your Majesty, don't worry, we are ready with swords and guns."
The British father couldn't care so much and gritted his teeth.
"Your Majesty, my family can also..." Others also woke up and stepped forward to express their ability to gather some troops.
Everyone couldn't help but feel calm. The little emperor acted decisively, without any regard for the emperor's face. If he said he wanted to move the capital, he might just run away tomorrow.
More than 70 families worked together, and in the end there were 20,000 troops, which shows how many branches each family has.
Zhu Cixiang's face looked much better now.
However, he was still dissatisfied and said: "Although there are nearly 40,000 horses in total, it is still far from enough. My dear friends, I will give you five days. No matter what method you use, you must gather the 80,000 troops in the capital camp."
People, I will come back to review when the time comes. If there is one less person, I will move the capital immediately."
"Your Majesty, don't worry. I will recruit you soon and we will surely gather 80,000 troops."
"Yeah…"
"Then why are you still hanging around? Why don't you go quickly?"
"Yes, yes, I will leave!"
Everyone immediately dispersed in a hurry.
After everyone left, Zhu Cixiang did not return to the palace immediately. Instead, he felt a headache looking at the 20,000 horses on the school field.
Most of these people are elderly, and many of their beards are starting to turn gray.
At first glance, he looked like a veteran who had been waiting to die for many years.
It is really tasteless to eat and it would be a pity to throw it away.
But in the end, I decided to try to win over him.
After all, defense is no better than fighting in the field. It's better to stand on the top of the city and help throw bricks down. It's better than nothing.
"Vice General Dong! Go tell the soldiers that I will personally speak out for them!"
"It's your Majesty!"
Lieutenant General Dong Qi was overjoyed and bowed excitedly.
Obviously, he is also a character that his grandma does not love and his uncle does not love him.
The 20,000 soldiers were extremely excited when they heard that His Majesty was going to make the call in person, and their lifeless faces finally glowed with a touch of energy.
"Soldiers of the Beijing Camp, over the past few years our Ming Dynasty has suffered from internal and external troubles, the treasury is empty, and I owe you a lot. My father and I have always felt deeply guilty!"
"Now that the national treasury is slightly full, I have decided to reissue five taels of silver each to each of the soldiers. Now that the enemy is at hand, and the bandit army is coming soon, I hope that the soldiers can work together with me to defend the capital.
I hereby declare that whoever kills one thief will be rewarded with one acre of land and one tael of silver, and so on. There is no limit to the number of people who can be rewarded. If you kill five people, you will be promoted to another level."
"Defend the capital!"
"Long live my emperor! Long live!"
As Zhu Cixiang's words spread throughout the school grounds, more than 20,000 people knelt down in excitement and let out a tsunami-like sound of worship.
Zhu Cixiang didn't hesitate, and directly ordered people to bring boxes of silver up, and then ordered the eunuchs to start distributing all the five taels of silver to individuals.
at the same time.
After the nobles left the Imperial City Campus, they did not return home.
Instead, they came to the official office of the Chinese Army Governor's Mansion with a tacit understanding.
After clearing out all the idle people, more than seventy people crowded into the official hall. They looked at each other, but no one spoke first.
For a while, you could hear a needle drop in the hall.
After a long while, Dingguo Gong Xu Yunzhen also knew that continuing like this was not an option, so he cleared his throat and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, what do you think of what happened in the past two days?"
"I wonder what the two princes think?"
No one is stupid, how can they dare to express random opinions? The ball was kicked to the two princes again.
"It has been more than two hundred years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. The emperors of the past dynasties have never treated our nobles harshly. We and our ancestors have always been loyal to the Ming Dynasty... However, there must be one thing for everything!"
Duke Dingguo saw that Duke Ying was still silent, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and speak again.
Although this statement is somewhat incomprehensible, almost everyone here understands it.
That is to say, His Majesty is not ruthless at all. He can steal thirty nobles for money and food today, and he may also steal other nobles in the future.
"Then according to the Duke's opinion, how should we repay the country's kindness and regain the Sacred Heart?" A marquis cupped his hand and asked cautiously.
Everyone else also looked at Duke Dingguo.
Duke Dingguo also complained unbearably. Finally he rolled his eyes and looked at Yingying: "I heard that the Supreme Emperor has been able to get out of bed and walk around recently. I wonder if Yingguo thinks we should pay a visit and fulfill our duties as ministers?"
Everyone was shocked and immediately turned their attention to the British Duke.
"well!"
The British Duke sighed.
How could he not understand what Duke Dingguo meant?
That is, everyone gathered together 20,000 soldiers and horses, went to the palace gate to ask for an audience with the Supreme Emperor, and forced His Majesty to abdicate.
"Everyone, it is easy to visit the Supreme Emperor, but there are some things that civil servants can do that we cannot touch.
Just like what Duke Dingguo said, there is one thing and two things in everything. Once we touch it, we will no longer be honorable men who live with the country."
Everyone's expressions changed.
yes!
If they lead troops to force the palace today, even if they succeed, the Emperor will still have a grudge in his heart after he is restored to power.
Even if the Supreme Emperor had not, this incident would have become a thorn in the hearts of future emperors that could never be pulled out.
After all, today the nobles can unite to oust Zhu Cixiang and restore Chongzhen.
Then will they unite in the future to oust Chongzhen or other emperors and establish a new emperor?
The consequence of this is that no matter who becomes emperor, they will inevitably suppress the nobles or even eliminate them completely.
"What the British Lord said is reasonable. We are nobles who are separated from our country. There are some things we cannot do."
"Yes, some of us have been passed down for more than ten generations. We must not lose the big for the small."
Everyone nodded after thinking about it.
Even Lord Dingguo didn't say anything.
No matter how ruthless Zhu Cihong is, he will only serve as an emperor. If he is more careful in the future, future generations will still be honorable.
But once forced into the palace and leave a stain, and lose the trust of the old Zhu family, it is very likely that the inheritance will be cut off, and the gain will not be worth the loss.
"Everyone, we shouldn't worry about this matter. Let's let the civil servants worry about it. I think with your Majesty's temperament, they will not give up in the future.
The most urgent task is to recruit all the troops and horses as soon as possible, defend the capital, and repel the traitor army, otherwise everything will be in vain!"
After the British public saw that everyone understood the gains and losses, he stood up and said.
"That's right, let's go recruit troops quickly!"
"Although His Majesty said that when he moved the capital, he was probably retreating in order to advance, but who can say for sure what His Majesty's temperament is?"
"Yeah…"
As they spoke, everyone dispersed.
Now that they have calmed down, everyone understands that Zhu Cixiang did not really want to move the capital when he was on the school field, but was deliberately trying to scare them.
However, this method of retreating into advancement is indeed much smarter than that of his father Chongzhen.