The Qing army was approaching the city, and the danger of national subjugation was imminent.
At such a critical moment, the officials of the Ming Dynasty did not want to unite sincerely and save the country. Instead, they felt that this was an opportunity to defeat their political opponents.
Just when Chongzhen urgently summoned civil and military officials to discuss countermeasures, Zhou Yanru's people finally took action.
"Your Majesty, the Donglu invaded Changping, disturbed the mausoleum, damaged the prestige of our Ming Dynasty, and made Your Majesty unfilial. Zhang Sima did not think about the urgency of rescue, but instead sat in the center, which is not the courtesy of a minister."
During the incident, Wang Jiayan jumped out and impeached Zhang Fengyi, the Minister of War.
His words were very vicious.
You must know that just last year, the Zhu family's Fengyang ancestral mausoleum was dug up and destroyed by the Northwest Rebel Army, forcing Chongzhen to issue a guilty edict.
The ancestral mausoleum is not bad. Although the ancestors of the Zhu family are buried there, it is actually very old.
However, lying in the imperial mausoleum on the outskirts of Beijing was Chongzhen's grandfather, father and brother.
If these imperial tombs were destroyed by the Qing army, would Chongzhen go crazy?
Zhang Fengyi was on duty, and upon hearing these words, she immediately fell to her knees in fright, trembling.
Last year, the ancestral mausoleum was destroyed. Chongzhen chopped off the heads of more than ten people and dismissed thirty-six people from office. He showed no mercy at all.
Now that the more important imperial tombs on the outskirts of Beijing are in danger of being destroyed, Chongzhen will definitely find someone to hold him accountable.
As the Minister of War, he is probably in trouble.
During the Jisi Incident, Wen Tiren and the eunuchs arbitrarily attacked Wang Qia, the Minister of War, causing Wang Qia to be abandoned. His tragic fate was unbearable to hear.
Time changed, and this time Wen Tiren also encountered the same attack.
Zhang Fengyi was his subordinate, and Wang Jiayan's impeachment was obviously Xiang Zhuang's sword dance, aimed at Pei Gong.
Zhang Fengyi was so frightened that she couldn't help but look at Wen Tiren, hoping that the leader of the camp could save her.
But at this time, Wen Tiren was also very frightened and tried hard to bury his head, not wanting Chongzhen to see him.
Seeing that Wen Tiren was indifferent, Zhang Fengyi's heart felt completely cold.
He looked at Chongzhen again, and saw that the emperor's face was gloomy, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
Maybe at the next moment, an order will be issued to dismiss him from office and face charges.
At the critical moment of life and death, Zhang Fengyi burst out with unprecedented quickness.
He kowtowed repeatedly and cried blood.
"Your Majesty, I respectfully serve as the Ministry of War. I am in charge of the troops and horses of the world. I work hard and sleep well night and day. I only hope that the Ming Dynasty will be peaceful and the people are safe. Now that the Eastern captives are going south and threatening the capital, my ancestors of the Ming Dynasty will not be able to rest in peace. This sincerity is my fault! I
I have nothing to do but ask your majesty for permission to send my ministers out of the city to supervise the army and fight to the death with the Donglu."
This impassioned speech finally made Chongzhen soften his expression.
What this emperor likes most is ministers who have the courage to ask for help and take the initiative to serve.
If something happens, you come, and if anything happens, you have to take the blame.
This is the character of this emperor.
"Zhang Aiqing's loyalty is commendable, that's right!"
Zhang Fengyi was sweating coldly and was in a daze. Although she escaped from the gate of hell, she didn't look happy at all.
Because he knew that even if he escaped today's disaster, what would he use to fight the Qing army outside the city?
Chongzhen sat upright and gave orders repeatedly.
"Liang Tingdong, the governor of Xuanda, neglected his duties and sat back and allowed the Donglu to come and go at will. He will not be able to escape the death penalty. Now he is ordered to lead the army to come to the rescue and make meritorious deeds."
The two most dangerous people in the entire Qing invasion incident were Zhang Fengyi and Liang Tingdong.
It seems that those who served as Minister of War in the Ming Dynasty did not end well.
Chongzhen decided to give Liang Tingdong another chance.
If he can unite with Zhang Fengyi to defeat the Qing army, spare his life.
In addition, Chongzhen made a third-hand arrangement.
"I ordered Lu Weining, the Chief of Ceremonies, to supervise the military affairs of Tong, Tianjin and Germany, and protect the two wings."
At the critical moment, Chongzhen once again sent out his confidant eunuchs.
He could no longer trust the officials in the DPRK and China.
And in this crisis, he fully revealed the emperor's character.
In addition to Lu Weining, he dispatched thirteen eunuchs at once, firmly controlling the military power in his hands.
In the face of a powerful enemy, he could not trust either the civil officials or the military generals. He only trusted the eunuchs around him.
It doesn't matter whether these people are capable or not, whether they can fight or not, this is his life-saving straw anyway.
He ordered Li Guofu to guard Zijing Pass, Xu Ji to guard Daoma Pass, Zhang Yuanheng to guard Longmen Pass, Cui Liangyong to guard Gu Pass, and the eunuchs of Yongwei Camp, Sun Weiwu, and Liu Yuanbin to defend Mashui along the river with 6,500 people.
At the same time, Gao Qiqian was ordered to be the commander-in-chief and led Liaodong Pioneer Commander Zu Dashou and Shanhaiguan Commander Zhang Shijie to rescue Bazhou.
Zhang Yunhan and Han Zanzhou, the eunuchs who were responsible for the rituals, were appointed as deputy admirals to patrol the capital.
The Wei State conquered and defended Tianshou Mountain, and then the governor-general Xuanfu, and the imperial eunuch Deng Liangfu of Changping Jingying took charge of the separate defense.
Among the eunuch Deng Xizhao's supervisors, the second associate on the right, and the eunuch Du Xun were on guard separately.
It can be said that through eunuchs, Chongzhen completed control of all armies.
He was only afraid that officials in the DPRK and China would deceive him, and he didn't care whether doing so would affect the combat effectiveness of the army.
Regarding how to fight the Qing army, Zhang Fengyi had an empty mind and had no countermeasures at all.
After the dynasty dispersed, he went to Wen Tiren to discuss matters.
Unexpectedly, Wen Tiren didn't see him at all, and he had obviously regarded him as an abandoned son.
Zhang Fengyi was completely desperate.
He left the city in fear, with only one disciple and subordinate beside him, and the military department was involved in the incident, Zhang Diyuan.
Military intelligence from all directions continues to arrive, and more than a dozen cities near Gyeonggi have fallen.
Zhang Fengyi looked around blankly. There was no soldier around him. Even if he wanted to order troops to be sent out, he didn't know who to look for.
At this moment, Lu Weining and Liang Tingdong sent messages respectively.
They planned to form a horned force with Zhang Fengyi and jointly defend the capital.
Uh... To put it bluntly, I just couldn't hide and left when the Qing army had plundered enough.
Zhang Fengyi wholeheartedly agreed with this approach.
He didn't want to fight the Qing army.
But Chongzhen was waiting eagerly behind, waiting for him to make contributions and save the situation.
Zhang Fengyi racked her brains, thought about it, and came up with a solution.
He asked Zhang Diyuan to write a memorial, which described him as a heroic and loyal minister with the most beautiful words.
Zhang Diyuan was stunned.
But there is no other way. Since I have chosen to curry favor with Zhang Fengyi, I can only go to the dark side.
Locking himself in a small room, Zhang Diyuan thought hard about the name, combined with the Romance of the Three Kingdoms he had read, and finally wrote a colorful memorial.
In his memorial, Zhang Fengyi was like a man possessed by Zhuge Liang, commanding all the Ming armies to fight against the Qing army with equal strength and incompetence.
In order to avoid exposing his secrets, Zhang Diyuan also included Gao Qiqian, Lu Weining, Liang Tingdong and others in his memorial.
However, paper cannot contain the fire.
The Qing army's offensive did not stop.
As the number of cities that fell increased day by day, urgent military information rushed into the capital, and memorials impeaching Zhang Fengyi for "fearing the enemy to fight cowardly and allowing the enemy to plunder" were also piled up on Chongzhen's desk.
Lord Sima, who deceived his superiors and deceived his subordinates, was finally at his wits end.