"How dare you, such eunuchs, be so presumptuous!"

Zhu Qizhen may never have dreamed that one day he would be ridiculed by a eunuch. This is really a click to penetrate the bottom line of his self-esteem.

Looking at Zhu Qizhen's angry look, Xi Ning smiled angrily and did not continue to tease her.

After all, the emperor's majesty has not dissipated so quickly for a long time. Now he is bullying Zhu Qizhen's head, and Xining has no courage after all.

Seeing that the king and minister of the Ming Dynasty had begun to "internal strife", he first had a playful smile on his face, and then pretended to be a good person and said, "Why should your Majesty be angry? The foreign minister thinks that Eunuch Xi's words are very reasonable."

"Those who know the times are heroes."

For the Mongols, respect is based on strength. Zhu Qizhen is no longer the noble emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Only by cooperating with the Mongols can his value be shown.

Otherwise, it's worthless!

Zhu Qizhen also understood the truth, but he could not easily convince himself to accept it. He could only pick up the wine glass on the table and drink it all, and took a sip of the stuffy wine.

He didn't care about Zhu Qizhen's aggrievance and resistance. He just needed the other party to recognize his situation and reality. Now that he had the foundation for cooperation, he ordered his subordinates to pick out one of the captured Jinyi personal troops and hold the emperor.

The token of the city went to the capital to inform us.

It is time to show the value of Zhu Qizhen's "meat ticket".

On August 19, the 13th year of Zhengtong, Liang Gui, Qianhu of Jinyiwei, returned to Beijing with Zhu Qizhen's letter, which once again caused turmoil in the court and also caused the Ming Dynasty to fall into extreme passivity.

Because for a unified dynasty with a relatively stable internal stability, the imperial rulers and the elite class of officials were not afraid of the emperor's death on the battlefield.

On the contrary, the most troublesome thing is that the emperor is still alive!

The emperor dies and becomes a new emperor ascends the throne. Anyway, the Ming Yingzong Zhu Qizhen also has a eldest son Zhu Jianshen. If it really doesn't work, the late emperor's bloodline, and Zhu Qiyu, there is no need to be the turn of the side branch to inherit the throne, and the transition can be smooth.

As long as the new emperor succeeds to the throne, everything will be settled and the Ming Dynasty will have a backbone.

As a result, Zhu Qizhen was not dead, so it would be unreasonable to establish a new emperor. In addition, in the past ten years after Zhu Qizhen succeeded to the throne, the Tumu Fort Battle was fought poorly, but the imperial skills were very frustrating, and the imperial court was all over the court.

The forces in the square were suppressed and were in a state of equilibrium.

Balance means evenly matched. No one dares to stand up and make a new emperor, otherwise they will be caught by political enemies, and may become evidence of their own crime of raiding their homes in the future.

In addition, the letter brought back with Zhu Qizhen's life was also written, which said that the court asked the court to prepare "Nine Dragons Python Dragon Satin Sticks and Pearls, 200 taels of gold and 400 taels of silver" to give it to

First, I will redeem myself in the attempt.

If Zhu Qizhen's life was troublesome enough, then the worse situation was that the emperor also became a hostage and openly asked the Ming Dynasty for ransom.

Generally, kidnapping of robbers may take into account the consequences of aggravated crimes, and may even release hostages after receiving the ransom. In wars between countries, there are naturally no laws or crimes. There is no shortage of money. The problem is that money is given.

Can the emperor redeem it?

At that time, Zhao Song used the entire royal women as ransom to the Jin people. Emperor Huizong of Song and Qinzong of Song were still abducted and sent back. Why would the Mongols keep their promises?

What should I do if the money is given and the person has not sent it back, or if I ask for a ransom every now and then?

In order to solve this difficult problem, King Zhu Qizhen of Huang summoned his ministers at Zuoshunmen in the Forbidden City to follow the government to see if he could gather ideas to find a solution.

Compared to the panic of learning about the defeat of Tumu Fort, the ministers' faces this time were more solemn and angry. The emperor's capture was a great humiliation. Zhao Song used history as a mirror before the precedent, and the Ming Dynasty must not follow in the footsteps!

"My ministers, the emperor's brother is deeply trapped in the hands of the Tartars. He has sent an order to give him gold, silver and treasures to him in order to redeem himself. What should we do?"

Although King Zhu Qiyu had been appointed as a formal governor, he had never handled military and political affairs after all. He was indeed a little panicked and didn't know how to deal with it. He could only place his hope on his ministers.

Facing King Hui's inquiry, the civil and military ministers standing in the open space of Zuoshunmen stared at each other, and no one dared to be the first to stand out.

After all, it would be fine if Emperor Zhu Qizhen couldn't come back one day. If he got sick one day and released him back, there would be good results...

But now, pretending to be dead is not a solution. Wang You, the former Minister of Works of the Ministry of Works of the Eunuch Party, stood up and replied: "King of Huang, Your Majesty does not need much gold and silver in his letters, for my Ming Dynasty

It’s a drop in the bucket.”

"For the safety of your Majesty, I suggest paying the ransom!"

What kind of wealth, such as silk, pearl, gold, silver, etc., is the importance of the emperor. Regardless of whether the other party has the idea of ​​returning the hostages or not, it is better to believe that it is not trustworthy.

What's more, after the defeat of Tumu Fort, the ministers had transferred their anger to Wang Zhen, who had been in charge of the command of the army in person. As a member of the eunuch party, Wang You has been terrified recently, fearing that he would cause trouble.

As long as the emperor can come back, even without Wang Zhen, there will definitely be Zhang Zhen and Li Zhen in the future. Wang You urgently needs a thick thigh to hold him to consolidate his status and power.

"It's no problem to deliver the ransom, how can you guarantee that the Tartars can be returned to His Majesty?"

Qian Xili, who had long seen Wang Zhen and other eunuchs, immediately stood up to refute Wang You. To put it bluntly, it was a bottomless pit. Now it seems that the ransom is not much, and when it comes, it will be more popular with Mongolia.

It may evolve into astronomical numbers.

"Who can guarantee such a thing? Isn't it the duty of a minister to watch His Majesty suffer outside the border?"

Wang You loudly refuted Qian Xili, which in a sense was also said that he had expressed the current dilemma. If you pay the money, the person still can't come back. If you don't pay the money, the public opinion can drown, and no matter how you do it, you can find out that something is wrong.

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"I agree with what Shao Sikong said, "The matter of eating the king's fortune and loyalty to the king is the duty of the minister!"

Naiheng, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, immediately stood up to support Wang You's viewpoint. For former members of the eunuch party, the emperor was his greatest backer after Wang Zhen's death, and he had to come back to take charge of the overall situation.

"Whether you are a minister to your duty is not to show it in paying the ransom. I think what Shao Zongbo said is very true!"

Another minister stood up and supported Qian Xili's proposal with a clear position. Such a ransom cannot set a precedent.

"Do you want to let Your Majesty be in danger?"

"Just talk nonsense, only by paying money will the Tartars not let His Majesty go!"

Soon the court officials of Zuoshunmen became quarreled, and no one could convince the other party.

Looking at the civil and military ministers below as noisy as women and children in the city, King Zhu Qiyu felt that his head was about to explode. At this moment, he suddenly understood the difficulties of the emperor's brother Zhu Qizhen. It seemed that supervising state affairs was not that simple.

After letting the ministers quarrel for a while, Zhu Qiyu then looked at Yu Qian who had not spoken and asked him: "Young Sima, what are your countermeasures?"

"I do not recommend submitting the ransom."

As soon as Yu Qian said this, the originally noisy Zuoshun Gate suddenly became quiet. Now that the Minister of War has obtained the imperial edict to authorize the military horses of various battalions, it means that the military power of the entire capital is controlled by him, and his status is no longer the same as before.

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“Why?”

Zhu Qiyu wanted to hear Yu Qian give convincing reasons.

"Today, we will cut five cities and ten cities tomorrow, and then we will have to sleep peacefully overnight?"

Su Xun's "On the Over Qin" is a masterpiece of all ages. Anyone who is a scholar in the Ming Dynasty could basically memorize it.

Paying ransom to the Tartars is equivalent to bribing Qin in Qi, thinking that it is impossible to buy peace by cede land and seeking peace.

Similarly, if you want to rely on gold, silver and treasures, you cannot redeem the emperor!

As soon as Yu Qian said this, many ministers woke up as if they were in a dream, and the camp that refused to pay the ransom occupied the vast majority.

"Sima Yu, what if the Tartars hurt His Majesty's dragon body if they refuse to pay the ransom?"

Ma Shun, commander of the Jinyiwei, asked Yu Qian, that the emperor's personal army was completely dependent on the emperor's confidant.

If Zhu Qizhen could not come back, no matter who became the emperor, Ma Shun's career would have come to an end.

"Can you guarantee that the Tartars will not hurt His Majesty?"

"Stressive!"

Ma Shun felt angry, Yu Qian was completely ignoring his words and saying three points!

But what Ma Shun never expected was that his appearance completely ignited the anger of the ministers towards the eunuch party.

I saw Zhao Xin, the censor of the Censorate, come out and speak with righteous words: "Your Majesty will suffer this disaster, and the fault lies with the eunuch king Zhen."

"Now the eunuch king exposes his corpse in the wilderness, but he cannot offset his crime of overthrowing the clan society. I also ask King Hui to destroy the clan to calm the people's hearts. If I do not obey the imperial edict, I will not dare to retreat after death!"

Originally, after Zhao Xin said this, it triggered a response from the ministers. As a result, he suddenly turned to look at Ma Shun and said, "Shun, it's the same as the party!"

As soon as these words were said, Ma Shun felt a chill coming out of his back. He was provoking an army to question him!

However, the long-term tyranny of the emperor's personal army made Ma Shun still respond strongly: "Be arrogant, what crime should you punish the slander of the court ministers? Let someone take it out for me!"

In the past, there were emperors and Wang Zhenzhao. No matter how powerful Ma Shun, the commander of the Jinyiwei, was, his ministers dared not speak out.

Now that Wang Zhen is dead, the emperor is almost dead, how dare you show off your might?

The censor Kedao, who has always been timid in the world, was disagreed with it. Wang Rong, the director, got up and rushed towards Ma Shun, and shouted, "Ma Shun is helping to revive evil in the future. At this point today, I still don't know how to be afraid!"

Someone took the lead. These civil servant groups who were usually oppressed by the eunuch party suddenly became energetic and revenge. Dozens of people rushed up to attack them, and soon gave Ma Shun to the front of King Zhu Qizhen.

Beat to death.

After opening this head, the angry civil servant group felt unsatisfied and took the opportunity to kill two of Wang Zhen’s gang members and eunuchs.

This scene made King Zhu Qiyu stunned. The good imperial sect discussion turned into a full martial arts campaign. As for whether Emperor Zhu Qizhen paid the ransom, the question of whether the emperor Zhu Qizhen paid the ransom, it was completely disturbed by the farce...

The turmoil in the previous dynasty soon spread to the harem. Zhu Qizhen's Yuan Peiqian Queen was a virtuous and generous woman. The Empress Dowager Zhang, who was in power at that time, valued her these two points.

The queen escaped from doubt in the election, and was awarded Ce Bao after the Three Books and Six Rites, officially became the queen of the Ming Empire and her mother was in power!

In Cining Palace, Empress Qian was crying with Empress Sun. When she learned that the ministers of the previous dynasty were unwilling to pay money to redeem Zhu Qizhen, she was even more panicked as if the sky had fallen. She didn't know what to do.

How to deal with it.

"My mother, the couple has a hundred days of kindness. Even though the ministers have millions of reasons, I cannot watch His Majesty suffer at the hands of the Tartars."
To be continued...