Chapter 1497: The country is in chaos
The capital gradually became hotter.
The complete loss of Liaodong has caused an uproar in the world.
In a sense, once Liaodong is lost, it is equivalent to completely losing a barrier in the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, Liaodong is not a desert, and there is a fertile land of thousands of miles. Although the military significance is of great significance, its economic role is also huge.
In order to consolidate Liaodong, the imperial court expanded countless military centers in Liaodong, used countless manpower and material resources, and stationed countless military horses, but now it has been completely ruined.
It is even possible that in ten or twenty years, an enemy as terrible as the Tatars would appear there, which would greatly increase the burden on the Ming Dynasty.
Before, only rebellion was heard, but when the rebels appeared on the front line of Jinzhou, they woke up as if they were dreaming. All the departments of the court were in chaos and were extremely controversial.
So the court had to add the court to discuss the matter.
Li Dongyang was very restless recently. He had devoted all his previous thoughts to the issue of how to make the royal family lose their salary. However, the struggles within the court were completely interrupted because of this external trouble. After all, Li Dongyang was a rational person, so of course he understood that the rebellion was more important. At this time, he had to put down his layout against the royal family and set his sights on Liaodong.
Early this morning, the court held a meeting under the auspices of Li Dongyang.
Almost all the officials in the court have arrived, and several dukes in Beijing have also attended. The North Korean envoy stationed in the capital has also participated in the court discussion with concern.
Obviously, this is not a good thing for anyone. First of all, the Ministry of Revenue complained the most. Although Liaodong has less money, Liaodong's taxes are gone. That's fine. If you lose this important town in Liaodong, you must add more money and grain, recruit more soldiers, and stick to the front line of Jinzhou. In recent years, the Ministry of Revenue's deficit has become increasingly serious. If this continues, you can only increase taxes. However, if you increase taxes, it is not easy to do everything?
The Ministry of War has suffered a lot of losses, so there is no need to say this; as for other departments, they are also in a state of anxiety.
Zhu Houzhao naturally had to participate in such an important matter. In fact, he knew before that it was better to discuss the aftermath rather than saying that this court discussion was to solve the Liaodong issue.
How to strengthen Jinzhou's defense and how to provide for loyal ministers and martyrs who died in Liaodong, in essence, the court has already acknowledged this fact and is temporarily unable to consider Liaodong, because the latest investigation is that the scouts of the Tatar tribe are becoming more and more frequent and it is very likely to launch attacks at any time.
Obviously, compared with the Liaodong rebellion, the upcoming war with the Tatars was the most important thing at the moment in the entire Ming Dynasty.
There are differences between priority and importance of matters, but Zhu Houzhao still felt very angry. As the emperor, he actually lost the Liaodong, which has such great strategic significance. This obviously became a heart-wrenching problem that he could not hide. Therefore, since the court discussion, he kept silent, but occasionally turned his eyes to Ye Chunqiu, showing a bit of worry.
Ye Chunqiu was in a heavy mood. If he looked closely at his eyes, he would find that his dark circles were very serious. He had not slept well for many days. Although he was standing straight in the hall, he was listening absent-mindedly...
At this time, Li Dongyang said: "Donalds, this time Yang Yu rebelled, it is reported that the governor Ye Jing was killed. Governor Ye was a loyal minister of the court, and now the bones of the body are not there. It is really pity and lamentable. I think the court should provide some pensions to calm the hearts of the people of the world."
The rush to provide for the pension was also a safe idea. Now everyone is in danger, and there are rumors everywhere. Reward some loyal ministers and martyrs can be rewarded, and the news can be transmitted to Liaodong, showing the court's attention to it, thereby inspiring people, and also greatly shocking the morale of the front-line officers and soldiers in Jinzhou, allowing them to rest assured and suppress the thieves with peace of mind.
But...for a moment, the hall became quiet.
Is Ye Jing dead?
Ye Chunqiu, who had been expressionless, raised his eyes in shock. Although he was mentally prepared, he was still shocked by Li Dongyang's words. At this time, he looked at Li Dongyang nervously.
Zhu Houzhao suddenly became energetic when he heard Li Dongyang's words. He pointed his fingers at the beat, and looked at Ye Chunqiu worriedly, and said, "I haven't heard the news of Ye Aiqing's death in his country."
Li Dongyang sighed and said, "The old minister also hopes that Governor Ye can be safe and sound, but he received the report this morning to learn about this. Alas. After the rebellion, Yang Yin, the commander of Liaohai Guard in Liaodong, heard the news and knew that Liaodong was in danger, so he withdrew back to Jinzhou overnight. He was in Jinzhou and had already sent the report."
As he said that, Li Dongyang took out the report this morning and said, "This is his report to the Ministry of War. It tells the story of the thief's love, saying that Yang Yu colluded with the Jurchens, and suddenly broke out. Liaodong was in chaos. Yang Yu sent someone to occupy Liaoyang and sent troops to the governor's office, beheading 79 people. The rest of the people all surrendered Yang's thief."
Killed seventy-nine people...
Besides, there was no news of Ye Jing surrendering. If Ye Jing surrendered to Yang Yu, Yang Yu would definitely promote and clamor. It would be impossible for the court to not get news. Since there was no surrender, the governor's yamen was taken down and so many people died. I believe Ye Jing was also...
Thinking of this, everyone couldn't help but feel sad. In any case, the governor was the imperial envoy of the court, and the title of right deputy chief envoy of the Censorate. He almost stepped into the ranks of high-ranking officials in the temple, but Ye Jing was in this rebellion...
Just as many people felt sorry for Ye Jing, Li Dongyang said again: "Yang Yin also reported that it was based on the rumors about him that Yang Yu captured the governor Ye Jing and asked him to surrender. Ye Jing refused. Yang Yu gritted his teeth and hated him deeply and wanted to threaten death. Ye Jing denounced him as a traitor. Yang Yu looked ashamed, so he became angry and killed him on the spot. Ye Jing was stabbed in the neck and still scolded him. He was so strong that he was rare."
The ministers were terrified.
In fact, everyone can roughly understand the scene at that time.
As for whether this rumor is true, it doesn't matter anymore.
At the moment, the most important thing for the court is to set up a banner. The so-called poor family and beautiful wife, while the country is in chaos and loyal ministers. Under the current situation in Liaodong, a loyal minister is of great significance.
Ye Chunqiu's face suddenly became gloomy.
Although he has tried hard to hide these days, he feels very uncomfortable. He does not need his father to be brave or strong. He would rather Ye Jing live a life of silence, because this is his closest relative, the most kinship person.
Chapter completed!