Chapter 185 Apocalypse kicks the civil servants angrily, you are the ones who wronged the country and the king!

  Geng Zhirong looked at his father Geng Jingyu quite unexpectedly: "Father, who is this?"

  Geng Jingyu glanced at him, and said: "His Xia Yizhong's trick is indeed vicious! It is also because of his viciousness that we can no longer insist on doing it! He who knows current affairs is a hero. We cannot give him Xia Yizhong the opportunity to share our Geng family's land."

   "But killing Xu Zhixian, will it anger King Lu?"

  Geng Zhirong asked.

Geng Jingyu said with a smile: "The reason why King Lu raised his army was that the court treated the clan officials harshly, so he had no choice but to raise troops. He recruited wise men and treated the gentry courteously, so as to show that he was more benevolent than today's son. So, if he really If he wins the world, he still dares to investigate us gentry? If he dares to investigate, he will smash his own brand and damage his own foundation!"

   "My son understands, now I would rather offend King Lu than His Majesty!"

   "If you offend His Majesty, you will really want to ransack your family and exterminate your family. If you offend King Lu, you can still not be punished as a doctor."

   Geng Zhirong replied.

Geng Jingyu nodded: "Let's do it. By the way, write a letter to your second uncle who is really appointed as the magistrate, telling Xia Yizhong and others to take advantage of the opportunity of many of our big gentry to support the rebels, and use this as an excuse to organize the people into soldiers and divide the gentry. The field, and the liquidation of the gentry, tell him. He will know what to do when the time comes."

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   "My lord, Geng Jingren, the magistrate of Zhending, has issued a notice in the newspaper published by the rebels, saying that he has asked the people of the whole government to support King Lu in Feng Tianjing!"

  Baoding Prefecture.

  The place where Apocalypse temporarily resides.

  Wei Zhongxian hurried here, and handed a copy of the official rebel report obtained by Jinyiwei to Tianqi.

  Tian Qi was quite annoyed after seeing it.

  Because Zhending Mansion is an important town to attack the capital from land, once Zhending is lost, there is only one portal in Baoding that can defend the capital.

   Besides, Tianqi is now in Baoding Mansion.

  Historically, Li Zicheng’s divisions that attacked Beijing also captured Zhending Mansion first and then went north to attack the capital.

   Therefore, the officials and gentry of Zhending Mansion voluntarily surrendered to the rebels, which made Tianqi very angry.

  The courtiers who followed were also very panicked.

  Someone suggested that Tianqi should return to the capital as soon as possible.

   There are also suggestions to stick to the policy and immediately fall to more troops going south.

   There is even more advice to move south as soon as the waterway is still in the hands of the imperial court.

   "Why panic! It's just that the officials and gentry of Zhending Mansion surrendered to the enemy, and it wasn't the main force of the rebel army who came to take down Zhending Mansion!"

  But when many courtiers were in a panic, Zhang Gui gave an annoyed drink.

"Zhang Qing is right. It is just that the officials and gentry are really determined to join the enemy. There is no need to be too nervous. My own army has not yet confronted it, so it is not a matter of success or failure! Even if it is defeated, you can't be so flustered! "

  Zhu Youxiao said: "Have you forgotten about the Tumu Fort?"

As he said that, Zhu Youxiao said: "Don't panic in everything! According to my will, the imperial guard camp suppresses the unfavorable words against the rebellion in the army, and the Jinyiwei is responsible for suppressing the unfavorable words about the rebellion in Baoding City. Those who use the excuse of disrupting the hearts of the army and the people will be killed!"

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At this time, Xie Sheng, the university scholar who accompanied him, said: "Your Majesty, the magistrate Geng Yuren surrendered the city. Although he was disloyal and treasonous, this matter can still explain some problems. Undoubtedly, it is because the scholar-bureaucrats failed to be respected by the court. In the previous dynasty, everyone ruled the country with benevolence and morality, and now it has come to this point, I believe that Uncle Zhang Guo has to bear a great responsibility."

   Xie Sheng glanced at Zhang Gui while speaking.

  Zhang Gui hehe sneered and said, "What is the relationship between Geng Yuren's treason against the emperor and the country and this Marquis, and Ben Marquis can still decide whether he, a civil servant, will surrender to the enemy?"

  Xie Sheng said: "Uncle Guo knows it well, now that the world has developed to this point, benevolence does not exist, and cruel officials run rampant, who has anything to do with it?"

   "Even if the world is as bad as you said, that's not the reason for Geng Yuren to dedicate his city to the enemy."

Zhang Gui replied, and said to Tian Qi: "Your Majesty! I think this is also an opportunity now, a chance to see how many loyal ministers and generals I have in my Ming Dynasty who care about the country and the common people! I feel that it will not be my Ming Dynasty. All of them are disloyal ministers, because the rebel army lured them with profit, they all followed suit and abandoned the country and the king!"

   Tianqi nodded: "You are right, I also want to see how many such disloyal ministers my Ming Dynasty has."

   "Your Majesty, if you want to say that the minister is disloyal, the minister first impeaches Xia Yunyi for being disloyal. This person is the governor of Henan, but he is not active in the campaign. He must be secretly cooperating with the rebels, and even suspected of raising the thief's self-esteem!"

   "Please dismiss Xia Yunyi! Choose another minister who knows the soldiers as the governor of Henan, and then put down the rebellion early!"

  Chen Bingyi also spoke at this time.

   Tian Qi couldn't help asking: "Is there any evidence that he secretly communicated with the rebels?"

  Chen Bingyi replied: "Not yet, it's all based on rumors and speculation! But your majesty, when you are in power, you have always been guilty if you doubt it."

   "Then I suspected that you were the eyes and ears of the rebel army by my side, and used countermeasures to get rid of one capable minister. Isn't that also the reason why you can be convicted of collaborating with the enemy?"

  Tianqi asked Chen Bingyi back.

  Chen Bingyi was taken aback.

  Your Majesty, there is no need to draw inferences like this.

   "I can learn from your loyalty to His Majesty! How could you do such a despicable thing!"

  Chen Bingyi immediately denied it.

   Tian Qi snorted, and said again: "However, I have to ask about Xia Yunyi's current situation. Ministry of War, Xia Yunyi has an urgent delivery recently."

   "Return to Your Majesty, Xia Yunyi has just reported that he has recovered Meng County and Wen County."

   Lu Xiangsheng replied at this time.

  Tian Qi nodded after listening: "It's not bad."

   "I don't agree with what Your Majesty just said!"

  Because the Ming Dynasty is not the Qing Dynasty, Tianqi is still willing to let the ministers speak, and can tolerate not echoing the voice of the emperor himself.

  So, these civil servants are still actively expressing their different opinions,

At this time, Yushi Lu Chunru refuted what Tianqi said, and said: "Your Majesty, Xia Yunyi, as the governor, has only recovered a few counties so far, but failed to wipe out the rebels, and even made the rebels bigger and bigger. He also let the Zhending Mansion belong to the rebels, so that the rebels can intimidate the capital, which shows that this person is extremely incompetent!"

   "Your Majesty! I also think that Xia Yunyi is indeed incompetent, at least he is afraid of the enemy. Maybe the so-called report of regaining several counties is a fabricated report! I'm afraid he hasn't even killed a single rebel now!"

  The Minister of Rites, Xie Sheng, also questioned Xia Yunyi's ability.

   And Tian Qi glanced at these people and said: "I believe in him Xia Yunyi, this discussion ends here, and anyone who disturbs the morale of the army will be killed!"

  Because Tianqi said so, all the ministers had to shut up.

   Early the next morning.

   Tian Qi, Zhang Gui and a group of 50,000 troops came to Zhending Prefecture.

   "Qi Zuo Your Majesty, I captured an official who wanted to defect to the rebel army at the secret sentry of the imperial guard camp. This person is Zhao Jiding, the head of the Ministry of War, and he is specially escorted to the imperial court. Your Majesty, please send me!"

  Lu Xiangsheng suddenly walked in and gave a report.

  Tian Qi laughed angrily when he heard about it, "He hastily changed sides so quickly? How disgusting is this? I hate the imperial court."

   As he spoke, Tian Qi ordered: "Bring it up!"

   Not long after, Zhao Jiding was brought under custody.

   Tianqi looked at Zhao Jiding and asked, "Why do you want to escape and join the enemy?"

  Zhao Jiding didn't expect his luck to be so bad. He wanted to secretly go to Zhending Mansion, join the rebels, and start a new career, but he was discovered by the secret sentry of the imperial guard camp!

  He knew that he had no way out, so he replied truthfully: "Of course I don't want to be with traitors!"

   "Even if you regard us as traitors, you should not join the enemy."

   Zhang Gui replied.

Zhao Jiding replied: "There are still ministers who don't want to be a fool! His Royal Highness King Lu respects etiquette and benevolence, values ​​Confucianism and morality, and has the image of a wise king. Unlike your majesty, who only knows curiosity, obscenity, absurdity, and is a king who subjugates the country." also!"

   Tian Qi's face sank.

   "Zhao Jiding! You are presumptuous!"

  The university scholar Zhu Guozhen, who has always been silent, couldn't help it at this time, and yelled angrily.

  Zhao Jiding smiled and said: "Old Ge, isn't what I said wrong? The emperor treats his ministers like grass, and the ministers regard the emperor as a enemy. It was Zhu Youxiao who first regarded me as a thief!"

  Boom!

   "Obviously it is those of you who have no king and no country before!"

   Tian Qi kicked Zhao Jiding suddenly, and spoke excitedly.

Zhao Jiding sat down on the ground and said: "Your Majesty, if you want to kill, you can kill. I have nothing to say, but you should understand, Your Majesty, if you don't kill the treacherous ministers around you, rectify the government, and restore the benevolent government, today is the prefect of Zhending. Surrender to the enemy, tomorrow will be Baoding! Sooner or later, Your Majesty, you will become the king of subjugation!"

   "Your Majesty, please behead Zhao Jiding!"

   At this time, Lu Xiangsheng also looked down upon him, and took the initiative to ask for an order.

   Tian Qi said with a cold face: "No need! Go and take down the Zhending Mansion first. I want to let him see if the rebel army he wants to join can succeed."

   Next, Tianqi continued to bring the army to Zhending Mansion.

  As soon as Tian Qi and Zhang Gui arrived outside the city of Zhending Mansion, Lu Xiangsheng suddenly came to play and said: "Qi Zuo Your Majesty! The magistrate Geng Yuren is outspoken and the officials, gentlemen and people are waiting at the post station. May I ask you, do you want to announce him?"

   "Didn't he defect to the enemy?"

  Tian Qi couldn't help asking, and said: "Since he has greeted you, let him come to see you."

  (end of this chapter)