Chapter 921

Such frightening news quickly spread to the imperial court.

In fact, no one in the Manchu court, including the emperor, had high hopes for this army.

It is impossible for them to beat back Liu Bu's army, or even block it.

Their role is to serve as a meat shield. Even if Liu Jiajun cuts it, it can be cut for a few days and dragged on for a few days, right?

It was nice of them to meet the enemy. Before they fought, they collapsed directly.

Because this is beizhili, the most powerful place in the Ming Dynasty. Xu Jianqiang's royal guards mastered this information almost an hour later and quickly reported it to the emperor.

This really made the emperor's nose crooked. These are people from the Third Battalion and the 12th regiment battalion. Even if they stretch their heads and let the enemy chop, the enemy will have to chop for three or five days? But the result was bad. They were on the verge of collapse. Even the head and auxiliary were captured by the other party, and the enemy had only a hundred to ride.

The news spread and caused a great blow to the army of Daming. Emperor Chongzhen was mad. He angrily swept all the memorials on the imperial study on the ground and smashed everything he could see in front of him. The eunuchs saw that the emperor was so crazy that they trembled and dared not go to dissuade him.

The enemy is outside the city, but there is nothing they can do. They can only sit and watch the enemy approach step by step. This feeling is very bad, just like watching themselves slowly go to death.

For today's plan, only hope Guan Ning's cavalry arrive or Hong Chengchou's army returns to defense. They have fought with the Chinese army and won the victory. Shouldn't it be so useless?

Many people were also surprised. So many officials and troops of the imperial court claimed that they had won the war and killed countless enemies in the battle with the Chinese army, but what surprised them was that the enemies killed more and more, and they were closer and closer, and finally came close to the capital.

In the history of Daming, there was no time when the capital was surrounded by the enemy. The Mongols, the first enemy of Daming, broke through the Great Wall many times, ravaged beizhili and surrounded the capital, but in the end, they could only grab around the capital and leave quickly.

Why did they leave quickly? It is because Daming, with his powerful human and material resources, transferred a large number of reinforcements from all over the country, and finally drove the enemy away. If he didn't go, he would die.

The Mongols used to be like this, and so are JianNu now. They can break the great wall and rob around the capital, but they finally ran away under the strong pressure of Daming.

But this time there are many different places. The biggest difference is that the enemy comes from the South and from the important tax area of the Ming Dynasty.

The former enemies were all nomads from the north. They were poor and poor. Although they were tough and good at fighting, they were not well equipped, and they lacked food and grass. They had no way and ability to besiege cities like the capital.

But this time it was different. The Chinese thieves who took half of the country of Daming came. They were so strong that they swept the South and captured half of the country of Daming within half a year.

The richest places in Daming were taken away by them, which will lead to today's miserable ending.

Daming's system is the two Beijing and thirteen provinces, but the South has basically fallen into the enemy. Even the Jianghuai and Shandong, which are the best places in the north, have fallen into the hands of the Chinese thief. Now the enemy's army has broken through Tianjin's defence and the forwards are heading straight to the capital city.

Such a scene really shocked these officials and frightened the people.

They all thought in fear that the Daming, which has been preached for more than 200 years, could not be continued?

At this time, some officials put forward that it was inappropriate to move the capital.

At first, the capital of the Ming Empire was in Nanjing. After the successful rebellion, Yan King Zhu Di felt that it was unsafe in the South and that there was no way to deal with the powerful Mongolian Empire, so he chose to move the capital.

After the capital was moved, the emperors of the Ming Dynasty had a beautiful name: the son of heaven guarded the gate of the country!

Beijing city is just behind the important town on the nine sides. It is indeed said to guard the door of the country.

In this way, although it is convenient to deal with the Mongols, it also makes the taxes of the world sent here very difficult. Later, it was improved after dredging the canal.

The materials produced in beizhili can not meet the local needs. Only through the worship of the whole South or the world can we meet the needs of the capital and the important towns on the nine borders.

It is said that after the successful rebellion of Yan King Zhu Di, he immediately moved the capital to his old nest, but his son Zhu gaochi was a pragmatic man. Because this greatly increased the expenditure of the imperial court, he was ready to return the capital to Nanjing during his reign. At least here, he can easily obtain the supply of money and grain throughout the country, using the local food and grass, They can also meet local needs and facilitate a protracted war.

But Zhu gaochi died early, and his son, Emperor Xuanzong, also did not live long. When their grandson, the orthodox emperor Zhuqi Town, changed the civil Castle again, and there was no way to talk about moving the capital. Moreover, over the past century, people and officials have been used to seeing it as the highest power core and its sacred status unshakable.

But now, it's different from the past. Daming lost half of the country and all the important tax areas, which means that their capital and Jiubian important towns can't get money and food supply from the south. Without these local supplies, they are under the direct attack of the Chinese Army forward. Why don't they move their capital to avoid the military front?

Now that Beijing is already so poor, so besieged at home and abroad, and facing heavy encirclement and suppression by the enemy, why not move its capital to Luoyang or Xi'an, the millennium old capital, and make a comeback after rallying up?

Emperor Chongzhen refused to move the capital. Emperor Chongzhen made it clear: "our ancestors set the capital here, which is the capital of the Ming Empire, and I will not retreat any more." he knew that he would never return to the capital and lose this place forever.

Emperor Chongzhen said to him, "now state affairs are difficult, and everything is difficult, but I will fight to the end and stick to it. I hope all the ministers will work together to fight the enemy and serve Daming."

After all, the world still belongs to the old Zhu family. The emperor of the Zhu family refused to move the capital. Even if the ministers had any good ideas, they could not make the trip. We can only hope that the reinforcements can arrive in time, defeat the enemy and keep the last huge city of Daming.

With the strategy of the Chinese army, the top cities of Daming fell into the hands of the Chinese army one by one and became the territory of the enemy. The capital became their last city with a population of one million, that is, their last dependence.

Faced with this situation, the emperor had no choice but to consult with his cabinet ministers, hoping to come up with some good ways to deal with the current crisis.

In the ninth year of Chongzhen, Qian Shisheng, a member of Wen Ti Ren's cabinet, was exempted in April; Zhang Zhifa, Minister of the Ministry of rites of the Jin Dynasty in June, Bachelor of Wen yuange, crown prince of the Jin Dynasty in October

； Lin welding, Minister of rites and Bachelor of Dongge, entered in the first month and died in June; Huang Shijun, Minister of rites and Bachelor of Dongge, joined in June and Bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion, crown prince of Jin in October; Kong Zhenyun, the grand Bachelor of Shangshu Dongge of the Ministry of rites of the Jin Dynasty, entered in June, and the grand Bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion of the crown prince of the Jin Dynasty in October; He Fengsheng, the Minister of rites and the grand Bachelor of Dongge, joined in June and the grand Bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion, the crown prince of Jin in October.

After Wen Tiren left office, the government and the public were shocked, and Zhou yanru took over as the first assistant. Qian Shisheng was dismissed. After Lin welding died, he joined again. Liu Yuliang was the Minister of rites and the grand Bachelor of Dongge, Fu Guan, and the Minister of rites and the grand bachelor of Dongge in Jin Dynasty; Xue Guoguan, Minister of the Ministry of rites of the Jin Dynasty and Bachelor of the East Pavilion, joined the pavilion to participate in military aircraft.

At first glance, they are full of talents and extraordinary sources. They are full of poetry and books. When talking about good policies to govern and save the country, they are also clear and eloquent. However, at this critical moment of life and death, everyone frowns and says nothing.

Now, among the cabinet, Zhang Zhifa is naturally the oldest one. He has been in the cabinet as early as the fifth year of Chongzhen, and he has been the assistant for eight years, ranking below Wen Tiren, below one person and above ten thousand people.

Generally speaking, after Wen Tiren was killed, he took over. This is the history of the original version, but Zhou yanru's strong airborne became the first auxiliary, and he continued to be his second auxiliary for thousands of years.

Now, Zhang Zhifa has no choice but to become the new chief assistant of the cabinet.

After hearing that Zhou yanru had been captured alive, the emperor did not hesitate. Without the approval of the government, he directly appointed Zhang Zhifa as the head and assistant of the cabinet, and he presided over the work of the cabinet.

The country can't live without a monarch, and the cabinet can't live without a prime minister. State affairs are already difficult. If there is no prime minister to preside over the work, it will only make their situation more difficult.

Since Zhang Zhifa joined the cabinet, he always wanted to sit in this position. Looking at this position, his saliva flowed out, and he wanted to stretch out his hand in his eyes.

But at this moment, the emperor defied all opinions and directly appointed him as the chief assistant of the cabinet without the push of the government, which made him very nervous. Subconsciously, he felt it was wrong and asked to resign immediately.

Zhang Zhifa knows that it's really not a good idea for him to be the chief assistant of the cabinet at this time. It's not easy to sit in this position. It's just sitting on the fire. Which of the first two chief assistants, Wen Ti Ren and Zhou yanru, will come to a good end? Great pressure, internal and external causes, you can't retreat if you want to get out of the body.

After he took over, the country's situation became more and more difficult. It would only be more difficult to deal with than the previous two terms, and it would be more difficult to do it. He immediately said, "the old minister is old and frail, and he is lack of energy. I'm afraid it's difficult to Fu Shengwang..."