Chapter 663 Han Xu, it’s the people’s hearts that are wrong

The rising sun has dispelled the darkness that shrouded the earth. The sunlight casts golden light on the glazed tiles, adding a bit of majesty to the Forbidden City.

The breeze comes slowly.

Flags were waving all over the Forbidden City, and a soldier from the Imperial Guard wearing armor and carrying a sword was either stationed at various places on guard duty, or was patrolling the Forbidden City with the team.

"stop!"

At the Qianqing Gate, Han Xu, the chief minister of the cabinet, who was walking forward with a frown, was stopped by the elite soldiers of the Royal Forest Army who were on duty. This made Han Xu look up with a solemn expression.

"Han Yuanfu, please accept the interrogation first."

Wang Chengen, who was standing in front of him, was being searched by the elite soldiers of the Royal Guards. He smiled and said to Han Xu: "This is the rule of the palace, and no one can violate it."

Han Xu didn't say much else. He flicked the sleeves of his robe and opened his hand. The red official robe moved with the wind. The two elite soldiers of the Royal Forest Army had stern expressions and quickly stepped forward to search.

After the Imperial Guards of the Suwei Palace and the Imperial City were ordered to be rectified by Emperor Chongzhen and restructured into the Imperial Guards of the Ming Dynasty, the entire Forbidden City underwent a thorough reorganization.

The officers who can be selected into the Royal Guards Army will, without exception, undergo extremely strict inspections, which is the basis for ensuring the stability of the Forbidden City.

Yuan Chonghuan, what a familiar name this is.

"minister……"

Although the temperature at the moment is still a bit cold.

Emperor Chongzhen did not speak. He handed the memorial in his hand to Cao Huachun beside him, leaned on the recliner and looked at Han Xu who bowed and saluted.

Once a strong army that can be drawn out to fight is let civilian officials and eunuchs intervene, no matter how good it was in the past, it will be ruined sooner or later.

Thump~

Facing Emperor Chongzhen's scolding, Han Xu's legs became weak and he knelt down directly on the ground. At this moment, he finally understood why the emperor wanted to mention Yuan Chonghuan.

Emperor Chongzhen did not mention a word about the current situation in the court, but simply talked about the dead Yuan Chonghuan and what happened in Liaodong in the past.

Han Xu had a complicated expression on his face. When he walked towards the Qianqing Palace, he saw the emperor leaning on a recliner. He walked to the front of the emperor, bowed his hands and said: "Your Majesty... Han Xu, I would like to pay my respects to your majesty."

Every time I think of that platform meeting, when Yuan Chonghuan proposed to me the idea of ​​​​pacifying Liao Dynasty in five years, my heart felt unfair. At the beginning, I really hoped that Yuan Chonghuan could fulfill what he said, help the Ming Dynasty solve the crisis, and suppress the establishment of the Ming Dynasty. The rebellion of the Eight Banners will be eliminated, and the Ming Dynasty will be restored to peace."

Han Xu maintained the posture of bowing and saluting, but his heart became inexplicably confused. The emperor had never had such an attitude before.

The political ecology of the wealthy and the humble was changing little by little under Emperor Chongzhen's quiet plan. It may not have reached the expected goal, but it has changed a lot compared to before.

Thinking of what happened in the court these days, Emperor Chongzhen felt a little bad. Originally, he wanted to make do with some time to allow this cabinet to function for a few more years.

In the eyes of Emperor Chongzhen, the Imperial Guards of the Ming Dynasty should be the elite among the elites of the Ming Dynasty, the ace among the aces, rather than simply doing the job of looking after homes and courtyards.

Want to ensure the combat effectiveness of the Royal Forest Army.

"Your Majesty, Han Yuanfu is here." Outside the Qianqing Palace, Cao Huachun bowed slightly and whispered to Emperor Chongzhen who was leaning on a recliner with his eyes closed to rest.

Even if they really secretly colluded with Jianlu during the period before leaving the town of Liao, I could tolerate it. After all, how many people secretly colluded with Jianlu in Qian Liao at that time.

He used to have such trust in Yuan Chonghuan that when the memorial he submitted before the Liao Dynasty was forwarded to the cabinet, no matter what request he made, he tried his best to help solve it, even pretending to kill the imperial generals. Mao Wenlong also helped mediate to alleviate the emperor's suspicion of him.

But I killed him.

Emperor Chongzhen flicked his robe sleeves, looked at Han Xu with cold eyes, and said in a deep voice: "I feel that I, the Ming Emperor, know nothing and understand nothing about what I am doing.

The atmosphere is like this. No matter how arrogant or disdainful Yuan Chonghuan is, he will inevitably be affected by the atmosphere. Due to this or that situation, he had some correspondence with Huang Taiji, the leader of the Jianlu slaves."

However, in this conflict, Han Xu's performance disappointed Emperor Chongzhen. A chief minister in the cabinet who could not balance the contradiction between imperial power and ministerial power was unacceptable.

"Um."

Is this the ancestral system of the Ming Dynasty?

Is this the patriarchal clan system of the Ming Dynasty?

Could it be that the ancestral patriarchal system of the Ming Dynasty was established to restrict me? If this is the case, then the throne of the emperor might as well be left to the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty."

It was very quiet outside Qianqing Palace.

The Jianlu Eight Banners are a nomadic nation, and the group of True Tatars under their command have all experienced cruel survival pressure since childhood, so they alone can compete with several athletes of the Ming Dynasty.

Han Xu, you can’t use it after all.

Wanted to ensure the loyalty of the Imperial Guard.

Yuan Chonghuan's death has nothing to do with what he did.

It's just that that kind of stability is based on the loss of Ming Dynasty's vitality. Perhaps Yuan Chonghuan, who was in that situation, knew better than anyone else that it was unrealistic to expect peace in five years.

"No, you are wrong."

From the disastrous defeat in the Battle of Sarhu, our Ming Dynasty has not known how many athletes have been killed by the Jianlu, and how much territory has been occupied by the Jianlu in the past ten years. I want to destroy the offensive of the Jianlu in just a few years. , that is simply impossible.

Emperor Chongzhen waved his hand and said: "Yuan Chonghuan always has such problems, but this is not the root cause. Speaking of which, when Yuan Chonghuan left the Liao Dynasty, he helped the Ming Dynasty temporarily stabilize the situation in Liaodong.

"What I hate most is deceiving me and treating me like a fool!"

Especially for the armies that Emperor Chongzhen valued, without exception, military commanders held corresponding powers. A brand-new military system was operating effectively to ensure that there would be no threat of self-respect and separatism of vassal towns.

Han Xu pondered for a moment, tried to stabilize his mind, and said with a bow: "Yuan Chonghuan should not have deceived His Majesty about the suppression of the rebellion, but he only exaggeratedly boasted about Haikou..."

Some sweat broke out on Han Xu's forehead.

Emperor Chongzhen continued: "It doesn't matter if we lose the battle. Who is born to fight? I know the bravery and skill of the Eight Banners of Jianlu.

Emperor Chongzhen leaned forward, stood up from the recliner, looked down at Han Xu, who was bowing and saluting, and said with cold eyes: "Even if the invasion of Jianbu in the second year of Chongzhen had a big impact on our Ming Dynasty, speaking of it, Yuan Chonghuan is a man whose crime will not lead to death.

Han Xu's hands trembled slightly for no reason.

"Han Xu, do you know why I wanted to kill Yuan Chonghuan in the first place?"

Emperor Chongzhen took away the memorial, opened his eyes a little tiredly, and looked at Han Xu who was walking towards him, but there was a look of disappointment on his face.

It is necessary to ensure that they have a good future and a good start. They must serve as guards in the Forbidden City for several years. Those who perform well will be sent out in batches to be promoted to military positions.

"Yuan Chonghuan didn't have to die at first, but what he insisted on was trampling on my majesty. I had to kill him, and I had to kill him!"

But I cannot accept that the ministers of the Ming Dynasty, for some purposes and for some interests, put their minds where they shouldn't be, regardless of the interests of our Ming Dynasty, leading to serious crises."

Doing one thing on the surface and another behind the scenes, is this what officials of the Ming Dynasty should do?

This is an objective fact.

But Han Xu heard the underlying meaning.

"Please resign, Shangshu."

Emperor Chongzhen looked down at Han Xu who was kneeling on the ground, and said with a disappointed look on his face: "I have thought of you for these years, and for the sake of the difficulty of the cabinet, I will leave you the last dignity, leave my cabinet, a cabinet that cannot worry about me. The chief minister, the chief minister of the cabinet who cannot care about the country, is useless to me!"

After saying this, Emperor Chongzhen flicked his sleeves, turned around and walked towards the Qianqing Palace. Han Xu, who was kneeling on the ground, was lost in thought. He never thought that the emperor would say this, let alone the position of the chief minister of the cabinet. Taken away from him like this, Han Xu felt empty inside at this moment, as if he had lost something important.
Chapter completed!