Chapter 1143 Capital Defense
Wanli likes to read the record of Emperor Shizong very much. He feels that he is too similar to his grandfather Jiajing, and both succeed to the throne as they are in the same age. Jiajing has to face a powerful veteran group, and his situation is even more sinister.
From Jiajing, you may be able to find the key to breaking the deadlock. Jiajing said that it is not really powerful. He only has two characteristics, one is the axis! No matter how the ministers say sweet words, he doesn't believe it or care at all. The second is that he is cruel and dares to draw the sword. Zuo Shunmen beat hundreds of people in one breath, and the battle is over, and the world will be peaceful.
Forty-five years, even if the long Jiajing Dynasty was upside down, the country was about to end. As long as the blame was turned on Yan Song, everything would be fine and no one dared to question the emperor.
Later, Hai Rui was uninterested and jumped out and went to public security. However, when the Jiajing imperial edict was promulgated, the royal majesty was restored, and the people were still immersed in the dream of hoping for a good emperor.
Wanli summarized the experience, there is only one thing, that is, the imperial power is granted. In addition to birth, old age, sickness and death, the emperor is a god living in the human world, who can do whatever he wants and without any scruples.
Thousands of years of imperial inheritance are his best protective umbrella. Only Tang Yi and his gang were crazy and tried to underestimate the emperor, and their cabinets took over power, and their intentions were ulterior motives. The loyal ministers and filial sons in the world could not stand it. As long as I could become tough and kill, I would respond from all directions.
My grandfather could drive Yang Tinghe away, and he could defeat Tang Yi himself!
When it comes to things, Wanli's idea is undoubtedly naive, but that's what he thinks. It's ironic that the royalists have made great contributions to it. In order to replace Tang Yi, they kept telling Wanli day and night that you are the lord of the Ming Dynasty with a lingering constitution and a golden word. The world is not so good that Tang Yi is tortured, and the people are all looking forward to the emperor's rule and preside over the overall situation!
People like to listen to things that are beneficial to them. Wanli's bias and the indoctrination of the royalists have made Wanli become more arrogant and arrogant.
If it weren't for this, he wouldn't think that killing a Wang family screen would clean himself and arouse the loyalty of his subjects and the people.
Wanli was still giving a thumbs up secretly, thinking that he was too clever and ruling the blame to Wang Jiaping, just like his grandfather asked Yan Song to be the place where the grains of grain were reincarnated. Those ignorant people would kneel at their feet, hoping for the emperor's blessings.
With the general trend in hand, Tang Yi had to go north to negotiate peace. At that time, kill Tang Yi and restore the emperor's authority are expected to... What a clever plan and such a powerful game of chess, the world is under my control, and the strategy is planned and the plan is complete... Wanli is still immersed in self-hypnosis.
News of Shen Shixing and others being rescued came, and the factory governor Zhang Cheng's face turned green all of a sudden.
What a joke? Xiyuan is a place where heavy troops are guarding, and someone actually rescued Shen Shixing and others. If they were willing, would they still rush into the Forbidden City and let the emperor go?
Zhang Chengzhen was afraid that Wanli would have an attack, but such a big thing could not be hidden from him.
He had no choice but to hesitate and tell Wanli in the most tactful tone.
"Emperor, I have arranged to pursue the people. If Shen Shixing can't run away, he will definitely catch him back and chop his head..." Zhang Cheng jumped and jumped, full of righteous indignation, and performed hard.
He did not notice that when he knew Shen Shixing had escaped, Wanli's eyes instantly lost their luster.
He was still proud of himself just now and immediately knocked him back to his original form.
Being able to take people away from the capital is not just as simple as the Tang Party’s huge strength. Although Wanli is arrogant, he is not stupid and has no inner support, he will definitely not be able to do this.
In other words, there are traitors in the capital. Who else can he trust? Who is still credible?
Wanli shouted wildly, and for a moment, he felt very lonely, deserted, and a real lonely man!
The emperor's authority he had always believed in did not seem to be so effective at this moment... Wanli fell into strong suspicion and denial.
It was already extreme, coupled with pressure, fear, anger... all negative emotions tear up Wanli and put him into madness.
"Someone has betrayed me!" He said in a hoarse voice: "The traitors, they thought I was finished, so they let Shen Shixing go and wanted to please Tang Yi! I dreamed that I am the lord of the world, and only I can decide life and death, and no one can do it!"
After stretching his neck, the blue veins were tense, as if the blood vessels would break in the next second, and red liquid would flow out. Wanli's facial features were ferocious, making people creepy.
"Catch me, arrest everyone!"
Zhang Cheng looked panicked, "I have already asked someone to chase Shen Shi, I will definitely be able to catch him..."
"Who asked you to catch him!" Wanli leaned forward and almost faced Zhang Cheng, which scared Zhang Cheng so much that he kept shrinking back.
"What I hate the most is the traitor, Zhang Fan, you don't have anyone to collude with Tang Yi, right?"
"No, absolutely not!" Zhang Cheng didn't dare to hesitate. Wanli was about to eat people.
"Okay, it seems that I can only believe you. As for civil servants? They should be killed!"
Wow!
Zhang Cheng was so scared that he crawled on the ground, sweating all over his body, and did not dare to speak. Wanli was so scary that he was like a gambler who was so angry that he was shuddering. How could a good young man become like this? Even the people around him could not understand what Wanli was thinking.
Look, Wanli gave Zhang Cheng another difficult problem.
"Go and arrest Yang Junmin for me."
"Ah!" Zhang Cheng was so scared that he almost paralyzed. Yang Junmin is Yang Bo's son. He is now the Minister of War. He has a high position and a powerful position and is responsible for the defense of the capital. He arrested him. Who else can I let the capital guard?
"Prince, this..."
Just as he was about to say a few words, Wanli glared at him, and Zhang Cheng was so scared that he quickly shut up.
But he knelt down and didn't move, obviously unwilling to accept the order. Wanli saw it, so angry! He really wanted to issue an order and killed him. But after killing Zhang Cheng, the newly established Dongchang was abolished. Who else would arrest and kill him for him?
Wanli suppressed his anger and said patiently: "Parent Zhang, Wang Jiaping failed my high hopes, and made the country messy. The traitors from all directions emerged, and the country was as dangerous as it was. I killed him, nothing was wrong, nothing was wrong at all!" Wanli said stubbornly: "Those foreign ministers cannot understand my painstaking efforts. Not only did they not understand me, they also colluded with Tang Yi and rescued Shen Shixing and others. They could be killed and not kept!"
"Yang Junmin and Wang Jiaping are fellow villagers. He resented me and betrayed me and did not kill him. When Tang Yi's men came, he would hand me over to the thieves to deal with it. He would do it first and then suffer! I can't wait anymore, I can't wait for a moment, Zhang, do you understand?"
Wanli grabbed Zhang Cheng's shoulder and shook it hard like a lunatic.
Zhang Cheng grinned in pain, and his heart was bleeding. He used to be the eunuch in the East Palace, serving Wanli to grow up. Later, Tang Yi cut off all the eunuchs, and Zhang Cheng was also driven out of the capital.
For ten years, he was talking about Wanli every moment, hoping to return to the emperor and live a life of being arrogant again.
The dream came true, but Zhang Cheng didn't feel any excitement.
It is said that Longqing was a confused emperor, but in major matters, Longqing almost never missed it. He trusted the emperor's teacher, expelled Xu Jie, and supported the reform... Even in the matter of entrusting his or her orphans, Li could respect Gao Gong and leave Tang Gao and the two lives of him, so he would not cause too much chaos in the world.
In contrast, Wanli was smart and capable everywhere and full of vigor. As a result, he really encountered a key event, but he didn't do the right thing.
At this point, internal and external troubles were all caused by him, but he naively pushed them to Wang Jiaping and even killed him. Now he wants to touch Yang Junmin again.
Do you think there are too many close friends around you? You want to kill everyone?
If this continues, Tang Yi doesn’t need to do anything, he can kill himself!
Zhang Cheng really wanted to give some advice to Wanli, but His Majesty the Emperor had become obsessed with it and could not listen at all.
"Pack Zhang, you don't listen to me anymore?" Wanli increased his octave and Zhang Cheng was shocked. He found that Wanli's face was covered with a layer of frost. He dared to object, but he was afraid that he would be the one who was about to be stabbed.
"I obey the order!"
Zhang Cheng received the order to arrest the person, but he was more careful and did not take action immediately. Instead, he hesitated for half an hour before sending the troops out.
Sure enough, when his men arrived at the Yang Mansion, Yang Junmin had long disappeared, leaving only an isolated mansion and a group of servants who didn't know what was going on.
"well!"
Zhang Cheng stomped his feet hard and had to return to the palace.
"The old slave is incompetent and failed to catch Yang Junmin. The old slave is guilty."
Zhang Cheng kowtowed and crawled on the ground. He couldn't see it. A fierce light flashed in Wanli's eyes. He stood up and suddenly smiled: "Parent Zhang, Yang Junmin is not an ordinary person. He is very capable. It's normal for you to not catch him." Wanli came closer to Zhang Cheng, and suddenly his face changed, and he angrily said: "Dog slave, I don't blame you for not being able to catch people. I blame you for not trying your best to do your business. It was you who let Yang Junmin go!"
"ah!"
Zhang Cheng's face turned green. At this moment, a squid named Han Lai ran in from outside, and he knelt in front of Wanli on both knees.
"Your Majesty, after Zhang Cheng received the order, he delayed Yang Junmin escaped. I saw it with my own eyes, and there was no mistake at all."
Wanli nodded, "Okay, even the people around me betray me, I am really worthy of me!"
At this time, Zhang Cheng also took the initiative and cried: "Your Majesty, I really don't want to see Yang Shaobao being arrested. If he dies, the army will mutiny and the capital will not be able to be protected. The old slave's heart is in the hands of His Majesty!"
Han Lai saw it, sneered in his heart, and hurriedly knelt down and crawled half a step.
"Emperor, Yang Junmin ran away. He knew all the defense news about the capital. If he ran to Tang Yi's side, the capital would be broken in a moment. Zhang Cheng covered up Yang Junmin and was not allowed to be punished. He begged the emperor to issue an order immediately."
When Wanli heard about the defense in the capital, he was so scared that he shivered and his face turned pale.
"Han Lai, how should we deal with Zhang Cheng?"
"A slave who doesn't listen to his master's words is like an eagle cannot catch prey, so he should be killed!"
Chapter completed!