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Chapter 17 Cloud Movement

During the Chongzhen Dynasty, Donglin resurrected, the civil service group increased in power, and the debate on eunuchs of the remaining party members continued throughout the whole process, which directly led to the intensification of party conflicts and the collapse of officialdom under the rule.

"Everything that needs to be done now has been done. At this time, the Donglin Party in the DPRK and the civil servants are becoming more self-conscious and fearful."

Emperor Chongzhen stood outside the military hall, looking at the tall and erect Han generals, but secretly thinking in his heart, according to the virtues of the Ming Dynasty civil servants, they would not allow themselves to continue to be strong.

At a time when the situation is turbulent, the emperor is bypassing the cabinet and the court. This is a dangerous signal and a precursor to the decline of their ministerial power.

"Li Fengxiang, send some smarter eunuchs to the Wenhua Palace and the Six Ministries to see what the situation is."

Emperor Chongzhen turned around, looked at Li Fengxiang who was standing respectfully, and said indifferently: "I don't need to ask you to do this, right?"

"This slave accepts the order!"

Li Fengxiang immediately cupped his hands and said.

If he can't handle even this little thing, then the newly appointed eunuch who has just been appointed as the Supervisor of Ceremonies will be the end of his job.

As Emperor Chongzhen walked into the hall, he could vaguely hear Li Fengxiang's footsteps leaving in a hurry, which caused a smile to appear on his handsome face.

Under the current situation, apart from trusting the eunuchs in the inner court and using his power to remove some useful ministers, the rest can only be done according to the situation.

This feeling of being restrained by invisible hands made Emperor Chongzhen very unhappy. It was really frustrating for the emperor of the late Ming Dynasty to be manipulated like this by the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty.

This time the Jianlu invaders invaded the border, not only to defeat the Jianlu on the battlefield, but also to take advantage of the situation to break the situation. Only then can the DPRK and China win the right to speak and truly control Beizhili!

Affected by years of party strife, the Ming Dynasty's officialdom was corrupt and degenerate. Emperor Chongzhen knew very well that collusion between officials and gentry, and the bullying of superiors and subordinates by officials at all levels, are indisputable facts.

The court is in chaos, the local government is in chaos, Liaodong is in chaos, Guanzhong is in chaos, everywhere is in chaos, what he has to do is to be stable!

However, Emperor Chongzhen's behavior in the past few days has made all the officials in the court feel confused. They don't know what the emperor wants to do.

"Yuanfu, don't you want to persuade the emperor anymore?"

Qian Longxi frowned, looked at Han Xu who was a little dazed, and said anxiously: "Now the news that Jianlu captured Xifengkou has reached the capital, but the emperor is still doing what he decided before.

What kind of existence is this military aircraft department specially set up by the emperor? It actually completely bypasses our cabinet. This is not in line with the rules at all!

I also heard that Sun Chengzong and others went to the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Industry and other places on errands, and even sent people to inform them, but they did not come to the Wenhua Palace.

After all, it is those villains who are slandering the emperor and destroying the relationship between the emperor and his ministers of the Ming Dynasty, causing the emperor to have such a big misunderstanding of Yuan Chonghuan!"

Since the platform call ended, the cabinet ministers headed by Han Xu, Li Biao, and Qian Longxi have stayed here in the Wenhua Hall, pondering the emperor's actions.

"Well, what's the use of talking about this now?"

Han Xu sighed lightly, looked at Qian Longxi and said: "Jianlu bypassed the Jinning defense line and successively attacked Da'ankou, Longjing Pass and other important passes.

If you think about what the emperor said on the platform again, won't it come true now?

The important pass at Xifengkou was actually captured by Jianlu!

As a result, Zunhua and Santunying were directly exposed to the front of the Jianlu soldiers.

Now the emperor is using military aircraft to take charge of this crisis, and it is clear that he does not trust me anymore, Yuan Chonghuan misunderstood me!!"

The words that Emperor Chongzhen said during his summons on the platform still echo in the hearts of many courtiers. The news that Xifengkou was captured by Jianlu caused a great shock after the Ministry of War dispersed.

Some ministers who couldn't keep calm ran to the military aircraft station to try to persuade the emperor to make an early decision, but they were dismissed by the Han generals.

What happened quickly reached Wenhua Palace. No wonder Han Xu and the others had such a change in mood.

"Then what should we do? We just watch helplessly?"

Li Biao stepped forward and said: "Just now, people from the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of War, the Sixth Section, etc. all came to ask how the court should deal with the current situation.

Now we have no idea what decisions the Military Aircraft Department has made and what arrangements they have planned. The DPRK and China are in chaos!

Shall we go to the Military Aircraft Department and deliver a memorial to His Majesty, stating that the current situation is uncertain and the imperial court should reorganize the capital camp to seek stability?"

"Mr. Li Ge, do you think His Majesty will forget such an important thing?"

Han Xu looked solemn, looked up at Li Biao and said: "As far as I know, not long ago, the eunuchs around the emperor hurriedly left the imperial city and headed towards the British government.

At the Military Aircraft Department, in addition to returning to the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry, Sun Chengzong, who had recovered, also went to the Wucheng Patrol Censor's Office, and also sent people to the Wucheng Military and Horse Department.

I'm afraid the emperor has already arranged what you are thinking. What our cabinet needs to do right now is to stabilize the government. As for anything else..."

When Han Xu reached this point, he could say no more, and Li Biao, Qian Longxi and the others fell into silence. This huge Wenhua Hall was as quiet as death.

But compared with the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Industry, and even the Censor's Office of the Five Cities Patrol, there is simply a gap between heaven and earth.

"I emphasize it again!"

At the Imperial Censor's Office in Zhongcheng, Sun Chengzong looked coldly and looked at the five Censors sent by him, and said: "The Military Aircraft Department is directly under His Majesty, and the orders issued are based on His Majesty's wishes.

I don’t care what you did before or what you think now, but now you must resolutely implement the order issued by the military aircraft department!

If the various districts in the capital dare to cause chaos, the officials in the area that made the mistake will be held accountable.

Don't think that I am trying to scare you. The emperor was furious because of the Jianlu invasion. Xifengkou has been breached. If you dare to make mistakes at this time, it will not be as simple as throwing away your hat!

Weigh it in yourselves."

"Your Majesty, please understand!"

When the censors who were patrolling the city in front of them heard this, they didn't dare to say anything else. They simply bowed their hands and bowed.

Speaking of which, the fault was not only Sun Chengzong's identity, but also the news they heard. If Zhou Yanru dared to come over, they would definitely fool him.

Checking and balancing the chaotic court of the Ming Dynasty is not just a simple matter of words. The complex relationships involved are really not easy to discern.

Party strife, party strife, this is how the Ming Dynasty perished!
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