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Volume One: The Past and the Present Chapter 739: The Border Army Enters Beijing

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    Two days later, the Liaodong Dusi border army entered the capital and stationed in the northern suburbs outside the capital city. The regiment camp originally stationed in the northern suburbs was ordered to withdraw and cede the northern suburb camp to the Liaodong border army.

    The banners of the camp in the northern suburbs outside the city were fluttering, and 50,000 frontier troops entered the camp in force, attracting countless people from the capital to come out of the city to watch. Compared with the brightly-dressed regimental soldiers, the clothes and armor worn by the frontier troops were much shabby, and some even had  There was a faint dark red light on the armor, and the knowledgeable scholars and common people were secretly frightened when they saw this. They knew that the dark red color on the soldiers' worn armor was blood, and the dried blood was either the enemy's or the enemy's.  my own.

    This is a true army that has fought a hundred battles to survive. It exudes a fierce spirit of reaping death from the inside out. From time to time, disabled soldiers missing an ear or an eye are seen in the team, which makes the people look at them in awe.  , also added a lot of murderous intent to this frontier army.

    Everyone knows that these fierce and disabled soldiers fought bloody battles for the safety of the Ming Dynasty and the people. Every scar on their bodies and every breath are left behind to protect the people of the Ming Dynasty. The vast and endless team  For several miles, looking at this murderous army, every soldier and common people watching outside the camp gate could not help but feel a strong sense of security in their hearts, because of them.

    ¡°For a country that has been living in the shadow of war for more than a hundred years, its people know best what a mighty army means to the country.

    Outside the gate of the camp in the northern suburbs, a scholar took the lead and suddenly praised loudly, "The Liaodong frontier army is so strong!"

    ?????????????? Then all the onlookers, the scholars and the common people, were all excited. Everyone stood on both sides of the avenue and bowed and saluted to the long line of Liaodong frontier troops marching into the camp.

    The team was still marching forward steadily with neat steps, but the soldiers' eye circles were slightly red and their waists were straighter. After years of bloody fighting in the northern cold land, at this moment they finally discovered that they were not alone.

    In front of the army, Ye Jinquan, the governor of Liaodong, who was wearing armor and covered with dust and weather, was riding on a horse, his face was like a piece of brown stone that had been blown by the cold wind for thousands of years.  Only when he saw the sincere salutes of the scholars and common people on both sides of the avenue did his eyes show a hint of warmth.

    The autumn wind was rising, and the fallen leaves on the ground were swept up and flying all over the sky. Ye Jinquan looked up at the dim and lightless sky, and let out a deep breath.

    The Liaodong frontier army has taken over the defense of Gyeonggi, Qin and Kan, how will you react?

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    The border troops were stationed in Gyeonggi.  Zhu Houcong, who had just ascended the throne, felt uneasy and summoned the cabinet and six ministers to discuss the matter overnight.

    The emperor¡¯s position has not yet been firmly established, the powerful ministers in the court have not yet been eliminated, and his own foundation is so weak that it can collapse in a single blow. At such a sensitive and critical period, the Liaodong Frontier Army entered Beijing.

    You really can¡¯t blame anyone else for this.  After all, this was the result of the discussions between the cabinet and ministers before Zhu Houcong ascended the throne. At that time, Zhengde was missing, the country lost its monarch, and the vassal kings everywhere were ready to take action, so it was appropriate to mobilize the border troops to strengthen the defense of the capital.

    But now that Zhu Houcong has ascended the throne and is taking over the power of the government step by step, the arrival of the border troops at this time seems inappropriate.  After all, Xiao Zhu is not very familiar with the vast number of frontier soldiers, and he doesn¡¯t want to be too familiar with them. It is better for everyone to keep a distance. The farther the distance, the safer they feel. Being so close under my nose makes it difficult for me to sleep and eat well.  Na.

    "It's a pity that the views of the cabinet academicians are different from Zhu Houcong's.

    Yang Tinghe firmly opposed the transfer of the border troops away from the capital. However, the large army was far away from the capital, and the people who had just arrived in the capital were exhausted.  If he is transferred away, the soldiers will be resentful, and there is a risk of mutiny. Secondly, although the new emperor has ascended the throne, the vassal kings in various parts of the Ming Dynasty are not convinced. The situation in each fiefdom is calm on the surface, but in fact there is an undercurrent surging, and there are Liaodong frontier troops.  Guard the capital.  At least it can keep the capital safe for a while.

    When talking about the reasons, Yang Tinghe changed the subject and returned to the old saying about the dispute over etiquette. Although his words did not urge Zhu Houcong to change his father as soon as possible.  But the meaning is very implicit. Whether the vassal princes will recognize you as the new emperor depends on your own choice. Recognizing the late Emperor Hongzhi as your father as soon as possible may shut up the vassal princes.

    Yang Tinghe's words undoubtedly made Zhu Houcong furious. The emperor and his ministers parted in unhappiness, and the matter of transferring the Liaodong frontier army was dropped.

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    At night, when the lights were on, the gatekeepers at the Anding Gate of the capital were lazily preparing to close the city gate. A pair of strong hands outside the city gate suddenly supported the slowly closing city gate. The owner of these hands was extremely powerful, and the combined strength of four people could  The closed city gate was pushed by these big hands, but it could not be moved at all.

    ¡°Wait a minute, we¡¯re going into the city.¡±

    The gatekeeper was furious, and when he was about to start shouting curses, he looked up and saw an ivory belt card being handed in from outside the door.

    "The Jinyi pro-army, the governor and envoy, Ding"

    The soldier was stunned for a moment, and then his expression suddenly became abnormally awed, and he immediately opened the city gate., but saw more than ten big men in black shirts riding on horses, looking at the city gate with an indifferent expression, while the man who handed out the ivory waistband welcomed everyone into the city very diligently.

    In Fusi, Beizhen, Qin Kan and Ye Jinquan, who had been separated for many years, finally met again.

    For ten years, the two of them were far apart, but they always trusted each other without reservation. Whenever there were newly developed firearms in the capital, Qin Kan would always find a way to have the Ministry of War mass-produce them immediately, and the first batch would be shipped to Liaodong to equip the frontier army.  Qin Kan would always find a way to suppress the unfavorable impeachment of Ye Jinquan. In the winter of the eleventh year of Zhengde, Shi Tingyi, the censor of the Liaodong Dusi Supervisory Army, secretly participated in the impeachment of Ye Jinquan, the governor-general.  He even acquiesced in more than ten crimes, including the killing of prisoners by his officers, and sent the memorial to the capital. The ministers in the court were uneasy and petitioned to replace the governor of Liaodong. They questioned Ye Jinquan. Qin Kan spent a lot of trouble on this matter, and even for this  The two leaders were found out and sent to prison. They were exiled and demoted for Luo Zhi's crimes.

    The Liaodong frontier army is now fighting against the Northern Tatars, and has gradually reversed the situation of losing more than winning. Ye Jinquan's good military management is the reason, and Qin Kan, who silently escorted Liaodong in the capital, also contributed a lot.

    When the two met again, they were honest with each other, without even a hint of excitement in their expressions, and smiled at each other.

    "My uncle has suffered a lot after guarding the country's borders for many years." Qin Kan gave a long salute.

    "For protecting this precarious country, Mr. Qin has suffered a lot." Ye Jinquan returned the greeting with his armor and fists in hand.

    The two of them stood up at the same time, raised their arms to the sky and laughed, their years of hardship and hardship paid off with heroism.

    There is no need to be too wordy about a man¡¯s friendship. He will always be there when you need him.

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    Five days later.  A secret report from Fang Xun, the supervisory censor of Tianjin, was delivered on horseback. The secret report bypassed the cabinet and was directly submitted to the palace.

    On the second day of the court meeting, the voices in the Golden Palace that were not conducive to Qin Kan became more and more mixed. According to Fang Xun's secret report, the problem in Tianjin was very serious. "The Shipping Department of Tianjin was appointed by eunuchs sent by the Superintendent of Ceremonies. However, I looked around  From Tianjin to the magistrate, they all commanded the envoys, down to the city shipping department, Jinyiwei Qianhu Office, and the people in charge of the East Factory, all of them were aware of the collusion. They were almost in the same spirit, and the minister was ordered to inspect the accounts of Donggang.  There is a real shortage of teachers, but there are many obstacles. The soldiers and civilians in Tianjin only know the surname Qin, but they do not know that there is a court."

    The accusations in this memorial are extremely serious. It is almost like pointing a finger at Qin Kan and saying that he rebelled. Naturally, the voices of impeaching Qin Kan in the court became louder and louder.  The kind and friendly expression that Zhu Houcong tried hard to put on towards Qin Kan gradually began to change.

    "The imperial edict ordered Qian Ning, the commander of Fusi, Jinyiwei North Town, to leave Beijing and go to Tianjin to thoroughly investigate the lawlessness."

    This is Zhu Houcong's edict, and the murderous intention in the edict is obvious.

    Qian Ning, who was full of murderous intentions and carried the imperial edict, had just left the capital. However, Yan Song, the Minister of War, turned from defense to offense in the Golden Palace, kneeling down and begging for another discussion on etiquette.

    This proposal immediately aroused the resonance of all the civil and military officials in the palace.

    Etiquette matters are currently a thorn in the hearts of officials. Everything must be done first, let alone the dignity of the emperor. If Zhu Houcong does not recognize Hongzhi as his father, he does not belong to the Hongzhi lineage.  In the orthodox Confucian thought of "brother eventually succeeds to younger brother," the premise is that two brothers must have the same father. If he cannot change his father's identity, then what is the difference between Zhu Houcong's identity and the son of Uncle Wang next door outside the palace?  Why should I give you a good throne?

    Yan Song's words made Zhu Houcong's expression immediately become gloomy. He sat on the dragon chair and stared at him coldly for a long time. Before he could think about how to respond, other ministers had already left for work in twos and threes.  They unanimously requested the emperor to recognize Hongzhi as his father and give Hongzhi a posthumous title in the name of his heir.

    Zhu Houcong was finally furious. After all, he was only twelve years old, no matter how evil he was in the city of mind.  After all, his experience was too little. All the civil and military officials in the dynasty were old foxes who had been in the middle of the court for decades. How could Zhu Houcong survive?

    At the court meeting, the monarch and his ministers quarreled again as expected.

    Both Zhu Houcong and Qin Kan were taking advantage of the situation to attack and defend each other, and the monarch and his ministers were fighting each other.

    The court meeting ended with Zhu Houcong angrily leaving with his sleeves rolled up. However, this was only the ending that Zhu Houcong personally expected.

    The eunuch on duty shouted in a high voice, "All officials are withdrawing from the court," and hurriedly followed Zhu Houcong back to Jinshen Hall to change clothes, but all the civil and military officials in the hall did not move.

    The dispute over etiquette is the established etiquette system of Confucianism and the principle of courtiers. The principle cannot be broken. If the name is not correct, the words will not be obeyed. What is the meaning of having an emperor who does not want to change his father's identity to the throne?  Wouldn¡¯t it be that the country that originally belonged to Hongzhi¡¯s lineage was handed over to others?  A great country has neither internal nor external troubles, but it is inexplicably lost to the side. What kind of infamy will these ministers leave in the history books in the future?

      The ministers in the palace were silent, speechless and motionless, and the terrible storm was brewing in the silence.

    "Confucius established the ritual system, and the world was at peace. Ritual and music have been passed down for thousands of years. How can the Holy Emperor abolish it? Yan is not talented, and he is willing to die to remonstrate!" In the silent hall, Yan Song gritted his teeth and shouted a deafening sentence.

    Immediately afterwards, a person who was usually inconspicuous but had a great background stepped forward. This person was Yang Shen.

    He is said to be inconspicuous because of his official position, Zuo Counselor of the General Affairs Department, a small fourth-grade civil servant. He is said to be important because of his very conspicuous identity. He is the son of Yang Tinghe, the chief scholar of the dynasty, and also a Zhengde scholar.  The sixth-year champion, he was also the mentor of Qin Kang, the eldest son of Ning Guogong Qin Kan.

    When Yan Song raised his arms and shouted, Yang Shen was the first to stand up and shouted an inspiring quote that will shine through the ages.

    "I'm going with Yan Shangshu! The country has been raising scholars for a hundred and fifty years, and it's today that we fight for integrity and righteousness!"

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