Signed to Zhu Cihong, Prince of the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 258 Chapter 258, Zhu Cihong's class teacher returned to Beijing, and Emperor Chongzhen held a meeting to destroy the Qing Dynasty

One and a half months after the invasion of Xi'an, Zhu Cihong finally returned to Beijing smoothly.

Chongzhen was obviously very happy, and a grand banquet was held in Beijing to celebrate.

It's not that no one objected, and some officials even directly issued memorials to criticize Chongzhen for being too extravagant and wasteful, but the bigwigs in the court ignored these memorials in a tacit understanding.

An unknown bigwig said this to someone close to him: "Da Ming needs to celebrate to boost morale. What has been done to Daming in the past ten years? What's wrong with holding a banquet? I'm five years old, I have to let the five concubines celebrate with the old man for one night!"

As for Zhu Cihong himself, he has no opinion on this.

As for the speaker, the task at the beginning is to swear at people, so what's wrong with letting them swear?
Some people must be wondering, isn't the emperor supreme? Why do you keep something like a speech officer who pushes your nose and face to put eye drops on the emperor?

Because the officials are like a mouthpiece for the official class, the impeachment and criticism of the emperor by the officials is actually a reflection of the entire official class's view of the emperor.

The emperor can understand the true thoughts of the officials through the memorials of the officials, and can also judge the degree of acceptance or opposition of the officials to the emperor's actions by the intensity of the impeachment and criticism of the officials, which is more convenient for the emperor. control of the bureaucracy.

If there is no speech officer as a mouthpiece, once the emperor's actions are extreme, officials who cannot express their opinions can only turn the table to rebel.

Some people still have to ask, if the officials have any opinions on the emperor, can't they write the memorial themselves?
Of course not, if a courtier directly criticizes His Majesty the Emperor in a memorial, isn’t that rushing to ask the Emperor to wear small shoes for you?When you meet an emperor with a bad temper, the ashes of the whole family will be thrown away for you.

As far as the officials are concerned, it is different, because the power of the officials is bestowed by the emperor, from the ninety-five-year-old cabinet capital to the many officials in the counties and counties, as long as the officials do not like it, they can scold them. Simply put It means "swearing at people by order".

So if Zhu Cihong really wants to kill a speech officer, the most likely possibility is that the speech officer kneels in front of Zhu Cihong with tears in his eyes: "His Royal Highness, I have honored your father, grandfather, ancestors and ancestors. order to scold you!"

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In short, such a small matter, it doesn't matter.

After Zhu Cihong returned to Beijing, he rested for more than two months.

It is very rare for any Ming prince to fight around like before.

Reading in the court every day, occasionally listening to his father and even trying to deal with some political affairs, this is what a normal prince should do.

The only thing that made Zhu Cihong a little uneasy was a matter often mentioned by Queen Zhou.

"Lang'er, you are also 16 years old, and it's time to find a princess." Queen Zhou said to Zhu Cihong very kindly.

Zhu Cilang thought for a while, and said, "Mother, you must find a beautiful one for your son."

Empress Zhou scolded with a smile: "The most important thing for an empress is to have good conduct!"

Zhu Cihong said seriously: "But the queen mother also looks like a fairy, and the son is just looking for a wife according to the queen mother's standard."

Empress Zhou's wonderful eyes immediately turned into crescent moons.

After walking out of Empress Zhou's palace, Zhu Cihong also felt a little emotional: "This empress, why is she so talkative all day long? I don't know when the princess and concubine of this palace will meet again."

A voice suddenly came from the side: "My servant Wang Chengen has seen His Highness."

Zhu Cihong was taken aback, and said, "My lord, why are you here?"

Wang Chengen had a delicate expression, and said: "The servant has actually been waiting for His Highness here for a long time."

Zhu Cilang was stunned for a moment, and then came back to his senses, knowing that this old fellow had probably overheard what he said just now.

So Zhu Cihong exhorted: "What I just said, Wang Gonggong must tell father and mother as soon as possible, understand?"

Wang Chengen nodded subconsciously: "Please rest assured, Your Highness, this servant will definitely keep this secret... huh?"

Wang Chengen looked at Zhu Cihong in shock.

Zhu Cihong chuckled, and patted Wang Chengen's shoulder: "Old Wang, my happiness depends on you!"

Wang Chengen: "..."

Zhu Cihong said: "By the way, old Wang, why are you waiting for me here?"

Only then did Wang Chengen come back to his senses, and said: "His Royal Highness, Your Majesty is going to hold a battle meeting against Jiannu, please go over and discuss it."

Zhu Cihong let out a sigh, and then suddenly realized: "Father is quite anxious because of his temper."

A moment later, the Royal Study Room.

Chongzhen looked at the cabinet ministers in front of him, coughed, and said sternly: "Dear dears, I came here today for one thing."

The people who were already very quiet suddenly became solemn and sat upright one by one.

Chongzhen said: "My dear friends, since the rebels such as Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng have been eliminated, shouldn't it be time for Jiannu, the traitor who stole the Ming Dynasty and Liaodong, to be sent on their way?"

Chongzhen's words are not wrong. Aixinjueluo Nurhachi was originally a chieftain among the Jianzhou Jurchen tribes who professed their vassals in Daming, just like Qin Liangyu's grandson Daming Stone Pillar Chieftain Ma Wannian, Jianzhou Jurchen In fact, the established "Daqing" is no different from Li Zicheng's "Dashun" and Zhang Xianzhong's "Daxi". They are all traitors who betrayed the Ming Dynasty.

It's just that Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong "only" persisted for 16 years, and the Qing Dynasty has been fighting against the Ming Dynasty for decades since Nurhachi raised troops, so Chongzhen's desire to eradicate the Manchus is even stronger.

But what Chongzhen didn't expect was that he was opposed just as soon as he spoke.

Fan Jingwen, the chief assistant of the cabinet, stood up and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the old minister feels that now that the Ming Dynasty has just eliminated Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, Shaanxi, Henan, Shandong, and the north and south Zhili are all in need of recuperation and construction. It is not appropriate to use weapons rashly. It should be a few years later, when all parts of the Ming Dynasty have completely recovered, it will be the time for the Ming Dynasty to really use troops against Jiannu."

After Fan Jingwen's voice fell, Chongzhen's face darkened immediately.

Not only that, several other cabinet ministers, such as Li Banghua, Shi Bangyao, etc., also raised their objections with one voice, and the reasons for their objections were the same as those of Fan Jingwen.

Daming, really needs to recuperate!
Chongzhen's face completely darkened.

Originally, Chongzhen held this meeting excitedly, wanting to strike while the iron was hot, but unexpectedly, he was poured a few pots of cold water head-on. This gap is too big.

Zhu Cihong watched quietly from the sidelines, and couldn't help shaking his head secretly.

The emperor's father in his own family is really weak.

Suddenly, Zhu Cihong's heart moved, and his eyes shifted to the British Duke who had just stood up.

Judging by intuition, Zhu Cihong knew that Chongzhen's supporters were coming.

(End of this chapter)