Chapter 42 On the Status of the Emperor
The capital was in chaos, and no one paid attention to the isolated island of military camps in the capital.
Zhang Ziyan fed her brother Zhang Zhi and the minced meat of her ginseng and wolfberry hens, and occasionally glanced at Wang Xuejun who was drinking leftover chicken soup. The room seemed very quiet.
After two consecutive days of great replenishment, Zhang Zhiji's health improved significantly.
This is because of the strong physical foundation, and seeing that the prince and princess are safe, I am no longer anxious and depressed, so I feel better.
As for the emperor's death. For the ministers and the people, they can only treat him with a long time ago.
However, Chongzhen's heroic way of dying for the country made the world reappear a little bit of favor for him, and let the world see that the Ming Dynasty, or the bloody Ming Dynasty, could be considered dead.
"We don't know the situation outside because of the strict blockade, but the thief army no longer attacks, which gives us a rare opportunity to rest and recover."
Zhang Zhiji's eating meat and Wang Xuejun drinking soup is also his benefit. He is very satisfied with his current situation.
"Prince." Zhang Zhiji pushed away the supplements that his sister sent to his mouth.
He has already recognized Wang Xuejun's current identity.
"According to my sister's report, you personally took the risk this time and robbed 1,500 stones of food for the soldiers, which quickly restored the bodies of the soldiers in the Beijing camp. However, the food was limited and could not last long. We still had to find a way to defeat the thief army and ensure that the emperor officially ascended the throne."
The horse meat on the first day, plus the food that was full for two days, made the ten thousand soldiers in the Jingying camp obviously thriving like seedlings with long drought when they encountered spring rain.
That's why Zhang Zhiji now wants to fight back against the thief army in the city, regain the Forbidden City, help the prince ascend the throne, and give the Ming Dynasty a legitimate emperor.
Facing Zhang Zhihe's unrealistic ambitions and looking at the prince's longing eyes, Wang Xuejun just smiled and shook his head slightly.
He took a sip of chicken soup and retorted: "Although our soldiers have recovered their strength, no matter what, there are only a little more than 10,000. The thieves in the city are constantly pouring in from all over the place. Now there are at least 200,000 thieves in the city, and we are few in number."
The King of Chuang has entered Beijing and is about to become a real emperor. Except for those who are not many and have a little sense of responsibility, they have put aside everything, spread their feet, and run towards Beijing day and night, in order to participate in Li Zicheng's throne ceremony, so that he can show his side and get a reward.
So, the soldiers who stood on the city wall guarding and observing saw bandits and bandits rolling from the city gates today.
The prince did not give up: "There are still hundreds of thousands of officials in the capital. These days they have been urged by the thief army to pay and betrayal. They must have complained that the people can use their hearts."
Wang Xuejun glanced at the prince: "The thieves are urging you to the people, so the people's hearts can be used. Didn't the original people be exploited more severely by the Ming Dynasty official Cui Ke? Didn't the suffering of the people at that time be less than that now?"
Zhang Zhiji sighed: "The people's resentment against the harsh government of the old Ming Dynasty will not be calmed down in a short time. Li Zicheng's rebellious actions have aroused public grievances, and although the people will no longer support Li Zicheng, they may not necessarily support us."
Wang Xuejun nodded: "At this time, the people are more willing to change dynasties. They still have to wait and see for a while before they can recognize the essence of the thief army. Therefore, the so-called call to climb high is simply nonsense."
This is Wang Xuejun directly criticizing the prince, so the prince shut up again.
In fact, he also understood that at this time, he was not yet determined. Zhang Zhiji, who was qualified to hold military power and was still entrusted with the title of entrusting his or her son, was all powerful in this small group today.
Although they both admitted that he was the emperor.
But there is not even a eunuch who needs to be used, and what is the emperor under a minister?
Not even a big deal, why are you showing off by pointing fingers?
If you show off again, maybe they will slap you with big mouths and make you shut up.
Do you believe this consequence?
Anyway, I believe it, and the prince believes it too.
Since the Emperor Shenzong was captured in the Tumu Fort, Ola used him to threaten the Ming court, but was rejected by the powerful Yu Qian, people have despised the emperor's noble title.
Under the Shenzong, the emperors of the Ming Dynasty who had been lazy in their dynasties for 100 years, they completely destroyed the title of emperor.
As generations of emperors continue to be lazy in their rule, the power of ministers represented by the cabinet has become stronger, and the power of powerful ministers has continued to appear, so the position of emperor becomes dispensable.
In the Wanli period, the value of the emperor's existence was that he was blocked by ministers in the harem, and used the excuses of the three major cases to point at the nose and curse, so as to gain a reputation. It was that the ministers needed to have a goal of kneeling down.
In the feudal era, ministers must kneel down and worship something when they go to court, otherwise it will be something.
It doesn’t matter if the emperor doesn’t go to court, it’s okay to have that chair.
After Chongzhen took office, he had a perverse personality and was cruel, and the emperor became something that all ministers and the people hated.
This is why the capital was trapped, and there was no one who helped the king in the world. The bandits and bandits came to the city, and the officials and civilians in the capital took the initiative to open the city and surrender.
As for Wang Xuejun's bravery to serve the king, if he didn't have any dark thoughts, he wouldn't come. When the prince saw that Wang Xuejun did not save the royal family, he had already understood this.
Since Wang Xuejun’s goal is to treat himself as a flag puppet, he must have the awareness of a puppet.
Let’s wait. As long as you reach adulthood, whoever decides the general trend at that time will be the cause of others.
No one took into account the little prince's idea, and Zhang Zhiji and Wang Xuejun continued to discuss the current situation.
"Since we have no chance to capture the imperial city and regain the country, we need to think of a way, rush out, rush to Nanjing, and ensure that the emperor officially ascends the throne." Zhang Zhiji pondered for a moment of proposal.
"Although the soldiers of the Beijing camp have recovered their physical strength, they cannot fight for a long time or make long distances. At this time, the Beijing camp is a small closed space, which isolates the plague, so we have to find a way to continue to cultivate here. After everyone's physical strength is completely restored and the plague outside is weakened a little, we will fight again."
In fact, because Zhang Zhiji adopted the advice of the old doctor, he strictly closed the management in the military camp and isolated the infected soldiers.
The plague in the military camp has been cut off.
After experiencing the plague outbreak, the soldiers who survived have more or less developed collective immunity.
Therefore, the threat of plague is actually no longer a threat in this team.
On the contrary, the bandits who had just entered Beijing will face the crisis of the plague breaking out again.
"Since that's the case, I decided to negotiate with Li Zicheng."
Chapter completed!