Late Ming Dynasty: Oops, I am surrounded by the Donglin Party

“Holy oracle:

The Minister of War Yang Sichang was ordered to come to Beijing immediately without any delay.

All the soldiers of the anti-enemy garrisons were under the command of Zhang Shikang, the commander-in-chief of the Beijing camp.

Admire this. "

The decree was short but powerful. Everyone, including Zhang Shikang and Yang Sichang, was so shocked by it that they were speechless.

Even if one has no military common sense, changing the commander in the middle of a battle should not be done at this time, and the imperial edict does not even explain the reason.

According to common sense, such an important transfer order should be issued as a formal decree, drafted by the emperor, reviewed and approved by the cabinet, and then issued by the Ministry of Public Security or relevant departments.

However, although this decree was written on the imperial edict, it began with "imperial edict". In fact, it was the official version of the emperor's oral order and had not been reviewed by the cabinet at all.

There are only two possibilities. One is that he knew the cabinet would not agree, so he took another approach. The other is that the situation was very urgent and there was no time to discuss it with the cabinet.

"Minister Yang, now that you have heard the order, please prepare immediately and return to the capital with me to meet the emperor."

The person in charge of delivering the imperial edict was Fang Zhenghua from the Imperial Stables. There was no smile on his face, giving people a sense of oppression that kept strangers away.

Even though Yang Sichang was in a high position and had great power, Fang Zhenghua's implication was still that the other party should not delay.

This surprised the people present even more.

How urgent was the matter that they treated Yang Gebu so harshly? Everyone has always known that the current emperor trusts Yang Sichang very much.

Not only was he given whatever he asked for, but he was also addressed as "Sir" at court meetings. This honor was rare in his life.

The imperial edict called him by his name, which might not be a big deal in normal times or for other people, but when it was used on Yang Sichang, there was always a sense of indifference and coldness.

Hong Chengchou's eyes narrowed into slits. Could it be that they had attacked Yang Ge Lao? Why didn't they inform me in advance?

It is not a wise choice to choose this stall. These people are really, alas!

When Hong Chengchou heard the news, he felt mixed feelings of sadness and joy. He was happy that he no longer had to flatter Yang Sichang, but he was sad that the person who would succeed Yang Sichang was not him, but Zhang Shikang, that ruffian.

If the Emperor employs people like this, the Ming Dynasty will no longer be a country.

Yang Sichang, the core figure of this decree, was stunned for a long time after hearing it, but ultimately did not say a word.

Yang Sichang simply bowed to Fang Zhenghua, indicating that he could leave for the capital at any time.

"Manager Fang, why has it come to this?" Zhang Shikang frowned and was the first to ask everyone's question.

Although Yang Sichang was narrow-minded, cared about reputation, and was a bit extravagant, he always tried to make things difficult for others and flatter them.

But he is also a capable person, even if most of the time he is only considering his own fame, fortune and official position, but he is much better than those incompetent guys who give orders blindly.

Now that he and Yang Sichang finally had some basis for cooperation, Brother Chongzhen suddenly recalled Yang Sichang urgently. Although the edict did not mention it, it was no different from dismissing Yang Sichang from his position as commander-in-chief.

This is so incredible.

Something extremely urgent must have happened in the court.

"Uncle, can you please spare a moment's talk?" Fang Zhenghua still had a stern face without a trace of expression, as if his integrity was engraved on his face.

Zhang Shikang didn't understand what was going on, so he went to an empty military tent first.

"Tell me, old... Your Majesty, what's going on? Isn't this nonsense? Although I am a playboy, I don't dare to mess around with the affairs of the world."

As soon as he entered the military tent, Zhang Shikang asked immediately.

He already felt it was very troublesome to be in charge of the 20,000 troops in the Beijing camp. Now Brother Chongzhen changed the commander in the middle of the battle, and the one he replaced was him.

You should know that the troops from Jizhen, the three towns in Shaanxi, the three towns in Shanxi, plus the Beijing camp, total more than 100,000 troops.

These border troops were originally unruly and were all temporarily under control. Even a man of Yang Sichang's prestige had to work hard to unify the various troops.

Not to mention him, he is only nineteen years old this year and his reputation is not very good. Even if the arrogant soldiers and generals below obey his orders verbally, they must be dissatisfied with him in their hearts.

Now is the critical moment to resist the Jiannu, and this problem is very serious.

If Zhang Shikang were allowed to choose, even if he looked down on Yang Sichang, he would still support this guy. After all, they had hatred and grudges, and they could deal with them after the war!

"The emperor means that all troops will be under the control of the Earl, but the Earl should be mentally prepared." Fang Zhenghua said, glanced at Zhang Shikang, and continued:

"The Emperor has given his order and ordered Lord Bo to come to the palace to see him."

"What's going on? What happened? Don't play dumb with Ben, just tell me!"

Zhang Shikang was really a little angry, and he wanted to go back with him? Wasn't this pure nonsense?

"My Lord, please don't make it difficult for us. This place is not far from the capital. We can ride fast horses back to the capital with the two adults." Fang Zhenghua replied without changing his expression.

As the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Stables, Fang Zhenghua could not have been unaware that Yang Sichang and he were the people the emperor currently trusted the most, but he refused to reveal it. It could only be that the person in the palace did not allow him to say it.

But Fang Zhenghua also said that the matter was urgent and in order to improve efficiency they could ride back faster.

This place is part of the capital, and if you ride a fast horse, you can reach the capital in one day at most.

"But Benbo is gone too, what shall we do with all this mess?"

"The Emperor said that the Earl will always find a way." Fang Zhenghua said truthfully.

"..."

Zhang Shikang was speechless, knowing that the will could not be changed. After pondering for a while, he stared into Fang Zhenghua's eyes and said:

"Unless you allow me to exercise my power, Your Majesty can go find whoever he wants. I can't accomplish this."

"The Emperor ordered us to tell Lord Earl that he retracted his previous warning and that Lord Earl can use the Emperor's Sword at his will. You can kill whomever you want without reporting to him. Lord Earl's will is the Emperor's will."

Fang Zhenghua looked very serious when he said this. He did not avoid Zhang Shikang's gaze, but looked into his eyes.

Zhang Shikang was so confused. What was he talking about? It was as if he just liked to hack people for no reason. Everyone he killed deserved it.

Besides, he only killed two people.

"Since my meaning is what Your Majesty means, then are my words equivalent to Your Majesty's words?" Zhang Shikang said with a smile on his face.

"Of course it is." Fang Zhenghua said without hesitation.

"Then let me ask you, what happened?"

"Your Excellency is not His Majesty, please don't make things difficult for us." Fang Zhenghua was stunned for a moment, but still answered quickly.

"Your emperor has already said that I can kill anyone I want. Are you unwilling to say that?" Zhang Shikang looked at Fang Zhenghua coldly, but raised the Shangfang sword in his hand.

"If killing us will benefit the emperor, please try your sword, sir." Fang Zhenghua said as he stretched his neck in front of Zhang Shikang.

This made it impossible for Zhang Shikang to deal with it.

He originally thought that since Brother Chongzhen had given him such great power and he had threatened him with the Emperor's Sword, any normal person would be frightened, but Fang Zhenghua was not afraid at all.

No wonder this guy was so brave when Beijing was broken. It turned out that he was really doing it for his brother Chongzhen and was not even afraid of death.

"Oh!" Zhang Shikang sighed. He had never intended to kill anyone.

However, as soon as he put down the Shangfang sword in his hand, Fang Zhenghua fell to his knees.

"Master, the Ming Dynasty has reached a critical moment. I hope you will do your best. I kowtow to you!"

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