"You want to redeem yourself? I won't allow it!"
Zhu Cihe's voice was like thunder, shocking everyone in Taihe Palace.
"Your Majesty…"
"High Emperor, there's no need to say anymore!"
Chong Zhen wanted to persuade him, but he was interrupted by Zhu Ci.
"Zhen knows what you want to say, but Zhen will never agree! These traitors colluded with the enemy, their crimes were unforgivable! If I release them privately, what will happen to the dignity of the court and the dignity of the law?
Moreover, these traitors had second thoughts. Who could guarantee that they wouldn't rebel when they killed the enemy? If I don't kill them, do I have to divide my troops to monitor them?
The property of these criminals was originally the fat of the people and should have been taken into the Ministry of Revenue! Now, they are actually using the money and grain of the imperial court to atone for their sins. Do they really think I am a three-year-old child?”
Zhu Ci Xin said loudly.
"But Your Majesty, if you kill so many people at once, I'm afraid the imperial court will not be able to operate in the future!”Li Banghua said what he was most worried about.
"Hahahaha!" Zhu Ci Xin laughed heartily.
"These rats are all dried bones! Every day, he was either reciting poems or attracting bees and butterflies.
The raiders had already reached Changping and would soon reach the capital.
What I need is a general who can command soldiers and horses, a strong man who can fight with a knife, and a strong woman who can transport rice.
Do I keep these pedantic scholars who can't be carried or carried to waste food?”
That's right!
After hearing Zhu Ci Xin's words, everyone was enlightened!
The people in front of him were all high-ranking officials. Their main job was either to write history or to preach scriptures.
These dispensable jobs would be fine if they were in Glory World.
But now, Da Ming had already reached the moment of destruction!
Did they expect the raiders to retreat after hearing them recite a few eight-part essays?
"My emperor is wise! Long live!"
Li Banghua was convinced.
"My emperor is wise! Long live!"
"My emperor is wise! Long live!"
“……”
The other ministers also understood these principles and knelt on the ground to shout long live.
"Other than that, the most important thing is that if I pardon these guilty officials who have committed adultery with bandits. Then how can I face those heroes who died for the country?”
Zhu Ci said slowly,"In the second year of Chongzhen, the Eastern Krupp plundered the capital. Commander Mangui led his troops to block the Eastern Krupp.
Using infantry to fight cavalry to delay the Eastern Krupp army for 24 hours, buying time for the people of the capital to retreat.
All the soldiers and their men were killed.
In the 11th year of Chongzhen, the Eastern Krupp invaded the northern border of Zhili. Sun Chengzong, the former governor of Liaodong, led the people and their families to defend the city.
When Gaoyang City was breached, all the men of the Sun family died in battle, the women committed suicide by throwing themselves into the well, and Governor Sun committed suicide by hanging himself.
Because Governor Sun had attacked Dong Lu repeatedly when he was in Liaodong, Dong Lu had threatened to exterminate the entire Sun family!
The only infant who was less than a hundred days old was trampled into meat paste by them.
In the twelfth month of the same year, Lu Xiangsheng led the Tianxiong Army and the East Krupp to fight to the death in Julu.
Jianjun Gao Qiqian was afraid of the enemy like a tiger and did not rescue him. This caused Governor Lu and the Tianxiong Army to be surrounded!
After seven days and seven nights of bloody battles with the Eastern Krupp, the Tianxiong Army was wiped out due to running out of ammunition and food.
Even when he was stabbed to death by the Eastern Krupp, Commander Lu was still waving his saber and shouting to kill the enemy!
In the 16th year of Chongzhen, he broke through Tongguan, and Bai Guangen and Chen Yongfu surrendered to Li Zicheng. The rebel soldiers were unstoppable.
Even though he knew that he would die, Sun Chuanting still led 30,000 new soldiers who had been trained for less than ten days to fight against 100,000 raiders in Weinan. When they were defeated, Li Zicheng coerced Governor Sun into surrendering.
Governor Sun cursed and slammed his head against the stone tablet!
Chongzhen 17th year…"
One by one, Zhu Ci Xin recounted the heroic deeds of the Ming Dynasty in his memories.
The entire imperial court fell silent, and only Zhu Ci Xin's voice could be heard.
"You want me to give these rebels a chance to redeem themselves and turn over a new leaf. But who gave those soldiers who died in battle a chance?
If I pardon these sinners, how should I face those ministers who died in battle?
How would he face those dead soldiers?
How could he face soldiers who had never eaten a full meal?
Tell me!
Should I-
How should we face it?"
Faced with Zhu Ci's roar, the ministers of Great Ming fell silent.
The sage said,"How can we repay virtue? Good for good. Why are you complaining? Revenge with justice!"
Wasn't the countermeasure they were talking about just now the most despised one in the eyes of the saints?
If Wansui was forced to forgive these sinners today, then what about those innocent soldiers who died for Ming?
If these soldiers learned that the Great Ming Dynasty they swore to protect had spared the traitor who stabbed them in the back in order to survive, what would their sacrifice and fearlessness count for?
"This old minister is muddle-headed! This old minister is muddle-headed!"
Li Banghua, who had a white beard and hair, suddenly knelt on the golden bricks of Taihe Palace and poked his head on the ground."This old minister is muddle-headed! This old official has let down the heroes who died for Great Ming and the Imperial Court! I've let them down!"
Thump!
Thump!
Thump!
The sound of his forehead hitting the ground kept coming.
In just a few hits, Li Banghua's forehead was already a bloody mess, so deep that his bones could be seen!
"This old minister is ignorant! This old official is not worthy of standing in Taihe Palace to discuss matters. I beg Your Majesty to be merciful and remove me from my official position. This old minister is willing to participate in defending the city as a commoner and fight the raiders to the death!”
Li Banghua's voice was deafening!
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The first update! I hope the readers like it! To be honest, there were still many important officials who fought to the death for Great Ming. Every time she saw these heroic deeds, the author's nose would turn sour and she could not help but feel emotional.
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