For the Ming Dynasty, it was free speech. At least it was not like the Qing Dynasty who would engage in literary inquisitions. If one word was wrong, one word was written incorrectly, or even one word was ambiguous, it could bring about a disaster.

Emperor Chongzhen did not think that he would be beaten and killed because of an article. Being guilty for his words was not the style of the Ming Dynasty. And more importantly, if the mouth grows on others, it would be impossible to block it. But this does not mean that anyone can criticize the government without scruples and without any scruples!

In fact, for ancient people, whether the government and the opposition were smooth in their discussions was one of the important criteria for measuring whether a monarch was enlightened. In other words, it would be well received by literati. After all, public opinion is mastered by literati, and history is also written by literati.

Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, freedom of speech has always been attached to great importance. For example, Emperor Taizu gave the censor the censor not to be punished for words, which is a good example.

However, in the view of Emperor Chongzhen, Taizu's original intention was good, but the rule set was ruined by civil servants, and used to fight against party struggles and eliminate dissidents. Therefore, he changed the rules since Taizu. Whenever the censors were impeached, they must have real evidence. For this reason, they even innovated the Censorate and increased the institutions and personnel under the Censorate.

Although Zhang Pu is famous among the children of officials in Jiangnan, so what? I have even been punished by the censors. Can't he be punished? Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen replied to the admiral of Dongchang Huang Chengen and said: "Since Zhang Pu has written an article and spread it widely, your Dongchang will ask him who Yan Song is referring to in the court. If he does not have any real evidence and public slander and causes bad influence, he must be responsible for his own words. Contact the government and revolutionize his fame and reputation to show punishment."

"I obey the order!" Wang Chengen replied quickly as soon as he heard this. He naturally knew in his heart that Zhang Pu was just talking nonsense, thinking that he would have nothing to do with what he said before. Haha, it was a waste of time to start a new fame and fortune!

After giving this order, Emperor Chongzhen thought about it and ordered Wang Chengen to say, "As an opposition official, Zhou Yanru allowed the scholars to slander the government and incorrectly guide the scholars to be a useful talent in the Ming Dynasty. Such behaviors are a mistake in becoming an official, and the Dongchang records it to observe the future results."

Speaking of this, he suddenly felt aroused. In addition to the Ministry of Personnel's assessment of officials, the East Factory should also investigate officials, even those quasi-official officials, such as juren. Anyone with bad morals will give them a question mark on the official journey in the future!

This is to investigate civil and military officials in private, and the East Factory has not done it before. However, it was not done systematically in the past. If it really was done according to the plan, the project would be very large.

Emperor Chongzhen thought about it carefully for a while and felt that it was necessary for the East Factory to do this. For military officers, the Jinyiwei would build files. Thinking of this, he contacted Wang Chengen and Liu Xingzuo respectively to ask them to do this. Of course, the factory guards would do it secretly. At that time, the assessment of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Personnel will be combined with the assessment of civil and military officials.

Time flies very quickly, and in the blink of an eye, the New Year is about to be celebrated in seven days. At this time, the Liao army finally arrived at the capital, and the vast army of tens of thousands was temporarily stationed outside the capital.

Undoubtedly, as the Liao army appeared in front of the people in the capital, the topic of the Liao army suddenly became the headlines of the discussion in the capital. The streets, alleys, restaurants and teahouses were all about the Liao army.

"Do you know? The army of Liao is back!"

"Is that so? When did you come back? My old man has been nagging for a long time, and he is talking about seeing this mighty army!"

"No, my family is the same. My brother-in-law and his family are outside the capital. The family was killed by Jianlu who was killed by heaven. My wife was all thinking of saying thank you in person! Thank you for avenging her!"

"It's the same. In fact, many people in our capital have this idea. After all, there were not two companies who were poisoned by Jianlu before!"

“…”

The people in the capital were obviously grateful for this army of Liao. They even regarded this army as their own army, not just the army of the court.

"What a pity, the martial law in the military camp is not up to us ordinary people, otherwise we must thank you in person!"

"It's okay. I heard that in two days, the Liao army will enter the capital to boast about its martial arts. At that time, there will be a chance to pay tribute to this mighty army of the Ming Dynasty!"

"Haha, you don't understand this, this is a military parade, which has been there before!"

“…”

As the people in the capital were talking, they were extremely eager for it and were looking forward to the day of the military parade and coming as soon as possible.

At this time, the year is approaching, and the capital is located in the north. The weather is particularly cold under the howling cold wind.

In this cold winter weather, generally speaking, the sun is not going up the hills, and most people are unwilling to get up. They are willing to hide in the warm bed and listen to the howling cold wind outside the house so much that they stay in bed.

But on this day, the third day after the Liao army arrived at the capital, the situation was very different.

Before dawn, there was already movement on the street. Under the eyes of the curfew and patrol soldiers, one official sedan chair after another, and military generals appeared one after another on the street and gathered towards the Forbidden City. Logically speaking, it was the Chinese New Year and there should be nothing wrong. Moreover, the emperor never advocated morning court, but these officials in Beijing went to the Forbidden City so early, which was really a rare scene in the capital!

When the sky in the east was just exposed, the curfew had just ended, and the movement caused by the early officials disappeared, more soldiers from the five cities of the military officers appeared on the streets. There was another movement on the quiet street, with neat footsteps, the sound of armor, and the shouts of soldiers and generals, ringing from time to time.

If the soldiers of the Wucheng Military and Ma Si were soldiers and acted under orders and were as uncontrollable as civil and military officials, then this would be even more abnormal.

In the capital city, all households also woke up. In just a while, the sleeping capital city seemed to wake up, and the voices of all households sounded from time to time: "Damn it, don't let the pancakes be sold, just eat some casually, it takes time!"

"You naughty kid, hurry up! You're clamoring to see me, but you're still procrastinating to get up now! If you're too late to go there, I can't beat you to death!"

"Dad, take your time, my child will take the place first!"

“…”

Just amid the noise, many people walked out of the house. Their first reaction was to shrink their necks, look up at the sky, and say it was so cold! However, their faces were filled with smiles, and when they looked at the movements of their neighbors, many people would shout: "Old Li, let's go, you're still staying in bed!"

"Old Wang, aren't you leaving yet? I guess today's incident is just like this, and I don't have to watch it if I miss it!"

“…”

In various places in the capital, the people call their friends, which is very lively, and it is much more lively than the noon in the past.

There were already many people on the streets of the capital, walking briskly in groups of three or three.

While walking, I don’t know who it was, suddenly shouted: “Wow, it’s snowing!”

When the people around heard this, they looked up and saw that snowflakes had already floated scattered in the sky, one, two, three... In just a moment, the snow had become heavier and fell on the people's bodies. After it became white, it fell on the ground and no longer melted.

The older man couldn't help but feel very happy when he saw this situation and said loudly: "Auspicious snow indicates a good harvest! There should be a bumper harvest in the crops!"

Slowly, the snow was getting heavier and heavier, but it could not stop the enthusiasm of the people in the capital. They still ignored it and continued to rush to the streets. There were even some naughty boys who followed their parents to the streets, and they even played snowball fights while walking.

On this day, Emperor Chongzhen also got up early. When he heard the lively sound from outside the palace, he couldn't help but feel very good. It seemed that the enthusiasm of the people in the capital was expected!

When Emperor Chongzhen set up his way to the head of Fengtianmen City, he saw countless snowmen standing there waiting in Fengtianmen Square.

Looking at all this in front of him, Emperor Chongzhen believed that the Ming army had changed in the hearts of the people. The Ming soldiers were no longer just big-headed soldiers, and they would not be despised as before. This was helpful to the change in the status of warriors!

Speaking of which, there has been a military parade once, just when Emperor Chongzhen was in charge of the army. However, that military parade was relatively simple, but this time, the emperor issued an order to Wen Tiren, the chief assistant of the cabinet, and Wen Tiren, to organize it. Whether it is the experience of the people or the feeling of Emperor Chongzhen, it seems even more grand.

At this time, on the side of Fengtianmen Square, there were martial law enforcement officers in the Jinyi's personal army. Near the head of Fengtianmen, there were even more Han generals, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, was tall and powerful, and even more imposing. On the top of the city, there were all civil and military officials, each wearing formal court uniforms, surrounded by Emperor Chongzhen, who had already taken his seat.

In Wen Tiren's initial plan, he wanted to issue an order to the Liao army outside the city through a chat group, but Emperor Chongzhen rejected this, and he still made people pass it on by a fast horse, which made him feel more ritual.

The commander-in-chief of this military parade, former Ji Liao commander, cabinet assistant minister, and now the second assistant Sun Chengzong, gave an order as soon as the hour arrived, and saw a fast horse galloping away from Fengtianmen City.

Seeing this, many people stopped chatting and stopped moving. Although they knew that the Liao army did not appear in front of them so quickly, they still stretched their necks and looked in the direction they came from time to time. When they looked, they seemed to have forgotten the cold.

I don’t know how long it took, but in their expectation, the army of Liao conquered appeared.

Just like in the last military parade, the first thing that appeared before everyone was the Ming Dynasty flag, a flag they were already very familiar with, and then the army conquered Liao.

The main body of this military parade was similar to the previous one, but this time there were more people, and there were so many people that they could not see the end at a glance.

The one who walked in front was the Naturalized Army. This time, the Naturalized Army was mainly under the command of Li Guo and Wu Sangui. Their troops were all cavalrymen. The soldiers were very skilled in riding. They rode tall horses and advanced together, which was extremely majestic.

When they appeared in the square, etiquette officials began to introduce the achievements of the naturalized army, and the loudly voiced soldiers spread the introduction to the distance.

"This cavalry was sent by the Natural History Provincial Government. As we all know, Natural History Provincial Government was a new province in the Ming Dynasty. However, this natural history army was extraordinary and played the advantages of the cavalry. During the Mercedes-Benz battle to conquer Liao, they rushed thousands of miles away. General Li Gan's troops raided Fushun and took over the old nest of Jianlu..."

"What you see now is General Wu's army, a young talented man, who shouted that those who offend our Ming Dynasty would be punished even if they are far away. During this war, they also rushed thousands of miles to capture the grain fields in northern Liaodong for the Ming Dynasty, greatly reducing the grain pressure in Liaodong..."

After hearing these introductions, these soldiers in the naturalized army held their heads and tried their best to show their style. However, at this moment, they were actually very shocked.

They were shocked by the enthusiasm of the people in the capital. They really didn't expect that so many people in the capital would stand on both sides of the road in the heavy snow, standing in the square to welcome them. At this time, the soldiers of the naturalized army were actually very regretful, regretting why they did not make any greater contributions in this battle against Liao!

Behind them was the Guanning Army led by Cao Wenzhao. This time, basically all the Guanning Army that participated in the decisive battle came, including infantry and cavalry. Most of the soldiers participated in the military parade for the first time. Like the naturalized army, they were also shocked by the enthusiasm of the people in the capital. Listening to the etiquette officials introducing their achievements, they all raised their heads and tried their best to show their spirit.

Watching the heroic army passing by, listening to the etiquette officer's introduction, the people watching were also whispering: "See, this is the real army, the real Ming army!"

"Look, it's different from those before, you're the elite!"

"No, this murderous aura is coming to your face. What is it that isn't an elite?"

“…”

After the Dongjiang Army, when the new army appeared, the people in the capital suddenly stopped talking at the same time. They looked at the new army soldiers and looked more excited on their faces. For them, this new army is the army of the capital, which they watched the formation and the war, just like they watched their growing relatives.

They also understood that this time, this time, the main force was actually the new army. Seeing the new army passing by, I don’t know who was the first to shout “Ming Dynasty wins thousands of victories!”

Suddenly, in just a short while, the earth-shaking roar of "Ming Dynasty" sounded in the square! This sound shocked everyone's hearts, including ordinary people, civil officials, generals, royal relatives and nobles!
Chapter completed!