In Beijing, Wei Zhongxian's mansion in the east city was brightly lit, and the desolate sounds played by the strings of bamboo silk came out intermittently. Wei Zhongxian was sitting in the mansion, drinking wine, eating delicious food, and watching the song and dance with confidence. As soon as he finished his birthday, officials from all over the country were competing for filial piety. Now this gift has been received by three large rooms, countless gold, silver and jewelry, and more than a dozen stunning singing girls in front of him. The life he enjoys now is not as good as his emperor in the Forbidden Palace. Thinking about his origin, he can achieve such achievements today, which is enough for future generations to worship him.

The night was as dark as ink, and the Grand Secretary Wei Guangwei was sitting on a running sedan chair, wiping sweat while urging the sedan chair bearer to rush to the road desperately.

The rapid footsteps spread far away in the dark night. The guests of Wei Zhongxian's mansion saw that it was Wei Guangwei's sedan chair and rushed in to report.

When Wei Guangwei rushed to Wei Zhongxian, he frightened the happy Wei Zhongxian and immediately stopped all the singing and dancing.

"Master, it's not good!" Wei Guangwei couldn't bear it before the singers in the hall and the musicians left, and he said anxiously.

"What happened? I'm so panicked!" Wei Zhongxian was in high spirits, but was suddenly interrupted by Wei Guangwei. He was naturally unhappy and scolded him with a dark face.

Wei Guangwei ignored the displeasure on Wei Zhongxian's face and took out a note from his arms and said, "Maintenance, Nurhaci raised an army of 300,000 to siege Ningyuan. Ningyuan City is about to be broken, and the vanguard has already arrived at Shanhaiguan!"

"What?" Wei Zhongxian was shocked. As soon as Shanhaiguan was lost, the capital lost its barrier, and Nurhaci went straight to Beijing. How could he not be shocked?

"The letter was sent back by the Gaodi, the Liaodong General Manager, and sent someone to 600 miles in a hurry!" Wei Guangwei said immediately.

"Who is guarding Ningyuan?" Wei Zhongxian's face faded and he asked with a sharp voice.

"Yuan Chonghuan, the Censor of Ningqiandao." Wei Guangwei replied.

"Is it him?" Wei Zhongxian is not unfamiliar with Yuan Chonghuan. He is a disciple of his rival Han Du. He is very close to the Donglin Party and has a close relationship with Xiong Tingbi, the former Liaodong governor. If he hadn't caught his handle and was far away in the border, he would have dealt with him long ago.

"How is the situation in Shanhaiguan?" Wei Zhongxian continued.

"The military intelligence report said that Nurhaci only cut off the connection between Shanhaiguan and Ningyuan City, and the army was stationed on the road to Ningyuan City, but did not attack Shanhaiguan." Wei Guangwei wiped his sweat and said.

Wei Zhongxian breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good. Such a big thing cannot be hidden. Go and notify all officials and go to court to discuss matters tomorrow morning!"

Wei Guangwei was stunned, thinking: "Master, he?"

"Our prince, let's talk, you must notify all officials tonight." Wei Zhongxian was illiterate and stuffed the memorial into his sleeve without even reading it.

War broke out again in Liaodong, and Nurhaci was fighting with all the whole country. In the past, the Ming Dynasty defeated fewer and more more soldiers against the Later Jin Dynasty. Nurhaci came in full force. Early in the morning, before Emperor Tianqi arrived, the officials were already in chaos in Wenhua Hall. The main battle and the main war were fiercely quarreled with the main war. What's more, they actually proposed to move the capital, and the spit was flying everywhere, which was more lively than the vegetable market.

After a while, Wei Zhongxian and the sick Emperor Tianqi finally appeared in the hall. Emperor Tianqi seemed to have a cold face. All the officials shut up and bowed their heads. In a moment, the slightest sound in the hall could not be heard.

"It's all mute, the Tartar soldiers are approaching. Can you defend the enemy by quarrel like this?" Emperor Tianqi, who was sitting on the dragon throne, spoke.

None of the officials in the palace dared to come out and speak, as quiet as a cicada. They all felt that the emperor's words today were so sharp, and they told the things that all officials dared not face in their hearts to the point.

"If all officials are noisy and noisy, they will be thirty sticks!" Wei Zhongxian shouted in a sharp voice.

As soon as this order was issued, all officials were even more afraid to speak out. Last year, Wan Jin, the doctor of the Ministry of Works, wrote a letter to Wei Zhongxian, who was beaten to death by Wei Zhongxian as a stick. That time, he died after being punished for less than twenty years. If it were the thirty years of the palace, how many people would be able to get caught in the palace.

"Reported to the Emperor, the chief of the Tatars Nurhaci led a large army to the border. Yuan Chonghuan did not obey the orders of the minister Gao and refused to lead his army to withdraw back to Shanhaiguan. Therefore, he was taken by Nurhaci and was surrounded by Ningyuan City. The minister believed that not only could he not send reinforcements to rescue him, but he would also have to punish him for disrespecting the order!" Grand Secretary Wei Guangwei replied.

Wang Zhiguang, Minister of War, came out and said: "I do not agree with Lord Wei's words. Since Yuan Chonghuan disrespects the order, why did he report to the court until now? Gao Jingluo still retreated to a large area of ​​land outside the pass and abandoned the people outside the pass and ignored life and death. I have long disagreed with this approach, but..."

"No need to say that Lord Wang, the emperor has issued an order for this matter. In order to ensure the safety of the capital, the emperor has no choice but to do it. Yuan Chonghuan did not accept the sage intention and was guarding the pass. He also had a dispute over the sage, shirked the responsibility and refused to implement the sage intention, giving Nurhaci an opportunity to take advantage of the army to siege Ningyuan and threaten Shanhaiguan!" Another eunuch party grandson Gu Bingjian interrupted Wang Zhiguang's words.

Shi Xu Xianchun, commander of the Jinyiwei, also reported: "This Yuan Chonghuan acts eccentricly, has a very ugly appearance, and has a bad intention. He actually made this famous by deliberately maintaining the court. This is a traitor!"

So a strange scene appeared in the temple. It was fine if the enemy had already arrived, and it would be fine if they didn't work together to discuss strategies to fight the enemy. Instead, they all accused the main generals who fought bloody battles ahead. This is really a wonder of the ages.
Chapter completed!