Ming Zuo

Chapter 603
What did Chongzhen hate most?
The courtiers form cliques for private interests.

Because the courtiers form a party for personal gain, they will join hands to deceive the king.

This is what the education he received from childhood told him.

A group of gentlemen rather than the party.

Once a party is formed, it will bring disaster to the country and the people.

This is also the chaos of the Ming Dynasty that he witnessed with his own eyes when he was a vassal king.

The Donglin Party, the Eunuch Party, the Zhejiang Party, the Kunming Party, the Chu Party, and the Qi Party fought back and forth and made a mess of the good Ming Dynasty.

So after he ascended the throne, the first thing he did was to deal with the eunuchs who were in the same party.

Later, the Donglin Party, which controlled the government, was expelled.

Why did he take a fancy to Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren?
It's just because these two are rising stars, and they are alone in the court and have no clique.

Zhou Yanru was dismissed by him because of ineffectiveness in doing things.

But now Wen Tiren's eye drops are on time.

Faintly referring to Zhang Pu as Zhou Yanru's behind-the-scenes instigation, immediately aroused Chongzhen's murderous intent.

The emperor couldn't even stand the courtiers forming cliques for personal gain, so how could he tolerate a mere countryman dictating the government and even affecting the appointment of courtiers?

"The bad things about the country are because they are not in their positions, and they are partial to their politics. If they are not dealt with strictly, how can they be punished?"

Chongzhen called Han Chuan.

"Send someone to arrest Zhang Pu and interrogate him carefully."

If something happened now, Chongzhen went directly to Han Chuan.

Wu Mengqi, the governor of Jinyiwei?

Chongzhen has seen through his true colors.

However, Wu Mengqi didn't have any objections, he stayed out of the matter with peace of mind, and even took good care of Han Chuan.

This caused quite a lot of discussion within Jin Yiwei.

After all, it's been so many years, and this is the first time the big guy sees the governor and Tong Zhi wearing a pair of trousers.

As expected, Han Chuan was obedient and obedient. When he got the order, he didn't ask why.

What should be dealt with has been dealt with, and the method that should be taken out has also been taken out.

But Chongzhen was still aggrieved.

Can you not be aggrieved?
Thinking of him as a majestic emperor and ruler of the world, he was forced to retreat by the rebellion, and had to punish the people below in order to ease the rebellion.

Since the fourth year of Chongzhen, his face has been trampled on the ground over and over again, losing his majesty.

There was a cloud of evil fire in Chongzhen's heart, and he needed to vent it out.

"Tell Hong Chengchou that I'll only give him half a year. Before October, I can't wipe out the northwestern bandits, so I won't spare him."

Chongzhen gritted his teeth, murderous.

The current difficult situation boils down to the fact that Ming needs to fight on several fronts.

The Jurchens in Liaodong are very good at fighting, and they fight against Daming.

Daming invested countless money successively, and countless good ministers and generals, but they still retreated steadily.

Then I have to take a break for a while and put it aside.

Although Shandong's threat is lingering in the throat, Shandong is more capable of fighting, so it can't do it immediately.

Only the rogues in the Northwest who were chased and beaten by the officers and soldiers were the most hopeful.

Therefore, Chongzhen made up his mind to deal with the rogue bandits in the northwest first, then free up his troops, and then go to dispute with Shandong and Liaodong.

"Your Majesty, the drought in the northwest has not subsided, the plague is raging, and the army's combat strength is less than five. I am afraid it is not the time for urgent battle!"

Chongzhen's urge to fight frightened the courtiers.

The situation in Shanxi is very bad now.

The drought has intensified, leading to more and more victims.

The local government has exhausted all its strength just for disaster relief, and it is simply unable to support the army to fight.

Worst of all was the plague.

The plague that broke out in Shanxi in the fifth year of Chongzhen seriously affected the combat effectiveness of the Ming army.

This is also the reason why Hong Chengchou and Chen Qiyu have already put down the rogue bandits in Shaanxi, but they have always stayed in Tongguan instead of marching into Shanxi.

Although Li Kangxian is only a minister of the Ministry of Rites, he is still very concerned about state affairs.

Unexpectedly, before he finished speaking, a black shadow suddenly flew down from above.The wind whistled, and it slammed into his side with a "slap".

Li Kangxian was in a cold sweat. After looking carefully, he found that it was a paperweight used by Chongzhen.

If this thing hits the head...

Not allowing him to think too much, Chongzhen's roar spread throughout the hall.

"This is difficult, and that is also difficult. Are these natural disasters only caused by me, Daming? Didn't the Tartars suffer? Didn't Zuo Ni suffer? Didn't the rogues suffer? But looking forward and backward? I won’t listen, before October, the bandits can’t be put down, and I won’t tolerate it.”

Chongzhen couldn't afford to wait.

He didn't know when the next time his face would be trampled on.

But he didn't want to bear this feeling anymore.

If Hong Chengchou, Chen Qiyu and others can't put down the bandits, he doesn't mind being tricky.

The officials were terrified, they were all frightened by his rage, and they didn't dare to persuade him anymore.

As for Hong Chengchou, Chen Qiyu and others who are far away on the front line, they are not with them anyway, so they don't care.

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Fujian, Yuegang.

The sun is like fire, making the atmosphere here even more full of gunpowder.

The ships and leaders of the Zheng Group have all returned.

The sailboats in the whole port are like clouds, stretching to no end.

Zheng Zhilong stood on the shore, looking at his subordinates, full of vigor.

Only in the depths of his brows, there was a flash of worry.

Facing the Dutch, he is not afraid.

He has this confidence.

This sea area is where he was born and raised, and he can't go wrong with his eyes closed.If he fights anyone here, he is sure to win.

What makes him suspicious is the court behind him.

He is no longer a pure pirate, but the chief soldier of Ming Dynasty.

Once force is used, not only victory or defeat must be considered, but also the impact.

It's a pity that the imperial court gave him a very bad feeling.

Those fat-brained officials are all very dull.

Even though he had tried his best to explain the wolfish ambitions of the Dutch to these officials, and asserted that war was inevitable, these officials still didn't take it seriously and lived a life of luxury.

With teammates like this, it's hard to fight!

"Brother, do you still have to wait for news from the court?"

Shi Daxuan came over worried.

He fears.

I am afraid that Zheng Zhilong will be addicted to his official position and lose the upcoming war.

Zheng Zhilong clarified his heart during this time.

"Pass down the order, except for the housekeeper, the rest will follow me."

Shi Daxuan was astonished.

"Go...where?"

Zheng Zhilong had a smile on his lips.

"I heard that there is a lot of trouble in Funing. Since we are the army, we should suppress the bandits."

Shi Daxuan really wanted to ask, he was going to fight the Dutch soon, so he was not afraid to suppress the bandits at this time...

Suddenly, his mind turned.

"Hahaha, it's good to suppress the bandits, it's good to suppress the bandits!"

Following Zheng Zhilong's order, the Zheng family's main fleet pulled anchor one after another and sailed out of the bay.

On one of the lucky boats, Zuo Hua was completely confused.

"Is Zheng Zhilong going to take the initiative?"

During this time, he has learned about the Dutch navy in detail.

His evaluation is...

If fighting in the deep sea, Zheng Zhilong might not know how he died.

Why did Zheng Zhilong dare to take the initiative to go to sea?

"Minister, what shall we do?"

Zuo Hua did not hesitate.

"What else can I do? Of course follow up. Zheng Zhilong is not a fool, I want to see what kind of medicine he sells in his gourd?"

(End of this chapter)