Chongzhen Daming: Starting from Coal Mountain

Chapter 31 Mastering Military Power
Jian Nu is already preparing to enter the customs.

And out of caution, Dorgon confiscated all his strength and used all his material reserves.

However, at this time, Dorgon didn't actually have much ambition. He just had a speculative mentality that he could occupy every inch and every point he could get. He actually just wanted to control the military power.

On the other hand, the senior officials of the Dashun Army were completely oblivious to this.

Li Zicheng and Niu Jinxing didn't even think that Jiannu would send troops.

Facing Wu Sangui, who surrendered and rebelled and was determined to use his teacher to help him suppress, Li Zicheng still tried to surrender, so he missed the last time window.

From this moment on, the defeat of the Dashun Army was inevitable.

Almost at the same time, news of the fall of the capital and the disappearance of Emperor Chongzhen finally reached Nanjing, his capital.

After receiving the report, Shi Kefa, Shangshu of the Nanjing Ministry of War, felt pain in his lungs. He immediately invited Gao Hongtu, Shangshu of the Nanjing Ministry of Households, Lu Daqi, Minister of the Ministry of War, and Jiang Yueguang, Zhan Shi of the Nanjing Imperial Academy, to discuss major plans.

After discussion at the meeting, it was unanimously decided to "swear to heaven and earth, and march to the king of diligence".

Qin Wang is sure, this is the greatest political correctness, and no one dares to oppose it.

The question is in whose name is the army raised?In your name, Shi Kefa?That must not work.

After all, the scale of King Qin this time is unprecedented, and he wants to gather soldiers from all over the world, not just his own troops.

Although Shi Kefa is the Minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing, he is only a courtier. You dare to raise troops without the emperor's edict?Do you want to learn from Cao Cao or what?Even if you, Shi Kefa, have no intention of disobedience, you will inevitably become a generation of powerful ministers. At that time, the civil and military forces of the whole court will look at your eyes and act, no, this is absolutely not possible.

Then raise troops in the name of the vassal king?This is even more inappropriate.

The story of Zhu Yujian, the king of the Tang Dynasty, raised his army to be the king of Qin is not far behind.

The most suitable one is of course in the name of Prince, King Ding or King Yong.

It's a pity that the whereabouts of the crown prince, King Ding and King Yong are also missing.

The ministers discussed and discussed, and it seems that there is only one way, that is to temporarily find a vassal king to supervise the country, and then call the world's soldiers and horses in the name of supervising the country, so that it is justified.

More importantly, there is also a precedent for the vassal king to supervise the country in Daming.

Zhu Zhanqian, King Xiang of the Xuande Dynasty, and Zhu Qiyu, King Zhu Qiyu of the Orthodox Dynasty, both once served as supervisors.

As for whether Emperor Chongzhen and the crown prince, King Ding, and King Yong can come back, what to do after they come back, and whether King Jianguo will follow the example of King Zhu Qiyu and become emperor after taking power, we will talk about it later.

Anyway, a country cannot be without a king for a day. It is necessary to find a vassal king to supervise the country first, and then raise troops.

It's just that neither Shi Kefa, Jiang Yueguang, nor Gao Hongtu expressed their views in a hurry.

Because Emperor Chongzhen's meanness and ungratefulness are well known to the world, if the old man comes back alive, then the minister who initiated the vassal king to supervise the country must be unlucky, and no one is willing to be this victim.

The four giants in Liudu did not express their views, and other officials spoke lightly, even if they said it, it was useless.

As a result, the situation became stalemate, and the ministers gathered to discuss every day, but there was no result, and time passed quickly amidst such empty talk.

……

Two days passed quickly.

The time came to April eleventh.

Li Yan is already hopeless at the Miyun defender (Gubeikou).

But it is useless to wait and see, because the Ming army has never arrived.

"Second brother, I can't be sure that I didn't find the Ming army when I went out?"

Li Yan frowned, and he still didn't quite believe the military report sent back from Ye Bu Shou.

how can that be possible?With Chongzhen's temperament, how could he go to another mountain pass?
Li Mou shook his head and said, "Brother, I'm sure they didn't find any trace of the Ming army. They searched all the ravines in a radius of more than ten miles, and they didn't even find a ghost."

"It shouldn't be." Li Yan frowned more and more.

At this moment, Li Nian came in and said, "Brother, General Li You and General Gu Kecheng are here again."

As soon as the words fell, Gu Kecheng's loud voice came from outside the Xingyuan gate: "Your military division! Where is the right military division?"

Li Yan had no choice but to stand up to greet him. As soon as they met, Gu Kecheng said loudly: "Master You, the Lord has sent a fast horse to urge us to hurry back to Beijing. We really can't delay any longer."

Li You also said, "Let's go back quickly."

"Okay, then go back." Li Yan's brows suddenly relaxed.

Because Li Zicheng will soon use the main force of the Dashun Army to conquer Shanhaiguan.

At that moment Li Yan said again: "Give me the general's order, and the whole army will go back to Beijing!"

Accompanied by the sound of the horn, the Dashun Army meandered out from the valley where they were hiding.

Then set foot on the road back to Beijing.

……

On the high mountain in the distance, two riders, Yi Ding, were silently watching the Dashun army drive away.

Until the Dashun army disappeared on the mountain road in the distance, one of them, Yi Ding, reined in his horse and said, "Let's go, let's go back to the camp and report to the Holy Majesty."

In the evening, the two riders returned to the camp thirty miles away.

The camp of the Ming army was located in an extremely hidden valley, which was discovered by Hu Xinshui when he was hunting in his early years. The entrance of the valley is a narrow rock crevice that can only be passed by a single rider, and it is covered by vines all year round.

Wu put the charcoal in front of Chongzhen, and said with admiration: "Your Majesty, you are really a god. How do you know that there are bandits ambush at Gubeikou?"

Chongzhen smiled, and said to himself that I am actually not sure.

It was just because there were still ten days before the outbreak of the Piece of Stones War, so I was in a hurry to enter the customs just in case, and I didn't expect to avoid the ambush of the Dashun Army.

Li Yan is also really good, he actually calculated that he would enter the customs through Gubeikou.

But fortunately, no matter how powerful Li Yan is, he can't be considered a time traveler, and he can predict the future, but he must be careful when facing Li Yan in the future.

These are long stories, but they are actually just a change of mind.

At that moment Chongzhen said again: "Have all the bandits and ambushes left?"

"All gone." Wu Batan nodded and said, "Over five thousand cavalry, all gone."

Wang Jiayan, who was on the sidelines, said, "My lord, can we enter the customs now?"

"Don't worry." Chongzhen waved his hand and said, "Li Yan is an unpredictable person. Who knows if he really left or faked? What if he just swayed a shot and went back to Gubeikou to ambush in the dark, we Doesn't entering the customs at this time just fall into his calculations? So it's better to wait a few more days, anyway, we are not in a hurry now."

The Ming army is indeed not in a hurry now, and there is no shortage of food, grass and supplies when they have time.

In the battle of Hara Hetao, all the food, grass and supplies of the Gongtu tribe and the Liu thief belonged to the Ming army.

In addition to food and supplies, the Ming army also seized more than [-] war horses, and now there are two horses for one man.

So there is no need to worry at all, you can wait until Li Zicheng's army is launched before entering the pass. At that time, there will be a smooth road from the north to Henan and then to the south, and no one can stop them.

However, Wang Jiayan and others didn't know anything about this, so naturally they couldn't agree with it.

At that moment Wang Jiayan frowned slightly and said: "My lord, although there is no shortage of food, grass and supplies for the time being, it is not a long-term solution to stay in the mountains for a long time. I think it is better to go south as soon as possible to stay in the capital."

Wu Linzheng also said worriedly: "If the delay is long, the stay may change."

As high officials in the DPRK and China, the political sensitivity of Wang Jiayan, Wu Linzheng and others is still very high.

They are very clear that a country cannot be without a king for a day. If there is no definite news about Chongzhen for a long time, then the officials in Liudu will most likely find a vassal king to supervise the country. At that time, even if Emperor Chongzhen returned to Liudu, he could only be the Supreme Emperor.

This is how Tang Xuanzong Li Longji became the Supreme Emperor.

"It doesn't matter." Chongzhen didn't care at all.

What about the prison prince?So what about the throne?

Not to mention that the world is in chaos now, even in peacetime, Zhu Qiyu, who was ascended to the throne by the vassal of Jian Guo, was not kicked off the throne of the emperor in the end by the change of seizing the door?

As long as you have military power, you are not afraid.

Conversely, if you don't have military power in your hands, what can you do even if you arrive in Nanjing?

It is nothing more than the same as the Hongguang, Longwu and Yongli emperors in the original history, becoming a puppet under the control of various border town generals. Chongzhen does not want to be a puppet.

So the most important thing is to master the military power and become the most powerful warlord in Ming Dynasty!

The border towns of Liu Zeqing, Huang Degong, Liu Liangzuo, Gao Jie, and Zuo Liangyu are too far apart for the time being, so the most urgent task is to firmly grasp the armed forces in front of them, especially the thousand barbarians.

Thinking of this, Chongzhen walked over to Wu Batan and other Yiding and sat down cross-legged.

"My lord." Wu Batan, who was sitting and eating, waited for Yi Ding to get up instinctively.

"No." Chongzhen waved his hand and said, "Everything in the army is kept simple, there is no need to be so formal."

Wu Ba Tan and the dozen or so barbarians sitting around the fire laughed and laughed, feeling that the emperor was very appetizing to them.

Chongzhen caught a glimpse of Wu holding the wine gourd on Tan's waist, took it off casually, and asked, "What's in it?"

Wu Batan hastily said: "Return to the Holy Lord, it is our Liao people's homemade shochu. When we feel cold when marching and fighting, we can drink two sips to drive away the cold."

Without further ado, Chongzhen uncorked the drink and took a sip.

Wu Batan and a dozen or so Yidings stood there in a daze.

Why does this emperor feel like they are brothers?So kind.

"Good wine!" Chongzhen wiped his mouth, and handed back the wine gourd to Wuba charcoal.

Wu took the charcoal in a daze, and didn't know what to say for a while, my lord, I will treat you as a brother if you do this, what if one day I lose the etiquette of a monarch and minister?

(End of this chapter)