Be the emperor from the postman

Chapter 1040
"The soldiers of Liaodong should not move lightly." Yang Sichang said solemnly:
"Then Liaodong Huangtaiji must have promised He Jinzhao something, which would prompt him to accelerate his pace of becoming king.

If the war in Liaodong drags on, the one who can't last is Huang Taiji. "

"Could it be that I, Daming, can drag it on?"

Chen Xinjia asked tit for tat.

Even if Yang Sichang is the emperor's favorite, he doesn't care anymore.

In fact, apart from the Radicals and the Runaways, most of the courtiers felt that these two parties were too radical.

It's just a dispute between the old and new ministers of the Ministry of War.

Even though He Jinchao swept the three Jin Dynasty back then, the main officials of the court did not attract enough attention.

They even thought it was a small group of rebels rioting, so they were foolish and peaceful.

When the cabinet drafted the decree, it was written to block it with heart, and to take credit for not being able to get in.

Now that He Jinchao is only called the King of Qin, what kind of urgent matter?
The Tartars outside the pass can become emperors!

What's more, over the years, those rebels have become kings, even some sweeping kings.

It's really just making me laugh.

The people under Chongzhen were divided into the radical faction, the capitulation faction, and a large number of rotten factions in the middle.

Especially the cabinet members headed by Chen Yan are all without any plans and are known for accepting bribes.

These people are the majority in the officialdom of Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, they are still insensitive to the coming disaster of Ming Dynasty.

After all, Lian Hammer Bandit was the face of the capital, and Sun Chuanting spent money to make friends with them.

If He Jinzhao wanted to rule the world in the future, he would need them.

This is the superficial thinking of some officials. Don't think that after passing the eight-legged essay, they can have better resourcefulness!

However, some officials in the capital had another idea.

That is, He Jinzhao's power is getting stronger and stronger, and they still have more ways to go in the future.

Relying on their talents and eloquence.

He Jinzhao, the king of Qin, who will be in charge of the capital in the future, will definitely cherish their inexhaustible talents.

That is another kind of flying Huang Teng.

They don't care who the county magistrate is, as long as they can be the county magistrate's wife.

Therefore, one kind of corrupt officials in the Ming Dynasty is unconscious, and the other is consciously wanting to make long-term plans.

They are all ready to pledge allegiance to the new dynasty!
So once Chongzhen came up with any policy, he would try his best to obstruct it.

They think that they have made great contributions to "the Hammer bandits successfully taking over the Great Tomorrow".

I just don't know if He Jinzhao will be able to recognize their "credit for their contributions" in the future.

He Jinchao also knew that Sun Chuanting had intensified his efforts to corrupt Ming officials in the capital.

Therefore, I am more patient and cultivate a large number of officials in Shanshan, Shaanxi, Hanzhong, Sichuan and other places, so as not to be caught by these moths in the future.

Zhou Yanru re-examined the memorial sent by Xu Dingchen. He Jinchao became king in Taiyuan and changed his year name to Sledgehammer, which officially showed his ambition to replace him.

Zhou Yanru's hands were trembling while holding the memorial.

As the chief minister of the re-activated cabinet, he knew in his heart how far Ming had come.

Datong and Xuanfu, an important town on the outskirts of the capital, are no match for the hammer bandits at all, and they are likely to collapse at the first touch.

Since the Jiajing period, the problem of arrears of military pay has not been resolved.

Daming had limited storage, and was dedicated to frugality.

Even Lu Xiangsheng's land in Xuanda has now belonged to someone else, instead of being used to resist the Hammer bandits to accumulate grain.

Last year, Xuanda Dou rice was sold for two cents and five cents (silver), and soldiers were given seven cents for silver per stone of monthly rations. They could only buy two buckets and eight liters of rice, but they were short of supplies for several months.

As a result, the sergeants were starved for food, without complete clothing, without food, without fodder for horses, and their equipment and other things were broken.

What Lu Xiangsheng did before fell short.

A large number of soldiers fled to the Hammer bandits one after another, begging to take them in and give them a bite to eat.

Back then when Daming and the Hammer bandits were negotiating peace, Chen Xinjia deliberately added a statement that the fugitives need to return each other.

But the hammer bandits seem to have forgotten this.

And Chen Xinjia was too busy arguing with the courtiers, the emperor, and Hong Chengchou to have no time to take care of it.

The officials below didn't even have the guts to ask for it.

This kind of situation is very common. Daming patched together to support Hong Chengchou in Liaodong, and naturally there will be a shortage of other places.

What kind of life did the Ming soldiers from Datong to Jizhen live?
Even for one liter of rations, chaff and sand are added.

I don't have much clothes to wear in winter, I'm cold and hungry.

Who is still playing for Daming?

Zhou Yanru knew what was going on, and now he was very afraid of He Jinchao becoming king.

He looked at the emperor in front of him again, looking anxious.

It is said that he has been "angry and exhausted" for several days.

At this time, Chongzhen lamented in front of the minister:
"I am not the king of a subjugated country, everything is an image of a subjugated country. My ancestors conquered the world despite the wind and rain,
Now that everything will be lost, what face will I have in the future when I go underground to meet my ancestors?

I am willing to personally supervise my teacher to fight to the death with the hammer bandits, even if I die in the battle, I will have no regrets, but I just don't want to die! "

"The minister waits for capital punishment!"

Many courtiers hurriedly took the responsibility on themselves.

Yang Sichang also let out a long sigh, the emperor's heartstrings were about to break.

In the past, whoever said that Daming was going to be finished, he appointed an extremely excited refutation.

Now that he actually said it himself, it is enough to show that Chongzhen's mentality has undergone a great change.

After finally seeing the dawn in Liaodong, He Jinzhao abruptly stepped in, crushing the emperor's beautiful longing.

But Chongzhen's order crushed the dreams of many people.

Now that something happened to him, did Zhu Youjian regret it?
Just like a criminal, what he regrets is not that he did something wrong, but that he regrets being caught.

After Chongzhen finished speaking, he wept bitterly and asked angrily:
"The thieves are so powerful, no one is in charge, and the treasury is exhausted, what will happen?

Can Qing and others give me the distinction? "

After all, you all say that the minister is guilty, so you designate him as guilty!
The chief assistant of the cabinet, Zhou Yanru, hastily expressed his position first:
"Your Majesty, if the hammer bandits attack, I am willing to go out on behalf of the emperor."

Zhu Youjian said without hesitation: "Nanren are not available!"

be rejected.

In his mind, he believed in the Beiren even more at this time, especially the officials who escaped from the hammer bandits.

Although they are quite useless in leading the army and fighting, such as Ding Qirui, Fu Zonglong, Shao Jiechun and others.

Who knew Chongzhen gave this reason, many of the cabinet ministers were from the South.

The cabinet ministers and others all asked to go to war on behalf of the emperor, but Chongzhen did not agree.

Li Jiantai, who is from Shanxi, gave the first performance: "The master is so excellent, and I dare not not try my best.

The minister is a native of Jin, and he knows a lot about thieves.

I would like to use my family's wealth to support the army, which can provide food for tens of thousands of people for a few months. I ask you to raise your troops to go west. "

Chongzhen originally wanted this Shanxi cabinet minister to go out on his behalf, and he was overjoyed when he heard this:
"Qing Ruoxing, I will imitate the gift of pushing the hub, kissing the suburbs of money, and dare not take it lightly."

Who is Li Jiantai?
He is from Quwo County, Shanxi Province.

Tianqi has been in the army for five years. He has a strong character and a generous personality. He has a great reputation. Because of disasters in his hometown, he is willing to use his family money to help the army and intends to go to war. He often talks about this with his colleagues.

Such words naturally reached Chongzhen's ears.

Hearing what he said now, of course Chongzhen couldn't wish for it.

Because Li Jiantai is from Shanxi, he will fight to the death to defend his hometown.

What's more, this person is a wealthy man in Shanxi, so he doesn't have to worry about the car payment, it's really the best of both worlds.

However, to this day, no matter who goes to war on behalf of the emperor, it is of no avail.

The situation in Datong has been getting worse and worse in the past few days, and many people of insight are worried, let alone recovering Shanxi.

A few years ago, the Hammer bandits were not rampant. There were dilapidated cities in the city defense of Shanxi, the walls were so thin, the residents were few, the reserves were empty, and they were struggling to support them.

As for the huge counties and big towns, high cities and deep pools, densely populated places, you can fight against thieves.

However, He Jinchao often happened in Shanxi where he was attacked and defeated, and he failed without attacking, which made the court think it was the tragedy of the Ming Dynasty.

The gentry lived up to the court's 300-year support and was willing to help the thieves.

Confused and ignorant people, those who greeted the money from the city were slaughtered without blood, and those who refused to defend the city were slaughtered.

Therefore, the thieves have not yet fallen under the thin city, and there are always two or three traitors who propose to welcome them from afar.

Unfaithful and fearful gentry guarding the county magistrate and trying to survive, often lead each other out of the city to meet the wind.

The Ministry of Officials also truthfully reported the movement of Shanxi to the emperor: "The Qin bandits sneaked across, the three Jins were invincible, the bandits and horses had not arrived, the city was empty, the false call was spread, and the hearts of the people were in chaos."

Even if the whole of Shanxi has fallen into the enemy's hands, what's the use of sending people there?

Even so, Chongzhen still had high hopes for Li Jiantai.

He planned to personally hold a farewell ceremony for Li Jiantai outside the gate of Zhangwu, but because Li Jiantai did not dare to accept it, he resolutely declined on the pretext that this was an unprecedented gift in the country.

Chongzhen had to order the Ministry of Rites to discuss it separately.

The grand ceremony was held as scheduled.

The emperor's son-in-law, Duwei Tingwei, sued the Taimiao with special sacrifices.

When Chongzhen came to the main hall to dispatch the general, he wrote the four characters "On behalf of me personally" on the spot, and rewarded Li Jiantai with the Dragon Festival and Shang Fangjian.

Then Zhu Youjian drove to the Zhengyangmen Gate Tower and personally presided over the farewell banquet organized by Guanglu Temple.

Along the way, the flags and banners of the officers and soldiers lined up from outside the Meridian Gate to outside the Zhengyang Gate. The golden drums burst out and the flags fluttered, revealing a mighty and enthusiastic atmosphere of sending generals to the expedition.

The civil servants who were ordered to come to sit there sat at nine tables in the east, the military officials sat at nine tables in the west, and the middle table was the emperor's imperial banquet, which happened to be nineteen tables together.

It's like eating in advance!
Zhu Youjian used the gold cup inlaid with large gemstones, which was occasionally used in important ceremonies in the past dynasties, and all ministers used gold cups.

Hearing the praises from the officials of Honglu Temple and the sound of music, Chongzhen personally handed Li Jiantai three glasses of wine and said: "Mr.

After thinking for a while, he ordered: "Qing is Zhen, and I is Qing. I and Qing are inseparable. Everything is done cheaply. First behead and then play the imperial license!"

After Li Jiantai drank three cups, Chongzhen stamped the imperial edict "Conquer on behalf of me" written in his own hand and rewarded Li Jiantai.

Li Jiantai held Chiyu in his arms and hurriedly thanked him, Chongzhen helped him up.

The eunuch put red hairpins and golden flowers on him, and put on palace brocade for him.

Amidst the sound of drums, Li Jiantai left the Zhengyangmen tower.

Under the escort of [-] Jingying soldiers dispatched by the emperor himself, Li Jiantai, a bachelor of the supervisor, left the capital and marched towards Zhuozhou.

Accompanying them were Ling Jiong, the head of the military department who served as the supervisor of the army, Guo Zhongjie, the general soldier, and a Westerner in charge of Huogong water conservancy.

Cheng Yuan, a Jinshi, sent Li Jiantai to Zhending Temple, and said to him: "Your Excellency, you should also go to Yanmen Pass during this trip, and cooperate with Shanxi Governor Xu Dingchen to clean up people's hearts, so as to stick to the plan and cover up the capital."

Cheng Yuan also drafted Ling Jiong's strategy for Pingyang and Taiyuan, as well as specific proposals for the Three Jins and Three Passes, and Ling Jiong was quite impressed.

The great cause of counterattacking Shanxi is just around the corner!

Cheng Yuan suggested that Li Jiantai rush to Yanmen Pass day and night, which is indeed a top priority.

Once Yanmenguan fell, the general situation was gone, and it was irreversible.

However, Li Jiantai sticks to the ancient art of war and does not march more than thirty miles a day.

After all, our old Li has also read military books!
He also wanted to contact his family, take out some of the buried silver, and recruit soldiers.

But at his speed, when He Jinzhao led the hammer bandits to capture Huguang, he might not be able to make it to Yanmen Pass, let alone save Shanxi!
When Li Jiantai led his army to Zhuozhou, most of the guards from the Beijing camp fled back.

"Beat the hammer bandit, go to whoever you like, I will not serve you any more!"

This trip not only has no oil and water to fish for, but also has to send all the lives in.

The gang in Jingying knew very well that they were a few catties and a few taels, and they would definitely not be able to beat the hammer bandits.

Not to mention thinking about taking back Shanxi with only 500 people?
Don't even think about it!

If you don't run, you have no chance.

Daizhen's personal conquest and Shangfang's sword are useless and have no authority.

Chongzhen also mostly wanted to test whether He Jinzhao wanted to send troops, so he appointed Shanxi people to return to their hometowns to call for the troops.

At this moment, Wei Zhengu, the royal censor of Yunnan Province, proposed three strategies to the court.

The best strategy is to "search for abandoned generals and contact the three parties", the middle strategy is to "restore Tongguan and clean up Henan", and the worst strategy is to "distribute the trust and guard the river, and wait for changes."

He especially emphasized: "The assistant minister Li Jiantai, the supervisor, is going to fight on behalf of our emperor. His actions are in danger to the world, and everything must be carefully considered.

Actually sitting down south in a grand manner, aren't you afraid that the bandits will peep at me?
Moreover, one soldier and one salary only depend on the local area, so why do you place more emphasis on control than on control?

Those involved should work hard to raise real soldiers and real wages, and don't think that there are important ministers for pushing Yi, so they can stand by and watch. "

It should be said that his mind is relatively clear, but his judgment on the military situation is no different from that of the court decision-makers.

They all put the focus of defense on the southern wing of the capital - the front line of Taihang Mountain.

Almost all ignored the northern wing of the capital—the Xuanfu Datong line, thinking that Xuanda was guarded by heavy troops to ensure safety.

Chongzhen also considered this way. The first step he ordered Li Jiantai to go to Baoding was to go south to Baoding, which truly revealed that the "worry of the court" was in Baoding and not in Xuanda.

Even if Baoding is not supported, half of Xuanda's soldiers can be transferred to assist Jifu.

This judgment was completely inconsistent with the actual situation. Even if Li Jiantai went out quickly, at best he could only stop the partial division led by He Jinzhao, and once he attacked the capital, the main force would be to approach the capital directly from the front line of Xuanda.

In addition, Xuanda's heavy troops they thought were not there at all!
What's more, Li Jiantai's expedition was nothing more than a bluff political gesture. He only took [-] forbidden troops to set off, and the soldiers, food and supplies had to be settled on the spot.

In such a tense situation, is it just drawing cakes to satisfy one's hunger!

What's more, He Jinzhao's trip was to march in the direction of Huguang, and he didn't even think about taking down the capital in one go.

It is also planned to let the Ming and Qing dynasties consume each other.

The court couldn't even make a good judgment of the most basic situation of the hammer bandits, so all the countermeasures were a few!
This is the fact.

As soon as Li Jiantai left the capital, he fell into a difficult situation. The local governors were afraid that he would come to recruit troops and ask for payment, so they refused him to enter the city, which ruined the prestige of the dignified supervisors and ministers.

(End of this chapter)