Be the emperor from the postman

Chapter 711 Mixing good and bad makes people feel hopeful (first update)
Chongzhen was picky and poor, always thinking of doing the affairs of the world without spending money.

In terms of fiscal expenditures, we should save as much as we can.

Previously, Zhang Fuzhen, the governor of Yansui, was coerced and surrendered to the hammer bandits because of the two mutinies of soldiers.

Hong Chengchou wrote a letter, hoping that the court could clearly say that Zhang Fuzhen was treasonous, and secretly control his family, and deal with it like Hei Yunlong.

For those mutinous soldiers, many of them were due to the lack of salary. If their families were rewarded generously, they would cooperate with Zhang Fuzhen and hope that His Majesty can provide money and food support.

Fortunately, the official army in southern Shanxi has achieved great results, especially the good news of the eunuch Chen Dakui.

Chongzhen was entertained for a while, and he immediately agreed to Chen Dakui's suggestion to send money and food from the imperial court. If the loss along the way is too great, the local government should supply it.

But before Chongzhen ordered the Ministry of Households to raise how much food, Hong Chengchou's second memorial was delivered.

There were many breaches in the Yellow River, flooding both Shanxi and Shaanxi. The hammer bandit He Jinzhao dug up the Yellow River and flooded Mengmen Pass, drowning more than [-] officers and soldiers at once, twenty or three out of ten.

This is another large amount of money that needs to be paid. If the money is not given, the soldiers may find it difficult to work for the court in the future.

Coupled with the countless casualties of military and civilian merchants along the coast, the people migrated and begged for food everywhere, if the imperial court did not send relief, the thieves in Shaanxi that had just been pacified might cause civil disturbances again, so I implore Your Majesty to allocate money as soon as possible.

Hong Chengchou analyzed that there will be no war in Liaodong in the near future, and with the loss of so many people, Liao's salary can be transferred to use a batch first.

In order to get money, Hong Chengchou also raised He Jinchao's price in front of Chongzhen, who was the little postman who captured King Jin and broke through Taiyuan.

He began to establish himself as a Hammer King, who belonged to Shui De, and shouted the slogan that Daming must be destroyed, so he must be destroyed in time.

Regardless of whether He Jinzhao did these things, Hong Chengchou put his hat on him.

Bang.

What Chongzhen can't tolerate most is that the imperial power is trampled by others. The last time a high-ranking thief broke into the imperial city, he had already issued a death order, and he must be killed.

Therefore, Hong Chengchou knew that the hammer bandit He Jinzhao was more difficult to deal with, but he still sent Cao Wenzhao, who was the best fighter, to fight Gao Yingxiang, just to show the emperor.

"Where is Liu Yunxie?" Chongzhen put down the memorial in his hand and said, "Call me here."

"Yes."

Before long, Liu Yunxie knelt down and knelt down on the ground.

"Look, is this just for my ears?"

Liu Yunxie broke out in a cold sweat, and immediately looked at Hong Chengchou's memorial tremblingly.

The hammer bandits dug the Yellow River and drowned [-] officers and troops, none of my business!

and many more.

It is true that the Hammer Bandits are powerful in Shanxi, but I have never heard of him becoming king!
If there is such a thing, wait for Hong Chengchou to take the initiative to report it?

"Your Majesty, before the maidservant returned to the capital, I never heard the news that he is known as the Hammer King."

Chongzhen's complexion was not good, so it could be said that after He Jinchao's postman defeated the government army, he became arrogant, that's why he was called the Hammer King?
It was a fluke that he conquered Taiyuan before, and his strength was not very strong, so he was not listed as a key target.

But now?

First, more than [-] mutinous officers and troops crossed the river to join him, and then they dug the Yellow River and attacked [-] troops.

Even in the battle of Daling River, Da Ming's loss was only about [-] troops.

How can the fighting power of a soldier under the bandit's command be stronger than that of Jiannu?

This thief was lucky, and coupled with his ruthlessness, it became a bit of a climate.

"The hammer bandits are to be suppressed, and it is impossible not to suppress them."

Chongzhen asked Liu Yunxie to take this memorial and send it to the cabinet, telling them to deal with the matter quickly.

It is naturally impossible for Hong Chengchou to report according to the actual number of people, so he deliberately said too much.

He thought that the imperial court would grant money to the number of people he actually lost, even if he did not admit such a big failure in vain.

Hong Chengchou also happened to take advantage of the natural disaster to even out the books of many soldiers under his command, so he asked for more pensions and continued to train elite soldiers.

A way to kill multiple birds with one stone.

Chongzhen's mood during this period was really ups and downs.

I thought that Dalinghe could be rescued, but he couldn't, but Zu Dashou pretended to surrender and returned,

The good news is that Wu Guojun is blooming on the battlefield, killing Mang Gurtai.

It was thought that Hong Chengchou put down the thieves in Shaanxi, but Kong Youde in Dengzhou rebelled again.

Then Lao Huihui waited for the thieves to invade Beizhili, shouted the slogan of breaking into the capital, was defeated by Lu Xiangsheng and others and fled to Henan.

The good news is that after Cao Wenzhao entered Shanxi, he won consecutive battles and victories, followed by bad news one after another.

First, the soldiers mutinied, and then the Yellow River breached. Under natural disasters, so many soldiers died.

During this period of time, Chongzhen's heart was like a roller coaster, going up and down, sometimes angry or happy, which really made his spirit internally exhausted.

If there is any bad news, just come, I am not afraid.

Chongzhen rekindled his fighting spirit and began to review the memorials.

Immediately afterwards, Xu Dingchen, the governor of Shanxi, sent a memorial. Yang Wenyue, the political envoy of Zuo Zuo, heard that Sun Chuanting, a fellow Jinshi, had surrendered to the hammer bandits. He went alone to persuade him, but he never returned.

"Confused, really confused!"

Chongzhen naturally knew about Sun Chuanting's joining the Hammer Bandits. Zhang Zongheng had reported it long ago, and at the same time he brought out a lot of news about the Hammer Bandits, saying that He Jinzhao had killed the gentry and robbed the gentry's wives and concubines.

In fact, in Chongzhen's view, it was absolutely impossible for He Jinzhao to kill the gentry by the hammer bandits.

In addition, He Jinzhao was deceived by the northern prisoner Lin Danhan with a fake jade seal, which really made Chongzhen look down on him.

But once He Jinchao claims to be the king and dominates, he must step up his efforts to eliminate them.

But Yang Wenyue, the newly appointed Zuo Buzheng envoy, didn't know about the situation, and he couldn't come back alone, so who should he call now?

But Chongzhen was not worried. With Sun Chuanting supporting him, Yang Wenyue could save his life.

Chongzhen decided to let Zhang Zongheng use Sun Chuanting's relationship and asked him to check whether the hammer bandit He Jinzhao was titled.

Hong Chengchou asked for too much money. He felt that the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of War could not afford it for so many years, because the rewards for suppressing the bandits had not yet been fully distributed.

This time, we gathered here and there, and just sent them together. After all, many people died in battle, and no one should receive the reward.

"I don't believe it, there is still bad news."

Chongzhen took the memorial, and then a smile appeared on his face: "Zhu Dadian is still capable."

Zhu Dadian, who was ordered in danger, assembled an army of [-] with [-] cavalry in Liaodong as the main force.

He took the initiative to attack, defeated the main force of the rebel army who underestimated the enemy, and killed the general Chen Shi.

Taking advantage of the victory, the troops were divided into three groups. Jin Guoqi led his troops to enter Changping from the middle road, Chen Hongfan, the general soldier, led his troops to enter from the south road, and Wang Zhifu and others entered from the north road.

All the armies brought three days of food to Shahe, Kong Youde fought and was defeated.

The army besieged Dengzhou, killed the thief commander Li Jiucheng, and almost wiped out his division.

The two generals Wu Sangui and Liu Liangzuo performed outstandingly, and the army half besieged Dengzhou City (one side is the sea, so it cannot be surrounded).

Zhu Dadian specifically asked, because the imperial court wanted to appease and annihilate them all, so what should be the order before and after?

Time is running out, if the appeasement fails and Kong Youde escapes along the sea, he has no choice but to ask His Majesty to make a decision in time.

The most important thing is that Lushun is gone, and the imperial court is implementing Xiong Tingbi's plan to restore Liao Dynasty, so there is no room for maneuver.

(End of this chapter)