Be the emperor from the postman

Chapter 888 Escape (Two in One)

Li Zicheng had doubts about Gao Jie before because he felt that he had colluded with his fellow villager Ai Wannian.

That was when I was in Shaanxi.

But now Gao Jie really betrayed him, and left with his pillow.

Xing was very clear about Li Zicheng's details. She leaked the news to Lu Xiangsheng, and Li Zicheng felt that he probably couldn't win.

I have to be more cautious in the future, and go further south, at least not so close to Lu Xiangsheng.

Li Zicheng wished he could chop up Gao Jie and feed it to the dogs, but not now, he needed to avoid Lu Xiangsheng for a while.

After Zuo Liangyu learned that Gao Yingxiang was captured by Wu Guojun, he also took the opportunity to send a letter of victory to Chongzhen in an attempt to get away with it.

Zuo Liangyu and Tang Jiuzhou joined forces to encircle and suppress the rebels. Tang Jiuzhou took advantage of the victory and pursued for forty miles, while Zuo Liangyu fled back halfway.

Isolated and helpless, Tang Jiuzhou followed Cao Wenzhao's old path and was killed by the rebel army.

But Zuo Liangyu has already embarked on the path of pua Daming, and there is a happy news about the funeral.

Zuo Liangyu is already the strongest in the whole of Henan. Most of his soldiers are soldiers from Henan, who were left in Henan by the imperial court.

During this period, because the governor impeached Zuo Liangyu to avoid the enemy incident, resulting in Tang Jiuzhou's death, at this juncture of lack of talents, Chongzhen only asked Zuo Liangyu to atone for his crime, and did not pursue it.

Zuo Liangyu tasted the sweetness for the first time.

Shanxi governor Xu Dingchen received He Jinchao and frantically passed through the defense area of ​​Xuanfu, all the way to the capital.

He frowned unconsciously.

Could it be that He Jinzhao thought that the plan to exchange Gao Yingxiang's life with the two kings of Jin and Lu would not succeed, so he sent troops in person?
Xu Dingchen must not allow He Jinchao to send troops on an expedition and join forces with the Qing army to attack the capital of the Ming Dynasty.

I, the governor of Shanxi, have to hold him back no matter what.

Just when Xu Dingchen was debating whether to take the opportunity to leave Yanmen Pass, Jiang Xiang came to discuss important matters with him.

Hammer bandit He Jinchao is not as powerful as it used to be, and is now attacking Shaanxi. It just so happens that the Qing army seizes the pass, saying that he wants to attack He Jinchao in order to take revenge.

After Jiang Xiang talked to He Jinzhao, he was beaten passively instead of passively.

Why don't you go directly to the capital and fight the Qing army first, so you can get revenge.

The fight between the hammer bandits and the Hou Jin army is extremely beneficial to Daming.

After Xu Dingchen finished listening, he couldn't help looking at Jiang Xiang.

Back then, he also borrowed troops everywhere, just to deal with He Jinzhao.

Now Jiang Xiang is still going her own way.

The same thing is that He Jinzhao has always accepted the tricks.

It's just that the Guan Ning army and the Mongols that Xu Dingchen found couldn't do it, and they were all defeated by He Jinzhao.

If Jiang Xiang can succeed this time, he will definitely be able to inflict heavy damage on the hammer bandits.

Now the hammer bandits are powerful, they cannot attack by force, they can only outsmart them.

At that time, he and Jiang Xiang will work together to intercept He Jinchao who fled back to Shanxi, and maybe he will be able to capture him and pacify Shanxi in one fell swoop.

In order to achieve their ultimate strategic goals.

This is also the issue of Xu Dingchen's treatment of the hammer bandits. From the initial concept of killing them with all his strength, he changed to wanting to bite He Jinzhao unexpectedly like a poisonous snake, thus poisoning him to death.

Dormant!

After thinking for a long time, Xu Dingchen agreed with Jiang Xiang to join forces to kill the hammer bandits.

At this moment, his eyes are full of the shadow of his past, how can a traitor be able to turn the world upside down?
Loyal ministers of the Ming Dynasty, such as myself or Jiang Xiang, would never give up no matter what.

Jiang Xiang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, it was also his task to keep Xu Dingchen steady.

"Governor Xu, I feel that He Jinchao is really looking forward to Gao Yingxiang's death, so he proposed that the two kings be exchanged for Gao Yingxiang, which is a lie."

"Huh?" Xu Dingchen's eyes lit up, he pinched his beard and said, "Vice President Jiang and I thought about going together."

"Then Gao Yingxiang and He Jinzhao are both leaders of the rebels. What is the deep friendship between the two of them, so that one is worth fighting for the other?"

"Yes."

Jiang Xiang put down the tea in her hand: "That little postman He Jinzhao has also started to become hypocritical."

The two scolded He Jinzhao together again, don't think we can't understand your little thoughts.

"He Jinchao started the war at the same time in the north and the south, and only brought more than ten thousand troops to the capital. He is really very courageous." Jiang Xiang patted the table and said: "This time he meets the superior force of the Qing army, and he will definitely be defeated. And return."

"That's right." Xu Dingchen said about the rising point: "If the sky wants him to die, he will be called crazy!"

As if seeing He Jinzhao's failure, the two burst into laughter.

He Jinzhao, who was said to be defeated by them, led his troops to the end of July.

The hammer bandits marched eastward along the route of the Qing army.

All the counties along the way did not send troops to stop them.

It is already very powerful to gather some children from the village to guard.

Many people in Xuanda and other places have been plundered by Hou Jin, but He Jinzhao only took in tens of thousands of people.

The land along the way is barren, houses collapsed, and a dilapidated landscape.

Xuanda Governor Liang Tingdong has already dispatched all the people around him.

He was busy staring at the Qing army in front of him, and he didn't defend himself against the hammer bandits behind his back.

Or if he wanted to fortify, he didn't have many troops.

The Hammer Bandit didn't have to enter the county town on this trip.

But after firing a few shots, someone begged for a surrender, and then supplied food and grass to the hammer bandits.

Listening to the sound of the cannon and the power of the cannon, they knew that the hammer's cannon was much better than that of the army.

Even if you keep it, you can't keep it.

Rather than die after being breached, it is better to agree to the Hammer Bandit to negotiate conditions first, and still have a trace of the initiative.

Of course, He Jinchao's slogan was to drive out the Tartars and defend the people of the Han family.

Truth is justice incarnate!

Such a reason made these Ming officials feel much better.

Just like giving rewards to the Mongols is not called paying tribute, and being captured by the emperor is called Beishou and so on.

There are even scholars who forcibly put gold on the face of Confucianism, saying that the hammer bandit He Jinzhao has been educated by great Confucianism for his behavior.

Willing to give up prejudice and serve Daming.

Say anything.

But the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty did not have the treatment of supplying food and grass along the way like hammer bandits.

If it weren't for He Jinzhao's hard fists, these Confucian children who sang praises would not even bother to look at the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty.

A stinky soldier deserves to speak in front of the Grand Master?

The name of Hammer Bandit had already been extolled in Xuanda and other places as early as last year.

After all, the Golden Tartars retreated after the fight.

This year, the hammer bandits just set off cannons outside the city, asking you to provide food and grass.

The condition is that I will not enter the city to loot.

After the two parties agreed, it can be said that the hammer bandits did not commit any crimes.

Otherwise, look at the first few counties, the defenders were scattered by a few shells.

They rushed in and slaughtered the local magistrate and robbed the granary.

After the news spread, many county magistrates and local gentry who were watching on the sidelines thought that it was okay to spend money to buy peace.

At least the hammer bandit has proved that he is capable.

Cut flesh or die, most people can make good choices.

He Jinchao, wearing a bamboo hat and riding a war horse, looked at the soldiers pushing carts beside him and told them to rest for a while.

The sun is slightly westward, and then continue on our way.

"Lord."

Zhang Fuzhen grasped the news that was sent first: "Na Muzhong and others have assembled their troops."

He Jinzhao took the letter and read it carefully.

Huang Taiji never spared time to deal with the rest of Chahar's tribe far outside Ji Town.

In other words, the Mongols also began to fight guerrilla warfare on the grasslands.

Regarding the group of kite-flying people on the grasslands, the Qing army is no match for the Mongols.

Anyway, as long as the Hou Jin army went to fight the Chahar tribe, they would plunder the Kerch tribe.

Who made Keerqi the most loyal Mongolian ally of the Qing army?

With basic strategic guidance, as long as the leader is not too good, it is still easy to deal with the attack of the Qing cavalry.

He Jinzhao put down the letter in his hand, and heaved a sigh of relief. He didn't just take his own people to the capital.

The Mongolian who has been nailed outside Ji Town is also his good assistant.

He Jinchao experienced Lin Dan Khan's escape, and defeated the Hou Jin army in front of the Mongols, overwhelming the entire Monan grassland.

Lin Danhan also had to linger in Qinghai and other places, relying on the prestige of his son-in-law He Jinzhao to form an alliance with the rest, so as not to fall behind.

Zhang Fuzhen also finished reading the letter: "My lord, Huang Taiji has made great progress. Although we didn't plan to send troops to the capital before, he still learned a lot."

He Jinchao nodded, Huang Taiji ordered people to rob and escort another wave.

In order to prevent the gathering of people, he would not be able to control it, and he was worried that in Datong, He Jinchao would cut off a piece of the captives and repeat it.

At least He Jinzhao had no plans to send troops after learning that the Qing army had knocked on the side again and ravaged the capital.

If Gao Yingxiang hadn't been captured, He Jinzhao would have marched into the capital with the slogan of saving him.

It has to be said that when Huang Tianji laid out his strategy, he took into account the [-]% possibility.

He Jinzhao knew that Huang Taiji was the most difficult person to deal with, unlike Crouching Dragon and Phoenix Young.

"The leader is Azig."

He Jinzhao glanced at Shuotuo, and heard Shuotuo say:
"Commander, although Azig is usually brainless, he still has brains in war, and he is brave and good at fighting, so don't underestimate him."

"En." He Jinzhao replied:
"If you can't cut a knife from Azig smoothly, then send Subutai and others to harass him on the only way through the grassland. In short, don't think about it!"

"Yes."

The hammer bandits continued on their way.

Zhang Zongheng stood on the city wall, watching the proud soldiers passing by.

He held on to the walls of the city wall, the sadness in his eyes couldn't stop.

No one took Daming seriously.

In the eyes of the hammer bandits and the Qing army, these high-ranking officials of the Ming Dynasty are all cattle and sheep that can be slaughtered at will.

How did Daming become so weak?

The people they had looked down upon before turned around and started looking down on them.

Whether it is the Tartars outside the pass or the postmen, their methods are so tough that they are afraid.

Especially after Zhang Zongheng lost the military power, he was asked to help the hammer bandits to pass the message to the emperor because of the lack of security, in order to return to the position of Governor Xuanda and continue to train the army.

What some people care about is not important at all in the eyes of others, and most people can't get over the hurdle in their hearts.

Although Azig had achieved a huge victory against the Ming army, he still did not take it lightly.

The size of Da Ming is too big, and it is definitely not something that Da Qing can swallow in one gulp.

Even a hammer bandit appeared in Shanxi, which could deflate the Eight Banners, and even indirectly lead to Dege's death from depression.

So he has been putting a Niulu in Xuanda and other places as an eyeliner, and looting Xuanda and other places along the way.

Now Azig has received news about the hammer bandits.

He actually came to take advantage of the fire again.

Azige had to admire Huang Taiji's advance arrangement in his heart.

Abate said: "That little postman really dares to come?"

"Isn't he already here?" Ye Keshu's face was a little ugly.

Originally, everyone looted well, and Da Ming didn't dare to resist.

But there was a third party.

"Don't be so anxious." Forehead Daerha said: "Let's first find out what the hammer bandits are doing near the Ming capital?"

"Ok?"

"King Wuying, can he, a rebel from the Ming Dynasty, help Chongzhen fight my Qing dynasty?"

Darha stood up and said: "Don't forget that he made a covenant with the emperor to deal with Daming together. He watched us attack the capital, and the loot is so rich, it is inevitable that he will not be tempted."

After listening to the explanation given by the forehead, Azig also came to his senses.

The emperor and He Jinchao had an alliance agreement to marry their daughter to him, but the matter has been delayed since the daughter has not yet grown up.

At least on the surface, the Qing Dynasty and the hammer bandits are allies.

"Send someone to contact He Jinzhao and ask him what he means."

Azig finally made an argument, and everyone agreed.

"Closely monitor the direction of Xuanda, and at the same time shrink some troops, and transport all the newly robbed money, food and people out of the customs, and report to the emperor together with the success report and the situation about the hammer bandits."

"Yes."

Azig was full of contempt for the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, but he was extremely concerned about the hammer bandits.

In any case, the hammer bandits have severely damaged the Eight Banners with several victories.

Azig will not underestimate this kind of person, underestimating him is just underestimating my brave Eight Banners soldiers.

Similarly, Azig wanted to prove himself with two white flags, but he was controlled by his two younger brothers and had nothing to do with him.

The Qing army and the hammer bandits are acting for their own interests.

Only the Ming army is doing badly.

As for the internal court, there is still party struggle.

The main reason is that Wen Tiren grabbed Qian Qianyi, the leader of the Donglin Party, in his pigtails, saying that he took bribes to control the life and death of Jiangnan, and that his clan relatives were forbidden to go to sea, and there was nothing he dared not do.

Qian Qianyi was his old enemy and the only remaining veteran of the Donglin Party, and the remnants of the Donglin faction in the court had been attacking him almost all the time these years, trying every means to force him to leave.

The gentry in the Ming Dynasty were extremely domineering in the countryside, especially those in the south of the Yangtze River.

This kind of rhetoric of framing Qian Qianyi is extremely correct, but it is not necessarily Qian Qianyi who did it.

Qian Qianyi was imprisoned because of this, so he found the relationship with Cao Huachun.

Cao Huachunfang didn't bother to care about it before, but the accusation of collusion between inner and outer ministers in the pigtails was what the emperor feared the most.

So Cao Huachun chose to help Qian Qianyi, and ordered Dongchang to investigate as soon as possible and return him innocent.

He directly explained the matter to Emperor Chongzhen, defended himself, and at the same time asked Chongzhen to let him lead the East Factory to investigate the matter, so as to prevent the villain from framing the minister and disturbing the unhealthy trend of the government.

Chongzhen liked to deal with complicated cases. Hearing that there were so many twists and turns, he couldn't help but agree to Cao Huachun's application immediately.

It seems that because everyone is busy with some controversial matter, he and many ministers can forget the fact that there are still a large number of Qing troops outside the capital!
(End of this chapter)