Be the emperor from the postman

Chapter 988
The land of Shanshan and Shaanxi actively resisted disasters under the rule of the hammer bandits.

But this kind of thing doesn't happen overnight.

It is inevitable that some people will become anxious and be used by people with ulterior motives.

Especially in the era of illiteracy everywhere, there are beliefs and worships of gods and ghosts.

Especially He Jinzhao has been doing a big job recently.

Because of the successive years of drought, many people said that hammer bandits have no morals and disrespect for ghosts and gods, which led to successive years of drought.

So he used the hand of the gods to confuse people and want to make trouble.

This is mostly due to the unswerving resistance of those who lost their interests under the hammer bandits.

Such a show is an old Confucian trick, after all, the power of the king is granted by God.

The emperor is the son of heaven, and once there is a disaster in the world, it is you, the son, who failed to serve the father in the sky well, so the disaster will be brought down.

He Jinzhao ordered them all to gather together and let them demonstrate the magic of the gods.

Of course, I, He Jinzhao, will listen to whoever has the ability.

As a result, many fairy children who possessed magical powers came, but He Jinzhao only had one test to distinguish the truth of what they said:
Let's see if they can withstand the power of the Hongyi Cannon.

If they were really protected by gods, and the cannons were fired after carrying them over, He Jinzhao would recognize that the gods they said were right, and immediately build temples for them.

If you can't resist it!

Then you are a liar who confuses the people, and you have to punish them to death.

Because at present He Jinzhao only believes that the truth is only within the range of the cannon.

Since they also stand for their truth, it's a good time to come and touch them.

It's a pity that these people are all mortal bodies, and they don't have the body of the gods, let alone the "sons" of the gods. They were all beaten into flesh by shells.

So far, the custom of offering sacrifices to gods and praying for rain among the people in the mountains and Shanxi provinces has changed, and they follow orders with peace of mind.

No one thinks about using the external force of "immortals" any more.

After all, in the past, Marshal He relied on cannons to beat the Dragon King and threaten the gods, so that the heavens would rain down on them.

Now that Marshal He is using cannons to test the authenticity of the gods, isn't it normal operation?
A god has to be distinguished from a mortal, otherwise why would he be called a god?
And why let me wait for mortals to believe you!

Although this move is a bit brutal, it has to be said that the effect of enlightening the people is quite good.

Of course, this move also extended to the theologians in Monan Mongolia, after many people also died.

The remaining Mongols who wanted to make trouble were sensible, thinking that He Jinzhao could no longer be described as Tian Khan.

We have to use a more advanced title to express our respect for Marshal He.

For this reason, those Mongolian tribes who had some tricky connections with the Qing Dynasty through Horqin suddenly became much more honest.

After all, some people think that An Sheng's life is a waste of life, and they always want to make trouble when they are full.

Then Marshal He simply took pleasure in helping others, helping them in one step, so as not to feel that he was wasting his life, and the key was wasting the meager food.

You are dead, so how can you talk about wasting?
As long as he lives well under the Hammer Bandits, it won't be a problem.

Look at those people under the rule of Ming Dynasty, how many of them can live this kind of life, and most of them are in dire straits?
But you double-hearted people, once you want to make trouble, the hammer bandits will definitely have thunderous means to punish you.

Of course, this is also a contest in which He Jinchao transferred a large number of grassroots officials to the new territory to stabilize the place, which led to the resurgence of the old class forces that had not been completely wiped out.

If you want to completely control one side, the big explosives alone are useless, and you need a large number of officials to stabilize the site.

Otherwise, there will be no more officials to help you govern, and the order will be extended to the grassroots. In the end, you will only be able to make wedding dresses for others.

The Hammer bandit regime has developed to the present, and it cannot be avoided that the power of the gentry has always wanted to take the lead.

Fortunately, there are peasant associations that have organized many common people and effectively contained them.

The recruitment and learning of officials has never stopped, especially in the area of ​​Shaanxi, which is also a key development.

At that time, transfer that group of people to the new site, effectively avoiding the rise of the power of the local gentry again.

He Jinzhao spent more and more time dealing with political affairs, but he didn't make any decent progress in military matters.

On the contrary, his nephew Li Dingguo took advantage of the situation in Sichuan and directly besieged the Great Ming Governor Yang Sichang in Chongqing, unable to move.

Now more opportunities will be created for Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng.

Li Zicheng also caused a storm, but Zhang Xianzhong was still holding back, and he never found out whether he was going to Jiangxi, Fujian and other places according to the original plan.

"Lord."

Qiu Zhitao put the latest gathered news on his table.

"Ah."

Qiu Zhitao's beard and hair were all white, but the little old man became more and more energetic. He thought he would retire as a petty official in Daming and fall down.

He never thought that not only has he ushered in a second spring in the anti-thief career, but the concubine he married also gave birth to a child for him.

"Huh!"

He Jinzhao put down the paperwork in his hand and said with a smile:

"The whole Daming has become a mess, and it's not far from the Daming Pill."

Regarding He Jinzhao's joke, several counselors also laughed.

Daming's situation is getting worse and worse.

They also didn't expect that Yang Sichang, who wanted to continue his life for Daming, would actually do it below.

Not only did he not command the various military leaders below, but he also put himself in it.

"Yang Sichang is really looking for ways to survive for Daming everywhere, but unfortunately he is not Zhang Juzheng, and Qi Jiguang is not available under his command."

Zhang Fuzhen pinched his beard and smiled: "It's just his own idea."

"Yang Sichang still has some use value in Chongzhen." He Jinzhao shook his head:
"Yang He wants to see his son in the prisoner-of-war school, but I'm afraid he has little hope."

Everyone didn't take Yang Sichang seriously, as long as he didn't expressly surrender to the hammer bandits, then he was the enemy.

Don't look at Yang He's face, if he really got to that point, he should be killed.

Some people want to die with all their heart, and they can't be stopped.

"My lord, the news that the Ming court wanted to negotiate a peace with the Qing court also indirectly killed Lu Xiangsheng, the main fighter. In this way, there is no strong person who can hinder me from declaring the general direction."

Just to say that Lu Xiangsheng was doing internal affairs rectification in the farmland and stealthily wooing the Mongols, he was quite skilled.

Although the Hammer Bandit's strategy cannot pose a threat in the short term, as long as Lu Xiangsheng is given time to develop, the appointment can cause great trouble.

The talents of Ming Dynasty should stay in the right position to display their true strength.

It's a pity that Chongzhen is probably not very good at employing people. His political achievement in this life is to kill Wei Zhongxian.

Then when Daming got to where he is now, he found that he also needed a talent like Wei Zhongxian.

But none of the eunuchs under his command could match Wei Zhongxian's skills.

Even if it is money, it will not be used by the emperor.

"My lord, in fact, considering the current situation, we can discuss peace with Daming."

He Jinzhao was a little confused by Zhang Fuzhen's sudden words, what did he say?

"Why are you negotiating peace with Daming?"

He Jinzhao didn't refuse, but just wanted to hear Zhang Fuzhen's idea.

"The main battle faction of Ming Dynasty lost, and the only one left is the peace faction."

Zhang Fuzhen pinched his beard and smiled: "This is a good opportunity to blackmail Daming!"

"My lord, if Yang Sichang and others want to negotiate peace with the Qing court, is it possible that Daming doesn't want to negotiate peace with us?"

Zhang Fuzhen pointed to a large map beside him and said: "Huang Taiji occupies Liaodong, we also occupy the three northwestern provinces, Li Zicheng caused chaos in Henan, and Zhang Xianzhong went to Jiangxi and other places.

The entire Great Tomorrow, according to what the lord said, was a mess.

We also have the capital to negotiate peace with the Ming court. "

Ji Gui pinched his beard and thought, if it was true what Zhang Fuzhen said.

The hammer bandits negotiated peace with the Ming court, lowered their vigilance, and asked the Ming court to deploy troops to fight against the bandits and Liaodong Huangtaiji, while we watched from the sidelines.

It doesn't matter if Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong and others stir up the wind and rain, as long as Huang Taiji doesn't occupy Shanhaiguan, it will be considered a victory for our side.

"The Qing army plundered Shandong again, and the taxes collected there were the largest in the whole of Northern Zhili, and the rest of the places were suffering from famines. Chongzhen's control over the north further declined."

Zhang Fuzhen continued to elaborate on his ideas:
"We got the money that Daming gave us, whether it was raising soldiers or spending it on local disaster management, we made money.

Daming can only waste their money and further deduct the amount owed to the soldiers who entered the capital.

Wait until next year to explain the price for next year, and wait until the time changes, or just find a reason to say that the money has not been fully received in our hands.

The most important thing is that Da Ming negotiated peace with the rebels, lost the face of the orthodox court, lost the righteousness, and the lord can hold more initiative in the future. "

After He Jinchao thought about it carefully, Zhang Fuzhen's strategy was much more "decent" than that of the Qing court.

It was really rude for the Qing court to rob directly, without any technical content.

Zhang Fuzhen is cutting flesh with a blunt knife. What he really wants is not flesh, but the point of Ming "negotiating peace with the rebels", and he will make a fuss in the future.

"My lord, what Daming lacks now is time. We can still use Yang Sichang as a bargaining chip. If Chongzhen agrees, we will let Yang Sichang leave Chongqing."

"Chongzhen thinks his own face is very serious, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to agree." Ji Gui squeezed his beard and said:
"Besides, since ancient times, peace negotiations have been of equal strength, just like the Chanyuan alliance, Liao could not swallow Song immediately, and Song could not defeat Liao.

Although Da Ming is huge, he is by no means an opponent of my Hammer Bandits.

Only the one who can fight can stop the war, at least he has the capital to fight, otherwise why would he agree to negotiate peace with the rebels? "

But Zhang Fuzhen laughed: "My lord, Jijun, you still don't understand the government well enough."

Qiu Zhitao said leisurely: "Like the emperor, magistrates and the like, their first consideration is to maintain their own rule is stable, the life and death of the people is not important.

Coupled with the strength of Hong Chengchou and Wu Guojun's hundreds of thousands of soldiers in Jizhen, Chongzhen may not want to agree to the lord's peace negotiation.

Therefore, in my opinion, this matter still needs to be ventilated to the courtiers of the Ming Dynasty, so that they can take the initiative to give advice to the emperor, so that the boat can go smoothly. "

He Jinzhao nodded, and it would not be impossible if he could facilitate a peace negotiation with Daming.

Anyway, if this capital dog tartar can go, so can I, the Hammer Bandit.

Chongzhen can't be ashamed to negotiate peace with Huang Taiji, why can't he be ashamed to negotiate peace with me, a traitor?

In short, it is all hypocrisy and obscenity.

Yang Sichang's big gamble of spending a lot of money has failed.

Although stud is a kind of wisdom, the current Daming can't help stud anymore.

Yang Sichang's bandit suppression plan was completely bankrupt, and the situation Chongzhen had to face was more complicated and difficult.

"I don't know what the Lord wants?"

"Anyway, if you're idle, you're idle, so let's find something for Chongzhen to do."

He Jinzhao smiled: "Leave this matter to Wu Guojun and ask him to recruit several civil servants to work for him. There should be some results."

Seeing that the lord agreed, Ji Gui didn't say much.

But he felt that the Ming court would not let go easily, and the Confucian officials in the court, especially those from the Ming Dynasty, liked to pretend to be against the emperor.

After all, there is no need to be responsible for what you say, it is the rules set by your ancestors anyway, and I am following the order of the ancestors.

The emperor was warlike, so they said all kinds of reasons, and the Lord made peace.

If the emperor advocates peace, they have to say that Jingkang's shame is still unresolved, and the main battle.

Whoever advocates peace will be called "Qin Hui"!
This person is really too typical, after all, every dynasty learns from history.

Datang's policies were too rich in military personnel, and the Great Song Dynasty would constantly belittle military personnel and elevate civil officials.

After arriving in Daming, the matter of reconciliation was nailed to the pillar of shame because of Qin Hui's operation.

Therefore, on the surface, the civil servants of Ming Dynasty opposed the negotiation of peace, and they had to be careful when mentioning this and this word, for fear that others would label him as Qin Hui.

After reading Zhang Fuzhen's letter to Wu Guojun, He Jinzhao pointed to the end and said:
"One more thing, if Emperor Zhu Youjian of the Ming Dynasty disagrees with the peace negotiation, we will use war to promote peace, so that we can watch others fight each other and enter the arena at the right time."

"clear."

Zhang Fuzhen quickly finished writing and asked He Jinzhao to affix his seal, he hadn't thought of this aspect just now.

Just thinking about relying on lip service, forgetting to add the advantage of "military power".

At the same time, a letter from He Jinzhao was also quickly sent to Sichuan, telling Li Dingguo to keep Yang Sichang's bargaining chip.

Thistle Town.

Wu Guojun and Hong Chengchou had already received Zu Dashou's request for help, and hoped that they could also persuade the emperor to support Liaodong in time.

Huang Taiji was sharpening his sword, ready to destroy the Ningjin line of defense, so as to break through Shanhaiguan, and then he could go straight to the capital.

Hong Chengchou was very wary of Wu Guojun, but now the two sides have more exchanges.

He was afraid that Wu Guojun would play tricks behind his back and kill him.

Hong Chengchou has also heard about Wu Guojun's rise.

But Wu Guojun respected Hong Chengchou very much. Even though he knew that he knew that he had colluded with He Jinzhao, he still pretended to be stupid and said that he was a loyal minister of Ming Dynasty.

In addition, the death of Wu Aheng and others was too strange, and there was no one of Wu Guojun's subordinates in the area that was originally heavily guarded.

In addition, the boundary where the Qing army entered the fortress was originally defended by Wu Guojun, and others did not know about it. Hong Chengchou suspected that Wu Guojun dug the hole on purpose.

Perhaps Wu Aheng knew something that he didn't know, and Wu Guojun planned to borrow a knife to kill someone.

But at present, Hong Chengchou has no chance to investigate. One died in the hands of the Qing army, and the other died in the hands of the emperor (he was punished and beheaded afterwards).

Wu Guojun said with a serious face: "Governor, after this bitch Huang Taiji looted our Shandong, he still wants to start a war in Liaodong, so we must guard against it!"

(End of this chapter)