The ruthless emperor in the late Ming Dynasty forced Chongzhen to abdicate at the beginning

Chapter 76 Your Majesty Is Too Partial
"Your Majesty, in this battle, more than [-] enemies were killed, including [-] Mongol Tartars. They captured more than [-] mules and horses, more than [-] loads of grain and grass, fifty cannons, and countless weapons and armor..."

Zhou Yuji held the booklet with excitement and handed it over.

The generals on the side also showed excitement on their faces. This kind of record is even greater than that of the imperial concubine.

At this moment, everyone is full of confidence in defeating Jiannu.

"it is good!"

"Haha, this battle was fought beautifully. It showed the prestige of our Ming army. It also proved that the Jurchen is full of ten thousand and invincible. It is pure bullshit!"

Zhu Cihong took the booklet, laughed happily, and finally vented his anger.

"Ha ha!"

The generals in the hall also laughed loudly.

"Your Majesty, please ask for instructions on how to deal with those war horses and mules!" After everyone laughed, Zhou Yuji asked for instructions again.

"Well, there is not much fodder in the city, so let's kill all the mules and horses, and let everyone have a good meal. After all, everyone hasn't eaten meat for some days."

"As for the war horses...send them to Tongzhou together with the fodder."

Zhu Cihong thought about it and said.

There is no place for war horses to stay in the city, let alone a place to use them, and it is not safe to keep them outside the city. It is better to send them to Tongzhou.

Although the generals were a little disappointed, they didn't say anything.

Immediately, Zhu Cihong distributed the spoils, and the fifty red cannons were naturally placed on the top of the city.

[-]% of the captured armor was given to Zhou Yuji, [-]% was given to Xungui, [-]% was given to Tang Tong, and the remaining [-]% and weapons were also sent to Tongzhou.

After all, Tongzhou is the main force in the decisive battle with the Tartars. One more horse and one more piece of armor means more combat power and a better chance of winning.

Anyway, the capital has a city wall, and the pots of dung and pieces of wood are more effective than armor and long knives.

This time, the two dukes felt that His Majesty was too partial.

However, Zhou Yuji's troops and the imperial forest army were the ones who really fought last night. The two of them could only recognize each other by holding their noses. Who told them that they lost the battle that day?
As soon as everyone resigned, Zhu Cihong was about to fulfill his promise and go to select disciples, but the civil servants came to ask to see him again.

Zhu Cilang thought about how they guarded the city all morning yesterday, and more than 100 people died and more than [-] were injured, so he patiently received him.

"Kowtow to Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

"Get up!"

"Shoufu, what's the point of laboring so hard?"

Seeing that the cabinet ministers and the six ministers were there, he asked directly, obviously not wanting to waste any time.

"Qizou Your Majesty, the ministers and others are here for the martyrdom of Zhang Jinyan, Minister of the Ministry of War, and other officials and scholars. I hope that Your Majesty will commend the officials and scholars who died this time..."

After Chen Yan finished his speech, he knelt down, holding a list in both hands, and the others also knelt down and seconded.

"After the war is over, I will commend the soldiers and officials who died this time, but it seems that Zhang Jinyan was killed when he fled the battle?"

Zhu Cihong immediately understood the purpose and plan of these guys, and said with a final sneer.

"Your Majesty, Zhang Jinyan, as Minister of the Ministry of War, would run away in battle? He must have been killed by a small soldier by mistake. I hope His Majesty will return justice and set the record straight!"

"I hope that His Majesty will give justice to Zhang Butang!"

Everyone knelt down and prayed in Qiqi again.

In fact, everyone didn't want to open their eyes and talk nonsense in front of the emperor.

However, Zhang Jinyan, as the Minister of the Ministry of War, was hacked and killed by the soldiers when he fled the battle. What he lost was not his face alone, but the face of the entire civil servant.

Originally, His Majesty began to use military generals heavily. It is conceivable that once this matter gets out, it will aggravate the military generals' turnaround. In the future, if civil servants want to intervene in military affairs, this matter will become a major obstacle.

"What? Do you want me to call that little soldier over to the Emperor's Hall to confront him on the spot?"

Although he has long been used to the shamelessness of these guys, Zhu Cihong was still disgusted, so he didn't give him any face.

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, they didn't expect His Majesty to be so ruthless, and didn't give any room for repayment.

At any rate, they defended the city for a long time, and killed or injured hundreds of people, okay?
Wouldn't it be okay to change the reputation of the Minister of the Ministry of War?

"Many soldiers have witnessed this incident with their own eyes. There is no need to discuss it any further. I still have work to do, so let's all step back!"

"Chen wait...retire!"

Everyone retreated and left with a look of disappointment, not daring to say any more.

I thought that this performance would make His Majesty change his views on them, but who would have thought that they would remain the same, it is really chilling.

After the civil servants left, Zhu Cihong also got up and went to the Imperial City school grounds. Of the 3 people who fought out from the north gate last night, except those who died in battle, the rest had already lined up and waited for a long time.

Last night, nearly a thousand people were killed in the Imperial Forest Army, and [-] were injured, which can be described as a heavy loss.

Half of those who died in battle were killed by gunfire on the way to charge, and most of the wounded were injured by arrows and fighting.

It can be seen that the importance of armor, if it is not for these 1 people have armor, 1000% of them are excellent three-pattern armor, so leading the battle will definitely not kill [-] people.

Although one thousand people died and three thousand were injured, Zhu Cihong was heartbroken, but he knew that it was worthwhile and necessary.

After the fierce fighting last night, his Imperial Forest Army has completely grown into an elite team of warriors.

Seeing His Majesty arriving at this moment, everyone excitedly shouted Long Live, knowing that His Majesty is really going to choose a disciple.

With so many people, it's hard to tell who is the best performer, so Zhu Cihong just went through the motions, and it's generally reasonable.

For example, the imperial army rushed to the front, and Zhu Cihong selected eighty guys with the most powerful blades.

Then, from the more than 2 people under Zhou Yuji's command, [-] people with the most blood on their bodies were selected.

After 100 people were selected, a teacher-student ceremony was held on the spot, and then they were thrown by Zhu Cihong into the newly established lecture hall to learn how to read and write.

Most of these 100 people are ordinary soldiers, a small number are low-level officers, and none of the senior officers.

After the news came out, the whole army was once again strongly stimulated.

Especially when His Majesty announced that he would personally select disciples every year in the future, everyone put in all their energy, and they were no longer as muddled as before.

Because everyone has seen the hope of becoming a general in prosperity and wealth, it doesn't matter how smart you are, let alone how smart you are, as long as you dare to fight and kill.

However, the civil servants and nobles also saw the intention of His Majesty's move.

Xungui is okay, just thinking about how to send his son to the martial arts hall.

But the civil servants are all ashamed, and they want to come to hell.

However, since the Chongzhen rebellion, Zhu Cihuang expelled all the eunuchs in the harem, and they were not allowed to enter the harem without orders, and the maids were changed again.

Now the entire harem is guarded by a thousand female soldiers detained from Hong Niangzi.

It can be said that the slightest chance is not given to those with ulterior motives.

Even when going to bed at night, concubines should be prepared to stand guard at the head of the bed with a knife to prevent being secretly strangled to death by the maid.

I was terribly afraid of death.

.........

In the days that followed, Zhu Cihong kept an eye on the movement of the slave camp, but for half a month, the Tartars showed no sign of marching.

Instead, they continued to reinforce the camp.

This made Zhu Cihong, Zhou Yuji, and the Red Lady generals in Tongzhou feel that something was wrong.

"Could it be that Dorgon still imagined that Zhen would send an army to attack him?"

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid this is indeed the case. Judging from the various signs of the Tartars, it is obvious that we know that our army is short of food, so we want to consume our army's food and grass, so as to achieve the goal of defeating others without fighting."

Zhou Yuji said in a deep voice, his face was unprecedentedly solemn, and the faces of the two princes were also very ugly.

Zhu Cihong also frowned.

He is not afraid of the Tartars coming to fight, whether it is attacking the capital or going to fight Tongzhou, he welcomes it.

After being silent for a while, he tried to say: "The grain and grass in the city can last at least another four months, and the camp in Tongzhou should be about the same. The Tartars have traveled thousands of miles to transport grain, so it can take three or four months? What's more, what about Nadorgun?" Are you sure that the south will not bring food?"

"Your Majesty, according to reports from the horse scouts, Jiannu sent a large number of Ye Bu Shou to go south to Hejian Mansion. Presumably they want to take advantage of the field battle advantage of riding and archery to cut off our army's supply road!"

Zhou Yuji replied.

Seeing His Majesty looking over, Li Ruolian quickly replied: "Your Majesty, it is true that there has been no news from the people I sent to Hejian Mansion to collect grain for several days."

"Damn it, why didn't you report such an important matter earlier?"

"I was negligent for a while, I hope your majesty will come down!"

Li Ruolian hurriedly knelt down to plead guilty. The reason why he didn't report it was because he was too busy, and because he thought it was normal.

After all, there are not many people to send, and they have to be distributed among the counties. It is normal that there is no manpower to report the situation for a while.

"Immediately send people to Hejian Mansion to inquire about the situation, as well as Shandong. If you have raised food and grass, don't rush to deliver them. I will send cavalry to meet them."

"It's Your Majesty!"

After everyone left, Zhu Cihong's expression became serious.

If the Tartars really want to fight this kind of war of attrition, it must be from the hands of Hong Laogou again, because this is not the style of the Tartars in the past.

And with Hong Chengchou's steady personality, he dared to suggest that Dorgon use this strategy, and he could get it with his ass, and the food and grass for Jiannu must be very sufficient.

Maybe you can eat it for a year.

(End of this chapter)