I really don't want to be emperor at the end of Ming Dynasty

"What's wrong?"

Wu Zongda said angrily: "It is the duty and power of our civil servants to pick up the mistakes and correct the mistakes of the emperor. What qualifications does that sycophant have?"

Lu Xiangsheng sighed and said: "Haiguo generally believes that heavy rain, snowstorm, hailstorm, and drought are all formed by the water cycle. If he puts forward a new theory, he should be allowed to prove it, or the court should organize people to prove that what he said is correct. It’s still wrong, if he is really wrong, it’s not too late to question him, it’s not right to just cover someone’s mouth and convict him if he doesn’t let him open his mouth!”

Wu Zongda was so angry that his body began to shake: "You said it lightly! Do you know that his set of fallacies is to subvert the way of heaven, and his intentions are extremely sinister? If his scheme succeeds, my descendants of Yan and Huang will inherit the belief that has been passed down for thousands of years. It will be completely overthrown, and the entire Ming Dynasty will be destroyed forever!"

Lu Xiangsheng hesitated to speak, but seeing that Wu Zongda was furious, he still chose to remain silent.

Wu Zongda was going crazy with anger now, if he added fuel to the fire, he would not be guilty of bursting his veins with anger.

Wu Zongda also knew that getting angry was useless, he took a few deep breaths, barely suppressed the boiling anger in his chest, sat down, picked up the teacup and drank it in one gulp, and said bluntly: "Lu Jiandou, if you still think of yourself as a scholar , please make a statement, immediately lead troops into Beijing, call on all armies to hunt down thieves, for the sake of the country and the people, and kill that traitor!"

Lu Xiangsheng shook his head and said: "I'm afraid it can't be done. This year, the grassland has been snowed for more than [-] days in a row, and countless cattle and sheep have died from the cold. The Mongolian tribes have gone crazy and moved southward on a large scale. Right now, the border is tight. If Lu leads his troops north to the capital , Ning Haijun saw that Cheng Shijie was in danger, so he had to go north to the capital to rescue him, so the defense of the Liaodong border was empty, if the Tartar slaves took advantage of the gap, they would surely die, and even the capital was in danger of being besieged again!"

"Jiannu Tartars are just some people who are greedy for petty gains and have no ambitions. They invaded the border just to rob a few people and food. They can't make much trouble, so don't worry about them for the time being! But the sycophant is Daming's confidant. If you don't get rid of it for a day, the poison will be endless!"

Wu Zongda shouted violently: "Lu Jiandou, you are favored by the emperor and hold a heavy army in your hand. You are the hope of the people in the world. Now you should stand up for the country and the people! Lead the troops to Beijing immediately, punish traitors, and the Qing Dynasty. Don't hesitate!"

In the end, Wu Zongda almost spoke in a commanding tone.

Lu Xiangsheng listened quietly, with a calm expression, but the corners of his mouth twitched, showing an extremely bitter smile, and the fists hidden in his sleeves were already clenched.

In Lu Xiangsheng's view, he no longer had any hope for Wu Zongda and the princes of the current dynasty. Now that the disaster is raging and the military situation is raging, he, the governor of the five provinces of Nanzhili, is already anxious to get angry, and he can't wait to get rid of Li Zicheng immediately. He led the Tianxiong army to the north to fight the fire.

But Wu Zongda was lucky, he never thought about how to rescue the disaster, how to save the Li people who were ruined by the snowstorm, and he never thought about the hundreds of thousands of Mongolian troops. The bones are exposed in the wild, the red land is thousands of miles away, and the ten rooms are empty.

Lu Xiangsheng was full of bitterness.When did these scholars become so selfish and ugly?In order to keep the little bit of power in my hand, I really don't care about anything, are these also taught by the sages!

Although Cheng Shijie can be called a rebel, everything he does is for the common people of the world, the common people, leading the people to reclaim wasteland, build factories, and make their own knives, guns and weapons. Panting, Lu Xiangsheng did not believe that the princes of the Manchu Dynasty could still sit in the capital.

If Wu Zongda really followed Wu Zongda's intentions, he would lead the Tianxiong Army secretly to the north, and he didn't need too many people, even 5000 people, to rush into the capital and kill Cheng Shijie in the mansion.

It is estimated that Emperor Chongzhen would grit his teeth and take the blame for Yuan Chonghuan like Yuan Chonghuan killed Mao Wenlong back then. After all, Hou Cheng Shijie was already a dead man at that time.

But the problem is that Cheng Shijie is not Mao Wenlong. After Mao Wenlong was killed, the Dongjiang Army was in chaos because Mao Wenlong had no son, but Cheng Shijie did. Cheng Shijie's son was 13 years old. His son Cheng Jialong went to Kyushu and killed the Quartet.

Obviously, Cheng Shijie is now paving the way for Cheng Jialong. Cheng Jialong may be too young to convince the public, but the problem is that most of the generals of the Ning Navy are from the Dongjiang Army. After Mao Wenlong was killed, the Dongjiang Army has already It was Cheng Shijie who brought them together for the imperial court.

Once Cheng Shijie had an accident, Ning Haijun would immediately pull up the flag to rebel. Lu Xiangsheng was not willing to fight against tens of thousands of Ning Haijun. Of course, what Lu Xiangsheng didn't know was that Ning Haijun was actually a navy infantry, adding up to more than 30 There are tens of thousands of horses, including tens of thousands of horses stationed in Luzon, more than 3 people stationed in Dayuan, and nearly 2 horses in Mancijia.

If Ning Haijun rebels, the consequences are absolutely unimaginable. If something happens to Cheng Shijie, Ning Haijun’s strategic plan has been formulated. They will first send troops to attack Jiannu, send troops to Guangning, Liaoyang, and Shuangcheng, and surround Shenyang on three sides , eliminated Jiannu, and dominated the entire Liaodong.

Afterwards, after the Ning Navy cleared the slaves, they attacked the Guan Ning Army westward, advancing by land and water, and swept across Gyeonggi. The ministry's plan was that the Ming court would not be able to bear it in the first half of the year.

Lu Xiangsheng remembered what his general Li Chongzhen said to him: "Don't have any hope for those in the cabinet! The cabinet has long been turned into a Shura field for power and profit, and those people have long forgotten their ideals and what they should do." The responsibilities they bear, what they think, do, and say every day are all for power. For them, power is everything, and power is their life. Whether they like it or not, they will all be involved. In that dirty vortex until it is completely swallowed up."

"They have no country in their eyes. Although they keep talking about the people, they never think about doing anything for the people. On the contrary, they do everything possible to squeeze blood from the people's emaciated bodies to support them. Those fat bastards behind you! The power of the country is in the hands of such a group of bastards, what hope is there for this country?"

Li Chongzhen's words were a bit rebellious, and made Lu Xiangsheng very angry several times. If Li Chongzhen hadn't been loyal to him, and he was courageous and resourceful, he would be regarded as the three giants of the Tianxiong Army, and Lei Shisheng became his right-hand man.

In the past, he always thought that Li Chongzhen was too extreme, and he complained purely after suffering from the losses of civil servants. It was only now that he was surprised to find that what Li Chongzhen said was correct, and those in the cabinet were really a group of people who would rather let the whole country A bastard who won't let go of his hands when he's finished.

Now Wu Zongda is so irritable, he talks about "the world" and "the people", and his righteousness is awe-inspiring. He seems to sacrifice his life for righteousness for the country and the people, but in fact... it is because Cheng Shijie's water cycle theory has been played by scholars and bureaucrats for 2000 years. The set of Heavenly Dao ethics for many years has caused a fatal impact, making him completely panic and crazy, right?
He forced himself to lead the troops northward so forcefully, completely ignoring the dense clouds of war at the border, and completely ignoring the hard-won results. If he retreats, Li Zicheng will come back from the ashes.

They are desperate to get rid of Cheng Shijie, and thousands of people have been completely forgotten... That's right, even if the slaves and Tartars enter the customs, the unlucky ones are only ordinary people. Those scholar-bureaucrats hiding in Beijing are shit nothing.Even if Jiannu invaded Beijing and destroyed Daming, at most they would just change masters, so what are they afraid of?
Having figured this out, Lu Xiangsheng's voice was not loud, but he was extremely firm: "Master Wu, the military situation is critical, and the Tianxiong Army's strength is seriously insufficient. The matter of leading the troops into Beijing...excuse Jiandou...you can't follow orders!"

Wu Zongda stared intently, his eyes ignited with monstrous anger, wanting to turn the whole world into ashes: "Lu Jiandou, you have to think about the consequences, once you say this, everything is irreversible."

"Lu Mou has made it clear that from now on, Lu Mou and the Tianxiong Army will become the mortal enemies you desperately want to eradicate."

"Since you know it well, why do you want to join forces with Cheng Shijie? What benefits did Cheng Shijie give you?"

"Nothing at all!"

Lu Xiangsheng said indifferently: "I'm just doing what I should do. I don't have different ways and don't conspire with each other! Master Wu, please go ahead!"

Wu Zongda got into the car angrily and went back to Beijing without making any stops.

Lu Xiangsheng went out to give it off, but he was ignored.

He watched the smoke and dust raised by Wu Zongda's luxurious four-wheeled carriage gradually disappear at the end of the road, with a worried expression.

At this time, Li Chongzhen came to his side, also worried, and let out a long sigh: "Oh, I'm afraid Daming will be troubled from now on! My lord, do you want to..."

Lu Xiangsheng stared at Li Chongzhen: "What are you going to do?"

"My lord, if Master Wu returns to the capital, I'm afraid he will deal with you right away!"

"If there is any dirty trick, I will follow up!"

"My lord, you... I'm afraid you can't beat them!"

Li Chongzhen smiled wryly and said: "My lord, although you are full of clever tricks, you really can't deal with such a despicable villain..."

"I'm overwhelmed. A certain view, that Duke of Hai has never fought an uncertain battle. Now that he has decided to fight this one, do you think he will have no backs?"

Lu Xiangsheng smiled disapprovingly: "You should sweat for the princes in power!"

Li Chongzhen said in surprise: "No matter how powerful Cheng Shuai is in fighting, he can't beat those courtiers, right? Didn't Lord Yue die tragically in Fengboting back then?"

"Do not worry!"

Lu Xiangsheng picked up a pen and began to write.

Li Chongzhen asked, "My lord, what are you?"

"Write a letter to Cheng Shuai. This governor has rejected the princes of the court. This governor can refuse. I am afraid that other generals will not have the courage. This governor wants to remind Cheng Shuai, so that he will not suffer from the plot of the villain. !"

While writing the letter, Lu Xiangsheng said with a smile: "This governor uses this news to exchange hundreds of war horses from Cheng Shuai. It shouldn't be too much, right?"

"This is a life-saving grace. Do you look down on Cheng Shuai for hundreds of war horses? Cheng Shuai is a rich man, or do you want six thousand horses?"

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After Wu Zongda left Runan, the more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. As a cabinet minister, he didn't recruit a single soldier. After much deliberation, he decided to find a helper, Zuo Liangyu, a former Hou Xun sect.

The conditions Wu Zongda brought to Zuo Liangyu were not unfavorable: the Changping Army was allowed to expand its force from 9000 to [-], and Zuo Liangyu was transferred to the Ministry of War within five years, and he was trained to be the Minister of the Ministry of War in the future; All the officers of the Changping Army are promoted to one rank, their salaries are doubled, and they have the right to raise their own food in Changping Prefecture...other conditions are good.

The self-raised grain fund made Zuo Liangyu so shocked that his eyes widened: "My lord, do you know what you are doing?"

Since ancient times, the central government has always held the power to raise and distribute military salaries. After the Song Dynasty, it was controlled by the civil servant group, which became their sharp weapon to limit the power of warriors.Without our nodding, you won't even get your military salary, so what are you dragging with me?It's so easy to pinch you to death!
No matter how difficult it is for the imperial court, even if it is procrastination, even if it is selling iron, it must firmly hold this power in its own hands, and will not let go until the last moment, because once it is released, it will not be far from a change of dynasty.

There are two armies in the entire Ming Dynasty that can raise their own food and pay. One is the Ning Navy, which can raise its own food in Liaodong, and the second is the Tianxiong Army.Regardless of the fact that Liaodong's territory is far larger than that of the Three Daming Houses, in fact, the imperial court actually paid more attention to the Tianxiong Army.

Lu Xiangsheng of the Tianxiong Army raised his own salary in the second year of Chongzhen, raised more than [-] young men, went north to serve the king, and fought against Jiannu in Daxing County, annihilating more than [-] Mongols and Jiannu, and lost more than [-] people himself horse.

Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen actually trusted Lu Xiangsheng more. When Lu Xiangsheng became the champion, Chongzhen's attitude can be seen. At the same time, Daming Mansion and other three mansions have a total population of more than [-] million, which is much better than Cheng Shijie's Liaodong.

But the problem is that Zuo Liangyu only owns Changping Prefecture, under the jurisdiction of Huairou, Miyun, and Shunyi counties, but this is under the jurisdiction of Shuntian Prefecture. It's just a joke that Zuo Liangyu can't afford to support 100 horses after 3 years of taxation.

What's more, is Cheng Shijie so easy to deal with?

If Cheng Shijie was so easy to deal with, would it be his turn?

It is clear that this money is earned with life, but not spent with life.

No matter how you say it, Cheng Shijie is still the crown prince Taibao, the prince consort, and the brother-in-law of Emperor Chongzhen. If Cheng Shijie is touched, no matter who endorses him, his life will not be saved at all, and he will have to pay the nine clans.

Zuo Liangyu pushed Wu Zongda back with one sentence: "The last general only obeys the orders of the Ministry of War. If there is no order from the Ministry of War, don't mention anything!"

Naturally, it is impossible for Wu Zongda to give an order to the Ministry of War. This matter can only be done secretly. If he gets an order from the Ministry of War, wouldn’t he have to tell Emperor Chongzhen directly? This matter was discussed by the few of us.

No matter what name the Qing emperor is on, these people will definitely be settled by Qiuhou, and Wu Zongda doesn't want to lose his nine clans because of this.

Zuo Liangyu's attitude made Wu Zongda very angry, but the problem was that he was even more angry in the future, Zuo Liangyu directly said: "The last general is busy with affairs, Master Wu, please go back!"

The bigwigs in the court obviously did not expect this situation. In fact, they wooed generals and threw a bone at random. Some generals were willing to be dogs, but that did not mean that generals were stupid. They could sacrifice their lives, but they were not willing to die.

In fact, Cheng Shijie's position in the hearts of military generals is not like that of civil servants. Whether those generals who came from generations of generals or those who were killed by military exploits, they all know that Cheng Shijie is a flag of Ming Dynasty. With Cheng Shijie around, their days It can be easier, because Cheng Shijie is the target of the civil official group. With Cheng Shijie, they can live behind closed doors.

Once there is no Cheng Shijie, they have to go back to the past and let the civil servants shout and shout. When Wu Zongda returns to the capital, when their cabinet leaders meet, they sadly find out that they have destroyed the country's force so thoroughly. So much so that when it was time to use it, there was not even a usable army.

Just as the civil official group was running around in order to kill Cheng Shijie, without stopping for a moment, Cheng Shijie was also not idle. In the past few days, with Cheng Shijie's order to arrive in Liaodong, the support of the Liaodong Ning Navy also arrived in the capital one after another.

In fact, even if Wu Zongda succeeded, when he arrived in the capital with the Tianxiong Army or the Changping Army, Cheng Shijie was no longer alone. The artillery unit of the Ning Navy was the first to arrive in the capital. A total of more than 300 cannons arrived in the capital.

Along with the artillery unit, there were 1 cavalry from the cavalry capital, more than [-] scout cavalry, and more than [-] guards from the capital. Cheng Shijie could move as many as [-] soldiers and horses in his hands.

After Cheng Shijie's troops arrived, they left the Cheng Mansion in the capital, and lived in the barracks with Meng En and Ning Haijun. .

"Marshal, aren't we being too passive like this?"

Meng En smiled wryly and said: "The generals can persist for a short time, but after a long time, I'm afraid it will be..."

"It's really treating the symptoms but not the root cause!"

Cheng Shijie sighed and said: "However, we still need to hold on for a few days. When our reinforcements arrive, it will be easy!"

Cheng Shijie has no choice now, the waves of the Bohai Sea are completely covered by sea ice, the ice is like iron plates, and even a piece of wood cannot go into the sea.The weather is not beautiful, which means that the powerful Ning Navy can only act as a spectator in this war. It has a strong combat power, but it can't help at all.

While talking, a group of cavalry ran over and said, "Commander, there are a large number of refugees in the direction of Jing'an Fort!"

"Let's go and have a look!"

Cheng Shijie naturally knew that the refugees meant that the gates of the Great Wall had been breached by the Mongols.

Jing'an Fort, which is under the jurisdiction of the Xuan Mansion, is one of the 130 and eight forts on the Great Wall. It is said that this is a castle with two gates inside and outside and the city of Wengcheng. Even if it is a well-equipped Jiannu, it is not easy to conquer. thing.

There are refugees here, and that's a pretty bad situation.

Cheng Shijie didn't go far when he saw a large number of refugees.

These refugees did not know how much they had suffered. Many of them had their shoes worn out and their feet were red from the cold. Some girls had chilblains on their originally fair hands and cried in pain. He also saw a woman with disheveled hair. His expression was a bit crazy, and when he saw a seven or eight-year-old girl, he pulled it over to look at it, and shouted as he watched, "My daughter, where is my daughter? Where are you?"

Apparently her daughter had been separated on the road, and she was so excited that she was going crazy.No one blamed her, Dakong walked past her silently, and couldn't bear to tell her that the child on her back who was not yet two years old was dead.

There was also an old couple lying on the ground, beating the ground and weeping bitterly.Their only son had died of illness on the way, and they had no one to turn to.

Cheng Shijie stopped an old man in Confucian clothing: "Old man, where did you come from?"

The old man said tremblingly: "He came from Jing'an!"

"Has Jing'an Fort fallen?"

Cheng Shijie hurriedly asked: "How did you fall?"

"If the soldiers run away, they will fall!" (End of this chapter)