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

Chapter 361 A very bad signal

Chapter 361

Emperor Chongzhen was also extremely angry and confused.

However, with almost no exception, the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty all kowtowed in unison and shouted: "Your Majesty, please mobilize the army to come out, plow the holes and clear the snow, kill the slaves, and defend our country!"

Emperor Chongzhen wanted to agree, but when the words came to his lips, he realized that this was too abnormal.Emperor Chongzhen was no longer a dazed young man who had just ascended the throne. He had already recognized the faces of the following group of courtiers. They only had selfish interests in their eyes and no public intentions at all.

Cheng Shijie once said to Emperor Chongzhen that only by collecting commercial taxes can the country become rich and its army strong. Now the agricultural tax in Liaodong is just an additional tax, and commerce accounts for more than two-thirds of the total tax revenue.Emperor Chongzhen originally wanted to implement the Liaodong policy, but he was immediately boycotted by the Manchu ministers. They talked about ancestral systems and competing for interests with the people. In short, they would not let Chongzhen do this.

When did Emperor Chongzhen see the ministers so united? This kind of situation only happened when Cheng Shijie was impeached.

Emperor Chongzhen hesitated instead: "I wish I could conquer Shengjing and eat Huang Taiji's raw meat! However, last year, the Mongolian Tatars invaded, Taiyuan was defeated, Shanxi was devastated, and the capital was in grain shortage. I am afraid that we will go on an expedition at this time..."

Seeing that the emperor was cowed, Wen Tiren gave Yang Sichang a meaningful look.

Yang Sichang spoke up again: "Your Majesty, you don't know. Huang Taiji has long since proclaimed himself emperor. He chose to proclaim himself emperor at this time. I'm afraid he thought that the Ming Dynasty had been severely damaged by Mobei Mongolia and his vitality was severely damaged, so he was so presumptuous. Yes! But they made the wrong idea. Although Ning Haijun suffered heavy losses, the champion is still there and tens of thousands of Tianxiong troops are still there. It will be easy to destroy Jiannu!"

The ministers are also in brainwashing mode: "Your Majesty, there are no two suns in the sky and no two masters on the earth."

"Your Majesty, Huang Taiji is going against heaven. He will never destroy the slaves. Where is the majesty of the Ming Dynasty!"

"Your Majesty, Huang Taiji has gone too far to bully others. If the slaves are not destroyed, the country will be destroyed!"

"Your Majesty, Huang Taiji has the heart of a bear and the courage of a leopard, so you must kill him!"

Emperor Chongzhen looked at the red-faced and indignant ministers, but he hesitated even more. He was not Emperor Hongwu, nor Zhu Di, nor even Emperor Wuzong Zhengde. Even his grandfather Emperor Wanli could not compare. At that time, Emperor Wanli was surrounded by fierce generals such as Clouds, good plans are like rain.

Just one Li Chengliang could crush Jiannu to death. If he was happy, he would catch Jiannu and beat him on the ground. If he was unhappy, he would slap him twice.

Emperor Chongzhen himself also knew his own affairs. His military ability could be said to be that he understood nine things out of ten - he knew nothing at all.But my memory is not bad. The lessons of the Ming army being beaten by the slaves during the Wanli and Tianqi years are still before my eyes. In the second year of Chongzhen, the nightmare of the slaves breaking through the border and ravaging the capital is still fresh in my mind. The slaves are not so easy to deal with!

The most aggressive general in the Ming Dynasty is Cheng Shijie. If Cheng Shijie is allowed to fight this time, it will increase Cheng Shijie's prestige and the consequences will be disastrous.

What's more, there was a grain shortage in the capital and the canal was blocked. Before the grain road was restored, the pressure was huge. Now he was fighting against the Jiannu... He didn't feel at ease.

Emperor Chongzhen hesitated again and again. He decided to wait a little longer, wait for Song Xiance to be dealt with, dredge the canal, wait for the Tianxiong Army to expand in strength, and wait for a while!
Emperor Chongzhen said in a deep voice: "The war is a major matter for the country! This battle is related to the life and death of the Ming Dynasty. You must not act on impulse! For the time being, we should remain unchanged in response to all changes and wait for the opportunity..."

Before Emperor Chongzhen finished speaking, the whole court was turned upside down. All civil and military officials burst into tears: "Your Majesty, I can't wait! It is a great shame and humiliation for Huang Taiji to proclaim himself emperor. The Ming Dynasty cannot punish such treason and unethical behavior, let alone It’s a shame!”

"I would rather die than suffer such humiliation!"

"I am ashamed of my ancestors and the common people..."

This bunch of rotten scholars didn't know whether they were given chicken blood. They were all extremely excited, beating their chests and feet, and felt very sad. Some of them wanted to die on the spot to express their determination. The situation was chaotic.

In a word, if Chongzhen doesn't send troops to destroy the slaves as soon as possible, they will suffer great shame and humiliation, and their lives will be worse than death. Rather than being bullied like this, it is better to die cleanly!

Chongzhen let them make one big and two big. It was the first time that he discovered that these his Manchu courtiers were so loyal and patriotic...

Emperor Chongzhen was very puzzled: "Jiannu also bullied the Ming Dynasty in the past. Why are you not so excited?"

Wen Tiren cried: "This time is different from that time. At that time, because the slaves were not proclaimed emperor before, there was still the possibility of being recruited. Now, Huang Taiji has ridden on the head of the Ming Dynasty and shits and peed. How can we endure it any longer?"

However, Emperor Chongzhen had to endure it.

What is needed for war is money, food, and weapons and equipment. Before the soldiers and horses are moved, food and grass go first. Now that there is a food shortage in Gyeonggi, he doesn't have the capital to fight even if he wants to.

Huang Taiji's ascension to the throne was a huge motivation for Jiannu, but it was a terrible pressure for Chongzhen.

The entire Beijing has turned into a boiling crater. Thousands of angry people took to the streets with violent expressions and shouted "war".

At this time, the people of the Ming Dynasty were not the sick men of East Asia who had been completely castrated by the long slave life 200 years later. They had long been numb to everything in the outside world and talked about "people who do not work for themselves will be destroyed by heaven and earth."

The bravery and valor of the founding of the Ming Dynasty have not yet dissipated, and the pride of the Han and Tang Dynasties can still be found in their veins. I don’t know what those big shots thought. Anyway, most ordinary people know that only when there is a country, there is a family. The Ming Dynasty The glory makes each of them extremely proud, and the shame of Ming Dynasty makes everyone feel the same, and their self-esteem is quite strong.

Now that Huang Taiji has defied heaven and proclaimed himself emperor, he has stepped on the bottom line of the entire country, and the entire country is angry!The army also reacted strongly. Guan Ningjun was the first to write to the court, requesting that troops be sent out immediately to attack Jiannu and wash away the shame with blood!

Not to be outdone, the Changping Army also petitioned for war. Later, the governors of Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Gansu and other provinces also petitioned to lead their troops north to destroy Jiannu!

The military generals from the Ministry of War even screamed and volunteered. It can be said that the entire Ming Dynasty was angry!

Under the rage, this old empire burst out with terrifying energy, so that the black hands behind the scenes who hid in the dark and manipulated all this were secretly frightened.

It should be said that Emperor Chongzhen was much more mature at this time. In the face of the public outrage, he remained calm and did not get carried away by anger. He repeatedly vetoed the ministers' proposals for immediate war.

Even though similar memorials were flying over the sky, he still held on and refused to nod.

The most troublesome problem for Emperor Chongzhen was that the risk of starting a war rashly was too great!Today, Chongzhen is no longer the dumb-looking guy who didn't know anything when he first came to the throne. He was fooled around by the ministers and couldn't even take back the property confiscated from Wei Zhongxian's house. After so many years of pain, The hard work has already shattered his naive illusions and made him clearly aware of how fierce the war between countries and the struggle between power and power is.

One wrong move and there may be no room for recovery.Now that the situation is favorable to the Ming Dynasty, they can just continue to waste time with the slaves. When the canal is dredged and the food shortage problem in the capital is solved, the Ming Dynasty has strong soldiers and horses. Is it afraid that it will not be able to deal with the gang of slaves?Why take the risk?

Beijing City, Wenfu.

Wen Tiren had a headache. They successfully persuaded Huang Taiji to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor, but they did not expect that Emperor Chongzhen was unwilling to send troops to attack Jiannu. No matter how the ministers tried to persuade him, Emperor Chongzhen would not be fooled.

"How should this be?"

Wang Yingxiong was a little panicked. No matter how many people tried to persuade him, even some radical ministers said harsh words. A country cannot have two emperors, and the slaves must be eliminated as soon as possible. If you don't even have this responsibility, we might as well go to that one. The chief bows his head and surrenders!

But the problem is that Emperor Chongzhen made no move.

Because of these heavy words, Emperor Chongzhen didn't even see them. Just like when the officials impeached Cheng Shijie, hundreds of memorials were made a day. Emperor Chongzhen only read the memorials and didn't need to do anything else.

At the beginning, Emperor Chongzhen asked the Chief of Ceremonies to classify various memorials. As long as they were impeachment memorials against Cheng Shijie, they were directly sealed and put in baskets.After this incident, Emperor Chongzhen gained experience. He just looked at the words advising to send troops to attack Jiannu and sealed it directly.

Wen Tiren said: "Let the imperial students go make some noise!"

Originally, the imperial students and Imperial College students were hot-blooded young people, and they were also stupid young people, and they were most likely to be used as weapons. As the cabinet spread the word, the Imperial College students, Imperial College students, as well as the censors and officials in the capital began to block the door. Outside the gate of the Ming Dynasty, people shouted: "Scholars can be killed but not humiliated, the power of the Ming Dynasty is inviolable, and war must begin" and so on.

The Jin Yiwei and the soldiers in the Beijing Camp were also very troubled. These imperial students and imperial eunuchs were the uncles, and they liked playing porcelain the most. They were
He couldn't be beaten or scolded, he couldn't be provoked, and he couldn't be persuaded to leave. This really made the soldiers of the Jinyi Guards think a lot.

As the saying goes, don't be afraid of not doing good things, just be afraid of not having good people.

The commander of the Jinyiwei was sitting crookedly. Under Wen Tiren's instruction, he was preparing to intensify the conflict between the students and the court.There was a donated student in Taixue named Chen Anmin. Chen Anmin came from Shandong and was recommended by Tiexue in the fourth year of Chongzhen.The reason why I recommend Chen Anmin is because of his filial piety.

Chen Anmin came from a poor family and lost his father when he was young. He was raised by his cousin-in-law. His background was somewhat similar to that of Bao Zheng in the Song Dynasty. However, Chen Anmin's cousin-in-law, Chen Wei, became seriously ill, and Chen Anmin had no money to treat Wei and Chen. When he was ill, he put aside his dignity as a scholar and begged on the streets, kneeling down to raise money for decoctions and medicines for Chen Wei.In this way, Shandong Tixue sent Chen Anmin to Taixue.Chen Anmin had average literary talent and very average talent. The key was that his cousin-in-law Chen Wei was old, so he decided to sell his life for 300 taels of silver to pay for Chen Wei's family expenses.

So, when the Jin Yiwei drove away the Tai students, Chen Anmin led the Tai students who did not know the truth and directly attacked the Daming Gate. As a result, they were beheaded by the Jin Yi guards on the spot. The Tai students watched Chen Anmin being killed and lost control of their emotions. About 300 people were killed. A fierce conflict broke out with Jin Yiwei.

Among them, 170 people were arrested, 23 died on the spot, and more than 140 people were injured.

Because Cheng Shijie decided to expose his ambitions, during this period, in addition to preparing for Liaodong Enke, Cheng Shijie also started to reorganize Ning Haijun.

This time the reorganization was large-scale and completely new. Cheng Shijie abandoned the Ming Dynasty's military system, changed his name, and formulated military ranks.

First, the teams are changed into classes, with 12 students in each class and a class leader.

The sentry posts were changed into platoons, and every four squads were divided into one platoon, with one platoon leader, a second lieutenant platoon leader, and a deputy platoon leader.

The division was changed to a company, and the original commander was changed to the company commander. The division supervisor was the instructor. The company commander was awarded the title of lieutenant. The instructor was also the lieutenant. The deputy company commander was awarded the title of second lieutenant or lieutenant.

The bureau was changed to a battalion, and the original commander was changed to the battalion commander. The battalion commander was awarded the rank of major. The original director was the instructor. The battalion commander and instructor were both at the rank of major. The deputy battalion commander and deputy instructor were both at the rank of major or captain.

The original commander-in-chief level was cancelled, and four battalions were directly divided into regiments. This regiment was equivalent to the original two bureaus, and each regiment had between 500 and [-] troops.

The title of the original governor remains unchanged, the regiment commander has the rank of colonel, the regiment commander and the governor are both colonels, and the deputy governor and deputy regiment commander have the rank of lieutenant colonel or colonel.

The biggest change is still at the regiment level and above. The regiments and above are designated as brigades. One brigade has six infantry regiments and one artillery regiment. The whole brigade plus the directly subordinate artillery regiment, cavalry battalion, scout battalion and communications battalion is equivalent to seven regiments in total. Sixth Battalion, the total number of the brigade ranged from 2 to [-] troops.

Cancel all the designations of Ning Haijun’s former capital division, left capital division, convoy, Jeju, Shuangseong, etc., and garrison division level,
The former Shuangcheng Dusi, Zhongqian Dusi, and the First Guards Dusi were merged to form the 1st Ning Haijun Brigade, which had jurisdiction over the 201st to [-]th Infantry Regiments and the [-]st Artillery Regiment. Brigadier General Mao Yourong was named. However, Mao Yourong has now changed his name. He changed his name to Cheng Jinzhong, brigade headquarters, and was stationed in Sanhewei (today's Changchun).

The former former capital division of the Ning Navy, the former capital division of Liaoning Province, and the first division of the Guards Division were reorganized and established as the second brigade, under the jurisdiction of the 11th, 12th, 202th, [-]th, No.[-], and No.[-] regiments, and the [-]nd Regiment, brigade commander Li Xiaodong, brigade headquarters stationed in Duoyan Guard (now Qiqihar)

The Third Brigade was formed from the merger of Right Dusi and Right Front Dusi. The Third Brigade was under the jurisdiction of No.13, No.15, No.203, Sixteenth, Seventeenth, Eighteenth, and the [-]rd Regiment. The brigade commander was Gao Zongsheng, and the brigade headquarters was stationed in Shenyang. .

The fourth brigade was established with Zuofen Dusi and Zuohou Dusi, under the jurisdiction of No.19, No.20, No.20, No.20, No.20, No.20 regiment, the 204th regiment, the brigade commander Shang Keyi, brigade stationed in Taining Guard (today's Baicheng City)
The fifth brigade was jointly established by Jeju Dusi, Pido Dusi, and Shuangcheng Defense Bureau. It has jurisdiction over No. 20, 26, 27, 28, 29, and 205 regiments. The brigade commander Liu Xingren, the brigade headquarters is stationed in Jeju Island.

The sixth brigade was established with the 30st Guards Division, the 36st Right Front Division, the [-]st Cavalry Division, and the [-]st Ganin Front Division, with jurisdiction over regiments No. [-] to [-], stationed in Guangning.

The original twelve divisions of the Ning Navy were organized into six brigades. Since then, although the territory of the Ning Navy has expanded by more than half, the defensive pressure has almost disappeared.

As for the original Annan Army Corps, Dazhong Army Corps, and Luzon Army Corps, the organization remains unchanged.Since then, the brigade has been the highest-level establishment of the Ning Navy. As for the regiment-level establishment, it is only a temporary establishment, just like the Annan Corps. As soon as the Annan battle is completed, this regiment will be cancelled.

At the same time, the same is true for the naval adaptation of Ning Haijun.

Slightly different from the navy, the Ning Navy's fleet of three main warships, Sea Wolf, Sea Shark, and Giant Shark, have the ranks of ensign, lieutenant, and captain respectively.

The commander of the squadron is at the colonel level and does not have a brigade-level establishment. As for Li Zhixiang and Shen Shikui, they are awarded naval commander and deputy commander respectively.

Chang Yu, Zhou Ning, Shen Mingyu, Liu Qingsong, Chen Dayong, Li Zhixiang, Shen Shikui, Chen Shiyou, Li Fang, etc. have all entered the Ning Navy Military Management Committee.

Cheng Shijie plans to be responsible for managing government affairs in the Liaodong Administrative Committee and managing military affairs as a member of the Military Administrative Committee. The General Staff only needs to formulate how to fight and how to fight well, and the Military Administrative Committee only needs to solve the issue of whether to fight and daily management operations.

After Cheng Shijie finally finished all these things, Huang Taiji ascended the throne, as well as the reactions of Emperor Chongzhen and ministers in the capital. These news were sent to Cheng Shijie. Of course, they included the Daming Gate massacre. For many days in a row, bigwigs from all sides began to publish it in newspapers. Opinion, criticizing Emperor Chongzhen for being too cowardly.

Cheng Shijie originally wanted to write a letter asking for war. After a long time, he was halfway through writing the letter asking for war, but he focused on it and sighed longly: "Forget it!!"

"never mind?"

"Aren't you going to ask the imperial court for a battle, Commander-in-Chief?"

Zhang Yu said with some confusion: "Shouldn't Jian Nu be dealt with?"

"It's time to clean up, but the court will definitely not use us!"

In fact, when Emperor Chongzhen and Li Guofu discussed buying off Zhou Yandong and snatching Cheng Shijie's Liaodong, a rift arose between Cheng Shijie and Emperor Chongzhen.

Even if Emperor Chongzhen tried to make up for the rift with Cheng Shijie, the rift was irreparable.Anything, once a seed is planted, will surely grow into a towering tree.

Zhou Ning nodded and said: "They won't let us join the war!"

"That's right!"

Chen Guodong reported the situation: "Now there are some rumors in the capital, which are especially detrimental to the commander-in-chief!"

After Cheng Shijie received this information, there were three major rumors in the capital. Of course, it can be considered that they were actually just one rumor.The first is that Emperor Chongzhen is Cheng Shijie's puppet. Emperor Chongzhen does whatever Cheng Shijie says. Emperor Chongzhen knows nothing except stamping and using seals!Secondly, Duke Hai is now in poor health and has resigned from important positions such as Prime Minister of the Nine Borders. I heard that Cheng Shijie's health is getting worse and worse, and he even has problems eating. Under such circumstances, Emperor Chongzhen didn't even have the courage to fight against the slaves. None.

Finally, if Duke Hai Guo is seriously injured and dies, it will be okay. If he really recovers, it is hard to say whether the Ming Dynasty will be named Cheng or Zhu in the future!

Needless to say, these strange words reached the ears of Emperor Chongzhen verbatim, making him furious.

It is true that he is very dependent on Cheng Shijie, but it is too much to say that he is just Cheng Shijie's yes-man!While angry, he also began to worry that Cheng Shijie's influence was too great!

Now the relationship between the king and his ministers is harmonious, everything is fine, but what about the future?Can the prince really control this unruly lion?Even if it can be controlled, it will not be appropriate in the long run. I am afraid that within 20 years, the whole world will only know the process, but not the merit, right?

Emperor Chongzhen was originally a suspicious person, but Cheng Shijie had done so well in the past few years that he did not need to worry about many things, so he did not cause any trouble. Now he is facing great changes that have never happened since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. The situation is changing. Then, his suspicion suddenly broke out, and he began to be suspicious and restless.

On the fifth day of May in the ninth year of Chongzhen, Emperor Chongzhen had a dream.

In the dream, Cheng Shijie led countless soldiers into the palace and killed his family like chickens. All civil and military officials prostrated under his boots, shouting long live the mountain...

Emperor Chongzhen was so frightened that he woke up from the nightmare. Emperor Chongzhen was covered in cold sweat, staring in fear in the dark night and breathing heavily.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?"

Seeing Wang Chengen come in, Emperor Chongzhen thought for a while and said, "Where is the prince?"

"The prince is still in Liaodong!"

"I miss the prince. I will send someone to Liaodong to tell the prince that I miss him and ask him to return to Beijing soon!"

Wang Chengen's face turned bitter.

Emperor Chongzhen's excuse was so lame that he probably didn't believe it himself.

The problem is, this is a very bad signal.

(End of this chapter)