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

"Big guy!"

Song Xiance, who had not seen Cheng Shijie for many years, knelt respectfully in front of Cheng Shijie: "Song Xiance, my disciple, pays homage to the commander-in-chief!"

"Get up!"

Cheng Shijie stepped forward and patted Song Xiance on the shoulder: "You have done a good job in the past few years. Thank you for your hard work!"

“It is our duty to share the Lord’s worries!”

Only then did Song Xiance introduce his generals to Cheng Shijie. The first was his nephew Jiang Wubing, and the second was Er Yuan, namely Yuan Shizhong of Hu County, Henan. Only then did Song Xiance commit an incident in his hometown and was wanted by the government when he returned to Defu. Yuan Shizhong took refuge in Song Xiance.

As for Yuan Zongdi, he was originally Li Zicheng's general. During the attack on Defu, Li Zicheng suffered heavy losses. Liu Zongmin was even wounded several times. Yuan Zongdi's subordinates accidentally captured a daughter of the Tian family from a wealthy family. This Tian He has a handsome face and clear features.

Yuan Zongdi liked her very much. After Liu Zongmin saw Tian, ​​he asked Yuan Zongdi for it. Although Yuan Zongdi was younger than Liu Zongmin, his status under Li Zicheng was not lower than Liu Zongmin. Because of Tian's beauty, Liu Zongmin took advantage of Yuan Shizhong's absence. , wanted to take away the Tian family by force. Yuan Zongdi got the news and came back. A fight broke out between the two sides. Yuan Zongdi took advantage of Liu Zongmin's unpreparedness and chopped Liu Zongmin with a knife.

But the problem is that Li Zicheng and Liu Zongmin have a closer relationship. Besides, Yuan Zongdi did not marry the Tian family, and he did not even have time to take the Tian family as his concubine. When Li Zicheng dealt with the conflict between Liu Zongmin and Yuan Zongmin, he favored Liu Zongmin and let Yuan Zongmin Zongdi apologized to Liu Zongmin.

Yuan Zongdi was very angry, but had no choice but to apologize to Liu Zongmin. Later, Song Xiance's uprising soon grew to tens of thousands of people, and Yuan Zongdi took his troops to defect to Song Xiance.

In addition to the two Yuans, Song Xiance had two Song dynasties under his command. Of course, the Second Song Dynasty really had nothing to do with Song Xiance. One of the Song dynasties was Song Zuo, the former Dongchang Wei commander, and the other Song Dynasty was Song Yan, the former magistrate of Xuzhou. .It is said that this Song Yan was a civil servant, but like Lu Xiangsheng, he liked the military.However, Song Yan was not as brave as Lu Xiangsheng.

Song Yan became the former chief of staff of the Dashun Army and the commander of the No. 18 Brigade. His status was second only to Song Xiance, and even higher than his nephew Jiang Wubing. Of course, including those hidden in Dashun Cheng Shi in the Shun Army was Cheng Shijie's adopted son.

In addition to Er Yuan and Er Song, Song Xiance also had Thirteen Taibao Fang Boyu, Cui Jingang, Meng Jiadong, Pang Zhen, etc. under his command, as well as sixteen flying generals and eighteen fierce generals.

To recapture Beijing, it is said that Cheng Shijie should enter the city immediately after making sure that Beijing is safe, and even sit on the dragon throne in the Golden Palace without any urgency.

However, the problem is that Cheng Shijie did not enter Beijing immediately. Instead, he held a grand military parade outside the city. Now there are nine Ning Haijun brigades arriving around Beijing, namely the 13th Brigade, the Guards Brigade, the 14th Brigade, and the 15th Brigade. Ninth Brigade, No.16 Brigade, No.18, No.[-], No.[-], No.[-] Brigade.

On the school field outside Yongding Gate, Ning Haijun soldiers from nine brigades and 56 regiments formed a huge phalanx. Their swords and guns were like a forest, their armor shone with cold light, and their soldiers were towering and murderous.

Amidst the thunderous sound of "Wan Sheng", Cheng Shijie walked past square formations one after another. Ning Haijun's cavalry carried strong bows on their backs, held sabers and spears in their hands, and controlled the horses with their legs. One hundred cavalry formed a team, looking horizontally. They were in rows and columns when viewed vertically, and they were extremely neat; only the entire heavy cavalry battalion was wearing heavy armor, with only two eye sockets exposed on the whole body. The knight on the horse was holding a one-foot-three-foot-long horse spear in one hand. It’s hard to imagine how terrifying these four-legged mecha monsters will be when activated!
Sixteen infantry regiments, infantry soldiers holding rifles and bullet boxes on their bodies, especially bayonets, gleaming with cold light. Four artillery regiments, sixteen artillery battalions, and more than 200 artillery pieces of various types. In this way, Cheng Shijie paid tribute to the people of Gyeonggi. Show off your muscles.

More importantly, Ning Haijun’s No. 13 to No. 18 brigades are the only six cold weapon brigades of Ning Haijun. At the front of the team are the crossbowmen, which are similar to those traffic stars in film and television dramas. Different, these crossbowmen are all tall and strong, and there is nothing they can do about it. Crossbows are the most consuming type of military force and arm strength. Soldiers who are as skinny as chickens cannot use crossbows because their bow arms are thick. The sharp arrows in the quiver are as thick and long as a child's arm. If it is hit by such a heavy arrow, even a cow will fall to the ground and die immediately.

Behind the archers are Ning Haijun's heavy infantry. They are not many in number, but they are armored and look like moving iron towers. The Mo Dao or Juye in their hands are also stained with blood. I don't know how many powerful enemies they have killed. The beast is terrifying.

Behind them were the pikemen, each of whom had their armor polished and polished, and their military appearance was astonishing.

"The commander is mighty, the commander is victorious, the commander is victorious..."

As Cheng Shijie walked past each army and gave a speech, Cheng Shijie first affirmed the achievements of the soldiers in annihilating the Jiannu, praised the soldiers for their bravery and tenacity, praised the generals for their wit and bravery, and fully affirmed their contribution to the Ming Dynasty. Dynasty’s contribution.

This is extremely rare. No emperor has praised his army's contribution to the country so passionately since Taizu. Even Chengzu has never tried it. Of course, Cheng Shijie did not ascend the throne. In the eyes of the soldiers, Cheng Shijie is them. The king, their emperor.

The officers and soldiers of Ning Haijun listened carefully to Cheng Shijie's speech. They all knew that if Cheng Shijie officially ascended the throne, such close contact with the soldiers would not happen again. This would be bragging rights for future generations. Although Cheng Shijie has not made any official wishes now, these words make the soldiers feel that the bloody battles over the past few months have been worth it!If your efforts can be recognized by the supreme commander, what reward is better than this?
After the military parade, Cheng Shijie held a huge funeral outside the city, a real funeral. This funeral was first held for the fallen soldiers. It was different from cremations in the past. That was because the war was urgent and people had to obey the authority. Now it is If you have time, carefully collect the bodies of the fallen soldiers.

The identity tags of each fallen soldier were collected, and the body was put into the coffin. As all the soldiers in the army worked together, there was no shortage of materials. Soon more than 1 coffins appeared on the school field outside Yongding Gate.

In this battle, Ning Haijun's losses were not light. In particular, more than 13% of the six main infantry regiments of the No. 30.00 Brigade were killed. They relied on their flesh and blood to block Jiannu's crazy counterattack.

After the military parade, Cheng Shijie prepared sumptuous meals, wine and meat for the entire army. This was a reward for the great victory of the entire army. If he were Emperor Chongzhen, he would not have the money, but Cheng Shijie did have money and supplies. .

The person responsible for organizing this banquet was Sun Zhiwan, who was the first prime minister appointed by Cheng Shijie.

Cheng Shijie did not have the habit of wasting time, but had been in business for several years. He knew that time is money and efficiency is life. After burying the bodies of the fallen soldiers, properly arranging the wounded soldiers, and after all the soldiers had eaten and drank, Cheng Shijie Order to assemble the entire army and wait for orders.

"Meet the Master!"

"The whole army sets off, aiming for Beijing!"

Cheng Shijie issued a combat mission to the generals of the army: "Find out all those bastards who are eating people's food and not doing anything for others. I will make them regret why they came to this world!"

The 10,000+ troops all roared like thunder, drums beat, and the three armies marched straight towards Beijing with their flags covering the sun.

However, Cheng Shijie looked at Zhou Ning and frowned, showing a hint of worry.

Cheng Shijie asked in surprise: "What's wrong? Our army has won a great victory, aren't you happy?"

Zhou Ning didn't say anything, but Li Xin said: "Our army's victory is certainly worthy of happiness, but there is always a big hidden worry..."

Li Xin pointed to the north and frowned more and more.

Cheng Shijie also frowned: "Are you worried..."

Song Xiance looked at Li Xin and Cheng Shijie who seemed to be playing a riddle, thought about it carefully for a while, and suddenly understood.Li Xin and Zhou Ning were worried about Emperor Chongzhen.

No matter what, Emperor Chongzhen is the legitimate emperor of the Ming Dynasty. After all, he is the common ruler of the world. No matter how big a mistake he makes, many people will still recognize him.Song Xiance thought that Cheng Shijie was now very murderous. It could be said that he was red-eyed. After wiping out the Qing army, he would definitely wield a butcher's knife against the civil servants and bureaucrats who colluded with the Qing army. They would kill Jiangsu and Zhejiang from Beijing. He didn't know how many there would be. The head of the scholar-official lady fell to the ground, and her blood flowed like a river.

If Cheng Shijie ignored these ministers, officials, and gentry who colluded with the Qing Dynasty, just like Cao Cao did in the Battle of Guandu, then Emperor Chongzhen would not have the slightest chance. But once Cheng Shijie went on a killing spree, then Emperor Chongzhen would definitely gather a large number of people around him. Officials and generals, Emperor Chongzhen also had the capital to compete with Cheng Shijie.

Li Xin said: "Commander, can you..."

Before Li Xin could finish speaking, Cheng Shijie interrupted Li Xin and said: "Those bastards talk about benevolence, justice and morality, and are full of male thieves and female prostitutes. They are sanctimonious on the surface, but their hearts are darker than anyone else. They are willing to destroy the entire country for their own selfish interests. Such If you don’t kill the scum, can you still keep it for the New Year?”

Li Yan smiled bitterly and said: "That's good, but this will push a class into a desperate situation. If they fight back desperately, their energy will be quite amazing. If they continue to regard this person as their orthodoxy, it will be even more troublesome. Maybe it will form a The pattern of confrontation between north and south..."

Li Xin wanted to persuade Cheng Shijie again, but Song Xiance winked at Li Xin. Seeing that Li Xin didn't understand, he winked at Zhou Ning. Zhou Ning watched Cheng Shijie walking faster and faster, then fell a few steps behind and lowered his voice. : "Director Song, is there any way to solve this problem?"

Song Xiance lowered his voice and said, "This matter is actually very simple!"

"How easy?"

"Emperor Taizu Hongwu could kill Han Lin'er back then, so why can't we..."

"No, no!"

Zhou Ning shook his head and said: "This matter... the commander-in-chief will never agree to it! The commander-in-chief is too nostalgic for his old friendship, and this man has really helped him and fully trusted him. If he wants to protect him, No one can kill him."

Song Xiance said: "He is just surrounded by the remnants of Lu Xiangsheng..."

"Director Song, you don't know something. He is not only surrounded by Lu Xiangsheng's remnants, but also by the Da Bi tribe of Guan Ning's army who defected before the battle. There is also Gao Jie who is beside the eldest son, and there is also Chen Guodong. The most troublesome person is actually Chen Guodong. , Chen Guodong is by his side, who can touch him? The commander-in-chief has long been wary of us making moves in secret!"

If Cheng Shijie really wanted Emperor Chongzhen to die, it was actually very simple. If he did not send reinforcements to the Sanshen Mountain, let alone establish slaves, even the weather would be enough to freeze and starve to death all of Emperor Chongzhen's troops.

Song Xiance sighed and said, "This is troublesome!"

"Who said no?"

"How about... I go talk to the Champion?"

"No, if you go to talk about it, you probably won't even be able to meet the Champion. Besides, there is absolutely no way that the Champion will agree to do this!"

Li Xin said: "I'll go talk to the champion!"

Li Xin, Zhou Ning, and Song Xiance all had headaches because of Emperor Chongzhen, but Cheng Shijie had no such worries because he was high-spirited and led his army to attack Beijing in a mighty manner.

Of course, the city gates of Beijing were wide open. General Ning Haijun ignored the gentry and officials kneeling on both sides of the road. Instead, they held open fire and held sticks, arresting people everywhere. Screams, screams, wild laughter, and curses came one after another everywhere. People were constantly being pulled out of Ning Haijun's mansion or even brothels. Some smelled of alcohol, some were disheveled, and some were simply naked.

At first glance, it was obvious that they had been pulled out of the prostitute's bed, and they didn't even have time to put on their clothes.These princes, ministers, and romantic students have completely lost their original coolness of singing the wind and moonlight and giving guidance to the country. They are as embarrassed as they are.

Someone shouted angrily at Ning Haijun: "You despicable warriors, how dare you insult us civil servants and officials, the world's students will never let you go, never let you go..."

The response to these guys with red eyes and shouting madly was to be punched and kicked.In the Ming Dynasty, the literati regarded the warriors as enemies and bandits, and the generals regarded the literati as their enemies. The relationship between the two parties could not have been worse. It was only because of the centuries-old pattern of civility controlling military affairs that nothing happened. , now that the Ming Dynasty has been destroyed by these bastards, the pattern of civil servants controlling military forces no longer exists, what else can those generals have to say to these scholars?
Those with grievances will seek revenge, those with grievances will seek revenge, and those without grievances will play for fun. With a single punch, these guys with delicate skin and tender flesh will be beaten until their noses are bruised and their faces are swollen, causing them to scream in agony!When they ransacked their homes and arrested people, the civilians did not cooperate and beat, cursed and threw things at Ning Haijun's soldiers. Ning Haijun, who was furious, struck too hard and killed some of them ruthlessly.

Seeing the heads of their former suave colleagues fall to the ground one by one, these poor civil servants and officials finally understood that when all order was destroyed, there would be no more nobles and nobles, and whoever had the bigger fist would be justified!Unfortunately, they can't beat these warriors with fists, so they have no reason at all and can only be beaten!

The worst thing is that the order that maintained the noble status of the scholar-official class was destroyed by these scholar-officials themselves.Therefore, when many civil servants were dragged out like dogs by Ning Haijun soldiers, they burst into tears and looked up to the sky and sighed: "I regret it, I regret it!"

Cheng Shijie stood outside Yongding Gate and did not enter Beijing.

Zhou Ning said: "Commander, why don't you enter Beijing?"

"What's so good about Beijing? It's just a dead place!"

Cheng Shijie doesn't have a high opinion of Beijing. In fact, if he could decide the fate of a country, he would choose to move the capital immediately.

Most of the capitals of a country are consumption-oriented cities. They do not have strong hematopoietic ability. On the contrary, they have to draw blood from surrounding areas. The Ming Dynasty has established Beijing as its capital for more than 200 years. The city of Beijing has become more and more prosperous, but the surrounding prefectures and counties around Beijing But they are getting poorer and poorer, the people's lives are getting more and more miserable, and there are countless tragic incidents of wives and children being separated at the feet of the emperor.

Cheng Shijie felt that this was inappropriate. The capital of the Ming Dynasty should bring development opportunities to surrounding states and counties instead of sucking all their blood.

What's more, the biggest problem in Beijing is the lack of water. Although Jinzhou's current population has exceeded that of Beijing, with a total of 300 million people, and more than one tenth of Liaodong people live in Jinzhou, Jinzhou is not only getting more and more The better, and it also drives the economic development of the surrounding areas.

This is an advantage that Beijing cannot have, and that is water.

Gyeonggi has a population of tens of millions, let alone farming, and even the drinking water problem cannot be solved. On the contrary, Jinzhou does not have this problem. Cheng Shijie has been considering whether to move the capital to Jinzhou.

Relatively speaking, the geographical location of Jinzhou is almost the same as that of Beijing. As long as it has a strong navy and strong maritime transportation capabilities, coastal cities have obvious advantages over Beijing. Although Tianjin has maritime transportation advantages, it lacks water resources. Too scarce.

"Commander, national affairs are of paramount importance, so let's accept the surrender first and then go to Beijing. Otherwise, things may change later!" (End of Chapter)