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

The same thing has different views from different angles. In the eyes of Chen Guodong and almost everyone in the world, Wu Chongming is a scumbag. He betrayed Wu Xiang and betrayed Gao Di, who had promoted him. , it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a domestic slave with three surnames.

However, in Wu Chongming's eyes, he acted upright and stood upright, worthy of heaven and earth, worthy of Li Rusong, and even more worthy of Li Ruzhen. As for Wu Xiang and Gao Di, they were both a piece of shit.

Wu Chongming was at the opposite end of the spectrum from most generals in the Ming Dynasty. He only took his share of the income he deserved as a general in Guan Ning's army. He did not use the income to support his family and soldiers, nor did he farm and buy property. Instead, he gave birth to nine sons. The eldest son is one year older than Wu Sangui and was born in the 35th year of Wanli (1607). The youngest son Wu Zhaoshou was born in the fourth year of Chongzhen and is now five years old.

When he learned that Cheng Shijie wanted to see him, he asked Lu Xiangsheng for instructions and went directly to the capital with his wife, three concubines, nine sons and six daughters, as well as three brothers, sisters-in-law, nephews and nieces, a total of 35 people.

On the official road to the capital, the originally bumpy official road has been repaired. Even if you are sitting on an ordinary carriage, it is not too bumpy. Of course, Wu Chongming was a military commander. He rode a war horse and faced the future. He had to say no. Worry, that's definitely not possible.

Cheng Shijie went from being a guard of thousands of households in Dengzhou to becoming the regent of the Ming Dynasty in just five or six years. Many people envied Cheng Shijie's luck. However, as a military commander, Wu Chongming knew the hardships involved.There are quite a few capable generals in Guan Ningjun's group.

If you count carefully, Sun Yuanhua was also from the Guan Ning Army, as were Cao Wenzhao, Cao Bianjiao, Huang Degong, Zhou Yuji, Zhao Lijiao, Man Gui, etc. There are many generals who can fight, but none of them can match Cheng Shijie's achievements. , it can be said that Sun Yuanhua should be regarded as the best-successful member of the Guan Ning Army so far. Now he has become the Minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing and the Governor of Southern Zhili.

But what Cheng Shijie relies on is not only the ability to fight, but also the courage to fight hard. Just like when Cheng Shijie was suppressed by Sun Yuanhua, he only had more than [-] troops in his hands. He dared to fight back against Sun Yuanhua, the governor of Denglai, and succeeded. Captured Dengzhou and achieved the success of the Dengzhou mutiny.

Although this incident was not recorded in the court documents, those who should know the truth actually already knew it. For more than 90.00% of the generals, they would choose to accept their fate. However, Cheng Shijie did not accept his fate, but fought back angrily. .

Even if Ren was credited with quelling Kong Youde's rebellion, in fact, because of his rift with Sun Yuanhua, Cheng Shijie would no longer have a foothold in Shandong. Even if Prime Minister Sun Yuanhua could afford a boat and not care about Cheng Shijie, the problem was that there were many people. He wanted to please Sun Yuanhua and deal with Cheng Shijie.

In this case, Cheng Shijie also had a narrow escape. However, the problem was that Cheng Shijie once again took the risk and led his men to cross Liaonan. Entering Liaodong can be said to be Cheng Shijie's best move. Not only did he avoid Sun Yuanhua Influencing forces, at the same time, Sun Yuanhua had to support him because of his success.

Because regaining Liaodong is Sun Yuanhua's political demand. Faced with this temptation, let alone a contradiction, even if Cheng Shijie pinched Sun Yuanhua's son to death, Sun Yuanhua would still hold his nose and admit it. Those who achieve big things do not stick to trivial matters. Sun Yuanhua is a person who wants to achieve things. Man, he had to put aside petty personal grudges.

Cheng Shijie succeeded...

Just when Wu Chongming was thinking about it, his eldest son Wu Zhaoren excitedly rode towards Wu Chongming: "Dad, today is a double blessing."

Wu Chongming frowned slightly and said: "Double happiness? What's the joy??"

Wu Zhaoren said: "The soldiers at Shanhaiguan have begun to reorganize. The fifth brother passed Ning Haijun's selection and has now entered the Ming Empire Army University to study. Is this a good news?"

Wu Chongming nodded: "In addition to being happy, what else is there to be happy about?"

The Imperial Army University of the Ming Dynasty is the original Liaodong Army Military Academy. It is also the only way for Ning Navy officers to be promoted. It is mainly divided into two branches: lieutenant officer and school officer. However, now it has opened a senior general command college, which means that Wu Zhaoxin only needs to pass Those who graduate from Army University will become lieutenants.

It can be said that entering the Army University is equivalent to stepping into the ranks of officers.

Wu Zhaoren continued: "Listen to the news from the other side, dad will reuse him this time!"

"Reuse?"

"Is the news reliable?"

"It shouldn't be too bad. I heard it was decided by the regent!"

Hearing the news, Wu Chongming was overjoyed. Since Ning Haijun fought against Jiannu and Jiannu was annihilated, the situation in the world has become clear.

People with a discerning eye have already seen that unless Cheng Shijie and Huang Taiji decide the outcome, there will definitely be a majority in the world. If it is not decided quickly, there will be even more variables.

Cheng Shijie now controls Liaodong and western Liaoning, regains northern Zhili, and extends his sphere of influence to Shandong and Henan.In terms of territory, it is the largest piece of land, especially Liaodong, which has long replaced Jiangnan and become the richest place in the world.After the Funing Army and the Three Tianjin Guards were recruited by Cheng Shijie, Cheng Shijie did not use the generals of the Funing Army and the Three Tianjin Guards, nor did he use the generals of the Guanning Army in western Liaoning.

Some of the retained generals, such as Xie Zhiliang, Xie Shangkui, Zu Dabi and Lu Xiangsheng, were all people who had no taint of surrendering to the enemy. Only they themselves had the taint of surrendering to the enemy.This is actually a trend indicator.

Just when Wu Chongming was happily heading to the capital, news spread that Shanhaiguan changed hands within a day. The DPRK and the Central Government did not elaborate on how Shanhaiguan changed hands. Of course, this matter did not cause any disturbance in the capital. In the eyes of civil and military officials, this is perfectly normal.

The general in charge of the Shanhaiguan offensive is Lu Xiangsheng, plus four brigades with more than 8 elite troops, and nearly two hundred land battle artillery. With such powerful strength, it is impossible to defeat a defeated army guarding Shanhaiguan. A quick battle will not be called news. There is no fight. It’s big news when it comes down!

The center of the imperial court was very calm, but the people could not be calm. The news that the Ming army captured Shanhaiguan in one day spread like wings, and the whole capital cheered "Long live" one after another, one wave higher than the other.

If the previous Ming army had sent back such a victory report, the common people would have suspected that those stinky Qiu Ba had lied about their military exploits again, but they would not have the slightest doubt about this victory report, because the one who attacked Shanhaiguan was Ning Haijun, the strongest soldier in the world. !

It’s not surprising that this powerful team has achieved such exaggerated results. It would be news if they didn’t win!But even so, the capture of Shanhaiguan in one day still inspired the people, and they all said: "This is the real strong army! Such an army deserves to be called the Emperor Yulin! If Chongzhen was willing to use the Ning Navy earlier, how could the Ming Dynasty There is such a disaster!”

The news quickly spread throughout Beizhili. The people were surprised but also encouraged. They all said that they did not expect the imperial army to be so powerful. With such strong soldiers guarding the borders, the Ming Dynasty would definitely be able to achieve peace in the world and all nations would come to the DPRK.

Only those who have experienced war know the value of peace. The people of the Ming Dynasty experienced a terrible war, and the near-annihilation of the country still makes them shudder. Because of this, they have a deeper understanding of the impact of the victory or defeat of the army at the border on them. It has never been so important before.

However, when the news reached Nanjing, the reaction was different.Zhu Yihai, the Hongguang Emperor who was unlucky enough to end up at his grandma's house and was forcibly put on the throne by his ministers and turned into a puppet. When he heard the news, he turned pale with horror and lost his mind. He murmured: "Did Shanhaiguan be breached in one day? What about Nanjing?" How many days can we withstand it? I am alone in death, I am alone in death!" Zhou Yanru, Ruan Dacheng, Ma Shiying and other ministers' faces were as pale as earth.

A powerful pass like Shanhaiguan is vulnerable to Ning Haijun. How many days can Nanjing withstand it?Nanjing's city wall is far less strong than Shanhaiguan, and Nanjing's weapons and food reserves are far less adequate than Shanhaiguan's. Nanjing's soldiers, forget it, anyone with a little knowledge of military affairs would not consider those soldiers guarding Nanjing's city wall to be soldiers!

The army of the Northern Ming Dynasty is pressing forward step by step, and our country is suffering from internal and external troubles. This situation has simply reached the point of despair!

Ruan Dacheng plucked up his courage and said, "How about... move the capital? Move to a stronger city..."

Sun Yuanhua, the Minister of War, asked sharply: "Where to move to?"

Ruan Dayue was immediately speechless.

Unlike Sun Yuanhua, Sun Yuanhua and Cheng Shijie had a close relationship no matter how much they said it. Even though Sun Yuanhua was an official in the Southern Ming Dynasty, with a first-class official position, a superintendent and a minister of the Ministry of War, the problem was that Sun Yuanhua's three sons, the eldest son Sun Heding, the second The descendants Hedou and the third son Sun Hejing all stay in Liaodong. The eldest son currently serves as a member of the Jinzhou Executive Committee. In the Ming Dynasty, he was an official at the Wanping County Magistrate level in Beijing.The second son, Sun Hedou, served as a teaching assistant at Liaodong University and was a doctorate in the Imperial Academy or Imperial College in the Ming Dynasty.

Although the official position is not high, the problem is that they are all direct descendants of Ning Haijun.

Even if Nanjing is captured by Cheng Shijie, Cheng Shijie will come to settle the accounts after the fall, just like he did with Beijing officials. No matter how he settles the score, it will not be attributed to Sun Yuanhua.Even if Cheng Shijie comes, he still has to call Sun Yuanhua: "Mr. Chu Yang!"

Sun Yuanhua naturally did not want to move the capital.

But the problem is that Nanjing is not suitable as a capital and has never been suitable.In name, this city has the natural barrier of the Yangtze River to rely on, which sounds good, but the problem is that for the enemy with a powerful navy, Nanjing is not an insurmountable natural chasm, but a smooth road!
However, the navy of the Ning Navy was stronger than the army. Zheng Zhilong, who had more than [-] strong soldiers and more than [-] battleships, persisted in front of the Ning Navy for less than a year. In his childhood, he was defeated by a partial division of the Ning Navy. The friction on the ground has now caused the daimyo from all over the world to either capture and kill the samurai and ronin under their command, or to put tattoos on their bodies to show that they have no relationship with the daimyo from all over the place.

Also, the Western barbarians, who have always been arrogant and arrogant, were even beaten to the point of losing their temper in front of the Ning Navy. It is said that the warships of the Ning Navy have now sailed to Sumatra, showing off their power. If Ning Haijun goes upstream from the Yangtze River. Who can resist?
Furthermore, to defend the Yangtze River, you must defend the Huaihe River. If you want to defend the Yangtze River Defense Line, you must defend Huaibei. Otherwise, the Yangtze River Defense Line will be useless and meaningless. But now Huaibei is in the hands of the original Dashun Army. Later, they were reorganized by Cheng Shijie. It can be said that now The middle and lower reaches of the Huaihe River are in the hands of Cheng Shijie.

The so-called natural barrier of the Yangtze River has no defensive significance at all because it is missing a crucial corner!What else is there to say?Wait to get pounded!
But even so, Nanjing is still the strongest city in Jiangnan, or it is the only city in Jiangnan that has been operated as a military fortress. The other cities such as Hangzhou, Suzhou, Jiaxing, Changzhou, Yangzhou, etc. are similar to Liuli. They look beautiful, but they are so fragile that they can be shattered with just a single blow!If Nanjing cannot be defended, other cities will be even less able to defend it. Even if they want to move the capital, they will have no place to annihilate them!
The idea of ​​moving the capital did not work, and Ruan Dacheng planned to retreat. However, Sun Yuanhua did not intend to let him escape so easily. The Minister of War, with murderous intent in his writing, raised his hand to Zhu Yihai and said: "Your Majesty, Ruan Dacheng is greedy for life and afraid of death. He has not seen the enemy yet." The shadow of the army retreated first, and the move of the capital has greatly hurt the morale of the people! I beg you to kill this beast to deter those greedy Xiaoxiao who are afraid of death and boost the morale of the army!"

Ruan Dacheng cursed in his heart, I just want to save my life, there is no need to kill me, right?If I had a relationship like you, Sun Yuanhua, I could stand and talk without back pain.

However, the political system of Nanming is the same as before. Even if he is a deputy cabinet minister and a minister is impeached, he still needs to defend himself. However, Sun Yuanhua actually hates Ruan Dajue very much because he originally did not want to be the Minister of the Ministry of War or the Southern Zhili. He was renamed Governor of Zhili because he had long wanted to go to Liaodong and take refuge under Cheng Shijie.

Although Cheng Shijie is his disciple, the problem is that his teacher did not persist last winter and passed away. Without the protection of his teacher Xu Guangqi, his relationship with Cheng Shijie is not as close as outsiders see it. If now Cheng Shijie would definitely be happy if he defeated Ruan Dayue without any bloodshed.

As a result, Sun Yuanhua spoke like a sword, and the two sides engaged in a fierce exchange of words. Sun Yuanhua seemed to have become the spokesperson of Cheng Shijie in the Nanming Court. Seeing Sun Yuanhua take the lead, he immediately followed up. Only then did Sun Yuanhua realize that he actually had someone in the Nanming Court. Such a high appeal.

As more and more people were involved, everyone had a heated argument in front of the emperor and the chief minister. Of course, the content of their argument had nothing to do with the current situation, so don't expect them to. I can't come up with any ideas that can resolve the current crisis.

Even if they are in a situation where they may die at any time, the country may be destroyed, and the capital hangs on its head, the Donglin Party's nature of crazy pursuit of death and endless internal fighting cannot be changed. As long as there is an opportunity, they will try their best to fight.

Zhu Yihai watched coldly as these so-called courtiers quarreled in front of him over trivial matters, blushing and wanting to cry from the bottom of his heart.

It's already miserable enough to be forced to be the emperor, but you also have to deal with such a group of ministers who love to commit suicide. Oh my god, can you be more ruthless?He looked at Zhou Yanru, who was also the chief minister of Nanjing's small imperial court. Why don't he come out and take care of it?
However, Zhou Yanru looked at him with a pleading look on his face, seeming to ask him to stop the quarrel. Although he was the teacher of Zhang Pu, the leader of the Donglin Restoration Society, the Donglin Party did not seem to buy his account. I can't control these guys who have lost all their integrity, have no way to defend themselves against the enemy, and have no skills in internal fighting. I can only hope that the emperor can play some role.

After all, you are also the emperor, and your words should be more effective than mine. Just speak once to stop them!

The four eyes looked at each other, and for a moment, there was a feeling of sympathy between the monarch and his ministers.

I don’t know if it’s a matter of Feng Shui. Over the past 2000 years, most of the regimes that have established their capital in Nanjing have loved seeking death. The regime that established its capital in Nanjing during the Eastern Jin Dynasty was simply the founder of the world of seeking death. All the capable ministers wanted to personally lead troops into Nanjing.

It was called Jiankang at that time. There was the rebellion of General Wang Dun in the past, and the rebellion of Su Jun in the later period. The emperor was frightened to death. It was strange enough, right?Liu Song, who usurped the Jin Dynasty and established himself on his own, also had no lower limit for seeking death. The founding monarch Liu Yu was still a wise king, but his son Liu Yilong fell far behind, and he would not be able to look forward to it in the future.

Then came Nanliang, where Xiao Yuanming organized the Hou Jing Rebellion, turning the densely populated and economically developed Jiangnan into a deserted countryside, thousands of miles away; followed by Hou Chen, "The merchant girl did not know the hatred of the country's subjugation, but she still sang from across the river. This is what "Tinghua" is talking about.

Then until the small imperial court of Nanming, it finally reached the highest level of seeking death: there were hundreds of thousands of militiamen on both sides of the Huaihe River. Of course, these militiamen were more powerful than tigers and wolves. They wanted to go south immediately. In fact, Cheng Shijie did not need to mobilize elite troops To go south, all you need to do is give Song Xiance an order, and Song Xiance can pull up another 30 to [-] horses in Jianghuai at any time.

Even when the gun is about to be put to the forehead, Nanming is still fighting among themselves, ostracizing dissidents, and even mobilizing an army of 10,000+ to raze its own military town for its own selfish purposes. This is really unbelievable. Let the world be stunned!

Looking through history, it is not difficult to see that the city of Nanjing is really not suitable to serve as a capital. Building a capital here will definitely cause big problems.

Of course, Cheng Shijie did not go south. His biggest problem now is to launch land reform. Only by completing land reform can Beizhili and the entire north be transformed into his support. If this problem is not solved, big problems will occur.

But the problem is that the problems faced by Cheng Shijie are not easy. First of all, Cheng Shijie is now the regent of the Ming Dynasty. He must admit that everything in the Ming Dynasty can be changed, but it cannot be completely overturned.

Just like the land issue, although Emperor Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty had divided the fields during the founding of the People's Republic of China, people are different. They are farming in the same village and have the same weather. But the problem is that some people's land is better than others. Harvest one bushel more per acre, accumulate less and make more, and you will gradually become rich.

One size fits all is not the answer to the problem (End of Chapter)