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Chapter 318 Your majesty's heroism, I have always admired

"My father-in-law has really worked so hard from afar. My official whereabouts are uncertain, which made my father-in-law suffer. My cousin, Zhang Bingbei, did not neglect my father-in-law when he was in Chongqing."

On the sixth day of August, in Nanzheng County, in the yamen of the prefect of Hanzhong, Zhu Shuren finally received the envoy Wang Gonggong who had traveled a long distance for two months.

Wang Gonggong looked a lot thinner than the last time I saw him in April. It seemed that the days of running back and forth between Beijing and Chongqing were really uncomfortable.

Basically, in the past four months, Wang Gonggong and the people around him have been on the road for more than two-thirds of the time, trekking mountains and rivers, changing boats by car, and running around indefinitely.

However, when he saw Zhu Shuren, the prince's attitude was still polite, always with a smile on his face: "Guo surname is polite, Guo surname is the pillar of the country, loyalty is unparalleled. In such a high position, he has worked hard and always appeared In a place where the state affairs are most perilous, His Majesty will definitely be moved when he knows about it.”

The reason why Eunuch Wang spoke so politely was mainly due to the fact that along the way, Zhang Huangyan sent someone to take care of his food and daily life. Although he was a little tired, his material comforts were not lost.

More importantly, every time he came to Sichuan to pass the decree, the gifts received by the charioteer Fei Linlin totaled at least five figures of silver, and there were always tens of thousands of taels, and some property was brought back to other people through the prince. The key eunuchs who dealt with Beijing will share the profits.

After all, Zhu Shuren still counted on these uploaders to help him delay the time to say good things.

Although Chongzhen was already a dead man in his eyes, but the more the last moment, the more he couldn't go wrong.Only in this way can we maintain our image of loyalty until the last moment.

Compared with the huge gains in the future, the money on the scene at this time must not be saved.The Shen family has been the richest man in Suzhou for several generations, and others know that you are rich. The more you do this, the more you have to maintain the original rhythm of giving money, so that people will not suspect that you have predicted something in advance.

Ever since, the contact between the two parties has always been maintained in such a cordial and friendly atmosphere.

Zhu Shuren asked people to arrange some refreshments first, and entertained them well, while he himself asked people to set up incense tables and halls, and after a while, he would formally go through the process and receive the order——

Chongzhen's decree to confer a new title on him and order him to be the temporary governor of Sichuan has not been announced until now, so it must not be more formal.

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After entertaining the prince with good tea and sweets, and giving some jewelry in private, the incense case was ready, and Zhu Shuren went through the formal process, first receiving the will.

When he heard that he was only promoted from Krupp to Krupp, and did not directly enshrine the duke according to the Taimiao League oath three years ago, Zhu Shuren felt a little lost in his heart, but he recovered soon.

And he didn't show any emotion on the surface, he looked like "I'm very satisfied to be a Marquis".

Chongzhen's excuse is reasonable, he has already regarded him as a dead person, and it is conceivable that the other party should be wary of him and make better use of him.

What's more, in the last 200 years of the Ming Dynasty, no one has been named a duke because of their merits. The only dukes were handed down when Zhu Yuanzhang founded the country and Zhu Di usurped the throne.Marquis first, so as not to be envied by colleagues in the world.

It is not a good thing for young people to suddenly rise to high positions, and people will hate them if they are not worthy of virtue.

Now that Chongzhen has become this villain, and the people in the world know that Zhu Shuren has done his best for the country and made great contributions, but he was suppressed by the Taimiao alliance and slowly rewarded, the people in the world will sympathize with him instead.

In fact, "temporarily" supervising Sichuan's military affairs is also of great value to him. It allows him to interfere in various internal affairs of Sichuan and stay in Chongqing and other places for a long time without any nominal obstacles.If there are thorns, it will be much more convenient if he wants to clean them.
For those subordinates who are loyal to Daming, the cohesion can be further improved, so that no one will doubt life and feel that the governor wants to create a separate regime.

After Zhu Shuren expressed his gratitude to God, he chatted with Wang Gonggong about his next plan without any complaints.

"Thank you, eunuch, for your kind words in front of His Majesty, your Majesty can reward you so impartially, and you can speak freely with your eunuchs, which is also inseparable from opening Zhang Shengting.

I have received so much grace from the country, I should promise to solve Sun Kewang within three months, but it really has to start from today. Before August, I don’t know what His Majesty means, so the time to do it is incalculable Yes, until the end of November, I will definitely give His Majesty some new progress. "

After Zhu Shuren said so openly, Wang Gonggong also heaved a sigh of relief. He was still worried that Zhu Shuren would not be satisfied, so he prepared a lot of excuses, but now it seems that it is not necessary.

But those words to help the emperor win over people's hearts, since they must have been prepared, they must be said, otherwise, wouldn't the preparations be for nothing?Wang Gonggong also said kindly:
"Guo Xing Ye is so loyal, he is really a model in the world. In fact, His Majesty's trust in Guo Xing Ye is the highest in the world. No matter how civil and military the Manchu Dynasty is, there is no second person who can be so highly valued by His Majesty. It's just that Guo Xing Ye is too You are too young, you are only 24 years old this year, right? But anyone who is over 24 years old, no one would be jealous of being duke. After all, Huo Qubing was [-] years old, and he was just a champion.

Even so, His Majesty also said in private that after solving Sun Kewang, or if Sun Kewang is not easy to solve, then lead the troops back to the north to surround the intruders. Just leave it to the country's surname. "

Wang Gonggong's example is actually not appropriate.Huo Qubing was 24 years old. That's because he only lived to be 24 years old, and there were no dukes in the Han Dynasty, so Liehou was the tallest.

But Zhu Shuren didn't care about what the other party said, he just accepted it completely, and showed a happy expression to show that he would definitely work hard.

Then, he described his military plan in a non-trivial manner, especially "Why did I delay my pursuit of Sun Kewang in the two months before the court envoys came, but came in person?" Go to Hanzhong and focus on the northern line."

After all, if you don't explain this problem, and the communication is not smooth after you go back, Chongzhen may still be suspicious.The communication between the two parties has been disconnected for at least three months each time, and it is not easy to go back and forth once.Zhu Shuren can think of the vaccinations in advance, of course he must get enough.

"The reason why I didn't take advantage of the victory to chase down the poor in June and July is because the midsummer in Yunnan and Guizhou is too hot, and the soldiers often suffer from diseases. If we continue to chase, many soldiers will die of illness every day. It is really not a compassionate soldier. way.

The official also sent scouts to investigate, and where Sun Kewang went, there were no deaths or injuries from the stubborn thieves in Shaanxi. Every day, many old thieves died of the epidemic because of the unsuitable weather.So in the past two months, the results of not chasing are better than those of chasing in the past.Now it's August, and the autumn is getting cooler, just continue to pursue southward, and it will be successful in three months.

As for Hanzhong, it was really important before. Although the thieves did not have the courage to enter Sichuan, they still had some courage to seize Hanzhong.At worst, he still hopes to win Baoji and Dasanguan.

After blocking the mountain danger in this way, there will always be opportunities for trespassers to enter Hanzhong, and even go further south into Sichuan, but the court officials and troops will fall into the dilemma of passive defense everywhere.

That's why the official came here to supervise the defense in person, and urged the restoration of people's livelihood, and speed up the raising of military rations, thinking that it will be a long-term plan.I reckon that the intruder will definitely try to attack Baoji County and Dasan Pass at any cost this autumn, because once winter comes, the Qinling Mountains are dangerous and the mountains are blocked by heavy snow, so he will have no chance.

The winter in the north is cold and freezing, which is conducive to the use of troops in spring and summer but not in autumn and winter.The summer heat in the south is conducive to the use of troops in autumn and winter, but not conducive to spring and summer.Last year, if His Majesty allowed me to pursue Zhang Xianzhong in autumn and winter, Zhang Ni and Sun Kewang would have been wiped out long ago.

It's a pity that last autumn and winter was wasted in fighting the intruders and rescuing Kaifeng, so that when we came to Sichuan to fight against the thieves this year, the season suitable for using troops was not long, so we couldn't solve it immediately.

If Your Majesty can allow this officer to make arrangements on his own, in the future, if he insists on using troops against the north in spring and summer, and only in autumn and winter against the south, why worry about not being able to suppress the bandits in the most economical way of national money and troops! "

Zhu Shuren was eloquent. Regardless of whether the prince had thought of so many points or not, he first explained his strategic plan in detail.

After all, Eunuch Wang doesn't know much about military affairs, so it would be impossible to expect him to ask such technical questions himself.That being the case, it is necessary for professional people to take the initiative to check for omissions and fill in the vacancies before the leader and the messenger are aware of the problem.

Even if you didn't expect it, and you didn't ask, Zhu Shuren still wants to answer.After they go back, Chongzhen will send someone at least three months later.

During those three months, they will naturally encounter these questions, they will think about them, they will want to ask them, and when the time comes, they will recall: Fuck, these questions that I didn’t ask at the beginning, three months ago, Guo Xingye had already predicted that the future would be doomed. You will meet, and you are destined to ask questions, so you will answer them first before you ask.

Then, Zhu Shuren's reputation in the Beijing court can be maintained very well until the end.

Wang Gonggong listened very carefully, and at last thought it seemed to be true.

It's hot in the south and cold in the north. This is common sense that anyone with a normal IQ knows. After Sun Kewang fled to Yunnan and Guizhou, he had to fight in the tropical rainforest climate. Only in autumn and winter can he use his troops.

And Li Zicheng looks arrogant now, and he doesn't know if Li Zicheng has made any new moves on the northern line during the past one and a half months of isolation after Wang Gonggong entered Sichuan.

But with common sense, once winter comes, Li Zicheng will definitely not make any big moves towards the north, right?Isn't he afraid that his subordinates will freeze to death in large numbers?Today, the climate is relatively colder than normal every year! (People at the time already knew it was getting colder, they just didn't know the term "Little Ice Age")
Wang Gonggong straightened out all the cause and effect thinking, and said in admiration: "It turns out that Guoxing has thought so clearly a long time ago. After our family returns to Beijing, we must report it to His Majesty in detail, so that Guoxing will not be wronged." of.

However, Mr. Guoxing, you just said that Li Zicheng is likely to attack Hanzhong this autumn. Is this reliable? "

Zhu Shuren: "Of course! To be honest, in fact, as early as July, about half a month ago, I asked the scouts sent by the Cao Junmen to detect the intruders who had completely occupied the surrounding area of ​​Xi'an. All over Guanzhong, approaching Baoji County.

The official has ordered people to transport two batches of military rations through the Chencang Ancient Road to the front line of Baoji County and Dasan Pass.The people in Hanzhong temporarily tightened their belts to live a hard life. By the end of October and the beginning of November, when the corn here was harvested, the people would be more affluent and barely able to eat half full.

The people in Hanzhong used to grow both rice and wheat. In recent years, due to the drought and cold, rice consumes too much water, so they hardly grow it. They only grow wheat.

However, wheat still consumes more water than corn. Now that corn is planted, even if it is planted in late summer, it does not have to survive the winter like wheat before harvesting. Therefore, if you keep a little less local food, you will not be afraid of starving to death.With enough military rations to support Baoji County and Dasanguan, even if the city is besieged by intruders for several months, they are not afraid.

Now the thieves have been besieging Baoji County for more than ten days, and they have also been frustrated for seven or eight days at Dasan Pass. This officer will give them a hard blow in the next few days!At least half a year of peace in Hanzhong will be achieved, so that the intruders will not dare to move south again!

After the thief killed Governor Sun, his main force in Heluo should have shrunk back to Guanzhong, right?If I go north from Xiangyang in Huguang, even if I can try my best to cross Funiu Mountain from Yangcheng Road and regain Luoyang, but if I want to regain Guanzhong in the end, I have to face the danger of Tongguan.

Therefore, it is better to show weakness and lure the enemy at this Chencang crossing, before the big dispersal pass, annihilate and consume the vital force of the army several times, lead the soldiers to be exhausted, and then lead the army to kill the Chencang crossing, and directly recover the pass!

After all, the Dasan Pass is in my hands, and it is easy to enter the pass. The only difficulty is to raise food, so we can't fight the Chuangjun on a large scale in the pass. We must first defend to consume their troops, weaken them, and then work hard. expedition. "

Zhu Shuren analyzed the truth very clearly: If Tongguan is not lost, then it is advisable for the officers and troops to go directly from Xiangyang to Nanyang to Luoyang, and finally enter Xi'an.

If you don't go to Luoyang, it is also possible to take the Wuguan Road directly from Nanyang to Qin.But there is also a problem, that is, the old way of Wuguan is now controlled by Li Zicheng.

Even if the specific ancient place name of "Wuguan" is controlled by Zuo Liangyu, but Wuguan Road is so long, as long as Gunaoguan in Lantian County, which is close to Xi'an at the northwest entrance, is in the hands of Li Zicheng, it is still very troublesome to attack. Passes at the level of "Four Fortresses of Qin Dynasty".

The "Sanguan" in the Qin Dynasty's four fortresses, including the entire supporting Chencang Valley Road, and Baoji County, where Taniguchi guards Weibin in the north, are now completely in the hands of Zhu Shuren.

With such a favorable geographical situation, it doesn't make sense to give up what is easy and ask for difficulty. He has to attack Li Zicheng from Huguang instead of going north to fight Li Zicheng, right?

With such a clear analysis of the truth, even if Chongzhen wanted Zhu Shuren to put more effort into dealing with Li Zicheng in the future, Zhu Shuren would still be able to pat his chest and say firmly:
Your Majesty, you asked me to deal with Li Zicheng, am I right?We only have our own ideas on the specific tactical deployment, but the general direction is correct, and we have been dealing with Li Zicheng!No sabotage.

After Zhu Shuren finished speaking, Wang Gonggong also completely understood his train of thought, so Zhu Shuren finally added a sentence or two about vaccination:

"Well, there is no perfect strategy in the world. In fact, there is a hidden danger in my way of seeking breakthroughs. That is, there is a shortage of food in the Guanzhong, and the red land is thousands of miles away. Once our army defeats the intruders here, the intruders abandon Guanzhong and continue to go in other directions. Fleeing, our army may not be able to catch up.

Transporting grain from Sichuan to Guanzhong and chasing it all the way eastward, the grain and grass will definitely not be able to supply, so when the time comes, the imperial army can only drive away the intruders in Guanzhong, and then they have to withdraw their troops and return south, returning to Sichuan and flowing along the Han River to Xiangyang , and then go north from Jingxiang, so as to ensure the grain road.

But in this way, it may delay several months. After all, is it easy to dispatch a 10,000+ army thousands of miles away?
In fact, I have thought of another more secure method in my mind, which can prevent intruders from corrupting, but it will be a pain for the people of Shaanxi-if we go north from Jingxiang, we will first collect Heluo, and then knock on Guantong Pass.Even if Tongguan can't get in, it doesn't matter, just block the four fortresses of Qin with a small amount of troops, so that the intruders can't get out!

In this way, the imperial court will give Shaanxi tax exemption for ten years at the worst, and will not bother the government there. Within three years, the intruders will inevitably kill each other, and the bandits will eat each other's corpses, and the number of bandits will be reduced by more than half——

However, His Majesty's fortitude is far from being comparable to those who are dark and weak. He always insists that the emperor guards the gate of the country and vows to die without retreating half a step. No inch of our Great Ming territory can be tolerated falling into the hands of thieves for a year.He is unwilling to agree to the words of "temporarily treating Shaanxi people to fend for themselves", so this idea is just empty talk, let's use the strategy I said at the beginning. "

Zhu Shuren's remarks finally cleared up his suspicion from the legal point of view: It's not that we didn't give Chongzhen a way to live, and even pointed the way to Chongzhen at the last moment. It was Chongzhen who was too principled and liked to die for the country. If you don't retreat, there is no way.

His majesty is heroic, he would rather die than submit, and I admire you!

(End of this chapter)