Before hanging himself, Chongzhen lifted the table

Chapter 14 Perfunctory
In the Battle of Songjin from the end of the 14th year of Chongzhen to the beginning of the 15th year of Chongzhen, the commander-in-chief Wang Pu fled first, followed by generals such as Tang Tong and Li Fuming. Afterwards, Wang Pu was killed and he was only demoted.

In October of the 16th year of Chongzhen, Jianqi invaded Kou Ningyuan and other places. Li Fuming died in the battle, and then Tang Tong rushed to help and saved Ningyuan City. Emperor Chongzhen called him Qing but not his name, and bestowed Mangfu and jade belt.

As for Wu Sangui, the imperial court has decided to let him abandon Ningyuan to guard Shanhaiguan.As a result, he kept procrastinating and even decided to use ships to transport the people from the Liaoxi Corridor into the pass. It seemed that he had carried out the imperial decree, but he didn't know how long it would take.

If in the original history, Emperor Chongzhen later became impatient if he could not wait for them, and named them earls, asking them to hurry up and serve the king.However, even when Tang Tong arrived, the rest was still delayed.

For example, Wu Sangui continued to use ships to transport Liao people. Liu Zeqing from Shandong claimed that he had injured his leg after falling while riding a horse and could not move. Zuo Liangyu made a march plan and reported it to the court, saying that it would only start after approval.

At this time, Tang Tong heard his son's words and pondered for a moment. Seeing that his son kept asking for an answer, he said to him: "The emperor asked to lead the cavalry to the capital. I don't know what the purpose is. I rushed to have a look before talking, but there was no answer." How much loss there is, but there is still no lack of righteousness, can you understand?"

After a pause, he continued: "Wu Sangui is a general in Liaodong and has a deep foundation; Zuo Liangyu has millions of troops and is strong. They can blatantly attack the imperial court, but we can't, understand?"

Tang Tong was originally a general in Miyun, but he followed Chen Yan's path and was appointed as the commander-in-chief of Jizhen, which lasted less than a year.

When Tang Hanfu heard that his father had no intention of fighting to the death for the emperor, he felt relieved and listened to his father's words to prepare and set out early tomorrow morning.

The sun was setting in the west and had already disappeared behind the mountains. It was only the second month of the lunar calendar and it was already dark.

However, outside Baoding City, the sound of rapid horse hooves sounded, making the guards in the city immediately alert.

After a while, Baoding Director Fang Zhenghua hurried to the city. Under the light of blazing torches, he confirmed that the person coming was the palace servant he knew. The lieutenants were hung up on the top of the city together.

An urgent decree from Babaili was handed over to Fang Zhenghua, but it left Fang Zhenghua puzzled.

In this order, he was not only asked to gather as many cavalry troops as possible and rush to the capital as soon as possible, but also said that Lu Yingjiao, the former deputy commander-in-chief of Miyun who resigned in Baoding and returned to his hometown, was reinstated as the commander-in-chief of Baoding, and guard Zhang Datong was promoted to Baoding. Lieutenant General, his son Zhang Zhitan took over as the garrison of Baoding.Shao Zongyuan, a fellow governor of Baoding, was promoted to governor of Baoding and took charge of Baoding's defense.

If that's all, it's nothing.

What puzzled Fang Zhenghua the most was the content conveyed to him in the last few sentences of this edict.It is said that Li Ze sent Liu Fangliang's troops to attack the capital from the south and will attack Baoding around March 24.Let Baoding hold on and wait for the emperor to lead troops to rescue.

In addition, Li Jiantai, who will arrive in Baoding soon, is incompetent. He will be captured as soon as he arrives in Baoding, and his troops will be withdrawn for the purpose of Baoding. Strictly prevent Li Jiantai's deputy general Guo Zhonggui from surrendering. Other generals should also keep an eye on him.

According to the meaning of this decree, is it possible that the emperor is a prophet who knows what will happen more than a month later?This is really incredible!

So Fang Zhenghua first asked the eunuch who delivered the decree what happened in the capital.

However, the chamberlain's answer did not mention anything special that happened in the court.Just when Fang Zheng was confused, the chamberlain hesitated for a moment and then replied: "The villain saw... saw Long live the Lord holding up the imperial case!"

"What?" Fang Zhenghua was surprised when he heard this, "Long live the Lord raised the imperial case, are you dazzled?"

"Really, although this matter is a bit unbelievable, but I personally saw the Lord Long Live holding the imperial case, and it seems that Lord Long Live himself was quite surprised." The chamberlain recalled the scene of big eyes staring at small eyes, and he felt a bit incredible.Fang Zhenghua still didn't believe it. He had the highest force value in the palace. He usually accompanied the emperor. He knew very well how strong the emperor was. How could he lift the imperial case!
Asking was in vain, but he became even more confused, so he asked Lu Yingjiao, Shao Zongyuan and Zhang Datong to discuss it all night.

This edict was only the central edict transmitted directly from the emperor, and it also made several civil servants and generals hesitate.

A formal imperial edict must be written by the cabinet, and the Sixth Section will review it. If there are no problems, the General Affairs Department will issue the edict to the public. If there are problems, the Sixth Section will have the power to reject it.

The central edict is an edict directly conveyed by the emperor, avoiding the cabinet and the six departments.

Theoretically speaking, both the central edict and the imperial edict are expressions of the emperor's will, and they must be obeyed.However, in order to seize power and restrict the imperial power, the civil servant group often failed to recognize the purpose.

Moreover, this time's decree did not even include the seals and seals required for rewards and promotions, which was even more perfunctory.

In short, although the civil servants and generals present were happy about the promotion, they still had doubts and did not dare to accept it.

Fang Zhenghua was actually just like them, he was doubtful about such a strange edict, but unlike these civil servants and military generals, he explained: "This edict was sent in a hurry over eight hundred miles. It can be seen that the situation is different." In emergencies, haste is inevitable.”

Having said this, he paused and then raised his voice, his high-pitched voice being particularly obvious: "But no matter what, this is indeed Lord Long Live's will. Our family will send the cavalry back to Beijing early tomorrow morning. You can do it yourself." ! If Baoding falls into the hands of thieves, I’m afraid you guys won’t be able to bear it!”

After making a slight threat, he softened his tone and said: "You must first carry out the decree. Our family will understand the situation after arriving in the capital and will send someone to inform you."

Fang Zhenghua's words were a combination of firmness and softness, and they were a good thing for these civil servants and generals. They finally agreed and carried out the order.

That night, many people in Baoding had a sleepless night, at least Fang Zhenghua did.The imperial edict required him to gather as many cavalry troops as possible, so he had to move troops around, and if there were those who were unwilling to go, he had to use coercion and inducement. In short, he was trying to think of ways to gather cavalry troops so that they could set off after dawn.

At the same time, it was already dark in the capital, and the palace doors were locked, cutting off the inside and outside.

In the south veranda of Qianqing Palace, Emperor Chongzhen, after having dinner, led Queen Zhou and Crown Prince Zhu Cixiang here, and asked Wang Chengen to protect the surroundings and isolate them from ears and eyes.

Just from this posture, I knew there must be something important to say.

In fact, Queen Zhou was also worried, not because of state affairs, but because of Emperor Chongzhen's anomalies.

After being together for 18 years, the changes in Emperor Chongzhen were too obvious to her.She suspected that it was because the pressure of state affairs was so great that the emperor had no rules for doing things.It just so happens that I can take this opportunity to ask.

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