A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 723 Newspapers
On September 15, 29th year of Chongzhen, ministers from the capital, the Forbidden City, and Dongnuan Pavilion gathered.

Zhou Yanru, Chief Assistant of the Cabinet, Zheng Sanjun, Minister of Officials, Chen Xinjia, Minister of War, Ni Yuanlu, Minister of Household, Liu Zeshen, Minister of Punishment, Yuan Jingwen, Minister of Industry, and even Fu Shuxun, Minister of Rites who was too old.

Those who entered the cabinet at the same time, but not the first one, are the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, Wei Zaode, a scholar of the Dongge University, the left servant of the Ministry of Rites, Zhan Shifu, the assistant minister, and Chen Yan, a scholar of the Dongge University, are also listed in the Dongnuan Pavilion.

Chen Yan was good at colluding with the courtiers, and often from the mouth of the servants, he could secretly learn about the questions the emperor wanted to ask the next day.

Wei Zaode is good at rhetoric, very eloquent, very able to guess Chongdi's thoughts, and can always cater to him, so the same is in the emperor's heart. Although Zhou Yanru, the chief assistant of the cabinet, is the most favored at present, the two are not the respect of one, but Nor does it fall behind.

It is the tradition of the Ming Dynasty to use small officials to rule ministers. Perhaps Emperor Chongzhen felt that Zhou Yanru was too powerful, and he, Ni Yuanlu and Zheng Sanjun were both from Jiangnan, and members of the Donglin Party. There is the meaning of two-person system.

In the end, Li Banghua, who was restored to the post of Zuodu Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, also sat quietly on a brocade couch.

In the 14th year of Chongzhen’s capital earthquake, although Li Banghua took the blame and resigned temporarily, his roots were deep and leafy, and his disciples and old officials were all over the world.

Li Rixuan, a member of the clan, also served as two ministers of soldiers and officials. The members of the Li clan were also prosperous in official career. , Nine sons and ten know the state".

So not long ago, Li Banghua woke up again, holding a newspaper in his hand and looking at it expressionlessly.

"...The ministers heard the righteousness of the world, and they should be mixed together. The Xiongnu Hu Hanxie Shanyu has called the Northern Fan, but the Zhizhi Shanyu rebelled, and he has not subdued his innocent. In the west of the Great Xia, he thinks that a strong man cannot be a minister. Zhizhi Zhi Shanyu is cruel and poisonous to the people, and the evil is forced on the sky. Chen Yanshou and Chen Tang will punish the righteous soldiers, punish the heavens, rely on your majesty's gods, yin and yang, and defeat the enemy. Hang your head in the mansion of the barbarians to show that you are thousands of miles away, and those who commit crimes against strong men will be punished even if they are far away!"

Looking at this passage in the newspaper, the ministers in the cabinet had different expressions, and they didn't know what expression to make when facing the emperor.

The capital had just had a heavy snowfall not long ago. Although there were thick fire-filled walls in the pavilion, it was still a bit chilly. Emperor Chongzhen was sitting on the dragon chair. Newspapers, incoming newspapers, etc.

After a long time, he said calmly, "Let's talk about it."

The pond newspapers from outside the Great Wall and the Central Plains arrived at the capital at the same time on the 24th. The difference was that the Kaifeng war pond newspaper arrived on the morning of the 24th, and Wang Dou's news from outside the Great Wall arrived in the afternoon.

When they received the news from Kaifengtang, the monarchs and ministers were all in shock from the blue sky, and if the sky was about to collapse, they were terrified and inquired about Wang Dou's news. Inexplicably, many people hoped that Wang Dou would be defeated, even the emperor Everyone has this mentality.

It's just that things didn't go as expected, and what was waiting soon was Wang Dou's victory, which was an unprecedented victory in the middle of Ming Dynasty.

A few days later, the Xuanfu Times also arrived one after another, not every six days, but every other day, and the above was even more boastful, praising the great victory outside the Great Wall as rare in the world.

Wang Dou's Tang newspaper also attributed this great victory to Emperor Hong Fu, and to the strategizing of the court officials. They only put their own names at the end, but the newspapers ignored them. man's blow.

The title is also more eye-catching than the other, such as "Drinking Mahan on the Sea, Sealing the Wolf at the Foot of the Mountain", "The Big Dipper is High, Ge Shu Ye Brings a Sword" and "But there are dragon city flying generals, don't teach Hu Madu Yin Shan", and so on and so on.

Especially the headline on the first edition on the 26th, "Drinking horses on the sea, sealing wolves to the mountains", at the end of the newspaper quoted the memorial to Chen Tang's defeat of the Huns in the third year of Jianzhao, and shouted more fanatically: "To the invincible Salute to the General!"

In the end, a series of reports was launched, with the generals of the Jiangjing border army, Wang Puren and others making a lot of talk, and even some small soldiers occupied several pages. The tricks continued every day.

Wang Dou's great victory outside the Great Wall, under the long report of "Xuanfu Times", according to the information known by the monarchs and ministers, Xuanfu Town has already boiled, and the same is true for Datong Town and Shanxi Town.

For hundreds of years in the Ming Dynasty, these three towns have suffered serious border problems. I don’t know how many people’s wives and children have been separated. Now the old den of the Tartars has been taken away by the Marquis of Yongning. The Monan Tartars are completely wiped out. Worry-free, the people are peaceful, how can you not be happy?

Among the people, the name of Wang Dou is everywhere, the prestige of the Jingbian Army, Wang Pu Datong Army also took advantage of it, even the Zhongyi Camp and the New Affiliated Camp have gained fame.

The capital is also boiling, the teahouses and restaurants everywhere are full, and the halls are full of people who sing newspapers, even outside the halls, they are crowded with people. Under the background of the defeat of the Central Plains, the common people need a victory. Jingbian The army just met their needs.

Especially in the impression of the world, drinking horses and flowing sand rivers, and conquering the north of the Great Wall, has always been the highest achievement of the soldiers of all dynasties, and the strongest desire in everyone's heart. The literati of the past dynasties did not know much about the song of the frontier fortress, so this great victory outside the Great Wall is just Extraordinarily exciting.

The Xuanfu Times on the 28th, in addition to continuing to report on the great victory, also reported the details before and after the battle of Zhuxian Town, which was many times more detailed than that reported by the imperial court. Wait for unscrupulous warlords!

The newspaper sternly said: "People are doing it, the sky is watching, and there is a god standing three feet above the head. Zuo Liangyu, for his own selfishness, ignored the safety of hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and abandoned his army at the critical moment of the war. Great defeat, corruption in the Central Plains, these idiots will not end well in the end!"

Newspaper reports aroused the anger of the people in the capital. General soldiers, governors, governors, etc. all set up guild halls in the capital to listen to information and copy reports from the mansion, especially military personnel. These selected personnel stationed in Beijing have other magical functions Qi Jiguang denounced this phenomenon back then.

"... On the day when the officer was transferred to follow the conquest, before the official set off, he sent people to the road to Beijing, and various places in the inner mansion of the head of the military department. It was estimated that on a certain day, the enemy would be chased. Before the report arrived, they all threatened: A certain general has overtaken the enemy. I don't know that there are still two or three hundred out of the three thousand troops, and there are still one or two hundred miles away. Who will investigate? The enemy has not yet been seen, and the appointment is close, which is the previous item. The people praised and praised everywhere: "A certain official knows why he was surrounded and how to kill him. If he wants to envy others' merits and avenge his own grievances, he will say: "A certain official is camping somewhere, how can he not save him. Xun said: This How did the officials break through the encirclement and get out. It even disturbed the saints..."

Zuo Liangyu also has a guild hall in Pingzei Town in Beijing, and there are so many false rumors in front of and after the incident. Zuo Liangyu's impression of being the main force of the princes in the court and the general of the country, apart from the fact that he has a large number of soldiers and horses, Not necessarily without the credit of these people.

The people in Beijing didn't have a deep impression of Zuo Liangyu, they only knew that he was good at fighting and was highly valued by the court. They didn't expect this kind of virtue. They saved food and clothing, paid food and taxes, and they supported this kind of thief general?Run away from the general?

In addition, the members of the Zuo family relied on their masters to win the court's support, and they were usually domineering in the capital. Angry crowds rushed, picked them out and beat them one by one, and the guild hall was burned to the ground.

Those who made good friends with him did not expect that a newspaper could have such power. They were at a loss and were at a loss. They were all afraid of avoiding them and alienated them one after another. Zuo Liangyu suffered serious losses in various industries in Beijing.

Not only that, presumably this kind of anger will spread to all parts of Ming Dynasty, Zuo Liangyu is really notorious, a tiger and a powerful man, etc., as time goes by, it will also spread to thousands of households and leave a name in history.

Of course, in the eyes of the princes in the cabinet, Wang Dou's style is full of mixed feelings. When will the world's public opinion be guided by a warrior?What are the advantages of literati for thousands of years?Everyone was secretly shocked that Zuo Liangyu's reputation would be completely ruined with just one newspaper, even though he didn't have much reputation.

One day, if Wang Dou Ruo uses it against themselves, they dare not imagine what the result will be!

Emperor Chongzhen didn't know what it was like, the victory outside the Great Wall was an unprecedented victory in the past century, but he just couldn't be happy, he just thought that Wang Dou's reputation had become even stronger, especially with this newspaper weapon, the court at home and abroad , How many people will urge themselves to transfer the Jing frontier army to the south to fight against the bandits?

Just, are you at ease?

The master is weak and the minister is strong, this is a sign of chaos in the country!
Especially in the dead of night, he often thought about Wang Dou's experience and the situation when he met him.

After much deliberation, I can't figure out this person, I don't know what he is thinking, I feel that his mind is extremely unpredictable, let's say he is loyal, he is indeed the most loyal person in Ming Dynasty, and the great victory outside the Great Wall is also due to myself and the court. Be humble and respectful, but call him an adulterer...

The experience of Wang Dou's fortune gradually surfaced. In fact, many things can be deduced slowly without witnessing them in person.

Accompanied by him, there is always blood and rain, and he really climbed up with corpses all over the ground.

At first, Wang Dou served as the head of the Jingbian army. Soon after, Du Zhen, the deputy Qianhu, died.

Then Wang Dou served as the integrity officer of Baoanzhou City. Soon after, the general Mao Bin died.

Some sergeants in the middle made a noise about their salaries, merchants went on strike, students went on strike, and Wang Dou killed them all, showing his ruthless means.

Then in the Battle of Julu, Wang Dou abandoned Chen Xinjia and led his army south to follow Lu Xiangsheng. Among them, the supervisor Gao Qiqian disappeared, and now there is no one. Emperor Chongzhen gradually suspected that Gao Qiqian died at the hands of Wang Dou. After all Gao Qi's ambush soldiers did not save him, Wang Dou had the motive to kill him, and he also had this cruel heart.

Especially after the Battle of Songshan, the Shanxi merchants slandered the rumors, which shows Wang Dou's ruthlessness and unscrupulousness.

How big are the wings of Shanxi merchants?Besides, the vassal king is involved behind the scenes, and ordinary people have to think twice before acting, but Wang Dou dared to make a move. He led his army to kill from Xuanfu Town to Datong Town, and then to Shanxi Town. The blood flowed like a river. There is no one he dare not kill.

Eunuchs and vassal kings are all people who are considered timid by civil servants and military generals of the Ming Dynasty. Needless to say, civil servants are military generals. No matter how domineering they are, no one has ever heard of anyone who dared to kill an eunuch. It can be seen that Wang Dou is arrogant and reckless.

And from his experience, he can be said to be the nemesis of his boss. He killed officials all the way up, and I don’t know how many bosses died in his hands. This person is firm-willed, ruthless, and extremely independent. Every step is ruthless, what is his goal?
One day, I will hinder his goal, will it?
Thinking of this, a fear welled up in Emperor Chongzhen's heart.

(End of this chapter)