Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 162 Huguang Governor
"Okay, today's court meeting is not a meeting to criticize and fight. Speaking of which, Li Zicheng is still a hero of my Ming Dynasty. If he hadn't done it like this, I would never have seen that I would be so stupid, and the country and society of the Ming Dynasty would be so critical!"

As soon as Zhu Youjian said that, he ordered directly: "Liu Zongzhou, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, entrust the matter of Enke to Huang Daozhou, the left servant of the Ministry of Rites, and you will be fully responsible for the return of Li Zicheng's coffin to Beijing and the funeral. Shun Emperor Li Zicheng has a posthumous title in the temple, civil and military officials below the fourth rank will bow down, and those above the fourth rank will bow, and I will also come to offer incense in person."

Although Liu Zongzhou was unwilling in every possible way, he still stepped forward and bowed back: "My minister obeys the order!"

All the ministers fell silent, and no one dared to mention this matter. After all, they could see that His Majesty should be in more pain than himself, but His Majesty can tolerate it. This kind of shame, everyone has to be able to bear it.

"In the past, Goujian tried his best and tried his best. I only hope that our Ming Dynasty can reproduce the glory of the past and never repeat the mistakes of today." After Zhu Youjian said this, the officials also hurriedly responded: "The ministers will definitely do their best! Wisdom, to repay His Majesty, revive Daming!"

"That's very good. Right now, we need to agree on who will be responsible for recruiting the Chuangjun headquarters. Do you have any self-recommendations or recommenders?" Zhu Youjian asked, and the officials looked at each other without answering. Everyone knows that Chuangjun is a traitor. Although it belongs to Daming, it is not sure whether this army will rebel or not in the future. If it rebels, the people who recruited in the future will definitely be implicated. If not, the people who recruited will naturally recruit this time Breaking into the army is naturally a great achievement.

Of course, if you directly recommend others in this kind of court meeting, it will also mean that you are roasting people on the fire, which is easy to offend people.

Seeing that no one answered, Zhu Youjian also knew that these courtiers wanted to be wise and safe, and he didn't expose it, but said with a smile: "It's really difficult for all the lovers to come up with a suitable candidate, so let's leave the court. Dear friends, if you have a suitable candidate, you can recommend it in the memorial, no matter whether the recommendation is appropriate or not, I will not hold them accountable!"

After Zhu Youjian finished speaking, he left the throne and walked into the Nuan Pavilion of Qianqing Palace. Although the officials did not dare to accept the matter of recruiting the Chuangjun, Zhu Youjian was still very anxious in his heart. After all, the Azig Department of the Qing Army might The meeting will soon enter Huguang, and it is necessary to hurry up to recruit the Chuangjun.

At this time, Shi Kefa came in with a bunch of memorials in his arms: "Your Majesty, Huguang Governor He Tengjiao and Huguang Governor Du Yinxi have presented the memorials respectively!"

Because the affairs of Huguang and Henan are the most affecting the overall situation, Zhu Youjian has already decreed that the memorials about the affairs of these two places must be directly submitted to him for personal viewing.

Seeing now that it was the memorial of the governor of Huguang, Zhu Youjian naturally did not dare to underestimate it, so he hurriedly asked Shi Kefa to pass it to him.

Although Zhu Youjian had never met He Tengjiao and Du Yinxi, they were not completely unfamiliar. In the original history, after Zuo Liangyu died and Zuo Menggeng led the Zuo army to surrender, it was these two who took over the Chuang army. The remnants became the warlords in Huguang, and the strongest among them was naturally He Tengjiao.

He Tengjiao was the governor of Huguang at that time, and Du Yinxi was only the deputy envoy of Tixue. Naturally, He Tengjiao's prestige was greater than Du Yinxi's.

However, after Zhu Youjian moved to the south, due to the implementation of military reforms, Huguang was turned into a war zone, so He Tengjiao was promoted to governor, and Du Yinxi became governor. According to Zhu Youjian's military reform, the governor obeyed the governor's orders, but In order to check and balance the governor, Zhu Youjian still ordered the governor to have the right to play a special role, but the administration was subordinate to the governor.

Zhu Youjian opened the memorial and looked at it, but it was He Tengjiao and Du Yinxi's suggestions on Huguang's current situation, especially after hearing that Chuangjun intends to join the imperial court, the two governors actually had different opinions on Huguang's next strategy .

He Tengjiao, governor of Huguang, took an unwelcome attitude towards the Chuangjun, and said in the memorial that instead of appease the Chuangjun, it is better to take advantage of the fact that the Zuojun has no countermeasures, forgive their crimes, and appease the Zuojun. After all, the Zuojun was once an official army. , more reliable than Chuangjun.

Du Yinxi, governor of Huguang, tried his best to suggest that the Chuang army should be quickly recruited for his own use, so as not to be taken advantage of by the Qing army. machine.

After Zhu Youjian checked it, he asked Shi Kefa to look at it: "Which suggestion do you think is more suitable, He Tengjiao or Du Yinxi?"

Shi Kefa knew that the imperial court had already decided that Zhu Youjian should recruit Chuangjun, so naturally he would not say that it was wrong to recruit Chuangjun to refute His Majesty's face, so he smiled and said: "From the perspective of a humble minister, it is suitable. Your Majesty said that now I am The main threat to the Ming Dynasty is the Qing army, and now the Qing army is pressing harder and harder, and there is not much time left for the Ming Dynasty. Since the Chuang army can be recruited, and the Zuo army can also be recruited, we should keep as much vitality as possible, and join forces to fight against the Qing. It's the best choice."

Zhu Youjian smiled: "If Zuo Liangyu didn't raise troops, otherwise our guards didn't send troops to go, I can consider your suggestion, but now I have no choice but to send, and his Zuojun must bear the blow of the court Dare to turn against the imperial court in a critical situation, this is the real unforgivable crime. He has no scruples about the overall situation of China. People who broke into the army can still join the Ming Dynasty because the Qing army went south, but Zuo Liangyu did not have this awareness; plus What is the use of this left army besides harming the people and consuming food, if I destroy him, he can take back some of the hearts of the people in Huguang, so why not."

After Zhu Youjian finished speaking, he ordered Shi Kefa: "The Grand Marshal's Mansion first issued a decree to remove He Tengjiao from the position of Governor of Huguang, and passed the decree to the cabinet to promote He Tengjiao to the Minister of Rites, a scholar of Jiadong Pavilion, and the Prince and Taibao. Returning to Beijing to work in the cabinet, this person got along too closely with the Zuo Army in Huguang, neither stopped the Zuo Army's rebellion nor rebelled, was too smooth and selfish, and was not suitable to be a feudal official, so he was promoted publicly and secretly It might be better."

"Your Majesty is wise," Shi Kefa replied, and then asked again: "What about Du Yinxi?"

"According to the order of the Grand Marshal's Mansion, Du Yinxi will succeed He Tengjiao as the governor of Huguang and Guizhou military affairs, and order the cabinet to draw up an order. In addition, the left servant of the military department, Prince Shaofu, will be given the first-rank crown belt, and will be fully responsible for recruiting the rest of the Chuang army. Li Yan can directly It is decreed to confer the post of governor of Huguang, and the title of right servant of the Ministry of War, to be responsible for the defense of Jingzhou, Xiangyang, and Huangzhou prefectures!"

After Zhu Youjian finished speaking, he sat down, took a cup of tea from Chen Yuanyuan, and laughed while drinking: "Du Yinxi's melody is timely, and I am worried that there is no suitable candidate to actively recruit Chuangjun." Since he is willing, I will fulfill him and send someone to pass the secret decree to him. Huguang can be lost, but the hundreds of thousands of intruders must not be lost. In the future, we will rely on this army to defend Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou and other places."

"Your Majesty is really far-sighted. Now the war is only in Huguang and Henan, where Guangdong, Guangxi and Guizhou are considered," said Shi Kefa.

"Think farther away, who can predict the current situation!"

(End of this chapter)