Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 86
Zhu Youjian knew about Yuan Jixian, and indeed, as Ma Shiying said, he was relatively reliable.

When Li Zicheng was defeated in Shanhaiguan, Yuan Jixian urged Zuo Liangyu to recover Jingxiang and other important places in preparation for resisting the bandits going south in the future.

In the original history, it was precisely because Yuan Jixian stationed troops in Jiujiang Nanchang and refused Zuo Liangyu's coercion and temptation that Huang Degong's reinforcements came to win the opportunity.

The Hongguang regime did not perish due to internal strife.

This can also be seen.

Yuan Jixian, the governor of Huguang, Jiangxi and other places of military affairs, is indeed not a dead man.

Otherwise, even at this important military court meeting, Zhu Youjian didn't mind that Yuan Jixian didn't come, and didn't even mention it.

"What the Marquis of Jingnan said is very true. If my Ming Dynasty wants to defend the south, there are two important places that must be defended. One is Huguang Jingxiang, and the other is Huaiyang in South Zhili. In Huguang, we are indeed facing three groups of enemies. Zuo Liangyu is regarded as an enemy, and Li Zicheng and Jiannu are each regarded as an enemy. Now we must prevent Zuo Liangyu from breaking into the south of the Yangtze River, and prevent Li Zicheng and Jiannu from following closely behind. Therefore, the task of the Marquis of Jingnan is very heavy. !"

After Zhu Youjian said, Huang Degong stood up: "Your Majesty, put it down, I will let them come and go!"

"Very good," Zhu Youjian said, and walked among the officials with his hands behind his back: "Actually, whether it is Huguang or the whole world, these three types of enemies affect the safety of Ming Dynasty, one is the Jiannu, the other is the thief, The third is these warlords who have no court, no people, and no country in their eyes!"

"However, the so-called strategy is all about coordinating vertically and horizontally, and distinguishing between primary and secondary. What we need to figure out is who is the main enemy, who can be drawn in, and who must be eliminated first. Dear friends, you can talk about your views. Today's court You can speak freely, and I will never add any crime!"

After Zhu Youjian finished speaking, he sat down, picked up the fragrant tea brought by the prefect of Huai'an, and took a sip.

"Your Majesty, I believe that the main enemy right now should be the trespasser Li Zicheng. This thief captured my northern capital, destroyed my imperial tomb, and killed my gentry. He has no equal hatred with my Ming Dynasty. His crimes are too numerous to write down! Now, just right, Wu Sangui Introducing Jiannu into the customs, although there is also the crime of resisting the imperial edict and treason, but although Jiannu is evil, after all, there is no need to be hated by family thieves. Therefore, we should join forces to suppress the bandits! Let us punish the trespassers together, and then we can rule the river with Jiannu , give time, and then plan a great cause!"

Gao Hongtu, the second assistant to the cabinet, was very active in this court meeting, perhaps because he found that the previous tax reform was directly reused by His Majesty because Fan Jingwen and Lu Zhenfei were quite active. You can't just be taciturn. After all, His Majesty seems to like people who speak positively and don't like wooden people.

However, what Gao Hongtu didn't know was that his speech made Zhu Youjian feel very uncomfortable.

However, Zhu Youjian has already stated that the court must allow free speech without adding crimes without reason, so he did not show dissatisfaction.

As the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, although he wanted to become a dictator, he didn't mean to block the way of speech. As long as the civil officials were not targeting him as the emperor, no matter how bad the suggestions were, he would tolerate them.

"Your Majesty, I think what Cifu said is true. Qin was able to unify the six kingdoms by means of long-distance friendship and short-term attack. Today Jiannu is far away from my Daming, and trespassers will enter Huguang in a few days. My Daming should take advantage of this crisis. At this time, unite to build slaves and wipe out the bandits!"

Dongge University scholar Zhang Shenyan also said the same.

"Does anyone else think so?" Zhu Youjian looked at the officials present with an expressionless expression.

At this time, Lu Daqi, the former supervisor of Huguang and other places who has now been transferred to Nanjing, also stood up: "Reporting to Your Majesty, I also think that the strategy of uniting with the captives and suppressing the invaders is the best strategy. The establishment of slaves has no intention of plotting the Central Plains. Now It is a fluke to win the capital, but the thieves are the great trouble of my Ming Dynasty, we must get rid of them first!"

Zhu Youjian winked at Li Banghua, a scholar of Wuyingdian University.

Li Banghua understood Zhu Youjian's meaning, so he stood up first: "The two elders are absurd. Qin can make friends from afar because Qin is the strongest in the world. The combination of vertical and horizontal is based on the strength of the power of each country. Now It's the same, Jiannu is the strongest, followed by bandits, it's okay for our soldiers of the Ming Dynasty to bully the common people, but joining forces with captives to suppress the bandits is undoubtedly leading wolves into the house.

A few months ago, Li Banghua was ordered to supervise Xuzhou, Shouzhou and other places to wipe out Liu Liangzuo's tribe. Liu Fangliang, who relied heavily on the background of the bandits, and Gao Jie's army attacked Liu Liangzuo's tribe, who had the background of the official army. Therefore, the comparison of his combat effectiveness between the bandits and the army Quite impressive.

Ma Shiying is a master who adapts to the situation, and he also has some talents. Seeing the emperor's confidant Li Banghua made such a statement, he also followed suit:

"Anyone who advocates uniting with captives and suppressing invaders can be punished. Keeping mediocre ministers here will only hurt the country's ears!"

Gao Hongtu, Zhang Shenyan, Lu Daqi and other Donglin officials all glared at Ma Shiying, wishing they could fight Ma Shiying right now. Ma Shiying, an eunuch, would directly say that they are wronging the country, but in their own eyes, they are very He was careful, and indeed he was thinking about the country and society of Daming.

But Zhu Youjian couldn't help but wanted to laugh secretly, but he still asked blankly: "You are the Minister of the Ministry of War in charge of the Ministry of War. According to reason, the soldiers and horses in the world are dispatched by you, but you are talking about why the alliance with the captives and the Pingkou It is a wrong policy for the country.”

"Your Majesty, among all the soldiers and horses in the world, it is obvious that the slaves are the strongest, and the slaves are Hu people. Although the rogues are hateful, they are family thieves, and most of the rogues are produced by the vagrants. The vagrants are all caused by the lack of land and jobs. , and the lack of production of the people is caused by a group of corrupt officials in the court. Therefore, from the perspective of my ministers, although the thieves can be punished, they can also be appeased, while the Tartars can only be suppressed but not appeased. My Ming Dynasty cannot repeat the disaster of the Western Jin Dynasty !"

Ma Shiying never forgot the factional struggle, even at this time he did not forget the Hei Donglin Party.

Although Zhu Youjian admired his incompatible political characteristics with the Donglin Party, he was also quite displeased with his enthusiasm for party disputes. After all, the chaos in the Ming Dynasty's official administration was inseparable from the intensification of party disputes.Moreover, although Ma Shiying has some talents, he is mostly clever. Although he also mentioned ideas, it is inevitably far-fetched.

"Your Majesty, from the point of view of my humble ministers, it may be more appropriate to unite with the invaders to defeat the captives. The humble minister was once a right-handed general in the Chuang army, and he was also the top general under Li Zicheng's command. I joined the bandit just to make a living. As long as His Majesty makes a conciliatory order, I can be sure that Chuangjun will definitely vote for the court rather than the Tartars. The people in the north know that the court has reached this point not only because of There are many corrupt officials because the Tartars often plunder, and the people all over the world hate the Tartars!"

Liu Fangliang bravely stood up at this time.

Zhu Youjian personally stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder: "Very well, the common people are afraid of the Tartars. The world is in chaos, and it has the most to do with the Tartars. If it wasn't for the Tartars' looting, why should my Ming Dynasty be punished every year?" How could the common people rebel and become thieves because of the huge amount of military pay, and the Tartars are now the strongest, we must keep in mind the history of the Song Dynasty, as long as it is a Tartar, he will take it away before you are afraid of him. Your homeland, let us become fourth-class people again, two-legged sheep, the basic military national policy has been determined, and we will fight for the alliance and the suppression of the captives!"

　I had a very headache today, and I wrote two chapters with my teeth gritted. Thank you for the reward of 588 book coins from book friend Gongzi Shiling, and 100 book coins from book friend Liu Huo Canglong.
　　
　
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