Chapter 14 Pull a faction, fight a faction
On the outskirts of Beijing, at the right post of Shenshu Camp, at the camp gate.
"Why did your Majesty think of inspecting the capital camp? He just sent someone to deliver the message and told us to gather here just before the royal driver was about to leave the inner city."
"Yes, now Xin Lehou has a good harvest. Fortunately, Your Majesty did not go to the Fifth Army Camp, otherwise it would be really difficult for me to deal with this side."
"Xin Lehou, what are you going to do? Your Majesty has come here so well. We are here at the right post. I'm afraid I'll call your Majesty..."
At the camp gate, there were gathered military officials, internal officials, and some generals from the five military camps, Shenshu Camp, and Shenji Camp. They gathered in small groups and talked quietly.
This time Emperor Chongzhen came out of the Forbidden City without warning and came to inspect the capital camp. This really caught many people off guard.
As the capital camp that protects the capital, there are corresponding stations in the inner and outer cities surrounding the capital, as well as in the suburbs of the capital. After all, it is impossible for hundreds of thousands of troops to be crowded into the capital.
However, the exact number of soldiers and horses is a confused account.
Relatives, ministers, and generals at all levels are all in the same environment. Even if there are a few who are not greedy, the majority are greedy, so what can be changed?
Affected by the corruption of officials, not only the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty had serious problems, but there were also many problems in the Ming Dynasty's army.
Drink the blood of soldiers, eat empty wages, kill good people and take credit, bully and dominate the market...
There is nothing unexpected and nothing unseen.
"Commander Zu, it is an unlucky coincidence that Your Majesty chose Shenshu Camp to inspect. Is there any problem?" Wu Xiang stood in armor and held a sword. He looked at the relatives not far away and frowned at Zu.
Dashou said.
"There are many other military officials in the Shenshu Camp, including the Fifth Army Camp and the Shenji Camp, who are waiting for His Majesty to come over and see our jokes."
Zu Dashou stood with a sword on his shoulder, staring ahead with a burning gaze, and replied: "If you want to see a joke, let them watch. Although I am the right deputy general of the Shenshu Camp, there are some things that are not easy to solve.
Most of the relatives in the Beijing camp are not easy to deal with.
They are not in contact with each other on the surface, but I don’t know how they are connected behind the scenes. Well, it is a blessing, not a curse, but it is a curse that cannot be avoided. There is Lin Huaihou, the left deputy general, and Xin Lehou, the right guard general, even if His Majesty wants to
Even if you get angry, it won't burn us."
After being dragged by Emperor Chongzhen from his position in the Liao Dynasty to serve in the Beijing Camp, Zu Dashou stayed in the Shenshu Camp. Even if some generals were transferred from the Liao Dynasty, he still encountered considerable constraints in the Beijing Camp.
Daming, who is terrible at swinging, has not learned anything else, but in terms of the culture of this circle, everyone is considered to be very proficient in playing it.
Zu Dashou was the person who spoke to the generals of Liaodong. Although there is no official statement about this, in terms of human relations, his ancestral family's power in the pre-Liao Dynasty was very strong.
Which of the local generals in Liao and the clan they represent has no interest in the ancestral family?
It was also before Shouzu Dashou left the Liao Dynasty that he was promoted to serve in the capital camp by Emperor Chongzhen. This also made it possible for the members of the Liaodong generals gathered before the Liao Dynasty to have nothing to worry about due to the influence of Yuan Chonghuan being arrested and Sun Chengzong going to Liao again.
After all, Sun Chengzong's prestige before Liao Dynasty still had some foundation.
In the same way, as a group of honorary relatives in Beijing, they have the only place for themselves. Even though there are internal officials and supervisors around them, most of the honorary relatives in the Beijing camp still do not want outsiders to get involved.
The essence of circle culture is not driven by interests.
"Da da..."
The chaotic sound of horse hooves sounded, and everyone with their own thoughts cheered up and gathered together to prepare for the arrival of the holy driver.
Zhu Chunchen, Tang Guozuo and other leaders of the imperial guards were accompanying him on horseback. Sun Zushou, the nine-door admiral, led some generals of the Zhongyong Army and rode forward one by one with cold expressions.
"Hey yo yo..."
The sound of horses honking from time to time made the relatively quiet marching team seem less peaceful.
Emperor Chongzhen was sitting in the dragon chariot, leaning on the cushions with his eyes closed and concentrating. Wang Zaijin was sitting beside him, looking at his nose and heart. His experience of being dismissed from office in the past also allowed him to restrain his temper.
"It is unrealistic for the Beijing camp to perform well as it is monitored by many greedy, wasteful, and death-fearing relatives and ministers."
Emperor Chongzhen, who closed his eyes to rest in peace, secretly thought in his heart: 'Let's wait until Zhou Yuji and others come back from Shanxi, practice some more at Xiyuan Lecture Hall, and then start to completely reorganize the Beijing camp.
Before that, let’s use the foreign generals like Zu Dashou to make some noise in the three major camps, and use Shenshu Camp as a model to reduce some pressure on the country.’
The Chongzhen Dynasty made several attempts to rectify the affairs of the capital, but in the end they all came to nothing. The fundamental problem was that every time the rectification was only average, it was forced to stop due to problems of one kind or another. This resulted in the rectification of the capital getting worse and worse.
So much so that in the second year of Chongzhen, when the Jianlu invaded the Ming Dynasty, the slave owners who called the Jianlu Eight Banners saw the weakness of the Ming Dynasty in the pass, and launched many wars to invade the pass. Even the most exaggerated one, the Jianlu broke through.
It went to Beizhili and reached Shandong territory.
In the end, even though the Ming Dynasty suffered heavy losses, it still failed to annihilate the invading Jianlu troops and forced the Jianlu troops to take away a large number of people, wealth, etc. This was undoubtedly the heaviest blow to the Ming Dynasty.
"I and other generals/generals, please pay homage to Your Majesty!"
"Slave wait, please pay homage to your Majesty!"
When the dragon chariot arrived at the gate of the right post of the Shenshu Camp, a series of voices rang out. Emperor Chongzhen, who closed his eyes to rest, did not react at all, and instead stretched out his hand to signal the king in Jin.
"Your Majesty has a decree, enter the camp!"
Wang Zaijin's voice rang out in the dragon chariot, which made the people waiting outside show different expressions. They couldn't figure out the emperor's actions.
Especially for Xin Lehou, the right guard general of Shenshu Camp, Lin Huaihou, the left deputy general of Shenshu Camp, Zu Dashou, the right deputy general of Shenshu Camp, etc., they all had various thoughts in their hearts.
After the dragon chariot entered the camp, Emperor Chongzhen frowned slightly. The faint smell wafting from outside made him slowly open his eyes.
"Wang Qing, it seems that just as you said, this capital camp needs to be reorganized." Emperor Chongzhen picked up the small golden hammer on the side and knocked it twice. The dragon chariot that was traveling slowly stopped.
Come down.
Emperor Chongzhen lifted up the sleeves of his robe, bent down and walked out of the dragon chariot. As soon as he saw it, he saw the military ministers, ministers and generals accompanying him. Without saying anything, they stepped on the imperial steps and walked down.
The station at the right post of Shenshu Camp looks so dilapidated, like arriving in a slum. This is all due to Emperor Chongzhen, who only decided where to station after leaving the inner city, and did not give any information at all.
time for any repairs.
"The stations of the Fifth Army Camp and the Shenji Camp are not even as good as the Shenshu Camp!" Emperor Chongzhen, who stood with his hands hanging down, turned around and looked at the people in front of him with a cold expression.
The military ministers, ministers, and generals of the five military camps, Shenji Camp, were all stunned after hearing what the emperor said. The right outpost of Shenshu Camp was poorly stationed, and the emperor did not reprimand the commander Xinlehou or Linhuai
Chapter completed!