At least Zuo Liangyu has the opposite view on this.
While Dorgon, the Duduo brothers and Hong Chengchou and other three die-hard traitors were discussing a war to destroy the country, Zuo Liangyu, the newly promoted Duke of Chu in the Ming Dynasty, roared in his mansion.
"Liar, Chongzhen, you are a liar!"
"It's too much to deceive others, it's too much to deceive others to be true!"
"You actually kidnapped my 20,000 elite soldiers!"
"That's a total of 20,000 people, 20,000 elite soldiers!"
After receiving Chongzhen's order, Zuo Liang's lungs were about to burst with anger.
Although Jin Shenghuan's 20,000 elite soldiers were not his old camp, they still felt distressed.
Among the 100,000 troops under his command, Jin Shenghuan's 20,000 troops were considered capable of fighting, second only to his 20,000 old battalion. If he had known that Chongzhen was so shameless, he should not have allowed Jin Shenghuan to go with 20,000 elite troops.
[Note: They are just Zuo Liangyu’s elite soldiers, their combat effectiveness is comparable to that of rogue soldiers]
"My Lord, it's Old Man's fault." Yeluzi Military Advisor Liu Jingting said with a red face, "I guessed that Chongzhen might take Young Master as a hostage, but he didn't guess that Chongzhen was more shameless than imagined! He not only held Young Master captive
He also detained Jin Shenghuan and the 20,000 elite soldiers under Jin Shenghuan."
Liu Jingting really didn't expect this.
"Forget it, the military advisor can't be blamed for this." Zuo Liangyu sighed and said, "I guess it's probably because Jin Shenghuan has other ideas. Otherwise, if he makes up his mind to return to Wuchang, he can only rely on Chongzhen's command.
It is absolutely impossible for the eight hundred Yiding and the more than six thousand soldiers to stop them."
Zuo Liangyu lamented in his heart, who can he trust now? No one's words can be trusted.
"What the Lord said is absolutely true." Liu Jingting quickly agreed, "I have long seen that Jin Shenghuan has a disloyal heart. I was just worried that there would be suspicions of estrangement, so I didn't dare to report it to the Lord."
Liu Jingting's words were originally an excuse, but Zuo Liangyu actually believed them.
"The military advisor must tell you everything he knows in the future." Zuo Liangyu said with some complaint.
Liu Jingting hurriedly said: "Yes, from now on I will tell you everything I know, and I will tell you everything."
"Let's go and continue drinking." Zuo Liangyu said and stood up. However, as soon as he stood up, he suddenly felt a severe dizziness and then fell to the ground.
"Your Majesty." Liu Jingting was startled.
At this moment, Zuo Liangyu's face turned pale.
Liu Jingting instinctively felt that something was wrong.
My lord's illness seems to be quite severe.
But the young master is not in Wuchang at this time?
…
At the same time, Chongzhen had already led 20,000 troops from Yiding, Shiziying and Jin Shenghuan to move from Taihu County in Anqing Prefecture to Yingshan County in Luzhou Prefecture.
Yingshan County is closer to Wuchang.
The straight-line distance is only over a hundred miles.
It can be reached in a day and night with a rapid march.
Chongzhen's move was by no means aimless.
To put it bluntly, Chongzhen chose to take the Shiziying to Anqing and Luzhou Prefecture at this time, and went to great lengths to lure 20,000 people from Zuo Mengeng and Jin Shenghuan, just for one purpose.
Chongzhen's intention was to use Zuo Mengeng and Jin Shenghuan's 20,000 people to piss Zuo Liangyu to death.
According to historical data, Zuo Liangyu probably got seriously ill during this period, and died of illness in March of the following year on the side of the Qing Dynasty at the age of 46.
Zuo Liangyu was born as a warrior and was as strong as an ox, but he died of illness in less than half a year and coughed up blood.
Combined with the fact that Zuo Liangyu is addicted to alcohol, Chongzhen speculates that Zuo Liangyu is likely to have liver cancer caused by alcoholic liver disease. Before this disease is discovered, it seems to be fine. Once symptoms appear, it will basically reach an advanced stage.
Moreover, the disease progresses very quickly, rarely lasting more than half a year.
And the most taboo thing about this kind of evil disease is anger.
As expected, Zuo Liangyu still has half a year to live.
But if you get angry at him, your lifespan will be greatly shortened.
Therefore, Chongzhen felt that this was an excellent starting point, and it was best to directly anger this rebellious minister and traitor.
If he could borrow Zuo Mengeng and Jin Shenghuan's 20,000 troops to anger Zuo Liangyu to death in advance, he would be able to plan for Huguang half a year in advance.
Huguang is crucial in the future pattern of Ming Dynasty.
If the land of China is compared to a chessboard, then Huguang, or to be more precise, Wuchang, is the Tianyuan position of the entire chessboard.
The thoroughfare of nine provinces refers to Wuchang.
Now that this move has been made, it depends on the outcome.
At this moment, Chongzhen and Fang Yizhi were chatting in the tent.
Since that day's conversation, Fang Yizhi has been seeing him every once in a while.
Sometimes Chongzhen was very impatient, but Fang Yizhi still refused to leave. The reason was that Chongzhen opened a window for Fang Yizhi.
Fang Yizhi found that he could gain something every time by communicating with Chongzhen.
For example, now, Fang Yizhi has made new discoveries from Chongzhen.
"How can boiling water pull a cart?" Fang Yizhi couldn't believe it.
Just at this time, the teapot Zhu Cijiong set on the bonfire boiled.
The boiling water steam burst open the lid of the teapot, making a harsh whine.
Chongzhen pointed at the teapot and said, "Look, didn't the lid of this teapot get blown open by the hot steam? So if the teapot was enlarged to the size of a box, would the boiling hot steam be able to pull a car weighing several hundred kilograms?
Chongzhen smiled and said: "It's not that it's possible, but it's definitely possible, absolutely possible."
Fang Yizhi clapped his hands and said, "I have to try it later, no, let's try it now!"
After saying that, Fang Yizhi jumped up and rushed away happily, even forgetting to say goodbye.
Wang Cheng'en happened to come in from outside the tent and almost bumped into Fang Yizhi. Fang Yizhi muttered in his mouth and didn't even bother to apologize to Wang Cheng'en. He turned around and left.
Wang Chengen laughed: "This Fang Mi is so crazy."
"It's good to be crazy." Chongzhen said with a smile, "The Ming Dynasty needed such crazy people."
Wang Chengen bowed his head to Chongzhen and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, He Futai has arrived."
"He Tengjiao has finally arrived." Chongzhen said happily, "Hurry up and let him come in to see me."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "He Tengjiao, the governor of Huguang and the censor of Youqiandu, kowtows to the Holy One." He Tengjiao came into the tent to pay homage.
He Tengjiao was the new governor of Huguang. He was elected through court recommendation and had just taken office. However, he was originally the governor of Huguang, and his government office was located in Changsha County. Chongzhen's feelings about He Tengjiao were not good, but they were not bad either.
He is undoubtedly a capable minister and has the ability to act independently, but he also has little capacity for willfulness.
Nan Ming's best chance to survive was ruined in his hands.
"Get up." Chongzhen signaled He Tengjiao to get up, and then asked, "Did He Qing come from Wuchang? Have you ever gone to the Duke of Chu's mansion to meet with the Duke of Chu?"
"Going back to your Majesty, I just came from Wuchang." He Tengjiao said, "But I have never met the Duke of Chu."
"No." Chongzhen was a little disappointed, and then asked, "Has He Qing heard any rumors?"
"Rumors?" He Tengjiao secretly thought to himself, could the Holy One suspect that Zuo Liangyu, the thief, has disobedient intentions? Isn't this an open secret? Do we still need to suspect and verify it?
Chongzhen got no response to his two hints, so he became impatient.
At that moment, Chongzhen asked directly: "How is the Duke of Chu's health?"
"Oh." He Tengjiao just woke up from a dream and said quickly, "It is said that he is ill, and he is very ill."
"I'm sick." Chongzhen felt a little regretful when he heard this. It was just that he was seriously ill. It was a pity that he couldn't make Zuo Liangyu angry to death. Otherwise, he could have led the army directly to Wuchang and recruited the Zuo army.
But now that Zuo Liangyu is not dead, we cannot act rashly.
It seems that we can only leave this mess in Wuchang to He Tengjiao.
At that time, Chongzhen hinted to He Tengjiao: "Hey, He Qing, Huguang is the thoroughfare of nine provinces, connecting Sichuan to the west, Shaanxi and Henan to the north. To the east, you can follow the Yangtze River directly to Nanjing, and to the south, it connects Guangdong and Guangxi. Its geographical location is extremely important and must not be missed.
, and will not allow us to fall into military chaos again, you must remember this."
He Tengjiao said solemnly: "I will remember the holy precepts."
Chongzhen added: "The border troops in Wuchang Town are particularly important. If something happens to the Duke of Chu, He Qing, as the governor of Huguang, will have to shoulder the heavy responsibility of guarding Wuchang."
Now He Tengjiao finally understood.
I understand, but He Tengjiao still feels a little confused.
He thought that Zuo Liangyu was just seriously ill, but according to the Holy Spirit, it seemed that Zuo Liangyu would definitely die of illness this time. Thinking of this, He Tengjiao suddenly understood.
Could it be that Zuo Liangyu is seriously ill this time and has other secrets?
He Tengjiao had a misunderstanding and thought that Zuo Liangyu had been poisoned by Chongzhen.
At that moment, He Tengjiao said seriously: "As soon as I return to Changsha, I will move the governor's headquarters to Wuchang. This way, if the Duke of Chu really does something bad, I can stabilize the situation in Wuchang in time."
Chongzhen said happily: "Very good, Wuchang will entrust He Qing."
"I am terrified." He Tengjiao hurriedly knelt on the ground after hearing this.
Chongzhen said to Wang Chengen again: "Wang Daban, convey my decree, and the whole army must break camp and march northward!"
This time, Chongzhen didn't plan to wander around in the Dabie Mountains anymore. He really wanted to go north to Xuzhou, because considering the time, the slave-building army should almost go south. I wonder if he would divert to Tongguan?
…
In early October of the 17th year of Chongzhen, Shunzhi brought more than 500,000 Eight Banner nobles, bannermen and servants to live in Beijing and the capital via Shanhaiguan.
Then the horse racing began.
The Eight Banners divided up the land.
Xianghuangqi really suffered a big loss.
Five days later, people worshiped heaven and earth in the suburbs of Shunzhi.
Seven days later, Shunzhi ascended the throne again as emperor in Beijing.
When he was in Shengjing last year, Shunzhi had already ascended the throne as emperor.
But the meanings of these two enthronement ceremonies are completely different.
When Shunzhi ascended the throne last year, he was just the emperor of a country outside the Pass.
Ascending the throne this year means that Shunzhi already wants to be the co-owner of China.
This is not only a kind of external political propaganda, but also a kind of internal unity of people's hearts.
Because before this, many Eight Banners nobles had always thought of living their own lives outside the customs, but had never thought of unifying the world and becoming the masters of China.