Zhou Wenyu pointed his finger in the direction of Nanyuan and said to Yuan Chonghuan.
Zhou Wenyu is Yuan Chonghuan's true confidant. This man is very mysterious and has a special background. Because he was born as a domestic slave. He is Zhou Yanru's domestic slave!
After this battle, Donglin fell and it was Zhou Yanru who took over as the chief minister of the cabinet.
It is now March of the third year of Chongzhen. In December of the second year of Chongzhen, Zhou Yanru entered the cabinet as the Minister of Rites and the Bachelor of Dongge. In February of the following year, he was given the title of Crown Prince Taibao and changed to the title of Bachelor of Wenyuange. If nothing else happens, this September
In the next month, he will be promoted to the position of chief minister of the cabinet, gain the title of junior retainer, and become a bachelor of Wuying Palace.
Zhou Yanru deeply trusted Chongzhen, but he was really not a good person.
He can be regarded as the chief minister who served for a long time. It was from here that the Chongzhen Dynasty completely got rid of the Donglin Party members. From then on until Chongzhen's suicide, Donglin Party members were never used in the central government. This time the purge was relatively thorough.
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This was also the reason why Chongzhen was unable to move the capital to Nanjing in the end. He had purged others so thoroughly that he wanted to go to their territory and become emperor, unless he wanted to fall into the water.
And if people from the Donglin family don't agree, even if the prince goes away, he will probably fall into the water.
Unless he goes with one hundred thousand capital troops. However, at that time everything is exhausted, how can he still have one hundred thousand capital troops?
The strange thing about this matter is why Yuan Chonghuan got involved with Zhou Yanru so early. He has always wanted to lead troops to Beijing. What is the conspiracy? And this conspiracy has nothing to do with Zhou Yan, who has become the cabinet minister and Dongge bachelor at this time.
It doesn't matter whether Confucianism or not.
Could it be that Yuan Chonghuan had already planned to join forces with Zhou Yanru to get rid of Dong Lin and get rid of Dong Lin's control over him?
General Purple Beard, whose surname is Zhou, whose given name is Wenyu and whose courtesy name is Weizong, is from Yixing, Changzhou. He has a long body and beautiful beard, is profound and good at reading, and can talk about civil and military affairs. During the apocalypse, the slave chieftain fell into Liaoyang. He paid a visit to Duke Gaoyang with his stick and sword.
(Sun Chengzong was from Gaoyang, so he was called Gaoyang Gong). At the gate of the gate, he was the first to propose a proposal for the Four Guards. The Duke was delighted and took his hand, calling him Purple Beard General. He stayed behind the scenes to participate in the discussion.
Zhou Wenyu hooked up with Yuan Chonghuan during the Tianqi years, and Zhou Wenyu also gained the appreciation of Sun Chengzong through Yuan Chonghuan. Considering that over the years, the 2.0 version of the Donglin Party and the 1.0 version of the Donglin Party, the old and immortal Sun Chengzong has gradually drifted away.
It is really doubtful whether Sun is planning something.
Zhou Wenyu and Wang Wenyan are both extremely complicated legendary figures. There are many background clues about them, which makes it difficult for people to understand. It is unclear who is behind them. It is left to them to stir up the storm in the front stage.
Zhou Wenyu has at least five relationship clues.
Zhou Yanru has a master-servant relationship. He was born as a domestic slave of Zhou Yanru.
Er Mao Wenlong. After working under his subordinates, Mao Wenlong appreciated him very much and later joined Yuan Chonghuan.
The third grandson, Chengzong, was Zhou Wenyu's boss, who discovered and promoted him.
Fourth, Yuan Chonghuan, he is one of Yuan Chonghuan's close aides. Yuan Chonghuan obeys his words. He is not an ordinary reliance.
Five Generals of Liaodong. After the fall of Donglin, He Kegang was eliminated by the Generals of Liaodong as the person who monitored Guan Ning's army in Donglin. However, Zhou Wenyu was safe and sound, which shows that he was in collusion with the Generals of Liaodong. Otherwise, he would not have stayed.
With this remnant of Donglin.
Could it be that Zhou Yanru ordered him to infiltrate Jimen? He tricked Yuan Chonghuan. After all, at this time, Zhou Yanru, Wen Tiren and others were already gearing up to get rid of the Donglin cabinet and reorganize it.
Wang Wenyan, Zhou Wenyu, Zhang Pu..., these people are the connecting points of countless forces and factions in the late Ming Dynasty. They have relationships with many factions that cannot be ignored. Some of these people are junior generals, some are prison administrators, and some are simply
Just a commoner.
But they stirred up the storm and changed the direction of history.
This time Zhou Yanru entered the capital and entered the cabinet as a result of Zhang Pu's behind-the-scenes operations. And Zhang Pu was just a commoner and did not even have an official position.
There are two key points in guarding the capital. One is Deshengmen, which is stationed by Mangui, the general of Datong. The second is Guangqumen, who is stationed by Yuan Chonghuan, the governor of Jiliao, and Dashou, the general of Jinzhou.
At this time, outside Guangqumen, they clearly saw thick smoke billowing in the direction of Nanyuan.
"Supervisor, I'm afraid Jiannu has succeeded." Zhou Wenyu said: "The 70,000 people at the Black Army Gate in Nanyuan are our army's right-wing barrier. If Nanyuan is lost, I'm afraid Jiannu will attack our army tomorrow.
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At present, Mangui Tunbing Desheng Gate, Guangqu Gate, and Nanyuan form the shape of a Chinese character, forming horns with each other. Nanyuan is very large. If Heiyunlong retreats to the military camp, it will be equivalent to retreating twenty miles to the west, close to Wanping City.
In this way, the Guan Ning Army in Guangqumen was isolated.
Man Gui and Yuan Chonghuan had an old grudge, which was known to the world, and it was impossible for Man Gui to cooperate with Yuan Chonghuan.
Zhou Wenyu's analysis is very reasonable. I am afraid that tomorrow, the Eight Banners will give up the pursuit of the Heiyun Dragon Division and attack Guangqumen instead. The key point is to attack the Guan Ning Army, the most effective army.
When Yuan Chonghuan saw this situation, he knew that there was no way to avoid it. It was impossible to enter the city for the time being, so he had to deploy on the spot.
"Every general listens to the order. Dai Cheng'en, the commander of the capital, will guard the gate of Guangqu, Zu Dashou will set up a formation in the south, Wang Chengyin will defend the northwest, and the headquarters will camp in the west to wait for the enemy."
"Got the order!"
At this time, Madengyun had already retreated to the military camp in advance. After setting up defenses, he immediately sent 3,000 troops in 100 rowing boats across Haizi to meet Heiyunlong's retreat.
These rowing boats were prepared by Yang Fan for training in water battles in the Beijing camp. After all, Jiuyuan City and Linhe City both rely on the Yellow River, so there may be water battles. These rowing boats are moored at the pier in Haizili.
Guerrilla Huang Haoming took these three thousand people and rowed toward the east.
Not far away, I saw smoke billowing in front of me, and the reeds and grass were burning. There was a strong wind in the spring in the capital, so the fire took advantage of the wind and burned very violently. For a while, the visibility was very low, and the Heiyunlong could not be seen.
The army and the slaves could not be seen.
Huang Haoming had no choice but to let the officers and soldiers continue rowing and put shields on both sides of the ship to prevent the slaves from sneak attacks.
"Sir, look, there are a large number of slaves at Chunhua Pavilion," a commander shouted.
Huang Haoming looked over there and saw that seventy or eighty slaves were trapped in Chunhua Pavilion due to the fire. Chunhua Pavilion is a small piece of land deep into the lake, connected to the land by a white marble bridge. At this time
The fire took advantage of the wind and burned very fiercely. Jiannu who was chasing Heiyunlong was driven away by the fire. Some people fled here to take shelter in a panic.
After all, this place is surrounded by water, with only a stone bridge connecting it to the land. Fire cannot burn here. However, the place is narrow, the ground is open, and there is no shelter.
Huang Haoming was overjoyed, this was really military industry delivered to his door.
"Surround them, cut off their retreat first, and then besiege them from all sides." Huang Haoming shouted excitedly.
