After the civil war with the ministers in Hua Palace, the deputy constitution of Kedao was dismissed, and the former auxiliary minister Zhou Yanru returned home, Chongzhen's authority in the hearts of the officials became increasingly strong.
Silence, no one dared to speak for fear of touching the tight chord in the emperor's heart. High-quality updates are here
Finally, Xu Guangqi felt that it was not a problem to remain silent like this, so he spoke up and reported: "Your Majesty, since Cao Wenzhao moved the Yansui General Army to Shanxi General Army, he led 3,500 men to fight against more than 10,000 thieves in Huozhou.
The army killed the leader of the thieves, the Sky Harrier, and the Celestial Dragon. The thieves were defeated. They immediately sent their troops to the north, and killed the leader of the thieves, King Hunshi, in Shouyang. They successively eliminated the thieves in Wutai, Dingxiang, and Yushe. Then they went south and entered
Henan successively regained Shexian County, Huaiqing, and killed the bandit leader Gundilong and others. Ningxia Commander-in-Chief He Huchen also wiped out a city, Xue Hongqi, Kaishan Ax and other bandit leaders, and Henan Deputy Commander-in-Chief Zuo Liangyu also killed Feitian Sheng
, Hun Hailong captured Shangshan Hu, Li Bei, Ai Wannian, Tang Jiuzhou and others also led their troops to attack together. I thought that the bandit army wanted to gain a foothold, so they escaped from Shanxi and ran to Henan and Hebei. Compared with last year, this bandit
The situation will never be the same, so there is no need to worry too much."
"Mr. Xu Ge is right," He Ruchong nodded repeatedly and said, "Cao Wenzhao and his troops in Shanxi were too ruthless and violent, and they kept killing people all the way. The bandits couldn't stand, so they rushed into northern Henan and southern Hebei.
, there’s no need to worry about it at all.”
This completely misunderstood Xu Guangqi's original intention. Wen Tiren gave him a sideways glance and said: "Your Majesty, Cao Wenzhao from Shanxi, Zuo Liangyu from Henan, Tang Jiuzhou, etc. are all top-notch good generals. How can thieves be our opponents?"
They were defeated and defeated, and they fled into Henan and Hebei. Those who approached Jifu were just a small group of bandits who had no choice but to flee. They were vulnerable, so your Majesty can rest assured."
Chongzhen snorted: "You make it easy, but I think that may not be the case!" [
The three of them were stunned, wondering what Chongzhen meant.
Chongzhen said angrily: "I see that these thieves were not driven to Henan, but were killed in Henan. First, Zhang Zongheng's five thousand soldiers chased him every day, attacking east and west, focusing on one thing and losing another. Xu Dingchen, the governor of Shanxi
But Li Bei, Ai Wannian, and He Renlong were kept and watched from the sidelines. Later, Xu Dingchen surrounded the Linxian thieves, but Zhang Zongheng transferred Li Bei, Ai Wannian, and Zhang Yingchang, leaving only 2,000 Zhang Yingchang. Then Zhang Zongheng was there.
Henan recruited 2,000 "Mao" troops and planned to join the Jin Dynasty for a joint suppression campaign. However, Xuanmo, the governor of Henan Province, used the excuse that he did not follow the orders of joint suppression and did not dare to cross the border and did not move. The high-quality update will be published later. Xuanmo suggested that the three provinces join forces.
In the encirclement and suppression campaign, the Shaanxi soldiers in western Shanxi pursued and suppressed to the east, the Henan soldiers in eastern Shanxi intercepted and killed in the west, and the Jin soldiers in central Jinxi attacked. Do you understand?"
"Your Majesty, what do you mean?" Wen Tiren understood the holy intention and roughly understood what the emperor wanted to say. "The governors guard the counties and cities, hoping that if the city is in trouble, they can avoid the responsibility for the accident."
"More than that, what they want to do is to protect the territory and bring harm to their neighbors, who will cause trouble! Humph, those thieves are plundering the forests, so why attack the city! This kind of guarding against theft is actually the same as committing theft! What's more, it's just deception and concealment! Xu Dingchen said
Of the 300,000 rogues, we will annihilate five-tenths, disband three-tenths, and only two-tenths will be left, which will be pacified in a few days. Zhang Zongheng said that Lao Hui came back to kill him, and Zijin Liang was seriously injured. I know this is all false report and false credit!"
"Your Majesty is wise," Wen Tiren said, "to suppress thieves and bring peace to the people, the governor, the governor, and the general army all have the responsibility, and it is not appropriate to divide them among themselves. Since we are called rogue thieves, our original direction is only to regard the bravery and cowardice of our soldiers and generals as not to avoid them. How can we do that?"
Do you stand by and watch because you are responsible for dividing things? Governor, divide the troops and generals and do not be distracted."
"They thought I didn't know their intentions. Huh, they really underestimated me." Chongzhen's face remained dark, "The cabinet drafted an edict to reprimand them early to let them know that I am not a fool."
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will prepare it right now." Wen Tiren quickly agreed.
"The matter in Henan must be decided early by Xuanmo. The lost territory of Wei Hui and the three palaces must be recovered as soon as possible. The rebel armies from all over the country must not be allowed to unite. The place must be peaceful as soon as possible. This year's tax will be exempted."
"It has been a few months since Chen Qiyu took office. Why has there been no movement? I just saw a few governors shouting, but his governors of the five provinces are calm. If this continues, what do I want him, the governors of the five provinces, to do?
However, I think the plan he reported last time is feasible, and I will send him all the elite soldiers and generals he needs. Tell him to draw up a complete charter based on this plan, and I will look at it again."
"The cabinet drafted it directly, and I didn't even read it. I'll ask the Supervisor of Ceremonies to approve it directly later."
Chongzhen issued two more oral edicts, and Wen Tiren also wrote them down one by one.
After issuing three decrees in one breath, the dark clouds on Chongzhen's face began to dissipate, and he felt much lighter in his chest, "Well, it is not only the Liaodong soldiers who can fight, but the Shaanxi soldiers are also brave and good at fighting. Cao Wenzhao did not live up to my expectations.
Zuo Liangyu also did a good job. What the Ming Dynasty lacks today is good generals, and these two should be put to great use. High-quality updates are here."
Seeing Chongzhen's cheerful tone, Wen Tiren and the other three couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief and echoed a few words. Chongzhen was happy to hear this, and suddenly frowned, "It's just that southern Hebei is a land of throats, and Shunde is a great plain, without rivers and mountains."
Danger can be used as a barrier, and you can go straight to the capital for thousands of miles. When you get to Xishan and Shunde, what should you do with the bandits who are really determined?"
"I thought we could send the capital camp to help." Wen Tiren had already thought of a countermeasure.
"I think we should urge Cao Wenzhao to move troops to suppress the army." He Ruchong followed, "Otherwise, we can ask Hong Chengchou to send out an elite army. Anyway, the territory of Ningxia has been secured, so leaving so many elite soldiers is of no use."
"We should appoint a great name as soon as possible, and all the prefectures and counties in Baoding will dispatch troops and horses to intercept Xishan and Shunde. If the bandits are really captured, Yang Sichang will be responsible for them all." Xu Guangqi added.
Chongzhen thought for a while, nodded and agreed: "That's it, order all parts of Henan to quickly deploy defenses, ask Cao Wenzhao to go to the capital quickly, and also let the Beijing camp Ni Chong and Wang Pu lead 6,000 Beijing troops with the rank of governor-general to come to the rescue.
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After hearing this decree, Wen Tiren, He Ruchong, and Xu Guangqi hesitated at the same time. After the Lantern Festival at the beginning of the year, the imperial court ordered Ni Chong at the request of King Lu. Wang Pu led 5,000 soldiers from the capital to go to northern Henan to suppress the bandits, but the second general led
However, they caused great harm to northern Henan. They never fought a single battle with the bandits. Instead, they kept falsely reporting their military exploits to the court. In the end, they were transferred back because there was no other way. Now the emperor wants to send them again. Three
People really have no idea, but they dare not directly say that the Beijing camp is not good and the second general is not good.
In the end, Wen Tiren said kindly: "Your Majesty, Ni Chong once made meritorious service on the frontier and was promoted to a great commander. Wang Pu only inherited his father's authority and shared the merits. He only stayed in Beijing for half a year and was suddenly promoted to the title of Commander-in-Chief. I'm afraid he won't be tired of people's attention. Henan's
Zuo Liangyu, Zhang Yingchang, and Tang Jiuzhou have all worked hard in hundreds of battles, and their rankings are below them. They are afraid of hearing about it and slacking off."[
"Well," Chongzhen thought it made sense, "Zuo Liangyu, Zhang Yingchang is the commander-in-chief of the Qian Affairs Department. And" Chongzhen thought for a moment, "Yang Jinchao, the eunuch of the Qianqing Palace, and Lu Jiude, the military supervisor."
He also ordered the eunuch to intervene in the military affairs. Wen Tiren sighed softly, not wanting Chongzhen to hear it, and asked him: "Why do you sigh?"
Wen Tiren didn't dare to say it clearly, and out of desperation, he wisely said: "Your Majesty ordered the internal ministers to supervise the army. The purpose is to record the merits and demerits, collect food and pay, and supervise the army's money and food. But in front of the two armies, there are human flesh, hobs and spears. When the general rushes to kill in front of the formation, how can he care about the internal ministers? But if
If you ignore your ministers, how can you explain to the Holy Emperor if something goes wrong? If you worry about one thing and miss the other, if you worry about each other and miss the other, I'm afraid it will be difficult to win the battle. Therefore, I think that if the enemy's army is approaching, we can delay the dispatch of supervisory troops."
"Hmph! What kind of army doesn't fight? What's the use of raising it if it doesn't fight?!" Chongzhen didn't like people making irresponsible remarks about the ministers and supervisors of the army. Not one or two officials were dismissed because of this. Last time in Wenzhou
Hua Dian also spoke loudly, and now Wen Tiren, the chief minister, wanted to find another way to express his dissatisfaction with the ministers and supervisors. He could not help but raise his eyebrows angrily and said coldly: "The thieves must be eliminated within three months!" After finishing speaking,
Throwing down a coupon, "Just do it and return it!"
The three of them came out and returned to the cabinet. They opened the folder and read it. It was the plan of the Ministry of War. "Henan troops are stationed in Zezhou. They can assist Gaoping and the eldest son in the north. They can assist Lingchuan and Lu'an in the east. They can support Yangcheng and Qinshui in the west."
Although Qin, Jin, and Henan are divided into separate lands and people, they are still one body and cannot look at each other. Qin, Jin, and Henan are attacking from three sides, so we can be safe." The three people who prepared the plan have already seen this, and below is Chongzhen's Zhu Pi.
, this is what I just wrote:
Governors and governors are ordered to fight against thieves. Any place where bandits and bandits gather to stage a surprise attack has the special responsibility of annihilating them. Where can they be divided? But since the thieves are divided into groups, they should use their troops according to the situation and attack from a pincer to win. We will work hard and plan carefully in the future.
, work together on schedule, attack in unison, and make clarifications early. If you encounter a gang of thieves who are running away, you must still pursue each other to support each other, and attack and sweep them away. The merits and crimes of all civil and military officials in the industry are not allowed to blame each other, or even make mistakes.
Take the blame! If you protect your territory and cause harm to your neighbors, you will be punished by allowing the thieves to commit crimes!
Wen Tiren closed the fold and said with admiration: "The emperor is the emperor after all. Although he is young, he has a keen eye and sees these ministers in his heart."
Xu Guangqi was puzzled and asked: "How does the emperor know that Xu Dingchen and Zhang Zongheng are falsely claiming merit?"
Wen Tiren laughed twice and said: "Of course it was the secretaries of the supervisory army who reported it secretly, so the chief assistant proposed to postpone the dispatch of the supervisory army, so Long Yan was displeased again."
"The emperor is thinking about the good of the internal ministers to supervise the army. We can't contradict him too much. Fortunately, the situation is not bad. It won't be bad to send some internal eunuchs to serve as supervisors." After Zhou Yanru's lesson, He Ruchuan no longer wants to be here with the internal ministers.
Whatever mistake the emperor made in the military affairs, let the emperor do whatever he wants. The phrase "You have something wrong in your heart" was not something the young emperor said out of anger.
"But how to solve the problem over at Denglai? Gao Qiqian has to take a lesson."
When He Ruchong mentioned the matter of Denglai, Wen Tiren sighed in distress, "The emperor will make his own decision on Gao Qiqian, so we'd better not interfere. This Shi Dayong is causing a headache."
"After several twists and turns, Zhu Dadian also spoke for him. This treason thing is not possible in the first place. According to the rules, the next step is to reward the merit." Xu Guangqi looked at Wen Tiren, "The credit for the victory of Jinzhou has not yet been achieved.
Reward him. This time he has made great achievements. If the previous and previous achievements are added up, how will the court reward him?"
"What did the emperor say?" He Ru Chong was more concerned about the emperor's thoughts.
Wen Tiren shook his head and smiled bitterly.
Seeing this, He and Xu knew that this matter was still on the cabinet, and they couldn't help but feel a headache.
After a while, Xu Guangqi thought of an important matter and asked He Rushong: "Have the people sent to Liaodong come back?"
He Ruchong shook his head and said: "No."
"Have you found anything?"
"It doesn't matter whether it is found out or not. Once Zu Dabi dies, what hope does the Zu family have?"
"Then let's call them back in the name of the cabinet, so that Shi Dayong won't be heartbroken."
"Where is the emperor?" It was the emperor's order to send people to investigate the cause of Zu Dashou's death outside the customs, but Wen Tiren wanted to withdraw the people. He Ru Chong couldn't help but feel worried.[
Wen Tiren didn't care and said, "I will go and talk to the emperor."
Wen Tiren was the first assistant. After he said this, no matter how favored he was, it was hard to object, so he remained silent.
Xu Guangqi also agreed to withdraw the people and nodded: "It's not too late to transfer the people back. Anyway, the Jinzhou Army will stay in Dengzhou for the time being. We have to wipe out all the remaining rebels before they can return to Liaodong. There will always be a chance of returning to Liaodong.
Time will prevent the imperial court from being too passive."
He Ruchong hesitated for a moment and then said hesitantly: "Since Li Kong Erni is dead and the remaining troops can't do anything about it, should we ask Shi Dayong to return to Beijing to pay an audience?"
This suggestion was a bit sudden, Wen Tiren was startled, but thinking of the gossip circulating in the capital recently, he nodded and said: "It's okay, Denglai's matter is really a bit "messy", and having him return to the capital to explain will also help the external public opinion.
As for rewards or punishments, it is up to the emperor to decide."
Xu Guangqi had no objection, so He Ruchong immediately drafted a decree and handed it over to the Supervisor of Ceremonies. Presumably the emperor would not stop Shi Dayong from entering the capital.