Compared with those old and cunning ministers, Emperor Chongzhen still seemed a bit immature. With the words of these ministers, Emperor Chongzhen was made very happy.
But those ministers did not really deceive Emperor Chongzhen. Because in the understanding of various officials in the Ming Dynasty, although Houjin outside the pass was very strong in field battles, their ability to attack difficult problems was very weak.
In the previous battles between the Ming and Jin Dynasties, the few victories of the Ming Army were all achieved in city defense battles. The fortified cities that the Ming Army lost were all internally dispatched by the Hou Jin Army to attack the city from inside the city.
There was no successful case of breaking those cities and conquering the cities defended by the Ming army head-on in the previous post-Jin army.
But this time, because under the organization of Sun Chengzong, the Ming army had basically built Dalinghe City, so all the officials were not too worried about the invasion of the Jin army.
In the opinion of these officials, as long as the Hou Jin Army was bombarded by the general's artillery outside the city, and the soldiers of the Later Jin Army were also busy with farming and could not mobilize for long-term operations, the Later Jin Army would definitely also be at Daling River.
After the city was hit with a bloody head and a bloody head, it was defeated by throwing away its armor and armor.
However, what these officials did not expect was that the last time Hou Jin entered the customs, he robbed a large number of young and strong laborers in the customs. They all became the slaves of Hou Jin banner people, cultivating the land for Hou Jin, so now
Houjin does not lack labor for cultivating farmland. It can also provide sufficient manpower for a long-term siege.
Also, as an excellent military commander, Huang Taiji also realized the weakness of Hou Jin's lack of siege means. He also changed the way of combat, changing the siege to siege, and then assisted with siege and reinforcements to eliminate the Ming army's
There is vitality.
It should be said that Huang Taiji's tactical change was not only unexpected by the Ming army, but also opposed by some soldiers and generals of the Later Jin army. Because in the eyes of those generals of the Later Jin army, how majestic it was to fight on horseback!
But digging trenches and besieging the city for a long time without attacking it would be a disgrace to us warriors, wouldn't it?
But at this time, Huang Taiji had already established extremely high authority among the people in Houjin. Under his powerful suppression, the arrogant generals of Houjin had no choice but to do what they did.
I think coolies should do the work.
However, after such a training, in addition to maintaining the original advantages of bravery and strict discipline, the Hou Jin Army also learned to endure hardships and be patient in battle. It can be said that Huang Taiji finally forged, in
The most powerful army in the Far East at that time.
But what is somewhat ridiculous is that even though the Ming army and the Later Jin army suffered repeated defeats in the battle, and even though the Later Jin army had reached the capital area, Emperor Chongzhen and those officials of the Ming Dynasty still went to the country with the hope of heaven.
He regarded Hou Jin as a barbarian and was dismissive of everything about them.
Therefore, in this court meeting, all the ministers still showed a contemptuous attitude towards Hou Jin, believing that the Hou Jin army would never get a good deal under Dalinghe City. Emperor Chongzhen also believed in this
I deeply agree.
Emperor Chongzhen always believed that the Hou Jin Dynasty became big because of the trust of his brother, Emperor Tianqi, and he neglected the rule. It was also because ministers like Yuan Chonghuan were unwilling to use their lives and were unfaithful to the emperor. Although
After I came to power, I took some detours, but as long as the monarch and his ministers work together sincerely, the situation in the world will definitely improve.
Therefore, today's court meeting ended in an optimistic atmosphere. As the leader of the ministers in the court meeting, the first assistant Zhou Yanru also after withdrawing, was polite to the officials who complimented him.
Zhou Yanru didn't notice that Wen Tiren, who was walking behind him, winked at Cao Huachun, the eunuch beside Emperor Chongzhen.
As two comrades in the same trench during the battle with Donglin Party officials, when Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren both became bachelors and entered the cabinet, they immediately became estranged from each other.
And the reason is nothing more than this. Zhou Yanru, the main wife, wants to be the only one favored, while Wen Tiren, the mistress, wants to be in power. This principle is the same in the court hall and in the inner house. No wonder the sage said: If you don't clean one house, how can you sweep the world?
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Different from Zhou Yanru, Wen Tiren is not lewd, does not love money, and behaves quite decently. It can be said that he is a moral model. So if any military attache dares to give him thousands of taels of silver, he will
I will definitely throw the money in the military attache's face and beat him out with a stick (just kidding. I really like Koda's "Late Ming").
What's even more different from Zhou Yanru is that although Zhou Yanru claimed to be non-partisan on the surface, he secretly had an affair with Zhang Pu who had returned to society. Wen Tiren, on the other hand, was truly non-partisan. Except for a few officials who were waving flags and shouting under Wen Tiren.
Other than that, Wen Tiren basically walked alone in the court, and had always been a lonely minister loyal to Emperor Chongzhen.
However, Wen Tiren also has hobbies, and his hobby is power. For Wen Tiren, who is already a bachelor, if he needs to pursue greater power, he can only push Zhou Yanru out of office and become the chief minister of Emperor Chongzhen himself.
a road.
Under Wen Tiren's painstaking efforts, he successfully hooked up with Cao Huachun, one of the two most trusted eunuchs around Emperor Chongzhen.
Different from Wang Chengen's pursuit of better serving Emperor Chongzhen, Cao Huachun's pursuit was to become the internal minister of the Ming Dynasty and gain more power. Therefore, after Wen Tiren's secret flirtation, Cao Huachun immediately and
Wen Tiren hit it off immediately.
The purpose of Wen Tiren's wink to Cao Huachun just now was to make Cao Huachun reveal to Emperor Chongzhen, intentionally or unintentionally, that Zhou Yanru and Fushe formed a party for personal gain while serving Emperor Chongzhen. This would tear apart Zhou Yanru's mask of not forming a party.
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Of course, Wen Tiren would certainly not have such a childish idea to have Emperor Chongzhen replace Zhou Yanru's chief minister just for such a thing.
But as long as he persists like this and continues to tell Zhou Yanru's small reports in front of Emperor Chongzhen. If Zhou Yanru has any big leverage in Wen Tiren's hands in the future, Wen Tiren will definitely suppress Zhou Yanru.
And now Wen Tiren's goal is to find such a handle.
Anyway, the sitting positions are different, and the things to worry about are also different. Unlike the two bachelors who were playing high-level open and secret tactics at the top of the court, Wu Shigong is now receiving several salt merchants who came from Yangzhou.
