As the governor of Shaanxi, Sun Chuanting, his record in the northwest was quite good, but he was quite arrogant and arrogant. When Sun Chuanting, the Qin King, led the Qin army into the Wei capital and was appointed as the governor in charge of the southern front, he continued to criticize
Yang Sichang made improper deployment and command, and the relationship with the Ministry of War became very tense.
Sun Chuanting's accusation was not wrong, because Yang Sichang was indeed responsible for the overall command of the resistance against the Qing army. Although Yang Sichang was also bitter, the Ming generals were at odds with each other (such as the conflict between Lu Xiangsheng and Gao Qiqian).
Contradiction); the confidence of the Ming army was lost (for example, Sun Chuanting's own Qin army collapsed). But no matter what, Yang Sichang, as the commander-in-chief, can never escape responsibility.
However, Yang Sichang was not very courageous and had many quarrels. Coupled with the old grudge against Sun Chuanting, the relationship between the two was like fire and water, and they had already formed a deep hatred.
But after the Qing army left the country, Emperor Chongzhen ordered Yang Sichang to preside over the evaluation of the merits and demerits of civil and military officials. Everyone understood that Yang Sichang not only remained in the holy family, but also received more favors, so Sun Chuanting did not dare to contradict him anymore.
You can't afford to offend but you can afford to hide.
At this time, Sun Chuanting became deaf in one ear because of his anger, and because he was not convinced by Yang Sichang, he repeatedly went to the doctor to ask for leave to recuperate.
But how could Yang Sichang miss this opportunity? Now he could even lie about Lu Xiangsheng's death, and he would frame Sun Chuanting without any psychological pressure. So Yang Sichang took the opportunity to repeatedly attack Sun Chuanting, pretending to be ill and unwilling to serve as the governor of Baoding.
This dangerous job.
So after listening to Yang Sichang's words again, Emperor Chongzhen immediately became furious. He shouted angrily: "You still want to blackmail the imperial court and harbor resentment? Tell Luo Yangxing: He will be punished in prison!"
Wang Chengen immediately signaled to the young eunuch who was accompanying him at the entrance of the palace, asking him to convey Emperor Chongzhen's oral instructions to Luo Yangxing, the commander of the Jinyi Guards. Just one sentence back and forth, and Sun Chuanting was in trouble.
Another capable minister of the late Ming Dynasty was lost inexplicably. And this evil result came from Emperor Chongzhen's arbitrary will. We have always said that Emperor Chongzhen was quite mean, which caused the officials to lose heart. But this is not the most important point.
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As an emperor, it is best to be kind, but at the end of the Ming Dynasty when the country was in crisis, it would not hurt to be more cruel as an emperor. But look at the different ways Emperor Chongzhen treated Yang Sichang and Sun Chuanting. When he ruled, he was not even the most basic fair.
It can't be done. Without fairness, where will the officials come from?
On the ninth day of May in the twelfth year of Chongzhen, Gucheng.
"Have all the people in the city been arranged to go in?" Zhang Xianzhong asked Li Dingguo.
"Ke Wang and Neng Qi have brought two hundred brothers into the city. They have spread the news that the city is defenseless and they have agreed to attack the city at the fourth watch. The boy is willing to issue a military order. He promises to hand over Gucheng to his godfather before dawn."
Li Dingguo said.
Zhang Xianzhong was still very relieved about Li Dingguo's work. He nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "The official dog thought that we didn't know how to dispatch their troops, but they didn't expect that they were already under our control. This time we will eat fat meat again."
, then go to Cao Cao in Fang County. You need to give the official dogs some color. But don’t be careless. After all, there are more than 2,000 official dogs in the city."
"Yes! Godfather!" Li Dingguo agreed immediately. "But don't worry, godfather. With the weapons you just handed over to me, we will be more confident about capturing Gucheng. It's just a pity. If we were given more time,
We can also buy more weapons like this."
"Don't be too arrogant. You can't buy more if you have time." Zhang Xianzhong said with a smile, "Although the quality of the weapons is good, they are very expensive. We can't afford so much money!"
"Oh? Who sells it? It makes us unhappy and robs him." Li Dingguo immediately raised his eyebrows.
"Isn't it from Butcher Wu? For some reason, he used to sell us bits and pieces. But these days, he has become more generous, and the price has dropped by 20%. I heard that they fought a war with the Tatars in the north, and the people
There were a lot of casualties, so we might need to raise more money for burials!" Zhang Xianzhong said with a smile.
"His family is rich, and Butcher Wu treats his soldiers well. The weapons they make are even better. To be honest, the kid is a little greedy." Li Dingguo also laughed.
These days, the reason why the Runing Army sells weapons to the peasant armies such as Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai is not only to make money, but also to support them in their rebellion. Of course, the Runing Army's caravan also blocked this situation, allowing Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai to
They were all kept in the dark.
"Don't mess with Butcher Wu for the time being. He is just a lunatic. If his people are touched, he will hold on to them. It is not cost-effective to buy his weapons. On the one hand, his weapons are really good.
On the other hand, it is also a matter of building friendship. If this mountain does not turn around, there may be places to deal with in the future. You should also restrain the brothers and ask them to be more polite to Wu Butcher's caravan." Zhang Xianzhong warned.
"Yes! Godfather!"
Just when the Ming court had decided on its strategy and was busy mobilizing troops and raising pay, Zhang Xianzhong received a secret report and sensed the imminent danger from signs from the government and the Ming army. So he decisively decided to take a preemptive strike in the twelfth year of Chongzhen.
On May 9th, he led his troops to raise the flag of rebellion again.
However, the local government of the Ming Dynasty and the Ming army guarding the peasant army were unprepared. Although the imperial court's order for encirclement and suppression had been conveyed long ago, the civil and military officials headed by Xiong Wencan, the governor of the five provinces, took bribes and paid half-hearted attention to the imperial court's order for encirclement and suppression.
The Peasant Army also bribed and wooed the Ming Army soldiers at the bottom, so those Ming Army lost their most basic vigilance towards the Peasant Army, and some even tipped off the Peasant Army.
Therefore, under the cooperation of Zhang Xianzhong's troops, the peasant army easily occupied Gucheng County. The county magistrate Ruan Zhiyou committed suicide by taking poison, and the patrol censor Lin Mingqiu was killed. The supervisors Zhang Dajing, Ma Tingbao, and Xu Qizuo were forced to surrender. Among them, the most recent one was forced to surrender.
What is pitiful is the county magistrate Ruan Zhiyou. He reported dozens of memorials to the court and Governor Xiong Wencan about Zhang Xianzhong's false surrender, but nothing happened. Instead, he was repeatedly reprimanded by Xiong Wencan and others. He was really unwilling to die.
After that, Zhang Xianzhong demolished the city walls, robbed the treasury and imprisoned people, recruited poor people into the army to expand his strength again, and then immediately led his troops to the west. When Zhang Xianzhong left Gucheng, he made a list of the officials, big and small, who asked him for bribes, including the numbers and times.
Detailed writing on the walls inside and outside the city allowed the people to see clearly the corruption of Ming Dynasty politics and proved the justice of his rebellion.
And the flames of war between the Central Plains Peasant Army started raging again. (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!