() In fact, Cheng Jiming was in good health, but was sued by Emperor Chongzhen. He was shown the evidence that several censors came to him to discuss impeaching Zhong Xingbo. Fortunately, he confiscated the Baoding Hou Yinliang that the censors forwarded, otherwise he would have been arrested.
Catch your life.
Cheng Jiming is a senior official and one of the leaders of the Donglin Party. This can be seen from the fact that in the first year of Chongzhen's reign, the Donglin Party manipulated the court and became the first person on the cabinet list. Those censors were his
Under the sect, the Marquis of Baoding added some silver, and they went to find Cheng Ji Ming.
It’s not that Cheng Jiming is a man of integrity and doesn’t collect money, but he has a habit of collecting money only when something is done.
Without seeing Cheng Jiming, the ministers were all at a loss. Cifu Wentiren was like a stone in the pit, smelly and hard. If he didn't deal with them, it would be in vain to look for him. There was no way, and he didn't dare to go directly until he understood what was going on.
Looking for Emperor Chongzhen, everyone had to wait for the progress of the matter.
Suddenly, the building was filled with rain and wind, and no one believed that the factory guards could only do so much.
The civil servants and nobles in the capital had spent several years without factory guards, and without the eunuchs to oppose them, they could do whatever they wanted. Now their comfortable days were suddenly interrupted by the movements of factory guards, and those who had ulterior motives panicked.
The beginning never ends.
The Jianlu in the capital area, after retreating from the capital of the Ming Dynasty, did not encounter any opponents. They swept through all the villages, towns and counties they could see, robbing money and people, robbing everything, without scruples, and the days passed.
It's really comfortable.
But such a day was also interrupted. Although he was not as frightened as the civil servants and nobles of the capital, he was still very worried. It was all because of one person.
The cause of the matter has to be started from the beginning. Huang Taiji led his younger brother and a group of Mongolian followers and wandered around very comfortably without encountering any trouble.
On New Year's Eve, a bonfire party was held on the land of the Ming Dynasty. Anyway, the supplies looted were abundant enough, so the atmosphere was very lively.
Huang Taiji accepted the congratulations of the ministers in the sweat tent and drank happily. He talked about the wars against the Ming Dynasty over the years.
Sanbeile Mang Gurtai's face was red from drinking. He held up his wine glass and bullied Huang Taiji's son Hauge to have another drink.
Suddenly, he turned to Huang Taiji, who was sitting in the Khan seat and said: "Great Khan, we are not leaving. This Ming Dynasty's colorful country is much better than Shenyang."
Huang Taiji led them to an unprecedented victory, and Mang Gurtai unconsciously used the honorific title of Great Khan.
Mang Gurtai's voice was very loud. As soon as the words reached the ears of everyone in the big tent, almost everyone stood up, looked at Huang Taiji, and echoed Mang Gurtai's suggestion.
The prosperity and wealth of this land in the capital is far from comparable to that of the barren land in the Northeast. No matter how wise Huang Taiji is, he still comes from the countryside. He is surrounded by a series of victories, and he pays in detail.
Due to financial problems, the country was unable to support the huge King Qin army and had laid off more than half of it. It was even more difficult to pose a threat to Daikin.
Once these factors were combined, Huang Taiji was also very moved and asked the younger brothers in the big tent: "I also have this intention, but I am still considering where to base it. Do you have any recommendations?"
When Mang Gurtai heard what Huang Taiji said, his own initiative seemed to be in agreement with him, and he felt a little unhappy. He shouted directly: "What else do you need to consider? Just take whatever you see."
Huang Taiji ignored him and glanced at the other people in the tent.
These Jianlu Tatars and Mongol Tatars came to the pass for the first time, so they knew where the place was suitable, so they all looked at each other.
"Master, I think there is a place suitable for the Daijin garrison." A voice with a Shanxi accent sounded from beside Huang Taiji.
When the people in the big tent took a look, it turned out to be Fan Yongdou, a Shanxi businessman. Because he had done so much in entering the customs this time, Huang Taiji pulled him beside him to celebrate.
Huang Taiji looked at him. It turned out that the Han people were familiar with the Han Dynasty. If it hadn't been for them, he would have had a black eye when entering the customs. He nodded to signal Fan Yongdou to speak.
"Master, I think Yongping is the best." Fan Yongdou didn't dare to look directly at Huang Taiji because he was next to him, so he bowed his waist and expressed his opinion, and then waited for Huang Taiji to ask the reason and then showed his knowledge.
"You slave, don't hide your words when you say something. You have the character of a Han dog. If you don't say anything, believe it or not, I will whip you?" Mang Gurtai was in a bad mood, and he drank a lot of wine. He looked at Fan Yongdou.
He didn't finish his words in one breath, which was to tantalize people's appetites, so he immediately said the lesson.
Fan Yongdou is old, and he is usually the one who cheers and supports him. After being scolded by Mang Gurtai, his face turned red, but he did not dare to get angry. He comforted himself that these people are all financial backers and there is no need to be angry with money.
, his face immediately calmed down.
Huang Taiji shouted to Mang Gurtai: "Third brother, don't talk nonsense." Then he turned to Fan Yongdou and said: "Continue talking and ignore him."
Fan Yongdou quickly bowed, bending even lower, not daring to look at Huang Taiji anymore, and replied: "Thank you, Master. I thought that since Yongping is the seat of the Yamen of Yongping Prefecture, it must have a strong city and rich resources.
Moreover, it is located on the official road from Shanhaiguan to the capital of the Ming Dynasty, which can control the logistics of Shanhaiguan. In addition, Yongping can control Luozhou and Leting to the south, threaten Funing and Changli to the east, Qian'an and Zunhua to the northwest, and border on the north
Mongolia is no more than three hundred miles away from the Horqin tribe. If you advance, you can encroach, if you retreat, you can defend yourself."
Fan Yongdou didn't dare to show off anymore and finished speaking in one breath.
Huang Taiji listened and said nothing. He suppressed his drunkenness and thought about it. If Qian'an is occupied, then from Zunhua in the west to Shanhaiguan in the east, it will be Daijin's territory. Based on Yongping, it will overlook the Ming Dynasty.
There is indeed a lot of potential around the capital. If you can't defend it, with such a long back line, you can get out no matter where you are.
Huang Taiji thought about the details clearly, and when he was about to speak, there was already a commotion below, and everyone shouted that they would attack Yongping immediately.
Huang Taiji slapped the table, and then glanced at the group of arrogant young men in the tent. It wasn't until the tent became quiet that he asked Fan Yongdou: "Yongping is such an important place, it must be heavily guarded, and as I said just now, the city is strong."
With so many resources, I’m afraid it will be difficult to capture?”
The group of captives in the tent attacked the capital of the Ming Dynasty for several days, plus the impression of Jinzhou outside the pass and the strong city of Ningyuan. When I heard that Yongping was such a city, I couldn't help but feel a little discouraged.
"Master, don't worry. I have opened an inn in Yongping City. A few days ago, I have been dispatched to Zunhua to lurk. I will wait for Dai Jin's army to arrive and they will respond."
"Hahaha, good slave, yes, I'll give you a drink." Upon hearing this, Mang Gurtai walked over and handed over the bowl in his hand without considering Huang Taiji sitting above him.
When Huang Taiji saw Mang Gurtai behaving like this, he was not angry, but secretly happy. With such a good character, it would be easy to deal with him when he goes back.
Fan Yongdou looked at the spit that Mang Gurtai sprayed out when he spoke in the wine bowl he was handed, and felt sick. But he was also afraid of Mang Gurtai's violent temper, so he had to endure it and took the bowl.
Drink it all in one gulp.
"Hahaha, okay." Mang Gurtai watched him finish the drink in one breath, then he patted Fan Yongdou on the shoulder with his big palm, then went back to his seat without taking the bowl.
Huang Taiji heard that Fan Yongdou said that there was an insider. After thinking about it for a moment, he no longer hesitated. He slammed the table and shouted: "Jilharang, is Azige here?"
When Jirharang and Azige heard this, they knew they had work to do and did not dare to delay. They immediately stood up from their seats and walked to the tent to wait.
"You two will lead five thousand troops tomorrow morning and conquer Qian'an that day. There must be no mistakes."
The two of them accepted the order. Qian'an was just a county town and there would be no problem in conquering it.
"Yuetuo, Hauge." Huang Taiji ordered again.
The two of them also excitedly came to the middle of the tent and stood ready.
"The two of you will lead 20,000 troops to Yongping. If you can't successfully capture it, you will besiege it without attacking it. We will wait until I and the three Baylors arrive with the army later, and then act accordingly."
The two of them accepted the order and waited to leave early tomorrow morning.
As expected, Qian'an was captured by Jianqi without any effort. Yue Tuo and Haoge originally wanted to capture Yongping with their own abilities, but when they saw the tall city walls of Yongping, they gave up this plan and surrounded them on all sides.