() In the Wenhua Hall, Sun Chengzong, who was commanding King Qin's army outside the city, was reporting the situation to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, based on the past few times, cities with heavy troops stationed in them have been captured by Jianqi, such as Zunhua and Yongping.
It was caused by the enemy who took advantage of the late night to meet the captives in the city. Therefore, I sent a quick horse to inform other cities in the capital to take strict precautions against the enemy."
"They are all eating inside and outside, taking refuge with the rebels, and the ancestors don't want them anymore!" Emperor Chongzhen said angrily, if it weren't for these traitors, the war would have been so bad.
Sun Chengzong also felt the same way. In fact, when he was in Liaodong, one of the most important means of attacking a city was to send people into the city to lurk in advance, and then attack from both inside and outside, causing the city to fall. Later, the cities in Liaodong learned this and took strict internal precautions.
, Jianlucai repeatedly attacked Jinzhou, but could not reach Ningyuan.
I just didn't expect that Jianlu would take this trick when he detoured to invade the pass, which was unexpected. Now that the cities in the capital were already on defense, Jianlu wanted to capture the heavily guarded city with his poor siege methods.
I'm afraid I can only have daydreams.
After Emperor Chongzhen vented his anger, with a hint of hope, he asked Sun Chengzong: "Master Sun, how long does it take to counterattack the Jianlu and drive the Jianlu out or eliminate them on the spot?"
Sun Chengzong felt a little ashamed: "Your Majesty, there are as many as 100,000 Jianlu, and they came with all their troops. Although King Qin's army outside the city has been eliminated, the elite soldiers left behind are more numerous than Jianlu. But...
." When Sun Chengzong said this, he sighed.
"How about it, Master Sun, tell me quickly." When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he became anxious and urged.
"But the general soldiers of each department are selfish and always want others to go ahead and take advantage of themselves. No one is willing to confront the rebels head-on. Therefore, these troops can fight with favorable winds. If the battle is difficult and dangerous, it will drag down the friendly forces.
Your Majesty, we are now short of an army that can fight head-on with the Jianlu in the field." Sun Chengzong shook his head slightly and sighed, without concealing the truth from Emperor Chongzhen, he revealed the biggest problem in King Qin's army.
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, his suppressed anger burst out again: "The army is my army, the army of the Ming Dynasty, not the army of these generals. If you take the army as your own property, if you are greedy for life and afraid of death, everyone should be beheaded."
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Sun Chengzong didn't know it, but now it's not that one general is like this, but that almost all the generals have this character. They can't do anything, and they can't blame everyone.
Emperor Chongzhen was a little angry when he saw that Sun Chengzong did not answer his words and shared the same hatred with him. But after thinking about it, he also understood that being so angry would not be helpful to state affairs.
Emperor Chongzhen took a deep breath, calmed down, and then asked Sun Chengzong: "Master Sun, what should we do now?"
"Your Majesty, there were two armies of the Ming Dynasty that dared to fight head-to-head with the Jianlu in the field, and were able to make the Jianlu tremble." Sun Chengzong already had some concerns in his mind. When Emperor Chongzhen asked, he analyzed it for him.
"Master Sun, tell me quickly." Upon hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen leaned forward to the imperial table and waited for Sun Chengzong's answer.
"In the first year of Tianqi, there was a bloody battle at Hunhe River. Jianlu, who had been killed in the field, had his head bruised and bleeding, and he was terrified."
When Sun Chengzong said this, Emperor Chongzhen remembered that Master Sun was referring to the white pole soldiers of Xichuan and the Zhejiang soldiers left by Qi Jiguang.
Emperor Chongzhen sat back down again and sighed: "It's a pity that the Zhejiang army has been wiped out. Otherwise, the sea ships could reach Tianjin directly and they could be used now."
When Emperor Chongzhen said this, he paused for a moment, and then analyzed another army for himself: "Qin Wangzhao should have arrived at Xichuan. I don't know if the Baigan Army has set off. Well, it must have set off."
Emperor Chongzhen raised his head and said to Sun Chengzong: "By the way, Master Sun, I met Qin Liangyu, the commander-in-chief of the Baigan Army, last year. She is a hero among women. I believe she will not ignore King Qin's edict or delay it."
At this point, Emperor Chongzhen changed his tone and asked Sun Chengzong with a hint of discussion: "I will immediately send a messenger to Sichuan to see where the Baigan Army is, and secondly, to coordinate with the provinces to facilitate the Baigan Army.
,Master Sun, do you think this is good?"
Sun Chengzong smiled slightly in his heart. After all, the emperor was still a young man. He had made a vow just now, but now he showed a trace of unconfidence in his heart. So Sun Chengzong encouraged Emperor Chongzhen and said: "Your Majesty, this policy is very good. I will watch the Xichuan Road.
It's far away, and it will take time to assemble the troops. If there are angels coordinating the provinces and providing convenience, we should be able to get to the capital quickly."
Emperor Chongzhen nodded: "Master Sun agrees with me. I will send a messenger immediately."
It was here that Wen Tiren, the chief minister of the cabinet, came to ask for an audience. Upon hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen sent an order to meet him.
Wen Tiren entered the Wenhua Hall and saw that Sun Chengzong was there, so he nodded and reported to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, the cabinet received two more resignations today, one from Yu Shi Gao Jie, and the other from Emperor Chongzhen.
Liu Peng, the right servant of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, please make your decision."
Emperor Chongzhen was a little strange. The two resignations, plus Zhang Fengxiang's, made three. Cheng Jiming's was hinted by Emperor Chongzhen himself, so he was not included.
"Is it all physical discomfort?" Emperor Chongzhen knew that Gao Jie and Liu Peng were not old enough to retire yet, so he guessed another most likely reason.
Wen Tiren looked at Sun Chengzong and then replied: "Yes, Your Majesty. However, the cabinet also received three resignations from officials below the seventh rank submitted by officials from various ministries."
"Those below the seventh rank will be approved by the cabinet and transferred to the ceremonial department to wear red. What does Mr. Wen Ge think of these two unwell people?" Emperor Chongzhen's attention was obviously focused on Gao Jie, the censor, and Liu Peng, the right minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
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Compared to the Tianqi Dynasty, the Chief of Ceremonies of the Chongzhen Dynasty was simply a charlatan. It was all because Emperor Chongzhen was too diligent. Now, the Chief of Ceremonies only gives a thumbs up to trivial matters.
"I have never seen these two people, so I dare not say anything for sure." Wen Tiren replied to Emperor Chongzhen, with a hint in his words.
"The resignations of these two people will be kept in the Central Government for now. The cabinet will send people to visit them. If they are really no longer able to serve the court, they will be approved again without delay." Emperor Chongzhen ordered him after listening to Wen Tiren's words.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Wen Tiren accepted the order, and then he asked with concern: "Your Majesty, but the battle ahead has changed?"
In the past two days, the cabinet only received a battle report about the fall of Yongping, but when Wen Tiren saw Sun Chengzong personally meeting the emperor, he thought something had happened again.
Emperor Chongzhen looked at Sun Chengzong, and then said to Wen Tiren: "Master Sun, you are here to make demands of me, otherwise it will be difficult to defeat Jianlu."
"Oh, the military supplies are insufficient again? Didn't we just allocate one million taels of silver?" Wen Tiren was a little surprised.
Emperor Chongzhen smiled bitterly and asked Sun Chengzong to explain to Wen Tiren.
After hearing this, Wen Tiren suddenly realized that it was because of this. The cabinet was currently being criticized. Some cabinet ministers asked why the King's army outside the city did not go to Jianlu for a decisive battle. It turned out to be this.
Just as Wen Tiren was about to say something, the chamberlain reported to Zhongxing Bozhong Jinwei and Xu Guangqi, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, asking for an audience.
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he felt keenly that it was the cement firing that had produced results. He couldn't help but worry a little about gain and loss, and even forgot to speak.
If the cement is successfully fired, it means that the method of raising the temperature can be used. According to Master Zhong, Western glass and steel that are urgently needed by the military and civilians will make a leap forward. Following the establishment of a state-owned enterprise, the stagnant water of the Ming Dynasty will be revitalized.
The chamberlain waited for a while, but saw no movement. He looked up at Emperor Chongzhen a little surprised. Should he pass it on or not?
Sun Chengzong didn't know what Zhong Jinwei was doing, but he must have something important to come to see him. Seeing Emperor Chongzhen in a daze, he reminded him: "Your Majesty, Uncle Zhongxing wants to see you."
Although Sun Chengzong did not raise his voice deliberately, his natural loud voice was still powerful, and it directly awakened Emperor Chongzhen from worrying about gains and losses.
Emperor Chongzhen said quickly: "Quickly pass."
Wen Tiren watched the chamberlain turn around and leave the palace to send a message to Xing Bo. He understood what was going on. So he bowed to Emperor Chongzhen and said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty."
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he chuckled, and then turned his attention to the outside of the palace, trying to understand whether it was good or bad news from Zhong Xingbo's footsteps or his walking posture.
When Sun Chengzong saw Emperor Chongzhen acting like this, he was a little puzzled. What on earth had Uncle Zhongxing done to make the emperor look forward to it so much? He had not been outside the city for long. Could it be that Uncle Zhongxing had made some noise again?