On December 2, Chen Xinjia, the governor of Xuanda, came out of his military camp, rushed into Beijing on horseback, and rode straight to Yang Sichang's residence in the west of the city.
Entering Yang's house, he directly found Yang Sichang who was scolding the slaves in the second hall.
This time the Qing army entered the capital, Yang Sichang was under a lot of pressure. All civil and military officials in the court said that it was because of his improper planning as a cabinet minister who advocated peace talks that the Qing army entered the capital. Moreover, after the Qing army entered the capital, it was as if they were in a deserted place.
In this area, except for Lu Xiangsheng's troops, no other Ming soldiers dared to fight.
Yang Sichang strongly advocated peace talks, but now the peace talks have no clue, and the Qing army is raging in the suburbs of Beijing. However, Lu Xiangsheng, who held high the banner of the main battle, was victorious.
Lu Xiangsheng's victory made the ministers in charge of the battle very excited. Yang Sichang's attitude of avoiding war was attacked by hundreds of officials.
Not long ago, the editor Yang Tinglin wrote: "Nan Zhong is included, and Li Gang has no merit; latent good deeds are accomplished, but Zong Ze is hated. The state is like a human being, and it is not a blessing to be granted a border." He is not afraid that Yang Sichang will be favored by the emperor, and he will point the finger directly.
Referring to Yang Sichang, he said that because of Yang Sichang's conciliatory attitude, the border officials did not dare to fight and could not fight. If Yang Sichang was not eliminated, the generals would not dare to fight.
In anger, Yang Sichang reported to the emperor and changed Yang Tinglin to the head of the Ministry of War. He was sent to Lu Xiangsheng's camp to do the praise painting camp, so that he could taste the pain of fighting on the battlefield.
Yang Tinglin was originally the editor of the Hanlin Academy, a noble position. Not only that, Yang Tinglin also served as a lecturer and direct editor, and he had a bright future. In comparison, the future of Lu Xiangsheng's Zanhua camp in the army was far worse.
Yang Tinglin lost his future because of his attack on Yang Sichang.
Yang Sichang's revenge shocked the officials for a while, and no one dared to scold Yang Sichang anymore. But under the calm, there was an undercurrent. Yang Sichang clearly felt that the pressure on his shoulders was getting bigger and bigger. If Lu Xiangsheng, who was the main battler, won a few more games, it is estimated that the crowd would
I want to overthrow myself, the lord of the peace, to the ground, and stomp on me several times.
Yang Sichang was depressed and took it out on his slaves at home. In the morning, one of the slaves put more tea leaves in when making tea and was scolded by Yang Sichang for a quarter of an hour.
Chen Xinjia walked into the second hall, looked at the situation, walked up and cupped his hands and said:
"Stop your anger, Mr. Ge. The frontline scouts are rushing to report that there is movement in the Qing army!"
Yang Sichang took a breath and asked coldly: "What's the noise?"
Chen Xingjia explained: "The Qing army abandoned various counties in Shandong and gathered troops under the city of Jinan. Then they abandoned Jinan again and divided their troops into two groups. There were 40,000 people heading west along the way, apparently to find a decisive battle between Lu Xiangsheng and Li Zhi.
Nearly 30,000 people headed north all the way, not knowing where they were going."
Yang Sichang took a breath, grabbed the armrests of the carved rosewood chair and sat down.
Yang Sichang shook his head and said: "This is not a good thing. The Qing army is looking for a decisive battle with Li Zhi! If Li Zhi wins again in this battle, the civil and military officials who are leading the battle will definitely attack me in groups, and your and my official fortunes will be over. It's hard to say
Your life and fortune are at risk."
"On the other hand, if Li Zhi is defeated, our Ming army will no longer have the troops to compete with the Qing army, and the peace negotiation with the Qing army will be even more difficult. With 40,000 Qing troops attacking together, we have a great chance of victory. Our peace talks will
I'm afraid the Bureau will really become an alliance under the city."
"The alliance under the city is in embarrassment. I'm afraid the officials will not agree and our peace talks will fail. Then the emperor will no longer trust you and me."
Chen Xinjia understood Yang Sichang's analysis and frowned for a while.
Yang Sichang slapped the armrest of the chair and cursed: "This Lu Xiangsheng is really a Qiu Ba. I asked him not to fight, but he didn't listen! Now that the Qing army is looking for him to fight, how can we stop this situation?"
In anger, Yang Sichang grabbed the teacup on the coffee table and threw it to the ground. The blue and white porcelain teacup fell to the ground and broke into pieces with a clang, and tea and tea leaves were spilled all over the ground.
These days, Yang Sichang has tried his best to reverse the situation. He is already frustrated and has lost his grace.
Chen Xinjia looked at the tea spilled on the ground and rolled his eyes.
He suddenly raised his hand and saluted Yang Sichang and said: "Mr. Ge, we might as well move Li Zhi away and let Lu Xiangsheng die. If Lu Xiangsheng, the main battler, dies in battle, the main battle faction's momentum will be greatly reduced. Li Zhi's troops and horses can be saved.
Come down, we also have the capital to negotiate peace."
Yang Sichang sighed and said: "We have spent so much effort this month and still can't get Li Zhi away. Now we are in a hurry, how can we get Li Zhi away?"
Chen Xinjia clapped his hands and said: "Mr. Ge, Li Zhi has stayed in Fanjiazhuang no matter what official he was promoted to in recent years, which shows that what he cares about most is his property in Fanjiazhuang!"
Yang Sichang's eyes lit up and he said, "You mean to lie to Li Zhi that there is a police officer in Fanjiazhuang?"
Chen Xinjia said: "That's right, Mr. Ge, we just got the information that nearly 30,000 Qing troops went north to find Fanjiazhuang. After hearing this news, Li Zhi didn't abandon Lu Xiangsheng and went back to Fanjiazhuang to protect his property.
Go? As long as Li Zhi leaves for a month, the Qing army will surely kill Lu Xiangsheng."
Chen Xinjia said seriously: "Mr. Ge, Li Zhi killed so many Qing troops and the Qing troops hated him to the core. Maybe the Qing troops went north this time to raid Li Zhi's lair."
Yang Sichang thought for a while and said, "What if Lu Xiangsheng goes to Fanjiazhuang with Li Zhi?"
Chen Xinjia said: "Let the emperor give Lu Xiangsheng an imperial edict and ask him to guard the Julu area. Lu Xiangsheng has been claiming to be loyal and righteous all day long, and he will definitely not go north against the edict."
Yang Sichang listened to Chen Xinjia's words and thought about it for a while. Soon, he started laughing. The more he laughed, the happier he became, and finally burst into laughter.
"This time, Lu Xiangsheng will definitely die!"
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On December 4, outside Julu City, in the Chinese military camp of Lu Xiangsheng's army, the eunuch who announced the edict read out the emperor's imperial edict. The emperor said: There is a police force in Tianjin, and 30,000 Qing troops are heading straight for Fanjiazhuang. Li Zhi was urgently mobilized to return reinforcements.
Fanjiazhuang. Another 40,000 Qing troops attacked Julu. Lu Xiangsheng was ordered to meet the enemy in Julu and defend the territory.
After hearing the imperial edict, Li Zhi was very anxious. These Tatars are so cunning. If they were defeated by him head-on, they would divide their troops and raid their hometown. Now Fanjiazhuang only has more than 2,000 soldiers defending it. How can it be defended against 30,000 Qing troops?
If Fanjiazhuang was captured by the Qing army, his industry would be completely destroyed. Without industrial support, Huben Division would be like a tree without soil and would fall apart in a few months.
Li Zhi wished he could fly back to Fanjiazhuang and immediately asked Lu Xiangsheng to resign.
Holding the imperial edict in his hand, Lu Xiangsheng's face was ashen and he said sadly: "Yang Sichang kill me."
Li Zhi was stunned for a moment, and then he considered Lu Xiangsheng's situation: as soon as he left, Lu Xiangsheng only had more than 10,000 troops left. The Qing army was stronger than the Ming army, and 40,000 Qing troops came to attack. Lu Xiangsheng led two
How can the general soldier withstand this? As soon as this imperial edict was issued, Lu Xiangsheng was faced with a situation of life and death.
Li Zhi took a breath, raised his hands and said to Lu Xiangsheng: "Why don't you, Governor, come with me to Fanjiazhuang and work together to defeat the enemy?"
Lu Xiangsheng shook his head and said choked: "The imperial decree asked me to stay in Julu, how can I go to Tianjin? Lu Xiangsheng, a man wearing straw and straw shoes, is already unfilial to fight on the battlefield. Now if he disobeys the king's orders again, it will be disloyal.
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"Lu Xiangsheng led the troops with an ominous body, not seeking to achieve success, but just to wrap his body in horse leather. Now is the time for Lu Xiangsheng to sacrifice his life for the country!"
Li Zhi was anxious and was about to say more when he saw that Lu Xiangsheng had already turned around.
"A real man does things and dies in battle. The commander-in-chief asked me to disobey the imperial edict and commit an act of disloyalty. Lu Xiangsheng can't do it! There are police in Fanjiazhuang. The imperial edict urgently mobilizes the commander-in-chief. The commander-in-chief quickly supports Tianjin!"
After saying this, Lu Xiangsheng choked and walked into the military camp and never came out again.8
