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249 The Emperor's Responsibilities

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"Smooth or not, as the imperial court, disaster relief is a must." Liu Weichao said seriously, "I told you before, people's hearts are very important, even if you can't spare much money for a while, but

, the posture of disaster relief must be there.”

At this point, he paused and then added: "If you were a tyrant and refused to save the people, I wouldn't even be able to help you! But you are not, right?"

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then quickly replied: "Of course I am not a tyrant! I was just angry with that thief Li just now!"

"Haha, I know you're not!" Liu Weichao said with a smile after hearing this.

Seeing him smiling, Emperor Chongzhen said quickly: "Then I will go and get started. After all, rescuing disasters is like putting out fires!"

"Okay, come on, the difficulties will eventually be overcome!" After hearing this, Liu Weichao naturally had no objection and encouraged him by the way.

After cutting off the video communication, Emperor Chongzhen suddenly sighed and said to himself: "How can I be a tyrant!"

Then, he began to think about some plan to divert some money and food.

But at this moment, Emperor Chongzhen suddenly heard a voice coming from outside the palace. It was Wang Chengen: "...Who? Who are you talking about? This is the secret box of the Jinyiwei General Banner?"

As soon as he heard this, he couldn't help but become anxious, and quickly shouted outside: "Bring it up quickly!"

This really misses Cao Cao, and Cao Cao is here.

I don’t know what the situation is like with Zheng Sen. He came to the secret report so quickly. Could it be that he encountered difficulties and came to complain to him?

When he was thinking this, Wang Chengen had already entered the palace holding a locked box.

Emperor Chongzhen was worried about the situation in the south of the Yangtze River, so he immediately asked someone to take out the key and open the lock. After checking the authenticity, he read Zheng Sen's memorial.

The writing of this word was average and needed more practice, but the content in this memorial surprised Emperor Chongzhen and he couldn't help but be overjoyed.

He didn't expect that Zheng Zhilong would be so smart and rush to Yangzhou immediately to help his son solve the procurement problem. Now, the first batch of ships has already sailed north along the coastline, which shows that the capital is guaranteed to receive supplies.

Already.

"Good, good, good!" Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but be very happy and praised him repeatedly.

Zheng Sen followed his father's request and reported everything to Emperor Chongzhen. Naturally, he told Emperor Chongzhen that he would purchase goods from Fujian and Guangdong in the future. Later, his father would also purchase those goods from Nanyang.

Maritime procurement.

This is equivalent to saying that the supplies and grain that are lacking in the north will be continuously supplied. The problem he is most worried about, a key to the resurgence of the Ming Dynasty, will no longer exist.

At this moment, Emperor Chongzhen was really happy. He was also very satisfied with this Zheng Zhilong.

With this in mind, he decided to make Zheng Sen the commander of the Jinyiwei and take charge of the Jiangnan Jinyiwei.

This promotion from the general banner of Jinyiwei to the commanding officer at once is a leapfrog promotion that is comparable to other people who have been urgently promoted from eight hundred miles away. Moreover, this is not the kind of empty title that only receives a salary, but a real one.

Real power.

Moreover, the commander of the Jinyiwei also knew that he was a close military commander of the emperor, and he was by no means comparable to ordinary military commanders.

Emperor Chongzhen wanted to tell Zheng Sen, especially Zheng Zhilong behind him, to serve the court well and he would trust them.

At this time, after receiving this secret message from Zheng Sen, he was very happy and no longer had any worries. Based on the latest situation, he could easily make a decision to divert the money and food for disaster relief.

Afterwards, Emperor Chongzhen immediately held an imperial meeting and started busy with disaster relief matters.

Of course, in the evening, he also specifically explained the situation to Liu Weichao, and also explained to Liu Weichao that Emperor Chongzhen was definitely not a tyrant, but an activist, and had already made arrangements for disaster relief.

Liu Weichao was also happy about this, and did not hesitate to speak with praise, which made Emperor Chongzhen very happy.

But one of his statements is indeed correct.

The next day, Emperor Chongzhen was in a good mood. After taking a video of the Mid-Autumn Festival for Liu Weichao, he received another urgent report from Jiangnan.

It was played by Ma Shiying, the governor of Fengyang, saying that Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai's troops were once again approaching Fengyang, the central capital. The thieves were powerful and there was a risk of falling. He had urgently dispatched surrounding troops to defend Fengyang and asked the imperial court to send reinforcements immediately.

Go to the rescue, so that Fengyang can be protected.

Emperor Chongzhen actually had expectations for this news, but he was not happy after all.

Fengyang is no different from other places, it is where his family's ancestral home is.

Previously, he was captured by bandits and burned the imperial mausoleum. For this reason, he issued the edict of sin for the first time.

If possible, Emperor Chongzhen certainly didn't want Fengyang to fall into the hands of thieves again.

However, the north's war preparations against the Jianlu were already on the line. If troops were sent to Jiangnan at this time, it would inevitably disrupt the north's deployment.

With this in mind, Emperor Chongzhen summoned Du Yinxi to discuss the matter. Judging from the contacts during this period, Du Yinxi's vision was quite accurate. He wanted to hear Du Yinxi's opinion.

Not long after, Du Yinxi hurried over and heard Emperor Chongzhen's introduction. After reading Ma Shiying's memorial, he thought for a moment and said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, after the fall of Fengyang, defenses have been strengthened. Now Governor Ma

They even transferred several capable troops from the surrounding areas, such as Liu Liangzuo and others. They must all know that if Fengyang falls again, it will be a serious crime. Therefore, they will definitely fight to the death..."

Emperor Chongzhen listened with a serious expression. He felt that what Du Yinxi said was similar to what he thought, so he nodded slightly.

"...And Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai's bandit Kou Gang broke up with Kaifeng and suffered heavy losses. If Wei Chen's prediction is correct, they no longer have the confidence to fight a tough battle. They must not be able to fight Fengyang to the death.

The biggest possibility is to attack other weak defenses to replenish their food and rebuild their morale!"

Speaking of this, Du Yinxi showed a hint of worry and said: "Wei Chen believes that the most likely possibility is that Southern Zhili will suffer from bandit rebellion. There are eight kings and bandits from the fifth battalion of Gezuo wreaking havoc in Huguang, threatening

In the northwest region of South Zhili, the biggest bandits are now heading south, and the tax-paying areas south of the Yangtze River may no longer be able to collect taxes!"

Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but feel relieved after hearing his analysis.

As long as Fengyang doesn't fall, he doesn't care much about Jiangnan.

Now, he already has a lot of money and food in his hands by raiding his house. And Zheng Zhilong has promised him to continue purchasing energy. Even next year's military supplies, food and grass, will definitely be no problem.

The original plan was to drive the bandits to harm Jiangnan and deal with the wealthy families and powerful landlords that he had difficulty defeating. In this way, the imperial army would go south to collect the bandits, and at the same time, let those wealthy families in Jiangnan be dealt with.

Knowing the importance of the imperial court can kill two birds with one stone.

While he was thinking about it, he heard Du Yinxi still saying over there: "Nearly 20,000 white-armed troops are about to arrive in the capital. Weichen originally thought that they could be used to deal with Jianlu, so that they can hit Jianlu to the maximum extent.

.Looking at the current situation, Your Majesty, it would be better to send the White Army southward for rescue!"

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he immediately felt happy and asked quickly: "How do you think Du Qing should use the white pole army to attack Jianlu?"

As for Du Yinxi's concerns, he simply ignored them. In his eyes, there was nothing more important now than rebuilding the captives.

Du Yinxi was slightly stunned after hearing this. He didn't know why Emperor Chongzhen didn't grasp the key point. But when he came back to his senses, since the emperor asked a question, he had to answer.

So, I heard him reply to Emperor Chongzhen: "Wei Chen thought so before. The Baigan Army is an infantry army with strong combat power. Therefore, if we can block the Jianlu's retreat, and add the Yongwei Camp

With the Jingying side, it has become very possible to encircle and annihilate the Jianqiu! However, the rebellion in the south of the Yangtze River..."

Emperor Chongzhen was very happy when he heard what he said. He didn't have the patience to listen to what he said next. He quickly interrupted and asked: "How can the Baigan Army block the Jianlu's retreat?"

"..." When Du Yinxi heard this, he couldn't help but feel a little speechless. He thought that Emperor Chongzhen had not heard the key point of his words. When he came to his senses, he quickly emphasized: "But Your Majesty, now is the crisis in Jiangnan..."

Seeing him like this, Emperor Chongzhen had no choice but to say to him: "Mr. Du, if I still have to take care of both ends, which end can I take care of? Don't take care of both ends again! I'm going to beat the Jianlu to pain, and beat them hard.

If I don't dare to enter the pass again, I can free my hands to deal with the bandits, do you think this is true?"

When Du Yinxi heard this, he couldn't help being stunned. He didn't expect that Emperor Chongzhen would endure the rebellion in the south of the Yangtze River and mess up the tax-rich areas of the imperial court, but he had to deal with the Jianlu first.

Thinking about it carefully, from the emperor's point of view, it seems that this is indeed the best.

The Yongwei Camp and Jingying Camp, plus the Baigan Army, will definitely be able to severely damage the Jianlu who entered the pass. In this way, we can buy many years of peace for Liaodong. With the population of Jianlu, it is absolutely impossible to launch another attack.

With the possibility of entering the Guanzhong war for the second time, it would be good if the imperial court did not deal with them.

Subsequently, the Yongwei Camp, Jing Camp and the Baigan Army went south to sweep away the bandits and put down the chaos in the south, which seemed to be more successful.

This kind of strategy is far better than taking care of both ends and focusing on one at the expense of the other.

However, Du Yinxi also thought of another question, so he reported to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, whether Jianlu will enter the pass this year is impossible to say for sure. But the rebellion in Jiangnan has already become big. Secondly, Jiangnan officials in the court

There are so many, they must also be anxious about the chaos in Jiangnan. If Your Majesty doesn’t care about Jiangnan, I’m afraid..."

Before he finished speaking, if the emperor really wanted to do this, one can imagine how much pressure he would be under!

Although the strategy is good, there will be great difficulties in actual implementation. Can your emperor withstand this pressure?


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