In order to prevent Zhang Xianzhong from becoming even more emotionally unstable and running wildly to massacre the people, Shen Shuren had to stay in Changsha for a few days, sorting out the comfort work and thinking of strategies to stabilize the opponent.
Of course, in the past few days, he was not completely idle in the military field. At least after just one night, Chen Shuren figured out a truth and made some targeted arrangements:
He realized that the reason for the rapid fall of Changsha was mainly because the commander-in-chief Yin Xianmin did not know that the imperial army's reinforcements were coming. As long as he held on for ten days and a half, he could definitely become a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty. This was the wrong step.
Later, He Yide's surrender was influenced by the chain reaction of Yin Xianmin, coupled with the blind command of King Gui, who did not take the lives of the soldiers in order to break through the encirclement of the palace. But He Yide did not understand the advancing situation of the army in the north, and it was also
An important inducement.
Zhang Xianzhong succeeded twice in a row by advancing quickly and blocking news of reinforcements to intimidate the local defenders. In this case, Shen Shuren must certainly learn a lesson and ensure that nothing happens.
Therefore, after being fully aware of the degree of corruption of the official army in southern Huguang, Shen Shuren chose to hold his troops in Changsha while sending some of Zhu Wenzhen's elite cavalry troops as messengers and scouts.
Detouring around places such as Hengshanwei and Hengzhou, he went to the south of Huguang and the counties on the western border to inform the local officials:
"The main force of the imperial reinforcements has recaptured Changsha. If any place is attacked by Zhang Xianzhong, don't panic and don't surrender. As long as you hold on for five to ten days, the imperial reinforcements will arrive. If you surrender even if you don't hold on for ten days, the imperial government will surrender to the officials and tribes in the future!
"
Shen Shuren believed that as long as sufficient information was conveyed to the prefects of places such as Yongzhou Prefecture and Chenzhou Prefecture, they would have confidence in their hearts.
In addition, these state capitals further south are close to the borders of Huguang, Guangdong, and Jiangxi. The terrain is complex and difficult to defend and difficult to attack. Even if Zhang Xianzhong turns his guns and attacks, he can ensure that they are not lost within ten days, so that Shen Shuren can pursue them.
Go up and stick to him.
If Zhang Xianzhong found that he could not capture the city and chose to go around the city and simply flee, then at least the damage to productivity and wealth would be minimized.
At most, some grain stores in the countryside could be robbed and some houses in the countryside burned down. This would prevent the entire city from being brutally massacred and burned like in Changsha.
In the eyes of Shen Shuren, these people, materials, and production facilities are already the people and wealth under his rule. How could Zhang Xianzhong be allowed to destroy them like crazy before leaving!
Not to mention, Shen Shuren's trick took effect very quickly. In just three or four days, Zhu Wenzhen helped him start notifications from neighboring prefectures and counties, and he quickly re-established his confidence, and there were actually several counties.
After receiving the reward, he mustered up the fighting spirit to defend decisively.
Later, when they were harassed by a small group of troops sent by Zhang Xianzhong to burn, kill and loot, these county towns also chose to hold on until Zhu Wenzhen's fast mobile cavalry reinforcements arrived and drove back Zhang Xianzhong's small group of grass-clearing troops.
After several small-scale raids, Zhang Xianzhong's men were gradually cut off, ranging from hundreds to more than a thousand. This also slightly suppressed the arrogant morale of Zhang Xianzhong's army, which had been enjoying great success recently.
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Sending messengers to send roundabout messages to encourage the various prefectures to fortify their walls and clear the country was only Shen Shuren's first move.
The day after this move was arranged, Chen Shuren thought of a new move that could be used as a supplement.
There is no way, who makes him not have Zhang Liang and Zhuge Liang by his side? This kind of diplomacy and strategic matters that require the use of brains can only be done personally.
If his brain is not enough, just take a nap and take a bath, and maybe he will have some inspiration again. He is fond of planning in his dreams, and often wakes up with another evil plan in mind.
Early in the morning, after he finished handling his basic daily routine, he immediately summoned his staff, Gu Yanwu.
Gu Yanwu's knowledge was good, his writing was elegant, and he had a solid foundation in political philosophy, but he was not very good at conspiracy.
But as Shen Shuren's "core secretary", regardless of whether he could play a staff role during the war, he had to follow Shen Shuren around at any time and anywhere. If there were any official documents and instructions that needed to be ghostwritten, he could do it in one go, so that
There is no sense of existence.
When he was called this time, he thought his boss had some written instructions for daily work, but unexpectedly, Chen Shuren discussed some rumors-level strategies with him.
"Brother Tinglin, I thought of a plan yesterday and I need to use some rumor tactics. Please give me your words and help me go through the details." Shen Shuren said the business matter straightforwardly.
Gu Yanwu was slightly startled: "Rumors? Are you trying to incite the trust of Zhang Xianzhong and his son again? Or are you trying to falsely accuse one of his generals who wants to surrender to the imperial court?"
Chen Shuren shook his head: "No, it's a rumor to frame "me" - at least on the surface, it's to frame me."
Gu Yanwu was shocked: "Zhang Xianzhong wanted to frame you, so do we need any countermeasures? What despicable methods did this guy use? I remember that last year he spread rumors everywhere, saying that he killed the feudal lord indiscriminately because of Mr. Yang Ge.
If Yang Ge could have died earlier, he wouldn’t have had to kill so many vassal kings.”
Chen Shuren was amused. He knew that Gu Yanwu couldn't react, so he couldn't blame him. It was because his plan was too unbelievable.
Shen Shuren laughed at himself for a while and said it clearly in one breath: "I didn't say that Zhang Xianzhong came to frame me again! It was me who wanted to frame me!"
You think of a way, organize your words, and come up with something like "The reason why Zhang Xianzhong killed the feudal king indiscriminately was because he had reached a tacit agreement with Shen Futai to share the spoils.
Shen Futai had always been as separatist as Zuo Liangyu, and he felt that the surrounding vassal kings were too much in the way. Now Shen Futai is just the governor of Anhui, not the governor of Huguang. He came to Huguang to help the suppression, but he only had merit but no fault. The vassal king is dead.
It's none of his business. In the future, the court will hand over these lands to him for management, and the vassal king will be less constrained.
Zhang Xianzhong knew this very well, so he helped to kill the vassal kings indiscriminately, so that Shen Futai could not catch up with him. As a reward, Zhang Xianzhong could plunder various royal palaces or the huge sums he had accumulated over hundreds or decades.
Gold and Silver Jewelry".
Zhang Xianzhong hates me to the core. If he had heard these rumors and knew that killing many people in Huguang would not harm me but would help me, would he still be so active in killing people indiscriminately?
I know Zhang Xianzhong very well. Although he is brave and unafraid of death, he is also constrained by the petty mind of revenge. At first, he hated Mr. Yang Ge and did everything he could to harm him. Now he hates me to the core. As long as he can hurt him,
Even if what I do will harm him at the same time and "hurt others and myself", he will not hesitate to do it!"
After hearing this, Gu Yanwu was immediately shocked.
He thought about it for a while, and of course he realized that "if this rumor spreads, it would be very helpful to disgust Zhang Xianzhong and constrain Zhang Xianzhong's decision-making choices."
However, the backlash of this rumor strategy is absolutely terrifying!
With Gu Yanwu's political wisdom, he could see it all at a glance, and had to remind: "Be careful when trying to support Taiwan! Although this strategy has miraculous effects, the backlash is also very dangerous!"
Just imagine that Your Majesty is already suspicious, mean and ungrateful. If in the future he is allowed to hear such rumors about the collusion between the local governor and the bandit chieftain, each getting what he wants, and it also involves the frame-up and murder of at least three feudal kings,
Wouldn't Your Majesty punish you for the murder of three state capitals?
Even if His Majesty temporarily forbears and wants to pretend to be deaf and dumb, how can those bastard officials in the court give up the opportunity to bite the local governor for fame and fortune? Even if he has no grievances against you, I will impeach you for a few books and let you
They also like to see the family send money to ward off disasters!
Who in the world today doesn’t know that the Shen family is rich, second only to the Zheng family, and no one will miss the opportunity to cause trouble with His Majesty and blackmail the Shen family for a large sum of money! Even if Zhou Yanru and Chen Xinjia protect you, I’m afraid it will be difficult for you to do anything good.
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Gu Yanwu was not a man who was good at maneuvering. He was the kind of person who was indifferent to fame and fortune. Even Gu Yanwu could see the risks of being dirty in officialdom. Of course Shen Shuren had already thought of it.
He also sighed and comforted him: "Brother Tinglin, don't worry about it. I will bear all the risks. What are you afraid of? As far as I am concerned, the personal honor and disgrace of the Ming Dynasty are nothing more than the risks."
What? As long as I can save the people of Huguang and prevent Zhang Xianzhong from deliberately running around to massacre the city, I will bear a little suspicion and infamy for the time being!
Moreover, the current situation in the world is so chaotic, and this kind of rumor is deliberately spread by us, and it is easy to control the scope at first. There are only a few days in June, and these days, plus early and mid-July, I can ensure that this kind of rumor will only be spread in
It is spreading in the Shonan area! It will not spread outside!
And at that time, as long as our army defeats Zhang Xianzhong, forces Zhang Xianzhong out of Huguang, or even annihilates him, this rumor will be self-defeating and will stay dormant for at least a month or two. Even if it is noticed by interested people and promoted, at least
This happened in late autumn and early winter this year.
If ordinary imperial newspapers were not rushed, they would travel hundreds of miles a day and would probably take months to spread from southern Hunan to the capital. Folk rumors would definitely spread much more slowly than imperial newspapers. They would have to spread to the capital and be circulated by many
Attention the Censor Yanguan, I am afraid it will be at least the turn of spring and summer next year! By then, we will be successful and famous, so we don’t have to worry about these things!"
However, Gu Yanwu didn't know why Shen Shuren dared to be so sure - even if this matter could be buried for half a year, so what? It was nothing more than a powder keg whose detonation was delayed.
With Chongzhen being mean, ungrateful and suspicious, wouldn't he stop pursuing this matter after half a year? As long as Chongzhen is alive and the situation is not so severe in the future, he will still find trouble sooner or later!
But Shen Shuren refused to explain this to him, so he couldn't keep asking.
Shen Shuren could not tell him, "I know that this suspicious, mean and unkind emperor will not live long. Even if he knows about it next summer, he will not be able to deal with me. Instead, he will have to stabilize me."
Taking a step back, even if Chongzhen still wanted to cause trouble in the local area in the last half year or so before his death, Shen Shuren could take the opportunity to force his generals to take sides - of course, Shen Shuren would not rebel, otherwise he would have done it before
The drama was in vain, but it is absolutely possible to say a few words, "The officials and censors in the court are all extortionists and sycophants who deceive the saints."
In view of the fact that the Huguang Army's military salary has been paid by Shen Futai for more than two years by charging fees, and occasionally the Shen family has to do business to subsidize it, it is self-evident who the Shen family should listen to. Even if Shen Shuren says that at that time
After hearing this, he didn't need to go north to "Qinwang Qingjun's side", it was enough to "not accept the chaos and protect the local self".
But Gu Yanwu didn't know this. In order to help his employer think about it, he had to find a way to polish it a little: "Futai, if this matter is really going to be done, I wonder if it can be slightly polished.
For example, the rumors spread, let alone Zhang Xianzhong colluding with you, are mixed true and false, and give some other choices. For example, Zhang Xianzhong is because he deeply hates Mr. Yang Ge, or even hates Huguang Fang Futai.
After all, Fang Futai is the real governor of Huguang at the moment, and you are just a foreign reinforcement. Fang Futai has always felt that there are too many domineering vassal kings in southern Hunan, which is not conducive to his governance, so he is permanently stationed in Jingzhou, focusing on the north and the south.
, sit back and watch all this..."
When Chen Shuren heard this, his face immediately turned serious: "Be careful when you say this kind of thing! We only use gossip tactics to spread our own rumors. If we use others as a shield, wouldn't we be framed by our colleagues? The key is that they may not necessarily
If you take all precautions like me, something might happen."
Even if Shen Shuren wants Yang Sichang and Fang Kongzheng to share the pressure of public opinion about "Zhang Xianzhong's chaos", he cannot say this, because it would be too unreasonable.
Gu Yanwu's eyes rolled around, and he didn't know whether Shen Shuren was embarrassed or if he was really upright, but he still followed the order and soon began to arrange rumors to undermine Zhang Xianzhong, forming several versions.
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