Take the warehouse back to the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 359 Shi Kefa's Strategy of "Introducing Captives and Exterminating Zhao"

Chongzhen's speed was also very fast, and on the second day, Zhao Wen's rebellion was sent through the report.

When sending the arrival report, Chongzhen also asked the Ministry of War to issue an order to dispatch troops to Huguang soldiers and Baigan soldiers.

And Zhao Wen was not idle at this time, he mobilized Song Hu's soldiers from the North Route, East Route, and South Route to the east of Xuan Town, making an act of preparing for a large-scale attack on the capital.

After Chongzhen heard the news, his whole body became bad instantly.

"That guy Zhao Wen really assembled his troops and stationed troops east of Xuan Town?" Chongzhen walked up and down in the imperial study, his face full of anxiety.

Gao Qiqian stood next to Chongzhen, "Go back to the emperor, according to the report from the spies, Zhao Wen mobilized soldiers and horses from the North Road, East Road, and South Road, and stationed troops in Chang'an Station, Dishuiyabao, and Qingyangkou, totaling more than 6 troops." people, including more than 1 cavalry."

Before Zhao Wen went to Phi Island for the large-scale conscription, except for the middle road, there were more than 1 people in each road.

After that conscription, Zhao Wen added another 1 soldiers to each route except the middle route.

The rest were left by Zhao Wen on Xuanzhen Middle Road and Xuanzhen Town.

This time, Zhao Wen didn't add the recruits that Liu Wenzhong recruited again to the various troops, but just kept them in Xuanzhen.

When Chongzhen heard Gao Qiqian's words, he was shocked instantly, "What about [-] soldiers and horses, and [-] of them are cavalry?"

Back then, Zhao Wen was able to break the siege of the capital with only a few thousand people, but this time 6 people attacked, isn't that going to take the capital in one fell swoop?
"Your Majesty, Zhao Wen didn't seem to move after he put the soldiers there, and he didn't attack us. He just blocked all the passages from Xuanzhen to the capital.

Moreover, Xuanzhen's industries in the capital have also begun to withdraw from the capital in the past few days, and even the farmers in the capital have begun to move towards Xuanzhen. "Gao Qiqian told Chongzhen the changes in the past few days word by word.

"Damn Zhao Wen, how could the people in Gyeonggi listen to him? Why did they all go to Xuanzhen? What's going on?" Chongzhen heard Gao Qiqian say that the people in Gyeonggi all turned to Xuanzhen. Zhen fled, almost spat out a mouthful of old blood.

Gao Qiqian said: "After the people in the Gyeonggi land were wiped out by Jianshou in the second year of Chongzhen, the people behind the Gyeonggi land seem to have been brought here by Zhao Wen from other places."

Chongzhen sneered again and again: "Hehe, damn Zhao Wen, it turned out that he had already started to rebel since the time of the siege of the capital. This damn Zhao Wen is really a treacherous and loyal person."

Chongzhen kept yelling, and he suddenly remembered one thing, that was the matter about Zhou Yanru.

"Damn it, didn't I blame Zhou Yanru for the matter of Zhou Yanru? This guy Zhao Wen and Mao Wenlong, the general soldier of Pidao, have actually hooked up already?" Chongzhen became more and more afraid when he thought about it. The method is really black.

"By the way, what happened to that Liu Wu you told me about? Why hasn't there been any movement?" Chongzhen looked at Gao Qiqian.

When Gao Qiqian heard Chongzhen say this, his whole face completely collapsed, as if he had eaten a fly.

"My lord, this matter, this matter..." Gao Qiqian looked at Chongzhen, hesitating and speechless.

Before Zhao Wen left, he threw the imperial decree sent by Liu Wu on the ground.

When cleaning the Hall of Preserving Harmony, the maid who was cleaned took it and handed it over to Gao Qiqian.

After Gao Qiqian got the imperial decree, he knew at that time that he failed to recruit Liu Wu, but he didn't tell Chongzhen the news immediately, and kept it from Chongzhen.

Now when Chongzhen asked, Gao Qiqian didn't know how to explain it.

"What's going on? I'm asking you what's going on with this matter? Why hasn't that Liu Wu brought his troops to the capital yet?" Chongzhen asked angrily with a black face.

"Pfft!"

Gao Qiqian directly knelt on the ground, kowtowed to Chongzhen non-stop, "My lord, this matter, this matter has failed."

"Failed? How could it fail? Didn't you promise me that this matter would not fail? How did you do it?" Chongzhen pointed at Gao Qiqian and cursed.

Gao Qiqian defended with panic on his face: "My lord, I really didn't expect this matter. That Liu Wu didn't agree at all. He was just pretending to the court. He made the court a mess."

"Hehe, did you make a move? You are really Zhao Wen's loyalist." Chongzhen looked at Gao Qiqian with a cold face.

Gao Qiqian knelt on the ground, his head pressed tightly against the floor, not daring to say another word.

After a while, Chongzhen heaved a long sigh. To be honest, he really wanted to kill Gao Qiqian, but now Gao Qiqian was the only one he could rely on.

Cao Huachun and Zhao Wen were too close, and at this time he couldn't and didn't dare to trust him. Who knows if he would report to Zhao Wen.

Chongzhen sat slumped on the chair, "Tell me first, what should the court do? What should I do? It may take a month for Huguang soldiers to reach the capital, and it may take longer for white soldiers. Now the court You don’t have enough troops, what do you say?”

Gao Qiqian only has a half-knowledge about military affairs, how does he know what to do now?
Gao Qiqian didn't dare to speak, but kept his head down, trembling.

After a while, Chongzhen sighed, and said to Gao Qiqian: "Okay, you get up first. By the way, where is Hong Chengchou? How far is it from the capital, and how many soldiers and horses have you brought?"

Gao Qiqian stood up from the ground, tremblingly standing beside Chongzhen.

"Returning to the emperor, the Qin army led by Hong Chengchou has more than 8000 elite soldiers, including [-] cavalry.

After learning of Zhao Wen's rebellion, he led his troops from Shanxi to the south and entered Henan, which is still seven or eight days away from the capital. "Gao Qiqian replied respectfully.

Since the incident on the Longevity Day, the Ministry of War has been paying close attention to the movements of the Qin army. After all, the Qin army's combat effectiveness under the leadership of Hong Chengchou is not low.

"So Hong Chengchou led a total of [-] soldiers and horses?" Chongzhen asked in surprise.

It stands to reason that Shaanxi is often plagued by bandits, so the number of soldiers and horses should not be large. How can the Qin army have more soldiers and horses than Datong soldiers and horses.

"My lord, this Hong Chengchou has a lot of abilities and strong abilities. He is well governed in Shaanxi, and the people in Shaanxi are tough. It is normal to have these soldiers." Of course Gao Qiqian didn't know why Hong Chengchou's soldiers There are more horses than Datong's soldiers and horses, but they just made up a random reason to go up.

Chongzhen's tightly frowning brows slowly relaxed, "Since that's the case, it couldn't be better."

At this moment, a small yellow door standing outside the door of the imperial study came in.

"My lord, someone is asking to see my lord." Xiao Huangmen bowed to Chongzhen and said.

Chongzhen asked: "Who is it? Is it Elder Wen Ge?"

"If you go back to the emperor, it's not Mr. Wen Ge, but Wai Lang, a member of the household department, called Shi Kefa."

"Wailang, a member of the household department? An official who is as big as a sesame and mung bean, why did he come to meet the emperor? Just throw me out!" Gao Qiqian said impatiently, pointing at the small yellow door.

Uiro, a member of the household department, is an official from the fifth rank, which is considered a high-ranking official in the eyes of ordinary people, but in the eyes of Gao Qiqian, he is indeed an official from Sesame Mung Bean.

Under Gao Qiqian's order, Xiao Huangmen turned around, ready to throw Shi Kefa out.

"Wait, what is this household member Wai Lang doing here? Do you know?" Chongzhen called Xiao Huangmen to stop and asked.

A member of the household department, Uiro, didn't come early or late, but he came here at this time. There must be something going on here.

"Returning to the emperor, he said that he has a way to deal with Zhao Wen." Xiao Huangmen replied hastily.

Chongzhen's eyes lit up, "You really mean it, did he really say that?"

"Don't dare to expire the emperor, he really said so."

"Haha, it seems that there is still a capable minister in the court, let him come in." Chongzhen laughed loudly.

"My lord, what skills can a small household member Uiro have? Don't be fooled by him?" Gao Qiqian didn't believe that a small household member Uiro could deal with Zhao Wen at all.

Besides, I didn't even think of a way to deal with Zhao Wen just now, and now a small household member, Uiro, came to say that he had a way to deal with Zhao Wen. Doesn't that make him seem very incompetent?

Chongzhen waved his hand and said indifferently: "Let him in first, what if he has a way?"

After a while, Shi Kefa, who was in his early 30s, walked in respectfully.

"Meet Your Majesty!" Shi Kefa saluted Chongzhen respectfully.

Chongzhen leaned forward, and said excitedly: "Aiqing is flat. Aiqing said that she has a way to deal with Zhao Wen. I don't know what way? Tell me and listen?"

Shi Kefa thanked him, and then stood respectfully in the center of the hall.

"Return to Your Majesty, I do have a way to deal with Zhao Wen, but this way may not be honorable." Shi Kefa looked at Chongzhen with a hint of hesitation in his eyes.

"What is glorious or not, as long as you can deal with Zhao Wen, you can do anything." Chongzhen shouted hastily.

"My minister's method is called leading captives to destroy Zhao, and these captives are Hou Jin and Tartars." Shi Kefa said slowly.

When Chongzhen heard this, his entire face darkened instantly.

The method mentioned by Shi Kefa also existed in history, and it was also proposed by him.

During the Southern Ming Dynasty, Nanming was under the attack of the rogues and Jiannu. In order to put down the rogues in the north as soon as possible, Shi Kefa put forward the proposal of evening the captives and suppressing the bandits.

However, this proposal failed.As the saying goes, asking God is easy and sending God away is difficult. Can Jiannu return to Liaodong obediently after dealing with the thieves?The answer is impossible.

In order to realize this proposal, Shi Kefa also wrote a letter to Dorgon.It's a pity that Dorgon scoffed at this proposal. After all, the Jiannu at that time was no longer the Jiannu before. After Wu Sangui, a rebel, surrendered to Jiannu, the power in Jiannu's hands was very strong, and he didn't pay attention to Nanming at all.In his reply to Shi Kefa, Dorgon wrote that he wanted to "conquer and destroy the south".

At that time, Shi Kefa was so scared that he gave up this proposal.

After this incident, Lian Luping Kou's proposal fell into nothing.

Putting this topic aside, Shi Kefa can be regarded as a loyal and patriotic minister, but unfortunately he was loyal to the wrong monarch, and the one who was loyal was a waste Zhu Yousong.

Gao Qiqian pointed at Shi Kefa and shouted loudly: "What are you talking about? Say it again? To lure captives and destroy Zhao? What are you doing? Are you trying to make the whole world see the court as a joke? You let the emperor lose face Where to put it?"

(End of this chapter)