The Soul of the Han Dynasty in the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 712 Revenge
The officials of the imperial court worried that the rogues would cross the Yellow River and harm the capital again, so they suggested urgently mobilizing Liu Zhilun and Fang Zhenghua's troops back to the defense.

Now that Tang Wang and Lu Xiangsheng's troops have already embarked on the journey to Henan to suppress the bandits, let Lu Xiangsheng lead the suppression bandits and appoint Tang Wang as the supervisor.

Chongzhen was stunned!I found that the attitude of the ministers changed too quickly. Last year, they impeached the Tang king for violating the ancestral system and recruiting troops without authorization. This year, no one made a big fuss about this matter.

Most people sympathize with the weak, and the officials are no exception!

The whole family of King Tang was killed by Zhang Xianzhong, and now he is alone, crying and shouting that he will personally lead the army to avenge the whole family. It is reasonable for all the ministers to report to the emperor to appoint King Tang as the supervisor of the army to fight with the army.

During this period of time, the public opinion has been raging. After learning about what happened to King Tang and King Xiang, the vassal kings of various places could not sit still. Too many vassal kings and county kings had to think about the safety of themselves and their families. There were more and more calls for distrust of Emperor Chongzhen. higher.

Chongzhen killed ministers like killing chickens, but he treated the relatives of Zhu's family well. Now the vassals and princes are emotional. If they send Tiqi to arrest Tang Wang and send them to the clan's government for disposal, they may cause the clan to defect.

After weighing again and again, Chongzhen had no choice but to choose forbearance, pinched his nose and gave Tang Wang the status of military supervisor, and ordered Lu Xiangsheng to take the crime and make meritorious deeds to quickly put down the bandits and rescue King Xiang.

All the ministers knew that Lu Xiangsheng plus Tang Wang's troops would not be enough to defeat the bandits who had rapidly expanded to hundreds of thousands. At this time, He Ruchong asked Liu Zhilun's memorabilia for the "Red Banner Army" troops who made great achievements in the "Yellow River Victory" Revisiting the past.

Liu Zhilun was a kind man, and he had a love affair with Huang Han, so he did not blackmail Zhao Kun, Gu Zhun and other generals for their merits, and asked the court to reward them.

However, Emperor Chongzhen vetoed it. The main reason was, of course, that the Biao "Red Banner Army" troops were involved in the mainland, and the name was not justified.

If the imperial court grants a reward, it will recognize the existence of this army in disguise. In the future, when the imperial court organizes the army, it will have to pay the army and give the garrison, because the Ming army stationed in the inland cannot afford the Liao salary contracted by the "Five-Year Ping-Liao".

Therefore, after the "Yellow River Victory", the relevant civil servants and generals were promoted, and even Zu Kuan, Zu Keyong, Xu Changyong, etc. who turned against each other were given official positions, leaving behind the "Red Banner Army" soldiers who actively participated in the attack on the Qing army.

This result not only embarrassed Liu Zhilun, Lu Xiangsheng, and Fang Zhenghua, but even the grassroots Ming army believed that the emperor's handling of the matter was unfair, and complained for Zhao Kun and Gu Zhun's subordinates.

The "Red Banner Army" didn't care about the attitude of the court for a long time, because the governor of the town had already recorded his military achievements, and the rewards that should be given were all indispensable.

Most of the neglected soldiers of the "Red Banner Army" only recognize the patriarch and not the court, they are still passionate, and they are still proactive when chasing Jiannu. Lu Xiangsheng, Tang Wang, etc. are all very impressed.

At the end of the twelfth twelfth lunar month, when the pursuit came to an end, the "Red Banner Army" defeated more than a thousand generals of the Qing army and won the first meritorious service. .

More than a dozen important ministers unanimously demanded that the emperor could no longer ignore the "Red Banner Army" in the Mainland. The rogue bandits were the confidant of Ming Dynasty and had to be eradicated.

The distraught Chongzhen seemed powerless in the face of such a complicated situation, He Ru Chongzao only felt something wrong to his ears, the old minister was simply questioning him about favoring one over another.

It is no wonder that He Ruchong may not be familiar with the other generals of the "Red Banner Army", but he personally led a few servants to inspect the achievements of the "Red Banner Army" in the central capital of Nanzhili and Henan, and talked a lot with the young general Gu Rushan. There is a certain understanding for the second time.

He Ruchong saw with his own eyes that under the leadership of Gu Rushan, there were at least 20 living people in Huoqiu County and Yingzhou.

He believes that Daming lacks a general who is full of vigor like Gu Rushan, who is not corrupt, who can fight when he is mounted, and who can calm the people when he is dismounted.

It was also because Huang Han repeatedly challenged the imperial power and obtained the emperor's concession, which made the headstrong Chongzhen understand a little bit that "compromise is the highest political wisdom", and he is not as stubborn as in history.

The suppression of bandits in Henan requires elite soldiers, and the "Red Banner Army" Nabiao Division will undoubtedly become the main force. Chongzhen was forced to compromise, and agreed to the cabinet's agreed rewards and immediately issued an order.

Zhao Kun was assigned the rank of Zuo Dudu to lead the aid and suppress the general, and the official stationed in Jingzhou, Gu Zhun and the commander-in-chief, Tongzhi, was appointed as the lieutenant general to be stationed in Kuizhou, Gu Rushan was assigned to be stationed in Yingzhou, and Pei Yuanwu was also assigned to be the stationed general In Anqing, the rest of the generals were also promoted by one or two ranks.

Such a reward means that the imperial court has rectified the name of the garrison where the "Red Banner Army" has become a fact. Zhao Kun and others manage and assess the guards in the area under their jurisdiction, and they should be able to get the military salary issued by the imperial court.

Tang Wang wrote a memorial immediately after the "Yellow River Victory" and recommended Shi Kunshan to serve as Nanyang general, but was retained by the emperor.

This may be discovered by Chongzhen's conscience, thinking that Tang Wang's family is dead, and he is the only one left. Tang Wang is already three or 40 years old. Now he doesn't even have any heirs. If he thinks he doesn't even have an heir, he shouldn't be too faint to covet him. throne.

In order to give Tang Wang some inner comfort, Chongzhen agreed to his request to participate in the leadership of the army to avenge his family, and gave him the Shi Kunshan guerrilla general recommended by him to be awarded.

Tang Wang couldn't wait to avenge his family, Zhao Kun, Gu Zhun and other generals also hurried back to the garrison.

The "Red Banner Army" finally established a base area. Seeing that they can not only be self-sufficient in food, but also have surplus food for sale, the people in the area have peace of mind.

The king of Tang, the "Red Banner Army" and the Tianxiong Army marched to Henan together. The marching speed reached one hundred miles a day. After walking for seven or eight days to prepare to cross the Yellow River, they received the emperor's appointment and imperial decree.

The fact that the bandits harmed the feudal lord and several county lords has spread widely, and the princes of Ming Dynasty share the same hatred.

King Lu of Zhangde Mansion sent eunuchs to lead five hundred young and middle-aged men to bring eight hundred stones of grain and 1 taels of silver notes from the "Sifang Bank" to King Tang.

In order to show his selflessness, King Lu's letter to King Tang was not sealed. The content was very simple, and he sympathized with King Tang's experience.

A small part of the [-] young and middle-aged men are the guards of Prince Lu's Mansion, and most of them are village braves who have been trained by the "Red Banner Army" the year before last.

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