The Soul of the Han Dynasty in the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 862 Take over Shenyang in one fell swoop

Most of the civil servants in the court are academic masters, and they all focus on liberal arts. They have a certain degree of research on history, and there are probably many who can be regarded as knowledgeable about the past and the present.

The cabinet minister Cai Guoyong immediately went out of the squad and said: "The old minister agrees with the proposal of the chief assistant. The 'King of the Han River' led the 'Red Banner Army' to be invincible. It is well known that they should be promoted to rank.

However, there will be so many wars to come, not only to destroy Jiannu and regain Liaodong, but also to suppress bandits and regain Shaanxi. It is the general trend for the 'King of Hanjiang County' to become a noble and vassal king. Why do you care about the time sooner or later? "

The cabinet minister Fan Fucui turned to Zhang Fengyi and Wu Xiang and said, "Justice is in the hearts of the people, 'Hanjiang County King' has made great contributions to the country and the world is well-known, and this old man also sincerely admires it.

The imperial court did not treat him badly, and breaking the rules to become king is enough to explain the problem.

Too much lack of support will not only damage the image of the 'King of the Hanjiang River', but also arouse public anger. The old man advises you to stop it! "

Huang Han had just been canonized as the county king for more than a year, and he wanted to seek the title of feudal king. He was pressing every step of the way. It really made many civil servants and generals feel that it was too much, and they discussed it one after another.

Chief Assistant Liu Yuliang saw that the officials were whispering inappropriately, so he raised his voice and said:
"'Hanjiang County King' is a talented man with great wisdom. He must be able to understand the difficulties of the court. The road is long and the road is long, and the days of making achievements are long. Presumably, he will not care about temporary gains and losses."

Seeing that the three cabinet ministers played well, Chongzhen took the opportunity to say: "'Hanjiang County King' has made great achievements in managing the army and the people. I will never forget it, and it is only natural to give generous gifts.

And my Ming Dynasty just needed to work together to destroy the Eastern slaves and bandits, and the world was not yet peaceful, so it was inappropriate to confer the title of vassal king at this time. "

Zhang Fengyi, Liang Tingdong and others expected this answer from the emperor, but they did not expect the reaction of the courtiers to be so strong.

They were very tactful and did not insist on asking the court to give Huang Han an official title. Instead, they changed the subject and asked for rewards for civil servants and generals who had made military exploits.

Because if Huang Han wants to be promoted again, he will be the vassal of the Ming Dynasty, so the emperor and his officials feel oppressed. It is not a problem at all to reward Sun Yuanhua, Jin Sheng, Yang Dalang, Song Pengfei and other civil and military generals.

Since Huang Han contracted the Ping-Liao Dynasty for five years, the treatment of the civilian and military generals of the "Red Banner Army" system was also included in the 30 taels of salary per month. Promise readily.

The emperor instructed the cabinet and the Ministry of Officials to jointly discuss the matter of awarding the meritorious service personnel of the "Jinzhou Great Victory". Basically, they would not overrule the proposal of the "King of the Han River".

The anxious Chongzhen was most concerned about whether Huang Han could complete Pingliao ahead of schedule, so he took the initiative to ask Sun Yuanhua:

"Sun Aiqing has been leading the army in Liaodong for the past few years, so she must be well aware of Dongnu's defenses. After recovering Jinzhou, does the 'King of the Hanjiang County' have any intention of making persistent efforts to take Shenyang?"

Sun Yuanhua knew that the purpose of his younger brother to send him to the capital to face the saint was to make himself feel proud. The moment he entered the capital, Sun Yuanhua really couldn't control himself for a while.

Scenes from six years ago came to my mind. The death row prisoner who was escorted out of the capital by the escort and sent to the capital was back again.

Sun Yuanhua, who returned in fine clothes, was a general at the level of the "Red Banner Army" battalion commander. He was actually awarded the highest commander of the artillery, and he was also one of the heroes who recovered Jinzhou.

He not only holds the fifth-rank civil service of the Ming Dynasty, but also has the title of the fourth-rank Zuoqian capital censor. He is an important member of the nomination of the governor of Liaodong this time.

Huang Han gave Sun Yuanhua the position of governor of Eastern Liaodong, which was actually a false title. Sun Yuanhua could not manage the army and the people as he was the governor of Denglai, but he still served as his artillery commander and part-time senior Zanhua.

Where does the "Red Banner Army" go?What kind of path will Junior Brother Huang Han take in the future?Sun Yuanhua, who has opened his eyes to see the world long ago and has a high level of education, has thought about it seriously.

At that time, today's emperor almost beheaded Sun Yuanhua, and it was only because of his younger brother that he saved his life, and it was his younger brother who gave him the opportunity to continue to make meritorious deeds that made him the governor of Ming Dynasty again.

If the younger brother goes further, he, Sun Yuanhua, must be the first to get the moon.If Huang Han lost his military power and was liquidated by the emperor, Sun Yuanhua would definitely be implicated.

Sun Yuanhua will firmly choose to follow Huang Han whether it is public or private, out of emotion or reason, or for self-protection. Moreover, he thinks that he has an unparalleled understanding of cannons and artillery. The "Red Banner Army" needs a commander who understands the performance of cannons like him. .

Sun Yuanhua is one of the senior generals of the "Red Banner Army", Huang Han's senior brother, and a disciple of Academician Xu Guangqi, the president of "Hanjiang University", so of course he knows the "Red Banner Army"'s action plan.

Seeing the emperor's question, he immediately went out of the class and gave a salute to him, saying: "I will tell your majesty that it is the established strategy of the 'King of the Hanjiang River' to fight steadily and not give Dongnu an opportunity.

The capture of Jinzhou captured a large number of Han and Goryeo soldiers, but only about [-] Manchu and Mongolian cavalry were captured and killed. This shows that the main force of the Dongnu did not suffer heavy losses.

Ping-Liao has a long way to go, and there is still a large-scale battle to be fought. The degree of tragedy can be foreseen. The "Red Banner Army" must be fully prepared. It is not realistic to launch a campaign to attack Shenyang this year.

Moreover, there are still two full years left in the five-year Ping-Liao period, and one more year will be given to the development of the 'Red Banner Army', and its strength will be increased by at least three points when it launches a major attack on Shenyang. "

Chongzhen was impatient. Historically, Hong Chengchou had issued decrees to urge Hong Chengchou during the decisive battle in Liaodong. Many historians believe that Songshan's defeat had something to do with Chongzhen's impatience.

In fact, such an argument is biased. Even if Chongzhen did not urge Hong Chengchou to make a quick decision, it would be impossible for Hong Chengchou to defeat the Qing army led by Hong Jie himself with Hong Chengchou's level and the strength of the Ming army.

Today's Chongzhen is still very urgent, he really hopes that Huang Han will make a move to fight Jiannu earlier, and he is disappointed after hearing Sun Yuanhua's performance.

He is really eager to work hard, and his elder brother's last words before he died, "Come, my brother will be Yao and Shun." has been spurring him.

But things were contrary to his wishes. He had just ascended the throne and killed Wei Zhongxian, cleaned up the eunuchs, and when he was in power, he was severely tricked by Yuan Chonghuan, causing Jiannu to directly hit the door, resulting in the displacement of millions of people in the capital, population and economic losses. Can not estimate.

Misfortunes never come singly in the next ten years, with internal and external troubles and swordsmanship everywhere, making him busy tearing down the east wall to make up for the west wall every day, so there is no chance to carry out reforms and rectify the administration of officials.

There is no one who yearns for peace in the world more than Emperor Chongzhen. He really wants to see Huang Han complete the plan to pacify Liao Dynasty as soon as possible.

Asked: "The 'Red Banner Army' did not lose against the Dongnu cavalry, and attacked the Xiongcheng of Jinzhou as if it was destroyed. With such strength, why fear the mere Dongnu?

Why didn't the 'King of the Hanjiang River' take advantage of the prestige of the 'Jinzhou Great Victory' and attack eastward all the way to the Dongnu lair? "

(End of this chapter)