Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 252

On weekdays, he would talk about his heart with his hands, and he would die to repay the king when he was in danger.

He Tengjiao belongs to this kind of traditional Ming official. He is similar to Shi Kefa in essence. He is loyal, even if he is captured, he will never surrender, and he is absolutely impassioned.Even in a dilapidated situation, he can do everything possible to maintain the situation.

However, they are very traditional. For example, they firmly believe that there is no balance between officials and thieves, and they always maintain a strong class stance. stand.

Even when it is almost time for the country to perish, we still do not forget to eliminate dissidents and insist on engaging in party struggles.

People like Ruan Dacheng and Ma Shiying who can be flexible are completely different types of people, and of course they can't be said to be like Qian Qianyi.

For officials like He Tengjiao, Zhu Yihai loves and hates them. What he loves is their diehard loyalists. He has a hard neck. No matter how much you try to lure or threaten them, he will not change his position, but he also hates these people for their stubborn temper.Zhu Yihai summoned He Tengjiao from Huguang to serve as a scholar in the imperial court.

It is true that I think he has meritorious service, but I don't want him to stay in Huguang to do bad things.

But after he entered the court, his bad temper has not changed. He still talks about class, loyalty and traitors all day long, and always wants to liquidate Ma Ruan and other so-called treacherous parties, obedience and rebellion, and so on.

Under his insistence, this small imperial court even had a tendency to fight within the party, which made Zhu Yihai very dissatisfied.

Under the city of Hangzhou, Zhu Yihai, who had been besieged for half a month, was distracted and talked to He Tengjiao.

I don't have time during the day, so I arranged to talk at night.

"His Royal Highness summoned? Tonight?"

He Tengjiao usually dislikes Zhu Yihai's habit of summoning ministers to play against each other in private, and even always likes to summon him in the middle of the night for a night of conversation.Therefore, he often joked that Jian Guo called XX to sleep again.

Unexpectedly, it was his turn to attend bed today.

"Well, His Highness said that he would have a good talk with He Gebu."

"Can't we talk during the day?"

"Your Highness is not free during the day."

Du Fang, the head of the House of Internal Affairs, replied with a smile, He Tengjiao was helpless in the face of this upstart in the inner court. The Ministry of Internal Affairs was set up to almost control the internal money bags of Jian Guo, and the Shipping Department of Dinghai City outside, and even Huangshang and Huangzhuang were also placed under their management.

"I also ask He Ge to prepare in advance and come in on time."

"It's best for the cabinet to take a bath and incense in advance, and it's best if you can prepare a set of pajamas." Du Fang said and left.

Leaving He Tengjiao there in a daze, bathing in incense in advance, and preparing pajamas?
It's really about sleeping on your own.

Night falls.

Outside the city of Hangzhou, the military camps have been repaired very well. Zhu Yihai is stationed in a town on the outskirts of Hangzhou, guarded by groups of Yulin and Qianniu towns, guarding them like iron barrels.

He Tengjiao was led all the way by the servants and went through many checks.

There is Habayashi outside the city, Qianniu in the city, and the three guards of Qin Xunyi inside, and finally there is Qianniu with a knife, which is also a waist test card and a fish test charm.

The majestic scholar of the Ministry of the Pavilion, whose face is still uncountable, insisted on taking out the fish talisman supervised by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Although this kind of goldfish amulet imitating the Tang Dynasty's goldfish bag does add to the official's style and status, it still makes He Tengjiao very unhappy after passing the test once, especially after he smoked himself fragrantly and hugged a set of pajamas , getting more and more impatient.

I don't know how many checkpoints I have passed, and finally came to a big house where Jian Guo is located.

Zhu Yihai summoned him in the study of the mansion.

Du Fang greeted He Tengjiao outside, led him to the side room first, asked him to change his pajamas, and even stood there watching him change his clothes intently.

"Du Gonggong, don't you doubt that this cabinet will hide a knife on his body?" He Tengjiao couldn't hold back.

"The cabinet department has gone through many inspections, and it is impossible to bring a needle on the body to the imperial court. Our family is just loyal to our duties, please forgive me."

He Tengjiao changed into pajamas, untied his hair as required, tied it with a ribbon behind his head, and followed him to the study.

"Your Highness, the He Ge Department has arrived."

Zhu Yihai responded with a smile, "Mr. Ge, please come in."

As soon as He Tengjiao came in, he saw that Zhu Yihai was similar to him, also wearing loose pajamas, which looked like Huzhou silk, light and cool, with his hair tied up in a ball.

"George, sit down."

Candles were lit in the room, it was very bright, He Tengjiao sat down, Du Fang withdrew, and there were only two people left in the room, He Tengjiao suddenly felt that the atmosphere was a bit strange, and he always felt uncomfortable.

"There is no need for the cabinet to be nervous. We summoned you at night because we wanted to discuss matters in a relaxed atmosphere."

There is a bamboo couch in the room, which is very spacious, with a table in the middle, and a futon on one side, where they kneel and chat.

"Recently, Gu also pays attention to the memorials in Ge Lao's office, as well as the remarks he usually makes."

"But what did you say wrong?"

"Elder Ge's remarks are not wrong, but they are not in line with the current situation. In the face of a great enemy, we should unite everyone to fight against the enemy, and it must be sincere. For example, we recruited Shunying and others, and taught The job given by the nobles is not to pretend, but to really accept them. Therefore, the battle of Jingzhou and the battle of Wuchang are the key battles for the recovery of my Ming Dynasty, not to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, but to sit and watch them fight. this is not right."

He Tengjiao was also open and honest, "Your Highness, I always think that it is expedient for the moment to appease the intruders, etc., but I can't trust these people and must be on guard. Now that Jingxiang is fighting, I think it is appropriate to let them fight against the Tartars." , This is a good thing. Consume them first, and we can see whether they really surrender. Now that we are in the land of Jingxiang Jianghan, our strength is still limited, especially if we are far away, if we use that precious power, it will be too early. If you invest in it, it will be all gone by then, and this land of Jingxiang is not mine."

These days, He Tengjiao has been mentioning this matter in the open and in the dark, saying that Zhongzhen Zhongwu Zhong will open several Zhongyong outer towns, let them fight with the Qing army, and then go to the court after the fight.

It is necessary for them to use practical actions to prove their loyalty and reliability, and at the same time to take the opportunity to weaken them, so that the court may really have more right to speak.

This statement also won the support of many people.

Many people who were cited expressed their support, which forced Zhu Yihai to summon He Tengjiao to have a good chat with him.

"Try? Try what? People's hearts can't stand the test. If the court tries to be loyal, loyal and military, then bad things will inevitably happen. At that time, the good situation in Huda will collapse. Who will bear the bitter fruit in the end? It is the court. !"

"Gebu, after Li Zicheng's death, the Puppet Shun collapsed, and the Shunying also had no master. It was difficult for them to survive in the cracks. If they were willing to accept our appeasement, they would have nowhere to go, but we still need them. Huguang Do we still have any military power now? No, you and Du Qing originally formed the thirteen towns, and you know exactly how powerful they are. It seems tens of thousands of people, but if you really want to fight, you can’t do it.

People like Wang Chaoxian and Zhang Xianbi are nothing more than a trumpet called Zuo Liangyu and Fang Guoan. They have caused great harm to the people, but they can't fight wars. "

"The battle in Huguang still depends on the Zhongzheng Battalion and others. They are the backbone force, and Huguang is located in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. If we want to support the flag of Ming Dynasty, we must have the upper reaches to restrain the Tartars. In other words, if our side goes well, we can really To regain the south of the Yangtze River, judging from the actions of the various courts that favored the south of the Yangtze River in history, if they guard the river, they must guard the Huai River, and if they guard the river, they must also guard Jingxiang.

Zhu Yihai pushed a cup of tea in front of He Tengjiao, "In the past few months, we have taken advantage of the Tartars. Their strategic misjudgment gave us a chance to breathe, but we should all be soberly aware that, for now, There is still a disparity in strength between the Tartars and us, this is an indisputable fact."

"We concentrated all our forces to encircle Hangzhou, but after so many days of encirclement, you can see the results. Even if we beat Hangzhou by surprise, and even Zhang Cunren fled the city, a mere Tian Xiong took three thousand green battalion guards In Hangzhou, we have tens of thousands of people, and it is still as difficult as a dog biting a hedgehog. It is just a moat outside the city, how many days have we filled it in?"

"We have more cannons than the Tartars, and more soldiers than the Tartars, but the Tartars defended the city, but they still killed many of us with their tall walls."

But He Tengjiao said, "It's His Highness's kindness, he doesn't want to cause more casualties, otherwise, if we attack with all our strength, Hangzhou may have already been taken."

"Do you want to fight with your life? Although Ci doesn't command soldiers, if we fight according to what you said, with the current strength of our imperial camp, if we want to take this city by force in a short period of time, we are afraid that tens of thousands of people will be killed and injured, even if we have won Hangzhou." , I don’t think it’s worth it. Now that we are facing the Tartars, the more important thing is to accumulate strength while weakening the strength of the Tartars. It’s not worthwhile, or even wrong, to attack a strong city and exchange countless lives for the city. Without people, the Tartars will come again at any time, how can we defend this city?"

"Hangzhou will continue to besieged. Next, we will mainly focus on civil engineering work. We will dig trenches under the city, use artillery and blasting methods, and strive to destroy the city with fewer casualties. Hangzhou now only has [-] green battalions. We don't have to Too many troops are being consumed here."

"Actually, let me tell you the truth. At this stage, I have no plan to stick to it after I win Hangzhou. Now all battles are based on taking the initiative and consuming the enemy, rather than fighting for the city."

He Tengjiao was shocked.

"Wouldn't you defend Hangzhou even if you won it?"

"It's not time to watch."

He Tengjiao was silent, he couldn't keep up with Zhu Yihai's rhythm, a big city like Hangzhou, and it was just across from Shaoxing, how could it not defend it?
But for Zhu Yihai, at this stage, he mainly relies on taking the initiative to attack, finding the enemy's openings, and annihilating his soldiers and horses. As for the city, it is dead.To put it bluntly, if you are reluctant to stick to it, you will fall into a strategic passive position. The Tartars still have an advantage in combat power, so they are eager to fight that kind of offensive and defensive decisive battle.

"If you don't defend Hangzhou, what if the Tartars come to attack Shaoxing?"

"The Tartars are really coming to attack Shaoxing, just let him. We can retreat temporarily to avoid the edge."

"But, but," He Tengjiao was so angry that he couldn't speak.

Zhu Yihai said calmly, "The Tartars came to attack Shaoxing, so we went to attack Nanjing. There are only so many Tartar soldiers. If they gather to attack us, the rear will inevitably be empty, and we can just change houses."

(End of this chapter)