Daming: I, the emperor who trains the carpenter

Chapter 830 Suspicious Zhu Youxiao must make both Zhang Haogu and Huang Taiji hurt
The emperor looks more and more like Emperor Sejong.

Wei Zhongxian looked at Zhu Youxiao worriedly, and this was the first thought in his mind.

Of course, more and more like Emperor Sejong is at best, but to put it bluntly, he has the potential to be half crazy.

But Emperor Sejong didn't practice immortality or insanity, he became insane after taking drugs.

As for Zhu Youxiao, he was purely scaring himself.

However, since Zhu Youxiao came to the throne, he has indeed encountered many methods, including poisoning the imperial dining room and almost killing Zhu Youxiao, and for example, the chief assistant personally let the Tartars enter the customs and trapped Zhu Youxiao in Zhending.

As for other assassination and predation, Zhu Youxiao has experienced all kinds of methods.

But there were people around Zhu Youxiao at that time, Jin Yiwei were all reliable people, and Zhu Youxiao usually stayed in the palace, and Zhang Haogu was in charge outside, with Zhang Haogu sheltering from the wind and rain, Zhu Youxiao was actually very safe .

But now Zhu Youxiao has forced Zhang Haogu away. Since there is a break between the monarch and his ministers, there is a gap, and it is impossible for people to restore trust between people. A gap is a gap.

If a brick is broken, even if you put it together, there is still a seam.

Even if it is re-adhesive with rice milk, there will still be a scar.

This brick is not what it used to be anyway.

Things are like this, let alone people?

Even if Zhang Haogu said that he was willing to reconcile with Zhu Youxiao, Zhu Youxiao himself would no longer believe in Zhang Haogu as before. This is how people's hearts are. Once they become suspicious, they will never go back .

Now that the ruler is weak and the ministers are strong, and Zhang Haogu is still leading the army, even if Zhu Youxiao wants to clean up the new party forces in the capital, he dare not do so easily.

What if Zhang Haogu didn't lead the new army to fight against Huang Taiji, and ended up integrating the Liaodong soldiers and wanted to come to the side of the Qing emperor?
"Wei Banban, now that Zhang Haogu has subdued the Liaodong soldiers, what if he turns around and looks for me!" Zhu Youxiao only felt that he was very powerless, and originally thought that Zhang Haogu and the Liaodong warlords would fight The stalemate is exhausting, so I can clean up the court later. After all, there are Liaodong warlords in check, and Zhang Haogu dare not return to the army easily.

But now the Liaodong warlords are gone, and now the one who throws the mouse is himself!

Wei Zhongxian said hesitantly: "My lord, why don't we ask Zhang Haogu to immediately go to war with the Manchu Emperor Taiji on the grounds that the imperial court lacks money and food and the world urgently needs stability?"

Zhu Youxiao thought for a moment: "Call Liu Aiqing and Ji Aiqing to take a look."

Soon Liu Guangtong and Ji Min rushed over, and after hearing what had happened, they also realized that the situation was a little dangerous.

Immediately, Ji Min said: "Your Majesty, the most urgent task now is to let Zhang Haogu fight Huang Taiji as Eunuch Wei said."

"Only when they fight, the two of them can't spare the energy to take care of other aspects, can His Majesty take advantage of the opportunity."

Liu Guangtong also said: "That's right, Your Majesty. The current situation is critical. Zhang Haogu is now leading the army outside. Liaodong, Liaonan and his troops are no less than 20! Not to mention the new army, the soldiers of Liaonan and Liaodong It is a rare elite to guard the frontier and fight against the Tartars. Now that Zhang Haogu has such a strong army, if he plans to plot against His Majesty, the next day will be full of wind and rain. For the current plan, let the two tigers fight against each other."

Zhu Youxiao sighed, and sat down on the dragon chair with some dejection: "I don't know that the only way to survive is to let Zhang Haogu, the evil tiger, and Huang Taiji, the evil tiger fight each other. But Zhang Haogu led The army is outside, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are full of his henchmen, and now I am walking on thin ice, how can I force him to send troops."

Ji Min thought about it and said: "Your Majesty, although Zhang Haogu is a traitor, he obviously still cares about his reputation. If His Majesty issued a decree, can he directly resist the decree? If he doesn't mention the people in the world, he will The soldiers and horses under him will have a floating morale."

"What's more, there are only so many soldiers in the imperial court now? He holds nearly one-third of the soldiers and horses in the world, so how can he not attract people's fear and talk about it?"

Liu Guangtong continued: "Your Majesty can also ask someone to cut his food supply, forcing him to go to war with Huang Taiji!"

The meaning of these words is that they did not directly say that Zhang Haogu was defeated on purpose to bury the 20 army.

Looking at this scene, Wei Zhongxian suddenly felt a little uncomfortable. The emperor and the court ministers were discussing how to entrap the court's soldiers and horses, or in foreign wars.
Zhu Youxiao pondered for a moment before saying: "There is no way out for the cabinet. I will directly issue a decree to force Zhang Haogu to fight Huang Taiji as soon as possible, otherwise his money and food will be cut off!"

Liu Guangtong and Ji Min immediately bowed their heads: "Your Majesty is wise."

Yes, now that Zhang Haogu has just subdued the Liaodong soldiers, the morale of the army has not yet stabilized, and the transportation route has not been opened up. At this time, if Zhang Haogu decides to fight quickly, not only the food road will be in danger, but also the newly attached soldiers and horses will be suspicious and fearful. I was treated as cannon fodder, so the morale of the army was unstable, and the generals became suspicious. Zhang Haogu would not be able to win this battle even if he was a god descending from heaven.

At that time, the imperial court will be able to use the reason of Zhang Haogu's defeat to attack his prestige, and the new party, which has lost its troops and generals, will inevitably suffer great damage. Zhu Youxiao will also have the opportunity to pinpoint Zhang Haogu and the new party.

Soon, some eunuchs received the imperial decree and hurried out of the city towards Liaodong with Jin Yiwei, and this scene naturally couldn't be hidden from the people in the capital.

In the cabinet, Zhang Ruitu looked at Lu Xiangsheng, who was the general manager of the logistics for the army, and asked calmly, "Mr. Lu, do you know that His Majesty ordered people to leave the city in a hurry last night?"

Lu Xiangsheng paused the hand holding the pen: "Where did you go?"

"In the direction of Liaodong, I heard from people in the palace that Liu Guangtong and Ji Min urged His Majesty to force Ming Gong to fight Huang Taiji." Zhang Ruitu said.

Lu Xiangsheng snorted coldly: "Liu Guangtong, Ji Min, the two villains, wait for Ming Gong to come back, and then deal with them!"

Zhang Ruitu sighed lightly: "Duke Ming has just subdued the Liaodong soldiers and horses, and now he is stepping up training. At this time, the soldiers and horses are not yet proficient, and the Eight Banners soldiers under Huang Taiji were born in Baishan Heishui, occupying a favorable location."

"What's more, this battle is a battle between my Ming Dynasty and the Manchu Dynasty to destroy the country. The Manchu Dynasty must fight desperately at the moment of life and death. Let Minggong bring his untrained soldiers and horses to fight against Huang Taiji. This is to sit back and watch Minggong lose the battle. .”

"If Duke Ming loses, we will be in danger."

Lu Xiangsheng nodded: "Mr. Zhang is right. The military is a major issue for the country, and the way of survival in the land of life and death must be observed. Now that our army is superior, we should fight every step of the way and nibble every inch. How can there be any rush in the battle?"

"I still need to send a letter to Duke Ming, so that Duke Ming can concentrate on the battle ahead, and we will deal with it in the court."

Zhang Ruitu smiled and said: "It's the best, Minggong leads the army outside, so we can sit back and relax."

Soon Zhang Ruitu and Lu Xiangsheng jointly wrote a letter and sent it to Liaodong.

At this time in Liaodong, Zhang Haogu was having a meeting with Cao Wenzhao, Yuan Chonghuan and others.

"At present, our army has added [-] new soldiers. Among them, the [-] Guanning cavalry are easy to say. The army and horses are well-equipped, and they can kill the enemy when they go into battle. But the remaining [-] soldiers still need weapons and armor, otherwise they will be given by Liaodong. Those mandarin ducks, war jackets, and those tattered weapons and swords are death on the battlefield." Huang Zongxi was in charge of the army's logistics very well, and was explaining the situation to everyone at this time.

Zhang Haogu nodded: "Forty thousand sets of ordnance equipment, don't worry about this issue."

"Before the war, the imperial court was already stockpiling ordnance and armor, not to mention [-] sets, even [-] sets. The imperial court also has them. Then I will put on a note and let them be shipped later."

Yuan Chonghuan said: "Duke Ming, I'm afraid that the court will try to shirk."

Doesn't Yuan Chonghuan know the officials in the court?

The agreed 10 taels of military pay, as soon as it was allocated, was [-] after leaving the Ministry of Households, and [-] after leaving the Ministry of War.

As for armaments and equipment, there are all kinds of prevarications, and it is common to pass off bad ones as good ones. Even half of the equipment of the frontier army is defective.

That is to say, after Zhang Haogu sat in the center and cleaned up the court several times, this kind of thing disappeared.

But now that Zhang Haogu is away, plus the conflict with the emperor, if the emperor deliberately delays, plus the old party's prevarication and stumbling, anything may happen.

Zhang Haogu said with a smile: "Prime Minister Sun is not a fool. Don't others know what this battle means? If the frontline battle is delayed, then the Qing Dynasty may really be trapped and ascend to heaven."

"Don't worry, even if Prime Minister Sun is stumbled, the money and food for armaments will not be cut off."

Zhang Haogu was so confident, Yuan Chonghuan felt relieved.

Cao Wenzhao said again: "Duke Ming, what do I need to cooperate in this battle?"

Zhang Haogu comforted Cao Wenzhao with a smile: "You are the governor of Mongolia. The most important thing for you in this battle is to sit in Chahar and let the Mongolian ministries not have unreasonable thoughts."

"Look at the map, the elements, and tell me about the current situation."

Yuan Chonghuan went to the map and began to introduce: "Look, everyone."

"According to the reports from Jinyiwei in the Shenyang area and the information obtained by our army, Huang Taiji is not weak today."

"In the past two years, my Ming Dynasty has been engaged in foreign trade, focusing on Nanyang and Dongyi, while Huang Taiji took the opportunity to reorganize his troops and horses to restore his strength. In addition, some Mongolian tribes had defected to him, allowing Huang Taiji to reorganize Full Eight Banners and Meng Eight Banners."

"Ever since I learned that Ming Dynasty was preparing to fight in Liaodong last year, Huang Taiji has once again expanded his troops to prepare for the war. On the one hand, he captured the wild Jurchens, and on the other hand, he recruited soldiers."

"Now the Manchu Eight Banners have recovered to more than 18, and the Mongolian Eight Banners have no less than [-]."

"Now Huang Taiji sends Abatai to lead the Zhenglan Banner to guard Anshan, with [-] troops; Duoduo to lead the Xianglan Banner and the Two Banners Mongolia to guard Liaoyang, with [-] troops; Man Dahai to lead the Xianghong Banner to guard Benxi, with [-] troops. "

"Anshan, Liaoyang, and Benxi formed a triangular line of defense, firmly guarding the Manchu Shenyang in the rear, and these three points added up to more than [-] banner soldiers and [-] Mongolian soldiers, including no less than [-] cavalry. They can support each other as horns, and once they attack one area, the other two areas can quickly rush to help."

"Especially Duoduo, who guards Liaoyang with [-] soldiers and horses. He is the center of the three towns and can be dispatched in the middle."

"And in the rear, Sahalian led [-] soldiers of Zhenghong Banner to guard Fushun, his eldest son Hauge led [-] Mongolian soldiers to sit in Tieling as a retreat route, and himself and Dorgon led two yellow flags and [-] soldiers of Bordered White Banners to sit in Shenyang .”

Seeing soldiers with Eight Banners flags being placed in Anshan, Liaoyang, Benxi and other places, everyone's expressions became serious.

18 Eight Banners soldiers, [-] Mongolian soldiers, this strength is really not weak.

Zhang Haogu picked up a soldier with a bright sun and moon flag and placed it on the location of Haicheng: "In the area from Haicheng to Fengcheng, there are three towns in southern Liaoning."

"Now the three Mongolian towns are in Yizhou and Beizhen, and they can approach Liaohetao at any time."

"With the addition of the four towns of the Chinese Army and [-] Liaodong soldiers, our army can use far more troops than Huang Taiji."

Everyone was talking, when suddenly a guard outside reported: "Marshal, the court envoy has arrived."

"The court envoy?"

Everyone was suspicious, and then looked at Zhang Haogu.

"What are you looking at me for? Tell the envoy to come in." Zhang Haogu said with a smile, he also wanted to see what the court's envoy meant.

Soon, the eunuch who passed the decree came in, and the eunuch who passed the decree had to come. After he bit the bullet and arrived in Liaodong, there were trained soldiers and cavalry everywhere, and the entire Jinzhou had been martial law, and the streets were all in armor. Sharp soldiers patrolling.

Along the way, I arrived at the Governor's Mansion tremblingly, and I was even more terrified when I saw that the hall was full of armored generals.

The eunuch is not a fool, who doesn't know that the situation is not the same as before. In the past, the monarchs and ministers were harmonious, and when Zhang Xiangye was in the center, the world was peaceful, and he was respected everywhere as a palace servant.

As for now?

Seeing Zhang Haogu, the eunuch immediately said: "This servant has seen Master Zhang."

Zhang Haogu was very kind: "What's the matter with your father-in-law?"

The eunuch took out the imperial decree and laughed with him: "Master Zhang, there is His Majesty's decree."

He didn't play with bathing and burning incense, and he knelt down to receive the decree. The eunuch directly delivered the decree to Zhang Haogu. Zhang Haogu opened it up and couldn't help laughing: "Your Majesty, indeed."

Seeing everyone's doubts, Zhang Haogu passed on the imperial decree: "Everyone have a look."

Yuan Chonghuan became angry when he saw the imperial decree: "This battle is a battle to destroy the country. Liaodong is bitterly cold, and the army needs to advance slowly to avoid setbacks. How can we easily fight against Huang Taiji?"

"What's more, the training of the new army is still familiar, and the officers and soldiers don't know each other. Isn't it inevitable that they will lose if they go to the front line?"

Cao Wenzhao was also suspicious: "Your Majesty is in the palace, how can you know the battle ahead? This battle should be done by the general."

The eunuch looked at these generals questioning the imperial decree, and couldn't help trembling, but Zhang Haogu comforted him: "Eunuch, don't be afraid."

"There is no cabinet seal in the imperial decree, and this decree is a coercive edict, not to mention that the general will not accept the orders of the foreign monarchs. Please report back to your majesty, so that the frontline battles will not bother your majesty."

The eunuch quickly said: "Your maidservant knows, I know. But Mr. Zhang, His Majesty also said that the government is short of money and food this year, and I'm afraid it won't be able to support the protracted war on the front line. Let Mr. Zhang decide quickly."

Zhang Haogu said with a smile: "Got it, got it."

After sending off the eunuch, Zhang Haogu put the imperial decree aside: "Your Majesty is still so impatient. It has only been a long time since you left the capital, and your Majesty can't wait."

Yuan Chonghuan said: "Duke Ming, Your Majesty forced our army to rush to a decisive battle with Huang Taiji. Obviously, there is an inside story. Your Majesty is not someone who doesn't know soldiers. Wouldn't it put our army in danger to rush into a decisive battle like this?"

The rest of the generals also said one after another: "That's right, now that Huang Taiji has made arrangements, he is planning to wait for work with ease. If our army underestimates the enemy and rushes forward, it will definitely suffer severely."

Huang Zongxi even said bluntly: "Duke Ming, the emperor has bad intentions."

Zhang Haogu said with a smile: "Your Majesty's thoughts, I can still guess a little bit. But he is right in saying that we don't have much time to delay, otherwise we will give Huang Taiji more time to prepare , then our losses will be even greater.”

Just as he was talking, another guard reported outside the door: "Marshal, Prime Minister Lu sent someone to send a secret letter."

"Call someone in."

Soon a knight came in and presented a secret letter: "This is a secret letter from Lu Xiang and Zhang Xiang, please open it personally by Yuanfu."

Zhang Haogu nodded, and ordered the knights to go down to rest. After tearing open the secret letter and checking it, he said to the curious people: "Lu Xiang and Zhang Xiang said that your Majesty has recently been close to Liu Guangtong, the deputy imperial envoy, and Ji Min, the servant of the Ministry of War. People have been conspiring with His Majesty, which is not good for us."

"This time His Majesty forced our army to fight with Huang Taiji. It was the idea of ​​these two people. They want us and Huang Taiji to lose both."

Yuan Chonghuan's face changed: "This is a national war, we are here to climb the ice, lie on the snow and fight Huang Taiji in a bloody battlefield for the sake of tomorrow, and your Majesty actually thinks that we and Huang Taiji will lose both, and you are even happy to see us fail? Then why do I wait to fight with the soldiers on the battlefield?"

"Your Majesty doesn't want Daming's country anymore?"

Huang Zongxi sneered and said: "Governor Yuan, it's not that the emperor doesn't want his country, he only wants his family and his family name. Huang Taiji can't enter the customs and can't affect his throne. But we are a threat in the eyes of the emperor. This weakens us and Huang Taiji, the emperor is naturally happy. As for how the people of the world feel, how do the people in the northern land who have been poisoned by the Tartars for many years feel, does the emperor care?"

As soon as Huang Zongxi said this, the faces of all the generals changed. Obviously, they didn't expect that they would fight bloody battles for the Ming Dynasty, but the emperor of Ming Dynasty had already planned to kill them.

The king regards his ministers as enemies, so how should the ministers treat the king?

Looking at the aggrieved generals, Zhang Haogu looked indifferent: "Everyone, calm down!"

"Whenever there is a big event, you should be calm in the face of danger."

"How does His Majesty think in the palace, can he control the front line?"

"What's more, the sky can't stand down, and His Majesty's pressure can't give you, I will bear everything."

Yuan Chonghuan said: "Duke Ming, if we don't obey the imperial edict, we will be rebels, but if we obey the imperial edict, then we must follow the wishes of those traitors and fall into danger."

Huang Zongxi said: "Duke Ming, according to the students, it is better for the class teacher to return to the court!"

Zhang Haogu glanced at Huang Zongxi, and then looked at the map in front of him: "What did I wait for? To put down the Tartars. I will go back after I have achieved my purpose of waiting?"

"The pressure from the court can't be put on the front line, and you don't have to worry about supplies and food. I started preparing these things as early as the year before last. Is it true that the court has been preparing for this battle for a year?"

"Zhili, Shandong, and southern Liaoning have enough food, grass and ordnance to support this battle, enough for our army to fight for more than two years."

"Besides, who said that we must not win?"

"Everyone, don't forget that in Huang Taiji's Manchu Kingdom, there is still an army of one million from my Ming Dynasty."

(End of this chapter)