Chongzhen Daming: Starting from Coal Mountain

Chapter 157

However, is Chongzhen really stupid?

At least, Zuo Liangyu has a completely opposite view on this.

Just when Dorgon, the Duoduo brothers and Hong Chengchou and other three hardcore traitors were discussing the war of annihilation of the country, Zuo Liangyu, the new Duke of Chu in the Ming Dynasty, roared in his mansion.

"Liar, Chongzhen, you are a liar!"

"It's too much to be deceiving, it's too much to be true!"

"He actually stole away [-] elite soldiers of Lao Tzu!"

"That's a total of [-] people, [-] elite soldiers!"

After receiving Chongzhen's order, Zuo Liangyu's lungs were about to explode.

Although Jin Shenghuan's [-] elite soldiers were not his old battalion, he felt distressed.

Among the [-] troops under his command, Jin Shenghuan's [-] troops were considered capable of fighting, second only to his [-] old battalion. If we knew Chongzhen was so shameless, we shouldn't have let Jin Shenghuan bring [-] elite soldiers.

[Note: It's just Zuo Liangyu's elite soldiers, whose combat effectiveness is comparable to that of thieves and miscellaneous soldiers]

"My lord, it's the old man's fault." Yeluzi military adviser Liu Jingting said with a blushing face, "The old man guessed that Chongzhen might take the young master as a hostage, but he didn't guess that Chongzhen was more shameless than he imagined! He not only detained the young master He also detained Jin Shenghuan and the [-] elite soldiers under Jin Shenghuan's command."

This point, Liu Jingting really did not think of it.

"Forget it, I can't blame the military adviser for this matter." Zuo Liangyu sighed, and then said, "I guess it's mostly because Jin Shenghuan has other ideas, or if he made up his mind to go back to Wuchang, it would only be because of Chongzhen's subordinates." It is absolutely impossible for the eight hundred barbarians and the more than six thousand scholars to stop them."

Zuo Liangyu lamented in his heart, who else can he trust now?Nobody can be trusted.

"What the lord said is very true." Liu Jingting quickly echoed, "The old man has long seen that Jin Shenghuan has the intention of disobedience, but he was only worried about the suspicion of estrangement, so he didn't dare to tell the lord."

Liu Jingting's words were originally an excuse, but Zuo Liangyu actually believed it.

"The military adviser must know everything in the future." Zuo Liangyu complained.

Liu Jingting hurriedly said: "Yes, from now on, this old man will know everything and say everything."

"Let's go, continue drinking." Zuo Liangyu stood up as he spoke, but just as he stood up, he suddenly felt dizzy and fell to the ground.

"My lord." Liu Jingting was startled.

At this moment, Zuo Liangyu's face turned pale.

Liu Jingting instinctively felt that something was wrong.

My lord's illness doesn't seem to be serious.

Why is the young master still not in Wuchang at this time?

……

At the same time, Chongzhen had led Yiding, Shiziying and Jin Shenghuan's [-] horses to move from Taihu County in Anqing Prefecture to Yingshan County in Luzhou Prefecture.

Yingshan County is closer to Wuchang.

The straight-line distance is only a hundred miles.

It can be arrived in a day and night by a quick march.

Chongzhen's move was by no means aimless.

To put it bluntly, Chongzhen chose to take the scholar camp to Anqing Mansion and Luzhou Mansion at this point in time, and racked his brains to lure [-] people from Zuo Menggeng and Jin Shenghuan, just for one purpose.

Chongzhen's intention was to use Zuo Menggeng and Jin Shenghuan's [-] people to drive Zuo Liangyu to death.

According to historical data, Zuo Liangyu should have been seriously ill during this period, and then died of illness in March of the following year at the age of 46 on the side of the Qing emperor.

Zuo Liangyu was born as a warrior, and his body was as strong as a cow, but he died of illness in less than half a year, coughing up blood.

Combined with the fact that Zuo Liangyu is addicted to alcohol, Chongzhen speculates that Zuo Liangyu may have liver cancer caused by alcoholic liver disease. Before the disease is discovered, it is like a normal person. Once symptoms appear, it is basically in the advanced stage. And the progress of the disease is extremely fast, rarely more than half a year.

And this kind of evil is the most taboo to get angry.

Not surprisingly, Zuo Liangyu still has half a year to live.

But if you get angry with him, it can greatly shorten his lifespan.

So Chongzhen felt that this was an excellent starting point, and it was best to directly piss off this rebellious minister and thief.

If he could use Zuo Menggeng and Jin Shenghuan's [-] men to drive Zuo Liangyu to death in advance, he would be able to lay out Huguang half a year in advance.

Huguang is very important in the future structure of Daming.

If the land of China is compared to a chessboard, then Huguang, or more precisely, Wuchang, is the Tianyuan position of the entire chessboard.

The thoroughfare of nine provinces refers to Wuchang.

Now that this move has been made, it depends on the result.

At this moment, Chongzhen was chatting with Fang Yizhi in the tent.

Since the conversation that day, Fang Yizhi has seen him every now and then.

Sometimes Chongzhen is very impatient, but Fang Yizhi still refuses to leave with a stern face, the reason is that Chongzhen opened a window for Fang Yizhi.

Fang Yizhi finds that he can gain something every time he communicates with Chongzhen.

For example, now, Fang Yizhi has made a new discovery from Chongzhen.

"Boiling water can actually pull a cart?" Fang Yizhi couldn't believe it.

Just at this time, the teapot that Zhu Cijiong was burning on the bonfire boiled.

The scalding steam burst open the lid of the teapot, making a harsh whining sound.

Chongzhen pointed to the teapot and said, "Look, isn't the lid of this teapot blown away by the hot steam? Then if the teapot is enlarged to the size of a box, can the hot steam be able to pull a cart weighing hundreds of catties?" ?”

"Really." Fang Yizhi's eyes lit up, "It seems really possible."

Chongzhen said with a smile: "It's not possible, but definitely possible, absolutely possible."

Fang Yizhi clapped his hands and said: "I have to try it later, no, try it now!"

After finishing speaking, Fang Yizhi jumped up and rushed away excitedly, even forgetting to say goodbye.

Wang Chengen happened to come in from outside the tent, and almost bumped into Fang Yizhi. Fang Yizhi muttered, but he didn't bother to apologize to Wang Chengen, and turned around and left.

Wang Chengen smiled: "This Fang Mizhi is almost in a daze."

"It's good to be stunned." Chongzhen said with a smile, "The Ming Dynasty needs this kind of people who are stunned."

Wang Chengen gave a long bow to Chongzhen, and said respectfully: "My lord, He Futai has arrived."

"He Tengjiao has finally arrived." Chongzhen said happily, "Hurry up and let him come in to see me."

"He Tengjiao, the governor of Huguang and the censor of Youqian Capital, kowtowed to the Holy One." He Tengjiao came into the tent to pay respects.

He Tengjiao is the new governor of Huguang. He was promoted by the court. He just took office not long ago, but he was originally the governor of Huguang, and the government office was located in Changsha County. Man is undoubtedly a capable minister, with the ability to be independent, but he has little capacity for self-will.

Nanming's best chance to extend his life was buried in his hands.

"Get up." Chongzhen signaled He Tengjiao to get up, and then asked, "Did He Qing come from Wuchang? Have you ever visited the Duke of Chu's mansion?"

"Returning to the Holy Lord, I came from Wuchang." He Tengjiao said, "But I have never met the Duke of Chu."

"No." Chongzhen was a little disappointed, and then asked, "Have He Qing heard any rumors?"

"Rumours?" He Tengjiao thought to himself, could it be that the Holy Majesty suspects that Zuo Liangyu, a thief, has a heart of disobedience?Isn't this an open secret?Do you still need to doubt and verify?
Chongzhen got a little impatient when he didn't get a response to his two hints.

Immediately Chongzhen asked directly: "How is the Duke of Chu?"

"Ahhh." He Tengjiao just woke up like a dream, and said hastily, "It is said that he is ill, and very seriously ill."

"I'm sick." Chongzhen felt a little regretful when he heard the words, but he was seriously ill, but it was a pity that he couldn't kill Zuo Liangyu directly.

But now Zuo Liangyu is not dead, so he can't act rashly.

It seems that this mess in Wuchang can only be left to He Tengjiao.

At present, Chongzhen hinted at He Tengjiao: "He Qing, Huguang is the thoroughfare of nine provinces, connecting Sichuan in the west, Shaanxi and Henan in the north, Nanjing in the east along the Yangtze River, and Guangdong and Guangxi in the south. The geographical location is extremely important and must not be missed. , and you are not allowed to fall into military chaos again, you must remember."

He Tengjiao said with a solemn face: "I will remember the hadith."

Chongzhen said again: "The frontier army in Wuchang Town is especially important. If something happens to the Duke of Chu, He Qingyi, as the governor of Huguang, needs to take on the heavy responsibility of guarding Wuchang."

Now He Tengjiao finally understood.

I understand, but He Tengjiao still feels a little confused.

He said in his heart that Zuo Liangyu was only seriously ill, but hearing what the Holy One said, it seemed that Zuo Liangyu would definitely die of illness this time. Thinking of this, He Tengjiao suddenly realized.

Could it be that Zuo Liangyu is seriously ill this time, and there are other hidden secrets?

He Tengjiao was thinking about it, he thought Zuo Liangyu was poisoned by Chongzhen.

At that moment, He Tengjiao said seriously: "After I return to Changsha, I will move the governor Xingyuan to Wuchang. In this way, if the Duke of Chu really has something bad or bad, I can stabilize the situation in Wuchang in time."

Chongzhen rejoiced: "Very good, Wuchang will be entrusted to He Qing."

"I'm terrified." He Tengjiao hurriedly knelt down on the ground when he heard this.

Chongzhen said to Wang Chengen again: "Wang Daban, pass on my will, and the whole army will march north!"

This time, Chongzhen didn't plan to wander around in the Dabie Mountains anymore, and really wanted to go north to Xuzhou, because counting the time, the army of founding slaves should almost go south, so I don't know if they will divert to Tongguan?

……

At the beginning of October in the 50th year of Chongzhen, Shunzhi moved to Beijing and Gyeonggi via Shanhaiguan with more than [-] nobles, bannermen and coated slaves.

Then began staking.

It is the Eight Banners dividing up the land.

Xianghuangqi really suffered a big loss.

Five days later, the suburbs of Shunzhi offered sacrifices to heaven and earth.

Seven days later, Shunzhi took the throne again in Beijing.

When he was in Shengjing last year, Shunzhi was already the emperor.

But the significance of these two enthronement ceremonies is completely different.

When he came to the throne last year, Shunzhi was just the emperor of a country outside the pass.

This year's ascension to the throne means that Shunzhi already wants to be the co-lord of China.

This is not only a kind of external political propaganda, but also a kind of internal cohesion.

Because before this, many nobles of the Eight Banners only wanted to retreat outside the customs and live their own lives, but never thought about unifying the world and becoming the masters of China.

(End of this chapter)