serious man in the red chamber

Chapter 24 Debate
Qianqing Palace, go to the study.

Emperor Jianwu was very excited and very excited. He gently stroked Lin Ruhai's memorial and tried his best to adjust his excitement. Hu is great!"

Zhang Shangwen and Zhao Zixun looked at each other and smiled wryly. Jia Hu really attacked Yangzhou officials and salt merchants, killing thousands of people in one night. Military generals never relent in killing people, but they are so ruthless that they don’t spare even women and children, which shows his tyranny Bloodthirsty, you must know that when Emperor Taizong executed King Sanshun, he ordered children who were not tall enough to be killed.

However, this method is very effective, and all the problems were solved overnight. Lin Ruhai said that Yangzhou salt merchants collected 500 million taels of donated silver, plus the seized property, and there should be 1000 million taels of cash. If those assets are then realized, the treasury will have at least more than 2000 million taels of silver.

Emperor Jianwu stood up excitedly, and said to Zhao Zixun: "Your household department sent an official document to the provinces, urging them to hand over the tax money for the first half of the year to the national treasury before July next year."

Zhao Zixun: "Yes."

Emperor Jianwu nodded, and continued, "I plan to take advantage of the summer when the horses are still weak, and use troops on the grassland to wipe out the three Chahar banners in one fell swoop. Cifu."

Zhang Shangwen: "The minister is here."

Emperor Jianwu: "The cabinet must ensure the army's military supplies and food."

Zhang Shangwen did not answer immediately, but thought for a while, and then said: "In recent years, there has been a severe drought in Shanxi and Shaanxi, and the harvests in Shandong and Henan have been poor. It has already been allocated, and there is simply not much food available."

Zhao Zixun hastily interjected: "It's not enough to store grain in the capital for self-preservation. The one hundred thousand shi grains and rice just shipped out were all squeezed out from between the teeth."

Emperor Jianwu began to pace back and forth, then stopped suddenly, and asked Zhang Shangwen: "Is there any way to ensure the army's military supplies?"

Zhang Shangwen glanced at Zhao Zixun, Minister of the Household Department, and replied: "Your Majesty, it's not that there is no food in Dazhou, but that it is not in the hands of the court, but in the hands of the gentry and nobles."

As soon as these words came out, Zhao Zixun's expression changed.

Emperor Jianwu's face suddenly darkened.

Zhang Shangwen: "According to investigations, the poor harvests in Shandong and Henan provinces are all due to the fact that the common people have low-grade fields in their hands, and even have no land to cultivate. The good land is occupied by officials and tycoons, but these people do not pay for food."

Emperor Jianwu slowly turned his gaze to Zhao Zixun: "What do you say?"

Zhao Zixun was speechless and could only kowtow.

Emperor Jianwu's eyes slowly moved to Zhang Shangwen again, sighed softly, and then said: "I understand, you want to persuade me to recuperate, but I can't, with the further cleansing and control of North Korea by the Manchus , our pressure is getting bigger and bigger. For the sake of our ancestors, this is the only way I can do this."

Zhang Shangwen and Zhao Zixun couldn't help looking at each other. If the Manchu Qing completely controlled North Korea, then the Eight Banners Jiabing soldiers and the Mongolian and Han Green Battalions stationed in North Korea could go south to detain the customs.

Thinking of this, Zhang Shangwen said: "I have a solution, which will definitely solve the food problem."

Emperor Jianwu showed a smile, and hurriedly said, "Cifu, please tell me."

Zhang Shangwen: "Shoufu."

Emperor Jianwu was stunned, silent for a while, and then said: "Decree, please enter the palace."

"Observe the order." The chief eunuch on duty ran out quickly.

Emperor Jianwu's satisfied eyes fell on the memorial again
Beijing camp.

In front of the big tent, the generals of each battalion stood silently.

Liu Fang, who was wearing a military uniform and a sword, stood in front of the big tent, looking in the direction of the gate, with a dazed expression on her face.

The sound of horseshoes sounded, and a sentry scout galloped towards this side frenziedly pumping his horse. He dismounted in front of the tent, knelt down to Liu Fang, and said, "Report! Marquis Ning Yuan has already entered the capital."

All the generals went into a frenzy, and they all agreed to pull out the camp.

Several generals of the [-] Battalion even shouted in a rough voice: "Grandma! Since he won't give us a way out, then we all die together!"

"It's only five miles away, and the cavalry went straight into Beijing!"

"Kill a way out!"

Ma Shang roared: "Okay!"

The voice slowly died down.

"Don't mess around! At this time, I can only listen to the command of the general!"

All eyes were on Liu Fang.

Liu Fang still didn't make a statement, just stood there silently, looking in the direction of the gate.

At this time, there was a rush of horseshoes, and everyone looked at it.

A sentry came galloping, ran to the big tent, reined in the reins, jumped off the horse, and said loudly: "Commander, the forbidden army has entered the west city, and the situation is unknown."

The generals panicked: "Marshal."

Liu Fang stayed where she was in a daze.

The generals shouted again:
"Marshal, don't hesitate anymore, let's make a decision!"

"Yes, if Duke Rong hadn't hesitated back then, the crown prince would not have been defeated, and we would not have ended up in such a miserable situation!"

"The heirs cultivated by each family have all died in Shanhaiguan. We have no way out, let's fight!"

"Fight!"

"Fight!"

Liu Fang trembled. At this moment, his heart was in a state of confusion. He was worried that the entire army would be affected by his own misjudgment. However, as news came one after another, he had to accept this cruel reality. It was confirmed that it was the Liaodong Army, but why did Li Chengyang secretly enter Beijing?There must be dark secrets here.
At this time, the tip of his nose felt cold, and he raised his head. Pieces of snowflakes fell from the sky, and another winter snow fell.

The situation is getting worse and worse, and we can't wait any longer.

Thinking of this, he pondered for a moment, and said, "Okay. Then you will obey my command. Shi Guangzhu."

Shi Guangzhu: "Yes."

Liu Fang: "You lead the two troops of Zuoye and Zuoxiao to garrison the camp, strictly preventing the Liaodong army from attacking the camp and cutting off my food and grass."

Shi Guangzhu: "No!"

Liu Fang: "Ma Shang."

Ma Shang: "Yes."

Liu Fang: "You lead the cavalry of the headquarters and the [-] battalion of [-] fine cavalry to go out of the camp immediately and hide your whereabouts. If you encounter the official army, destroy them directly."

Ma Shang: "No!"

Liu Fang: "I personally lead the army to Guang'anmen. If the Liaodong army appears, I will use two fireworks as a signal. Also, I don't plan to take Guang'anmen, and it won't be too late to wait for news from the palace."

Ma Shang: "Master."

Liu Fang waved her hand: "This matter reveals something strange inside and out, it's better to be safe. In addition, the Liaodong Army must be drawn out and wiped out."

Shi Guangzhu nodded.

It was snowing heavily, and the sky was full of noise, and the ancient city walls looked more majestic and majestic in the shadows.

There were people coming and going at Guang'an Gate, and it was very crowded. At the gate of the city, groups of soldiers guarding the city gathered together to avoid the wind and snow. The city gate rushed over, without any regard for the surrounding people.

"Get out of the way! Get out of the way!"

The officer on duty frowned. He knew these people. They were the personal soldiers of Wang Ziteng, the governor of the Beijing camp. What happened today?Aren't you afraid of being impeached by the censor? !
"The Beijing camp is reversed! Close the city gate quickly!"

The lead rider roared, and the horse team galloped through the city gate and galloped towards the imperial city.

With a "boom", the gate of the city immediately exploded, and all the people frantically rushed into the city. The officer on duty ordered the soldiers to close the gate, and at the same time ran to report to the guard of Guang'anmen.

The guard of Guang'an Gate changed his expression greatly: "Go, go to the city!"

The guard hurried up to the tower to visit. Through clairvoyance, he saw the huge army of the Beijing camp, overwhelming the sky and covering the earth, with tens of thousands of people. Just standing there gave people a kind of suffocating fear.

The guard couldn't help but frowned, he couldn't figure out why the Beijing camp rebelled, but the current situation didn't allow him to think too much, so he immediately ordered: "Beat the drum!"

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

A huge drum sounded at the top of the city, and amidst the sound of drums, the soldiers in the city began to run towards the top of the city in groups.
(End of this chapter)