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Chapter 252: Increased rank and title, angry and angry

Chongzhen was angry when he heard this.

"Zuo Liangyu didn't listen to orders, fought cowardly and lost ground, disrupted the place, and failed to accomplish anything. Instead, I want to knight him first?!"

Chen Xinjia persuaded with helplessness: "Your Majesty, only Zuo Liangyu's tribe in Huguang and even the entire Jiangnan can fight. On the contrary, they now have more than [-] troops. If they cannot be used by the imperial court, they will be in serious trouble."

After saying that, Chen Xinjia did not forget to give Zhou Yanru a wink.

Zhou Yanru knew that he, the first assistant, could not avoid such a major event.

Moreover, Chen Xinjia's proposal can be regarded as a supplement to his previous proposal - he himself does not know whether his proposal is of any use.He only knew that only by fooling Chongzhen could he continue to be the chief assistant safely.

Then he said: "If Your Majesty feels that it is not appropriate to knight Zuo Liangyu like this, you might as well grant a few more titles or the title of general.

On the one hand, it can inspire truly meritorious generals, and on the other hand, it can make Zuo Liangyu's knighthood less conspicuous.

Moreover, now that the imperial court is short of money and food, the only way to make the soldiers work hard to maintain the imperial court's rule is to increase the number of officials and titles. "

Hearing Zhou Yanru talk about money and food, Chongzhen became empty-handed.

The Ming Dynasty is really short of money. All armies are in debt, and even the court officials are owed one month's salary.

Water transportation has not yet been fully opened, causing the price of food in the capital to skyrocket. Even he, the emperor, has cut his meal expenses by more than half.

But now troops are needed both inside and outside the imperial court!

Money and food cannot meet the needs of soldiers and generals, and no matter how reluctant they are to give up their official positions or titles, why should generals sacrifice their lives?
Chongzhen was even prepared to accept the peace proposal with Jiannu, and he could naturally understand the principle of using officials and titles to mobilize the enthusiasm of generals.

But after all, he felt angry and uncomfortable in his heart, so he sat down and said, "That's all it can do - tell me, how should I add this official title and how should I grant the title?"

It is not easy to be promoted to an official or a title, so the two of them gave their speeches one after another.

"You can make Zuo Liangyu the Ningnan Bo, and promise that as long as he can stop the Wei thieves and prevent the Wei thieves from crossing the river, he will be named the Marquis of Ningnan next year."

"Your Majesty, although Zuo Liangyu currently has more than [-] troops, according to local reports, most of them are those with his tail, such as Fang Guoan, Wang Yuncheng, Zhang Yingyuan, Xu Yong, Wu Xueli, Hui Dengxiang, Jin Shenghuan, etc.

Among them, Fang Guo'an's troops had the largest number of soldiers, so I thought that Fang Guo'an could be given the title of Prince Shaobao and be given the seal of general who defeated thieves.

Wang Yuncheng, Zhang Yingyuan, and Xu Yong were promoted to chief military officers, with the title of left governor; Wu Xueli, Hui Dengxiang, Jin Shenghuan, and others were promoted to deputy chief military officers, with the title of right governor.

He also promised that this generation and all Huguang generals would be promoted to at least one level next year as long as they could block the traitors in Jiangbei! "

After listening to the two of them discussing for a while about increasing their official positions and titles, Chongzhen gave up on himself and felt a little satisfied inexplicably.

So I got involved.

"Zhou, Huang and Sun in the warrior camp are my personal soldiers and generals, and they should be highly rewarded. Huang Degong died in the battle of Gucheng, and he should be posthumously named Jingnan Bo. Zhou Yuji and Sun Yingyuan were both named Crown Prince Taibao, and Yin Yizi was named Jin Yiwei. Thousand households.”

Chongzhen was willing to grant him an official position, so Zhou Yanru and Chen Xinjia naturally did not stand in the way, and actually praised him together, "Your Majesty is wise!"

Chongzhen showed a rare smile and continued to use his intelligence and wisdom, saying: "The defeat of Liaodong generals Songshan in the battle was too ugly, so we need to be cautious when promoting officials and titles.

Yang Guozhu, the commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu, has always made great contributions. He was trapped in a desperate situation in the Songshan battle, but he refused to surrender. He was posthumously awarded the title of Uncle Yongyi.

Ma Ke, Wu Sangui, Tang Tong, and Bai Guangen were all demoted to deputy chief military officers, allowing them to perform meritorious service without committing crimes.

In the Battle of Songshan, Wang Pu was the first to flee, and he was actually the culprit. He was arrested and charged with prosecution - as a warning to the generals, this man must at least be convicted of ransacking his home and beheading him! "

At the end of the sentence, Chongzhen's eyes were full of murderous intent, and he obviously hated Wang Pu very much.

Zhou Yanru only came to the capital in September as the chief assistant. He did not receive any respect from Wang Pu and other Liaodong generals, so naturally he would not intercede on his behalf.

Besides, it is a fact that Wang Pu was defeated in the battle of Songshan. The key is that there were not many soldiers and horses left and they were useless.

Then he responded and said: "Your Majesty said that if Wang Pu is not killed, it will not be enough to comfort the spirits of the soldiers who died in the Songshan battle."

Chen Xinjia didn't say anything, because he was the first to blame for Songshan's war crimes.

But speaking of it, the reason why he urged Hong Chengchou to fight quickly was not forced by Chongzhen?

If Chongzhen had not been able to provide enough money and food, and was always urging him to deal with intruders, thieves and other bandits, how would he be anxious?
Chongzhen believed that this exchange between the emperor and his ministers could be regarded as "solving" the wars in Liaodong, Henan, and Huguang, and the rewards and punishments were "clarified", and he suddenly felt much relieved.

After Zhou Yanru and Chen Xinjia retired, he remembered that he had not visited Concubine Tian for several days, so he got on the imperial banquet and went to Chengqian Palace where Concubine Tian lived.

Concubine Tian, ​​whose maiden name was Xiuying, was the same as Queen Zhou, whom he married when he was King Xin, and she was named a concubine when he succeeded to the throne.

Tian Xiuying was a native of Yangzhou. She was slender and beautiful, ingenious, fluent in music, good at painting, and could also ride horses and archery. She was versatile and Chongzhen loved her very much. (It is said that it was not Tian Hong who met his own daughter, but actually the Yangzhou thin horse he trained.)
For more than ten years, Tian Xiuying gave birth to three princes and a princess in succession. Unfortunately, in the 12th and 13th years of Chongzhen, the two younger princes and princesses died successively.

After losing three sons in a row, Tian Xiuying shed tears all day long. She was so sad that she is still bedridden.In order to comfort Tian Xiuying, Chongzhen promoted her to the imperial concubine at the beginning of the spring, making her the second person in the harem. Unfortunately, it was still difficult to understand the pain of losing her children one after another.

Soon, Chongzhen came to Chengqian Palace.

Today, Tian Xiuying recovered slightly from her illness and went to the hospital to greet her after hearing the news.

"My concubine sees Your Majesty."

"Why did my beloved come out? The autumn wind is cold, be careful of catching a cold."

Chongzhen helped Tian Xiuying up and entered the palace holding hands.

The two of them sat down and talked for a while, then they heard Wang Chengen say outside the door: "Your Majesty, there is an eight hundred mile emergency from Shaanxi!"

Eight hundred miles in a hurry? !

Either a big win or a big defeat!

As soon as Chongzhen heard this, he stood up and hurried out without even having time to say goodbye to Tian Xiuying.

"Where's the battle report?"

"In Wuying Hall."

"Confused!" Chongzhen scolded, "Why didn't you bring it here?!"

Wang Chengen didn't know how to explain it for a moment, so he could only say: "I am confused, your majesty, please forgive me!"

Chongzhen was not in the mood to punish Wang Chengen and asked again: "What is written in the battle report?"

Wang Chengen hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Fu Zonglong was defeated in Xiaoshan, and more than half of the [-] officers and soldiers were lost."

boom!
After hearing this, Chongzhen was so angry that he kicked Yu Chu down in front of him, almost injuring several eunuchs who were about to lift Yu Chu.

"I am in a better mood, and yet I am defeated again! Fu Zonglong deserves to be damned for betraying my trust! Send an order to the Jinyi Guards to immediately arrest Fu Zonglong and bring him to the capital for questioning!"

Although Wang Chengen saw that Chongzhen was angry, he had to remind him: "Long live, Fu Zonglong has died in the battle."

"Dead in battle?" Chongzhen was stunned after hearing this.

Remembering that Fu Zonglong was released from prison and left Beijing before taking up his post in Shaanxi, but he didn't even summon him to see him, I couldn't help but feel complicated.

After that, Chongzhen returned to Wuying Hall in silence, read the detailed battle report, became furious again, and slapped the imperial case.

"He Renlong! Li Guoqi! These two people really deserve to die!"

According to the detailed battle report from Shaanxi Governor Wang Qiaonian, this time the tripartite governor Fu Zonglong led more than 1 people from the governor's command, more than 5000 people from the Yansui General Soldier He Renlong Department, and more than [-] people from the Sichuan Deputy General Soldier Li Guoqi's Department. Thousands of civilians and a total of more than [-] soldiers and horses left Tongguan.

After winning both battles in Luxiang and Lingbao, the officers and soldiers were greatly inspired. Under the leadership of Fu Zonglong, they crossed Yanling Pass and Changgu River, preparing to take advantage of the main force of the invading army to capture Luoyang and recover it.

Unexpectedly, Li Zicheng seemed to have learned the news and led some elites back to Henan Prefecture in advance, ambushing troops in the areas of Xiaoshan and Changgu River.

Waiting for He Renlong's troops to cross the river first, and when Fu Zonglong's governor was crossing the river, Li Zicheng first launched his cavalry to attack Fu Zonglong's governor, and tens of thousands of elite soldiers who were ambushing around him quickly arrived.

Upon seeing this, He Renlong took his troops and fled southward.

Li Guoqi followed Fu Zonglong and led his troops to resist the intruders for a while. Seeing that He Renlong had not come to support him, he also led his troops to break the siege and flee.

Fu Zonglong led Governor Biao to fight and flee, and was eventually besieged in a valley in Weishan Mountain.

After persisting for several days, the food and grass were exhausted and reinforcements failed to arrive. The invading army invaded the valley and captured him.

Afterwards, Li Zicheng failed to persuade Fu Zonglong to surrender, so he asked Liu Zongmin to lead an elite force pretending to be an official army and take Fu Zonglong to Tongguan in an attempt to deceive the door.

At the critical moment, Fu Zonglong struggled and shouted: "I am Fu Zonglong, the governor of the three sides! Unfortunately, I fell into the hands of the thieves. There are thieves on both sides - ah!"

Before he finished shouting, Liu Zongmin, who was holding him hostage from behind, chopped off his head with a knife.

Liu Zongmin still couldn't understand his hatred, so he cut off Fu Zonglong's ears and nose in front of the Ming army in Tongguan, and threw his head into the Yellow River...
After reading Wang Qiaonian's report, no matter how angry Chongzhen was about the defeat of Xiaoshan, he could not hate Fu Zonglong anymore.

After putting down the report, he sighed and said: "To pass on my decree, I will posthumously make Fu Zonglong the Minister of the Ministry of War. I will give it to the Prince Shaobao. His grandson will be appointed as the Jin Yiwei Baihu, and then the Ministry of Rites will discuss his posthumous title."

"Let Zhou Yanru and Chen Xinjia come to Wuying Hall to discuss matters again!"

　First more.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)