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Chapter 104: The Right Commander of the Chinese Army Governor's Mansion bestows Shang Fang's sword on the Governor's Imperial Camp and Ping Xibo Wu Sangui
Beijing.

Outside Chaoyang Gate.

The right governor of the Ming Dynasty Central Military Governor's Mansion gave Shang Fang the sword. Wu Sangui, the governor-general's imperial camp and Xibo Wu Sangui, held the Shang Fang sword in his arms. With the confidence of a successful young man, he looked at the chaotic city gate in front of him...

A sudden attack!
A surprise attack was ordered.

By the way, it’s not a day since Chongzhen wanted to run away.

He has been planning since the last time Yang Feng caused trouble in the capital.

And everyone knows it.

Although he thought he was doing it very secretly.

Not only did he reuse old ministers from Shandong and promote new ones from Northern Zhili, he issued imperial edicts from time to time to express his determination to coexist with the capital. He also severely punished a truly loyal censor, who openly wrote a memorial to persuade him to move the capital. This must be done hard. Attacking, he also deliberately let people spread the news, saying that his sister-in-law was firmly opposed to moving the capital. A man like him who takes care of his sister-in-law as much as his mother must certainly listen to his sister-in-law...

He was also afraid of opposition from northern ministers.

Immediately afterwards, a large number of royal guards poured out of the city gate, with a eunuch riding a horse in the middle.

"A bunch of losers, they were bullied like that and they can only swallow their anger."

The key lies in the gentry of Northern Zhili.

Wu Sangui, carrying Shang Fang's sword, led five thousand cavalry directly to Beijing.

A cavalryman in front of him shouted towards the city gate.

"Uncle Ping Xi, you have had a hard journey!"

"Well, it is very inconvenient for the army to enter the city. Your Majesty's instructions are to station them in Nanyuan first. The place is spacious and suitable for cavalry. Your Majesty also has rewards, which have been sent there. Brothers go there just in time to drink and eat meat. In addition, each person will receive a reward. Twenty taels of silver have also been sent over, so brothers can go over and receive the reward together."

"Ancestors, these brothers."

General Gao Dejie said with a smile.

"Sangui has met his ancestors. When Sangui set out on his journey, his father specifically told him that his ancestors are the benefactors of my Wu family. Our Wu family can only be where we are today because of our ancestors' support!"

Funny?
They don't even want to pay taxes.

"Fat sheep also know how to butt people, these trash are not even as good as fat sheep."

"Wang Cheng'en, the Superintendent of Ceremonies, was the one who urged His Majesty to move the capital. However, I heard that he had a close relationship with Yang Feng. The last time the capital changed, he was the one who came forward to negotiate with Yang Feng. Later, he took advantage of Yang Feng's power to force him to move the capital. He is also in charge of paying money and food to the nobles. The nobles in the capital hate him to the core, but they don't dare to touch him because they are afraid that Yang Feng will come again."

Behind him, Wu Guogui, Yang Kun, Gao Dejie and others also knelt down.

Wu Sangui smiled slightly.

He raised his hands towards the palace and said.

Deputy General Yang Kun sneered.

"Like the fat sheep?"

Lao Wang quickly helped him up with a smile.

Wu Sangui knelt down without hesitation...

Shandong is okay.

Lao Wang quickly arrived in front of him, and then dismounted with a smile.

After all, that was 300,000 people.

Wu Sangui looked at the cavalry behind him.

Therefore, if you want to ensure the blood transfusion from the south to the north and maintain it in this hungry era, you must keep the emperor in the capital. Chongzhen, who also knows this, also knows that if he announces that he will go south, he will immediately be attacked by the ministers of Northern Zhili. Opposed, so he had to launch a surprise attack. After Jierhalang captured Qiantun, he had already used reinforcements as an excuse to send Wu Xiang to Ningyuan, and at the same time he carried Shangfang's sword, but this Shangfang's sword was actually given to Wu Sangui. After Wu Xiang arrived in Ningyuan, he took over from his son to deal with the aftermath. That is to say, he took Ningyuan's old and weak women and children, especially miscellaneous soldiers, into Shanhaiguan together with Li Yutian.

This was the situation during the Hongwu period.

Nowadays, the north is almost in ruins. North Zhili can still survive, not only by relying on blood transfusions from the south to the north. Once the emperor runs away, don't worry about the prince supervising the country and the like. As long as the emperor runs away from Nanjing, the people heading north The blood transfusion was stopped immediately. The capital was originally a frontier fortress, but because the emperor was there, the empire's wealth had to be transported to the capital. Even if the cost of such transportation was huge, but the emperor was here, no matter how high the cost was, it had to be maintained. It is most appropriate to calculate Nanjing purely based on cost, because it is where waterways converge in almost all directions, and maintenance costs are the lowest in the era without machines. Even in Sichuan, which is thousands of miles away, materials loaded on ships can go straight down the river to Nanjing, while taxes from several northern provinces are used to supply the border defense system nearby.

At this moment, these five thousand cavalry are arrayed outside Chaoyang Gate...

Wu Guogui, a close confidant next to him, said.

Wu Sangui said and quickly dismounted.

Especially now that Shandong and Beizhili are engaging in team training.

That would only maintain difficult and costly canal transportation.

He said with a sincere smile on his face as a normal military commander would react to a eunuch of this level.

"The right commander of the Central Military Governor's Mansion gave Shang Fang the sword to the governor of the imperial camp. Ping Xibo came to the capital with the order!"

"Sangui obeys the order."

Once the emperor went to Nanjing, how could he be expected to sympathize with the plight of the north in the prosperous land of Nanjing? Even if it cost a lot, he must always keep an eye on the water transport, and no matter what, he must ensure that this is no longer important to his life and death. Transfusion tube?
Or maybe the southern gentry are worried about the world and feel the same for the northern people, and would rather tighten their belts to make sure the northern people have enough to eat...

But now the emperor is in the capital.

He pulled Wu Sangui and said.

The embarrassment on Wang Chengen's face disappeared in an instant...

He said.

"Uncle Ping Xibo is indeed a young hero, and you deserve the respect that Long Live Lord has for you. Follow me into the palace!"

Then he winked at Yang Kun and others who were following him. The latter silently turned their horses and then directed the cavalry to turn to Nanyuan, while Wu Sangui followed Wang Chengen into the city...

"Uncle Pingxi..."

Lao Wang whispered.

"Ancestor, if you continue to match me like this, Sangui will have no choice but to lie down and get up."

Wu Sangui said.

"Well, uncle, your majesty did intend for you to lead troops into the city. However, there are many opponents from the ministers in the court, and your majesty does not want to make trouble at this time, so he has wronged his brothers first. In addition, the capital has been short of money and food recently, and there are two people for one person. Twelve taels are indeed missing, and the remaining eighty taels will be doubled when we get to Nandu."

Wang Chengen said.

"Old Ancestor, Sangui and all the brothers can see the beauty of the sky, but the smoke is rising from the ancestral graves. How can we ask for anything else? Whether they have money or not, they all have to serve His Majesty. This is the duty of Sangui and all the brothers. . Don’t worry, old man, these brothers share life and death with Sangui. They will listen to what Sangui says and won’t care. However, the ministers in the DPRK and the Central Government actually don’t even listen to his words of longevity. This is really infuriating. "

Wu Sangui said angrily.

"The current situation is chaotic. Your loyalty is not in vain."

Lao Wang said.

Then they walked towards Chaoyang Gate while talking like this. Then……

"Damn it, didn't you say that each of us was given a hundred taels, and our brothers were allowed to go into the city and be happy? How did this change?"

Gao Dejie, who was still very young, said angrily.

Well, Chongzhen's promise was indeed one hundred taels, but now he has no money. He used Yang Feng's power to extort nobles, and indeed made a lot of it, but all of it was given to Sun Chuanting. Of course, all the purchases were actually sent south. The required supplies are available. The original plan was to take the canal in the spring, but I didn't expect Sun Chuanting to transport it so quickly. Now he can only go south by land, so vehicles, horses, and even mules and donkeys have to be purchased. Moreover, food must be prepared on the way. Although he also knows that the states and counties along the way will not even deny him food, but the problem is that there is no food in the states and counties along the way. The grain transported by water is still blocked on the Yangtze River, and it is not yet time for the Guazhou Gate to open to the north, so at least before reaching Huai'an, he wants to not starve on the way, and he must prepare some grain.

What's more, these cavalry escorts also consume huge amounts of food.

Those horses also had to be fed grain.

One horse can carry four men, and five thousand cavalry are food for twenty-five thousand men.

All get money.

As for continuing to blackmail you...

Then he wouldn't even think about leaving the capital alive.

In the past half a year or so, he had suffered three fires in the palace. Fortunately, he had something to do and left in one of them, so he was not burned to death. He also knew that he could no longer force those nobles, not to mention that he also felt that they should not be burned to death. How much is it? After all, Yang Feng and him have come up with a total of five million, how can the nobles still have any money! In short, now he is a pauper again. The Ministry of Revenue can no longer afford one tael, and his internal treasury only has two or three hundred thousand. In short, he will reward them with one hundred thousand taels first, and then keep the hundreds of thousands for the road. .

Besides, he didn't really want to give it.

Isn’t it necessary to pay a deposit first for this kind of thing?
As for letting the soldiers enter the capital to have fun, he did not do this to coax these soldiers. They were originally only not allowed to enter the city armed. After disarming, it was still casual. Chongzhen originally wanted them to enter the city armed and hold a military parade or something. , in order to suppress the opposition of the ministers.

but……

He was suppressed by the ministers.

The ministers were already mad at him for actually conducting such a sneak attack and secretly summoning Wu Sangui to Beijing.

Do you just distrust us that much?
Where has the trust between monarch and minister gone?

In short, whatever Chongzhen does now, they are all opposed to it, and Chongzhen's indecisive temper, it is nonsense to expect him to make any wise decision when he is surrounded by ministers. In the end, under the unanimous opposition of the ministers, He still chose to give up his originally good plan and station these cavalry in Nanyuan, which was not far away anyway. Besides, Nanyuan is spacious and there is room for gnawing some grass. Otherwise, these horses alone would be able to eat most of the beans he prepared. After all, the current capital is really at the end of its rope. Even if he goes south, he must be able to Province is province.

"That's right, all the houses in Nanyuan have collapsed, and it's no different from a wilderness. We came all the way here to save him from escaping with his life, and he treats us like this? We are all reduced to fleeing, and we still think we are in the past?"

Guerrilla Guo Yunlong said.

These guys are all related by marriage to each other, and there is no need to avoid talking about each other. Besides, Chongzhen's image has fallen to the ground since the Capital Incident. After all, it is difficult to send the princess out to appease the rebellious emperor after he was beaten into the palace by unruly people. It is awe-inspiring, and more importantly for these generals, especially those who are very confident in their own strength...

Why isn't it me who does this kind of thing?

"Shut up, everyone!"

Yang Kun shouted.

He is the biggest official here.

Historically, it was he and Guo Yunlong who went to Dorgon for help. After meeting Dorgon, Yang Kun was taken hostage, and Guo Yunlong returned to Shanhaiguan with Dorgon's brother-in-law.

"Go to Nanyuan first!"

He went on to say.

Then he led this already tired legion and turned to Nanyuan in the snow that had begun to fall. It was already dark when they arrived at Nanyuan, and the snow was getting heavier and heavier at this time, but what made them even more angry was... …

"Ma's, there's not even meat? Where's the meat that the dead eunuch was talking about? What kind of pig food is this?"

Gao Dejie kicked a can to pieces in rage.

We really can't blame Lao Wang for this. Lao Wang did arrange for people to buy wine and meat for them, but it goes without saying what the consequences of the eunuchs' purchases will be. What's more, the money he gave was not much. At this time, the price of rice in the capital has reached five taels. , buying pork is even more expensive. The money he gave was not necessarily enough to buy meat, not to mention that the eunuchs who dealt with it had to make a fortune. At this time, because the emperor was determined to move the capital, the eunuchs were panicked, especially those who were sure that they would not follow, and they wanted to move the capital. All the money he passed was put in his pocket. Not taking his money and running away was enough of a conscience, but he still wanted to eat meat. Isn't canned meat meat? Because the shelf life of canned food is greatly extended in winter, it is now also available in the capital, but it is not produced in Yangfeng, but in Dengzhou, and is shipped directly to Tianjin by sea and then sold to the capital.

In the capital, the price is slightly more expensive than food. After all, this thing is rich in oil and water.

But it tastes worse.

After all, in order to make profits, knockoff products always have to squeeze costs to the minimum.

So less spices, less sugar, more salt...

"Damn it, it's saltier than salted fish!"

Guo Yunlong spit out the fish paste in his mouth and cursed.

Then he spat out another grain of sand.

The other soldiers who were trying to get a taste of it all cursed.

The servants of the Wu family eat better than Wu Xiang. Canned fish is a delicacy to the hungry people, but to them it is just pig food. At this moment, what they could have tolerated already can be regarded as arrogant soldiers and generals are all angered...

"Where's the silver? Don't you still have some silver?"

Gao Dejie suddenly remembered that they still had twenty taels of silver each.

"Yes, where's the money?"

"Ma's, you still don't have to pay for it?"

……

The soldiers suddenly shouted.

"What do you want to do? What do you want to do? Rebellion? You don't understand any rules. What kind of money is there in this heavy snow? Let's wait until tomorrow. A bunch of rough people don't even look at where this is. This is Nanyuan, Yuyuan, can If you are allowed to move in, your ancestral graves are already smoking. Do you want this or that? Do you want the shackles of the prison?"

Eunuch Nanhaizi, the admiral in charge of placing them, put his hands on his hips and shouted with raised eyebrows.

Gao Dejie walked up to him with an angry look on his face.

Several pure soldiers immediately drew their swords.

"What, you still want to attack our family?"

The eunuch shouted.

Gao Dejie smiled instead.

The eunuch was stunned for a moment.

Then Gao Dejie punched him in the face.

Under Wu Sangui, this man could at least be regarded as a fierce general in the front row. He knocked away the admiral and eunuch Nanhaizi with a heavy punch. Before the soldiers could react, he held their heads with one hand and knocked them directly into the ground. Together……

"It's killing people, Guan Ning's army is rebelling!"

The remaining Pure Army soldiers turned around and ran away, screaming in terror.

The angry soldiers behind them rushed towards them like a pack of hungry wolves.

(End of this chapter)