Saving the Ming Dynasty: I can exchange bodies with Chongzhen

Chapter 141 Sun Chuanting: I am willing to go!

Everyone looked at Chongzhen, which made Li Yan's face look extremely ugly.

He said angrily, "Nonsense!"

"Master Zhu is a teacher, not a fortune teller. Moreover, this is a matter of life and death for our village, how can you treat it like a joke?"

Matching him with Hongniangzi was really a helpless act, and it was also intended to drag him into trouble.

After all, they were both scholars, and he himself was a juren, yet he was forced to join the gang and become a rebel.

Why can you stay out of it?
Why can you, with your clean clothes and nothing to show for it, leave this place and continue to serve as an official in the court?
It can be said that all his previous plans were successful.

But what he didn't expect was that this unknown guy actually had such a bizarre ability. His predictions about several wars between the Ming court and the Qing dynasty came true. He also analyzed the predicament of the King of Rebellion accurately.

Not only was the limelight overwhelming, but some pillow talk at night also made the direction of the entire village deviate from its original intention.

How could this not make Li Yan very anxious?
"Boss, you said in person that you wanted to join forces with King Chuang. Now that we have sent people to contact King Chuang, you are hesitant. Isn't this a betrayal?"

Lady Hong frowned and said unhappily, "When it comes to life and death, we must be cautious. Besides, this is a different time."

"Back then, King Chuang was very powerful, and we surrendered to him in order to survive. Now that the Ming Dynasty has 100,000 troops surrounding us, we choose to temporarily avoid the attack in order to survive."

"Besides, when we send people to contact King Chuang, we don't mean to go and surrender immediately, so how can we say that we are betraying our trust?"

Li Yan was speechless, "Yes"

The second in command ignored Li Yan and looked at Chongzhen, "Master Zhu, what do you think?"

"I" Chongzhen was hesitating and didn't know what to say.

Lady Hong stood up and nodded at him, "I personally think that although the Ming court asked bureaucrats and gentry to train local militias, these people are unlikely to spend a large amount of money and food on refugees."

"They only selected their own people and fellow villagers, not the homeless refugees. I would like to ask, do the landlords have more relatives or the homeless refugees?"

The second and third leaders said without hesitation: "Of course there are many homeless refugees."

"That's right, what we need to do is to unite more people and establish a broad unified camp to fight against the corrupt Ming court." Lady Hong continued in a sonorous voice: |
"If they organize militias, we will gather more refugees. If they have 1,000 people, we will have 10,000 or 20,000 people."

Hongniang spoke with a determined look about some of the things she had thought of in the past two days.

She looked at Chongzhen from time to time. These were the conclusions that Zhu Changgan had revealed intentionally or unintentionally in the past few days, and that Hong Niangzi had come to on her own.

So this look was filled with inquiry, doubt, and hope.

When she saw Chongzhen sitting there motionless with his mouth open in surprise, she thought her idea must be correct.

Not only should it be affirmed, but it should also be surprising to the other party.

So when Hongniangzi talked about these things, she felt a spontaneous excitement and pride infiltrated her heart. When she found that the other party had no dissatisfaction with what she said, she began to talk to everyone present about the significance of the "united front".

Chongzhen was feeling a little confused and frightened at this time.

The concept of "united front" as an emperor.

He immediately understood the implication and the threat it posed to the Ming Dynasty court.

Throughout history, peasant uprisings have been almost impossible to succeed because they have no program and no theory.

So no matter how many storms they stir up, they will all be reduced to ashes in the end. But if they have a program and theory, they will no longer be a pile of scattered sand, but will be able to build a tower out of it.

It is a huge threat. This is how the Zhu family came to power. How could he not know about it?

Although what Hongniang said was very simple, everyone present, whether educated or not, could understand it.

But it is precisely this that makes it even more shocking.

This kind of thing is not like the teachings of Confucius and Mencius, which only Confucian scholars can understand. Things like slogans and programs, the more catchy they are, the more waves they can stir up.

Moreover, something like a program will become more mature after gradual improvement and verification.

This made Chongzhen even more frightened, his heart was beating like a drum. Is this what those people in the court said, that they were just some "itchy scabies"?
The discussion in the mountain village did not last too long, which had a lot to do with Hongniang's character, who was quick to cut the Gordian knot.

Hongniang watched everyone leave one by one. When Chongzhen left, her eyes were fixed on his back like a sword.

She had an unconcealable curiosity and concern for this "Master Zhu".

She really wanted the other person to stop and discuss with her whether what she just said was right or wrong.
As the boss of a village, she has her own strong side, but when facing this man, she tries to be as gentle as possible and wants to try to treat him with respect.

But it seemed that the other party had no reaction to what I did.

This made Hongniang feel a little discouraged, and she felt even more uncomfortable facing him.

The other party is better and more capable than I thought, which is beyond my original expectations.

However, the more indifferent, talented, and unorthodox he was, the more curious she became. She couldn't figure out what he was thinking, what he was planning, and how much was in his head?
This made her feel the power of it even more and aroused her thoughts even more.

She even thought of a method that was extremely embarrassing to talk about, "Hey, let's see if it works. If it doesn't work, I'll use that method again and let you feel my power."

I am not that kind of little woman. I am a man of the world and I do things in the world.

What those little women can do, I can do myself, and what they can't do, I can also do myself.

Qianqing Palace,
Zhu Changgan had just finished a small court meeting with Sun Chengzong, Yang Sichang and others.

The issue of sending troops to attack Mongolia was discussed. Bandits were everywhere and the combat power of the three major camps was at its peak. It was impossible to let them stay in Kyoto.

There was also good news. The Qi family army was rebuilt and marched from Yiwu towards the capital.

This team of 5,000 people, composed of miners and farmers, was recruited by Qi Zhenzong, a descendant of the Qi family, in his hometown over two months and has begun to show combat effectiveness.

They had been planning to train for a while longer, but after seeing the news about the battle between the three battalions and the Qing Dynasty in the Ming Times, they decided to set off immediately.

According to the report from the Embroidered Uniform Guard, they have already arrived in Anhui.

"Wang Chengen, pass on my order and have Cao Huachun build a military camp for the Qi family army so that they can have a place to stay when they arrive in Beijing."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Wang Chengen then said, "Your Majesty, Sun Chuanting is waiting outside the palace gate."

"Oh, let him in quickly then."

After a while, a man in red court robes walked in.

"Your Majesty, your servant Sun Chuanting is here to see you!"

"Please stand up quickly." Zhu Changgan walked down from the throne and helped Sun Chuanting up. "Bo Ya, you have been sleeping in the open air all the way here. Is your body able to adapt?"

Sun Chuanting, whose courtesy name was Boya.

"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I am in good health."

Zhu Changgan looked at the man in front of him who had captured and killed Gao Yingxiang in Heishui Valley. He was 45 years old, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and his eyes were bright.

During the Tianqi period, he was appointed as the magistrate of Shangqiu and then the head of the Ministry of Personnel. However, he was dismissed and returned to his hometown because of Wei Zhongxian. Last year, he was promoted to the position of Right Censor-in-Chief and Governor of Shanxi. In just less than a year, he captured and killed bandits and made many contributions.

However, he was imprisoned because he offended Yang Sichang. He became deaf in both ears during his three years in prison.

Zhu Changgan spoke to him in a very low voice just now, but the other party heard it clearly, which shows that there is no problem with him.

"Give Sun Aiqing a seat."

"Your Majesty, you can't do that." Sun Chuanting looked at the stool that the eunuch brought in from outside and said with some fear.

But the emperor's next words surprised him even more.

"I want you to take over as the governor of the three borders. In the next period of time, you will lead the 100,000-man army to strike at Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, Luo Huihui and others."

"This"

He was somewhat surprised to be promoted from the position of Governor of Shanxi to Governor-General of the Three Borders. The previous Governor-General of the Three Borders was Hong Chengchou.

Before he could ask, Zhu Changgan said, "Hong Chengchou, I have other uses for you, and it will not affect your relationship."

Sun Chuanting felt relieved when he heard this.

"All of you go down." Zhu Changgan dismissed all the eunuchs and palace maids in the hall, and then opened the map. "Boya, on your way to Beijing, did you see how the militia training in Henan, Shanxi and other places was going?"

Sun Chuanting's eyes suddenly brightened when he heard this. "Your Majesty, the militias in Shanxi, Henan and other places are in full swing. This policy has made the bandits less reckless than before."

"It is also much more difficult for the bandits to obtain supplies than before."

"However, Your Majesty has only established militias in Henan, Shanxi, Henan, Northern Zhili, Sichuan and other places. The bandits will flee to those areas where militias are not established. At that time..."

Sun Chuanting only said half of his words, but his meaning was clear enough.

Zhu Changgan was silent for a few seconds before he said, "This is exactly why I want you to be the governor of these three borders."

"Your Majesty, please make it clear." Sun Chuanting understood that this was the key point that the emperor wanted him to do.

Zhu Changgan looked at him and said, "I asked the Jinyiwei to check the ancestral land. You only have a hundred acres of land and a shop. Your family has less than a thousand taels of silver. There is no one in your family who owns a huge amount of land."

Sun Chuanting's eyes widened. His Majesty actually checked so carefully?

Finally, Zhu Changgan stated his most important purpose.

"I asked you to take charge of the three border governors, not only for these peasant uprisings, but also to prevent the people of these provinces from causing unrest."

"If we want the people to stop the unrest, we have to feed them. However, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, Sichuan and other places are constantly hit by natural disasters. It is simply impossible to feed so many refugees. Therefore, I can only ask the wealthy places such as Huguang, Nanzhili, Jiangsu and Zhejiang to contribute money."

"I want you to cooperate with the Anti-Corruption Department and take this opportunity to thoroughly investigate the southern Huguang, southern Zhili, Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions."

"In addition to your troops from the three border governors, I will also send 20,000 people from the three camps to assist you."

Sun Chuanting's hairs stood up on his back. "Huguang, Nanzhili, Jiangsu and Zhejiang, these places..."

As a senior official in the court, how could he not know who these places represent?

Almost half of the people in the Ming Dynasty court came from these places. Since the first imperial examination in the Ming Dynasty, the most successful candidates were from Jiangnan and other places. In the following two hundred years, this trend not only did not decrease, but because of the sitting teachers, the number of students from Jiangnan increased like mushrooms after rain.

Occupying every corner of the Ming Dynasty court.

The Imperial College in the early Ming Dynasty is now as declining in reputation as the Donglin Academy.

Sun Chuanting's chest heaved and his throat became dry.

He finally understood why the emperor wanted him to replace Hong Chengchou.

Although Hong Chengchou was from Fujian, he was involved with the Donglin Party and the Zhejiang Party. However, Hong Chengchou was from Shanxi and had never been able to integrate into the Donglin Party, the Zhejiang Party and others.

No wonder Your Majesty only established militia ministers in disaster-prone areas such as Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, Sichuan, and Northern Zhili, but did not establish one in Southern Zhili and Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

Your Majesty's goal is to drive these bandits away.

Once the bandits flee to the south of the Yangtze River, we can take the opportunity to send troops to the area around Jiangnan.

As soon as the troops arrived, the Independent Commission Against Corruption also moved in to investigate all officials.

The ministers in the court were certainly unwilling, but the government troops in these areas had already been transferred by His Majesty to Shanxi, Henan and other places, and the bureaucrats and gentry were unable to form their own militia to resist these bandits.

Because the emperor did not appoint any militia ministers in these areas.

Training troops privately is tantamount to treason and is punishable by death.

The emperor can still send troops.

Sun Chuanting kept clenching his fingers. All the information showed that His Majesty had already thought of all this.

It was only today that we finally took action.

Zhu Changgan stared into Sun Chuanting's eyes and said, "Boya, do you dare?"

Sun Chuanting looked at me like a torch, took a deep breath, and after a few seconds, knelt down and saluted:

"Your Majesty, I am willing to go!"

There were only six words, but Zhu Changgan understood that Sun Chuanting must have made a great determination.

By taking this step, he offended half of the court.

"Oh, there is one more thing. If you encounter a peasant army called Hong Niangzi, don't kill them all."

ps: A book friend said: "Since we want to continue the Ming Dynasty, why do we need Hong Niangzi's branch to revolutionize ourselves? Isn't this a contradiction?"

Not contradictory.

Doing so is actually to extend the Ming Dynasty to the greatest extent possible.

Some of the clues mentioned above have already given pointers, and some readers may have already seen them.

On the other hand, what is the point of just maintaining a Ming Dynasty like Chongzhen?
　happy New Year!
　　
　
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