Reborn Regent of Ming Dynasty

The transportation from Shandong to the capital is convenient, and the water journey from Dezhou to Tongzhou is convenient, or it is extremely fast to walk along the official road. After the middle of April, the court has already involved too much energy because of the Shandong matter. Including Chongzhen, after seeing so many impeachment memorials in the imperial case, there was nothing he could do, and he just wanted to quickly calm down the sense of chaos in Shandong.

At this time, some officials from the south of the Yangtze River vaguely expressed that Zhang Shouren should not be allowed to go to Shandong again, in case there is no market for the idea of ​​sitting on the throne, and no one will pay attention to it...In this kind of imminent, Linqing is besieged, Dongchang is in chaos, There are still more than 2 thieves in the Yanggu area, and it is becoming increasingly unstable, and the Shandong provincial government has been plagued by riots. Who cares about possible troubles in the future?

If you really want to be so careful with the generals, the first thing the court wants to cut is the military power of Zu Dashou and other Liaoxi generals. The first thing is to check how the Liao salary of 400 million yuan a year is used... Liaodong and Xuanda have not done much. Zhang Shouren Is it because the right of ownership cannot be copied, and it will take at least ten or 20 years of operation, right?

Under this kind of mood, Chongzhen's original perseverance and vigilance disappeared. While he was concentrating on managing the Liaodong war and preparing for a big battle with the Qing Dynasty, he really couldn't stand the risk of chaos in Shandong... ...The matter is not too big now. If it becomes like the Denglai Rebellion after the Wuqiao Mutiny in the sixth year of Chongzhen, it will be something that the court absolutely cannot afford.

"Does this soldier know where Zhang Shouren and his troops have arrived?"

"I've passed Zhuxian Town and passed through Kaifeng."

Chongzhen was moved, nodded, and wanted to praise Zhang Shouren a few words... Except for the Fushan Army, none of the most elite Nine Frontier Army Towns in Ming Dynasty could even think of such a marching speed.

When the words came to his lips, the dignity of the emperor stopped him, because a few days ago he had just received Zhang Shouren's "Zou Nanyang Local Disasters", which contained a detailed description of the Nanyang famine. Many situations shocked Chongzhen after reading it. .

After receiving the memorial, Chongzhen once held a cabinet meeting to discuss the disaster in Henan.However, under the leadership of the first assistant, the scholars of all the universities were afraid of cowardice and did not dare to speak. Later, when they paid the court, the officials of the sixth department said a few words. The disaster in Henan is indeed serious. If relief is needed, it should be at least 300 million More than two silvers and more than one million shi of grain have to be allocated. Regardless of the current financial and material resources of the imperial court, or the pathetic mobilization and execution capabilities, even if there are silver and grains, it is very doubtful whether they can be distributed.

In this way, Zhang Shouren's memorandum is only embarrassing the court and embarrassing the emperor... No matter how bad the situation in Henan is, it is not as important to Chongzhen as Liaodong and Huguang. Food to food, other places, since there is no war, can only be wronged for a while.

"It's purely to add to my confusion!"

When replying to the memorandum, Chongzhen only inscribed the three words "know it", and said nothing else, and his attitude was of course very obvious.Because of this, he was quite dissatisfied with Zhang Shouren, and when he heard Chen Xinjia's report that Zhang Shouren was galloping on the road, he still refused to praise him.

Chen Xinjia understood the emperor's thoughts to some extent. In view of Zhang Shouren's relationship with Yang Sichang, he wanted to defend Zhang Shouren, but his lips murmured a few times, and he didn't know how to word it.

Fortunately, Chongzhen solved the problem for him, the emperor pondered for a while, and suddenly asked: "Bo Rong Cheng traveled all the way to Nanyang, did he ever release relief like last year?"

"Back to the emperor, there is no relief."

Chen Xinjia hurriedly replied: "Because time is too tight, Uncle Rong Cheng is worried that Linqing may be lost, so he travels every day and doesn't care about giving relief."

"Oh..." Chongzhen finally showed a smile on his face at this time, he nodded and said with a smile: "Uncle Rong Cheng has the style of a general, I really feel comforted in my heart."

Last year, the Fushan Army went to Huguang. Although it was a part-time journey, the speed surprised many people. But at the same time, it also released relief along the way. I don’t know how many people who were affected by the disaster were saved along the way.

The disaster situation at that time was not as serious as it was half a year later. Of course, helping the victims brought Zhang Shouren an undeniably good reputation, and of course it also attracted the attention of the court officials.

These things were originally the affairs of civil servants, so of course military generals have gone too far for it, and it is a big taboo for military generals to gain fame.Zhang Shouren did not release relief this time on the return trip, and Chongzhen's fearful psychology naturally went for it.

Chen Xinjia took the opportunity to say: "Recently, the officials from Beijing and Zhongke have made a memorial, and they all say that Shandong's defense is empty..."

"It's all about protecting Rong Chengbo, right?"

"Yes, Your Majesty...these officials are all from Shandong, and they have no connection with Rong Chengbo and Dengzhou Town..."

"I know, I don't need to say much."

Recently, the transfer of troops to Liaodong went very smoothly. The soldiers and horses in each town set off one by one, and the preparations for the transfer of grain and military pay to Liaodong were also being carried out in an orderly manner. In addition, Zhang Shouren was in a hurry to lead the troops, Chongzhen was still relatively relaxed. He looked at Chen Xinjia and smiled. : "There are so many petitioners, the factory and the guard will of course investigate, I already know about this matter."

"Yes!" Chen Xinjia paused, some fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, and he didn't dare to continue talking.

Chongzhen boasted that his ears and eyes were clever, but in fact his factory guards were all virtuous, and they only picked what he liked to hear to report, which was almost useless in terms of eyes and ears. Japan brought back detailed information. By the time of Chongzhen, Jinyiwei was useless, and the intelligence from Liaodong, Huguang and other places was useless. Even the movements of all the officials in the capital could not be detected.Take Chen Xinjia himself as an example, he has kept many things from the emperor, and there are many things that have been violated by yin and yang.

In the 15th year of Chongzhen, Abatai invaded and invaded. Zhou Yanru led the army as the chief assistant. He didn't dare to see the soldiers' faces. Taimiao.

The emperor made a big shame in front of the world, his face was so embarrassing, and the factory guards were incompetent and useless. Later Zhou Yanru didn't get well, Chongzhen finally found a reason and ordered him to be killed.

Zhang Shouren's old relationship in Beijing was Xue Guoguan. Now that old Xue had returned home early, even if other Beijing officials had contacts, they were only for money, and it was enough to buy a peace of mind.

The situation of the factory and the guards must be the same. The handprint of Jinyiwei is Luo Yangxing, who dares to accept any money, and the eunuchs are always willing to come. It is absolutely impossible for Chongzhen to hear bad things about Zhang Shouren from their mouths. .

"Will the Baoding soldiers go south?"

"It has been personally led by the governor Zhang Bingwen. He led one deputy general, three generals, more than ten guerrillas, and five thousand troops. They went south five days ago."

"For the time being, we can only dispatch so many..." Chongzhen had a look of inadequacy on his face, but there was nothing he could do.His dynasty is already riddled with holes, soldiers and horses are far from enough, training pay has been increased for more than half a year, and he has not seen anyone training troops so far, so he can only bow his head to the reality.After pondering over and over again, he finally made up his mind and said: "Let Rong Chengbo be the commander-in-chief of the Shandong military affairs. After calming down the bandits in Linqing and Yanggu, he will guard Jinan and stabilize the place for future orders."

In the end, we still have to drag the tail. The so-called "for later life" means that Zhang Shouren will be mobilized at any time to send troops.

Of course, Chen Xinjia has nothing to do with this matter. The stability of Shandong is very important, and he also handles the war in Liaodong. The decisive battle of the Battle of Jinzhou.

If he wins this battle, although he is not from Hanlin, he will definitely be able to join the cabinet with his accumulated merits, and escape from Yang Sichang's control, and truly build his own team!

Immediately after agreeing, he unfolded the map in his arms and said to Chongzhen: "Please look at the emperor, Wang Pu, the general soldier of Datong, Yang Guozhu, the general soldier of the Xuanfu, and the general soldier of Shanxi... the soldiers and horses of each town have been dispatched separately. After the emperor decrees, all can be dispatched."

According to Chen Xinjia's plan, more than 10 troops will be dispatched to assist in the battle of Jinzhou. There will be eight town commanders including Xuanfu, Datong, Shanxi, Liaodong, Shanhaiguan, and the governor of Jiliao, Hong Chengchou. , and then rushed to the rescue of the besieged Jinzhou via the Xingshan and Songshan Fort lines.

If the battle goes well, we will rebuild the Dalinghe City and Guangning City with the remaining prestige of the great victory, and advance the Liaoxi defense line to Jinzhou, Daling River, Xiaoling River, and until Guangning City, so that the Ming army can threaten Duoyan Sanwei Mongolia made it impossible for the Mongols to follow the eastern captives to the end, and the Qing soldiers' entry route would also be greatly affected, and they could not easily enter the pass to fight grass valleys.

This ambitious plan received strong support from Chongzhen. After Chen Xinjia showed the picture, Chongzhen also leaned over to watch it. After a long time, Chongzhen Fang nodded and said: "The dispatch of our soldiers is very thorough, and we can act accordingly."

"After the minister goes down, it will proceed as planned."

"That's very good. Everything will be carried out according to Qing's plan. We must defeat the ugly prisoner in one battle, so that he will no longer have the heart to spy on me."

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty... I have already searched for candidates, and after the battle in Jinzhou, I can secretly contact Donglu..."

"Can the prisoner submit?"

"As long as Jinzhou wins the first battle, the siege of Jinzhou can be resolved, and the eastern captives can only be trapped on the line from Jinzhou to the Daling River. In desperation, the money will be paid." [

Chen Xinjia's face was full of fanaticism. He is the Minister of the Ministry of War, and his greatest hope is to conclude a deal with Donglu in his hands.That is to say, the peace treaty. No matter how arrogant the ruling and opposition parties are now, no one dares to guarantee that they can annihilate the Eastern Captives. After all, the other party has already become an enemy country after uniting with Mongolia. Now the Ming court will definitely not admit this. Answering the money negotiation like that, giving the horse market to each other every year, the conditions on the surface are the same, and then secretly admitting the other party's right to rule Liaodong and Liaozhong and Liaonan, which is like cutting off the land, and then promises to give them some gold and silver every year, so that they can do it. Keep Daming safe for decades.

This war against the Eastern Captives is like the war against the Mongols a hundred years ago. It is long and has no end in sight. If he can make a deal, although Chen Xinjia will endure the scolding for a while, but decades later, everyone will praise him. His determination and determination.

Chongzhen had some doubts in his heart, of course it was not because of the specific arrangement of the war. With his military level, he could not question Chen Xinjia's dispatch. He was just afraid that the news of the peace talks would affect his image and reputation in future generations. Xiangquan, now that his empire is riddled with holes, it is impossible to continue, so he can only sigh lightly, cover his face with his sleeves and say: "Everything is as you said, but do it, there is no need to ask again."