Daming wolf ride

Thousands of miles away in Liaodong, Huang Taiji once again mobilized the whole country's elite soldiers to conquer Lin Danhan. No one in Ming Dynasty knew about the big news.

In the city of Beijing, the good mood of the young emperor did not last for a few days because of the good news from Hong Chengchou.

Before dawn, officials who were preparing to go to court gathered outside the Meridian Gate. Before waiting for a while, someone from the palace came to order that the early court would be held at Huangji Gate.

As soon as they heard that the court meeting was changed to the Huangshu Gate, all the officials, big and small, became nervous. Today is Shuo Ri, and according to the usual practice, it should be a grand dynasty, and the grand dynasty usually takes place in the Huangji Hall.And Dachao is mostly going through the motions without much serious business.Now it has been changed to Huangji Gate. It is obvious that the imperial gate is going to listen to the government.In the past, most of the imperial gates were held at Meridian Gate, but since Emperor Shenzong, it was changed to Huangji Gate. It has been many years since Ming Dynasty has held imperial gates at Huangji Gate.The officials discussed one after another that something must have happened, otherwise the emperor would not have listened to the government at Huangji gate suddenly.

When all the courtiers arrived at the Huangji Gate full of doubts and apprehensions, they saw that the young emperor had already been sitting there, and the cabinet members walking in front saw the emperor's unsightly expression at a glance. [

After the courtiers stood in their respective positions, Chongzhen stood up furiously, swept all the courtiers away, and said angrily: "Do you know that the governor of Xuanfu, Shen Chi, secretly jehued with Donglu behind my back, and wanted to negotiate a peace! This is not Shen Chen can do it by himself, but he wouldn't dare to give him ten more guts. Hmph, don't think that I don't know, some of you must have had an affair with Shen Chen, and many of you have had affairs with border officials on weekdays I have a very close personal relationship, and I also have many contacts in official business. There is nothing out of the ordinary, and I will not find you wrong. But now, I am going to negotiate peace with Donglu behind my back. Tell me, can I bear it! Say, you Who among them supported Shen Xi, and who wanted to make peace with Donglu!"

The ministers were dumbfounded, who would dare to answer these words?Even if there is really a collusion with Shen Xi, it is impossible to be so stupid as to stand up by himself, and all of them are wise to keep silent and bow their heads, for fear that the emperor will see him.

Wen Tiren is also a qgu, I don't know where the emperor got the news, why he, the first assistant, doesn't know.But seeing that Chongzhen was in a fit of anger, he decided not to touch the bad luck. Anyway, Shen Chi was a member of the Donglin Party, and Zhou Yanru and the others should be the ones who had a headache when something happened.Hearing the emperor's tone, it seems that the governor of the Xuanfu, Shen Qi, has done his best, and the emperor will definitely ask himself about the new governor of the Xuanfu, but he has to think about it.

"I know it's true, but you dare not say it. Yesterday Xiong Mingyu defended Shen Chi and was scolded by me! I have issued a decree to order Shen Chi to go to prison! From now on, no one will betray me and Jian Anyone who has a piece of paper or a word of communication will be imprisoned!"

After Chongzhen finished speaking, Fang felt that the anger that had been held all night was vented out, and he let out a puff of air from his nose, and looked coldly at the officials below.Turning around, he ordered Zhao Quan who was waiting by the steps of the palace: "Read to them the memorial I read last night."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

That book had been in Zhao Quan's sleeve for a long time, so he didn't take it out in time. He lowered his voice and read aloud: "Laicheng was besieged for [-] days, and it was in danger. Day and night, I hoped for reinforcements, but if they didn't arrive, I knew it would be a plea for peace." Misunderstanding. The bandits stopped their troops, or retreated for a while. Why are the ministers not happy to caress them? It is really the bandits who use comfort as a plan to slow down the army. When the bandits pass Qingzhou, Dacheng has three thousand soldiers. It is very easy to suppress the bandits. "The thieves can be caressed, and the soldiers should not go east." Dacheng will stop until the thieves spread! If the reinforcements do not come, the ministers will die as ghosts to kill the thieves. They will never dare to caress the supreme, confuse the state, and seal the border by mistake. And killing lives!"

After Zhao Quan finished reading in one breath, several of His Royal Highness' ministers changed their colors. This letter was made by Xu Congzhi, who had died in Laizhou years ago. At that time, Zhou Yanru was still the chief assistant.But I don't know where the emperor learned about this memorial, and now he reads it out in front of the officials, what is his intention.

Second assistant He Ruchong and University scholar Wu Zongda were both members of the Donglin Party and Zhou Yanru's henchmen in the court. As soon as Zhao Quan read the beginning, they knew who was behind this matter.Looking at Wen Tiren standing in front with hateful eyes, he cursed secretly.

Chongzhen couldn't see the reaction of the courtiers below. After Zhao Quan finished reading, he clicked on Xiong Mingyu, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, and said in a cold tone: "Xiong Mingyu, there was Xie Lian's memorial before, and now there is Xu Congzhi's memorial. The Denglai matter cannot be appeased, and I have repeatedly issued edicts to the cabinet. Those who appease, the scholars see it, but the bandit soldiers have the slightest loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, and they will never rebel. For Kong Youde and Li Jiuzheng, they should be wiped out with all their strength. Future troubles. But did you listen to what I said? Xu Congzhi’s memorial has been going on for several months, and now he has sacrificed his life for the country. Isn’t what this memorial said was the words of a loyal minister? Tell me, this care can still be done. proceed?"

Xiong Mingyu was terrified. He had already been scolded by the emperor yesterday because of Shen Chi's incident, and now the emperor was angry because of Denglai's incident. , but it is his duty in the Ministry of War.It has been several months since Kong Youde started the incident at Wuqiao last year, and all the soldiers that should be transferred by the Ministry of War have been transferred. Liao soldiers alone have been transferred twice, followed by the Beijing camp and the Sichuan soldiers. Ten thousand men and horses were sent.But the front line was fine, the tens of thousands of troops insisted on not fighting any battles, and they all ate their meals in Shahe.It's not that the Ministry of War has not urged, but Gao Qiqian is not moved at all.Eunuch Gao was a courtier, so he couldn't force him. He thought that the situation would improve after Liu Yulie left, but there was still no movement after Liu Yulie left.God knows what they're doing in Dunley!

Xiong Mingyu had a hard time saying it, if he said he couldn't command the front line, it was because of his military authority!But he couldn't say that he was delaying the war. In that case, he was afraid that the emperor, who was furious, would immediately send him to prison.

When it was hard to describe, Li Changgeng, the censor of the right capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, suddenly came out to play and said: "Your Majesty, since Kong Youde and Li Jiuzheng rebelled, the imperial court has successively sent Zhu Dadian, Gao Qiqian, Jin Guochen, Xu Congzhi, Xie Lian, Yang Yufan and other civil and military troops went out to fight, and the Liao army, the Beijing camp, and the Sichuan army also sent a lot, but the rebellion was still not settled. This shows that none of the soldiers in the towns were the opponents of the Liao soldiers under Kong's rebels. The minister thought that the rebels were not only capable of fighting, but also strong. There are many, it is said that there are tens of thousands of soldiers and horses now, if they are used indiscriminately, it will hurt the vitality of the court. Therefore, I think that the matter of appeasement should not be neglected, if we can successfully appease the rebels, then our Liaodong will have another iron wall. The rebel army rebelled because of the salary, and I thought that as long as I promised to make up the owed salary, there would be room for appeasement.”

Another appeasement!Just as Chongzhen said that he should not be solicited, Li Changgeng raised the question of soliciting without shame, and he was so angry that he didn't even care about the emperor's etiquette. Say, I have no soldiers capable of fighting in the Ming Dynasty, and I still need a bunch of traitors to maintain my country! You claim that the reinforcements are capable, but you are not the opponent of the bandits, so why are there victories in Shahe and Xiaoguanzhuang? Weren’t these two battles fought by our soldiers from the Beijing camp? You can tell how many soldiers will be disappointed if you dismiss them! If the town army rebels because of the salary, the court still pays him to caress him. If things go on like this, what is the dignity of the court? Where is my majesty! What is your intention in these words!"

"The emperor calms down, the emperor calms down"

Li Changgeng didn't expect Chongzhen to be so angry with him as Jiuqing, he was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and kowtowed.What came to my ears was Chongzhen's cold voice, "You are also the elder of the three dynasties. You can go home to live in your old age."

Li Changgeng was startled and stayed there.

Chongzhen ignored him, but turned to Wen Tiren and asked, "How many troops does the rebel army have?"

Wen Tiren didn't go forward to answer, but turned to look at Xu Guangqi behind him, Xu Guangqi came out of the class and said: "Back to the emperor, at the beginning of the rebel uprising, there were only 5 soldiers, and after they captured Dengzhou, they were echoed by the Dongjiang Liao soldiers." , and seized more than [-] Hongyi cannons, [-] Western cannons, [-] horses, and a salary of one million taels. Afterwards, they attacked the city and plundered the land, recruited and surrendered the rebels. It is conservatively estimated that the total strength of the rebels at this time should be around There are about [-] soldiers, but the soldiers capable of fighting are still Liao soldiers, and the number of Liao soldiers will not exceed [-].”[

After hearing this, Chongzhen nodded, and then asked Xiong Mingyu, "Where are the reinforcements sent?"

Xiong Mingyu said: "There are 3 soldiers in the Beijing camp, [-] soldiers in Sichuan, [-] soldiers and horses in Northern Zhili, and [-] Liaodong cavalry from Jin Guochen's department. There are [-] soldiers in Shandong. On the one hand, Zhu Dadian has five thousand soldiers from Lu and more than two thousand soldiers from Zhejiang."

Chongzhen listened very carefully, and snorted after listening: "In this way, the reinforcements have more soldiers capable of fighting than the rebels."

"Yes." Xiong Mingyu didn't dare to bully the emperor, but the soldiers he transferred were all strong soldiers, especially the ancestral cavalry led by Jin Guochen, one could stand up to ten.

"Since there are more troops than the rebels, how can we not move forward! Raise soldiers for a thousand days and use them for a while! Pass my will to Liu Yulie, and I will give him another month. If the rebels can't be put down within one month, tell him not to come back to see me Already!"

After Chongzhen finished speaking, he suddenly glanced at Xu Guangqi, and said, "After Guangxi Taoist censor Xiao Yifu said that Kong Youde rebelled, Sun Yuanhua tried to appease him and let Kong Youde poison the mainland. Corruption is extreme. The soldiers under their jurisdiction once fought in Jiangdong in a few months, intercepted the general, and then fought in Jinan to capture the city. They are all unpardonable by the law. Yuanhua Li should be reprimanded and condemned to show the constitution of the country .Is there anything they said?"

Xu Guangqi was startled, and quickly shook his head and said: "I also guarantee that Yuanhua will never commit corruption and corruption. If there is such a thing in Yuanhua, I am willing to kill with the whole family."

"My lord, don't be too stubborn."

Wen Tiren took half a step forward and said, "Previously, all the ministers have repeatedly impeached Yuanhua for corruption and fraud. Could it be that all the ministers and workers are spreading rumors? So Yu Yinggui, the censor of the Shaanxi Taoist Examination, said, 'The rebel who ascended the army is not Kong Youde. , is also Sun Yuanhua.'"

These words made one person unbearable, because Yu Yinggui had something to say later, but Wen Tiren didn't say it: "The person who became a virtuous rebel was not Sun Yuanhua, but Zhou Yanru."

Wu Zongda saw Wen Tiren's heart at the first word, so he came out of the class and said: "Your Majesty, Yu Yinggui's words are not credible, and nonsense is hurting the minister. It is not advisable! I guarantee Zhou Yanru with his wealth and life!" .

Chongzhen waved his hand impatiently at Wu Zongda: "Let's not talk about you first. I will not kill Xu Guangqi's family, but I will imprison the Yuanhua family! Kong Youde, Li Jiucheng, and Geng Zhongming were trained by him, and the rebels are all his subordinates." What are the two prefectures of Nadeng and Lai? It is the place where the foreigner I hired with money tried to build a new type of cannon, the place where I gave him money to train the new army, and the place where the important towns of Liaodong are heavy! As a result, he Just train a rebel army for me? The cannon just made gave Li Jiuzheng for nothing? This Li Jiuzheng is really hateful, even foreigners are killed!"

Hearing Chongzhen mention the foreigners who died in Dengzhou City, Xiong Mingyu hurriedly reminded: "Twelve of the Portuguese who were in charge of teaching firearms in Dengzhou died when the city fell, and 12 were seriously injured. The minister thinks that compensation should be given."

Chongzhen nodded: "Well, how should I bestow a caress?"

Xiong Mingyu thought for a while, and said: "The minister thought that Xilao, who was in command of Gongsha, could give it to the general, Lu Weilue, the deputy commander, to the guerrilla, and Fran Yalanda, the gun master, to the garrison. Family members will reward ten taels of silver. All injured people will also reward ten taels of silver."

"Precise play."

When Chongzhen saw Xiong Mingyu, he remembered why he was here.There are many chapters referring to him, Sun Chengzong, and Qiu Hejia in these days.Yu Yinggui criticized Xiong Mingyu for his ineffectiveness in suppressing the rebellion. During the incident, Li Mengchen said that Xiong Mingyu was not well dispatched.

Sun Chengzong returned to his hometown of Gaoyang after begging for Xiu Enzhun, but as soon as he left, there were many memorials impeaching him and Qiu Hejia, most of which said that he "built a tomb and provoked, humiliated the country and mourned the teacher".This sentence especially annoyed Chongzhen. If Dalinghe City had not been built, this great defeat would not have been fought. How much money was spent on food, but the entire army of [-] was wiped out. After the Wuqiao Incident, three hundred miles were broken, and tens of thousands of people were killed!

However, Qiu Hejia had already died of illness, and the deceased was the most important, so let him leave his posthumous name.Thinking of Qiu Hejia, Chongzhen suddenly thought of another person, and asked Xiong Mingyu, "Where is Shi Dayong, the general of Jinzhou, and can we find out about his conspiracy?"