Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

() Compared with those old and cunning ministers, Emperor Chongzhen still seemed a little immature.After being praised three times and two times by these ministers' words, Emperor Chongzhen was coaxed very happily.

But those ministers were not really coaxing Emperor Chongzhen.Because in the understanding of various officials of the Ming Dynasty, although the Houjin outside the pass is very powerful in field battles, their ability to attack fortifications is very weak.

In the previous battles of Ming and Jin, the only few victories of the Ming army were obtained in the battle of defending the city.And the fortified cities that the Ming army lost were all internal agents sent by the Hou Jin army to break those cities from inside the city.Head-to-head capture of the city defended by the Ming army, in the previous post-Jin army, there was no successful battle.

But this time, under the organization of Sun Chengzong, the Ming army has basically built Dalinghe City, so all officials are not very worried about the invasion of the Hou Jin army.

In the eyes of these officials, as long as the Houjin army is bombarded by the general under the city, and the soldiers of the Houjin army will also be busy with farming and cannot mobilize for a long time, so the Houjin army will definitely be in the Daling River. After the city was hit with a broken head and blood, he was defeated and retreated.

But what these officials did not expect was that the last time Houjin entered the pass, they plundered a large number of young and strong laborers in the pass. After the Jin Dynasty, there was no shortage of labor to cultivate the farmland.It can also provide sufficient manpower for a long-term siege.

In addition, as an excellent military commander, Huang Taiji also realized the weakness of Hou Jin's lack of siege methods. He also changed the combat method, changing the siege to siege, and then assisted with siege to fight against the Ming army. Vitality.

It should be said that Huang Taiji's change in tactics not only exceeded the expectations of the Ming army, but was also opposed by some generals of the Later Jin army.Because in the eyes of those post-golden generals, fighting on horseback is so majestic!But digging trenches and besieging the city for a long time without attacking the city, wouldn't that be a disgrace to our warriors?

But at this time, Huang Taiji had already established a very high authority among Hou Jin.And under the pressure of his strong wrist, those arrogant soldiers of Houjin also reluctantly did the work that they thought should be done by coolies.

But after going through such a tempering, in addition to maintaining the original advantages of bravery and strict discipline, the Hou Jin Army also learned to bear hardships and stand hard work and be patient in battle.It should be said that Huang Taiji finally forged the most powerful army in the Far East at that time.

But what is a little ridiculous is that even though the battle between the Ming army and the Houjin army was repeated and defeated, even if the Houjin army had already reached the capital area, the Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty and those officials still embraced the kingdom of heaven. He regarded Hou Jin as a barbarian, and dismissed everything about them.

Therefore, in this court meeting, all the ministers still showed a contemptuous attitude towards Hou Jin, thinking that the Hou Jin army would never get a favor under Dalinghe City.And Emperor Chongzhen also took this view deeply.

Emperor Chongzhen has always thought this way: Houjin became bigger because of the trust of his elder brother Emperor Tianqi, who ruled and ruled.It is also because those ministers like Yuan Chonghuan refused to use their lives, and they owed the king's kindness.Although I have taken some detours since I came to power, as long as the monarch and ministers work together sincerely, the situation in the world will definitely improve that day.

So today's court meeting ended in an optimistic atmosphere.And as the leader of the ministers in the court discussion, the chief assistant Zhou Yanru was also polite with the few court officials who complimented him after he withdrew.

Zhou Yanru didn't notice that Wen Tiren, who was walking behind him, winked at Cao Huachun, the great eunuch beside Emperor Chongzhen.

As two comrades-in-arms in the same trench during the battle with the officials of the Donglin Party, when Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren both became bachelors and entered the cabinet, they immediately separated from each other.

And the reason is nothing more than this, Zhou Yanru, the good wife, wants to be favored alone, and Wen Tiren, the mistress, wants to be in the top position.This principle is the same from as big as the court hall to as small as the inner house.No wonder the sage said: If you don't sweep a house, why sweep the world!

The difference from Zhou Yanru is that Wen Tiren is not a good-natured person, doesn't love money, and behaves quite decently. It can be said that he is a moral model.So if any military officer dares to give him a few thousand taels of silver, he will definitely throw the silver in the face of the military officer and beat the military officer out with a stick (just kidding. I like Ke Da's "Late Night" very much) bright").

What is even more different from Zhou Yanru is that although Zhou Yanru claims not to form a party on the surface, he secretly flirts with Zhang Pu of Fushe.And Wen Tiren is truly non-partisan.Except for a few officials who waved the flag and shouted under Wen Tiren, Wen Tiren was basically alone in the court, and had always been a lone minister loyal to Emperor Chongzhen.

But Wen Tiren also has hobbies, and his hobby is power.For Wen Tiren, who is already a bachelor, if he needs to pursue greater power, the only way is to push Zhou Yanru out of power and become the chief assistant of Emperor Chongzhen himself.

And under Wen Tiren's painstaking management, he successfully hooked up with Cao Huachun, one of the two most trusted eunuchs beside Emperor Chongzhen.

Different from Wang Chengen's pursuit of serving Emperor Chongzhen better, Cao Huachun's pursuit is to become the inner minister of the Ming Dynasty and grasp more power.Therefore, after Wen Tiren's secret flirtation, Cao Huachun immediately hit it off with Wen Tiren.

The purpose of Wen Tiren's wink at Cao Huachun just now was to let Cao Huachun, when he was serving Emperor Chongzhen, disclose Zhou Yanru and Fushe's clique for personal gain to Emperor Chongzhen intentionally or unintentionally.Tear off Zhou Yanru's mask of not forming a party.

Of course, just for such a matter, Wen Tiren would not have such a naive idea if Emperor Chongzhen wanted to replace Zhou Yanru's chief assistant.

But as long as he perseveres like this, he will continue to make small reports about Zhou Yanru in front of Emperor Chongzhen.If Zhou Yanru has any big handle in Wen Tiren's hands in the future, then Wen Tiren will definitely overwhelm Zhou Yanru.And now Wen Tiren's goal is to find such a handle.

Anyway, the sitting position is different, and the things to worry about are also different.Unlike the two academicians who were at the top of the court and playing high-level open and dark arrows, Wu Shigong is now receiving representatives of several salt merchants who rushed over from Yangzhou.