Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

In May of the 12th year of Chongzhen, Beijing City.

Today, Emperor Chongzhen and Yang Sichang had a very happy conversation again, unconsciously forgetting the time, so Emperor Chongzhen once again stayed Yang Sichang for dinner in the palace.

Although Emperor Chongzhen was frugal and did not have many dishes for dinner, the dishes made by the imperial chef were still exquisite.The two people who can eat eat carefully, they both hold the old saying "a gentleman eats without talking", and they are eating in silence, so in the dining hall, except for the collision of some dishes, there is a silence .It wasn't until they had finished their meal in a hurry and rinsed their mouths with tea that the two of them continued the conversation just now.

"Your Majesty! The security crisis in the capital has been relieved, and now we must properly resettle Yu Shilang's subordinates." Yang Sichang's opening remarks were blunt persuasion.

Emperor Chongzhen admired Yang Sichang's attitude the most.Regardless of personal gains and losses, dare to "advise directly", you must know that what you are talking about now is a sensitive topic, and it is an act that can easily damage Yang Sichang's reputation.

When the Qing army was mopping up around the capital, of course the imperial court wanted to keep elite soldiers—Yu Zilian’s Ruzhou Army outside the capital. Something is out of place.There are two solutions: one is of course to send the Ruzhou Army back to Ruzhou; the other is to merge the Ruzhou Army into the Beijing camp.

From the heart, both Emperor Chongzhen and the court hoped to incorporate the Ruzhou Army into the Beijing camp.It can be seen from the entrance battle of the Qing army that although the Beijing camp has an army of 20, it is indeed vulnerable and difficult to reassure. Therefore, a strong army is urgently needed to join.

But in this way, Yu Zilian must be released from the capital.Letting an important official of the imperial court control a large army in the capital is too dangerous after thinking about it.Even as a precaution, we must put an end to such things from happening.

But it was such a precautionary measure, but none of the courtiers were willing to speak first, and even Emperor Chongzhen was unwilling to give even the slightest hint, because the meaning of killing the donkey was too obvious. [

And in terms of personal feelings, Emperor Chongzhen had a good impression of Yu Zilian, from the bottom of his heart.Emperor Chongzhen was planning to make great use of Yu Zilian.But if Yu Zilian is released, the governors of Nine Sides will definitely not be suitable, and the reason is the same, Nine Sides is too close to the capital.The governor in the south is also a radish and a pit.If Yu Zilian is arranged, who should be replaced?Anyway, it's an offending thing.

That being the case, Emperor Chongzhen must listen to Yang Sichang's suggestion: "Yang Aiqing! The matter of Yu Aiqing is really difficult to deal with, and I treat meritorious ministers badly. I can't bear it, but I have to respect the rules of the court. I really don't know how to open my mouth." Facing Yang Sichang, Emperor Chongzhen also spoke his mind.In the final analysis, Emperor Chongzhen was too self-conscious and unwilling to take the initiative to be this villain.

"Your gentleman is magnanimous! Yu Shilang is not an unreasonable person. I had a face-to-face conversation with him yesterday, and Yu Shilang was not dissatisfied with the release. Some things are better to be stated clearly. Yu Shilang is also an upright gentleman, and he also I understand the difficulty of the imperial court, so this matter has been hindered." Yang Sichang said.

"Oh? Then what did Yu Aiqing say?" Emperor Chongzhen was overjoyed when he heard that the problem had been solved.So he was anxious to understand Yu Zilian's request for release.If it is not too much, Emperor Chongzhen will definitely satisfy him.

"Yu Shilang agreed to serve as the Minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing, and returned to his hometown Changzhou to raise money and recruit soldiers, and then train a strong army for the court." Yang Sichang replied.

Emperor Chongzhen and Yang Sichang didn't know that Yu Zilian was feeling like he was sitting on pins and needles in the capital these days.As an official from Changzhou.He naturally became a member of the Donglin Party, and he couldn't do it if he didn't want to.Seeing that Yu Zilian suddenly became an important minister of the imperial court, the officials of the Donglin Party immediately praised him as the standard bearer of the Donglin Party in the imperial court.

But Yu Zilian's status in the Donglin Party was not high, and his reputation was not very high, so those big bosses in the Donglin Party used their position in the Donglin Party and their own reputation to confront Yu Zilian every day. Pointing fingers and forcing Yu Zilian to charge forward in the court for the Donglin Party's struggle for power.

But Yu Zilian is not a fool, and he is not interested in the matter of eggs hitting rocks.Not to mention Emperor Chongzhen's attitude towards the Donglin Party, just look at Xue Guoguan, the chief assistant, and Yang Sichang, who are absolutely hostile to the Donglin Party!Yu Zilian knew that there was absolutely no chance of winning in this battle.

Besides, Yu Zilian didn't have any sense of identity or affection for the Donglin Party.Everything I have gained was paid for with my life on the battlefield, and the Donglin Party did not make any effort in it.But now he is being used as a pawn by the Donglin Party, and he is playing with sacrifices at will. No matter what, Yu Zilian will not tolerate such a stupid thing.

Since you can't afford it, then you can hide it!So Yu Zilian decided to give up everything and refused to play in the officialdom anymore.If the imperial court wants the Ruzhou Army, then donate the Ruzhou Army; if the imperial court wants to let him leave Beijing, then Yu Zilian will return to his hometown; this trouble.Since I have no use value, no one will hold on to my scalp anymore!

So when Yang Sichang took the initiative to talk to Yu Zilian, Yu Zilian immediately withdrew very understandingly to the end, completely acting like he was private and not attached to official positions.

But Yu Zilian made a bit of a miscalculation, he underestimated his position in Emperor Chongzhen's heart.When the country is in trouble and thinks of a good general, Emperor Chongzhen will never give up Yu Zilian who has shown outstanding ability.

Anyone who understands knows that Yu Zilian has been in a semi-resigned state since he returned to Changzhou, and the Minister of the Nanjing Military Department is a idler.And raising money and recruiting soldiers in Changzhou?There is no hard target, God knows how many soldiers Yu Zilian will train.Coupled with Yu Zilian's attitude of not being in love with the inn and not leaving, this won the favor of Emperor Chongzhen even more.

"How about Governor Huguang or Fuzhi Yunyang?" Emperor Chongzhen asked.

"Then where do you put Governor Xiong?" Yang Sichang objected. [

If Yu Zilian is assigned to these two places where he faces the peasant army, anyone with a discerning eye will know that he is preparing to replace Xiong Wencan as governor of the five provinces.Otherwise, Yu Zilian would not be allowed to hold the title of Minister of the Ministry of War to be inferior to these two official positions.

Although Emperor Chongzhen and Yang Sichang are indeed somewhat dissatisfied with Xiong Wencan now, thinking that he has not fulfilled the responsibility of exterminating the bandits, but now they do not want to replace Xiong Wencan immediately.Because Emperor Chongzhen and Yang Sichang are deploying the imperial army to encircle and suppress Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai who are entrenched in Gucheng and Fangxian.

At this critical moment, Emperor Chongzhen and the imperial court would never change generals, let alone a two-headed command to disrupt the army of suppressing bandits.