Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

Seeing Mr. Wang and wanting to argue, Eunuch Qin hurriedly stopped him from the side: "The miscellaneous family and Mr. Wang can no longer decide on this matter. It must be decided by the emperor and the university scholars. Therefore, the miscellaneous family can take Chang Jing's words with them, not now. Guaranteed what."

"Understood!" Wu Shigong nodded with a smile.

Eunuch Qin knew the current state of mind of Emperor Chongzhen, and he was already in a hurry to go to the doctor. He could even do the things that Yang Sichang and the other three had seduced each other one after another.Therefore, from the point of view of civil servants, Mr. Wang absolutely does not allow Wu Shigong to have such a great power, and from the point of view of the emperor, Emperor Chongzhen might agree to such an appointment that greatly violates the imperial system, so Eunuch Qin is not here. If you become a villain, you don't object at all, you just bring your words to the table, and let those who have the right to make decisions worry about it!

After skipping this difficult point, Eunuch Qin began to ask technical questions: "Then Chang Jing, can you tell me: If what the miscellaneous family said is if, if the court gives Chang Jing such power, how can you calm down the place you mentioned? Woolen cloth?"

"It's actually very simple. Act according to the old policies of Runing and Guide. Strictly implement the "Three Laws", which is what I have offered advice to the court before. Brother Qin! You can also understand that these years in Runing, Is there civil unrest in Guide? Although it is a natural disaster, I can say with conscience that in these two prefectures, as long as they are hardworking and willing to work hard, no one has starved to death. Destroying its manpower and not replenishing its manpower are just two tricks."

"Let's talk about destroying its manpower first. In the early years of Chongzhen, when I went out of Beijing to Guide, I encountered tens of thousands of bandits and bandits, and I only had two hundred horsemen by my side. The chieftain was in the camp of tens of thousands of bandits. It has been more than ten years. I dare not say that I have fought hundreds of battles. But I have fought dozens of battles, and I am lucky. in this way?"

"No one else, selfless heart and ears. I know I have a bad reputation in the court, so why? It's just that I refuse to join forces. Other officials are either for their own positions, or for their own money, or for their relatives and friends. None of them are for the safety of the court. .I just stabilized the place with an iron fist, and then provoked the assassination and lock-up of me, which is really chilling."

"Hey! Don't talk about it, let's talk about Pingjing! It's like a Shaanxi thief fleeing far away. They may not be able to deal with them, but as long as they dare to approach, our Runing Army has the right time, place and people, and we will definitely take them all at once. Excuse me. In the past, it was only because of the government's multiple branches and random command that the Shaanxi bandits escaped repeatedly. But as long as the power is unified in my hands, I dare to issue a military order. Within three years, the Shaanxi bandits will be driven to the west of Henan and Chu."

"Afterwards. Strictly implement the "Three Laws", ban refugees, ban wasteland, and ban bandits. As long as the iron fist goes down, there will be no refugees on the roads and in the countryside, and the people will have a stable place to live in. It is difficult for the bandits. The source of soldiers will become less and less."

"The effect is really so good?" Eunuch Qin asked doubtfully.

"Of course! I practiced it in Runing and Guide. After years of catastrophes, refugees and bandits outside these two prefectures are rampant. Only these two prefectures are safe and sound. Although it cannot be said that the road does not pick up lost things, it can also be said that the people's customs are simple. .” Wu Shigong replied.

"But why didn't other governments implement it?" Eunuch Qin's doubts deepened.

"There must be a strong army to suppress the place. And this strong army can't harass the place. The morals of the generals are very strict. Otherwise, let's not say that the refugees are rampant, but just say that the bad tyrants in the countryside are obedient and violating, which will make it difficult to implement this decree. .”

"Oh!" Eunuch Qin and Master Wang suddenly realized.

"Then General Soldier Wu, I would like to ask you one more question. If we give you more food and pay and ask you to recruit more soldiers, will it shorten the time to pacify the interior, and will it be possible to completely wipe out the bandits and prevent them from harming Shaanxi and Sichuan again?" Master Wang asked again.

"Difficult!" Wu Shigong shook his head at Mr. Wang, "I wrote a letter to Brother Qin that day, saying that in order to suppress the bandits, we must defend the fortified cities and passes, and then form an army to encircle and suppress the Shaanxi bandits day and night. I don't know Brother Qin. Remember?"

"It's true!" Eunuch Qin nodded.

"But today is different from the past." Wu Shigong went on to explain, "In the past, there were only tens of thousands of Shaanxi thieves, but now there are 10,000+ or ​​hundreds of thousands of Shaanxi thieves, so the officers and soldiers must focus on defense. If the foot hurts and the foot is healed, it will only usher in fiasco again and again, just like Master Xiong, Elder Yang Ge and Master Ding in the past."

"So now there are two places in the Central Plains and Sichuan and Shaanxi. The imperial court can only choose one. For example, my Runing army blocked the Shaanxi bandits from entering the Central Plains, and the left general moved troops to block the Shanxi bandits from going south. The Shanxi Jin army and the Northern Zhili official army blocked the Yellow River. If the Shaanxi thieves go north, the imperial court can trap the Shaanxi thieves with a limited army."

"As for Shaanxi and Sichuan, the Shaanxi bandits have been scourges for more than ten years. The people who should be kidnapped have been kidnapped, and the food and grass that should be robbed have also been snatched up. Moreover, natural disasters and military disasters have continued. It is already a thousand miles away. It is difficult to survive. The imperial court can completely regard these two rotten provinces as the place where the Shaanxi bandits perished, and let the meat rot in the pot. As for the three sides of the army and the Sichuan army in these two places, if they and the Shaanxi bandits exhausted their forces, the court It's totally for nothing."

"As long as this is the case, the Shaanxi bandits' personnel and food and grass will be irreparable, and their strength will become less and less. Coupled with the court's appropriate appeasement and division, and then cautiously attacking at favorable opportunities, using food to lure, etc., With such multiple means, in the end, even if the Shaanxi bandits go to heaven and earth, they will have no escape."

"Good!" Eunuch Qin and Master Wang exclaimed in unison.Although the two of them kept self-effacing during the conversation, how could the two of them who were sent to discuss military affairs with Wu Shigong not understand military affairs?There is always some kung fu of a three-legged cat.

And Wu Shigong described the general strategy very clearly, which made Eunuch Qin and the others feel suddenly enlightened.So when it comes to this, Eunuch Qin and the others are a little bit eager to return, not to mention the difficulties that only the Emperor Chongzhen and the important court officials can make decisions, just listening to this general strategy makes Eunuch Qin and the others feel that the trip was not in vain .

So Eunuch Qin finally asked: "Chang Jing! Do you have anything else to say to Grandpa Huang?"

"That's all." Wu Shigong replied, "Then I'll just wait for the good news. But the ugly words come first, and I can wait for three months at most. With [-] soldiers, I will return to Henan with the main force of the Runing Army."

"Why is Chang Jing so anxious?" Eunuch Qin persuaded.

"Why are you not in a hurry? Although it's hard to do things with a bad name, I will do my best and hope for peace of mind! Brother Qin, you know that I am a person who is greedy for pleasure, but I have been fighting non-stop for the first half of my life. I really want to stop working hard , return to the capital as soon as possible!"

"Hey!" Eunuch Qin sighed, "The miscellaneous family won't say much."

Then, Eunuch Qin looked back at Jinyiwei Qianhu and Dongchang Baihu: "Can you remember what I said earlier?"

"I've written it all down." The two of them hurriedly clasped their fists together and bowed.

"That's good! Let's rush back overnight. Chang Jing! Offended offended, military and state affairs are important, so the miscellaneous family will leave first."

"It doesn't matter! If the reception is not good today, I will not prepare gifts for everyone, so as to avoid suspicion. When the world is peaceful in the future, I will invite everyone to drink celebration wine together."

……

Wu Shigong finally ended the long conversation with Eunuch Qin and the others.In this conversation, Wu Shigong vividly expressed his attitude of "serving the country with allegiance" and "working hard" for the Ming Dynasty.Of course, this was a reason to paralyze the court, but the main reason was: Wu Shigong wanted to turn Daming towards a better direction.

Therefore, what Wu Shigong said is indeed a golden word, and this strategy is also a very correct strategy.He just wanted to give Emperor Chongzhen and the court one last chance, so that they had a choice to continue the Ming Dynasty.

However, the key to this strategy is the execution of the commander.To have an excellent commander-in-chief, you must also have a strong army.But Wu Shigong searched all over the Ming dynasty, and he was the only person with such qualifications.

Of course, Wu Shigong would not imagine that there is no such thing as a genius, after all, there was an unexpected Yu Zilian before.But Wu Shigong is also very confident, no matter what kind of talent he is, as long as he dares to sprout a bud, Wu Shigong will definitely nip him in the bud.

So now there are only two choices before Emperor Chongzhen and the imperial court: one is not to adopt Wu Shigong's strategy, then Wu Shigong can move freely with peace of mind; Chu and Chu became the real masters of the Central Plains.

As for the peace of the world, what Wu Shigong said will return to Beijing!Enjoy wealth!Those words can be heard at all, but they can't be regarded as true.Therefore, no matter what the Emperor Chongzhen and the imperial court choose, Wu Shigong can have an excuse for what he will do in the future, at least he has grasped the righteousness and public opinion.

For this reason, Wu Shigong even did not hesitate to postpone his return to Runing, so that the changes in Runing would remain frozen.He just sent a letter to Runing, letting everything in Runing return to its original state, without convicting or punishing anyone, and also letting the Runing army in Yuyu stay in the two mansions and not act rashly.

But after Eunuch Qin and the others hurried back to the capital, Wu Shigong's remark aroused fierce debate between the court and the Chinese government.Not to mention that the civil servants couldn't bear Wu Shigong's hand in the civil servant's inherent territory, even Emperor Chongzhen was very worried about giving Wu Shigong such great power.

However, in order to stabilize Wu Shigong and to use him, in November of the 14th year of Chongzhen, the imperial court finally gave Wu Shigong an imperial edict: let him preside over the rescue of the besieged Ming army in Jinzhou and Songshan.As for the troops requested by Wu Shigong, the imperial court did not allocate a single soldier from the Beijing camp, but asked him to discuss the solution with Yang Shengwu, Governor of Jiliao, Ye Tinggui, Governor of Liaodong, Gao Qiqian, Supervisor of Liaodong Army, and Wu Sangui, General Soldier of Ningyuan.

Note: It's not an order, it's a negotiation! (To be continued..)