Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 242 The world is not just the world of literati

Mao Weizhang really wanted to stop at this moment, take a look at this bustling scene, and see the splendid mountains and rivers of Ming Dynasty.

Once upon a time, the Beijing capital of Beijing was not inferior to the current imperial capital Nanjing.

But now it is nothing more than the garden of the Eight Banners.

"After all, it is the capital of the Han family, with clothes like snow and a place full of splendor."

Mao Weizhang had no choice but to restrain his gaze, and galloped on the streets of Nanjing City, hoping to arrive at the imperial court as soon as possible and announce the news.

The clatter of horseshoes sounded rhythmically on the bluestone slab.

The flying fish suit shone dazzlingly under the bright sun.

Only in the kingdom of Ming Dynasty, can Jin Yiwei like him feel the supreme glory.

"As long as His Majesty is still there, the country will still be there—Northern Scholars and Citizens Residency Registration Office." A banner on the right side of the outer city gate attracted Mao Weizhang's attention.

For some reason, the words he said now made him, a widower in Jinyiwei who had no idea where his home was, couldn't help but feel sore eyes.

At this moment, Mao Weizhang was even more looking forward to seeing His Majesty the Emperor of Ming Dynasty.

"Selling newspapers, selling newspapers, Duoduo, Prince of Jiannu Yu, will be executed by Ling Chi outside the Taiping Gate in three days. Jiang Yueguang, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, Chen Chunde, Yushi of Zuodu, and Wei Botong, Zhengqing of Dali Temple will be the execution officers."

At this time, there were newsboys running around the outer city.

Although Mao Weizhang couldn't stop to buy a copy, he felt more at ease when he heard that Duoduo was about to be executed by Ling Chi.

He had personally seen the scene of Dudo going to fight against Daming with his own eyes. At that time, Duduo was proud and arrogant. He still remembers it clearly now, but now he did not expect that he had been captured alive.

Mao Weizhang went straight into the palace, informed Wang Chengen who was on duty at Qianqing Palace, and still prostrated himself in the outer hall waiting for Zhu Youjian to summon him.

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At this moment, Emperor Chongzhen Zhu Youjian was still discussing matters in the Grand Marshal's Mansion.

At this time, Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youjian had received military news from Huguang. Although Li Yan's unit of the extermination army resisted fiercely, Azig had successfully captured Xiangyang and captured Yicheng half a month ago.

It will be a matter of time before Xingdu, that is, Chengtianfu City, falls to the enemy.

Zhu Youjian had no choice but to call Ma Shiying and Shi Kefa to discuss the matter of Huguang, and prepare for the defeat of the extermination army in the future, which will lead to the fall of Huguang and the critical war in Jiangxi.

Zhou Yuji, Liu Fangliang, He Xin and other officials of the guard system are still resting in Yangzhou at this time, and are preparing to go to Henan, Shandong and other places in half a month.

Therefore, Ma Shiying and Shi Kefa, the ministers of the Ministry of War, were the only ones in the Grand Marshal's Mansion at this time.

"Azig's offensive was fierce, but he fought steadily, unlike Doduo who underestimated the enemy and rushed forward. It was difficult for us to find a fighter to eat him, so we could only resist with a large army. However, the Qing army was indeed brave and good at fighting. The combat power is really hard to resist, so from the point of view of my humble minister, it is still necessary to transfer the Guards to Huguang, or transfer the Huang Degong Department to go north."

Shi Kefa said.

But Ma Shiying expressed his objection: "Your Majesty, according to my view, there is no need to transfer the guards, and there is no need to transfer the Huang Degong Department to rescue Huguang. Why don't we use the hands of the Qing Dynasty to destroy the strength of the captive army, and when they are both defeated, it will not be too late for us to send reinforcements."

Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youjian could tell that Ma Shiying wanted to use the hands of the Qing Dynasty to reduce the power of the extermination army.

However, Zhu Youjian didn't think about adopting Ma Shiying's conspiracy, so he shook his head: "No, I won't do this. At this time, if I plan to destroy the army, I'm afraid it will force the army to surrender to the Qing court." , don’t forget that there is still a remnant of thieves in the Hanzhong area. Now that Duoduo is defeated, no one knows whether the Qing court will change the suppression of thieves to Zhao’an. In order to pacify the south, Dorgon stretched out two fists, with Duduo on the left and Azig on the right. Now that we have knocked off his left hand, we have to knock off his right hand before he retracts his right hand! "

Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youjian said this, and Wang Chengen walked in: "Your Majesty, Mao Weizhang, a hundred households of Jinyiwei, came to report that the Qing court was shocked when they learned of Duoduo's defeat, and the Qing court wanted Azige to return to the court. It seems that the Qing court still intends to attack the Ming Dynasty again."

"He had just established himself in the northern border of the Qing Dynasty, and he had to deploy heavy troops in the capital. Now he has lost tens of thousands of Manchurian cavalry, and he still has the ambition to kill me. Does Dorgon still have troops?" Ma Shiying, Minister of the Ministry of War, couldn't help asking. .

Emperor Chongzhen Zhu Youjian glanced at Ma Shiying, got up and said: "The Manchurian cavalry is not enough, and there are also the Eight Banners of the Han Army and the Green Battalion Soldiers. In the next battle between the Ming and Qing Dynasties, almost all Han people died. Since ancient times, all those who destroyed Han were Han. Thieves too, but this is not the point now, the point is that Azig's troops want to return to the court, so it has already been shown that since Dorgon will undoubtedly fight again, in this case, Azig cannot be allowed to easily attack and order the guards Liu Fangliang, Huang Degong, and Yuan Jixian's troops of the Third Army pressed forward and launched a counterattack against Azige's troops!"

"Your Majesty! Liu Fangliang broke into the old army and sent him to rescue the extermination army. I'm afraid it will be bad." Ma Shiying hurriedly reminded Zhu Youjian at this time.

Zhu Youjian understood what Ma Shiying meant. Officials like him who were born as big bureaucrats and big landlords still had a sense of distrust for Liu Fangliang, who was born in the peasant army, but Zhu Youjian knew that those who would really compromise with the Qing army would not be these The old peasant army.

"It doesn't matter, there is no need for suspects, and there is no doubt for employing people. Let Liu Fangliang rescue the extermination army. First, it is geographically closer to Huguang. Second, because Liu Fangliang is the former part of the robbers, I want him to rescue. This way, the enthusiasm will naturally be higher. , As for whether the Third Army will go to Li Yan because of this, naturally there is no need to worry, most of the middle- and lower-level officers are the children of officials and the former army, and Liu Fangliang has no way to drive 15 people to defect from the court at this time."

After Zhu Youjian said it, he ordered Ma Shiying to draw up an order and issue a military order to the Generalissimo's Mansion.

Ma Shiying, Minister of the Ministry of War, had nothing to say, but Zhu Youjian gave Ma Shiying a cold look.

The distrust and hostility of the gentry towards the common people still bothered him as an emperor, even for a military minister like Ma Shiying, not to mention other civil and military officials. There is still a long way to go to distrust and conflict with the fuzzy class.

For this reason, Zhu Youjian couldn't help saying to Ma Shiying before leaving: "If you have the talent to be the chief assistant, but you don't have the ability to be the chief assistant, you have insidious and cunning skills, but you don't have the knowledge of the overall situation, how can you become a great weapon! The world! It's not just the world of scholar-bureaucrats!"

Zhu Youjian can only mention this to Ma Shiying, and at the same time, he can be regarded as telling Shi Kefa.

Ma Shiying and Shi Kefa were both stunned in place, and Zhu Youjian's sentence "The world is not just the world of scholar-bureaucrats" was like a thunderclap in their ears, and they didn't know how to understand what His Majesty Zhu Youjian meant.

(End of this chapter)