Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 85
Emperor Chongzhen Zhu Youjian frowned at the report of Wu Mengming, the commander of Jinyiwei.

At this time, he didn't have the mood to joke with Chen Yuanyuan, so he immediately put on his shoes and got up to go out:

"Bring your memorial, follow me to the outer hall, and talk to those civil and military officials!"

Jin Yiwei commander Wu Mengming hurriedly followed.

As soon as Zhu Youjian appeared in the outer hall, Huang Degong and other officials hurriedly saluted together: "I have seen Your Majesty!"

"Stay flat." Zhu Youjian sat on the throne and leaned back calmly: "Except for the cabinet and the Ministry of War, all those sitting here are the officials of the country who lead the troops in the army, and shoulder the heavy responsibility of the country and the country for the Ming Dynasty. , but many of you, I haven’t met before, and this is almost the first time I’ve met, so I asked you to come all the way to Huai’an, of course it’s not as simple as letting you meet me, but to deal with Daming’s military system Make a preliminary strategic decision based on the immediate military situation."

"Maybe you don't know what a strategic decision is, but it doesn't matter. The general meaning is who we will mainly fight in the future, how to fight in general, and what our goals are."

Zhu Youjian called in Wu Mengming, the commander of Jinyiwei, and asked him to explain the current situation in the world.

Wu Mengming is now in charge of foreign intelligence, especially the progress of the war. Naturally, he is familiar with the current military situation. Under Zhu Youjian's eyes, he picked up the long pole and pointed at the hanging map:
"My superiors, please take a look. Since Li Zicheng retreated to Beijing, he has lost Datong, Taiyuan and other places, and retreated to Wugu, Shaanxi. According to reports, except for Liu Zhong's troops who transferred to Henan, most of the intruders have entered Huguang!"

When Wu Mengming said this, the civil and military officials in the hall couldn't help but exclaimed.

In their minds, Li Zicheng was still just causing chaos in the Shanxi area of ​​Beizhili. Naturally, the officials did not expect that Li Zicheng's main force had rushed into Huguang, so they became a little nervous.

Wu Mengming coughed involuntarily: "All superiors, don't worry, wait for the subordinates to finish speaking."

Only then did the officials quiet down.

Zhu Youjian couldn't help smiling slightly, thinking to himself that it was fortunate that there were intelligence agencies, otherwise these officials would have been intoxicated, fighting in the nest, not knowing what was going on outside.

"In addition, the bandit Zhang Xianzhong's troops have captured Yizhou (Chengdu) City, and set up their capital here, separated from Sichuan, and established themselves as Daxi!"

When Wu Mengming said this, Gao Hongtu stood up first: "It's unreasonable! This piece of loyalty dares to establish a country name on its own. This is really outraged by both people and gods. I implore your Majesty to issue an order to send heavy troops to encircle and suppress this thief!"

"It's a time of troubled times, and it's not uncommon to separate regimes and stand on their own feet, Commander Wu continued."

Zhu Youjian waved Gao Hongtu to step down, but he was a little disappointed in his heart. Gao Hongtu, as a dignified second assistant, was still a heavenly official of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Although he didn't directly copy the affairs of the Ministry of War, he didn't have to be so pedantic that he didn't know that the current Ming Dynasty was powerless. There is no need to crusade against Zhang Xianzhong from Sichuan.

"According to the order, except for the thieves Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, since Wu Sangui surrendered Jiannu and made Jiannu enter the customs, Jiannu has now occupied the capital. His Shunzhi Emperor Fulin has moved his capital to Beijing, and his Manchu Qing regent Dorgon Two armies, Azige and Duoduo, have been sent to pursue Li Zicheng's troops to Shanxi. According to the officials, the current signs are that Duoduo's troops will transfer to Henan to pursue the trespasser Liu Zhong's troops, and Azige will directly enter Huguang to pursue Li Zicheng's main force. "

After Wu Mengming finished speaking, Zhu Youjian also stood up: "Let's talk about it, what should we do now?"

Huang Degong, Marquis of Jingnan, stood up first: "Your Majesty, now that Li Zicheng has retreated into Huguang in success or failure, Zuo Liangyu's tribe is the first to bear the brunt, and the Eight Banners Iron Cavalry who built slaves following behind Li Zicheng, I am facing not all There should be three groups of enemies, and Zuo Liangyu's department should be the most guarded against."

"What is the explanation of Jingnan Hou's words? Why Zuo Liangyu's tribe has become the enemy that should be guarded against the most. Ning Nanbo guards Huguang, is strict with himself, and does not offend the people. He guards Huguang like an iron bucket, and fights against Huguang Governor He Tengjiao and Governor Yuan Jixian act as barriers, and from my point of view, the last thing to worry about is the Huguang area, where Li Zicheng's troops will surely collapse!"

Dongge University scholar Zhang Shenyan blatantly protected Zuo Liangyu.

Zhu Youjian just wanted to laugh when he heard it, and it wasn't that Zhu Youjian wanted to laugh. Even Ma Shiying, Minister of the Ministry of War, and Huang Degong, Marquis of Jingnan felt that he wanted to laugh.

"How much money did Mr. Zhang Ge charge Zuo Liangyu? There's no need to be so shameless if you want to speak for him. Who doesn't know that Zuo Liangyu's army is a well-known bandit? They will never stop until they scrape the ground. Lord, if it weren't for this tax reform, the imperial court would not have known that Huguang, Wuchang and other cities, which have always been prosperous, have closed three out of ten shops. It has dropped sharply to six or seven out of ten three years ago, and a large number of women were mutilated to death in the places where the left army was stationed. In recent years, there has been no fighting in the Huguang area. I dare to ask who caused these.”

Dongge University scholar Lu Zhenfei stood up and directly responded to Zhang Shenyan.

Zhu Youjian knocked on the table: "There is no need to argue any more. This time Zuo Liangyu said that he was ill, and his disobedience was obvious. What I am also worried about is that once Li Zicheng retreats south into Huguang, Zuo Liangyu's Will the urine abandon Huguang and go straight down to the south of the Yangtze River with his army of millions like locusts?"

As soon as Zhu Youjian said this, Zhang Shenyan had no choice but to shut up, but he couldn't help feeling tense, how could His Majesty think of this.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I forgot to report a piece of news just now, that is, Huguang Zuo Liangyu's army has recently gathered in Wuchang City, and even the grain harvesting operation is more brutal than before, saying that we can't leave some grain for the intruders, and they are going to the south of the Yangtze River Go enjoy yourself."

As soon as Wu Mengmeng said this, the officials present couldn't help being shocked.

"What, it's possible that Zuo Liangyu is really rebellious!"

Ning Wubo Zhou Yuji couldn't help shouting at this time, looking at the map in the picture: "My God, Wuchang is very close to Jiujiang and Nanchang, and once you break through Nanchang Jiujiang, you can go straight to Anqing, followed by Nanjing City, left Once Liangyu's million-strong army turns against the water, the consequences will be unimaginable."

"impossible!"

Zhang Shenyan stood up at this time: "Maybe Commander Wu made a mistake. Maybe Zuo Liangyu's army is gathered just to prepare for the robbers to go south."

"Old Zhang Ge, let's take a look at this map of Huguang. Wuchang is in the south, and Xiangyang is in the north. Once Li Zicheng goes south, Xiangyang will be the first to be affected. Since Zuo Liangyu wants to stop the intruders, why not gather troops in Xiangyang and move south Wuchang, isn't this the lice on the monk's head, obviously?"

Ma Shiying spoke first, and said: "However, please rest assured, Your Majesty. I have been paying attention to Zuo Liangyu for a long time, and as early as Chongzhen 16 years ago, Yuan Jixian, the governor of Huguang and Jiangxi, was stationed in Nanchang City in person. Even if Zuo Liangyu has a hundred Wan Dajun, but he can't easily go east to Jiangnan, not to mention that once he sends troops, he will abandon the king and the world, how can the people of the world spare him!"

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