Go back to the end of the Ming Dynasty to be a soldier

Chapter 66
The capital of Ming Dynasty, the city of Beijing.

The Tartars are so rampant, the capital is still prosperous.Being so close, the desolation and bloodshed on the battlefield is simply two heavens compared to here.

The soldiers and civilians may be used to it, because this is not the first time Dazi has visited. Every time the Tartars came, they would loot villages and towns, kill some people, rob people, animals and property, and then leave. This time it is probably the same.

They can't be afraid of this kind of thing, just like they don't know when natural disasters and man-made disasters will happen.
Those who have not made a stand still live their lives in their own way, which may be a kind of numb mentality.

The three teachings and nine streams, the five elements and eight works are the same as before, the red house brothels in the capital are still open, and the princes and grandsons are still going in and out, so there are a lot of guests.

The inside of the palace is even more peaceful, civil and military officials are still intrigues, only Emperor Chongzhen is very busy.

It has been eight years since Chongzhen succeeded to the throne.In the past eight years, he has been busy for eight years, clearing up the chaotic party Wei Zhongxian, providing disaster relief everywhere, and dealing with the government affairs all night long. The phoenix robe is worn until the patch is patched.

If you want to comment on model workers, Emperor Chongzhen is definitely a veritable national model worker.

Over the past eight years, Emperor Chongzhen lost three rounds of his otherwise modest figure.

However, as far as the emperor, a lonely family, was working selflessly, all civil and military officials were basically watching.What's even more damning is that those huge civil official groups headed by the Donglin Party are always critical of Emperor Chongzhen in different ways.

For these deep-rooted civil servants, Emperor Chongzhen had to endure various criticisms, and then strive to do his best. In this case, there is only left today and right tomorrow.Monitor Zhang San today, reuse Li Si tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow Li Si's officials will be sent to prison.

But right now Emperor Chongzhen is most concerned about the battle between Lu Xiangsheng and the Tartars.

In all honesty, he very much hoped that his Lu Aiqing would succeed immediately and annihilate all these hateful Tartars. This country must still belong to him.

But when he thought that since he ascended the throne, these Tartars have never stopped. They have knocked on the door twice in three days, and they have intensified. First they occupied the four cities of Yongping, and today they occupied the 12 cities of Gyeonggi. He spent a lot of money every year. Most of the "civil and military slaves" raised by the money are useless, and they are not good at civil wars, and they are even more bad at foreign wars, so that these Tartars, like entering a no-man's land, wantonly ravaged the capital, and internal and external troubles made him burnt out.

Now Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, the thugs, have gone to the south again. They ran to his hometown in Fengyang and dug up the ancestral graves for him. They are really arrogant. If they can benefit the Tartars, let them retreat quickly and safely. It is undoubtedly a feasible strategy to deal with these thieves with free hands.

It's just that I don't know if this King Lu Yan can be of great use against the Tartars?
Emperor Chongzhen walked back and forth in front of the Longshu case...

Cao Huachun, the chief eunuch who supervised Dongchang, received a secret report from the front and immediately ordered Wang Chengen to be summoned.

Wang Cheng'en was the chief inspector of ceremonies, and he was the most loyal eunuch who accompanied Emperor Chongzhen to hang himself on Meishan a few years later.

At this time, Wang Chengen was "reviewing red", that is, exercising the power of reviewing memorials on behalf of Chongzhen.Criticizing red is the patent of powerful eunuchs like them, and it is also a feature of the Ming Dynasty.At the beginning, the eunuchs approved redemption, which could reduce the burden on the emperor and improve the work efficiency of the palace.

However, since the mid-Ming Dynasty, the emperor neglected political affairs, and the general affairs were left to the eunuchs, and sometimes they didn’t even ask questions. towards.

No wonder, the eunuch will have exclusive power.

But now in the Chongzhen era, the Emperor Chongzhen worked hard to govern, and the red robes of the chief inspectors are different from before.

After the approval of red, there is no matter big or small, you have to report and ask for instructions, and there is the emperor's final sanction.

The Ming Empire is inextricably linked, especially in this eventful autumn, when there are so many big and small things, such as local, capital, military, political, economic and people's livelihood, disaster relief, impeachment and dismissal, personnel promotion, and so on. It is as numerous as a cow's hair, and the papers transferred from the cabinet every day are piled up like a mountain.

Therefore, Wang Chengen was very busy, and no one dared to be negligent, because he knew that this Lord Chongzhen was a bit difficult to serve, busy, tempered, demanding, and a little carelessness would be a crime of turning around. .

Now he is looking at a memorial, which was written by Li Qi, the prefect of Yongping. Even poking out two big Baylors dealt a heavy blow to the Tartars.But Yongping is now short of major generals, food and money, and guns and cannons.I hope the emperor can send reinforcements early and allocate more money, food and equipment.In this battle with the Tartars, the garrison Wang Cheng defected and was punished, and the promoted officer Zhang Shouye died in the line of duty. An outstanding general emerged, named Lin Yi, who is now the commander-in-chief of the army.

There are proposals from the Ministry of War and the cabinet on it, unanimously agreeing to the magistrate's request, and rewarding Yongping officials such as Li Qi and Lin Yi, and waiting for him to approve the red petition to the emperor.

Naturally, Wang Chengen had no opinion on this matter, and was about to criticize him when someone from Cao Huachun arrived, and Wang Chengen hurried to see the factory owner.

After retreating from the left and right, Cao Huachun said: "Governor Lu's soldiers, led by Lin Yi, slandered the emperor and are dissatisfied with the court. At this time, they should be dealt with severely."

When Wang Chengen heard that Lin Yi was familiar with the name, and Governor Lu was also involved, he immediately brought over the memorial from Yongping. After researching, they felt that the prefect of Yongping and Lin Yi were part of the same party. Not only did they have no merit, but they were guilty , dare to criticize the imperial court without authorization behind the scenes, no matter how great the credit is.Governor Lu Xiangsheng must also be implicated, guilty of improper employment and negligence.

The two eunuchs felt that this matter was a bit big, and the dog officials in Yongping didn't care, killing them was like slaughtering pigs and dogs, but Lin Yi is now Lu Xiangsheng's general, Lu Xiangsheng is a celebrity in front of Chongzhen, A senior official with a heavy hand, this matter is not easy to deal with, so the two of them came to see his master with memorials and secret letters.

This was the first time that Ji Dong's name came into the emperor's sight after he traveled through time.

When Emperor Chongzhen saw it, he couldn't help but shoot the case, Lin Yi?Where did such a person appear!A small frontier soldier with such outstanding merits dares to be dissatisfied with the court, talk about the government, and criticize his merits before the court rewards him, is that okay?

Chongzhen also had some doubts about Lu Aiqing, not about his ability, but about his loyalty. His subordinates made irresponsible remarks about the government and were dissatisfied with the court. This showed that his Qin army's morale was already unstable. Heart, this matter must be thoroughly investigated.

Emperor Chongzhen immediately ordered Jin Yiwei to go to Yongping to arrest Li Qi and others. Chongzhen was not confused about Lu Xiangsheng and this Lin Yi. Thanks to the Tartars.

After thinking about it, he decided to let it go, and wait for them to finish the battle, and then send factory guards to arrest them and punish them...

After leaving Chongzhen, Cao Huachun immediately called Qianhu, who was in charge of Dongchang, and ordered him to send Factory Wei Ti to ride to Yongping to bring all the prefects and the chief officials of the Sansi Yamen to examine and punish them.

Then, Eunuch Cao issued another secret order, ordering the factory to continue to monitor the words and deeds of Lu Xiangsheng and Lin Yi...

Because of the tense battle, Lu Xiangsheng's men only set off after two days of rest.

Ji Dong was walking among the teams, his mind was never idle. Although he didn't catch the thief, he kept thinking about what happened that night in his mind.

If it weren't for Lu Xiangsheng's night patrol personnel to make trouble, the thief would never be able to escape. He clearly saw the thief hit him with a dagger, but after explaining the situation to the patrol team, the thief was gone in a blink of an eye. Only some bloodstains were found behind the tent, and the thief disappeared out of thin air.

I just came to Lord Lu's barracks, and I have no enemies, so it's not the assassin who came to kill me. I just finished the big battle, and the thieves in this wilderness can't be tartars and thieves.

In such a large military camp, so many people were alerted to search and arrest, and the thief would not change in a random manner. It was absolutely impossible to escape without the sight of so many people. He must still be in the military camp.Afterwards, it has not been exposed, so there is only one explanation, there is a traitor in the camp.

But the governor's barracks hide dragons and crouching tigers, up to the governor, there are chief soldiers, deputy chief soldiers, and guerrilla generals in the middle. Wanting money but not money, wanting power but not power, what is the meaning of this traitor who has been staring at himself since he came up?Isn't the Qin army, who is famous all over the world, the governor, not a monolithic one?
No, I have to find out this traitor...

(End of this chapter)