After hearing Hu Yunqing's words, both the master and the servant trembled in their hearts.
You know, Yuan Chonghuan's battle made them ecstatic. Since Chongzhen came to power, Liaodong has been a worry for him, but it is getting better now.
But when I heard Hu Yunqing talk about this, how could I not panic?
But even so, Chongzhen still didn't believe it. After all, with Yuan Chonghuan guarding Liaodong, it was not possible for Huang Taiji to bypass Shanhaiguan and go straight to Kyoto.
"Brother Hu, do you have any basis for what you say?"
He picked up the wine glass but lost his appetite and asked while staring at Hu Yunqing who was still devouring it.
"An explanation? What explanation can there be?"
Hu Yunqing didn't care at all. He raised his head and drank the wine in one gulp. He said with great satisfaction, "I said I can predict the future. Do you believe it? That's the thing. If you don't believe it, you will know it in the spring next year."
He can't say that he has traveled from the future, can he? Someone also needs to believe it.
"Master Hu."
Seeing that the emperor's face was not good, Wang Cheng'en hurriedly poured wine and handed it to Hu Yunqing, "Now Yuan Chonghuan is guarding Liaodong, and he built it from Jinzhou to Shanhaiguan like an iron barrel. No matter how powerful the barbarian is, he can't directly enter the capital city, right? Yuan Chonghuan again Not a fool."
"You think it's too simple."
Hu Yunqing took the wine glass, turned to look at the sea of corn, and said coldly, "I have said that Huang Taiji is very good at using soldiers. Since he can't fight against Jinzhou and Songshan, why don't he just avoid it?"
Having said this, he looked back at Chongzhen with a solemn expression and said, "He can take the Horqin-Mongolia route, then bypass Xifengkou and go straight to Zunhua and Datong! Fight all the way to Beijing!"
As soon as these words came out, Wang Chengen and Chongzhen's expressions suddenly changed.
Although the two of them didn't know how to use soldiers, they knew the geographical location more or less. If that were the case, the slave-building army would really be a magic weapon descended from heaven.
"Brother Xian, why do you look so ugly?"
Hu Yunqing was busy chatting, and then he noticed that this young man's face was pale.
"It's okay, Brother Hu, don't I still have a few properties over there?"
Chongzhen waved his hand and drank the wine in one gulp. It was so bitter that it was hard to swallow, "Logically speaking, it shouldn't be like this. The Mongolian cavalry that Datong fought earlier fled and fled, but they couldn't face Jiannu. Already?"
"The Horqin Mongolian cavalry is largely due to the food and grass. After all, neither man nor horse can withstand the power of Croton."
Hu Yunqing shook his head, then stood up, stretched, and burped with satisfaction, "But if you want to repeat the same trick, it will be difficult. After all, no matter how stupid Huang Taiji is, he will not fall twice in the same place. .”
"Besides, the most important thing is man-made."
"Man-made?"
As soon as these words came out, both the master and the servant were startled.
"indeed so."
Hu Yunqing nodded and walked to Wang Chengen's side. "The Jiannu cavalry are indeed brave and good at fighting, but when it comes to attacking cities and territories, without the support of firearms, they can't get in at all."
But in the second year of Chongzhen, Huang Taiji captured Zunhua and Datong almost without any blood. What does this mean? There must be some internal response!
"Brother Hu, what do you mean by what you said? Are there any insiders from them in the court?"
Chongzhen almost gritted his teeth and spat out each word.
He was suspicious by nature and almost didn't believe the ministers of the DPRK. Coupled with what Hu Yunqing said, he immediately reacted.
"I'm not sure whether there is any internal involvement in the DPRK or China."
Hu Yunqing didn't care about this at all, after all, he only wanted to make a lot of money.
"But there must be something wrong with the defenders of these two cities."
He said with a serious face, and then looked at Chongzhen, "Brother, do you have any way to talk to the court to see if they can be replaced? Think about it, if Huang Taiji goes south, it will not be good for us. Any benefit."
"Sooner or later they will be replaced!"
Chongzhen gritted his molars and clenched his fists. He wished he could go to Datong and replace the two city guards right now!
"If only it were that simple."
When Hu Yunqing saw Wang Chengen pouring more wine, he sat down again and said with a solemn expression, "If that boy Chongzhen can listen to you, he will be damned."
"..."
After hearing this, both the master and the servant became numb.
When Wang Chengen saw that Hu Yunqing was acting like a brat and an idiot, he was afraid that the emperor would strangle him to death.
"Brother Hu."
Chongzhen coughed helplessly and drank to cover up his embarrassment, "Maybe the current emperor can really listen to your and my good intentions?"
"If that's the case, there's still some trouble."
Hu Yunqing's expression changed, and there was some sympathy on his face. Zhu Youjian can be said to be an extremely diligent emperor, but the people under him are too cheating.
Especially the group of civil servants from the Donglin Party. They are experts at internal fighting and outside fighting at outsiders.
Thinking about how Hong Chengchou dealt with Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong was a good player, but when he got outside the pass, he was beaten by Dorgon and Duduo until he ran away.
"Appreciate further details."
Chongzhen knew in his heart that compared to those flattering officials, this cousin was much more reliable.
"Nowadays, civil servants have too much power, and many of the emperor's orders are subject to their influence."
Hu Yunqing said with a serious face, "If we can overcome all difficulties and make Qian Gang dictatorial, it will be okay. But those civil servants report good news but not bad news, which makes the emperor's vision short. How can he know anything else?"
"In addition, that guy in Chongzhen is too picky! As a result, no one below him is really willing to work hard."
This is a true statement at that time. After all, the Ming army is not satisfied with the pay, but it is invincible if it is fully paid.
When the Qing army attacked Beijing, Emperor Chongzhen called on the people in the city to resist together and gave each person twenty taels of silver.
But when the Qing army retreated, the emperor felt sorry for his money.
As a result, when Li Zicheng attacked for the second time, no one was willing to pay attention to him when he tried to call on the people to resist.
This is where his shortcomings lie.
Not to mention how embarrassed Chongzhen was at this time, he scratched his head and just focused on picking up the food.
"Brother Hu, just don't worry. I think the emperor will change it in the future."
After a while, he had made up his mind. With his cousin here, he would be able to act arbitrarily in the future and would no longer be subject to the checks and balances of those civil servants!
Let them know that he is the emperor! As long as he keeps his word, he will definitely not be affected again.
"You are not the emperor, how do you know his thoughts?"
Hu Yunqing's face was red from drinking at this time, and he was already a little dizzy.
"Besides, his treasury is short of money and all he thinks about is how to take it from the people. How can he not force them to rebel?"
He poured a glass of wine and said, "Of the ministers in the capital and the relatives of the emperor, who is not full of food? The lucky king of Luoyang has a mountain of money!"
