Wang Encheng was stunned, but Chongzhen was worthy of being an emperor. His calming skills were obviously much better. "Hey, what Zhu Qing said is right. You do have such an ability. Even if you really thought like this, you wouldn't have had to take action the day before yesterday. I would have died. At that time, you were standing as a descendant of the Zhu family. Just come out and set the world, and you don’t need to go through the trouble now. You have to report to me on everything you do, and you also have to consider my feelings."
Either that or Chongzhen is smart.
He can explain many things at a glance. It's just that his ears are too soft and he is anxious to achieve results, so he forced his subordinates to make mistakes again and again, and made Ming Dynasty what it is now.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty." Zhu Changwu chuckled, and his expression returned to the harmless look it had before.
"Okay, even if you trust me so much, I will definitely trust you in the same way. From now on, I will not interfere with anything you do, let alone punish you. I just hope that you can be like you Do as you say, let us Ming people, no! Chinese people stand at the top of this world."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." After hearing this, Zhu Changwu bowed in a rare salute.
Although he did not kneel down, or he had never knelt down before. But such a courtesy is already Zhu Changwu's most important courtesy to outsiders.
After the showdown with Chongzhen, Zhu Changwu left the palace relaxed. After there were no others around, Wang Chengen looked at Chongzhen with concern and said, "Long live my lord, do you really not care about what Mr. Zhu does in the future?"
"How do you care?" Chongzhen asked a rhetorical question when he opened his mouth, leaving Wang Chengen stunned on the spot.
Then, not knowing whether to tell Wang Chengen or himself, Chongzhen said: "With his ability, it is just a matter of raising his hand to overthrow the Ming Dynasty, but he does not want to do this, he wants to give the Ming Dynasty Leave more energy to do more things. On this point, I have the same idea as him. Even so, why should I restrict him? "
"Besides, facts have proven that I am not as good as him in leading troops to fight, so why not leave the army in his hands, and I will only be responsible for managing the territory he has conquered. Wouldn't it be nice?"
At the end of the sentence, Chongzhen laughed.
Zhu Changwu only said that he wanted to conquer the world, not that he wanted to manage the world, but his meaning was very clear, that is, he would not care about the world he conquered, or said he had no time to care about it. In this way, wouldn't it be cheap? Did you kill yourself?
Emperors since ancient times have always been proud of opening up new territories.
Chongzhen also had such thoughts and intentions, but he simply couldn't do it with his ability.
Well, now, there is such a very capable person who can do it, so why not cooperate with him?
After all, he is still the emperor, and the future Ming Dynasty belongs to his son and grandson. Zhu Changwu's descendants can only be a king at most, and they will not have any orthodox status. With so many benefits placed in front of him, how could Chongzhen have any reason not to accept them?
Never underestimate anyone, especially an emperor.
But no one can achieve that position simply. Especially someone like Chongzhen, who has truly controlled the situation of the court for more than ten years. His vision and the perspective from which he thinks about things when encountering problems are simply beyond the reach and imagination of others.
"Long live the Holy Ming." Wang Chengen really didn't expect that much, but he knew that Chongzhen was very satisfied with the result.
As a loyal minister, if the master is satisfied, he will naturally be satisfied as well.
Queen Zhou was still outside preparing the lunch meal, unaware of what was happening in the front hall.
Little did they know that after this conversation, Ming's development trajectory would seriously deviate.
No!
It should be said that from the day Zhu Changwu came to the capital and met Chongzhen, the trajectory of history had already begun to deviate.
...
Marco Polo Bridge, Dashun Army Camp.
Liu Tichun's army was attacked by surprise last night and suffered heavy losses.
As soon as the results of nearly five thousand people killed and nearly five thousand injured were reported to Li Zicheng, he was furious.
"What does this Bai Bangzheng do? He actually sent back false information and caused such heavy losses to our army. This man deserves to die!" Li Zicheng scolded with an angry look on his face.
The generals and counselors below did not speak. Apparently they were also considering whether the news sent back by Bai Bangzheng was false. Did this person surrender to the Ming Dynasty again, or was his fake surrender already seen through by the Ming Dynasty? .
There was silence in the big tent. Just when Li Zicheng was angry and was about to order the siege of Beijing, soldiers suddenly trotted in from outside, followed by the latest information delivered by Bai Bangzheng.
Li Zicheng snorted first, then opened the information. He wanted to see how Bai Bangzheng would explain. But after actually reading it, he fell silent again.
Subsequently, this information was passed on to the people below one by one, and then the tense atmosphere just now became much more relaxed.
It turns out that the Ming army was just exploring a way to break out last night, and they just happened to bump into Liu Tichun's army, and that's when the night attack happened.
"King Dashun, Bai Bangzheng has not been exposed. Chongzhen still wants to break out, so we might as well use the trick." Advisor Niu Jinxing spoke.
"Oh, just tell me if you have any ideas." Li Zicheng asked with interest.
Encouraged, Niu Jinxing continued to speak: "Old Chongzhen wants to leave Beijing, but is worried about not being able to break out. In order to dispel his worries, why not we take the initiative to open a gap to show the enemy's weakness. And then wait until After Chongzhen entered the encirclement, we first cut off his retreat, and then encircled him. Once there is no protection from the tall city wall, at that time, Chongzhen is a turtle in the urn, and we can eat him whenever we want."
"Well, you can master the plan with one move, very good, very good. Does anyone else have any different opinions?" Li Zicheng said with great satisfaction after hearing this.
Everyone looked at me first, then I looked at you, and finally they all shook their heads. Even Li Yan and Song Xiance didn't say anything. They both thought this was a good idea.
"Very good, that's it, we will take the initiative to open a hole and lure Mr. Chongzhen into the urn. In this way, the other generals' defense lines will not move for the time being, and Liu Tichun's defense line will move back thirty miles. Were you attacked by surprise? That's it. He showed a fearful look. When Chongzhen thought there was an opportunity and went out of the city into a trap, the surrounding armies quickly cut off the retreat and surrounded him. When the time comes, I will have a showdown with Chongzhen to determine the outcome of the world."
"Your Majesty is wise!"
After hearing this plan, everyone stood up at this moment and agreed respectfully.
Everyone thinks this plan is feasible, but in fact, all this is based on the fact that Bai Bangzheng's news is true. And if it was wrong from the beginning, then the results of the analysis and the plan made, needless to say, are all wrong.
...
The capital of the Ming Dynasty, the city of Beijing.
On Guangningmen Square, long queues formed in front of the recruitment site.
After seeing that the speed of recruiting troops was too slow, Zhang Xi asked Zhu Changwu for advice and came up with three strategies, which can be said to be a treasure.
Early this morning, the three strategies began to be implemented one by one. Sure enough, there were thousands more people who signed up than yesterday.
The so-called three strategies are not complicated to say. They refer to providing various satisfactions in people's hearts and money.
In the first step, many female soldiers appeared in front of the male recruitment point. They were responsible for registration and asking about the men's basic information.
The same person was responsible for the reception, but after switching to a woman, a young and beautiful woman, the effect was very different. Men who were originally not interested would come over and ask a few questions just to talk to the women, creating a lively feeling.
And during this process, some people actually signed up while chatting. This is the charm of women, especially beautiful women.
The second strategy is that as long as everyone is selected after signing up, each person will be directly given ten taels of Anjia silver.
These coins will be given to you immediately after you become a soldier. This is not the salary that the general said, nor is it the pension after you die in battle, but the money you can get after signing up to join the army.
I heard that such a good thing only lasts two days. That is to say, after today, tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow, there will be no more applicants.
This directly prompted some people who were still hesitating and forced them to make a decision quickly.
The third and final strategy is the most attractive one. That is, once you are selected as a soldier of the Ming Dynasty, a young and beautiful female soldier will personally bring you a big red flower, and then send you home with drums and gongs beating all the way, and at the same time, you will bring back ten taels of Anjia silver.
Carrying big red flowers and walking on the street surrounded by people, usually only the top men of that year can win this honor. But now, just an ordinary soldier is treated like this, and I don't know how many people saw it with envy.
Just for this moment of glory, many men who originally had to consider it made up their minds.
The number of applicants suddenly increased, which was a huge hardship for the opera troupe in the city. Almost all of them were invited to the recruitment point, sent off one soldier after another, and had to rush back, waiting to send off another glorious soldier back to his hometown.
When Zhu Changwu came here, this was what he saw. When he learned that the number of people selected in the morning exceeded 2,000, he was naturally very satisfied. "Yes, work hard. When we can fight back and when Beijing is truly safe will depend on the progress of your recruitment, hahaha."
Zhu Changwu was in a good mood and was very satisfied with the work progress of Zhang Yi and Lou Heyang. When he was laughing, a scent of fragrance gradually approached him, followed by Chen Yuanyuan, who was dressed in military uniform and came to his side.
