"this……"
Zhu Youjian was just about to open his mouth to explain to Zhu Di, but he heard Zhu Houcong coughing lightly: "Ahem, this is a wonderful question that will be used in the future. Let's discuss how to save the Chongzhen Dynasty first. , the meeting time is running out.”
Although Zhu Houcong at this time was not the Zhu Houcong of history, it is a pity that the time traveler Zhu Houcong also chose the path of history, held a wave of "big ritual discussions", and successfully changed the temple name of Zhu Di, Taizong of the Ming Dynasty, to Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty... However, There is a new difference. This time Zhu Houcong did not kick out Ming Renzong Hongxi Emperor Zhu Gaochi.
Although Zu Bi Zong is more senior among the temple names, if Zhu Di were asked to choose, he would definitely choose Ming Taizong.
Because Taizong was the orthodox successor, Zhu Di also said: My throne was passed down to me by my father, Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, and I was originally the heir to the throne. Zhu Yunwen? Just a usurper.
Zhu Di can be said to be the orthodox successor who demonstrates himself in every aspect.
And this Chengzu has completely labeled him as an unorthodox succession. No matter how he washes his hands, it will be difficult for him to get rid of the influence of the temple name "Chengzu".
In order to alleviate the embarrassment, Zhu Houcong felt that it was not appropriate to talk about this now. It would be better to find an opportunity to talk about it in the future while Zhu Di was in a good mood.
Hearing what Zhu Houcong said, Zhu Di felt that there was something fishy about the matter, and he was extremely suspicious deep in his heart.
"Okay, Fourth, why do you care so much? The current plan is to solve the troubles of the Chongzhen Dynasty and complete those tasks. Otherwise, the rewards we just talked about will be nothing but flowers in the mirror and moon in the water!"
Zhu Yuanzhang paid little attention to these false claims. When he saw Zhu Di's face full of doubts, he immediately spoke, asking Zhu Di not to think too much and concentrate on arranging the affairs of the Chongzhen Dynasty: "Stop talking nonsense, boy Chongzhen, tell us first, what else can you do?" How many armies do you control, how many cities are there, and how collapsed is the situation?"
Zhu Yuanzhang had already prepared for the worst, reshuffled everything, and planned to start over.
It's just a bowl at the beginning, the worst is to do it again.
"Grandfather, I..."
As soon as Zhu Youjian said a word, Zhu Houcong coughed lightly and said: "Zhu Youjian, if you recite the map silently in your heart, you will show your current territory in front of us."
Hearing Zhu Houcong's words, Zhu Youjian couldn't help but be stunned. Then with a thought in his mind, he stretched out his hand and seemed to grab it in the void, and a vivid virtual map of the Ming Dynasty appeared in front of the four of them.
In the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, the situation was very complicated.
Li Zicheng's Dashun army was like a sharp thorn, thrusting straight into Beijing from the north of the Yellow River. However, Liaodong had been lost to the hands of the Manchus and could only rely on Shanhaiguan to resist.
The land of Sichuan and Shu was being conquered by Zhang Xianzhong, and the female general Qin Liangyu was fighting Zhang Xianzhong in Sichuan and Shu.
As he spoke, Chongzhen talked about his personnel rationing:
"Beijing appointed Xiangcheng Bo Li Guozhen as the governor of the capital, and ordered Xinlehou Liu Wenbing and Prince Consort Gong Yonggu to summon the Qi family members. Huai'an, the important water transport town, was guarded by Funing Hou Zhu Guobi. Nanjing was guarded by Xincheng Bo Zhao Zhilong, and the The Nanjing Caojiang Navy, which was customarily divided between civil and military admirals, was placed under the control of Chengyi Bo Liu Kongzhao..."
"Uncle Xiangcheng, Marquis Xinle, Marquis Funing and Uncle Xincheng?"
Hearing these familiar names, Zhu Di was a little confused: "Descendants of Li Jun, Zhu Yong, Liu Bowen, and Zhao Yi?"
Zhu Di is already stupid. How come after more than two hundred years, the generals of the Ming Dynasty are still the descendants of these people?
Among them, three were the heroes of Jingnan. Zhu Yong and Li Jun followed the King of Yan to raise troops. Zhao Yi was a surrender minister of Jianwen and was bought for a large amount of money.
Liu Bowen was one of the founding heroes of the Ming Dynasty.
Their ancestors have all made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty, but... nobility belongs to nobility, and they can just eat, drink, have fun and enjoy the glory and wealth in daily life. Why should they be officials when there is a war? Is there no emerging general in the Chongzhen Dynasty?
Zhu Yuanzhang on the side had already frowned. He looked at Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youjian and asked doubtfully: "Is this the dilemma you are facing now?"
"Yes, Grandpa Taizu." Chongzhen nodded.
Zhu Yuanzhang was speechless.
He originally thought that the situation in the Chongzhen Dynasty was so bad that nothing could be done, so he issued such tasks to them, and the rewards were so generous that Zhu Yuanzhang had already thought of starting from scratch.
But as soon as the map came out, I took a quick look...
Isn't this because there are slaves in the north and rebels in Sichuan, Shu and Qin?
Isn't the rest good?
Jiangnan is still in hand!
That’s it?
Among the emperors present, which emperor did not have any rebels under his command when he was in power?
You can't handle this well?
Zhu Yuanzhang's face turned dark.
"How strong are the soldiers in various places, and can they be worthy of a battle?" Zhu Yuanzhang took a deep breath and asked.
"The strength of the Manchus is second to none. As for Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, they each have a team of veterans. The rest of the sergeants are all young and strong among the bandits. Their combat effectiveness cannot be said to be absent, but not high." Zhu Houcong answered from the side.
Zhu Yuanzhang was surprised and said: "If this is the case, then why did our Ming Dynasty become so corrupt?"
"That's naturally because our Ming army is even worse."
Zhu Houcong sighed quietly, and then said: "Taizu, your guard system is already crumbling. The southern part has not heard of military affairs for many years, which has caused the entire guard system to be almost in decay. The northern guard system is also rapidly collapsing, and military households are fleeing in large numbers. , the land has been invaded by all kinds of invaders. The army has no reward and relies solely on fighting with passion. Such an army will naturally be invincible by rogue bandits and slaves."
"In addition, the civil servants of the Chongzhen Dynasty also had their own plans, and national affairs became a means for bureaucrats to obtain benefits."
Hearing what Zhu Houcong said, Zhu Yuanzhang turned pale.
"Taizu, Chengzu, Shizong, what should I do?" Zhu Youjian said sincerely.
Zhu Di gave a reasonable reply on the side: "Now you only have a few thousand troops, and with the support of Xun Qi Jiading, it can only exceed ten thousand. How can you resist Li Zicheng's hundreds of thousands of troops? The current plan is to evacuate Beijing first. Summon the soldiers from Hebei, Shandong and Jiangnan areas to regroup and start cleaning up the mountains and rivers again."
Zhu Youjian was stunned for a moment, and then asked in confusion: "Master Cheng, the emperor guards the country, and the king dies in the country! Although the unworthy descendants are incompetent, how can they abandon the city and escape?"
"I have already made arrangements. If there are any intruders who break into the city, I will hang myself in the palace to express my gratitude to the world! As for the Ming Dynasty, I will leave it to Prince Cihong!"
"Confused!"
Zhu Di's face turned dark, and he continued: "Military and national affairs are all in the hands of the emperor. If you hang yourself, who will take charge of the overall situation? Prince, you are only thirty years old, how old can the prince be?! The prince has gone to the south. Wouldn’t it still be a toy in the hands of those civil and military ministers?!”
"You, the emperor, are thinking of committing suicide before the situation is completely irreversible?"
Zhu Yuanzhang also agreed with Zhu Di's vision: "We should move the capital to heaven, mobilize the money and food from all over the world, build horses and soldiers, and fight the thieves decisively!"
"Money and food?"
Zhu Youjian sighed and complained to Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di: "Grandfather Taizu, Grandfather Cheng, and their unscrupulous descendants also wanted to collect grain and grass, but countless officials tried to stop them, saying that there were so many natural and man-made disasters that the people had nothing to offer. If we run out of food, insisting on conscription will only force the people of Jiangnan to rebel. Even the officials can only spend a few hundred taels of silver to finance state affairs..."
Civil servants each had their own little ideas, and it was difficult for Zhu Youjian to implement the decree.
Upon hearing this, Zhu Houcong sneered: "They don't have any money. They are all spokespersons of the landlord family in the court, and they are fooling you like a fool!"
Zhu Youjian was stunned when he heard this, and then asked sincerely:
"Why did Emperor Sejong say this?"
