Zhu Yuanzhang read the memorial carefully again and saw that when Zheng Sen was mentioned in the memorial, although he did not change his name to Zhu Chenggong, he was listed first, and his brows could not help but frown deeper.
Because Zhu Yuanzhang had previously issued a decree to give Zheng Sen the national surname and changed his name to Chenggong, then when Wang Jiayan wrote the letter, he should call Zheng Sen Zhu Chenggong.
If Wang Jiayan was negligent when writing this memorial, he should not have listed Zheng Sen before Jingdong Bo Zheng Hongkui.
It can be seen that Wang Jiayan was not negligent, but did so deliberately.
"Wang Jiayan acted like this. Could it be that someone in the court was putting pressure on him and he was forced to have no choice but to remind us?"
Zhu Yuanzhang thought of this and picked up the draft in the memorial.
In the draft, the cabinet used Zheng Sen's original name when he mentioned it, and did not change his name to Zhu Chenggong. Moreover, there was a hint in his words that Zheng was domineering and should be restrained.
However, they agreed with Zheng's suggestion to attack Pi Island, but also proposed dividing Zheng's army into two.
One part was led by Zheng Sen, Zheng Hongkui and others, and went with the Tianjin Navy to attack Pidao. It was proposed that Tianjin Chief Military Officer Cao Youyi should be in charge.
The other part was led by low-level generals such as Huang Ting and went to Jiangsu and Zhejiang to train with the local navy in preparation for escorting merchant ships out to sea.
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw the cabinet's opinions, he immediately felt angry.
You must know that if this plan is implemented, not only will it be impossible to conquer Pi Island, but it will also make the Zheng family share the same enemy. It will be even more difficult to conquer the Zheng family in the future.
Then he thought that Fan Jingwen had always been mature, and even if he was dissatisfied with Zheng Sen's incident, his words would not be so fierce, so he suspected that Zhang Xin and others were responsible.
It turned out that after Zhu Yuanzhang killed Wei Zaode and others, there were insufficient cabinet members. Fan Jingwen proposed that Zhang Xin, the Minister of Punishment, and Chen Biqian, the Minister of Works, should be appointed to take charge of the cabinet.
Zhu Yuanzhang learned from Chongzhen's memory that although Chen Biqian was a member of the Donglin Party, he also had some talents.
Although Zhang Xin was close to the Donglin Party, he was the first to stand up to defend the city when Kong Youde rebelled, and he was also the first to donate money and wages, so he could be regarded as a loyal minister.
In addition, Zhu Yuanzhang had previously planned to send this group of people to Nanjing to test them after defeating the rebels. If they could be used, he would use them, and if they were not, he would take the opportunity to get rid of them, so he agreed to do this.
Later, due to the sudden invasion of Jurchens and the incidents in Shandong and Huai'an, it was never dealt with.
At this moment, seeing that the cabinet was getting stronger and even Wang Jiayan was giving in, he felt that the matter should be resolved as soon as possible, otherwise it might cause trouble.
Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a while before looking at Zhu Cixiang's ticket.
He couldn't help but nodded slightly when he saw that Zhu Cihong called Zheng Sen Zhu Chenggong and vetoed the attack on Pi Island on the grounds that the army had been fighting for a long time and needed rest.
Because even if we don't consider alienating the Zheng family, the money from the national treasury is not enough to support this war, not to mention that post-war reconstruction will still cost a lot of money.
Furthermore, the Ming Dynasty was only protecting itself before and did not pose a threat to the Jurchens. However, this time the attack on Pidao changed from passive to active, which is likely to allow Dorgon and others who were fighting among themselves to unite and deal with the Ming Dynasty.
Coupled with the murky situation in Shaanxi, if there is more war, it will be like adding insult to injury. ..
So Zhu Yuanzhang wrote: "Zhu Chenggong is commendable for his courage. He is preparing for war and waiting for the opportunity."
"The division of troops discussed by the ministers, as there is no clear regulation on the sea ban, we will not agree to it for the time being. We will discuss it later after the ministers draw up the sea ban!"
After Zhu Yuanzhang finished writing, he took another look at it, and after confirming that there were no problems, he slowly closed it and picked up the second memorial.
This memorial was written by Gong Yonggu. The memorial stated that due to the concerted efforts of Datong's military and civilians, as well as the help of Li Mou, Hao Yaoqi and others, Jierhalang has been successfully defeated.
Then he said that Li Mou and others were willing to lead their troops to surrender under Li Yan's lobbying, but there were two conditions.
The first is to drive Jilhalang out of Shaanxi and rebuild the Yulin defense line.
The second is to kill Niu Jinxing and avenge Li Yan.
Although Zhu Yuanzhang did not ask for a fight when he saw Gong Yonggu in his memorial, his words were full of passion.
He also repeatedly emphasized that Li Mou and Hao Yaoqi's men are all warriors who have fought for a long time. If they get it, they can defeat Ji'er.
Harang, occupying the north of Yan'an is easy.
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw this, his brows that had only relaxed due to Zhu Cihong frowned again.
In fact, he always felt that this was Li Zicheng's plan to lure the enemy, but as the situation developed, he also hesitated.
Firstly, Li Yan was dead, and secondly, Li Zicheng's troops had indeed begun to enter Sichuan.
All signs indicate that Li Zicheng really seems to be planning to give up on Xi'an.
Although according to previous news, Li Zicheng is still in Xi'an.
However, Li Zicheng had been recuperating in the palace due to the assassination. No one saw him, and it is unknown that he left Xi'an secretly.
However, when he thought about Zuo Xianmei's sudden proposal to help Zhang Huangyan capture Wuchang, and that Zhang Xianzhong's remnant troops had already left Sichuan, he felt that this matter was still a ruse.
Then he thought that Bai Wang's army is still active in the Jingxiang area, neither rushing to aid Xi'an nor following Yuan Zongdi into Sichuan, perhaps for other reasons.
So he wrote: "We have repeatedly warned you that this battle is about defense. If you do not lose ground, you will gain it. You must not be half-hearted..."
After Zhu Yuanzhang finished writing, he felt that the words seemed a bit harsh, so he added: "As for the surrender of the rebels, you can handle it as appropriate, but I suggest you be cautious to avoid falling into the rebels' plan."
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at it again and felt that there was no problem. He was about to ask Zhang Dabiao to come in, but unexpectedly Wang Shoulin hurried into the study.
After Wang Shoulin bowed and saluted, he reported: "Your Majesty, the general has just received news that the Marquis of Zhendong (Wu Sangui) has been arranging his troops recently, and it seems that he is going to seize Ningyuan and other places!"
Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a while and said, "Are you sure he wants to leave?"
Wang Shoulin was stunned when he heard this, and then hesitantly said: "He must be leaving seclusion, because our spies heard him say this when he encouraged the soldiers."
"Furthermore, people lurking in the Jurchens also sent news that Dorgon intended to let Zu Dashou guard Jinzhou and other places. In addition, Zu Zerun, Zu Dashou's son, also appeared in Shanhaiguan."
"I think the Marquis of Zhendong heard that Zheng Sen...Zhu Chenggong and others requested an order to attack Pi Island. In addition, Jierhalang was newly defeated. He probably wanted to take advantage of this to make some achievements."
Wang Shoulin instinctively said Zheng Sen's name, but when he saw Zhu Yuanzhang frowning slightly, he hurriedly changed his words.
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and said, "It's not that the Jurchens are always wary of the Han people and don't entrust them with important responsibilities. How could Dorgon let Zu Dashou guard Jinzhou?"
Wang Shoulin said: "I heard that after Hong Chengchou was skinned alive by His Majesty, the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty became dissatisfied and thought that the Jurchens were using them as cannon fodder."
"Later, in order to shirk responsibility, Dorgon attributed the defeat of the war to Kong Youde's failure in the naval battle. He blamed Kong Youde's failure in the naval battle for allowing Duke An to harass the Jurchens, and he had to withdraw his troops because of this, and he heavily blamed Kong Youde and others. "
"However, although this move relieved Dorgon's pressure, it made the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty even more dissatisfied. Perhaps he asked Zu Dashou to guard Jinzhou in order to calm the anger of the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty."
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he recalled Dorgon's previous performance, and his brows could not help but frown even more.
