Chapter 216 Daming is still Daming
"These people are really useless..."
Chen Cao said and looked at Cao Wenzhao: "Vice General Cao, you have been in Liaodong for a long time, why don't you tell me, can these Liaodong soldiers still fight against Jiannu?"
Cao Wenzhao glanced at Sun Chuanting, and then said: "The general believes that the troops in Liaodong, except for those mentioned by the Duke before, have no troops available, let alone fighting the Tatars."
This is an obvious problem. Even without their explanation, Sun Chuanting can know it. But what he is thinking about now is another problem with Chen Cao's actions.
Chen Cao snorted coldly: "Yuan Chonghuan was able to assemble an army of 100,000, and all the military expenses of 7 million were provided by me. The court did not pay a penny at all. Boya, you should know that this time I am back in charge of the Dingwu Army. No one can get me down unless I die."
Zhao Xin interjected: "Master Sun, there may be something you don't know. The Duke of Wei personally came to deliver an official document asking him to spend 11 million taels of military expenses. Does Master Sun know that this is the total tax revenue of the Ming Dynasty for many years? Five years..."
Chen Cao laughed and sneered: "The emperor wanted to squeeze the last drop of my blood, so I asked Duke Wei if they could afford the eleven million taels. Even though it was such an obvious question, Duke Wei still took the silver. Place the letter of appointment in my house."
Chen Cao said these words for everyone to hear: "After I die, it will not be so easy for you to live a good life again. As the saying goes, the hozens will scatter when the tree falls. You, the generals, officials and soldiers I personally trained, will Will you rebel for me? Therefore, the only outcome for you is to be dismissed, and maybe you, Sun Boya, Lu Jiandou, and Hong Hengjiu will be poisoned to death in your own homes."
Hong Chengchou was afraid of death. When he heard this, he immediately strengthened his belief in following Chen Cao. Sun Chuanting asked: "My lord, when I read the books of saints, all I have learned is to be loyal to the emperor and serve the country..."
"The Ming Dynasty has already been forgotten. Are you still unwilling to save the country?"
When Chen Cao asked, Sun Chuanting immediately laughed bitterly: "Young master, how can this be called saving the country? He is clearly setting up another mountain to be the emperor..."
Everyone in the tent looked at Chen Cao. This is a serious question. It's like someone else has put their wealth and life on you, but then suddenly regrets and says they quit. Who can bear this?
Chen Cao first looked at Xin Zhao: "Xin Zhao, do you want to be a prince?"
Zhao Xin chuckled: "Of course I do. All the Dukes and Lords of the Ming Dynasty are human masters. I was born in Kuhaha. It would be great if I could become a lord passed down from generation to generation..."
Chen Cao looked at Tang Kainian again: "How about you?"
Tang Kainian is usually serious, but when he talked about this issue, he got a little excited: "The general still remembers that King Kaiping was just a smuggler of salt..."
"Hahaha..."
The other generals all laughed, and Xin Zhao even laughed and hit Tang Kainian: "Old Tang, you have a bigger appetite than me..."
Chen Cao also smiled and looked at Cao Wenzhao: "Back then, the Qi family army was framed by Wang Bao and seven out of ten were killed in Jizhen. Now I am trying to protect you as the deputy commander-in-chief of Liaoxi. What do you think of what I did? Why?"
"Wen Zhao only knows that the Duke has shown kindness to our Cao family."
Lu Xiangsheng was finally asked: "How do you think Jiandou can save Daming?"
"To save the Ming Dynasty, the general will think that strong medicine is needed, otherwise it will be hopeless..."
"Brother Jiandou..." Sun Chuanting looked like he hated iron and said: "My lord, you have also been taught by saints. If you want your ministers to die, they have to die..."
"Joke..." Chen Cao said coldly: "I have said that I have never thought about rebelling against the Ming Dynasty. What I want to rebel against is just the emperor of the Zhu family. The Ming Dynasty is still the Ming Dynasty, but... The emperor needs to be replaced..."
People who didn't know what was going on didn't understand Chen Cao's words, just like Sun Chuanting now: "The Ming Dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu. Even if you become the emperor, you will not be able to become the emperor of the Ming Dynasty..."
Zhao Xin wanted to kill someone, but Chen Cao stopped him with his eyes, and then smiled: "You are right, but you may have forgotten that the reason why Emperor Taizu became the first emperor through the ages was because he expelled the Tatars The captives restored the country of our Han people;"
Chen Cao looked at Sun Chuanting and said with great interest: "You said that the Emperor of the Zhu family expelled the Tartars, but was eventually destroyed by them. Can the people still believe them?
At that time, it was I, Chen Cao, who drove away the Tartars. Do you think the people of the world believed in me, Chen Cao, or would they continue to believe in the Zhu family? "
"Master, you are making excuses..."
Sun Chuanting felt that his eloquence was not as good as Chen Caoqiang who wrote articles.
Xin Zhao gave a helpless smile and said: "Master Sun, are you confused... Do you know how many people have rebelled from the fifth year of Tianqi to this year? Do you know how many people have been affected by the disaster?
There has been a severe drought in Hebei and Shandong for three years, but in southern Zhili, the floods have washed away the crops. Henan's bare land has become a wasteland, and Shaanxi has become a wasteland. People cannot survive. If you go to Shaanxi, maybe you will I feel that these people are really pitiful. "
"Do those rebels still have reason?"
Sun Chuanting was a little angry, but Chen Cao was not angry at all. Instead, he said in a comforting tone: "The people rebelled because they couldn't live any longer. You have to remember that Emperor Taizu rebelled because he couldn't live any longer."
When Sun Chuanting heard this, he couldn't help but sigh: "Master, so you are also the Taizu Emperor of the Ming Dynasty? Can there be two Taizu Emperors in the Ming Dynasty? How should we write this historical data?"
"The Ming Dynasty is just a code name for a house, and the owner of the house is not named Ming. His surname can be Zhu, Chen, or even Sun." Chen Cao sat back and said, "Now the owner of this house will be infected if he gets it." If a descendant becomes seriously ill, if the owner is not removed from the house and allowed to live with new people, or a plague develops, the house must be burned down and must not be left alive;
As for whether he is Emperor Taizu, that will be a matter for the future. Who can guarantee it now? Historically, many people have been killed for failing to rebel. Why, Boya wants to die with me too? "
Sun Chuanting did not speak, but Chen Cao said kindly: "After the Ming Dynasty changed its surname, life must be better than now. Everyone has books to read, and everyone has clothes to wear...
My goal is to unite the Ming Dynasty and other countries to form a unified world..."
"The world is unified..." Sun Chuanting murmured: "There are many non-Han people in the world, how can we achieve unity?"
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"On June 11, the Tatar army entrenched in the Shuangtaizi River crossed the Shuangtaizi River at night and attacked the Xiping Fort where Chen Cao, the Duke of Liang, was stationed. The Tatar cavalry numbered 20,000, and the Duke of Liang was defeated. After retreating, the troops have entered Guangning City;
On the 18th, nearly 50,000 Tatar troops surrounded Guangning City. The Liang Kingdom held the city firmly and had abandoned various forts around Guangning City. The Tatar Rangers had once again appeared in Daling River City. outside..."
"Chen Cao was defeated?"
Yuan Chonghuan frowned: "His Dingwu army is all equipped with firearms, and there are also many Hongyi cannons. How can they fail?"
Gu Linsheng said: "Ming Gong, even if our army fires firearms from the carriages as a formation, the Tatars can defeat them all. Chen Cao's army is not an iron-clad army. Failure is common, but Ming Gong can use it." This is a letter to the imperial court, stating that it is unfavorable for the battle."
Yuan Chonghuan nodded. His goal has been achieved, but now even Chen Cao has been defeated. If he wants to completely defeat Huang Taiji, he still needs a certain plan: "Chen Cao stood firm in Guangning City and evacuated all the surrounding fortresses. It is understandable to shrink our military strength, but in this case, we will be the ones facing the Tatar army."
Deng Zhen rolled his eyes, and then said: "Ming Gong, the students thought that it would be better to report the matter to the eunuch who oversees the army as soon as possible, and then send a document to the court. This time the court strongly supported Ming Gong's plan. If something goes wrong, the students would be worried There's big trouble..."
Deng Zhen's words reminded Yuan Chonghuan that the emperor had always given him a lot of military spending. Ever since he took office and proposed the construction of the Guanning Jin Defense Line, he had allocated at least 30 million taels of silver over the past few years. However, what gave Yuan Chonghuan a headache was that, Most of the money was taken away by the eunuchs without him handling it, and he just carried the skin.
Yuan Chonghuan couldn't help but feel cold in his heart. Once the Liao incident reached an uncontrollable stage, he would inevitably die: "It makes sense. Immediately inform the eunuchs of the supervisory army, and then report to the court urgently. Chen Cao must bear the main responsibility for this matter. "
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On July 14th, the Ghost Festival, Chen Cao met Wu Chun, the eunuch who came from the capital to deliver the edict in Guangning City. Of course, the matter was a bit serious.
"No one in the inner court is willing to come. All the members of this faction have gone to the governor Yuan Chonghuan. Only our family is allowed to come."
Wu Chun thought Chen Cao was a stick, and would still fawn over him as before.
Chen Cao showed the look and style of a Ming Dynasty prince who despised eunuchs. He looked at Wu Chun and said: "Eunuch Wu, that's because Yuan Chonghuan has more money. All the money given by His Majesty is in his hands. If you... If you want to share the spoils, you have to go to him to get the money. I, Chen Cao, am just holding on in Liaodong. As long as Guangning City is not lost, even His Majesty cannot ask me for my crime..."
Wu Chun was shocked. He had thought that Chen Cao would definitely treat him the same as before, but he didn't know that he was suffering from depression from the beginning, so he simply used the eunuch's tactics: "Don't forget, Duke Liang. Our family has come to give you the emperor's decree to inform you. By the way, the emperor also said that if the war in Liaodong goes unfavorably, Chen Cao will bear full responsibility..."
"Ah haha..." Chen Cao raised his head and laughed unusually arrogantly, and then said with a serious face: "Yes, I will obey your Majesty's will...
Come, please ask Eunuch Wu to go down and rest, and prepare the ceremony to be presented..."
Wu Chun felt that Chen Cao had gone crazy, and his attitude changed too quickly, so he couldn't accept it and said: "No...you're welcome..."
"You want what you want, today is Ghost Festival, the city is celebrating, there will be a big banquet tonight..."
Wu Chun: "Ah..."
