Chapter 344
In the Forbidden City, in the cabinet, Wen Tiren, Wang Yingxiong, Wen Zhenmeng and other important ministers were silent.
The Ming Dynasty's cabinet generally has three or four members. As early as July of the eighth year of Chongzhen, Wen Zhenmeng entered the cabinet to preside over the administration as the left minister of the Ministry of Rites and the bachelor of Dongge University.
In history, Wen Zhenmeng filled Xu Guangqi's vacancy. However, in this time and space, Xu Guangqi did not die, but was old and declining, so Wen Zhenmeng filled his vacancy. He did not have the status of a cabinet minister, but was only a preparation. But after Wu Zongda hanged himself, Wen Zhenmeng became a regular official.
However, all three ministers present, as well as a group of important ministers, were very uneasy. All their cards have been played, and they regard Wu Zongda as the scapegoat and shut up. But the problem is that Cheng Shijie will not let it go, and neither will Emperor Chongzhen.
On the surface, Emperor Chongzhen was very calm, but this calmness made them feel pity. Just like Emperor Tianqi back then, although he was obsessed with woodcraft and hiding in the palace to do craftsmanship, who could hide the major events in the world and every move of the court from Emperor Tianqi's eyes?
Emperor Apocalypse never gets angry, nor does he preside over court meetings, but the problem is that Emperor Apocalypse knows what he should do and what he shouldn't do. Everything is under his control.
"Everyone, tell me what to do now!"
Wen Tiren was the first to break the silence, but before anyone could speak, the sound of rapid footsteps was heard, and an official was holding an urgent message. Wen Tiren glanced at the express message from Bailijia, and said with a somewhat complicated expression: "He... is here!"
The expressions of Wang Yingxiong, Wen Zhenmeng and other important ministers changed dramatically.
"Where has he been?"
"Yanqing!"
Wen Tiren smiled bitterly and said: "I'm afraid we have passed Juyong Pass now, and we can reach the capital tomorrow night at most!"
Speaking of this, Wen Tiren's meaning was also very obvious. They had no time. They were like a naughty child who pried a brick from under a pile of hills, and then watched the hill collapse in front of him. Same.
What they do is about to win them glory and wealth, but it will also win them eternal damnation from everyone in the world. There is no way for them to escape this historical responsibility!
It is impossible for Emperor Chongzhen to let them go. The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. The winner has everything and the loser loses everything. Thinking of this, few people can really laugh.
After a while, Wen Tiren forced a smile and said to everyone: "Cheer up, everyone. At this point, can we go back again? Zhang Shangshu, give Chen Xinjia a fire ticket and ask him to quickly lead his troops back to the capital to defend the capital!"
So far, the only troops Wen Tiren can mobilize are Chen Xinjia. Chen Xinjia served as the governor of Xuanfu for seven years. Due to the long-term laxity of military equipment, Chen Xinjia personally inspected the border forts after taking office, and walked through areas that had not been visited by his predecessors. Locally, we have a comprehensive understanding of the casualties of soldiers and horses, the collapse of castles, and the damage to weapons such as bows and arrows. Then he wrote to the court several times to request that these things be rectified.
Chen Xinjia held Xuanfu's six thousand soldiers and horses in his hands, but this important chess piece was not untouched at first, because Chen Xinjia didn't want to move it at first, but later he couldn't move it even if he wanted to. Cheng Shijie was guarding Chen Xinjia.
The soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp have always been in the hands of Emperor Chongzhen. No matter how courageous they are, they dare not reach out to the Beijing camp. Once they interfere with the Beijing camp, they will violate Emperor Chongzhen's rule, and whoever touches them will die.
Zhang Fengyi smiled bitterly and shook his head: "This man's heart is as solid as stone and he will not obey orders."
Wen Tiren said: "Then take down all the belongings of his friends in the capital and see if he listens!"
In fact, what Wen Tiren wanted to control most was Cheng Shijie's family members, so that he could avoid them. However, it was a pity that Cheng Shijie only had one housekeeper in the capital. Even if a hundred such housekeepers died, Cheng Shijie would never feel bad.
Jin Yiwei Luo Yangxing said: Sir, don't worry, they have been stared at by my Jin Yiwei, not even a fly can fly in! only……"
Wen Tiren asked: "Just what?"
Luo Yangxing smiled bitterly and said: "It's just that according to the news from the offline, Ning Haijun carried out comprehensive mobilization in Liaodong and established more than 200 towns in one go!"
"town?"
"It is the Thousand Household Office. Cheng Shijie is based on the Hundred Household Office in Liaodong, and ten Hundred Household Offices form one town. Currently, more than half of these more than 200 towns are located along the Hun River, and more than half are in Jinzhou, Haijun, and Guangning. You can leave at any time!”
Upon hearing the words "Ning Haijun", everyone present shuddered and even looked angry. They colluded with foreign enemies and tried to destroy the Ming Dynasty, but they were forced to do so by Ning Haijun!
Wen Tiren smiled coldly and said: "So what if they established more than 200 towns? He has already reached Yanqing. Within two or three days, the winner can be decided and life and death decided. Can they fly over? Furthermore, His Majesty has also seen the strength of Ning Haijun, and the break is a foregone conclusion. Ning Haijun’s best choice is to separate himself from one side. This is a futile situation. Not to mention that Ning Haijun is leaderless. If Cheng Shijie is in Liaodong, that will be the biggest trouble!"
What makes Wen Tiren feel more at ease is that there are no troops from Ning Haijun in the capital. Ning Haijun's 70,000 troops are scattered along the border of more than 3,000 miles from Lanzhou to Datong and Xuanfu. Cheng Shijie only has five or six thousand troops in Miyun. , these troops are definitely unable to threaten the capital.
Cheng Shijie's smartest move is not to go to the capital, but to find an excuse to return to Liaodong, or sit in Taiyuan, even in Datong. As long as Cheng Shijie has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses around him, Emperor Chongzhen will not care about Cheng Shijie no matter how afraid he is. Falling out with Cheng Shijie.
In fact, there are no real secrets in the palace. Even the conversation between Emperor Chongzhen and Wang Chengen gave Wen Tiren the confidence to live. Only in this way could he dare to sit in the capital, otherwise he would have found an excuse to resign. .
Emperor Chongzhen was afraid of Cheng Shijie, which was simply wonderful.
Why did a Huangmen servant, Jiang Chong, dare to build a prison to deal with Queen Wei? It was because Jiang Chong saw that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was afraid of the Wei family, and also saw that he was old and timid, and had a rift with Prince Liu Ju.
Now this disapproval came at the right time, I was just dozing off and gave him a pillow.
…
In Yanqing County, the piles of corpses outside the city have been cleared away, the spider web-like trenches have been filled in, the clouds in the sky have dispersed, and the traces of the war seem to be being smoothed away bit by bit. However, the Ming Army battle flags flying high on the campsites in the border town and the mottled marks on the city walls all told everyone that a tragic war had occurred here.
Cheng Shijie dared to return to the capital from Taiyuan because he was too confident. Now the main force of the Annan Army of the Ning Navy, more than 50,000 troops, has arrived. Together with the Tianxiong Army and the Ming Army that are coming one after another, the northern border line Nearly 400,000 elite troops have been gathered above.
With Ning Haijun's equipment and food also being transported, the ordnance supplies are sufficient, so just go ahead and fight. What else is there to be afraid of?
The Mongolian Qing army on the Xuanfu side and the Shanxi side had been defeated miserably. Hong Chengchou was leading the three-sided army to bite the enemy troops who retreated in a hurry, leaving them bloody and bloody. The strategic attempt to invade the Shangdang Basin through Shanxi It fell through.
The situation is improving. The Mongolian army's attempt to invade the Central Plains from the northwest has basically failed. The next step is just how to deal with them.
After Cheng Shijie arrived in Yanqing, he stopped for a while and received information that Wu Zongda had committed suicide. At this time, he knew that there was little point in pursuing the Mongolian invaders. The dead could not speak, and all the charges would definitely be placed on Wu Zongda. As a The Second Assistant to the Cabinet, Ng Chung-tat's head is neither too big nor too small, so he can take the blame.
This made Cheng Shijie very angry and helpless.
"Commander!"
Zhou Ning originally had a smile on his face, but seeing Cheng Minjie's gloomy face, he was a little puzzled: "Commander, why are you so angry?"
"How much advantage did Jiannu take advantage of this time?"
"It is said that the beheading level is 150,000 to 60,000!"
Zhou Ning smiled bitterly and said: "Now the remnants of the three tribes in Mobei have basically been swallowed up by Jian Nu!"
"How many militiamen are there in Liaodong that can carry out long-distance mobile field operations?"
"Sixty thousand new recruits! One hundred and twenty-six thousand militiamen!"
Cheng Shijie patted the table: "Very good! Pass the command to the commander-in-chief to have these 120,000 militiamen set out immediately, pass through Liaoyang and Guangning, accept Changyu's command, attack Shenyang, and block Huang Taiji's return passage to Shenyang! "
After Huang Taiji devoured three Mobei Mongolian tribes, his strength increased instead of decreasing. Under such circumstances, Huang Taiji could not have a chance to breathe. If he was allowed to seize the chance to breathe, Huang Taiji would definitely become stronger and stronger as he fought.
The reality from Xuanfu to Datong, including Taiyuan, has been mastered by Huang Taiji. In the future, Huang Taiji will definitely attack the nine sides. With the military power of the Ming army in the nine sides, it is simply impossible to stop Jiannu's attack.
Although there are more than 400,000 troops in Mobei heading south, the problem is that the combined strength of the three tribes in Mobei is far inferior to that of Jiannu. Once Jiannu is allowed to tear open the nine-border defense line, the consequences will be very serious.
Now it just so happens that Lu Xiangsheng and Hong Chengchou have successively strengthened the nine-border defense line, so they can directly deal with Jiannu. Cheng Shijie now also wants to stop playing and have a showdown.
First eliminate Jiannu, and then deal with the ministers, forcing them to go even crazier. Those ministers also know that if Jiannu is eliminated again, they will have no chance at all.
I used to think about raising the bandits to respect themselves, but the problem is, Cheng Shijie found that if he continues like this, he will be irresponsible to the people of the world, and more people will die, because these bastards will do anything they can. If you don't want to play anymore, you can start the internal fighting slowly, at least take care of the surrounding enemies first.
Zhou Ning said solemnly: "Commander, have you considered the consequences of this?"
"Thinked about it!"
Cheng Shijie said seriously: "This world..."
Zhou Ning interrupted Cheng Shijie and said: "Commander, you have reached a temporary truce agreement with Jiannu, but what if..."
"The wolf wants to eat the sheep, can't you find an excuse?"
Cheng Shijie asked: "You can't even find trouble?"
(End of chapter)
