"Your Highness, what did you say?"
"Your Highness, the Eight Banners of Donglu are not comparable to those of the bandits!"
Zhu Cixiang thought about the idea of the Eight Banners soldiers for a while, but when he said it, Wu Xiang and Cao Youyi, two veteran generals in the army, were frightened.
These are the real Tatars of the Eight Banners!
Even among the Guan Ning Army, which was built with a lot of money, only the most elite Wu family members could fight against the Eight Banners regular soldiers. The ordinary Guan Ning Army soldiers could only rely on the castle to resist the Eight Banners soldiers. As for the elite soldiers in the pass who fight life and death against rogue bandits, once they encounter the Eight Banners soldiers, they are basically defeated but not victorious. Since the war, the Ming army has long suffered from severe Eight Banners phobia.
The troops were very brave when fighting the bandits, but when they encountered the Eight Banners real Tatars, their legs immediately became weak. They could not display even 30% of their abilities, and even the battles that could have been won or evened ended in miserable defeats!
The only Guan Ning army that can hold a candle to the Eight Banners soldiers is that they can fight with the city. If they see real Tatars outside the city, their legs will be weak.
If you dare to compete with the Eight Banners face to face with gongs and drums, the Ming army may not have been born yet!
Moreover, Zhu Cixiang didn't have any troops that he could fight with. Despite the fact that nearly 20,000 soldiers have gathered in Dagukou, they are all just making up the numbers. In other words, the 1,000 people Wu Guoyong brought from Shanhaiguan can compete with the Eight Banners soldiers, but the result of the competition is probably a loser!
It’s just that losing looks better...
Zhu Cixiang's eyes slid across the faces of Wu Xiang and Cao Youyi, and when he saw both of them frowning, he suddenly laughed: "Old Taishan, Cao Weishuai, are you all afraid of the Eight Banners soldiers?"
"this......"
"Thousand-year-old Master, please forgive me for speaking frankly. The Eight Banners are like tigers, and the bandits are at most like wolves!" Wu Xiang shook his head repeatedly. "Nowadays, the generals in the army, not to mention fighting against the Eight Banners, will tremble even after hearing the name of the Manchu Tatars." Three shakes!"
"Yes!" Cao Youyi said, "How can you win if you are afraid before fighting? Master Qiansui, you have to think twice!"
"No, no, no," Zhu Cixiang smiled, "There are those who are not afraid... Among the new army to overcome the difficulties, there are also thousands and hundreds of heroes who are not afraid of the Tatars!"
Is there anyone who is not afraid of Tatars?
Are you still in the new army of overcoming difficulties?
Wu Xiang and Cao Youyi both found it unbelievable.
"Really! When did I deceive you?" Zhu Cixiang smiled, "Although the number is not large, it is enough to severely injure the Tatars in the Dagukou area!
Now everyone in the world is as afraid of Donglu as a tiger! If I cannot break the rumor that Donglu is invincible, it will be difficult for me to gain a foothold even in Liudu.
And...what if a Chanyuan Alliance can be created? I am willing to give you land, marriage, and annual coins, as long as Donglu can withdraw from the Great Wall! "
Zhu Cixiang paused, then lowered his voice: "Occupying the southern half of the Yangtze River to rebuild the Ming Dynasty is a last resort, but the best option is to sit back and watch the captives fight, wait until the captives are wounded and killed, then fight and make peace with the captives first, and regain the capital." select!
If you can't win, it's not too late to float away in the sea! If we win...the world will be settled, and I will be able to take the next step forward! "
This has gone to the core!
If you are lucky, you will really make Tatar Dorgon into the Khitan Queen Mother Xiao. Zhu Cixiang can enter Beijing as a winner. By that time, if Zhu Cihong did not force the throne, Chongzhen would be too embarrassed to be the father of the emperor anymore, so he could only abdicate obediently.
Moreover, with the Ming Dynasty ushering in rebirth and reviving the Holy Lord with this victorious attitude, many subsequent reforms will be much easier.
Because everyone in the world knows that the Manchu Tatars are the most ferocious! If even the Manchu Tatars cannot deal with Prince Zhu, then who else dares to challenge the authority of the future master of Ming Zhongxing?
Does anyone think that they are more cruel than the Tatars?
Zhu Cixiang looked at Wu Xiang: "Old Taishan, I am confident that I will defeat the Manchu Tatar vanguard here at Dagukou... But it is impossible to defeat the Tatar brigade. Therefore, Shanhaiguan Pass, no matter what, It’s all tied up tight!”
"I know!" Wu Xiang nodded, "I will write a letter to take care of my second brother and keep it safe so that the Tatars don't get to Shanhaiguan."
"Wumei," Zhu Cixiang said to Shen Tingyang again, "the reopening of Dongjiang Town will be left to the Navy Guard... It does not necessarily have to be reopened on Pi Island. Any islands along the coast of Liaodong and North Korea will be reopened." It could be the base of Dongjiang Town.
Once you have chosen the place, report it to me. I will assign a land division for you and then issue an order to the King of Korea! "
"Your Highness," Shen Tingyang reminded in a low voice, "North Korea will no longer surrender to me, the Ming Dynasty."
North Korea was originally a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, but in the ninth year of Chongzhen, Huang Taiji personally conquered North Korea, forcing North Korea to abandon the Ming Dynasty and surrender to the Qing Dynasty.
"Hmph! I don't want the Koreans to be my vassals. I just want to open Dongjiang Town on the territory of the Koreans and get the benefits of trade!"
Zhu Cixiang glanced at Shen Tingyang and said with a smile: "If our Ming Dynasty army can't defeat the Tatars, it can't defeat Korea? If they don't let you occupy the islands and do business with you, you will be beaten by me! Hardly. Beat him! If you hit the Korean and it hurts, go to Donglu and shout for help!"
...
On the 12th day of April in Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, it was the third day after the Ming Dynasty pilgrims who had fled from Beijing arrived at Dagukou. In the lobby of Emperor Chongzhen's palace, Zhu Cixi convened his first court meeting since he became regent of Fujun!
It was said to be a court meeting, but not many officials and nobles attended. Far from the grand occasion of the imperial court in Beijing, there were only over a hundred people.
Of course, the lobby of the courtyard provided by Shen Tingyang could not accommodate so many people, so most of the officials and nobles stayed in the courtyard. Zhu Cixiang did not let them stand, but gave them seats. Zhu Cixiang himself took a seat next to Emperor Chongzhen.
After the ministers paid homage, Zhu Cixiang spoke before Chongzhen: "Today's court meeting is the first court meeting since the imperial court left Beijing! I believe you all have heard about the things to be discussed!"
As soon as these words came out, Emperor Chongzhen, who was sitting on the throne, became nervous!
Heard something? Why don't I know? What does this traitor want to do and he doesn't want me to know? Could it be that he is usurping the throne...
Zhu Cihong paused and sighed: "Now the capital has fallen, the court is wandering, and all the heroes from all over the world have long been together... This is already the chaotic situation of the Warring States! But our court, to this day, has It was still a peaceful and prosperous court!
This is not possible. The court’s methods of deliberation and administration must be drastically changed! "
Not to usurp the throne...but to change the ancestral family law!
The ancestral family law is so powerful that even the emperor can't easily touch it, let alone a Fujun prince. If you dare to make a slight move, the civil servants of the entire dynasty will jump out to protest. If the matter gets too big, there may be someone who will remonstrate...
Emperor Chongzhen, who was sitting on the throne in the middle of the hall, immediately became energetic. His eyes widened and he stared at the group of ministers below, waiting for someone to jump out and challenge the prince's authority.
He is just watching the excitement and is not afraid of big troubles. The bigger the trouble, the better... Only when the trouble is bigger will he, the emperor, speak out and pull down the Prince of Fujun who is in the limelight!
Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen coughed slightly - it was just an itchy throat, nothing else!
I don’t know if his hint had an effect, but someone immediately stood up and asked questions.
"Your Highness, although the methods of discussing and administering government affairs in the imperial court are a bit out of date, they are all old rules of the past dynasties. They can be traced back to the Hongwu period and have been in effect for more than 270 years. A sudden change may cause chaos!"
Chongzhen followed the voice and looked over, and was stunned for a moment. The person who took the lead in "questioning" Zhu Cixiang was actually Hou Xun, a bachelor of Dongge University and the Minister of Household Affairs!
He was released from prison by Zhu Cixiang and put into more use. Now in order to protect his ancestors, he even ignored the prince's rescue and Zhiyu's kindness... He is indeed a loyal minister!
Chongzhen thought to himself: These Donglin Party members are indeed of character, and we should still reuse them in the future...
