Shi Kefa and Gao Hongtu were both in trouble!
The good Nanjing Ministry of War and the Minister of Household Affairs were not in the right place, and they were both forced to become cannon fodder by Zhu Cihong. One had to go to Qufu City to defend, and the other had to go to the Taiyi Mountains to fight guerrillas. In short, there was no way to create trouble for Zhu Cihong.
In the Yin'an Hall of the former Prince Lu's Mansion, there were two other guys who gave Zhu Cixiang a bit of a headache. They were Liu Zeqing and Liu Liangzuo.
These two were both second ministers in history. Among them, Liu Zeqing lost his life because he was tired of being a second minister and wanted to rebel against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty. It is also possible that his old troops rebelled against the Qing Dynasty and implicated him. , in short, it came to nothing.
Liu Liangzuo was the second minister who was unrepentant.
Should we let the swordsman arranged by Feng Sizhong take care of him now?
Of course, the swordsman had already arranged it. If Gao Hongtu and Shi Kefa didn't know each other just now, they must have mentioned "returning to Chongzhen", and they would have been hacked to death... But the two of them still knew the current affairs. , they all honestly agreed to be Ming’s loyal cannon fodder.
But are Liu Liangzuo and Liu Zeqing willing to be cannon fodder for the Ming Dynasty? Will he suddenly become the cannon fodder of the Qing Dynasty?
Zhu Cixiang looked at the two military leaders with a smile, making them both feel a little scared.
Prince Zhu is not the Hongguang Emperor in history. He has 50,000 new troops to overcome difficulties, as well as Shen Tingyang's navy. The direct line's armed forces numbered tens of thousands, more than Er Liu's soldiers and horses combined.
Moreover, Zhu Cixiang even recognized Gao Jie! Gao Jie was his brother-in-law, and he used the Xuzhou feudal town to win him over.
For Prince Zhu, Liu Zeqing, who owned Liaocheng, the "city in the lake", was a little troublesome. If Liu Zeqing's subordinates defected to the Qing Dynasty after Liu Zeqing was eradicated, Zhu Cihong would really have nothing to do. Liu Liangzuo, who is entrenched in Guide Mansion, can easily be solved...but now is not the time! Because once Liu Liangzuo is eliminated, Liu Zeqing, Huang Degong, Zuo Liangyu, and even Gao Jie may die, so we have to take our time!
"Two General Soldiers Liu," Zhu Cixiang suddenly said, "do you know that Hong Chengchou is dead?"
Liu Zeqing shook his head.
Liu Liangzuo said with a guilty conscience: "Didn't Hong Chengchou die for his country in the Battle of Songjin?"
His younger brother Liu Liangchen was a veteran traitor. He surrendered to the Qing Dynasty after being defeated at the Battle of Daling River in the fourth year of Chongzhen. Originally, Liu Liangchen and Liu Liangzuo had no contact, but after the Qing army entered the customs, Liu Liangchen sent his family to find his brother Liu Liangzuo. In addition to reporting that he was safe, he also persuaded him to defect to the Qing Dynasty.
Through the family members sent by Liu Liangchen, Liu Liangzuo also knew about Hong Chengchou's surrender, being promoted and killed!
"Hong Chengchou became the second minister!" Zhu Cihong said, "He was still an important minister of the Tatars... But he met me and was tried to alienate me. He lost Dorgon's trust and was beheaded. Head."
What? It turned out that Hong Chengchou was framed by Zhu Cixiang and became a loyal martyr of the Ming Dynasty?
Liu Liangchen took a breath of cold air, isn't this prince too powerful?
Zhu Cixiang looked at Liu Liangzuo coldly and said: "Liu Liangzuo, I will make you the commander-in-chief of the Henan garrison... You go and recover the Guide Mansion and Kaifeng Mansion from the bandits, and you will be in charge after taking them! In addition, I will give you a military salary of thirty thousand taels of silver every month, but I don’t care how you spend it.”
"I...accept the decree." Liu Liangzuo breathed a sigh of relief. Guide Mansion is now his territory, and Kaifeng Mansion is Li Zicheng's territory. However, Li Zicheng is now shrinking the troops on the southern front and preparing to attack Shanxi on the ground. Fight with the Qing army. With Liu Liangzuo's military strength, it may be difficult to regain the entire territory of Kaifeng Prefecture, but it is not difficult to capture the southeastern part of Kaifeng Prefecture.
In addition, Zhu Cixiang gave him 30,000 taels of silver per month, which was quite a lot. Three hundred and sixty thousand taels a year! It was enough for him to live happily.
If he refuses to agree, then Zhu Cihong will have an excuse to eliminate him!
"Liu Zeqing," Zhu Cixiang looked at Liu Zeqing coldly again, "You are from Shandong. There is no need to leave the province. Just continue to be the Shandong general soldier and guard Dongchang Mansion!"
When Liu Zeqing heard this, he couldn't help but glance at Gao Jie's head, which was green.
Gao Jie captured Xuzhou Prefecture and half of Huai'an Prefecture, and there was still a Yuzhou Mountain Island to hide in. He could not die no matter what. But he was thrown into Yanzhou Mansion and Dongchang Mansion as a human shield! It seems that Gao Jie's wife is having an affair with the prince!
"Master Qiansui," Liu Zeqing stood up bravely, his rather dignified face full of fear, "I have only a few soldiers, I'm afraid I won't be able to defend it!"
Zhu Cixi sneered: "You can't run if I can't defend you? Didn't you run very fast when Li Zicheng attacked Beijing last time? You can't run now?"
Liu Zeqing knelt down immediately, with cold sweat on his forehead, "I, I don't dare to do it anymore..."
Zhu Cixi leaned over and looked at him: "Don't dare to run...are you going to surrender to the Tatars?"
"Don't dare, don't dare..." Liu Zeqing's heart was in his throat.
Zhu Cixiang smiled: "Then just run! As long as you don't run across the Huaihe River, I won't ask anything! Let me remind you again, there is Taiyi Mountain in Jinan Prefecture, so it's a good idea to manage it.
When the Tatars come, go to Taiyi. When the Tatars leave, go and occupy the territory. In addition, Dongchang Fucheng Liaocheng is as impregnable as gold. As long as there are reliable people, it will not be a problem to hold on for a few years.
Again, keep at it! I will give you thirty thousand taels every month and I will not treat you badly! "
There must be reliable people... Of course Liu Zeqing would not have thought that there were actually many people under his command who were determined to resist the Qing Dynasty. The Yuyuan Anti-Qing Uprising in history was launched by his old troops.
Although Liu Zeqing didn't know that he still had good people, the Tatars haven't come yet! Moreover, he also knew that the news that the Tatars were coming to Qufu to fight was a lie made up by Zhu Cixiang. Even if he wanted to be a traitor, no one would want him!
Seeing Liu Zeqing crying and prostrating, Shi Kefa and Gao Hongtu also suspected that Zhu Cihong was really the reincarnation of Zhu Yuanzhang.
Liu Zeqing, who used to be a domineering general, was now being submissive by Zhu Cixiang?
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"Your Majesty, Lord Qiansui, the dragon boat is ready and can set off at any time. The Shandong officials seeing him off are all waiting at the pier... Governor of the Military Affairs of the Seven Provinces, Shi Kefa, Governor of Shandong Gao Hongtu, Yan Shenggong Kong Yinzhi They all handed me invitations to see you."
The one who spoke was Zhenghuang Dabao. He is now the eunuch in charge of the ceremony and the head of the twenty-four eunuchs! Qiu Zhizhong, who had been his partner earlier, is now the eunuch of the royal horse supervisor, second only to Huang Dabao.
Through these two people, Zhu Cixi basically controlled the inner dynasty. The Outer Dynasty was firmly controlled by the Generalissimo's Office of Fujun and a group of "heroes who overcame difficulties" who followed from Beijing. These people can all be regarded as accomplices in the Huangjimen incident! Zhu Cixiang didn't have to worry about them defecting to Chongzhen - Emperor Chongzhen was really not an easy emperor to serve. He was particularly harsh on his courtiers and would behead their heads and confiscate their properties at every turn. What's even worse is that I don't have any big ideas. When I encounter problems, I ask the courtiers to think of solutions. If the ministers think of solutions that don't work, they might be killed...
In comparison, the prince Zhu Cixiang is really good. He is full of bad ideas and has more ideas than anyone else. Even if he needs help from others to come up with solutions, he still has his own decisions, and he will never use someone with ideas as a scapegoat if something goes wrong.
In addition, Zhu Cixiang is extremely principled when it comes to killing people! Even if Guang Shiheng and Shi Kefa were killed, Zhu Cihong would not kill him. Because Guang Shiheng spoke at the court meeting, no matter whether he was right or wrong, he should not be punished.
Although Shi Kefa was loyal to Chongzhen, he did nothing but watched people quarrel. So Zhu Cixiang sent a big hatred-seeking cannon fodder to him!
Whether he dies or not depends on the number of days.
However, there was one person that Zhu Cixiang wanted to kill, and that was Huang Shu, the former Huguang censor.
It's not because he took the lead in opposing Qian Qianyi - the Donglin Party has such virtues, if it weren't for Huang Shu, others would jump out! The reason Zhu Cixiang wanted to kill him was that he disappeared after Huang Degong was deceived by Ma Shiying!
"Xuan Shi Kefa!" Zhu Cixiang suppressed his murderous intention and named Shi Kefa.
"I, Shi Kefa, respectfully wish your Majesty the Emperor to be in peace, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to be in peace."
Emperor Chongzhen said expressionlessly: "If you are flat, please sit down."
He really wanted to give Shi Kefa an imperial edict for King Qin to save him... but he didn't dare!
"Shi Zhijun," Zhu Cixiang smiled and took out a porcelain bottle and handed it over, "This is the finest Hedinghong!"
What? Want to die?
Emperor Chongzhen and Shi Kefa were both shocked.
Zhu Cixiang smiled and said slowly: "It's not prepared for you, it's prepared for Duke Yansheng! If Qufu is not defended, Duke Yansheng must be martyred, and he must not disgrace the name of the most holy teacher! Do you understand ? Then you must find a way to make him drink this bottle of Hedinghong!"
Shi Kefa gritted his teeth and said, "My lord, I will definitely not let Duke Yansheng insult the Holy Master!"
"Okay!" Zhu Cixiang nodded and said with a smile, "Shi Zhitai, I have one more thing to say hello to you."
What else is going on? Shi Kefa thought: Are you trying to frame someone?
Zhu Cixiang smiled and said: "Although you did not have a military confrontation with me this time, you are still suspected of treason! Conspiracy... means annihilation of the clan!"
Shi Kefa was frightened again. What does this prince want to do?
Zhu Cihong said: "But why don't I sanction you? Why do I still let you be the governor?"
Why? How does Shi Kefa know?
"Because you exposed Nanjing's accomplices to me!"
Comrade? Shi Kefa was stunned again and again. He had never exposed anyone before!
Zhu Cixiang said: "Xu Hongji, Zhao Zhilong, Zhu Guobi, Tang Guozuo, Liu Zuochang, Guo Zuoyong, Zhu Guochang, etc. are all your comrades! No, not just comrades, but the masterminds, they are the masterminds, you I was just deceived by them...you handed over the secret and exposed them, so I am not guilty!"
"Master Qiansui, you, you..." Shi Kefa didn't even know what to say?
Zhu Cixiang smiled and waved his hand: "You don't have to say anything. In short, they will all know that the evidence of their crimes has been obtained by me!"
"You still want them to know?" Shi Kefa was stunned again and again. "Master Qiantose, aren't you afraid that they will take risks...are you really going against it?"
Zhu Cixiang laughed loudly: "It's good if you rebel! It's easier to confiscate your home if you rebel!"
