Chongzhen always believed that the reason why the Tiger-Character Banner grew was not because of his incompetence as an emperor, but because there were slave thieves outside the customs to contain the Ming Dynasty's energy, giving the Tiger-Character Banner a chance to grow.
If there were no slave thieves peeping at Ming Dynasty from outside the pass, he thought he would have put down the Tiger Flag group of thieves long ago.
At this time, a young eunuch came in from outside and whispered something into Wang Chengen's ear.
"Your Majesty, lunch is ready. Do you want to eat first?" Wang Chengen came to Chongzhen and asked.
Chongzhen raised his head and looked outside and said, "What time is it?"
"It's already noon." Wang Chengen replied. Chongzhen raised his arms, stretched his body, and said, "Send the meal here!" Wang Chengen waved his hand to the little eunuch waiting aside.
The little eunuch turned around and retreated. Soon, he walked in from outside with a food box in his hand. The food box was opened, and the little eunuch took out a bowl of porridge and several dishes of side dishes, and placed them on the table one by one.
At this time, Chongzhen had also cleaned his hands and walked to the table and sat down. There was a shortage of money and food everywhere in the court. In many cases, even the salaries of officials were delayed. Originally, there were still some savings in the internal funds, but not long after Chongzhen ascended the throne, he also used them to supplement the court affairs.
The consumption of the inner palace was also repeatedly reduced, and Chongzhen himself often drank porridge to show his frugality. Of course, the porridge he drank was not ordinary white porridge with plain water. Various things such as lotus seeds and jujubes were added to the porridge. The things in the palace were many times more expensive than those outside.
Just such a bowl of porridge can already cover the expenses of an ordinary family of four for half a month. But this is already the cheapest meal for the palace.
The whole bowl of porridge went into Chongzhen's stomach in a short time, and nearly half of several dishes of side dishes were eaten. The little eunuch who was left waiting removed the food box and replaced it with fragrant tea.
Chongzhen picked up the tea bowl and gargled his mouth. He spat the mouthwash into the spittoon brought by the palace maid, then picked up a clean silk cloth next to him and wiped his mouth.
Throwing the silk cloth that he had wiped his mouth to the palace maid, he sat back on the dragon couch and picked up the steaming tea. During the entire meal, Chongzhen said nothing, eating and sleeping without saying a word.
"Daban, do you think Sun Chuanting can hold Shandong?" Chongzhen held the tea in his hand and turned his head to ask Wang Chengen who was waiting on the side.
Wang Chengen yawned slightly and lowered his hands and said: "Although I don't know this Sun Chuanting, he must be capable of guarding Dongchang Mansion and Jinan Mansion. Now that the Emperor has promoted him to an official position, he will definitely do his best for you, Your Majesty." Try your best to deal with the tiger thieves."
"I don't expect him to help me solve the problem of tiger thieves. As long as he can guard Shandong for me and prevent Shandong from falling into the hands of tiger thieves, I will be satisfied." Chongzhen sighed lightly.
Since the fall of Henan, Shandong has become more important to the capital.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, Sun Chuanting will definitely have no problem guarding Shandong." Wang Chengen knew that all he could do was comfort Chongzhen.
This is also what he often does when accompanying Chongzhen. Many times, Chongzhen did not need an eunuch in the inner court who could advise him. What he wanted was someone who was willing to listen to him and comfort him.
Wang Chengen did a good job at this point. Because of this, no matter how many eunuchs came and went in the inner court, no one could shake Wang Chengen's position beside Chongzhen.
The text sent by the Ministry of War to Shandong to Sun Chuanting was quickly sent out of the capital by fast horse. Although Chongzhen wanted to move south, he could not find support, and he did not have the courage to forcefully decide to move south, so he could only place his hopes on Sun Chuanting.
The Tiger Banner was busy attacking Shandong, and the news quickly spread to Shengjing, the Shenyang Zhongwei of the Ming Dynasty.
After Da Lao Nu moved his capital to Shenyang, Shenyang Zhongwei changed its name to Shengjing and became the capital of Dajin. Huang Taiji sat on his big khan seat, with only two big beiles, Daishan and Mang Gurtai, at hand.
After returning from plundering in the Ming Dynasty, Dai Jin gained a lot of weight, and Huang Taiji's prestige also increased, and for a while it was unmatched.
Because Erbeile Amin lost the four cities of Luanzhou Yongping and Pingping, he was directly deprived of his identity as the flag owner and imprisoned.
Huang Taiji handed the blue flag to Amin's younger brother Jierhalang. Unlike Amin, who has ambitions to become another great khan of Dajin, Jierharang supports Huang Taiji the most and is also a loyal supporter of Huang Taiji. Otherwise, Huang Taiji would not let Jierharang after he left. Stay in Shengjing.
One of the four great Baylors of the year has gone, and Amin has completely come to an end. Even if the person is still alive, what to kill and how to kill completely depends on Huang Taiji's wishes.
Among the four Baylors, the only one who could barely compete with Huang Taiji was Mang Gurtai. And Big Belle Daishan was already extremely old.
Almost all of Lianghongqi was destroyed on the grassland. Not only that, but even his two sons lost their lives. The once powerful Lianghongqi only had one name left.
Whether this name can be kept depends on Huang Taiji's intentions.
"Mr. Fan, please tell everyone what happened!" Huang Taiji nodded towards Fan Wencheng. Fan Wencheng stepped forward and walked out of the crowd. He first saluted Huang Taiji and then said: "I got the news that tiger thieves are attacking Shandong. I think this is a good opportunity for me, Daikin, so I can take this opportunity." This is an opportunity to recapture the Jinzhou Guard and capture Lushun." After saying that, he retreated.
Although Fan Wencheng said it was his own idea, everyone present knew that Fan Wencheng was just the person who was pushed to the stage, and Huang Taiji was behind him.
No one spoke for a while. Except for the two red flags, all other flags have benefited from this Zhengming, and no one wants to offend Huang Taiji at this time.
"Second brother, what do you think of Fan Wencheng's proposal?" Huang Taiji looked at Daishan beside him with a smile.
Compared with the previous fear of Daishan, in his eyes, Daishan is no longer an opponent, let alone a threat to his position as the Great Khan.
"I think this proposal is good. It's time to deal with the tiger thief." Dai Shan was not stupid. He knew that the two red flags no longer had the capital to confront Huang Taiji, so he honestly chose to support Huang Taiji.
As for the idea of using Mang Gurtai's power to counter Huang Taiji, he had never thought about it. In his eyes, Mang Gurtai was a rough fool. Even if he still controlled the Zhenglan Flag, he was no match for Huang Taiji. Sooner or later, the Zhenglan Flag would fall into Huang Taiji's hands.
"Fifth brother, what about you? What's your attitude?" Huang Taiji looked at Mang Gurtai again. Daishan's statement did not surprise him. He knew that Daishan was a smart man and knew how to choose. The reason why Daishan was still retained was to suppress Mang Gurtai.
Because Daishan had broken two red flags, no one would say anything even if he imprisoned Daishan.
It's just that Daishan and Amin are different. Amin still has a blue flag in his hand. If he doesn't confine Amin, he can't take away the blue flag. There is no difference between Daishan and Daishan without the two red flags.
