In the original history, the situation during Chongzhen's five and six years was not very bad.
As the rogue bandits in Shaanxi were wiped out and Hong Chengchou and Cao Wenzhao entered Shanxi, the situation in the northwest began to improve.
Houjin in Liaodong was busy dealing with civil strife and did not exert military pressure on Ming Dynasty.
Although the Dongjiang Rebellion in Shandong is still there, with the participation of Guan Ning's army in the war, quelling it is just around the corner.
But things are different now.
Although the rogue bandits in Shaanxi were pacified, Li Zicheng and others entered the capital and began to threaten the safety of the capital.
Although the civil strife in the Later Jin Dynasty became more serious, the rebellion in Shandong left Ming Dynasty seriously injured.
Without Guan Ning's army, Ming Dynasty now lost control of the situation in the hinterland of Shandong.
If Gao Qiqian hadn't traveled to Shandong, none of the Ming emperors and ministers would have realized that the situation was so out of control.
But how to deal with this situation?
Zhou Yanru said nothing, and neither did Wen Tiren.
In the past, the two had fought fiercely to compete for power.
But they know very well that Shandong is now a pit of fire and cannot jump into it.
Chongzhen was helpless when he saw that the two ministers he relied on most were dumb.
Wang Wanxiang's idea is not that complicated.
"Your Majesty, the top priority is to send more troops and horses to quell the rebellion quickly."
More people are angry.
To send troops and horses, there must be troops and horses to send.
Zhou Yanru thought that if this continued, Chongzhen would sooner or later find himself as the chief minister of the cabinet.
It would be better to take the initiative and divert the trouble away.
"Your Majesty, the current situation in Shandong is complicated and it is not appropriate to take action hastily. In my humble opinion, the best policy is to send capable people to investigate and find out the truth."
In one sentence, Jin Yiwei was sold.
Only then did Chongzhen remember that such a big thing happened in Shandong, but Jin Yiwei didn't report anything.
He also ordered Wu Mengming and Han Chuan to come over and cursed them.
"You are my eyes and ears, and I have taken care of all the great affairs of the country. Why have you neglected your duties and fallen here?"
Wu Mengming was lying on the ground, with cold sweat all over his head and face.
Jin Yiwei had no information about such a big matter, but he deserved death.
At the critical moment, Han Chuan gritted his teeth and decided to tell the truth.
"Your Majesty, I have been wronged."
When Chongzhen looked over, Han Chuan revealed the truth.
"Your Majesty has entrusted you with important responsibilities and honored me with great honors. I should have risked my life to repay them. However, the Jinyi Guards have been dismissed many times before, and then they were financially strapped. All intelligence clues have been cut off. Your Majesty does not know. I, the Jinyi Guards, are now In this capital, even five buckets of rice were destroyed. I have the heart to serve the country, but I am unable to save myself."
One sentence.
It's not that I, Jin Yiwei, don't want to work, it's just that I don't have the money.
To govern a country requires money; to march and fight is a waste of money.
In the intelligence field, money is even more indispensable.
In the past, when the Ming Dynasty was strong and powerful, the Jin Yiwei were known to be all-pervasive, and no one could avoid the eyes and ears of the Jin Yiwei.
What does it rely on?
In addition to elite soldiers and generals, of course they spread money widely and bribed everywhere.
But now, the imperial court has not allocated funds to Jinyiwei for a long time.
Without money, people who used to use money to do things will naturally stop doing things, and Jin Yiwei will lose its eyes and ears all over the world.
The situation in Shandong cannot be known, and it is really not Jin Yiwei's own problem.
Han Chuan even talked about Jin Yiwei's current predicament.
Many people now have trouble even eating, so naturally they have no intention of doing anything.
The truth is the truth, but Chongzhen is more angry.
Everyone can't do anything well every day, but they are very active in asking for money.
How can I give you so much money?
"Don't complain for no reason. I trust you, why don't you retaliate? I'll find out what's going on in Shandong as soon as possible."
If we don’t need money, we still have to deal with the situation in Shandong.
Wu Mengming and Han Chuan knelt side by side, really wanting to cry without tears.
After leaving the palace and outside, Wu Mengming felt sympathy for Han Chuan for the first time.
"Everyone in the world knows that our Imperial Guards are majestic, but who knows our sufferings? How many brothers have not changed into a new set of clothes for several years."
Han Chuan was also gloomy.
"Captain, if this continues, we, the Jin Yiwei, may have Wang Xiaoer celebrate the New Year..."
Changlong rice store.
Jinyiwei Xiaoqi Lin Xiaodao and two of his men broke into the door.
"Shopkeeper, business is booming!"
The shopkeeper, Chen Laofa, was making calculations and hurriedly came out from behind the counter.
"Ouch, what's the matter today that invites Mr. Lin here?"
Lin Xiaodao sneered.
"Qiongfeng."
Chen Laofa's orange-skinned face wanted to smile, but he couldn't force it out.
"Master Lin is joking. Who in these four or nine cities doesn't know the majesty of Jinyiwei? King Yama will have to stay away when he sees you."
Lin Xiaodao doesn't agree with this.
"You also know, how hard are you guys working to protect your store? Do you know that in this cold weather, you guys have to walk around the streets, just for fear that Xiaoxiao will kill your shabby store?"
Chen Laofa was well prepared. He stuffed Lin Xiaodao into Lin Xiaodao's sleeve and said with a grimace, "All the neighbors are grateful for your hard work."
Lin Xiaodao weighed it and was very dissatisfied.
"The wind is getting more and more evil today. It seems that we need to avoid it."
Chen Laofa was frightened and stuffed it again.
"Oh, you guys need to take care of your health."
This time Lin Xiaodao finally showed a smile and his words sounded much nicer.
"You guys who are out there making a lot of money, don't just make money. The young and old at home will be ruined if no one cares about them. Every now and then, you have to go back and take a good look."
Chen Laofa nodded and bowed while inviting people out.
"That's the truth."
Once outside, turn the corner.
Lin Xiaodao took out the broken silver in his sleeve, leaving a larger piece, and picked two smaller pieces, giving them to his two men respectively.
"Keep it well, don't go to play or gamble. It's not easy to eat rations at home, so don't starve me to death."
The money was put away neatly and smoothly with both hands, and the back was stooped.
"Hey, Xiaoqi, tell me, why are we, the Imperial Guards, so virtuous?"
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"Why is this in Dongjiang Town?"
Li Jiucheng and Kong Youde, who were trapped in Guangrao, were also puzzled.
Originally, after killing Guan Ningjun, I felt that I could at least become the king and dominate.
As a result, after a short period of time, he turned into a lost dog.
Denglai cannot be recaptured, nor can we cross to the west.
The entire army is trapped in the wilderness north of Qingzhou Prefecture, and is about to run out of ammunition and food.
"Can Zuo Mengeng know how to spread the beans into an army? Where did he get so many soldiers and horses?"
After the defeat in Lijin County, Li Jiucheng and Kong Youde still had illusions, thinking that if Zuo Menggeng transferred his troops to the western front, Denglai would be empty.
Although I don't know how Zuo Menggen mobilized his troops and was able to get ahead of them, it is naturally a great joy to take advantage of the opportunity to recapture Denglai.
Unexpectedly, the whole army rushed all the way without stopping for a moment. When they rushed to Shouguang, the scouts came with bad news.
Zuo Menggeng's more than 10,000 troops were already arrayed in Wei County, waiting for them to crash into them.
The rebel generals knew very well that unless Zuo Menggeng could fly, there would be no way that the tens of thousands of troops in the west could surpass them and block the east side.
Sure enough, after they retreated to Guangrao, Chen Yongfu came back from the west and informed that there were more than 10,000 troops in the west.
In other words, Zuo Mengeng's troops were not the tens of thousands they thought they had, but an army of nearly thirty thousand.
As for Dongjiang Town, it has been attacked from east to west by Zuo Mengeng, and there is not much way out.
