what to do?
At first hearing the emperor's inquiry, Zhou Tingru was a little confused.
He had only been in Suzhou for less than an hour, and had only seen the emperor for two-quarters of an hour.
Jin Yiwei just said that he had a case to help him, but who knew that when he arrived here he saw the emperor, and he was almost frightened to the point where three souls came out of his body and seven souls ascended to heaven.
Before even listening to the emperor's instructions, Jin Yiwei came to report one after another. What could he know?
After complaining in his heart, he also knew that the emperor was testing him.
If the emperor is satisfied with the answer, then he can re-activate it or start at a higher level. If he is not satisfied, he will activate it, but the impression will not be good, and his official career will stop here in the future.
As soon as the thought came to this point, my mind began to spin rapidly, and all the information I saw and heard from the time I entered Suzhou City to the present was summarized in my mind.
"Suzhou magistrate, Wenxiang Sect, Yanshan Guards, interceptions and killings outside the city, Japanese pirates..."
After nearly half a stick of incense, Zhou Tingru bowed slightly to Chongzhen and said softly: "Your Majesty, how to do it specifically? I need to clear up a few doubts before I can make specific arrangements.
First, the Wenxiang Sect colluded with the Japanese pirates, and the Japanese pirates occupied Shangyu County. There is something weird about it.
Because once this matter is reported to the court, the court will definitely dispatch a large army to suppress it, and the Japanese pirates will escape. So what is the meaning of occupation? What are the benefits to Smell the Incense Cult? "
"Furthermore, after His Majesty transferred the Yanshan Guards to move south along the canal, Jiannu took a detour to attack the Jizhen defense line. If coincidence is ruled out, does that mean there is collusion between the Wenxiang Sect and Jiannu?
The Wenxiang Sect provided intelligence and internal support, and the Japanese pirates sent troops to jointly capture Shangyu City. Although Shangyu City could not be saved, it could distract the court's energy and damage the morale of the soldiers and civilians in Jiangnan.
Under the panic, chaos will occur in Jiangnan. The imperial court will focus on Jiangnan and ignore Jiannu. In this way, Jiannu will be more likely to bypass the Jizhen defense line. "
Chongzhen didn't speak, but Cao Bianjiao couldn't help it, and asked doubtfully: "According to your inference, there is collusion between the Wenxiang Sect and the Yao people. Does that mean there is also collusion between the Yao people and the Jiannu?"
"It's not impossible!"
"What's the purpose?"
"The heroes are divided and each is their own king!"
Zhou Tingru said calmly: "The Wenxiang Sect has rebelled not once or twice, and its ambitions are already known to everyone.
Nurhachi raised his troops and declared the Seven Great Hatreds. In the past few years, he raised troops to attack the border several times, eyeing the Ming Dynasty;
The Yao rebellion can be traced back to the Song and Yuan Dynasties, and the Dadengxia rebellion lasted for more than two hundred years. In the end, they still wanted to be independent;
An island as big as Fuso has insufficient resources. Toyotomi Hideyoshi attacked North Korea decades ago, intending to use North Korea as a springboard to conquer the Ming Dynasty, Mongolia, Annan, Siam, etc., and make all countries surrender.
The ambition is so great that it can be described as wishful thinking.
But no matter which side it is, it cannot bypass the Ming court. The Jiannu Ning defense line and Shanhaiguan are blocking it. Fusang is separated from the Ming Dynasty by the sea. It is unrealistic to attack the Ming Dynasty at sea. On land, North Korea and Jiannu are blocking it;
The Yao people have terrain advantages, and because of their living environment, each of them is a natural warrior;
Only the Wenxiang Sect, in addition to having a way of deceiving people, the organization's military strength and the rabble can be regarded as promoting them;
Under such circumstances, the only option was to unite many forces, mess up the Ming Dynasty, take advantage of the opportunity to quickly preach, confuse people's hearts, establish themselves as kings, and stalemate with all major forces. "
"week……"
There was still confusion in Cao Bianjiao's eyes. The more Zhou Tingru talked about him, the more confused he became: "Zhou... Mr. Zhou, you have analyzed so much and it seems a little contradictory.
Among these major forces, the Wenxiang Sect is the weakest. Among the other major forces, it would be very difficult to establish itself as a king. "
"Commander Cao, we cannot consider the issue of strength alone in this matter. The Wenxiang Sect has an advantage that no other force has, and that is the Han people!"
Li Ruolian couldn't help but responded: "Jiannu and Fusang are both foreign enemies. They are not of my race, so their hearts must be different. I, the Central Plains people, all know this.
Once a war breaks out, both of them will be foreign enemies and the people will hate them;
Although the Yao people also belong to the Ming Dynasty, rebellions have continued for so many years, with tens of thousands of casualties between the two sides. It would be good if the people, soldiers and civilians did not cause trouble for them, so how could they rely on them;
Only the people of the Wenxiang Sect are Han Chinese. This is orthodox. Together with tens of thousands of followers, they raise their arms and shout, and the devotees gather.
If the Wenxiang Sect's senior leaders are willing to treat the virtuous and talented subordinates again, recruit some capable people and have a large base of people, it will be quite simple to establish themselves as king. "
"This this……"
Cao Bianjiao was stunned when he heard this. He didn't expect that there were so many ways in it.
Chongzhen also nodded, fully approving of Li Ruolian's analysis.
In history, Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong rebelled. In terms of their own abilities, to be honest, they were average, but they succeeded because of two factors.
The first is the internal reasons of the Ming Dynasty. There were natural and man-made disasters, exorbitant taxes, and the people could not bear the oppression. This was the general trend, which gave rise to a huge people base;
The second is to recruit many capable people. Zhang Xianzhong has adopted sons such as Li Dingguo and Sun Kewang. In particular, Li Dingguo is known as the first god of war in the Southern Ming Dynasty, and his ability is absolutely leveraged.
Li Zicheng had Liu Zongmin, Gao Jie, Li Guo, Li Yan and others, all of whom were capable.
If the Wenxiang Sect recruits a group of talents with high-ranking officials, gold and silver treasures, etc., it is very possible not to say that it can be overthrown but to establish itself as king.
Although Zhou Tingru did not have a good reputation in history and was included in the biography of traitorous officials, it must be said that in addition to being able to figure out accidents, he also had good abilities, which has been proved now.
A different view was put forward as soon as he opened his mouth, and this possibility is very high.
"Your Majesty, Wenxiang Cult still has a doubt!"
Seeing everyone's silence, Zhou Tingru continued: "If what I just guessed is true and these intentions come from the Wenxiang Sect, is it the hand of the leader of the Wenxiang Sect or the hands of someone in the sect?
Or is it that the Wenxiang Sect is also a pawn pushed by a certain force to test the imperial court?
Now the leader of the Wenxiang Sect has been arrested, and someone who rescued him has also been arrested. The decisions made by the two are not the slightest bit different from the decision I deduced before. It is really contradictory. "
Everyone was shocked. They wanted to tell Zhou Tingru that the leader of the Wenxiang Sect was arrested because there was a problem with the Yao people. They were just following the clues.
But after thinking about it, Zhou Tingru's guess was not impossible.
After all, King Jingjiang can be fake. The grandfather and father of the current leader of Wenxiang Sect were killed. How could he be careless? Or is there really no way to deal with the revelation?
Zhou Tingru's speculation pushed the Wenxiang Sect into another conspiracy.
Chongzhen looked at Li Ruolian: "Li Ruolian, what Zhou Tingru said is not unreasonable. We need to investigate more about the Wenxiang Sect to see who is behind it."
After Li Ruolian responded, Chongzhen looked at Zhou Tingru again: "Jin Yiwei will investigate this guess. Tell me what to do next!"
