Seeing him like this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but laugh. This Du Yinxi is in awe of the power he is about to get, which is also good.
So, he comforted Du Yinxi and made up his mind.
Emperor Chongzhen himself didn't realize that Zuo Maodi and Du Yinxi had completely different reactions, but he readily accepted them.
It can be seen from this that his character has not changed much. If you still believe in a person's words, then believe it with all your strength.
Just like that moment, he believed Zhang Mingwei. Everything Zhang Mingwei said was right, and all the talents he recommended were pleasing to his eye.
Unlike those people originally, Zhang Mingwei gained his trust and gave him what he wanted in return. For example, resettle refugees, solve the case of Jiulian Bodhisattva, eliminate hidden dangers in the palace, save his beloved concubine, etc.
At this time, Emperor Chongzhen once again looked at the last person, Yan Yingyuan, the good general he had always missed, and began to think about what he would do if he was asked to lead the army.
With the previous two examples in mind, Yan Yingyuan knew how big of an opportunity he would get, so he naturally wanted to show off his abilities.
In troubled times, there is a great need for a general who can fight!
Emperor Chongzhen asked carefully, but after all, he had never led an army before, so the questions he asked were actually limited. But this did not prevent Yan Yingyuan from being very satisfied with his answers about leading troops in the war.
Later, a few people even came out of the palace to see with their own eyes Yan Yingyuan's ability to fight in battle, especially his archery skills. Emperor Chongzhen was so impressed that he repeatedly praised "Magic Arrow!"
However, Emperor Chongzhen did not appoint Yan Yingyuan immediately. Instead, he transferred to Wuying Hall and discussed the military situation in detail with Zhang Mingwei.
"Your Majesty, the Yongwei camp has now taken over the Beijing camp. I went to see it before coming to the palace." Everyone was listening to Zhang Mingwei's reply. "Not to mention those with the rank of general and above, all are Zhu Chunchen's people. Even the ordinary soldiers are old and weak, and the Beijing camp is completely in ruins. The strong soldiers of the Beijing camp that Your Majesty sees during inspections on weekdays are actually just local ruffians temporarily recruited by Zhu Chunchen to pretend to be."
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he couldn't help but said bitterly, "Damn it! If the capital camp is in such a state of ruin, are all the civil and military officials in the dynasty blind?"
By saying this, he actually felt a little wronged by the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty.
You must know that Zhu Chunchen was originally Duke Chengguo and had been hereditary for so many generations, so his power was actually very great.
Not to mention the civil servants in the DPRK, but many generals in the army are disciples and offshoots of Cheng Guogong's line. There are also marriages from generation to generation, and the Cheng Guogong line can be regarded as the top power in the Ming Dynasty.
For ordinary officials, it is impossible to touch him at all. Zhu Chunchen didn't even need to take action. With a casual gesture, his people would deal with ordinary officials who dared to oppose him.
Even in the past, Xue Guoguan, who was the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty, although he did not confront him directly, showed signs of touching his interests and was immediately ruined.
It can be seen from this that if ordinary officials go to impeach Zhu Chunchen, believe it or not, a large group of people will jump out and impeach him in turn. It goes without saying who will be unlucky.
If Emperor Chongzhen didn't trust Zhang Mingwei so much and had a brave guard battalion available, and Zhu Chunchen was unprepared, he closed the gate of the capital and suddenly took action, if he really wanted to touch Zhu Chunchen, it would definitely not be so easy to shout. Killed.
Now that Zhu Chunchen has been arrested, the Yongweiying and Jinyiwei are dispatched in large numbers to arrest the people of Zhu Chunchen's faction, and naturally they must uproot them. After all, what Zhu Chunchen did was a serious crime of treason, and those who wanted to punish the nine tribes, including the civil servants and military generals who were attached to Zhu Chunchen, must also be wiped out. As a result, the Beijing camp, where Zhu Chunchen had the greatest influence, was even more useless, with no one left.
At this time, seeing Emperor Chongzhen so angry, Zhang Mingwei smiled slightly and said, "Your Majesty, this is actually a good thing!"
"Huh?" When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he was a little confused and looked at him with doubtful eyes.
Zuo Maodi and others who were accompanying him were new arrivals and did not speak at all. They just listened quietly on the side.
"Your Majesty, please think about it!" Zhang Mingwei replied to Emperor Chongzhen, "If you want to rectify the Beijing Camp, you will definitely encounter a lot of overt and covert resistance. If I remember correctly, Your Majesty once asked Li Banghua to rectify the Beijing Camp. As a result, during the siege of the city, the artillery of the Beijing camp bombarded the Mangui headquarters, so that in the end, Li Banghua resigned sadly. This is a manifestation of the great resistance encountered in rectifying the Beijing camp. "
Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but feel embarrassed again. Because in his opinion, Li Banghua's rectification was ineffective, so under the impeachment of the imperial censor Yanguan, Li Banghua's rectification of the Beijing camp came to nothing.
Zhang Mingwei continued, "It's good now. The entire force in the Beijing camp has been almost uprooted, and they are all old and weak. It's just an opportunity to rebuild the Beijing camp. The resistance is also minimal. It's just that the sources of troops, food, pay, and generals are left." Things just need to be resolved!”
Hearing this, Yan Yingyuan couldn't help but feel a move in his heart, wondering if he was going to the capital camp?
"Sir, what you said makes sense!" Emperor Chongzhen nodded after hearing this, and then said a little doubtfully, "But how should we solve the problem of soldiers, food, wages, etc.?"
Zhang Mingwei smiled after hearing this and said, "Food and wages are the easiest to solve. I raided the Chengguo Duke's Mansion and initially found at least five hundred thousand taels of silver. If you add gold, jewelry and other property, it would be at least one million. Also. There are other Zhu Chunchen men who have confiscated all the proceeds. Two million is definitely no problem. All of this money can be used to rebuild the capital camp. It should be enough to form an elite army that is good at conquering and fighting, like the Yongwei camp. !”
"Okay, okay, okay!" Emperor Chongzhen was overjoyed when he heard this and said hello repeatedly.
For him, he can get another army like the Brave Guard Battalion with more troops without spending a penny or sending additional troops to the people. In this age of great chaos, it is definitely a good thing. Great news!
Even when he was happy, he said to Zhang Mingwei, "Sir, among those who resigned from office today, you must check carefully and make them spit out the money they have been greedy for!"
When Zuo Maodi and others heard this, they couldn't help but be dumbfounded. It turned out that those people were not the most unlucky to lose their official positions, but that they were the most unlucky to become lambs to be slaughtered, waiting for the commander of the Jin Yiwei to take action!
Although this thought flashed through their minds, no one sympathized with them. If we don't thoroughly investigate corrupt officials, what's the point of having a clear law? How can we deter other officials!
Besides, if the money is confiscated, it will not fall into personal pockets, but will be used for military and national affairs. This must be supported!
At this time, I heard Zhang Mingwei say again, "As for this source of troops, it's really the right time!"
"Oh? Sir, tell me quickly!" Emperor Chongzhen became excited again and urged.
His behavior continued to deepen Zuo Maodi and others' understanding of Zhang Mingwei's status.
"The most capable soldiers at this time are the Qin soldiers and the Liaodong soldiers." Zhang Mingwei said eloquently, "On the Qin soldiers, Sun Chuanting is reorganizing, and it is difficult to recruit elite soldiers from him. As for the Liaodong soldiers, On the other side, people like Huang Degong, Zhou Yuji and others from the Yongwei Battalion were all killed by small soldiers."
Emperor Chongzhen nodded after hearing this. In fact, many of those who could fight did come from the Liaodong Army.
"But in the past, the generals of Liaodong were married to each other and controlled the Liaodong Guards. It was not so easy for the court to reach out. But now, the result of the Battle of Songjin has caused a major blow to the generals of Liaodong. Jinzhou's ancestor Dashou We have already surrendered to Jianqiu, and Ningyuan Commander-in-Chief Wu Sangui’s entire army was wiped out. Now he is still thinking of being transferred from Ningyuan to Shanhaiguan..."
Hearing him talk about this, Emperor Chongzhen immediately thought of it, and immediately interrupted Zhang Mingwei and said, "Did you, sir, already know what Chen Xinjia reported about the defeated general Song Jin?"
Seeing Zhang Mingwei nodding, he quickly asked, "What do you think, sir?"
Previously, he did not approve Chen Xinjia's memorial. In fact, he wanted to wait for Zhang Mingwei to return to Beijing before making a decision. After all, it was about the disposal of the six generals, and he was still very cautious when it came to the military level.
When Zhang Mingwei asked, he had actually considered it, so he immediately replied, "How can we tolerate deserters who run away from battle! In normal times, it would be a bit difficult to deal with a general. But now that their entire army has been wiped out, what else can they worry about?" of."
At this point, he paused and then said, "There are rumors outside that Chen Xinjia's punishment for these six generals is based on the bribes they gave. I will investigate this carefully later. But about Wu Sangui , I just want to explain it to Your Majesty in detail."
In the original history, Wu Sangui let the Jianru people into the army, became the Pingxi King of the Jianru people, and strangled the Emperor of Nanming to death. Of course, Emperor Chongzhen had seen it in the documentary. Therefore, I have absolutely no favorable impression of Wu Sangui.
At this time, when he heard that Zhang Mingwei was going to talk about Wu Sangui in detail, he listened with even more attention.
"The reason why Wu Sangui spared no expense to get out of jail and be transferred to Shanhaiguan is because the strength of the Wu family was greatly damaged, and Jinzhou was lost, and Ningyuan was left alone outside Shanhaiguan. If Jianlu used the same tactics used against Jinzhou to besiege the city and mobilize reinforcements, Then Ningyuan must fall. Wu Sangui was afraid, so he thought of giving up his old nest and moving to the safety of Shanhaiguan."
When Zhang Mingwei said this, he suddenly turned back to the previous topic and said, "In this case, it is the best time for the imperial court to intervene in the Liaodong army. Otherwise, if Wu Sangui gains a foothold in Shanhaiguan and tries to touch him again, he will be thrown into a trap!"
In his opinion, Shanhaiguan, the most important pass, must be in the hands of generals who are absolutely loyal to the imperial court. Otherwise, just like in history, Li Zicheng immediately went to the capital to transfer Wu Sangui to King Qin, but he did not bargain with Emperor Chongzhen, making him unhappy, and turned around and sold it to Jianlu, leading Jianlu to join the army. Guan, this is very harmful!
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