When Zhang Mingwei asked about it, he immediately replied: "Your Majesty, this little Yuan camp may be able to be recruited and pacified!"
Upon hearing this, everyone in the Wenhua Hall couldn't help but feel disappointed. Especially Emperor Chongzhen, the higher his expectations, the greater his disappointment.
Fortunately, it was Duke Xingguo who said this, and Emperor Chongzhen took the initiative to remind him: "Sir, Zhang Xianzhong betrayed the imperial court after recruiting troops, which happened last year!"
Although the others did not speak, they all nodded in their hearts. Look at Xiong Wencan, who was the one who advocated the recruitment, he was cut off from the market. If it were anyone else who proposed the move, the emperor would probably be furious.
However, after hearing this, Zhang Mingwei still insisted on his opinion: "Your Majesty, although Zhang Xianzhong rebelled after being recruited, what about Liu Guoneng? Didn't he continue to serve the court after being recruited and eventually died on the battlefield? There is also Bai Guangen, who also continued to serve after being recruited. Serving the imperial court."
After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen felt Zhang Mingwei's stubbornness. Suddenly, his heart moved. Could it be that this little Yuanying was recruited in the original history to prove his loyalty to the court? If this is really the case, wouldn't it just be possible to recruit him?
Just as he was thinking this, Min Hongxue, Minister of the Ministry of War, persuaded Zhang Mingwei for the future of his benefactor: "The Duke of the State is unaware of something. Nowadays, the power of the imperial court is consumed a lot, and the thieves are very powerful. If we go to recruit people at this time, even if we can After the recruitment is completed, the thieves must have a lot of demands. If one is not satisfied, the possibility of rebellion again is very high, not like before!"
Generally speaking, what he said does make sense.
If the court does not have enough troops to deter, it is indeed likely that the thieves will have different intentions. In fact, let alone the traitor general, let’s talk about Zuo Liangyu. If the imperial court has enough troops to deter him, do you think he will still be arrogant and undisciplined?
Everyone present basically understands this truth. They had a very good relationship with Duke Xingguo, so naturally they all nodded in agreement, hoping that Duke Xingguo would give up this idea.
But who would have thought that they heard Emperor Chongzhen say: "Since Sir said that, he must have a reason!"
Upon hearing this, the people in the Wenhua Hall, except Wang Chengen, were immediately dumbfounded. Didn't the emperor just take the initiative to remind the Duke that thieves can easily surrender and rebel again? Why did he change his tune so quickly?
When they came back to their senses, they looked at Emperor Chongzhen and then at Duke Xingguo, feeling really puzzled. Why did Emperor Chongzhen trust Duke Xingguo so much? What was the relationship between the two of them?
Just like when Duke Xingguo said one, the emperor would say one; even if the emperor initially said two, he would immediately change his mind and say one! This...is this simply too exaggerated?
"Your Majesty, if we can really recruit this little Yuan camp and make it truly useful to the imperial court, the situation in the Central Plains can be reversed immediately!" Min Hongxue frowned and said, "With this army, we can supplement it with the Beijing camp and join forces with Bai Guangen By waiting for the five-pronged guerrilla force, we will have the advantage over Zuo Liangyu's troops. If we can defeat Zuo Liangyu's troops, we can go west to Kaifeng and fight the Li bandits, and we can go south to join forces with Huang Degong's troops to attack Zhang Xianzhong and other bandits."
After saying this, he showed a look of helplessness and said: "However, there are too many variables in the recruitment of Xiao Yuan Camp, which will affect the situation. Once he rebels against the court, the situation will be as bad as ever. The strategy of recruitment must be cautious, careful! "
Du Yinxi, the assistant minister of the cabinet, also immediately agreed, agreeing with the Minister of War's analysis of the current situation, and also urged caution in recruitment.
Needless to say, other people also agreed, and for a while, the opinions in Wenhua Hall were basically one-sided.
If the recruitment is successful, the situation will be very favorable; conversely, if the recruitment fails, the situation will be very serious. After Emperor Chongzhen understood this, he became even more urgent and said hurriedly, a little impatiently: "Okay, that's what I want to do today. You gentlemen, please go and do your work first. Sir, I'll stay here. I have something else to ask." !”
These people in the Wenhua Palace are all fine people. Upon hearing this, they knew that Emperor Chongzhen probably wanted to ask the Duke of the Kingdom about this recruitment in private. However, even though they thought of this, they just couldn't figure out why they were asked to step down. Is there something shameful about this recruitment that they couldn't let them know?
Although they were puzzled, the emperor had already said so, so they had no choice but to retreat.
Wang Chengen was also curious and wanted to stay and listen, but he had no choice but not to see Emperor Chongzhen speak, so he had to reluctantly leave the Wenhua Palace with other civil servants.
Finally, even the chambermaids and maids left the Wenhua Palace, and Emperor Chongzhen hurriedly asked Zhang Mingwei: "Sir, is this little Yuan Ying famous in later generations?"
After he finished speaking, when he saw Zhang Mingwei nodding his head, he was immediately overjoyed and quickly asked: "Sir, please come here quickly. Can you really recruit him?"
Emperor Chongzhen heard clearly what the Minister of War just said. If the recruitment was successful, the situation would be greatly beneficial to the court, which was something he looked forward to very much.
Zhang Mingwei naturally saw the eagerness of Emperor Chongzhen, and immediately introduced him to him: "According to the information I saw, the leader of this little Yuan camp is called Yuan Shizhong, and he is different from other bandits. At the beginning, Henan, Hebei, During the great famine in Shandong, they had no choice but to rebel, but they always had the intention of being recruited."
When Emperor Chongzhen heard his introduction, he listened attentively.
"After he was defeated by the imperial army, he defected to Li Zicheng, but he couldn't get along. More importantly, at this time, Li Zicheng had become powerful and had the ambition to change the dynasty, so he wanted to annex other thieves to strengthen himself , unified command to fight for the world..."
Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen looked very unhappy. Even though he knew that he was eventually forced to death by Li Zicheng, he was still unhappy when he heard that Li Zicheng had the ambition to change the dynasty.
"If the original historical development is followed, Cao Cao and Luo Rucai's troops will be annexed by Li Zicheng, and Luo Rucai will also be killed by Li Zicheng. Yuan Shizhong noticed it in time and went to the south to join Zhang Xianzhong. But at this time, Zhang Xianzhong actually had this idea. Yuan Shizhong was afraid, So I separated from Zhang Xianzhong again..."
"Then he surrendered to the court?" Emperor Chongzhen heard this, his heart moved, and he asked eagerly.
Zhang Mingwei shook his head after hearing this and said: "At that time, he was in contact with the imperial court's thief-suppressing governor, but he never made up his mind. He also took the initiative to tell the imperial court that he would kill the traitorous generals as a gift for recruiting peace. However, in the end, this matter was not clarified in the history books. Recording, but ultimately unsuccessful..."
"Then what happened to him in the end?" When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he suddenly felt anxious and asked quickly.
After hearing this, Zhang Mingwei sighed and said: "In the end, he went to Li Zicheng's side, and then he was killed by Li Zicheng, and the army was annexed."
Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. This was different from what he had imagined. He frowned and said to Zhang Mingwei: "Sir, judging from these things, it's not sure whether he really wants to be raped." Are you recruiting?"
Zhang Mingwei listened, nodded and said: "Based on these things alone, it is indeed difficult to draw a conclusion about him. But he still has something else, which I didn't say just now!"
Upon hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but feel a glimmer of hope again, and asked quickly: "Is there anything else?"
Zhang Mingwei showed a trace of respect on his face and said seriously: "According to the original historical development, in October this year, the Jianlu invaders again invaded the pass under the leadership of the slave chief Azige and ravaged the pass. This Yuan Shizhong was originally in the south. He heard that After that, he resolutely led the army north to fight against the Jianlu!"
Upon hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen showed an expression of disbelief. He was a bandit, and he would even take the initiative to run from the south to the north to fight with Jianlu. Didn't he know the reputation of Jianlu's army?
Seeing Emperor Chongzhen's surprised look, Zhang Mingwei understood very well. When he found this information, he was quite surprised. Therefore, he continued to introduce: "After he led the army to the north, it seems that Jinan was captured by the Jianlu again. He defeated the Jianlu in Jinan, mainly the Eight Banners of Mongolia, and rescued all the people of the Ming Dynasty who had been plundered. .Here, there is one thing that quite surprised me.”
Upon hearing what surprised Duke Xingguo, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but be very curious and asked quickly: "What's the matter?"
Zhang Mingwei said seriously: "After he rescued those people, he told them that if there were still people at home, he would let them go back and give each of them fifty cents for travel. Not only that, his army did not rob the people. Therefore, they are called Buddhist soldiers by the people!"
Emperor Chongzhen was really shocked when he heard this. Even the officials and soldiers of the imperial court couldn't do this kind of thing, right? He was a little unbelievable, so he confirmed: "Sir, is this serious?"
After hearing this, Zhang Mingwei spread his hands and said: "Your Majesty, what is written in the historical data is true or false. I can't be sure!"
Having said this, he corrected his attitude and said seriously: "Based on this historical data, I thought that this little Yuan camp should be able to be recruited. As for how it will be, we will know when we go and see it?"
In other words, there is still a possibility of success in this matter, but there is no guarantee. After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen began to think about this matter.
Seeing him lowering his head and thinking, Zhang Mingwei said: "Your Majesty, it is very important whether or not this little Yuanying is recruited. And with my reputation and identity, I feel that if I contact this little Yuanying, the recruitment may be successful. Sex will be greater.”
After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen raised his head and looked at him, and said a little worriedly: "If sir is personally in charge of this matter, how can we contact him? He should be leaving the capital. What if it is different from the records? Don't you have someone?" Danger?"
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