When Emperor Chongzhen saw this, he still said helplessly: "Then let's check the recruitment situation first, sir!"
When Min Hongxue heard this, he shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, now that the bandits in Xiaoyuan Camp are at their peak, the possibility of actually recruiting them is probably even smaller than that of Jianlu entering the pass. To act prudent, Wei Chen thought It’s better to be prepared with both hands!”
In fact, the implication is that the possibility of actually recruiting that bandit is very small, so it's better not to count on it.
Emperor Chongzhen was a little more confident than Min Hongxue. After all, he had heard Zhang Mingwei say about Xiao Yuanying. However, what Min Hongxue said is not unreasonable.
There is no clue about the recruitment issue now. If you just place your hope on it, if the recruitment fails, then you will be very passive.
Thinking this way, Emperor Chongzhen became a little moved.
When Min Hongxue, who had been watching him, saw this, he immediately told him: "Your Majesty, why don't you go to Zhishanyong as governor and let him prepare troops and horses first, so that if the move fails, you won't be caught off guard. Although it will delay the front line of Ji Town defense, but Weichen still thinks it is necessary."
After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen thought for a long time and finally nodded. Just as he was about to speak, he heard a report from the chamberlain: "Your Majesty, Duke Xingguo is here."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen was a little surprised. Wasn't he going to be busy recruiting people? Why did he enter the palace again so quickly? It's impossible to have any clues about recruiting people, right?
Although he thought it was impossible, he reported it immediately.
"Thanks to Your Majesty Hongfu, we have some clues about the recruitment!" Zhang Mingwei said with a smile as soon as he saw Emperor Chongzhen.
"..." Emperor Chongzhen was speechless. He thought whatever he thought came to mind. Is this true?
After hearing this, Min Hongxue frowned and reminded: "The Duke is young, and this matter of recruiting peace involves a major military matter. If you are not careful, the consequences will be very serious, incomparable to other things."
He is already over seventy years old and has a high official career, but he has never seen a young man in his twenties in the court. Except, of course, the Emperor.
After his recovery, he had little contact with Zhang Mingwei. Although I have heard about Zhang Mingwei's previous events, they were not military affairs.
Even when Zhang Mingwei led troops to exterminate the bandits in Fangshan County, it was a killing of a chicken with a sledgehammer. It is completely different from the current situation where hundreds of thousands of troops are involved.
Therefore, in terms of military affairs, Zhang Mingwei has not yet had any convincing achievements. At this age, he had enough reason to suspect that Zhang Mingwei did not understand the seriousness of military matters, so he had this reminder.
After hearing this, Zhang Mingwei nodded and agreed with Min Hongxue's statement, and then said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, the people from Xiaoyuan Camp are here to find me!"
"What?" Emperor Chongzhen and Min Hongxue were surprised when they heard this. They never expected that it would be such a thing.
When Zhang Mingwei heard this, he knew that what he said was not specific enough, so he told Emperor Chongzhen: "When I led the troops to Fangshan County to suppress the bandits, I first sent people to find out the news. Therefore, the incident was more effective with half the effort. . Therefore, after I came back, I sent one of my servants to join Li Zicheng’s department as a spy so that he could be used in the future..."
Emperor Chongzhen nodded after hearing this. He heard Zhu Auao mention this to her. To be honest, he had forgotten what he heard at first, thinking that there was no such good thing, and he was more likely to die on the way.
"...I didn't expect that he would be intercepted by Xiao Yuan Ying on the way. Because he is a scholar and his conversational skills convinced Yuan Shizhong, he became the military advisor of Xiao Yuan Ying..."
Emperor Chongzhen was dumbfounded. How could he be so lucky?
"... Then Yuan Shizhong and Li Zicheng and other bandits couldn't get along, so he wanted to defect to Zhang Xianzhong. However, he heard about my reputation halfway, so he was persuaded by my servant to go north instead, and sent my servant and one of his cousins to wait for him. When I arrived in the capital, I wanted to see if there was any possibility of being recruited..."
Min Hongxue on the side was stunned when he heard that there was such a good thing. Is this because the Ming Dynasty has not exhausted its energy?
However, given his age and experience, after the initial shock, he came back to his senses and realized that this was entirely the work of the Duke. Prepare for a rainy day, and you will get amazing results!
When he thought of this, Min Hongxue was a little surprised. Looking at Zhang Mingwei again, I seem to have discovered that although the Duke is only in his twenties, he has a calmness that is not found in this age group!
It seems that for the Duke, it is really impossible to reason with common sense!
In fact, Zhang Mingwei has always been like this, but his own mentality has changed.
Although he hadn't finished listening, Emperor Chongzhen already had a smile on his face as he listened to Zhang Mingwei's recounting of Xiao Yuanying's deeds. Although it was not as exaggerated as what he saw in later generations, it was not much different. He knew that the real possibility of successful recruitment was extremely high. In this way, the situation will be favorable to the court!
As soon as Zhang Mingwei finished speaking, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but praise: "Sir, you are really my lucky star!"
No, I was climbing the mountain hard, but then my foot slipped and I fell in front of you. If it is not your lucky star, then there is a ghost!
Zhang Mingwei thought this in his mind, and smiled slightly and said: "Your Majesty, time is pressing. I don't think I will leave Beijing until the sun sets. I will recruit this little Yuan camp as soon as possible. This way, I can deal with Zuo Liangyu's troops and untie the siege as soon as possible!"
Upon hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen was about to nod, but he immediately shook his head and said: "Sir, you can't make any mistakes. I will just send someone else."
At this point, he saw Min Hongxue and said, "Let Min Qing go to recruit people, then lead the army to destroy Zuo Liangyu's troops, and then break the siege!"
That Zuo Liangyu actually dared to shout "Qingjunzi". Do you really think that I am easy to bully?
"..." Min Hongxue was speechless. What does the emperor mean by this, is that the Duke's life is his life, but my life is not my life?
But this was just a bit of complaint in his heart, and he immediately responded: "Old minister, I accept the order!"
When Zhang Mingwei saw him, he didn't expect this to be the case and wanted to speak.
When Emperor Chongzhen saw him, he said to him: "If I give you ten more little Yuan camps, I will not disregard your safety! This matter is settled!"
"..." Zhang Mingwei's opened mouth became "O" shaped, unable to speak.
He could understand it, because his special origin and how much he helped Emperor Chongzhen had been proven. It is not particularly strange for Emperor Chongzhen to say such a thing. This should be related to the relationship between men and women... No, it has nothing to do with other friendships or the like.
Turning around to look at Min Hongxue, at such an old age, he must have a lot of experience in dealing with these things. Not only did he lead troops to quell the chieftain rebellion in Yunnan and Guizhou, but he also did a very good job in reforming the country and promoting Chinese education after the rebellion was suppressed.
With him coming forward and being the Minister of the Ministry of War, he should be able to recruit Xiao Yuanying.
Thinking like this, although Zhang Mingwei actually wanted to lead the troops to fight in his heart. But if I think about it seriously, I might as well forget it. It's not that I'm afraid of death, but it's already two years before the fall of the Ming Dynasty. After my own hard work, the situation has improved slightly, but I must not give up all my efforts!
The most important thing is that Emperor Chongzhen was very determined this time and made the decision directly, and Min Hongxue also accepted the decision.
So, the matter was settled.
Zhang Mingwei was in the capital and began to make plans for the wealthy man in Fujian. By the way, he also wanted to reply to the prince and tell him what to do. He also had important things to do.
Min Hongxue, on the other hand, led the newly formed Beijing camp, totaling 20,000 troops, out of Beijing to Baoding.
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In the city of Zhendingfu, Beizhili, flames shot into the sky, and there were cries and wailings everywhere. Soldiers wearing official uniforms were looting all over the city.
On the top of the city, an official wearing a scarlet robe looked at everything in the city, and frowned and said to a nearly fifty-year-old veteran next to him: "Is this going too far? Don't open the city gate. , just kill the prefect. How can we be stationed here with such burning and killing?"
After hearing this, the veteran general disagreed. Looking at the chaos in the city, he said casually: "Your Excellency, you don't know the difficulty of leading troops! Now the court does not give salaries and has to raise so many soldiers. If they are allowed to drink from the northwest wind, who will do it?" With me?"
Having said this, he turned to look at the civil servant, and then emphasized: "Without enough troops and the imperial court's decree, we will be bound to the execution ground and beheaded! No, maybe we will be beheaded, or beheaded." Kill the Nine Clans?"
Although he was talking about such a horrific crime, his expression was not panicked at all.
When the civil servant heard this, he couldn't help but sigh, and then said bitterly: "You are a traitor, you are a traitor!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard an excited voice respond: "Is dad looking for me?"
The civil servant heard the sound and looked over, only to see several people coming up from the other side of the horse wall. The one at the head was a young man in Jinyi, and behind him were a group of servants, carrying several young women on their shoulders.
Upon seeing him, the civil servant was so angry that he pointed his finger at him and opened his mouth to say something, but no words came out.
The young man in Jinyi didn't care at all, but said to the veteran: "Commander, this is really enjoyable. If you see someone you don't like, you will kill it with one knife; if you see someone who is beautiful, you will snatch it away. It's really fun!"
As he spoke, he pointed at the women behind him who were being carried by the servants and said, "I picked out a few good ones and sent them to my father and the commander."
"You..." The civil servant was shaking with anger.
On the contrary, the veteran laughed loudly and said: "Young Master Hou has a true temperament, yes, yes!"
This Young Master Hou is Hou Fangxia who sold Guide Mansion. Needless to say, the civil official is Hou Xun and the military general is Zuo Liangyu.
"I went to find Brother Meng Geng, and he snatched it away faster than me!" After Hou Fangxia finished speaking, he asked the servants to leave the women behind, and then hurried down the city again.
Hou Xun looked at this scene and almost fainted without taking a breath.
As far as his original intention was concerned, he actually did not intend to rebel. It was only because of this traitor that I got to where I am today.
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