"What?" Zhang Mingwei couldn't help but be a little surprised when he heard what Emperor Chongzhen said, "Must I go?"
Emperor Chongzhen was still a little angry, nodded and said, "That's what it said in the urgent report sent by Min Qing."
At this time, he already knew that Zhang Mingwei would have a headache reading the memorials and texts of this era. Therefore, he did not show him the urgent report, but just explained to him: "Speaking of people in the court, Yuan Shizhong only trusts me. A personal promise from both Mr. and Mr.!”
It is impossible for Emperor Chongzhen himself to leave Beijing, so there is only one candidate, Zhang Mingwei.
After hearing this, Zhang Mingwei couldn't help but sigh with emotion. During the fifteenth year of Chongzhen's reign, had the reputation of the imperial court gone bankrupt? In the original history, was Yuan Shizhong hesitant and was not recruited in the end, but was killed by Li Zicheng? Was it because he had no trustworthy officials from the DPRK and China to contact him?
"What does your Majesty mean?" After hearing this, Zhang Mingwei did not express his thoughts, but asked Emperor Chongzhen.
"Sir, you are more important to me than a mere bandit!" After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen replied coldly, "I don't want you to take risks!"
Zhang Mingwei listened, thought carefully for a while, and then said sincerely to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, based on the information I have found and what I learned from my servant, this Yuan Shizhong should be sincere and wants to do something for him. We serve the imperial court. And the current situation, if we don’t recruit An Xiaoyuan Ying, it will be too difficult for the imperial court.”
Having said this, he once again analyzed the situation for Emperor Chongzhen: "If we don't recruit An, we will fight. Regardless of whether we can defeat Xiao Yuan's camp, the imperial court will be temporarily unable to deal with the siege of Kaifeng and the eyeing Zuo Liangyu's troops. If something goes wrong, If so, one can imagine how difficult the situation for the imperial court will be!"
"Second, originally Jianlu would only invade the customs in October. However, because of my arrival, history has changed a lot. Will Jianlu still enter the customs in October, or will he enter the customs in advance or not enter the customs at all? , it’s hard to say. My personal preference is that without the Shanxi Shang Tonglu, Jianlu will definitely have a hard time in the winter just relying on the cold land of Liaodong. Therefore, there is a high probability that Jianlu will invade the pass, even more than originally October is early.”
After analyzing this point, Zhang Mingwei once again said sincerely to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, I may encounter danger when I leave the capital. If I don't leave the capital, you can imagine how bad the situation will be. Therefore, what I mean is that I still go out." Come to Beijing!"
After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen was still a little hesitant and did not agree immediately.
Seeing this, Zhang Mingwei continued to say to Emperor Chongzhen: "There is a very important point in uniting troops to fight, which is to know yourself and the enemy. People who can leave a reputation in history must be worthy of attention. After I leave the capital, I will serve as the commander of the Ministry of War. Having Shangshu serve as his adviser, I believe it will be more helpful to the war in the Central Plains. And right now, the war in the Central Plains is also the top priority among all things."
At this point, he stopped talking. The implication is very obvious that it is still necessary for him to leave the capital, even if it is not to recruit Xiao Yuanying!
After Emperor Chongzhen pondered for a moment, he finally nodded and said, "In that case, I'll take a risk, sir. If an accident happens"
At this point, after hesitating for a moment, he finally said: "I am saying that if your husband cannot return to the capital, then go south to assist him in Cixi!"
"" When Zhang Mingwei heard this, he couldn't help being speechless. After he came to his senses, he quickly said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, the situation is not that bad. The land of the capital is safe now. The most threatening thing is only It’s just a prisoner building. Governor Shan Yong is working hard. At Shanhaiguan, Yan Yingyuan is watching, and there will definitely be no problem."
Having said this, he thought for a moment and then said: "According to the news I received, the Gu San Mazi who was recruited before is also approaching Shanhaiguan with his fleet. If we can successfully harass all parts of Liaodong, I believe it will be If we can contain the Jianlu, we will definitely not dare to invade the pass on a large scale!"
Upon hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen smiled and said, "I told you, it's just in case, sir, don't think too much!"
"" Zhang Mingwei couldn't help but be speechless after hearing this. Is it me who thinks too much, or do you think too much?
The matter was settled like this, and Emperor Chongzhen quickly announced that Duke Xingguo would be the supervisor of the Ming Dynasty's army. He would patrol on behalf of the heavens, detect lawlessness, and give the king orders to flag. Regardless of the rank of officials and generals, they could be killed first and then reported!
Afterwards, they also mobilized the remaining Yongwei battalion in the capital, totaling about 5,000 troops, and left the capital for Baoding the next day.
In this way, all the troops that the capital can mobilize really have to be mobilized, which can be regarded as a clean slate. If these 5,000 troops plus Min Hongxue's 20,000 capital camp were destroyed, the capital would be really in danger.
Speaking of which, it was really the Battle of Songjin that completely destroyed the entire Ming Dynasty. The current army of 25,000 is actually composed of the original historical Guan Ning Army. After all, this is the only bit of wealth we have, and we can no longer afford to lose! If he loses, there is a high possibility that Emperor Chongzhen in the capital will have no choice but to commit suicide!
Min Hongxue waited day and night, and finally received a reply from the court. He was not surprised by the arrival of Duke Xingguo.
When I saw Zhang Mingwei's first words, I heard him say with a bit of murderous intent: "My lord, I am confident that I will defeat this group of thieves!"
He has 20,000 people, plus the 5,000 brought by Zhang Mingwei, that is 25,000 people. These are all combat soldiers. They are formed by expanding the Liaodong army soldiers on the basis of the Yongwei Battalion. They are not That kind of army in name only.
After Min Hongxue said this, the conversation suddenly changed again: "Zuo Liangyu's troops are south of the bandits, and they sent detective horses to spy on the news here. It seems that they want to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight!"
When Zhang Mingwei heard this, he was speechless. You old guy, do you mean you want to fight or not?
Although he was thinking so, when he spoke, he said directly: "Now that I'm here, it's best if I can recruit someone!"
After finishing speaking, he, accompanied by Min Hongxue and others, walked towards the Chinese army's tent and asked: "What is the specific situation? Why did Yuan Shizhong suddenly change his mind?"
After he finished speaking, he glanced around and wanted to ask Lan Tianbao about the situation, but found that Lan Tianbao, who had followed Min Hongxue out of the capital, was not around, so he asked again: "Where is my servant?"
After Min Hongxue heard this, he immediately replied: "After the official arrived here, he sent the Duke's servant to contact the bandit leader to discuss unconditional recruitment. As a result, he was detained, and he made a request that he would not be recruited unless he was a Duke. !”
Zhang Mingwei was a little puzzled after hearing this. He had no idea why Yuan Shizhong changed his mind, so he directly said to Min Hongxue: "We don't have much time. Kaifeng is waiting to be rescued, and the Jianlu are also on guard against coming to the capital. Let’s get this matter over with quickly and send someone to inform Yuan Shizhong that I’ve arrived!”
Of course, Min Hongxue understood the current situation, so he did not politely ask the Duke to rest first, and immediately sent someone to contact the thieves on the other side.
Zhang Mingwei settled down first, because Princess Kunxing was a follower and always followed him. His tent was very big, and it was adjacent to the princess's tent, so they all had to set up camp.
But before he recovered, Min Hongxue hurried over and reported to him: "The leader of the thieves is really unreasonable. My lord, please let me see, let's fight him?"
Made an even more extreme request? After hearing this, Zhang Mingwei asked curiously: "What, what request did Yuan Shizhong make?"
Zhu Ainao on the side immediately pricked up her ears after hearing this.
"Then Yuan Shizhong said that he can accept the recruitment unconditionally and will never bargain. But there is one condition, which is to invite the Duke to his camp!" Min Hongxue said angrily after hearing this.
"" Zhang Mingwei was speechless upon hearing this.
What do you mean? Could it be that you want to learn from Du Yinxi in history, ride into the bandit camp alone, and persuade the bandits to return to the Southern Ming Dynasty?
If this kind of thing can be guaranteed to be safe, then of course it is good, how majestic and chic!
But the key is, who will ensure safety?
Sure enough, after hearing Min Hongxue's words, Zhu Yuyao couldn't help but interrupt and said: "This is impossible. Even if the husband agrees, my father will never agree!"
When Zhang Mingwei heard this, he turned to look at her. At a young age, he knew how to bring out the emperor at every turn. I like it!
As far as he was concerned, he wasn't desperate, so why would he take such a big risk?
Of course Min Hongxue knew who this person was, so he was not surprised. Instead, he nodded and replied: "Wei Chen has already replied to the letter, so don't think about it!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Zhou Yuji hurriedly entered and saluted them: "My lord, the leader of the thieves wrote back, saying that my lord can bring a bodyguard to the front of the two armies to interview him alone!"
"Impossible!" When Min Hongxue heard this, he immediately vetoed, "The evil intentions are unpredictable, and we cannot put the prince in danger!"
Zhu Yuluo also said almost at the same time: "No!"
"" Zhang Mingwei looked at the two of them, a little speechless, please, I am the real owner, okay? I haven't spoken yet!
However, Zhou Yuji seemed to know this and did not turn around and leave. Instead, he looked at Zhang Mingwei, waiting for him to speak.
Zhang Mingwei pondered for a moment and then asked: "How about Yuan Shizhong's martial arts?"
Several people in the camp listened and looked at each other. In the end, no one had a definite answer.
When Zhang Mingwei saw it, he couldn't help but think that if Lan Tianbao was here, he would definitely know.
However, he can also speculate from history, because he has not seen any description of Yuan Shizhong's bravery. If it stands out, it should be noted in the history books, right? Most likely, it should be similar to that Yuan Zhuangfei.
With this in mind, he turned around and asked Liu Jin: "You have met that Yuan Zhuangfei, what do you think?"
Remember the website: www.
