Emperor Chongzhen remembered it very clearly. As fate would have it, his husband suddenly appeared in front of him on the first day of March last year.
It has only been a little over a year now, but Daming has almost taken on a completely new look.
At that time last year, the Battle of Songjin had just ended and the entire imperial army was wiped out. I almost thought that the traitor Hong Chengchou would die. It was a shame that I had always trusted him, but in the end, he surrendered to Jianlu without saying a word, and even helped Jianlu with his plans, and finally planned to seize the Ming Dynasty.
At that time, if we paid homage to him with such a big fanfare, the emperor's face would be thrown to the ground and trampled on again, right?
At the same time, the situation inside the pass was also very bad. The dog thief Li Zicheng conquered Luoyang and killed King Fu; he also attacked Kaifeng. In the Central Plains, the court had lost control.
And over there, Fengyang, the central capital, was threatened by bandits under Zhang Xianzhong, and Huguang and other places, the granary of the world, were also ravaged by them. The general soldiers sent out to suppress the bandits were more and more deceived one by one. They did not listen to the court's orders and did more harm to the people than the bandits. More than one governor was killed by them.
With all these things, even if I didn’t watch the magical documentary brought by my husband, I still know that the fall of the Ming Dynasty is not far away!
However, as soon as Mr. arrived in Ming Dynasty, the situation immediately improved rapidly!
Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen smiled.
First, he took down a few slaves that he usually trusted so much. He really knows people and faces but not their hearts! In such a severe situation, I don't know how to share my worries, but I am still making a fortune!
Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen did not regret at all that he directly made his husband the Duke of Xingguo in one go! This is what Duke Xingguo deserves!
He rectified the factory guard, strictly enforced the policy, recommended talents, adjusted the national policy towards the Liao Dynasty, and dug out the cancer of the eight major Shanxi merchants; he even led troops to go on an expedition, defeated a million-strong army of thieves, and rescued Kaifeng; then went south to Huguang, and defeated the eight kings and Gezuo Wu. The bandits from the battalion and other tribes stabilized the world's granary; then, they rushed to Shu without stopping, even going up the sword mountain and the sea of fire. Their courage was stronger than that of Shu, and saved Chengdu Mansion, once again defeating the rebels and thieves. The coalition forces stabilized the situation in Sichuan.
In addition, my husband has selflessly contributed treasure tray-like formulas such as glass, cement, shuttles, and spinning machines, and he has also vigorously promoted sweet potatoes, potatoes, etc., etc., etc., it is really...
Emperor Chongzhen got a little excited when he thought of this. If it weren't for Mr. Chongzhen, would there still be a chance for those civil servants to stand in the court and compete blindly?
But that's right, they won't care about this. At most, they can change the emperor and continue to be their ministers and enjoy their glory and wealth!
Thinking like this, Emperor Chongzhen felt even more how precious Zhang Mingwei was to him!
So, he simply wrote down everything that happened in the court, and together with the original memorial, publicly sent it to Chengdu, telling Zhang Mingwei that he was honest and honest and absolutely trusted Zhang Mingwei. In the court, you can see for yourself who has had what kind of misfortunes. If you want to deal with them later, you can have a goal.
The officials in the court had never expected that Emperor Chongzhen would come up with such a trick, and they were all a little dumbfounded.
Originally, they thought that even if Emperor Chongzhen would not listen to them for the time being, they would at least sprinkle some sand into Emperor Chongzhen's heart. The result was good, and they were given to Duke Xingguo in name.
They may not be afraid of Emperor Chongzhen, but Duke Xingguo is not only the commander-in-chief of the army, but also the commander of the Jinyi Guards. There are precedents for dealing with court officials, regardless of size.
Wang Dehua, the former eunuch in charge of the ceremonial department, Wang Zhixin, the former eunuch in charge of the royal horse eunuch, Luo Yangxing, the former commander of the Jinyi Guards, Zhou Yanru, the former chief minister of the cabinet, Chen Xinjia, the former minister of the Ministry of War, the former Duke Cheng Guo who was passed down from the time of Chengzu...
For anyone to defeat one of them, that would be a great achievement. However, all these people were killed by Xingguo Gong alone. Compared with these people, who do they think they are?
Thinking of this, many civil and military officials who had submitted the memorial could not sleep. After regretting the memorial, many people even felt that it was no longer safe in the court, so they asked for orders to be sent abroad, or even resigned and returned home.
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Regarding these situations in the court, when Zhang Mingwei received the things transferred from Emperor Chongzhen, he also received the information collected by Jin Yiwei from Chen Yuanyuan. In this regard, he threw it aside like garbage and had no time to deal with these moths for the time being.
However, Zhang Mingwei was grateful to Emperor Chongzhen and felt that it was worth his efforts to revive the Ming Dynasty.
As a result, he focused more on matters in Shu.
On the Shu side, although Zuo Liangyu was not caught in the Chengdu war, he was unable to recover and continued to run away with Hou Xun to who knows where.
As for Li Zicheng, while reorganizing his internal affairs, he even sent troops to invade the Chengdu Plain. He did not want Zhang Mingwei to settle the prisoners here and farm and grow grain.
However, Zhang Mingwei was already prepared for this. After recovering other cities on the Chengdu Plain, cavalry troops were stationed at various key points.
The bandits under Li Zicheng were beaten back as soon as they entered the plain.
Zhang Mingwei also sent an order to Sun Chuanting. He no longer just defended the Jianmen Pass area, but launched a counterattack to retake the entire Baoning Mansion. In addition, they attacked from both sides with Zhang Mingwei's army and regained Tongchuan Prefecture, completely cutting off Li Zicheng's way of sneak attacks on the Chengdu Plain.
Now, Sun Chuanting is dividing his troops to attack Kuizhou Mansion and Shunqing Mansion. However, according to the news, the resistance of the bandits in these two places is strong, and for a while, there is not much progress.
Zhang Mingwei can understand this.
Kuizhou Prefecture is Sichuan's road from the Yangtze River to the outside world, and Li Zicheng will definitely not give up. And Shunqing Mansion is Chongqing's northern barrier. If it is lost, Chongqing will be directly exposed to the Frozen Man of the imperial army, and Li Zicheng will definitely not give up.
It is easy to understand that we encountered fierce resistance in these two places.
Zhang Mingwei has no plans to recapture Chongqing Mansion yet. As long as Li Zicheng does not run away, he will not actually send troops. He will just let Li Dingguo and others stick to Li Zicheng's troops.
At this time, Zhang Mingwei's focus was on the chieftain's territory in the northwest and southwest of Chengdu.
These places are all mountains, forests and plateaus. They can be said to be places with barren mountains and harsh waters. Not only is it not conducive to cavalry operations, it is also difficult for ordinary armies to attack.
Under normal circumstances, it would probably take several years to deal with the remnants of the chieftains here. Because the chieftain is not stupid and will not wait there to confront the imperial officers and soldiers head-on.
No, Zhang Mingwei thought of a way. At this time, according to the prisoner information that had been registered before, most of the prisoners in these places were gathered together.
He didn't mind the trouble and came forward in person, speaking to one department and another to appease the department.
No, Zhang Mingwei is now in front of the prisoners of the Lizhou Appeasement Department, in front of more than a thousand people, and said to them: "I believe you all already know the arrangement of the people by the imperial court during this period of time. I can be here Let me tell you two more things."
After the war in Chengdu ended, we collected information about the prisoners while reorganizing them. A small number were integrated into the army, some were reorganized into the garrison army, and some, just like the ones in front of us, were ready to be released.
However, no matter which part they were in, there were the imperial guards who promoted the imperial court's national policies to them. It can be said that during the period of non-fighting, the busiest people are the Jinyi Guards. It's not because he's busy arresting people and ransacking their homes, but he's busy talking about it.
The reason why the work content was different from before was because they met Zhang Mingwei, a commander who was different from any previous Jinyiwei commander.
At this time, these prisoners were quietly listening to Duke Xingguo's speech.
"The emperor wants all the people of the Ming Dynasty, regardless of their nationality, to live and work in peace and contentment, no longer hungry and cold, and no more war disasters. I believe you are already aware of the new policy of the imperial court. I am here You can add more.”
The propaganda in the past few months has not been ineffective, and the captives belonging to these chieftains are listening carefully.
"The imperial court will never tolerate the rebellion of the chieftains. From now on, wherever there are rebellions, there will be no more chieftains, and they will all be under the direct jurisdiction of the imperial court. The land of the chieftains will also be returned to the imperial court." Zhang Mingwei's voice became even louder when he said this. A little louder, he emphasized, "Whenever the imperial court conquers the chieftain's territory in the future, as long as you, including others, have made merit, we will reward you with land depending on the size of your merit."
"After you go back, you can tell your relatives and friends the good news. If you tie up the chieftain and present it to the court before the imperial army arrives, you will naturally get the most credit and get the most rewards. If not, you can make the merit after the imperial army arrives. Help the imperial army to put down the rebellion of the chieftains as soon as possible, and the credit will be enough for you to be allocated enough land so that you will no longer suffer from hunger and cold."
After saying this, Zhang Mingwei knew that this trick learned from later generations must be effective when he saw the eyes of these captives in the chieftain's territory brighten up. After all, they were just serfs under the chieftain's command.
Moreover, among the captives who were to be released, they were screened and those who had anything to do with the chieftain would not be released. Only the oppressed serfs could be released.
Zhang Mingwei continued to speak loudly to them: "And I have already made arrangements. In all areas directly under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, regardless of whether they have money or not, their children can be sent to official schools to study. One day in the future, your children will be able to walk out of the mountains. They will have a future. , can also take you out of the mountains and lead you to a better life!"
Give them hope, and then give hope to the next generation. This is the biggest temptation. Zhang Mingwei didn't believe that under such circumstances, there would be serfs working for the chieftain!
As long as there are no serfs and only the chieftains and a few of their cronies are relied on, they will be like grasshoppers after the autumn, and they will not be able to jump around for a few days!
