He expected that Shanxi merchants would collude with the Manchus. But what he didn't expect was that now that the two armies were confronting each other, Shanxi merchants actually joined the Manchu and Qing army and received very high courtesy from Dorgon. From this, it can be seen that this Shanxi merchant went to the Manchu and Qing army. This is definitely bad news for Daming.
Not long after Shanxi merchants entered the Manchu and Qing military camps, the Manchu and Qing troops made new moves. However, Wu Zhong was just an ordinary "Second Tatar" and had no access to high-level secrets. He only knew that the Manchu and Qing troops had begun to mobilize. He asked the Tatars but did not get any specific information.
Emperor Chongzhen thought of the news coming from Fan Yongzheng and was sure that the Shanxi merchants in Shanxi were responsible.
The capital has not yet reported the movements of the Manchu and Qing troops. Although it is impossible to guess what the Manchu and Qing troops are going to do, judging from what Fan Yongzheng is worried about, it is basically certain that the Shanxi merchants went to see Dorgon and the subsequent mobilization of the Manchu and Qing troops was definitely related to the current war situation.
At this moment, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but feel a little worried. What did the Shanxi merchants do? How would the situation develop?
Although he knew about this in the palace, he had no idea what to do. Even if he sent someone to inform Lu Xiangsheng, it would probably be too late. What's more, he still didn't know what conspiracy the Manchu army was carrying out!
Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but feel a little irritable. The reason for this, in the final analysis, is that the Ming army is not strong enough and has no strength, so it is so passive. The speed of King Qin's troops from various places really made him a little dissatisfied.
After thinking for a while, he once again issued an edict and spread it throughout the world, ordering King Qin's troops from all over the country to hurry up and arrive. If there is any delay, it is the fault of the generals. If you blame the generals, it is the fault of the local officials along the way. Then blame the local officials!
After doing this, Emperor Chongzhen saw that the eavesdropping seeds on Fan Yongzheng had feedback again. I clicked it and looked at it, and I couldn't help but get angry.
His guess was indeed correct. Fan Yongzheng wrote a letter to Shanxi before, and someone had already returned quickly. Reported to Fan Yongzheng that Shanxi had been paying attention to the situation for a long time and had made corresponding strategies, which would definitely kill Lu Xiangsheng. The eldest master, Fan Yongdou, set out in person. He had already gone to contact the Manchu and Qing troops to help them make plans.
Fan Yongzheng was overjoyed when he heard this, but he was also very curious. He wanted to know what strategy could lead to Lu Xiangsheng's death with such certainty?
But the visitor didn't know because he didn't see Fan Yongdou. But there is a letter to Fan Yongzheng, asking him to cooperate with him in the capital.
This Fan Yongzheng was probably also very proud. He read out the letter himself in his study. From this, Emperor Chongzhen also got a general idea.
It turned out that the Shanxi merchant had made up his mind to cooperate with the inside and outside to capture and kill a vassal king. Once this happened, it would definitely be intolerable to Emperor Chongzhen. As long as this news reaches the court and the censors here are asked to cooperate with the impeachment report, it can be said that Lu Xiangsheng will definitely die.
Everyone knows that the current emperor was lonely when he was young, and he attaches great importance to family ties. It is absolutely intolerable to be captured alive or kill a vassal king by the Qing Dynasty. I don't know whether it will affect others, but Lu Xiangsheng, as the person who leads the world's soldiers and horses, must be responsible!
Fan Yongzheng was so excited that when he told Fan Fu what to do, he couldn't help laughing and said: "Such a clever idea is probably the result of discussions between my brother and the Governor. Haha, wonderful, wonderful!"
When they were feeling proud, they did not expect that his words would confirm to Emperor Chongzhen the fact that Chen Xinjia, the governor of Xuanda, had colluded with Shanxi merchants. However, the details need to be further inquired. After all, Chen Xinjia was not alone in colluding with Shanxi merchants!
Emperor Chongzhen probably understood the Shanxi merchants' conspiracy and couldn't help but sneer at it.
Haha, a group of self-righteous traitors, I am no longer the same person as I used to be. Those feudal kings who are lying on Ming Dynasty to suck blood are also within the scope of my handling. Since they want to help me, then I will cooperate with them and take advantage of this incident. , and ruthlessly punish those who want to be punished!
At this time, he was ready. Since you want him to be furious, then let Thunder be furious, but it is up to him to decide who to vent his anger on, just wait!
However, although Emperor Chongzhen roughly knew the movements of the Manchu and Qing troops based on the information he received, at this time, he had no time to take measures. After all, the Manchu and Qing troops had already begun to take action. But no matter what, you have to do something and try to recover some losses. After all, the vassal king can be killed, but the people are innocent, so we should try to remedy as much as we can!
Immediately, tens of thousands of urgent messengers galloped out of the capital to report the news to Lu Xiangsheng.
At this time, Lu Xiangsheng was also facing an unexpected situation, that is, the Manchu leader Yue Tuo suddenly came towards him with more than 10,000 troops, trying to fight him decisively. This was something he didn't want to see, so he immediately backed away slowly.
However, this time, Yue Tuo did not leave without seeing the opportunity. Instead, he kept confronting him, and it seemed that he would not leave without a result.
This made Lu Xiangsheng a little confused. What was the Manchu and Qing army doing? Knowing that our side is backed by the city, not to mention more than 10,000 Manchu and Qing troops, even if a hundred thousand Manchu and Qing troops come to attack together, it is impossible to destroy ourselves without letting them break their muscles and bones!
Lu Xiangsheng himself knew the tens of thousands of elites under his command. The servants of various generals asked them to take the initiative to fight with the Manchu army in the field. If they fought to the death, they would definitely not try their best, nor would they have the courage.
But if they were surrounded by Manchu troops and faced a life-or-death crisis, they would have no choice but to use their own strength. The combat effectiveness in these two situations is completely different. I believe that the leaders of the Manchu and Qing armies are veterans who are accustomed to fighting, and it is impossible not to see this.
As a result, the movements of the Manchu and Qing troops are a bit strange!
He didn't know that at this time, there were 50,000 Manchu and Qing troops, most of whom were the Mongolian Eight Banners and the cavalry of the Mongolian tribes in the annexed areas. In addition to the Manchu Qing's own Eight Banners, they were basically cavalry. They abandoned food and grass supplies and other supplies and immediately Leading the troops south, the speed was unprecedented, and there was no delay on the way. Even if he saw Zhuangzi, who was not very defensive, he ignored him.
Hejian Prefecture, Dezhou Prefecture and other places had been ravaged by the Manchu and Qing troops, and the capitals had also been captured. Now they were devastated and there were few passers-by. Therefore, the rapid transfer of the Manchu and Qing troops was unimpeded, giving full play to the power of the cavalry. Speed advantage.
In just a few days, suddenly, in Jinan, the capital of Shandong Province, the Manchu and Qing troops suddenly came to the city, frightening the officials here.
