Emperor Chongzhen asked Zheng Chongjian to record his memories of the plague from later generations and compiled them into a book. First, they were distributed and executed by the army and Shaanxi. In addition, he quickly sent it back to the capital and issued it to the world to prevent the plague.
Of course, at the same time, he also gave a decree to the officials at all levels, which was to find Wu Youke, the doctor. This person is talented in plague, and he could write "On Plague" by himself in the original history, so there is no reason that in this dimension, with the guidance of Emperor Chongzhen, his achievements in plague would not be higher!
The third memorial is a recommendation memorial.
Before Emperor Chongzhen, because of the "Complete Book of Agricultural Affairs", a special Agriculture Department was set up to specialize in agricultural production nationwide. Chen Zilong, who presented the book, was promoted to the first Agriculture Department member Wai Lang, with a rank of six. Zhang Guowei presented "Wuzhong Water Conservancy Complete Book" and was directly promoted to the cabinet by Emperor Chongzhen.
Therefore, with reference to these two examples in the capital, Cao Huachun, the eunuch in charge of the ceremonial department, insisted and sent a letter to Emperor Chongzhen to decide this matter: Jiangxi Fenyi County Edict, and Juren Song Yingxing presented the book "Tiangong Kaiwu" .
This "Tiangong Kaiwu", I believe many people in later generations have heard of it, was published in the tenth year of Chongzhen. At that time, Song Yingxing felt that his official career was hopeless and it was just an instruction. So I studied miscellaneous things secretly. He even directly stated in the preface of this book "Tiangong Kaiwu" that "a great scholar abandons his desk. This book has nothing to do with fame and progress."
But he never expected that at the beginning of Chongzhen's twelfth year, things would turn around. The emperor issued a decree to require talents. "Encyclopedia of Agricultural Affairs" and "Encyclopedia of Water Conservancy in Wuzhong" were originally publications that he thought had nothing to do with official career and were similar to his "Tiangong Kaiwu". But he didn't expect that these two books would be so valued by the emperor. Therefore, with a little hope, he rushed to the capital and presented this "Tiangong Kaiwu".
Emperor Chongzhen had read "Tiangong Kaiwu" in the late Ming Dynasty. At that time, he had heard the name of "Tiangong Kaiwu". At this time, he flipped through the "Tiangong Kaiwu" that was delivered along with the memorial. It must be said that this book made a systematic summary of the technology at that time and constituted a complete scientific and technological system. .
"Not bad, not bad!" Emperor Chongzhen looked at this book "Tiangong Kaiwu" and couldn't help but praise repeatedly, "This Song Yingxing is my pillar of the Ming Dynasty, and he was almost buried!"
When Zheng Chongjian heard that the emperor spoke so highly, he couldn't help but be a little curious, what exactly was written in the book here?
He was thinking, but Emperor Chongzhen approved in the memorial with a red pen, granting Song Yingxing, who was born as a Jinshi, to imitate the Agriculture Department, and create a new Kaiwu Department, with Song Yingxing as the first Kaiwu Department Yuanwailang, the sixth grade.
In this way, Song Yingxing, who was originally a low-ranking official with no rank, was promoted to the sixth rank at once, and he was only a member of the Juren family. Anyone who sees this appointment can feel that the emperor attaches great importance to Song Yingxing!
The reason why Emperor Chongzhen attached so much importance was not because later generations heard about the reputation of "Tiangong Kaiwu". But he saw Song Yingxing's systematic summary of science and technology, so he wanted to give him a good environment to further refine Tiangong Kaiwu. It was best to go into more details about Tiangong Kaiwu. , investigate the source, and innovate and improve, thus forming a true scientific and technological system with Ming characteristics.
Putting down the imperial pen, Emperor Chongzhen was in a good mood. He smiled and said to the curious Zheng Chongjian: "Song Yingxing, what he said in the preface is that he is poor! He wants to buy strange textual research, but lacks the capital of Luo Xia; he wants to attract colleagues, businessmen It's a little fake, but it lacks the Chen Sizhi Museum. Haha, from now on I will give him money, give him a yamen, and even give him personal guidance. I hope he won't let me down!"
"Your Majesty has learned a lot. If Song Yingxing can get your Majesty's guidance, he will surely gain something!" Zheng Chongjian replied with a smile on his face, "I wonder if I can have a look at this book?"
If you want to read a book, of course it’s no problem! Emperor Chongzhen nodded immediately, and then he began to think about some technologies of later generations to see how they could be suitable for this era. For example, if you want to do something yourself, or let Song Yingxing take care of it, it might be better.
While he was thinking, Zheng Chongjian had already started to read quickly. And Li Ruolian also moved over without leaving a trace and poked his head to take a look.
In his heart, he actually envied those people who were good at learning. If they wrote well, they would not only leave a name for future generations, but they could also be appreciated by the emperor and rise to the top.
At this moment, Li Ruolian couldn't help but have a thought in his mind. Should he write a book on how to solve cases, how to interrogate, and how to spy on information?
In fact, he was not the only one who had this idea, Zheng Chongjian also had the idea of writing a book after reading it.
This is exactly what the saying goes: "The king of Chu has such a thin waist that many people starve to death in the palace." The emperor's preferences can greatly affect the Ming Dynasty!
Later, Emperor Chongzhen read another summary of the events in the capital during this period, such as Bi Maokang's arrival in the capital, the daily situation of the Ming Dynasty Royal Bank, the prince's study status, etc.
Regarding these, he just read them and did not specifically approve them.
That evening, a horse came galloping to report that the bandit Li Zicheng from the south had entered Henan.
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he immediately issued an order and set off southward the next day.
Li Zicheng, who had already proposed "equalizing land and eliminating taxes", was significantly different from other bandits, which was the beginning of Li Zicheng's transformation. If it were someone else who traveled through time, they might be happy to see the results. But the key issue is that he traveled through time and became the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. He is here to win the hearts and minds of the people and conquer the world. He must be destroyed as soon as possible.
At the same time, the new governor of the five provinces, Chen Qiyu, had arrived in Xiangyang and took over Xiong Wencan's position; while Xiong Wencan left Xiangyang for the capital under the escort of Jin Yiwei.
The first thing Chen Qiyu had to do was naturally to use the Yongwei camp as his base, and then he sent an order to the generals to go to the governor's residence to discuss the matter of encircling and suppressing the bandits.
After this order arrived at Commander-in-Chief Zuo Liangyu, he did not leave immediately, but hesitated.
The reason for hesitation is no other than that he is afraid!
Although Chen Qiyu didn't seem to have any intention of punishing him, he just asked all the generals to discuss encircling and suppressing the bandits. However, he knew his own affairs, and he was afraid!
Previously, the emperor issued an order saying that Zu Kuan, the commander-in-chief of the Suppression and Suppression Forces, was the commander-in-chief of the Ming Dynasty, but he acted like a bandit and robbed the people. He did not know how many people died in vain and caused many people's families to be destroyed. It was really an unpardonable crime. Make a decision and spread the word to the nine sides.
Later, Wang Pu, the commander-in-chief of Datong, did not listen to the command of his superior, Lu Xiangsheng, and escaped privately; then he killed a good man and took credit for his merit, and was also sentenced to death by the emperor.
Zuo Liangyu had done everything the two killed commanders had done. According to the emperor's temper now, he didn't think that the emperor would think highly of him and let him go.
In the original history, Zuo Liangyu was ambushed while chasing Zhang Xianzhong, so that he abandoned his helmet and armor and suffered a complete defeat. As a result, he was demoted to the third level and was punished for meritorious service.
Therefore, no matter from which perspective, Zuo Liangyu was worried that the court would deal with him. If it were the same as before, he would not be worried, because the first thing is that there are people in the court, and the second thing is that there are not many armies that the court can fight, and he is just one. He believed that with his strength, the court would not dare to do anything to him.
However, two general soldiers had been killed earlier, which showed that the emperor would not let it go just because the army was strong. Otherwise, how could Wang Pu's Datong army not know that Zu Kuan's army was not weak in combat effectiveness.
Worried, he summoned his generals to discuss matters.
"Now the new governor of the five provinces has ordered me to go to Xiangyang immediately to discuss matters, but I am worried that something will happen. What do you think?" Zuo Liangyu asked, looking at his generals.
His warrior Zhang Yong clasped his fists in confusion and asked, "Commander, why are you so worried? Isn't the imperial court afraid of forcing us to rebel?"
Zuo Liangyu listened and told the reason for his worry.
The reason for being so frank is that firstly, these people present are all his trusted subordinates, and secondly, his plundering of places is indispensable for these subordinates and generals. If the imperial court really wanted to severely punish Zuo Liangyu, then these generals would definitely not be able to escape.
After Zuo Liangyu finished speaking, he sighed and said: "Originally, Mr. Hou was able to speak in court, but a few years ago, Song Zhipu and other traitors accused Mr. Hou of squandering money and ruining the country and was imprisoned. Originally, Mr. Yang It is good for us to have Master Hou's trust, but now, Master Yang has been executed by the emperor again, and there is no one left in the court!"
The Lord Dehou he refers to is Hou Xun, a member of the Donglin Party. When he was the governor, he took in Zuo Liangyu, who had been dismissed for violating military regulations, and in just one year, he , promoted him to deputy general, that is, deputy commander-in-chief, and this was how Zuo Liangyu would lead the army in the future. It can be said that Hou Xun is Zuo Liangyu's biggest benefactor.
In the original history, this time Zuo Liangyu suffered a huge defeat, but he was able to make meritorious deeds without any impact. This was also because Yang Sichang protected him. But now that Yang Sichang was killed and there were fewer people in the court, Zuo Liangyu couldn't help but worry.
If it weren't for someone in the court, in the original history, he repeatedly supported the troops and did not listen to orders, but nothing happened. However, He Renlong later imitated him, but ended up being killed. This is the difference.
Therefore, the generals present couldn't help but fell silent after hearing what Zuo Liangyu said. They felt that this time's difficulty seemed a bit difficult.
Suddenly, Zhang Yong waved his hand in a big circle and said with a little excitement: "Damn it, since you want to force us, why not do it the other way around! I don't believe it anymore. The imperial court relies on the more than 10,000 brave guards to defend the camp. What can happen to us!"
Obviously, in his view, a big reason why the imperial court wanted to punish them was that they had the Yongwei Camp as a basis.
No one among the people present was surprised when he said such rebellious words. It seemed that such words were not surprising to them at all. Another general even immediately echoed: "Yes, since the imperial court wants us to fight, , and they don’t give military pay, and if we don’t rob it, are we still going to starve to death? Such a court will be finished sooner or later, and it will be overthrown!"
He found a reason for himself, which sounded reasonable, but he selectively forgot that killing good people and taking credit was forced by the court? Is it also forced by the imperial court to rob civilian women on a large scale? Not to mention the self-respect of the troops, not listening to the orders, fighting the wind and refusing to fight the tough battles.
Zuo Liangyu heard his men shouting, but he didn't pay attention. He just scanned the generals below and suddenly said: "Chuang Taotian, what do you mean?"
Chuang Taotian is a nickname, his name is Liu Guoneng, he was one of the bandit leaders, and it was during this time that Xiong Wencan recruited him, and he surrendered to the court, and became Zuo Liangyu's subordinate. Now that Zhang Xianzhong and others rebelled again, he did not rebel, but the rebellion of Zhang Xianzhong and others still put a lot of pressure on him. Because many people suspected that other bandit leaders had already rebelled again, and he, the bandit leader, might also want to rebel.
He seemed to be thinking about something at this time, and did not respond for a while. Zuo Liangyu was still unhappy, raised his voice again, and repeated something before he came back to his senses.
"Ah, the general will naturally listen to the commander-in-chief!" Liu Guoneng quickly replied with clasped fists.
Zuo Liangyu thought that this was also the case, so he nodded and said: "The emperor is fatuous and incompetent. He can't manage the Ming Dynasty himself, so he blames us warriors. After suppressing the rebels for so many years, I have finally seen clearly that this world has already It’s over. Haha, the emperor is still thinking about his personal expedition. Who does he think he is, leading troops to fight, just for fun? It’s his first time out of the palace, showing off his power, right? The Ming Dynasty will be defeated by him sooner or later!”
What he said was even more treasonous, and at the same time, he also made his attitude clear. But none of the generals present were surprised.
Zuo Liangyu was now a bachelor. He was the kind of person who had enough to eat and the whole family was not hungry. Just at the end of last year, when he led his army of confidants to leave, his family members were mutinied by the remaining soldiers. , his whole family was wiped out.
At this time, after he spoke, he saw the expressions of his subordinates and felt satisfied, so he raised his voice and said: "Since the emperor is unjust and ruthless to us, then don't blame Zuo for being unjust. Give up this If you dare to pull the emperor down, brothers, from now on we will share the blessings and hardships and take a big shot. If the emperor, a young man, comes to lead the army, he will definitely ruin the few elites in the imperial court. We will unite with the Eight Heavenly Kings and others. , how about destroying this emperor together and taking over the world?"
Obviously, those of them who lead troops to fight do not believe that the emperor can fight a good battle if he leads troops to fight for the first time!
"Haha, maybe in the future the commander-in-chief will be the founder of the new dynasty, and we will all be the founding fathers of the country!" Zhang Yong also laughed and was the first to agree.
Others listened and agreed.
Seeing this situation, Zuo Liangyu suddenly turned cold and shouted: "In that case, are we going to take the military supervisor's sacrificial flag and break into the sky?"
"Young man is here!" Liu Guoneng heard this and hurriedly waited for orders.
Zuo Liangyu looked at him and ordered: "How about you contact Huang Hu and Cao Cao immediately for me?"
