Ming Zuo

Chapter 781 Acting
"If you want to control the Yellow River, the project is huge and involves a lot, and you must consider it comprehensively. If you are not careful, the national destiny will also be damaged."

When it comes to the management of the Yellow River, Xue Fengzuo came from Shandong and reminded Zuo Menggeng to be careful.

He only thought that Zuo Menggeng had seen the tragic situation in Lianghuai, so he was ready to start construction on a whim.

But he didn't know that Zuo Menggeng was far more aware of the difficulty of governing the Yellow River than he was.

In fact, this river has brought too many disasters to the Chinese nation for thousands of years.

The history books are brilliant, and they are clearly recorded one by one, one by one.

Even four hundred years later, with such advanced technology, the hidden dangers of the Yellow River have not been completely eliminated.

Zuo Menggeng did not dare to act rashly without complete assurance, comprehensive consideration, and sufficient strength.

Knowing Zuo Menggeng's attitude, Xue Fengzuo let out a sigh of relief, thought for a while and came up with an emergency solution.

"Actually, the floods in the Huaihe River and the Huaihe River are not impossible to alleviate. We only need to open the gate on the Fangong Dike so that the flood can have a place to vent, and the disaster can be minimized. If the commander can subdue the salt merchants in Yangzhou, there will be great things to do."

It is not that the flood in the Lianghuai area cannot be discharged, but that some people do not allow it to be discharged.

Because once the gate on the Fangong Dike is opened, the torrential flood floods into the Lianghuai salt field, which will damage the interests of salt officials and salt merchants in Lianghuai.

These people don't care about the safety of thousands of people for their own sake.

Of course, the situation is not that simple.

The salt administration of the Lianghuai River and Huaihe River is not only related to the fiscal and tax revenue of the Ming Dynasty, but also related to the salt supply of the whole world.

Once the Lianghuai Salt Fields are destroyed, it is conceivable that the price of salt will skyrocket, and it will be the common people who will suffer.

In order to control the floods in the Huaihe River and Huaihe River, the ruler's great wisdom and ability should be considered.

Zuo Menggeng fell into deep thought.

Looking at the endless river in his eyes, he began to collect all the experience and wisdom of his predecessors and future generations, hoping to find a suitable method.

However, this matter was too difficult. He thought about it for several days, but he didn't have any clue.

On the other side of the court, because Fengyang was lost, Chongzhen went crazy.

"The resting place of our ancestors has been trampled by thieves one after another. How can I stand between the heavens and the earth? If I don't kill the thieves, I will return the peace to my ancestors. I will kill myself to thank the world!"

In the court hall, Chongzhen weeps blood, looks like crazy, completely lost his mind.

There is no way, the loss of Fengyang and the destruction of the ancestral mausoleum have dealt him a great blow.

If it can't be recovered, he will lose his meaning as an emperor.

"Your Majesty! The emperor humiliated the subject to death. The subject is willing to serve the country with passion. I implore Your Majesty to allow the old subject to go south to Fengyang to fight the rebels to the death."

Zhang Fengyi, Minister of the Ministry of War, made an impassioned speech, regarding death as home.

Not only him, but all the officials prostrated themselves on the ground, speaking in unison.

"I hope that the horse leather shrouds the corpse, helps the building to collapse, and protects the safety of Daming!"

Seeing that all the officials are no longer stealing, raping and playing tricks in the past, and they are asking for a fight one after another, Chongzhen can't help but be in a daze.

Are these really those Daming officials he knew who were holding back?
If these people were as loyal and courageous as they are today, why would the current situation of Ming Dynasty be like this?
But in any case, he was quite encouraged by the unity of all people in the court.

"Okay! Lovers are loyal, not afraid of honor or disgrace, not afraid of life and death, this is my great strength of character. Today, my Ming will not retreat. Even if I die, I will die standing!"

At present, Chongzhen is so prosperous that he appoints Qian Shisheng, Wang Yingxiong, ministers of the cabinet, Zhang Fengyi, Minister of the Ministry of War, and Gao Qiqian, the eunuch of the Ministry of Rites, as imperial envoys to command the eight thousand troops of the Beijing camp to go south.

This team will join Hong Chengchou at Guide Mansion, and then march into Fengyang together.

Chongzhen issued a strict order.

Regardless of whether it is the Northwest Rebel Army or the Shandong New Army occupying Fengyang, they will all fight the same.

If they couldn't beat it, the Ming Dynasty fell.

For this reason, Chongzhen no longer cared about the emptiness of the capital's defense.

He will get back this face no matter what.

Qian Shisheng, Wang Yingxiong, Zhang Fengyi, Gao Qi dived into the blood and pledged to be their masters, and they set off boldly, with a kind of heroism in the wind and the cold.

They set off with Chongzhen's ardent expectations.

Whether Daming Guozuo can continue or not depends entirely on them.

Chongzhen even wrote prestigious poems for several people, exaggerating them into Su Wu and Wen Tianxiang of Ming Dynasty.

But these imperial envoys had just left the capital, and they all revealed their true nature.

"Mr. Qian Ge, no matter how many disputes we had in the past, but in today's situation, everyone can clearly see that this battle really cannot be fought!"

With a bitter face, Wang Yingxiong spoke soft words to his old enemy Qian Shisheng for the first time in his life.

But Qian Shisheng looked similar.

"Wang Ge is old and prudent. Sincerely, we have to think long-term about going south this time."

This time, even Gao Qiqian, the emperor's servant, stood with several officials.

"My lords, think of a way! The Shandong new army is so terrifying, we are by no means opponents. It doesn't matter if we die, this Ming can't die."

It turned out that the generous speeches of all the officials in the Golden Luan Hall were just a play.

Everyone could see clearly that because the ancestor's mausoleum was destroyed, Chongzhen could not come down to power, so he appeared crazy.

At such a time, no one dared to persuade Chongzhen to calm down, so he could only follow his will to shout and kill.

As for the real situation, no matter which faction the officials are, they know that Daming doesn't have the capital to go all out.

Wen Tiren, Qian Shisheng and others usually fought to the death, but this time they had to form a united front to fool the emperor Chongzhen.

Not to mention them, the same is true for the eunuchs in the inner court.

Before Gao Qiqian set off, Wang Chengen found him and warned him severely.

In any case, we must find a way, not only to complete Chongzhen's face, but also not to use force.

The high dive can only show that this requirement is really too difficult.

As a result, the Ming court, which was constantly fighting among parties, was very rarely unified when the emperor went crazy.

Be it eunuchs, Qingliu, or eunuchs, they all came together one after another, just to come up with a perfect plan.

Seeing that everyone agreed, Zhang Fengyi said, "I have to ask Hong Bingxian how to proceed with this matter. He is the only one who knows all kinds of situations."

Only then did everyone remember that everyone was still in the dark about the situation in Fengyang.

Only Hong Chengchou understood what was going on.

"Then write to Hong Bingxian immediately, and there must be no mistakes."

Several people agreed to immediately send their cronies to Guide Mansion first to contact Hong Chengchou.

At this time, Hong Chengchou had already received the imperial decree from Chongzhen, knowing that he would do his best to attack Fengyang, he was numb!

In front of him lay tens of thousands of new Shandong troops.

Although his main force had already rushed over, plus Zuo Liangyu's [-] troops, there was still no chance of winning.

If this battle is lost, Daming will have no soldiers to use in the Central Plains.

At that time, the Wanli Central Plains will let the thieves come and go, and this Ming Dynasty will really be finished.

(End of this chapter)