please make me king

Chapter 710 Candidates

"How is Yang Sichang?" Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youjian frowned and asked.

Because Fu Zonglong had a bad temper and offended too many people, Zhu Youjian hated him a little.

But Yang Sichang is different. When Zhu Youjian was still the king of Xin, he had read Yang Sichang's work "The Collection of Local Officials" in twenty volumes, and he especially praised his talent.

After Zhu Youjian just got rid of Wei Zhongxian, he appointed his father and son successively.Along the way, they have patrolled Ruzhou Road and Bazhou Road, and even rectified the Shanhaiguan Internal Supervision Army Road.

In the end, he was successively appointed as the censor of Youqian Capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the governor of Shanhaiguan, Yongping Mansion and other local admirals, and the right servant of the Ministry of War and the governor of the three towns of Xuanda Shanxi.

"Governor Xuan Da is related to the safety of the capital, so don't move lightly!" The courtiers hurriedly dissuaded after hearing this.

Just kidding, we know you dote on Yang Sichang, but there is no reason to change positions casually.If so, nothing can be done.

Wen Tiren quickly reminded: "The imperial court originally agreed that Chen Biqian should be appointed as the governor of Henan Province. If he is dismissed without reason, it will be empty!"

"Then Chen Biqian knows about military affairs?" Chongzhen asked somewhat dissatisfied.

Now that thieves are rampant, how can they do things casually?If there is an accident, it will be a catastrophe for the world!
This Chen Biqian, like that Fu Zonglong, was born as a censor.Unfortunately, Chen Biqian did not have the opportunity like Fu Zonglong to prove his talent, so Chongzhen was quite hesitant.

"If you choose someone who knows how to fight, one of the ministers will recommend it." Wen Tiren thought for a moment, and then said, "Liang Tingdong, the former Minister of the Ministry of War, lived in the center, and the military affairs he reported are mostly suitable. Although there are flaws, it is still a good idea." Jade in the rough."

In fact, the reason why Wen Tiren, the chief assistant of the cabinet, looked left and right about him was because he was worried that Chongzhen would replace Yang Sichang after many experiences.So he deliberately pushed three obstacles and four obstacles, and tried to delay Yang Sichang's qualifications as much as possible to prevent him from entering the cabinet early.

Uncut jade?What kind of jade in the rough is he?Zhu Youjian wanted to laugh when he heard this.He didn't notice Wen Tiren's mind at all, and he was still thinking about how to wipe out the thieves.

Liang Tingdong once served as Minister of the Ministry of War in Chongzhen for about three years, but he had to leave because of "coercion of private interests".

However, although this person is not good at private conduct, at least he has some skills.

After thinking about it, Zhu Youjian ordered: "Recover Fu Zonglong as the governor of Henan, and add the title of Youqin Capital Yushi."

"Appoint Chen Tingdong as the right servant of the Ministry of War and the censor of the right capital, and the governor of Shaanxi, Gansu, Yansui, and Ningxia.

Originally, in history, Fu Zonglong should have served as the governor of the three sides of Shaanxi in the [-]th year of Chongzhen, but he was beaten and defeated by Li Zicheng before his butt was hot.Then the rebels who were chased up beheaded, cut off their noses and ears, and died outside the gate of Xiangcheng.

And then Liang Tingdong should have replaced Yang Sichang as the governor of Xuanda in the winter of the eighth year of Chongzhen. In the second year, because the Qing army entered the pass, he failed to resist and died of taking poison in fear of crime.

It was only because Liang Tingdong was originally from Yanling, Kaifeng Prefecture, Henan Province. In order to avoid his nationality, he was moved to the post of Governor of Shaanxi Trilateral. Fu Zonglong, the original Governor of Trilateral, became the governor of Henan that he had never served in history.

The great officials of these two places have been appointed, and Chongzhen feels at ease.

Seeing this, Zhang Fengyi, Minister of the Ministry of War, quickly suggested again: "There has been no military affairs in the interior for a long time, and the soldiers are unfit to fight. Although Hong Chengchou, the governor of the five provinces, has been defeated, the governors of the three sides can still recruit soldiers and horses to resist the bandits."

"Only the land in Henan is rich and prosperous, but the west of Henan has been lost, so it is difficult to recruit gourds and miners as soldiers."

"I also heard that Dengfeng Shaolin Temple was destroyed by thieves, and the monks suffered heavy casualties. The thousand-year-old temple was destroyed once, and Shaolin monks are no longer usable."

"Only one or two government servants can be recruited in Kaifeng Prefecture, but because of the scarcity of personnel, it is difficult to be a big job."

"In the southern Zhili area, thieves are rampant, and Fengyang Governor Zhu Dadian is newly appointed, and it will be difficult to control it for a while."

"In my opinion, we should mobilize the elite frontier army and wipe out the current bandits as soon as possible, so as not to have long nights and dreams, and change in the long run!"

Zhu Youjian couldn't help but nodded when he heard the words and said: "Zhang Shangshu is really old-fashioned to seek the country, and I also have this intention. I don't know how to select. Do you have a plan in your mind?"

Zhang Fengyi heard the words and responded: "Now the thieves seem to be turbulent, but there are actually only two places. One is in the west of Henan and Yuxi, and their power is growing. They are sitting bandits. If they don't die for a long time, they must be a worry for the heart!"

"One is in Southern Zhili, breaking the central capital of Fengyang. I want to cut off the water transportation and look at the grain. This is a choking problem. If you are not careful, the grain in the capital will be cut off, and the elite from the nine sides will have nothing to eat!"

"And the thieves also seized grain. Following the wisdom of Zhai Rang and Li Miwagang at the end of the Sui Dynasty, they will definitely be unstoppable!"

Chongzhen couldn't help being terrified when he heard the words, and wanted to shoot the case.It was very easy to stop the ups and downs in his heart, and he couldn't help asking: "In Zhang Shangshu's opinion, what should we do?"

Zhang Fengyi, Minister of the Ministry of War, pondered for a while, and quickly responded: "The minister's strategy is called 'one attack, one defense, one interception'."

"What is 'one attack, one defense, one interception'?" Zhu Youjian asked quickly.

"This attack is in South Zhili. Water transportation and the capital are like throats and people. If a person cannot breathe for a while, he will not be able to live; if the capital has no food for a day, the nine sides will not be stable."

"If the thieves are allowed to destroy Huai'an, Xuzhou and other places again, and drive the crowd with food, I am afraid that Shandong and Beizhili will be harmed at the top, and Yangzhou and Yingtian will be harmed at the bottom. Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen Fengyang Governor Zhu Dadian's troops as soon as possible. Horse, urgently order to break the thief."

"The minister proposed to dispatch Zu Kuan, Li Chongzhen, Ni Chong, and Mou Wenshou's [-] soldiers to benefit their strength. Liu Zeqing, the general officer of Shandong, was sent to protect the grain."

"Yes!" Chongzhen nodded when he heard the words. The five battalions had a total of [-] people, which was enough to drive and wipe out the bandits in Nanzhili.

However, he was still worried, and chased after him: "Be sure to order Zhu Dadian to protect the safety of grain and grass transported by water, and be careful not to be taken advantage of by thieves."

The grain transported by water in the Ming Dynasty was not directly transported from the south of the Yangtze River to the capital in one go, but there were many transshipments in between.

Among them, the four cities of Huai'an, Xuzhou, Dezhou, and Linqing located along the canal are transit stations, and most of them have granaries that store millions of grains for transit purposes.

If one of them is really captured by the rebels, and they open a warehouse to release food, millions of soldiers can be raised in an instant, and then Chongzhen can find a crooked neck tree to hang.

Seeing that Chongzhen fully agreed with his opinion, Zhang Fengyi couldn't help being greatly encouraged, and quickly continued to respond: "This defense is to defend Shaanxi. Now the bandits have broken through the floods, and the officers and soldiers have suffered heavy losses. In a hurry, it is impossible to wipe out this bandit in time. .”

"The imperial court should promptly order the governors of Shaanxi, Shanxi, Huguang, and Henan to step up their defenses to prevent thieves from attacking the city and plundering the land."

"In particular, Shanxi and Gansu are all elite soldiers, and the dragons have no leader. If it is obtained by a thief, it will be as indistinguishable as the Tartars, so we will separate one side!"

"The minister has urgently ordered Zuo Guang, the commander-in-chief of Shaanxi, to guard Tongguan first and stand by for orders. When the thieves are exhausted, the governor will reorganize the army and wait for the opportunity to go out and destroy the thieves!"

(End of this chapter)