Be the emperor from the postman

Chapter 1029 Please rest more, Your Majesty
Some people don't have that ability, but they were born with good luck. "Under a coincidence", they suddenly reached a high position, and they have the power to command people at will.

Especially when the emperor Chongzhen was still slightly suspicious and aggressive.

When he learned that Hong Chengchou was surrounded by the Qing army on Songshan Mountain, he was even more worried and couldn't sleep.

Chen Xinjia, Minister of the Ministry of War, was also at a loss. He only said that he should break through the encirclement quickly so as to minimize Ming's losses.

This person has more success than failure.

In the past, he asked the main force to advance aggressively to a decisive battle with the Qing army, but today he turned himself into favoring Hong Chengchou's escape.

This kind of 180-degree turn from one extreme to the other is tantamount to destroying the morale of the frontline soldiers, and Chongzhen doesn't like it.

Don't let them fight when they should fight, and let them fight desperately when they shouldn't.

Even when it was time to defend, I tried my best to make you retreat, trying to recover the loss.

With such a command, why can the war be all according to your wishes?

More and more gray hairs appeared on Chongzhen's sad head.

Now he listened to Chen Xinjia and others trying their best to dissuade Hong Chengchou from making an order, but Chongzhen was actually unwilling in his heart.

At the beginning, you were the ones who tried to persuade me to fight a decisive battle, but now that you are showing signs of decline, you will retreat without thinking. I will never agree, and would rather go further.

He doesn't even want to give up Ning Jin's line of defense!

The sunk cost of Ming Dynasty against Liaodong is too high, which shows that all the wars from the Wanli year to the present have become loss-making businesses.

Not only did they not let those Jurchens disappear, but they also proclaimed themselves emperors and established a country, and their strength became stronger and stronger.

Otherwise, the next time Huang Taiji enters Serbia again to plunder, he will stay near Gyeonggi and will not leave.

Then what kind of emperor is he, Zhu Youjian?
Compared to Chen Xinjia's idea, Zhou Yanru kept his mouth shut, and everything was decided by the Minister of the Ministry of War.

There is also Hong Chengchou commanding the battle on the front line. I believe that the idea that Bichen said casually is better.

Just when Chongzhen was worried, Marquis Jingliao entered the capital and was directly called by the emperor to the platform to ask for advice.

Wu Guojun first responded well to the defeat of Zhang Xianzhong, and then said that the Henan bandit Li Zicheng was powerful and so on.

Chongzhen listened patiently, and then took the initiative to tell the story of Liaodong, and asked Wu Guojun what his idea was?
"Return to Your Majesty." Wu Guojun thought for a while and said, "The Qing army's entry into the fortress is definitely a rumor!"

Chen Xinjia looked at Wu Guojun: "How can the Marquis of Jingliao be sure? Could it be that there are spies in Liaodong?"

What Chen Xinjia said was extremely heartbreaking!

Labeling is a reasonable violation of ordinary people by officials.

Not to mention in such a strictly hierarchical feudal Ming Dynasty.

It is also commonplace for them to label their party rivals.

Wu Guojun ignored Chen Xinjia and continued:
"Your Majesty, if Huang Taiji wants to encroach on our Daming land, he will definitely break through the Ningjin defense line and occupy the entire Liaodong. At that time, we can only stick to Shanhaiguan.

At this moment, Governor Hong, the Assassin, held back a large number of troops from the Qing army. If he divides his troops into the fortress to plunder our Daming, the situation will be extremely favorable for Governor Hong.

It is bragging for Huang Taiji to have 20 soldiers in his hands, and he still has to guard various places in Liaodong.

There are more than 15 people at hand to besiege Songshan, and we can have an advantage of [-] to [-] troops compared to our Daming, but for the siege, the advantage is not great.

The key point is that Huang Taiji still besieged one side. According to the art of war, he encircled it five times, but he didn't even double it, which is enough to see that the advantage lies with me, Daming! "

Wu Guojun's words, especially because I have the advantage, made Chongzhen's brows soothed a lot.

This is also the reason why Chongzhen did not hesitate to negotiate a peace with the hammer bandit He Jinchao in order to defend the Ningjin defense line, and relaxed the encirclement and suppression of Li Zicheng and other rogue bandits.

At the worst point, he even wanted to send Wu Guojun to Liaodong for support.

In short, Ming Dynasty must not be defeated in this battle.

"If Huang Taiji divides his forces into the fortress to plunder my Daming again, he won't even have an advantage in the outskirts of Songshan." Wu Guojun then looked at Chen Xinjia and said:

"I heard that Chen Shangshu also stayed in Liaodong, is it possible that he doesn't know the strength of the dog tartar?
How can he summon 10,000+ people at every turn like my Ming Dynasty? "

"Chen Shangshu said that Hong Chengchou should withdraw his troops." Chongzhen's confidence rose a little.

"Absolutely not!"

Wu Guojun blurted out.

Hearing this, Chen Xinjia frowned.

Only then did Wu Guojun bow his hands slightly: "Your Majesty, now that Governor Hong is on the front line, he can judge the situation better than us, so don't command remotely.

If Chen Shangshu wants to command, he still needs to go to the Songshan camp in person, otherwise don't make random ideas here, but it is Hong Chengchou who was defeated and died, not you and me standing here! "

Chen Xinjia was so angry that his beard flew up.

Wu Guojun's words didn't save him any face.

"In terms of experience in commanding a large number of troops, even I am inferior to Governor Hong in the entire Ming Dynasty. Your Majesty does not need to follow the suggestions of others." Wu Guojun looked at Chen Xinjia and snorted coldly:
"In marching and fighting, the most taboo is that some people don't understand the situation on the front line, and they always think that they are the most correct.

Your Majesty should stay away from such people, lest they be brought into the pit. "

"you!"

Wu Guojun has no fear, anyone in the court who dares to disrupt the commander-in-chief's plan will be against me, Wu Guojun!

In Chongzhen's heart, although Chen Xinjia was promoted by him, facing Wu Guojun's repeated military exploits, he was still the unparalleled general in his heart, so he naturally favored him.

What's more, generals have a deep resistance to the random command of civilian officials.

Back then, when Wu Guojun was under the command of Lu Xiangsheng, why didn't he contradict his boss?
When Lu Xiangsheng was mentioned, Chongzhen immediately shook his head. With Yang Sichang around, it was impossible for him to give Lu Xiangsheng better treatment after his death.

"The imperial court has no money or food to support it."

"Hmph." Wu Guojun said bluntly:

"This is what you should do, Chen Shangshu, instead of trying to hold back the frontline soldiers all the time. Is it true that I, Daming, have reached the point where I can't afford any money?"

Wu Guojun's words were extremely cruel. If the Ming court couldn't provide even a single bit of money and food, then it would be close to perish.

"Or, under the urging of Chen Shangshu, Governor Hong and the 13 Ming soldiers were defeated in Liaodong, and Chen Shangshu also had to bow his knees to negotiate peace with the dog tartars and give them a peace of one million taels of silver?"

Wu Guojun pointed at Chen Xinjia and said viciously: "Chen Shangshu and his cobbled together money and food to the enemy, could it be that they tried every means to transport food and salaries to the frontline soldiers, so that we can guarantee my Ming Dynasty's invincibility!"

Wu Guojun has always been at odds with the civil officials of the Ming Dynasty. In order to torture and kill the "Speaking Official Yushi" who was punished by the emperor to Jizhen to guard the border.

At this moment, he was even more arrogant and domineering, and he didn't have the slightest bit of face from the Shangshu of the Ministry of War of the Ming Dynasty.

Chongzhen never stopped.

On the contrary, Chen Xinjia's complexion "changed several times" when he was angry, and finally walked away!

After Wu Guojun cut off Chen Xinjia and left, he solemnly said: "Your Majesty, Chen Xinjia was promoted in vain by His Majesty, who thinks that his personal honor and disgrace are higher than the court's important affairs. Why don't you ask Governor Yang to come back and take control."

Regarding Wu Guojun's impeachment, Chongzhen was also quite helpless.

Yang Sichang is Chongzhen's number one favorite minister, the direct descendant of the direct descendants.

Although Yang Sichang did not handle the rogue matter properly, Chongzhen did not blame him. Instead, he advised him to take good care of his illness and sent his most loyal "Wushuang Admiral Jingliao Hou" to help him.

The most important thing is that Yang Sichang is a real "lonely minister"!
The party struggles in Ming Dynasty were extremely fierce. Even though the eunuch party and Donglin party disappeared in the early stage of the court, they were still involved in various party struggles and internal struggles.

There is only one exception, and that is Yang Sichang.

From Chongzhen's point of view, Yang Sichang was not a party member, was capable, and considered things completely from the standpoint of Zhu Youjian, which was quite different from the so-called "Qingliu".

In one, Yang Sichang was also willing to take the blame for the emperor.

This is very special in the concept of "non-stick pan" of the courtiers of the Ming Dynasty.

After all, the emperor also made mistakes, but why was Chongzhen unwilling to issue his own edict?

Because it is a huge blow to the prestige of the emperor, the emperor has absolute authority, no matter what he does must be right, even if it is wrong, it must be the fault of his subjects.

Yang Sichang has no party interests, and to Chongzhen, he is a loyal and lonely minister who is dedicated to the country.

Moreover, Yang Sichang was able to take the initiative to take responsibility, share the worries of Chongzhen, and bear the infamy.

"How is he?"

"It shouldn't be a problem to deal with daily affairs." Wu Guojun replied.

"Ah."

Chongzhen nodded in response, and then asked: "Jingliaohou, do you really think Hong Chengchou can win?"

"Your Majesty, to be honest, how can there be any battle in the world that can be won 100% by guessing?"

Wu Guojun straightened his body and said, "Instead of trusting Chen Xinjia's judgment, Your Majesty might as well trust Governor Hong to turn the tide in Liaodong."

Chongzhen nodded, he was also in a hurry and had no choice but to propose a way to reduce losses that Chen Xinjia didn't like.

Now he can only call Yang Sichang back to assist him in his work.

"If He is now connected with Huang Taiji and directly leads the army to the east, can you resist it?"

Chongzhen's sudden change of subject made Wu Guojun startled, and he frowned, cupped his hands for deliberation and said:

"Your Majesty, this is the scoring situation."

"What's the situation?"

Chongzhen was extremely annoyed at the fact that the little postman who was once looked down upon became more and more domineering, and even became a factor that Daming had to consider.

"How dare Your Majesty be sure that the hammer bandit He Jinzhao and Huang Taiji are colluding with each other?" Wu Guojun looked directly at Zhu Youjian.

"Huang Taiji wants to marry his own daughter to him, even though she is under 13 years old."

"Your Majesty, if a woman like He Jinzhao wants to be driven by Huang Taiji, Your Majesty will underestimate my strength, Ming."

Wu Guojun didn't bother to think too much: "What kind of fairy does Huang Taiji's daughter have to look like to be worthy of He Jinzhao's doing this?
I, Daming, gave He Jinchao so much gold and silver. It would be very difficult for Huang Taiji to let He Jinchao tear up the peace treaty if he wanted to use a woman.

Besides, women outside the Great Wall are more beautiful and charming like my Central Plains women? "

Chongzhen listened to Wu Guojun's explanation with mixed emotions in relief.

Huang Taiji entered the customs to plunder, and even invited the hammer bandits to join him in the eastward expedition. Rumors about the destruction of Daming were always circulating in the capital.

It is enough to see that Huang Taiji did not spend less money in the capital of the Ming Dynasty, driving some people to be his tongue.

"But He Jinzhao is so powerful now, I can't sleep at night."

Wu Guojun looked at Zhu Youjian, it wasn't long since we met last time, but it could be seen that Zhu Youjian's white hair was a little more, and the wrinkles on his face became more and more obvious.

After all, Chongzhen was a "diligent" person.

Ninety-seven is the norm, this kind of person is really prone to premature aging!

"Your Majesty, I have something to say from my heart."

"Even if it is a big treason, I will forgive you for not guilty." Chongzhen has not been so confiding to his courtiers for a long time.

Many courtiers Zhu Youjian did not believe it, because party disputes would not speak for his interests.

"Your Majesty doesn't need to be so diligent." Wu Guojun first set the tone: "It's better to rest for three to five months."

Chongzhen didn't expect Wu Guojun to say such a thing.

Because of the stalemate in the war in Liaodong, the thief Li Zicheng caused chaos in Henan, and the hammer bandit He Jinzhao in the northwest was watching.

Which one thing can make him rest in peace?
"How dare I rest?"

"Your Majesty still needs to take good care of his health. Now that the crown prince and others are still young, if His Majesty becomes exhausted, Daming will fall into the hands of his subordinates, which will be even more detrimental to His Majesty and Daming."

The meaning in Wu Guojun's words was actually that he was afraid that Chongzhen would be in a hurry and command Hong Chengchou to fight indiscriminately.

If he didn't listen to Chen Xinjia's random instructions, maybe Hong Chengchou would support him for a longer time, which would be beneficial to the commander-in-chief's arrangement.

If Hong Chengchou's defeat due to random command, then the Qing court Huang Taiji will benefit the most, which is not good.

Wu Guojun thought that it was okay for Zhu Youjian to learn from Wanli for a period of time. After all, according to the current situation, Daming might not last for a few days.

Why don't you take advantage of the time when you are finally the emperor and enjoy it!

In fact, the main reason is that he is afraid that he will cause trouble on the Liaodong battlefield.

Chongzhen waved his hand and told Wu Guojun to rest in the capital temporarily, waiting for the call.

He needs to think about it.

The internal supervisor issued an order to Yang Sichang through the cabinet to let Yang Sichang come back. Chen Xinjia was expressionless, and then ordered his subordinates to ask Jingliao Hou to go to Liaodong to help!

Zhou Yanru heard something, and directly handed over the memorial to the internal supervisor, not intending to participate.

As a result, the emperor surprisingly did not review it. Hearing that he stayed overnight in the concubine Lu's palace, he has not gotten up until now.

Hearing this news, Zhou Yanru, the chief assistant, was a little surprised.

After all, the emperor is notoriously diligent in administration, even if Lu Shi is a new concubine entering the palace, it is not enough for the emperor to be so nostalgic and not want to solve government affairs.

This incident caused turmoil in the court, and some officials even wrote a letter asking the emperor to put state affairs first and not to be obsessed with women.

After Chongzhen issued the decree of Yang Sichang's transfer back to the capital, he ignored political affairs and handed them over to Zhou Yanru for handling.

Wu Guojun sent someone to send the news he got in the capital to Sun Chuanting and asked him to pass it on to the commander in chief.

He put in some thought, just wanting Daming to delay Manqing for a little longer.

For the cause of the handsome, I have paid a lot!
Otherwise, Wu Guojun would not advise the emperor to relax and ignore political affairs.

In today's situation, there is not much difference between Chongzhen being a faint emperor and a diligent emperor!

(End of this chapter)