Be the emperor from the postman

Chapter 846 Suppressing the bandits first or destroying the captives first (two in one)

Chongzhen was very satisfied to see Wu Guojun gnawing on the pork knuckle very hard, and waited until he was full of wine and food.

Hearing Wu Guojun hiccupping several times, Chongzhen said with a smile:

"Aiqing, have you gained anything from your trip to the west?"

Wu Guojun cupped his hands first, and made some preparations:
"Your Majesty, I'm lucky. Those post-gold Tartars plundered from Xuanfu to Datong, many of them lost their fighting spirit and only wanted to get rich.

But once their lives are in danger, they will resolutely abandon their money and fight bloody battles with our army. "

Chongzhen nodded, and this description echoed his thoughts on those uncivilized people outside the pass.

"Aiqing has made new achievements this time, and I have no choice but to reward you more. What do you want?"

Wu Guojun quickly said that it was enough for him to be favored by His Majesty.

But for the comfort of those brothers and those who died in battle, he hoped that His Majesty would reward him generously, and in the future he would kill more Tartars to repay His Majesty's kindness.

Chongzhen was very satisfied with Wu Guojun's statement.

At his level, as long as there is grace, it is not of much use to ask for some money and other vulgar things.

It is not impossible to make new achievements and be promoted to Marquis later.

Chongzhen treats Hong Chengchou's letter, how can I have money?

Then he had a solemn reception with Uncle Jingliao Wu Guojun, making an exception and adding pork knuckle to his diet.

Immediately, I had no money, and turned into a son of a rich family. Not only did I give rewards to Wu Guojun's subordinates, but he also collected a large amount of military pay for him.

I am so partial!

Hong Chengchou has dropped from the first preference in his heart, and has been replaced by Wu Guojun.

Wu Guojun didn't expect to have an unexpected harvest, he was overjoyed.

When Chongzhen began to pour out bitter water again, he said that I withheld it from Liao's salary to supply Aiqing.

Wu Guojun immediately made up his mind that it is absolutely impossible to go to Liaodong in this life!

Originally, he was jealous of Liaodong generals. If Liaodong paid him a part, would he still have to find a way to kill him in the future?

Wu Guojun knew very well that those Qi family soldiers were envious and dissatisfied with the envy of the local army because of their high salaries.

In addition, the imperial court didn't want to pay them anymore, so they were asked to go to the school grounds to collect their salaries, and they were all slaughtered.

Whoever goes to aid Liao will not end well.

Not to mention taking food from their mouths, it violated the interests of Liaodong generals.

Shabi just went to aid Liao!
Chongzhen began to ask how the battle in Datong Mansion was going, and he really wanted to know the exact news from the front.

Wu Guojun said some things, especially Cao Wenzhao, relying on the king's payment, and encouraged the soldiers to follow him to attack Houjin's camp and return home.

Chongzhen quickly grasped the key point: "Dai Wang performed so well in the war?"

"Yes."

Wu Guojun also said that there are not many vassal kings like Dai Wang who understand righteousness, and Barabara praised it.

Chongzhen listened to Wu Guojun's words with a smile on his face, these are things that were never mentioned in the memorial.

Wu Guojun didn't know that his position in Chongzhen's heart was already ranked first, and now listening to him praising Dai Wang face to face for his understanding of righteousness, who knows what the emperor thinks.

He Jinzhao did not tell Wu Guojun what to say when he was in front of Chongzhen.

At this time, Wu Guojun was just chatting, anyway, he didn't want to talk about the Hammer Bandit, and it seemed that the emperor was very interested in the affairs on the battlefield.

He probably didn't know what was going on in Chongzhen's mind.

"Dai Wang is really my Great Ming Xian Wang!"

Wu Guojun nodded again and again, saying that Dai Wang was still entertaining him.

The smile on Chongzhen's face paused, and he glanced at Cao Huachun, the acting king is still entertaining my unparalleled general?
This hand stretch is too long!

I don't know about this yet, did the eunuchs in Dongchang also take money from the king and deliberately conceal it from me?
When Cao Huachun received the emperor's eye signal, he was shocked, bowed slightly, stepped back and ordered to investigate, and must give His Majesty an explanation.

Uncle Jing Liao is indeed a warrior, not so politically minded, I like it very much, so he decided to change the subject.

"Aiqing, you also went to Shanxi during this trip, what do you think of the strength of Hammer Bandit He Jinzhao?"

Wu Guojun had never thought about the topic of Chongzhen, and turned it so bluntly!

Just now he also said that Dai Wang is a good feudal lord, so he asked directly about the situation of Marshal He.

Could it be that some news has leaked out?
He suddenly felt a little guilty.

After all, not every scumbag can handle two lines well, and the first time is inevitably a bit unfamiliar.

Wu Guojun pondered first, pretending to be thinking:

"Your Majesty, I have communicated with Xu Dingchen, governor of Shanxi, and I think he has some strength, but not much."

"Why?"

Although Chongzhen felt that Wu Guojun's judgment was somewhat similar to his own, and felt a little complacent, he still asked:

"I remember the memorial said that He Jinzhao defeated Huang Taiji."

"Your Majesty, is there a possibility that Huang Taiji defeated on purpose?"

Wu Guojun tried to help He Jinzhao conceal his strength and change the emperor's mind.

Otherwise, if he is sent to attack Shanxi in the future, this play will not last.

He also has no way to step on two boats and continue to enjoy the benefits as a middleman.

The emperor knew that He Jinchao could even defeat Huang Taiji, so he was on guard and would focus on encircling and suppressing the hammer bandits.

"Ok?"

Chongzhen felt that this statement was new.

"Why did Aiqing say that?"

"Huang Taiji's use of troops is quite cunning, and the Eight Banners under his command are also very powerful. They ran for more than 2000 miles, from Xuanfu all the way to Datong, intending to enter Shanxi and continue to plunder.

He Jinzhao was originally watching the excitement, but after seeing the Jin Ba Banners coming towards him, he led the army out to fight, and this was even more of a trick of Huang Taiji. "

Wu Guojun paused and said: "Even if the hammer bandits are powerful, it is absolutely impossible for them to beat Huang Taiji and flee in embarrassment.

At least the minister saw that Huang Taiji's withdrawal from Datong Mansion was slow and orderly, and there was no sense of panic at all.

Those who advocated that Huang Taiji was defeated by He Jinzhao, could it be possible that they witnessed the battle between the two sides?

I remember that when the Hou Jin Tartars ravaged Datong Mansion, the commander-in-chief Ma Chengxi and others all defended the city. Only the deputy commander-in-chief Jiang Xiang tried to divert the disaster to the east and forced them to fight.

I asked the people who were released, probably because the Jin army didn't loot enough food, and the army still didn't have enough food, how could they feed the people of my Han family?

Many people who were taken into captivity fell ill, and Huang Taiji released them because he was afraid that his elite soldiers would get sick and would not have food to support them.

Your Majesty, He Jinchao set fire to the wheat to force Huang Taiji to withdraw without food. "

Chongzhen nodded, it seemed that Hong Chengchou was deliberately exaggerating the harm of the hammer bandits, to absolve him of the crime of being unfavorable in command last time.

The big and small Cao were defeated, and I didn't pursue Hong Chengchou's fault. Did he love his feathers so much?
Are you willing to trick me for this?
"Your Majesty, I believe that Huang Taiji is trying to create an illusion of the strength of the hammer bandits, so that the court's eyes will be more focused on Shanxi.

If troops were dispatched from Jizhen and other places in Liaodong to encircle and suppress Shanxi, wouldn't they be in the middle of Huang Taiji's tricks? "

"What Ai Qing said makes sense."

Chongzhen nodded repeatedly, he believed what Wu Guojun said.

Wu Guojun, a warrior on the battlefield, sees problems differently from those of them who have never been on the battlefield.

Huang Taiji has rich experience in battle formation. He has fought for half his life, and most of his soldiers are elite soldiers.

Even if my Uncle Jing Liao couldn't win a big victory, how could that little postman He Jinchao win a big victory?

This must be Huang Taiji's rumor, an exaggerated fact!

In the end, Huang Taiji was too insidious and cunning, and wanted to divert the tiger away from the mountain, so as to occupy the entire Liaodong.

Do you really think I can't see through his plan?
Fortunately, I have Uncle Jingliao to help me!
"The words of Ai Qing made me suddenly understand."

"If the words of the minister's family can make His Majesty make more judgments, then I won't say more."

Wu Guojun breathed a sigh of relief, Marshal He, you have to thank me.

Otherwise, maybe the two of us will meet each other on the battlefield, how can we continue to act?
This not only helped He Jinzhao, but also helped himself. The only one who was cheated was probably Chongzhen.

Anyway, he was tricked by his courtiers not once or twice, and this time is not missing.

Chongzhen secretly nodded at Wu Guojun's thoughts.

"Now there are Tartars outside and bandits inside, in your opinion, who should be attacked first?"

hit who?

Wu Guojun made up his mind and said, "Your Majesty, it is natural to fight the later Jin Tartars first."

"You tell me."

"The Houjin Tatars have already tasted the sweetness of breaking the Great Wall and looting. If they come to Caogu every year in the future, how can the people in the north of our Ming Dynasty live peacefully and flee one after another?"

Wu Guojun had a solemn expression on his face: "If things go on like this, wouldn't our Ming Dynasty suffer even more losses?"

Chongzhen nodded, if Huang Taiji brought people to plunder every year, it would definitely not be what he would like to see.

The last time the capital was ravaged, the common people were destitute and suffered heavy casualties.

This time he robbed Xuanda Land, where will he rob next time?
Chongzhen's face became serious. Originally, there had been natural disasters in the north in recent years, so the rogues would grow stronger. Otherwise, He Jinzhao and others would not have had the opportunity to coerce so many people.

However, every time the later Jin Tartars came to rob, Daming suffered heavy losses, but he was unable to fight back.

Huang Taiji once again bypassed Shanhaiguan, traveled thousands of miles, and walked around Xuanda at will, which was a great blow to the morale of the Ming army and civilians.

Chongzhen received the news that some scholars thought that Ming Dynasty was about to perish, so they went to join Huang Taiji instead of joining the hammer bandit He Jinzhao, which was enough to make him pay more attention to Huang Taiji.

Because He Jinzhao, a little postman who had never read a book, was extremely unfriendly to scholars, and even threw them to dig coal.

Think about it, even scholars would rather go to the Tartars than go to the hammer bandits.

It was enough to see that Huang Taiji's threat was much higher than that of He Jinzhao.

Hearing Wu Guojun's analysis now, he became more vigilant towards Huang Taiji.

Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming and others who had a well-established system last year went to defect, and some scholars went to defect to Huang Taiji.

If things go on like this, won't Huang Taiji's desire to call himself emperor be aroused?
Maybe within a year or two.

Chongzhen narrowed his eyes slightly, and he thought of the memorial of Zhang Fengyi, the new Minister of War.

Where are the so-called trainers who intercepted the disaster relief money by Governor Zhang Zongheng?
When there is nothing to do, they claim to be short of pay every day. Now there are police, but there are no soldiers in their own place, and the training is unknown.
Mostly when you are free, you ask the court for money every day, but after you give it, the later gold tartars come and wreak havoc. Where did the soldiers you trained with your military salary go?

If the imperial court's money is really useful, we will admit it.

But a lot of money has been spent, and things are all right?

Millions of taels of silver were all wasted.

Who can balance in his heart?

Zhang Zongheng, the governor of Xuanda, could not escape his responsibility, and he was still dismissed from his official position, thinking about his mistakes behind closed doors in the governor's mansion.

Chongzhen remembered the words of the cabinet king Yingxiong again, that the two thousand horsemen of the Empress Jin Dynasty plundered more than a thousand women and went away.

When he heard about this, he beat his chest and stomped his feet, feeling very angry.

Wu Guojun looked at Chongzhen's solemn expression, and dared not speak for a while.

Unable to guess what the emperor was thinking, he simply didn't bother to guess, and just followed what the emperor was willing to listen to, and specifying would increase his goodwill.

While the two sides were silently thinking, Cao Huachun hurried over with the memorial.

Only then did Chongzhen raise his head from his contemplation: "What's the matter?"

"Your Majesty, Dongjiang Commander urgently reports."

Chongzhen thought to himself, could it be possible that Huang Taiji sent troops to Dongjiang again?
He opened it and saw that Dongjiang's deputy general Shang Kexi arrested the deputy generals Yu Liangtai, Qiu Zhentai and others, and raised troops against the Ming Dynasty.

Went down to Guanglu, Dachangshan, Xiaochangshan, Shicheng, Haiyang and other five islands, and captured the famous guards of the islands Ma Jiangong, Sun Dianbang, Wang Yanrui, Yuan Anbang, Sun Youming and others. Huang Taiji.

Chongzhen's face immediately changed.

Shang Kexi led the crowd to surrender, and the time interval between Kong Geng and Kong Geng was not long, especially before he surrendered, he conquered the five islands and wiped out the Ming army defenders, which was another devastating blow to the remaining Ming army in Dongjiang.

The Daming Dongjiang defense line is rapidly collapsing, and Phi Island is completely isolated. In addition, Shang Kexi is also a high-level executive of Phi Island, and is familiar with the geography there.

The resistance of these five islands to him was not very strong.

Everyone didn't have much support for Shen Shikui, it didn't look like Shang Kexi killed him step by step.

Hou Jin finally captured Pidao just around the corner.

Chongzhen didn't think he could defend an isolated island with Shen Shikui's more than 1 people.

Especially recently, many people have impeached Shen Shikui for building a palace, eating empty pay and so on.

Wu Guojun sat on one side, watching Chongzhen's face change slightly, and soon returned to normal, and he was even more silent.

Chongzhen collected the memorial and said, "Call all the cabinet ministers to discuss the matter."

Shang Ke's contribution made Chongzhen's vigilance towards Huang Taiji even more heightened.

Hammer Bandit is always a Bandit!
Except Yang He, the beaten old man, who was afraid of death and stayed in He Jinzhao's territory.

Zhang Fuzhen even jumped into the river to be loyal to the country and was unwilling to join He Jinzhao.

What kind of climate can he become?
A grass-headed king, if you give him a little time to enjoy himself, he can wear himself down.

Unlike the late Jin Tartars, the two generations of father and son have been operating in Liaodong for a longer time, and more and more people from the Ming army have taken refuge in him.

"Your Majesty, since there is a matter to be discussed, I should step down first." Wu Guojun hurriedly resigned when he heard that there was an important matter to be discussed.

Chongzhen put away the memorial, smiled at Wu Guojun and said:
"Ai Qing, please listen to me, I have you as my staff, so I feel at ease."

(End of this chapter)