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Chapter 85 Wang Zhi
"Collusion between inside and outside!"

"What a collusion between insiders and outsiders!"

“They are simply a bunch of traitors!”

"In the eyes of these people, are the people of the Han border less important than those gold and silver?"

Li Guang was shocked and angry.

If you think about it carefully, what Tianmu said makes sense!

Recalling the various situations encountered during the previous expedition to attack the Huns, many of the strange things were given reasonable explanations with Tianmu's suggestions.

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"These lowly merchants, for the sake of profit, actually ignore the people living in the border areas!"

Zhu Di was also furious.

But what hurt him even more was the corruption among the border troops.

They can even sell armor and weapons, do these people have any bottom line!

Can such soldiers protect the people living in the border areas?

"The Ming border troops are so corrupt..."

Looking at the words on the sky curtain, Zhu Pangpang on the side felt shocked.

Zhu Di snorted coldly and said angrily: "It's all your good grandson's fault!"

Zhu Gaochi shuddered. That was right. This bastard Zhu Qizhen had made the Ming Dynasty a mess.

"If he hadn't left us a good son, the Ming Dynasty would have been doomed!"

Just from the few words from the sky curtain, Zhu Di could sense the predicament Zhu Jianshen was facing during his reign, and felt a sense of fear.

Fortunately, the Ming Dynasty had a leader who could revive the country, otherwise it would have been possible that the Ming Dynasty would have perished just as Tianmu said!

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[Taking advantage of Wang Zhi's great victory at Weininghai, Emperor Xianzong promoted more than 2900 people. This intention was obvious. Emperor Xianzong wanted to use these people to make a major change in the border troops.]

[In May of the 17th year of Chenghua, the opportunity came. Wu Yan, the lieutenant general of Xuanfu, was killed in battle. Taking this opportunity, Emperor Xianzong appointed the civil official Wang Yue as the commander-in-chief and Wang Zhi as the governor of military affairs, taking over the military power of Xuanfu.]

[This appointment was actually abnormal. Eunuchs and civil officials could supervise the army, but it was not appropriate to appoint a general. The general should be a military commander, but Emperor Xianzong did not follow the routine. He not only appointed Wang Zhi as the governor of Xuanfu military affairs, but also ordered the generals of all towns and the governors to obey Wang Zhi's control.]

[Half a year after Wang took direct control of Xuanfu, another very coincidental event occurred: Sun Yue, the general of Datong, died of unknown causes.]

[Under normal circumstances, when a general of Datong's rank died, the court would usually posthumously honor him, give him a title, or provide him with some compensation, but when Sun Yue died, Emperor Xianzong did not make any comment at all.]

[There must be some hidden story behind this, but it is not recorded in history books.]

[After the position of Datong General was vacated, in February of the 18th year of Chenghua, Emperor Xianzong ordered Wang Zhi to be in charge of the military affairs of Xuanfu and Datong. Wang Zhi reached the peak of his life.]

[Xuanfu and Datong are the most important of the nine frontier towns. The position of Xuanfu-Datong General can only be held by a noble military officer with a title, and cannot be held concurrently.]

[The two towns of Xuan and Da combined have hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers. Which emperor can be assured if they are in the hands of one person?]

[What's even more terrifying is that while Wang Zhi was serving as the general secretary of Xuan Da, he also served as the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Horse Administration and the governor of the Western Factory. The northwest border troops, the imperial palace guards, and the intelligence agencies were all under his name. No one in the history of the Ming Dynasty had such great power, not even Xu Da and Chang Yuchun.]

[Why did Emperor Xianzong dare to give such great power to Wang Zhi? Because Wang Zhi was young and he could not control the situation. Wang Zhi was equivalent to holding these positions on behalf of Emperor Xianzong.]

[In June of the 800th year of Chenghua, Wang Zhi mobilized troops from Xuanfu, Datong, and Yansui to take the initiative to attack, beheading more than invading enemies.]

[Historical records show that no one in the north dared to invade since the beginning.]

[In that year, Wang Zhi was 21 years old, which was exactly the same age as Huo Qubing when he conquered the Wolf's Lair.]

【Emperor Xianzong took advantage of the time when Wang Zhi was in charge of the army to adjust the military commanders in the northwest and exchanged the eunuchs who held the four towns of Xuanfu, Datong, Yansui, and Ningxia.】

[After doing all this, Xianzong basically had absolute control over the Ming army and government, and Wang Zhi's mission was almost over. ]

[In the 18th year of Chenghua, the West Factory was abolished.]

[In the 19th year of Chenghua, Wang Zhi was transferred to Nanjing and disappeared from people's sight. ] [Wang Zhi and Huo Qubing were actually weapons used by the emperor to strike down the opposition forces in the court. ]

[It's a pity that Huo Qubing died at the age of 24 under unclear circumstances. In comparison, Wang Zhi was much luckier.]

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The picture shows the scene of Chenghua Li Ting.

Faced with the powerful Ming army, the Jurchens were completely powerless to fight back.

This is more of a one-sided massacre than a war!

at the same time.

Looking at this scene, Emperor Chongzhen Zhu Youjian showed a look of excitement on his face.

"Well done! Well done!"

But soon the smile on his face disappeared, and a bitter smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"My ancestor is really very resourceful. If I had half of your ability, I wouldn't be deceived by those officials who harmed the country, and I wouldn't have destroyed the Ming Dynasty!"

"It's a pity that you weren't ruthless enough. If you could be more ruthless and completely wipe out these Jurchens, perhaps this great country would still be in the hands of the Han people..."

Zhu Youjian smiled bitterly.

Admire the skill of Emperor Chenghua.

When Xianzong first ascended the throne, the Ming Dynasty was plagued by internal and external troubles, and the situation was not necessarily much better than when he ascended the throne. However, he was able to revive the Ming Dynasty again, while he could only become a king who lost his country. The gap is enough to show.

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"This child is like me."

A relieved smile appeared on Zhu Di's face.

With such skills and complete control over the government, it is impossible for ordinary people to do it. No wonder he was able to make the Ming Dynasty prosperous again.

And there is Chenghua Li Ting, who made the ancestors of the Qing Dynasty cry for their parents...If it weren't for Zhu Qizhen's previous experience, he even doubted that this guy could personally lead the expedition against the Jurchens.

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"Retiring at the height of one's career is a good choice."

Huo Qubing looked at the sky and nodded.

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[The Chenghua Li Ting also caused the later Qing government to have a big feud with Zhu Jianshen and Wang Zhi. Therefore, in the Ming history compiled by the Qing Dynasty, not only did they not mention this war, but they also magnified the immoral things Wang Zhi had done, causing his reputation to completely collapse.]

[Of course, those civil servants of the Ming Dynasty also slandered Wang Zhi.]

[After all, as Xianzong's white glove, Wang Zhi's actions also violated the interests of many civil servants. ]

[Although Wang Zhi did a lot of immoral things, in terms of military achievements, among the eunuchs of the entire Ming Dynasty, only Zheng He can be compared with him.]

[Several famous eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty, including Wang Zhen, Liu Jin, and Wei Zhongxian, all had bad endings. Although the literati of the Ming Dynasty were reluctant to admit it, historical records show that Wang Zhi had a good end.]

[It is also worth mentioning that when Emperor Xianzong Zhu Jianshen completed the above military achievements, the Ming Dynasty's national fortune had not been very good. Natural disasters occurred frequently during the Chenghua period, and earthquakes, floods, droughts, and locust plagues occurred year after year, leading to the uprising of millions of refugees in Sichuan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Ningxia, and Shaanxi, and the smoke of war was everywhere. ]

[The Ming Dynasty was plagued by natural disasters and man-made disasters, and powerful enemies were threatening it from the outside. To some extent, the difficulty of Zhu Jianshen's story was comparable to that of Chongzhen in the late Ming Dynasty.]

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"Wang Zhi..."

Zheng He looked at Wang Zhi's handsome face in the picture and a gratified smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Remember this name secretly.

(End of this chapter)