Reborn Regent of Ming Dynasty

Linqing being besieged in the capital is definitely explosive news!

On the evening of the [-]th, the bells in front of the Yamen of the Ministry of War rang non-stop. That day, the Titang officer of the Ministry of War could not be idle for a moment... Tang Ma from Jinan arrived first, then Tang Ma from Linqing Prefecture, and then Liu Zeqing's , The pond newspapers of various ministries followed one another, and when the city gate opened at dawn the next day, another batch came in...the latest news...the latest bad news.

The Tang newspaper was collected in one place by the Ministry of War and sent in directly from the Huiji gate. Before reading, the person who should deal with it should have at least one preliminary consideration, so as to avoid the embarrassment of having nothing to do when the emperor summons urgently.

Less than half an hour after the memorial was delivered to the ban, news came from inside that all the cabinet and the three officials from the Ministry of War were summoned to the Wenhua Palace. When delivering the news, the eunuchs were not very good-looking and very nervous. .

The eunuch who delivered the decree to Chen Xinjia was an acquaintance eunuch. At the moment, he didn't care about his own status, and asked the eunuch with an eager face: "Little eunuch, how does the emperor look?"

"It's not very good." The eunuch was usually fed enough, so he didn't take Chen Xinjia seriously at this meeting, and whispered to him: "The emperor was very upset. At that time, he even said that Liu was abominable and useless. Why is this soldier like this? Partial listening and partial belief, being deceived by others!"

Except for Yang Sichang, Chongzhen admired Chen Xinjia very much.Chen Xinjia is capable, decisive, and daring to take responsibility. He is not like ordinary bureaucrats. When asked about government affairs, he would even kowtow to the point of absurdity, or eulogize, and then not say a word about practical matters... It is not a fabrication. During the Chongzhen period, many ministers Chongzhen was very dissatisfied that the senior ministers asked about Binggu's money and food, and they had vegetarian meals in their corpses.But the old bureaucrats who have made their mark in the bureaucratic system cannot be completely discarded. This is recommended by the system. If you don’t use one, you will offend a group. Even the emperor can’t challenge the entire system. Sometimes when I can't bear it anymore, I will find a few unlucky ghosts who have committed fouls in the system to deal with them, just to vent their anger.

Therefore, in the Chongzhen Dynasty, although capable officials experienced setbacks, they would serve for a longer time after all. For example, Wen Tiren or Zhou Yanru, Yang Sichang and Chen Xinjia were capable officials who dared to take responsibility. Chongzhen's trust in them was not completely without reason.

It's just that this time, it was obvious that the emperor was dissatisfied with Chen Xinjia in the matter of aiding and suppressing the general army.

Chongzhen's temperament, either he trusts you completely, and you can't give him a leak, or the trust is broken, and the end will definitely be much worse than that of ordinary officials.

Chen Xinjia knew the inside story of Yang Sichang's going out. Yang Sichang's degree of favor was far higher than his. If he was like this, what would happen if he broke his trust with the emperor?

Fu Zonglong, the former general of the army, is still locked up in prison. Chen Xinjia plans to save Fu Zonglong after the emperor calms down for a while... It's not that he likes Fu Zonglong or has selfishness, but consider it from two angles, one , Fu Zonglong does have a certain ability, much stronger than Zheng Chongjian or Ding Qirui, and Yang Wenyue is far behind him.The current governors in the local area are all in disrepair. It is hard to imagine what the situation would have been if Yang Sichang hadn't been in Huguang.

The governor of Fengyang has recently shown signs of making great efforts to govern, but he can only wait and see first.

Secondly, if the emperor allowed the emperor to execute ministers at the Shangshu level without any help, who would help him when he might be pushed to the West Market and beheaded in the future?

Being an official is a science, except for fools, no one will easily go to the end.

It is too stupid to make a clear promise to the emperor as easily as Yuan Chonghuan, without even retreating, no matter whether he is really capable or not.

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When we arrived at the Wenhua Palace, there were over a hundred eunuchs and maids serving along the way from the inside to the outside, but they were all silent and silent.

Everyone's faces showed the nervous look before the storm. Although it is inevitable to be cautious when serving in front of the emperor, the panic look like this naturally shows the seriousness of the situation.

"Chen wait to meet the emperor."

"Gentlemen, please."

The cabinet ministers and royal families have always maintained some respect. After all, the role of a cabinet scholar is two-faced. One is responsible to the courtiers, and the other is responsible to the emperor. The image is a bit like a master hired by the county magistrate. The role of both a teacher and a friend.

Even so, the great scholars and ministers who were summoned to come here still looked fearful and fearful. Everyone kept their eyes on their noses and their hearts, not daring to raise their heads, let alone utter a word. [

In this dynasty, during the Hongwu period, Ru Taisu, the minister of the household department, fought [-] battles, and then he was ordered to continue to work. During the Jiajing period, the minister of the household department and the minister of the military department were killed. .This is of course embarrassing and frightening to the ministers. Today they are still second-rank high-ranking officials, but tomorrow they may behead Xishi. They want to let them relax in front of the emperor. How is this possible?

"Mr. Zhu and the soldiers in the hall know about it, right?" Chongzhen glanced at all the ministers, and then looked at the pile of emergency notes on the imperial case, and his heart was suddenly in a state of confusion.

Originally, the year started off well, but at the end of last year he killed Zhang Xianzhong and avenged the burning of the ancestral mausoleum, and he himself was very generous and rewarded Zhang Shouren generously.Originally, the two sides went hand in hand, Huguang continued to suppress thieves, and after Zhang Shouren fought one or two more battles, he was transferred to Liaodong in summer, and in autumn and winter, he could catch up with the war against Jinzhou in Liaodong.

Now the imperial court has dispatched more than [-] soldiers and horses in Liaodong, and they are still continuously dispatching troops. Li Shiwen, the Minister of the Household Department, has already begun to warn that if this situation continues for about half a year, the imperial court will be limited to financial bankruptcy, and it will not be able to turn over within a year or two. come.

This account weighed on Chongzhen's heart like a mountain, and he couldn't sleep all the time... It is rumored that the mother of Emperor Wanli was the daughter of a small businessman. The emperor is greedy for money, and Chongzhen is a little too fussy. Judging from various signs, this statement is not purely groundless...

Facing the emperor's inquiry, the chief assistant inevitably had to answer first. Fan Fucui, an old man, left his seat and kowtowed: "The rebels are powerful, so we should make an early plan. Linqing is very important. If there is a mistake, it will be unthinkable, so we must Mobilize the soldiers to suppress them..."

"I know it."

Shoufu was simply talking nonsense, but this was Chongzhen's own choice, and it was not easy to reprimand him not long after he took office, and he was an old minister, let alone reprimanded him.He just twisted his body a few times, and the expression on his face was of course even more unhappy.

The faces of the assistant ministers behind Fan Fucui were very strange.Second assistant Zhang Sizhi waited for him to retreat before stepping forward, and said solemnly, "I would like to call General Rong Chengbo, Zhang Shouren, to return to Shandong as soon as possible."

"I also ask Rong Chengbo to return to Shandong as soon as possible."

"Now the thieves are rampant, and it may take several months to calm down. The transfer of Rong Chengbo is an urgent matter."

"From Huguang to Shandong, we can still return from Henan. With the speed of the general's subordinates, two months is enough time."

"The emperor needs to order the state capitals along the route to strengthen the supply so that the army will not be dragged down by logistics."

Chongzhen on the throne looked gloomy, but the ministers didn't care about it, they just expressed their opinions, and even took into account the logistics of the military supply.

In the past, the ministers didn't care about the life and death of Qiu Ba and whether they would be hungry while marching along the way.

The siege of Linqing really made them very nervous, and this kind of tension was not only the threat of cutting off the water transportation, but the deep meaning of it was very clear to every minister present, including Chongzhen himself.

From Shandong to the capital, there is no danger to defend, no soldiers to defend!

There are no soldiers in the Beijing camp, and no soldiers in Dezhou!

There are no soldiers in Baoding, and neither are Tianjin and Tongzhou!

The Eastern Prisoners had just left, and Baoding, Tongzhou, and Zunhua, all of the strategic locations guarding the capital, were all cleaned up once by the Qing soldiers. Several of the border officials and governors were killed in battle, and many were killed. At least, the governors and generals who took office later began to take in exile and rebuild the city, and then rebuild their own supervisors and bidders. Money and food are not to say that they are available, and they must have a stomach, horses, weapons, and qualified generals. Officers and trained soldiers... Now Baoding and Zunhua are recruits with little combat effectiveness. Cao Bianjiao and Zuo Guangxian originally lived between Qiantun and Shanhaiguan, but now they are also ordered to be transferred outside the pass.

The governor of Tianjin is a bit old and strong, but the number is too small, only two to three thousand, what is the use?

If under the city of Linqing, the rogues got hundreds of thousands of stone grain, opened warehouses to release grain, and at the same time used pig iron to forge weapons, attacked states and counties, and went all the way north...Thinking about it, I shudder! [

"What do you think of this soldier!"

All the ministers tried their best to please, but Chongzhen was still a little hesitant.

He wasn't suspicious of Zhang Shouren to such an extent, but being wary and restricting generals was also part of the question.What Zhang Shouren did in Jiaodong was more or less revealed to many in the court. He cultivated his own land and sold private salt. Originally, there were nineteen salt departments in Shandong. If Chongzhen knew that Zhang Shouren opened gold and iron mines by himself, he would be more vigilant after thinking about it.

Daming’s attitude towards feudal towns is to limit their financial resources and logistical capabilities. This is also the usual way of thinking of civil servants. Even the logistical supplies on the nine borders have to be supplied from Nanzhili or Fujian and Zhejiang. Efficiency is not a consideration. The important thing is not to use generals Ability to be self-sufficient.As for dispatching and commanding across military regions, of course, it can only be carried out by civil servants at the governor level, and the military attache's power is never allowed to exceed the scope of a province, or even limited to a few states and counties.

Of course, this will affect the combat effectiveness of the army...but this is not within the scope of consideration.

From the orthodox period to the present, except for Qi Jiguang who won hundreds of battles, the war history is lacklustre, and there are no famous generals or generals. Compared with the Han and Tang Dynasties, this is a shame.