Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

In the golden autumn and September, it is the time of high and refreshing autumn.However, the forty or fifty important court officials who entered the Taihe Gate to discuss matters were all forbidden. They all shrank their necks for fear of being discovered by Emperor Chongzhen on the dragon chair, because the current Emperor Chongzhen had reached the verge of fury.

"Yesterday, I received another copy, which was submitted by Hou Xun. He even boasted to me that he was the one who sent that son-in-law to send troops."

On both sides of Emperor Chongzhen's cheeks were flushed like sickly, and his lips were also a little pale. Anyone who knew him well knew that he could no longer control his emotions, and the next step would probably be to kill.

"The son-in-law dispatched troops in mid-August, and Xuzhou reported on the 23th. As the governor of the army, Hou Xun was sent to the capital on the [-]rd, and he was not sent to the capital until yesterday. So what does Hou Xun want to do? Have you become Emperor Hui of Jin?"

Having said that, several officials in the back row were secretly winking, and they all knew that Hou Xun was going to be in trouble.

"Luo Yangxing! How did you become the commander? The son-in-law has already sent out 10,000+ soldiers and horses, and the people you arranged in Runing don't know?" Emperor Chongzhen then pointed the finger at Luo, the commander of Jinyiwei. Nourishment.

Luo Yangxing immediately knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, Jinyiwei only has one thousand households in Henan, and it has to take care of eight princes and so many county kings and generals, and the dozen or so in Runing are also staring at Chongwang. Well, it is indeed difficult to find out the truth about General Wu. I hope the emperor forgives the crime! Forgive the crime!"

But in Luo Yangxing's mind, there was actually one more thing he didn't say. Those Jinyiwei in Runing who had moved their families to Runing these years reported that "everything is safe", so they sent back the news The accuracy can be imagined.Obviously these Jinyiwei were bought by Wu Shigong or placed under house arrest.

"Where is Dongchang?" Hearing what Luo Yangxing said made sense, Emperor Chongzhen was unwilling to punish the old man in the hidden mansion, so he pointed the finger at another secret service agency.

Wang Chengen hurriedly went around to Emperor Chongzhen, knelt down and said: "The East Factory is in the capital. If you don't have a purpose, you don't usually go out of the capital. And the Runing Battalion Supervisor is a member of the Imperial Horse Supervisor."

At this time, Wang Chengen would not take responsibility, and by the way, he had to give some eye drops to the old enemies of the Supervisor of Ceremonies.

But after being choked twice in a row, Emperor Chongzhen also had a bad breath in his chest.At this time, he felt dizzy in his hair and tight in his chest. In an instant, he seemed to want to stop dealing with these troublesome state affairs and escape to the harem to enjoy it in peace.So he waved his hand impatiently, and ordered: "Mr. Zhou Ge! You and the cabinet come up with a charter, and let me approve it! Go back to the palace!"

After leaving the gate of supreme harmony, it was the place where the cabinet directors were. Zhou Yanru left all the officials above the six ministers, plus the supervisor of ceremonies, Jin Yiwei and others who attended the meeting.Together, we must make a decision on the dispatch of the Runing Army.

"Master Shoufu! Then where did Wu Dangkou get so many soldiers? What do you think should be done?" As soon as he entered the meeting hall, a scholar asked Zhou Yanru.Although Zhou Yanru is not very good at character and politics, he has good knowledge and knowledge, and he is very good at trying to understand the heart of Emperor Chongzhen, so at this time those important officials want to listen to Zhou Yanru's analysis first.

"How to deal with it?" Zhou Yanru smiled wryly. "Then did Wu Runing make any mistakes?"

This sentence choked all the ministers.After careful consideration, they found that Wu Shigong hadn't done anything wrong.Raise troops to break the siege of Kaifeng.Take the initiative to fight against the peasant army.It's all the serious work that the military attache of the court should do.As for his 10,000+ soldiers and horses, they were all raised by Wu Shigong himself, and the court did not spend any money on them.

If it is said that Wu Shigong overraised his soldiers, what about Zuo Liangyu's 10,000+ soldiers?The only dishonest thing he did was: Wu Shigong didn't report to the court when he sent troops.But this is at most a small procedural error, not a crime at all, although all the ministers present knew that Wu Shigong was indeed rebellious.

"Is that an order to let Wu Dangkou return to the capital and give him honor?" A minister suggested.

Then the minister realized that other people were looking at him like a fool.Until a fellow countryman of the minister couldn't see it anymore, he explained to the minister: "There was a imperial censor who summoned him to Beijing before, and Wu Dangkou was assassinated when the decree was announced." The minister suddenly realized.He bowed his hands to everyone and stepped back.

"Can it be suppressed?" A servant from the Ministry of Rites suggested.So everyone turned their attention to Zhang Guowei, the new minister of the Ministry of War.

Zhang Guowei could not refuse, he said: "According to the news from Dezhou: Wu Dangkou also lost tens of thousands of troops in the battle of Hejian, so now the number of his remaining family members is at most [-]. The only thing to worry about is that the horses and soldiers are complete. Expanded to [-] in a short time. They are all recruits."

"Where did he get so much money? Where did he get so many servants?" An official couldn't help interjecting.

According to the general judgment of the military system of the Ming Dynasty, the number of men and horses in an army is actually secondary, and the key is the core of the army-the number of servants.In the history of the Ming Dynasty, only the late "King of Liaodong" - Li Chengliang, had the strength of eight thousand families.Therefore, officials who are not familiar with the Runing Army are somewhat unbelievable to Zhang Guowei's statement.

"Both his father and his father-in-law were admirals of the Beijing camp. I heard that when he left the capital, he brought many servants from the two prefectures with him, and later received financial support from the two prefectures." Another official who had lived in the capital for a long time explained, but his The news is also mostly hearsay.

All the officials nodded, and Zhang Guowei also nodded his thanks to the official who explained.He went on to say: "If you want to suppress, you also need to include the civilian thieves together. At least 30 soldiers are required. Now the Liao army can draw 20 to [-], the Jin army and the Beijing camp can take [-], and the Qin army of Sun Dushi can take [-]. In addition, [-] from Nanjing Jingying and Fengyang, [-] from Lu Jun, and [-] from Zuoping Bandit, the total is only [-], and [-] recruits are needed. ..."

But at this point, the Minister of the Household Department couldn't bear it anymore, and he immediately retorted: "The recruitment fee, start-up fee, military supplies, food, etc. of the new army will exceed one million taels, can Mr. Zhang come up with the charter first?" come out?"

If you don't have money, you can't do anything. If you really have money, can you recruit so many soldiers?Needless to say, after Wu Shigong, there are two great enemies, the peasant army and the Qing army.Doesn't it mean that there will be cannibalism first in the Ming Dynasty?So the idea of ​​encircling and suppressing the Runing Army is just thinking about it.

"Then let him go, anyway, it doesn't matter who lives or dies between Wu Dangkou and the bandits." A minister finally couldn't bear this or that, and he said outrightly. (To be continued..)