My father is Chongzhen? Then I have no choice but to rebel.

Chapter 20 Warlord in the late Ming Dynasty: Zuo Liangyu!

Zhu Cilang asked directly:
"What do you think of Zuo Liangyu?"

Zuo Liangyu, the general with the most mercenaries in the late Ming Dynasty!

According to the historical description of Zuo Liangyu, he was a self-respecting mercenary who was extremely smart and cunning.

When the Ming Dynasty was about to fall, Chongzhen ordered Zuo Liangyu to rescue the emperor. However, Zuo Liangyu, who had hundreds of thousands of troops under his command, ignored Chongzhen's order and chose not to rescue the emperor.

After the Southern Ming Dynasty was established, Zuo Liangyu surrendered to it.

But by some strange coincidence, he still died in the end.

After his death, his son Zuo Menggeng took Zuo Liangyu's troops and defected to the Qing Dynasty.

Zhu Cilang personally disliked Zuo Liangyu.

Although Zuo Liangyu did not surrender to Li Zicheng and the Jiannu in the end, his subsequent actions were no different from treason.

This guy is a ticking time bomb!
Just as I was thinking about it, I heard Sun Chuanting reply:

"I have worked with Zuo Liangyu several times. He is a brave and resourceful general."

"But it seems like the mercenaries are being too self-respecting!"

Sun Chuanting gave his own evaluation directly.

Got it!
It seems that Zuo Liangyu's self-reliance in the military is not only known to himself, but also to others!

Zhu Cilang smiled bitterly in his heart, and then said:

"So what do you think of killing him?"

Forehead.
When Sun Chuanting heard this, he was speechless for a moment.

After all, Zuo Liangyu was a general of the imperial court. How could he say anything about this?

But since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asked, it seems I can’t tell him.

After thinking for a while, Sun Chuanting said:
"Although Zuo Liangyu is suspected of having his own army, he has not yet betrayed the court, so I think it is best not to execute him."

"If we must kill him for this crime, I'm afraid it will affect morale."

Zhu Cilang touched his nose and felt that what Sun Chuanting said made some sense.

"In that case, I will hand over Zuo Liangyu's troops to you as well. Until your elite troops are trained, let Zuo Liangyu contain Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong."

"Of course, before that, I will definitely give Zuo Liangyu a good warning so that he won't have any other thoughts."

Zhu Cilang said.

"I obey!"

Although he didn't know how the prince in front of him planned to subdue Zuo Liangyu, Sun Chuanting still respectfully agreed.

Including the 50,000 new recruits and 5,000 soldiers from the Beijing camp, plus Zuo Liangyu's troops, the number of troops that Sun Chuanting will control will be as many as 70,000 to 80,000!
To be honest, Sun Chuanting himself was a little scared.

After a moment's hesitation, he asked:
"Your Highness, which eunuch will be sent as military supervisor this time?"

It was very interesting to watch the generals of the Ming Dynasty go on expeditions, because they were always accompanied by a military supervisor.

The military inspector has great power and can even refute the orders of the commander-in-chief.

The military supervisors were basically the eunuchs most trusted by the emperor, in order to prevent military generals from monopolizing power.

If you are lucky, you may meet a eunuch who is only greedy for money and does not give orders blindly, and you can send him off by giving him some silver.

But if you are unlucky and meet a eunuch who is greedy for money and likes to give blind orders, it will cause great trouble to the front-line troops.

Sun Chuanting had suffered this kind of loss before.

So he really hoped that Zhu Cilang could arrange for him to have a military supervisor who would not give orders blindly.

However, when Zhu Cilang heard this, he shook his head.

"There is no military supervisor. This time, I am not going to send you a military supervisor. All matters are decided by you!"

Chongzhen did not trust Sun Chuanting because he did not understand him.

But as a time traveler, Zhu Cilang knew Sun Chuanting very well. So he trusted Sun Chuanting 100%!

If he didn't trust Sun Chuanting, what difference would there be between him and Chongzhen?
Sun Chuanting of the late Ming Dynasty is like Zhuge Kongming of the Three Kingdoms and Yue Fei of the Song Dynasty.

As long as he is given enough trust, he will give an answer that will absolutely satisfy the monarch!
Hearing that there was no military supervisor this time, Sun Chuanting couldn't help but feel moved again.

There is no doubt that this represents Zhu Cilang's absolute trust in him!

But
He can't agree!
So the next second, Sun Chuanting bowed again and said:

"Your Highness, please send me a military supervisor! Otherwise, with such a large army under my command, even if Your Highness trusts me, the ministers in the court will not."

"If they attack me, wouldn't His Royal Highness the Crown Prince be criticized by all the officials if he speaks up for me?"

"In order for me to train my troops and suppress bandits without any worries, please send a military supervisor!"

"Besides this, I want to bring my wife and children to Beijing to dispel the suspicions of the civil and military officials."

Zhu Cilang thought about it and finally nodded in agreement.

Because only in this way can we shut the mouths of the civil officials in the court and prevent them from finding fault.

After all, not everyone trusts Sun Chuanting.

"In that case, I will send a team of Jinyiwei to follow you and act as military supervisors!"

"Whatever your request, you can ask the Imperial Guard to convey it to me."

"Besides that, these Jinyiwei can also be regarded as your guards. You can order them to do anything you want."

"As for your wife and children, it would be fine if you sent them to the capital. I will treat them well."

Zhu Cilang said.

Sun Chuanting first breathed a sigh of relief, then knelt down on the ground with a solemn expression.

"I thank His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for his trust. I will definitely live up to your trust!"

Next, Zhu Cilang discussed with Sun Chuanting the matter of suppressing bandits in Shaanxi.

It has to be said that Sun Chuanting was indeed gifted in this regard, and he had a unique way of fighting against Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong respectively.

He even subtly reminded Zhu Cilang that relying solely on force would not be enough to completely solve the problem of bandits in Shaanxi.

Ultimately, the food problem must be solved as soon as possible.

After all, the reason those people followed Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong to rebel was just to have something to eat.

If the court could provide them with food, they would naturally become good citizens.

How could Zhu Cilang not know this?
He even had a plan for this.

The plan is also very simple, which is to promote the large-scale use of high-yield crops such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corn as food.

It's just that there are too many things to do at the moment, and he can't spare the time to do this for the time being.

After the Battle of Songjin is resolved, he will begin to promote potatoes, sweet potatoes and corn.

By then, while suppressing the bandits, the people would be allowed to grow these high-yield crops, and the problems of Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong would be almost solved.

After chatting for a while, Zhu Cilang had Sun Chuanting sent back to his temporary residence.

Before going to Shaanxi for training, Sun Chuanting must first take good care of his health.

Otherwise, if something goes wrong along the way, he will suffer a great loss.

After a while, Ma Bao, who was guarding the door, came to report that Luo Yangxing had arrived.

Needless to say, Zhu Cilang knew that this was to report the results of the house search.

"Let him in!"

Zhu Cilang said.

Soon, Luo Yangxing appeared in front of Zhu Cilang.

(End of this chapter)