Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 720

It takes three years for a scholar to rebel. In ancient Chinese history, the role of literati was mainly a tool used by the supreme ruler to manage and balance the balance of power within the ruling class. Mutual attacks between literati and factions will only consume Losing the respective strengths of both sides will not and cannot pose a threat to the supreme ruler.

Compared with literati, military generals are the kings of all dynasties and the objects of vigilance by the central court. After all, there are many examples of military generals rebelling, and every rebellion will bring serious disasters to the entire country.

The rulers of the past dynasties took great pains to solve the threat of generals, but this problem was not basically solved until the Song Dynasty.

Of course, there are pros and cons to everything. Is there a way to have both in the world?
Everything is too much. Since the Song Dynasty, the use of literature to rule the military has indeed restricted the generals, but it has also brought about a decline in the combat power of the army.

After the fall of the Song Dynasty, the current dynasty still adopted the strategy of controlling the military with the civilized, but when learning the lessons of the perished Song Dynasty, a trend of confluence of civil and military forces gradually appeared, or in other words, as the military generals were restricted, the combat power of the army declined, and then The literati who demanded command of the army also needed to know about military affairs.

Active in the reign of Chongzhen, Lu Xiangsheng, Sun Chengzong, and Sun Chuanting, who were able to fight, were all Jinshi-born, proper literati and officials.

Compared with traditional military generals, these Confucian generals who know soldiers and fight well, because they are deeply influenced by Confucian teachings, can restrain themselves, so their threat to the emperor is undoubtedly smaller than traditional generals.

This is also a harbinger of the military revolution in the Ming Dynasty, which will be modernized.

Wang Yan can be regarded as this kind of military official who combines civil and military skills, while Jin Shenghuan can only be called a traditional general.

In fact, if Jin Shenghuan was as powerful as Wang Yan, then Long Wu would definitely pull Wang Yan to deal with Jin Shenghuan, but unfortunately the situation is just the opposite now.

Seeing Jin Shenghuan approaching him, Long Wu coughed a few times and said, "This big defeat is not the fault of Qing, it was actually caused by my underestimation of the enemy."

From Long Wu's point of view, this battle may have lost its chance. Although he is critically ill, he also knows the situation of the army.In the battle of Jiangnan, they had already lost.

Such a big defeat must have someone take responsibility.

If it was Emperor Chongzhen, he would probably have to find someone to take the blame now, but Emperor Longwu’s experience was different from other vassals after all. As he himself said, when a person is about to die, his words are also good. He thought the most when he was dying What matters is the continuation of Daming Jiangshan and Zhu Ming's imperial lineage, not his personal reputation.

Now he is taking his last breath, hoping to do his part for Zhu's family and appease the general in command.

Jin Shenghuan was also an old fritter, but he was indeed moved by the emperor's words and deeds, and said in tears: "I will never die to repay Your Majesty's kindness."

Long Wu nodded slightly, "Qing and Chenggong are now Daming's right-hand man. After I collapse, Qing will try his best to assist King Tang." He then turned his attention to King Tang, and said to him: "Your brother inherits the Datong. When the new emperor ascends the throne, he can be enfeoffed successfully as Yanping King, Huchen as Dongping King, Wang Deren and Sun Shoufa as Dukes."

Wang Yan made a queen, setting a precedent for a king of the opposite sex, but everyone was still shocked when they heard Long Wu's words, this meant two kings in succession.

Tang Wang's face was shocked, but he soon understood Long Wu's painstaking efforts. Since the exception had been made, there was no need to cling to the ancestral system. It is a chance for him to show favor to the two generals.

Just imagine that after the defeat in the south of the Yangtze River, the court will inevitably be in turmoil, and his new emperor's succession is also a time when people's hearts are unstable. At this time, if he can win over Jin Shenghuan and Zheng Chenggong to help him with his heart, his throne will be greatly stabilized.

Jin Shenghuan was also shocked. He didn't expect to be crowned king after losing a battle, but after thinking about it carefully, he also understood that there are conditions for being crowned king, that is, to ensure that King Tang can ascend the throne. The emperor is drawing a picture for him. Cake, let him support Tang Wang.

But in any case, being able to become king is also the emperor's favor and love for him. Although Jin Shenghuan has ambitions, being able to become king is already the limit of his current ambitions.

When he met such a king, how could he not be grateful and wept coldly, and immediately kowtowed again and again.

In fact, in addition to this, Long Wu had another intention, which was to make Wang Yan's title less valuable by making him a king, and by raising the status of the two of them, he could restrain Wang Yan.

Longwu asked Jin Shenghuan to step aside again, called Wan Wanji forward and said: "If the military affairs are successful, if you are a tiger minister, you will entrust your internal affairs to Qing and Guansheng. After my death, Qing and others must assist you with your heart, and you must not neglect them. Fight again."

Wan Wanji wept and worshiped, and Long Wu then said to many officials in the hall: "Your Excellency, I can't tell you one by one, I hope everyone will use their lives and keep their jobs."

After finishing speaking, Long Wu's eyes were empty, he didn't speak, and stared blankly at the roof, as if what should be explained had already been explained.

However, the emperor never mentioned Wang Yan from the beginning to the end. Whether it was Tang Wang or Wanji and others, there was a burst of doubt in their hearts. Wang Yan now controls more than half of the Ming Dynasty's military force and occupies several provinces. The character, why didn't the emperor mention it, as if Wang Yan was not important at all.

"Your Majesty, what about the Hengyang Fan?" Wanji reminded.

An unspeakable expression appeared on Longwu's face, and his feelings for Wang Yanlongwu were complicated.

On the way to flee south from Hangzhou, Wang Yan saved his life. After that, he took him to supervise the country in Wenzhou.

At that time, Longwu regarded Wang Yan as his confidant, talked about everything, cherished each other, shared the same revenge and ideals, and the relationship was both monarch and friend. The monarch and minister jointly fought with Zheng Zhilong, discussed major court affairs, and planned how to break through the predicament and block it. Jianyi's offensive can be regarded as a model for monarchs and ministers.

However, as the situation in the Ming Dynasty improved, the two monarchs and ministers gradually drifted apart. At first, the two were seeking to survive, but after the threat of survival was gradually lifted, the political differences between the two became prominent.

We can share weal and woe, but we cannot share wealth and honor. This is due to human nature.

When Long Wu was on his deathbed, he felt regretful when he thought of the righteousness of the monarch and his ministers, but it was too late to say anything now, and he didn't realize that he was at fault. Not good emperor.

Long Wu turned his head, looked at Wanji and said, "I have already left a letter to Hengyang Fan. After my death, how to deal with the relationship with Hengyang Fan can only depend on Qing to wait for me."

What the emperor left was a letter, not a decree. Wanji somewhat understood why the emperor didn't talk about Hengyang Fan.Because the emperor can't talk about Hengyang Fan, if Hengyang Fan is an enemy of the imperial court, the emperor can't help it.

At this time, Long Wu waved his hand and said wearily: "Don't worry about me, Qing, let's break through the siege as soon as possible while the soldiers still have some strength."

After finishing speaking, the emperor coughed lightly, blood splattered everywhere, and his eyes gradually became lax.

At this moment, a general with one arm dangling suddenly broke in, crying loudly: "Your Majesty, there are boats on the river, Huguang boats, woo~~"

Emperor Longwu, whose gaze had already been slackened, heard the shout, and the energy in his eyes actually gathered again, and big teardrops gushed out from his cloudy eyes.

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