Take a plane to the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 268 Volunteering
"No!" Zhu Changyuan reined in his horse, shook his head, and said, "This is the capital, not Xiangyang, let alone our Riyue Island. How can we kill at will? Since Huang Taiji has retreated, should we continue to pursue or do something else? It's up to the emperor to decide."

"Then we now?" Polu asked.

"Target troops to flatten the valley!"

After Zhu Changyuan finished speaking, he led his army into the city to rest.

After Huang Taiji's looting, Pinggu is now an empty city, not to mention gold, silver, property, livestock and livestock, even people are gone.

It wasn't that he was killed by Huang Taiji, but that Huang Taiji did something immoral and took away all the people in Pinggu County.

For a country, what is most precious is, of course, its population.

Zhu Changyuan is well aware of the importance of population in ancient times. If there are people, there will be farmers, land can be reclaimed to grow food, and soldiers will go to war. Therefore, population is very important, especially in troubled times.

During the Three Kingdoms period, Liu Bei fled with the common people, even if Cao Cao chased him behind, he would not leave. Did he really love the people like a son?
Of course not, in his own words, "people-oriented!"

Look, Liu Bei dick, it can be said that the first person in Chinese history to put forward "people-oriented"!It is a pity that his humanistic text is different from the human-oriented in modern society.

In Liu Bei's view, people are the capital, the capital to turn over, and it can also be understood as the capital of gambling, the capital of gambling!Only when there are people, can we establish a country and expand the territory. Otherwise, Goujian, the king of Yue, encouraged the surplus of the people for Mao?Why has there been a law that it is a crime for women not to marry at fifteen in the past dynasties?

Without him, accumulate population ears!
After Zhu Changyuan entered Pinggu, he lowered the gates of the four cities, and then sent Kong He to the Ministry of War to report the news of Pinggu and Huang Taiji to the imperial court.

In fact, without Zhu Changyuan's report, the emperor and officials of the Ming Dynasty got the news early in the morning.

Although the towns on the border of Xuanfu and Jizhou were breached, there were still many government forces hidden in the dark. When they saw Huang Taiji's army retreating, they had already sent people to report.

What's more, Emperor Chongzhen probably learned of Huang Taiji's withdrawal before Zhu Changyuan.

In the court hall, Chongzhen stood up from the dragon chair again, and asked the officials: "Do you know why he, Huang Taiji, withdrew?"

"Your Majesty!" Xue Guoguan walked out of the queue and said, "God bless me, Daming. Huang Taiji disturbed Sanyue. It must be that there was a problem in the rear, so he withdrew his troops overnight, so I couldn't wait to catch up."

Since Wen Tiren stepped down, not only was Xue Guoguan not implicated, but he also entered the cabinet smoothly. Moreover, it seemed that Chongzhen also relied heavily on him.

"Your Majesty!" Shang Zhouzuo said, "I thought that it was Zhu Changyuan who led the army, but Jianlu was so frightened that he didn't dare to fight, so he ran away in the middle of the night."

"Hmph! Impossible!" Xue Guoguan said, "I think Zhu Changyuan is very famous, but to say that 200 people scare off Huang Taiji's 20 troops is really a joke!"

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Chongzhen was in a happy mood today. He was not angry when he saw the criticisms made by the ministers below, but he was also quite interested. After watching for a while, he smiled and held the crown prince's hand and said to the minister who had been silent all the time: " Wen Ruo has just returned from Shaanxi and knows military affairs quite well, what's your reason?"

Weak, Yang Sichang!

Yang Sichang, his writing is weak!Minister of the Ministry of War plus the title of Governor of Shaanxi Trilateral!
"Your Majesty!" Yang Sichang is just 50 years old this year, and he is not very tall, on the contrary, he is short and fat.

Yang Sichang stood up, cupped his hands towards Chongzhen, and said, "Your Majesty, Huang Taiji has already withdrawn. As for whether he caught fire in the backyard or left because of Zhu Changyuan's prestige, the veteran thinks it is meaningless to discuss these!"

"Oh!" Chongzhen smiled slightly, and said: "Wen Ruo is right, Zhuqing should talk about how we can deal with the aftermath."

"Your Majesty!" Yang Sichang continued: "I just received a report from Zhu Changyuan's subordinates saying that Huang Taiji had withdrawn his troops, and asked for instructions on whether to pursue them. After receiving the invitation, I dare not be self-reliant, so I came here to ask for instructions!"

"En!" Chongzhen hummed, looked up at the roof and thought for a long time before saying: "Chang Yuan has few soldiers, and Huang Taiji has many people, so it's not suitable to pursue, just order him to garrison on the spot."

After thinking for a while, he said again: "Order, order Zhu Changyuan to go to Beijing, and the platform will summon you!"

"Yes!" A eunuch replied, and retreated through the small door.

Although Huang Taiji withdrew, Yang Sichang from Shaanxi, Hong Chengchou from Shaanxi, and Zhu Changyuan from Xiangyang were all recruited by the imperial court in order to be king, resulting in the emptiness of Shaanxi troops.

Moreover, since Huang Taiji escaped this time, since he hadn't had a good time in the capital, he would definitely have to go back to Liaodong. Shaanxi can't be ignored, and Liaodong can't be ignored. The key is that the candidate for the governor of Jiliao has not yet been determined.

There are really too many things to do right now. According to Chongzhen's intention, Zhu Changyuan will also be brought to the court to participate in the discussion, and multiple people should contribute more.

According to previous experience, matters related to military and national plans will not result in ten days of discussion.

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So, the next day, Zhu Changyuan went to court to participate in the discussion of this military plan.

Above the court, there was only one thing to discuss: the candidate for Governor Ji Liao.

Since Wu Aheng, the former governor of Jiliao, died in battle last summer, this matter has been dragging on for half a year, and Emperor Chongzhen has never said anything about whom to take this position.

But Chongzhen can't be blamed for this matter, he also has his difficulties, not because he is unwilling to make a decision early, but because the few governors he has found before, when communicating in private, they don't do it, and they don't want to resign if they are forced to Dry!
If he doesn't want to do it, he can't help it.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the governor of Jiliao was a super big hole. You can know this by looking at the results of the previous governors of Jiliao:

First of all, I will not talk about Yuandudu.

Yu Anxing served as governor of Jiliao in the first year of Chongzhen, but he was dismissed that year!This is relatively light.

then!

Liu Ce took over as governor of Jiliao in the second year of Chongzhen, and the result: Chongzhen abandoned the city in three years.

Cao Wenheng, Chongzhen took over as governor of Jiliao for three years, and the result: he was dismissed!
Fu Zonglong, Chongzhen took over as governor of Jiliao for five years, and the result: he was cut off!
Ding Kuichu, Chongzhen took over as the governor of Jiliao in seven years, and the result: he was sent to the prison of the Ministry of punishment!
Wu Aheng, Chongzhen took over as governor of Jiliao for ten years, the result: died in battle!

Therefore, from the first year of Chongzhen, as long as you pay a little attention, you can see that the governor of Jiliao is a big hole!Huge pit!Natural pit!
"Your Majesty, my minister Zhu Changyuan recommended Xue Guoguan as governor of Jiliao!"

After discussing for a long time, without any result, Zhu Changyuan suddenly came out and knelt down to Chongzhen and said.

"Minister, minister, minister!" Xue Guoguan almost jumped up when Zhu Changyuan said a word, and secretly thought that I have revenge with you for killing my father, you have hurt me so much.

"Chen Xue Guoguan." Xue Guoguan breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "Your Majesty, I am a civil servant. I am different from military affairs. I really can't supervise my teacher Ji Liao. Your Majesty, please look into it!"

Are you kidding me, who the hell wants to jump into such a big pit!

But Zhu Changyuan was happy. He remembered that Liu Zongzhou cheated this guy last time. Now he took Liu Zongzhou's words and learned from them. It's not too much to cheat Xue Guoguan.

If I remember correctly, last time Xue Guoguan also recommended himself to be the supervisor of Ji Liao.

"Your Majesty!" Zhu Changyuan was well prepared this time, stepped forward and knelt down, and said: "Sun Chengzong and Wang Yangming are both scholars, and even without the power to restrain a chicken, can't they also become a generation of famous generals? I think Master Xue can do it all together." try!"

Nima!

Xue Guoguan was about to cry, and knelt down on the ground and said: "Your Majesty, minister Tianju is in the cabinet and in charge of the Ministry of Rites, how did you get there!" After finishing speaking, he kowtowed twice to Chongzhen and said: "The burden of Liaodong is indeed too heavy. There is nothing you can do, and I ask you to resign from your post and return to your hometown!"

While talking, I will resign.

Chongzhen felt dizzy when he heard it, and hurried over to comfort him, saying, "Don't worry, Aiqing!"

"Your Majesty!" Shang Zhouzuo, the censor of the Zuodu, wrote a letter and said: "Your Majesty, the censor of the Zuodu, Shang Zhouzuo, recommended Zhu Changyuan as the supervisor of Ji Liao. He didn’t miss, and besides, his military exploits are well-known all over China, Zhu Changyuan’s supervisor Ji Liao couldn’t be more suitable.”

Zuodu Yushi recommended Zhu Changyuan to be the governor of Jiliao, which was completely different from Xue Guoguan's previous recommendation. Xue Guoguan was digging a hole for himself, but Shang Zhouzuo was different.

"What do Aiqing think?" Chongzhen looked at Zhu Changyuan with a half-smile.

"Impossible!" Before Zhu Changyuan could speak, Yang Sichang came out to object first: "Your Majesty, although Zhu Changyuan comes from a famous family and has made many military achievements, even if the old man is not as good as him, he is not suitable to supervise Ji Liao!"

"Huh?" Chongzhen's eyes brightened, he smiled and said, "Chang Yuan is my emperor's uncle, and the world knows that he is a general. Why does Wen Ruo think it's inappropriate?"

"Your Majesty!" Yang Sichang straightened his clothes and said solemnly: "I'm just discussing the matter, and I think there are three things wrong with Zhu Changyuan's supervisor Ji Liao!"

"Tell me and listen!" Chongzhen urged.

"Yes, Your Majesty. I am very happy to have a famous general in the Ming Dynasty, so I have carefully studied Chang Yuan's combat tactics: Chang Yuan is good at fighting with few to control many with few enemies. Attacking by surprise and attacking those who are not prepared is of course effective, but has your majesty ever thought about it, his behavior is like gambling, it is too risky, when he wins in battle, he wins, and if he loses, he loses everything."

"One of these!" Yang Sichang finished speaking, looked at Zhu Changyuan, and said, "Second, General Zhu is too young. I fear that young people will be too young, and they will tend to go their own way, and the other is that the soldiers in Liaodong will not accept it!"

"The third!" Yang Sichang sighed, cupped his hands to Zhu Changyuan, and said, "Excuse me, I heard that General Zhu and Wu Sangui, the general of Shanhaiguan, have an old grudge, so I'm afraid they don't get along with each other!"

It's not that Yang Sichang had a feud with Zhu Changyuan, and he was just as matter-of-fact as Shang Zhouzuo.

After hearing this, Chongzhen didn't express his opinion, but asked Zhu Changyuan: "What does the emperor think?"

Zhu Changyuan bowed his head and bowed, and said: "What Yang Shangshu said is very true, Chang Yuan is convinced! There is indeed a festival between my minister and Wu Sangui!"

A gentleman is magnanimous, has kindness and hatred, and speaks out!

"Your Majesty, let me go, I recommend myself to go to Liaodong, the supervisor of Ji Liao, even if I die, I will not regret it!" Just after Zhu Changyuan finished speaking, someone volunteered to go to Liaodong!
(End of this chapter)