Back to the end of the Ming Dynasty when the emperor

Chapter 141
Gao Hongtu was not only the chief assistant of the cabinet, but also the Minister of the Ministry of War. There were judges in the court who wanted to lead the army to rebel, and it was his duty to send troops to conquer and suppress.

In other words, whether there is an emperor or not, as long as there is a cabinet, the state machinery will still operate.This is also one of the reasons for the party struggle between the supporters of the blessings and the opposition of the blessings. The four towns generals who supported Zhu Yousong's ascension to the throne were for the big deal of Long Yuanxun, while the Donglin Party, which opposed Zhu Yousong's ascension to the throne, was out of fear. After Zhu Yousong became the emperor, he asked them to settle accounts. In fact, it didn't matter whether the emperor was virtuous or not.

That is to say, as long as Zhu Yousong gave him Gao Hongtu full authority to handle the matter, or without Zhu Yousong, they could handle the matter well.The reason for asking for instructions is to go through the procedure, which is of course the psychology of the cabinet ministers headed by Gao Hongtu.

However, on the contrary, Zhu Yousong was completely different from what they thought. Don't fight wildly, let thieves in, that is, don't fight indiscriminately, don't fight blindly, and put Liu Liangzuo in the capital, is that okay?One hundred thousand troops attack the capital, what if something goes wrong?The northern capital fell half a year ago, and now the southern capital is in trouble again, wouldn't the Ming Dynasty be completely over?
Therefore, Gao Hongtu felt that the emperor's brain was flooded, and looked at the emperor in astonishment, which meant how could he suppress thieves like this?
Of course Zhu Yousong had his own idea, to wipe out Liu Liangzuo's troops on the spot. He has the strength now, and even the troops in the capital do not move. As long as Huang Degong and Henan's troops are enough, once the 10,000+ army is collected, Liu Liangzuo's troops The whole army is bound to be wiped out.

But Liu Liangzuo's men, like Gao Jie and Huang Degong's men, were neither bandits nor captives from the East, they were all soldiers of the Celestial Dynasty, who grew up on the imperial salary.That's one hundred thousand soldiers!
Although Liu Liangzuo rebelled, not all the [-] troops were rebels. I believe that quite a few of them, mainly the generals at the grassroots level, had no choice but to follow orders, or to obey orders. Bewitching, that's all.

The Ming Dynasty spent a lot of money and painstaking efforts to cultivate all the troops. If they want to wipe out all of them, isn't this helping the bandits and Donglu?Undoubtedly stupid.

As a traveler, one must not only be forward-looking and predictable, but also control the overall situation and distinguish between right and wrong.If Zhu Yousong wants to play the game of living Nanming, he can't just focus on the present and minimize the killing. Forced landing of these people to be used by the empire is what a wise man does, and it is the truly successful reduction of the feudal clan.

In addition, he also wanted to take this opportunity to let the cabinet ministers Donglin Party see whether the Jiangyin Sangong whom he promoted in violation of regulations was a meritocracy.

In order to open up the old Gaoge's heart, Zhu Yousong explained: "Liu Liangzuo condemned the imperial court and sent Huang Degong to conquer it. It's all right. It's just a bad policy to kill a thousand thieves and harm yourself by eight hundred. Advocating peace Uncle's soldiers and horses are also my Ming's soldiers and horses. All thieves are not equal to all thieves. I only kill those who should be killed, lure the enemy into deep, and behead the mastermind. Daming, I can be lenient."

When Gao Hongtu heard this, he understood that the emperor did not intend to wipe out Liu Liangzuo's 10 people in one fell swoop, but to kill some of the most heinous people. Since he rebelled with Liu Liangzuo, can he surrender easily?This is undoubtedly pulling out teeth!

Therefore, Gao Hongtu saluted upwards and said: "Your Majesty is lenient, comparable to Yao and Shun, and the veterans are convinced, but the humble officials think that letting Liu Liangzuo enter the important area of ​​​​Gyeonggi will undoubtedly lead wolves into the house. The Beijing camp has limited troops, and the [-] navy has not encountered war for many years. If you can't resist Liu Thief's [-] soldiers, wouldn't it be self-defeating? Daming is located in the southeast, and people's hearts are against each other, so we can't make any more troubles."

"Qing is a bit unreasonable. There are [-] soldiers in the Beijing camp, and the three princes of Jiangyin are in command. I have trained the imperial camp for so many days. With Liu Zhaoji's ability, the barriers have already been fortified, and the will is even more united. Not to mention that there are hundreds of thousands of thieves. Why are you afraid of a million? Needless to say, draw up an order immediately!"

Gao Hongtu saw that Zhu Yousong had made up his mind, so he had to accept the decree: "My minister obeys the decree."

Speaking of the three Jiangyin County soldiers who came to Beijing to serve, Gao Hongtu became even more emboldened. They were originally three small county officials who caught thieves and thieves. , Isn't it a joke!Besides, the imperial battalion has only been established for less than a month, and it is still training in Xishanao, and the recruiting period has not yet passed. No matter how capable Liu Zhaoji is, what will he do?If this continues, the capital is in danger!
Gao Hongtu left the palace shaking his head, but when he returned to the cabinet, he still drafted the decree, sent it to the Ministry of War after being approved by the chief inspector, and then sat down on the cabinet chair, sighing.

The line of sight returns to Shouzhou area again.

After three days of preparation, the three-way army fired three cannons and wore their military uniforms backwards to show that they had rebelled. The rest of the crowd shook the sky, like a raging wave.

Sure enough, as Liu Liangzuo expected, as soon as his three-way army moved, Huang Degong over there responded. According to Zhu Yousong's will, Huang Degong had already deployed heavy troops in Xuzhou, Zhongdu Fengyang and Chuzhou.

After getting the report, Huang Degong gritted his teeth and scolded: "Sure enough, he is a traitor. Your Majesty sees it very accurately. You can kill him but not keep..."

But Huang Degong was a little discouraged after cursing and cursing, because Huang Degong received Zhu Yousong's latest instructions two days ago: don't fight wildly, let the thieves go.

Huang Degong also felt confused. At the beginning, the emperor asked him to deploy heavy troops in Xuzhou, Chuzhou and Hezhou. He made it very clear that it was to guard against internal thieves. Now that the thieves are here, why are they not allowed to fight?Let the thieves go there, after passing the minister's defense zone, it will be an important place in the capital. Is it impossible to put the thieves in the capital?How can there be such a reason!

But the sacred order is hard to violate, Huang Degong had to follow the order.

Therefore, the visual effect is that Huang Degong's men and horses along the way will be defeated in one blow, and some even run away. Acting recklessly, Liu Liangzuo's three-way army was as powerful as a bamboo, and within a few days they killed near Gyeonggi. Liu Liangzuo's middle army crossed the Yangtze River, and the southern capital, where tigers and dragons were panning, was within easy reach.

Seeing the dawn of victory so quickly, Liu Liangzuo was of course a little overjoyed, and was even dazzled by the victory. It's no wonder that Liu Qianbo, the flower horse, had never fought such a smooth battle in his life. It was almost bloodless.

What Liu Liangzuo didn't expect was that Huang Degong's prestige was greatly discounted in his heart. Now that the capital is in front of him, the East Route Army and West Route Army on the left and right flanks have also lived up to expectations. At this time, they also killed the Yangtze River. People and horses formed an encirclement trend against the capital. Judging from this, it is not impossible to win the imperial capital in one go.To know this, Lao Tzu has already raised his troops, why wait until now?

But at this time, Liu Liangzuo had a hidden worry deep in his heart, that is, he had not heard from Xiongzhou's Zu Dashou and his younger brother Liu Liangchen until now. According to the agreement, they sent troops to the south as backup. To counter it, at this time they should select Suizhou and Guide, and follow them. It will be easier to capture the imperial capital and kill the faint king like that, but why is there no news?

(End of this chapter)