Back to the end of Ming Dynasty to be a warlord

Chapter 192
When Yang Chao saw the residence newspaper, it was already December.

What I saw at the same time was the imperial edict of Emperor Chongzhen.

The purpose of this edict is to enlist the kings of the towns in the north. Because the south is too far away, and this year, Zhang Xianzhong once again came to the south of the Yangtze River. In May, Zhang Xianzhong planned to pretend to be Xu Zhihuan, who was going to Luzhou for inspection and scientific research, and captured Luzhou. Then he conquered Wuwei Prefecture and reached the Yangtze River, advancing to Yingtianfu.

Ma Shiying, the governor of Fengyang, is leading people to chase and intercept him, and has written a letter asking upstream Anqing and other places to encircle him.

In August, Zhang Xianzhong fell into Liu'an, and the Ming army in Anqing mutinied, killed the capital and commanded Xu Liangxian, and rebelled as a rebel.

Fortunately, in October, Zhang Xianzhong returned to Hubei and attacked Xiangyang. Jiangnan was relieved, but he didn't know whether Zhang Xianzhong would go down the river and visit Jiangnan again.

Sure enough, in November Zhang Xianzhong came to the east again, broke into Anqing Mansion, broke through Taihu County, and killed Taihu County Magistrate Yang Chunfang.

But at the moment when he saw Qin Wangling, Yang Chao suddenly felt a very strange emotion sprout in his heart.

In the past, he only felt that Emperor Chongzhen was really pitiful, but suddenly he had an urge to obey the king's decree.

Not because of pity for the emperor, nor because of loyalty to the emperor.

Yang Chao's world view was formed in an era without an emperor. It is impossible for him to be loyal to the emperor, or to dedicate his loyalty to a single person.

But something in Yang Chao's spiritual world seemed to be awakening, as if his spiritual home was being repositioned, he had to ask himself a few questions, which country are you from?

The answer is clear: Daming people.

Yang Chao's current nationality is Daming, the emperor is Chongzhen, and Chongzhen is recruiting.

Yang Chao's lack of awareness of loyalty to the emperor doesn't mean he doesn't have the concept of loyalty in his heart, but his concern is attached to the abstract country and the thousands of people who make up the country, not to the emperor alone. .

But Yang Chao couldn't help but feel that the country is abstract, but the country has symbols, and the emperor is the symbol of the country. This is the concept of Westerners. After entering modern times, the monarch has become the symbol of the country and no longer has actual power.

Yang Chao didn't know if it was because he was contaminated with the ideas of later generations, he actually had a feeling that he should protect the emperor.

It was unimaginable before, but when he saw the call-up edict, a lonely, helpless, and hesitant image suddenly appeared in his mind, as if a voice was saying, your king is in danger, and he needs your help. strength.

Perhaps this kind of emotion is a kind of biological instinct, instinctively wanting to protect its own king, even ants and bees are like this, let alone higher-level human beings.

Shaking his head violently to dispel this ridiculous instinctive emotion, Yang Chao summoned officers at all levels to discuss.

In the large dining room, there is a long dining table, which can be used for both meals and meetings.

Yang Chao's subordinates, one general, two hundred chiefs, and eight banner chiefs, all called over.

The general is Wang Pu, the two chiefs are Hu Quan and Zhao Kang, and the eight generals are Lu Mo, Duo Nan, Song Kun, Chen Baodi, Sun Changfu, Zheng Yongwang, Li Wuliu and Zhang Dawei.

Yang Chao called them together, first explained the situation in the north, and finally read the emperor's imperial edict.

Then Yang Chao asked all the officers: "Shall we go to King Qin?"

It felt like for a long time, no one spoke, and everyone was digesting what Yang Chao said.

The Manchurian Tartars have entered the customs again!

The emperor has an order to go to work!

In the consciousness of the Ming army at this time, the Manchurian soldiers were synonymous with invincibility. They were defeated again and again, and the entire army was wiped out again and again. After the rumors in the market were amplified, the Manchurians were almost the representatives of demons and ghosts. , such an opponent is no longer humanly invincible.

It was quiet for a long time, and it seemed to be a short time, and finally someone spoke.

Lu Mo and Wang Pu said almost in unison: "King Qin!"

After finishing speaking, the two looked at each other, Wang Pu's eyes were eager, while Lu Mo's eyes were sad.

The others either had fear in their eyes or were confused.

Yang Chao couldn't help asking the two of them curiously.

"Wang Pu, tell me first, why are you going to Qin Wang?"

Wang Pu chuckled: "Aren't they the Tartars? I don't believe they have three heads and six arms. If Lao Jintou can kill them, so can I."

Yang Chao couldn't help thinking, it's no wonder this guy's eyes are full of eagerness, he wanted to kill the enemy and do meritorious service, and at the same time compare Lao Jin.

Then he said to Lu Mo: "Lu Mo, why do you want to go to King Qin?"

Lu Mo said: "Be loyal to the emperor and serve the country, and serve the king diligently, what reason do you want?"

This is still a loyal minister, of course it is wrong to say that he is a loyal minister, he is not yet qualified to be a minister.

Yang Chao then asked the other officers. In fact, Yang Chao himself could not make up his mind. This time the Qing army invaded the bandits just for the purpose of looting. Before the Ming Dynasty was destroyed, he only had more than 800 soldiers. Going up, it doesn't really make much sense.

So should we go? From the bottom of his heart, Yang Chao wanted to go, but his rationality told him that it was meaningless, so he summoned the officers and asked everyone what they thought. If everyone is willing to go, then don’t think about it, go directly, life and death There is fate, if you are not willing to go, then you have no fighting spirit, no fighting power, and you may die in vain if you go.

"Everyone talks about whether they should go to King Qin?"

Hu Quan hesitated for a long time, and said: "The Holy Majesty has not recruited King Ma Qin, a soldier in the south of the Yangtze River! Even if he wants to, there is no way to go."

Zhao Kang said: "That's right, we were not allowed to go, why should we go?"

Two hundred is always against.

Before the others could speak, Wang Pu and Lu Mo immediately refuted.

Wang Pu said: "Why don't you go to kill the enemy and make meritorious service?"

Lu Mo said: "The Holy Majesty did not say that soldiers and horses in the south of the Yangtze River are not allowed to serve the king. It is time for us loyal people to serve the court."

Wang Pu said again: "Many men, Song Kun, don't you two idiots dare to go?"

Many men gave Wang Pu a cold look: "You are the softie, who said I won't go!"

Song Kun chuckled: "Dare to go, too dare to go."

Wang Pu asked again: "Chen Baodi, are you going? You can make meritorious service."

Chen Baodi hesitated and said: "If you go there, you can make meritorious service, the Tartars are too powerful."

Chen Baodi hesitated between making meritorious service and taking risks.

Wang Pu asked again: "Sun Changfu, Zheng Yongwang, do you want to go?"

The two thought for a while and shook their heads.

Wang Pu wanted to ask Li Wuliu and Zhang Dawei again.

Yang Chao sneered: "Wang Pu! Let others speak for themselves."

At this time, Zhang Dawei got up slowly, and said to Yang Chao: "My lord, the soldiers are fierce and dangerous. The north is too far away. How to raise food and fodder along the way, where to settle the soldiers and horses. If there is no order, I am afraid that the soldiers will not be able to go out."

Zhang Dawei is a staunch opponent.

Li Wuliu also stood up and said: "Your Excellency, the kindness to be awarded is as heavy as a mountain. If you don't show an inch of merit, you will become the chief of the banner, and you will be paid two taels a month. You should follow the lead of your Excellency. If you go, I will go. If you don't go, I won't." go."

Li Wuliu actually kicked the ball to Yang Chao.

Yang Chao was naturally unwilling to accept it, and said directly: "Those who agree to go raise their hands!"

Wang Pu and Lu Mo raised their hands first, followed by many men and Song Kun. After thinking about it, Hu Quan also raised their hands, and Chen Baodi raised their hands hesitantly.

Six people had already raised their hands. Seeing that Wang Pu was about to speak again, Yang Chao shouted, "Wang Pu, shut up!"

That's six people raising their hands.

At this time, there were one general, two hundred generals, and eight banner generals plus Yang Chao made eleven people, barely more than half.

Yang Chao asked again: "If you disagree, raise your hand!"

Zhang Dawei raised his hand, Sun Changfu and Zheng Yongwang raised their hands, Zhao Kang also raised their hands, Chen Baodi raised his hand hesitantly.

Yang Chao couldn't help looking at Chen Baodi strangely, he raised his hand if he wanted to go, and he raised his hand if he didn't, it was really unclear whether he wanted to go or not.

But Li Wuliu didn't raise his hand when he went, and he didn't raise his hand when he didn't go.

Should he go or not? After raising his hands, Yang Chao still couldn't make up his mind. In the final analysis, it was up to him whether he wanted to go or not.

After a moment of silence, he took a deep breath and said, "Six vs. five, that's the way to go!"

Zhang Dawei frowned and said, "My lord, without an edict, we can't go to the north."

Yang Chao said: "This official has his own opinion. Just wait with peace of mind."

After the meeting, Yang Chao asked the officers to do work for their soldiers ahead of time, and everyone had to be persuaded to go together. If the thoughts were not unified, the hearts would be inconsistent, and if the hearts were not aligned, there would be no fighting power.

Yang Chao immediately entered the city, indeed there was no explicit order, he could not send troops without authorization, even under the banner of King Qin.

He drove directly to the Ministry of War in a carriage.

(End of this chapter)