Chongzhen was not in a good mood at the moment. He had anticipated everything and thought everything would be taken care of. However, an accident occurred during the process and Wang Laojiu died.
In view of Jiang Quan's various previous behaviors, Chongzhen never relaxed his vigilance against this person.
The first priority of the Imperial Detective Division is to bribe and infiltrate Jiang Yu's cronies so that they can know their movements thoroughly. As a result, Jiang Yu's home has already been filled with spies.
Jiang Quan's failure lay in his contempt. He never took Chongzhen, the emperor in trouble, seriously. If he could calm down and listen to Yang Zhenwei's advice and become more cautious, things might have turned out very differently.
Chongzhen's intervention in all affairs in the army was indeed intended to control the military power alone, but this was a conspiracy of the emperor and was reasonable.
Corruption was rampant in the army and there were many private soldiers. Chongzhen tried his best to control his emotions in response to the chaos. He was concerned about the general's feelings while adopting a gentle attitude towards it.
For a rebel commander who surrendered before fighting, aren't these considered favors? Jiang Quan, who was driven by greed and greed, didn't realize this and just took it as a matter of course.
After Chongzhen disbanded his own troops, he often went out alone. Even Wang Chengen thought that his majesty was careless and deliberately evacuated his confidants to create an illusion of undefense in his residence.
Everything is done to lure someone into taking the bait.
It can be seen from this that Chongzhen deliberately customized Jiang Quan and set up this situation.
If Jiang Quan is sincerely loyal and has no second thoughts, everyone will be happy, otherwise it will be just like today.
Although the signs of rebellion were suppressed in a blink of an eye, the manpower was eventually limited. Chongzhen knew that the enemy had planned a plan, but he did not expect that the innocent Wang Laojiu became the victim of this game.
"It's all my fault." Chongzhen muttered to himself. It wasn't until he smelled the smell of blood on Yang Zhenwei that he suddenly realized that he had completely ignored the safety of his subordinates. This natural cold-bloodedness of the emperor was inconsistent with the advancement of future generations in his mind.
The concept is out of tune, so I blame myself.
However, as the king of a country, he is destined to abandon part of his humanity.
Ling Chi, Yang Zhenwei, and Chongzhen can only do this for Wang Laojiu.
Jiang Yan walked out with his hands tied and A1 holding him with a knife. The scene outside the door made him completely heartbroken.
Wang Jinchao, who had witnessed Wang Jinchao leaving the city, turned back and led his men to stand in the courtyard to report back to Chongzhen. The soldiers responsible for protecting him were all guarding Chongzhen's side.
The scene stirred up emotions, and I remembered Chongzhen's action of tapping his chest just now. The truth couldn't be simpler, he who wins the hearts of the people can win the world.
Seeing Jiang Yu stopped moving forward, A1 could not tolerate him, so he used force on his hand, and the tip of the knife passed through the clothes and went straight into the flesh.
"Come on! What are you looking at?"
Jiang Yao screamed in pain, gritted his teeth and stared at A1, the tiger fell flat and was bullied by the dog!
A1 hated the look in his eyes that looked down on his subordinates the most. He kept putting more force on his hands and whispered to Jiang Yu: "Don't forget, you bitch. Grandpa only glanced at your concubine back then. How did you treat grandpa?
We'll settle the matter after we return to prison."
Chongzhen did not kill him for the time being because of Jiang Xuan's consideration. But this time he went to prison, and those who had enemies to seek revenge and those who had grievances to seek vengeance would be even more uncomfortable than death.
"Long live the Lord, all the generals from the center of the camp have been brought here." Wang Jinchao knelt down on one knee and saluted regardless of his inconvenience.
When Wang Jin entered the imperial court, he was promoted to the Fourth Rank Guard to command the Qianshi. The current Datong General was second only to the chief and deputy commander-in-chief. After Jiang Quan lost power, he was naturally the leader in the camp.
"The last general Qiu Xu, please see your Majesty."
"The last general, Li Biao, is here to see His Majesty."
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Each camp was on guard, and the guerrillas followed closely behind, saluting and reporting one by one to express their allegiance.
As the second-in-command in the camp, Wang Jinchao was sent by Jiang Guan to blow cold wind on the city gate. If Chongzhen hadn't personally inspected it, he might not have even been able to see the emperor, which shows how deeply Jiang Guan suppressed him.
Later, Wang Jinchao secretly contacted Wang Chengen, hoping to meet His Majesty to express his true feelings. After Chongzhen found out about it, he kept the matter secret and only gave Wang Chengen an oral secret order to communicate with him privately.
"I have issued an order for Wang Jinchao to lead the Datong Commander-in-Chief to supervise the military affairs of Datong and immediately redeploy city defense matters."
"promise!"
"Qiu Xu, Li Biao, and others rushed to Erbao Town to consolidate the northern defense line of Datong for me."
"promise!"
"The corruption in the world is like a dangerous egg. All the generals have obeyed the order. From now on, I will take charge of the left governor of the Governor's Office of the Five Armies and the Secretary of the Ministry of War. I will be called the General of the North and command the troops and horses of the world to fight against the invaders. From now on, you will all be my subordinates.
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The generals were overjoyed. This move meant that the pattern of civil servants suppressing military officers was changed, and the military attachés, who had always been inferior to civilian officials, jumped to the core of imperial power.
"Long live your majesty!"
Taking charge of the military and political affairs was an important first step for Chongzhen to restore the Ming Dynasty.
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"Everyone, be quiet and listen to me." Sun Xuanhuai stood up with a glass of wine in hand. After chatting for so long, there was no progress at all. The gentry had their own opinions and were very quarrelsome, so it was impossible not to let out some harsh information.
Looking at the people present, Sun Xuanhuai prayed in his heart that this was a temporary expedient and I hope Your Majesty will not be surprised.
He cleared his throat and said, "Sun knows what you are worried about. I am the same as everyone else. This is absolutely true."
"Although the war in Datong is fierce, Your Majesty has already made up his mind and will surely win."
Sun Xuanhuai has a rich family background and is distinguished by his extensive business interests. The previous richest man in Datong was the Wang family, the leader of local salt merchants.
The Ming Dynasty prohibited the sale of illicit salt among the private sector. Naturally, not everyone could do this business. They had to pay the salt price tax to the government to obtain salt before they were allowed to sell it. This process involved many twists and turns.
Datong, relying on its border location, is world-famous for its salt and grain business.
The head of the salt merchant Wang family is nearly seventy years old and has long since retired from the scene. Today, the situation is critical and he has to go out. At this time, he is sitting in the middle of the banquet, with his descendants taking care of him. He is holding a cane and saying tremblingly: "
Son Sun, I have watched you grow up, and I can tell the truth when you hear it."
When Sun Xuanhuai saw that the elder of the Wang family had spoken, sweat broke out on his forehead. He walked to the elder in three steps and two at a time, knelt down and said, "Mr. Wang, please help me."
After all, Mr. Wang was old and frail, and it was not easy for him to go out. He wanted to talk but kept coughing. Sun Xuanhuai pushed the younger member of the Wang family away and gently stroked Mr. Wang's back.
After Mr. Wang calmed down a little, he said: "If you eat Datong's rice and drink Datong's water, you will be born as a Datong person. Ahem, you will die as a ghost of Datong."
"Boss Sun, you just need to tell... tell me, are you doing it for your own fame and fortune, or for our great unity?"
Sun Xuanhuai raised his three fingers to the sky, faced Mr. Wang and swore to everyone present.
"Sun will not force you to leave today, but I, Sun Xuanhuai, will never leave. I am from Datong, and more importantly, a subject of the Ming Dynasty. I can't abandon the emperor because of the invasion of foreign enemies."
Mr. Wang stared at Sun Xuanhuai with his turbid eyes, and his face softened slightly. The reason why the Wang family is closely related to the imperial court today is because of the emperor's favor.
He was satisfied with Sun Xuanhuai's answer and raised his hand to call his juniors to come closer.
"Ahem... Well, let's stay with the Wang family and go back." The head of the family said that the younger generation had no problem, and he helped Mr. Wang and planned to go home.
Even if the surrounding Jin gentry were unwilling, they had nothing to do. The reason why Shanxi merchants were famous all over the world was closely related to the unity among the merchant collectives. Now that the respected Mr. Wang had expressed his stance, the fate of the Jin gentry was finalized.
Sun Xuanhuai originally planned to use His Majesty's name to promise huge profits without authorization to induce him.
It turned out that it was of no use. As expected, ginger was still too spicy. Sun Xuanhuai wiped the sweat from his forehead and thanked the gentry who came to leave. This chapter has been completed!
