In the original history, the situation during the five and six years of Chongzhen was not very bad.
As the rogue bandits in Shaanxi were wiped out and Hong Chengchou and Cao Wenzhao entered Shanxi, the situation in the northwest began to improve.
Houjin in Liaodong was busy dealing with civil strife and did not exert military pressure on Ming Dynasty.
Although the Dongjiang Rebellion in Shandong is still there, with the participation of Guan Ning's army in the war, it will be quelled soon.
But things are different now.
Although the rogue bandits in Shaanxi were pacified, Li Zicheng and others entered the capital and began to threaten the safety of the capital.
Although the civil strife in the Later Jin Dynasty became more serious, the rebellion in Shandong caused great damage to the Ming Dynasty.
Without Guan Ning's army, Ming Dynasty now lost control of even the situation in the hinterland of Shandong.
If Gao Qiqian hadn't traveled to Shandong, none of the Ming emperors and ministers would have realized that the situation was so out of control.
But how to deal with this situation?
Zhou Yanru didn't speak, and Wen Tiren didn't speak either.
Previously, in order to compete for power, the two of them fought fiercely.
But they know very well that Shandong is now a pit of fire and cannot jump into it.
Chongzhen was helpless when he saw that the two ministers he relied on the most were silent.
Wang Wanxiang's idea is not that complicated.
"Your Majesty, the top priority is to send more troops and horses to quickly quell the rebellion."
More people are angry.
To send troops and horses, you must have troops and horses to send.
Zhou Yanru thought that if this continued, Chongzhen would sooner or later find himself as the chief minister of the cabinet.
It would be better to take the initiative and divert the trouble away.
"Your Majesty, the current situation in Shandong is complicated and it is not appropriate to take action hastily. In my humble opinion, the best policy is to send capable people to investigate and find out the truth."
In one sentence, Jin Yiwei was sold.
Only then did Chongzhen remember that such a big thing happened in Shandong, but the Jinyiwei had no report at all.
He also ordered Wu Mengming and Han Chuan to come over and cursed them.
"You are my eyes and ears, and I have taken care of all the great affairs of the country. Why did you neglect your duties and end up here?"
Wu Mengming was lying on the ground, with cold sweat all over his head and face.
Jin Yiwei had no information about such a big matter, so he deserved death.
At the critical moment, Han Chuan gritted his teeth and decided to tell the truth.
"Your Majesty, I have been wronged."
When Chongzhen looked over, Han Chuan revealed the truth.
"Your Majesty entrusted you with important responsibilities and honored me with great honor. I should have risked my life to repay it. However, the Jinyi Guards were dismissed many times before, and then they were financially strapped, and all intelligence clues were cut off. Your Majesty does not know, but I, the Jinyi Guards, are now
In this capital, even five buckets of rice were destroyed. I have the heart to serve the country, but I can't save it."
One sentence.
It’s not that I, Jin Yiwei, don’t want to work, but I really don’t have the money.
To govern a country, money is needed; to march and fight is to spend money like water.
In the intelligence field, money is even more indispensable.
In the past, when the Ming Dynasty was strong and powerful, Jin Yiwei was known to be all-pervasive, and no one could avoid the eyes and ears of Jin Yiwei.
What does it rely on?
In addition to elite soldiers and generals, of course they spread money widely and bribed everywhere.
But now, the imperial court has not allocated funds to Jinyiwei for a long time.
Without money, people who used to get money to do things will naturally stop doing things, and Jin Yiwei will lose its eyes and ears all over the world.
The situation in Shandong cannot be known, and it is really not Jinyiwei's own problem.
Han Chuan even talked about Jin Yiwei's current predicament.
Many people now have trouble even eating, so naturally they have no intention to do anything.
The truth is the truth, but Chongzhen is more angry.
Everyone can't do anything well every day, but they are very active in asking for money.
How can I give you so much money?
"Don't complain for no reason. I trust you, why don't you retaliate? I'll find out what's going on in Shandong as soon as possible."
Gu Tao
If we don’t need money, we still have to deal with the situation in Shandong.
Wu Mengming and Han Chuan knelt side by side, really wanting to cry without tears.
After leaving the palace and outside, Wu Mengming felt sympathy for Han Chuan for the first time.
"Everyone in the world knows that our Imperial Guards are majestic, but who knows our sufferings? How many brothers have not changed into a new set of clothes in several years."
Han Chuan was also gloomy.
"Captain, if this continues, our Jin Yiwei may have Wang Xiaoer celebrate the New Year..."
Changlong rice store.
Jinyiwei Xiaoqi Lin Xiaodao and two of his men rushed in through the door.
"Shopkeeper, business is booming!"
The shopkeeper, Chen Laofa, was making calculations and hurriedly came out from behind the counter to welcome him.
"Ouch, what's going on today that brought Mr. Lin here?"
Lin Xiaodao sneered.
"Poor wind."
Chen Laofa's orange-skinned face wanted to smile, but he couldn't force it out.
"Master Lin is joking. Who in these forty-nine cities doesn't know the majesty of Jinyiwei? King Yama will have to stay away when he sees you."
Lin Xiaodao doesn't agree with this.
"You also know how hard it is for you guys to keep your shop safe and sound? Do you know that in this cold weather, you guys have to walk around the streets, just for fear that Xiaoxiao will kill your shabby shop?"
Chen Laofa had been prepared for a long time. He stuffed Lin Xiaodao into Lin Xiaodao's sleeve and said with a grimace, "The neighbors are grateful for your hard work."
Lin Xiaodao weighed it and was very dissatisfied.
"The wind is getting more and more evil today. It seems that we need to avoid it."
Chen Laofa was frightened and stuffed himself again.
"Oh, you guys need to take care of your health."
This time Lin Xiaodao finally showed a smile and his words sounded much nicer.
"You guys who are making a lot of money outside, don't just make money. The young and old at home are ruined by no one to care about them. You have to go back and take a good look at them every now and then."
Chen Laofa nodded and bowed while inviting people out.
"That's the truth."
Once outside, turn the corner.
Lin Xiaodao took out the scraps of silver from his sleeves, leaving a larger piece, and picked two smaller pieces, giving them to his two men respectively.
"Keep it well. Don't go to play or gamble. It's not easy to eat food at home, so don't starve me to death."
The money was put away neatly and smoothly with both hands, and the back was stooped.
"Hey, Xiaoqi, tell me, how come our Jin Yiwei is so virtuous?"
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"Why is this in Dongjiang Town?"
Li Jiucheng and Kong Youde, who were trapped in Guangrao, were also puzzled.
Originally, after killing Guan Ningjun, I felt that I could at least become the king and dominate.
As a result, after a short period of time, he turned into a lost dog.
Denglai cannot be recaptured, nor can we cross to the west.
The entire army is trapped in the wilderness north of Qingzhou Prefecture, and is about to run out of ammunition and food.
"Can Zuo Mengeng know how to spread the beans into an army? Where did he get so many soldiers and horses?"
After the defeat in Lijin County, Li Jiucheng and Kong Youde still had illusions, thinking that if Zuo Menggeng transferred his troops to the western front, Denglai would be empty.
Although I don't know how Zuo Menggen mobilized his troops and was able to get ahead of them, it is naturally a great joy to take advantage of the opportunity to recapture Denglai.
Unexpectedly, the whole army rushed all the way without stopping for a moment. When they reached Shouguang, the scouts reported bad news.
Zuo Menggeng's more than 10,000 troops were already arrayed in Wei County, waiting for them to crash into them.
The rebel generals knew very well that unless Zuo Menggeng could fly, there would be no way that the tens of thousands of troops in the west could surpass them and block the east side.
Sure enough, after they retreated to Guangrao, Chen Yongfu came back from the west and informed that there were more than 10,000 troops in the west.
In other words, Zuo Mengeng's troops were not the tens of thousands they thought they had, but an army of nearly thirty thousand.
As for Dongjiang Town, it has been attacked from the east and west by Zuo Mengeng, and there is not much way out.