March of the third year of Chongzhen was destined to be a restless month. The Donglin Party, which had just got rid of the shadow of Han Xu being demoted, began to fight with the Zhejiang Party again on March 21. But what was different from the past was that,
This time the two sides were quarreling so much that they wanted to take over the hard work of raising food and fodder for the army. Could it be that these two groups have healed their scars and forgotten the pain, or maybe they have eaten the heart of a bear and thought of it like a leopard?
Make a huge profit? This is really an injustice to the ministers of the court. The scholars are rushing to handle this matter well this time, so that the general who governs the country can't find fault with it.
The morale of the Donglin Party came from the emperor's appointment of Shi Kefa. A small member of the fifth-rank household department, Wai Lang, suddenly became a third-rank member of the rites department because he spoke out on their behalf to praise the emperor's feat of escorting the generals' families to Shanhaiguan.
The minister, just after he took office, got a good job as an envoy to mobilize reinforcements for the imperial court. How could the Donglin Party members who were speculating on the holy will not be excited? It seems that the emperor is still wise. He knows that governing the country must emphasize civility over military force.
We also know that we are the only ones who are the pillars of the country. Aren’t we proud of ourselves just after getting in touch with the imperial party’s civil servants? Therefore, we must get rid of the matter of sending food and grass this time and show off our skills.
Of course, the Zhejiang Party is not willing to be inferior to others. They actually don't care about the mission. With the army mobilized by the damn fat man this time, isn't it just like squeezing an ant to destroy the rebels? The reckless men put their families in Shanhaiguan.
, isn't it just to express determination? The so-called reinforcements are just coolies who clean the battlefield and dig a hole to bury the Tatars. But the matter of escorting the food and grass is different. It is said that the food and grass are sent before the soldiers and horses are moved.
, which shows the importance of this matter! So we must use this opportunity to continue to get close to those soldiers, otherwise there will be a place for us to talk in the court in the future?
In the end, the emperor, who wanted to have a few days of leisure, came forward. He simply left the matter to both parties to handle it together. In anger, Chongzhen made it very clear. If you want to quarrel, you can quarrel, but you must first collect five dollars for me before the end of April.
One hundred thousand stones of food, don't talk about your bickering, even if you dig out the gold bricks in the main hall and take pictures of each other, I will make a cup of tea and watch without interfering!
Chongzhen who said this obviously underestimated the energy of the scholars. On the day he issued the imperial edict, thousands of homing pigeons flew out of Beijing City. There was no need to wait until April, and only five days later on March 26, both sides arrived.
The military order from the palace has been sent. The Donglin Party promised that they can mobilize 600,000 shi of grain this time without paying a penny from the court, and the earliest batch will be shipped within three days! The Zhejiang Party is a little poorer and not so capable. For the time being, it can only
450,000 yuan was raised, but the quality was superior. Wen Tiren publicly guaranteed with his head that the quality of this batch of military rations was no less than the tribute rice given to the emperor!
After being transferred to Shanhaiguan to receive supplies, Prince Zhu Yousong of Dechang County, who was on his way from Luoyang to Beijing, almost jumped out of the carriage when he heard the news. Is this still an important minister of the Ming Dynasty? The imperial court ordered the mobilization of fifty
Ten thousand shi of food, but they got more than one million shi for free. Where can I find a place to store it? Fortunately, I am just a puppet, otherwise it would be easy to offend people in this job.
"Cheng'en, do you think they were all frightened out of their minds by Brother Cong? Why did they do such a ridiculous thing?" Chongzhen, who was rushing from Maoqin Palace to Wuying Palace to observe another quarrel, looked at the hand in his hand.
I asked this question eight times in a pile of military orders.
"This... slave really doesn't know!" Wang Cheng'en is still the eunuch Si Li Bingbi who is deeply trusted by Chongzhen. He always answers the emperor's questions, but he really can't comment on this matter today.
"The Emperor has arrived -" Wang Chengen really didn't want to show off. He also knew that the most powerful soldiers were gathered in Wuying Palace. There were not many people in the entire Ming Dynasty who dared to stand up in front of them. But there was no one just now.
Rumor has it that they were so excited that they almost demolished the palace. How could they be so quiet?
"Long live the emperor, long live the emperor!" The soldiers were still very reasonable, and the slogans they used as opening remarks were loud, but no matter who saw them, they would feel a little awkward.
"Everyone... everyone loves you!" Chongzhen was puzzled, why are all the generals of my invincible army so bruised and swollen? Where is Sun Chengzong's official hat, and Qin Liangyu's first-grade imperial hairdress, why are they not wearing it? And the one who just left the army?
Zhang Polu came from Jinzhou, why did he come here wearing shabby clothes like Lu Xiangsheng? Let me tell you, you don’t even want to pretend to be poor in front of me, I don’t have any money in my pocket, so I asked my brother for military pay!
"Your Majesty! I have been wronged! I have been greatly wronged, but I still ask you to make the decision!" Sun Chengzong's behavior was very strange. He did not get up after receiving the order, but fell to the ground in tears.
"Sun...Sun Aiqing? Quickly get down and stand up and talk!" Weren't you okay just now? Why are you crying before I even open my mouth to blame you for being disrespectful? Chongzhen hurriedly helped Sun Chengzong up and asked: "Is Sun Aiqing there?
What injustice? I will definitely make the decision for you!"
"Your Majesty, I am wronged! When we drove the Tatars out of the Pass, General Zhenguo promised me that our Second Army would be the vanguard this time, but Qin Suzhen insisted..." Sun Chengzong was indeed aggrieved. First
The first time he beat the Tatars, he was left in Luoyang. As a result, he was transferred to Shanhaiguan again before the rebels came. From the beginning to the end, he was doing marriages. He finally trained Guan Ning's cavalry to a certain extent.
The reasonable Qin Liangyu jumped out to compete with him for the vanguard position.
"Your Majesty! I feel aggrieved..." Qin Liangyu sincerely despises Sun Chengzong. If he doesn't learn from the good, he must follow the example of the civil servants and cry, will he lose the face of our generals? How old are you? You are still doing this, don't think I am
The old woman won’t cry out for injustice!
"Qin Aiqing, what grievances do you have?" Chongzhen was confused. Old Man Sun here hasn't gotten up yet, so why did you kneel down again?
"Your Majesty! When the Tatars invaded Liaodong in the forty-eighth year of Wanli, the imperial court issued an order and immediately led eight thousand of their descendants to rush thousands of miles out of Sichuan to help, and drove the Tatars back. In March of the first year of the Apocalypse, the Tatar soldiers surrounded us in Shenyang.
The army was ordered to rescue, and the enemy resisted with tens of thousands of people and fought bloody battles with tens of thousands of soldiers. My brother Bangping and thousands of soldiers died on the battlefield..." Qin Liangyu was not only able to cry, but also reasoned. "Now that the army is about to set off, the humble ministers dare not
I would like to take credit, but please Your Majesty, for the sake of my Qin family being a loyal Sichuan army and bearing a blood feud, please grant this first battle out of seclusion to this humble minister!"
"Your Majesty! If Commander Qin's Sichuan Army has a blood feud with the Tatars, then our army will be at odds with the Tatars, and all the officers and soldiers in the army will be eager to eat their flesh and drink their blood..." Anyway, there are two old guys in front, Zhang Po
The prisoners became more courageous and began to cry louder. It was not easy for the Special First Battalion for more than a year. First, they gathered the subordinates of the former Dongjiang Army who were scattered in Liaodong, while other troops were still in the safe rear.
When they were reorganized, they could only use fighting as training and create a little friction from time to time. And in order to win the position of the vanguard officer, they launched a sneak attack against the enemy at the beginning of the month and defected to the Tatar's former Dengzhou guerrilla Kong Youde.
The head of the family of more than fifty people was a meeting gift! If he hadn't been afraid of scaring the emperor, he could have carried that big sack into the palace!
"Zhang Pan, you, a battalion commander, dare to compete with me for the vanguard?" Mao Wenlong's temper was not very good. Hearing this, he turned around and shouted: "The Dongjiang Army is not my previous team? You kid, don't think that you can forget it by changing your name.
Even though he was born, he was still my subordinate back then!" The more he spoke, the more he hated Yuan Chonghuan, who was now promoted to the position of division commander by his own strength. If it weren't for that kid's troubles, I would still be causing trouble for the Tatars in Liaodong.
Is it Zhang Pan's turn to clean up the mess for me? If I can't win this vanguard today, I will find fault with Yuan Chonghuan when I get back. As long as he is still under my command, I won't even think about a comfortable life for an hour!
Not to be outdone, Zhang Polu responded: "Commander Mao, that was in the past! I was officially appointed yesterday, and now I am also the commander of the Fifth Army! Even if I was your subordinate before, I was already a few years ago.
He joined the First Army before..." For you? When I left Jinzhou this time, I told my brothers that if I couldn't win the vanguard, I would jump into the sea to feed the fish and shrimps!
The thief Lu Xiangsheng was waiting for people to mention him. Hearing this, he quickly took over the conversation and said: "Commander Zhang, since you also admit that you were once a member of my first army, then I have to say it! When it comes to reputation,
, our army is the number one army in the world that the emperor personally proclaimed. Which of you has a more famous name than our army? Talking about the record, hum! Go to the grassland and ask, what is a black shaved head? Look at yourself, the Ming Dynasty and the Tartars
After the armistice, who among the Taining, Duoyan guards and the tribes to the west would dare to glare at the Ming Dynasty? Do you think that without killing a few troublemakers, you can make them obediently send 70% of their young men as slaves?
Coolies, are you willing to carry out the general's order unconditionally? Let me tell you, let alone our army gathering now, even snoring louder while sleeping can scare them to the point of shaking!"
At some point, Chongzhen sat down next to Zhu Youcong with a grimace, took the teacup from Wang Chengen and asked, "Brother Cong, don't you care?"
"No, I won't announce the appointment until they are tired of arguing!" Zhu Youcong was accustomed to quarrels among his soldiers. He smiled and said to Chongzhen: "It's a pity that you are too busy dealing with those civil servants, otherwise.
We must be able to see the spectacular scene of them fighting each other just now!"
"What? They are in my brother's palace..." Before I entered the door, I was going to ask the bickering civil servants over there to come and see what it means to be knowledgeable and sensible. But the quiet period was because the generals were tired and taking a break? They were
Are you treating my palace as a vegetable market? Although this is Wuying Palace, it is not a place for fights!
No matter how mischievous Zhu Youcong was, he would not let people come to the palace to fight, so he quickly explained: "No, they fought in front of my house! Didn't it just happen that you summoned them, so they entered the palace without tidying up?
What!"
"That's good, that's good!" Chongzhen patted his chest. After calming down, he suddenly became curious. "No wonder they are all disheveled, so who won just now?"
"This..." Zhu Youcong really didn't see clearly who won in the end, so he could only ask Zou Weilian, who secretly returned to Beijing and disguised himself as a guard: "Bandit Shi, who among them is more powerful?"
"When I return to the emperor, I didn't see it clearly!" There was indeed no winner in the group fight, but Zou Weilian saw that the trouble was caused by the general kicking Mao Wenlong! Fortunately, Ming Dynasty now has a new army.
Navy, otherwise he would have to be forced to join and fight for a vanguard.