Chongzhen chat group

Chapter 141
"Your Majesty, last night Tongzhou King Qin's troops sneaked into Jianlu's camp near Jizhou. Unexpectedly, Jianlu was prepared for it, and was defeated by the ambush, almost annihilating the entire army!" Man Gui clasped his fists and played.

Because there was no urgent report at night, and he didn't have time to ask someone to write the memorial for him, so he could only report verbally in a hurry.

"What?" Unexpectedly, Hu Guang finally heard the news of the main force of Jianlu, but by the way, the entire army of the tens of thousands of Tongzhou King Qin was wiped out!In this way, Jianlu's morale, which had been lowered after two defeats in a row, went back again.

Man Gui thought that the emperor hadn't heard clearly, so he reported it again, and then added: "In fact, the main force of Jianlu, especially the Jurchen Tartars, did not suffer a lot. We went to the field with Jianlu, and there were not as many people as Jianlu. It’s not unusual to lose.”

Hu Guang nodded, and immediately asked, "Then what should we do next?"

"Continue to fortify the wall and clear the wilderness, so that the food and grass of the Jianlu will be exhausted." Man Gui is an expert on the Jianlu issue, and he talked eloquently, "If you want to wipe out the main force of the Jianlu in the pass, the general will think it is difficult, and you can only drive them out!"

When he said this, he was a little worried.After all, these words can increase the morale of others and destroy one's prestige. I don't know if the young emperor can bear it.But the fact is, he can only tell the truth.

If it were the original Emperor Chongzhen, he might really not be able to stand such words, and he might even force Mangui or other people from all walks of life to attack Jianlu regardless of the facts.

But Hu Guang would never be so reckless, after thinking for a while, he immediately nodded in agreement and said: "Man Qing is right, it seems that the current strategy is to expel Jianlu from the pass as soon as possible, and restore the peace in the pass as soon as possible. "

Speaking of this, he remembered what he had thought before, and immediately went on to say: "You send people to spread rumors, saying that the [-] white-armed army and the southeast musketeers will go to the capital immediately, and prepare to fight the Jianlu in the capital. In addition, the Guan Ning army has already left Shanhaiguan and went straight to Liaoyang. Well, another version says that the Guan Ning army has gone to the grasslands to take revenge on those Mongolian tribes."

Man Gui was overjoyed when he heard that, and hurriedly played: "Your Majesty is wise!"

However, some people don't think so.Soon some courtiers heard about this, and they issued memorials one after another, either demanding that the governor be severely punished for explaining the scriptures, or attacking the non-human beings entrusted by Sun Chengzong, or demanding to continue to issue imperial edicts to defend the capital, and so on.

As for these memorials, the eunuch Wang Dehua, the eunuch in charge of the supervisor of rites, sent all of them to Hu Guang's office, and Hu Guang personally reviewed them.Looking at this pile of memorials, Hu Guang had the idea for the first time to replace the eunuch, the supervisor of rites, and the eunuch.

What Hu Guang wanted was that general matters could be handled by the cabinet and the supervisor of ceremonies, and only important matters should be decided by him.As the eunuch in charge of seals, the supervisor of ceremonies must have the ability to distinguish between ordinary and important matters, and share the work for the emperor.Of course, to do this, you must understand the emperor's attitude towards things.

After receiving Hu Guang's instructions, Liu Xingzuo rushed to Sun Chengzong's place immediately and announced the news that Tongzhou soldiers and horses were almost wiped out near Jizhou.

As soon as the news came out, the relaxed atmosphere in the lobby suddenly became a little heavy.Some fantasies brought about by the great victory in Changli were instantly shattered.

Liu Xingzuo glanced at these people present, looked at the faces of Sun Chengzong and Zu Dashou, and then continued: "Your Majesty has a purpose. From now on, my Ming Dynasty's strategic goal is to expel Jianlu from the capital as soon as possible. The strategy used is to continue Fortify the walls and clear the wilderness, and we must not allow the Jianlu to seize the city again and get food and grass supplies..."

He described the several methods Hu Guang thought of, and then added: "Ge Lao can also use other methods, but the ultimate goal is to drive out Jianlu as soon as possible and restore the peace of the capital."

Sun Chengzong was quite surprised when he heard it. In his impression, the young emperor didn't seem to be so realistic.Even though his previous impression had changed a lot, the decree also stated that Jianlu would be cut off from his retreat, and that Jianlu would be severely injured or wiped out in the pass.

As the commander-in-chief of one party, what he was most afraid of was that the emperor couldn't see the actual situation clearly, and ordered to command forcibly from a long distance away, and what he asked to do!
You know, soldiers are deceitful!If it is not that the strength has reached the level of crushing, there are too many factors that will affect the outcome of the battle.The result of forcibly commanding remotely regardless of the actual situation is the last thing he wants to see.

In the original history, Emperor Chongzhen did a lot of things like this.Of course, he may have his reasons, but forcibly ordering the general in front to do something, this can easily become an assist for the enemy.

Sun Chengzong was shocked but also relieved, nodded immediately and said: "The old man knows it well, come on, beat the drums and gather the generals!"

As soon as he finished his words, before the guards could act, he saw Liu Xingzuo clasped his fists and continued: "Master Ge, Your Majesty has appointed the Commander of Jinyiwei at the end of the post, and he needs to go to the capital immediately to take up the post and rectify the Jinyiwei. In order to facilitate communication with Shanhaiguan, the last I will send someone to come to Ge Lao's office, and if you have anything to do, you can contact the capital immediately."

Hearing this, everyone in the lobby was shocked.Commander Jin Yiwei, this is the emperor's confidant, the highest rank among all the troops!
Although the people present had thought that Liu Xingzuo would be promoted, they never thought that he would be the commander of Jin Yiwei.To put it bluntly, in the eyes of Sun Chengzong, the commander-in-chief of one party is just a servant of his subordinates, but in the future, Liu Xingzuo will be someone who even treats him politely.

Sun Chengzong thought so, let alone Zu Dashou and others.Even though they were jealous and envious in their hearts, on the surface, they immediately smiled and congratulated Liu Xingzuo on his promotion in unison.All of a sudden, Liu Xingzuo became the central figure in the hall, like stars holding the moon.

It's been 30 years in Hexi and 30 years in Hedong. Who would have thought that Liu Xingzuo, who had defected back to Daming, would suddenly become the commander of Jinyiwei without showing his face after being squeezed out by everyone. This is the emperor's confidant!
Originally thought that he had no backer, but it turned out that his backer was Emperor Ming!Zu Dashou regretted it in his heart, thinking about how to make up for the unhappiness with Liu Xingzuo.Wu Xiang also regretted it. She had already seen signs of Liu Xingzuo's luck before, so she should have spent more money at that time.
Knowing that Liu Xingzuo was going to leave immediately, Sun Chengzong looked at the situation in the lobby, and also withdrew the order to beat the drums and gather the generals, and enthusiastically wanted to carry it out for Liu Xingzuo.And Zu Dashou, Wu Xiang and others also tried to persuade them to stay, saying that they must send off their colleagues well.At the same time, he quickly sent someone back to prepare a heavy gift.

Liu Xingzuo knew the emperor's attitude towards Sun Chengzong. At this time, he had not been appointed as the commander of Jinyiwei, so it was not easy to refuse Sun Chengzong, so he agreed.

(End of this chapter)