Daming: I asked you to hang yourself, but I didn’t ask you to rebuild the Ming Dynasty

Not only Wang Chengen thought about this problem, but also Wang Jiayan, the right minister of the Ministry of War.

His eyes turned cold, and he looked around with a tense face. His lips moved a few times, as if he was counting something.

After a while, Wang Jiayan's expression calmed down.

He came closer to Chongzhen and whispered: "Your Majesty, this thing is of great importance. I would like to ask you to break up with one of the ministers to prevent anyone from..."

This is a weapon of war!

It would be terrible if the enemy takes over...

Zhu Youjian chuckled and nodded in agreement.

This fool, didn't he see that the little eunuch Qin Zhien was always holding a three-eyed gun and walking at the back?

However, this guy has a good heart.

On the ground, there are three cities in the simple map.

The emperor's hand stretched out...

"The new city is located between Baoding and the capital. The saltpeter, sulfur, charcoal and other materials supplied to Baoding are all transported through the new city."

"This is a great place!"

Gently picking up the stone representing the new city with two fingers, Zhu Youjian raised the corners of his mouth:

"Take the new city!"

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The location is clear enough, but it is better to attach a location map. The red dot in the yellow circle is approximately where the new city is, which is still half the distance from Baoding.

Xincheng is a small county, with a population of only over [-] at its peak.

In fact, even the county government has not fully staffed it...

Although the name of the new city looks very new, in fact, it is a 2000-year-old ancient city.

As early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Xincheng was a market town.

Counting from the establishment of the county in the Tang Dynasty, it has a history of nearly a thousand years...

The new city has another name, which happens to be the same name as Chengdu, the first city in the southwest - Turtle City.

In the north and south of the new city, there are two temples, Kuixing and Zhenwu. Outside the city wall, there is a stone bridge on the moat at each corner, which looks like a turtle.

……

On a deserted slope two miles north of the city, Zhu Youjian led 80 people, looking down at the new city with the city gate opened not far away.

There are government officials and civilians on duty guarding the city walls. There are also government officials with swords at the city gate, and there are even two rows of horses.

It seems that Xincheng County Magistrate is very strict in management!

A large red flag is flying at the top of the city with the word "Da Shun" written on it, indicating the new city's political stance...

However, at this time of Yi Ding, there were no traces of battle on the city wall - obviously, the whole city surrendered to the intruders without any resistance.

even……

Looking at the city without a single red-coated soldier stationed, one can guess that the county magistrate might have surrendered to Li Zicheng early!

Otherwise, Li Zicheng would definitely leave soldiers behind to prevent Xincheng from rebelling.

These... also represent the position of the officials and gentry in the new city.

……

Since you surrendered to Li Zicheng, don't blame me for taking action without any hesitation!

There was a sneer on Zhu Youjian's lips.

"Your Majesty, the key to this battle is whether we can rush into the city before the city gate closes."

Meng Zhaoxiang frowned and was trying to think of ways to break the city: "With our few manpower, I'm afraid it won't be easy!"

The most important thing is that no matter how small a place is, there must be some leaders with strong appeal.

If they cannot kill these people as soon as possible, they will get into a tug of war...

The current situation is not good for Ming Dynasty!

The more Meng Zhaoxiang thought about it, the more he felt at a loss...

Thinking of him, the right minister of the Ministry of War, the third most powerful person in charge of the Ministry of War of the Ming Dynasty, but at this time he was worried about a small county with only government officials to guard it.

This scene is really funny, but also extremely sad if you think about it...

Next to Meng Zhaoxiang, Emperor Zhu Youjian of the Ming Dynasty was even more miserable.

This guy held a piece of withered yellow dogtail grass in his mouth, and his squinted eyes flashed with a lewd light from time to time.

On the emperor's right, Fan Jingwen, the second assistant of the Ming Dynasty and Dongge University scholar, squinted his eyes and didn't know what he was thinking...

……

If the magistrate of the new county knew about it, he could just dispatch a group of government officials, and he might be able to wipe out all the Ming Dynasty centers in one fell swoop...

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Everyone couldn't think of any good ideas for a while.

Your Majesty's requirements are really too high - no one can be compromised!

Zhu Youjian raised his eyes and said with an enigmatic smile: "Everyone, what do you think will happen if someone goes to ask for food in my name?"

"An official will vomit out the food he eats? If he sends someone there, he will be driven out by those thieves!" Wang Chengen stared.

All the ministers looked elsewhere...

Damn Wang Chengen, don’t slap people in the face...

Why should you donate money and food in vain if you are greedy for your own abilities...

Regardless of their loyalty to the emperor and the Ming Dynasty, it is a matter of their personal justice, which does not prevent them from being corrupt.

——Life can be thrown away, but money cannot be thrown away!

Zhu Youjian nodded.

There is no need to explain the virtues of ministers.

Among those officials from the capital, which one is less wealthy? Not to mention the assets in their hometown, even their home in the capital is worth no less than [-] in cash.

However, when the country was in crisis, the emperor personally borrowed money from the ministers, and those cowards only borrowed a few hundred taels...

This money is not enough for them to buy a Yangzhou thin horse!

As for the patriarch of the country, Zhou Kui, he was even more disgusting. The queen gave him the 5000 taels she had saved from weaving, hoping that her biological father Zhou Kui would chip in and donate 2 taels to inspire the courtiers.

Who knows——

Zhou Kui did not donate the 1 taels he secretly promised before, but also embezzled 2000 taels from Queen Zhou and only donated [-] taels...

The courtiers were not miserable, only more miserable. The officials in the capital painted the old gates with black paint, knocked down the walls, and wrote "This house is for sale urgently"...

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Zhu Youjian naturally knew what an official was. He sneered and continued:

"What if I send a eunuch to accompany the minor officials of the Ministry of Civil Affairs to read out the imperial edict of grace?"

The ministers' brows all jumped, this...

I'm afraid that the county magistrate will summon all the new county officials and gentry to go out of the city to welcome him!

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Beside the Wangjia Bridge, stood two Ming people in official uniforms, followed by attendants.

Looking at the style of the official robes, it is clear that they are the seventh-grade 鸂钒 (xi, chi) and the ninth-grade quail.

These two people were none other than the eunuch Wang Lian, and Zhang Yingxuan, a senior official in the Ministry of Civil Service.

The eunuch who was obviously the leader was only wearing a low-level civil official uniform embroidered with purple mandarin ducks and ducks. The ninth-grade civil servant accompanying him was even a low-ranking official who was not as good as an ordinary official.

With this formation, not to mention attacking the city, even a small group of bandits could catch them all in one fell swoop.

However, the government officials were facing a formidable enemy.

Facing the mere seven or eight people in front of them, dozens of government officials clenched their spears in their hands.

Even one of the city gates was ajar, depending on the posture, but if there was any disturbance, the four gates would be closed immediately.

The leader of the strong class frowned.

Damn!

Less than five days after King Chuang's banner was hung on the city wall, his old master, Emperor Ming, sent someone to come.

They didn't know how the big man who had sent people to invite them would treat the people in front of them, but they knew that if something went wrong, they would definitely be used as a scapegoat!

Xincheng County Government.

The county magistrate Liu Youru frowned: "Jia Zhubo, do you want to accept the emperor's imperial edict or not?"

The subordinates are tough and the officials are smooth.

Regardless of the yamen at all levels, officials are directly sent by the central government, while officials appointed by the local government are recommended by the local government.

Since ancient times, the power of county government has been in the hands of local powerful people. If the county magistrate is strong, he still has some power, but if he is weak, he will have been emptied by the local government.