Wu Zheng sneered: "If I really want to take the throne now, he will definitely not be able to sit on that throne." But I'll still go north, I have to scare and scare him, let him restrain himself, don't think that this world is what he deserves. When I went ashore, someone had already reported to me what had happened in the capital these days, and he had gone too far, if it weren't for Zhou Simin and his father-in-law being safe, the Northern Expeditionary Army would have been on the way north. ”

Qian Sule didn't feel abrupt, he knew that sooner or later Wu Zheng would know about these things, and when Wu Zheng had such strength, many things could not be hidden from him, even if the capital did not arrange the dark pile eyeliner, there would be countless people who took the initiative to send news to him, this is a good opportunity to show goodwill, and people with a heart will naturally not miss it.

Wu Zheng said: "Even if I don't go north, his position is already shaky." Chen Zilong led the crowd to launch a coup d'état, which is a good proof of this. He shouldn't really focus on my side now, but think about how to keep his position. Chen Zilong represents the interests of the majority of the people in the Yixing court, and affects the whole body. It's not a release, as soon as it is released, Chen Zilong's heart will not stop if he does not achieve his goal, but it is conceivable that he will continue to work with him. Killing is not, and if he kills, it means that he is on the opposite side of the majority. This is a hot potato, and he feels good. ”

Qian Sule looked at Wu Zheng silently and did not answer.

Wu Zheng said: "Father-in-law, don't get me wrong, I don't mean to gloat. I just don't understand, you ...... Well, who is the object of loyalty in the mouths of Chen Zilong and others? They had already had a coup d'état in Chun'an, citing Si Chen. Then the princess was deposed and he was proclaimed, on the grounds that the Qingtai Dynasty could not live without the Son of Heaven. Now they are repeating their old tricks, and their loyalty is so fragile that it has been followed by countless scholars...... It's incredible. ”

"Fame and fortune." Qian Sule said leisurely, "It is true that Chen Zilong is an upright person, but before he is upright, he is first and foremost a literati, and if he is a literati, he has the obligation to safeguard the interests of this class, so he has to be influenced and constrained by this class. Since Taizu abolished the prime minister and set up a cabinet, the Ming literati have been half of the masters of the world, and they share the world with the scholars, which is not false. For more than 200 years, the literati wanted to regain their power, and the emperor naturally strengthened the monarch's power, so there were violent contradictions, especially during the Wanli period. Taizu set up Jinyiwei, Chengzu set up the East Factory, and Xianzong set up the West Factory, which was nothing more than consolidating the imperial power, but more than 200 years of struggle tore not only the class, but also the hearts of the people. The monarch regards his ministers as mustard, and the ministers regard the monarch as hatred, and hatred will be retained and piled up, transcending right and wrong, and even beyond the righteousness and loyalty to the country and the nation. The party struggle in the Ming Dynasty was really a dispute between the Qingliu and the eunuchs? No, it's a struggle between the monarchy and the relative power. ”

Wu Zheng understood that behind the eunuchs stood the emperor, and they were originally the tools that the emperor had planted to fight against his courtiers.

Wu Zheng said: "Yes." But I don't understand, since the two have reached the point where they are incompatible, why does Chen Zilong keep talking about reviving the clan? ”

Qian Sule glanced at Wu Zheng and said, "It's just a flag." Aren't you the same? At least for now, you're still calling yourself Mingchen. Chen Zilong originally had the intention of supporting you, but you offended him...... No, it's not just him who you offend, but this class. Do you know why Li Zicheng was defeated? ”

Wu Zheng was stunned, "Why?" Also implicated in this class? ”

Qian Sule nodded and said, "Naturally, there is a connection." Li Zicheng claimed that a million troops captured the capital, and although one million was false, there were still two or three hundred thousand. At that time, Zhao Shijin, a member of the battalion division of the Ministry of Industry, guarded the gate of Fucheng and witnessed Li Zicheng leading the army into the city. He said that when the people's army entered the city, military discipline was strict, but the soldiers did not plunder, and those who dared to offend were nailed to death by hand and foot on the fence of the front gate before showing it to the public. Hundreds of people in the capital flocked to bow down to the people's army, saying that the Emperor Yongchang of Dashun would be long live. ”

Wu Zheng was a little stunned, "But isn't it rumored that the people's army is undisciplined, and they rape and plunder the people of the capital, and do all kinds of evil, so that the success is lost?" …… Maybe...... Maybe it was caused by Li Zicheng's relaxation of military discipline and corruption after he thought he was done? ”

"Ridiculous! A commander who can gather a million soldiers in a short period of time will be a corrupt person? Even if it is corrupted, how far can it be corrupted in just forty-two days? Qian Sule said in a deep voice, "Before Li Zicheng attacked the city, he had seen countless people in the suburbs of Beijing, and in the mouths of the people, they all thought that he was an amiable and plainly dressed person. ”

"As for adultery and plunder, it is even more by false rumors. The people's army started in the countryside, maybe the chaos affected the ordinary people, but to say that the ordinary people were raped and plundered, it would be a big joke in the world, if the people's army is like this, how can the Ming army be repeatedly suppressed, how can it be more and more powerful, and how can it be possible to attack the capital? ”

Wu Zheng understands that if the people's army really hurts the foundation of the people, Li Zicheng is a tree without roots, how can it grow to an army of one million?

These soldiers are all from the bottom.

Wu Zheng somewhat understood, "What does my father-in-law mean that Li Zicheng was opposed by this class and was defeated?" ”

Qian Sule sighed: "Although it is not hit, it is not far away." Li Zicheng's defeat stemmed from four words, chasing stolen goods and helping wages. This is the reason why Taizu was able to sit firmly in the world, and Li Zicheng was defeated after all. Liu Zongmin, a general under Li Zicheng, tortured the princes and nobles with extremely cruel means, and even Wei Zaode, Chen Yan and other elders, and obtained a huge amount of 70 million taels of silver, even Li Zicheng was surprised, but when complaining about Liu Zongmin, Liu Zongmin said, the power of the emperor belongs to you, and the power of torture belongs to me. This determined the defeat of the people's army. ”

"Chase the stolen goods." Wu Zheng shouted, "Is this wrong? Shouldn't we recover the stolen goods from the princes and nobles, and apportionment them to the poor people? Seventy million taels, father-in-law, if I have seventy million taels, within three years, hundreds of thousands of troops will be raised to the north, why worry about the Tartar captives? ”

Qian Sule frowned and said, "Liu Zongmin got 70 million taels, what was the result?" ”

Wu Zheng was speechless for a while.

Qian Sule sighed: "Now you should know that Chen Zilong and the others, why did they obviously want to support you before, but finally abandoned you as a cheat?" Just because of what you proposed, rob the rich and help the poor, these four words. These four words make Chen Zilong and others angry even more than chasing stolen goods and helping to pay money, and they treat you like a coward! ”

Wu Zheng was silent.

"Wu Zheng——。 This is true, everyone knows it is true, but the reality is not like that. Since ancient times, dynasties have changed, and this class is like a living thing, constantly dying and living. It holds the greatest power in this world except for the imperial power, and in many cases even surpasses the imperial power. ”