On the same day, another tragedy occurred in the Manchu Palace, and the specific matter, because it involved the royal face, was not leaked. In other words, those who know do not dare to leak it. There are some people who are never seen from the outside again.

After doing this, Huang Taiji heard that Ban Zhifu had been taken to Shengjing, so he sent someone to start a secret interrogation, and wanted to know whether Ban Zhifu had taken refuge in the Ming Kingdom, and then let him back as a traitor.

The reason why the interrogation was secret was because Huang Taiji didn't want to make a big deal about it. Otherwise, everyone on the Qing side will be in danger, and the situation will only get worse.

However, he didn't expect that the people he sent for interrogation had relatives who died at the hands of the Ming army this time. It was interrogated with hatred, and Ban Zhifu must confess.

But Ban Zhifu is not a fool, he doesn't dare to admit this kind of crime. As a result, one was careless, and instead of being beaten into a move, he was really beaten to death.

The statement reported to Huang Taiji was that Ban Zhifu was a spy of the Ming Kingdom, but the dead duck had a hard mouth, so he refused to confess, and was tortured to death.

In this regard, Huang Taiji was very dissatisfied. But what else can we do when people are already dead?

The final result of the processing was that there was one more missing person file in the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Anyway, Shang Kexi is dead, so he doesn't need to explain anything to anyone.

He didn't know that Ban Zhifu's relatives couldn't wait for Ban Zhifu's news for a long time, although the biggest benefactor, Shang Kexi, was dead. But in order to save people, of course, he will still look for people to help him, thinking about rescuing Ban Zhifu. In the end, he begged and begged, but he begged for the remaining two Manchu kings with different surnames.

In Jinzhou, Kong Youde's mansion, Kong Youde and Geng Jingzhong were both there, looking at the person who knelt at the door, among them, Kong Youde frowned slightly and said, "You are Ban Zhifu's younger brother?" Then you should know that he is following Shang Kexi, and our two families have a holiday! ”

"Lord, I'm ...... I know, but I can't help it. Ban Zhifu's younger brother Ban Zhigui kowtowed again and again, and begged at the same time, "Please also ask the prince to save ...... for the sake of my brother and the two princes are both Han Chinese, and they used to be old generals of the Dongjiang Army."

"Shut up!" When Kong Youde heard this, he couldn't help but shout, "Now that the two of us are the princes of the Qing Dynasty, you have to mention the previous one, come and beat him out!" ”

How could a person who rebelled against the Ming Dynasty and defected to the enemy, how could he be willing to mention the past, this is taboo, and he didn't even open a pot to mention which pot, is there such a request for help?

Geng Zhongming also looked disgusted, and immediately shouted: "Go, go, your brother has been taken away, it's our business, hurry up and leave yours, lest you really be beaten out!" ”

When Ban Zhigui heard this, he turned his head and saw that there was really a Confucian family member coming to catch him, and he immediately became anxious, didn't even knock his head, straightened his neck and said: "The reason why they arrested my brother is also related to the two princes!" ”

As soon as he heard this, Kong Youde couldn't help but feel a little strange, so he stretched out his hand and motioned for the family to go down, and then he stared at Ban Zhigui and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Ban Zhigui secretly gritted his teeth to embolden himself, and then immediately replied: "The two princes don't know that when the court took away my brother, they said that they suspected that my brother had secretly taken refuge in the Ming Kingdom. However, my brother said that he is not afraid of shadows, he is loyal to the Qing Dynasty, and the emperor is wise and martial, so he will definitely be able to give him justice. But who knows, after I went, there was no news. ”

Speaking of this, he saw that Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming's faces were a little wrong, so he hurriedly added: "Two princes, the reason why the imperial court suspects my brother is because it is rumored that someone from the Qing Dynasty leaked the news to the Ming side during the last war. Therefore, the emperor of the Ming State was able to send troops to Liaodong in time to disrupt the Korean war situation, and even caused the annihilation of Prince Rui's army. In the imperial court, they will definitely not suspect the people of their own clan, and we Han people, especially those who were originally from the Dongjiang Army, are the people they are most suspicious. ”

Hearing this, Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming's faces suddenly became ugly.

In the last war, it is said that someone revealed the news to the Ming Kingdom, and the two of them also heard about it. After all, some people still know Dorgon's recitals. Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming are kings with different surnames in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and they have their own channels to some extent, and they can hear a little. However, the two of them have always felt that they have been stationed in Golden State, and this matter has nothing to do with them.

But now, listening to this Ban Zhigui's words, it seems that the imperial court is investigating this matter, but I don't know who leaked it, and it is already investigating. The first to bear the brunt is Ban Zhifu, so what about the next one?

Now, the Ming Kingdom is so good that it can't die, and it has rebuilt the Dongjiang Army. This made those who were originally from the Dongjiang Army indeed the biggest suspects.

But the key is that the two of them feel that they are the kings of the Qing Dynasty, and their treatment is far better than that of the Ming Kingdom, and it is impossible for them to rebel against the Qing Dynasty!

But now it seems that there are people in the court who don't think so. So after Ban Zhifu, will you check on other people? Even if it weren't for them, if they found out about their subordinate generals, the two of them would not be able to bear it.

Thinking like this, Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming glanced at each other, and they both saw the worry in each other's eyes. However, there are outsiders present, and it is inconvenient for them to say anything.

So, Geng Zhongming shouted at Ban Zhigui and said: "Hugh is talking nonsense, the emperor is wise and martial, how can he blame innocent people!" There must be something wrong with your brother who has been found out. Go back and wait patiently, thunder, rain and dew, all are Jun'en. If you try to run around again, be careful that your own dog's life is not at risk! ”

Hearing this, Ban Zhigui's face couldn't help but turn pale, and when he wanted to say more, he saw Kong Youde shouting, called the family in, and forked him out.

When there was no one in sight and there were only the two of them in the lobby, I saw Geng Zhongming say to Kong Youde with worry: "We can't be careless about this matter!" ”

"What can I do? We didn't do anything to be sorry for the Qing Dynasty and sorry for the emperor, so there's nothing to worry about. Although Kong Youde said this, it can be clearly heard from the tone of his voice that his confidence is a little insufficient.

Geng Zhongming was silent for a moment, and suddenly the bull head said to another topic: "I heard that the emperor has vomited blood several times!" ”

When Kong Youde heard this, he immediately turned his head to see that there were no outsiders, so he sighed in a low voice: "The emperor is so fat, it's not strange that there are some things." But the emperor vomited blood, you can't talk about it, you just don't know! ”

"No, I mean, the emperor was angry and vomited blood." Geng Zhongming hurriedly explained in a low voice, "It can be seen that the past few years have not been smooth, and the emperor is already angry. The matter of investigating the traitor, I'm sure, will definitely not go undone. Even if there is no movement on the surface, it must be under strict investigation secretly. ”

"And what do you mean?" Kong Youde asked a little worriedly.

Both of them, how many years have they been, they will discuss things with each other and tide over difficulties together, including them fighting Jianguo together, and also including their rebellion against Ming and surrendering together.

I saw Geng Zhongming say in a low voice: "I think this class of Zhigui came to us, I think it must not be hidden from someone with a heart." Therefore, I think we should go to the emperor and report this matter as it is. In addition, I will mention the matter of why Ban Zhifu was released back by the Ming army. Anyway, the two of us have not been captured by the Ming army, so there is still a difference. ”

This means that it is best to crucify Ban Zhifu as a traitor, so that they can rest assured. Kong Youde understood this, so he nodded.

Dead friends don't die and poor don't say this sentence, or they don't know. But of course they are clear about the reasoning in it. What's more, if you really want to talk about it, that class of Zhifu is Shang Kexi's henchmen, and for them, they deserve to die.

The matter should be settled like this, but Geng Zhongming suddenly sighed, and then turned his head to look around, then turned his head and whispered to Kong Youde: "Why do you say that when we were in the Ming Kingdom, there were so many intrigues and struggles for power and profit. Now, we have come to the side of the Qing Dynasty, and the Qing Dynasty is also indispensable for intrigue. Also, when we were in the Ming Kingdom, we were pressed and beaten by the Qing Dynasty; But now that we have arrived in the Qing Dynasty, looking at the situation, it seems that it is a little bad! I don't know if the emperor has a way to get out of today's predicament? ”

Feelings are broom stars? Kong Youde thought about it, and couldn't help but laugh self-deprecatingly, but didn't make a sound. After a moment of silence, he suddenly raised his head and whispered to Geng Zhongming: "I think so, after all, the Ming Dynasty has a profound heritage, even if he was so defeated before, but once the Ming Emperor recognizes the loyalty and traitor in the Qing Dynasty, it is not Liaodong's strength that can compete!" ”

"......" Geng Zhongming was slightly stunned when he heard this, and then asked tentatively, "Shouldn't you, do you regret it?" ”

"Regrets?" When Kong Youde heard this, he did not hesitate, and immediately replied, "What is there to regret, if you hadn't proposed to cross the sea and surrender to the Qing Dynasty, we would have become loess long ago." ”

Speaking of this, he thought about it and didn't seem right, so he added: "It's not that we are afraid of death, but that we are fighting for the Ming Dynasty in Liaodong, not to mention the lack of food and clothing, if it weren't for Mao Shuai's support, it is estimated that we would all starve to death." However, after we arrived in Ludi, those who were officials and those who were rich did not know how arrogant they were. That's not all, I have been discriminating against and bullying us Liaodong people. I can't swallow this breath! ”

mentioned the events of the year, and the two were silent.

After a while, Kong Youde suddenly turned his head to look in the direction of Jingshi and muttered to himself, even Geng Zhongming almost didn't hear clearly: "Now Da Ming, I don't know what's going on?" ”

Geng Zhongming didn't answer this sentence, so he pretended not to hear it. After a while, the two began to write to Huang Taiji.

Emperor Chongzhen, who was far away in Beijing, naturally didn't know the conversation between the two of them because he didn't eavesdrop on the seeds. However, there are some things that others don't know about because of the eavesdropping seed, but he already knows.

First of all, from the eavesdropping seed feedback from Zheng Chongjian, the governor of the three sides, Emperor Chongzhen knew that the main force of Jianyu in the Hetao area suddenly appeared in Ningxia, and the rebel general Chai Shihua ambushed the pursuing Ming army, and Wang Shizhong was killed in battle.

However, just as Jierharang took advantage of the victory to burn and loot everywhere and conquer the city, Zheng Chongjian led the army to arrive and curb the burning, killing and looting of Jianyu, or rather, it should be that Jierharang had plundered enough people and materials, so he retreated.

This is what just happened, and Emperor Chongzhen frowned when he saw it.

This move is indeed a bit unguardable. If the Jianyu of the Hetao is not eliminated, the invasion with the Jianyu as the backbone will definitely make the border areas of the Ming Dynasty miserable. Along the Great Wall here, there is no natural danger like Shanhaiguan, and there is no sea separation. It's really hard to deal with.

However, the grassland is not as vast as Liaodong, and it is definitely not so easy to eliminate Jianyu. The last time the Tumut Department of the Hetao was eliminated was because of the layout of the Turg as a chess piece, so that Turg thought that he could enter the pass to plunder and take revenge, and he eliminated the main force of the Tumut Department in the pass. If they were on the grassland, they would have been scattered and fled, and they would not have been able to annihilate them at all.

It's really a bit difficult to solve the problem of the Hetao construction! Emperor Chongzhen thought so, so he first went to see the information of other eavesdropping seeds.

It's okay not to look at it, but after looking at it, suddenly, he feels that there may be a way.

Because Emperor Chongzhen saw that it was Ying Erdai who followed the will of Huang Taiji and ran to Hetao. In this way, the movements of the Hetao Jianyu and the military situation they discussed, with the status of Ying Erdai, should also be known, which is equivalent to saying that Emperor Chongzhen can know it.

Know yourself and know your opponent to win all battles! As long as you start with a targeted attack and don't do it well, it will be the best chance to eliminate the Hetao Jianjiao! Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "It seems that you still have to drive your own expedition!" ”

At this time, it was already August of the fourteenth year of Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, and disaster prevention and relief were underway. However, what Emperor Chongzhen should have explained has already been explained, and disaster prevention and relief are all being carried out in an orderly manner.

Jingying's elimination of the weak and the retention of the strong have also already achieved results. In the entire Beijing camp, only 5,000 people were left who could fight. Liu Kongzhao followed Emperor Chongzhen's intentions and cooperated with the military department to settle the old and weak, restructure the engineering troops, and train elite soldiers.

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In short, after Emperor Chongzhen returned from Liaodong, he has been dealing with internal affairs. In general, he just gave the guidelines and strategies, and the specific implementation was naturally led by the cabinet and the celebrant supervisor.

In this case, Emperor Chongzhen wants to lead the army again, and the conditions are met.

As a result, Emperor Chongzhen convened a meeting of the six cabinet ministries and the celebrants, and the venue was in the Wenhua Palace.

After the ministers saw the salute, he said to the courtiers in a melancholy tone: "There are more than 10,000 soldiers in Jianyutun, and they are in Hetao Naturalization City, leading all the tribes of the grassland, and they have been harassing the Daming border pass, and I am very worried about this matter!" ”

Hearing this, the first assistant Xue Guoguan first came out and said: "Thanks to Your Majesty's wisdom and martial arts, the important town on the nine sides was properly defended, and the construction was as far as the Hetao, and the army mobilized the people, but it was in vain. Your Majesty need not worry! ”

Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen shook his head and said, "At this point, Xue Qing is wrong!" ”