Zhang Fengyi's excerpt and the news of his death reached the Beijing division at about the same time, and the mouths and pens of the officials were tightly blocked, Daming Shilin has an unwritten rule, people who leave the court or die, are not worth abusing their tongues, nor are they worth attacking, unless they are as evil as Zhang Juzheng!

Zhang Fengyi was far from being a heinous crime, and all the officials shut up, and even the excerpts that had been written were secretly burned.

When Zhu Youzhen got the information, he was silent for half an hour, and finally chose forgiveness, dead and dead, a hundred dead, and angry with a dead person, it is really not worth it.

Zhang Fengyi's corpse was buried with his family, and he was the superintendent this time, and he was without merit or fault, without reward or punishment, but he was dismissed from the post of secretary of the Ministry of War.

The Tartar is gone, Zhang Fengyi is dead, but the living still have to live, in order to avoid the Tartar from entering the plug in the future, Zhu Youzhen issued an order: Lu Xiangsheng Governor Xuanda, Shanxi military affairs, and comprehensively defend the border wall.

Lu Xiangsheng has just been promoted here, and Yang Sichang's superiority over there has arrived, "...... The ministers are shallow and sparse, and they are not enough to take on the big responsibilities, and they are not qualified for the position of the supervisor of the bandits......"

Zhu Youzhen smiled, didn't he say the truth? How come it came to a critical juncture, but it couldn't shirk? Could it be that I am not sincere enough?

He ordered again, but Yang Sichang refused three times in a row, and the third time, he actually said that his father and stepmother were newly mourned, and it was not suitable to be filial piety at home for the time being.

Yang Sichang resigned, but Zhu Youzhen valued him, in the Three Kingdoms era, didn't Liu Bei take care of the thatched house three times before he got Zhuge Liang's assistance?

What you can't get, it's always the best!

Zhu Youzhen once again issued an order to seize the favor and let Yang Sichang take over the post of secretary of the Ministry of War.

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Li Zicheng got the information that the Tartars were out of the customs in early September, and this time the Tartars entered the fortress, which was not long, and it was unlikely to go deep into the mainland, but when he saw the message from Wang Anping, he immediately slammed the tea cup on the ground, "These big officials in the imperial court, their consciences have been fed to the dogs, and the 300,000 army does not even have the courage to fight......

"Metropolitan Governor ......" He Xiaomi, as the commander of the pro-army, had never seen Li Zicheng so angry, and he was nervous in his heart, thinking that something important had happened.

"The Tartars have captured 180,000 people and animals in 12 cities, and under the nose of the Jingshi, they have not tasted defeat in the 56 battles......" Li Zicheng's message was still on the ground, and he stepped on a few feet, still puzzled, "Such a Ming, such a court, such an official...... If the Ming Dynasty does not die, where is the reason of heaven? ”

He Xiaomi carefully picked up the message, unfolded it, and couldn't help but say: "Metropolitan Governor, the message says that the Ming army is outnumbered......

"Outnumbered? Xiaomi, do you have some brains? Li Zicheng said: "The Tartars are just that little force, and they are going south to enter the fortress and approaching the Beijing Division, how can the Ming army be outnumbered?" ”

"Ah......" He Xiaomi understood that Wang Anping's information could not all be collected on the battlefield, and some of the Tang newspapers and Di newspapers from the Ming army would naturally not be too accurate.

Although he had not been training in the Ming army for a long time, he had seen so many Ming troops in Xining, Ganzhou, and Lanzhou, knew the Ming army's deeds, and knew that the Ming army was shirking responsibility.

"Xiaomi," Li Zicheng sat down on the chair and sighed softly: "The army of King Qin in various places, no less than two or three hundred thousand, plus the three hundred thousand troops of the three battalions of the Beijing Division, no less than five or six hundred thousand, is about to catch up with the total population of the Tartars, what is it called being outnumbered?" ”

He Xiaoxiao said: "Governor Dadu, his subordinates understand, this is the Ming army lying about the military situation!" ”

"It's not a lie about the military situation, but a quote taken out of context," Li Zicheng said: "Actually, there are not many standing troops in the prefectures and counties around the Beijing Division, and they are indeed outnumbered when they defend the city...... The Tartars are all broken......"

"Dadu Governor," He Xiaomi's sudden inspiration moved, "Could it be that the Ming army of the Jingshi is also so vulnerable...... And their generals......"

Li Zicheng finally showed some smiles, he nodded, "Xiaomi is right, although Da Ming is big, it is like a thin old cow, and it has long been unable to strike a heavy blow...... Xiaomi, over the years, you have been my personal guard, and you have no chance to go to the battlefield to experience, and now you are a hundred household officials, I really wronged you! ”

"The subordinates are not aggrieved," He Xiaomi hurriedly bowed to Li Zicheng, "To be the pro-soldier of the Metropolitan Governor, Xiaomi's wish is fulfilled, if it is not for the Metropolitan Governor, Xiaomi doesn't know if he is still alive now......

"Haha," Li Zicheng laughed, "Xiaomi, are you really not wronged?" ”

"What the subordinates say is the truth!"

"However, I can't be too aggrieved," Li Zicheng thought for a moment, and said: "Xiaomi, the most suitable time for the south to go to Bashu has been missed, there should be no southern expedition this year, take advantage of this opportunity to expand my personal soldiers to five hundred households, remember, every soldier, horseback, shooting, knives and guns, everything can not be bad, rather lack than indiscriminate, if it is found that it is unqualified during the training, it must be returned, they don't have to fight on weekdays, but on the battlefield, they must not lose to anyone!" ”

"Yes, Grand Duke!"

"Of course, as a pro-soldier, loyalty is still the most important," Li Zicheng said: "Xiaomi, after this matter is done, I will promote you to a thousand household officials, and you will still be the commander of my pro-soldiers!" ”

"Thank you, Dadu!" He Xiaomi was busy bowing to the ground, "dong dong" knocked three times, from a hundred household officials to a thousand household officials, but he was directly promoted by two levels, and he was also the chief officer of the capital governor's army!

After getting up, He Xiaomi said again: "Metropolitan Governor, the expansion of the pro-army, do you have to select materials in the auxiliary army?" ”

"No," Li Zicheng said categorically: "Needless to say, the army far away from Lanzhou, the fourth battalion in Lanzhou City, all the soldiers you can choose at will, I will greet Li Ji, and the soldiers who are not enough will be selected from the auxiliaries and reserves." ”

"Yes, Grand Governor, my subordinates understand!" He Xiaomi kowtowed to Li Zicheng again and said, "Metropolitan Governor, if your subordinates have to select and train soldiers during this time, they can't serve the Metropolitan Governor every day......

Li Zicheng helped He Xiaomi up and said: "It's just a while, when the soldier training is over, you can still return to my side, during this time, let Wan Jun follow me temporarily!" ”

Among his pro-soldiers, in addition to He Xiaomi, the 100-household official, there were originally two general flag officers Ren Erxi and Lei Wanjun, but Ren Erxi was ordered to form the Hanyang Bureau, and the old man only left Lei Wanjun, not surprisingly, when the pro-soldiers were expanded to 500 households, He Mi was promoted to a thousand-household official, this Lei Wanjun, the tide is rising, and he should also serve as a 100-household official, right?

"The Governor ......"

"Xiaomi, go ahead, after selecting people, you have to train strictly......"

After He Xiaomi left, Li Zicheng leaned on the wooden chair alone, still thinking about the recent battle, every time the Tartars entered the fortress, they would take a large number of people, livestock, and property, and their strength would definitely increase greatly, and it would come faster than external investment, and it would go on in the long run......

The key is that the Ming army is not strong, the Shanhaiguan is retreating, and the passes along the Great Wall are like a leaky sieve, if it goes on like this, even if there is no rogue, the Ming Dynasty will be hollowed out by the Tartars sooner or later!

This is how the Tartars rose step by step.

The Mandate of Heaven army can no longer maintain its obscurity, it must erect its own banner, proclaim its own policy of governance to the whole country, and win over the common people who are completely ignored by the imperial court, or even regarded as outcasts, in this era, manpower is still the primary productive force.

The Mandate of Heaven must develop faster than the Tartars, so that they can be pulled down and thrown into the eighteenth layer of hell before the Tartars have yet to reach their peak.

Going south to Bashu, although there is a danger of being completely divided by the imperial court, once it occupies Bashu, with Bashu's own carrying capacity, the Mandate of Heaven Army will be able to get great development.

He gave up going south for the time being, or waiting, Zhang Fengyi is dead, the imperial court will definitely appoint a new military secretary, everyone will have their own character, what kind of person is this new military department secretary?

Li Zicheng didn't expect him to love the people like a son, in Chongzhen's court, such a character did not exist, Li Zicheng just wanted to see his attitude towards thieves.

Tartars and thieves are the two tumors of the Ming Dynasty, which have spread to malignancy, no matter who serves as the secretary of the military department, they cannot cure these two tumors, the only difference is that the new military department is the first "inside" or the first "outside".

In fact, it is the problem of the strength of suppressing thieves, for the Mandate of Heaven Army, there is not much difference, once the south of Bashu, the Mandate of Heaven Army will enter the field of vision of the imperial court, after Gao Yingxiang was captured and killed, the Mandate of Heaven Army will definitely become the number one target of the imperial court, Guguan, Xi'an and Hong Chengchou reached a verbal agreement, I am afraid it will also be ancient.

Li Zicheng planned to take advantage of this time to expand his army slightly.

The Song Ministry of Culture is already a soldier of 5,000 households, all of whom are equipped with Xining rifles, and they will be the main force going south, and they will not be able to move for the time being.

The sixth battalion of Ma Youshui stationed in Guguan and the third battalion of Qin Danian stationed in Xi'an will be the focus of the imperial court's attack on the Heavenly Mandate Army, and it will also increase to 5,000 soldiers, all of whom will be equipped with rifles, in addition, howitzers, mountain guns, and gunpowder bags will also be equipped.

When their rifles are equipped, the next step is the Li Ji Department of the Fourth Battalion and the Zhou Bin Department of the Fifth Battalion.

The Xining Firearms Bureau still can't relax.

By the end of the year, the rifles of the third and sixth battalions were in place, but the shooting skills of the new recruits were not yet pure and did not mix with the original soldiers.

Li Zicheng's anger against the Tartars has not completely subsided, but the Tartars are far away in Liaodong, thousands of miles away from Lanzhou, and in the case of no guarantee of supply, the Mandate of Heaven Army does not have the ability to run long-distance, nor does it have the route of the expedition, inside the border wall, is the land of the Ming Dynasty, outside the border wall, now the Manchu Qing dominates the world, and along the way are the Mongols who have submitted to the Manchu Qing.

There is no way, I can only take the Mongols out of anger, who made them the little followers of Huang Taiji?

Li Zicheng gave orders to the Tiger Cavalry and the Wolf Cavalry, asking them to go to the Dragon Capital and Helan Mansion to inspect the strength of the Heavenly Mandate Army and protect the local Han officials, and then go to Wolf Mountain and Xitao to take them away, as for what they are willing to do, it is their business.

However, Li Zicheng warned Gao Yigong and Wang Junzhuo that if the herdsmen of Wolf Mountain and Houtao were willing to submit and promise to pay taxes to the Mandate of Heaven Governor's Office, they would not have to be killed and kept to deal with the Mongols in Monan.

Li Zicheng promised the two that if the local herdsmen were willing to pay taxes, whether it was silver money or cattle and sheep, they would be divided into three parts, and the Mandate of Heaven Governor's Office, the Tiger Cavalry, and the Wolf Cavalry would each have one share.