On September 22, the 11th year of Chongzhen, the Gyeonggi military disaster resurged! The Qing army gathered 100,000 troops and entered Gyeonggi again. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The people of Gyeonggi will suffer another military disaster in which their families are ruined and people are killed.

The Qing army was divided into two routes: with Dolgon, the prince of Rui, as the general under order, the left wing soldiers, and Belle Haug and Abatai as the deputy generals; Belle Yueto is the general of Yangwu, the commander of the right wing soldiers, and Beledudu is the deputy general. The two Qing armies parted ways and crossed the Great Wall from Qiangziling and Qingshankou to Gyeonggi.

Wu Aheng, the governor of Ming Jiliao, and Lu Zongwen, the commander-in-chief, were defeated and died. Wu Guojun, the chief soldier, and Zheng Xizhao, the eunuch of the supervising army, fled. The Qing army then drove straight into the army, and the soldiers were stationed in Niulan Mountain, Shunyi County, on the outskirts of Beijing.

When Zhu Youzhen, the son of heaven, received the news, he was extremely shocked and ordered martial law in Beijing. Subsequently, Zhu Youzhen issued another edict to announce that the governor Lu Xiangsheng and the general soldiers Yang Guozhu, Wang Pu, Hu Dawei and the general army led the troops into the guard.

On 25 September, Zhu Youzhen summoned Yang Sichang, a scholar of Dongge University, to discuss the situation at the Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Youzhen trusts Yang Sichang very much, and it can be said that he is relying on the city.

Last year, Yang Sichang proposed the strategy of exterminating thieves in four squares, six corners and ten sides, and now it has achieved results. In August last year, Xiong Wencan led Li Zhi to defeat the coalition of six thieves, beheaded nearly 40,000 people, and ambushed the corpses for ten miles. In March, Governor Hong Chengchou ordered Cao Bianjiao and He Renlong to lead troops to defeat Li Zicheng in Taozhou, and Li Zicheng led the remnants of the army to flee into the mountains, lurking and not daring to come out. At the beginning of April, Xiong Wencan led Zuo Liangyu and Huang Degong to defeat Luo Rucai again. In mid-April, Zhang Xianzhong, who had been defeated by Xiong Wencan several times, asked Chen Hongfan, the general soldier, to intercede with Xiong Wencan, seeking a way out, and surrendered in Gu County.

Yang Sichang served as the secretary of the military department for one year, and although he increased the land endowment and increased the burden on the peasants, he also dealt a heavy blow to the thieves and made the situation of the thieves very good. Zhu Youzhen is very satisfied with his own vision of employing people, and he relies more on Yang Sichang. In June, Zhu Youzhen promoted Yang Sichang to the secretary of the Ministry of Rites and a scholar of Dongge University, and joined the aircraft service, but was still in charge of the military department.

Yang Sichang heard Zhu Youzhen's call, hurried to the outside of the imperial city, and trotted all the way into the Qianqing Palace. Entering the Qianqing Palace, as soon as he saw Zhu Youzhen, he bowed to the ground and shouted: "Yang Sichang greets the saint!" ”

Zhu Youzhen said: "Yang Qing, please get up!" Throne! ”

Only then did Yang Sichang stand up respectfully and sit on the chair that the eunuch had moved with half of his buttocks. He leaned forward, looking like he was listening to the Son of Heaven at any time.

His posture makes Zhu Youzhen very comfortable, this Yang Sichang is different from other civil officials. Not only is he capable of doing things, but he is also loyal, and he is a talent worthy of great use.

In the early years of Chongzhen, Zhu Youzhen used Yang He, Yang Sichang's father, Yang He was the main one to appease the thieves, but the thieves rebelled from time to time, and finally Yang He was confiscated and garrisoned. Unexpectedly, a few years later, Zhu Youzhen found that Yang He's son Yang Sichang was talented, and his talent was enough to calm the world.

At this time, the Qing army entered the customs, the situation was dangerous, and Zhu Youzhen was no longer polite to Yang Sichang, so he came up and asked: "Now that Dongnu has entered the border again, what does Yang Qing think should be?" ”

Yang Sichang looked at the face of the Son of Heaven and said respectfully: "The minister thinks that the trouble of thieves now is like a stubborn disease in the heart. The scourge of the Eastern slaves, such as the emergency occurred in the shoulder and arm. Although the shoulder and arm are important, the disaster of the heart is even more terrible, and if it is not cured for a day, there is a risk that the qi and blood will dry up and run out! ”

Zhu Youzhen asked, "What does Yang Qing mean?" ”

Yang Sichang looked at the Son of Heaven and said: "If you go outside, you must first settle inside, and the minister proposes to make peace with Dongnu first, and after annihilating the thieves, he will come back to deal with Dongnu." ”

Hearing Yang Sichang's words, Zhu Youzhen was stunned and fell into a deep groan for a while.

Seeing that the Son of Heaven was silent, the eunuch who was standing on the side sneaked up and said, "Emperor, now I am fighting on two fronts inside and outside the Ming Dynasty, and my troops are overstretched. As soon as the thieves were beaten, Dongnu came again. As soon as the slaves were forced back, the thieves rose up again. Now the plan, only by negotiating peace with Dongnu first and exterminating the thieves first, can we draw back the troops and defeat Dongnu in turn. ”

Zhu Youzhen looked at Gao Qiqian, but he didn't expect this minister to also propose a proposal.

However, it is extremely difficult to negotiate with Dongnu internally and externally.

In the Ming Dynasty, negotiating peace with foreign enemies has always been a morally unpassable policy. Since Chengzu, the Ming Dynasty guarded the country with the Son of Heaven, and directly placed the national capital in the place of Yan and Zhao's hundred battles, and there has never been a national policy of saying money to Hu Lu. If Zhu Youzhen is ready to negotiate peace with the Manchu Qing Dynasty, can it be said that Zhu Youzhen will first have to face the attack of hundreds of officials in the DPRK and China.

In the early years of Chongzhen, Yuan Chonghuan privately negotiated with Dongnu and beheaded Mao Wenlong, and was finally executed by Zhu Youzhen Lingchi. Since Zhu Youzhen has put on a posture of fighting Dongnu to the death, how can he turn his head and negotiate peace now?

But if the peace negotiation is successful, the harvest is too great.

Zhu Youzhen couldn't help but think: If the peace talks are successful, what will the current situation become? The imperial court can concentrate on exterminating the thieves, and there is no need to deploy heavy troops in Jiliao Xuanda to guard against the Qing army. It only takes a year for the elite soldiers of the Nine Sides to kill the remaining thieves.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youzhen pursed his lips, somewhat attracted by the prospect of success and discussion.

However, to negotiate peace with Dongnu, Dongnu has to agree. It is not known what conditions Tonu will propose. If he proposes to negotiate peace and the conditions proposed by Dongnu are too harsh, then the hundred officials of the court and the central government will definitely directly attack him, the son of heaven.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youzhen glanced at Yang Sichang.

It is better to hand over the matter of negotiation and negotiation to Yang Sichang to do it privately. If it is done, you can commend Yang Sichang afterwards. If you do something wrong, the responsibility is all on Yang Sichang, and the officials will not attack themselves.

Zhu Youzhen took a breath and did not speak.

Yang Sichang asked, "Holy Lord?" How is it? ”

Zhu Youzhen glanced at Yang Sichang and said lightly: "I can't tell!" ”

Yang Sichang was stunned, and asked again: "Holy Lord, can you negotiate peace?" ”

Zhu Youzhen replied vaguely again: "I can't tell!" ”

Yang Sichang didn't dare to ask again. He was an extremely intelligent man, and after a moment of silence, he immediately understood what the Son of Heaven meant. The meaning of the Son of Heaven is to let himself operate in private, and only report to him when he is done.

Yang Sichang stood up and said loudly: "The minister understands, the minister retires!" ”

In Zhu Youzhen's satisfied gaze, Yang Sichang withdrew from the Qianqing Palace.

After sending Yang Sichang away, Zhu Youzhen looked at the plaque of "Respecting Heaven and Ancestor" on the Qianqing Palace and sighed. This Ming Dynasty is really not easy to do. The so-called reverence for heaven and ancestors, I don't know if the ancestors and ancestors have also encountered such unspeakable things as peace talks? When encountering such a predicament of oneself, how will the ancestors and ancestors deal with it?

However, Zhu Youzhen quickly thought of Tianjin, and proudly knocked on the imperial case with his hand - I, Zhu Youzhen, still have a trump card.

"Wang Chengen!"

Wang Chengen trotted up and said, "The slave is here!" ”

"Li Zhi's troops and horses have been repaired long enough!" Zhu Youzhen said loudly: "Pass the decree and let Fanjiazhuang General Li Zhi lead his troops into the guard and come to the capital to King Qin!" Belong to the Ministry of War, Shangshu Lu Xiangsheng and obey orders! (To be continued.) )