Chapter 100: The New Strategy of the Imperial Court

Chen Xinjia's brain was about to cramp, and he finally came up with a solution that was not a solution.

"Your Majesty, Zhao Kang in the northwest, although this person is both civil and military, but he is lustful, and he is not openly rebellious, in Shaanxi can be said to be deeply popular, supporting the army and self-respect only because of the last meritorious service was not rewarded, as long as His Majesty made a holy decree to crown Zhao Kang as Yulin Bo, the governor of northern Shaanxi and Mongolian military affairs, then Zhao Kang will be stable. At this time, he was ordered to lead his troops from Ulanqab to the east, go straight to the hinterland of the pseudo-Qing Dynasty, and surround Wei to save Zhao, then the siege of Songshan can be solved, and Hong Chengchou and Zu Dashou are worry-free.

At the same time, Fu Zonglong, the governor of the three sides, led the armies of Shaanxi and Sichuan provinces to the east of Tongguan, and ordered Yang Wenyue, the governor of Baoding, to lead his elite troops to the south, and cooperated with Ding Qirui to attack Zhang and Li on three sides.

As for Li Qingshan in Shandong, although he learned from the Song River to occupy Liangshan and intercepted Caoyun, but it was surrounded by soldiers and horses from various towns, and Li Qingshan always imagined that the court would one day be able to recruit him, this kind of person would not be able to become a climate, as long as Zhang Guowei, the governor of Jiangnan, led Liu Zeqing, Liu Yuanbin, Huang Degong, and Yang Yufan to besiege the four towns in all directions, and it would not take long to calm down. As long as the three-way army wins, from now on, the Ming Dynasty will be worry-free! ”

Of course, not all the princes in the court are stupid pens, and those who can pass the eight-share exam and stand above the court, even if they are mediocre like Zhang Sizhi, are definitely high-IQ people with an IQ value of more than 130. Everyone understands that this is Chen Xinjia coaxing Emperor Chongzhen as a pig in a hurry.

Zhao Kang, the governor of Yansui, has already run northern Shaanxi and southern Mongolia like an iron bucket, and there is no leakage, for him there is no difference between the governor and the governor, just a false title of "Yulin Bo", will he really send all his elites to fight the Manchus? And the main forces of the Eighth Route Army under his command are all scattered all over northern Shaanxi, not to mention whether he will obey orders to attack the hinterland of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and not to mention whether he can defeat the Eight Banners Army, just to gather the army I am afraid that it will have to wait for two months, plus the distance from Yulin to Shenyang is more than 2000 miles, and when Zhao Kang arrives in Liaodong, I am afraid that Hong Chengchou's ancestor will die a hundred times.

As for letting Fu Zonglong, Yang Wenyue, and Ding Qirui encircle and suppress Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng, it will be even more of a big joke.

It sounds like a superintendent plus two governors are quite lofty, but I don't want to think about it, even if Fu Zonglong gathers troops from Sichuan and Shaanxi provinces, his strength will never exceed 20,000. After all, it is impossible for Qin Liangyu, the chief soldier of Sichuan, to pull all the people under the command of Fu Zonglong, and the only one he can command is He Renlong, the chief soldier of Xi'an. Although Ding Qirui has Zuo Liangyu, Fang Guoan and other departments under his command, even if he only deals with Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai, it is enough to choke, not to mention the more powerful Li Zicheng. Yang Wenyue is purely playing soy sauce, and there is only one Hu Dawei under his command, where do you dare to touch Li Zicheng's Hu Wei?

Since Li Zicheng broke through Luoyang, he has asked for money and grain, and he has gathered nearly 200,000 troops in a short period of time, and this number is still rising steadily. The number alone is enough to crush the officers and soldiers of the three routes, and who will be wiped out in the end, no matter how you look at it, the chances of the officers and soldiers are much greater.

But Emperor Chongzhen eats this set! And never a long memory. At that time, he could believe in the nonsense of Yuan Chonghuan and Yuan Dadu's so-called "five years of Pingliao", not to mention Chen Xinjia's strategy that "sounds like a very high success rate".

As for the princes of the court and the central government, although their hearts are like mirrors, no one dares to say it. Everyone understands the truth that "disaster comes from the mouth". Isn't Sun Chuanting a very good list, just because there are too many truths, and now he is still locked up in prison to gnaw at his nest! Our Emperor Chongzhen never likes others to say those "alarmist" words. It is estimated that as long as anyone in the court dares to say that Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng have been annihilated in two years, it is estimated that they will become the first assistant of the cabinet the next day. But with Yang Sichang's previous car, this kind of words, no one dared to say the high-IQ princes present.

Chen Xinjia's words swept away the anger in Emperor Chongzhen's heart, and he immediately issued an order: "Spread my will, Zhao Kang, the former imperial envoy of Zuo Yi and the governor of Yansui, will lead the title of secretary of the military department from now on, the governor of Mongolian military affairs, and the post of governor of Yansui, and give him the title of Yulin Bo." In addition, the eunuch Wang Jixiang was sent as the supervisor of the army, urging him to send troops to attack the rear of Jianyu. Ordered Fu Zonglong, the governor of the three sides, to immediately lead the troops of Shaanxi and Sichuan under his command to go east to Tongguan to exterminate the rebels. Ordered Yang Wenyue, the governor of Baoding, to lead his troops south and join Fu Zonglong to suppress the thieves. Both of them obeyed the command of the superintendent Ding Qirui. ”

Chen Xinjia secretly wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, and thought: Today's pass has finally fooled the emperor.

Hurriedly bowed down and said: "Weichen respectfully obeys the emperor's decree!" Long live my emperor, long live, long live! ”

Let go of Chen Xinjia, the inaction of Zhang Sizhi, the first assistant of the cabinet, made Chongzhen unbearable, and in the entire early dynasty, Zhang Sizhi still did not say a word, and this attitude strengthened the determination to replace the first assistant of the cabinet. When he retreated, Chongzhen hated Zhang Sizhi even more. However, Zhang Sizhi, who had already trained his face to the point of invulnerability, still stood straight and did not say a word.

After retiring from the dynasty, Chongzhen asked Wang Chengen, who was waiting on the side, "When will Zhou Yanru enter Beijing?" ”

Wang Chengen said: "At present, Lord Zhou should have set off from Yicheng, and it is estimated that he will arrive in Beijing City soon. ”

Chongzhen instructed: "After Zhou Yanru entered Beijing, he immediately arranged for him to come to see me. That Zhang Sizhi, for a few months, has not offered me a strategy, just like a clay sculpture and paper paste, what use do I want him to do with this kind of person? I'm really. ”

Wang Chengen hurriedly comforted: "Your Majesty is angry, presumably after Lord Zhou Yanru and Zhou enter Beijing, with his talent and ability, he will definitely be able to share the emperor's worries." Wang Chengen didn't even believe what he said, but when he saw Chongzhen's gray hair that had turned gray because he was worried about state affairs and used his brain too much, this loyal old eunuch felt unbearable, and his tears couldn't stop flowing down: What kind of sin has the emperor created? Can't those thieves, Tartars, and corrupt officials understand even a little bit of the emperor's suffering? Has anyone ever seen such a diligent emperor? Has anyone ever seen such a frugal emperor?

But he didn't know that being a good emperor didn't seem to have anything to do with whether he was diligent and thrifty.

Listening to Wang Chengen's words, Chongzhen sighed, although he didn't have much hope for Zhou Yanru, but he still said to himself: "I hope so......"