Chapter 1225: The Soldiers' Chapter

readx; If it is only gold, silver and jewelry, it is not worth Zhu Youzhen to be particularly happy, after all, gold and silver cannot be hungry, and the most serious problem now is the problem of eating. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info But the large amount of grain copied from King Fu's mansion really made Zhu Youzhen overjoyed. According to the confessions of the eunuchs, the officials and soldiers found countless grain pockets from the many secret cellars of the palace, which were neatly stacked and easy to count. It doesn't matter at all, just one Fuwang Mansion has stored nearly 500,000 stone grain!

What is the concept of 500,000 stones? One of all the panting creatures in the Fuwang Mansion is counted as one, and the maximum is five thousand. Even if each person eats two catties of grain a day, one stone can eat for two months. Then these 500,000 stone grains are enough for the Fu Wangfu Mansion to eat for sixteen or seven years! And it is impossible for grain to be stored for such a long time, so the only explanation is that Zhu Changxun hoarded grain, and when the price of grain rose, he could make huge profits.

According to the confession of the steward eunuch, King Fu's grain storage location is not only in the palace, but also in the fields throughout the whole province of Henan, and some are also stored, totaling at least 1.5 million stones. It can be said that Zhu Changxun is not only a vassal king, but also the largest landlord, the largest businessman, and the biggest exploiter in Henan.

When many soldiers saw these mountains of grain, and then thought of the miserable situation of the people they saw all the way south, they were all dissatisfied and angry, and scolded Zhu Changxun for not being a thing. Especially those soldiers who watched Zhu Changxun flee in panic, they didn't dare to say it, but they complained in their hearts that the emperor shouldn't think of family affection and let go of the bane of this fish and flesh people.

At this time, a large number of concerts of the Jingshi were also transferred from the imperial camp to Luoyang. Zhu Youzhen read them one by one, and it turned out that the Jingshi had also received the news of the recovery of Luoyang, and the government and the opposition were excited, especially the Donglin Party, who uncharacteristically praised Zhu Youzhen's personal expedition and success. Zhu Youzhen thought about it and understood, because when the "fight for the country" and "the three major cases" were in place, the Donglin Party supported the crown prince Zhu Changluo and opposed Zhu Changxun's accession to the throne.

In addition to the "hymns", there are also some passages that talk about practice. Among them, Zhu Youzhen, the head of the household department and the military department, looked at it most carefully, and the head of the household department mainly talked about the difficulties of the imperial court's grain and salary, saying that although various measures were implemented in the Beijing division in accordance with the decree and all efforts were made to raise food and wages, due to the severance of the grain routes between the north and the south, and the vicinity of Gyeonggi had just been ravaged by the Jianju, not only could not raise a grain of grain, but also had to consume grain, so at most 100,000 stone of grain could be distributed to the imperial camp, and it would not be possible to get it out if it was killed more.

Zhu Youzhen broke out in a cold sweat, and secretly rejoiced that he was fortunate to have adopted Li Dingguo's strategy and successfully attacked Luoyang, otherwise he would have been consumed to death by Hong Chengchou in the Central Plains. He thought for a while, and used a red pen to criticize the fold: "Jingshi is in trouble with food, and I know it. Raising grain cannot be relaxed for a moment, but the transportation of grain can be postponed, and when it is absolutely necessary, I will urge you to ask for it again. Other military supplies, such as weapons, ammunition, salaries, etc., must not be delayed. Chin this! ”

The twists and turns of the military department made him a mixed bag. On the Liaodong side, since Jianyu withdrew from Guanwai, because of the early arrival of the harsh winter, heavy snow closed the road, and the Eight Banners Army was really scattered and stationed in various parts of Liaodong, and there was no major action. The only major event was that Amin's entire army was annihilated, and after only leading dozens of cavalry back to Guangning, he quarreled with Huang Taiji in court, thinking that Huang Taiji should not leave him and retreat first with a white flag.

In the past, Amin was one of the four major Baylors, and he was older than Huang Taiji, although Huang Taiji ascended to the throne, he was quite respectful to him on the surface. But now it's different, first, Huang Taiji has been proclaimed emperor, second, by imprisoning Mang Gurtai, he has further consolidated his position, and third, Amin has just been wiped out, and the capital to fight with Huang Taiji is gone. And when he was angry, he also collided with Huang Taiji in public, how could Huang Taiji tolerate him.

As a result, Huang Taiji immediately "Long Yan was furious", asked the guards to take down Amin, and convened a meeting of the king's ministers to convict Amin. Amin was arrogant and domineering in the past, and he didn't have much popularity in the clan, even his own brother Zilharang was separated from him, and now that he has lost power, isn't it the wall that everyone pushed?

As a result of the meeting, Amin was given 16 major sins, mainly including: harboring different aspirations and disobeying the orders of the emperor; The battle was ineffective, and the three cities in the Guannai were lost, resulting in the annihilation of the whole army with white flags; During the conquest of Korea, he disobeyed the orders of Taizu Nurhachi, intending to establish himself as king; Relying on his noble status, he bullied the other Seven Banners, snatched the spoils of war, and so on. In the end, the capital crime was drafted, and the emperor Taiji was invited to "holy judgment".

In order to show his "benevolence", Huang Taiji also pretended to change the capital crime to solitary confinement, and was accompanied by Mang Gurtai, who was imprisoned earlier, but Amin's political life was completely over.

Huang Taiji also "issued an edict" to rebuild the white flag, because although the army with the white flag is finished, but the family and property are still there, and the flag owners do not want to take two bites from this piece of fat. And Huang Taiji didn't want anyone to sit big, so he rebuilt the white flag and appointed Du Du as the new flag owner of the white flag. Du Du is the eldest son of Nurhachi's eldest son Chu Ying, and after Chu Ying was executed by Nurhachi, Du Du's life was naturally very difficult. Now that Huang Taiji has re-established him, Chu Ying's clan is naturally grateful to Huang Taiji, and it can also play a role as a check and balance for the ambitious three Dolgon brothers.

On the Mongol side, Lin Dan Khan of the Chahar tribe, who was defeated by the Manchu Eight Banners, now occupies the Hetao region, which was once the territory of the Ordos tribe. Originally, the Chahar tribe was the strongest among the Mongol tribes, and the five tribes of Khalkha, Zalut, Bayut, Uqiyat, and Hongjira were under the direct control of Lin Dan Khan, and the other tribes were afraid of his strength and respected him as the Great Khan of Mongolia. At that time, Lin Dan Khan was also quite arrogant, he was very disgusted with the Ming and Han people, and he also committed many offenses.

But now Lin Dan Khan has become a phoenix in distress, and the Mongolian tribes have also turned their backs and eyed his remnants. Lin Dan Khan was angry and remorseful, he was seriously ill, and when he saw that he was about to die, he didn't know who gave him an idea, saying that it was better to unite the Ming Dynasty against the Manchus. Lin Dan Khan was desperate, so he had to adopt this plan and ordered someone to go to Beijing to report to the table.

However, Lin Dan Khan's tone was still very strong, and he hoped that the Ming Dynasty would recognize his status as the Great Khan of Mongolia, and according to the treatment of Altan in that year, he would be named the king of Shunyi, Altan Khan (Altan Mongolian means sworn brother). And to give him exactly the same benefits as Alta, the most important thing is to reciprocate, and to marry a princess of the Ming Dynasty to him. In exchange, he would send his eldest son, Ezhe, to the court as a hostage, and marry his daughter Zhulanqige to the Ming emperor.

When Zhu Youzhen saw this, his heart suddenly tingled, and the scene of Da Yu'er saying goodbye to himself instantly came to mind...