After sending Wang Zaijin away, Jia Xu said to Lu Yan: "If you really pacify the entire Jiangnan, do you really want to go north and fight a decisive battle with the Ming Dynasty?" ”

"Who knows, let's take it one step at a time. ［”

Lu Yan said with a wry smile.

To be honest, he still likes Daming very much, although it is full of all kinds of shortcomings, but its advantages are also obvious.

For example, many courtiers think that the emperor has done something wrong, and they can directly reprimand the emperor for wrongdoing.

Some courtiers thought that the emperor's decree was wrong, and they could even return the emperor's decree.

This is also unimaginable in later generations, isn't the emperor the most powerful person in a country?

And if you dare not obey the holy decree, is that not beheading?

The Ming Dynasty is so enlightened, and the backward and ignorant Manchu Qing and the Ming Dynasty are not at all the same thing.

The emperors of the Manchu Qing Dynasty vigorously promoted slavery education, and completely regarded the courtiers and people of the whole world as clothed slaves, where there is a trace of humanity at all.

is like Ji Xiaolan, who was talking and laughing with the emperor on TV, it was definitely.

The real Ji Xiaolan is just a rotten Confucian, with a bit of stuttering, Qianlong completely raised him as a minister, and a heavy sentence can scare him out of his mind.

Compared with the Ming Dynasty, which promoted slavery education, the Ming Dynasty was truly open.

By the late Ming Dynasty, there had been the germ of various ideas, such as the Xinxue, which was a collection of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, and the Taizhou School, which was almost detached from Confucianism, and even Huang Zongxi put forward the idea of limiting the power of the monarch.

Although Confucianism still dominates, it is one of the few times when it was open-minded.

Chongzhen, the last emperor of the Ming Dynasty, was a rare emperor who was diligent and thrifty.

In order to revitalize the Ming Dynasty, Chongzhen kept reviewing all kinds of twists and turns day and night, working 14 to 16 hours a day, sleeping only 5 to 6 hours a day, and his diligence made people deceive.

Not to mention the emperor, even ordinary people may not be able to stand such hardship.

And in order to be able to raise enough military funds for Daming as soon as possible, he and the queen are strictly economical, and even his clothes and socks are patched, these patches are given by the queen for free, and no penny is spent, which is such a rare quality for an emperor.

In these respects alone, he is definitely a wise man.

Compared with those kings who died in the country, and even compared with Kangxi and Qianlong, he is many times stronger than those emperors.

But after all, he was incapable of solving the stubborn diseases accumulated in the Ming Dynasty.

However, the internal disasters and famines of the Ming Dynasty made the rebel army indestructible, coupled with the strong Jurchens outside, and the internal and external difficulties, which led to the demise of the Ming Dynasty.

For Chongzhen, Lu Yan has always felt very pity.

To say that Daming perished entirely because of him, it would really be a wrongful act.

If you use two words to summarize why the Ming Dynasty perished, it can only be said to be the reason for the number of qi.

Later generations had a lot of bad feelings towards the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and that was entirely because of the Manchu smear.

In order to establish their own legitimacy and control people's minds, the Manchus constantly promoted the cruelty of **, which is unique in Chinese history.

Just during the Qianlong period that was touted by a certain legacy, there were more than 130 ** cases.

Don't say good things to praise Daming, as long as you reveal a little nostalgia for Daming, it will be full of beheading, and even full of military distribution.

Moreover, for the books and articles praising the Ming Dynasty that were handed down in the Ming Dynasty, the policy of the Manchu Qing was consistent, that is, to burn.

For example, Li Qing's "Nandu Lu", Yang Sichang's "Yang Wen's Weak Collection", and some of Qian Yiqian's works were all burned.

When Qianlong mentioned Li Qing, he even said hatefully: "If he is there, he must be punished and punished, and the constitution and constitution will be used." ”

On the contrary, the books and articles that criticized the Ming Dynasty were collected by the Manchu Qing Dynasty and published and passed on to future generations.

When it comes to Qianlong's private intention to revise history, he bluntly said that the purpose of repairing history is to collect all kinds of immoral records of the Ming Emperor and make them pass on to future generations.

In order to achieve this purpose, the Manchu Qing Dynasty revised the "History of the Ming Dynasty" and the "Siku Quanshu".

In the process of revising these historical books, he did not hesitate to tamper with historical facts.

As the only history book about the Ming Dynasty among the 24 histories, the "History of the Ming Dynasty" is certainly very extensive.

Among them, the "History of the Ming Dynasty" has magnified and even smeared the shortcomings of the emperors of the Ming Dynasty without exception.

They said that the Emperor of the Apocalypse was illiterate, did not care about the government, and only loved to do carpenter work.

The title of the carpenter emperor was given by the Qing people.

Of course, they succeeded, the title of carpenter emperor is really unbelievable, does an emperor really love to do carpenter work?

In today's terms, good things don't go out, and bad things spread thousands of miles.

This matter is very hype-like, just like a celebrity scandal, which makes it difficult to forget when you hear it.

So the Emperor of the Apocalypse has been carrying this black pot for hundreds of years until now.

In fact, as an emperor, how could he not be literate and not manage the government.

There are many records of the Emperor's Imperial Wenhua Hall of the Apocalypse in the records of Xizong, and there are also many examples of handling government affairs.

In December of the first year of the Apocalypse, Ye Xianggao, the first assistant of the cabinet, even said to the Emperor of the Apocalypse: "My emperor is smart and longitudinal, and when the time comes, he can really be described as a diligent and studious master." ”

You must know that Ye Xianggao is the first assistant of the cabinet, and it can even be said that he is a member of the Donglin Party.

You must know that the Donglin Party never likes to pat on the back, if you always pat the emperor's ass, you can't enter the Donglin Party if you want to.

In other words, the Emperor of the Apocalypse is definitely not so illiterate as slandered by the Manchus, and even ignorant of political affairs.

And there is only one record of the Ming people who loved to do carpenter work in the Emperor of the Apocalypse, that is, the "Chronicles of the Middle" written by the eunuch Liu Ruoyu who was imprisoned.

At that time, it was the second year of Chongzhen, and the Donglin Party was on the throne again, which was the opportunity for the so-called Zhongzheng Dynasty in later generations.

For the Emperor of the Apocalypse for allowing Wei Zhongxian to purge their Donglin Party, these Donglin Party members naturally hated it.

In order to get rid of the crime, Liu Ruoyu inevitably followed the intentions of these righteous men and gentlemen, and hacked the Emperor of the Apocalypse.

The facts really didn't mean him, after blackening the Emperor of the Apocalypse, he was really acquitted by these righteous gentlemen.

Since then, it has been spread that the Emperor of the Apocalypse is the Emperor of Carpenters.

Then it was enlarged by the Manchu Qing Dynasty and became the symbol of the Emperor of the Apocalypse.

Therefore, in order to discredit the Ming Dynasty, the Manchus did everything they could.

The emperor of the Ming Dynasty has been hacked from Zhu Yuanzhang to Emperor Tianqi.

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The results of the Battle of Wenzhou soon spread out.

Lü Yan led an army of 100,000 (claimed) to defeat the Ming Dynasty's 250,000 army (claimed), and then the army divided into two routes, all the way to the north, to Hangzhou.

All the way to the south, trying to capture the whole of Fujian.

With the forces of the four provinces almost wiped out, the rebels advanced very quickly.

Along the way, the rebels attacked the city, as if they were in a no-man's land.

It didn't take long for news of the fall of the state capitals to arrive.

These messages shook the entire Ming Dynasty like a super-tremor earthquake.

After knowing the news, I don't know how many people cried, I don't know how many people were panicked and couldn't sleep day and night.

Then pack up his things, take his family with him, and prepare to go north to escape the military disaster.

The courtiers also quickly got the news, and they didn't believe it at first.

After confirmation, all of them were struck by lightning, and some courtiers cried and wiped away tears.

The current Ming Dynasty is definitely the weakest and most confused period, after several battles with the Jurchens, the Ming Dynasty was almost defeated in consecutive battles, and lost almost all the land outside the Guan.

This made Daming's self-confidence extremely frustrated, and many officials even regarded leaving the customs as a ghost road.

Coupled with the fact that the most powerful Guanning Iron Cavalry of the Ming Dynasty has not yet been built, its force is definitely the weakest now.

At this time, Lu Yan stabbed Da Ming again, this knife definitely made Da Ming feel painful and painful.

Many of the courtiers looked incredulous.

What the hell is going on here?

Why did the imperial court lose again?

If you can't defeat the Jurchens, you can't even defeat the rebels!

Although they have all kinds of unwillingness in their hearts, the truth always has to be faced.

In order to deal with this rebel army, which was a headache for the imperial court, the court once again quarreled fiercely.

If you can't beat it, you will be appeased, which is the consistent policy of the imperial court.

However, Lu Yan's conditions were too harsh, and no Wenchen dared to instigate the Emperor of the Apocalypse to agree to this harsh request.

In case the emperor repents one day in the future, this courtier will definitely be unlucky, killing his head and stealing his family is a trivial matter, and if he doesn't do it well, he will leave a stench for 10,000 years.

For such a thing as reputation, these courtiers are still very concerned.

But if you fight, what if you lose again.

Daming has fought so many defeats, but he really can't afford to lose.

If you lose again, the hearts of the people will be scattered.

And how many troops and horses must be transferred to eliminate Lu Yan's rebel army.

Lu Yan had wiped out nearly 180,000 soldiers and horses in the imperial court.

If you want to transfer 180,000 soldiers and horses, it is estimated that at least four provinces will be needed.

Now that the Ming Dynasty is in a difficult situation at home and abroad, if it really transfers troops, it can only transfer troops from Jiangxi, Huguang, Guizhou and the north, and if you want to transfer these troops to Zhejiang and Fujian, the cost along the way alone is a big deal.

And those dead centaurs also need to be replenished, otherwise there will be no peace in the place.

The thought of the equipment and money needed made many courtiers feel numb in their scalps.

The gap in the middle is just too big.

So some courtiers proposed to negotiate with Lu Yan, his conditions were unacceptable, but they could try to get him to lower their conditions.

Among them, up to the Zhejiang Party, Lu Yan's army is attacking the city all the way to the north, and the most anxious is of course the Zhejiang Party.

Now the imperial court has no intention of agreeing to Lu Yan's conditions, if the troops are transferred to encircle and suppress, when the army arrives, the daylily will be cold.

As a member of the Zhejiang Party, their roots are in Zhejiang.

If Zhejiang is occupied by the rebels, not to mention that their foundation is gone, even a family will fall into the hands of the rebels.

The Chu Party and the Qi Party, as allies of the Zhejiang Party, will at least not oppose it.

The Donglin Party was also silent about the appeasement, neither opposing nor supporting.

They are located in Donglin Academy, the base camp of Wuxi, which is very close to Zhejiang.

Looking at the momentum of the rebels' all-conquering attack, it was a matter of time before they hit Wuxi, and they didn't want Wuxi to suffer from the disaster of swords.

Those Qiu Ba won't reason with you, and you just don't have the expectations of the public.

Xiucai met the soldiers, and it was not an empty word to be unreasonable.

With a click of a knife, even the Donglin Party has to fall to the ground.

The Donglin Party is very clear about this.

Among them, the most fierce opposition is the eunuch party.

The reason why Lu Yan raised the army was the Qing Jun's side, which required Wei Zhongxian's head to be cut off.

For this kind of person who wants to kill himself, Wei Zhongxian must of course put him to death before he can rest.

And if he appeases him, what if Lu Yan proposes to cut off his head, and those courtiers agree to it.

Those courtiers, especially the Donglin Party, have long looked at him unpleasantly.

During the war, the Donglin Party did not let those imperial historians fall into the well and find him unlucky.

If it weren't for the fact that he Wei Zhongxian was still deeply favored, and he had found a strong ally of the Hakka clan, he might have been cleaned up by these Donglin parties a long time ago.

Therefore, Wei Zhongxian was very dissatisfied with these Donglin Party, he had always wanted to be friends with the Donglin Party, so he gave gifts to the Donglin Party.

In his opinion, the Donglin Party can be friends with Wang An, the personal eunuch of Emperor Zhu Changluo of Taichang, and should be able to be friends with him.

But the reaction of those Donglin Party completely disappointed him, especially one of the three giants of the Donglin Party, **Xing, who did not give him face at all.

Throw the gift he gave him out of the door again and again, and let him do his own thing.

If it weren't for Lu Yan's current enemy, maybe he would have started a war with these Donglin parties a long time ago.

Although there was a lot of noise in the court, it was only a few pawns who quarreled, and they didn't plan to see the bayonet red.

Those court bigwigs either looked indifferent, or their faces were melancholy, or their eyes were red with resentment, waiting for the right time to join the battlefield.

Seeing that those officials were really noisy, Wang Yingjiao, the head of the household, couldn't help frowning, and then walked out.

"Enlightened Saint, it is almost time to harvest the autumn grain. If the fight continues, even if the south receives the autumn grain, it will not be able to escort Shangjing on time. At that time, the border army will not be able to pay food, and I am afraid that there will be a mutiny, so please make plans as soon as possible. ”

Hearing this, the courtiers who were arguing stopped for a moment.

A large number of troops were stationed in the nine border cantonments, and the north alone could simply meet such a huge demand for food and salary.

In addition, not to mention those border troops, even the food needs of the Beijing division are inseparable from the south, and the grain from the south needs to be transported to the capital through the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.

But looking at the momentum of the rebel army in the south, I am afraid that it will not be long before it will reach Hangzhou, coupled with the war in the south.

When the time comes, how will the grain be escorted into Beijing?

These rations cannot be escorted into Beijing, not to mention those border troops, I am afraid that these courtiers will have to drink the northwest wind.

At that time, the Emperor of the Apocalypse will definitely exchange a large amount of money for treasure money, and then let them take the treasure money and drink the northwest wind.

Thinking of this, many courtiers had very ugly faces.

Rice is expensive in the capital, and it is not easy to live in.

"Qi Qi Sheng, after learning that the Wenzhou army was defeated, now the price of grain in the capital has risen three times a day. Grain prices have also risen to at least four times their usual levels, and many grain stores have begun to cover grain and refuse to sell it. The people can hardly buy food, and I hope that the saint will solve this matter as soon as possible, otherwise there will be a riot in the capital because of this, and I am afraid that it will be too late to regret it. ”

At this time, an imperial historian of the Zhejiang Party came out and preached.

"Aren't they just profiteers? Find out and behead them all, and I don't believe that anyone dares not to sell food. ”

One of Wei Zhongxian's minions immediately stood up and said with his teeth and claws.

Some courtiers looked at this Wei Zhongxian's subordinate with strange eyes.

Do you really think that the background of those grain merchants is simple?

Behind these grain merchants, which one of them is not the nobles of the Jingshi, otherwise you think the grain store in the capital is easy to open.

If you want to pull out the owners of those grain stores and kill them, aren't you going to slap those nobles in the face?

Sure enough, soon several nobles of the imperial court stood up, scolded that person, and then impassionedly appeased.

Seeing this, Wei Zhongxian's face became more and more ugly, he was really a pig teammate.

His eyes were bloodshot, and after learning that Wenzhou was defeated, he had not been able to sleep well for several days.

For fear that the emperor would cut off his head, he gave it to Lu Yan.

Now at such a critical juncture, so many courtiers dared to go against him, which made him feel extremely embarrassed.

He quietly looked at the courtiers who had opposed him, and at the same time made a note of their appearances, and swore that sooner or later he would make them look good.

At this moment, a little eunuch walked in with two copies of the recital, almost crawling in with a roll.

"Your Majesty, Shandong and Hangzhou's eight hundred miles of urgent report. Shandong Wenxiang Sect bewitched the people and launched a rebellion. In addition, Lu Yan forcibly recruited a large number of merchant ships, went north along the coast, and then landed in the area of Hangzhou Bay, and then mobilized a large number of artillery to attack Hangzhou, and the city of Hangzhou was in danger. Su Mao, the governor of Zhejiang, sent people to 800 miles to urgently deliver the distress documents. ”

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