Chapter Ninety-Seven: Thunder on the Ground

"Grandpa?" Cao Huachun, who was lying on the ground and asking for peace, didn't get a response for a long time, so he couldn't help but ask again with some doubts.

"Oh" Emperor Chongzhen, who was deep in thought, raised his head from the imperial case: "Get up." ”

Cao Huachun got up and waved his hand around, and those eunuchs and palace maids understood and retreated.

"Grandpa Huang really decided to let the regimental training battalion garrison the Beijing Division?" Cao Huachun asked softly

Emperor Chongzhen nodded disapprovingly: "This regimental training battalion has outstanding combat effectiveness, and the slave chieftains who are stationed in Changping do not dare to attack, I plan to transfer the regimental training battalion to the Beijing camp, the Beijing camp has more than 100,000 soldiers, but only 12 out of 100 can be compared to the actual battle, and I heard that in addition to empty salaries, most of the Beijing camp are old, weak, sick and disabled, what is the use of such a Beijing camp?" ”

Cao Huachun felt a chill in his heart, and said in a trembling voice: "Grandpa Huang, the slave and maid should die, and the slave and maid dare not deceive the imperial grandfather. The impostor, there is no one, the generals and the relatives, the temple, the strong and powerful to choose the strong with the head, the slave and the maid have also had the heart of rectification, but the relationship is intertwined, the slave and the maid ......"

Emperor Chongzhen stood up suddenly, his face was full of displeasure, and he thought about it and said to Cao Huachun: "It is too short to order you to supervise the Jingying Rongzheng, and I can't blame you, hmph, back then, Li Banghua just made everyone impeached one after another with a little rectification, you get up"

Cao Huachun saw that the strategy of retreating was effective, so he got up honestly and said: "However, Yang Bo has asked for the regimental training camp to be transferred back, and now Liaonan is trapped. At this time, I am only afraid of ......"

Emperor Chongzhen said disdainfully: "Just give an order to praise him, just say that the area around Gyeonggi after the Tatar slaves swept south is empty, right." Denglai Supervisor Zong Yuanfang is still in Changping? Let him bring the regimental training camp here, and I want to see him."

Cao Huachun was full of jealousy, thought for a while, and said: "The fierce battle in southern Liaoning is in full swing, if Lushun has no supervising army, I am afraid that it will be inappropriate?" ”

Emperor Chongzhen didn't think about the meaning of Cao Huachun's words, and objected to Cao Huachun's loyalty: "It's okay, then let Zong Yuanfang return to Lushun quickly, do you have a suitable candidate to lead the regiment to practice the camp?" ”

Cao Huachun thought for a while: "The slave maid thinks that Ni Pet, the deputy general of the Beijing camp, is available. ”

Emperor Chongzhen nodded: "That's good." Let Ni pet be a good student to appease the generals of the regimental training camp, if there are family members in Lushun, I can also ask Yang Bo to send all of them to reunite. ”

Cao Huachun was thinking about the gains and losses. After a while, he was silent and said, "Grandpa Huang, will you be too anxious?" ”

Chongzhen's eyes were blazing, and he looked at Cao Huachun and said, "Cao Daban, now the court is heavy inside and outside. Jingying is rotten. How can you deter this proud soldier of the Manchu Dynasty? ”

Cao Huachun was silent, and Emperor Chongzhen said again: "Lushun has 7,000 soldiers in the slave chieftain to besiege the downstream with the power of the Eight Banners, how many soldiers are there in this Lushun?" I am worried every day, I am afraid that Yang Bo will follow in the footsteps of the ancestor of his life, this person runs Lushun like an iron bucket, and most of the people he uses are confidants, and the court can not easily move him, today is just a temptation. If Yang Bo is even the slightest rebellious, I will take this opportunity to get rid of this person. ”

Cao Huachun hesitated and said: "The slave and maid watch Lushun's achievements today, all of them are related to Yang Bo alone, why not ask for an assassin, or kill Yang Bo and the city, it is easy." ”

Emperor Chongzhen shook his head: "I heard that Yang Bo's family is 6,000, how can a mere assassin get close?" In case the matter is exposed and not beautiful, this matter will not be mentioned again"

Cao Huachun didn't dare to say more, so he changed the topic and said: "I heard that most of the generals used in the regimental training camp were single-handedly promoted by Yang Bo, these people don't know the details, and the emperor's grandfather has the heart to use it, but he has to be cautious in using it." ”

Emperor Chongzhen's face was cold, and he said: "If there are people with two hearts, you can make Ni Pet act cheaply!" ”

Out of the palace gate, Cao Huachun let the little eunuch behind him follow from afar, and he paced in front alone and pondered, Emperor Chongzhen wanted to recruit the Lushun regiment to train the battalion in Beijing, and he actually didn't get any news in advance for such a big thing, which made him a little trance, Emperor Chongzhen's mind was very clear, the Ming Dynasty was not like the Tang Dynasty's Jiedu envoy, and the system of guarding against military generals was irreproachable, but now Yang Bo was in southern Liaoning, and this road was transformed into a foreign land, plus the power to compete with the slave chieftain Eight Banners, which could not help but make Emperor Chongzhen afraid, But who gave Emperor Chongzhen such a short-sighted strategy? Yang Bo is still in the confrontation with Huang Taiji, what will the world think of the black hand behind his back at this time? What's more, this appearance is too ugly, even Cao Huachun thinks it's inappropriate, Emperor Chongzhen doesn't seem to take it into account, maybe he thinks about it but doesn't care?

Thinking of this, Cao Huachun beckoned to a eunuch behind him, and whispered: "Ask the little prince to ask, see what places have been presented in the past few days, especially related to Lushun?" ”

The eunuch nodded, Cao Huachun pondered for a moment and said, "Arrange it, our family will meet with Shoufu in the next few days." ”

Seeing that the eunuch turned around and wanted to leave, Cao Huachun, who was about to get into the carriage, suddenly sighed and said, "Forget it, there is no need to arrange it......"

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On November 6th, there was not much news about the Yangguan Fort that was besieged for half a month, although the imperial history gave the impeachment of Liao Zhenzu Dashou jumping up and down in the middle of the matter, but Liao Zhen quietly did not react, there was no plan to send troops at all, the court still remembered the battle of the Daling River, there were no soldiers in southern Liaoning, and Liu Zeqing of Shandong and Tianjin Sailors were also a trick a day, anyway, it was a delay, seeing that Yangguan Fort would be a copy of the Daling River, for a time the people of the Beijing Division were panicked, I'm afraid that this time, Yang Bo's department, the only one in the Ming Dynasty who can compete with the Tartars, will end up in the annihilation of the entire army.

On 8 November, in this panicked atmosphere, an earth-shattering news suddenly came: a rebellion broke out in the training camp of the Lushun Regiment stationed in Changping! This news spread faster than the sentinel cavalry in the Gyeonggi area, and for a time the whole court turned their attention from Liukou, Yangguanbao and other places to Changping, but no one knew how this happened, Yang Bo's department was fighting against the Eight Banners, how to join the regimental training camp in Gyeonggi to rebel?

Wen Tiren closed his door to illness, Zhang Fengyi of the military department cried and mourned, and was silent in the court meeting, and two days later, the Manchu Dynasty civil and military learned some vague information, and Ni Chongshang, the deputy general of the Beijing camp, said. The regimental training battalion and military discipline are corrupted, and the houses are burned, which is the rape of women. The people of Changping had many complaints, and Ni Pet was ordered to rectify it, and he didn't want to disrespect Yunyun for the regimental training camp.

Ni Pet played a sparse one, the whole dynasty was in an uproar, and everyone was shocked, and there were many rumors that the military discipline of the battalions in Lushun was strict, and there was no robbery of the people. When everyone thought that Ni Chong was the deputy general of the Beijing camp, except for Cao Huachun, the eunuch who was a close confidant of Emperor Chongzhen, who else could move Ni Chong? People with fast brains can't get sick when they think of Wen Tiren. I immediately understood what was going on.

Emperor Chongzhen was furious and was about to discuss with everyone how to deal with it, but Ni Chong's second letter came again, saying that he was about to move when he saw the regimental training camp. In order to deter the group, he has beheaded President Qianzheng Sanxing on the spot to show the public. Ni Chong Shangshu said that he was leading the Shenshu and Shenji Battalion to suppress and agitate the soldiers, and impeached the prison army Zong Yuanfang for being incompetent and leading the troops.

The Manchu Dynasty civil and military began to feel that something was wrong, this book has no real evidence at all, the whole article is heard, reported, etc., the only thing that can be called evidence is that Ni Pet said that the thousand Zheng San Province was unruly, and after Ni Pet asked for the holy decree, he actually disobeyed the order. refused to hand over the military power, but this was all Ni Pet's own words. There is no proof of death, and it is not surprising to kill a few regimental training battalion generals, but the regimental training battalion is a soldier and horse who has entered Gyeonggi, and there is no merit and hard work during the garrison in Changping. Besides, what to do with Yang Bo behind the regimental training camp? This is the crux of the matter, no wonder Wen Tiren and others, who single-handedly promoted Yang Bo, came out of their illness in order to avoid suspicion.

Emperor Chongzhen tried his best to suppress his anger and said to everyone: "Ladies and gentlemen, how to deal with this matter?" ”

Several Shangshu looked at each other, not only did they not encounter such a situation in their political careers, but this kind of thing did not happen in the Ming Dynasty, He Wuyu, who was hanging his eyelids, suddenly opened his eyes and said: "There are many doubts in this matter, and it is necessary to recruit Ni Pet to inquire carefully, the regimental training camp entered Changping, so that the slave chieftains did not dare to attack, if this matter is handled a little poorly, I am afraid that the hearts of the people in the world will be ......."

Emperor Chongzhen's face was a little tired, he heard the meaning of He Wuyu's words, Ni Pet acted hastily, and the evidence mentioned was not enough to block the mouth of the world, since he had turned his face, it was necessary to sit on the evidence, so that others could not overturn the case, especially Lushun Yang Bo. Thinking of Ni Chong's stupidity, Emperor Chongzhen felt a sense of powerlessness in his heart, even if you detain all the generals of the regimental training camp first, so that you don't die to learn the story of Zhou Yafu's breaking into the willow camp? killed Yang Bo's henchmen, and these imperial courts had no room for slow turn.

Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen nodded and said: "The elder of the pavilion is the old man's words to seek the country, but the regimental training camp is sloppy and the place is in trouble, how to deal with this matter?" ”

Emperor Chongzhen said it so thoroughly, everyone naturally understood it, and at that moment the Hou Shangshu of the household department came out and said: "Your Majesty, the regimental training camp is led by Yang Bo's henchmen, Yang Bo is so bold and reckless, the imperial court can issue a strict punishment to show warning, so that Ni Chong can lead the Beijing camp to quell the Changping riots, deter the rebels, and confiscate weapons to discuss the crime." ”

Xie Sheng, the secretary of the ministry, interrupted his words with a sneer: "The minister has also heard a lot, the soldiers of Lushun have always been strict in military discipline, and they have never committed adultery and crime, Your Majesty listens to the villain's words, Yang Bo's department is fighting a bloody battle with the Tartar slaves, if it is dealt with in vain, won't it make the people of the world cold?" The minister thought that he could send a number of famous imperial historians to Changping to inspect, and the two sides would be able to come to light. ”

Emperor Chongzhen was a little embarrassed, how could he not know what had happened in his heart? But if there is no hat to loot the place, the purpose of his order to rectify will be in broad light, no matter how loyal Yang Bo is, he is afraid that he will immediately rebel, so He Wuyu is still reasonable, this hat must be deducted no matter what, and there must be no possibility of overturning the case.

Emperor Chongzhen nodded: "Xie Qing is reasonable, so let's ask the elder to run for Qin Messenger in person, whether it is the regimental training camp and the plundering of the army, or Ni Pet's lies and bullying the king, I will not spare it." ”

He Wuqi bowed down to receive the order, at this moment, the third letter of the Beijing camp arrived again, but this time it was not Ni Chong's urgent report, but the urgency of the Shenji Battalion's Chinese army guerrilla Zeng Pu, saying that the regimental training battalion was enthusiastic after losing the thousand general Zheng San Province, and under the instigation of the rebel generals Liu Chuanfang, Wu Zhongcun, Bai Siwen, etc., they designed to ambush and kill the deputy general of the Beijing camp, Ni Chong, the commander, the commander, the minister, the minister, the card, and dozens of other people, the rebels snatched back the corpse of Zheng San Province, and after closing the gate of Changping, the Shenshu camp was not prepared, and surrounded and annihilated the Shenshu camp in one fell swoop. The corpses in the whole Changping city are all over the place, the blood is flowing three feet, the Shenji battalion will see that the situation is not good, retreat to the Changping General Soldier's Office, the rebels are currently searching in the city one by one, and kill the soldiers in Beijing when they see it, the Shenji battalion is in addition to more than 300 battalions of soldiers in the hard support, most of the rest were killed, the situation is extremely critical, Zeng Pu cried bitterly in the emergency report, please send troops to suppress it as soon as possible, otherwise the Shenji battalion will be killed!

Hearing the news, Emperor Chongzhen was struck by lightning and collapsed weakly on the dragon chair...... (To be continued......)