"General Xian, Liaodong flew into Beijing, saying that Gaizhou was broken, and more than 50,000 people including Kong Youde were captured!"

Gaizhou is broken? And captured more than 50,000 people?

Liu Zongzhou, the imperial history of Zuodu, was stunned for a while, and suddenly burst out laughing. His laughter grew louder and louder, causing the other officials in the Metropolitan Procuratorate to be inexplicable. The Lord, who has always been serious, why is he laughing so loudly today?

Liu Zongzhou laughed loudly, and even slapped the table with his palm in excitement, "Good, good, good!" He shouted three good words in a row, and he really didn't know what to use to describe his mood at this time. Although Liu Zongzhou had personally impeached Liu Jun before, one yard was one yard. He only wrote that Liu Jun was not suitable to continue to serve as the governor of Liaodong, and that it was not a good precedent.

Everyone thought that Liu Jun's siege in Gaizhou this time was a passive avoidance of war and self-respect for raising thieves, and even Liu Zhouzong thought so at the beginning. But now, after only fifteen days of siege, the 30,000 Liaodong army has beaten the city of Gaizhou to pieces, forcing Kong Youde and these thieves to surrender.

Looking at it this way, Liu Jun is not avoiding the battle, and the siege of the artillery city is just a new tactic, and it is a very successful tactic. 30,000 people broke 50,000 soldiers and horses to defend the city in half a month, not only broke through the city but also did not let an enemy escape, this kind of result can be called a classic, it can be said that the use of soldiers is like a god.

Up to now, who else dares to say that Liu Jun avoided the war before, and he was able to break through the fortified city in half a month to avoid the war? Who would dare to say that Liu Jun is a thief with self-respect, and a thief can capture 50,000 enemies in half a month?

As a result, all the charges against Liu Jun impeached by the imperial court were self-defeating.

Liu Zongzhou even felt a little guilty in his heart, because he had doubted Liu Jun's morality.

The good news sent by Liaodong Fei made the court's previous discussions and the handling of Liu Jun undoubtedly a little ridiculous. Although in the end, the emperor did not convict him of the impeachment of the officials, but after all, the emperor used this excuse to transfer Liu Jun back to Beijing.

After laughing. Liu Zongzhou sat there and thought about it, the great victory in Liaodong did prove that Liu Jun was still brave and capable of fighting, but it also confirmed that Liu Jun had indeed concealed many of the sophisticated artillery fires he had from the imperial court before, and this concealment problem can be big or small, and the imperial court will investigate it, which is of course the crime of bullying the king. If it is not pursued, it is not a big deal.

But Liu Zongzhou still felt that Liu Jun could no longer stay in Liaodong, and the more capable Liu Jun was, the longer he stayed in Liaodong to command the army, the more dangerous it became. It is necessary to take precautions before they happen. Moreover, the Liaodong Army has been trained, brave and capable of fighting, and handed over the Liaodong Army to the commanders of those general soldiers. It is normal to be controlled by Fu Zonglong and Fan Zhiwan.

Liu Jun still has to be transferred back to the Beijing Division, let him train the Beijing Battalion, and at the same time put him in the Beijing Division, so as not to lose control.

Thinking of this, Liu Zongzhou laughed and began to write a recital.

In the Qianqing Palace, Chongzhen was listening to the report of the king's heart.

As a great tomorrow. is the lord of the world, but in fact, it is difficult for the emperor to leave the capital for the rest of his life. He spent most of his life in the Imperial Palace of the Forbidden City.

The emperor is the master of the country, more like a slave of the empire, trapped in it all his life.

As for what happened in this country, he mainly learned about it through the reports of his courtiers, but there were some things that he could only know through Dongchang and Jinyiwei.

For the rumors in Beijing. The private discussions of the officials, the dynamics of the generals, and Chongzhen's desire to hear the most real situation can only be reported by the factory guards. The report of the hundred officials, Chongzhen has already learned to believe selectively. He believes in the factory guard more, although the factory guard's words can't be fully believed, but it is always more reliable than the report of the hundred officials.

The so-called concurrent listening is clear, and partial belief is dark.

The emperor of the Ming Dynasty successively established Jinyiwei, East Factory, West Factory, Inner Factory, etc., until now, only Jinyiwei and East Factory are still retained, becoming the eyes and ears of the emperor.

Although Chongzhen was very careful with the use of factory guards, so that the factory guards of this dynasty were not as arrogant as before, they still had a large scale.

After listening to some routine official surveillance reports, Chongzhen asked him about things he was more concerned about.

"What do the people in Beijing think about the impeachment of the Duke of Chu and his transfer to Beijing?"

Wang Zhixin knew that the emperor would ask this question, he had thought about it for a long time before coming, and after considering his words, Wang Zhixin replied carefully, "Back to the emperor, there are a lot of words outside, all of which say that the officials are not, saying that the Duke of Chu is the Huo Zhi disease of the Ming Dynasty, Yue Wumu, fighting for the country, and charging ahead, but the officials are impeaching the Duke of Chu indiscriminately with some boundless things, and they are invited to buy fame, and they all feel that those officials are too hot this time, and even loyal generals like the Duke of Chu are impeached. ”

"What do the people think about the imperial court's transfer of the Duke of Chu back to Beijing?" Chongzhen continued to ask.

Wang Zhixin hesitated for a moment and said: "The people all praise Your Majesty for seeing thousands of miles and not being deceived by the officials, and he has also been promoted to the official of the Duke of Chu and reused him even more." It is said that His Majesty is a Ming Jun! ”

Chongzhen laughed, "Wang Zhixin, you are a minion, and you also know how to choose good words." Since some people compare the Duke of Chu to Yue Wumu, I'm afraid that some people will regard me as Song Gaozong, who sent twelve gold medals in a row to recall Yue Fei that day, right? ”

"Never." Wang Zhixin hurriedly said, in fact, there are really some stupid people who are not afraid of death talking nonsense, and those people are now all imprisoned in the prison of Dongchang. However, in front of the emperor, it must not be recognized.

Chongzhen's laughter stopped and he sighed.

Even if Wang Zhixin denied it, he still knew that someone would definitely say so. Originally, since Liu Jun crossed the sea to conquer Liao, he has achieved remarkable results and won a series of victories. Compared with the battlefield in western Liaoning, the situation is much better. And even if it is the current victory of Liaoxi, thanks to the victory of Liaodong, the Qing captives have been pinned down by many forces, so that the Tartars have not dared to fight Jinzhou with all their might.

But he is the emperor, and many things cannot be looked at simply.

The Tartars want to fight, but they must always be vigilant to guard against excessive authority of their subordinates.

Capable courtiers have to use it, but how to use it has to be cautious, those capable courtiers are a double-edged sword, and if they are not used well, they will hurt themselves, especially capable generals, more and more careful.

Although it is said that the recall of Liu Jun this time will definitely be discussed by some people in private, Chongzhen can only do this.

As he was talking, he heard a report from outside that it was Liu Qiao, the commander of Jinyiwei, who asked to see him.

Liu Qiao is the commander of Jinyiwei and the eyes and ears of Chongzhen. When he heard that he was coming, he guessed that there might be some emergency, so he asked him to come and meet him.

"Liu Jinwu. What is it that you are asking for? Chongzhen asked.

"Your Majesty, the ministers are here to congratulate." Liu Qiao bowed and saluted, and said to Chongzhen happily, "Your Majesty, good news has entered Beijing!" ”

"Good news?" Chongzhen was able to receive the report almost every other day during this time, but he heard that the victory was reported to Beijing. Still very happy, "Liaoxi has good news again?" Is it Wu Sangui or Zu Dashou this time, how many castles have been broken? ”

His tone was relaxed, and he waited for Liu Qiao's return with a smile on his face.

"Your Majesty, it's good news from Liaodong. Zhu Ciye, the governor of Liaodong, had already broken through Gaizhou yesterday, and Kong Youde, Shang Kexi, Geng Zhongming, and Shen Zhixiang led more than 50,000 men and horses in the city to surrender. The Liaodong army besieged the city for half a month, did not break a single soldier, annihilated more than 4,000 enemies, and broke through Gaizhou. Capture more than 50,000 enemies and annihilate their entire army! ”

The smile on the corner of Chongzhen's mouth froze.

His breath was stagnant, and his eyes were full of shock and confusion.

Gaizhou was breached, and more than 50,000 men and horses led by Kong Youde and other four rebel generals all surrendered?

Chongzhen couldn't tell what he was feeling at this time, he couldn't tell whether he was excited or surprised or something else, his hands were trembling slightly.

"Great victory, great victory" Chongzhen muttered, barely smiling on his face. This is indeed a big win. Break through the state and annihilate 50,000 enemies. It has been thirteen years since he ascended the throne, and the court has never achieved such a victory at the hands of the Tartars. Even if it was the Han army that annihilated Kong Youde and others, this was an out-and-out big fold.

Especially Kong Youde and other four rebel generals, that is the object of Chongzhen's hatred. Born in Dongjiang back then. Later, he joined the Dengzhou Army, which was a new army built by him and Sun Yuanhua with great effort and frugal silver, but before the new army was trained, it was rebelled by Kong You. not only ruined the new army, but also corrupted Shandong, and even the imperial court later lost Lushun.

Now, Liu Jun has won a great victory in this way, capturing all the four rebel generals and tens of thousands of Han troops.

He should have cheered, he should have been excited, if this good news had come a day earlier, Chongzhen would indeed have been like that. But this good news came sooner or later, but it came just after he issued an edict to transfer Liu Jun to Beijing, especially when this transfer was made when the officials had just impeached Liu Jun for passively avoiding war and raising thieves for self-respect.

"Congratulations to Your Majesty, great victory."

Wang Zhixin and Liu Qiao also congratulated with smiles on their faces, but both of them were a little stiff, and the emperor's appearance was a little unsightly.

"The official who went to Liaodong to deliver the decree should have arrived in Liaodong at this moment, right?" Chongzhen asked.

"Back to Your Majesty, the envoy left Beijing yesterday, so he has already arrived in Liaodong." Wang Xinxin replied.

Chongzhen sighed and sat back in his chair. The edict can't be recovered, Chongzhen is thinking, what will Liu Jun feel when he sees this holy decree. He had just won an unprecedented victory, and as a result, the imperial court recalled him back to Beijing.

"Your Majesty, Liu Zongzhou, the imperial history of the left capital, asks to see you." There is an inner eunuch report.

"Xuan." Chongzhen replied, then glanced at Wang Zhixin and Liu Qiao, and said lightly, "You guys retreat." ”

When Liu Zongzhou came in, Chongzhen sat there alone with a gloomy expression.

"Your Majesty." Liu Zongzhou visited him, and he did not go to congratulate him on the great victory of Gaizhou, but said directly, "The Duke of Chu has a great victory in Gaizhou, and the imperial court should issue another edict." ”

"Another edict? What kind of edict will I give to retract my previous decree? Chongzhen said angrily, originally he thought that this time he used the impeachment of the officials to take the opportunity to transfer Liu Jun from Liaodong back to Beijing, relieved him of the command of the Chu army, and did it naturally. But now that Gaizhou has a good news, he is like a clown, and he has exhausted all the tricks, and in the end it has become a clumsy joke.

"I decreed that the merits of the Duke of Chu would be commended, and he would be transferred to Beijing immediately to take up his post." Liu Zongzhou replied.

Chongzhen was stunned for a moment, he thought that Liu Zongzhou was here to ask him to take back the order. "Is it appropriate to continue to transfer back to the Duke of Chu now?"

Liu Zongzhou said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, the more you are at this time, the more you should be transferred back to the Duke of Chu." After the great victory in Gaizhou, the prestige of the Duke of Chu in the Liaodong Army was unmatched, and the supervising army could no longer control it. No matter what, the Duke of Chu could no longer stay in Liaodong. ”

"Ke Jiye is brave and able to fight, has a good command, and has repeatedly defeated the Tartars"

"Your Majesty, it is not impossible to leave the border without Zhu Ciye, now that the soldiers and horses in the towns of Liaoxi are victorious, and the situation in Liaodong is also very good, even if he is transferred back to the Duke of Chu, it will be no obstacle to the overall situation. If Liaodong leaves the Duke of Chu, the court and the governors will not be able to command the soldiers and horses of Liaodong, and it will be more and more necessary to transfer back to the Duke of Chu as soon as possible. ”

"It's just that at this time, I am afraid that it will be difficult for Chu Guogong to accept it."

"Your Majesty, although Liu Jun was born in martial arts, he has also read books. Don't he know the truth that a king is a father and a minister is a son? Moreover, the Duke of Chu was also accepted by His Majesty as a righteous son, and the three outlines and five permanent fathers have trained their sons, even if His Majesty reprimands, can he still be resentful as the son of a courtier. Thunder, rain and dew are all Jun'en. What's more, His Majesty is not derogatory, but promoted to reward the Duke of Chu, from the governor of Liaodong to the governor of Jingying, and is also in charge of the affairs of the military governor's office, this is a promotion is not a depreciation, is there anything unhappy about the Duke of Chu? If he is unwilling, it can only show that the Duke of Chu is in love with military power."

In short, Liu Zongzhou resolutely demanded that Liu Jun be transferred back to Beijing immediately, especially after Liu Jun won a great victory in Gaizhou, he should be transferred back to Beijing immediately.

The victory of Gaizhou quickly spread in Beijing, and the whole of Beijing rejoiced when they heard it, and countless people began to talk about it, and the most talked about was the previous impeachment of the officials of the science and Taoism, and now the great victory, many people are scolding the officials of the science and technology for being blind and only biting people.

Of course, there are also many people who are privately talking about the imperial court actually transferring a famous general like Chu Guogong back from Liaodong, thinking that this is a dizziness.

Chongzhen also received Liu Jun's recital at this time, in addition to Gaizhou's good news, there were also suggestions for his disposal of the captives.

"Kong Youde and the other four reverses must be escorted to Jingshi Lingchi to be executed, which is typical and unquestionable. All officers under the rank of 100 or more shall be executed. All the prisoners of soldiers below the rank of officer were sent to Taiwan for reclamation. ”

Chongzhen did not agree to Liu Jun's proposal. There is no room for the four rebellions to live, and even those big and small officers refuse to let go.

Even those people who transported grain and grass to Kong Youde and others, he refused to let go, and all of them asked to be exiled to Taiwan for reclamation.

On the same day, the first decree to crown Liu Jun as the governor of Beijing had just been issued, and the second decree to summon Liu Jun to return to Beijing immediately to take up his post was issued again, and he was sent out of Beijing by fast horse and sent to Tianjin by boat to Liaodong to announce the decree.

The second decree required Liu Jun to immediately hand over the military affairs of Liaodong after receiving the decree, and he must rush to the capital to take up his new post within half a month. (To be continued.) )

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