After the birth of the eldest son, Zhu Chengyou, the centripetal force within the Shandong military system became stronger, and even Zhu Ping'an could feel that the officers in Shandong were obviously united a lot, and there was a lot less friction between the local faction, the general faction, the Fengyang faction and the technical officer faction.

The maritime trade was in full swing, and a large stream of gold and silver could not help but support Shandong's military expansion and armament, and further strengthened the penetration of Shandong's cultural management system.

Since Zhou Yanru entered the cabinet again, although his political achievements have not been satisfactory, he has been of great help to Zhu Ping'an's power battle. Zhou Yanru reused his henchmen, Wen Xuan, Langzhong, Wu Changshi and Dong Tingxian and others to control the government, and Zhu Ping'an's gold and silver were also continuously sent to Beijing, which made Zhou Yanru and his party overjoyed. Taking this opportunity, Zhu Ping'an and Zhao Guangluan, with the help of Wang Chengen, placed a group of close people in various positions in Shandong.

The current Zhou Yanru is monstrous, although it is not as good as Yang Sichang at the beginning, but it is not far behind. But it also contains certain hidden worries, his henchman Wu Changshi and others are fake tigers, using Zhou Yanru's name to attack political opponents and amass wealth, and can't help but point the butcher's knife at Xue Guoguan, a member of the cabinet, and also move on Zhang Pu, Ma Shiqi and others who had helped Zhou Yanru return to Beijing and made great contributions.

Zhang Pu is the backbone of the resumption of the society, and because he is dissatisfied with Yang Sichang's dictatorship, he continues to run for the comeback of his mentor Zhou Yanru. After Zhou Yanru returned to Beijing, Zhang Pu was overjoyed and immediately sorted out the rules and proposals for reforming the current situation of state affairs and compiled them into a book. Presented it to Zhou Yanru, and discussed the government with the Jingshi Shizi everywhere. Because of his scholarly spirit and outspokenness, it also made Zhou Yanru, Wu Changshi and others dissatisfied.

Soon after, Zhang Pu died suddenly at home in Taicang, the cause of death was suspicious, and it was rumored that Wu Changshi and others were jealous and assassinated Zhang Pu, which Zhou Yanru had an inseparable relationship. As a result, the reputation of Zhou Yanru and his party in the DPRK and China took a sharp turn for the worse, coupled with the fact that the accumulation of wealth became a trend and the political performance was not good, and the various factions in the DPRK and China suddenly began to move.

Zhu Ping'an also sent a letter to tactfully advise Zhou Yanru to be a little more restrained, but Zhou Yanru misjudged the shape at this time, thinking that the current court must rely on his talent to preside over the overall situation on the one hand, and on the other hand, it must rely on Zhu Ping'an, Wang Qiaonian, Sun Chuanting and others who he "promoted" to recover the decline on the battlefield. Therefore, he did not take Zhu Ping'an's mention and consolation to heart, but told Zhu Ping'an arrogantly: "Although you can do a good job in Shandong's affairs, I am here in the affairs of the DPRK and China!" "The arrogance is unmistakable.

In desperation, Zhu Ping'an had no choice but to entrust Wang Chengen to pay close attention to the dynamics of the DPRK and China, and at the same time strengthen intelligence gathering. The footsteps of Chongzhen's seventeenth year are approaching, and the current number of troops that Shandong can call on is about 60,000 to 70,000, although it is not enough to dominate the entire battle situation, but it is definitely a combat force that no one can ignore. The Manchu Qing Dynasty took advantage of the power of Songshan's victory, with Wuying County King Azig as the main commander, led the troops to the south again, in Beijing and Zhili and other places as if into a no-man's land, but in Shandong's Ningjin, Wuqiao two places encountered stubborn resistance, Azig knew Zhu Ping'an's interests, as soon as he saw that the momentum was not right, he immediately withdrew from the battle, went straight to the south of Zhili to attack, and then did not contact with the Shandong army.

And the time has just entered the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, and Daming once again encountered defeats on the two fronts of inside and outside the gates.

After Li Zicheng Nanyang, he once again led a large army to besiege Kaifeng. Wang Qiaonian, the governor of Shaanxi, led the army out of Tongguan to rescue, Zuo Liangyu broke through Linying, and ordered the soldiers to be slaughtered. Li Zicheng was furious when he heard the news, and led his army to defeat Zuo Liangyu and besiege him in Yuncheng. Wang Qiaonian adopted the strategy of encircling Wei to save Zhao, and led 10,000 light cavalry to attack Xiangcheng, where Li Zicheng's grain and grass were concentrated. Attract Li Zicheng to come, and then use He Renlong, Li Guoqi, Zheng Jiadong, Niu Chenghu Shaanxi Army, Sun Chuanting Regiment Training, and Yang Wenyue's Baoding Army to take the opportunity to raid, trying to defeat the main force of the Chuang Army in a battle.

But it backfired, and Zhu Ping'an unfortunately said it. As soon as Li Zicheng's army arrived in Xiangcheng, He Renlong, Li Guoqi and other troops rushed to flee, and even Zuo Liangyu gave up Yuncheng and hurriedly retreated to Huguang, but Wang Qiaonian became a loner and was firmly besieged in Xiangcheng by Li Zicheng.

Sun Chuanting, Yang Wenyue, Hu Dawei and others desperately moved closer to Xiangcheng, but they were outnumbered and alone, and they couldn't get close at all.

On February 27, the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, Xiangcheng was captured by the Chuang army, and Wang Qiaonian was captured alive after killing several Chuang soldiers. Li Zicheng deeply hated Wang Qiaonian for digging his ancestral grave, and ordered to cut off the tongue of Wang Qiaonian, who scolded and refused to kneel, and dug out his kneecap, but Wang Qiaonian still pointed his finger at Li Zicheng and spit on him, and finally was divided into five cattle in the west of Xiangcheng and martyred.

The defeated soldiers from all walks of life retreated to Tongguan one after another, and the imperial court was helpless, so Sun Chuanting was once again used as the governor of Shaanxi, and the governor of Hebei, Henan, and Shanxi soldiers and horses, presiding over the suppression of thieves.

The Manchu army besieged Songshan for several months, and although the Songshan defenders struggled to support with the support of the Denglai Naval Division, it was difficult to sustain after all.

On February 18, the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, the Qing army bombarded the Songshan city wall with heavy artillery, and the brigade of men and horses swarmed into the city and strangled with the Ming army.

Qiu Min looked up and saw that the general trend of Songshan had gone, so he ordered to kill Zhang Ruoqi and Ma Shaoyu, who had escaped from the battle, and then led his guards to start a street battle with the Qing soldiers. Wang Tingchen led 3,000 remnants of the army, taking advantage of the night, with the assistance of the Denglai sailors, to retreat to the sea.

From beginning to end, the imperial court, Ningyuan, and the Ming army at Shanhaiguan never sent a single reinforcement. Most of the Ming army in Songshan was killed in battle, and the rest, except for the royal courtiers, became prisoners of the Manchus. Soon after, Jinzhou Zu Dashou Department dedicated the city to the Qing Dynasty.

At the same time, there was also news outside the gate that Hong Chengchou, the supervisor who was previously recognized as a martyr, did not die, but became a man under the command of the Manchu Yellow Banner Han Army, serving as a senior minister without grade, and serving by Huang Taiji's side.

As soon as the news came out, the whole dynasty was in an uproar, and Chongzhen's public act of setting up an altar to worship Hong Chengchou suddenly became a laughing stock. The two unprecedented defeats, not to mention the loss of teachers and humiliation of the country, also lost the last elite of the Ming Empire. Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong were no longer afraid in the Guan, and they swept the Central Plains and Sichuan frantically, while outside the Guan, they could only use Wu Sangui as the general soldier of Shanhaiguan, struggling to guard the last barrier of the Qing army's southward march.

The court also became a pot of porridge, and the important ministers of the court rushed to shirk their responsibilities, fearing that they would become the scapegoat under Chongzhen's anger, and even Zhou Yanru and other ministers also claimed that they were sick. A stormy state of exile.

After the news reached Shandong, the civil and military people were also shocked. Fortunately, Zhu Ping'an has returned to Shandong and issued several orders in a row to calm people's hearts. Zhu Ping'an also got Xiao Xia, and someone in the court had already asked for Governor Lu Xiangsheng to reactivate the military outside the Guanwai, but Zhu Ping'an was selfish and sent someone to contact Zhou Yanru, so he finally took this piece of music down.

What is Lu Xiangsheng doing outside the gate at this time? Shanhaiguan and Ningyuan have completely become the territory of Wu Sangui and other Liaodong wealthy families, even if Chongzhen is extraordinarily gracious and reinstates Lu Xiangsheng as a supervisor, there are no soldiers, no generals, no food, and no money, even if Lu Xiangsheng has great ability, what role can he play. Lu Xiangsheng, who Zhu Ping'an saved with great difficulty, was not a wedding dress for Emperor Chongzhen, but was sent to Liaodong for nothing to be a puppet supervisor.

Lu Xiangsheng himself is actually well aware of the current situation. Emperor Chongzhen will never enable himself again, once it is enabled, it will show that Chongzhen's choice is wrong, and it will inevitably be said irritably, with Chongzhen's temperament, he will never do this kind of self-slapping thing.

During the military discussion, Lu Xiangsheng insisted on sitting in Zhu Ping'an's subordinate position, and Zhu Ping'an repeatedly gave in, but he also insisted on refusing.

The current situation in Shandong is safe for the time being, and after Azig ravaged the land of Zhili, he has begun to prepare for the return to the north. Although Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong had a good quarrel, they had nothing to do with Shandong. Lu Zhenfei also firmly controls the anointed land of Huai'an and Yangzhou, and because of the close relationship with Shandong, Shandong has set up strongholds in the Ganyu and Haizhou areas of Huai'an Prefecture, with more than 10,000 troops, and is currently guarded by Lu Zhenfei's henchman Ge Ying and Tong Wenhuan from Shandong.

Outside the Guan, Huo Wu has already taken root, and the news sent has also played a certain role, just like the news that Huang Taiji hurriedly returned to Shengjing for the death of Concubine Chen, although he did not play any role in the war, but he successfully planted another nail between Dolgon and Huang Taiji.

Hong Chengchou was escorted to Shengjing, and at the beginning he would rather die than give in. But according to Huo Wu's news, Huang Taiji attaches great importance to Hong Chengchou and his person, and Zhu Ping'an also knows very well what role Hong Chengchou played in pacifying Jiangnan after the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs in history.

Huang Taiji tried every means to persuade him to surrender, but later, some very strange news came out, saying that on the eve of Hong Chengchou's surrender, there were female relatives in the palace who had entered and left his detention place, and then Hong Chengchou happily asked to surrender.

And the trace of the female dependent pointed to Concubine Zhuang of Yongfu Palace. For this lace news, Zhu Ping'an feels that there is a lot to do.

Concubine Zhuang is a restless woman, but also a very skillful woman, from this point of view, she inherited the emperor's Taiji, indeed more than many Manchu important ministers in this period, that ruthless and decisive, even Dolgon is a little inferior.

The news sent back by Tong Guò Huo Wu can be judged that after the death of Concubine Hai Lanzhu, Concubine Zhuang has already begun to act for her own interests. Persuading Hong Chengchou may be an important step in her plan.

"Sue sù Huo Wu, don't feel sorry for the silver, open up a few more news channels in the Manchu Palace, and let Ning Wan and Nagu also get some more core secrets. No matter how big or small, we must master the wind and grass of the Manchu Dynasty! ”

After getting Zhu Ping'an's order, Yin Shigang nodded yes.

"That's right!" Zhu Ping'an remembered one thing again, "How did you do the things that put your ears in the army?" ”

Yin Shigang looked at Shen Ke, and Shen Ke hurriedly stood up and replied: "Qi Yu Dashuai, things are going well." Back then, there were still a lot of Jianghu brothers who followed Xiao and Yang Fan, and through these people, we can penetrate the eyeliner, but the rest of the battalions of the army are supervised by ordinary people, and the ears, eyes and eyeliner are easy to insert. Up to now, six people have infiltrated Li Yan's military camp, and although Li Yan and his people are careful, they have special trust in Yang Fang. (Want to know more about "Lieming"?) Open WeChat now, click on the "+" sign in the upper right corner, select Add Friends to add an official account, search for "Qidianzhongwenwang", follow the official account, and never miss every update! qdzww)R1152