Chapter 460: The Prime Minister Suppresses Thieves

"Two hundred years of Ming monks, honors, on the occasion of the autumn of the Ming Dynasty crisis, let me ask you, can there be one person who stands up and shares the worries of the monarch's father? The financial difficulties of the Ming Dynasty have come to this point, and they want to open the sea, oppose the tide, and want to levy commercial taxes, and oppose the tide. Don't think I don't know what's going on in your hearts. Over the years, no solution to the problem has been come up with other than endowment. Chen Sihua is my son-in-law, as the first assistant, do you think you are competent? When Zhu Youzhen said this, he stood up and turned around and left.

With Wang Chengen's voice: "Disperse the dynasty!" Zhou Yanru, who was standing in place, shook his body violently. This time he knew he had to go into the wild again. Moreover, after going into the wild this time, as long as Zhu Youzhen is still alive, he will have no chance. That's just it, when he returns to his hometown, he still has to face Chen Xie's fierce revenge.

But then again, why did the scheming Zhou Yanru take risks on Chen Xie's issue?

Zhu Youzhen, who returned to the harem, was angry, and when the factory man Wu ran straight to say: "Congratulations to Long Live Lord, Congratulations to Long Live Lord." ”

Zhu Youzhen was angry, kicked over and said, "Just say it again, where is there so much nonsense." Wu Zhi, who was kicked, knew that the emperor was in a bad mood now, so he immediately knelt down and said: "Long live the lord, Princess Kunxing's filial piety is commendable, and she quietly sent the private money that Chen Sihua gave her to Jingshi, and the slave maid handed it over to His Majesty." After speaking, Wu Zhi held an envelope in both hands and raised it above his head. Zhu You saw it, and then he reached out and picked it up in surprise, opened it and couldn't help tears falling.

A total of 100,000 taels of silver tickets, Zhu Youzhen held a thousand catties in his hand. This is the daughter who took out her own money. With the opening of Dengzhou to the sea, the financial state and income of the Ming Dynasty have increased. I can only say that it has improved a little bit. But on the whole, it is still a very difficult situation. With so many places drought, there are too many people in need of relief.

Zhu Youzhen couldn't imagine that if it weren't for Chen Xie's birth, who would be able to rely on the world of the Ming Dynasty?

Chen Xie made it clear, from the perspective of Daming's finances, it is nothing more than the word "interests". In times of conflict between national and personal interests. Personal interests prevailed. This is the position of the cornerstone of the Ming Dynasty's rule. This is the evil result of the imbalance of power caused by the increasing trust of the Ming Dynasty since becoming an ancestor.

"They enjoy their rights, but they refuse to take on their obligations! No matter who does the country, it is inseparable from their benefits. "At this time. Chen Xie's words lingered in his ears. Zhu Youzhen, who was desperate for Wenchen, made up his mind again. Something had to change.

At this time, Cao Huachun pulled out, knelt down and said, "Your Majesty." Henan victory, following the siege of Kaifeng, Chen Sihua's general Lin Ya, fought to the death with the thieves in Mengjiazhuang, defeated the thieves, and captured his left and right military divisions. Chen Sihua has already sent people to escort Li Yan and Niu Jinxing, two traitors, into Beijing. He also said that Henan has been cleared, and the disaster victims are being resettled, the situation is stabilized, and personnel are sent to stick to the key passes. ”

Zhu Youzhen's spirits were lifted, and he immediately rushed to Yutu, and after taking a closer look, he asked Cao Huachun: "You say, what is Chen Sihua's next plan?" Cao Huachun smiled and said: "Long live Lord, if you ask the slave maid, it is the wrong person." Chen Sihua wrote this very clearly in the notebook, and Long Live Lord knew it at a glance. ”

Zhu Youzhen took a closer look at the notebook, looked at it against the map, and pointed to it one place after another: "This is Kaifeng, this is Xuchang, and the soldiers are divided here." Well, fight steadily, divide the troops to expel them, and reduce the room for the thieves to operate. Oh, in this case, wouldn't the thieves and the two thieves Zhang and Luo converge in Huguang? ”

While watching, he said to himself and said: "Order Sun Chuanting to guard the pass, block the thieves from entering Shaanxi, order the Sichuan army, prevent the thieves from entering Sichuan, the thieves can't cross the river, and can't enter the Sichuan back to Shaanxi, trapped in Huguang, step by step for the camp to squeeze its space, forcing it to fight a decisive battle." ”

After reading it, Zhu Youzhen sighed and said, "Chen Sihua's idea is very good, but I am very worried about other officers and soldiers." The Qin army is acceptable, and the rest are not enough. Three years can be a thief, I hope so. "Chen Xie's plan is actually very good, if it can be really executed, basically the thieves will inevitably perish. The problem is that now Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, Luo Rucai, and other thieves are struggling back and forth between Huguang and Sichuan, and the test of local officers and soldiers has come.

"Go, call all the ministers, this time I want to be arbitrary, with Chen Sihua to suppress the thief prime minister, and lead all the Ming armies."

Chen Xie, who was still in Nanyang, received a decree from Beijing, Ding Qirui was transferred to the governor of Jiangbei, and Chen Xie was the governor of Jiangbei, Hubei, Henan, Shaanxi, Shandong, and Liao.

Under this holy decree, Chen Xie was placed in a very high position. In fact, Chen Xie was not interested in this position, he wanted to maintain the status quo, but unfortunately, Zhu Youzhen was anxious. Why? If you are not in this position, Chen Xie will not be responsible for many things. Once he sat in this position, Chen Xie had to take responsibility for other things that were unfavorable to the Ming army's battles. So, the original plan can only be changed now. In order to exterminate the Ming army, the top priority at the moment is to rectify the Ming army from all walks of life.

After reading the holy decree, Chen Xie replied: If you want to suppress the thief, first reorganize the army, and the minister should have the right to make a decision on the spot. This is very implicit, which means that I can't kill the thief, but you have to give some corresponding rights? What rights? The right to rectify the Ming army, you must know that the word rectification is not just a literal meaning, it is to kill people. Chen Xie is not Yuan Chonghuan, and without the permission of the emperor, he will not kill a military minister with the title of general like Mao Wenlong.

Zhu Youzhen was very simple, and came to a will: if there is anyone who violates your will, you can cut it with the sword. After reading the holy decree, Chen Xie replied to the eunuch who passed the decree: Two years can calm the thief.

After taking over, Chen Xie immediately exercised his rights. A handwritten letter was handed over to Sun Chuanting, ordering him not to let the thieves escape into Shaanxi. The implication is that you are a task, don't let the thieves enter Shanxi, and then there is nothing to do with you. Then Chen Xie led his troops south and arrived in Xiangyang. The thieves fled along the way, and no one dared to touch them. After today's Xiangyang, Chen Xie ordered the leaders of the Ming army from all walks of life to come to a meeting.

April 14, Xiangyang, the governor of the province. The generals of the Ming army from all walks of life arrived one after another. There are governors of Huguang, Henan, and Jiangbei provinces, and military generals such as He Renlong, Hu Dawei, and Zuo Liangyu. Wenchen was a little better, he arrived two or three days in advance. The military generals were enough to choke, on the 14th, Hu Dawei arrived first in the morning, He Renlong arrived in the afternoon, and Zuo Liangyu sent someone to deliver a letter before dusk, saying that he had arrived in Nanzhang. If you can't arrive in time, please forgive me.

When the messenger arrived, Chen Xie was in the conference and the ministers, and after reading Zuo Liangyu's letter, Chen Xie smiled and didn't say anything. Zuo Liangyu played this trick with Chen Xie to ask for directions, his mind was very clear, he just wanted to see the difference between Chen Xie and Xiong Wencan, Yang Sichang, and Ding Qirui. Continuing the meeting, Chen Xie didn't talk nonsense, just said: "Everyone came from afar, rest for the night first, and discuss military affairs tomorrow." ”

Good wine and good meat entertained everyone, Chen Xie talked and laughed at the banquet, and did not care at all about the afterglow of He Renlong and other generals peeking from time to time. At this time, in the Dengzhou camp outside the city, the rallying call had already sounded. The general who commanded the troops, standing in front of the camp officers, said a word: "Zuo Liangyu disobeyed, and the master asked us to take his head." ”

In fact, Zuo Liangyu was afraid, he was worried that Chen Xie would clean him up. The reason is very simple, this product is indeed more capable of fighting, but it is also very capable of harming the people. And this guy also let go of Zhang Xianzhong, this matter is a heart disease for him. More importantly, he hopes to understand Chen Xie's thoughts. So halfway through the banquet, Han Shan came to the banquet to find Chen Xie and said a word, Chen Xie confessed and got up to leave temporarily.

The messenger brought not only Zuo Liangyu's letter, but also a gift list and a cart of gifts. Zuo Liangyu said that this is a little bit of filial piety to the pavilion, please smile. I can't help but say that the sense of crisis of this product is still very strong. In the past, he was awesome, which was based on the premise that Xiong Wencan, Yang Sichang and others needed him to fight. Chen Xie, who is here now, if you want to talk about fighting, Zuo Liangyu has a surplus of several streets after being thrown off, of course he can't be like before. Therefore, he did not dare to come to this meeting.

Chen Xie looked at the gift list and smiled at the messenger: "Zuo Ping thief has a heart, since he sent it, he will accept it." You go and rest, Han Shan arranges the people. Chen Xie went back to continue drinking, and the messenger here excused himself to need a reply, so he simply ate some wine and meat and said goodbye. Zuo Liangyu waited in Nanzhang in a hurry, until midnight, when he saw the messenger who came back.

Seeing that the messenger had a smile on his face, but was still red, and there was a smell of wine in his mouth when he spoke, Zuo Liangyu was half relieved. Chen Xie accepted his gift, which means that he will not be too difficult for him. I wondered in my heart, how to kowtow to Chen Gebu tomorrow. How can you gain Chen Xie's trust? Zuo Liangyu thought about this question for a long time, and was still thinking about it in a daze while lying on the bed.

In the early morning, at five o'clock, when it was the darkest before dawn, the three Jiazi battalions quietly touched the city of Nanzhang, and the two battalions blocked the four city gates. "The signal soldier was outside the city, lighting a torch and waving it a few times, and someone in the city responded with a torch waving. The city gate slowly opened, and the A-shaped camp entered.

When Zuo Liangyu was awakened by the sound of gunshots, the sky was already slightly white. After sitting up, Zuo Liangyu pushed the frightened woman and leaned over to the woman, and after getting out of bed, he shouted angrily: "What's the matter? It was Zuo Mengeng who knocked on the door outside and came in, disheveled: "Dad, it's the Dengzhou camp, it's called, and it's already in the city." ”

Zuo Liangyu was shocked and exclaimed: "Fooled!" "Rushed into the Dengzhou camp in the city, killed all the way to the county office, encountered a patrol along the way, and knocked over a large area of the ground with a platoon of guns. The silent morning boiled over, and everywhere there were soldiers who had come out of the gates of the people, disheveled, carrying knives and guns in their hands. The Dengzhou battalion, which was rushing to kill, looked at the attitude of these soldiers according to their mood, and what they didn't like was stabbing and stabbing them over, and they were given a shot that was pleasing to the eye. (To be continued......)