The court was discussing important matters, and suddenly there were several urgent reports from outside the hall.

"Urgent report, urgent report, the Jiannu thief chief Huang Taiji ordered the thief Kou Azig to command 100,000 troops to invade the territory, the army has passed the Xifeng Pass, and the Dushikou patrol royal history Wang Zhaokun struggled to resist, and the army was defeated and killed."

Huang Taiji finally sent troops, and he had planned to detain the customs and go south in May, but he was unable to send troops due to some internal reasons.

In July, Huang Taiji finally found an excuse after receiving news from the Central Plains that Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong had been defeated and that Lu Xiangsheng was about to exterminate the Liukou in the Central Plains.

Because he knew that once Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong were exterminated, the Ming court would have more strength to put on the border passes, which was definitely not good news for the Qing Dynasty, which had just been founded.

Although there is an anti-king in Jiangxi in the far south, in the eyes of Huang Taiji, Jiangxi is far worse than the Central Plains, and if the Central Plains is not chaotic, it will definitely not be a good thing for the Qing Dynasty.

Huang Taiji quickly persuaded the banner lord of the Eight Banners, and he sent Azig and Abatai as the commanders, commanding 100,000 troops, and crossed the Great Wall directly at the Xifeng Pass.

Chongzhen, who was holding a court meeting, was shocked and almost jumped up when he heard the news.

100,000 Qing soldiers have already crossed the Great Wall, so isn't it only a stone's throw away from Beijing.

The court was also in chaos in an instant, and the ministers were all worried and afraid, and the timid people were even ready to send the children to Nanjing first.

Chongzhen looked at the ministers who were talking to each other, and he was so angry in his heart.

He slapped the dragon chair angrily and shouted: "What kind of system, what kind of system, the thieves haven't arrived in the city yet, you are panicking like this, and when the 100,000 army arrives, then you have to kneel and surrender immediately?" ”

This roar instantly stopped the quarrel in the Taihe Palace.

Lu Xiangsheng saw that the emperor was angry, and without thinking too much, he stood up directly and said: "Your Majesty, the thief chief has crossed the Xifeng Pass, and the next stop of the army will go to Changping, and the army must be organized to defend the city in Changping immediately.

In this way, all localities can surrender themselves according to the city, and Weichen will personally lead the Tianxiong army out of the city, looking for the thief army, in order to fight to the death with Najianu! ”

After listening to Lu Xiangsheng's suggestion, Chongzhen was very happy in his heart, "Okay, Lu Aiqing's love for serving the country is commendable, I will crown you as the crown prince and young protector, give Shang Fang the sword, and continue to serve as the secretary of the military department, I hope Aiqing can kill more enemies and defend the country!" ”

"Minister, swear not to disgrace your life!"

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Chongzhen only gave Lu Xiangsheng a fictitious position as a prince and a young protector, but Lu Xiangsheng was still in power.

He is now not only the prime minister of the five provinces, but also the secretary of the military department who really holds the real power of the Ming Dynasty, and has the right to command all the soldiers and horses in the world.

With Shang Fang's sword in hand, Lu Xiangsheng knew that his time had come, and he wanted to personally lead his troops to fight with Huang Taiji's Qing soldiers to extinguish their prestige.

Chongzhen's seven provinces sent troops to encircle and suppress Mo Qian's plan at the same time, but it was finally stopped by the arrival of Qing troops.

When the news of the Qing army's seizure reached Wuchang, some of the rebels suggested that they should immediately send troops to the east while the imperial army was all in Beijing, first to occupy Anqing, and then down the river to the east to capture Nanjing.

The proposal was made at the seven-day government meeting of the Governor's Palace, and the idea was proposed by Yin Deming, a former prefect of Hanyang who had just surrendered and joined the rebel army.

Yin Deming knew that he was a new recruit, and he had no political achievements and resources in front of Mo Qian, in order to be able to come out, he immediately proposed that Mo Qian send troops to attack Anqing after hearing the news of the Qing army's entry into the customs.

Anqing is the gateway to Nanjing, and since ancient times, once Anqing is breached, it is only a matter of time before it is occupied in Nanjing.

Yin Deming felt that his strategy was very clever, and with the current situation of the righteous army, Mo Qian would definitely agree.

Unexpectedly, Mo Qian rejected this proposal very clearly at the government affairs conference.

Mo Qian said: "The Qing soldiers entered the customs, the imperial court is now resisting, the Qing soldiers are all foreigners, but the officials and soldiers are Han people, everyone is a mother and compatriots, they are all ancestors.

I am an internal contradiction in the imperial court, and the imperial court and the Qing state are external contradictions, and I cannot take advantage of the fact that my compatriot is resisting foreign invasion, but I stab him in the back, this practice is not the work of a righteous man and a gentleman.

If I want to replace the Ming Dynasty and establish a new dynasty, I will inevitably defeat the Ming army head-on, instead of stabbing a knife in the back. ”

Everyone in the hall thought that Mo Qian would agree to this proposal to send troops, but they didn't expect Mo Qian to refuse.

And the reason given was very great, which couldn't help but make many of the former ministers present look down on Mo Qian again.

Especially Mei Zhihuan and Shi Zhanglie, who had just joined the rebel army, although the two surrendered to Mo Qian, they were actually still a little attached to Daming in their hearts.

Now seeing that the Qing soldiers are detaining, the lord can resist the huge temptation and not take advantage of the fire to rob, this kind of virtue makes Mei Zhihuan deeply admired.

"The lord understands the righteousness, and his subordinates admire it!" Mei Zhihuan gave Mo Qian a thumbs up.

The rest of the people also stood up and praised Mo Qian for acting upright and having the demeanor of a king.

Mo Qian suffered from everyone's sycophancy, and his heart was beautiful, except for Yin Deming, who gave his opinion, everyone else was very happy.

In fact, the main reason why Mo Qian rejected Yin Deming's proposal was that the current conditions were not ripe.

The autumn harvest is coming soon, and at this time, it is inevitable to use a large number of troops and civilian forces to attack Nanjing.

Moreover, the ships and artillery of the naval division have not yet arrived, even if the naval division goes down the river to attack Anqing, it may not be able to capture it smoothly.

After all, Anqing still has more than 20,000 horses and horses guarding Huama Liu, and Huama Liu suffered a big loss in Linjiang Mansion last time, and this time he will definitely not be stupid enough to go out of the city to fight with him.

Anqing is not a small city, and if Mo Qian wants to capture Anqing, he must rely on a large number of firearms to have the possibility of capturing it.

Moreover, the autumn harvest is coming, the people and the troops are all preparing for the autumn harvest, everyone is camped in the field and waiting to harvest the rice.

If the rice is not harvested, it will rot in the field, how much food will be wasted, and it will be poor now, if there is no food, and the people will not be able to make trouble.

Thinking of these two points, Mo Qian knew that the opportunity to move east was not ripe.

Now as long as he manages the area of Jiangxi and Huguang well, trains soldiers for a year, and then equals the negotiation of the Portuguese, he can immediately lead his troops south to occupy Guangdong first.

As soon as the road to the sea is passed, all the artillery, muskets, plates, and armor are available, and there is no need to worry at all when the time comes.

And if you refuse this offer, you can also get yourself a good name, such a beneficial thing, why not do it!

Thinking of Bo reputation, Mo Qian thought of an idea, and he said to Li Banghua, who was sitting under him: "The governor has an idea, Li Gong can write a letter on behalf of the governor and send it to Beijing, let's say to Chongzhen, this governor deeply feels the kindness of the imperial court, and now the slaves are violating the territory and mutilating my Han people, this governor is heartbroken, if the imperial court allows, the governor is willing to send 10,000 troops to the north to resist the invasion of foreign invaders with the imperial court, and the imperial court only needs to be responsible for the expenses of my 10,000 horses." ”

When Li Banghua heard this proposal, his eyes couldn't help but light up.

Gu "Lord, do you really want to send troops north to King Qin?" ”

"Of course, as the governor of Jiangnan, he is a dignified and first-class official, and now His Majesty is in trouble, how can I, as a courtier, see death and not save him!"

Li Banghua looked at Mo Qian's weird smile and couldn't help but praise: "The lord is far-sighted, his subordinates can't reach it, and he can't reach it!" ”

"What a far-sightedness, I am doing this purely out of loyalty to Your Majesty!"

Lu Zhao and the others, who were sitting on the other side, heard this, and immediately wanted to vomit in disgust.

A few people secretly said in their hearts: "This handsome man is too good to pretend, as long as he is still loyal to the emperor, it would be good if he didn't kill the emperor!" ”

Li Banghua picked up the pen and began to write the recital, and when he was halfway through the writing, Li Banghua asked Mo Qian: "The lord wants to raise troops to serve the king, but I don't know if Your Majesty can agree to it!" ”

Mo Qian said indifferently: "It's his business whether he agrees or not, whether I am diligent or not is my business, he can not accept it, but I can't help but express my position, if I don't express my desire to be diligent to the king, then wouldn't it be easy for the court to know that I was a fake Zhao'an?" ”

"Zhao'an's matter is fake, it's just a delaying tactic by the imperial court!" Mei Zhihuan on the side said.

"Zhao'an is naturally fake, but even if we act now, we have to act him as if it were the real thing, so that we can block the mouth of the world!"

"The lord is wise!"

"Don't worry, Chongzhen won't let me lead the army to the king, he is afraid that as soon as my army leaves Huguang, he will immediately occupy Henan, and the two princes of Kaifeng and Luoyang are very generous!"

After Mo Qian destroyed the King Ji of Changsha Mansion, the King of Chu of Wuchang Mansion, and the King of Jing of Huangzhou Mansion, the treasury was greatly replenished.

Now the storehouse is full of gold, silver, treasure, and grain, enough for him to raise a hundred thousand soldiers.

Mo Qian's reputation as a terminator has spread, and everyone knows that Jiangxi Mo Wen likes to copy the palace, and the vassal kings everywhere now hate and fear Mo Wen.

Li Banghua soon wrote a letter and sent it to Beijing in the name of Mo Qian, the governor of Jiangnan.

Emperor Chongzhen, who was having a headache in the Forbidden City, after seeing this letter, angrily patted the imperial case and scolded: "This Mo Wen is really hiding a knife in his smile, the wolf is ambitious, what did he say about sending 10,000 troops to the north to King Qin, I think he is taking advantage of the fire to rob, as soon as his soldiers and horses enter Henan, how can the Central Plains be protected?" Passed the decree and replied to him! ”

When the holy decree reached Wuchang, Mo Qian looked at the content of the holy decree and smiled at Li Banghua: "Duke Li, I said that Emperor Chongzhen would not agree to let us lead troops to King Qin." ”

"The lord is really like a god!"

"What is like a god, I just grasped Chongzhen's heart, Chongzhen is suspicious by nature, and mean and unkind, how can he think that a rebel leader will take soldiers and horses to protect him.

He must have thought in his heart that I used the name of King Qin to pull the army to Henan, and then raided his house in Luoyang's imperial uncle, once this kind of thing happened, he was afraid that he would inevitably have to go to the Taimiao Temple to fast for three months in front of the ancestors and ancestors! ”

Li Banghua couldn't help but sigh when he heard this.

"King Fu is rampant in Luoyang, the people have suffered for a long time, it is rumored that King Fu is rich in the world, and there are too many silver and grain in the palace to count, and I don't know if this is true or false."

"Of course this is true, King Fu is Emperor Wanli's favorite son, in order to make up for his regret that he did not become the crown prince, Emperor Wanli gave him the most fiefs in the world, the best treatment of vassal kings, and when Luoyang is defeated one day, I must go to see what this King Fu looks like, I heard that he is fatter than a pig, fatter than a cow, how heavy is that!"

Li Banghua couldn't help but sigh in his heart when he heard this.

He knew that the demise of Daming was no longer a problem, and with Mo Qian here, it was a miracle that Daming could survive ten years.

Nowadays, there are still Qing troops outside the customs from time to time to bring troops into the customs to harass them, and if it continues for a long time, I am afraid that the people in the Jingshi area will soon suffer serious military disasters.

Li Banghua doesn't care if the Ming Dynasty dies, what he cares about is the people of the world, if the people of the world can live a good life, then he Li Banghua will die without regrets.

However, in Mo Qian, Li Banghua saw the hope of the future of the world.

He said to Mo Qian: "Lord, the people are suffering deeply, we still can't delay too much, we should seize the time and unify the world as soon as possible!" ”

"Of course, I'm waiting for Wang Zhongyi's reply now!"

At the end of October, Wang Zhongyi finally returned.

Wang Zhongyi returned to Jiangxi from Ganzhou with several entourages, and immediately took a boat to Wuchang to meet Mo Qian.

At the first glance of Wang Zhongyi, Mo Qian could see that he had turned black.

"Zhongyi, can you get things done?"

"It's done, the Governor of Macao promised to sell us 500 artillery pieces, 5,000 of the latest muskets, and 3,000 sets of plate armor."

Hearing this number, Mo Qian almost jumped up with joy.

He asked, "What price?" ”

"Six hundred taels of silver for each artillery, fifty taels for each musket, and one hundred taels for plate armor."

"What? So expensive? ”

Hearing this offer, Mo Qian's first feeling was that he was slaughtered.

Wang Zhongyi saw that Mo Qian was angry, and hurriedly waved his hand and said: "It's not expensive, it's not expensive, my subordinates have inquired, the artillery they sold before was more than 1,000 taels of silver, we are big customers, the governor of Macao promised to give us a preferential price, although the price is not low, but it is normal, but there is one thing they said that we should be responsible for ourselves." ”

"Which point?"

"When it comes to transportation, they are only responsible for transporting things to Macau, and we have to transport them ourselves from Macao to Wuchang!"

"His grandmother's, it's so expensive and it's not shipping, it's too dark."

Mo Qian scolded the Governor of Macau, but there was no way to do it, the business was done like this, so he could only buy it.

Mo Qian immediately called the civil and military officials over for a meeting.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the Governor of Macao has promised to sell us artillery and the latest muskets, but there is a little difficulty, that is, we need to go to Macao to pick up the goods ourselves, what do you think?"

"This is easy to do, let's go directly and occupy Ganzhou and Guangdong first!"

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