Chapter 428: The Battle of Jisi - A war that was provoked on its own initiative
"Don't always say thank you, I hate it." Chongzhen put a slender and sturdy arm around Zhu Cihong, and stretched out his other hand to hold Zhou Yuhuang's slender jade hand.
Zhou Yuhuang was still like glue with him last night, how could he not understand his homophonic meaning, but compared with the warmth of being held by him in public, this slight yellow became golden like the late autumn sun.
She was a little shy at first, but soon she boldly clenched his large, warm and powerful hand.
Xiao Xinwang was still babbling, and suddenly saw his parents scattering dog food in front of him, so he stopped talking to himself in the cradle, stretched out his fleshy little finger and pointed between his parents, and laughed loudly.
"It's your place, isn't it?" Chongzhen understood the meaning of his son's laughter.
Zhou Yuhuang and the little guy's mother and son are connected, not to mention, watching his son show a happy smile.
"So what other measures will the emperor take besides this move?" Zhou Yuhuang suddenly asked curiously.
"Personnel adjustment is the most affordable and effective way to balance the power of the court, what does my wife think?" Chongzhen asked rhetorically. Women can hold up half the sky, he is not cultivating "Cixi", but helping women comrades increase their knowledge.
Zhou Yuhuang Bingxue was smart, and while taking steps, he thought about it with a beautiful face, and said, "Is it Yuan Shuai or Yuan Gong?" Yuan Gong is understandable, as for Yuan Shuai...... The concubines are arguing, or Lord Sun is more suitable. ”
Chongzhen sighed: "Lord Sun is not only highly respected, but also has outstanding ability, but the imperial brother will not recover him." ”
"Why?" Zhou Yuhuang had already thought of the answer as soon as he spoke, and said lightly: "Donglin officials are all over the court, most of them are fierce and jealous, but why don't the emperor and his husband treat them very much?" ”
Chongzhen shook his head and said: "Since Yang Lian was nailed to death by Wei Zhongxian, and Zuo Guangdou was also persecuted to death, the only remaining fine style of Donglin officials who dared to confront the eunuch faction head-on was gone. ”
Zhou Yuhuang said thoughtfully: "The concubine has heard as early as Qianmen Street, and today's Donglin people have become more and more exaggerated, on the surface righteous and awe-inspiring, secretly flies and dogs, words must be done like Lu Xiangsheng, knowledge and action are like Huang Zongxi, cynical people are like Dong Qichang, they are already empty. ”
Chongzhen smiled happily: "It turns out that Madame has long known what kind of group this is. ”
Zhou Yuhuang sighed again: "However, the eunuch is in power, only Donglin is in charge, and now the eunuch faction wall is pushed by everyone, and only Donglin is the only one in the court, if you don't manage the government, what better way is it?" ”
Shigezhen explained seriously: "Madame needs to understand one thing, we are used to defining a certain group as 'which kind of people', but the internal content of such people is often not monolithic. ”
"Like a eunuch?" Zhou Yuhuang suddenly realized and said with a smile.
This smile is really like a pear blossom pressing a begonia, captivating the country and the city.
Even Chongzhen was stunned for a moment, and smiled happily: "Yes, Madam is smart." ”
The couple took their son to talk about family and country affairs in an ordinary way and returned to King Xin's mansion.
The wet nurse and Xiaolan took over the sleepy Zhu Cihong, and the son looked more and more like herself, which made Chongzhen feel very relieved, the only fly in the ointment was that he could not give his adoptive father the surname he gave him - Huang.
On top of the study that was burned to a pile of ruins, Chongzhen rebuilt his own study.
Compared with the original, it has abandoned many impractical decorations that are only to show the majesty of the royal family, and it is simple and generous.
The door of the study was open, and Zhou Yuji, Huang Xiaoyi, Yuan Qi, Yuan 13 and other henchmen from Liaodong gathered here.
The rest of the people were guarded outside, and they were willing to take on the heavy responsibility of guarding the door.
The situation in the court is changing as quickly as a battlefield, but think tanks such as Lu Xiangguan and Huang Zongxi are all gone, and Chongzhen is still committed to cultivating the people around him, such as Zhou Yuji and Huang Xiaoxiao, in the direction of being independent.
Everyone drank the kung fu tea made by Chongzhen himself, and ate the pastries made by the maid Xiaolan.
Sometimes I read books, sometimes I talk about the Tao.
When the interest comes, Chongzhen will also spread out the rice paper and splash ink.
His handwriting is not as artistic as Huang Zongxi's, but it is strong and powerful, and he never drags his feet.
"The Ming Dynasty is about to usher in the most arduous test, and when the black clouds are pressed, the monarchs are instigated or fighting!" Chongzhen has great expectations for the battle of Huangtaiji's detour to enter the customs that he single-handedly promoted.
He always felt that what made the Ming Dynasty completely fall into the embarrassing situation of demolishing the east wall and making up the west wall was the battle of detour and entry launched by Huang Taiji in the second year of Chongzhen in the original history.
History says that the change of self.
Although the Ming Dynasty finally recovered all the lost land in this battle, the Jiannu plundered countless times and tasted the sweetness, and since then they have bypassed the Guanning defense line and entered the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty as Baturu.
The northern part of the Ming Dynasty was struggling to support, and since then it has been full of loopholes, and the Great Wall defense line has been in vain.
The bloody nature of the Ming soldiers was also exhausted in the battles of grievance again and again. Later, it even formed a shameful situation of "I ran when Jiannu came, and I sent Jiannu when he left".
Chongzhen will never allow such a mentality to be formed!
The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty that he identified were iron-blooded and daring warriors like Cao Bianjiao, Yang Guozhu and others. is not like Zuo Liangyu and Wang Pu who avoid war and run away.
Compared with the original history, these people have all changed, the resolute ones are more resolute, the weak ones are somewhat stronger, and Zuo Liangyu and Wang Pu have been "taken care of" by the focus of the truth.
All this is foreshadowing.
Starting from the "Journey of the Head of Jiannu", the preparation has been paved for a long time, and it is this moment that has been waiting for it.
And this war, which was silently defined by the Apocalypse and Chongzhen as the "Jisi Campaign", was another war initiated by the Ming Dynasty after the Battle of Dengliao.
It's just that compared with the enterprising Battle of Dengliao, this is a defensive counterattack.
It's a defensive counterattack that blocks the national fortune!
Chongzhen has always thought that it is better to indulge in burning than to survive.
If this defensive counterattack is won, then the Ming Dynasty will also start the sequence of nirvana rebirth.
Because this battle, no matter the scale, distance, and angle, is far from being comparable to the previous two wars of Ningyuan and Ningjin.
Although many people are worried about the two battles that have been won, the people in the interior have the protection of the Great Wall, especially the Shanhaiguan, and they will not feel the pain of their skin, just like the residents who are surrounded in the city.
This is not the case with the "Battle of Jisi", which is a painful battle.
Can the "change" in the change awaken the consciousness of the people?
With its own guidance and a united public foundation, Chongzhen is full of expectations.