Luling Zhao thief, defeated the official army in Nanchang and Ganzhou respectively, and seized the capital city of Ganzhou.

When the news reached Beijing, the officials and the gentry had long been numb.

The so-called lice are too much and don't itch, and the Tatars treat Gyeonggi as a public toilet, and they can come and go when they want. Is there anything worse in the world than this?

The northwest thieves dug up the ancestral graves of the Zhu family, what are the Zhao thieves in Luling?

For the people of the capital, when they heard the news from Jiangxi, it was nothing more than this reaction: What? The Luling Zhao thieves occupied several prefectures in Jiangxi and had already killed several governors. Oh, that's pretty good.

Only the ministers of the DPRK and the Central Committee know that the Zhao thief is a big trouble!

Jiangxi's contribution to Daming is not too much, nor too little, and has always been ranked at the upper middle level.

But Jiangxi is the thoroughfare of eight provinces, once the tail of the thief is not lost, to the north can attack the south Zhili, to the west can attack Huguang, to the east can attack Zhejiang, to the south can attack Fujian and Guangdong!

Qianqing Palace.

This time, Chongzhen did not discuss in the Wenhua Palace, but summoned Yang Sichang alone.

Zhang Fengyi, the secretary of the Ministry of War, committed suicide in fear of crime because of the Tatars ravaging Gyeonggi, and Yang Sichang was the new candidate for the secretary of the Ministry of War.

Chongzhen asked: "Northwest Liukou, Liaodong Tartar thief, Jiangxi Zhao thief." If Qing comes to be the secretary of the Ministry of War, how should he be exterminated? ”

Yang Sichang immediately replied: "It's nothing more than three." ”

"Let's talk about it." Chongzhen said busily.

Yang Sichang said eloquently: "First, if you go outside, you must first settle inside; second, enough food and then foot soldiers; Third, only by protecting the people can we the people. The general trend of the world is like the human body. The capital is like the brain, the Xuanji towns are the arms, the south of the Yellow River and the north of the Yangtze River are the heart, and the provinces of Fujian, Guangdong, Jiangxi and Zhejiang are the legs and feet. Now, the Tartar thief is out of his arm's arm, and he is in great haste to ride it; The troubles are in the heart, and they are very deep; Where the Zhao thief ravaged the humerus, the disease was still shallow. Of course, external troubles cannot be alleviated, and internal worries cannot be ignored. The heart is poisonous, the essence and blood are withering, what is the use of the arms? What is the humerus used for? ”

Chongzhen asked: "According to Qing's intentions, get rid of the rogue first?" ”

Yang Sichang said: "Now that the treasury is empty, it is absolutely impossible to use troops in three places at the same time. You can first negotiate peace with the Tartar thieves to stabilize the situation in Gyeonggi and calm the hearts of the courtiers. Then try to recruit the Zhao thief in Jiangxi, and give high-ranking officials Houlu, or you can wear down their will. ”

Chongzhen frowned and said: "Tartars, barbarians, afraid of prestige but not virtuous, I'm afraid it will be difficult to really negotiate peace." Zhao thief, Xiao Xiong, I think his ambition is quite big, and he can't be tempted by high-ranking officials and Houlu. ”

"All are empty and wrong, and delay time to exterminate the thieves," Yang Sichang explained, "You can crown the Tartar chieftain as the king of Liao, and the Zhao thief as the king of Jiangxi." After the Liukou is exterminated, the Jiangxi Zhao thief will be leveled, and the Liaodong Tartar thief will be finally destroyed! ”

Chongzhen stood up and walked around the house, he really didn't want to make the thief Kou the king.

Moreover, he felt that the courtiers would not agree, which would not only be impossible, but would also make him lose face.

However, Chongzhen is very fond of Yang Sichang and thinks that this person is a great talent. Changed to other ministers, he asked anything casually, and he stood as stupidly as a log, and he seemed to be mentally retarded, and he didn't know how to get into the Jinshi.

This Yang Sichang is very smart, quick-witted, eloquent, and can take on great responsibilities at a glance.

The most important thing is that Yang Sichang is a lonely minister who is not a party!

Chongzhen didn't talk about giving thieves the king, but changed the topic and asked: "How to feed enough soldiers, how to protect the people?" ”

Yang Sichang didn't know what to say, his three suggestions were interlocking, erasing the first one, there would be no second and third ones.

Carefully sorting out the wording, Yang Sichang replied: "Your Majesty, if you don't seal the king and negotiate peace, then the three places will fight at the same end, and the military expenses will increase day by day, and it will be impossible to eat enough, let alone rest with the people." ”

Chongzhen didn't seem to understand, and asked again: "How to exterminate the Liukou?" ”

Yang Sichang stubbornly said: "Four positive and six corners, ten sides of the net." The rogue is in trouble, in the first-class word, when the lock in the box is not allowed to move. With Shaanxi, Henan, Huguang, and Jiangbei as the four positives, the governors of the four provinces were divided. Yansui, Shanxi, Shandong, Jiangnan, Jiangxi, and Sichuan are the six corners, and the six governors are divided into defense and coordinated suppression. This is the so-called ten-sided net. The governor and the prime minister's two ministers followed the thief's direction and focused on the conquest. ”

"There are Zhao thieves in Jiangxi, who are too busy to take care of themselves, how can they help suppress the rogues?" Chongzhen shook his head and said.

Yang Sichang said: "I look at the Zhao thief in Luling, and it is indeed a big trouble. However, the troops of Jiangxi and Fujian were all gone, and the soldiers of Liangguang were suppressing thieves in Liangguang, and the soldiers of southern Hunan had not yet been trained. This Zhao thief has no soldiers to suppress at all, so he can only be temporarily appeased. Revoke the appointment of the governors of the five southern provinces to show sincerity to recruit Zhao thieves. Zhao Thief claimed to be the chief soldier of Jiangxi, and since His Majesty did not want to be crowned king, he simply appointed him as the chief soldier of Ji'an. Let him quickly go north to encircle and suppress the thieves! ”

"What if he doesn't obey the emperor's orders?" Chongzhen asked.

Yang Sichang said: "The Zhao thief will definitely not send troops to the north, and after the fall of the Liukou, he will use this as an excuse to recruit him." After this big victory, the Zhao thief did not conquer the city, but only occupied Ganzhou. It can be seen that this thief is different from the rogue, he regards himself as a small court, and he will not leave Jiangxi for a few years. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the imperial court can mobilize troops and go all out to exterminate the rogues! ”

Although "Datong Collection" made Chongzhen feel very unhappy, he had to admit that Yang Sichang's statement was correct.

In fact, don't talk about Zhao Han, the situation has deteriorated to such an extent, and next year in history, the imperial court even tried to appease Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong.

Because you can't win!

Since you can't win the fight, let's take a look at it, in case it succeeds.

Chongzhen said: "The encirclement on all sides is indeed a good plan to exterminate the thieves. It's a pity that there are not enough soldiers. ”

"Train the new army." Yang Sichang said.

Chongzhen sighed: "There is not enough money and food. ”

Yang Sichang said: "It can only be increased." ”

"Add factions to disturb the people." Chongzhen said that he cherished all the people.

Yang Sichang helped the emperor eliminate his troubles: "The additional assignment loses all the acres of land, and the acres of land in the world are all in the hands of the gentry and wealthy families." A little more will not ruin the people. ”

"Yes." Chongzhen nodded.

This is going to be levied!

The increase in the number of acres of land is indeed aimed at the landlord, but the landlord will pass it on to the tenants.

The small landlords and yeoman farmers will have a greater hardship as a result, and they will also be more supportive of Zhao Han's rule.

Among the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, Yang Sichang was the only remaining minister who did not form a party and dared to take responsibility, and Chongzhen could only trust him sincerely.

In fact, Yang Sichang is still in the Ding Worry period, and his parents died within two years. This time he returned to Beijing because Shangshu of the Ministry of War committed suicide in fear of crime, and Chongzhen personally ordered him to be recalled to the court.

After a chat, the emperor was very happy.

I feel more and more that Yang Sichang is a talent, and other ministers either dare not offer advice, or only know nonsense, how can there be someone like Yang Sichang who can talk eloquently?

In fact, it is very simple to be a big official in the Chongzhen Dynasty, as long as you dare to express your opinions, and you are reasonable, and dare to take responsibility, then the emperor will immediately promote and reuse, and choose to believe in you unconditionally!

As for the mess up of things, he committed suicide in fear of crime.

Historically, Yang Sichang has always been trusted by Chongzhen because he died of illness while in office. At the same time, he was attacked by the ministers before and after his death, and Chongzhen increasingly thought that he was a lonely minister. Therefore, after Yang Sichang's death, Chongzhen rarely had no recommendation responsibility, and took the initiative to deduct the black cauldron on his head.

At this moment, with internal and external troubles, Chongzhen held Yang Sichang's hand and said: "Use Qing to hate late, otherwise the thieves will be eliminated early!" ”

The next day, Yang Sichang took office and was attacked by a group of ministers.

Because he really dared to take the risk of making a big disapproval, put forward the idea of making peace with the Manchus, and suggested that the Luling Zhao thief be recruited and appointed as the chief soldier.

In fact, there is nothing to fight, when Daming encountered the Xiaoice River, the bitter cold land of Liaodong was even worse.

The Manchu Qing had conquered the Mongol tribes, and if Huang Taiji wanted to divert the internal contradictions, he had to constantly send troops to plunder the Ming Dynasty. It is impossible for Huang Taiji to negotiate peace with the Ming Dynasty, even if it is impossible for the king to negotiate peace, the Manchu Qing is like a hungry wolf, and he must survive by eating the flesh and blood of the Ming Dynasty.

After a verbal argument, the matter of peace with the Manchu Qing was abandoned.

However, the appeasement of the Luling Zhao thief was recognized by the courtiers, and they all thought that the anti-thieves in Jiangxi could be relieved first.

Therefore, Zhu Xieyuan was dismissed from the post of governor of the five southern provinces, and at the same time, Shen Youlong, the governor of Liangguang, was relieved to suppress bandits, and there was no need to rush to transfer the troops of Liangguang to Jiangxi.

The court gave so much kindness, purely because it really wanted to appease.

If Zhao Han doesn't give face, then reappoint the governors of the five provinces to continue to suppress!

Xiong Wencan, who successfully recruited Zheng Zhilong, was transferred to Jiangxi as the governor, and if he could recruit the Zhao thieves in Luling, then recruit troops to help exterminate the Northwest Liukou.

This product seems to have been identified, and the unique stunt is "Fu".

Historically, in October next year, Premier Xiong Wencan will recruit all the rogues except Li Zicheng for military affairs in six provinces. It's just that in less than half a year, Zhang Xianzhong and others turned against the water, and Chongzhen was so angry that he dismissed Xiong Wencan and retained him.

In the winter of this year, Xiong Wencan hurriedly came to Jiangxi, and Zhu Xieyuan died of illness on the way back to Beijing.

At the Nanchang Wharf, Xiong Wencan was shocked and angry when he saw the notice of Zhao Thief recruiting craftsmen, and at this moment he knew how powerful Zhao Thief was in Jiangxi.

After taking office, Xiong Wencan did not go to meet the officials of the Third Division of Jiangxi, but visited Wang Yongzhong, the eunuch of Jiangxi Town Guard (originally a prison army, and after deciding to appease Zhao Han, he was reappointed as a town guard eunuch).

When Wang Yongzhong saw Xiong Wencan, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and lamented: "Xiong Fushuai, you can be counted as coming, there are too many people here!" ”

"Does Wang Zhenshou have a plan?" Xiong Wencan asked.

Wang Yongzhong couldn't care about face, and said bluntly: "Our family doesn't dare to go out of the city!" ”

But it was this goods that was powerful, and when he went out of the city to enclose the land, he was beaten back by the members of the peasant association.

Xiong Wencan was amazed, the people of Jiangxi were really powerful, and they were so frightened that the eunuchs did not dare to leave the city.

Wang Yongzhong said again: "You hurry up and appease the Zhao thief and let him disperse to the peasant association outside Nancheng, otherwise this Jiangxi town guard eunuch will not be able to be a eunuch!" ”

Xiong Wencan deliberately disgusted: "It's approaching the New Year, it's better to go after the Lantern Festival." ”

"Don't wait for the New Year, appease now!" Wang Yongzhong said anxiously.

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