Chongzhen's expedition to Denglai and the two prefectures this time can be described as extremely high-profile.

Not only did it become known to everyone, but the ministers before the war were even more praised.

The 120,000 troops who went out are also battle-hardened elite divisions, and generals such as Hong Chengchou, He Renlong, and Zuo Liangyu are also battle-hardened generals.

Equipment, ammunition and food were also abundant.

Almost everyone did not expect the defeat of the Ming army, let alone a big defeat.

Although of the 120,000 troops on this expedition, only 50,000 were lost.

But the 30,000 Yulin battalion commanded by Hong Chengchou and He Renlong is the core of the entire army, and it is also where Chongzhen's confidence lies.

Now the commander Hong Chengchou was killed in battle, the general He Renlong was killed, and the elite of the 30,000 Yulin battalion was wiped out, making Emperor Chongzhen lose confidence in an instant.

The higher the expectations, the greater the disappointment.

Emperor Chongzhen was not yet 20 years old at this time, but since he succeeded to the throne for three years, he has been exhausted, often staying up late to correct the twists and turns, and his body has already had some minor problems.

In addition, when he heard the news of defeat, he was immediately angry, and he fainted directly.

Fortunately, after being diagnosed and treated by the Imperial Doctor, His Majesty is fine!

The first thing Chongzhen did after waking up was to ask about the latest situation in Shandong.

Feng Quan, the secretary of the military department, said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, the Yulin battalion commanded by Governor Hong is the elite of my Ming Dynasty, even if those pirates annihilate the Yulin battalion, their own casualties will not be small, and I am afraid that they will not be able to continue to invade the hinterland of Shandong in the short term." ”

"According to the report of Yuan Chonghuan, the supervising army, the main force of our army on the northern front has been safely withdrawn to Qingzhou. There are still the main forces of Zuo Liangyu, Chen Yongfu, and Liu Zhaoji, as well as the remnants of Yang Wenyue's army of nearly 70,000 in Qingzhou. ”

Chongzhen heard that the thieves did not continue to march for the time being, and his mood calmed down a little.

Then he asked: "You can't be without a commander in the army for a day, can the Qingzhou commander's selection department have arrangements?" ”

Feng Quan said: "Originally, according to his official position, Yang Wenyue, the governor of Baoding, should be temporarily replaced by Hong Dashuai, but Governor Yang was defeated in Gaomi, and I am afraid it will be difficult to convince the public. ”

"Although Zuo Liangyu, the deputy commander of the Yulin Battalion, has been confronting the thieves in Shandong for a long time and is very familiar with the situation, he is a military general after all, and he cannot take on the responsibility of the commander, so the military department asked Yuan Chonghuan, the superintendent of the army, to temporarily take charge of the various departments."

"Zhang Fengyi, the left attendant of the Ministry of War, once served as the governor of military affairs in Xuanda, Baoding and other places, and I am proficient in the art of war.

Feng Quan, the secretary of the military department, is somewhat "professional mismatch", he went to Jiangnan to suppress bandits with a bad record before, and he returned from the defeat of the thieves in Chongming, and almost lost his life in the Taihu Lake bandits.

It was only by offering a "four-square, six-corner, ten-sided net" strategy to suppress bandits, coupled with the relationship between the first assistant Zhou Yanru that he became the secretary of the military department.

Originally, this position should have belonged to Zhang Fengyi, the left attendant of the Ministry of War.

Of course, the relationship between the two is the same as water and fire, Zhang Fengyi is especially unaccustomed to Feng Quan, who is on the back door with him!

However, although Feng Quan can't lead troops to fight, he is good at engaging in political struggle.

Don't look at him in his thirties this year, but he has already entered the cabinet twice, and he is very familiar with the methods of rectification.

Don't you Zhang Fengyi think that you are skilled in business?

Then I will simply guarantee that you go to the front line in Shandong and give you a chance to make meritorious contributions.

Faced with Feng Quan's proposal, Chongzhen was also hesitating.

Now Chongzhen is surrounded by cabinet scholars, and Zhang Fengyi himself is not qualified to participate.

Zhang Fengyi, the left attendant of the military department, was Wen Tiren's focus on winning over Feng Quan and Zhou Yanru, so he naturally couldn't watch Feng Quan stumble on him.

So he said: "Although Zhang Shilang knows the military, after all, he has little experience in actually leading troops, and now the situation in Qingzhou is critical, and Weichen still suggests that it is more prudent to choose the commander from among the governors of the nine sides!" ”

"Weichen proposes that Liang Tingdong, the governor of Xuanda, be the commander of Shandong this time!"

Chongzhen was not satisfied with Zhang Fengyi and Liang Tingdong, but he couldn't find a suitable candidate for a while.

I had to first ask the military department to send the 10,000 Yulin battalion of the Beijing Division to Qingzhou, and transfer troops from the surrounding provinces.

But soon he received Yuan Chonghuan's secret recital.

Yuan Chonghuan still emphasized his "five-year Pingliao" plan.

As he analyzed before, in the first year, when the imperial court faced Li Xianzhong's elite in Liaodong, it was likely to be at a disadvantage.

Hong Chengchou was a little anxious to defeat the enemy army in one fell swoop, so he adopted a lone in-depth adventure strategy.

It is still necessary to insist on fighting a protracted war, using space in exchange for time, and finally relying on the powerful manpower and material resources of the Ming Dynasty to completely drain Liaodong.

Yuan Chonghuan believed that in addition to this line of defense in Qingzhou, the imperial court should take advantage of Li Xianzhong's failure to directly annex Shandong, and take the initiative to garrison Jinan to establish a second line of defense.

In this way, even if there is something wrong in Qingzhou, Jinan can also be used as a barrier for the Beijing Division!

In addition, due to the annihilation of Hong Chengchou and He Renlong and the 30,000 elite troops, the morale of the soldiers on the front line is very low.

He suggested that the imperial court should give more praise to the deceased Hong Chengchou and He Renlong, which could also stabilize the morale of the army.

The responsibility for the defeat of the two must not be held accountable, otherwise the soldiers on the front line in Qingzhou will be completely chilled!

He thought that the 20,000 Yulin battalion under Zuo Liangyu was quite elite, and he himself confronted Haikou for many days and kept Qingzhou, which was actually meritorious.

It is suggested that the imperial court praise its contribution to conquering Weixian County this time and retiring Qingzhou to stabilize the war situation.

Zuo Liangyu is a martial artist, and he can be a general, so it is recommended that the imperial court send another senior official to personally sit in Jinan and lead the overall situation, and he can rely on Zuo Liangyu and let him stick to Qingzhou.

At present, the Shandong Ming Army can only temporarily shift from a strategic offensive to a strategic defensive posture!

Chongzhen was also moved by Yuan Chonghuan's unswerving determination to fight against the thieves, he had a strategy and layout, and he knew the situation in the same army of thieves and thieves well!

It's a big responsibility!

So Emperor Chongzhen appointed Yuan Chonghuan as the governor of Shandong, Henan, and Zhili provinces, hung the title of secretary of the military department, and gave Shang Fang the sword! Governor Den Lai War.

Emperor Chongzhen's appointment this time greatly surprised everyone.

However, this is not a bad thing, this governor of the three provinces seems to have unlimited scenery, but in fact, he may die at any time.

For this kind of errand to die, the ministers naturally had no interest.

Except for the imperial history, almost no one objected.

Zhang Fengyi, who escaped the catastrophe, praised His Majesty's wisdom even more!

On September 15 of the third year of Chongzhen, Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen personally wrote a memorial text for the governor of the five provinces of the Central Plains of the Ming Dynasty who died in battle, and Hong Chengchou, the secretary of the military department of the crown prince Taibao:

Alack! The red sheep of the catastrophe, the disaster is deep, the border is settled, and the ministers are relied upon! The heavens do not bless, break my femur; I am thin and decent, and I am peeled off here, and Linxuan spills tears, and the pain is as good!

Since I succeeded to the throne, thieves have risen everywhere. Crisscrossing the frontier and wreaking havoc on the Central Plains, it is the order of the governor of Qing on three sides, sweeping through Qin and Jin, and stabilizing the northwest!

After the thief fled in the Central Plains, he could not be destroyed for a long time, but he broke the capital and destroyed my imperial tomb.

Qing stepped forward again, the governor of the five provinces, and pursued the annihilation all night, tirelessly!

Finally annihilated the enemy in Chuzhou, captured the reverse high Yingxiang, broke 300,000 thieves, returned the world to stability, and clarified the Ming Dynasty!

Now the group is gone, but Denglai is still alive!

Qing led the army to the east again, sharing my worries!

However, there are many thieves, and the firearms are sharp. Qing did not live or die, risked capturing the sea, and even broke Jimo, Laiyang, and took Dengzhou.

When I heard it, I was both surprised and delighted!

Shocked Naiqing went deep alone, nine deaths and one life!

Joy is the joy of sharing worries for the country, not afraid of life and death!

If Denglai can be recovered, Qing is the first hero of the Ming Dynasty!

Wen Qing was surrounded, and I was very worried.

The lonely army hangs far away, and it is difficult to hope for the help of a soldier in the loyal eyes; Bloody battle, bare heart for the festival of a thousand autumns!

Surrounded by a heavy siege, Ran Qing still supervised the soldiers to fight to the death, shouting to kill the enemy; The weak horse is hit by an arrow, followed by a foot fight; The blades of the hands are counted, and the sleeves of the robe are stained with blood; Wounded twice, he pounced and rose again; Just as he was about to kill himself, the crowd flocked to him, and he was killed!

At this time, too, the drums of war are destroyed, the stars and the moon are dark, the sky is dim, the wilderness is sad, slight and flickering, Zhejiang Li is not stopped, Gai is loyal to the heavens, and the heaven and earth are sad and crying!

Qing choked and wept, wanted to speak silently, fell to the ground and died, still blind.

A gentleman becomes benevolent, yes?

Woohoo hurts!

Although Qing is dead, he is immortal!

In addition, Chongzhen also set up an altar for Hong Chengchou outside the Zhengyang Gate.

In the past, the highest specification of the altar was nine altars, but the altar that Hong Chengchou deserved to enjoy had as many as twelve altars, which shows the grandeur of his courtesy.

Countless officials and people in Beijing were moved to tears!

The people have asked the imperial court to send another army to conquer Denglai and avenge Governor Hong!

Soon after Yuan Chonghuan took office, he received 40,000 reinforcements from the 10,000 Yulin battalions in the south of the Beijing division and Henan, Huguang and Nanzhili, and the Ming army in Qingzhou and Jinan reached 120,000 at this time!

Yuan Chonghuan recited the memorial written by His Majesty in public, which made the soldiers also cry.

Soon their morale was restored.

Yuan Chonghuan also made adjustments in personnel, and Yang Wenyue, the governor of Baoding, whose official position was close to his own, was driven back to Baoding by Yuan Chonghuan due to the previous defeat.

Cao Wenzhao, who was previously cut to the people due to the loss of Fengyang and was never hired, was reactivated at the insistence of Yuan Chonghuan.

And Cao Wenzhao was also grateful to Yuan Chonghuan and vowed to recover Denglai for the Ming Dynasty.

However, despite the loud slogans, Yuan Chonghuan did not take the initiative to attack, but instead strengthened the city and overhauled the fortifications in Qingzhou and Jinan.

After Li Xianzhong saw Chongzhen's sacrificial text, he quickly asked someone to send it to Hong Chengchou.

However, at this time, Hong Chengchou was already in North Korea, and according to the itinerary arranged by Li Xianzhong for him, Hong Chengchou would go to North Korea, Ryukyu, Taiwan, Monan, and Nuergandu to inspect for a period of time, and he would return to Liaodong after almost half a year.

When the time comes, he will decide what to do with Hong Chengchou.

But for the time being, he, like Tian Ergeng, is a black household who has lost his identity.

At a critical time, Li Xianzhong can also use Hong Chengchou to disgust Chongzhen.

Yuan Chonghuan is just a scholar, and his "five-year Pingliao" is pure foolishness!

With the income of the Ming Dynasty, he still wanted to consume Liaodong, and it seems that he was frozen in the Nuer Gandu Division.

However, he still decided to disgust Chongzhen!

Soon the warships of the East Ryukyu Company appeared in the open sea of Tianjin, and they bombarded the port of Tianjin, directly blockading the port.

The Haikou claimed that this was revenge for the Ming attack on Denglai, and if the Ming did not withdraw their troops from Qingzhou, they would bombard every port of the Ming Dynasty, and even sail into the Yangtze River to block the Yangtze River channel and the canal south of the Yangtze River.

At this time, the cabinet of the Ming Dynasty was in a mess, and they were very afraid that these pirates would land directly in Tianjin and enter the capital.

If the thief Kou Shui Division really blocked the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and the canal, then the entire Beijing Division would collapse.

In just one day, the price of grain in Jingshi rose by 5 percent, from 6 yuan of silver to 9 yuan!

Chongzhen only found out at this time that the economy of the Ming Dynasty was so unbearable, and the few warships of the thieves were panicked by the people of the Jingshi who could start a few shots in Tianjin!

Chongzhen was not an emperor who was completely unaware of the suffering of the people.

On the contrary, his life has not been very good since he was a child, and his father has not been favored since he was a child, so his life is naturally not easy.

That is, after his imperial brother Zhu Youxiao ascended the throne, he had more money.

But he was often bullied by Wei Zhongxian's minions.

He himself often wore casual clothes to the bazaar, and he was aware of the prices of various daily necessities, and he understood the consequences of soaring food prices for the common people.

However, as the son of heaven of the Ming Dynasty, he will never compromise with the thief (with Li Xianzhong behind him).

He soon ordered Zhu Chunchen and Zhang Weixian to lead 30,000 Beijing battalions to garrison Tianjin Wei to prevent the Liukou from landing.

Chongzhen's uncompromising has long been expected by Li Xianzhong, otherwise he would not be Zhu Youzhen.

But since it was to disgust him, Li Xianzhong naturally had his own methods.

Soon Jingshi received a report from Liaodong, saying that the copper ship they were transporting from the sea to Tianjin had been sunk by the Haikou and the sea route was cut off, and they could not transport copper to the imperial court for the time being!

Chongzhen was furious when he heard this, and scolded: "Li Xianzhong, a chaotic minister and thief, now even wants to repay the copper ingots given to the court every year?" ”

According to the news from the Liaodong Mine Supervisor, Liaodong is preparing to open up a land route to Jingshi, hoping that the imperial court will allow them to transport copper ore to Jingshi by land. ”

At this time, Zhou Yanru said: "Your Majesty, this matter must not be allowed! ”

"In case the Liaodong Army sends troops to take the Beijing Division directly in the name of transporting copper in the future, what should we do?"

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen Zhu Youzhen clenched his fists, and the green tendons on his head burst out.

said: "What a good Li Xianzhong, he actually played the trick of guarding and stealing himself, when I didn't know that you and those pirates were accomplices, and the pirates bombarded Tianjin, I think it was he Li Xianzhong who was bombarding Tianjin and threatening me!" ”

He also said to Luo Yangxing, the commander of Jinyiwei: "How many relatives does Li Xianzhong have in Beijing? ”

Luo Yangxing said: "Hazia, the Duchess of Liao, and his two sisters-in-law, Li Shengzu and Li Shizu, are all in the Liaoguo Mansion in Beijing. There are more than 60 other relatives of the Li family, among which the most noble is Li Xianzhong's second uncle Li Rubai! ”

Angry Chongzhen said: "Spread my will, and send the wife and children of Li Xianzhong, the Duke of Liao, and Li Rubai to the edict of Jinyiwei!" ”

Chongzhen's operation frightened many ministers present.

Shoufu Zhou Yanru hurriedly said: "Please also ask Your Majesty to calm your anger, if Li Xianzhong's wife and children are directly imprisoned, the court will be nameless, but it will give him an excuse to rebel against the court." ”

Chongzhen scolded angrily: "He colluded with the sea to capture Denglai and coerce the imperial court, what is nameless?" ”

"Do I have to wait for him Li Xianzhong to be killed in the city of Beijing before I can convict him of rebellion?"

Zhou Yanru said: "What Your Majesty said is the truth, but the court has no evidence in its hands; This is just the inside story of Yuan Chonghuan, how to convince the world? ”

"When the time comes, Li Xianzhong will deny it and take the opportunity to rebel, this will really be a big mess in the world!"

"Your Majesty, don't be impulsive!"

As a member of the Intelligence Department, Feng Quan seemed to be a nobody at this time.

Even Tian Ergeng Liao Guogong, who was on the death row of Jinyiwei, could be exchanged out, how could his wife and children who were stranded in Beijing still be the deity?

You just killed Feng Quan, and he didn't believe that Li Xianzhong could leave his wife and children as hostages to Emperor Chongzhen!

Bi Ziyan, the head of the household department, also hurriedly said: "Please also ask Your Majesty to calm your anger, it is not a big deal for the copper mine to go by land." As long as we find a place outside Shanhaiguan to receive the copper ingots sent from Liaodong, they will have no reason to go south to Beijing! ”

Chongzhen, who was in a slightly calmer mood, thought for a while, it was indeed inappropriate to go directly to prison, and he couldn't fall out with Li Xianzhong directly now.

But still teach him a lesson.

So Chongzhen decreed: "Li Shengzu and Li Shizu, the two sons-in-law of Li Xianzhong, the Duke of Liao, were sent to live in the palace as the companions of the emperor's eldest son Zhu Cihong. ”

Good guy, the eldest son of the emperor is not yet one year old this year, and he can't speak clearly, which book do you read?

You are clearly putting Li Xianzhong's two sons under house arrest in the palace!

However, this is much better than sending them directly to prison, and the current relationship between the two parties knows each other well anyway.

After Li Xianzhong learned the news, he couldn't laugh or cry.

It seems that Chongzhen has been forced by himself to have no choice, so he can only warn himself with his "wife and children".

Although Li Xianzhong has a lot of women, there are really not many children.

There are two sons and a daughter born to his wife Hazia, the eldest son is now 8 years old, and the second son is 6 years old, and they are studying with Mao Yuanyi and others.

Fortunately, it was Tian Ergeng's arrival that shared a lot of Mao Yuanyi's work in the Intelligence Department, otherwise he, the "prince and master", would really be a little too busy.

Of course, in addition to Mao Yuanyi, Yan Mingtai, Fan Wencheng, and Song Yingxing, including himself, will also teach the two little guys.

Li Sanshun was in charge of their martial arts, equestrian arts, and archery. Firecracker.

Except for Mao Yuanyi and Li Sanshun, everyone else is a guest seat.

It is nothing more than hanging the name of a teacher and student to show that he relies on them.

In addition, the side room Hailanzhu gave birth to a son and two daughters for herself, and Bumu Butai gave birth to a son for herself the year before last.

As for the other women, those are completely political marriages, and Li Xianzhong will not allow them to conceive their own children!

At present, Li Xianzhong has a total of four sons and three daughters.

He himself felt that there were enough heirs, but all the civil and military forces in Liaodong persuaded him to have more heirs.

After all, if you use the emperor's standards, Li Xianzhong's heirs are still a little thin.

As for his second uncle Li Rubai, he is over 70 years old this year.

In terms of blood, Li Rubai is his second uncle, in fact, Li Xianzhong treats him as a father, after all, Li Rubai has been his "father" for a long time.

Both himself and Li Rubai's eldest son Li Huaizhong have been persuading Li Rubai, like the rest of the Li family, to move back to the Li family's old house in Tieling.

But Li Rubai insisted on not wanting to go, which roughly means that he is already old and will not live long.

He stayed in Jingshi without arousing the suspicion of the imperial court, and he was already determined to sacrifice himself to give the Li family one more reason to rebel against the imperial court, which could be regarded as his last contribution to the Li family's imperial cause.

Everyone in Liaodong is waiting for them to raise their own troops, so that they can be the heroes of the founding of the country.

At present, it can be said that everything is complete, and only the east wind is owed!

With the end of the autumn harvest and the increase in the levy of "Liao Salary" and "Lian Salary", the shareholder wind of Li Xianzhong and others has finally blown!

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