Chapter 395

Huang Taiji laughed: "Of course I know. By the way, haven't you been mobilizing those gentlemen to rise up against Cheng Shijie? How's it going? ”

Fan Wencheng shook his head and sighed, looking like he wanted to cry: "Your Majesty, the slave is incompetent, please punish the emperor!" ”

Huang Taiji waved his hand and said, "You have been doing your best for me, what is the crime?" Just say, how are you doing? ”

Fan Wencheng took a deep breath and tried to ease his emotions, but a wave of anger rushed straight to his head, and he couldn't ease it at all! He gritted his teeth and said: "Your Majesty, you look up to those gentlemen, and the servants also look down on those gentlemen!" Betting on them is definitely the most terrible mistake made by the Qing Dynasty! ”

Huang Taiji's expression moved: "What's the matter?" ”

"Those people are simply not enough to achieve and more than to lose! The minions let them do what they wanted, mobilized all their protégés to attack Cheng Shijie, and gave them a large sum of money as a reward for their protégés. ”

Fan Wencheng scolded: "Five hundred and fifty thousand taels of silver? With such a huge sum of money, it is not easy to set off a stormy wave? But it has been a few days since the money was allocated, but Beizhili was calm, and there were occasional remarks attacking Cheng Shijie, but they were very weak! ”

"How is this possible?"

"Yes, the slave also felt that there was a problem, and he was very surprised in his heart, so he sent someone to investigate, only to find out that the 550,000 taels of silver were divided by these guys while they were still in the capital, and the real thing used to do things was only 50,000 taels, what is this money enough for?"

Huang Taiji's eyes were wide: "What...... 550,000 taels of silver...... They...... How dare they be greedy for 500,000 taels!? ”

Fan Wencheng said angrily: "It's true! The minions were angry, and they reasoned with them, and they also said confidently that in the previous dynasty, it would be good if the 550,000 taels of silver could flow out for 20,000 or 30,000 taels, this is the rule! ”

Huang Taiji almost didn't vomit blood!

"It's just that they are greedy for money, and the Qing Dynasty is not without money, so what about rewarding them with hundreds of thousands of taels of silver? But the problem is that they are greedy for money, but they don't do anything! ”

Fan Wencheng continued: "Even if they are greedy for funds, they will pinch their noses and admit that they don't do things, but not only do they not do things, but they also add chaos everywhere, attacking a few important ministers who are still working for the Qing Dynasty like mad dogs, trying to bring down these important ministers so that they can replace them!" Especially that Zhang Pu, as well as Qian Qianyi, are completely two mad dogs, when are they still staring at the position of the slave and Wen Tiren! ”

When Fan Wencheng said this, he gasped twice, and his teeth were gritted: "Cheng Shijie has been scolding these civil officials and ruffians for spraying dogs for moths, and the slaves have always felt that he is insulting Sven, but now I find out that he scolded lightly!" ”

Huang Taiji sighed: "I finally know how the Ming Dynasty has changed from prosperity to decline step by step, with such a group of people, I can't think about it!" ”

"The slave asks the emperor to decree that he will kill all the Han officials who do not act, so as to set an example and boost the morale of the army!"

Huang Taiji smiled and shook his head: "No, I won't kill them, at least I won't kill them until I defeat Cheng Shijie." I want them to live well, in case I don't win, I want to see how they disgust Cheng Shijie! ”

This is probably the only way he can think of to disgust Cheng Shijie at the moment.

Aren't you awesome? Isn't it a god who blocks and kills gods and Buddhas who block and destroys Buddhas? Now I'm leaving this handful of hob meat, and I'll see what you do with them! Could it be that you can still clean them all?

If you do this, you won't want to win the hearts of the world's scholars!

Fan Wencheng gritted his teeth and said, "Yes, we have to let them live well!" In case our army is out of support and retreats outside the border, we will keep this group of living treasures and continue to disgust Yang thieves! It's just that...... The slave has a lot of hope, and since he entered the customs, he has not sought a feasible strategy for the emperor, and he is very ashamed! ”

Huang Taiji waved his hand: "Fan Aiqing doesn't have to be like this!" If it weren't for Aiqing's clever calculations and multi-party layout, I am afraid that it would be even more difficult to cross the Shanhaiguan! I can lead a division of tigers and wolves into this famous city in the world, and call it a lonely widow in the Forbidden City, it is all the work of Aiqing, what is Aiqing's crime? ”

It's good that Huang Taiji doesn't say this, as soon as he says this.

Fan Wencheng knelt down for him: "Your Majesty, the slave is not well planned, putting the emperor and the Eight Banners army in such a dangerous place, forty years of bloody battles, once lost, the slave deserves death!" ”

"Aiqing, what are you guilty of? There is nothing wrong with Aiqing's plan, I must not blame Aiqing for falling to this step, and I can only blame Cheng Shijie for being too strong......"

Huang Taiji shook his head calmly, exhaled a breath, looked at the roof, and said leisurely: "People don't have a long life in this life, but it is also decades, how many things have to be experienced, how many challenges have to be faced, how can it be smooth sailing all the time?" I have not met an opponent in Liaodi for 20 years, and after ascending the throne, the six divisions have repeatedly come out, winning consecutive battles, killing Zhao Shujiao, killing Yuan Chonghuan, defeating Lin Dan Khan, descending to the ancestors, and breaking through the pass twice, and now it is occupying the capital, weighing the world, life is like this, it is enough! Even if you lose completely, you don't have any regrets. ”

"Slaves are dead!"

"What's more, I won't necessarily lose! My army is ready, Cheng Shijie, let me see if you have the ability to take my head! ”

……

Tongzhou, in the big tent of the Ning Navy.

Cheng Shijie is a person who knows how to enjoy life, even if the cold wind is howling outside, it is still warm as spring inside, and in the cold season, it is the most suitable for eating hot pot.

Originally, I wanted to make mutton rolls or beef rolls in hot pot restaurants in later generations, but it was not easy in the Ming Dynasty, even if a good cook was, it was difficult to cut out such a thin slice of meat, and even if such a thin slice of meat could be cut, there was no way to roll it up like a mutton roll.

You have to wait until the current weather, as the lamb or beef freezes into ice lumps, and then you can use a planer knife to get a complete lamb roll.

The red oil was tumbling, the aroma was fragrant, Cheng Shijie and Zhang Yu, Zhou Ning, Wu Sheng and other generals sat together, eating hot pot and chatting, and the atmosphere was harmonious.

"Dashuai!"

"What is this?"

Cheng Shijie looked at Li Xin holding a large stack of secret letters and asked curiously.

Li Xin smiled bitterly: "Dashuai, this is sent by those gentry!" ”

A while ago, the old department of the Dashun Army, which had been reorganized into the 15th Brigade of the Ning Navy, attacked the city of Zhending Mansion, and the officials of Zhending Mansion and the gentry led a group of family members and Jiangyang thieves who had been bought with a lot of money to fight in the streets with the 15th Brigade and stubbornly resist to the end.

The commander of the 15th Brigade was Yuan Zongdi, and he was too lazy to entangle with them, so he directly transferred a thousand hoplites. These thousand hoplites were covered with thick steel armor from head to toe, and they were divided into two teams to attack in turn, slashing and killing with big axes, no matter if you were a hero of the green forest or a thief of the river and ocean, you would only be chopped into pieces if you collided with them!

The bloody scene soon completely shattered the last trace of courage of the Zhending defenders, and they surrendered in large numbers, although they may not be able to save their lives after surrendering, but it is better than being chopped into pieces by these two-legged mecha monsters!

Although it succeeded in taking Zhendingfu City, the problem was that the losses of the 15th Brigade were not light, more than 3,000 people were killed and more than 5,000 wounded, if it were not for the fact that the 15th Brigade was a reinforced brigade, the number of the whole brigade was as high as 42,000 people, which was equivalent to the personnel of one and a half brigades of the 9th Brigade Headquarters.

After suffering such casualties, Yuan Zongdi, who was born in a rogue, ordered the slaughter of Zhending officials and gentry, and those gentry officials who aided in the abuse were found out one by one by the soldiers of the 15th Brigade, and they didn't bother to judge it, and hung it directly on the city wall, and for a time the city wall of Zhending Mansion was overcrowded, which was quite spectacular.

The ill-gotten gains they had saved were also confiscated by the 15th Brigade, and the sound of crying in the city of Zhendingfu shook the heavens and the earth. There must be a crime among them who will not die, but Yuan Zongdi doesn't care, before the siege of the city, the city of Zhending Mansion will not surrender, he said that on the day of the city, he will slaughter the officials and gentry of Zhending Mansion, and he will do it!

You must know that Zhending Mansion is a famous imperial examination mansion in Beizhili, and there are as many as ninety-four Jinshi recorded, and as a result, Zhending Mansion was slaughtered, and all the gentry were as many as 300, and the grain and grass alone were copied to more than 3 million stones.

Now the Ning Navy is strong, the Qing Dynasty is weak, the key is that the Ning Navy has lit up the butcher's knife, which makes many gentry very frightened, they invariably send secret letters to Cheng Shijie, ask for favors, and take the relationship, and now there are more than 500 gentry at the level of the head of the family in Tongzhou, even including some princes and nobles in the capital.

Cheng Shijie heard so many secret letters, and said with a faint smile: "Throw it away, come and eat meat!" ”

Li Xin put it in the secret letter, and he saw that Cheng Shijie didn't seem to accept the meaning of these gentry, so he explained: "In the battle of Guandu that year, Yuan Shao was defeated, Cao Cao led the army to seize Yuan Shao's books, chariots, horses, treasures and found some letters. ”

"Ben Shuai knows that Cao Cao burned these letters with a fire!"

Cheng Shijie said lightly: "Some people don't understand why Cao Cao didn't check the names one by one according to the letter and execute those who took refuge in Yuan Shao, but the problem is that at this time, and at that time!" ”

Zhou Ning said: "Why don't you accept them, although their sins are unforgivable, but they do have some strength, if you cooperate with them, this battle will be much easier." ”

Cheng Shijie put it on the chopsticks, leaned back with his head in his hands, and said lightly: "I know this, but I've had enough of their disgusting faces, and I really don't want to have anything to do with them, don't you think they're disgusting?" I'm afraid they'll sell me in the middle of a fierce battle! ”

Zhou Ning said with a smile: "In fact, as long as they are persuaded with good words, and then throw out an official and a half-position to stabilize them, it is possible for them to fight to the death for Daming and atone for their sins." ”

Cheng Shijie shook his head and said, "You must not do this." A bunch of scum who have sold more than 300,000 robes can atone for their sins as long as they turn around after the situation becomes clear, where is the national law? Where is military discipline? If people do this in the future, the country will be doomed! ”

Zhou Ning said: "This is just an expedient measure. ”

"Countless major events that have determined the fate of the country have been remembered in ancient times, but the word 'expediency' is bad. Ben Shuai does not rub sand in his eyes, black is black, white is white, Ben Shuai can tolerate them to make mistakes, Ben Shuai can tolerate them to make mistakes, provided that the mistakes they make cannot touch my bottom line! ”

Cheng Shijie said indignantly: "Now the mistakes they have made have stepped on the bottom line of Ben Shuai, and even stepped on the bottom line of the whole country, Ben Shuai will never compromise a little, Ben Shuai is going to destroy them!" Not only to destroy them, but also to beat their relatives into lowly status and exile them to foreign lands, so that their descendants will be ashamed of having such ancestors! ”

Zhou Ning was stunned for a moment and smiled bitterly: "It seems that it will not be easy to work with Dashuai, especially if you may step on your bottom line...... In fact, why don't I want to cut those rebellious ministers and thieves with a thousand knives? It's just that now our army is really weak, if we occupy the opposite side with them, I'm afraid that our Ning Navy will have to face countless enemies, I hope that these loyal and brave soldiers of the Ning Navy will die a few! ”

Cheng Shijie naturally understood the subconscious meaning of what Zhou Ning said, every gentry has a large amount of fertile land and a large number of tenants, and now the situation is out of control, and there are emperors everywhere. The Ming Dynasty in history did not relax the restrictions on the military power of the gentry and landlords until the end, but the problem is that the Qing Dynasty in history did let go. So there was a civil war for almost a hundred years.

Cheng Shijie sighed: "I also hope that they can die a few less, but there is no way, some blood must be shed."

Zhou Ning agreed, and then changed the topic: "There will be a decisive battle with Jiannu soon, are you ready?" ”

"Always be ready, the day the Jiannu army leaves the capital is the time when the decisive battle breaks out."

"Have faith?"

"Victory!"

"So sure?"

Cheng Shijie said: "I can trust my brothers, I can trust our soldiers. Unless Jiannu has been avoiding the war and hiding in the city of Beijing and not coming out, he will wait to be torn to pieces! ”

While Cheng Shijie was eating hot pot and chatting, Ning Haijun's army continued to roll forward like a black tide, and the goal was always the front of the front.

Now, the majestic walls of Beijing are looming.

In a huge carriage, Catherine stood on the carriage, holding a telescope and looking ahead, looking at the dragon-like walls of Beijing that snaked across the plains, looking a little stunned.

Cheng Shijie got out of the carriage and asked with a smile, "Catherine, aren't you afraid of the cold?" What's wrong? What are you stunned about? ”

Catherine exclaimed, "What a great project! I'm afraid only the walls of Constantinople can match it, right? I don't understand why your army has such large and strong walls, and the whole city has surrendered without a fight in the face of foreign enemies. ”

Cheng Shijie's smile turned into a wry smile: "That's because the army guarding the city wall can't decide whether to fight or not, once the military power of a country is in the hands of the literati, they no longer choose the interests of the country, but their personal interests!" ”

"Why?"

"Because they have a monopoly on knowledge and culture, whoever becomes the master of this country and governs the world needs them!"

Cheng Shijie said: "Besides, the army guarding this city can no longer be called an army!" ”

Catherine thought of the slave-like guards written by European missionaries, and couldn't help but nod: "Yes, they really can't be called armies. ”

Catherine looked at the black tide surging forward behind her again: "Maybe it was those serf-like soldiers who gave the missionaries the impression that the Ming was vulnerable, so Spain said that it only needed to send 10,000 soldiers to conquer the East, right?" Fortunately, they did not put this arrogant plan into practice, otherwise, they would definitely be crushed by the new army of the Ming Dynasty. ”

Cheng Shijie listened on the side, didn't speak, just smiled, and said in his heart: "At that time, there was no Damingning Navy!" ”，

Of course, although there is no Ming Dynasty's Ning Navy, the problem is that the Ming Dynasty at that time was still in the Wanli period, and the Ming Dynasty was still very capable of fighting, and the Ming army was not afraid of fighting, nor was it without bloody bravery, as long as they were given enough food, they could still fight.

After Zhang Juzheng's reform of the Ming Wanli Dynasty, the strength still exists. If that battle really starts, maybe the three major expeditions of Wanli will become the four major expeditions.

Many commentators have taken a negative view of the Wanli Three Great Levies, feeling that the massive expenditure of the Wanli Three Great Levies eventually led to the decline of the state. Large sums of money were spent only for a short period of time.

But the problem is that the war between the late Ming Dynasty and the Later Jin Dynasty consumed military spending even more, as high as more than 60 million taels, which was completely different from the heavens and the earth compared with the previous three major expeditions. What's more, the three major expeditions of Wanli actually left a large number of excellent generals to Emperor Chongzhen, and the Ming Dynasty was not short of generals or elite soldiers until the end of the Ming Dynasty, but elite soldiers and good generals were not used in the right place.

It can be said that tactical superiority is far from making up for strategic mistakes. The problem of Chongzhen's mistake is that he has a headache and a foot pain, and he has no plan at all.

Just when Cheng Shijie was thinking, a report from the front came to the navy: "Jiannu is out of the city!" ”

Through the binoculars, thousands of Jiannu cavalry can be seen, pouring out of Chaoyang Gate like a tide.

Cheng Shijie looked at the artillery commander beside him with an expectant look, he felt that he was thinking too much, and the capital of the future generations would only leave the names of a few city gates, nothing more.

In an instant, Cheng Shijie figured it out.

"Let's shoot, blow up Ben Shuai to death!"

(End of chapter)