Chapter 22 The Optimistic Zhou Anmin
It is almost impossible for the Ming clan to rebel, not to mention that Zhu Shencone is just a low-level clan.
Zhou Anmin's judgment can't be wrong, but Zhu Shencone is an exception, and what Zhu Shencone has been thinking about is not really rebelling, but preparing for the storm.
The so-called Qin lost its deer, and the world chased it.
When the troubled times came, Zhu Shencone, as a clan, originally had an innate advantage, if he had enough strength in his hands at that time, he would have raised his arms with the name of the descendant of the Jin clan of the old Zhu sister-in-law, and he would not have a chance.
"Li Hu?" After listening to Zhu Shencone's story, Zhou Anmin silently wrote down the name, and then said to Zhu Shencone: "I need to find someone to inquire about this matter, it will be a day or two soon, or three days at most, and I will tell you when there is news." ”
"Then please leave it to my brother-in-law." Zhu Shencone raised his glass and said.
Clinking glasses with Zhu Shencone, Zhou Anmin smiled and said, "It's all a trivial matter, but even if this Li Hu is available, it can be separated from the belly, and you need to be more careful on weekdays." ”
"This little brother knows it in his heart, thank you brother-in-law for reminding me." Raising a glass and drinking it all, Zhu Shencone nodded and said.
The heart of defense is indispensable, Zhu Shencone has always been cautious in doing things, this Zhou Anmin is clear, and this is also what he admires most about his brother-in-law. But Li Hu is different from the people in Wangjia Village, they are outsiders, and if they can be used, it is no problem to use them, but they also need to be used, and they must also be wary.
"Brother-in-law, I read the post newspaper a few days ago, Liaodong was defeated and the imperial court was shaken, is there any news from there recently?" After renewing the wine, Zhu Shencone put aside Li Hu's affairs for the time being and inquired about the news of the imperial court.
Zhou Anmin sighed, shook his head and said: "You also know about Salhu, now the court is almost noisy, many people want to hold the coach Yang Hao responsible, there are many people who suggest killing him, but there are many who want to protect him." ”
"Now Yang Hao is escorted back to Beijing and sent to prison, and he is under the care of Jinyiwei, but the lords in the court are arguing and arguing, and there is still no opinion on how to deal with him."
"What? The emperor hasn't killed him yet? Zhu Shencone was a little surprised when he heard this, Yang Hao was a man of great ambition and talent, and when the war was in crisis, he actually intrigued to eliminate dissidents, and ordered to stand still, and sat back and watched the friendly army surrounded by Jiannu, which eventually led to the four-way army being broken by Jiannu one by one, and the Ming army was defeated in this battle.
In fact, judging from the military ratio of the two sides and the quality of the generals in the entire Battle of Salhu, the Ming army still has the upper hand. In particular, several of the general soldiers in the Fourth Route Army are not ordinary people, among which Liu Ling, the general soldier of the South Road on the right, is known as Liu Dadao, and he is famous for his brave crown and three armies.
The fame of the general soldier Jun Song in the middle of the left side is also not small, this person has experienced a hundred battles, extremely brave, when guarding Shaanxi, he fought more than 100 battles with the Hu people, invincible, and was called "Du Taishi" by the foreign races.
Ma Lin, the chief soldier of the North Road on the left, is the second son of the famous general Ma Fang, although he is not as famous as Liu Ling and Juniper, but he can also be regarded as a good general.
If these three general soldiers were not blindly commanded by the commander Yang Hao, and the news was leaked, the marching route was known by Jiannu in advance, and finally the old slave seized the opportunity to break each other, as long as two of the roads could join forces to echo each other, or Yang Hao heard the news and decisively sent the last general soldier Li Rubai to reinforce quickly, and the Chinese army quickly advanced closer, then the result of the battle of Salhu would definitely not be what it is now.
In Zhu Shencone's view, what the coach Yang Hao did was simply incomprehensible, the operation on the battlefield and the fight that Li Tianxia and Master Li had were indifferent to the destruction of friendly forces, and finally saw that the situation was not good and smeared oil on the soles of his feet, and he ran away without even seeing the enemy's face.
If he was Wanli, Yang Hao would not have relieved his hatred when he escorted Jingshi directly on the same day, who would have thought that this old boy would still be alive now.
"Liaodong is so defeated, and there is still someone to protect him?" Zhu Shencone wondered in his heart, he could live for such a crime, it was a hell.
Zhou Anmin smiled bitterly, he reached out and dipped some wine, wrote two words on the case, and wiped the words away after writing.
"You mean ......." Seeing these two words, Zhu Shencone was slightly startled, and his eyes looked towards Zhou Anmin.
Zhou Anming nodded and said softly: "Although this person was born in the Zhejiang Party, it is said that he has a close personal relationship with Zhao Heting, and you know who Zhao Heting wants to come, so even the emperor has some concerns about how to deal with Yang Hao until now." ”
Zhu Shencone subconsciously clenched his fists, and a sense of anger bubbled up from the bottom of his heart.
He saw the two words that Zhou Anmin wrote with wine just now, they were the word Donglin.
The Donglin Party takes it as its own responsibility to eliminate the evils of the times and rectify the dynasty, but judging from Yang Hao's incident, it is just that the party is fighting against differences, and the defeat of Salhu has a great impact, so Yang Hao still saved his life.
"The affairs of the court are also talked about privately by our brothers, and small people like you and me can't be the masters of the court, maybe the emperor has other plans." Zhou Anmin saw that Zhu Shencone's face was ugly, comforted him a few words, and then said: "But the emperor didn't do nothing, not just a few days ago, Xiong Tingbi was used to pass through Liaodong." Xiong Tingbi is much stronger than Yang Hao, it is said that he did a good job after arriving in Liaodong, and he wants to wait for a few years to recover his vitality, with my Ming strength, it is not a problem to destroy Jiannu. ”
Xiong Tingbi is a capable general, and he once patrolled Liaodong, and he is indeed the most suitable person to replace Yang Hao.
Moreover, according to Zhou Anmin, after Xiong Tingbi arrived in Liaodong, he recruited exiles, rectified military orders, built chariots, firearms, dredging trenches, and garrisoned Dagu, which has temporarily stabilized the situation in Liaodong.
In Zhou Anmin's view, although the Ming Dynasty was defeated in Liaodong, its national strength was still there, and compared with Liaodong Jiannu, the Ming Dynasty still had a huge advantage in all aspects.
Defeat is a common thing in soldiers, and a temporary defeat is nothing, as long as you stabilize your position and regain your strength, it is not a problem to shame Liaodong.
Zhou Anmin's point of view is actually what most people think, after all, for Daming, Houjin is nothing, and the situation has gradually stabilized after Xiong Tingbi arrived in Liaodong, as long as he goes on step by step, these Jiannu are not Daming's opponents at all.
But compared with Zhou Anmin's optimism, Zhu Shencone does not see it that way, because he knows very well how much the situation in Liaodong will deteriorate in the future. The rise of the Later Jin Dynasty and the constant changes in the war situation in Liaodong, coupled with natural and man-made disasters and rebellions, finally became the last straw that crushed the Ming Dynasty.
If Wanli can live a few more years, with Xiong Tingbi's ability and Liaodong's response, maybe the situation can be saved. Although Wanli, an otaku, has not been in the court for decades, Wanli is a disciple of Zhang Juzheng after all, and his judgment on the control of the country and the changes in the situation, coupled with the suppression and means of the courtiers, etc., is not comparable to the later ones.
In the Wanli Dynasty, the three major expeditions were famous, and the highest decision-maker who decided the three major expeditions was the Wanli Emperor.
If Wanli is really a mediocre person, how can he have such great martial arts? In fact, replacing Yang Hao with Xiong Tingbi can be said to be the wisest decision Wanli made after the Battle of Salhu, and this decision also contained Liaodong Jiannu very well, so that the two sides temporarily formed a confrontation situation in Liaodong, and did not let the situation deteriorate further.
Xiong Tingbi is indeed a capable minister, the situation gradually improved significantly in the year he passed through Liaodong, and the advantages established by Jiannu in the battle of Salhu were resolved by Xiong Tingbi one by one, but unfortunately Wanli's life is about to come to an end, and when Wanli dies, the successor behind him plus the battle between the court and China, and finally Xiong Tingbi, who has a defective character, was impeached and resigned.
Xiong Tingbi left Liaodong on the front foot, and the situation that had been stabilized deteriorated instantly, and in just a few months, Jiannu broke the defense line set up by Xiong Tingbi, and the imperial court saw that the situation was not right, and once again enabled Xiong Tingbi, and Xiong Tingbi was ordered to go to Liaodong again.
At the same time, it was possible to let the governor Wang Huazhen pull Xiong Tingbi's hind legs, the two had different opinions and contradictions, and finally because of Wang Huazhen's sake, Guangning was defeated, Xiong Tingbi was deposed and imprisoned, and then he was involved in party disputes.