Hong Chengchou is Chongzhen's teacher, and he is used to relying on him on weekdays, Chongzhen habitually asked Hong Chengchou: "Teacher, look at the current situation, should I send troops to Nanjing to quell the rebellion?"
”Hong Chengchou bowed down and shook his head: "Now the court has no soldiers to send, the Liaodong Ningyuanjin defense line is facing the Manchu Eight Banners soldiers is already in danger, the Shaanxi area has been famine every year, and the displaced people are continuous, and the bandits are becoming more and more rampant, it is said that Sun Chuanting Sun can only rely on selling his property to raise troops to recruit soldiers to suppress Li Zicheng's gang of bandits, and the governor of Liaodong Yuan Chonghuan Yuan has come to report that Jinzhou is in a tight situation several times, and he wants the court to increase the number of troops and soldiers," Before Hong Chengchou finished speaking, Chongzhen's face turned pale with anger:" This Yuan Chonghuan just doesn't let me worry, he will just keep asking for money, food and people, Liaoyang is close at hand, but he is still shrinking, he knows that he will treat the city well, he can know that this treatment will strengthen the power of the Manchu Eight Banners, "When Yuan Chonghuan is mentioned, the root of Chongzhen's hatred is itchy, it seems that it is a matter of time before he kills Yuan Chonghuan, and he has not caught any tricks yet."
& What should I do about Nanjing?
”Chongzhen seemed to be asking himself, and as if asking these important ministers, Lu Xiangsheng took a step forward: "Your Majesty, the matter in Nanjing can be postponed, according to intelligence, the Manchu Eight Banners are preparing to go south to fight the autumn wind, this time it is likely to be a three-way assault on the Central Plains, according to Weichen's view, His Majesty immediately mobilized troops and horses to prepare for dealing with the Tartars going south," Chongzhen took a breath of cool air, he had already received a report from Jinyiwei and the army to explore the horses, but now even Lu Xiangsheng, who has always been calm, is so nervous, which means that the problem is very serious.Chongzhen looked at Sun Chengzong, who was standing next to him: "What do you think, Lord Sun?"
”Sun Chengzong thought for a while: "What Jiandou said is very reasonable, a few days ago, a letter came from home, the book said that not long ago in his hometown Gaoyang caught a Manchurian spy, this person was there to collect all kinds of information, it seems that the Tartars are going to Gaoyang, so the minister thinks that the Dahua Empire in Nanjing is not afraid, after all, the emperor of the Dahua Empire, Qingchao, he is a Han Chinese, we are also the same ancestor, and the Manchu Eight Banners are different, and the minister also heard that the Dahua Empire is very good to the people, and now the military and civilians of the whole country are pouring to Nanjing, they are defecting to the Dahua Empire, It can be seen that the Dahua Empire is the direction of the people, we can't move now, and we don't have the strength to move," Chongzhen's angry lips trembled: "Since you are not optimistic about Daming, then you might as well go home and take the child," "Chen Zheng has this intention, Chen Zheng wants to go home to train Xiangyong and stick to Gaoyang," "Okay, I'm ready, go down, go down, go down!"
”Chongzhen glanced at Sun Chengzong impatiently, waved his hand, and drove him out of the hall in disgust.Sun Chuanting was very embarrassed to stand there, he was originally left by the emperor to ask for guilt, and now it seems that he is also an important minister of the country.Chongzhen went to embarrass Sun Chuanting again: "Lord Sun, I won't pursue the previous things, you go back and find a way to kill Li Zicheng, there is no money and soldiers, you go back to Shaanxi first and prepare to go, as soon as you return to Shaanxi, that He Renlong will be beheaded immediately!"
”& Your Majesty," Sun Chuanting took the order and left, he thought to himself, "This emperor is too stingy, right?"
Don't give anything, and I want to work hard for him, it's enough for that or something, I'll go back and sell the ancestral field, and I can't keep the money from the chaos, so let's take it out and use it for the country," Chongzhen turned to Lu Xiangsheng: "Jiandou, I named you the military governor of the five provinces of the Ministry of War, and now I only have 5,000 soldiers and horses in my hands, and the army is loud for three months, you lead the troops to focus on defending against the thieves and Manchu Tartars in the west of the Beijing Division," "Emperor Xie, the ministers receive orders," Chongzhen is born to love tossing people, he is very conceited and never believes in the ministers below, The generals at all levels had to be replaced, which made the people of the Ming Dynasty panic and restless.
& My lord," Hong Chengchou's legs and stomach trembled, "I canonized you as a young master and a young guard, the secretary of the military department, the governor of Liaodong, and now you go to Yuan Chonghuan to supervise military affairs," "Emperor Xie," Hong Chengchou received the order to go down to the palace, he thought to himself, "Now Lao Yuan is more than auspicious, then what in the past Chongzhen still didn't believe others said that Lao Yuan sold weapons and food to the Manchu Eight Banners, now it seems that this traitor and collaborator with the enemy, corruption These major crimes may have to be decided, and the butcher's knife to kill Lao Yuan has been raised high," Hong Chengchou suddenly felt that this former student had become more and more unfamiliar, and it seemed that this apocalyptic empire would soon be destroyed in his hands.Emperor Chongzhen looked at the empty hall, and couldn't help but feel a little lost, but the ministers who used to be inspirational and generous to serve the country were gone, but now they have become greedy for life and afraid of death.The more Chongzhen thought about it, the more sad he became, and he couldn't help but shed two lines of tears, Wu Chengen quietly walked over: "Your Majesty, it's important to take care of the dragon's body, Lord Hong will definitely be able to relieve the emperor's worries this time when he oversees the army in Liaodong," Chongzhen pulled back his thoughts and raised his eyes to look at the most loyal old eunuch: "The Han emperor of Nanjing, that is, the original Qingchao Marquis, he did a better job than me, in just over half a month, he was able to govern a hungry people's stay in the capital into a Dahua capital where everyone has food, clothes and a house, He is indeed a wise emperor who is not born in the world, so it is good, the problem of eating for the entire southern people will be handed over to him, in this way, I also have a lot of peace of mind, I heard that the strength of the Dahua Emperor is better than the Manchu Eight Banners, I am both worried and happy," Wu Chengen raised his head and wanted to interject, but Chongzhen signaled him with his hand not to interrupt the speech, Wu Chengen obediently stood quietly and listened, "I am worried that the Ming Dynasty is now full of wolf smoke, and the country is already an economic collapse, the army is useless, there is no sound, it is already the building is about to collapse, and it exists in name only, The reason why I can still survive is that I don't want to see the country fall into the hands of the Manchu Tartars, the Han people's rivers and mountains must be done by the Han people, this Han people must be capable of doing things, and can prosper for the Han people.