And Lu Xiangsheng was also amazed by Emperor Chongzhen.Originally, he thought that Emperor Chongzhen was the supreme of the Ninety-Five, and his status was extremely noble, so he should not understand soldiers, let alone the suffering of the people.As a result, the emperor talked about the art of war, and many of his views were unheard of, but they were very reasonable.This emperor is not simple!
In fact, how did he know that Emperor Chongzhen in front of him had already changed his core, a person who knew history well, it was not easy to fool himself?"
Lu Aiqing!"
Chongzhen pointed to the map of the Ming Dynasty and said, "This is the Daimyo, this is Guangping, in the future, you will recruit soldiers in these places, and it is best to recruit some relatives, friends, brothers, fathers and sons." ”Lu Xiangsheng fell into deep thought.But for a moment, his eyes suddenly lit up, Your Majesty's move is very good, the so-called father-son soldiers, this kind of relationship with family affection as the bond, the combat effectiveness of the soldiers can be said to be the most powerful, often one person dies in battle, and a group of angry soldiers.Chongzhen continued, "There is no need to worry about money and food, tomorrow I will allocate a million taels of silver from the inner treasury for Aiqing to take away, remember, don't save silver for me, you must let the soldiers be well fed and clothed." ”Lu Xiangsheng nodded.The emperor is not short of hungry soldiers, if the soldiers can't eat enough, they don't care if you are the emperor or the king of heaven, sooner or later, they will either run away or flee.The sky is slightly white.Chongzhen and Lu Xiangsheng talked at night, and the monarchs and ministers talked happily with each other, and Lu Xiangsheng was even more loyal to Emperor Chongzhen since then.It's almost time for the Great Pilgrimage.Chongzhen didn't have time to rest, so he changed into court clothes under the service of the palace maid, and I have to say that the court clothes of the Ming Dynasty are good-looking.Tops and bottoms, 12 crests.The color is not the bright and flickering nouveau riche yellow, but the red with yellow, introverted and low-key, simply indescribable dignified demeanor and magnificent bearing.Chongzhen was very satisfied.Lu Xiangsheng was just about to retreat, Chongzhen suddenly said to him, "Aiqing has been gone for a few months, and it is very pitiful that my sister has no one to take care of her, so it is better for me to take him to the palace and let the queen help take care of him." ”Lu Xiang was promoted.Then he was so moved, what a good emperor, knowing that he couldn't rest assured that his sister was the most, and His Majesty actually took the initiative to help her take care of her sister?
Such an honor, such a kindness.Lu Xiangsheng must be repaid with death, he choked and crawled on the ground again, and the mountain shouted, "Long live!"
Banzai!
Hooray!
”The holy decree given by Chongzhen last night was known to the ministers the next day, and although Wen Tiren and other cabinet ministers felt ridiculous, they did not oppose it.The strange thing is that those hard-headed Donglin Yanguan didn't say anything, which is very inconsistent with their style.Now the power of the Donglin Party in the imperial court is very weak, but it does not mean that they have no power, locally, in the army, there are Donglin Party members everywhere, or their henchmen.Chongzhen estimated that these people were planning a bigger counterattack, but he didn't care, now the eunuchs and palace maids in the palace have cleaned up a lot, and the personnel have suddenly become simpler.Chongzhen is guarded by black guards, and the Forbidden City is under the responsibility of Cao Huachun's generals, and it is not easy for the Donglin Party to carry out assassination.Unless they carry out a coup d'état.Chongzhen didn't think that these people couldn't do it, and many local officials and warlords were actually controlled by them.Even if it is not controlled by them, it is inextricably linked to them, for example, Guanning Tieqi is in the same breath as the Donglin Party.If the Donglin Party rebelled, the strongest iron cavalry of the Ming Dynasty would definitely sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and see who won with whom.Although Chongzhen sent Sun Chengzong to control the Guanning Iron Cavalry, he may not be able to truly control this army.This starts with the composition and origin of the Guanning Iron Cavalry.The composition of the Guanning army was very complex, with both Ming and Mongolian people, and even some Houjin people who surrendered.Guanning Iron Cavalry, formerly known as Liaodong Iron Cavalry, was actually the private soldier of the Liaodong guards, and had no half-dime relationship with the imperial court.Such an unruly army, when the Ming Dynasty had money, and seven or eight million taels of silver were thrown at them every year, they were loyal.But this loyalty was also discounted, such as in the decisive battle of Songjin.The representative of Guanning Iron Cavalry, Zu Dashou retreated to the inner city, like a turtle with a shrunken head.Chongzhen led the last elite forces of the Ming Dynasty to strike an all-out blow, and Hong Chengchou led 100,000 Ming troops to relieve the siege of Jinzhou, and the situation was very good.However, at the critical moment, it was another representative of the Guanning Iron Cavalry, Wu Sangui led his Wu family army to flee first, which made the battlefield situation turn sharply, causing the biggest defeat of the Ming army, resulting in Hong Chengchou being captured.If this alone can't show that Guan Ning Tieqi's heart is not in the Ming Dynasty, there are many examples!
For example, they are very reliable in defensive battles, and they often kill Houjin and collapse.But in the offensive battle, the performance of this iron cavalry was very bad, in the second year of Chongzhen, the Guanning army faced the Houjin army that broke through the pass, but only followed, and did not intercept, and later Zu Dashou fled.What else is angry for the crown.Chongzhen felt that it was nonsense, Wu Sangui was a good woman, and he once spent a lot of silver to Jiangnan to buy a batch of singing and dancing concubines back, and it is said that the cost of each concubine's costume training and other expenses is 100,000 taels.Naturally, these silvers were all embezzled imperial salaries, and it was well known that the Liaodong guards were richer than the imperial court.Chen Yuanyuan is just one of his many women.How much affection does such a lustful hero have for Chen Yuanyuan?
If you really have feelings, why don't you take Liaodong and stay there day and night?
And let her live in the old mansion in Shenjing?
To put it bluntly, it's just an excuse.Just find an excuse for him to be a traitor.To get back to the point, since there was no objection at the court, Lu Xiangsheng soon took office, and the Tianxiong Army was about to be born.With the Tianxiong Army, plus the White Pole Army, the Cao Family Army, and the Five Battalion Army, it was used to form the descendant army under his control.I have military power in my hands, and I have it in the world.When the time comes, relying on the most powerful military force, we will collect a large amount of commercial taxes and salt taxes in the southeast region, and no one will be missed.If the Donglin Party is a turtle with a shrunken head, they will put it aside and deal with it slowly, if they dare to raise the anti-flag, then there will be no mercy!
Speaking of commercial taxes and Tian Fu, Chongzhen also has a headache, don't look at this period of time, he is a tax officer, and he is a housekeeper, and he has made a fortune.But the Ming Dynasty is so big, this year he relied on two factories and one bathroom to get money, what about next year?
There are so many places in the country, local officials are in disobedience, gentry and businessmen control local government affairs, Chongzhen can't send Wei Zhongxian and other doglegs to collect taxes and raid homes every year, right?
Chongzhen counted the silver he had on hand and found that there was not much left?