Chapter 641

Liu Jun entered the south of the Yangtze River on a large scale. The news was so shocking that it dealt a great blow to the imperial court. Even emperor Chongzhen couldn't discuss effective measures for two consecutive days in the early Dynasty. He didn't let the courtiers go on duty, so he couldn't help it. Finally, he had to let them go back and let them go home and raise their pillows, and then think about what to do.

Everyone is a passer-by. If we can't kill Liu Jiajun, a traitor, it's estimated that they will die.

Of course, in the face of such a severe situation, the imperial court did not have no countermeasures. At least many people put forward that since Liu Jun could leave the south of the Yangtze River when the roads were closed by heavy snow, why couldn't the officers and soldiers go south?

The officers and soldiers can take advantage of the emptiness of Shandong troops to besiege Shandong, copy his nest and restore the canal, so as to achieve the purpose of besieging Wei and saving Zhao.

In addition, we must order the local troops to attack Shandong immediately and copy the back path of the Liu family. At the same time, we also ordered the new governor of the five provinces Xiong Wencan to take office immediately without resisting or delaying. However, his position has changed. This is the Jiangnan supervisor, who is responsible for commanding all the troops in the South and going all out to put down the rebellion.

There is also an advantage of Xiong Wencan taking up this position, that is, Zheng Zhilong was recruited by him. Zheng Zhilong has always regarded him as a benefactor. He is a benefactor in the south. It is estimated that he will send troops for support. This is their wishful thinking.

Just such a wishful thinking, is it too satisfactory? The first is to let their officers and soldiers send troops south to attack Shandong. Their two generals Hong Chengchou and Yang Sichang changed their faces, remained silent and refused to agree to anything.

No matter how the ministers in the court forced, excited and scolded, they just refused to nod.

If it was Yang Sichang, the newly appointed Minister of the Ministry of war, he went all out to please the emperor Chongzhen. As long as the emperor nodded and asked him to do anything, he would nod without hesitation and do it immediately. However, when he was really in charge of the army, he knew that some things could surpass heaven without manpower, and willpower could overcome everything.

First of all, they face many problems, such as lack of food, and the weather is so cold that when soldiers go out to fight, they will lose more non combat personnel than in battle. Even an army as strong as Liu thief, they retreat immediately after they have gained a certain advantage. It is not so much that they were beaten back by the officers and soldiers, but also by the harsh weather, If both sides encounter in the wild, there is no way to take out weapons to fight.

Now, the attack and defense changed hands. Liu Jun hid in the city, baked a fire, ate warm food and waited for the officials to attack. This is not to attack, but to die.

Therefore, they both know the seriousness and difficulties of the situation, but they refuse to nod anything. They have such a point in their hands. It is estimated that it is difficult for the imperial court to raise so many troops again. Therefore, they must preserve their strength to ensure that they still have the ability and can stabilize the situation in the north.

The annihilation of Lu Xiangsheng is a lesson for them.

Therefore, the crafty Yang Sichang suggested that soldiers from the south, such as those from Henan and Huguang, be mobilized to besiege Shandong and other places. He would send troops, but he would only be a deterrent and would not be the main attack.

In this way, Emperor Chongzhen would like to scold his mother. As a heavy army group assembled by the imperial court, you dare not attack Liu thief. You can also expect local wandering soldiers and guards to attack Shandong. It's good that they can contain Shandong first.

The more difficult places, such as Huguang and southwest China, had the canal cut off, and the imperial court's control over these places had been greatly weakened. If they lost the south of the Yangtze River, it is estimated that they will turn these places into enclaves and things in the pockets of Liu thieves, which are completely out of control.

If the rebellion of the Liu family cut off the canal and forced them to a corner, now Liu Jun's attack on the south of the Yangtze River is really forcing them to die, and they have stepped into the critical moment of life and death.

After a long discussion, the ministers found that the only thing they could do was to let Zheng Zhilong send troops to attack the Liu family and contain their army anyway.

Now they have found Zheng Zhilong. Now they have found that there are such powerful people under their hands. He has the most powerful fleet in the East. It is said that there are nearly 200000 people and countless money and food. All it needs is fame and wealth.

Zheng Zhilong neither accepted the imperial edict nor objected to it after the imperial court issued the conditions last time, which made it clear that the price was too low. Therefore, the imperial court was really anxious this time, immediately sealed him as Minjiang Bo and hung the seal of East general, and immediately sent troops to Shandong to attack Liu thief. This time, the imperial court made an explicit price on the imperial edict, That is, if Zheng Zhilong can subdue the Liu thieves, he will make them marquis. His descendants will inherit and rest with the country.

You know, in the Ming Dynasty, it was very difficult for you to be knighted. In addition to a group of dukes, marques and earls during the founding and pacification of the country, only ten people were able to be knighted successfully in the next 200 years. They were knighted through military achievements. Now they are in an extremely dangerous situation and find that Zheng Zhilong has a large army, So they were willing to give him an earl immediately when the other party didn't send troops to fight, let him have peace of mind, go to fight the Liu family, and seal him a marquis position after winning.

In the more than 200 years after the battle of the Ming Dynasty, no one can be granted Marquis through military merit. Although several titles have been granted during this period, they are all honourable and noble. They are relatives or dignitaries of the emperor, but now they do everything they can to lure Zheng Zhilong to send troops, as long as the other party is willing to send troops, I'm afraid even a duke and a prince can be sealed, because they are almost at the end of their tether.

So in a very short period of time, the imperial court passed the imperial meeting and decree, sealed Zheng Zhilong's new official position, and asked him to listen to the order under the account of Xiong Wencan, the governor of Jiangnan, to destroy the Liu family. After the completion of the event, he did not hesitate to crack the earth and seal the marquis. I believe that if Zheng Zhilong is unwilling to do so, he probably wants to rebel. If the Zheng family revolts, the situation will be more tense, More tragic.

After doing these things, all the imperial court can do is raise food and grass, prepare troops, wait for the spring flowers to bloom, the weather to warm up, and launch a war again after the roads are unsealed.

But at present, there is not much they can really do. They are afraid to watch the Liu family capture the south of the Yangtze River.

Their control over the south of the Yangtze River has been greatly weakened, and there is no way to directly summon an army from the south of the Yangtze River that is enough to resist the Liu family army. The only thing they can expect is that Zheng Zhilong's army can obey the call of the imperial court and resist the Liu army's rebellion. If the Zheng family is not willing to go out, they have no way and don't know what to do.

Moreover, some new changes have taken place in the pattern of the imperial court. If someone is careful, he will notice this. Such a major event and such a serious crisis have taken place in the imperial court. As the head of the court's officials, Wen Ti Ren, the emperor did not ask his opinions from beginning to end, nor did he face him squarely.

After all, Shoufu was the minister leader in the court and assisted the emperor in handling the government. The emperor actually ignored him so openly, which sent a signal that his dissatisfaction with Wen Tiren had reached the peak.

Emperor Chongzhen was a very impatient man. He was also the fastest and most popular one in the history of the Ming Dynasty. If he was a little unhappy, he would change people.

I don't know where he learned the way of employing people, and let those who can't do it. There is nothing wrong with this idea, but there is a problem in one aspect.

Of course, Wen Tiren was the first to bear the brunt of the emperor's attitude. He was very afraid. If he could achieve the position of today's song, he was often appreciated by the emperor. If the Emperor didn't want to use him, he still had to leave.

At present, the civil service of the Ming Dynasty is very powerful. It is said that the scholar bureaucrats and the imperial power rule the world together, but the official bureaucrats refer to the whole scholar system, not one person. The emperor has no choice but to take the whole scholar system, but he can choose the right person, that is to say, he can change who is not pleasing to his eyes, You can still drive him away, but he still has to use these readers to serve him.

When such a major event happened, the emperor's dissatisfaction with Wen Tiren, the first assistant, also reached the peak. He became the first assistant for seven years. The national power grew day by day, which disappointed the emperor very much. Thinking of his very bad popularity, the emperor intended to change people.

In the past, he had always thought that Wen Tiren and the six ministers of the central court could not pee in the same pot. He was often impeached by the six departments, saying that he was so bad and so bad.

At that time, the emperor was still secretly pleased that at least such a chief assistant did not form a party for personal gain and did not pee in a pot with the ministers in the court.

Is there a way to interpret it now, that is, he is a real traitor and a real bastard, like Yan Hao and Wantong in the history of the Ming Dynasty?

So the emperor made no secret of his idea, that is, he was ready to change people. Without this chief assistant, he couldn't help the imperial court or the emperor at all.

Chongzhen has secretly looked for candidates. Originally, he was going to let him advance into the cabinet and sit down. But now the situation is critical. He can't allow him to do so slowly. He must change people immediately and change a capable person to turn the tide.

The emperor's attitude made Wen Tiren very afraid. He was on thin ice. When he was the first auxiliary, he was high above the top, but he offended many people. Others had no way to take it because he was the first auxiliary, but now it is different. He is no longer the first auxiliary. What should he do when these people have grievances and revenge? If he didn't think of this place, Wen Ti Ren was out of his mind. He walked staggeringly, like a walking corpse.