Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 171

The Manchu Qing army left the pass, and Qin Wang's army returned triumphantly. However, while they were still on the road, the approximate losses of the war against the captives that began when Chongzhen entered the pass in October 11th year were also calculated.

The Manchu Qing army fled for more than 55 miles, harming Hebei Province, Shuntian Prefecture, western Shandong and northern regions. Besides Jinan Prefecture, three prefectures, 20 counties, and two Great Wall checkpoints were breached. Governor Wu Aheng of Jiliao was captured. Killed, captured alive Zhu Youshu, king of Germany, Zhu Ciying, king of the county, Zhu Cishang, general of Fengguo, Feng Xuxu, eunuch of the supervising army, etc., as well as Sun Chengzong, who retired from old age and returned to his hometown. Hundreds of members of his family died in fighting against the Manchus.Countless people's homes were destroyed, and among them, there were nearly [-] people in Daming who were looted to Liaodong.Not to mention gold, silver and jewelry.

After this war, the places ravaged by Jian captives needed to be rebuilt, and nearly 20 people who were rescued had to be resettled, and more refugees had to be resettled properly.Although the war is over, there are still many things to do.

But no matter what, after all, there were a few big victories and many people were rescued. Compared with the previous few times, I could only watch the Tartars plunder and leave the customs. After all, there has been progress .

More importantly, Emperor Chongzhen needs this victory, and needs to publicize this victory to boost the morale of the people across the country, to increase the prestige of the court, and to improve the prestige of his emperor. up.

However, where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and there will always be struggles in court.

The battle had just ended when someone from the court jumped out and demanded that the suzerain be held accountable for the fall of the vassal!This is a major event, and when it is put on the bright side, even Emperor Chongzhen must take it seriously.

I don't know if it's a coincidence, the princes and clans from all over the country also went to the court one after another, crying for King De.

In the original history, Emperor Chongzhen began to behead his head for this matter.In August of the 12th year of Chongzhen, a group of 36 civil and military ministers such as Yan Jizu, Zu Kuan, Ni Chong, Deng Xizhao, and Sun Maolin, who were the governor generals, were collectively escorted to the West Market of the capital, where they were executed on the street.

The person who drew up the list of these people and executed them was Yang Sichang.

In the face of menacing demands for justice for King De, Emperor Chongzhen of course had to comply with "public opinion". During the discussion in the Wenhua Hall, he said angrily: "This matter has rarely happened since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. It is so appalling. If I don’t severely punish those who are responsible for this matter, I will be ashamed of King De and Taizu Chengzu!”

Hearing this, the cabinet minister Yang Sichang laughed.It seems that after the war is over, Emperor Chongzhen will eventually return to the original Emperor Chongzhen.Lu Xiangsheng has run out, so it's time to deal with him.Hehe, thanks to myself, I thought the emperor had changed his temper, and he has been protecting Lu Xiangsheng.It turned out that he was going to fight with him!

Above the court, basically all officials have this idea.After all, in their view, Lu Xiangsheng was in charge of the king's army this time.When he led King Qin's army to fight against Jianlu, he ended up losing the suzerain vassal. If he wasn't the first responsible person, then who was the first responsible person?If you want to punish others, then Lu Xiangsheng must punish first!
For this reason, they believed that when Lu Xiangsheng led Qin Wangjun back to the capital and handed over his military power, it was time for him to go to jail.

In this regard, Yang Sichang even "kindly" reminded Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, now that Lu Shangshu holds the military power, in the opinion of my humble minister, it is better to postpone the matter of pursuing responsibility for the time being!"

"Yes, yes, this matter needs a long-term plan!"

"Your Majesty, the minister also seconded the proposal!"

"..."

Hearing these courtiers express their opinions like this, as if they had decided that they were going to deal with Lu Xiangsheng, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but sneered in his heart.

Hehe, I said that the chief culprit was offended, and the crime of falling into the vassal that I want to pursue is not Lu Xiangsheng, but Yang Sichang, Chen Xinjia, the eight major Shanxi merchants and other related people.If it weren't for you people, why would Jianlu be so rampant!Why did he fall into the suzerain!
Just wait, when I reorganize King Qin's army and complete the reorganization of the army under the Yumajian. After I have a reliable army, I will kill you all with a thunderbolt!
However, it is actually quite difficult to complete this adaptation.

Because Sun Chuanting's troops are better, his policy of "clearing the village for payment" allowed him to have enough money and food.In addition, the Qin soldiers under his command were newly formed after he took office as governor of Shaanxi.Therefore, the soldiers and horses under his command are all regular soldiers, and there is no family system common to other armies.

Under the command of Hong Chengchou, the governor of the three sides, he did not train new soldiers and horses, but mobilized generals and other generals who could fight everywhere under his jurisdiction.At this time in the late Ming Dynasty, basically all the general soldiers were family members.Including Cao Bianjiao, He Renlong and others, all of them.And this kind of situation, after being adapted to be under the jurisdiction of the Yumajian, naturally cannot exist.

Of course, the reason why it is a servant system cannot be said to be that Cao Bianjiao and others are corrupt generals.Therefore, the formation of the servant system actually has historical origins, and it is not that Cao Bianjiao and others wanted to deduct military pay to support the servants.

Since Emperor Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty abolished the opening of China and France, the military food reserves on the northern border have been catastrophically damaged, and the combat effectiveness of the frontier army has been greatly reduced.The Mongols often came to dig grass valleys, and sometimes the scale was very large, which exacerbated the waste of the farmland and strengthened the Mongols.After this situation continues for a period of time, the frontier army will naturally take corresponding measures.

Since the Jiajing period, the frontier army has been reorganized.This adaptation is aimed at the characteristics of the Mongols.

The characteristic of the Mongols is to concentrate their forces first to break through the border wall.After breaking through the border, they dispersed and plundered in cavalry groups of about a thousand people due to their high mobility.

The Mongols have a characteristic, that is, they are poor; therefore, their cavalry equipment and combat effectiveness are not all of the same level; but only a few cavalry are standing troops with excellent armor and high-quality weapons. High combat effectiveness.

As for those herdsmen, they only know how to ride horses and shoot arrows.If an army wants to be a strong army, it must have good military discipline. At least it must be able to obey military orders, know various rules in the army, be able to cooperate in fighting, have a tenacious will to fight, and so on.Ordinary herdsmen are just herding sheep, so if they go into battle, they will naturally fight.To put it bluntly, when they invaded Daming, they were just armed herdsmen, and they were still herdsmen.

Under such circumstances, the Mongols' thousand-man cavalry army is often just a small number of elite cavalry leading a large group of armed herdsmen to plunder.

In addition, the population of the Mongols and their lack of supplies and other conditions determined that they could not bear the excessive losses of the elite. Therefore, the Ming Frontier Army aimed at this situation, as long as they defeated or eliminated the elite Mongolian cavalry, the remaining Those armed herdsmen will scare away themselves.

As a result, the Ming army also formed an elite cavalry army. This cavalry army was required to be able to defeat the Mongolian elite cavalry army. Naturally, it is impossible to have a large number of people there.And these cavalry troops must follow the generals, so they can easily evolve into the generals' close followers, that is, servants.

It's true that the family system came out at the beginning. After all, the army's salary is insufficient, and it is impossible to train the entire army to be elite, so it is necessary to have an army that can fight.

But as the years passed, the disadvantages of this military system emerged.The resources in the army are inevitably tilted to the servants, so that the million-dollar frontier army of Ming Dynasty is basically a decoration.

Regarding this situation, in fact, after Qi Jiguang, the God of War of the Ming Dynasty, came to the north, he also saw the disadvantages and wrote to the court.At that time, he had a backer in the court, that is, holding Zhang Juzheng's thigh, so he was able to delegate power, and the new army was formed without the family system.

It's just a pity that after Zhang Juzheng's downfall, he, as Zhang Juzheng's lineage, was also liquidated.The army he trained finally returned to its original state because of his departure.Even in the reign of Tianqi, even the Qi family army led by Qi Jin, the last bit of blood, was completely wiped out in the battle of Hunhe.

When Emperor Chongzhen was thinking about these things, Yang Zhiqi, the imperial censor, came out again and said: "Your Majesty, I have heard that many of the beasts collected by the emperor for their use were killed and eaten by the emperor. They didn't care As well as the preciousness of animal power, such behavior shows that he has won several battles by virtue of his victories, and he is suspected of being an arrogant soldier. I think that when I come to Beijing this time, I should show them some color and let them know the majesty of the court! "

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that someone would say such a thing.

"Second minister!" Liao Guolin, another censor, also jumped out and said, "The imperial court spent such a huge price, allocated millions of taels of silver to them, and recruited countless animals. Maybe their tails will go up to the sky, and they have to be suppressed. The three leaders should be held accountable if they don’t discipline the three armies and indulge their arrogance.”

"Your Majesty, I think it's wrong." At this time, Xue Guoguan, the chief assistant, stood up and said, "The army just won the battle, even if they ate some meat, there is nothing to make a fuss about. Everyone in the capital eats meat every day. Meat?"

"..." His words caused a lot of silence in the hall.Xue Manzi's stinky mouth is really well-deserved!
After being stunned for a while, although Xue Guoguan was the chief assistant, he immediately caused a violent backlash.

Many courtiers were still watching the show, knowing that their colleagues were envious and jealous of Qin Wangjun's unprecedented achievements, and wanted to suppress them, they were so happy, but they didn't expect Xue Guoguan's words to spray them, and they naturally About to fight back.

So, some people said that Xue Guoguan himself ate meat every day, and some people said, how can those whores be compared with them?Some people even pressed Xue Guoguan, if King Qin's army came, they were not suspected of being arrogant soldiers, and if they didn't take credit for pride, they would count as a loser, but if they were suspected of taking credit for pride, then Xue Guoguan would swallow the words back...

In the main hall, because of Xue Guoguan's words, there was an uproar.

Emperor Chongzhen watched this with cold eyes. He wanted to see how many people would jump out and criticize the soldiers who had just returned from a desperate fight.

He did not deny that King Qin's army might be a little proud because of their great victory.After all, this time, the Qin army first encircled and wiped out about 1 Jianlu infantry troops; and then in the battle on the north bank of the Weihe River in Tianjin, they wiped out more than 5000 Manchu troops on foot and cavalry.In the ensuing war of attrition along the Diwei River, more than 2 Tartars were also killed or wounded.In this battle in Tianjin, the Tartars lost at least [-] horses.

In total, when the Tatars entered the customs this time, the casualties of the 3-strong army should be [-].Since the rise of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties between the white mountains and the black waters, when did they suffer such a major defeat?The Ming army, which army has achieved such an impressive record?It would be a little strange if there was no pride!

Perhaps these civil servants have estimated this point, so they will hold on to this point and attack the victorious King Qin's army!
Everyone has selfish motives, and these civil servants naturally become jealous when they see others making great achievements.On the one hand, he emphasized the guilt of the loss of the vassal vassal, and on the other hand, he began to blame King Qin's army himself.If Emperor Chongzhen is persuaded, the merits and demerits will be equal to each other. Even if the merits cannot be offset in the end, at least there will not be too many rewards and promotions.

In terms of human nature, Emperor Chongzhen actually felt that it would be difficult to restructure the army based on this consideration.After all, changing from the family system to the previous regular soldier mode is tantamount to stripping away all the benefits of the generals.These generals who have just won battles have lost their personal interests, can they be happy?
However, he didn't know that sometimes, general guesses about human nature are often affected by many things and make guesses inaccurate.Just like the King Qin's army this time, Emperor Chongzhen was wrong, and even the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were wrong.

But of course the Emperor Chongzhen didn't know it at this time, and he also came to another conclusion in his mind, that is, Xue Guoguan was far less smooth than the late Chief Assistant Wen Tiren, and his prestige was not enough to convince the public.In the future, we still need to pay attention to this aspect.

He was thinking, and waited until the Wenhua Palace slowly quieted down, and when all the courtiers were waiting for his opinion, he said coldly: "It is said that King Qin's army is proud of their credit, and they are all proud soldiers. That is They have this qualification! I didn’t expect that you would still want to suppress them. Then next time the Jian captives enter the customs again, you will go to kill the enemy and serve the country. Are you willing to go? Can you do better than them?”

Emperor Chongzhen's words made the hall completely silent. No one thought that the emperor would not be influenced by them at all. It seems that the emperor's opinion seems to be becoming more and more firm. Could it be that they can influence it?
When they were thinking about it, Emperor Chongzhen said in a cold voice: "Even if you can't do martial arts, how can you govern the country? Have you all done your duties well? Have you made achievements? Come, come, show me Look, where is your credit? If there is similar credit to King Qin's this time, I will allow you to parade in the streets to praise your credit, how about the glory of the number one scholar? You guys let me see such credit!"

The entire hall was silent, no one made a sound, and naturally no one felt that their achievements could be used to refute the emperor's words.

Emperor Chongzhen glanced down coldly. In fact, the original Emperor Chongzhen had already realized the virtues of the group of civil servants.He once clearly exposed the darkness of the officialdom in the second edict of guilt under Chongzhen ten years.

"Being an official is only for self-seeking, and the official has the same trade. The money and food are first consumed than the fire, and the envy is envied after the full amount. Even if it has been exempted, it is against the purpose of private collection; it is only discussed and repaired, and it will be self-motivated. Or call If you don’t buy it for value, or the post road has a strange name for the sedan chair. If you send a dispatch, you will sell the rich to the poor. The recommendation and impeachment of caresses are distorted, and the praise and reputation of key positions are reversed. Another example is that the honor and relatives are not satisfied, and they are greedy and rampant in the capital. Dedicated. Unworthy officials are afraid of the situation and follow the rules, accumulating evil tyrants and seducing them. Who can rest in peace for such a small people!"

Of course, this imperial edict of guilt could not have been written by Emperor Chongzhen himself, but by the late Chief Assistant Wen Tiren.Wen Tiren was also stripped of his official position shortly after writing this edict, and returned to his hometown sadly.

Regarding official corruption, the original Chongzhen Emperor was incapable of governing, but the current Chongzhen Emperor is confident.At least, in the first step, the knife of the factory guard has been sharpened; in the second step, the military power, the goal will be achieved immediately.This step by step, will be done slowly.

Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen stood up at once, and said in a cold voice: "King Qin's army will arrive in the capital tomorrow, and you will all go out with me to welcome them. It’s in my eyes! So what if I take the credit and be proud? If I have such great achievements every day, I will live and work in peace and contentment in the morning, and I will be intimidating everywhere!”

After he finished speaking, he walked away on the spot, obviously making up his mind and not allowing the subordinates to refute, so it was decided!
Seeing this, Xue Guoguan flung his sleeves and left.Yang Sichang and others were left to look at each other, but they were helpless.Once the emperor is strong and reasonable, they will have no choice.

The next day, King Qin's army made a triumphant return and arrived at the outskirts of the capital.

　Chapter 2 is at noon.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)