Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 216 The situation took a turn for the worse
"As a glorious traveler, you should know the general course of history. Follow the historical trend, make the right choice, and save Ming Dynasty from detours, which is conducive to realizing the rejuvenation of Ming Dynasty as soon as possible, and restoring the people of Ming Dynasty to live and work in peace and contentment as soon as possible."

"The flintlock gun is more advanced than the matchlock gun. There is no doubt. Assembly line operation and standardized production are also the best way to produce all products. On the basis of eliminating the worries of craftsmen, coupled with the mechanism of combining rewards and punishments to manage the craftsman group, it is even more important. It is the progress of history, which will help to change the concept of the world and promote the improvement of productivity. After the system evaluation, the host will be rewarded with a Grade A wiretapping seed, please check it!"

After reading these words, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but said silently in his heart: "If the Lord System gives [-] Grade-A wiretapping seeds at a time, believe it or not, we can realize the revival of the Ming Dynasty earlier, and the people of the Ming Dynasty can live and work in peace and contentment earlier?"

After I finished speaking, I waited for a while and found that the system did not respond.Sure enough, when encountering such a problem, he began to be silent!

Forget it, it would be nice to have one more Grade A bugging seed.

With this thought in mind, he returned to the palace.Along the way, I checked the messages fed back by the eavesdropping seeds everywhere.

Lu Xiangsheng has arrived in Dengzhou and is patrolling everywhere, selecting soldiers and inspecting the shipyard;

Hong Chengchou was also inspecting various health stations, rebuilding the army at the health stations, and inspecting the government affairs of local officials in various places;

Wu Zhong just arrived in Shenyang and became a coat coater in Dorgon's residence.The movement in Shenyang did not seem to punish Dorgon and others in particular. Instead, the Manchu Tartars seemed to be beaming, celebrating and looting countless people and materials from the pass.

Because Wu Zhong was only a coater, he heard limited news, but Emperor Chongzhen made a guess, and probably guessed the intention of that fat man Huang Taiji.Sure enough, this fat man is not easy to deal with, he is very cunning and cunning.

Forget it, let's do it again later, as long as we beat you again and again, I don't believe how long you can hide it!

Then, Emperor Chongzhen looked at the information returned by the next eavesdropping seed.

Chen Qiyu walked quickly and had arrived in Guyuan, Shaanxi Province to take up his post. He was familiarizing himself with the duties and powers of the three governors, and at the same time he ordered the summoning of generals and deputy generals from all over the country. Those Jianzhou Jurchens who were taken to Shaanxi by him were all locked up in prisons, and were arrested again. Shaanxi Hanzi watched.Regarding this, Turge seemed to have become numb, and only said that when there was no one, he would definitely take revenge in his next life.It could be seen that he felt that it was impossible for him to survive.

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen discovered another benefit of this wiretapping system.That is, no matter what language other people use, including dialects or languages ​​of different races, the final display will be Chinese characters, but there will be a bracket comment, such as Jianzhou Jurchen language, or Guyuan dialect.

If this were not the case, Emperor Chongzhen would probably be caught blind.

On Chen Qiyu's side, after getting familiar with the military and political affairs in Shaanxi and Gansu, and inquiring and verifying information about the Mongolian tribes outside the customs, they would start trading captives for war horses.Once it starts, the reinforcements from the capital must set off.

Thinking about this, Emperor Chongzhen continued to look down. It was Sun Chuanting, governor of Jiliao, who had arrived at Shanhaiguan and began to inspect military and political affairs in various places, including military preparations, garrisoning, training, and garrisoning.

Sun Chuanting, a cold-faced man, doesn't talk much, but even so, he seems to have praised Wu Sangui, the deputy general of the forward right battalion, who has done a good job in leading the army.

Looking at those conversations, Emperor Chongzhen suddenly felt moved, why did he forget about this person, he should make good use of it!
Ning Jin's side is the base camp of Zu Dashou and others. Over the years, I don't know how much Ming's military expenditure has been spent, but they can only defend the city without any record; The army has the most elite soldiers and sufficient food, but the Manchu Qing army made several detours and entered the customs to wreak havoc, but the Guan Ning army could not be used.Although there are Manchu troops to restrain them, can't they send even a little man?The Guan Ning Army can only be dispatched to suppress thieves, and they are not directly descendants of Zu Dashou.Such as Zu Kuan and Cao Wenzhao.

Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen felt that it was necessary for Guan Ning's army to make a move.

Therefore, he immediately issued an order to transfer Wu Sangui to lead the cavalry from his headquarters into the customs.

What Emperor Chongzhen didn't expect was that just as he was going step by step to reorganize the government and accumulate strength to deal with the Manchus, the situation suddenly took a turn for the worse.

An urgent memorial arrived in the capital. This memorial was not sent by Xiong Wencan, the governor of the five provinces, but it was related to Xiong Wencan.

On the ninth day of May in the 12th year of Chongzhen, that is, almost a month ago, Zhang Xianzhong rebelled in Gu County, killing the county magistrate Ruan Zhitian and patrolling censor Lin Mingqiu, and the military supervisor Zhang Dajing, Ma Tingbao, and Xu Qizuo were forced to surrender.Xiong Wencan was shocked when he heard the news, but instead of suppressing it immediately, he sent people to appease him, trying to recruit Zhang Xianzhong again.

But then, Luo Rucai and Ma Shouying rebelled again in Fangxian, merged with Zhang Xianzhong and captured Fangxian, killed Hao Jingchun in the county, and went to Yunxi, Baokang and other places. After hearing the news, the Fifth Battalion of Huidengxiang in Junzhou immediately raised troops rebel.In just over half a month, the western part of Hubei has completely fallen.Seeing this situation, Xiong Wencan had no choice but to dispatch troops to suppress it, and ordered Zuo Liangyu and Luo Dai to lead the troops to pursue them.However, the memorial to the court has not been issued for a long time.

After hearing the news, the Henan Dao inspectors near Hubei were worried that thieves would enter Henan, so they urgently reported to the capital.

Emperor Chongzhen was furious when he received this memorial.He knew it without even thinking about it.The delay in seeing Xiong Wencan's memorial must be because he was the one who recruited these thieves, and he was afraid of being blamed by the court and wanted to put them down himself.If you can't pacify them first, you want to destroy them.If he could exterminate them and write a memorial, he would have something to say.

However, Xiong Wencan didn't expect that these thieves had fought for many years and rebelled again. Without the deterrence of the Yongwei Battalion, would he have the ability to put down the rebellion?By doing so, he gave the thieves a chance to grow stronger, and how many people would be trapped in the military disaster again?After the thieves grow stronger, how much troops and materials will the court spend to counter the rebellion?
This Xiong Wencan really thinks that his method of recruiting security can conquer the world?Previously, the county magistrate of Gu County refused to listen to the report, and wanted to hide things when they encountered problems. This kind of official is really a typical example of not doing enough to succeed but more than failing!
However, what Emperor Chongzhen did not expect was that this memorial had aroused two opinions in the court.

One is to ask the court to send troops immediately to put down the rebellion of the bandits.The other is to think that the memorial of Xiong Wencan, governor of the five provinces, has not arrived yet, so it is better to wait. Maybe there is something wrong with this memorial, and maybe Xiong Wencan has put down the rebellion, so there is no need for the court to mobilize the masses.

From a certain point of view, the capital is far away from Hubei, and there is no information. They are probably right to think so.

However, Emperor Chongzhen came from later generations, so he naturally knew what Zhang Xianzhong and others were like in the end.Since there was another rebellion, Xiong Wencan must not be able to put it down.

Therefore, he immediately sent people to gallop to Shanhaiguan again, ordering Wu Sangui to rush to the capital to prepare for the rebellion.

At the same time, the three major battalions under the Yumajian were also prepared to move out.It's too late to train with peace of mind, so go to the battlefield to train.

However, there is a saying that the house leaks happen to meet the continuous night rain.Emperor Chongzhen learned another bad news from Chen Qiyu's eavesdropping seed.

Li Zicheng's troops, who had fled into the Shangluo Mountains in southeastern Shaanxi, led more than 3000 troops to fight out in the first two days.After urgently reporting to the Trilateral Governor's Mansion, Chen Qiyu was embarrassed.

According to the emperor's secret decree, he was preparing to deal with the Tumote tribe in Hetao. However, before the matter was carried out, some bandits rebelled in the border of Shaanxi, and the leader of the bandits was Li Zicheng, who was very famous before.After weighing again and again, he decided to lead the troops to encircle and suppress Li Zicheng's troops.

After Emperor Chongzhen saw the news, he couldn't help but have a headache.Because he remembered that after Li Zicheng broke out from Shangluo Mountain, he seemed to be unstoppable, and finally swept the world, forcing the original Emperor Chongzhen to Mount Meishan.

It can be seen from this that Chen Qiyu's encirclement and suppression may not be effective.It is very likely that Li Zicheng's troops will rush into Henan and escape from the important towns on the three sides.

The maps of these thieves' riots appeared in his mind, which made Emperor Chongzhen feel the seriousness of the situation.

Although because of the relationship I traveled through, the current situation has changed a lot from the original history.At least Sun Chuanting was not imprisoned, Lu Xiangsheng was not killed in battle, and Hong Chengchou was not transferred to Shanhaiguan. More importantly, after confiscating the homes of Shanxi merchants and others, the court currently has enough money and food to deal with the scourge of the Manchu army.

However, in the hinterland of the Central Plains, at least it has not been affected by the butterfly effect.If the thieves are not suppressed quickly, the interior of Daming will be corrupted again.Judging from the current situation, Li Zicheng may enter Henan at any time, and Zhang Xianzhong's group of rebels may also enter Henan, and they can also go east or south. I don't know how many places will be poisoned by these thieves.

The situation is grim!
However, Emperor Chongzhen was a little relieved that during the conversation between Chen Qiyu and the governor of Ningxia, he learned that the governor of Ningxia, Zheng Chongjian, had repeatedly defeated the Hetao Tartars, that is, the Tumote tribe, who were trying to enter the pass to fight the autumn valley.This moved Emperor Chongzhen's heart.

After thinking for a while, Emperor Chongzhen made up his mind.Qiankun is arbitrary, removes Xiong Wencan, governor of the five provinces, and escorts him to Beijing for interrogation; at the same time, appoints the governor of the three sides, Chen Qiyu, as the temporary governor of the five provinces, and immediately takes over the encirclement and suppression of the thieves.At the same time, Zheng Chongjian, the governor of Ningxia, was appointed as the temporary governor of the three sides.

In the original history, it was actually Zheng Chongjian who took over the post of governor of the three sides, and sent troops to encircle and suppress Zhang Xianzhong's troops who had rushed into Sichuan, and won several battles.However, Zhang Xianzhong took advantage of the conflict between him and Yang Sichang. As a result, after he withdrew his troops and returned to Shaanxi, Zhang Xianzhong grew stronger again.The original Emperor Chongzhen blamed Zheng Chongjian and sent him to prison to die.

But on this plane, it is different.At least Yang Sichang had been executed for the case of treason by Shanxi merchants.

When Emperor Chongzhen's decree came out, many officials in the court had opinions and felt that the emperor's move was inappropriate.

First, the situation at Xiong Wencan’s side is not yet known, and his memorial has not yet arrived. It would be biased to rely solely on the memorial from the Henan Provincial Inspector.

Second, when the situation is unclear, Chen Qiyu was immediately promoted to the governor of the five provinces to replace Xiong Wencan after taking over the post of governor of the three sides. This approach is also not good.In case Xiong Wencan has put down the thieves, wouldn't it appear that the court is too impatient and too flustered?

Their opinions were answered before Emperor Chongzhen had time to speak.The person who answered this question was Xiong Wencan himself.His urgent memorial has finally arrived in the capital.

In his memorial, he did not mean that the bandit rebellion was put down, but that he asked the imperial court for help and asked to resend the Yongwei Battalion.Because, his previous siege failed miserably.

It turned out that after Zhang Xianzhong, Luo Rucai and others joined forces, they ambushed the army on Luohou Mountain to the west of Fangxian County.As a result, they were caught in an ambush, and more than 1 officers and soldiers were all defeated.Among them, Luo Dai was captured alive, Zuo Liangyu threw away his helmet and armor, fled on the saddle, and even lost the letter of the military seal.

Under such circumstances, Xiong Wencan could no longer hide it, because he was no longer able to suppress Zhang Xianzhong and others on his own, so he rushed to report to the court.

Knowing what happened before and after, the officials were in an uproar.They didn't expect that the development of the matter would be predicted by the emperor.As a result, the ministers had no further objections, and the imperial decree was issued to escort Xiong Wencan to Beijing for questioning. At the same time, Chen Qiyu took over the post of governor of the five provinces and launched a campaign against the thieves.

At the same time, some civil officials suggested that since the thieves are capricious, it is better to kill all the thieves who surrender, so as to avoid future troubles.In the future, I will no longer appease and kill them all.For this suggestion, many people echoed it in the court, and no one raised the matter of appeasement.

Emperor Chongzhen did not agree to this. If such a simple and crude method was used, the thieves would definitely resist to the end when they knew they had no way out, making it more difficult to quell the rebellion.

Another point, according to Emperor Chongzhen's impression, at least in the original history, there were still many thieves who had been fighting for Ming after they surrendered.In today's Yongwei camp, there are original rogues, those recruited by He Renlong back then, didn't they also fight bravely for Ming Dynasty, some even died in the battle with Jianlu.

In addition, in the Nanming period, a large part of the most resolute resistance against the Manchu Qing Dynasty were also those who came from thieves.Li Dingguo, who was well-known in later generations, and the famous Loyalty Camp and so on.

The blood in the bones may be more on those thieves than on the court.

Now that Ming Dynasty wants to rejuvenate and fight for hegemony in the world, there are fewer bloody men!

Seeing that the emperor did not agree, many officials raised questions again: Yang He was recruiting before, but the bandits rebelled and were convicted;After that, who would dare to appease them, and how to tell whether the bandits were sincerely recruited?

In this regard, Emperor Chongzhen did not hesitate and gave a direct answer.

(End of this chapter)