Signed to Zhu Cihong, Prince of the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 34 34, Li Guozhen wants military power, Zhu Cihong generously gives it to you
This was Zhu Cihong's third night after crossing, and it was also the night he slept most peacefully.

On the first night, he was worried that someone would suddenly sacrifice the city.

On the second night, he was worried that if Li Zicheng would launch an attack suddenly, the defenders in the city would not be able to defend.

These two problems have been temporarily resolved for now.

The military power was firmly in the hands of the generals loyal to Ming Dynasty. The soldiers and horses of the capital's main battalion, the main defender of the city, had high morale after paying the full amount of military pay. At least it should not be a problem to resist Li Zicheng's attack in a short period of time.

But how could it be possible for the dignified Ming Dynasty to be just an option of "defending the city of Beijing"?
First set a small goal - to rescue the Beijing city.

Next, let's work towards this goal!
There was nothing to say all night, and the next morning, Zhu Cihong had just woken up and was eating breakfast after washing, when he saw Wang Chengen.

"His Royal Highness, Your Majesty invites you to go to the side hall to discuss matters."

Wang Chengen's attitude towards Zhu Cihong can be said to be respectful, as the number one controller of the Supervisor of Rituals, this kind of attitude is actually rare.

If you look through the history of the Ming Dynasty, you can see many stories of princes and princes trying to befriend the chief eunuch, the chief eunuch.

This shows that Zhu Cihong's ability has indeed been recognized and admired by Wang Chengen.

So Zhu Cihong came to the side hall.

Here, Zhu Cihong saw the same few people, the British admiral Zhang Shize, the deputy admiral Li Guozhen, the Minister of the Household Department who temporarily presided over the cabinet work, the scholar Fan Jingwen, and several other cabinet scholars.

Since the Ming Dynasty had its own national conditions here, two great eunuchs from the Inner Dynasty's Ceremony Supervisor were also present at the meeting, namely Wang Chengen, the new Si Li eunuch, and Wang Huamin, the new Si Li eunuch, Bingbi eunuch.

Chongzhen's spirit seemed to be quite good, and he said, "Zhuqing, although the situation in the capital has stabilized a little bit, I feel uneasy if Li Zicheng's bandits continue to besiege. Relieve the siege of the capital?"

After Chongzhen's words fell, the British official said: "Your Majesty, the old minister believes that now, according to what the prince said before, enough soldiers should be recruited from the capital to join the army as soon as possible. As long as there are enough troops to let go, then Li Zicheng's bandit army is nothing to fear.

Now that the capital is under siege, Wu Sangui's Guan Ning Army and Qin Wang's divisions from all over the country should be on the way. As long as many Qin Wang's divisions gather, and then cooperate with each other, they will definitely be able to defeat the bandit army and return the capital and Daming to a bright future. "

Hearing the words, Chongzhen nodded and said, "This is indeed the case. Then, who will be responsible for the conscription work?"

At this moment, Wang Huamin on the side said, "Your Majesty, this slave has an idea."

Chongzhen looked at Wang Huamin and motioned for him to speak.

In the middle and late Ming Dynasty, the emperors used to use the eunuchs headed by the chief eunuchs to check and balance the cabinet. Therefore, it is not uncommon for the eunuchs to participate in political affairs and express opinions in a small range, so there is no one present. People objected, quietly waiting for Wang Huamin's next words.

Wang Huamin coughed lightly, and said with a eunuch's unique yin and yang voice: "This is your Majesty, the Duke of England and Uncle Xiangcheng are also veteran generals of Daming, and they are good helpers of our Daming and His Majesty.

The old slave thought that it would be better to let the two of them command an army each and recruit troops separately. Once the two armies are formed, they will attack together. It is only a matter of time that Li Zicheng will be crowned the leader sooner or later. "

After listening to Wang Huamin's words, Zhu Cihong's eyes flickered for a moment.

As a time traveler, Zhu Cihong had already blacklisted traitors like Cao Huachun and Wang Huamin who surrendered to the enemy, and they had already been preset as enemies.

Thinking about it from this angle, Zhu Cihong immediately understood Wang Huamin's intention.

Today's admiral of the Beijing camp is a British prince, and he obeys Zhu Cihong's words, which means that the entire Beijing camp is under the control of Zhu Cihong.

If the Beijing camp was divided into two, Li Guozhen would definitely not be very good at listening to Zhu Cihong's greetings. Then Zhu Cihong's hands would be equivalent to only half of the Beijing camp's troops, and their strength would drop a lot in an instant.

Zhu Cihong couldn't help but glanced at Wang Huamin, you old bastard, you really deserve to be an old hermaphrodite.

After Chongzhen heard Wang Huamin's words, his heart also moved.

From Chongzhen's point of view, after witnessing Zhu Cihong being supported by the soldiers and low-level officials of the Beijing camp yesterday, he was certainly moved, but also slightly uneasy.

It is clear that Zhen is the emperor of Ming Dynasty, why does everyone love and respect my son?
Although Chongzhen has been comforting himself, thinking that Zhu Cihong will not be Li Shimin, but out of an emperor's instinct and wanting to monopolize power, Chongzhen still can't sleep.

Now, Wang Huamin's idea gave Chongzhen a very good reason.

Li Guozhen was promoted by Chongzhen, and he was also the in-law of Zhou Guozhang, so it was impossible to stand with the prince.

If Li Guozhen gets half of the troops, he can effectively check and balance the British Duke and Zhu Cihong, wouldn't it be much easier?
Thinking of this, Chongzhen showed a smile on his face, and said: "This is indeed a good way, I think it is very good, what do you think?"

After Chongzhen finished speaking, the others fell into a brief silence, and then nodded their heads in agreement.

Judging from Chongzhen's tone, it was not a hint, it was an explicit statement.

If anyone dared to object, wouldn't it be a sign of Chongzhen's bad luck?

Chongzhen cast his eyes on Zhu Cihong, and said slowly, "Lang'er, what do you think?"

Everyone in the hall looked at Zhu Cihong, and the atmosphere became stagnant.

Those who can stand here are not fools. Everyone can somewhat sense His Majesty's... fear of the crown prince.

Yes, dread.

Zhu Cilang was silent for a moment, then smiled: "Of course my son obeys the emperor's will."

Chongzhen breathed a sigh of relief, and also smiled: "That's very good. From today on, the Beijing camp will be divided into two branches, led by the British Duke and the Xiangcheng Bo. You are stationed in the south and east, and the Xiangcheng Uncle, you are in charge of the west and north. Langer, your words will help the British Duke to recruit soldiers in the army, and don’t do other things.”

Zhu Cilang nodded with a smile: "I obey, father."

At this moment, the sound of the system suddenly sounded again.

"The host is requested to go to the sign-in location - the recruiting office of Daying in the capital within three hours, and receive the sign-in rewards and tasks."

After a while, Wang Huamin showed a smile when he saw Zhu Cihong's hurried away figure, then quickened his pace and walked to Li Guozhen's side.

"Uncle Xiangcheng, congratulations."

Li Guozhen stopped in his tracks, blinked at Wang Huamin, and said with a smile, "Eunuch Wang, we are all happy together."

The smiles of both people are very happy.

For Li Guozhen, Wang Huamin and others, it was a surprise to them that Zhu Cihong gave in so easily.

However, if it is attributed to the concession made by His Highness the Crown Prince when facing his own father, it sounds quite reasonable.

Li Guozhen smiled at Wang Huamin and said: "I will go to recruit soldiers right now, please rest assured, Wang Gonggong, I will definitely live up to Wang Gonggong's promotion and trust."

Wang Huamin smiled gently, and said: "No matter what, our family hopes that Uncle Xiangcheng can truly grow into a pillar of the Ming Dynasty. Prince, after all, he is still too young. By the way, the matter of conscription, Xiangcheng Does the Chengbo need help?"

Li Guozhen laughed, patted his chest, and said confidently: "Please rest assured, Wang Gonggong. Now that the capital is surrounded, as long as it is a job with money, is it afraid that no one will come? It is absolutely impossible for us to fail this matter." After the crown prince."

Li Guozhen still had some self-confidence. He thought he was a general after all, and the prince was just a boy with a yellow mouth. If the army was drafted, wouldn't a normal person go to a boy with a yellow mouth?
Wang Huamin rolled his eyes and suddenly said with a smile: "General, why don't you go directly to the prince's conscription point to recruit troops, so that if the prince can't recruit any soldiers, His Majesty's trust in the prince will inevitably decline, and the general will be relied on even more, right? ?”

Li Guozhen slapped his thigh and said with a smile: "Your Majesty's words are very kind!"

(End of this chapter)