Daming: I asked you to hang yourself, but I didn’t ask you to rebuild the Ming Dynasty

"Of course."

Sun Zhenglan sighed:

"Your Majesty, does your Majesty know how Chen Qiyu and Chen Dezhou were defeated?"

Zhu Youjian frowned:

Chen Qiyu drove all the thieves into the carriage canyon. It was supposed to be a great success, but why did it end up...

As for the Ming history saying that Chen Qiyu took bribes and released the peasant army privately as a way to survive - Xiaobai believed that everyone in their circle laughed it off.

Because in the Ming history records, the man who gave bribes to Chen Qiyu did not join the peasant army until ten years later!

Chen Qiyu, who accepted bribes, finally faced the blackmail from the Qing court officialdom. He couldn't even get out 1 taels and was killed by the Qing court.

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There is a saying in their circle - Chen Qiyu most likely committed a common mistake among literati and became arrogant, which led to his failure.

However, if this is the case, there is another contradiction - Chen Qiyu is very capable. After receiving a lesson, he should have corrected his flaws long ago, and his ability will become stronger.

but……

After he was dismissed from office, it took ten years until Chongzhen committed suicide!

Why has Chen Qiyu never been reinstated by the court?

Those who could preside over the suppression of bandits in the early days of Chongzhen were all big shots!

There are so many old friends among my disciples!

This shouldn't be!

Zhu Youjian's mind suddenly changed and he looked at Sun Zhenglan: "Does Sun Qing know the truth?"

Sun Zhenglan smiled bitterly and asked instead:

"Your Majesty, do you still remember Zhang Fengyi, the former Minister of War?"

Chongzhen nodded.

One thing this person is most famous for is his fierce opposition to Sun Chengzong's strategy of building a group of cities in Liaodong.

Zhang Fengyi believes that we should stick to the front line of the Great Wall such as Shanhaiguan, while using Ningyuan as the base of advance and Guangning as the outpost...

With his strategy, the court should save 500 million military expenditures a year.

In this way, the imperial court can train elite soldiers for fighting.

Unfortunately, due to fierce opposition from the courtiers, the most effective method was "vetoed by all the ministers".

(Zhang Fengyi was the one most slandered by Ming history, and the one most likely to change the outcome of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhang Fengyi was very ill when she was dying and had to rely on a large amount of rhubarb medicine to maintain her health. This was "still a constant battle". They actually falsely accused Zhang Fengyi of taking a large amount of laxatives and died! Your family is going to commit suicide, why are you running the army? lament! )

The pharmacology of rhubarb medicine was posted, and a group of thieves mistook deer for horses.

Sun Zhenglan sighed: "Back then, the elder Sun Chengzong wanted to build a city in Liaodong so as to press against the Eastern captives step by step. Zhang Shangshu was not optimistic about this and fiercely opposed him.

Zhang Shangshu said: "The construction of a group of cities in Liaodong is too much and the imperial court will be unable to support it and will become increasingly weak."

Because building the city in Liaodong will only bring down the imperial court.

Even if they abandoned the customs, the imperial court would not be so weak! ’

The people in Donglin took advantage of this attack and arbitrarily changed Zhang Shangshu's words, saying that Zhang Shangshu wanted to give up outside the pass, completely ignoring what Zhang Shangshu said before and after!

As a result, Zhang Shangshu..."

"Ugh!"

Sun Zhenglan sighed heavily.

Among the policy commentaries on Liaodong in the late Ming Dynasty, the most correct ones were Yuan Keli and Zhang Fengyi. However, their works were both burned by the Qing court...

For a time, the monarch and his ministers looked at each other in confusion.

This is their normal operation!

After a while, Zhu Youjian frowned slightly:

"Is Chen Qiyu's failure related to Zhang Fengyi?"

Sun Zhenglan smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty, you may not know that Chen Dezhou and Zhang Daizhou are sons and daughters."

Zhu Youjian suddenly realized:

"No wonder!"

Both of them are from Shanxi, originally from the township party, and they are relatives. One of them is outside the court, and the other is inside the court.

If people want to squeeze out Zhang Fengyi, suppressing Chen Qiyu first is naturally the most effective way!

Sun Zhenglan told an interesting story:

"At that time, Sun Jin from Tongcheng sighed deeply when he saw that the thieves were gaining momentum and approaching his hometown.

Zhang Shangshu ridiculed the southerners for not caring about the country, but only for their own family, and said to him: "Gongnan people, why worry about thieves?" When thieves start from the northwest, they don't eat rice, and when thieves start, they don't eat grass from the south of the Yangtze River. ’

Zhang Shangshu originally said that the southerners did not care about the country and only cared about their hometown, but he did not want to be said that Zhang Shangshu was unconventional..."

Haha!

Zhu Youjian laughed when he heard this.

"Zhang Fengyi did a beautiful job!

This group of selfish gentry should be attacked so harshly! "

Zhu Youjian looked at Sun Zhenglan. What Sun Zhenglan said to him was definitely not just chatting.

His intention must be to revive Chen Qiyu.

"How far is this place from Chen Qing's hometown of Baodian?"

Zhu Youjian asked.

Chen Qiyu is an outstanding person, and he has never surrendered to the Qing Dynasty like Shui Tailiang and others, so this person can be used.

Sun Zhenglan smiled and said: "If we work hard, we can return in half a month."

Zhu Youjian said:

"Sun Qing, would you like to visit the den of thieves for me?"

Sun Zhenglan cupped his hands and said, "I have my wish, but I don't dare to ask for my ear!"

Zhu Youjian waved to Fang Zhenghua, who was guarding the village gate.

Lao Fang ran over in broken steps.

"Cut out two hundred pieces of silver and give it to Sun Qing."

Without further delay, Sun Zhenglan bent down and saluted: "Your Majesty, this matter should be done as soon as possible rather than later. I will leave now."

Zhu Youjian said: "After you find Chen Qiyu, don't come back here. I will take the Qing family's family members and rush to Nanyang for resettlement. The Qing family will just go to Nanyang."

"By the way, remember to bring more guards. After all, Shanxi is Li Zicheng's world."

Seeing the emperor caring so much, Sun Zhenglan's heart felt warm.

The king treats his ministers with righteousness, and the ministers repay the king with his orders!

I, Sun Zhenglan, am very old, but I still know what loyalty is!

Your Majesty treats you so kindly, even if you die, you will have no regrets...

……

Going south along Qixian County, you will not far into Kaifeng Prefecture. After crossing the Yellow River, you will not be far from Nanyang.

Most of the troops brought by Fan Jingwen were still near Zhengzhou, which later became the capital of Henan Province (it was just a small village at this time). Zhu Youjian and his party had already entered Xiangcheng.

Thirty miles ahead is Ye County, the exit of Jiusei Pass.

Henan is in ruins, plagued by military disasters, droughts, locust plagues, and plagues...

Just after crossing the Yellow River, the number of people following the Ming army exceeded 30.

Countless people, supporting the elderly and the young, followed the army slowly and slowly towards the south.

Most of them were skinny and hungry, dying people who would never get up again after falling down.

Zhu Youjian couldn't bear it. They only needed a bowl of rice soup to save them!

These are all his people!

These are all Chinese people!

Every time one is saved, China will gain a little more strength in future generations!

In fact, among them, there may be someone's ancestor...

Zhu Youjian resolutely ordered porridge and relief.

But I didn’t expect that there would be more victims...

At this time, there were nearly a million people following the army!

A few days ago, one percent of the food obtained from forcing the city to pay has been consumed.

"Alas! One wave comes after another!"

Zhu Youjian sighed.

The reign name of Chongzhen, whether it was the original owner or him, was a labor of love.

He originally thought that after shamelessly forcing the city to pay, he would finally be able to become "rich".

Unexpectedly, food has become a big problem before us again!

"Old Fang!"

Zhu Youjian called Fang Zhenghua and said:

"We are about to enter Nanyang. I am already stable. Go and do a few things for me."

Fang Zhenghua bowed slightly and said, "I obey your Majesty."

Zhu Youjian said: "You take five hundred cavalry, select elite men, go to Fengyang Zhongdu Prison, and bring all the guilty royalties to Nanyang!

Especially King Tang! "

There is another outstanding person in the Fengyang clan prison!

The future Emperor Longwu and the current deposed Tang King Zhu Yujian are waiting in prison!

This man must be fished out and used by him!

Fang Zhenghua wrote it down silently.

Zhu Youjian added: "In addition, after you finish, you put on makeup and go to Jiangnan and bring me Song Yingxing, Sun Yunqiu, Wu Youxing, and Xu Guangqi's disciples and heirs."

He said sternly: "I don't care whether you persuade or kidnap, I want all the great masters in Jiangnan, no matter what they are, to gather in front of me!"

"Maybe done?"