On the way, Zhu Cixiang recalled that Cao Huachun was unjustly accused of surrendering to the city, and it seemed that Yang Bo was involved!

The emperor guards the country, and Beijing has been an important place for military strategists since ancient times. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

In the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, it was originally difficult for Li Zicheng to attack the capital in one fell swoop.

Chongzhen also hoped to delay for a while so that the four parties could come to help the king, especially waiting for Wu Sangui to come to help.

Unexpectedly, the Guangning Gate of the capital suddenly opened, and Li Zicheng's troops rushed in. Then Beijing fell, and Emperor Chongzhen hanged himself on a coal mountain.

Soon after, Jiannu defeated Li Zicheng at Yiyishi and entered Beijing.

In order to win people's hearts, he held a three-day funeral for Emperor Chongzhen and gave him the temple title Huaizong after his death.

About half a year later, Shunzhi arrived in Beijing, and Cao Huachun unexpectedly rushed to Beijing from Tianjin.

Shangshu also requested that the construction work of Emperor Chongzhen's tomb be properly handled. Shunzhi agreed to Cao Huachun's request and directly delegated power to him to handle it.

But at this moment, a demonic wind blew.

A group of civil servants who surrendered to the establishment of the Communist Party of China and took advantage of them actually jumped out and said that Li Zicheng conquered Beijing because Cao Huachun took the initiative to open the city gate.

"Open the door to welcome the thief. The thief entered the city and stood up to serve. Now the Qing Dynasty entered the capital and returned to serve. This traitorous and rebellious minister will not be able to win the hearts of the people even if he is killed thousands of times."

Where is this going?

When the city was destroyed, Cao Huachun had been living in Tianjin for six years and was not in Beijing at all!

Although there is no video record, the alibi is conclusive and the facts are clear, so he can still be framed.

This group of people are not just mad dogs, they also use various means to slander Cao Huachun on various occasions.

They used the resources at their disposal to discredit Cao Huachun in various literary and unofficial histories.

"The Chronicles of the Ming Dynasty", "Guoyan", "The Northern Strategy of the Ming Dynasty", and "Ming Tongjian" all write about the city gate opened by Cao Huachun.

Later I learned that Yang Bo of Shuntian Prefecture, Yang Shimao of Wanping Prefecture, and others framed Cao Huachun in order to find excuses for the shameless civil servants to surrender.

Through system confirmation, Zhu Cihong knew that Yang Bo of Shuntian Prefecture was the current magistrate of Tongzhou County.

There were so many officials in the Ming Dynasty, and Zhu Cihong had heavy responsibilities on his shoulders. He had no time to settle accounts with these unscrupulous officials. He could only settle accounts one by one when he met them.

Originally, it was difficult for a small Tongzhou county magistrate to have a chance to contact the emperor, but unexpectedly, the heavy snow sent him to the west. This is retribution!

The current commander-in-chief of Tongzhou is Wang Xiantong, a descendant of the sage Wang Yangming, who has not yet ascended the throne.

Historically, in March of the seventeenth year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty, Li Zicheng led his army to attack the capital. Wang Xiantong was responsible for guarding Qihua Gate. He was outnumbered and the city gate was breached by Li's army.

Wang personally went down to the city gate and fought with Li's army in the street. After killing several people, he was captured by the intruders.

The Chuang army believed that Wang Xiantong was not the real Xinjian Bo by pretending to be an intruder on the title, so he was executed on the first day of September.

Because he refused to surrender and cursed the invading army, his tongue and heart were cut out, his head was beheaded in public, and his blood was sacrificed to the military flag. It was only four years since Wang Xiantong attacked the king.

Zhu Cihong had no reason not to use such a loyal minister. As long as he could clean himself and love himself, Zhu Cihong would definitely give him a chance.

When renovating the capital camp and the capital's garrison, Zhu Cihong transferred him to Tongzhou as the commander-in-chief.

After Wang Xiantong arrived in Tongzhou, neither the slaves nor the bandits had the chance to attack the city, making him, the commander-in-chief of Tongzhou, a sinecure!

Affected by the corruption of civil servants and the perversion of the law by the crown prince, Wang Xiantong did quite well in Tongzhou.

At least I don't dare to be greedy or deduct the soldiers' pay, and the soldiers under my command can train every three days.

Even though the amount of training is not comparable to that of the National Defense Army, it is already very rare compared to other general soldiers!

After all, he was a saint. The heavy snowfall and extreme weather for several days also made Wang Xiantong frown. He knew that if things continued like this, it would definitely be another disaster.

"Junmen, Jin Yiwei Commander Li Ruolian wants to see you!"

While Wang Xiantong was talking with his two generals, the Chinese army came in to report.

"Li Ruolian? Please come quickly!"

Upon hearing the arrival of Li Ruolian, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, Wang Xiantong did not dare to neglect and hurried out to greet him.

As soon as Wang Xiantong got up, he saw four people entering the commander's hall. The leader was Li Ruolian, the commander of the Jinyi Guards.

Wang Xiantong hurriedly cupped his fists and raised his hands and was about to say hello, when he suddenly saw a familiar face appearing behind Li Ruolian.

He was stunned for a moment, but he quickly came to his senses and hurriedly came forward to pay his respects:

"I, Wang Xiantong, the commander-in-chief of Tongzhou, came to see your majesty. I didn't know that your majesty arrived too far away to greet you. Please punish me!"

Zhu Cixiang smiled slightly and reached out to help Mr. Yangming’s descendants:

"Love Qing's life!"

Wang Xiantong hurriedly thanked him:

"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty, please take a seat!"

Zhu Cixiang nodded and sat down at the commander's seat in the General Military Mansion:

"I came to Tongzhou today and I have something to ask Aiqing. Did you find out that Tongzhou County Magistrate Yang Bo had any inappropriate behavior during his tenure?"

"His Majesty……"

Wang Xiantong thought Emperor Shenwu was here for military training and did not expect to ask Yang Bo directly.

Seeing Wang Xiantong in a daze, Zhu Cixiang's face darkened:

"Wang Xiantong, report the truth truthfully without telling any lies!"

"According to the order!"

Wang Xiantong trembled and hurriedly bowed and saluted:

"Your Majesty, Yang Bo's reputation in Tongzhou is not very good. His family often bullies others, but I really don't know whether there is corruption or bribery. Please forgive me!"

Wang Xiantong's meaning is very clear. Although there is no evidence of corruption or bribery by Yang Bo, there is evidence of personal misconduct.

Zhu Cixiang nodded and said coldly:

"Yang Bo secretly collects taxes from the people and allows his family members to oppress good people. He deserves death. I will give you the Shang Fang Sword and immediately lead your army to destroy Yang Bo's three clans!"

"According to the order!"

The annihilation of three tribes is usually done by the Jinyiwei. Zhu Cixiang had already killed Yang Degong and was worried that Yang Bo would get the news.

Therefore, directly transferring Tongzhou Commander-in-Chief Wang Xiantong to do it was also a test for Wang Xiantong.

But Wang Xiantong did not feel embarrassed, but was flattered, which showed that Emperor Shenwu believed in him.

Although they were both members of the Ming Dynasty's army, Wang Xiantong was very aware of the huge difference between them and the direct troops of Emperor Shenwu.

Now the future of the Commander-in-Chief of the Protectorate Army is brighter than that of his commander-in-chief. The commander of the Protectorate Army who used to have lower official positions than him is now a viscount baron, and the next step up is an earl.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The titles awarded based on military merit are far more promising than hereditary nobles like them.

It becomes clear just by looking at how many nobles and nobles still hold military power in the Ming Dynasty.

Although there are still some troops in the hands of Jiangnan's hereditary nobles, Shenwu will take action against Jiangnan sooner or later. By then, it will be good if the nobles can save their lives, let alone have military power!

Wang Xiantong saw all this very clearly, and he was always loyal to the Ming Dynasty. After receiving the decree, he immediately led his troops to destroy the Yang Bo clan...

Zhu Cixiang returned to the capital and immediately delivered the message. Due to the extreme climate, the entire Ming Dynasty was severely affected. Governments in various places must overcome all difficulties and help the people survive this winter to the greatest extent possible.

Regardless of whether it is in the south or the north of the Ming Dynasty, as long as people freeze to death on a large scale, all three-level local government officials will be dismissed from their posts and will never be used again. If officials are found to have failed to act, they will be killed without mercy!

The heavy snow did not stop when Zhu Cixiang's imperial edict was passed down, but kept falling. Because the weather was too cold, Zhu Cixiang no longer went out of the palace.

His snowmobile was also given to Li Ruolian and Yue Yang, the Jinyi Guards. Li Ruolian and the others drove the snowmobile to explore, and Zhu Cihong finally had time to play mahjong with the Emperor and the two Queen Mothers in Nuange.

Time soon came to the New Year, and the first year of Shenwu officially kicked off. When Chongzhen saw the name of the first year of Shenwu appearing, he felt a little sad. If he had not abdicated, this year would have been the eleventh year of Chongzhen.

Because the city was closed due to heavy snow, in order to prevent those old men from freezing to death when they went out, Zhu Cixi issued a decree to cancel all activities, even the tradition of ministers paying New Year greetings to the emperor was dispensed with.

This cold winter was very long. Although the heavy snow stopped on the twentieth day of the first lunar month of the first year of Shenwu, the Grand Canal, the Yangtze River, the Yellow River, the Huaihe River, and various lakes were still frozen solid.

The people and garrisons in the capital and various places took action. They began to clear the snow on the roads and in their homes. At this time, Zhu Cixiang went out of the city for a spin, and came back to exchange tens of millions of stones of snow melting agent at the system warehouse and handed it over to the Ministry of Industry...

The next day, a decree was passed that all low-lying areas near farmland in the Ming Dynasty should be built with earthen dams to intercept melting ice and snow water, in preparation for the coming spring plowing and the drought of the following year.

Historically, in the eleventh year of Chongzhen, there was no rain in various parts of the Ming Dynasty. Severe drought caused crop failure in many places, especially in Shaanxi and Henan provinces. Zhu Cixiang would not let these snowy waters flow away in vain.

In February of the first year of Shenwu, rewards were awarded for the annihilation of Jiannu. The officers and soldiers of each department were rewarded according to their military merits. However, the promotion was not very large, and they were mainly rewarded with silver.

All the memorial tablets of the soldiers who died in this battle will be placed in the Zhonghun Temple, mainly the soldiers under Tang Tong's command. They also died fighting for the country, and they should have a place in the Zhonghun Temple.

The former bandit general Hao Dayong, also known as Hao Yaoqi, died of excessive injuries, and the original bandit general Dang Shouxu also died of serious injuries and failed to receive medical treatment. The two of them were posthumously named generals, and their souls were enshrined in the Zhonghun Temple.

Not only were these two not punished by Emperor Shenwu, but they were also promoted to the rank of generals. Li Guo, Liu Tichun, Yuan Zongdi, Tian Jianxiu and others were already deeply touched.

But none of these people dared to imagine that the souls of their two companions could enter the Zhonghun Temple. What is the concept of Zhonghun Temple? The incense will not be extinguished until the Ming Dynasty. Every year, the court and the royal family will send people to offer sacrifices. This is definitely a great gift.

When Hao Yaoqi and Dang Shousu Lingwei entered the Zhonghun Temple, they were completely shocked and regretted why they did not die at the foot of Qiangzi Ridge...

Of course, Zhu Cixiang did not forget them. He appointed several generals as commanders and continued to serve in the Tianxiong Army. He hoped that they would make new achievements again.

The commanders of the Dragon and Tiger camps, the most powerful of the five divisions of the National Protector's Army, have not yet been appointed. Since the liberation of Liaodong will soon begin, Zhu Cixiang personally appointed the commanders of the Dragon and Tiger battalions of the National Protector's Army.

Changping Commander-in-Chief Yan Yingyuan was transferred to the Shenwu Army's Dragon Camp, and Changping Staff General Zhang Shuting was appointed as the Shenwu Army's Tiger Camp.

The commander of the Dragon Camp of the Huben Army is He Bao, and the commander of the Tiger Camp of the Huben Army is Zhang Huangyan, one of the Three Heroes of West Lake.
To be continued...