Chapter 602: It’s all Zhang Zhun’s fault!

As soon as Liu Zongzhou said this, the two ministers of the Ministry of War could not sit still. Didn’t Liu Zongzhou accuse them of dereliction of duty? It would be a huge crime to not report it if they knew about it! What’s so bad is that Shi Kefa did come to them and presented the information provided by Zhang Zhun. At that time, the two of them were unwilling to accept it at all, and they thought it was a conspiracy used by Zhang Zhun.

While speaking, the two of them actually satirized Shi Kefa, but Shi Kefa left in anger. Now Liu Zongzhou suddenly suggested that the two ministers of the Ministry of War really felt a little chilling in their backs. If Chongzhen pursued them, they could not escape the fate of being cut in half. For a moment, the two were anxious and panicked, desperately thinking about the words of shirking responsibility.

Liang Tingdong took the lead and said: "From the east, this is just a rumor, how can you easily believe it? The Ministry of War receives thousands or hundreds of messages every day, and there are all kinds of things. Those information that have no feelings and have not investigated personally will not win the trust of the Ministry of War."

Zhang Fengyi said, "Zhang Zhunben is a traitor and has no good intentions. His words are true and false, and are all seeking selfish interests for him. What kind of good intentions will he have when he gives the information to the court? If we believe it, we will be deceived."

Liu Zongzhou said coldly: "But, the Tatars knocked south, this is a fact."

In fact, Liu Zongzhou had no good feelings for Zhang Zhun. His idea of ​​loyalty to the emperor was also very serious. The so-called "a gentleman learns to be cautious in his own self and establishes his foundation from the outside of voice", "Seeing, hearing, speaking, and speaking, being one mind; if this point is not present, then seeing, hearing, speaking, speaking, speaking, speaking, being sick everywhere, and being deluded. If you think clearly, listening, thinking, thinking, being loyal, and speaking, thinking, being respectful, being close to separation." That is.

Zhang Zhun bombarded Nanjing City, and was indifferent to the king's laws, which happened to be in conflict with Liu Zongzhou's thoughts. Then he continued to try to expand his power, and he did not hesitate to fight against the official army for this. It was a completely rebel act. Liu Zongzhou was very disgusted. Especially the "Juntian Order" promoted by Zhang Zhun seriously infringed on Liu Zongzhou's interests, which made him even more disgusted with Zhang Zhun.

As a great man in Jiangnan, Liu Zongzhou's family also had a lot of land. With his fame and increasingly powerful economic strength, the Liu Zongzhou family purchased a large amount of land, and Shanyin County, Zhejiang and several surrounding counties were mainly based on his land. It can be said that he was the largest landlord in Shanyin and surrounding counties. The Liu family purchased no less than 100,000 acres of fertile land.

In fact, the main members of the Donglin Party have a large amount of land at home. For example, Ye Xianggao before and Yang Yipeng who was right beside Liu Zongzhou, both of them are veritable landlords. The two families bought no less than 50,000 acres of fertile land. Zhang Zhun's "Junior Land Order" happened to violate their most fundamental interests. Therefore, they spared no effort to crack down on Zhang Zhun.

The Yangzhou Chamber of Commerce was postponed to next year, and there was Liu Zongzhou's promoter. Liu Zongzhou really didn't want Zhang Zhun to interfere in Jiangnan's affairs. If this person made some horrifying remarks or even policies at the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce and ignited the fire in Jiangnan, the matter would be complicated. If there was a turmoil in Jiangnan, Zhang Zhun took the opportunity to go south and intervened, the consequences would be very serious.

The problem is that Zhang Zhun did ask Shi Kefa to remind the Ministry of War that the Tartars were about to go south and let the court prepare for early defense. Shi Kefa had a good relationship with Yang Yipeng and others, and Yang Yipeng and Liu Zongzhou had a good relationship, so he naturally knew. Between Juntian Ling and the Tartars, it was obvious that the Tartars were even more hateful. At this point, they still thanked Zhang Zhun.

If the Ministry of War accepted Zhang Zhun's reminder, prepare early, mobilize the army to serve the king early, prepare food and grass early, and even contact Zhang Zhun early to fight the invasion of the Tatars, would the situation be as tragic as it is now? Although Liu Zongzhou was very disgusted with Zhang Zhun's Juntian Ling and Zhang Zhun's traitorous behavior, he had to admit that Zhang Zhun's troops were indeed very combat-effective. The 3,999 heads of the Tatars in Huang County were proof.

In the history of the Ming Dynasty for more than two hundred years, such a number of heads was definitely a great contribution. Not to mention that during the Chongzhen period, even during the Hongwu and Yongle periods, such military achievements could be awarded titles. When Yuan Chonghuan was at its peak, his beheading was only a few hundred levels, and he did not see the real head, but just a number reported.

In terms of military achievements, Zhang Zhun has been far behind Yuan Chonghuan. There is no doubt about the real Tartar head. If the court gave Zhang Zhun the title, I believe no one had any objections. Unfortunately, it is a pity that Zhang Zhun was not the same as the court, but was a rebel who tried to overthrow the court, so no one would mention the title.

Compared with the combat effectiveness of the Hu Ben Army, the Ming army was really ashamed to see people. The battle situation just reported was simply terrible. As the Tartar troops gradually expanded, the entire northern part of the Ming Dynasty was filled with smoke, losing troops and territories, screaming in succession.

Not only did Haoge and Abatai come, Ajige also couldn't wait to kill in. Haoge and Abatai walked into Gubeikou, Ajige broke out from Xifengkou, and the censor Wang Zhaokun refused to fight and was defeated and died. Chongzhen hurriedly ordered the inner minister Li Guofu to guard Zijing Pass, Xu Jinzhong guarded Dou Ma Pass, Zhang Yuanheng guarded Longquan Pass, and Cui Liang guarded Gu Pass. Later, he ordered Duke Cheng Guo Zhu Chunchen to inspect the border.

However, Liu Zongzhou had no confidence in how useful all this could be. Especially when Yang Sichang mentioned Wang Pu just now, Liu Zongzhou was even more worried. Wang Pu was a typical example of selling official positions and titles. He was famous for falsely reporting military achievements and killing good people. He actually asked Wang Pu to guard Changping, and Liu Zongzhou felt that Changping would be in danger.

However, the original Changping General Chao Pichang was not as good as Wang Pu. The transfer of Wang Pu was considered to be a strengthening of Changping's defense. Therefore, Liu Zongzhou did not say anything. Generals like Wang Pu were all given important tasks. It is conceivable that the commanders of the Nine Counties had fallen to a point. Relying on them to fight against the Tartars and win, Liu Zongzhou felt that it was better to have insurance than Chongzhen personally came to war.

Liang Tingdong continued to argue: "The information sent by Zhang Zhun was said to be sent by his spies hidden in Shenyang, but in fact he didn't know the authenticity. Where did the spies he came from lurking in Shenyang? Everything was just his speculation. If we believe his intelligence, we will mobilize a large number of troops to the border, and Zhang Ni takes the opportunity to attack the capital, but what if?"

Zhang Fengyi immediately interjected and said, "That's right! If Zhang Ni's plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain, so what? Qidong, you say this, wouldn't you fall into danger? Although it's a fight between colleagues, I have to doubt whether you are talking to Zhang Ni! Zhang Shenyan, a traitor, actually surrendered to Zhang Zhun. With this precedent, I need to remind you not to go astray!"

After the big hat was pulled down, Liu Zongzhou naturally could not continue to defend, so he changed his tone and said, "Even if we cannot fully accept it, we should remind the border to be vigilant. It is impossible for the Tatars to invade without any movement. As long as the border can fight for three or two days, reinforcements can be reached. However, Gubeikou was lost in one hour, Xifengkou was lost in half an hour, Miyun only guarded for less than two hours, Huairou only guarded for half a day, and all were lost. The Tartars' vanguard is so powerful? I think we are not prepared enough and have lost Jingzhou carelessly."

Well, these words immediately stimulated Gao Qishen.

The place names that Liu Zongzhou mentioned just now were all within the jurisdiction of Ji Town. The defenders were defeated so quickly, and Gao Qiqian was to blame as the supervisor of Liaodong. Gao Qiqian had no good feelings for Liu Zongzhou, and no good feelings for people from the Donglin Party. The eunuch group and civil servant group of the Ming Dynasty fought very well, especially during the Tianqi and Chongzhen periods, and the two sides were entangled until the demise of the Ming Dynasty.

Gao Qiqian said in a sharp voice: "Mr. Liu's words are wrong, and the border has been prepared. It's just that the Tartars are powerful and cannot resist it. There are only more than 3,000 guards in Miyun, and the city wall is less than three zhang high. The Tartars can climb up with a ladder. We have applied for money, grain, and reinforcement of the city walls many times, and the emperor also approved it. As a result, the Ministry of Revenue always said that there is no money, grain, and no grain. Isn't this a mistake in the canal transportation?"

"All the Dukes know that the Tartars are strong in field battles, and the weak in siege. If our army can build a city defense like Jinzhou in the Miyun rear guard, where can the Tartars come in? If the responsibility is heavy, I think that the Governor of the Valley Transport has the greatest responsibility! The soldiers of the border army unanimously requested that the Governor of the Valley Transport behead the Governor of the Valley Transport be driven to boost morale!"

Well, the fire started to burn towards Yang Yipeng again.

He, the governor of the canal transport, was in charge of the transportation of money and grain in the south, and was indeed the lifeline of the northern country. All the logistics supplies of the Ming army around the capital, Liaodong, Jizhen, Xuanfu and other places, had to rely on the canal transport to solve. Strengthening the city defense does require a lot of money and grain, and the additional consumption is very large. It can be imagined what will happen if the canal transport cannot be provided.

Yang Yipeng was also quite depressed. The river channel was good and there were no major problems. But this year, there was a little problem with the river channel, and the Tartars immediately went south. At this critical moment, the small problems were infinitely amplified, which was really fatal. But Yang Yipeng was not an ordinary person, and his ability to shirk responsibility was also very powerful.

He straightened his body and said with a respectful expression: "The Lords here, Kuncen is a little talented and knowledgeable, so I have to ask, Zhang Zhun is just a place between the two palaces, how much money and grain does he have? How many people does he have? Why can he destroy the Tartars? Our army's military strength is ten times that of his, and the money and grain is ten times that of his, why can't he fight against the Tartars?"

The Governor of the Valley Transportation looked respectful and smiled. He seemed to be harmless, but in fact he was a word that killed people and killed people in every sentence. Everyone here was very smart. Who could not hear what he meant? This was directly hitting the Liaodong Legion and Xuanda Legion, pointing directly at Gao Qiqian, Wang Kun and others. They had more money and food than Zhang Zhun, and their military strength was greater than Zhang Zhun, but their military achievements were completely inferior to Zhang Zhun. Isn’t this a waste?

In fact, thousands of Tartars could not even beheaded a small Huang County, and Zhang Zhun had so many people destroyed and beheaded thousands of levels. However, Tartars with the same military strength were easy to defeat the important towns of the Nine Borders. The Tartars went south all the way, and they were destroyed and unstoppable. Isn’t this attacking the Nine Borders’ commander?

Sure enough, Yang Yipeng said this, the people of the two military groups in Liaodong and Xuanda could not sit still. Originally, Zhang Zhun's victory in Huang County made the commanders of the two military groups very embarrassed and were desperately beautifying himself. Unexpectedly, Yang Yipeng was so desperate that he even made a statement. If he asked him to continue talking, what would be wrong?

Yang Sichang took the lead in counterattacking and said in disappointment: "Zhang Ni, a small thief, just took advantage of the Tartars' unpreparedness and took advantage of the Tartars. However, the Tartars attached great importance to us and gathered heavily. How could they be the same? The Zhengbai Banner and the Inlaid White Banner, commanded by the slave chief Dorgon and Duoduo, were both under the five banners, and most of the elites in the banner were drawn by Huang Taiji. This time the person who went south was Haoge, the eldest son of Huang Taiji, and the powerful Inlaid Yellow Banner, which was not comparable to the two."

Liu Zongzhou retorted: "The Zhenghong Banner, commander of the slave chief Ajige, is not as good as the Zhengbai Banner and the Inlaid White Banner. Why can the Zhenghong Banner enter so quickly from the mouth of Xifeng? Is the Zhenghong Banner also one of the three banners? Isn't the Zhenghong Banner entering from the mouth of Xifeng?"

Yang Sichang was speechless.

Liang Tingdong said, "Kuncen, you are wrong. It is not that the Tatars' flag has strong combat effectiveness, but that the overall strength of the Tatars is above our army. Our army is on the front line and has been confronting the Tatars for a long time. The Tatars are very clear about our background and our army has no chance to take advantage of it. Zhang Ni is different. The Tatars do not know Zhang Ni's existence at all, and they suffer a great loss if they are accidentally killed. It is purely because of luck!"

Zhang Fengyi immediately said, "That's right! Our army has been in a state of confrontation with the Tartars on the front line and has no chance of sneak attacks at all. If we had the opportunity like Huangxian, we could also behead thousands of Tartars, and maybe we could wipe out all the Tartars entering Shandong!"

Liu Zongzhou said coldly: "Stand and speak without any pain! You can wipe out the Tatars! Since the two sides are in a confrontation, why do the Tatars have the chance to attack? Why can the Tatars attack sneak attacks, but you can't attack?"

This sentence was too sharp. Gao Qiqian was immediately angry and pointed at Liu Zongzhou's nose and cursed: "How many cavalry do the Tartars have? How many cavalry do we have? How can we attack the Tartars without enough cavalry? You old man, don't know military at all, and you are still making trouble here! How much do you know about the situation on the front line? You just blindly help the rebels. I suspect you are a traitor stationed in the court by Zhang Ni! I want to ask the emperor to kill your nine clans!"
Chapter completed!