Chapter 8 Landing in Dagukou

At this time, Chongzhen was worried about Jiannu's entry into the country. There was no good news every day. What he got all day was that Jiannu had broken down again. Which official and general died in the country again, especially when he heard that Gaoyang was broken and more than 40 Sun Chengzong's family fought against the enemy. At that time, he cried Tears ran away.

Chongzhen still respects Sun Chengzong. As an old minister, Sun Chengzong has worked hard for the Ming Dynasty for decades and is very clear about his loyalty to the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, Chongzhen also respects Sun Chengzong. Now I have heard that Sun Chengzong is still in his 70s with his family to fight against building slaves. , how can you not feel sad when you are defeated and die and loyal to the country?

But it didn't take long for him to hear the eunuch secretly tell him that there was a rumor on the market that Lu Xiangsheng, the governor's soldiers and horses, has now died in the battle with Jiannu in Guangping Prefecture. Tens of thousands of officers and soldiers who rose up to control were unable to save him. After Lu Xiangsheng was defeated, he rose up. The commander-in-chief collapsed without fighting.

And the eunuch also had the courage to secretly tell Chongzhen that he happened to hear about why Lu Xiangsheng was constrained by Yang Sichang this time. Yang Sichang raised his way to find a way to divide Lu Xiangsheng's military power, and when Lu Xiangsheng went south to resist the bandits, officials along the way cut off Lu Xiangsheng's troops. Chongzhen was also told about the food and salary.

Chongzhen was shocked when he heard this. He still valued Lu Xiangsheng. At least in his eyes, Lu Xiangsheng is one of these ministers. He is a talented minister, a man of literature and martial arts. Otherwise, he would not have taken Lu Xiangsheng, who was in the period of guarding the system, into the capital and ordered his governor to reinforce the world. Defend against the army of construction slaves.

During this period, Yang Sichang did say a lot of bad things about Lu Xiangsheng, which also made him have some opinions about Lu Xiangsheng. Recently, he was very disappointed with Lu Xiangsheng's performance. In his opinion, this time, the slave army went straight into the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty for two thousand miles, and the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty could not control it, which had a lot to do with Lu Xiangsheng's disadvantage.

He never thought that there would be such a trick in it. How could Yang Sichang and Gao Qiqian secretly divide Lu Xiangsheng's military power and put Lu Xiangsheng in such a situation?

So when Chongzhen heard the news, his first thought was that he did not believe that someone deliberately spread rumors and slandered Yang Sichang, but this kind of thing was widely spread on the market, and he could not help but feel suspicious.

And so far, he hasn't heard Yang Sichang tell Lu Xiangsheng's position and whether Lu Xiangsheng has been defeated and died. How come such news?

So he immediately recruited Cao Huachun to investigate this matter, and also to find out where the rumor came from. It didn't matter if Cao Huachun went on, and the news came back almost scared Chongzhen to death.

It turned out that the eunuch who secretly told him the news did not tell him that there was something about him. Now on the market, many people are rumoring that his Majesty, the emperor, secretly made peace with Jiannu and provided him with the idea of New Year tribute to Jiannu every year.

The news brought back by Cao Huachun really scared Chongzhen. What Chongzhen cares most about in his life is his reputation. Although he did have the idea of making peace with Jiannu this time, he only sent Chen Xinjia to secretly contact Jiannu, but this matter has not been implemented. Nor did it continue to develop.

And Chongzhen is most afraid that someone will know about this matter, because once he secretly wants to make peace with slaves, those scholars and so-called Qingliu in the government can spray him to death with saliva! So after he thought about it at the beginning, he immediately regretted it, so the matter was over and put on hold.

And few people know about this matter, and even Yang Sichang and others don't know it. At best, they can guess some of his intentions.

Now the news brought back by Cao Huachun and the news brought back by the eunuch last time can be confirmed, and it can be found that someone has indeed mastered these things they have done in private.

Who on earth revealed the news? He first thought of Chen Xinjia, because he handed over this matter to Chen Xinjia. If the news is revealed, then Chen Xinjia is the most suspected.

In addition, Yang Sichang deceived the superiors and secretly hindered Lu Xiangsheng. This matter cannot be verified at present, but from the news that Cao Huachun sent people to inquire back, this matter should not be groundless.

Chongzhen also knows about Lu Xiangsheng's division of troops. Now the 20,000 elite soldiers in Shanxi have been under Chen Xinjia, but there are also tens of thousands of soldiers and horses such as the Ning army, which should be under the jurisdiction of Lu Xiangsheng, but Gao Qiqian is now in charge of the army as a supervisor.

Now the news is uploaded on the market that Lu Xiangsheng has now been forced by Yang Sichang and Gao Qi to leave only 3,000 or 4,000 old and weak soldiers on hand. Where does this matter start?

But now Gao Qiqian is in the army. According to the news previously, he should also be in the area of Guangping Mansion. So since Lu Xiangsheng is in Guangping Mansion, he should be together with Gao Qi potential. How can he be surrounded by Jiannu and eventually die in battle?

At present, this news can't be verified at all because Gao Qiqian can't be found. In the areas of Beizhili and Shandong, there are now everywhere soldiers and horses of slaves. It is difficult to spread all kinds of news into the Beijing as soon as possible. Is Lu Xiangsheng dead? Has the army led by Gao Qiqian been defeated? Now Chongzhenyi There is no eyebrow.

So he simply sent a decree to ask Yang Sichang. It was not until this time that Yang Sichang knew that the matter could not be concealed. Lu Xiangsheng's death must have been transmitted to the ears of the Holy Sage through other means.

Yang Sichang reluctantly said that he had just learned the news of Lu Xiangsheng's defeat and death, but he was not clear about the specific situation. He only knew that Lu Xiangsheng led a fierce battle with the Jiannu army in the Giant Deer area. Whether Mr. Lu was dead or not? He is sending someone to verify it. It is estimated that it will be confirmed in two days.

After listening to this, Chongzhen began to suspect Yang Sichang. According to rumors, Lu Xiangsheng should have died in the Giant Deer area around December 20, but now it is now the tenth day of the first lunar month of the 12th year of Chongzhen. There is no reason why Lu Xiangsheng was killed in battle. Yang Sichang has just received it, and it has not been verified yet.

So he immediately questioned Yang Sichang where Gaoqi was now, and where the tens of thousands of Guanning army and Baoding officers and soldiers were.

Yang Sichang actually knew about the defeat and dispersion of Gao Qiqian's troops at this time, but he did not dare to say that he already knew it. He could only cover up that he didn't know much about it. Now it is not clear where Gao Qi was, but there are also rumors that those officers and soldiers have been defeated by Jiannu, and he is currently sending someone to investigate. I haven't received a clear answer to this question.

After listening to Yang Sichang's explanation, Chongzhen couldn't help but be more suspicious of Yang Sichang, because according to rumors, Lu Xiangsheng died in the battle on December 20. In less than two days, Gaoqi's submarine headquarters was also defeated by the construction slave army. For more than 20 days, Yang Sichang could not I can't receive any news.

According to rumors, it is okay that no one reported the death of Lu Xiangsheng's whole army to Yang Sichang, but there are tens of thousands of troops supervised by Gao Qiqian. Even if Jiannu defeats him, it is impossible to destroy them all. The scattered officers and soldiers will definitely find a way to inform Yang Sichang, even if the scattered officers and soldiers do not notify them. Yang Sichang, the government of Guangping Prefecture and Shunde Prefecture will certainly inform Yang Sichang when they hear the news.

No matter what, it is impossible for Yang Sichang not to know about this matter for 20 days, so there must be something fishy in it. Is it true that the rumors are true? Did Lu Xiangsheng really die secretly by Yang Sichang, Gao Qiqian and others?

So in an instant, Chongzhen began to feel that Yang Sichang was not as fair as he thought, and there was a gap between Yang Sichang and Lu Xiangsheng, which was also an open matter. This time, Yang Sichang tried his best to restrain Lu Xiangsheng. As long as Yang Sichang was selfish, then it was absolutely true in theory.

And Yang Sichang, as the first assistant, does indeed have the ability to block the words of officials, so that he, the emperor, can't know a lot of things. Chongzhen has long learned the ability of these ministers to deceive, so he began to doubt Yang Sichang.

Next, Chongzhen immediately ordered Cao Huachun to send his Jinyiwei to verify the news, find out where Gao Qiqian is now, what happened in Guangping Mansion, whether Lu Xiangsheng is alive or dead, and who revealed the news that he had sent Chen Xinjia to try to make peace with Jiannu.

Just as Chongzhen was full of doubts and wanted to figure out these things, suddenly news came from Shandong that Jinan had been conquered by the construction slave army. Chongzhen felt dizzy on the spot and almost fell down.

Jinan is the capital of Shandong. Originally, there were many garrisons, and the wall was strong. It should not be easily broken by Jiannu. He couldn't figure out why Jiannu could capture Jinan City in such a short time. In Jinan City, there were Zhu Youshu, the king of Germany, and Zhu Enshang, the general of Fengguo, which were all built this time. Killed by slaves.

This blow to Chongzhen is greater than to the death of Lu Xiangsheng. This is his emperor, the prince of the Zhu family, who was also killed by Jiannu. How can Chongzhen bear it?

So Chongzhen immediately issued an order to question why Yan Jizu, the governor of Shandong, caused such consequences, how did he defend Shandong, how did he defend Jinan Prefecture, and why did he let the Jiannu army** kill all the way to Jinan City and break through Jinan City?

But before Chongzhen recovered from this shock, another news, he almost bombarded him from the dragon chair. Tianjin guards sent people to the capital with fast horses and whips, which shocked everyone. The general soldier and governor of Fujian also knew Yu Xiaotian. On the morning of the 20th of the first lunar month, he suddenly led hundreds of news. The warship appeared in the area of Dagukou and began to land at Dagukou.

Tianjin guards led people to stop them from landing ashore and asked them why they suddenly led their troops here without orders at this time. Yu Xiaotian sent people to preach that he had heard that Jiannu entered the customs and the capital was in danger and came to the king of Qin.

And according to the judgment of Tianjin guards, this time, there are tens of thousands of soldiers led by Yu Xiaotian, and the Tianjin garrison can't stop them from landing.

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