Chapter 3 Default
Hong Chengchou was extremely angry, but he couldn't really ask Shang Fang's sword to push out the following generals to cut off. If he dared to turn against him, these guys would dare to lead the army to rebel immediately!
While Hong Chengchou didn't know how to explain to these military generals, Zu Dashou said again, "It must be the governor who is also very embarrassed!" In this way, I'm afraid even the governor doesn't know when the court will allocate the salary!
As ministers of the Ming Dynasty, it is our duty for us to guard the border for foreign prisoners to defend the country. It is also incumbent on us to wait for the last generals. However, I hope that the governor can understand the difficulties of the last generals. At present, there is a serious shortage of grain and salary. If there is no salary, it is good to say, but the matter of grain can never be delayed!
At the end of today, the generals and others heard something, saying that Xiao Tianjian, a criminal thief, told the world that he was willing to provide us with 20,000 stones of food, so that we and other border soldiers could be full of food and had the strength to resist the entry of the imperial construction slave army. I don't know if the governor has heard of this? If the governor knows, please make an idea today. What should we do about this matter?"
Hong Chengchou listened to it, come on! That's the point. When these guys came here this time, they really forced him to make an idea because of this matter, so he reached out and touched the beard on his jaw and meditated again. After a long time, he nodded and admitted that he knew about it, but he thought that it was a criminal thief who deceived the public, which was not credible. He As ministers of the Ming Dynasty, how could they rely on the help of the thief army to eat? Therefore, he thought that he would rather persevere a little longer than believe the words of the criminal thief.
Zu Dashou quit as soon as he heard it and immediately shook his head and said, "Please atone for your sins!" Zu is a rude person! Speak straight. In this matter, the last general does not agree with the words of the adults. At present, the court knows that we have no food and no salary, and the slaves are about to enter the bandits, but the court has never been able to provide any food and salary for us soldiers and generals. It's okay if there is no salary. At present, we can also understand the difficulties of the court, but there is no food. By the way, even if the last generals are immortals, I'm afraid they can't lead the army to fight against the royal slave army here!
At present, since the imperial court has not decreed us to give us an explanation, nor can we allocate grain, since the criminal thief is willing to provide us with 20,000 stones of grain to solve the urgent needs, why don't we not do it and sit back?
In dealing with Jiannu, the last general thought that although the criminal thief was a thief, he also knew that Jiannu was the great enemy of the Han people. In the past eleven years of Chongzhen, they went north to fight to the death of Jiannu. It's okay not to mention the later events! Anyway, the thief has done a good job! Although we, as ministers of the Ming Dynasty, should avoid suspicion, if we do not accept the grain provided by the thief army now, how can we resist the Jiannu army? You can't just sit back and watch the army collapse. Let Jiannu break through the customs so easily and go straight to the capital city!
On the other hand, although we received the grain provided by the thief army, it was still the border of the imperial court, for the Ming Dynasty. What's wrong? I also hope that the governor can not take care of so much. At present, we should first solve the problem of grain in the army!"
After listening to this, the generals immediately nodded and agreed. It was clear that Du and Zu Dashou had the same idea. This time, Hong Chengchou promised to agree, and he had to agree. Anyway, there was only one sentence. If there was no food, there would be no way to fight this battle!
After listening to this, Hong Chengchou was very angry. He wanted to scold Zu Da Shou several times and pushed Zu Da Shou out to cut it, but in the end, he had to press his anger and listen to Zu Da Shou's words.
In fact, Zu Dashou has an indescribable feeling about Xing Tianjun. Although he also thinks that Xing Tianjun is a traitor, to some extent, he does not hate Xing Tianjun very much. You should know that his cousin Zu Dale and his family Ding Zukuan have all fought with Xing Tianjun in Henan, but they are defeated by Xiao Xingtian. In his hands, and was captured alive by Xing Tianjun. Originally, Xiao Xingtian could have killed them without mercy, but in the end, Xiao Tianjian secretly released them and sent them back to Shanxi, gave them a gift to them, and let them quietly return to the gate, and the court also looked at him because of this matter. In terms of face, there is not too much investigation. In this matter, the Xing Tian thief is kind to their ancestors. Therefore, Zu Da Shou's mood for Xing Tianjun is very complicated. It can't be said whether it is hostile or he should have a good impression on them.
But at least in the matter of Liaodong, Zu Dashou agreed with Xiao Tianjian's opinion. At the beginning, Xiao Tianjian brazenly led his troops to the north to help the imperial army enter the army of Jiannu at the end of the eleventh year of Chongzhen. When this matter spread outside the customs, Zu Dashou once applaured for it. These Liaodong generals sat and stared at the entry of Jiannu, but It can't be stopped. However, Xiao Xingtian's Jiannu army fighting in the south of Jingfu was looking for his teeth all over the ground and hurriedly ran to Shandong, which made him have to look at Xing Tianjun with new eyes.
Later, the court and Jiannu negotiated peace and ceded Jinzhou City to Jiannu. Zu Dashou had strongly opposed it, but in the end, the boat was completed and the imperial decree of the court was suppressed, so he had to give up Jinzhou City, which his ancestors had operated and guarded for nearly ten years. This matter made Zu Dashou very disappointed with the court, and Xiao Xingtian Then the whole world announced that it did not recognize the peace treaty between the Ming Dynasty and Jiannu, saying that the land of Liaodong outside the customs was full of the land of the Chinese Han people, which also resonated with Zu Dashou very much.
Now that the construction slave army is under pressure, the court is unable to allocate food and salaries for them, the Guanning army. At this time, Xiao Xingtian, who has ascended the throne in Nanjing City, told the world that he can give up the hostility with the Guanning army, provide food to help them, the Guanning army, and solve the problem of food shortage of the Guanning army. This At one point, Zu Dashou is very admirable. Ordinary people will never consider helping them, the officials and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, to build slaves at this time. I'm afraid it's too late to be happy! It's good for these Guan Ning soldiers to be killed by Jiannu! In the future, Xiao Tianjian will lose a strong rival! However, Xiao Tianjian still gave up his presage at this time and expressed his willingness to provide food to help them overcome the dilemma of food shortage, which shows that Xiao Tianjian is extraordinary!
So this time, under the instance of the generals, he took the lead in finding Hong Chengchou and forced Hong Chengchou to accept the grain provided to them by Xing Tianjun. For nothing else, for the robes that have died under the knife of Jiannu, Zu Dashou also felt that Cheng Xiao Tianjian's affection, and he did not want to look at these customs under his command. The Ning army, because of the lack of food and salary, finally completely collapsed in front of the construction slave army without fighting.
People are sometimes selfish. Historically, Hong Chengchou and Zu Dashou surrendered to Jiannu and became second ministers and traitors scolded by thousands of people in later generations. But at least at this time, they surrendered to Jiannu without considering it, and the situation at that time was that they were surrounded by Songshan. He was captured after his defeat. Later, after being completely desperate for Daming, he surrendered to Jiannu's side with selfish thoughts. Therefore, sometimes he carefully considered their situation. There are not only hateful things, but also understandable things. What's more, Zu Dashou was not like Wu Sangui after surrendering Jiannu. Like Geng Zhongming, Kong Youde and other big traitors, they acted as the vanguard of Jiannu's attack on the Central Plains. In this regard, Zu Dashou's character is slightly better than that of other traitors.
Seeing that all the generals have this idea, Hong Chengchou can't help lamenting in his heart. Now the military generals have reached a consensus that they want to accept the food of the criminal thief, and in fact, they are also in urgent need of this food to meet the needs of the army, otherwise they will soon be Total loss of combat effectiveness due to lack of food.
This is also forced by the situation. They can't help but have other choices. And Zu Da Shou, the old man, has a good saying, that is, they can eat the food given to them by the thieves, but it is still the border of Daming, and they are still guarding the border for Daming, which is also good!
So although Hong Chengchou was reluctant, he finally had to put down his airs, nod and agreed, and ordered Yang Guozhu to receive the grain provided by Xing Tianshi at Xuanda, and then quickly transferred it to the army. With food, at least it could stabilize the heart of the army. At the same time Recruit some more Hanmin Qingzhuang in Guanning and Liaodong to strengthen the strength of the defense. This battle can always be fought, and they can always persist for a period of time.
However, Hong Chengchou still asked Yang Guozhu to accept the food of the criminal thief, but he will never allow the criminal thief to enter the territory of Xuanda. Once the criminal thief tries to take the opportunity to enter Xuanda, it doesn't matter if he doesn't want the food, and he must stop the criminal thief from going north.
As for the reaction of the court, Hong Chengchou can't take care of it at this time. You don't have food to give, you can't let so many soldiers starve to death!
So in a few days, on the road north of Xuanda, a large car full of grain began to appear. Under the escort of a small number of Xing Tianjun, it began to enter the territory of Datongfu, and outside the Yanmen Gate in the south of Datongfu, these grain and even carts and mules and horses were handed over. It was given to Yang Guozhu, the general soldier of Xuanda, who was waiting here, and then replaced these vehicles and continued to transport them to the Shanhaiguan area.
This matter soon spread to the capital, which immediately made Zhu Youjian and Longyan furious. In the palace, he scolded Hong Chengchou and the generals of Guanning as rebels and thieves. Unexpectedly, they colluded with the criminal thieves, and even wanted to order to dismiss Hong Chengchou, the governor of Ji Liao, and take over the defense of Shanhaiguan.
However, his idea was just a move, and he gave up, because he also knew that Hong Chengchou was probably the most capable minister in his Ming Dynasty at present. Now Jiannu has begun to send troops south, straight to the front line of Shanhaiguan. The war there is approaching, and the change of generals must be self-abandoned martial arts. In addition, no Let Hong Chengchou receive the food of the Xingtian thief, and he transferred so much food from there to these Guanning soldiers? Now there is also a serious food shortage in Beijing. Every day, people who starve to death are transported out of the capital. There is no way for him. Where can he get food for Hong Chengchou? There are still a lot of officers and soldiers in Guanning. He can't order these officers and soldiers to tighten their belts. They can't ask for the food given to them by the Xingtian Army. Let them starve to resist the invasion of the Jiannu army!
The emperor is not short of hungry soldiers. He is miserable enough to eat. He can't afford money and food to feed the soldiers and horses of the court. Now it is impossible to let these officers and soldiers think of something by themselves. Someone is willing to give it, and they are willing to want it. He is no longer the emperor. It was the key issue, so he was angry, but Zhu Youjian really had no choice but to acquiesce to this matter.