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

As soon as Liu Zongzhou's words came out, didn't Liu Zongzhou's words accuse them of dereliction of duty? If you don't report it, it's a big capital crime! What's worse is that Shi Kefa did come to them at the beginning and showed the information provided by Zhang Zhun. At that time, the two of them didn't want to accept it at all, and thought it was a conspiracy used by Zhang Zhun.

Between the words, the two also really sarcastically mocked Shi Kefa, but Shi Kefa angrily brushed his sleeves away. Now that Liu Zongzhou suddenly brought it up, the two military department scholars really felt a little chill down their spine. In case Chongzhen investigates, neither of them can escape the fate of being cut in half. For a while, the two were anxious and panicked, desperately thinking of wording to shirk responsibility.

Liang Tingdong took the lead and said: "Qidong, this is just a rumor, how can you easily believe it?" The Ministry of War receives thousands of messages every day, and there are all kinds of them. The Ministry of War will not be trusted by the Ministry of War if it has no feeling and has not personally investigated the information. ”

Zhang Fengyi said: "Zhang Zhun is a traitor, uneasy and kind. His words, true and false, false and real, are all for his own personal gain. What kind of kindness will he have in the information he sent to the imperial court? If we believe, we will be deceived. ”

Liu Zongzhou said coldly: "However, Tartar Nan knocks, this is a fact. ”

In fact, Liu Zongzhou did not have a good impression of Zhang Zhun. His loyalty to the monarch is also very serious. The so-called "gentleman learns to be cautious and independent, and establishes the foundation from the outside", "Audio-visual, speech-moving, single-minded; If this little bit does not exist, then the audio-visual, speech, and action will be sick everywhere, and they will all be in vain. If you say and see Siming, listen to Sicong, speak Sizhong, and move and respect, it is still close to fragmentation. "Yes, too.

Zhang Zhun bombarded the city of Nanjing, and there was no king's law, which just contradicted Liu Zongzhou's thoughts. Later, he continued to try to expand his power, and did not hesitate to fight with the official army for this reason, which was completely a traitor's behavior, and Liu Zongzhou was very disgusted. In particular, Zhang Zhun's "Juntian Order" seriously infringed on Liu Zongzhou's interests, making him even more disgusted with Zhang Zhun.

As a family in Jiangnan, Liu Zongzhou's family also has a lot of fields. With the help of their own fame and increasingly strong economic strength, Liu Zongzhou's family purchased a large number of fields, and his fields were mainly used in Shanyin County and surrounding counties in Zhejiang. It can be said that he was the largest landowner in San'in and the surrounding counties. The fertile land purchased by the Liu family will not be less than 100,000 mu.

In fact, the main members of the Donglin Party have a large amount of land at home. Such as Ye Xianggao before, and Yang Yipeng, who was next to Liu Zongzhou, both of them are veritable big landowners. The fertile land purchased by the two families will not be less than 50,000 acres. Zhang Zhun's "Juntian Order" happened to violate their most fundamental interests. Therefore, they spared no effort to crack down on Zhang Zhun.

The Yangzhou Chamber of Commerce postponed it to next year, and Liu Zongzhou was the promoter. Liu Zongzhou really didn't want Zhang Zhun to meddle in Jiangnan's affairs. If this person throws out some horrific remarks, or even policies, at the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce to ignite the fire in Jiangnan, things will be complicated. If there is turmoil in Jiangnan, Zhang Zhun will take the opportunity to go south and intervene, and the consequences will be very serious.

The problem is that Zhang Zhun did ask Shi Kefa to remind the military department that the Tartars were about to go south, so that the imperial court could take precautions as soon as possible. Shi Kefa is good friends with Yang Yipeng and others, and the relationship between Yang Yipeng and Liu Zongzhou is also good, so he naturally knows it. Between Junda Ling and Tartar, it is obvious that Tartar is more hateful. At this point, they are still grateful to Zhang Zhun.

If the Ministry of War had accepted Zhang Zhun's reminder, made preparations early, mobilized King Qin's army early, prepared grain and grass early, and even got in touch with Zhang Zhun early to fight against the Tartars' invasion together, would the situation be as tragic as it is now? Although Liu Zongzhou was very disgusted with Zhang Zhun's Juntian Order and Zhang Zhun's rebellious behavior, he had to admit that Zhang Zhun's troops were indeed very combative. The heads of the three thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine Tartars in Huang County are proof of this.

In the more than 200 years of history of the Ming Dynasty, such a number of heads can definitely be regarded as a great merit. Don't say that in the Chongzhen period, even in the Hongwu and Yongle years, such military exploits can be knighted. When Yuan Chonghuan was at the height of his limelight, there were only a few hundred levels of beheading, and he didn't see the real head, just the number that was submitted.

Purely in terms of military exploits, Zhang Zhun has already thrown Yuan Chonghuan a few streets. The real Tartar head has no doubts. If the imperial court gives Zhang Zhun the title, I believe no one will have any objections. It's a pity, it's a pity that Zhang Zhun and the court are not of the same mind, they are traitors who try to overthrow the court, and naturally no one mentions the title.

Compared with the combat effectiveness of the Tiger Army, the Ming Army is really ashamed to see people. The battle situation just reported is simply miserable. With the gradual development of the Tartar army, the entire northern part of the Ming Kingdom was full of wolf smoke, losing troops and losing ground, and screaming again and again.

Not only did Haug and Abatai come, but Azig couldn't wait to get in. Haoge and Abatai went to the Gubeikou, Azig fought out from the Xifeng Pass, and Zhaokun, the king of the imperial history of the patrol, refused to fight, and was defeated and died. Chongzhen hurriedly ordered his ministers Li Guofu to guard Bauhinia Pass, Xu Jinzhong to guard Baoma Pass, Zhang Yuanheng to guard Longquan Pass, and Cui Liangyong to guard Gugu Pass. Subsequently, he ordered Zhu Chunchen, the Duke of Chengguo, to inspect the border passes.

However, how useful all this can be, Liu Zongzhou has no confidence at all. Especially when Yang Sichang mentioned Wang Pu just now, Liu Zongzhou was even more worried. Wang Pu is a typical example of selling official positions, and he is also famous for falsely reporting his military exploits and killing good people and risking his merits. actually asked Wang Pu to guard Changping, Liu Zongzhou felt that Changping must be more auspicious than lucky.

However, the original Changping commander-in-chief Chao Pichang was even more unbearable than Wang Pu, and the transfer of Wang Pu could be regarded as strengthening Changping's defense, so Liu Zongzhou did not say anything. General soldiers like Wang Pu have been given heavy responsibilities, and it is conceivable how far the commander of the nine sides has degenerated. Counting on them to fight with the Tartars and achieve victory, Liu Zongzhou felt that it was better to be a little more insured than the one collected by Chongzhen himself.

Liang Tingdong continued to quibble: "The information sent by Zhang Zhun is said to have been sent by his spies hidden in Shenyang, but the authenticity is unknown. Where did he come from, and where did the spies lurk in Shenyang? Everything was nothing more than his speculation. In case his information is accepted, we will wait for a large number of troops to be transferred to the border passes, and Zhang Yi will take the opportunity to attack the Beijing Division, but what will happen? ”

Zhang Fengyi immediately said: "Exactly! If it is Zhang Reverse's plan to divert the tiger from the mountain, so what? Qi Dong, if you say this, don't you want to put the emperor in danger? Although it's a colleague, I have to wonder if you're speaking for Zhang Wei! Zhang Shenyan, a traitor, actually took refuge in Zhang Zhun, there is this precedent, I need to remind you, don't go astray! ”

This big hat was buttoned down, and Liu Zongzhou naturally couldn't continue to defend himself, so he changed his tone and said: "Even if you can't fully accept it, you should remind the border guards to be vigilant." It is impossible for the Tartars to enter the Kou without any movement. As long as the border pass can resist for three or two days, reinforcements will be able to arrive. However, Gubeikou was lost in an hour, Xifengkou was lost in half an hour, Miyun only guarded for less than two hours, and Huairou only guarded for half a day, and then all of them were lost. The striker of the Tartars, just so strong? I think we are still not fully prepared by ourselves, and we are careless in Jingzhou. ”

Yes, these words immediately stimulated Gao Qidive.

The place names mentioned by Liu Zongzhou just now are all within the jurisdiction of Jizhen, and the defenders were defeated so quickly, and Gao Qiqian, as the supervisor of Liaodong, could not escape the blame. Gao Qiqian doesn't have a good impression of Liu Zongzhou, and he doesn't have a good impression of the people in the Donglin Party. The eunuch group and the civil official group of the Ming Dynasty fought very fiercely, especially during the Tianqi and Chongzhen periods, and the two sides were entangled until the fall of the Ming Dynasty.

Gao Qiqian said in a shrieked voice: "Liu Shilang's words are wrong, and the border pass has been prepared early." It's just that the Tartars are too powerful to resist. There are only more than 3,000 Miyun guards, and the city wall is less than three zhang high, and the Tartars can climb up with a human ladder. I have applied for money and grain to raise and strengthen the city wall many times, and the emperor has also approved it, but the household department always says, there is no money and grain, there is no money and grain, isn't this a misfortune? ”

"All the princes know that the Tartars are strong in the field and weak in siege. If our army can build a city defense like Jinzhou in the Miyun rearguard, where can the Tartars come in? To say that the responsibility is great, I think that the responsibility of the governor of Caoyun is the greatest! The soldiers of the border army unanimously demanded that the governor of Caoyun be beheaded to boost morale! ”

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

He, the governor of Caoyun, was in charge of the transportation of money and grain in the south, and he was indeed the lifeblood of the north. Around the Beijing Division, the Ming army in Liaodong, Jizhen, Xuanfu and other places, all the logistics and supplies had to rely on Cao Yun to solve. It is true that a lot of money and food are needed to fortify the city defenses, and the additional consumption is very large. It is conceivable what kind of situation will occur once the transportation is not available.

Yang Yipeng is also quite depressed, usually the river is fine, and there are no major problems. However, there was a little problem in the river this year, and the Tartars immediately went south. At this juncture, small problems are infinitely magnified, which is really fatal. But Yang Yipeng is not an ordinary person, and his ability to shirk responsibility is also very powerful.

I saw him straighten up and said with a respectful expression: "All the princes here, Kun Cen is only a shallow learner, but I want to ask, that Zhang Zhun is just a land of two mansions, how much money and food is there?" How many centaurs are there? Why was he able to destroy the Tartars? Our army is ten times stronger than his, and the money and food are ten times as strong as his, so why can't we fight the Tartars? ”

This governor of Caoyun is respectful and smiling, and he seems to be harmless to humans and animals, but in fact, he is a murderer with every word. All of you here are very smart people, who can't hear the meaning of his words? This is directly hitting the face of the Liaodong Army and the Xuanda Army, and pointing directly at Gao Qiqian, Wang Kun and others. They have more money and food than Zhang Zhun, more troops than Zhang Zhun, but their combat record is completely inferior to Zhang Zhun, isn't this a waste?

In fact, thousands of Tartars couldn't beat a small Huang County, and Zhang Zhun wiped out so many people and beheaded thousands of people. It's just that the Tartars with the same strength are as easy as attacking the important towns of the nine sides. The Tartars went all the way south, which can be described as devastating and decaying, and the momentum was like a bamboo. Isn't this a slap in the face of the commander of the nine sides?

Sure enough, as soon as Yang Yipeng's words came out, the people of the two major military groups of Liaodong and Xuanda couldn't sit still. Originally, Zhang Zhun's victory in the battle in Huangxian County made the commanders of the two major military groups very faceless, and they were desperately beautifying themselves. Unexpectedly, Yang Yipeng was so immortal, he actually brought it up again. If you let him continue, then what's the point?

Yang Sichang took the lead in counterattacking and said stupidly: "Zhang Yi is a little thief, but he is not prepared for the Tartar and takes a small advantage." But the Tartars attach great importance to us, and they are heavily armed, how can they talk about the same day? The white flags and inlaid white flags of the slave chieftain Dolgon and the commander of Duoduo are all under the five flags, and most of the elites in the banner have been drawn by Huang Taiji. This time, it was Huang Taiji's eldest son Haoge who went south, and the commander was a powerful yellow flag, and the two are not comparable. ”

Liu Zongzhou retorted: "The positive red flag of the commander of the slave chieftain Azig is not as good as the positive white flag and the inlaid white flag, why can it enter so quickly from the Xifeng Pass?" Could it be that Zhenghong Flag is also one of the three flags? Isn't it the Red Flag Tartar that entered from the mouth of Xifeng? ”

Yang Sichang was speechless.

Liang Tingdong said: "Quentzen, you are wrong. It's not that which banner of the Tartars is strong in combat, but the overall strength of the Tartars is above our army. Our army is on the front line and has been confronting the Tartars for a long time, and the Tartars are very clear about our bottom line, and our army has no chance to take advantage of it. Zhang is different. Tartar didn't know about the existence of Zhang Yi at all, and he suffered a big loss by accident, purely by luck! ”

Zhang Fengyi immediately said: "That's it!" Our army is in constant confrontation with the Tartars at the front, and there is no chance of a sneak attack at all. If we have the same opportunity as Huangxian, we can also behead thousands of Tartars, and maybe we can wipe out all the Tartars who have entered Shandong! ”

Liu Zongzhou said coldly: "Standing and talking doesn't hurt your back!" And all the Tartars! Since the two sides are in a state of confrontation, why do the Tartars have a chance to sneak attack? Why are the Tartars allowed to sneak attack, but you are not allowed to sneak attack? ”

These words were too sharp, Gao Qiqian suddenly became angry, pointed at Liu Zongzhou's nose and scolded: "How many cavalry are there in the Tartars? How many cavalry do we have? There are not enough cavalry, how to sneak up on the Tartars? You old horseman, you don't know military affairs at all, and you're here to point fingers! How much do you know about the situation at the front? You just blindly help the rebel to speak, I suspect that you are a traitor stationed in the imperial court by Zhang Rebel! I want to ask the emperor to punish your nine clans! ”

This Liaodong supervisor really jumped to his feet. He was repaired by Chongzhen tonight, and he was already very unhappy in his heart, and he was looking for a place to vent his dissatisfaction. As a result, Liu Zongzhou just hit the muzzle of the gun. Gao Qiqian felt that everything tonight was brought by Zhang Zhun. The most fundamental reason is that he did not expect the Tartars to launch the invasion, but Zhang Zhun did predict it. Liu Zongzhou is now sure of this fact, and it is strange that he doesn't jump up and down.