Ye Zhong's judgment was not wrong. The news of Wu Shigong's assassination and the mutation of the Runing Army spread quickly, and the first thing to reach was, of course, the various yamen in Henan in Kaifeng City.

As for whether Wu Shigong was arrested or killed, in fact, those officials didn't care, anyway, they were all cleaning up the snow in front of their own doors. But Qin Cha and those brocade guards did their work a little cleaner? The arrest and execution failed, but caused Wu Shigong's rampage, which made Henan officialdom a commotion.

But other officials can escape, but Li Xianfeng, the governor of Henan, can't escape. Therefore, as soon as he got the news, he immediately reported to the capital and began to mobilize the officers and troops of Henan to make preparations for prevention.

But when he was caught off guard, there was no time to mobilize the officers and troops in a short period of time, and there were even some troops like Li Lu's Nanyang official army and Zhao Minggui's Dewei, because the relationship with Wu Shigong was quite close before, so Li Xianfeng himself was not at ease. Therefore, in desperation, he first used the strategy of delaying the army, and arranged officials to persuade and delay Wu Shigong. In fact, at this time, Li Xianfeng thought that Qin sent Xu Mengqi's action to be instructed by Emperor Chongzhen.

The words are divided into two ends. Let's talk about mobilizing officers and troops from all walks of life first:

Four big words: I don't believe it. None of the officers and soldiers thought that Wu Shigong would rebel, but the generals from all walks of life thought that the rabbit died and the fox was sad. Kaifeng's Chen Yongfu and other generals also obeyed Li Xianfeng's dispatch, but their movements were also grinding, looking like they were only seeking self-preservation.

On the bright side, the most fierce reaction was Li Lu, the chief soldier of Nanyang, who publicly claimed: Wu Shigong will not oppose. On weekdays, Li Lu bragged about his "brother-in-law" too much, and if Wu Shigong was convicted, then Li Lu would definitely not be able to escape. Besides, the interests of Li Lu and Wu Shigong are too closely tied now, so he will definitely not participate in the encirclement and suppression. At best, it's a wait-and-see attitude.

And secretly, the most fierce reaction was Zhao Ming, the commander of Dewei. This plunge in the stock has cost him a lot, grandma's! He killed Qin Cha and Xu Mengqi had all his thoughts.

Chen Zhongzhi and Jiang Cheng remained silent. Now the supply of their coalition army is dependent on the Runing army, and these days their coalition army has cooperated with the Jimin Reclamation Commercial Bank, and has also reaped a lot of benefits in Ruzhou. And now let them fight back, without mentioning their conscience! And where will their coalition supplies come from in the future?

Yu Zilian replied: "Nonsense! ”。 Although Yu Zilian and Wu Shigong have personal grievances, he also knows Wu Shigong quite well and knows that the current Wu Shigong definitely has no objections.

Besides, so far, the Runing Army has done things quite authentically. Never abandoned a friendly army. In addition, with the increase in the strength of his army and the increase in Yu Zilian's knowledge, Yu Zilian gradually understood the true combat effectiveness of the Runing Army, so let Yu Zilian's Ruzhou Army bear the brunt of the battle with the Runing Army? Yu Zilian is definitely not interested.

So after mobilizing a circle, Li Xianfeng found that he couldn't mobilize all kinds of officers and soldiers. And as time went by, Li Xianfeng learned more and more about the situation in Runing Mansion. Knowing that the Runing Army has not carried out military operations for the time being. Therefore, at this time, he pinned his hopes on the officials who went to Runing Mansion to negotiate.

And the unlucky child sent is of course the current political envoy of Henan Zuobu, the former prefect of Runing, Guan Kesong. Everyone thought that Guan Kesong was an unlucky trip this time, and the worst result would even be lost his life. But no one expected that Guan Kesong not only came back safely, but also brought back Qin Xu Mengqi safely. even brought back Wu Shigong's self-defense chapter and the confession of the interrogated Jinyi Wei who infiltrated thieves and assassinated the imperial general.

Of course. Those confessions were all made by those brocade guards, and now they have all met the king of Hades, so there is no way to judge the authenticity of these confessions. But no matter what, that also proves that Wu Shigong is not thinking about it now. This made Henan Governor Li Xianfeng also breathe a sigh of relief.

After that, Li Xianfeng reported the latest situation to the imperial court. But Li Xianfeng didn't know that the entire government was already in chaos.

At the end of March, when Emperor Chongzhen learned that Xu Mengqi had failed to kill Wu Shigong and that the Runing army was preparing to rebel, he was also shocked. Not only Emperor Chongzhen was surprised, but even the ministers of the court and the central government were a little puzzled by this unexpected news.

No matter how much they criticize Wu Shigong's private virtues, no one can deny Wu Shigong's military exploits, and now he is already a well-known general in the imperial court. Even if the bird hides the bow, then the bird will die! However, the ministers also believed that Qin sent Xu Mengqi's action to be instructed by Emperor Chongzhen, so they maintained an unspeakable silence.

But Emperor Chongzhen almost turned his back on him. inexplicably carried such a black cauldron, and it was difficult to argue, which made Emperor Chongzhen, who wanted to save face, angry.

Don't say anything, let's face reality! In the end, Wu Shigong's rebellion is still speculation, and there is no actual action, so let's appease it first!

So Emperor Chongzhen held a rare palace feast and invited all the nobles and important ministers together. Of course, the focus of this banquet was the Xue and Wu marquises, and Emperor Chongzhen wanted to show that he did not want to kill Wu Shigong.

The special guest Xue Chenglin's children were also generously rewarded by Emperor Chongzhen, and the banquet ended in a harmonious, lively, hypocritical and apprehensive atmosphere. Of course, after the banquet, Wu Weizhong returned home very well and no longer cared about the affairs of the Beijing camp, and the factory guards in the capital also kept an eye on the two Hou mansions, doing all the preventive affairs.

But this banquet also revealed a message to the outside world: Emperor Chongzhen was also at a loss to know about this incident. And as Old Lady Hou began to exert his energy in the capital, the Donglin Party immediately pointed the finger at Shoufu Wen Tiren.

What a "traitor", a "national thief", a big hat was buckled on Wen Tiren's head. This time, the evidence is conclusive, and Wen Tiren can't escape the charge of "correcting the holy decree". With Wu Shigong's self-defense chapter presented to the imperial court, this impeachment storm reached its climax. Although Wen Tiren abandoned the pawn in time to protect the car and put the blame on Qin Cha Xu Mengqi, he was still embarrassed.

And Emperor Chongzhen also looked at this coldly. This time, Wen Tiren's thing was also a little too much, which made him have an opinion on Wen Tiren. No matter what, it can't shake the rule of Emperor Chongzhen, and someone should bear the responsibility for forcing an official army to rebel!

It is no surprise that seeing this good opportunity, Cao Huachun fell into the well in time.

When Cao Huachun directly asked Emperor Chongzhen: let him personally lead the Dongchang army to investigate Qian Yiqian's matter. In order to put an end to the villain's framing of ministers and disturbing the unhealthy trend of the government. Emperor Chongzhen agreed.

So Cao Huachun resolutely arrested Chen Luqian and Zhang Hanru, and personally tortured them in the Waidong Factory. As soon as the ten tortures of the Ming Dynasty came out, Chen Luqian and Zhang Hanru sacrificed their knees, and on the first night they came in, when Cao Huachun went to interrogate for the first time, they confessed like beans. In addition to explaining his own crime, even the words and deeds of the mastermind behind the scenes, Shoufu Wen Tiren, were also explained.

And these are not tricks, they are all facts. Therefore, Cao Huachun also easily found the corresponding evidence, forming a very complete chain of evidence. So when Cao Huachun told Emperor Chongzhen, and Emperor Chongzhen saw that there was no suspicion, he was silent for a long time, and Zuihou said: "There is a party in the body!" ”

Emperor Chongzhen's use of Wen Tiren was to attack the Donglin Party. And now it has been discovered that Wen Tiren himself has formed a party for personal gain, so Wen Tiren's political life has entered the countdown.

Thereupon. Emperor Chongzhen first decided to exempt Qian Qianyi and Qu Shiyun from the investigation and punishment. He also ordered Chen Luqian and Zhang Hanru to be handed over to the Criminal Department. And it just so happened that Zheng Sanjun, the secretary of the Criminal Department, was also a party in Donglin, so the retrial must be nothing else, and it was agreed that Chen and Zhang would be punished with 100 canes each, and the flail would be three months. The two of them were first beaten half to death, and then they had to carry dozens of pounds of wooden flail to show public on the street for days on end, and there was no mercy in the prison of the Criminal Department. Before the three-month deadline expired, he died.

This case has been going on for nearly half a year, and once the truth is revealed, the Donglin Party officials once again took advantage of the situation to unswervingly investigate the mistakes of Wen Tiren's intention at the beginning, and also brought out some of the rights and wrongs of the past. At this time, Wen Tiren really has a bit of a smell of the wall falling down and everyone pushing it! But Wen Tiren still didn't expect it. And woe is not a one-way street.

After the beginning of spring, Qiu Lei, the chief soldier of Shandong, went to sea to rescue North Korea, but halfway through the boat, he learned that North Korea had fallen, and seeing that his mission was no longer possible, the Ming army that went to help could only return to Shandong in disgrace.

In December of the ninth year of Chongzhen, the Qing army arrived in Seoul, and the capital of Korea was crying and shaking the sky, and even the mountain fortress of Namhan, where the Korean king Yi Liang fled, was surrounded by the Qing army. On the 30th, the Qing army entered the capital of Korea. On the fourth day of the first month of the second year, the Qing army crossed the Han River north and camped twenty miles away from Wangjing.

On the 7th day of the first month, the Qing army defeated the Korean Jeolla and Chungcheong reinforcements, but the 66-year-old Eju Yanguli was shot and killed by a Korean pawn. By the way, it was none other than the North Korean firecrackers. And North Korea's Li Liang claimed that his ministers were guilty on the grounds of "being impoverished".

Huang Taiji demanded that the ministers of North Korea who provoked provocations be severely punished, that is, the Korean ministers who were pro-Ming Dynasty, and at the same time ship ships and sent troops to attack Ganghwa Island, and won the Korean princesses, princes and ministers. On the 28th, Li Liang offered two evils.

On the same day, Emperor Taiji proposed: It is necessary to remove the name of the Ming Dynasty, cut off contact with the Ming, and dedicate the Ming Kingdom and the seal of the Ming Dynasty; The king himself came and took the firstborn and the other as hostages, and the ministers also took their sons as hostages, and made their protons their heirs. From now on, the text will be moved, and the Qing Dynasty will be the right one, and all festivals will be contributed. The envoys and ministers followed the old customs of the country.

In particular, Huang Taiji also proposed: When the Qing army has something to conquer the Ming Kingdom, the number and date of the transfer are correct. Huang Taiji took a fancy to the Korean firecracker who killed the forehead Yanguli.

In addition, Huang Taiji also asked the DPRK to immediately prepare 50 shotguns, archers and warships to assist Phi Dao; And when the army withdrew, they sent off, and the captives fled back to their masters; After that, the tribute was paid once a year, and there were fixed numbers of 100 taels of gold, 1,000 taels of silver, and leather paper mats.

On the 30th, the king of Joseon, Yi Liang, personally went to the ground in front of Huang Taiji and pleaded guilty. After the surrender ceremony, his eldest son and second son were immediately left hostage, and more than 200 people from the rest of the captured wives were sent back to Beijing. On the second day of the first month of February, Huang Taiji was taught from North Korea. From then on, the Qing Dynasty replaced the Ming Dynasty and turned Korea into a vassal. Joseon was known to the Qing Dynasty as a former brother, and was more courteous to a vassal courtier.

Soon, Azig led his troops to conquer Phi Dao and beheaded the Ming general Shen Shikui and others, completely relieving the Qing Dynasty's worries about attacking Guannei.

The loss of the vassal state of Korea made the entire Ming court in an uproar, except for strategic considerations, the Ming Dynasty once again lost face, and Emperor Chongzhen also had some patience for Wen Tiren's incompetence, especially when he found a position, thinking that he was Yang Sichang, who was "the talent of Zaifu".

So when Wen Tiren took the blame for begging for rest as usual, Wen himself thought that the emperor would come to comfort him. And Zhang Zhifa, who was on duty in the cabinet, also drafted the purpose of consolation in accordance with the previous rules.

Who knew that Emperor Chongzhen criticized the words "let him go" on it. Wen Tiren, who was unprepared, was eating at home, and when he heard the news, he panicked for a moment and dropped the chopsticks in his hand on the ground. (To be continued......)