Chapter 137: Chongzhen's support
The official went out to impeach Zhang Biwu, and then the official and the officials said: "Yes! Zhang Biwu's attempt to do this is bad! You can't give him the right to recruit soldiers! Some also said: "I heard that Zhang Biwu is not loyal to the Ming Dynasty, and even has a relationship with thieves that cannot be broken!" These have to make people worry! ”
The officials of the different party are looking at Chongzhen, they want to see the wind and rudder, although they really want to fight with the party of the Yanguan, and the most hope is to beat the water dogs, but it depends on the situation to allow it.
The officials of the other party have a great tendency to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and they are waiting to reap the benefits of the fisherman.
This is the three factions in the DPRK and the Central Committee, each fighting for their own selfish interests.
Zhang Biwu looked at the officials who impeached him, then at the emperor, and then at the hundred officials who sought personal gain in the court, and he sighed in his heart.
Chongzhen was very unhappy, first applauded and said, "Okay! Good! You're well spoken! The official couldn't help but feel proud, and the people of his party were also arrogant.
But Chongzhen's next sentence was about to make their faces change greatly: "Then I will let you not ask the court for a soldier or a general, and then go to save Liaodong, how about it?" ”
Hearing Chongzhen say this, the official didn't dare to speak out, and his fellow party officials retracted their heads one after another.
At this time, the officials who were hostile to the party to which the official belonged immediately stood up, and they did not dare to attack endlessly, they were beating the water dogs. On the other hand, there is optimism.
Chongzhen's face was even more gloomy, what he hated most was that the courtiers were different from each other, which made the entire court centrifuged and detached, and could not unite at all, and most of the strength of the court was consumed in internal strife.
Zhang Biwu kept shaking his head when he saw this situation, how could the imperial court still operate efficiently and safely in such a situation?
Chongzhen was angry, he pointed at the ministers and shouted: "What are you arguing about! Who among you is dedicated to the country? Yes! What do you know other than squabbling in the court? Tweeting like a crow all day long! Once the country has trouble and needs you to go to war, who among you will go to war? If anyone is noisy again, and Zhang Biwu is not, and then criticizes his independent recruitment requirements, that's good! I ask you to go to war at once! Immediately save Hong Chengchou for me! ”
After the ministers heard what Chongzhen said, they all lowered their heads one by one, and they didn't dare to speak out. Because whoever speaks out will go to the battlefield to fight against the Eastern Captives, how dare these people who are greedy for life and afraid of death?
Chongzhen said angrily: "When Yang Sichang was about to leave Beijing, weren't you all praising Yang Sichang?" But when Yang Sichang went out of Beijing to suppress the thieves for me, what about you? If the war is slightly unfavorable, you will continue to attack Yang Sichang! It's not Yang Sichang's! If you have the ability and ability, you will all go to the battlefield for me! Li Zicheng, who destroyed Henan, and Zhang Xianzhong, who was in trouble in the lake! Go on! ”
Chongzhen's fierce gaze swept over the ministers, and said sharply: "Who is going?" Who did it for me? At this moment, all the officials retracted their heads, and no one dared to speak out.
Chongzhen said sharply again: "Don't you often boast of being loyal ministers? How? Now that the country is in trouble, none of you are silent? Yes! Speak! Why don't you speak? It's all rice buckets that you can't say you can't make! ”
It is rare for Chongzhen to send such a big fire, because of a battle of Jinzhou, the Ming army suffered heavy losses, and the marshal was trapped; Second, Yang Sichang is dead, and Chongzhen's most favored minister is dead, and Chongzhen is very sad about it! Chongzhen also dreamed of him, and couldn't help but be even more sentimental; The three court officials' parties are the same and different, and Chongzhen is not the same heart, which has long made Chongzhen hold his breath. When these three reasons occurred together, Chongzhen was angry enough.
No one dares to have any more objections, if they are really allowed to go to Liaodong to aid Jin, it will undoubtedly be sent to death. So they said one by two: "The emperor is sage! Ministers and all conspire to obey the Holy Commandment! ”
When Chongzhen heard this, he lost a lot of anger, and then he said to Zhang Biwu gently: "Aiqing, you can do it!" It's just that I don't know a little, none of the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty dared to go to Jinzhou to rescue Hong Chengchou who was trapped in Songshan and Zu Dashou of Jinzhou, why do you dare to go? I repeatedly ordered Yang Shenwu, the governor of Shuntian, and Fan Zhiwan, the squire of the military department, to lead the army to Songshan to relieve the siege, but they were all cowering and did not dare to send troops at all! Alas! ”
Chongzhen was very angry when he said this, no matter how many orders he gave him, his holy decree was useless, these greedy people who were afraid of death did not dare to send troops, when Chongzhen wanted to kill Yang Shenwu, but the news came that he died of illness, and finally had to chase Yang Shenwu, so as to let Fan Zhiwan send troops, but Fan Zhiwan could also not send troops.
Civilian officials are greedy for money and seek personal gain, only knowing that the party is the same and fighting different, but what about military generals? greedy for life and afraid of death, he didn't dare to take responsibility at all, and he didn't dare to charge for the country. Chongzhen is deeply helpless for this!
Zhang Biwu immediately said: "Your Majesty, if my Ming Dynasty has such a defeat, we will no longer have the ability to fight back against the Tartars, and the secession of Liaodong will last for a long time!" And the Tartars can attack us, and we will not have the slightest strength to fight back at that time, and from then on, the Ming Dynasty will be slaughtered by the Tartars! ”
What Zhang Biwu said made Chongzhen nod with deep sympathy, and these were the things he was worried about.
Zhang Biwu continued: "Hong Chengchou is a second-class member of our dynasty, he has won the trust of the emperor and knows the situation of our dynasty!" If he surrenders, as Huang Taiji said, they will get a leader in the Central Plains in the Manchu Dynasty! This is far greater than the rout of the 130,000-strong army! ”
Chongzhen looked very conceited and said, "No! No! Hong Chengchou will never surrender! I am very kind to him, and he will never fail me! No! ”
When Zhang Biwu saw this, he couldn't dwell on this matter anymore and said: "No matter whether Hong Chengchou dies or surrenders, this is the biggest loss for our Ming Dynasty!" If only I could get him out! can still rescue Zu Dashou, even if the Songshan Jinzhou area is lost, but the general is still there, there will be Meng Mingshi three defeats and three humiliations, and finally the first battle to recover the lost land, thwart the Jin army, in order to become the hope of the overlord! ”
Chongzhen nodded and said, "Yes!" Victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers! It's okay to know the humiliation and then move in! So I desperately want to rescue Hong Chengchou, Qiu Minyang and others! They will be ashamed in the future! ”
Zhang Biwu understood Chongzhen's heart, and Zhang Biwu thought that as long as Hong Chengchou did not surrender to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the battle of Jinzhou could change, then everything was hopeful, and Zhang Biwu did not want to fight with Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong anymore. What's more, Yang Sichang's late death and Lu Xiangsheng's failure to die are all changes in history, all of which are the greatest encouragement to Zhang Biwu.
He wants to fight now, whether he succeeds or fails, he has to do it, after all, there are some things you have to do, whether it is success or failure.
When Chongzhen asked Zhang Biwu how sure he was, Zhang Biwu replied that he was not even half sure.
Chongzhen heard that it was like a basin of cold water had been poured on him, he looked at Zhang Biwu, and couldn't help but suspect again, since you Zhang Biwu are not even half sure, you dare to rescue Songjin? What the hell are you thinking?
Zhang Biwu's answer to Chongzhen is that as a minister, he should share the emperor's worries, and his success depends on fighting against the Manchus, so now he is willing to fight against the Manchus to repay the country's kindness! What's more, Zhang Biwu wants to make contributions and go down in history.
Although Chongzhen has doubts, but now Chongzhen must set an example of loyalty to the country, so that people can learn from the example, and now Zhang Biwu is the example he has set up, and he can't be pushed down for the time being! In addition, just now he had already expressed his great trust in Zhang Biwu to the ministers, so what could he do if he regretted it now?
Chongzhen nodded his head and said, "Okay! Zhang Aiqing, you can do it with confidence! Remember, you have my back! I now appoint you as the deputy commander-in-chief, and at your age you can get the high position of the deputy commander-in-chief, which is very rare in our Daming! You are already the garrison of the three counties, so I will give you Shaanzhou again! Let you serve as a garrison too! ”