Chapter 460: Prime Minister Suppressing the Thieves

"The Ming Dynasty has raised scholars and honors for two hundred years. On this treacherous autumn of the Ming Dynasty, I would like to ask you all, but one person stood up to share the worries of the king and father? The financial difficulties of the Ming Dynasty have reached this point. They want to open up the sea, oppose it like a tide, want to impose commercial taxes, and oppose it like a tide. Don't think that I don't know what you think in your heart. Over the years, apart from increasing taxes, no solution to the problem has been come up. Chen Sihua is my son-in-law and as the chief assistant, do you think you are competent?" Zhu Youjian said this, stood up and turned around and left.

With Wang Chengen's voice, "Staying the court!" Zhou Yanru, who was standing there, shook violently for a while. This time he knew that he had to step down again. Moreover, after stepping down this time, as long as Zhu Youjian was still alive, he would have no chance. Just forget it. When he returned to his hometown, he had to face Chen Xie's fierce revenge.

But then again, why did the scheming Zhou Yanru take risks on Chen Xie’s issue?

Zhu Youjian, who returned to the harem, was angry when the factory manager Wu Zhi ran over and said, "Congratulations to Master, Long live, Long live, Long live."

Zhu Youjian was angry and kicked over and said, "Just say it again, how come there is so much nonsense." Wu Zhi, who was kicked, knew that the emperor was in a bad mood now, immediately knelt down and said, "Long live, Princess Kunxing is filial. She secretly sent the private money Chen Sihua gave her to the capital and asked me to hand it over to Your Majesty." After that, Wu Zhi held an envelope in both hands and raised it over his head. When Zhu Youjian saw it, he reached out to pick it up in surprise, opened it and couldn't help but crying.

There were a total of 100,000 taels of silver notes, and Zhu Youjian held it in his hand a thousand kilograms. This was his daughter who took out his money. With the opening of Dengzhou and the financial status of the Ming Dynasty, the income increased. It can only be said that it improved a little bit. But overall, it was still a very difficult situation. There were so many droughts in so many places, and there were too many disaster victims who needed relief.

Zhu Youjian couldn't imagine that if Chen Xie had not emerged, who would have been able to rely on the Ming Dynasty?

Chen Xie made it clear. From the perspective of the Ming Dynasty's finances, it was nothing more than the word "interest". When national interests and personal interests conflicted, personal interests prevailed. This is the position of the cornerstone of the Ming Dynasty's rule. This is the evil consequences caused by the imbalance of power since the founding of ancestors.

"Enjoy the rights but refuse to assume obligations! No matter who is in power, they cannot do without their own benefit." At this time, Chen Xie's words were wandering in his ears, and Zhu Youjian, who was desperate for civil officials, made up his mind again. Some changes must be made.

At this moment, Cao Huachun pulled out and knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, Henan is a great victory. After Kaifeng's rescue, Chen Sihua's general Lin Ya fought with the thieves in Mengjiazhuang, defeated the thieves, and captured their left and right military advisors alive. Chen Sihua had sent people to escort Li Yan and Niu Jinxing two thieves to Beijing. They also said that Henan has already been cleared. They are resettling victims, stabilizing the situation, and sending personnel to defend the key pass."

Zhu Youjian was excited. He immediately rushed to the map, looked carefully, and asked Cao Huachun: "What do you think Chen Sihua's next plan?" Cao Huachun smiled and said, "Long Sui, you asked me, that's the wrong person. Chen Sihua wrote this matter very clearly in the memorial, and Long Sui will know it at a glance."

Zhu Youjian looked at the memorial book carefully and looked at it in comparison with the map. One place and one place pointed at the past and said, "This is Kaifeng, this is Xuchang. The soldiers divided here. Well, fight steadily. The troops are divided into thieves, and the thieves are divided into thieves to drive out, reducing the room for activities. Oh, if this is the case, wouldn't the thieves and the two thieves Zhang and Luo meet in Huguang?"

While looking, he said to himself: "Let Sun Chuanting guard the passes and block the bandits from entering Shaanxi. He ordered the troops of Sichuan to block the bandits from entering Sichuan. The bandits could not cross the river, nor could they enter Sichuan and return to Shaanxi. They were trapped in Huguang, and squeezed their space step by step, forcing them to fight to the decisive battle."

After reading it, Zhu Youjian sighed and said, "Chen Sihua has a good idea, but I am very worried about other officers and soldiers. The Qin army is still acceptable, but the rest are not worth it. I can combat the thieves in three years, I hope this is the case." Chen Xie's plan is actually very good. If he can truly implement it well, the thieves' big stocks will basically be unable to escape and perish. The problem is that now Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, Luo Rucai and other thieves are struggling back and forth in Huguang and Sichuan, and the test of local officers and soldiers has come.

"Go and call all the cabinet ministers. This time I will make arbitrary decision, use Chen Sihua as the prime minister to suppress the bandits and lead all the Ming troops."

Chen Xie, who was still in Nanyang, received an order from the capital. Ding Qirui was transferred to the position of governor of Jiangbei. Chen Xie was in charge of the governor of Jiangbei, Hubei, Henan, Shaanxi, Shandong, and Liao, and the plan was made to suppress the thieves.

After this imperial edict, Chen Xie was put in a very high position. In fact, Chen Xie was not interested in this position, and he hoped to maintain the original state. Unfortunately, Zhu Youjian was anxious. Why do you say so? If you were not in this position, Chen Xie would not have to be responsible for many things. Once you took this position, Chen Xie would have to be responsible for other things that were unfavorable to the Ming army. Therefore, the original plan could only be changed now. To wipe out the Ming army, the most urgent task is to rectify all the Ming armies.

After reading the imperial edict, Chen Xie replied: If you want to suppress the thieves, you must first reorganize the army. I ask for the right to make decisions. This is very implicit, meaning that it is not impossible for me to suppress the thieves, but you have to give some corresponding rights? What rights? To rectify the Ming army, you must know that the word "reorganization" is not just literal, it is to kill people. Chen Xie is not Yuan Chonghuan. Without the permission of the emperor, he would not kill a military official like Mao Wenlong with the title of general.

Zhu Youjian was very straightforward and issued an order: If anyone goes against your will, you can kill him with a sword. After reading the imperial edict, Chen Xie replied to the eunuch who sent the order: You can suppress the thief for two years.

After taking over, Chen Xie immediately exercised his power. He wrote a letter and handed it to Sun Chuanting, so that he would not let the bandits flee into Shaanxi. The implication was that you were just a task, don’t let the bandits enter Shanxi, and then you had nothing to do. Then Chen Xie led his troops south and arrived in Xiangyang. The bandits fled along the way, and no one dared to touch them. After Xiangyang today, Chen Xie ordered the leaders of the Ming army from all walks of life to come for a meeting.

On April 14th, Xiangyang, the Governor General Headquarters. Generals from various Ming army arrived one after another. The people in the literary world included the governors of Huguang, Henan and Jiangbei provinces, and the military generals included He Renlong, Hu Dawei, Zuo Liangyu, etc. The civil officials were a little better, and they all arrived two or three days in advance. The military generals were in trouble. On the 14th, Hu Dawei arrived first in the morning, and He Renlong arrived in the afternoon. Zuo Liangyu sent someone to deliver a letter before dusk, saying that he had arrived in Nanzhang. He could not arrive in time, please forgive me.

When the messenger arrived, Chen Xie was meeting the ministers. After reading Zuo Liangyu's letter, Chen Xie smiled and said nothing. Zuo Liangyu and Chen Xie used this trick to throw stones and ask for directions. He was very clear, just to see what the difference between Chen Xie and Xiong Wencan, Yang Sichang, and Ding Qirui was. Continuing the meeting, Chen Xie didn't say nonsense, just said: "Everyone comes from afar, rest for one night, and discuss military affairs tomorrow."

The wine and meat were all the time to entertain everyone. Chen Xie chatted and laughed at the banquet, and did not care about Yu Guang, who was peeking at the generals such as He Renlong from time to time. At this time, the aggregation call had sounded in the Dengzhou Camp garrison outside the city. The commander of the army stood in front of the officials of the camp and said: "Zuo Liangyu refused to obey. The master asked us to take his head."

In fact, Zuo Liangyu was afraid, and he was worried that Chen Xie would deal with him. The reason was very simple. This guy was indeed more capable of fighting, but he could also harm the people. Moreover, this guy let Zhang Xianzhong go. For him, this matter was caused by a heart attack. More importantly, he hoped to understand Chen Xie's thoughts. So when the banquet was halfway through, Han Shan came to find Chen Xie, and said something, Chen Xie accused him of guilt, got up and left for the time being.

The messenger brought not only Zuo Liangyu's letter, but also a gift list and a cart of gifts. Zuo Liangyu said that this is a little bit of the meaning of Xiaojing Pavilion, please accept it with a smile. It must be said that this guy has a strong sense of crisis. In the past, he was awesome, which was based on the premise that Xiong Wencan, Yang Sichang and others needed him to fight. Now Chen Xie, if you want to fight, Zuo Liangyu was left behind several streets, so he certainly couldn't do it like before. Therefore, he didn't dare to hold this meeting.

After reading the gift list, Chen Xie smiled at the messenger and said, "Zuo Ping is determined. Since it has been sent, I will accept it. Go and rest. Han Shan will arrange the people." Chen Xie went back to continue drinking. The messenger here took the excuse of having to reply, and then said goodbye after eating some wine and meat. Zuo Liangyu was anxious in Nanzhang until midnight when he saw the messenger coming back.

Seeing that the messenger had a smile on his face, but was still red, and there was alcohol in his mouth, Zuo Liangyu was relieved. Chen Xie accepted his gift, which meant that he would not be too embarrassed. He thought in his mind, how to kowtow to Chen Gemen to worship the mountain tomorrow. How can he gain Chen Xie's trust? Zuo Liangyu thought about this question for a long time, and was still thinking in a daze on the bed.

At five o'clock in the morning, at the darkest time before dawn, the three A-character camps quietly touched the city of Nanzhang. The two battalions blocked all four gates. The murderous generals then ordered: "Send a signal!" The signal soldiers were outside the city and lit the torch a few times. Someone on the top of the city responded. The city gate slowly opened, and the A-character camp entered one after another.

When Zuo Liangyu was awakened by the gunshot, the sky turned slightly white. After sitting up, Zuo Liangyu pushed him in and frightened the woman. After getting out of bed, he shouted angrily: "What's going on?" Zuo Menggeng came in from outside and said in disheveled clothes: "Dad, it's Dengzhou Camp. I've called him and I've entered the city."

Zuo Liangyu was shocked and exclaimed: "I'm fooled!" He rushed into the Dengzhou camp in the city and rushed to the county government. Along the way, he encountered a patrol team, and he was knocked over a large area of ​​guns. The quiet morning was boiling, and soldiers were snatching the door of the people everywhere, wearing disheveled clothes and carrying swords and guns in his hands. Dengzhou camp was rushing, and he looked at the attitude of these soldiers, and the one who didn't like them was stabbed, stabbed, and gave him a shot. (To be continued) r655
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