Chapter 304 Secretly expressing the mind, scholars from thieves(2/2)
Sun Chuanting, opposite Li Meng, had already stood up, holding the di newspaper and Tang newspaper document that he had just handed over, and the paper of the document was trembling and rustling.
Now Sun Chuanting has the attitude of being an important official, and his beard is floating around and shouts loudly:
"Break into Henan, break into Henan, if you enter the mountain, you will surely cause a disaster. Get ready for a quick horse messenger, report to the emperor, and quickly dispatch troops to encircle and suppress the enemy."
Seeing Sun Chuanting's misconduct, Li Meng was also a little stunned, but when he reacted, he felt that the scene was really sad. The soldiers outside saw that nothing happened, so they brought it to the door. Li Meng cleared his throat and said:
"Mr. Sun, Mr. Sun..."
When Li Meng reminded him the first time, Sun Chuanting reacted, his arms froze in the air, and the room was quiet for a while. Sun Chuanting's arm was hanging down and he sat back on the chair weakly.
The scene just now seemed a bit funny, but Li Meng's heart twitched tightly. At this time, he heard Sun Chuanting speak slowly:
"I am a criminal in the imperial prison. I am a dead lonely ghost, but I still want to submit a memorial. It's really ridiculous, ridiculous!!"
The voice became lower and lower, and Sun Chuanting's face was full of dejection. At this moment, the person seemed to be aged in a teenager.
Li Meng didn't know what to say in this situation. He stepped forward and took the document and turned a few pages, saying, "In November, when he arrived in Neixiang, the bandits in Henan fell together. In four or five days, nearly 100,000 people had already..."
Di Baotangbao's previous description of Li Zicheng was "surviving, with only a thousand people remaining". What Li Meng has a clear memory of this history is that Li Zicheng led the Dashun army into the capital, and the Ming Dynasty's rule in the north was declared destruction. However, in the past two years, Li Zicheng's rebel army was beaten to pieces by officers and soldiers, and hesitated on the verge of destruction.
What Li Meng was worried about was whether this era would have a "butterfly effect" because of his own arrival. The Qing Dynasty, which would not have been victorious, won a small victory in entering the pass, and the major disasters in Shandong were minimized, and other historical events would also be affected.
After reading this newspaper, I felt relieved. History should still be moving forward on the original track, and I can still use my general understanding of the general trend of history to gain some innate advantages.
Li Meng saw Sun Chuanting's misconduct, but he felt that the distance between the two people was much closer. Li Meng cleared his throat and persuaded him:
"Mr. Sun, more than a thousand people entered Henan in a desperate situation, and they gathered more than 100,000 in a hurry. The foundation was unstable. The imperial soldiers were freed up, and the thief could not escape the end of defeat!"
After Li Meng said these words of comfort, Sun Chuanting, who was sitting there, shook his head and whispered:
"Why did it be a hasty army? I saw Li Chuang in Henan that day, and he had many old subordinates. He had never stopped his activities over the years. This time, he was in the thoroughfare of Henan again, which would cause great harm."
As soon as Sun Chuanting lowered his head, he suddenly thought of something and looked up and asked:
"In June this year, General Li led Shandong troops to Kaifeng City to rescue, and won a great victory. Now Henan troops are all in Huguang and Sichuan. The surroundings are the troops under General Li. The Henan Governor Li Xianfeng also saw the might of Qilu troops last time. This time the situation is critical, and I am afraid that I will not care about the decent officialdom and will directly ask the court for the Lu soldiers to rescue."
Li Meng laughed dryly. With such great strength in his hand, he could not keep a low profile even if he was low-key. Sun Chuanting, who was sitting there, had disappeared from his anxiety and panic just now. He stared at Li Meng and asked:
"Henan is in a hurry. General Li goes to rescue him. There is no benefit. If he doesn't go to rescue him, he can protect the country and the people. In this situation, there are many generals of our Ming Dynasty who don't obey the orders. General Li, if he transfers you, will you go?"
Li Meng pondered for a moment, took a few steps back and sat on his chair, and said with a smile:
"Mr. Sun, if the court dispatched my troops to Henan to pacify the thieves, then I naturally have to go there. Some things, Mr. Sun is still short of his view. How can he say that there is no benefit? It is very beneficial!"
After saying this, Li Meng stood up and fisted and said goodbye. Today, there were already a lot of communication with Sun Chuanting. It can be seen that the situation is different and people's mentality is also different. Sun Chuanting appears to be calm, but he must be not calm in his heart. He was imprisoned without guilt. The world is so corrupt, and Sun Chuanting's heart is also cold.
Moreover, what Sun Chuanting mentioned just now about the imperial troop transfer is almost consistent with the Jiaozhou Camp's own judgment and analysis. If Li Zichengzhen had made such a fuss in Henan, the troops in Shandong would definitely be mobilized and plan it would have been better.
In the past, the imperial court transferred Liu Zeqing, the general of Caozhou, to Henan to pacify the thieves. Except for the first time, he was always excused. Now Li Meng is several times stronger than Liu Zeqing. If he doesn't go, the court will have no choice.
But this is indeed very beneficial to Li Meng. He was still considering how to let his soldiers experience actual combat. Henan pacifying thieves is a great opportunity to train troops.
Shandong's military and horses were powerful but not famous. Sun Chuanting had great achievements but was imprisoned. All these incredible things were done by Emperor Chongzhen's new cabinet scholar Yang Sichang, Minister of War. Now he is in charge of the troops of five provinces, but he is no longer as glorious as he did on that day.
At the end of October, when Yang Sichang was in Chongqing, he once gave Zhang Xianzhong a reward order, "If anyone can capture and kill, he will pay tens of thousands of gold, and the marquis of the lord will be issued." Who would have thought that the day after the order was issued, his residence and office yamen were covered with notes, which said, "If you kill the cabinet department, you will pay three cents of silver."
Seeing this note, Yang Sichang was dumbfounded and no longer believed in his companions and guards around him. He was suspicious. This matter was rumored and rumored in the Chu area. Even the officers and soldiers of the army under Yang Sichang were ridiculed.
When commanding troops to fight, the majesty of the leader is also very important. At present, Yang Sichang is losing all face, and the military generals below are all false stories. The so-called situation is corrupt and gradually despair, that's it.
In the twelfth lunar month of the 13th year of Chongzhen, there is still one month before the Spring Festival. The Spring Festival is the most important festival of the year. When the twelfth lunar month is, it should be ready to celebrate the New Year. No matter how hard or hard this year is, we should take a good rest to draw a perfect end for this year and a good start for the second year.
But in Henan, all this is a luxury. The continuous disasters of nearly ten years, including the nine vassal kings, including Fu, Zhou, Zhao, Yi, Zheng, Tang, etc., exploited the local area by landlords of all sizes, Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, Luo Rucai and the wars of officers and soldiers on the Central Plains, made this so-called heart-wrenching land thousands of miles away.
Except for a few large water systems, the rest of the places are like hell. In the countryside outside the city, landlords gathered their families and strong families to connect with each other, or built villages or forts. The farmers either starved to death in the countryside, or gathered to fight with militia and officers and soldiers to see if they could have a way out.
In this situation, don’t mention the busy New Year in the twelfth lunar month, but Baofeng County in Ruzhou is extremely lively. For some people, it is a disaster, and for others, it is a festival.
Baofeng County has been broken by the army led by Li Zicheng. According to conventional rules, after the army takes away a certain amount of stored grain, the remaining grain will be distributed to the people in the city and the hungry people who have time to arrive outside the city. This is also the reason why a large number of refugees joined Li Zicheng's command.
What is really outrageous is that after the small Baofeng County town was opened by the rebel army and took away some of the stored food that meets the needs of the army, the people in the city and the hungry people nearby could still get a large portion.
It is ironic that there are so many food stocks outside the city. The city has so many food stocks. The family of Feng Yuanwai, the largest large household in the city, is no longer as dignified as before.
Those extremely poor farmers were coming and going in and out. Since Mr. Feng gave his daughter to the magistrate Zhang County, he has become a domineering person in the county town. Ordinary people dare not even pass by in front of the door.
But now the whole family, together with the servants and servants, were killed, and the cellars and granaries in the mansion were opened, and the poor people coming and going were transported.
A haggard woman was sitting on the steps of the Fengjiazheng Hall and howled, crying and cursing, looking a little crazy.
"You Feng family is full of beasts who cannot be born again. My son is seriously ill and wants to eat. Come here to beg you, you said you don't have any surplus grains, so let my mother and son eat grass. My poor son, in the sky, look at the Feng family that has been cut into pieces, his dog eats all the food..."
In the open house of Feng's house, the poor people who were transporting food and property were all transporting food and property. The woman sat madly on the steps and cried and scolded. Although it was broad daylight, because of the woman's crying, the house was still as ecstasy as a ghost, with a yin energy.
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Also according to the rules, the prison behind the county magistrate's office will be opened after the rebel army breaks through the city, and the prisoners in the prison will be released at the same time.
"Okay, let's go..."
In December of the 13th year of Chongzhen, the rebel army broke into Baofeng County, Ruzhou. The juren Niu Jinxing was falsely imprisoned and used the city to break out of prison. He joined his family to attack the rebel king Li Zichengjun.
Chapter completed!