God gave Emperor Chongzhen seventeen years to work diligently, but why did he still fail to save the Ming Dynasty?

In addition to the mess that Emperor Tianqi threw to him, in addition to the Little Ice River Age of natural disasters and man-made disasters, in addition to the bandits and invasion of Huang Taiji. The biggest failure was Emperor Chongzhen's suspicious and mean and ruthless character.

Chongzhen was an emperor with a weak ear. When he was encouraged by his ministers, he often lost his ideas. When he came to his senses, he found that he had been played with by his ministers, everything was already over.

Most of the kings who lost their country in history were foolish monarchs, such as Hu Hai, Chen Shubao, Song Huizong Zhao Ji, etc. However, Emperor Chongzhen was a diligent emperor. He was determined to revive the Ming Dynasty, and handled official documents day and night, and his food and drink expenses were relatively frugal.

But I only know what the use of diligence is. Sleeping on firewood and tasting gall is sometimes a kind of spiritual duck slice. A person's personality is often fixed after adulthood. No matter how much it changes, his nature remains in his bones.

Beijing City, Forbidden City Imperial Palace.

In the warm cabinet of Ganqing Palace, Emperor Chongzhen was very angry: "Stop talking, I will never believe it! This child Cixuan has always been filial, who is sowing the disagreement? I want your head!"

Zhu Chunchen, Duke Cheng, was so scared that he shivered, but he still knelt down: "Long Sui, even if you kill me, you must say. Long Sui, you are the king of a country. This, the relationship between father and son is important, but sometimes we have to be careful."

Zhang Jinyan, the Minister of War, also said, "Yei Sui, I seem to be admonishing you. Now the prince has control over the world's troops. He has just wiped out the thief Li Zicheng, and his power is growing. All the people in the army surrender to His Highness. Now His prince raises his arms and shouts, and there are people in the world gathering. Yes, you, don't you think about it anymore."

Chongzhen said coldly: "You two dare to advise again, don't think I really won't kill you."

Zhu Chunchen knelt down and kowtowed: "More than ten generations of ancestors have been loyal to our Ming Dynasty, and their loyal words are unpleasant. Even if the Emperor of Long Sui wants me to be my head, I have to say that Emperor Taizong of Tang is wise and powerful, and he still forces his father to give way. Yang Guang is cruel and unkind, killing his brother and killing his father, Liu Shao, Tuoba Shao, and Zhu Yougui, all of these words are crying blood. "

Zhang Jinyan, the Minister of War, also knelt down: "Long live, don't be kind anymore. The prince is young and has too much military power. The entire world's military marshals, and all our Ming army have the power to mobilize their duties. Not to mention that the 12th Regiment Battalion of the Prince is now invincible. Long live, please call the prince back to Beijing for the sake of the country."

Zhu Chunchen also kowtowed: "Long live the emperor, think the emperor three times. As long as the prince returns to the capital, the prince and the prince are still kind and filial. Now the bandits have been wiped out, and Li Zicheng is also defeated and killed. Isn't it just a mere Zhang Xianzhong? Now Zhang Xianzhong is just a peaceful area and occupying the land of Sichuan. In the future, our court can select other talents and destroy this person in one fell swoop. The prince is really unable to hold such a great military power anymore. Long live the emperor three times."

Zhang Jin, the Minister of War, burst into tears: "My deeds to meet Duke Cheng, have already given up this life. As long as the old minister listens to the advice of the old ministers, the old minister will be honored even if he dies. When the crown prince returns to the capital, everyone will be happy. The crown prince is still the crown prince, and His Highness is still the crown prince. His father is kind and his son is filial, and they have created a prosperous era that has been passed down through the ages. Now, it is a big taboo to keep strong and weak, and it is a big taboo. "

Why did Zhu Cilang receive such an urgent and urgent report from the court? This is from the officialdom in the capital. These civil officials who deserve to die for a hundred times are not worthy of dying. Their vicious intentions are outrageous.

It is no wonder that Chongzhen once said that all civil officials could be killed before his death, and the group led by Duke Cheng, Zhu Chunchen, and Minister of War Zhang Jinyan. At this time, Zhu Cilang's retreat was cut off in front of Emperor Chongzhen.

Zhu Cixuan led the 12th Regiment Battalion to the south and completely wiped out Li Zicheng's bandit group. Zhu Cixuan was even named the Grand Marshal of the World by Chongzhen, and commanded all the troops.

The Grand Marshal of the World, the highest military position in ancient China, was the general leader in military affairs and was in charge of conquests. The historical books of the Tang and Song dynasties often appeared a term related to ancient military - the Grand Marshal of the World, such as the Grand Marshal of the World, Li Shi, Emperor Dezong of Tang, Zhao Gou, and others, who served as the Grand Marshal of the World.

Out of the mentality of guarding against the rebellion of military generals, the emperor did not allow military generals to serve as the Grand Marshal of the World. Even famous generals such as Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi of the Tang Dynasty, who had great military achievements, were not only unable to become the " Grand Marshal of the World", but also had to be controlled by the eunuchs in the military supervision.

At most, military generals only hold the position of deputy marshal of the world's military and horses, in order to avoid them from rebelling.

But is it relieved to let the prince command the world's military and horse marshal? In the face of imperial power, everything is fragile.

The examples of father-killing the throne in history are the best proof. Zhu Chunchen and Zhang Jinyan grasped this and frequently advised Emperor Chongzhen.

Zhu Cixuan's biggest mistake was that he should not have kept these important officials for the first time. He should continue to suffer from the chaos. Zhu Cixuan considered the stability of the court and did not take action against these civil officials for a long time. If he had killed them all at once, there would not be the situation today.

For example, Zhu Chunchen, Duke Chengguo, and Zhang Jinyan, the Minister of War, were very clear. The prince was wise and powerful. He would be punished in the future.

The first move is the best, and then the move is the disaster. Now the prince can be said to be in the limelight, and we must find a way to get him back to the capital as soon as possible. The position of the Grand Marshal of the World is too great. If the prince really has any strange intentions, the Ming Dynasty will change.

Not to mention anything else, after Zhu Cilang destroyed Zhang Xianzhong, he led the army north to the capital. He didn't have to attack, and as long as he forced Emperor Chongzhen to give way, the guards in the capital would probably open the city gate early to welcome the prince into the capital.

What is Zhang Jinyan? In February of the 17th year of Chongzhen, Li Zicheng approached the capital. Zhang Jinyan refused to adopt the correct suggestion of urgently recruiting soldiers to defend themselves and calling on the world to help the kings, and concealed the military information and did not report it.

In March, Li Zicheng captured the capital, Zhang Jinyan and Grand Secretary Wei Zaode led all officials to greet him, and the eunuch of the Sili Dynasty, Wang Dehua, angrily denounced him astrayed the country. In April, the Qing army entered the pass, and Zhang Jinyan fled to his hometown. When he heard that King Fu was occupying Jiangning, he deceived him and gathered in Yijun and was granted military affairs in Hebei, Shanxi and Henan. He and Duoduo led the Qing army to pacify Henan and Jiangnan, and Zhang Jinyan fled in Shangma Mountain in Lu'an Prefecture.

In the third year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty, General Huang Ding led Hong Chengchou to order to go into the mountains to surrender Zhang Jinyan. Zhang Jinyan surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. After the pacification of Jiangnan, the Qing court did not use it.
Chapter completed!