Ming Dynasty: The Rampant Crown Prince

During the siege of the city, Zhu Cihong would come to the outside of the city every day to look at the other party's city wall, he could storm it, but he was unwilling to have any damage, so in the persuasion of many ministers and generals, he still chose to besiege the city, intending to besiege the nearly 10,000 Qing troops to death in the city.

"Your Highness, there is good news from the Northwest from the cabinet of the capital.

Lu Xiangsheng came to Zhu Cihong's side.

"Read it and hear it. In

his opinion, there is no better good news than the total annihilation of the Qing army's 50,000 troops, including Dolgon, Haoge, Abatai, and Yuetuo, unless Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong are captured alive, but it feels unlikely.

After Xiong Wencan became the prime minister of the five provinces, he implemented the policy of appeasement and recruited anti-thieves, Liu Guoneng and Zhang Xianzhong have led their troops to return to the imperial court.

Lu Xiangsheng opened the booklet and read it, and said: "As soon as the cabinet received this military report, it immediately sent it to His Highness, which can be regarded as a great victory."

"Now that the Qing army is also a great victory, and the northwest side has also gained something, Your Highness can be relieved a lot." As

he spoke, he handed the booklet to Zhu Cihong and said with a smile.

"Can you rest assured?" Zhu

Cihong smiled faintly and said, "It's not that simple.

He knew in his heart that the Qing army had suffered huge blows and losses when they entered the customs and robbed this time, but after all, history has changed a lot, maybe Huang Taiji didn't die so early, maybe many things have changed, and there is no relaxation in his heart.

Xiong Wencan, Zhu Cihong, didn't know much about it, but when he heard this military report, he remembered this stubble, Zhang Xianzhong surrendered fraudulently, refused the reorganization and dispatch of the imperial court, and did not accept the official position of the imperial court, and also asked the imperial court for military salaries, military rations, and tens of thousands of troops were all stationed in Gucheng, during which he also secretly built weapons and armor, recruited troops, hoarded grain and grass, trained soldiers, and gave his mother classes to his subordinates, learning the art of war Xi Sun Tzu, in order to find an opportunity to make a comeback again.

But Xiong Wencan, who was so stupid, didn't notice anything, and really thought that Zhang Xianzhong surrendered to the imperial court, and he could sit back and relax.

Until the twelfth year of Chongzhen, Hong Chengchou was transferred to the Guanning defense line, and in the thirteenth year with the Qing army to start a two-year Songjin campaign, part of the main force of the Ming army to suppress thieves was transferred out of the northwest, which made Zhang Xianzhong see hope, so he immediately raised troops to rebel again, at this time the Ming army was defeated and retreated, and the general trend has gone.

"Your Highness, how do you say this?"

Lu Xiangsheng didn't understand what His Highness's words meant, it was difficult to understand, this was obviously a good thing, why His Highness was so cold, he didn't understand.

"Passing on the decree to the cabinet, the Ministry of War ordered Xiong Wencan, the prime minister of the five provinces, to let him reorganize Zhang Xianzhong's department, and transfer Zhang Xianzhong, Luo Rucai, and Ma Shouying to Sun Chuanting's department as the post of chief soldier, and the three of them were not allowed to take away a soldier and a pawn, and let the three go to work alone.

Zhu Cihong came to the stone table outside the camp and sat down, and gave Lu Xiangsheng an order.

After Lu Xiangsheng sat down, he began to take out a pen and paper to write, and after writing this, he suddenly understood something, and said: "It turns out that His Royal Highness is afraid that Zhang Xianzhong's troops are surrendering by fraud, secretly accumulating strength, and waiting for the opportunity to raise troops again."

"Your Highness is still thoughtful, this Zhang Xianzhong has indeed had several fraudulent and repeated behaviors before, which is unreliable.

Lu Xiangsheng once again threw himself to the ground for the five bodies that His Highness admired, and others saw joy, and His Highness saw sorrow.

"Go on.

Zhu Cihong picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said: "For example, Zhang Xianzhong's department once again refused to be reorganized, refused to be transferred, and immediately jointly sent troops to encircle and annihilate him." "

The minister immediately sent eight hundred miles to the capital in a hurry.

After Lu Xiangsheng finished writing, he immediately got up and saluted, and then turned to leave.

Ten days later.

The will was passed to Xiong Wencan, he opened it and looked at it, and immediately his face was a little ugly, he was not good at fighting, and after bragging, he was recommended by Yang Sichang to Sun Chengzong, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and then Sun Chengzong recommended it to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and appointed him as the prime minister of the five provinces.

He himself knew that he had a few catties and a few taels, and he couldn't fight, but he could still recruit An, so after taking office, he directly carried out the appeasement policy, which was indeed effective, so he hurriedly reported the good news to the capital, thinking that he could be rewarded by the imperial court.

But unexpectedly, the court's commendation did not wait, but what was waiting for was this military order from the Ministry of War, Xiong Wencan felt that his whole person was numb.

But the imperial court order was irresistible, so he still chose to say it to Zhang Xianzhong once.

"Brother Zhang, what the imperial court means is that your 40,000 army still needs to be reorganized, and your words will add you as the chief soldier, what do you think?"

Xiong Wencan directly found Zhang Xianzhong and roughly explained the meaning of the imperial court's military department, he is still smart, not to mention the matter of transferring to Sun Chuanting's side, first reorganize the other party's 40,000 army, and when the time comes, the other party will have no soldiers, and he will not do what he wants.

"Brother Xiong, what are you talking about?

When Zhang Xianzhong heard this, the corners of his eyes twitched slightly, but his face was full of smiles, and he said: "Last time I promised to submit to you, it was because you promised the foolish brother that I would not be reorganized, not transferred, and not in office."

He said aggrievedly: "Why, now I have changed my mind and regretted it again."

When Xiong Wencan heard this, his face was also a little unbearable, after all, it was really unkind to go back on his word, but when the military order of the imperial court came down, he couldn't help it.

said with a smile: "The military order of the imperial court has come down, it is really a military order like a mountain, as an official of the imperial court, it is really impossible to disobey the order, I have also said a lot of good things for you, and I also vouched for you, but the effect is ......

" "Hmph!"

At this moment, Luo Rucai on the side snorted coldly, and spoke in front of Zhang Xianzhong, and said: " The imperial court clearly doesn't trust us, saying that it needs to be reorganized for the convenience of the army, and what is saying that we will be given the post of chief soldier, but isn't the general army just a position without grade, and when the time comes, the court will turn its face, and we will be nothing, nothing!"

Brother Luo seemed to be right.

Zhang Xianzhong followed closely and said, and Luo Rucai said what he wanted to say.

"No, since the imperial court has accepted your submission, it will not be like this, besides, the current military position system is still in the experimental stage, which is to separate a part of the army from the guard system and form a new army system.

When Xiong Wencan heard this, he immediately appeased, and said: "Besides, didn't Liu Guoneng also accept the reorganization."

"That Liu Guoneng is a fool, he lightly believes your rhetoric, you officials, are hypocrites, there is no truth in your mouth, he believes you, we don't believe it!" Luo

Rucai shouted again, as if he had been greatly wronged, and the performance was realistic.

"That's it, Lord Xiong, let's go back first, discuss with our brothers, such a big matter, we have to tell it, and after ten days, I'll give you an answer, how about it?"

Zhang Xianzhong stopped Luo Rucai, who was still talking, looked at Xiong Wencan with a smile, and discussed.

"Oh well.

Seeing this, Xiong Wencan had no choice but to give up and didn't say anything more.

After Zhang Xianzhong and the others went back, they immediately began to prepare and formulate strategies, he felt that the reorganization proposed by Xiong Wencan this time, the post, is a signal, a dangerous signal, if he does not agree, it is very likely to be surrounded and suppressed by the imperial court, so he plans to first strive for ten days to prepare the combat route, run out of here and then make other plans.

He Zhang Xianzhong has been able to mix for so many years and become one of the largest uprising teams, because with his keen sense of smell, he can often feel the slightest change and can respond in time.

Fifteen days later.

"Your Royal Highness, news came from the capital, Zhang Xianzhong raised troops in Gucheng five days ago, killed the county order and patrolled the imperial history and then led an army of 40,000 to escape, Xiong Wencan heard the news and immediately dispatched Zuo Liangyu, Luo Dai sent troops to pursue, the two armies fought in Luo Monkey Mountain, the Ming army was defeated, Luo Dai was captured, Zuo Liangyu was defeated and retreated, Zhang Xianzhong ran away.

After Lu Xiangsheng read the military report, he sighed, and then felt that His Royal Highness was far-sighted, but unfortunately Xiong Wencan still let Zhang Xianzhong run away.

"Hey, the timeline has changed, but the result hasn't changed.

Zhu Cihong sighed, only by his personal intervention can he change everything!