Please ask me to be the emperor

"How's it going? The 'shun thieves' are not easy to deal with, aren't they!" Zhu Xieyuan, the left governor, sat in the lobby with dignity and sneered at Xuanda Governor Zhang Fengyi, Datong Governor Ye Tinggui, Xuanzhen Commander-in-Chief Li Guoliang and Datong Commander-in-Chief Wang Shiren and others. road.

Looking at him, it seemed as if the Ming army had not just suffered a defeat, but a hearty victory.

"Superintendent, who...who would have thought that the 'Shun Thief' could use the Hongyi Cannon to be so perfect..." Zhang Fengyi couldn't help but smile bitterly after hearing this, trying to give some credit to his wrong decision.

"I thought of it!" Zhu Xieyuan showed no mercy to him. Instead, he rudely interrupted Zhang Fengyi's self-defense.

"I have long said that without the Hongyi artillery, we would never fight against the 'Shun Thieves'. Did you see this this time? How many artillery pieces do the thieves have in their hands? How can our army be the opponent of the 'Shun Thieves'?"

"What the Superintendent said is true. This time it's our Meng Lang!" Ye Tinggui, the governor of Datong, saw the left Superintendent Zhu Xieyuan's aggressiveness and knew that he would take the opportunity to establish his prestige and prepare to hold the command tightly in his hands. He couldn't help laughing.

"It's just that the 'shun thieves' are rampant now. I don't know what the governor can do to deal with it in order to secure the country?"

If you want command authority, you can!

But people don't tell secrets. You always have to come up with a persuasive solution.

You can't just say that we can't do it with empty words, and we have to all listen to you, right?

It turns out that after the middle and late Ming Dynasty, a military system was gradually formed in which the general, garrison and participating generals were commanded by the army, and the governor commanded the deputy commander-in-chief and the commander-in-chief.

If the scale of the war becomes larger, it will be necessary to set up positions with higher authority such as governors-general of five provinces and division commanders.

However, these positions only have the power to supervise divisions and command, and they unselfishly deprive other generals such as governors, commander-in-chief, deputy commander-in-chief, etc. of their military power.

As a result, the imperial court was naturally free of the danger of the military governors and governors-general of the five provinces relying on their own troops. However, it also caused the military governors and governor-generals of the five provinces to be controlled by their subordinate generals such as the governor-general, the commander-in-chief, and the deputy commander-in-chief, and were unable to act independently.

Take the left governor Zhu Xieyuan as an example. Although he insisted on defending Taiyuan City, the Governor of Xuanda Zhang Fengyi, the Governor of Datong Ye Tinggui and others all requested to go to war. He could not withstand the pressure and had no choice but to fight without optimistic about the situation of the war. Reluctantly launched an attack on the rebels.

The result is predictable. First, the camp was bombarded by rebel artillery, but the cavalry that went into battle suffered a miserable defeat.

Zhu Xieyuan saw that he could not do anything, so under his strong support, he retreated to Taiyuan City and the camp north of Taiyuan City at a relatively small cost.

Zhu Xieyuan also knew that if he couldn't come up with a solution, he might not be able to secure his position as governor.

He pondered for a moment and then said: "You are all veteran generals, so I don't need to say more."

"As we all know, a good woman can't make a meal without rice. Now, although our army and horses have surpassed those of the 'submissive thieves', our firearms are not as good as others, and our morale is not as good as others. The victory or defeat of both sides is only between 50 and 50."

"If it were anyone else, the number of five to five would be enough. But the thief in front of him is the most cunning, vicious, and scheming person. Taiyuan is shielded by the capital, so Zhu really doesn't dare to take such a risk."

"Therefore, I believe that if you want to deal with this thief, you must be steady and ruthless."

"The so-called stable means that you can't stand firm. Since the emergence of the 'Shun Thief', although they have been able to attack every enemy and win every battle, they have always won quickly and did not dare to fight for a long time. This is also a major disadvantage."

"Thieves are rootless duckweeds and have no savings. If we fight for a long time, we will not be able to receive food and pay, and our hearts will be unstable. If we don't plan for a long time, we will wait for change!"

"This..." Zhang Fengyi, the former Minister of War, couldn't help but wonder, "Now our officers and soldiers are not receiving food and pay, and the price of food has soared. What can we do about it?"

"This is not just the fault of thieves, but also the fault of our army. Now there are 'successful thieves' causing harm to the inside, and bandits causing harm to the outside. The court is in a dilemma. If it lasts for a long time, I'm afraid something will change in the court!"

Are you kidding me, long delay?

If you don't wait for the soldiers who are paid forty-seven dollars a month, how can you outpace the "shun thieves" who are paid one stone a month?

Not to mention the one from the Forbidden City has an impatient temper. After a long time, before the "shun thieves" could attack, Tiqi had already arrived!

"Every big event must be calm!" Zhu Xieyuan couldn't help but sneered after hearing this, "Since even Zhang Shangshu thinks so, the 'shun thief' must also think that our army cannot last long."

"The thief wants to be hasty, so I must be slow; the thief wants to be slow, so I must be hasty. Only in this way can I control others without controlling them!"

"The safety of the world is at stake now. How can we act rashly if there is no opportunity to fight?"

"Everyone, don't worry. As long as everyone works together, even if the Holy One blames you, you will be responsible to some extent. You must not take the credit and pass it on to others!"

"Okay, with the words of the supervisor, we can rest assured!" Everyone was overjoyed when they heard this and quickly agreed.

Seeing that Zhu Xieyuan had finally convinced everyone, he couldn't help but strike while the iron was hot and continued: "The so-called ruthless ones are those who win by surprise."

"The way you use military force is to combine surprise and rightness. If it is steady, it is an upright method, but if it is ruthless, it is a method of surprising and winning."

"First, sending envoys to the lair of 'shun thieves' to stir up dissension and encourage collusion is a technique that draws fuel from the bottom of the cauldron."

"As the saying goes: military orders from abroad will not be tolerated. That 'shun thief' is now young and vigorous, with a powerful momentum, and he must think very highly of himself."

"Originally, the surrendered generals and thieves were 'Yu Yuli' and reluctantly attached to him. Now that the news has been cut off, he must be suspicious. It is just the right time to achieve miraculous effects."

"Secondly, it's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice, and it's hard for a famous general to fight without soldiers. Since my soldiers are inferior to others, I should send a letter to the court together, mobilize a large army, and defeat it in one fell swoop."

"The way to use military force is to divide it and disperse it. The expert will make it full."

"When we use troops to 'submit to the thieves', we often bully the few with more and use them to destroy them. Although our officers and soldiers are large in number, we are afraid of this and guard that. People's hearts are not unified and the troops are not concentrated. This is a big taboo for military strategists."

"As I see it, if my soldiers can stop thieves, they cannot stop prisoners; if they can stop prisoners, they cannot stop thieves. I must choose one of the two."

"If the north resists the captives and the east defeats the thieves, both the north and the east will be lost. This is the path to destruction!"

"In my opinion, the Tartars are now restraining the Korean state. Why should the imperial court take the opportunity to mobilize the elite soldiers of Jiliao to defeat the traitors in one go and then defend Liaodong? This is the law of the whole country!"

"Here!" Zhang Fengyi couldn't help but admire Zhu Xieyuan's alertness and decisiveness when he heard this, and couldn't help but praise from the bottom of his heart, "Master Zhu, I'm convinced!"

"Young Master's strategy is very dangerous, but if you think about it carefully, it is the only way to revitalize the current situation."

"This is not a brave person, and he definitely wouldn't have thought of this plan!"

"This is someone who doesn't care about life and death. I definitely don't dare to propose this plan!"

"This is not a man of great wisdom and courage, so he cannot use this strategy!"

"If it weren't for the fact that alcohol is banned in the army today, I would be in trouble today!"

As soon as Zhang Fengyi finished speaking, Datong Governor Ye Tinggui, Xuanzhen Commander-in-Chief Li Guoliang, and Datong Commander-in-Chief Wang Shiren suddenly felt chilled in their hearts, knowing that they were preparing to make a huge gamble.

The winner is the king and the loser is today!

Just the one in the Forbidden City, can he have such courage?