Please ask me to be the emperor

Facts have proved that the "bandits" did not lead an army to threaten the capital at all, and the Ming court was in a false alarm.

Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but become angry and prepared to issue an order to severely punish Zhang Zongheng, the governor of Xuanda, and Xu Dingchen, the governor of Shanxi, who had failed to suppress the bandits.

The ministers in the cabinet quickly admonished: "These two people's crimes are unforgivable, but their circumstances are excusable. They were not strict in pursuing the case, which caused some thieves to slip through the net and disturbed the Holy Master. Now the two will redeem their merits." However, if you personally lead a large army to serve the king, you can only give small punishments and big warnings, but not excessive punishments."

Emperor Chongzhen heard this. Although he was upset, he had to give in. He just issued an edict to reprimand him. Although Emperor Chongzhen is a noble person, he also knows that he cannot do whatever he wants.

Nowadays, the top priority in the world is to be loyal to the king. If I am punished severely, I am afraid that the next time there is a crisis in the capital, if there is no imperial edict, the governors, governors and others from various places will no longer be able to bring troops to rescue in time.

Now that the punishment has been decided, Emperor Chongzhen was at a loss as to how to solve the subsequent problems, so he asked: "This matter must be dealt with at the same time. How can we quickly eliminate these bandits? My dear friends, do you know what to do?"

At this time, the imperial censor Zhang Chenji stepped forward and said: "The governor of Xuanda, Zhang Zongheng, the governor of Shanxi, Xu Dingchen, and others are inexperienced in suppressing bandits, which is excusable. It's just because this bandit came from Shaanxi, and the Shaanxi generals are quite capable. Among them, the Shaanxi generals Cao Wenzhao has always had a reputation, and the gentry and the common people made up ballads to praise him, saying: "There is a Cao in the army, and the thieves in the West will be frightened when they hear it." Moreover, he has made great achievements in Shanxi many times, and all the thieves in Shaanxi have been wiped out. It should be He was ordered to enter Shanxi to help encircle and suppress the bandits."

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen asked: "I have always known about Cao Wenzhao's loyalty and bravery, but I just entered Shanxi, and I don't know about his human rights and responsibilities? Who should I dispatch to his subordinates?"

Upon hearing this, the censor Zhang Chen added: "Cao Wenzhao is the best at suppressing bandits. Since he was transferred back to the pass from Liaodong, he has defeated bandit chiefs such as Wang Jiayin, Dian Dengzi, Li Laochai, Lone Wolf, Du San, Yang Laochai, etc. Guanzhong was basically pacified."

"Since he suppressed the bandits, he has fought thousands of miles. He has experienced dozens of battles, beheading more than 36,600 people. He ranks first among the generals who participated in the battle, so he is also powerful in Shaanxi. With the view of a humble minister, he uses troops He is the leader, why not order him to control the generals in Shanxi and Shaanxi and wipe out the bandits flowing into Shanxi in one fell swoop."

Emperor Chongzhen frowned when he heard this and was quite hesitant. The Ming Dynasty has been in existence for a long time, and it has been a long time since the military nobles in the early Ming Dynasty controlled one side's military affairs. Later, even if the war required it, civil servants were mostly dispatched as governors and governors to control generals. Such use of military generals to control military generals worried Chongzhen.

When the imperial censor Zhang Chen saw this, he quickly said: "This is for one moment, and that is for another! This is a temporary benefit plan, and it will be done when it is done. It is not enough to serve as a law for future generations!"

Hearing this, Chongzhen couldn't help but raise his brows and said with a smile: "What Ai Qing said is true. Cao Wenzhao should be ordered to control the generals in Shanxi and Shaanxi. It's just that military generals are not like civil servants and have no foundation in the army. We should be on guard against this. Seniors have secret connections."

"I have specially ordered eunuchs Chen Dajin, Yan Siyin, Xie Wenju, Sun Maolin and others to serve as the inner army. They are assigned to the camps of Marshals Cao Wenzhao, Zuo Liangyu and Zhang Yingchang. They are called supervisors to supervise the illegal activities of this generation."

The ministers were shocked when they heard what was said, and they all went to court to object. Didn't Wei Zhongxian just leave, and another group of Wei Zhongxians came?

Emperor Chongzhen tried his best to defend himself, but in the end he still couldn't refute it to the princes. Emperor Chongzhen felt anxious and couldn't help blurting out: "If the ministers are dedicated to serving the country, why should I use internal ministers?"

As a result, Chongzhen's words stopped the ministers from questioning, and they all lowered their heads and remained silent. A few days ago, it was not clear whether Lu Xiangsheng and the bandit chief "Lu Yan Wang" were clear. Now Zhang Zongheng, the governor of Xuanda, and Xu Dingchen, the governor of Shanxi, have failed to live up to their holy grace. How can they deny it? I could only act as if this had never happened, speechless.

Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but feel happy when he saw that he had suppressed his ministers, and he quickly ordered the execution of the decree.

After Cao Wenzhao received the imperial order, he quickly crossed the Yellow River and arrived at Wutai County. However, due to the rescue of Zhang Shun, "Chuang Jiang" and others, "Purple Gold Liang" had left here in time, and after reuniting with them, they went southeast from the Taihang Mountains. Cao Wenzhao was in vain.

So Cao Wenzhao went south to Yuzao Pass and entered Yuxian County. There were many rebels in Yu County who were summoned because they participated in the siege of Liaozhou by "Zijin Liang" and others, but they were all defeated by Cao Wenzhao.

At this time, Xuanda Governor Zhang Zongheng and Shanxi Governor Xu Dingchen were not around, but Xu Dingchen's adviser Zhang Zai led some Shanxi soldiers to wander nearby. They took the opportunity to attack Shouyang County south of Yu County.

As a result, the peasant army in Yu County only thought that Cao Wen's order had arrived, and turned around and fled in fright. On their way to escape, King Hunshi, Han Tingxian and others who had followed the "Eight Kings" southward also arrived here at some point.

When Han Tingxian heard that the fierce general Cao Wenzhao had arrived, he was very happy and quickly advised the Hunshi Wang: "Cao Wenzhao is still fighting in Yu County. How can he come to Shouyang so quickly? This must be Shanxi Zhang and Xu who stayed in Shanxi. Army, we can take the opportunity to defeat them, so that you can gain a high prestige, and gradually it will be enough to compete with the 'Purple Golden Liang'."

After hearing this, King Hunshi was still a little hesitant, but after hearing that he could compete with the "Purple Gold Liang", he plucked up the courage to gather the scattered rebels and try to confront Xu Dingchen's adviser Zhang Zai.

The counselor Zhang Zai was originally a scholar and was not familiar with the art of war. How could he resist Hunshi Wang and others? He was immediately defeated by Hunshi Wang.

King Hunshi was about to pursue, but Cao Wenzhao's army arrived at this time. The ruthless iron cavalry, like the ruthless iron cavalry among the iron cavalry, easily tore apart the formation of Hunshi Wang's rebel army.

Seeing that something bad was going on, King Hunshi quickly turned around and left. As a result, Cao Wenzhao saw him from a distance and personally led his soldiers to pursue him. King Hunshi was caught off guard and was shot to death by Cao Wenzhao under the banner of the Chinese army.

When Han Tingxian saw that King Hunshi was dead, he was immediately overjoyed. He hurriedly greeted him happily and said, "General Cao is indeed brave and invincible. I am Han Tingxian, a member of Yichuan. I specially encouraged this man to come and die in order to fulfill the general's great achievements!"

Cao Wenzhao laughed loudly when he heard this and said to his left and right: "This thief is talking crazy words. What did you say? Did you hear it?"

Everyone on the left and right said: "I don't know if I have never heard it or if I am mute!"

Han Tingxian couldn't help being shocked when he heard this, and quickly defended: "The general misunderstood, I am..."

Cao Wenzhao was not willing to listen to what he was talking about, so he stepped forward and pierced Han Tingxian's heart with a shot. Han Tingxian's eyes were widened and he stared at Cao Wenzhao. Cao Wenzhao did not draw his gun, but approached Han Tingxian and whispered to him: "Your Excellency wants credit, and I also want credit. Since the ambitions are the same, why are you so stupid!"