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Volume 1: Bandit¡¯s Career Chapter 215: Scheduling Game

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    On the twenty-fifth day of the first lunar month in the fifth year of Chongzhen, Feng Jian issued an order in Zhenshan Camp to redeploy the three thousand headquarters of Zhenshan Camp. The 1,000 headquarters was still stationed at the Zhenshan camp headquarters, ready to participate in the battle at any time; the 2,000 headquarters from  Daqingfeng retreated into Pingdu City and was on standby, ready to block Kong Youde's rebel troops from attacking the city at any time; the 3000 Headquarters was still stationed at Xiaohuakou, guarding the main road between Pingdu and Laizhou.  In addition, four Hongyi cannons were transported from Fushan Navy to Xiaohuakou and handed over to the Zhenshan Battalion artillery team. They were deployed on the cliffs beside Xiaohuakou and the official road between Pingdu and Laizhou, ready to give a fatal blow to the fleeing Kong Youde rebels at any time.  hit.  The nine-door tiger squatting artillery of the Zhenshanying artillery team followed the artillery team and moved to the station in Xuying City, Pingdu Prefecture. Two thousand logistics troops were stationed in the city and could assist in the defense of the 2000th headquarters at any time.  There are no troops stationed at the new flood camp in Hezhou, Nanjiao Lai, because the warships stay on the river. If an accident occurs, all naval officers and soldiers can be transferred to the warships and evacuated at any time.  Anyone with a discerning eye can see that after the rebels occupied Dengzhou City, tens of thousands of them would eat their horses and chew them, and the food and grass in Dengzhou City would soon be empty.  Therefore, before the imperial army can encircle and suppress the rebels, they must burn, kill and loot in the counties near Dengzhou to meet the military needs of tens of thousands of rebels.  Feng Jian determined that Pingdu City is a place that Kong Youde and his rebels must not let go, and will send heavy troops to attack Pingdu City.  An important reason is that Kong Youde once vowed to kill all the Cui family members in Pingdu City. Because his father died when Kong Youde was young, and his mother remarried to a person named Cui in Pingdu City. Kong Youde has been a great shame since he became an adult.  Historically, Kong Youde rebelled in Dengzhou in June of that year.  He personally led the rebels to capture Pingdu City and prepared to kill all the people named Cui in Pingdu City.  As a result, the Cui family received a secret report and fled out of the city overnight.  "After Kong Youde broke the city, he spread his evil anger on ordinary people. Within half a year, Pingdu City was almost destroyed.  The people in the city are homeless!  Pingdu City also became the state city that suffered the most serious harm from Kong Youde's rebellion.  Feng Jian's strategic intention was quite obvious. All the arrangements were to defend against the incoming Kong Youde rebels, and on the premise of ensuring that Pingdu City would not be captured by the rebels, he would beat Kong Youde's rebels until they ran out of food and supplies to retreat.  At that time, Kong Youde's rebel troops were annihilated.  In order to deal with Kong Youde's rebels and protect Pingdu City from the rebels, Feng Jian started making layout preparations a year and a half ago. Now he is facing both opportunities and challenges.  ??If we can inflict heavy losses on Kong Youde's rebel troops in the Battle of Pingdu.  Perhaps it would not be like in history, when the imperial court mobilized more than 100,000 troops, spent countless money and food, and took nearly three years to quell the rebellion.  ¡°After this battle, he and the Zhenshan Camp will become a military force that attracts the attention of both the government and the public. From now on, no one will dare to underestimate them, but they will also become the target of public criticism and suffer hidden arrows from all directions.  Feng Jian secretly asked himself: "Are you ready?" It's funny to think about it. No one can stop the disaster.  I have been preparing for such a long time, everything is for this day to arrive, but when it actually comes, I feel a little unconfident!  Shaking his head to dispel this somewhat ridiculous idea.  Feng Jian believes that in terms of combat effectiveness and willpower, there is rarely an army that can surpass Zhenshan Camp.  Feng Jian turned his eyes and looked at the high-ranking officers of Zhenshan Camp beside him who were full of fighting spirit. He smiled with satisfaction and said: "We still have five or six months to prepare. During this period, the entire Zhenshan Camp must maintain tightness inside and looseness outside.  The senior officers should properly inform the soldiers about the upcoming war, and the spies should be sent out at night to find out the details of the rebels in Dengzhou, and we will be invincible. "   At this time, in the Wenhua Hall of the Imperial Palace in Beijing, an impeachment of Zhou Yanru, the chief minister of the current cabinet, was taking place.  Yu Yinggui, the Taoist censor of Shaanxi Province who was always good at impeaching Zhou Yanru, was kneeling under the platform, while Emperor Chongzhen, who was sitting on the throne on the platform, frowned and looked at Yu Yinggui's impeachment memorial: " Zhou Yanru's nature and greed made him change.  Rao is alert, acts without scruples and is good at figuring things out. If he has nothing to do with power and position, he will still shirk responsibility even if it is related to national affairs.  Without any military exploits, the island soldiers mutinied twice, and this time they colluded with Kong Youde's rebels to cause trouble in Dengzhou, but Zhou Yanru persisted in protecting it. Why? Because they were from the same hometown, and there were large quantities of ginseng and mink skins every month.  , gold and silver were sent to the Zhou Mansion" Seeing this, Chongzhen threw down the memorial, looked down at Yu Yinggui under the platform and said: "The first assistant Zhou Yanru is honest in his duties, does not establish personal relationships, and always works hard for the sake of the country.  As a censor, you can do something if you hear rumors, but you can't trust Yan Ru's affairs and make false accusations. Retreat immediately."Seeing that Chongzhen not only did not believe Yu Yinggui's impeachment of Zhou Yanru, but also rebuked him. His words of defense for Zhou Yanru were very obvious.  Being mercilessly criticized by the emperor in public, Yu Yinggui, who was kneeling under the platform, was shaking all over. After kowtowing to Chongzhen, he returned to the train with a look of shame and anger.  Feng Yuanbiao from the Ministry of Household Affairs immediately went out and reported: "Whenever I meet in court, all ministers, big and small, speak in silence, and talk too much. They are relatively ashamed and angry. However, the number of those who dare to complain is rare.  Why? The reason is that Zhou Yanru can bite people's mouths and capture their souls, and the bird of prey can kill people. I ask the emperor to investigate Zhou Yanru thoroughly, and he will definitely learn the truth. " Chongzhen's face darkened.  When he wanted to speak, Wei Jingyuan, the censor of Shaanxi Daoshi, came out and said: "Zhou Yanru accepted Zhang Tinggong's bribe of 3,500 taels of silver and several amber beads, and was awarded the governor of Datong; accepted Sun Yuanhua's bribe of mink ginseng gold beads,  Bianqu acted as a supporter; he accepted Wu Mingyu's bribe of seven thousand taels of silver and transferred him from a clerk in the household department to a doctor in the official department. During Wu Mingyu's tenure as a doctor in the official department, the emperor repeatedly punished him when he saw that he was derelict in his duties.  Zhou Yanru went against the emperor's orders, and Wu Mingyu protected him. The reason was that Wu Mingyu had already given away 5,000 acres of Changzhou's farmland. Your Majesty, I only told the truth, and I was willing to accept severe punishment if there were any falsehoods."  He knelt down and kowtowed.  Immediately afterwards, Lu Zhenfei, the censor of the Sichuan Taoist Examination, came out to accuse Zhou Yanru of only knowingly cultivating the party for personal gain, bribing wealthy families, and deceiving the emperor and harming the country.  Because of his despicable character, his confidants are dangerous, he is loyal and trustworthy, he works cleverly and constructs good deeds to relieve his greed, and he can make the emperor trust him without doubt.  Although the chief assistant Zhou Yanru is very good at cultivating qi, in the face of the impeachment of these powerful censors, he finally can't keep silent. It's time for him to stand up and express his attitude!  Regarding this series of impeachments, Zhou Yanru clearly knew that the root cause was Wen Tiren, the second assistant, and his family. Their purpose was nothing more than to bring down themselves, and then put Wen Tiren on the throne of chief assistant and become the spokesperson of their line.  But after all, they are just a group of sharp-toothed scholars. They do not understand the emperor's thoughts at all and cannot cater to the emperor's views on the current situation. Although they list many facts that are unfavorable to themselves, they dare to say that their butts are clean.  Already?  I believe that the Mao Emperor is well aware of the evil involved. Therefore, Zhou Yanru adopts a static strategy for this game created by Wen Tiren and his team, intending to take it one step at a time.  Zhou Yanru stood at the forefront of the civil servants, took a step forward and kowtowed to Chongzhen on the throne: "Since I have been a cabinet minister, I have worked diligently and fulfilled my duties. I have never been negligent in the national affairs. It is inevitable that I will offend others. Today, I have been criticized by several censors.  After impeachment, I was frightened and disheartened. I asked the emperor for permission to return home." After saying this, he lay on the ground and cried bitterly.  Chongzhen looked down at the several censors and the chief ministers of the current cabinet who were kneeling under the platform. Chongzhen was well aware of the secret rivalry between Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren. Don't think that Chongzhen stayed in the palace all day, but among the ministers  He was fully aware of the intrigues and intrigues in the capital. The daily life and actions of the important ministers in the capital were all under the supervision of the Jinyi Guards, and they would be reported secretly every once in a while.  Although Chongzhen was angry that Zhou Yanru, Wen Tiren and other important cabinet ministers accepted bribes, he could not be punished. Through Jinyiwei's investigation, it was found that almost all ministers in the DPRK had the experience of giving and accepting bribes. To get things done without bribes, it was simply impossible.  It's impossible.  This phenomenon has become a rule. Even if Chongzhen is the emperor, he cannot change it, unless he abolishes all the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty and replaces them with new ones, but this is simply impossible.  Since Chongzhen inherited the throne, he felt that the power of the imperial cabinet was too great, and that imperial orders could only take effect after the approval of the cabinet. He wanted to strengthen imperial rule, but the cabinet system was an ancestral system and could not be changed or abolished, so he made plans for cabinet ministers.  .  Chongzhen's purpose was to weaken the role of the cabinet. The cabinet ministers became yes-men and acted as mouthpieces. They could only act in accordance with their own will. Therefore, Chongzhen frequently changed cabinet ministers since he came to the throne. Finally, he found Zhou Yanru, who could both flatter and flatter others.  Cabinet ministers who can carry out their own intentions.  And Wen Tiren, the second assistant to the cabinet, was not inferior to Zhou Yanru in terms of figuring out his own intentions and doing things sincerely.  The difference between the two is that Zhou Yanru is alert, good at eavesdropping on the emperor's will, and is articulate and very good at greetings, while Wen Tiren is relatively more reserved.  The fight between Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren was the result of Chongzhen's secret connivance. He believed that the fights and entanglements between cabinet ministers would be beneficial to him in exercising imperial power and weakening the constraints of court ministers. Therefore, he deliberately condoned the fight between the two sides and even intentionally contributed to the flames.  .  Therefore, when the censors who were kneeling in the audience accused Zhou Yanru of acting arrogantly and accepting bribes, Chongzhen not only had no intention of blaming Zhou Yanru, but felt disgusted with the censors, so he intended to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys.  Chongzhen is a kind and cheerful person??Zhou Yanru said: "Please call on Zhou Aiqing. Since Aiqing came to the cabinet, I have seen that you respect the holy will and serve the country wholeheartedly. The so-called dereliction of duty is just that, in my opinion, someone is derelict in seeking victory."  , I don¡¯t believe the false accusations against you. As for the Sichuan Taoist Examination Censor Lu Zhenfei¡¯s report on your treacherous confidant, who is so loyal and trustworthy, I think it is this Censor who is plotting for personal gain and seeking personal gain.  Because of victory, there is no need to worry! (To be continued)
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