Late Ming Dynasty: Oops, I am surrounded by the Donglin Party

“These people not only trade in grain, but also iron ore, cloth, and so on.

Let me put it this way, if there were no Han people to give them blood transfusions, let alone entering the pass to fight, a white disaster would be enough to make them suffer. "

Counting back a few decades, before Nurhaci knelt down and licked Li Chengliang, the so-called Jianzhou Jurchens were still in a very primitive fishing and hunting state.

Not to mention making firearms and cannons, they couldn't even handle the most basic ore smelting or cloth weaving and dyeing.

Even now, if there is no food storage and a major snowstorm occurs, both the Jurchens and the Mongols will be defeated.

It can be said that the Jurchens’ current prominence is entirely due to the Han people.

The Han people taught them advanced technology and supplied them with food, so now those Han people have become their slaves.

"Supplying food to the enemy and colluding with foreign countries, do I need to say more about such crimes?

I really want to kill them all and exterminate all three clans!"

In those days, merchants were considered the lowest class of people. Emperor Chongzhen already looked down on them. When he heard that these people dared to collaborate with the enemy, he immediately became furious.

“Although I know this, these people are not stupid, so why would they leave evidence of their crime?

Believe it or not, brother, even if I take that merchant to question them, they will just pass the buck.

This is how the world is. " Zhang Shikang said helplessly.

Not to mention now, even in the future, as long as you are rich enough and have connections, black can be washed away into white.

Emperor Chongzhen was silent. As a Son of Heaven who had spent his entire life in the palace, some of his thoughts might be simple, but he was an emperor after all, and he knew that some things might involve a lot of things and were not black and white.

“But it doesn’t matter, I just asked for a high price and paid it back on the spot.

Don't worry, brother. I will do it. You should go back to the tent and have a rest. "Zhang Shikang advised again.

"Don't think too much. The main thing is that you sit here, Master Sun and Master Lu can't let go."

Seeing that Brother Chongzhen was hesitant to speak and seemed to be eager to take the blame, Zhang Shikang had to change his words.

Sure enough, upon hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen stood up and was about to go out, but when he reached the door, he turned back and said:

"Just go ahead and do it. I will take care of everything."

After saying this, Emperor Chongzhen left the central military tent without any hesitation.

Outside the military tent, Sun Chuanting and Lu Xiangsheng were standing and chatting. Although they had dealt with each other before, it was not often after all, so their words were still somewhat polite.

"In the battle of Jiazhuang, Lord Lu was truly brave, holding off more than 20,000 Tartars for three whole days with only 6,000 men.

I was thinking at the time that if I were in that situation, I would probably not be able to escape it either." Sun Chuanting said.

"It's a pity for the Tianxiong Army. Gao Qiquan is really abominable, and so is Yang Sichang.

Humph, this person is narrow-minded. He wants to live, but he doesn't want others to live. He has made trouble for me before. Fortunately, I found an excuse to go to Shaanxi."

If you can't afford to offend him, you can afford to avoid him.

Sun Chuanting felt sorry for Lu Xiangsheng and he could empathize with him on this matter.

Fortunately, he had always maintained a friendly relationship with the military supervisor, otherwise he might have suffered such an unexpected disaster on the battlefield.

Sun Chuanting said this, thinking that Lu Xiangsheng would be very angry and join him in denouncing the injustice he had suffered, but unexpectedly, Lu Xiangsheng just said in a calm tone:

"If you lose something in one place, you may gain something in another. Good fortune or bad fortune is hard to predict, but now I finally have some hope."

"The Tianxiong Army was so famous back then, but now it has come to such a conclusion. Isn't it heartbreaking for Lord Lu?

Hope? Lord Lu, are you talking about our great marshal?"

Sun Chuanting asked in surprise.

Although he was awarded the title of Earl of Lincheng and promoted to governor, Sun Chuanting still felt that the Grand Marshal was too young, and his behavior and words were full of dandyism, which made him a little unreliable.

“At first, I felt very sad and even a little desperate.

Haha, I'm not afraid of being laughed at by Brother Sun. After that battle, I originally planned to resign and return home, but I changed my mind in the end."

As Lu Xiangsheng spoke, he thought of everything that had happened in the past month and a smile appeared on his face.

"Or is it because of our Grand Marshal? Does he have real ability?" Sun Chuanting frowned.

Although he was not the main force in the Battle of Jingshui, Sun Chuanting knew very well that the entire battle situation was controlled and directed by Lu Xiangsheng.

And in the end, the credit went to that damn Grand Marshal, and he felt that this was very unfair to Lu Xiangsheng.

And as for that Governor of Hanzhong, although he understood that the guy didn't want him to be constrained by Governor Hong, he still felt uncomfortable.

The governor of Hanzhong Prefecture was laughed at by his colleagues when he said this.

But Lu Xiangsheng shook his head and not only did not answer Sun Chuanting's question, but asked in return:

"Brother Sun, is this important?"

“Isn’t it important?

Although we are determined to serve our country, it would be hypocritical to say that we do not want to bring honor to our ancestors and become famous, but this is not contradictory. "Sun Chuanting was puzzled.

“Yeah, what I said doesn’t conflict.

Brother Sun, haven’t you noticed that the entire military camp has become different since the Marquis came to the camp?

Which of those military supervisors dares to command recklessly in the camp in order to gain a sense of presence?"

Sun Chuanting said nothing when he heard that. He thought to himself that they dared to say that. The Emperor's Sword on that kid's waist was swinging around. This would be the fate they would suffer if they dared to say anything nonsense about Gao Qiquan.

“As for whether I am the first to achieve the first merit or not, that is not important. What is important is that the Marquis is standing in front to block the way.

Besides, if there was no Marquis, do you really think we would be in the current situation, Brother Sun?

Even if you and I are the first to do this, what does it matter? Can you still be conferred a title?" Lu Xiangsheng asked in a series of counter-questions.

His expression remained calm and his words were relatively gentle. Sun Chuanting had his own way of commanding troops.

Moreover, Lu Xiangsheng knew that the Marquis valued this person more, so he explained so much.

Sun Chuanting was stunned for a long time after hearing this before he figured out what was going on.

"I now understand a little bit. Your Excellency the Grand Marshal's real ability is not important. What is important is that he can protect us from the wind and rain.

Although it sounds a bit unbelievable, it does seem to make sense.”

"Brother Sun, you can only think about this in your heart, but never say it in front of the Marquis." Lu Xiangsheng reminded.

"This... I naturally know it." Sun Chuanting replied quickly.

After thinking for a while, Lu Xiangsheng felt that it was not pertinent enough, so he said:

“In fact, the Marquis is quite capable. He never sticks to old conventions. As long as it is beneficial to the court and the people, he can always make choices.

Anyway, you will know later."

Sun Chuanting wanted to say something after hearing this, but he glanced at the Central Army tent and quickly whispered:

"His Majesty has come out."

As soon as Emperor Chongzhen left, Zhang Shikang walked to the door of the big tent and waved at the two of them with a smile.

After a moment, the two men sat upright in the central military tent, waiting for Zhang Shikang to speak.

In fact, even if Zhang Shikang didn't say it, the two of them were probably mentally prepared.

Everyone knew that the court was short of money. As for where the Grand Marshal would find the money, Sun Chuanting had thought about it but had not figured it out.

He even thought that the Grand Marshal might want to impose some taxes. After all, there was a lot of noise in the court about this matter before.

However, Zhang Shikang did not let the two wait too long. Seeing that there was no fourth person in the big tent, he put down the tea bowl and said:

"I have a task for you two."

Looking at these two future Ming Dynasty's most capable generals, Zhang Shikang said seriously:

"Go to Shanxi and destroy the Shanxi merchants."

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