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

Although being afraid of death is not a good weakness, it is still better to not find a strong weakness.

Emperor Chongzhen had been troubled by his inability to win over Zhang Shikang to do things for him, but now he finally felt a little relieved, as if the threat of the Jiannu invaders had been diluted a lot.

"Regarding the Jiannu invasion of the border, I have ordered Mr. Yang to go to Jizhen to command all the troops, and also ordered the governor of the three borders of Shanxi, Hong Chengchou, the governor of Shaanxi, Sun Chuanting, and the governor of Xuanda, Lu Xiangsheng, to come to Beijing to defend the king.

At the same time, Ningyuan Deputy General Zhennan Bo Zukuan and Lintao General Annan Bo Cao Bianjiao were transferred to lead troops to defend the capital.

what do you think? "

Emperor Chongzhen's attitude seemed to be considering Zhang Shikang, but also to be seeking advice.

Zhang Shikang grinned when he heard this.

"As long as no one holds us back, the Jiannu will return empty-handed."

To people who don't know the situation, Zhang Shikang's words seemed very arrogant.

After all, the Jian Nu army had a bad reputation. Every time they invaded the border areas, they ravaged the capital area and left corpses everywhere. Even if Yang Sichang were here, he would not dare to make such a hasty assertion.

But Zhang Shikang knew that Lu Xiangsheng, needless to say, was a civil servant by birth but always charged into the front in battle. He was a melee mage and was nicknamed Lu Yanwang.

As for Sun Chuanting, Zhang Shikang didn't know much about him. He only saw a six-word evaluation of this man in historical materials: If Chuanting died, the Ming Dynasty would fall.

Zhang Shikang felt that these six words were enough. After all, no one said that the Ming Dynasty would fall if Yang Sichang died, which meant that this man was at least better than Yang Sichang.

There is also Hong Chengchou. Zhang Shikang frowned slightly when he thought of this man.

During the 17 years of Emperor Chongzhen's reign, he used three people in military affairs, and almost gave them whatever they wanted, even if it meant tightening his belt.

The first is Yuan Chonghuan, the second is Yang Sichang, and the third is Hong Chengchou.

Moreover, Hong Chengchou was the only important official who, despite holding many official titles such as Minister of War, Governor-General, Grand Tutor, Grand Protector, and Junior Mentor of the Ming Dynasty, surrendered to the Qing Dynasty.

In fact, at the beginning, all the civil and military officials in the court, including Emperor Chongzhen, thought that Hong Chengchou had died for his country. For this reason, Emperor Chongzhen held a state funeral for Hong Chengchou and buried him with the ceremony of a prince, which was enough to show how much Emperor Chongzhen trusted him at that time.

However, as sad as Emperor Chongzhen was at that time, he became as angry later. After learning that Hong Chengchou was not dead at all but surrendered to the enemy, Emperor Chongzhen almost fainted from anger.

It was also from that time that Emperor Chongzhen became completely disappointed with his civil and military ministers and felt that none of them could be trusted.

Even Sun Chuanting, the only hope of the Ming Dynasty at that time, was quite indifferent, and there was not even any military pay or food when the army went to war.

Zhang Shikang didn't know what Hong Chengchou's military abilities were, but since he could command so many troops, he thought he should be stronger than himself. However, he despised Hong Chengchou's act of surrendering to the enemy.

After this fellow arrived at the Qing Dynasty, he was extremely loyal to his new master. Since he knew too much about the Ming Dynasty's military deployment, he made great contributions to the Qing Dynasty's attack on the Ming Dynasty. Eventually, he was included in the Biography of Traitors by the Ten Perfect Old Man and ranked among the top.

What he read were the classics of Confucius and Mencius that talked about loyalty to the emperor and patriotism. He received so much favor from the emperor that all the books he read were like trash.

But no matter what, Emperor Chongzhen's series of transfer orders brought together so many celebrities, which was a gathering of stars. As long as some people did not give blind orders, resisting the Jian Nu should not be a problem.

"But Your Majesty, is it necessary to transfer Cao Bianjiao and others to the capital?" Zhang Shikang said again.

He was still worried about Zhang Xianzhong's surrender, but the situation at this time was somewhat disturbed by him, and it might be different from the original historical course, so he was not sure.

"Admiral Zhang, this is just in case. The capital must not be lost." Li Fengxiang answered on behalf of Emperor Chongzhen with a smile.

Zhang Shikang did not comment or continue speaking. He probably knew the importance of the capital in the ancients' minds.

"Shikang, do you mean that someone is holding us back? Who? Tell me, and I will investigate thoroughly!"

After hearing what Zhang Shikang said, Emperor Chongzhen originally thought that everything was foolproof, but after thinking about it for a while, he noticed the premise of what Zhang Shikang said and couldn't help but frowned.

"Well, Your Majesty, I don't know, but there should be one." Zhang Shikang replied.

The Qing troops invaded the south six times in total, killing more and more people each time. This year is the fifth time. According to historical facts, the Jian Nu army still achieved results this time.

If Lu Xiangsheng, Sun Chuanting and others were not too weak, then someone must have held them back. Otherwise, as famous generals, they would not have fought such a bad defensive battle.

But Zhang Shikang is not a historian, so how could he understand the details so clearly?

He felt that his inference was more likely, but since there was no evidence, he couldn't be sure.

But to other people, these words seemed very irresponsible. Emperor Chongzhen did not take it too seriously. Wang Chengen knew that Zhang Shikang liked to talk nonsense, but he did not care.

Li Fengxiang frowned. He felt that Zhang Shikang's words were a sign of sowing discord. The war had already started, so how could he just suspect people without any evidence?

You are still too young and too careless, Li Fengxiang shook his head slightly.

"Wang Daban'er, draft an edict. Command the Beijing Camp Commander Zhang Shikang to lead the Beijing Camp troops to defend the capital. The capital is under martial law. During the martial law period, the Five Cities Military Command will also be under the command of the Beijing Camp Commander."

After Emperor Chongzhen finished speaking, Wang Chengen immediately stepped aside and began to draft the imperial edict. As the matter was urgent, special measures were taken, and the imperial edict was soon handed to Zhang Shikang.

When Zhang Shikang left the Qianqing Palace with the imperial edict, the sky was already slightly brightening, but Zhang Shikang was still somewhat uneasy.

When he was thinking about the deeds of Hong Chengchou, Sun Chuanting and others just now, he knew that one of them surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, and the other died in Tongguan at the last moment of the Ming Dynasty.

But what about Lu Xiangsheng? Zhang Shikang couldn't find any clues in his memory.

This person must be dead, but when did he die? And how did he die?

Zhang Shikang only regretted that he had not studied the history of the Ming Dynasty carefully at the beginning. He couldn't figure it out no matter how much he thought about it.

After leaving the Daming Gate, Zhang Shikang rode his warhorse Ergou and galloped towards the Xishan camp.

When he arrived at the Xishan camp, it was already completely light. At this time, the camp still didn't know the news of the Jiannu invasion. Soldiers went out of the tents in twos and threes. According to the usual practice, in a quarter of an hour or so, the camp would start weighted running.

Sun Weifan was explaining something to two deputy generals when Zhang Shikang rushed in on Ergou and slammed on the brakes just a few steps away from Sun Weifan.

Warhorse Ergou seemed to understand what his master meant. He raised his front legs high and neighed. Zhang Shikang thought his posture was very cool.

Sun Weifan frowned and said:

"I should have picked a skinny horse for you earlier. If you don't show off when you get the chance, I won't be named Sun."

Wen Bangguo and Niu Gang hurried forward to salute Zhang Shikang. They did not dare to mock the admiral like Sun Weifan did.

"Hey, look at what you said, am I that bad? This is an emergency."

Zhang Shikang turned over and got off the warhorse, not forgetting to pat the horse's back as a reward. Ergou proudly raised his front hooves and kicked a few times.

"What other urgent matter could there be? It's a coincidence that you just happened to miss today's morning exercise." Sun Weifan teased.

Zhang Shikang shook his head, took the imperial edict from the saddle, held it over his head with one hand and said:

"Uncle, the Jianlu have entered the pass."

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