Zhou Zheng has been strengthening his control over the army over the years. Without Zhou Zheng's nod, the soldiers and horses of these three places and Chongzhen's imperial decree would not work.
Yao Tong complied and said: "The court is now changing the cabinet ministers and the six books very quickly. Ma Shiying, Kou Huaiyi and others recommend them to be in the upper position. The two resigned, and even resigned, to protect themselves."
Zhou Zheng was not surprised at all, and said with a light smile: "Leave them alone. By the way, have the new recruits of the Ministry of Defense come out?"
Yao Tongshun thought for a while and said, "Someone seems to stand out, Li Banghua."
Zhou Zheng's eyes flickered, and he nodded, "Well, that's not bad, it should be stable for the time being."
Li Banghua, the former governor of Tianjin, was later transferred to the post of Minister of War, and Ding You was at home.
Thinking of this, Zhou Zheng looked at Yao Tongshun and said: "Continue to prevent Lu Xiangsheng, Yang Sichang and others from recovering, including Cao Wenzhao, Zhao Lujiao and others."
Yang Sichang did not die. It was not that the court did not want him to die, but that he committed suicide in prison and was rescued.
Yao Tongshun had vaguely sensed that Zhou Zheng wanted to do something, and his expression remained unchanged, and then said: "Wei Gongzi has traveled a long way overseas. I heard that there are haunts in Ryukyu, Taiwan, and Luzon. There has been no news for more than half a year. Passed it back."
Zhou Zheng waved his hand and said, "Let him play."
Yao Tongshun didn't say much, and said: "There is no news from Jianlu, but occasional letters urging adults to return to Fan Wenchen. Jianlu acquiesced in the border. The west and south of Phoenix belong to us, and Jianlu did not infringe anymore. ."
Zhou Zhengcai ignored Huang Taiji, took another sip of tea, and said: "Well, Jianlu will continue to stare, focusing on the imperial court and the northwest. I want to know the battle situation in the northwest and the changes within the imperial court for the first time."
Yao Tongshun responded tightly, glanced outside, and whispered: "My lord, the relationship in the palace is very important at this time."
Zhou Zheng raised his eyebrows and glanced at him.
Yao Tongshun's face was pale, and he quickly stood up and said, "The villain talks a lot."
Zhou waved his hand expressionlessly.
Yao Tongshun retired in a panic.
Zhou Zheng sat on the chair, took up the towel again to wipe his sweat, looked at the hot sunshine outside, and said to himself: "This ghostly weather..."
This year, it was so hot.
The Yellow River and the Yangtze River burst its dykes, floods, various floods, and tax increases. People everywhere are not living, and people are chaos one after another.
The whole place of Daming is still stable, but I am afraid that there are only a few places such as Nanzhili and Shandong.
The current civil unrest is basically dominated by one family, that is, Chuang Wang Li Zicheng.
Li Zicheng occupies most of the area in the northwest. His generals and advisers are like rain. More and more officers, soldiers, and gentry rush to the past. The power is constantly expanding, approaching the two Zhili of the North and the South.
In September, Liu Zongmin and Niu Jinxing broke through the governor of Henan Gong Shaohuang in Zhuxian Town, Henan, and captured Kaifeng and other 16 prefectures.
At the end of September, the high-ranking army entered Shanxi and approached Taiyuan Mansion. Xuan Da and other people came to help and temporarily retreated.
In October, Li Zicheng led an army of 200,000, and attacked Anqing again. The Nanjing Military Department Shangshushi Kefa led his army to resist.
Xiong Wencan brought Zuo Liangyu, Liu Liangzuo and other 50,000 people to help, but was blocked by the flood and could not enter.
In mid-October, Li Zicheng couldn't break Anqing and turned around and headed north.
At this moment, Luo Rucai and others, who had surrendered Xiong Wencan but were not taken away by Zhou Zheng, suddenly rebelled in Sichuan, defeated Sichuan Governor Wang Yiheng and killed the King of Shu.
The imperial court was shocked. Sichuan still had a stable corner. It was hoped that Qin Liangyu could attack Li Zicheng on both sides. Now that Luo Rucai and others have rebelled and restrained Qin Liangyu, the imperial court will face Li Zicheng alone.
But Chongzhen was even more angry. The clan was killed, and Xiong Wencan's surrenders rebelled and had military power. This was not bad, and Li Banghua immediately sent an order to suppress the bandits on behalf of Xiong Wencan and arrest Xiong Wencan.
At the end of October, Xiong Wencan abandoned the market.
At this time, Zhou was in Shanhaiguan, patrolling the 15,000 cavalry soldiers trained by Cao Bianjiao.
Cao Bianjiao looked excited, and pointed to the cavalry trained by Bentu by Zhou Zheng's side, and said, "My lord, you see, you already have a certain amount of combat power. As long as you play a few games carefully, you will definitely be able to train a cavalry!"
Zhou Zheng stood on the tower, holding a telescope, smiling and nodding, and said, "Yes."
This is what Cao Bianjiao has been training hard over the past few years. He was even more happy when he heard Zhou Zheng's approval.
Zhou Zheng looked at Cao Bianjiao excited, and after a while, he said calmly: "I heard that Li Shangshu wants to transfer you to Henan to suppress bandits?"
Cao Bianjiao's smile suddenly diminished, and said, "I will be restrained by adults, so I will naturally listen to them."
Zhou Zheng just smiled and said: "The court has scruples about me, and refuses to transfer me to the northwest and transfer you, for fear that it might have other plans.
Cao Bianjiao stopped speaking, bowed, his expression solemn.
As a person who has followed Zhou Zheng for many years, with the subtle relationship between the court and Zhou Zheng, he also noticed that Zhou was taking precautions.
Regardless of whether it is from the heart or the close relationship, Cao Bianjiao has no reason to stand on the side of the court to deal with Zhou Zheng.
Zhou Zheng looked at his expression, waved his hand, and said: "Don't be so nervous, the court will not touch me for the time being, and it will not involve you or other people. As in the past, if there is something, I will be ahead."
Cao Bianjiao has followed Zhou Zheng for more than ten years and has experienced countless things, big and small. Which time is it that Zhou Zhengding was in front to keep them well-rounded
Cao Bianjiao knelt down on one knee with a clang, and said in a deep voice: "The final will follow the lord to the death!"
Zhou Zheng stretched out his hand to help him up, looked at the direction of the capital, sighed, and said: "Don't talk about this. The defeat in the northwest is set. If you want to come, the court scruples me and has to transfer me to calm the chaos. You must be prepared. "
Cao Bianjiao stood beside Zhou Zheng and said, "Yes, I will follow the orders of the adults!"
Zhou Zheng nodded in satisfaction.
At the same time, the newly appointed Secretary of the Ministry of War Li Banghua was mobilizing various troops and fighting Li Zicheng constantly. The battlefields ranged from Huguang, Jiangxi, Henan, Shanxi, to the vast areas of Beizhili. I don't know how many troops are fighting bandits.
With the passage of time, Li Zicheng's digestion of the control turf, with the support of Li Yan, Song Xiance, Niu Jinxing and others, is constantly collecting people's hearts and expanding the army. In just over a year, it has actually expanded to a million army!
Although scattered everywhere, they indeed belonged to Li Zicheng. In the entire northwest, he fought with the official army and attacked the city and plundered the land. The official army was exhausted and overwhelmed.
The lack of money and food for the officers and the army, the lack of unified scheduling, and the situation of fighting each other has not been resolved. This makes the officers and the army lose more and more, and the lost territory is getting bigger and bigger, and the gentry who surrendered Li Zicheng are also very unwilling. Few, with their participation, the disadvantages of the officers and the army are further revealed.
When Zhou Zheng arrived at Tianjin Wei, Liu Liuzhe was already waiting.
The two held back the guard and walked along the canal, talking.
Liu Liuzhe whispered: "Second Young Master, all the news that should be given is given to Gao Jie."
Zhou hummed expressionlessly in front of him, with his hands behind his back, stepping on the snow, and quietly looking ahead.
After more than ten years of preparations, at this moment, he was a little nervous.
Liu Liuzhe looked at Zhou Zheng's profile and said, "There is news from Gao Jie that Li Zicheng intends to build the capital and proclaim his emperor next year, and his country name is Dashun."
Zhou Zheng suddenly sneered and said: "A bandit and robber, can't wait to become emperor!" (End of this chapter)