: Half-crossing attack

When Chongzhen was determined to kill Yuan Chonghuan, there were not many civil and military officials in the court who spoke for Yuan Chonghuan. Now, these people were out of the ordinary and were determined to protect Yuan Chonghuan.

Faced with the various reasons raised by the court officials, Chongzhen was a little difficult to deal with. He was the emperor, but he had to be reasonable. In a few years, he had grown a lot. He had already deeply realized the reality. These court officials would always make people angry, but it was really impossible for the court to leave them. These people are now determined to protect Yuan Chonghuan and constantly emphasize that Yuan Chonghuan is loyal to the emperor and patriotism. If there is a mistake, it is not a big mistake. You must know that one of the crimes that Chongzhen convicted Yuan Chonghuan was to understand the enemy inside and outside. Now the court officials have completely overturned this crime.

Chongzhen knew very well that this charge was just to completely nail Yuan Chonghuan to death. After all, the real reason for killing Yuan Chonghuan was that it could not be told to outsiders. At that time, from the court to the people, they wanted Yuan Chonghuan to die, so there was no evidence for the crime of foreign enemies here. Who would have thought that some people would use this loophole to overturn Yuan Chonghuan?

Yuan Chonghuan had to die, at least that was what Chongzhen thought. How much did he support Yuan Chonghuan at the beginning, but what did he get? Yuan Chonghuan forged an edict to kill Mao Wenlong, and then allowed the Tartars to detain the pass to attack the capital. Later, he chased the Tartars and ate a lot of dust and wanted to fight in the capital. Yuan Chonghuan was a man who failed the favor of the holy grace and did not do anything good. It was impossible to eliminate the hatred in his heart without killing him.

Chongzhen also wanted to argue with reason. The more Cheng Jiming and others protected Yuan Chonghuan, the less he could let Yuan Chonghuan live. However, before he could speak, he saw someone among the ministers constantly winking. Without any hesitation, Chongzhen could only suppress his anger and sing: "Okay, my dear friends, I will consider the matter of Yuan Chonghuan tomorrow."

Chongzhen said this and made a concession, so Cheng Jiming and others were not going to force him too much. This court meeting ended in a gloomy atmosphere and returned to the imperial study room. Not long after, he heard the eunuchs outside shouting, "Your Majesty, Secretary Hou has arrived."

"Let him in" Chongzhen's tone was not very good. When Hou Shilu entered the house, he said with a cold face: "Hou Aiqing, what do you mean by being in the hall just now? Yuan Chonghuan was mediocre and incompetent, and was in trouble in the capital. Shouldn't this person be killed?"

Hou Shilu quickly bowed and smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, I did not mean this. Yuan Chonghuan's previous governor Ji Liao, and the Tartars were detained, so he naturally had to bear the main responsibility. Killing him is not wrong! But now Cheng Ge Lao and others want to protect Yuan Chonghuan from prison, in order to suppress the remnants of the White Lotus Sect. Although there must be other reasons, isn't the most urgent thing now to eliminate the bandits and the remnants of the White Lotus Sect?"

"Your Majesty, now is not the time to fight. As long as Yuan Chonghuan can really suppress the remnants of the White Lotus Sect, it will be considered a solution to his troubles. What's wrong with temporarily replacing his death penalty? If the battle is not good, and if multiple crimes are punished at that time, those people will probably not be able to say anything. Besides, if Mr. Cheng Ge and others protect Yuan Chonghuan from destroying the White Lotus Sect, they will definitely help Yuan Chonghuan."

Chongzhen carefully recalled Hou Shilu's words and thought about it carefully, and had to admit that what Hou Shilu said was very reasonable. It is absolutely okay for people from the sect to suppress the White Lotus Sect, but will those who Chengjiming really do their best to do their best? It would be different if they sent Yuan Chonghuan. Yuan Chonghuan was jointly guaranteed by them. In terms of suppressing the White Lotus Sect, they must find ways to do their best and help Yuan Chonghuan.

The reason is easy to figure out, but Chongzhen is really unwilling to give up. He is the emperor of the Ming Dynasty and the lord of the Nine Five, but he is so helpless. Some people want to kill but cannot kill, and some people want to let him live but cannot save him. Just like Yuan Chonghuan, he obviously hated him to death, and even sent the official documents for the execution. Now, for the sake of the overall situation, he has to overturn all the previous conclusions.

How can the water splashed out from the words said? Isn’t this a real slap in the face? But there is no way, some things can’t be done without the support of those people. After a long time, Chongzhen leaned back and leaned loosely on the back of the chair. He closed his eyes and waved weakly, his voice full of bitterness.

"Parent Wang, please go to the tutoring office and pass on my orders and release Yuan Chonghuan!" Chongzhen sighed in his heart. The emperor was too rare to see this, right? I think Zhu Youjian was arrogant, but he repeatedly lost his ancestors' face.

Seeing Chongzhen like this, Hou Shilu wanted to say a few words to persuade him, but he swallowed it back. How should he persuade him? After all, he was just a minister and would never know what his Majesty was thinking. If he didn't sit in that position, how could he know what he cared about most?

Hou Shilu and Chongzhen didn’t know what deal Yuan Chonghuan had with the Donglin Party of the cabinet. As long as Yuan Chonghuan could really quickly suppress the White Lotus Sect, all the grievances would be worth it.

Soon, Yuan Chonghuan was released from the Heavenly Prison by the Jinyiwei. Accompanied by two lieutenants, Yuan Chonghuan slowly walked out of the Heavenly Prison. Because he had been in the prison for too long, he had adapted to the dark environment. When he first came into contact with the bright sunshine, it was extremely dazzling. The scorching sun burned, and sweat soon flowed down. Yuan Chonghuan stroked his forehead to block the sunshine. He liked this kind of heat and the temperature of the sunshine, which proved that he was still alive.

Finally, he walked towards the direction of Daming Gate, turned his head and looked at the north, and his eyes became much more complicated. At this moment, no one knew what Yuan Chonghuan was thinking, but his steps were getting lighter and faster.

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Yuan Chonghuan was released from the Heavenly Prison, and this matter spread like wildfire and immediately became a hot topic for the people in the capital. It has been a long time since the Tartars were imprisoned, and the hatred in the hearts of the people has faded a lot, but there is still dissatisfaction with Yuan Chonghuan. Many people can't understand how Yuan Chonghuan was released. Could it be that there is no one else except Yuan Chonghuan in the Ming Dynasty?

What's more, most people think that Yuan Chonghuan may not be able to fight. If he fought very well, he would not allow the Tartars to detain the gates and attack the capital.

Of course, although many people don’t say it, they still blame Emperor Chongzhen Zhu Youjian in their hearts. The people do not know what happened in the court. They instinctively think that the emperor is the biggest. Yuan Chonghuan was released, which must be the emperor’s intention. In this way, Chongzhen was confused and confusing to bear a lot of infamous reputation.

Jizhou, a famous city in the capital, suffered the greatest damage when the Tartars were detained. The local gentry, powerful people and the savings of the people over the years were almost swept away by the Tartars. It can be said that the hatred of the people of Jizhou for the Tartars was like a huge fire, so they naturally could not fight the Tartars, so the anger was all transferred to Yuan Chonghuan. When Chongzhen wanted to kill Yuan Chonghuan, the people of Jizhou applauded and supported the most. Now Chongzhen swallowed his words back, released Yuan Chonghuan, and entrusted with important tasks. How could the people of Jizhou bear it? So many people spontaneously organized themselves to petition the Jizhou yamen, demanding that the court take back Cheng's life and kill Yuan Chonghuan.

The matter in Jizhou was a big deal, but it was useless. For fear of chaos in Jizhou, Sun Chengzong transferred He Kegang to Zunhua. In the end, the people of Jizhou dispersed, but their dissatisfaction deepened.

Chongzhen in the Forbidden City was not a deaf man and blind man. He knew very well about Jizhou, so he felt wronged. It was not his Chongzhen's intention to let Yuan Chonghuan be. Why did he let Chongzhen blame this infamous reputation?

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In the southern suburbs of the capital, there was an extra row of porridge sheds here. After a few months, I wonder how many refugees had been rescued. A sedan chair was parked outside the willow forest not far away. A woman lifted the curtain and looked at the situation outside. Her eyebrows were frowned tightly.

"Hey, there are more and more refugees. This is still the suburbs of Beijing, and Henan and Shaanxi... it's unimaginable..."

The woman was wearing a white gauze dress and her ordinary clothes could not hide her elegant temperament. A maid dressed as a servant bent down and advised, "In this ghost weather, I'd better sit back in the sedan chair, but don't have heatstroke."

The woman in white was nothing but Queen Yi'an Zhang Yan. She actually proposed to build this row of porridge sheds. Few people knew about this, and Chongzhen could not have been involved in anything, so Zhang Yan watched it.

In recent months, more and more refugees in the capital have been increasing, especially after the Shaanxi bandits seized Hetao, Chongzhen realized a reality. If the refugees are not settled well, they may become bandits at any time. Set up a porridge shed, on the one hand, so that the refugees can have a meal without having to mess with the capital. On the other hand, they can also know the true thoughts in the refugees in time to avoid greater chaos.

There were so many refugees in the suburbs of Beijing, and Zhang Yan was really worried. She was worried that Tie Mo could escape from the big quagmire without any harm. When she was worried, news came that Yuan Chonghuan was transferred to the position of Shandong Governor. Now Zhang Yan couldn't sit still, patted the sedan chair and whispered: "Fan Hu, go to the Duke of England's mansion."

I had to notify Tie Mo about Yuan Chonghuan as soon as possible. She had been in the palace for a long time and although she ignored government affairs, she still felt keenly that Yuan Chonghuan's affairs were never simple. She knew that the emperor's brother very well. It was absolutely impossible for the emperor's brother to release Yuan Chonghuan, so the only people who saved Yuan Chonghuan were saved. Will the people in the cabinet just want to protect Yuan Chonghuan and suppress the White Lotus Sect? Most of them were for Tie Mo.

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In late July, after dealing with all the remnants of peasant army in southern Shanxi, 40,000 elite soldiers of Xuanfu finally entered the Maojin Ferry in Shaanxi. If you want to get from Shanxi to Henan as soon as possible, the fastest way is to cross the Yellow River from Maojin. Crossing the river was supposed to be a very simple thing, but the Xuanfu soldiers stopped for several days. Wang Ziyong was not foolish. They had expected this a long time ago. In order to stop the Xuanfu army, they actually took away all the ships in the Maojin Ferry area. Any ships that could transport things, no matter how big or small, were requisitioned, and they would be demolished and destroyed if they were not used. In short, 20 miles from the Maojin Ferry to the east and west, Wang Ziyong only left a few broken sampans for Tiemo.

Without a ship, the Xuanfu army could not cross the Yellow River even if it could fight. Wang Zuogao was extremely smart and was disgusted by Wang Zi's use of this move. Helplessly, the army could only temporarily station in Shanzhou and distributed manpower to constantly search for ships.

By July 26, the preparations for crossing the river were finally completed, but before Tiemo had time to order crossing the river, he received a letter from Beijing. This was not a simple official document, but an urgent private message sent by Zhang Yan.

After reading the content of the letter, Tie Mo was a little bad. According to the days, Yuan Chonghuan should have been cut into pieces. Why was Yuan Chonghuan not only not dead, but was also sent to Shandong as a governor to preside over the suppression of the remnants of the White Lotus Sect? Even though Tie Mo was open-minded and thoughtful, he was still brow-lost and his face was dark.

Seeing Tie Mo's face like this, Wang Zuogao's heart, which had just relaxed, also raised it, "Supervisor, is there something wrong in the capital?"

"Hey, look at it." Tie Mo handed the letter to Wang Zuoguai and thought intently. It didn't matter whether Yuan Chonghuan died or lived. He was afraid that he was from Tie.

Wang Zuogao looked at the letter patiently. After reading it, he could only shake his head and sigh: "This matter is not simple. It is really a wonderful move to let Yuan Chonghuan suppress the White Lotus Sect. Once the matter is done, Yuan Chonghuan will have no worries and will also gain a reputation. At that time, I will recommend Yuan Chonghuan to intervene in Henan's military affairs, and no one can say anything. It is obvious that Yuan Chonghuan is going to supervise Shandong, but in fact, it is to add an opponent to the supervisor."

Tie Mo curled his lips and smiled bitterly: "It seems that sir has seen it too. Yuan Chonghuan is ambitious and good at camping, and has some prestige in the army. If he is on the side, it will be a lot of trouble."

Tie Mo is not afraid of those who can fight or fight, nor is he afraid of conspiracy. He is afraid of Yuan Chonghuan who doesn’t follow the routine. Thinking about how Mao Wenlong died, you will know how terrible Yuan Chonghuan is.

Yuan Chonghuan is cunning as asking people, and also has the ruthlessness of being a villain on the street. Although Yuan Chonghuan is not very talented, when this person really wants to do something, he doesn't care about his face. The more shameless he is, the more shameless he is.

After a while, Tie Mo shrugged his shoulders, turned around and grabbed the letter, and breathed in, "Don't worry about him, take one step at a time!"

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On July 28, Tiemo took Li Yingyuan as the pioneer and started the crossing of the river. When Li Yingyuan was in Liaodong, he was in charge of the navy. The war to attack Dongjiang Town was under him. Tiemo was under his command. There were a group of landslides under the battle between the river. In the battle between the river, there was no more suitable person except Li Yingyuan.

Of course, Wang Ziyong would not allow the Xuanfu soldiers to cross the river at will, leaving the Red-eyed Rakshasa Yuan Ma and the Altitude Wei Yang on the south bank to block the enemy. Yuan Ma and Wei Yang were also cruel people who were desperate for war, but they didn't know how to fight, so they just arranged archers on the shore and waited for the officers and soldiers to come to their doors.

Attacking halfway through, this is Yuan Ma’s plan.

When Li Yingyuan's ship appeared, Yuan Ma couldn't wait to order his men to shoot arrows. For a moment, the rain of arrows blocked the area more than ten feet in front of him. The arrows fell and the surging Yellow River water swept by.

After several rounds of arrow rain were launched, Yuan Ma and Wei Yang widened their eyes.

I saw that the officers and soldiers on the water were not in chaos, and the expected howling did not happen again and again.
Chapter completed!