Zhu Cixuan did not believe that Emperor Chongzhen could escape from his palm. According to his understanding of the palace and the preview of the historical script, there was only Wang Chengen who was still by the emperor during the Jiashen Incident. Many people didn't even know whether the emperor died or ran away. All kinds of statements were chaotic, and it was not until the emperor's body was found the next day.

In this case, only two guards were needed to take Chongzhen away, not to mention that there were eunuchs and female officials arranged by Liu Ruoyu in the palace, who were all willing to follow Huang Ming. These people were mainly responsible for taking away necessities such as seals, accounts, national treasures, etc. in the palace. Otherwise, the persuasiveness of just verbally calling the imperial power is completely insufficient. At least the Qing Dynasty did not recognize this. They vigorously searched for the Ming royal family, saying that they would inherit the sacrifices of the emperor. Once they found it, they would beheaded on the charge of "impersonation".

The key question is what to do after holding the emperor hostage.

If it is a powerful minister, it is naturally accusing the emperor of the emperor to command the princes, and then abdicated. If it is a crown prince, there are also precedents of Emperor Suzong of Tang.

Zhu Cilang knew that the throne was a huge halo. Once he ascended to the extreme, loyal officials like Cai Maode would definitely be loyal to him. However, this halo will also attract thieves, Qing Dynasty, and pig-like teammates - you can't drive them away, otherwise you will be a foolish tyrant. Even if the whole country is restored, you will be wiped out by these literati.

If you don’t have to worry about the reputation behind you, then all kinds of harassment and ties during your reign will disperse most of your energy. It’s okay to have a peaceful and prosperous era, just slowly playing politics with those bureaucrats. In today’s chaotic era, there is a risk of destruction, and you really can’t spend your energy to waste on the balance game.

And there is a hidden contradiction that has been ignored by many people throughout the ages:

As long as Zhu Cilang does not ascend to the extreme and become emperor, the Eastern Palace system will have a common interest point, and all internal contradictions can be transformed.

If they ascend to the extreme and become emperor, the goal of working together will disappear after the Dragon's merit is allocated. By then, the civil servants and military generals of the East Palace will inevitably fall into endless struggles again for their own reputation.

Zhu Cixuan's relationship with these subordinates also changed from a monarch and a comrade-in-arms to a simple monarch and a monarch and a comrade-in-arms relationship.

This is also because many dynasties founded and established the foundation, and various chaos occurred.

"I will not do such a mess with my ministers and a son, and I will not do such a mess!" Zhu Cilang justly ruled out the option of "the narrow emperor ordered the princes". He immediately said: "The foundation is not stable, and I will rashly call myself emperor and lead thieves to attack me. I cannot do such stupid things."

Wu Xuan looked at Shi Ce, but he saw these two actions. He didn't know whether Zhu Cilang had a third way out.

"If you really can't think of a solution, then don't think about it for now." Zhu Cilang sighed. He was not just a mortal, and he was inevitably lingering between profit and harm. Moreover, such matters related to the national fortune cannot be made in a short time. He immediately said: "How should I write a reply to the emperor?"

It is certain that you don’t go back, but you can’t even reply to the last memorial.

When Zhu Cixuan left the palace, Emperor Chongzhen was still a normal person, but he lost Luoyang, Tongguan, Shanxi, and the Yellow River one after another... probably had fallen into paranoia and was almost crazy.

Before Wu and Sun Chuanting replied, Zhu Cilang shook his head and said, "Forget it, let's ignore it. Time is limited, we have to take Shandong first and can't wait any longer."

Anyway, the fall of the spirit will not exceed March at the latest. If there is such a big event as the capital falls, no one will pay attention to his own mistake of ignoring the imperial edict. Judging from the stimulation that Li Zicheng is now, it may even reach the spirit faster than the original historical script.

"Is Your Highness going to lead his army into Lu?" asked Sun Chuanting.

"Indeed, this is the fastest way." Zhu Cixuan said: "Even if there is no Shangfang and Longjie, can my guard camp not listen to me?"

"But what if the Shandong officials... don't know the general idea?" Wu Yan asked.

Zhu Cixuan was also worried that Shandong had many "Feng Shikong" waiting for him, so he had already made arrangements and said seriously: "It depends on whether they can defend Shandong. I received a secret report that a thief army of about 5,000 was advanced east along the Yellow River at the end of last year. It was time to calculate that it would be almost time to reach Shandong."

Wu Qian was still wondering whether the bandits could capture Shandong, but Sun Chuanting was stunned and thought to himself: If there was such a bandit, why didn’t they go directly to Baoding to siege the capital and go to Shandong? After Li Bids got Pingyang Mansion, why did he still order Liu Fangliang to lead the troops of the Zuoying camp and advance eastward along the Yellow River?

From a military perspective, unless Li Zicheng gets brain-drawn, he will not make such a decision. Even if he wants to include Shandong, he will still be assigned a partial army in Jinan.

Five thousand people...

Sun Chuanting's eyes lit up: There were exactly five thousand Sichuan soldiers lost in Xi'an!

Although the Sichuan soldiers were no longer as brave and good at fighting as Qin Liangyu's Baigang soldiers back then, their combat effectiveness was generally better than that of the Central Plains soldiers and was not inferior to the border soldiers. The reason why the crown prince looked at Shandong was because there was no strong town garrison in Shandong. Although Liu Zeqing also claimed to have 50,000 people, in fact, everyone knew that it would be amazing to have 5,000.

Moreover, Zhu Cilang never looked down on Liu Zeqing. He had carefully checked the war history of this general. The only time he could be regarded as a terrifying enemy escape was the Battle of Kaifeng.

At that time, Liu Zeqing led 3,000 people across the river, camped behind the river, and drew water around him, hoping to wait until the veteran Li Zicheng was exhausted before attacking. As a result, Li Zicheng directly besieged with artillery on three sides, and Liu Zeqing's troops rushed to cross the river and fled, with heavy casualties. It was definitely a model for the incompetence of the main general and exhausted the three armies.

The reason why such a person can own a town is purely because he can stand in a team and knows how to do it. It is impossible to fight a war. As long as the Sichuan generals are not too stupid, it is absolutely fine to capture a few county towns.

...

"I'm very dizzy!"

"You are very dizzy all day long." Xu Dun had become accustomed to the catchphrase of the Sichuan Army Barracks officer.

Luo Yukun sat in the county government hall and shouted and scolded as soon as he saw Xu Dun: "I am an officer and a soldier! My brothers are all here to serve the country with loyalty! You said you are in charge of food and accommodation, why are we all attacking cities and villages all the way! We are also fighting the banner of treacherous! Ge's..."

"Don't scold me for now." Xu Dun pulled a chair and said calmly: "It was said that it was a siege. In fact, Xinxiang really fought. Isn't it use your people to do it?"

Speaking of this, Luo Yukun was even more dizzy. He received the secret decree of the Eastern Palace, came out from Xi'an, detoured across the Yellow River, and entered Henan with bandits. He really didn't know if he didn't go there, and he was shocked when he went there. He originally thought that Henan was robbed by the imperial court and the thieves, but he encountered dozens of bandits along the way.

These bandit soldiers were not under Li Chuang, but also used various banners to occupy prefectures and counties. They saw Luo Yukun and others under the banner of King Chuang, either delicious food and drink, or want to join or escape from afar, but none of them wanted to fight them.

With the care of the "brothers", Luo Yukun took the strong and powerful among Luo refugees as auxiliary soldiers. Not only did he change into winter clothes, but he also ate a lot of wine and meat. The more he went east, the greater the power of the officers and soldiers, but these officers and soldiers did not dare to provoke Luo Yukun at will, and obediently offered the city redemption money and gave the "army" out of the country. There were also some small county towns, and I heard that the vanguard of the King of Chuang was coming, and he really prepared enough wine and meat to open the city to welcome the King of Chuang.

Luo Yukun was at a loss at first, and under Xu Dun's guidance, he also learned the two camp skills: "recovering stolen goods" and "opening warehouses and releasing grain". No one would suspect that they were officers and soldiers anymore.

After entering Shandong, it is even more unbearable than Henan!

At least Henan can still see people, and Shandong is just a thousand miles away. The county towns in Henan have to prepare enough military funds for Luo Yukun; the county towns in Shandong have also surrendered, but they begged Luo Yukun to take out military rations to help them.

However, once Luo Yukun took the banner of officers and soldiers, the county towns that were all routes would be facing a great enemy and would rather die than open the city gate.

Not to mention Luo Yukun, even Xu Dun was "very dizzy".

"Let's stop in Yanggu County first," Xu Dun did not have much military experience. "When your Highness asks us to fight, we will fight wherever you want."

"Yanggu County can't afford to support so many of us." Luo Yukun said angrily.

"How many of us have?"
Chapter completed!