Zhu Qing changed his mind on a whim!
Da Ming had already rotted to the bones from top to bottom. He had to push everything down and refine it again.
Therefore!
Zhu Qing's initial plan was to return to the pass first before heading south to reorganize the richest Jiangnan!
If he directly operated in the Dong Lin Party's lair, the wealth he obtained would definitely be comparable to a country's wealth. It would definitely make his cheap father envious.
Going down to Jiangnan was not the only way back to the pass.
Instead, he directly killed his way to Shengjing, destroyed Huang Taiji's nest, and then went straight to Jiangnan.
Zhu Qing felt that Slave Jian had used the entire clan's foundation to fight against Great Ming in the battle of Song Jin, so the rear would definitely be empty.
In this Battle of Songjin, Huang Taiji had gathered 120,000 cavalry!
At this time, what was the total population of Slave Jian?!
In the base of the rear, it was definitely either a young child or a woman!
Zhu Qing had 300 spears in his hands. Wealth came from danger. It was definitely worth taking the risk.
" Surprise attack on Slave Jian's nest, Shengjing?!" Lu Jianxing was stunned when he heard Zhu Qinghuo's words. He asked in a low voice," Sir, isn't it too dangerous?!"？”
" Dangerous!?" Zhu Qing glanced at Lu Jianxing and said heroically," As the saying goes, wealth comes from danger? Moreover, we have three hundred spears in our hands.!”
"But…Governor Hong is still waiting for us to ask the capital for help!”Lu Jianxing was silent for a while before he spoke again.
"Hong Chengchou?"
Zhu Qing's eyes sharpened. Save him?
Save my ass!
That was a traitor who could stand side by side with Wu Sangui. He, Hong Chengchou, was a sinner of the Han Dynasty.
At this moment!
Hong Chengchou might already be planning to offer the city!？
Even if Hong Chengchou hadn't surrendered to Slave Jian, it didn't mean that Zhu Qing would let him go!
Therefore, it was absolutely impossible for Zhu Qing to save him.
Besides!
As long as he saved Hong Chengchou, wouldn't his identity as the Crown Prince be exposed?!
Hong Chengchou was the Crown Prince's junior teacher, the teacher of Zhu Qing's predecessor, Zhu Ci!
As for the fifty to sixty thousand Ming soldiers in Songshan, Zhu Qing didn't even bother to save them?
The vast majority of them surrendered with Hong Chengchou and were incorporated into the Eight Banners of the Han Army by Huang Taiji. They became the vanguard of Dorgon's invasion of the Central Plains and the number of killings they committed was also innumerable.
Therefore!
After Song Jin's defeat, there was no one in Mount Song that was worth Zhu Qing saving!
"It's impossible for the imperial court not to know about Overseer Hong's recent defeat! However, the two hundred thousand soldiers of Mount Song were the last of the imperial court's elites. How could the Emperor send a single soldier to Mount Song?？”
"So, let the emperor and his courtiers have a headache over these matters!”
"Our target is Slave Jian's nest. Exposing Slave Jian's foundation can be considered a great achievement for Great Ming!”
Since Zhu Qing had made up his mind, he would give it his all!
"Since Sir has already decided, then even if it's a mountain of blades or a sea of flames, Lu Jianxing is willing to follow Sir and raid Slave Jian's lair!”
"This servant Yu Zhen swears to follow Milord!”
Zhu Qing didn't even need Lu Jianxing and Yu Zhen to express their loyalty. He immediately gave the order and led 300 cavalry towards Slave Jian's lair.
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The Forbidden City!
Emperor Chongzhen finally managed to appease the heartbroken Empress Zhou and forced himself to start the morning court session!
When the news of Song Jin's defeat spread, the entire court was in an uproar.
The death of the Crown Prince Zhu Ciao was like adding salt to the wound, giving Emperor Chongzhen a painful blow.
However!
Now was not the time to be immersed in the pain of losing a son. They still had to send reinforcements to the siege of Mount Song.
Therefore!
Emperor Chongzhen, who had not slept for several nights, sat on the dragon chair in Qianqing Palace early in the morning.
The civil and military officials below also followed suit and entered the hall one by one to meet the emperor.
After the officials cheered three times, they all returned to their seats. Each of them was dejected like a defeated rooster. They were so depressed that they did not make a sound, let alone a little bit of vitality.
Just from this Grand Assembly, one could see that Da Ming had already entered his twilight years.
The officials were really speechless.
Ever since Wansui ascended the throne, the Great Ming Dynasty had had a bad year.
In the north, Jian Nu was rampant, and in the south, there were bandits everywhere. Huguang, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and the Yellow River in the Central Plains had been suffering from severe droughts and colds for years. Thousands of miles of barren land were starved to death, and locusts were rampant. Many provinces in the Central Plains had begun to exchange their children for food.
And now, Songshan had been defeated, and the crown prince had died in battle!
The Great Ming Empire was in danger, and there were signs that the building was about to collapse. It would be strange if the officials dared to make a sound at this time.
Looking at the deathly stillness beneath his feet, Emperor Chongzhen also frowned miserably!
It is the duty of loyalty to the king to enjoy the king's salary!
Now that the world was in danger, these courtiers did not say a word and pretended to be deaf and mute. Emperor Chongzhen was extremely angry.
He swept his gaze across the room before finally landing his gaze on Chen Xinjia, the Chief Assistant Minister of the Cabinet and Minister of War. He asked,"
"Minister Chen! Had the reinforcements sent to Mount Song been dispatched?!”
"Long live the report! I've already arranged for three groups of soldiers to reinforce Mount Song to resolve the siege!”Chen Xinjia hurriedly left the class and reported.
"Yes!" Emperor Chongzhen listened to Chen Xinjia and urgently transferred three troops to aid Song Jiang. He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Then, he asked," Chen Aiqing, I can rest assured that you will do things!”
"But when will these three armies reach Mount Song? How many soldiers do they have?"
" This..." Chen Xinjia was on the verge of death. He wanted to say something but stopped himself. His face had turned the color of pig liver.
"Hmm? Minister Chen, what difficulties do you have?？”Emperor Chongzhen had just heaved a sigh of relief when he frowned and asked.
"Long live! The three armies had a total of 7,000 men!”
"What? How could a mere seven thousand people resolve the siege of Mount Song?!”
In an instant, Emperor Chongzhen was furious and roared!
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