Ming Dynasty, the capital, the Forbidden City, the royal study.
Chong Zhen looked at the huge map of the Ming Dynasty, looking at the beautiful mountains and rivers of the Ming Dynasty on the map, quietly in a daze.
He looked calm, but in fact, he was in a state of extreme anger.
He was angry that his army was useless, that none of his generals were reliable, and that all the civil and military officials were helpless against the Qing army.
He regretted it very much now.
After Lu Xiangsheng died on the battlefield, he realized that he had no generals to use.
All the officials in the court were acting like ostriches in the face of the Manchu army, thinking that they could hide in the capital and not see it?
Chongzhen could imagine how many Han people in the entire Northern Zhili and even Qilu were crying in despair under the Manchu cavalry.
The imperial court could not defeat the Manchu army, and the imperial court could not save them!
Big Ming had disappointed them!
He had disappointed the people of Ming Dynasty!
A strong sense of self-blame filled his heart, making him angry and filled with guilt.
For a moment, he doubted himself.
Did he really do something wrong?
He understood many principles and was very clear that he had to give power to his generals and let them do whatever they wanted.
Therefore, Lu Xiangsheng, a civil official with excellent performance, fell into his eyes.
First, he led the army, then he was the governor, and finally he was appointed Minister of War.
However, as Lu Xiangsheng's prestige grew higher and higher, the military power in his hands became more and more important.
His vigilance as an emperor was almost out of control. He began to be wary of Lu Xiangsheng.
He sent eunuchs to supervise Lu Xiangsheng.
And the consequence of being on guard is
His eunuchs and servants did not help him. They watched helplessly as Lu Xiangsheng was surrounded by the Qing army and then beaten to death!
His backbone was completely broken in this battle.
The situation had completely collapsed!
After learning the news of Lu Xiangsheng's defeat and death on the battlefield, Chongzhen was stunned that day and then unexpectedly furious.
It was unknown whether he was angry at others or himself. He had killed many civil and military officials and promoted many people.
However, he did not even know if what he did was right or wrong.
He was lost. He fell into darkness and did not know what to do.
No matter how hard he worked, how much he learned from the Great Ancestor, how crazily diligent he was in handling government affairs, how he handled everything.
However, he felt that the situation was out of his control.
The more he wanted to do things well, the worse things would always develop in the end.
As a result, when he went to court, he was in a furious state.
After the court session, he shut himself in the royal study, quietly staring into space, falling into a state of self-doubt.
He was confused!
Very, very confused!
No matter what he did, it seemed to be wrong!
The more he wanted to do things well, the more he realized that the things he did often turned out to be the worst.
He tried his best to recall everything about his brother, Emperor Tianqi, when he was an emperor. He wanted to learn some imperial techniques.
However, he could not learn anything.
He didn't understand, he didn't understand why his brother Emperor Tianqi was a carpenter every day, as if he didn't do anything proper, yet he did everything well.
The government was stable, and the taxes were getting higher and higher year by year. Everything was developing in a good direction.
Why was it that after he succeeded to the throne, he was as diligent as Taizu, but the government was becoming more and more unstable, and the taxes were getting lower and lower year by year?
One had to know that he had already crazily increased his salary several times!
Why was this so?
He felt more and more powerless, and he also felt that he seemed to have done many things wrong.
Wei Zhongxian should not have killed him!
It was clearly a good dog left behind by his brother, Emperor Tianqi. It was a loyal and capable dog, but it was killed by him with a stick.
He seemed to have realized something, but at the same time, he seemed to have realized nothing.
However, he faintly felt that there were too few virtuous and loyal officials in the court.
It seemed that all the civil and military officials were colluding with the Qing Dynasty!
However, he had no evidence and did not know what to do.!
Without the education of the system emperor, he had to rely on himself to learn and comprehend all the emperor's thoughts.
When he faintly gained some insight, he found that the entire Ming Dynasty was shattered by him and was on the verge of collapse.
Depressed, extremely depressed.
Only when he was alone in the dead of the night would he realize that he was wrong.
However, once he went to court, that trace of clarity disappeared in an instant.
It was as if he was still in the dark chaos, without any direction to explore. In his eyes, any government affairs were a mess that he could not handle.
In the royal study, the young emperor, Da Ming, was deeply immersed in self-doubt.
"Emperor, Emperor, great news, great news!”
At this moment, Wang Chengen walked in with an excited look on his face.
"Big partner, what good news? The Qing army retreated? Or did some commander of my Ming Dynasty lead the army and win the battle?”
Chong Zhen raised his head and his eyes lit up as he asked a series of questions.
Wang Chengen was stunned by the question and was almost speechless. After a few seconds, he shook his head and said,""Emperor, none of them!"
Chong Zhen's eyes instantly dimmed."Then what good things can there be?"
Wang Chengen quickly said,"It's the Li Family Army, the Li Family Army on Lushun Peninsula!"”
"The Li Family Army appeared out of nowhere and seized the Lushun Peninsula of the Manchu Tartars. They even wiped out eight hundred Manchu Tartars at the South Pass defense line. The Manchu General, the General of Jinzhou Guards, Bululu, was captured alive and dragged to the Caishikou of Lushunkou. He was executed in front of the entire city!”
Chong Zhen's expression changed when he heard that. He said excitedly,"Destroy all eight hundred true Tartars and even dismember the Tartar commander?!”
" Is this true?!"
"Also, what is the background of the Li Family Army?!”
Wang Chengen nodded heavily." This matter is absolutely true. The people of Lushunkou witnessed the scene of the Tartar General being cut into pieces. It took a long time!”
"As for the background of the Li Family Army…"
Speaking of this, Wang Chengen's expression was a little dark.""The leader of the Li family army is called Li Sheng, a survivor of the Dongjiang army."
When Chong Zhen heard that, he frowned.
The Dongjiang Army was an existence that he hated and hurt.
When Mao Wenlong was still around, the Dongjiang Army had some achievements, which made him happy but also gave him a headache. This was because the Dongjiang Army at that time listened to orders but did not listen to orders.
They were crazily asking for food and pay, but they didn't listen to orders.
After Yuan Chonghuan killed Mao Wenlong on his own accord, the Dongjiang Army was completely crippled. Then, they rebelled in Dengzhou Prefecture and turned to the Manchu Tartars.
This made him hate her!
And now, the Li Family Army, who had finally heard the good news, had actually gotten involved with the Dongjiang Army.
This caused his interest to fade.
"Keep an eye on him!"”
"Turn a blind eye to the merchants and commoners who ran to Lushunkou!”
"The Li Family Army is stirring up trouble in the Manchu territory, snatching food from the tiger's mouth. With the temper of the Manchu Tartars, they will definitely suppress them with all their might.”
"At that time, whether the Li family's army can survive or not, the hope is slim!”
"However, every day that the Li Family Army can survive in Liaodong is a day that is beneficial to our Great Ming. I hope they can survive for a few more days!”
In the end, Chongzhen only paid attention to the Li Family Army.
They did not provide any support or try to rope them in to join the Ming army.
He just kept paying attention.
Because the Li Family Army was on the Liaodong Peninsula, right next to the Manchu Tartars. They would have a slim chance of survival!
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