"I didn't expect my Ming Dynasty to die in the hands of the Shaanxi rebels!”
Chong Zhen's heart felt as if a huge wave had been set off.
He had thought that his Big Ming would revive in his hands!
He had also thought of the worst-case scenario, where Hou Jin would enter the pass!
However, he had never thought that his Da Ming would actually die in the hands of raiders!
He had never put the Shaanxi raiders in his eyes. From the beginning to the end, he thought that the Ming Dynasty's enemy was the Houjin!
"Zhang Xianzhong!"
"Li Zicheng!"
Chong Zhen silently memorized the names of these two people in his heart.
After that, Chong Zhen was no longer in the mood to stay in the Palace of Earthly Tranquility. He hurriedly ordered people to gather Cheng Jiming and the other cabinet ministers for a discussion.
On the way, Chong Zhen had been thinking about what to do next.
According to Zhu Ci's thinking, wanting to reform was not something that could be done overnight, nor could it be done with a slap on the head.
Of course, it was not something that could be done just because one knew that it was necessary.
There were too many questions about how to reform and what policies to implement.
He needed a detailed plan and strategy, and it couldn't be solved with just a few words.
After all, any policy of the imperial court would affect the entire country. If one was not careful, it would cause turmoil in the court!
It was actually very easy to solve this problem. He could just hand it over to Zhu Ci.
However, Chongzhen couldn't ask directly. This was the difficult part.
Chongzhen felt that he had to think of a way from Zhu Ciyao. He had to obtain more of Zhu Ciyao's ideas to solve the problem.
As for what method it was, Chongzhen had not thought of it yet.
Therefore, the most important thing now was to solve Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng's problems first!
Soon, Cheng Jiming, He Richong, and Qian Xiangkun arrived at Yangxin Hall.
Now that Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren had fallen from the cabinet, only the three of them were left.
After the three of them paid their respects, Chongzhen ordered someone to give them a seat.
"Dear ministers, I summoned you to ask how the matter of suppressing the bandits in Shaanxi is going.”
"Has a person called Zhang Xianzhong rebelled recently?”
"Also, how's the situation of the rebels of the Non-stick Mud Tribe?”
Chong Zhen went straight to the point.
Cheng Ji Ming and the other two looked at each other in confusion. They were all a little surprised. Weren't they just a few small rebels? Why did Chongzhen pay so much attention?
After thinking for a moment, Cheng Ji Ming said slowly,""Your Majesty, who is this Zhang Xianzhong you speak of? What is his nickname?”
"How would I know? I'm not asking you?”Chong Zhen frowned.
Cheng Jiming smiled bitterly." Your Majesty, the rebels in Shaanxi rebelled. They were afraid of implicating their families, so they didn't dare to use their real names. They all had nicknames, such as Untouchable Mud, Monk Wang, and the others.”
Chongzhen was speechless. He really didn't know about this because he didn't pay much attention to the Shaanxi rebels.
They were called rebels, but in reality, they were just some starving disaster victims gathered together to resist the imperial court. They were not regular troops, so he did not take them to heart.
Chong Zhen found Cheng Ji Ming's words funny.
"These bandits are so afraid of death that they don't even dare to use their real names and dare to rebel against the Imperial Court!”
When Chong Zhen said this, he remembered Zhu Ci's words and immediately put away his contempt. He said,"Minister Cheng, immediately order Yang He to investigate the identities of the leaders of the rebels. If he finds Zhang Xianzhong, he must be captured alive at all costs!”
"If we can't capture him alive, we must kill him!”
Cheng Ji Ming and the other two were slightly startled, and they couldn't help but mutter in their hearts.
What was wrong with Chongzhen today?
Why are you so concerned about the Shaanxi rebels?
Although the rebels in Shaanxi were indeed powerful, they didn't need to be so concerned, right?
Moreover, it might just be an unknown traitor?
Although Cheng Jiming and the other two were puzzled, they didn't ask any more questions and nodded to remember this matter.
"What's the current situation of the Non-Mud Clan?" Chong Zhen asked.”
"Replying to Your Majesty, a few days ago, Cao Wenzhao reported that among the rebels that Cao Wenzhao's troops are currently pursuing, there is the Untainted Mud Division. According to the report, the Untainted Mud Division is currently fleeing in the direction of Jiazhou.”
"Cao Wenzhao has ordered the guerrilla general Cao Bianjiao to lead his troops in pursuit.”Cheng Jiming replied slowly.
As cabinet ministers, Cheng Jiming and the others had to read through everything related to the war and the disaster, so they knew everything very well.
"Alright!"
Chongzhen was overjoyed and said," Immediately issue an order to Cao Wenzhao. Tell him to investigate whether there is a person called Li Zicheng under the Untainted Mud. Once he finds out, kill Li Zicheng at all costs!"”
Chong Zhen hated Li Zicheng to the bone.
A mere raider dared to overturn the Ming Empire!
Chongzhen would only be at ease if Li Zicheng died!
Cheng Ji Ming and the other two didn't dare to accept the order this time. They were even extremely confused.
Chongzhen was acting weird today. Why was he so concerned about some petty thieves?
Furthermore, he wanted to issue an edict to kill a petty thief?
"Your Majesty, I dare not issue an edict. I have doubts. Why does Your Majesty care so much about a mere bandit?”Cheng Jiming looked at Chong Zhen in confusion.
"Your Majesty, since ancient times, generals have been outside and have not received the emperor's name. Your Majesty's order to Cao Wenzhao's troops will probably affect the plan to exterminate the bandits in Shaanxi.”Qian Xiangkun hurriedly said.
Regarding this point, Chongzhen naturally could not say that he was eavesdropping on Zhu Ci Xin's thoughts. These two people would definitely cause endless trouble in the future!
He had already thought of how to answer.
"Last night, the Imperial Astronomical Supervisor secretly reported that in the next few years, in the northwest of the Great Ming's ominous star lord!”
"The Imperial Astronomical Supervisor observed the stars at night and learned the names of these two people through deductions. If these two people really exist, they will definitely harm Great Ming in the future!”
"Therefore, I want you to investigate if these two people exist. Once they do, capture or execute them immediately!”
Chong Zhen said solemnly.
Cheng Ji Ming and the other two looked at each other and couldn't help but laugh bitterly.
They didn't believe this, but since Chongzhen had said so, they had nothing to say.
They were just two small thieves. Moreover, they did not even know if these two people existed!
They couldn't object anymore. After all, this concerned the fate of the country.
"In that case, we have no objections.”
Cheng Ji ordered the others to respectfully receive the edict.
Chongzhen nodded slightly and said," Other than that, there is one more thing that I would like to ask all my beloved ministers. Regarding the disaster in Shaanxi, the rebels and bandits in Shaanxi have been repeating themselves. Regarding this, do all my beloved ministers have any way to completely eradicate this disaster?”
"Your Majesty, I believe that the situation in Shaanxi is caused by natural disasters, by some ambitious people who took the opportunity to rebel, and by ignorant people who do not know the might of the imperial court and randomly agree.”
"Therefore, if we want to completely pacify the bandits in Shaanxi, we should use the strategy of suppression and pacification, increase the disaster relief efforts, and appease the people.”
Cheng Ji replied.
In fact, the problem of Shaanxi was both simple and complicated.
There was only one thing. The imperial court's disaster relief efforts were not successful!
However, he naturally couldn't say such words to Chongzhen.
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