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Part One: Penghu Storm Chapter 228 Reward and Punishment

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    Zhang Xianzhong captured Yingzhou and looted it wantonly, and then directed his troops towards Fengyang, the capital of the Ming Dynasty!

    Zhang Xianzhong was very good at using troops. He first asked his subordinates to continue looting in Yingzhou and paralyzed the Fengyang defenders, while he left Yingzhou with the main force overnight.

    Fengyang¡¯s great disaster has arrived.

    Zhang Xianzhong rushed all night and surrounded Fengyang City in the foggy morning.  In less than half a day, they completely wiped out the 20,000 officers and soldiers guarding Fengyang, killed guard Zhu Guozheng and others, captured Yan Rongxuan, the prefect of Fengyang, and sentenced him to death.  He also killed the commanding envoys Yuan Ruizheng, Lu Chengyin, the prefect Yan Daxuan, the official Wan Wenying and other officials.

    Fengyang was the capital of the Ming Dynasty and the place where the imperial mausoleum was located. Zhang Xianzhong cut down hundreds of thousands of pines and cypresses in the imperial mausoleum, demolished the surrounding buildings and the Longxing Temple where Zhu Yuanzhang became a monk, then dug up the emperor's ancestral tomb, and at the same time dug up the emperor's ancestral tomb.  All the wealthy people in Fengyang were killed.

    Fengyang is in chaos

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    When the news reached the capital, Emperor Chongzhen immediately put on mourning clothes, ran to the Ancestral Temple, knelt under the memorial tablet of his ancestors and burst into tears; he also ordered the court officials to go about official business in plain clothes and vegetarian food to express his condolences.  Emperor Chongzhen dismissed Xiong Mingyu from the post of Secretary of the Ministry of War, beheaded Yang Yipeng, the governor of Fengyang, and the censor of the imperial censor. He also pulled out the governors of the five provinces who had been dismissed from their posts and were living idle and sentenced them to death.

    At this moment, Chongzhen, the supreme ruler of the Ming Dynasty, felt angry and painful.

    They went everywhere to suppress thieves, but the thieves were not suppressed, and their ancestral graves were dug up.  He worked so hard to revive the Ming Dynasty, but in the end he even lost the title.

    What kind of court is this?  What kind of officials are those?

    Chongzhen sat in the Xinuang Pavilion in a daze and numbness, not wanting to say a word.  Just sitting and sitting in a daze

    "Your Majesty, let's have something to eat." Wang Chengen advised carefully.

    "I'm not hungry." Chongzhen, who had recovered slightly, shook his head: "Wang Cheng'en, I feel very miserable. Come and talk to me."

    Wang Chengen stood aside solemnly, and Chongzhen's voice was very low: "I suppress bandits every year, but the bandits are rampant every year, and they can't be suppressed no matter how hard they are suppressed. You say I am wrong. Or are those ministers not careful?"

    "It is not wrong for the Emperor to spread his influence over the world." Wang Chengen said: "Those ministers cannot say that they are not dedicated, such as Hong Chengchou. As soon as he took office, he made an eight-pronged attack plan and defeated the rebels several times.  The bandits fled in disgrace."

    Chongzhen said in a daze: "But. The king is diligent and the ministers are working hard. Why did the rebels even dig up my ancestral grave?"

    "Selfishness." Wang Chengen said without hesitation: "It's nothing more than selfishness. Your Majesty asked those generals to go to the Central Plains to suppress bandits, and they only suppressed them in the Central Plains. Once they leave their jurisdiction, they have nothing to do with them. And the rogue bandits also  Just grasp this point. If you have strong troops in Shaanxi, I will go to Henan. The imperial court will send capable generals to Henan, and I will flee to Anhui. What if I stop in Anhui and then go to Shaanxi?  It is impossible to prevent and suppress them. As long as those ministers have completed the tasks assigned by Your Majesty, they will feel at ease. What does it have to do with them if the thieves are not within their scope of encirclement and suppression?"

    "Selfish, selfish." Chongzhen murmured: "Isn't there anyone in this court who is dedicated to the public good?"

    "Yes, and there are many." Wang Chengen said decisively: "Although Fengyang fell this time, there is a general who is dedicated to the public, dedicated to our Ming Dynasty, and dedicated to fighting to the death for the Holy One."

    "Who?" Chongzhen's eyes widened.

    Wang Chengen said slowly: "Ding Yunyi, the Five Tigers Guerrilla General and Qingchao Commander personally conferred by His Majesty!"

    Seeing that Chongzhen didn¡¯t know about Ding Yunyi.  Wang Chengen spoke eloquently: "Ding Yunyi was ordered to rush to the Central Plains. When he arrived, he first defeated 50,000 bandits with three hundred cavalry and rescued the deputy commander He Renlong. Then he clearly pointed out that the rogue bandits must divide their troops into four groups and attack Fengyang.  Hong Chengchou gave him 800 cavalry to reinforce Yingzhou. He fought with 800 cavalry against tens of thousands of thieves and fought bloody battles for nine days and nine nights. Your Majesty, he fought bloody battles in Yingzhou for nine days and nine nights, but no reinforcements came.  ¡±

    "Where are the reinforcements? Where are the reinforcements?" Chongzhen suddenly became furious.

    Wang Chengen shook his head helplessly and said: "Hong Chengchou asked He Renlong and Ai Wannian as reinforcements, but these two people delayed their advance and delayed the fight in the Huoqiu area. Finally, they waited for Hong Chengchou to go to supervise the battle in person, and then they broke up the rogue bandits.  , to restore Huo Qiu, but by then it was already too late. "

    Chongzhen's eyes showed murderous intent: "Congratulations to Renlong and Ai Wannian! I will take their heads, otherwise I will not be able to calm the anger in my heart."

    "Your Majesty, no!" Wang Chengen said hurriedly.

    "No?" Chongzhen said with murderous intent: "I can kill the governor and the governors of five provinces, but I can't kill two deputy generals."?  "

    Wang Chengen knew that the emperor was angry and said patiently: "Your Majesty, He Renlong and Ai Wannian should be killed, but now is not the time to kill them. He Renlong is brave and Ai Wannian is scheming. They are both talented generals. Besides, this is not the time to kill them.  The two of them each have elite soldiers and have fought against the bandits for many years. They know very well that if they kill them now, they will be doing the bandits a big favor. In fact, the ministers also hate him, but not only can they not kill them now, but they can still do so.  I commend them for their efforts to help Fengyang, so as to reassure them and allow them to serve the court more conscientiously. "

    Chongzhen sat there blankly, for a long time, and smiled bitterly: "What kind of emperor am I? You can't kill those who deserve to be killed, but you have to reward them. If the news spreads, where will the dignity of the court be? How can those soldiers who died be willing to obey me?"

    Although he said this, he knew in his heart that what Wang Chengen said was right.

    Now that the imperial court is in crisis, it is an opportunity to employ people, especially those generals who are leading troops to fight outside.  I have killed many ministers over the years, and if I continue to kill them, I am afraid that there will really be no one to lead the troops in the war.

    To suppress thieves, we have to rely on these people.

    "Where is Ding Yunyi? How is he now?" Chongzhen asked suddenly.

    "Ding Yunyi led the remnants of his troops from Yingzhou to Linquan, and then broke out of the encirclement. Life or death is unknown." Wang Chengen shook his head, and then said: "However, the minister believed that with Ding Yunyi's courage, he would be able to successfully break through. The minister also heard that,  Starting from Xinyang, Ding Yunyi held high the banner of "The Brave, Loyal Tiger and Guard" given by His Majesty, marched east and west, and fought bloody battles. Others were maimed and his sword was curled, but the flag given by His Majesty was never thrown down.  Pass!"

    "This is my loyal and brave minister, this is the loyal and good general of the court! For nine days and nine nights, nine days and nine nights, eight hundred cavalry fought against tens of thousands of thieves. How did he persevere?" Chongzhen suddenly became energetic: "This is what the court wants.  As a loyal minister, I want to promote him to the rank of commander-in-chief! I want to assign him a hundred thousand soldiers to destroy the bandits for me!¡±

    "Your Majesty, you must not do this!" Wang Chengen was shocked. His Majesty was angry and happy at times, and his words and actions were a little confused: "Your Majesty can be promoted to an official, but he must not be promoted to the rank of Commander-in-Chief at once."

    "This is not possible, that is not allowed, Wang Chengen, you have said it to me once and for all!" Chongzhen was a little unhappy.

    Wang Chengen smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, Ding Yunyi has meritorious service and great achievements, but Ding Yunyi's promotion has been fast enough. If he is promoted to the rank of commander-in-chief again, I am afraid it will cause criticism. Besides, all the generals in the Central Plains have made mistakes this time, except Ding Yunyi.  Great work, His Majesty only promoted Ding Yunyi. How could they accept it? To the generals of the Central Plains, Ding Yunyi was an outsider. How could an outsider steal the limelight from a local? How could they still accept the promotion?  Wen Zhao, He Renlong and others are on par with them, or even above them. These generals must have complaints. Your Majesty needs to know that you will still have to rely on them to suppress thieves in the future. "

    Chongzhen sighed heavily: "Wang Chengen, you are always too smart and can see through the minds of those generals."

    "The minister just said what His Majesty wanted to say. How smart is the minister?" Wang Chengen knew that no matter how many times he said these words, he had to treat them as what the emperor wanted to say: "Also, let Ding Yunyi continue.  The same cannot be said for leading troops to suppress thieves. Your Majesty, the hidden danger has emerged this time."

    He quietly glanced at Chongzhen: "The ministers are still saying the same thing. Ding Yunyi is an outsider to them. When outsiders enter their territory, they will always threaten their own interests. If Ai Wannian guards Yingzhou this time, He Renlong  He must be rescued, He Ren Long Shou, Ai Wannian must be rescued, but it is Ding Yunyi who saved the thief. He has stolen the limelight from the local general, won't he give him another great contribution?  ? No, they will never do it! So if Ding Yunyi continues to be here, not only will he not be able to do anything, but he will be restrained everywhere. Over time, something may happen even in Taiwan. Your Majesty, there is still Zheng Zhilong in Fujian.  That!"

    Chongzheng remained silent. After a long time, he sighed softly: "I have an incredible number of brave generals but I can't use them. This is all caused by cliques and selfish interests. I have the will but am powerless. I have the will but am powerless?"

    "Your Majesty, don't worry." Wang Chengen advised: "Ding Yunyi has left a great reputation in the Central Plains this time, and the court will always be of use to him in the future. When he comes back again, no one in the world will be dissatisfied. If the army is raised again, it will be overwhelming. Besides,  It¡¯s not all without gain this time. At least, Your Majesty already knows about Ding Yunyi¡¯s loyalty to the imperial court, and his bravery is also known to the officers and soldiers. This is the biggest gain.¡±

    "Pass the decree." Chongzhen cheered up: "Promote Ding Yunyi to the rank of General of Taiwan, and be awarded the title of Captain of Qingche, plus the title of General Zhaowu, to guard Taiwan and Penghu separately, and to control the military and political affairs of the two places. Also, this time he established another  If he makes a great contribution to Yingzhou, he can take away whatever he wants."

    "The minister expressed his gratitude to Ding Yunyi.""Wang Cheng'en said respectfully: "Ding Yunyi is unparalleled in loyalty and bravery. Your Majesty will give him such a descendant, and Ding Yunyi will be loyal from now on.  "

    There was no trace of happiness on Chongzhen¡¯s face: ¡°It would be great if the court could have more Ding Yunyi.¡±!  ~!
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