False Eunuch: With Many Children, I'm as Happy as a Fish in Water

Just like those gangsters in the late Ming Dynasty.

Most of the ministers of Li and Tang Dynasties did not take the Manchu Jurchens seriously.

Even if the other party had already established a country and challenged Li Tang legally, in their eyes, Hou Jin was nothing more than a scabies disease.

the reason is simple.

There were too many barbarians around Li Tang.

Not to mention going forward, let’s take Xixia, which is located in the southwest.

The other party also established a country, nominally respecting Li Tang's position as emperor, and only dared to call himself Wangjue.

"This Jiannu is a barbarian after all. How can he know the dignity of the emperor?"

Such thoughts are the thoughts of most ministers.

As for the Liaodong frontier army being beaten so badly, it must be because the local military attache underestimated the enemy!

"Does Your Majesty also think that Hou Jin is not worth mentioning?!"

Lin Chen and Li Zhao, the emperor and his ministers, are making secret plans.

Lin Chen raised his head with burning eyes and looked at the young face in front of him.

He was very curious about how Li Zhao disguised himself as a man.

No matter how he observed it with his six senses, he couldn't find any clues.

"what for?"

Li Zhao's confused question interrupted Lin Chen's wandering thoughts.

"If your Majesty wants to know what I mean by these words, please look for the memorials from Liaodong that show the Ming Dynasty's tendency to establish slaves in recent years." Lin Chen changed the topic.

He didn't believe in the huge Li Tang Dynasty, and there were few people with lofty ideals who could clearly see the rise of Jiannu.

really.

When Li Zhao heard what Lin Chen said, he immediately called Wang Chengen and asked him to find relevant memorials.

Wang Chengen?

Lin Chen glanced at the white-faced and beardless eunuch in surprise, and his mouth twitched slightly.

Good guy.

If his guess is good.

This is the eunuch who accompanied Emperor Chongzhen to hang himself on a crooked neck tree.

Unexpectedly, this world would include him.

As a eunuch who could leave his name in history, Wang Chengen's ability goes without saying. He quickly found many memorials to the Ming Jurchens, that is, the Manchus.

Many of them were reported by the late Emperor's governor of Liaodong.

It turns out that the problem had been realized as early as the years after the death of the late emperor.

According to the memorial.

Originally, Li Tang supported the Manchus to deal with the Khalkha tribe.

But they didn't expect that the Manchu Qing Dynasty, as a fishing and hunting nation, exploded with astonishing fighting power after receiving support from Li Tang.

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A man named Nurhaci attracted attention.

Nurhachi, who was the commander-in-chief of Jianzhou at the time, recruited a large number of wild Jurchen tribes under his command, gathering a population of more than 200,000.

You must know that both Jurchen men and women can serve as soldiers.

The governor of Liaodong at that time suggested that it should be divided and divided.

There are many people among the Jurchen tribe who are dissatisfied with Nurhaci, so a new Jurchen general can be established for checks and balances.

No idea.

Nurhachi didn't know where he got the news, so he immediately surrendered.

Not only did he send a large amount of property to the then governor of Liaodong, he also secretly bribed the ministers in Beijing to be transferred away from Liaodong.

At the same time, he also became the adopted son of the new governor of Liaodong.

Since then.

Nurhachi's almost flattering flattery allowed it to continue to grow.

As for those Jurchen clan members who were dissatisfied with Nurhaci, they all died suddenly for no reason during that period.

Later,

Nurhachi almost integrated the entire Jurchen tribe and began to stay away from the situation in Liaodong, listening to announcements but not instructions.

After reading these memorials, Li Zhao was filled with astonishment.

According to the memorial.

The Khalkha tribe, which was once Li Tang's great enemy, once had an army of 80,000 that was routed by 6,000 Manchus!

Within the Liaodong frontier army, there was a message that the Jurchens were absolutely invincible.

certainly.

The late Emperor Li Tang was worthy of being the founder of the country and had made second-hand preparations.

That is to strictly prohibit the sale of salt and iron to the Qing Dynasty.

However.

Strategies are good.

But I didn't expect that some guys who were greedy for profit didn't care about this ban at all.

"I don't know if there are eight Shanxi merchants in this world."

If so, a cold look flashed in Lin Chen's eyes.

Li Zhao fell silent.

From this point of view, the Manchu Qing Dynasty is definitely Li Tang's enemy!

The main reason is that the Manchu Qing Dynasty is too close to the Li Tang Center.

Once we break through Shanhaiguan.

That is the trend of going straight to Huanglong.

At that time, the only option before Li Zhao was to move the capital.

And don't forget, there are kings with different surnames from all over Li and Tang Dynasty who are watching covetously.

Li Zhaoruo moved his capital to the south of the Yangtze River.

At that time, I am afraid that like Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, he will become a symbol and be manipulated by others.

"So, Zhao Kuangyin's method of marching in three directions was to hide evil intentions?" Li Zhao asked Lin Chen indifferently.

Um?

Lin Chen was startled when he heard this.

How did Li Zhao come up with this idea?

"this......"

Lin Chen hesitated for a moment, then shook his head.

If it were Shi Jingtang, he might really be able to do such a thing.

But this person is Zhao Kuangyin.

Although Lin Chen said he would rather not deal with it, he had to admit it.

This Song Taizu was very ambitious and could not do such a despicable thing.

"From my perspective, Chancellor Zhao most likely did not regard the Manchus as a serious enemy."

Lin Chen tactfully defended Zhao Kuangyin.

Again.

This three-pronged crusade strategy seemed to him fine.

Li Tang has a vast territory and rich resources.

The Manchu Qing Dynasty had just swept through Liaodong. Not to mention the casualties, the number of troops was definitely not as abundant as that of Li Tang.

As the saying goes, under an advantage, there is no need for cunning tactics, as long as you use the overwhelming momentum to crush it.

This was Zhao Kuangyin's plan.

As long as there is a way to penetrate the Manchu and Qing defense lines, all the territory that the Manchu and Qing governments have swallowed up will have to be vomited out, and it will easily be dumped and all will be lost.

However.

Lin Chen knew very well how terrifying the Manchu Jurchens under the leadership of Nurhaci were.

Even though some people often think that the last years of the Ming Dynasty were too unbearable, when Nurhaci was there, Wanli was still there, and it had not been thirty years since Zhang Juzheng's reform!

Although the Ming Dynasty at that time was old, it was honest and honest.

That's it. In the Battle of Sarhu, the Ming Dynasty summoned 200,000 elite troops, numbered 470,000, and attacked in four directions.

But it ended in a disastrous failure.

It is no exaggeration to say that after that battle, the Manchu Qing Dynasty finally rose to prominence, and it was also the beginning of the Ming Dynasty's demise.

In other words, was the Ming Dynasty simply too weak in that battle?

Lin Chen didn't think so.

You must know that among the leading generals of the Ming army, there was Li Rusong, a famous general who had defeated the Japanese pirates.

The underlying reasons are complex.

But that didn't stop Lin Chen from being wary of Nurhachi.

Although Li Zhao could see some clues from these memorials, he was not as cautious as Lin Chen.

"In that case, Lin Qing, do you think you will win or lose this battle?"

Li Zhao asked in a voice with no hint of joy or anger, and there was still a hint of anxiety between his eyebrows.

"I don't dare to say for sure."

Lin Chen slowly shook his head under Li Zhao's slightly frowning gaze.

Nurhaci is not a fuel saver, so why not Zhao Kuangyin?

Just like Guan Gong fighting Qin Qiong, it's hard to say who will win and who will lose before he fights.

but!

The correct strategy that Lin Chen mentioned before is to break out of this framework and find new keys to victory!

That is......