The crown prince Zhu Cihong got up at four o'clock in the morning to study, and his father Emperor Chongzhen has always been diligent in government, sleeping later than a dog and getting up earlier than a chicken to be busy with government affairs, especially in the past few days, the situation is too sensitive, so that Emperor Chongzhen tosses and turns and sleeps and eats, he wants to know how Chang Yu decides, whether to fight or peace?

If there is some certainty in the fight, and at what cost, will the Tartars agree to the harsh conditions in the peace talks?

Emperor Chongzhen's heart was both eager to fight and looking forward to peace.

It's tangled, it's contradictory.

The main thing is that I don't have confidence, and I'm even more afraid that I won't be able to catch chickens and fold my old book in.

At dawn, the fan of the East Factory hurriedly sent a secret letter, Chang Yu's handwritten letter.

Coming, coming, finally coming, Emperor Chongzhen was very nervous before opening the letter, and rubbed his hands several times.

When he opened the letter, he saw the five big characters of "The Law does not pass on the six ears", and Emperor Chongzhen's heart tightened, knowing that this was a secret matter related to confidential matters, and other courtiers could not let other courtiers know about it, so as not to leak the news.

At a glance and ten lines, Emperor Chongzhen's expression became more and more happy, and Wang Chengen observed his words: "Emperor, happy event? ”

"Daxi" Emperor Chongzhen took the case: "The Tartars were afraid of war and sued for peace, and agreed to the conditions of the imperial court."

That's a good idea! Wang Chengen snorted: "The Tartar is busy this time, stealing chickens is not a loss, and the rice is a big loss."

"But isn't it" Emperor Chongzhen smiled and slammed the dragon case: "I haven't been so happy for many years!" Then he frowned and sighed: "Although the gains of the Tartars outweigh the losses, but this time it destroyed several cities in my Ming Dynasty, how many people were ruined...... It's hateful! ”

"The emperor can rest assured, with the ability of Chang Gonggong, this account will be settled for them sooner or later, and I heard that the Tartar has suffered heavy casualties this time, so let's calculate the interest first."

"This interest is not enough" Emperor Chongzhen sneered: "Chang Yu is still planning to ......" Saying that, he suddenly closed his mouth, Wang Chengen looked puzzled: "What does Chang Gonggong want?" ”

"It's nothing, you go to the Pavilion Elder and others to come to Qianqingmen to see me." Emperor Chongzhen suddenly thought of Chang Yu's advice, and casually put the letter on the candle flame and burned it, Wang Chengen inadvertently caught a glimpse of it and thought in his heart, it seems to be an extremely confidential matter, otherwise the emperor would not be able to even guard against me.

As soon as Wang Chenen went out, a eunuch on duty came in: "Your Majesty, the prince asks to see you."

Emperor Chongzhen was slightly stunned and then smiled: "This kid" waved his hand: "Take him into the hall."

"Erchen to see his father" Zhu Cihong entered the hall to give a salute, and Emperor Chongzhen raised his hand to signal him to get up after the dragon case, and then asked, "What is the matter with my son?" ”

"Father, my son heard that there was news from Chang Yu's side, I don't know what happened over there?" In the past, Zhu Cihong didn't dare to talk to Emperor Chongzhen like this, but since he passed through his immortal dream, the family has experienced various ups and downs in the heart, and the relationship has become much closer.

"You are well-informed" Chongzhen did not hide it from him: "The Tartars are going to negotiate peace"

"Ah, no more fighting?" Zhu Cihong was slightly stunned, and it was difficult to hide his regret.

"It seems that you are the main battle, why do you want to fight?" Emperor Chongzhen put down the fold in his hand and decided to train this future successor.

"The time and place are favorable, and we have all occupied it, the Tartars have suffered repeated setbacks and losses, their morale is low, and they are in the hinterland, thousands of miles away from the pass, why not take the opportunity to destroy them, so as to prevent future troubles!" Zhu Cihong spoke his mind.

Emperor Chongzhen nodded and shook his head: "A little opinion, but it's too superficial" Zhu Cihong made a cup of tea for Emperor Chongzhen before the case: "Please also ask my father for advice."

Emperor Chongzhen took the teacup, took a sip and put it down, and then said: "The battlefield is extremely cruel, so there is a saying that killing a thousand enemies and losing eight hundred, the Tartars have always been strong, and our army will hurt a thousand or even eight thousand if they fight with it" Seeing Zhu Cihong's surprised appearance: "If it weren't for this, why did the soldiers in previous years lose their courage and fear the war, even at this time, Chang Yu's overseers had to be nearly three times damaged, this time the Tartars entered the customs although there were few soldiers and horses, but they were their elite, if they wanted to fight them, I am afraid that they would have to defeat all the soldiers and horses in Gyeonggi, It's very costly! ”

Zhu Cihong couldn't help but gasp, and Emperor Chongzhen continued: "There is another point as you said, the time and place are favorable, and we are all occupied, but it is also an appearance, first of all, whether it is cloudy and rainy or cloudless and sunny day, it is the same for the enemy and me, and the location is favorable, except for the Tartars who go deep into the hinterland for thousands of miles, we can set up cards layer by layer, and even for the Tartars' cavalry is more advantageous, and in the end there is one person left, it seems that the morale is high, but you think about chasing the enemy for thousands of miles and fighting all the way, the soldiers and horses are tired, and the people's hearts are tired, The soldiers of the intensive fighting campaign are more or less war-weary, not as high as you think."

So that's the case, Zhu Cihong said in a low voice: "No wonder Chang Yu's character can easily agree to the Tatar peace talks."

Emperor Chongzhen smiled: "This is the only thing you said that is all right, in terms of battlefield experience and grasp of the situation, no one in the court, including me, can match Chang Yu, if you can fight him, there will be absolutely discord, he agrees to peace, that is he can see it thoroughly!" ”

"But it's so cheap, the dog Tartars, they entered the customs and killed our people, how many towns were razed to the ground, how many people were lost...... And now, as long as they leave the captivity, they can go away, and what is even more hateful is how hard it took to capture the Azig and release it......" Zhu Cihong hated and hated.

Emperor Chongzhen sighed: "This is also a last resort, the Tartars are not good at the master, even if this has touched their bottom line, after all, it is extremely difficult for them to lose thousands of soldiers but return empty-handed, and they are almost going to give us a fight, if we put forward some conditions, I am afraid that it will really provoke it, and at that time, ......" Seeing that Zhu Cihong was depressed, Emperor Chongzhen changed the topic: "My son, rest assured, you have seen who has taken advantage of Chang Yu"

Zhu Cihong was overjoyed: "Father, what other tricks does Chang Yu have?" ”

"Uh...... I don't know for the time being, maybe there is" Emperor Chongzhen said insincerely, plausible.

"He must have" Zhu Cihong's expression was firm: "Chang Yu loves to make yin tricks the most, don't think about going back so easily." Emperor Chongzhen was shocked, I'll drop it, how can you guess so accurately.

"Father, the son wants to go out of the palace today" Zhu Cihong's words changed, and the strange Emperor Chongzhen was not surprised at all, but just asked: "What are you going to do?" ”

It stands to reason that the prince can't leave the palace easily, but since Chang Yu crossed over, the butterfly effect is too great, and many things are changing unconsciously, and many rules are also changing, and subtly he has changed many people's thinking and three views.

And the reason why Emperor Chongzhen was able to accept and approve Zhu Cihong to leave the palace was also related to Chang Yu, he knew that the prince and Chang Yu had a lot of business in private, all of which were profitable transactions.

And the prince is not out of the palace to show his face, he is acting in a low-key manner in private, and Emperor Chongzhen is becoming more and more enlightened in teaching his son, he thinks that it may be better for the prince to go out of the palace more to experience the hardships of the people and have a long insight, so he has secretly allowed it a few times.

The prince is also very competitive, and he is extremely low-key when he leaves the palace, never publicizing or causing trouble.

"I made an appointment with the prince of Dingguo and the sons of several noble families to discuss the league" Zhu Cihong smiled, and Emperor Chongzhen pouted: "Is that Juju?" Can it really make money? ”

Zhu Cihong snorted: "Chang Yu said that the football league can be made to make money."

"He has a lot of tricks," Emperor Chongzhen scolded with a smile, "I don't understand how this Keju makes money, and what kind of professional league he has started...... Gotta go, go ahead, remember to be careful."

"Father, rest assured, every time the son goes out of the palace, he is secretly protected by the Dongchang master, and Chang Yu left two hidden masters in the yamen when he returned to Beijing last time......" Zhu Cihong looked relaxed and bowed out.