The report that Zuo Liangyu's 30,000 elites, Lu Xiangsheng's Tianxiong army, and Hong Chengchou's Hong soldiers were defeated one after another reached the capital, which immediately caused an uproar among the bureaucrats, gentry, and common people in the capital.

In particular, Lu Xiangsheng's Tianxiong Army, an invincible and brave army in the eyes of the bureaucrats, squires and ordinary people, was also defeated, which caused panic inside and outside the capital.

The bureaucrats, gentry, and common people suddenly began to compete to buy grain, coal, and other food and clothing from the shops in the capital, and store them at home in large quantities, so as not to have another situation where Chongzhen could not buy silver in the second year.

Just as the Beijing camp was preparing to defend the capital, another incredible news came, Dolgon gave up the siege of the capital of the Ming Dynasty and ran to attack a small Zhuangzi of Zhu Shun.

While the bureaucratic squire breathed a sigh of relief, there were actually many Donglin Party officials celebrating in private, celebrating that this disaster star was finally dying, and the hard days had finally come to an end.

Forbidden city.

Warm Pavilion.

Chongzhen summoned the old supervisor Sun Chengzong, the first assistant of the cabinet Wen Tiren, the Marquis of Zhenyuan and other important ministers and dignitaries to the warm pavilion to discuss a strategy to find a way to let Zhu Shun avoid this disaster.

Because of the large number of coal shops directly related to the livelihood of the people, the Marquis of Zhenyuan has always practiced the principles of the industrial faction, and the industry saves the country wholeheartedly for the country and the people.

The No. 2 industrialist, who has become an industrialist, does not want to see Zhu Shun die under the iron hooves of the Manchu Qing Dynasty more than all the important ministers and magnates here.

Through these years of contact, the Marquis of Zhenyuan saw hope in Zhu Shun, and it was also the only hope for recreating a new Ming Dynasty.

The important ministers and magnates in the warm pavilion fell silent, and the Marquis of Zhenyuan opened his mouth: "The ministers know that the emperor is worried about the safety of the industrial marquis, but the safety of the emperor is not only related to the life and death of all the people in the world, but also to the stability of the country. ”

"There is no problem for the emperor to send troops to rescue the industrial marquis, but it has to be prevented from being a suspicious tactic used by the Manchu Qing Dynasty to take advantage of the emperor's attention to the industrial marquis."

"When the capital is empty, I don't know where a Eight Banners soldier came out of nowhere to attack the capital."

"First of all, Zhou Yuji's firearms battalion can't move, and the soldiers of the Beijing battalion can only send 10,000 at most, beyond this limit, there will be a weak situation in the capital, and it is easy for the Manchu Eight Banners to take advantage of the weakness."

Speaking of this, Marquis Zhenyuan couldn't help but sigh: "Except for Zhou Yuji's firearms battalion in the entire Beijing camp, what is the situation of the other battalions, presumably the emperor knows it in his heart." ”

"Those 50,000 or 60,000 young master soldiers can't defeat 10,000 Liaodong border troops, not to mention that this Manchu Eight Banner soldiers are still the Eight Banners of the White Banner led by Dolgon."

"The emperor has also read the battle report from Changli County, Zuo Liangyu's 30,000 elites, Lu Xiangsheng's Tianxiong army, and Hong Chengchou's Hong soldiers are all not the opponents of Dolgon's Eight Banners."

"The emperor sent all the troops in the capital camp, and in that land of Pingchuan, there was only one part to be slaughtered."

Chongzhen didn't know what kind of virtue those young master soldiers were, but they couldn't rectify it, they were all the children of bureaucrats and gentry.

Once rectified, it will touch the interests of too many people, basically offending all the officials and magnates of the Ming Dynasty, and Chongzhen is also powerless.

Chongzhen could only look at the old supervisor Sun Chengzong who was sitting on the official hat chair, hoping that Daming's Dinghai Divine Needle could have a way to rescue Zhu Shun.

Sun Chengzong didn't speak, and remained silent all the time, waiting for Chongzhen's gaze to come over.

The old superintendent Sun Chengzong suddenly said: "Your Majesty, the old minister is a little hungry in his belly, can you reward a bowl of Yangchun noodles." ”

Chongzhen glanced at the sky outside, it was already dark, they had been discussing for a day, and everyone had not entered the water.

Chongzhen looked at Wang Chengen on the side: "Pass the meal, send a bowl of noodles to each Aiqing." ”

Wang Chengen, who lowered his eyebrows and was pleasing to the eyes, was about to instruct the little eunuch to pass the meal, Chongzhen suddenly remembered something and stopped the little eunuch: "Put more noodles in the old superintendent's bowl and bring it over in a big bowl of blue and white." ”

Sun Chengzong didn't expect the emperor to remember this little thing about him, he looked up at Chongzhen, who was expressionless, and looked at the face that didn't show any emotion, but it had a little more human touch.

This determines the fate of many court officials, and determines the appointment and dismissal of the governor of the feudal territory, a squire, a scholar, and even a warm cabinet appointed by the first assistant of the cabinet.

The sound of sucking noodles sounded.

Only the old superintendent Sun Chengzong is eating, and in the face of the current crisis, where do other people still have the slightest appetite, and they can't eat a bite.

When the old superintendent Sun Chengzong was about to take the second bite, the cabinet chief assistant Wen Tiren, the marquis of Zhenyuan, the marquis of Huaiyuan, and other powerful people could be regarded as seeing Zhu Shun's status in the emperor's heart.

Chongzhen stood up, picked up a bottle of wine, and poured it into the porcelain basin that said it was a big bowl but was actually a small basin.

The old superintendent Sun Chengzong finished eating the noodles in a big gulp, sweating profusely, put down the dishes and chopsticks and stood up: "The old minister asks the emperor to make a holy decree." ”

"Gather all the officials in the capital, and temporarily assemble a large army to hand over to the ministers."

The old superintendent Sun Chengzong was going to save Zhu Shun, and the important ministers and magnates in Chongzhen and the warm pavilion were completely relieved, and there was the old superintendent who was the god of the sea.

Not to mention a Dolgon, even Huang Taiji himself can handle it with his troops.

Chongzhen has never commanded troops on the battlefield, and he doesn't know the soldiers, but the Marquis of Zhenyuan knows very well that the Manchu Eight Banners are invincible.

Marquis Zhenyuan raised his head suddenly, and looked at Sun Chengzong, the old superintendent who had no soldiers in his hand,

Where is to save Zhu Shun, the invention is to send him to death, and exchange his own life for Zhu Shun's life.

Although Wen Tiren, the first assistant of the cabinet, and Wang Chengen, the overseer of the East Factory, did not lead the troops to fight, it can be seen from the battle report.

How powerful was this army of only 5,000 men with the Eight Banners of the White Banner, and all the most strategic governors of the Ming Dynasty were defeated in the hands of Dolgon.

Naturally, it can be seen that the old superintendent Sun Chengzong is going to die.

Before Chongzhen gave the holy decree, outside the warm pavilion, a middle-aged man wearing a green robe walked in.

Sun Chuanting.

Marquis Zhenyuan, Marquis Huaiyuan and others did not expect Zhu Shun's status in the emperor's mind to be so indispensable, and they did not hesitate to be attacked by the Donglin Party members of the Manchu Dynasty, and they also invited Sun Chuanting out of the prison of Dali Temple at such a time.

What the magnates such as the Marquis of Zhenyuan and the Marquis of Huaiyuan did not expect, and even the first assistant of the cabinet, Wen Tiren, and the governor of Dongchang, Wang Chengen, did not expect that Sun Chuanting directly stopped the old supervisor Sun Chengzong.

His Sven face showed a firmness that was difficult to veto: "Why does this matter need the old superintendent to go in person." ”

"Just leave it to the kid."