In the Forbidden City of Beijing, Emperor Chongzhen held a piece of music that had just been delivered, which was sent by fast boat sent by Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Baoding, to send it urgently.

This piece of music is about Geng Zhongming taking the initiative to contact and express his heart of abandoning the dark and turning to the light.

Of course, Lu Xiangsheng would not completely talk to Chen Shaozong about the things in the chapter, so he bullied him for not knowing words, and only read the things that he knew. What Chen Shaozong didn't know was that he told another aspect of the situation, that is, from the news that he heard from the night detectives, Geng Zhongming was disgusted by Huang Taiji and looked for something to deprive him of his pseudo-royal title.

Lu Xiangsheng analyzed in the recital, it is likely that this incident made Geng Zhongming make such a decision. In the past, there had already been Liu Xingzuo who abandoned the secret and turned to the light, and the Ming Dynasty accepted it. There are such examples, and it is not surprising that Geng Zhongming would do this.

He suggested that like Geng Zhongming, the imperial court could pardon it, which was used to hit the strength of Jianguo, shake more generals in Jianyu, and also make Jianguo suspicious of each other, which was conducive to the early recovery of Liaodong by the Ming Dynasty.

At the end of the recital, Lu Xiangsheng also expounded on the causes and consequences of the Denglai Mutiny. Although it was not explicitly stated, it was somewhat interesting, saying that at least locally at that time, Geng Zhongming and his Liao generals were overly oppressed. They were cornered and confused for a moment before they made the wrong choice.

After reading this recital, Emperor Chongzhen didn't know why, but suddenly remembered a passage that he saw on the Internet in later generations:

If you feel that your homeland is not good, you go and build it; If you think the government is not good, you will go to the civil service examination to become an official; If you feel that the people are not qualified, start with you to be a high-quality citizen; If you think your fellow citizens are ignorant, start with you to learn and change the people around you!

She has shortcomings, and we will correct them together, instead of blindly insulting, complaining, and running away. Heng Mei coldly pointed at Qianfu, bowing his head and being willing to be a son of a cow.

The place where you stand is your China; What you do, what happens to China; China is what you are; If you are bright, China will not be dark!

He had always been impressed by this passage at the time, and was deeply impressed by it.

In Geng Zhongming's matter, or it can also be said that the Ming Dynasty is not good, is the reason why you surrendered to the Manchus and brought firearms technology to the Manchus? It can be seen how much heavy suffering the Manchu Qing brought to their home country after they became stronger!

In other words, the times are different, and now it is still the period of the feudal dynasty, and it is important to pay attention to one family and one surname; In this era, there is no concept of a state or nation. Sometimes, however, the truth is interconnected. The word "forgetting one's ancestors" has been around for a long time.

After losing his mind for a while, he recalled some things in the afterlife. After a long while, he came back to his senses, muttered for a moment, and began to write his reply.

The approximate meaning, that is, the boundless sea of bitterness is the shore, as long as Geng Zhongming is truly abandoning the darkness and turning to the light, and can make great contributions, not only can he be pardoned for his previous crimes, but he can also be rewarded according to the size of his merits.

Although the communication channels of carrier pigeons are almost there; However, it is not possible to send the reply and related content with carrier pigeons. Therefore, it was necessary to speed up the ship to Hiroshima.

According to what Lu Xiangsheng said in the recital, if Phoenix Castle and Zhenjiang Fort were really taken by the Ming Dynasty, the importance of this geographical location would definitely attract a crazy counterattack from Jianyu.

Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen gave instructions in his reply that he did not recommend that the limited strength of the Dongjiang Army be used to defend the two castles. If it is surrounded and attacked by the superior forces of Jianyu, there is a high possibility of falling. The goal of the Dongjiang Army has never been to engage in a head-on conflict with Jianyu.

If you can really take Phoenix Castle and Zhenjiang Fort, it is better to take all the population and materials and leave the empty city to Jianyu. If Jianguo values this place, then it is inevitable to divide troops to defend it, which can weaken Jianguo's forces in other places; If you don't value this place, it's okay to go back and get it back.

People are in the city, people are not in the city, people are the most important!

After sending the reply to Lu Xiangsheng, Emperor Chongzhen began to browse the seed feedback in the eavesdropping system.

Nothing else, but the feedback from the Grade A eavesdropping seed on Xilin Jueluo's body caught his attention.

This Xilin Jueluo seems to have a conflict with Geng Zhongming's son for the sake of the slave girl at the post station, and when he humiliated Geng Zhongming's son, he had the following conversation.

"What are you? Dare to come and rob a woman with Lao Tzu, even if it was before, but now, your fucking Lao Tzu has been deprived of the king, who do you think you are! ”

"Fart, that's fake! As long as my father completes the errand, he will be hereditary in the future, and I will also be the king! ”

"You fucking lied to Lao Tzu, you don't pee on yourself, and you are hereditary, what can you do to hereditary?"

“……”

From the follow-up words, Emperor Chongzhen probably deduced that this Geng Zhongming's son seemed to know that he had leaked his mouth, so he didn't say anything, and was finally humiliated by this Xilin Jueluo.

If it were the same conversation, he wouldn't have paid attention to it. However, he had just finished reading the recital sent by Lu Xiangsheng, and he just knew that Geng Zhongming was most likely the matter of the prince being taken away and wanting to return to the Ming Dynasty. As soon as it is connected, the smell of conspiracy can be smelled without your nose!

Huang Taiji used such a vicious scheme for the sake of the Dongjiang Army! Enough rape!

If it weren't for the fact that Geng Zhongming's son really couldn't support the wall, he wouldn't be clear on his side, and Lu Xiangsheng's side would probably believe it, maybe something could really happen!

Huang Taiji, you grandma, you are so yin! Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but curse in his heart, and then began to think about it, since Huang Taiji wanted to plot against the Dongjiang Army, how should he take advantage of this matter?

Thinking so, Emperor Chongzhen also specially found a map of Liaodong, and began to think about it according to a series of things about Liaodong that he had received recently.

Why don't you take this opportunity and eat here? Emperor Chongzhen said to himself with his hand on the place on the map.

Lan Tianbao on the side listened a little curiously, rolled his eyes, and subconsciously glanced at it, and recognized that the emperor had photographed this place, which was called Jinzhou.

That's right, Emperor Chongzhen just wants to take Jinzhou, so that Lushun's side will be safer. Subsequently, it can be expanded to become the real bridgehead of the Ming Dynasty in Liaodong. By the way, isn't Jinzhou an old slave chief Dai Shan, and if you kill him, you will get rid of another one.

Or, Emperor Chongzhen reached out again and tapped his finger on another place on the map.

When Lan Tianbao heard it, he subconsciously took a look and found that the place the emperor was referring to was Gaizhou.

That's right, another alternative place that Emperor Chongzhen considered was Gaizhou, which was near the sea. If the Ming Dynasty occupies Gaizhou, it will be able to threaten Haizhou. And above Haizhou, there is Anshan Post Fort and Liaoyang Town.

After thinking about it for a long time, Emperor Chongzhen did not make a decision at the first time. He also wanted to wait for Huang Taiji to see what tricks he would make, and then take corresponding measures here.

However, no matter what choice is made, the strength of the Dongjiang Army alone is not enough. The army on Ning Jin's side was also more than enough to defend the city, but the attack was weak.

In this way, it is still necessary to send out the three battalions.

However, Emperor Chongzhen also had difficulties on his side, that is, he could not send troops out on a large scale, because all the accumulated grain and grass were used for disaster relief.

Thinking so, Emperor Chongzhen calculated in his heart and made a decision.

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On the side of Guanglu Island, Lu Xiangsheng would not sit and wait, but instead sent more nights to Liaodong to investigate the activities of Jianyu. And he himself began to draw troops to prepare for the coming war.

On this day, he was busy, and suddenly, the guards came to report, saying that Chen Er asked to see him and had a will.

When Lu Xiangsheng heard this, he was immediately overjoyed. I didn't expect the carrier pigeon to be used. So, he immediately asked the guards to bring someone over.

"Your Excellency the Governor, the Emperor's will!" As soon as Chen Er saw Lu Xiangsheng, he immediately presented a small roll of paper with both hands.

Lu Xiangsheng did not take a seat, immediately stepped forward and took the roll of paper himself, but he was not in a hurry to look at it, but praised Chen Erdao: "I didn't expect the flying pigeon to pass the book, it can be used so quickly, and you will be indispensable for the credit in the future." ”

When Chen Er heard this, he was full of joy, and hurriedly replied: "Now there are not enough carrier pigeons for long-distance transmission, most of them are only for short-distance use, and the villain works hard!" ”

Lu Xiangsheng nodded, encouraged him a few more words, and then returned to his seat, took out a thick book on the desk, unfolded the small roll of paper, and began to parse the password.

That's right, the little rolls were all numbers, or Arabic numerals, which were used for the words on the book. In this way, if something happens and is captured by Jian, it is impossible to know what is written in this scroll.

As for Arabic numerals, they are easy to understand and are not difficult.

Soon, Lu Xiangsheng translated the contents of this scroll. Knowing what the emperor meant, his face suddenly became grim. Although he thought about whether Geng Zhongming's abandonment of darkness and surrender to the light would be deceitful, but in general, he felt that it was true, and for this reason, he also said good things for Geng Zhongming in the recital.

Thanks to the emperor's side, there are Jinyi Wei secret agents who have spied on the news, otherwise, Geng Zhongming did this according to Huang Taiji's secret order, and his side may really be deceived.

Thinking of this, Lu Xiangsheng was very annoyed. But after all, he is not a simple general, and his brain aura is also one of the best. Thinking of Emperor Chongzhen's meaning, he explained that he would plan and create a fighter plane for the Ming Dynasty, and his mood calmed down again.

After thinking about it for a long time, he ordered to summon Zheng Zhilong, the chief soldier of the Sailor Division.

Speaking of which, in the war against Jianyu, even if Jianyu is powerful, it is rumored that the most stress-free one is Zheng Zhilong. He is also the most idle, in the Dongjiang Army, he can be regarded as the kind that earns military merits by lying down.

Hearing Lu Xiangsheng's military order, he didn't dare to slack off, and immediately rushed to ask for a meeting.

This is a separate meeting, there is no second person, Zheng Zhilong, who got Lu Xiangsheng's military order, quickly received the military order and left Guanglu Island.

On the eighth day of September in the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, Chen Shaozong secretly arrived at Guanglu Island again, asked to see Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Baoding in the Ming Dynasty, and presented the map of Jianyu's troops in Liaodong, but there was also an explanation, saying that the Jianyu army had been rotating and rectifying armaments, so Geng Zhongming explained in the letter that this was the most complete news he could inquire, but this was really not guaranteed.

If there is no reminder from Emperor Chongzhen, this military information, at least in the aspect that the Dongjiang Army does not collect at night, must be consistent. In this way, Lu Xiangsheng is estimated to let go of his doubts and choose to believe Geng Zhongming.

However, this is certainly not the case anymore.

However, Lu Xiangsheng was also silent, praised Geng Zhongming, and then said: "Jingshi's reply has also arrived, and the emperor is overjoyed when he hears it, as long as Geng Zhongming makes great contributions, he can not forgive his previous sins, and he can still be rewarded according to the size of his merits." This will, you bring to Geng Zhongming! ”

After finishing speaking, he handed over the holy decree sent by the clipper to Chen Shaozong.

Chen Shaozong was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly knelt down and respectfully thanked the emperor for his grace, which could give them a chance to mend their ways.

At this time, Lu Xiangsheng was also a little puzzled, he had been staring at Chen Shaozong, but he didn't find a flaw.

Chen Shaozong hid the holy decree very carefully, and then asked Lu Xiangsheng for instructions: "My lord, I don't know how to deal with it next, Vice General Geng said that Jianyu's side is mobilizing troops, and he doesn't know when he may be transferred to Phoenix Castle or Zhenjiang Fort." If he is transferred, it will be in vain! ”

When Lu Xiangsheng heard this, his attitude was calm, and he immediately shook his head and said: "This is a major matter of military aircraft, and it cannot be decided at will. You go back and tell Geng Zhongming that he will find an opportunity to come to Guanglu Island, and this official will personally negotiate the details of the war with him! ”

Hearing this, Chen Shaozong was slightly disappointed, but he could understand it, after all, this was a very big military operation, and it was not too much to be cautious.

Therefore, he immediately agreed, but still reminded: "My lord, Vice General Geng, as the commander of the Phoenix Castle, if he doesn't show up for a long time, I'm afraid there will be problems, and the villain doesn't know if Vice General Geng can come, so I don't dare to guarantee it!" ”

"As long as you have the heart, you can always find opportunities and reasons." Lu Xiangsheng heard this, and said lightly, "If you act carelessly and are known by Jianyu, this official doesn't want to lose the brothers of the Dongjiang Army because of this, and he doesn't want him Geng Zhong to understand the hard work, and even affect him!" ”

Having said it so clearly, Chen Shaozong didn't say anything more, said goodbye to Lu Xiangsheng, and immediately rushed back to Phoenix Castle.

However, this time, he saw more Ming troops on Guanglu Island, all of which were troops mobilized from various islands before Lu Xiangsheng prepared for the war.

After hurrying back to Phoenix Castle, still in that study, under the premise that there were guards watching at the door and "foolproof", Chen Shaozong took out the holy decree of Emperor Chongzhen with joy.