Until now, the name of the cabinet is also derived from the "cabinet room", and in terms of the system, there is no term, and it is the result of everyone taking it for granted.

This result is tacitly acquiesced by everyone, because Zhu Yuanzhang abolished the prime minister and did not allow future generations to set it up again, therefore, the name Shoufu also evolved from 'Zaifu', and the emperors of previous dynasties did not 'correct' the cabinet.

Zhou Yanru listened to Sun Chuanting's words, and was a little excited, if he could be the real 'Zaifu' of the Ming Dynasty, wouldn't it be a big event to leave a name in history!

Zhou Yanru knew that there were a lot of pitfalls in it, so he couldn't help but say, "It's really up to me to decide?" ”

Zhou Zheng smiled and said, "Of course." ”

Sun Chuanting answered and said: "Xia Guan and others are writing a detailed statement, and they are also discussing with other ministries, and it is expected that they will be properly discussed within three days. ”

The little emperor couldn't take care of things, the celebrant was surrounded by the forbidden army, Li Zhong couldn't get in, and the jade seal was in Zhou Zheng's hands.

Zhou Zheng is ill-intentioned, Zhou Yanru is power-hungry, and once these two people cooperate, no one can oppose it.

Zhou Yanru could see that Zhou Zheng was 'harboring evil intentions', and fought in his heart, and said: "I want two cabinet ministers, no, two vice premiers, this reform team, I will also send someone to join it, Fan Wenjing, you know." ”

Zhou Zheng sighed and said, "Yes." ”

Zhou Yanru felt a little satisfied, and then said: "Since you want to change, what are you going to do with the expedition to the West Corridor?" ”

Zhou Zheng thought for a while and said: "This is because of the suppression of bandits and special existence, once the northwest is pacified, it will naturally be disbanded, and when the prime minister's compound is built, it will be moved into the military department." ”

Zhou Yanru looked at Zhou Zheng, his expression was a little obscure, and he said tentatively: "I want Li Banghua to enter the cabinet." ”

Li Banghua is the secretary of the Ministry of War, and it stands to reason that it should be the Ministry of Rites or the Ministry of Officials who entered first.

Sun Chuanting glanced at Zhou Yanru and said secretly: This old man still doesn't give up.

Zhou Zheng glanced at Zhou Yanru, pretended to be silent for a moment, and suddenly smiled: "Li Banghua has enough qualifications, I agreed." ”

Zhou Yanru breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and was considered to have been greatly satisfied, so he turned to Sun Chuanting and said, "If you have any trouble, just come to me directly." ”

Sun Chuanting bowed down and said, "Yes, Xie Yuanfu." ”

Zhou Yanru didn't say anything more, got up and left the west corridor.

Sun Chuanting waited for him to leave, looked at Zhou Zheng and said with a smile: "My lord, our Yuanfu is still so ambitious." ”

Zhou Zheng also smiled and said: "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, it would be strange if he was willing to give up like this." Set up the yamen first, and then gather people to start legislating, with Yuanfu in front of you, you can do it recklessly. ”

Sun Chuanting also thought so, and said, "Yes." ”

Zhou Zheng is sharpening his knife and Huo Huo is ready to challenge the old system of the Ming Dynasty for more than 200 years, and Lu Xiangsheng in the northwest is also constantly waking up and closing the net in Tongguan.

Cao Wenzhao stood beside Lu Xiangsheng, looked at Tongguan and said, "My lord, it's almost over, the grain and grass in Tongguan should be running out." ”

Zhao Shujiao looked at the sky and said: "The heavy rain has not stopped, Li Zicheng's reinforcements can't come, let's flood Tongguan, or feint, we can take it in three days at most." ”

Lu Xiangsheng estimated in his heart, and said: "Huguang is basically settled, and Sichuan is also stable, although Li Zicheng's main force cannot be found yet, but if Tongguan is taken, Shaanxi will not be a big problem." ”

Tongguan is known as the second Xiongguan in the world, and its strategic position in the northwest is very important, in other words, whoever controls Tongguan will be able to control Shaanxi, and control Shaanxi, the northwest is in sight.

Cao Wenzhao said: "The 20,000 reinforcements of Xibo are on the way, take Tongguan, we can divide our troops and sweep Shaanxi, and then concentrate our troops at the junction of Sichuan and Shaanxi, find out Li Zicheng, gather and annihilate him!" ”

Due to Zhou Zheng's deliberate connivance, coupled with some changes, Li Zicheng is not as miserable as the defeat in history, and he still has some strength.

Lu Xiangsheng pondered and said, "Two prongs, feint attack, and then pretend to divert water to irrigate the city and put pressure on them." ”

Zhao Shu taught: "My lord, this method is good, and the end will be arranged like this!" ”

The Ming army quickly moved, and the army attacked, and on the other hand, it wanted to divert water to irrigate the city.

Tongguan was tense, it was already precarious, and people's hearts were discouraged, which was even worse at the moment.

Gao Yigong, Li Guo supervised the battle, and killed hundreds of people in a row, so as to stabilize the city.

In just half an hour, Li Guo felt the danger and had to find a way.

Gao Yigong is a tall horse, and he frowned at the moment, and said solemnly: "The grain and grass in the city can support one day at most, and Your Majesty's reinforcements are blocked by heavy rain, what should I do now?" ”

Li Guo is Li Zicheng's nephew, and he will definitely not surrender, his expression is resolute at the moment, and he said: "Tongguan can't be lost, and if you can't defend it, you must defend it!" ”

Gao Yigong looked at him and said, "What should I do?" The official army is attacking the city in order to bite us, and once the flood floods the city, we will not be able to leave if we want to. ”

Their situation is actually very clear, either they hold on to the last moment, or they just break through.

Stubbornly defended, defeated and died, with no other result. Break through, but also save some strength.

There is only one result: the loss of Tongguan.

Li Guo has also been in battle for a long time, his expression has changed again and again, and he said: "As soon as Tongguan is lost, the officers and troops will be able to enter Shaanxi, and we will have no danger to defend." ”

Losing Tongguan, they will face the official army, today's officers and troops are from Liaodong, Shandong and other places, is the elite cultivated by Zhou Zheng for many years, plus sufficient grain and grass, properly deployed, it is no longer the past miscellaneous and non-subordinate officers and soldiers.

In the face of a strong official army, they did not have the courage to go head-to-head.

"So, what do you say?" Gao Yigong is Li Zicheng's brother-in-law, but he is more rational.

Li Guo looked at his expression, thought about it again and again, and said, "I know what you think, break through at night?" ”

Gao Yigong nodded and said, "If you don't leave, it's too late." ”

Li Guo had a calm face, thought about it for a long time, and said: "I can't take so much, you and I will take the elite of our cronies and leave quietly." ”

Gao Yigong's eyes flashed with pain, and he said, "Okay." ”

The two discussed and turned back to the city again, defending the city while quietly dispatching to withdraw their elites.

The officers and soldiers were feints, and Lu Xiangsheng and others were behind, staring with binoculars, although they couldn't see through it, they also noticed something wrong.

Both sides have their own plans, cautiously and cautiously testing each other.

Less than evening, the two sides ended fighting.

After the stop, there were various clouds at the head of Tongguan City, and an atmosphere of great war enveloped Tongguan.

At night, the troops in Tongguan moved frequently, and an army quietly left the city under the pretext of 'ambush and night attack'.

Not long after they came out, an official from the Military Intelligence Department arrived at Lu Xiangsheng's tent and said in a low voice: "As expected by your lordship, they abandoned the city and left, and the number of them was not much, maybe only 20,000 people. ”

Lu Xiangsheng stood up violently and said loudly: "Gather all the generals and attack the city immediately!" ”