Two days after Zhou Zheng got the news, from Liaodong to Jingshi, there was a lot of rumors.

Jianyu has always been the number one threat to the Ming Dynasty, especially the new emperor attaches great importance to it.

Emperor Chongzhen strictly ordered Wang Zhichen to resist desperately, and there must be no cowardice, and he even sent the internal supervisor Ji Yong to Liaodong to show his attention.

Yongpyeongfu.

Zhou Zheng soon received a reply from Wang Zhichen, sitting in the study, Zhou Zheng looked at the letter.

The content of Wang Zhichen's letter was very confident, and he did not invoke Zhou Zheng.

Yao Tongshun, Zhang Heyi, Cao Bianjiao and others all stood in front of Zhou Zheng, quietly waiting for him to speak.

Zhou Zheng looked at the letter for a long time before putting it down, and looked at a few people: "Inspector Wang didn't mean to call Yongping Mansion. ”

Cao Bianjiao had contact with Wang Zhichen for a period of time, and said: "If this is the case, presumably the superintendent is sure to hold it." ”

Yao Tongshun looked at Ding Qi and the others without interjecting.

Zhou Zheng listened to Cao Bianjiao's words and thought thoughtfully.

He knew that Liaodong was stable for a period of time, and it was solid, and Jianyu couldn't attack it at all, but he didn't know how Wang Zhichen was dismissed and how Yuan Chonghuan was reinstated.

After thinking about it for a long time, Zhou Zheng said: "We still can't slack off, the location of Yongping Mansion is too critical, and we will not be spared if something happens in Liaodong." ”

Everyone nodded, and Cao Bianjiao saw that Zhou Zheng was still worried, and said, "My lord, the last general was borrowed by the adult, and you can take this opportunity to go back and find out the news." ”

Zhou Zheng looked at him, shook his head and said, "No, since Lord Wang wants me to 'fulfill my duties', that is, let me not act rashly, you can't go back." ”

Cao Bianjiao thought about it, responded, and didn't say anything more.

After saying this, Zhou Zheng took a deep breath and said, "The matter of Liaodong is of course urgent, we can't relax here, continue to advance our affairs, don't be slow." ”

"Yes." Everyone raised their hands.

Zhou Zheng looked at Cao Bianjiao and said, "Recall Shangguan Qing back, it's hard enough, after a while, I am coordinating the plan to suppress bandits." ”

"Yes." Cao Bianjiao said.

Shangguan Qing brought a thousand people, and she was suppressing bandits in Yongping Mansion, she seemed to be quite addicted, Zhou Zheng urged several times, and she actually prevaricated on the grounds of 'not being subject to foreign military orders'.

The government affairs of Yongping Mansion are still continuing, but Zhou Zheng has been paying attention to the situation in Liaodong, Shanhaiguan is in the territory of Yongping Mansion, it is really convenient to receive news, no matter how fast, the imperial court has not received the news, Zhou Zheng knows.

As time passed, all kinds of news from Liaodong gathered on Zhou Zheng's desk.

More than 10 days passed, and by mid-October, the fighting was still going on.

Chu Jin stood in front of Zhou Zheng and said, "My lord, the Liaodong army has withdrawn from Jinzhou and is holding Ningyuan. Jianyu is menacing this time, they are all elite, and the offensive is fierce, even if Lord Wang is prepared, it is still a force of troops, and there is a huge disparity in morale. ”

Listening to Chu Jin's somewhat worried tone, Zhou Zheng said, "Do you think Ning Yuan can't hold it?" ”

Chu Jin said: "The first two times to be able to hold it all lie in the will of Lord Yuan, if the will of Ning Yuan's defenders is not strong, and they are afraid of defeat and defeat, I am afraid it will be difficult to hold it." ”

Zhou Zheng nodded imperceptibly, the reason why Liaodong has been defeated again and again is that the army's heart is unstable, from top to bottom, it is extremely afraid of war, and it is a trend to flee, if Ning Yuan's guard will really flee without a fight, or he thinks that he can't hold it, and he will deal with it passively, he is afraid that he may really be defeated.

Zhou Zheng knew the history, but he was also a little uneasy, and said, "Don't panic, star." By the way, what is the movement of the imperial court? ”

Chu Jin said: "The court is treacherous, and many people have written to impeach Wang Inspector, accusing him of retreating to Ningyuan because he is afraid of war, and asking the court to depose and replace him. ”

The corners of Zhou Zheng's mouth couldn't help twitching, the big war is coming, these people in the court actually asked for a change of generals, are they crazy? Don't you know how important this battle in Liaodong is?

However, Zhou Zheng also smelled a little bit from here.

The reason why Wang Zhichen was deposed and Yuan Chonghuan came back is mostly due to this.

After pondering for a while, Zhou Zheng looked at Chu Jin and said: "Continue to keep an eye on the news from all sides, especially Liaodong, if there is news, this official will immediately lead the army north!" ”

"Yes!" Chu Jin Dao.

Zhou Zheng was busy dealing with various government affairs, and at the same time stayed in the barracks for a while from time to time.

He even made a suit of armor, ready to enter Shanhaiguan at any time to support Liaodong.

The war in Liaodong lasted for nearly a month, and it was still stalemate, affecting the hearts of countless people.

Some of the voices in the court were even more absurd, not only asking for a change of generals in battle, deposing the king's ministers, and even asking the king's ministers to take the initiative to attack and not be afraid of war.

The Ming court was disturbed, and the war in Liaodong was still in full swing.

Wang Zhichen sat in Ningyuan, unhurried, neither asked for support, nor lost, so he spent more than a month with Jianyu.

Jianyu couldn't take Ningyuan, the road to the south was blocked, the war stopped, and from time to time they also surrendered, negotiated peace, and the means came out.

Wang Zhichen's Ningyuan City is as immobile as a mountain, and he does not retreat a bit.

By mid-November, Jianyu had no advance and had to retreat.

Jianyu's retreat was naturally a great victory for the Ming Dynasty, and Zhou Zheng, who was in Yongping Mansion, was also relieved from Liaodong to the capital.

Yao Tongshun looked at Zhou Zheng and said excitedly: "My lord, this time Jianyu was defeated, I am very majestic, presumably Jianyu will not dare to violate my border in a short time!" ”

Ding Qi was even more enthusiastic and said: "My lord, if there is three or five years, the imperial court will work hard to reorganize its armaments and recover Liaodong, it will be just around the corner!" ”

Shangguan Lie, Qi Lian and others also spoke one after another, and they were all greatly excited.

But Zhou Zheng was under great pressure, took a sip of tea, and said with a smile: "Well, what you said makes sense, but Jianyu has not gone, and we must not slack off, our government affairs and military training must be more striving, and the heart of Jianyu will not die, we must not give them a chance!" ”

Zhou Zheng explained a few words, watched a few people leave, and exhaled secretly.

Jianyu has been repeatedly defeated in Liaodong, and the disaster itself is serious, and Liaodong cannot get an inch of work, so taking the risk of bypassing the Liaoxi Corridor and entering the customs from Xifengkou is the only choice that has to be made.

"Gotta hurry." Zhou Zheng muttered to himself.

It's almost December, and the first year of Chongzhen is about to pass, and things are becoming more and more urgent.

Zhou Zheng was busy pushing forward his reforms in Yongping Mansion and strengthening military training at the same time, when at the end of December, a bad news came from Liaodong.

On the way to retreat to Shenyang, Jianlu suddenly sent troops to Dongjiang Town, even though Mao Wenlong quickly retreated to Phi Island, he still suffered heavy losses, and North Korea was forced to pay tribute to Jiannu.

After all, someone must resist this matter, and the government and the opposition suddenly surged and impeached the king's ministers.

It didn't take long for Wang Zhichen to turn over the book, but finally had to ask for guilt and resign from the office.

There is also one person who is also involved, that is, Ye Xianggao, who has just recovered and has not been the first assistant for a long time, is also impeached and has begun the drama of three ups and three rejections.

Before the end of the year, Ye Xiang Gao Zhishi and Han Huang succeeded him as the first assistant.

It is considered that this matter has come to an end, and at the same time, Yuan Chonghuan, who has resigned for nearly two years, was recalled to the capital.