"What...... The Dongjiang Army actually quietly entered Sichuan? In the imperial study, Chongzhen stood upright and exclaimed and questioned Wu Chengen, who had just sent him the news.

"Your Majesty, this matter is not false at all, our spies have found out. A full 5,000 soldiers and horses of the Dongjiang Army quietly entered Sichuan, and their destination was the mountains of Jiuzhaigou. Wu Chengen said affirmatively.

"It is not enough for Mao Wenlong to occupy the entire north now, and has begun to send troops to Sichuan. Did he want to go back on my promise? Chongzhen's face was full of suspicion.

Wu Chengen paused for a moment, hesitated and said, "Your Majesty, maybe this is not the case. ”

Chongzhen's face was gloomy: "Tell me your opinion." ”

Wu Chengen said cautiously: "This time the Dongjiang Army quietly entered Sichuan, and the general who led the army was indeed not the original general of the Dongjiang Army. And their destination is the sparsely populated Jiuzhaigou, where most of the mountains and mountains are barren and wild, and it is a hiding place where bandits are very concentrated. According to the slave's guess, it is very likely that the Dongjiang army went this time just to suppress the bandits. ”

"Suppressing the ...... of bandits"

Chongzhen muttered, the expression on his face was obviously unbelieving: "Mao Wenlong is in Shaanxi, no matter how chaotic Sichuan is, it will not harm his territory." Under such circumstances, why did he quietly send troops to suppress the bandits? ”

"This ...... The slave and the maid do not know. Wu Chengen also felt that his previous guess was a bit ridiculous.

Chongzhen fell silent, his mind began to constantly contact any possibility, and after a while, he still couldn't find a reason to convince himself. Mao Wenlong suddenly sent troops to Sichuan, which made Chongzhen really confused.

"No matter, since Mao Wenlong breached the contract first, then he can't blame me for being suspicious. Cheng En immediately wrote a letter to me Xiu, informing King Fu of Huguang that he should send someone to keep an eye on the whereabouts of the Dongjiang Army at all times, and come to report at the slightest disturbance. ”

"The slave obeys." Wu Chengen didn't dare to delay, and immediately retreated to do something.

Chongzhen looked at the sunny weather outside the window with his hands behind his back, but there was a trace of uneasiness in his heart for no reason. In the final analysis, he is really a wretched emperor, although the court in Nanjing has been perfected. But the imperial court has no strength to expand in the south, and everything it needs at present has to be obtained from Mao Wenlong.

In this way, Chongzhen was completely controlled by Mao Wenlong, and his fate was controlled by others, and Chongzhen was naturally unwilling. When did the dignified Emperor of the Ming Dynasty need to be reduced to such a state?

Counterattack, this is the only thought in Chongzhen's heart at the moment, and getting rid of Mao Wenlong's shackles is what he urgently needs to do at the moment. Chongzhen knew that only by getting rid of Mao Wenlong's control could he truly become the emperor. Otherwise, he himself will always be just a puppet in the hands of others!

Thinking of using the princess to tie up Mao Wenlong's wild horse, until now, Chongzhen has despaired of this, and Mao Wenlong's resolute attitude seems to be beyond what he thought. Realizing that he couldn't go on like this, Chongzhen had to find a way to fight back against Mao Wenlong from elsewhere.

"Alas...... It's hard! A deep sigh expressed Chongzhen's heavy mood at the moment.

Although the imperial tomb of Jingshi has not been destroyed by anyone, Chongzhen is a little relieved, but he still can't return to Jingshi to preside over the government. The ancestral resting place is on someone else's territory, and Chongzhen can't sleep at night every time he thinks about it.

Chinese virtue and filial piety come first, and even the imperial tombs of his ancestors cannot ensure safety, how can Chongzhen feel at ease? It is reasonable that he would resist Mao Wenlong so urgently.

Chongzhen finally couldn't think of a way to deal with Mao Wenlong, but fortunately, he still had some trusted ministers. When he couldn't think of a way, Chongzhen thought of them.

"Someone." Chongzhen shouted outside the door.

"What does the emperor command?" A small yellow door hurriedly pushed the door in, kneeling in front of Chongzhen.

"Chuansun Chuanting came to see me immediately."

"Yes!" Xiao Huangmen agreed, and then left in a hurry.

Soon, Sun Chuanting arrived as scheduled, and after seeing Chongzhen, he asked, "What does the emperor command?" ”

Chongzhen raised his hand and motioned for Sun Chuanting to sit down, and then said: "I just received the news that 5,000 soldiers and horses of the Dongjiang Army quietly entered Sichuan and went straight to Jiuzhaigou. Although the intentions of the Dongjiang Army have not yet been ascertained, I am worried that this is a precursor to Mao Wenlong's preparation to use force against Sichuan. Aiqing now gives me a good analysis, I am now in turmoil, and I can't think calmly. ”

Sun Chuanting fell into deep thought after hearing this, and he was worried from the beginning that sooner or later, Mao Wenlong would use force against the entire south. However, the situation now seems to have exceeded his expectations, and it has been a long time ahead.

From his understanding, Mao Wenlong should now concentrate on restoring the north that has just quelled the war, and only after the north is stabilized will he send troops to the south. But now it seems that things are not going the way he thought!

However, Sun Chuanting still heard some more critical things from Chongzhen's description just now, and after thinking deeply, he asked: "Your Majesty, did you just say that Mao Wenlong only sent 5,000 soldiers and horses?" ”

Chongzhen nodded and said: "Yes, there are only 5,000 soldiers and horses, and the generals who lead the army are not the generals in the Dongjiang Army." ”

Sun Chuanting pondered for a moment and said resolutely: "If this is the case, then the subordinates don't think that this is a precursor to Mao Wenlong's preparation to attack Sichuan. ”

Chongzhen raised his eyebrows: "How do you explain this?" ”

Sun Chuanting organized the language for a while, and then said: "Although Li Zicheng of Sichuan is dead, his old department has re-elected a new king. Today's Sichuan looks like scattered sand on the surface, but in fact, it is united. Like the last time King Fu tried to attack Sichuan, but in the end he was completely defeated, the reason is that although Li Zicheng's old troops have been fighting among themselves in order to fight for power, they cannot tolerate the invasion of any foreign enemy. Once there is an invasion by a foreign enemy, Li Zicheng's old subordinates will let go of their prejudices and unite to deal with foreign enemies. ”

Sun Chuanting's explanation, Chongzhen quite agreed, he nodded and said: "I also know this, but what does this have to do with whether Mao Wenlong is not preparing to attack Sichuan?" ”

Sun Chuanting said lightly: "It's very simple, if you want to attack Sichuan with only 5,000 Dongjiang troops, this obviously won't work. Therefore, the emperor does not need to worry too much, but he cannot be unguarded. ”

Chongzhen agreed: "Aiqing's analysis is reasonable, and I agree with it. But when it comes to prevention, this is also the biggest headache for me now, if Aiqing has any good way, don't hesitate to listen to it. ”