Hearing Zhu Youzhen's question, although Wang Yongguang, the secretary of the military department of the ministers, did not move, his heart was full of bitterness.

This question of His Majesty Chongzhen is not complicated, and the Ministry of War also has a plan for this. It's just that for Wang Yongguang himself, it's really not easy to answer.

According to the usual practice, in the face of the imminent large-scale attack of the Houjin Tartars, the military headquarters should immediately coordinate with the governors and commanders of Liaodong to formulate detailed defense and counterattack plans for various places, so as to make every effort of the Ming army in Liaodong to repel the Houjin attack.

But the problem now is that Wang Yongguang is in the military department, and so far he has never received any military intelligence alarm about the Liaodong Tatars to attack. However, His Majesty Chongzhen did not tell the source of his intelligence, so how did Wang Yongguang determine the truth of the military situation?

Wang Yongguang knew very well that Yuan Chonghuan, the governor of Liaodong, was now making every effort to repair Jinzhou City. Personnel and materials from all walks of life are piling up under the city of Jinzhou.

If it is confirmed that the Golden Tartars are really attacking, then the city builders under Jinzhou City must be evacuated immediately. The garrisons in various places near Jinzhou should also quickly withdraw into the city of Jinzhou, which has not yet been fully built, and be prepared to hold on.

Jinzhou had to hold on, while the garrisons in places like Ningyuan and Shanhaiguan had a heavier task. In addition to the defense of the cities, they must also be prepared to send aid to Jinzhou.

In other parts of Liaodong, the flank garrisons of Tartars, such as Dongjiang Town, Guangludao, and Fort Arthur, should also be prepared to resolutely attack and harass behind enemy lines.

These preparations for holding on and counterattacking are all normal responses to the Houjin Tatar offensive, and they are also plans that the military department has long made.

It's just that Wang Yongguang didn't dare to submit this plan directly.

His Majesty Chongzhen ascended the throne since he ascended the throne, he was young and vigorous, and he did not know much about the situation on the front line in Liaodong, and he lacked an understanding of the overall situation of the Ming Dynasty.

This time, His Majesty Chongzhen didn't know where to get a few words of information about the imminent attack of the Golden Tartars, if he, Wang Yongguang, reported this war readiness plan in its entirety, what if His Majesty Chongzhen wanted to order it to be executed immediately?

You must know that as soon as this war readiness plan moves, the money and food consumed by the transfer of troops and soldiers from all over Liaodong are by no means a small number. In addition to the huge consumption of money and food, this entry into combat readiness will inevitably delay the construction progress of Jinzhou City.

If the Liaodong Tartars do not attack in the end, then whose responsibility should be this?

Wang Yongguang knew very well in his heart that since he played the explosion of Wang Gongchang's 'heavenly change', he has betrayed the eunuch party, and he and Wei Zhongxian have become close to each other.

In the past few months, Wei Zhongxian and the eunuch party have been looking for his flaws. If it weren't for the new emperor's accession to the throne, I am afraid that he Wang Yongguang would have been driven out of the capital.

Thinking of this, Wang Yongguang felt a huge burst of regret in his heart.

After the explosion of Wang Gongchang, Emperor Tianqi was critically injured and ill, and he saw that the emperor's throne was about to change. In the past few years, Wei Zhongxian's actions have been too serious, and he has been too anxious for the local gentry, and too many people in the entire court are full of resentment. Even within the eunuch party, there are too many people who are very dissatisfied with Wei Zhongxian's policies.

At this critical moment of the alternation of emperors, once the Emperor of the Apocalypse dies, without the full support of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, the fate of Wei Zhongxian is completely predictable.

The new emperor is about to ascend the throne, and in the face of the Donglin Party and a large number of officials and gentry inside and outside the Ming Dynasty who are about to counterattack, how can Wang Yongguang not be afraid?

The saying of 'heavenly changes' is actually that Wang Yongguang is showing goodwill to the Donglin Party and the Ming gentry, and he is seeking a way back for his future.

But Wang Yongguang never expected that the Emperor of the Apocalypse died, although there were a few twists and turns, but His Royal Highness King Xin was also successfully enthroned and became the new emperor of Chongzhen. But His Royal Highness King Xinwang, who protected the lives of all the Donglin Party members in the edict in the past and seemed to be quite friendly to the Donglin Party members, behaved much more than he expected after ascending the throne as emperor.

In the past few months, His Majesty Chongzhen has not even released any Donglin Party members who were imprisoned in the Imperial Prison for a new emperor's amnesty, and even the normal court meetings have rarely participated, and the government is still in charge of Wei Zhongxian.

Although the personnel of the great eunuchs in the palace have changed a lot, Wei Zhongxian's position still seems to be very stable, which makes Wang Yongguang feel that he has made a mistake in judgment.

knew that His Majesty Chongzhen was also such a tired monarch, so he should have waited and watched for a while.

Originally, this was the first time that His Majesty Chongzhen took the initiative to ask about politics, and he asked about the military affairs of Liaodong, and Wang Yongguang, as the secretary of the military department in charge of the Ming military, should have been overjoyed.

This is a good time for him to show his strengths in front of the new emperor.

But Wang Yongguang knew that as soon as he opened his mouth to report Liaodong's war readiness and defense plan, then he would have sent Wei Zhongxian a huge handle.

Do you think, as soon as this war readiness plan moves, once the Liaodong Tartars don't come, who will be responsible for the money and food consumed in vain, as well as the delayed Jinzhou city construction time?

At that time, who will look for it, and who will dare to find the responsibility of His Majesty Chongzhen?

At that time, he, Wang Yongguang, will definitely be the scapegoat, the best and biggest fat sheep.

But His Majesty Chongzhen asked questions by name, if he didn't report the plan, then he Wang Yongguang would be suspected of being a vegetarian meal in the corpse position.

The corpse is vegetarian, and he Wang Yongguang wants to leave this impression in the eyes of His Majesty Chongzhen, the new emperor, so his future will not be known.

Wang Yongguang is really in a dilemma now.

What the hell is the Tartar attacking?

Sensei said, this must be the trick that Wei Zhongxian's old eunuch made.

What's special, I don't know who came up with such a poisonous plan for the old gelding, it's really poisonous!

It was expected that this was a poisonous plan set up by Wei Zhongxian, and Wang Yongguang was even more resentful in his heart.

I don't know that my question made Wang Yongguang think so much.

Seeing that Wang Yongguang had not replied, Zhu Youzhen's heart couldn't help but feel a little angry. He stared fixedly at the nominal boss and supreme commander of the Ming military - the Ming Dynasty's military department Shangshu (since the Tumubao Change, Yu Qian turned the tide with the position of the military department, and the control of the Ming army was completely transferred from the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies to the military department) Wang Yongguang, and asked again coldly: "Wang Qing, could it be that the military department has never planned this kind of military situation?" ”

Wang Yongguang, who was in a dilemma, heard Zhu Youzhen's question, and his face turned white at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Only then did Wang Yongguang remember that this was the right question from the king. Knowing that His Majesty Chongzhen had just ascended to the throne and was young and vigorous, how could he be so hesitant and silent.

You know, being young and vigorous means being impatient.

Now, His Majesty Chongzhen's impatient questioning, no matter how careful the plan reported by Wang Yongguang is, it has become the past plan of the Ministry of War, and he himself has lost too many points at once.

"If you knew this was the case, it would be better to start and return directly! Regret shouldn't be, regret shouldn't! ”

While regretting, Wang Yongguang smiled miserably in his heart. He raised his head and glanced at Wei Zhongxian resentfully, before he replied in a depressed manner: "Back to Your Majesty, the military department actually has a plan. This is how the Ministry of War decided......"