"Haha," Yang Sichang laughed, "Inspector Hong is worthy of being the pillar of the imperial court, you are the governor of Jiliao, the entire Liaodong, but it is handed over to you, Inspector Hong has to share the emperor's worries!" ”

Hong Chengchou said cautiously: "Hong must share the worries for the emperor and Lord Yang!" ”

"Okay, good," Yang Sichang couldn't help nodding, hesitated for a moment, and said: "Inspector Hong, the Tartars are ferocious, our own people must unite as one, and don't go back to the old path of the former governor and discord......

"Your Excellency......" Hong Chengchou remembered that Fang Yizao, the governor of Liaodong, was also one of the members of the peace conference, and said busily: "Hong will definitely cooperate with the governor Fang......"

"Hong Overseer's army controls hundreds of thousands of soldiers and ......horses in Liaodong," Hong Chengchou shook his head, "The form of the battlefield is changing rapidly, how can everything be restricted?" If you want to control the Wenchen, the only way to control the Wenchen is the sword of Shang Fang......"

"Shang Fang's sword?" Hong Chengchou's eyes lit up, but they dimmed in an instant, "My lord, Hong is the king of diligence this time, it is difficult to have an inch, and the emperor may not ......"

"It stands to reason that the Hong Inspectors don't have many exploits this time, and the emperor will not easily award Shang Fang the sword," Yang Sichang stood up, paced a few steps, and suddenly stopped, "This time the Tartars entered the fortress, and the commander of the Eastern Route Army, Yue Tuo, was killed, does the Hong Inspector Army know?" ”

Yue Tuo died? Hong Chengchou was stunned for a while, and after a while, he came to his senses, hurriedly stood up, bowed and stood behind Yang Sichang, not knowing whether this message was true or false, let alone what Yang Sichang meant, he didn't dare to answer, and his eyes were uncertain.

Such information is too shocking, but Yue Tuo died in battle, and he didn't know it on the front line, why did Lord Yang, who was in the Beijing Division, get the message?

Yang Sichang turned around, looked at the shocked Hong Chengchou, smiled slyly, and said: "Hong Overseer, if Yue Tuo is killed in battle, and Yue Tuo is against the Overseer, do you say, will the emperor give Shang Fang the sword?" ”

"Ah......" Hong Chengchou was so surprised that he couldn't close his mouth, the great military feats came to his head so easily?

He vaguely felt that this was not like a pie falling from the sky, but more like a trap......

He has no military merits, but he also has no major mistakes, if he takes the military merits now, and finds out the truth in the future, it will be a crime of bullying the king, with the emperor's temperament, I am afraid that his fate will be worse than Yuan Chonghuan's Ling Chi that day.

Unlike the complementary invasions reached by Li Zicheng in Guguan and Xi'an, there was no written evidence left at that time, and if he received military merits this time, it would inevitably cause an uproar, and it was known to the whole dynasty that once it was verified in the future, it would be a pretext to lead the army and deceive the imperial court......

Did Yang Sichang use this method to control himself?

No, such military merits must not be received!

Yang Sichang seemed to see Hong Chengchou's concern, he looked directly at Hong Chengchou, shook his head, and said: "Yue Tuo's death is true, don't worry," Seeing that Hong Chengchou was still not at ease, he took out a document, "This is the fold I drew up by myself......

Hong Chengchou hesitated for a moment, but took it with both hands, unfolded it, and unconsciously moved:

…… The Tartar East Route Army and Hong Chengchou fought west of Dezhou, and Ma Zhan, the younger brother of the slave chieftain Yuetuo, was killed on the spot, and the Nu chieftain Yuetuo was seriously wounded, and after desperately breaking through and returning to the camp, he also died......

If that's it......

I don't have any responsibility, this is the result of Yang Sichang's investigation, if it is wrong, it is also Yang Sichang's mistake, and he did not send a similar report to the imperial court!

If the information is not accurate, Yang Sichang will leave such a fatal handle for the officials in the court?

Hong Chengchou already believed that Yue Tuo was indeed dead, but he was not sure who the murderer was, and Yang Sichang planted such a great military feat on his head, this kindness ...... He didn't have time to think about it, and bowed to the ground suddenly, "Hong Mou thank you for the cultivation of the adult, and the adult will recreate it with Hong!" ”

"Haha, get up quickly," Yang Sichang laughed, "I spent a lot of effort to get this information, and a lot of people died......"

After Hong Chengchou got up, he hurriedly took out a stack of Jin Shang's silver tickets, "This is Hong's little heart for adults!" ”

Yang Sichang took it and clicked it casually, there were 20,000 taels, he frowned lightly, and said lightly: "So much?" ”

Hong Chengchou hurriedly said: "Don't hide it from your lordship, this is originally intended to give the soldiers a reward silver, since the soldiers have no meritorious service, the reward silver does not need to be issued again, stay with the adult, in order to play a greater effect......"

"What a sharp mouth," Yang Sichang pointed at Hong Chengchou's nose and laughed, "Also, the soldiers have no meritorious service, so naturally they don't need to be rewarded!" ”

Hong Chengchou also laughed, "Hong will retire first and go to clean up Jinan City first." ”

Jinan City has been initially cleared out, and the roads are basically smooth, but the damaged houses have not been repaired, and they do not need to be repaired, anyway, they are all ownerless houses.

To Yang Sichang's great embarrassment, more than 130,000 corpses of all kinds of old and young were cleaned up in the city!

How many people are there in the whole of Jinan? Except for the strong men who were captured by the Tartars, it is no wonder that Jinan has become a ghost town......

In order to avoid Zhu Youzhen's anger, he concealed these data and only reported a fraction: close to 30,000!

Back in Beijing, Yang Sichang not only gave Zhu Youzhen an excerpt, but also rushed to the Qianqing Palace to report to Zhu Youzhen in person after the court meeting.

This time, Zhu Youzhen was very happy, and when he saw Yang Sichang coming in, he immediately put down the Zhu pen, and shouted excitedly: "Wen Weak, you say, is it true that Brother Yue Tuo died in battle?" ”

"Back to the emperor, this is a true thing," Yang Sichang got only a lonely certificate, but at this moment, he could only face the difficulties, "The Eastern Route Army of the Tartars changed its commander because of this, and Du Du temporarily took over the army, and the minister estimated that the Tartars hurriedly went out of the fortress, perhaps it had something to do with it......"

"Well, it's very likely," Zhu Youzhen looked excited, his face was filled with the joy of a victor, "This Hong Chengchou, I want to reward him heavily......" Thinking that the household had no money, he suddenly paused.

Yang Sichang hurriedly arched his hand and said: "The slave chief died on the spot, this is something that has not been done for decades, and it is to reward Hong Chengchou, but Hong Chengchou is already a very human minister...... Add the title of prince and Taibao, the secretary of the military department, and the governor Ji Liao ......"

“…… Hong Chengchou is so good at fighting, I will be relieved to hand over Liaodong to him," Zhu Youzhen's tone changed, and he said: "Wen is weak, you say, what do I want to reward him?" ”

"Your Majesty, Hong Chengchou is loyal to the country, and killing the slave chieftain is not for reward," Yang Sichang hesitated for a while, and then said: "However, if this meritorious minister is not rewarded, it will also chill the hearts of the soldiers......"

Zhu Youzhen was forced to nod, gritted his teeth secretly, and said, "Yiwen is weak, how much do you want to reward?" ”

"The reward is not necessarily in the money," Yang Sichang squinted slightly, pretending to be profound, "Your Majesty, although Hong Chengchou is loyal to the imperial court, he is far away in Liaodong, and he often has to fight with the Tartars, if there is a Wenchen to hinder him...... In Yichen's opinion, if he were rewarded with a Shangfang sword, it might be more appropriate than silver......"

"Shang Fang's sword?" Zhu Youzhen pondered that Shang Fang's sword was just a symbol, and it could save money...... Then he smiled and said: "Just according to the weak words, haha......"

Yang Sichang knew that the emperor was rarely happy, and it was a good opportunity for him to put forward various suggestions, he had always hated Yanguan, but this time, he was going to think about Sun Chuanting.

"Your Majesty, Hong Chengchou's matter is so decided, but Sun Chuanting ......"

"What's wrong with Sun Chuanting?" Zhu Youzhen frowned slightly, "Didn't you let him leave the army and go back to Shaanxi to form a new one?" ”

Yang Sichang was divided, "The minister has conveyed the emperor's edict......"

"Why, Sun Chuanting dares to resist the decree?" Zhu Youzhen thought of Yue Tuo's death, and his heart was surging, in the battle of Gyeonggi, the Ming Dynasty lost a lot of people, but the slave chief Yue Tuo died, how many people can a Yue Tuo be worth...... If you really want to calculate it, Da Ming and Tartar should be a draw, and at this time their confidence is high, how can they allow others to refute their face?

"I don't dare to resist the decree," Yang Sichang said in a low tone: "The minister asked him to go back to Shaanxi to pacify the thief, and he agreed, but let him stay in the army, saying that he would not say anything, and the minister passed on the emperor's message, so he refused to return to Shaanxi under the pretext of having an eye disease......

"He's resisting the decree ......" Zhu Youzhen's face turned red with anger, and his right hand kept shaking.

Yang Sichang pretended not to see it, and continued: "Also from Shaanxi, with heavy troops, the emperor entrusted him with the important task of supervising the army, Hong Chengchou killed Yue Tuo, and Sun Chuanting did not have any military exploits, but he was still ......"

"Demotion Sun Chuanting to a commoner......" Zhu Youzhen's trembling right hand was fiercely lined up on the imperial case, "No, dismiss and ask questions, pending the verdict ......"

"Your Majesty, this time the Tartars are ravaging Gyeonggi, and someone must come out to bear the responsibility," Yang Sichang added fuel to the fire, "On the way back to Beijing, the minister preliminarily drew up a list...... The minister is careful not to let go of the person who eats the corpse, nor can he wrongfully serve the person who has done his duty, and in a few days, the minister will hand over this list and the evidence of each person's crime to the emperor for decision......"

"Yang Aiqing has worked hard!" Zhu Youzhen's face became more and more ugly, this time the Tartars entered the plug, except for Yang Sichang and Hong Chengchou, it was really difficult to see the loyal and brave people, the imperial court really fed these wastes in vain, "Fortunately, with Yang Aiqing, I can have a little peace of mind!" ”

Yang Sichang was shocked, it was broken, and it was self-defeating, he originally wanted the golden cicada to come out of his shell, but now he ...... He couldn't wait to slap himself a hundred times in the face #.

Yang Sichang bowed slightly, stabilized his senses, and then turned over and knelt down, and said: "Your Majesty, this time the Tartars entered the fortress, and the ministers were in charge of the military department, and they lived up to the emperor's grace, and the crime is unforgivable...... The minister asked to resign from all titles and be made a commoner......"

Zhu Youzhen shook his head, "Wen Liang has tried his best, but the generals in front of him are not effective......"

Yang Sichang resigned three times in a row, but Zhu Youzhen refused to allow it, so he had no choice but to change his words: "Your Majesty, the Tartars are ravaging Gyeonggi, even if the crime is not in the minister, the minister has no shame in charge of the military department...... Ask for the emperor's permission! ”

"Wen Weak gets up first!" Zhu Youzhen pondered for a moment, and saw that Yang Sichang no longer insisted on resigning as a scholar of Dongge University, so he nodded, "According to Wen Wei, who should take over as the secretary of the military department?" ”

After Yang Sichang got up and sat down, he thought for a moment and said, "According to the minister, Fu Zonglong can take over!" ”

"Fu Zonglong?" Zhu Youzhen smiled coldly, "Wen Qiao has looked away this time, right?" Fu Zonglong was defeated in Sichuan in a row, and he could still take over the important task of the secretary of the military department? ”

"Your Majesty, although Fu Zonglong was defeated, the main responsibility did not lie with Fu Zonglong, but with Luo Shangwen, the chief soldier under him, and the military power was not attributed to Fu Zonglong at that time," Yang Sichang said: "Fu Zonglong has been repeatedly defeated by the Liukou in Sichuan, and he knows a lot about the Liukou, if Fu Zonglong is enabled, he will be able to get twice the result with half the effort in the matter of suppressing the thief......

Zhu Youzhen was silent for a long time, except for Yang Sichang, there was really no suitable candidate, Fang said lightly: "According to Wen Qiao's words, Wen Liang can take the decree and summon Fu Zonglong into Beijing!" ”

"Obey the order!" Although Yang Sichang failed to resign from the post of cabinet minister, he resigned from the secretary of the military department, which was really relaxed, so he resigned from Zhu Youzhen and left the Qianqing Palace.