Chongzhen's style of being a corporal is a little excessive and a little insensitive.

However, Yuan Chonghuan was deeply moved, and two lines of hot tears burst out of his eyes, slowly flowing down his shriveled and thin face.

And Ji Qingwen on the side was terrified-

Emperor Chongzhen gritted his teeth with hatred for Yuan Chonghuan, and he couldn't wait to arrest him now. can look at Chongzhen's attitude now, where is the slightest shadow of resentment.

Ji Qingwen couldn't help but pay more attention to himself, thinking that Emperor Chongzhen seemed to be unusually important to him, but what did this young emperor think in his heart, who could know?

"A companion is like a tiger!" Ji Qingwen resounded this famous sentence in his mind.

Ji Qingwen was thinking about it, Yuan Chonghuan had been given a seat by Emperor Chongzhen to sit down, and began to talk endlessly about the battle situation after he entered the customs and rushed to help.

Emperor Chongzhen listened very carefully, sometimes pondering, sometimes nodding, and sometimes asking Ji Qingwen to verify the situation at that time.

After talking like this for half an hour, Yuan Chonghuan finished the matter.

But he saw Emperor Chongzhen get up and paced two steps in the Qianqing Palace, and said: "There are quite a few officials in the court, who discuss in private, saying that Yuan Aiqing raises his own self-respect, and some people say that you are secretly communicating with foreign enemies...... It's unbelievable and nonsense! ”

These two crimes, "raising self-respect" and "secretly communicating with foreign enemies", which of them are the major crimes of Ling Chi's execution, even if the emperor does not believe it, but it has reached the ears of the emperor, it is by no means a good thing.

So Yuan Chonghuan immediately got up, lay on the smooth and smooth white marble ground of the Qianqing Palace, and kowtowed a few times: "The saint, the minister is shallow in learning, and he may have lived up to the high hopes of the saint." can boast that he has no half-heartedness, and he asks the emperor to ......"

Before Yuan Chonghuan could finish speaking, Chongzhen helped him up and said, "How can I believe these words of the rabid dog barking sun? If I really have some doubts about Aiqing, how dare I hand over all the tens of thousands of iron cavalry in Liaodong to Aiqing's command? ”

Sun Chengzong listened to Chongzhen pulling the topic farther and farther, so he coughed dryly twice and said, "Elemental, you are not a person who fears the enemy and avoids war. Holding heavy troops but not looking for opportunities to engage the main force of Huang Taiji, but only making contact on a small scale, is it looking for an opportunity for a decisive battle with it, and wants to completely annihilate it? ”

The nature of ginger mustard is old and spicy.

"Teacher Sun saw through the plan in my heart at a glance, and sure enough, the sword is not old." This was Yuan Chonghuan's first impression, but he saw Ji Qingwen sitting next to Sun Chengzong, but he felt that maybe he had revealed his plan to the emperor and Sun Chengzong in advance......

So Yuan Chonghuan didn't dare to hide anything, and said: "The student really thinks so. It's just that the emperor Taiji used his troops treacherously, and the speed of the cavalry under his command was extremely erratic, and the students successively set up defense lines in Jizhou and Tongzhou, but unexpectedly he made two detours, so that the students could not find an opportunity to fight with him. This is because the student is not thoughtful, and he also asks Mr. Sun to punish him. ”

Ji Qingwen listened to it, but thought to himself: What you Yuan Chonghuan told me is not like this, you originally planned to let Huang Taiji attack Jingshi, and then rely on the Jingshi city defense to eliminate Huang Taiji before and after, how did it become a fortification in Jizhou and Tongzhou?

He thought so in his heart, but he didn't dare to say it in his mouth, and quietly listened to the conversation between Emperor Chongzhen, Sun Chengzong and Yuan Chonghuan in the Qianqing Palace, the three of them.

I only heard Sun Chengzong say quietly: "Although your idea is good, it may not be as good as you want. However, since Huang Taiji was approaching the Jingshi City, he naturally couldn't let him retreat. I have already consulted with the Holy Lord, and as long as it is properly deployed, it should be able to inflict heavy damage on the Manchurian Tartars. You can also listen to our deployment and see what we think. ”

So Sun Chengzong said his deployment - let Yuan Chonghuan's headquarters soldiers and horses, as well as the elite of Zu Dashou, He Kegang, and Wu Xiang, be stationed under Guangqu Gate with great fanfare; When Huang Taiji rashly attacked, he tried to fight with him in a scorching situation, and when the two sides were entangled, he sent reinforcements to break through from both flanks and flanks, thus forming an encirclement - in this way, although it may not be able to encircle and annihilate the elite of the Eight Banners under Huang Taiji's command, it can also severely damage its vitality.

Yuan Chonghuan carefully chewed and tasted Sun Chengzong's plan, and raised three doubts:

First, how to ensure that Huang Taiji will definitely attack Guangqumen with the main force?

Second, the number of troops in Manchuria this time was more than 100,000, and the total number of troops under his command was less than 30,000, so I am afraid that it would be difficult to fight in a scorching situation.

Third, who is responsible for attacking Huang Taiji's flanks and behind?

The officials who were introduced into the Qianqing Palace today all received orders very simply, but it was this Yuan Chonghuan who talked a lot, and raised so many questions in "one", "two", and "three".

When Chongzhen heard this, he was already a little impatient, and he tried his best to endure it so that he didn't have a seizure.

Sun Chengzong was still a little patient, patting his chest and guaranteeing: Huang Taiji will definitely not attack Guangqumen with the whole army, and the troops under Yuan Chonghuan's command are enough to compete with him, and the person responsible for attacking the soft underbelly of the Manchurian cavalry is You Shiwei, the general soldier of Changping.

Sun Chengzong's answer did not allow Yuan Chonghuan to completely dispel his concerns, but it was quite appropriate.

So Yuan Chonghuan reluctantly agreed, and put forward another request: "Our army's labor division expedition, first from Liaodong into the customs, and then to Zunhua, Jizhou, Tongzhou, is already exhausted. Please ask the emperor to order the sergeants of the headquarters to enter the city to rest. ”

That's a reasonable request.

Sun Chengzong was about to agree, but Chongzhen objected unmistakably: "No, no, all the soldiers and horses in Liaodong are stationed outside the Guangqu Gate, and no one is allowed to enter the city." ”

"Why?" Yuan Chonghuan blurted out and asked.

Chongzhen listened to his unceremonious tone, raised his eyebrows, and reprimanded: "Presumptuous! That's how you talk to me? ”

Yuan Chonghuan knew that he had lost his mouth, so he quickly knelt on the ground, kowtowed a few times, and said: "If you have no mouth, you will be guilty of death." However, the soldiers of Liaodong are extremely tired, and if there is no supply, I am afraid it will be difficult to fight......"

As he spoke, there was a cry in his words.

Chongzhen was not moved by him at all, and said in a cold voice: "Who won't let them rest?" Who doesn't give them supplies? Isn't it the same under the city to rest and replenish? Aren't Man Gui and Hou Shilu also stationed under the Desheng Gate and can't enter the city? ”

Yes, these two can't enter the city, why can Yuan Chonghuan enter the city?

Chongzhen's words suddenly stunned Yuan Chonghuan.

Sun Chengzong still felt that he couldn't make the atmosphere too embarrassing, so he explained with a pleasant face: "Element (Yuan Chonghuan's words), the emperor can't do anything. Now that Huang Taiji is outside the city, let your elite troops enter the city, in case the enemy chief suddenly attacks, I am afraid it will be difficult to immediately organize the army to go out of the city to resist. The emperor has thought it through so thoroughly, how can we, as courtiers, not understand the emperor's painstaking efforts? ”

"Yes, why can't you understand my painstaking efforts?" Chongzhen also answered-in fact, what he was really worried about was not that the Eight Banners elite cavalry that came and went like the wind attacked the Beijing Division, but that those arrogant soldiers in Liaodong did not listen to the orders after entering the city and made a mess of the Beijing Division.

Although Yuan Chonghuan was still unconvinced, he was speechless, so he had to agree, but added at an inopportune time: "Then please ask the Holy Lord to give more money and food supplies, and understand the hard work of the soldiers fighting outside the city." ”

This was said so politely that even Sun Chengzong, who was quiet in the old minister, not only frowned, but also said, "Okay, this matter, the saint hasn't counted it in his heart?" Hurry up and retreat and rectify those Liaodong iron horses under your command. ”

Chongzhen's face was already blue at the moment, and he watched Yuan Chonghuan kowtow and withdraw from the Qianqing Palace, his eyes were almost on fire.

Ji Qingwen saw this scene with his own eyes, although he didn't say a word, but his heart was like a mirror - with Yuan Chonghuan's attitude and behavior, even if he has the merits and talents of Zhuge Liang and Yue Fei, it is difficult to have a good end.

Over there, Sun Chengzong saw that the emperor's anger had not subsided, so he quickly changed the topic and said: "Although Yuan Chonghuan doesn't pay attention to etiquette, there is still some truth in his words. The so-called 'soldiers and horses have not moved, grain and grass go first', look at the current war, the soldiers inside and outside the city cannot fight hungry! ”

Chongzhen replied coldly: "I am not a faint king, of course I understand this truth." The supply of grain and grass is a matter for the household......"

As he spoke, the great man raised his voice and preached, "Where is Bi Ziyan? ”