After some deliberation, many leaders unanimously agreed to fight his mother's battle. So, they began to plan for this. There are also benefits for those who are old and weak, at least in terms of action.

The army led by Hong Chengchou, the governor of Yansui who followed them, pursued more and more slowly. On this day, he was waiting to lead the army, but suddenly received an urgent report from Yulin.

After learning the details, he immediately asked Lu Ruipeng, the official of the East Factory, to ask the emperor for his will. So, Lu Ruipeng immediately chatted with Emperor Chongzhen in the chat group and said: "Your Majesty, the night sent to the grassland by the governor of Yansui has been reported, saying that the king of Shunyi, Bu Shitu, was defeated by Lin Dan Khan of the Chahar Department who came from afar and occupied Guihua City. Although the king of Shunyi counterattacked several times, they were all defeated. Now in Tumochuan, it is the most powerful part of the Chahar Department. ”

Before Emperor Chongzhen could react again, he sent another piece of information: "According to the night, there is no return, and the grassland has also suffered from drought. Hong Zhongcheng judged that once the Chahar Department was not restrained by the Tumo Chuan Department, it was likely to go south to fight the grass valley. Hong Zhongcheng asked: Will he lead the army to continue the pursuit of the thieves or lead the troops back and garrison Yulin to prevent the Mongols from going south to fight the grass valley? ”

This time, Emperor Chongzhen saw it, he immediately frowned, and he couldn't give a reply for a while, so he added the achievement points to Lu Ruipeng, and then ordered the cabinet and the six Shangshu to hold a meeting to discuss the matter.

After Emperor Chongzhen told the matter, the Wenhua Hall was quiet for a while. Then, no one expected that it would be Bi Ziyan, the head of the household department, who spoke first: "Your Majesty, it is still unknown whether the Chahar Department will go south, but it is a fact that the thieves poisoned the Jindi. Where the thieves pass, it is like locusts passing through the border, leaving nothing behind. Therefore, the minister thought that in order to follow the hearts of the people of Jindi, it should be the top priority to exterminate the thieves! ”

This makes sense, Emperor Chongzhen nodded, and then glanced at the others and asked, "Ladies and gentlemen, what else can you do?" ”

This time, it was the auxiliary minister Min Hongxue who opened his mouth and said: "The minister thinks that the current order is to ask the governor of Xuanda if there is a Jin official army to complete the suppression of thieves alone." Or, let the governor of Yansui leave a group of men and horses to continue to chase down the thieves, and the rest will return to Yulin. ”

After saying this, he was afraid of misunderstanding, so he added: "These two matters must be decided by the Governor of Xuanda and the Governor of Yansui according to the actual situation, and the minister's side is just a proposal." ”

This is what people with actual experience in leading troops will have such a supplement. Emperor Chongzhen nodded when he heard this, this is also a countermeasure. He then glanced at the others, hoping that someone else would have a different approach.

Sure enough, Shoufu Wen Tiren came out and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that maybe my Ming can contact the Tumo Chuan Department to help it repel the Chahar Department and take the return to Huacheng, but the condition is that I am allowed to go to the Tumo River to open up wasteland and farm?" In this way, the situation of the victims can be alleviated. ”

He remembered that Emperor Chongzhen had proposed before that he wanted to take the Hetao Plain as his own holy will. Now that the Mongols over there are in a civil war, this is the opportunity of the Ming Dynasty.

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, his eyes couldn't help but light up. If the people of the king of Shunyi are united, then it should not be difficult to drive away the Chahar department. But the point is what happens after that? There are a lot of things to do in the future, and we have to discuss them carefully. The short-term purpose can be to share the Hetao Plain with the Mongols to alleviate the damage caused by the drought in the north during the Xiaoice period; In the long run, it is better to put the Hetao Plain in the hands of the Ming Dynasty.

So, Emperor Chongzhen first nodded in affirmation of Shoufu's proposal, and then said his long-term and short-term goals, so that the ministers in the Wenhua Palace could discuss it again.

After more than half an hour, the conclusion was reached. Emperor Chongzhen immediately chatted with Lu Ruipeng privately in the chat group and asked him to tell Hong Chengchou.

First, hand over all the old and weak to the local government for relief first, and then Hong Chengchou's department rushed to chase the thieves, and strive to surround the thieves in the shortest possible time.

Second, Hong Chengchou sent people to contact the Shunyi king of the Tumo Chuan tribe and Lin Dan Khan of the Chahar tribe to see their movements and warn them of the possible time of the Mongols heading south. For the Shunyi King's side, if there is a sense of cooperation, a higher-level dialogue can be held.

Then, Emperor Chongzhen also chatted with Zhang Fengyi privately, and asked the white pole army to also hand over the caught thieves to the local government for relief. In addition, let him send someone to inform Xue Guoguan, an auxiliary minister sitting in the Xuanfu, and ask him to coordinate the squires of Jindi as much as possible to participate in the relief of the old and weak victims, appropriately relieve the pressure of the imperial court, and prevent the thieves from having soil for resurrection after death. As for the governor of Xuanda, he naturally urged him to encircle and annihilate the thieves as soon as possible.

When night falls, as long as it is people, they basically stop their activities, prepare to eat something and go to bed.

In a col in the land of Jin, there are some camp tents set up in a haphazard manner. Outside the tent, many people sat or lay on the ground, warming themselves around the campfire and preparing to rest.

There was a half-old child who was already lying down. But suddenly he sat up again, and moved his body as if to go out.

"Dingguo, what are you going to do?" A boy who looked a little older than him asked him with some curiosity.

This person is naturally Zhang Dingguo, he glanced at Zhang Kewang who was speaking, pouted and said, "Is it okay to pee?" ”

After speaking, he had already opened the door of the tent, and the cold wind blew in his face, making him shiver.

"Shut it down!"

"Hurry up if you want to get out!"

"I'm freezing to death!"

“……”

The camp tent was crowded with children, and when they felt the cold wind entering, they shouted one after another, urging Zhang Dingguo to leave the camp.

I saw that after he left the camp, he didn't have any intention of peeing, but just turned his head and scanned the entire camp. Then he turned to look at a lighted tent not far from him.

Zhang Dingguo seemed to hesitate for a while, and finally raised his leg and walked towards the tent.

At the door of the tent, there was an adult man standing, and when he saw him walking over, he asked with a smile: "Dingguo, still not sleeping?" Are you here to find the king? ”

Zhang Dingguo nodded and said, "Yes, I'll find my father-in-law!" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the voice of Zhang Xianzhong, the eighth king, coming from the camp tent: "Is it Dingguo?" Come on in! ”

When the adult man heard this, he moved a little to the side and opened the door of the tent.

Zhang Dingguo entered the camp tent and found that his father-in-law was munching on a chicken leg, and he couldn't help but react immediately.

"Come here, get some food." Zhang Xianzhong was obviously very good at the smartest of his righteous sons, and immediately greeted him, handed him a piece of chicken, and then asked, "Is there something wrong with you?" ”

Zhang Dingguo endured the idea of eating the chicken in one bite, looked at Zhang Xianzhong, his voice was a little small, and he seemed to be a little lacking in confidence and asked: "Father-in-law, have you ever thought about accepting the imperial court's recruitment?" ”