Sun Chengzong came to Shanhaiguan, first inspected the construction of the heavy city in Balipu, and then traveled east until the Zhongqian Institute. After returning to Shanhaiguan, he retreated from the crowd and said to Wang Zaijin: "At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, if you want to build a heavy city, you don't want to go out of the customs to recapture the land of Liaodong, and the lands of Liaoxi are also ready to give up, are you ready to abandon Liaodong forever?" “

"Back to the cabinet department, in Jin thought, there must be the power to restore the whole Liao, and then Guangning can be restored, there must be the power to destroy the slaves, and then the whole Liao can be restored. Otherwise, there will be no dispute, and the situation will not be left behind, and it will be difficult to continue to confess, and we must not worry about it. “

Sun Chengzong also knew that with the strength of the current Ming army, he was afraid that he would not be able to kill Jiannu, so he said: "What does it mean to build a heavy city in the early Ming Dynasty, why not strengthen Shanhaiguan." “

"Cabinet Department, there is a section of the city wall in Shanhaiguan built under the high ridge, so that the enemy can condescend and look down on the city, so in the Jin Dynasty in Balipu to build another city wall, these high ridges can be included, so that the Shanhaiguan can be impregnable."

Sun Chengzong did see this section of the city wall in Shanhaiguan, and knew that this was a hidden danger, so he said: "The old and new cities are within eight miles, and there are city defense ditches and facilities outside the old city, if the soldiers of the heavy city are scattered, then they will be trapped in their own pit mines and trenches if they are not careful, between the old and new cities, the south is water, the north is the mountain, and there is no way to escape. “

Wang Zaijin said: "There are three cottages on the mountain, if there is an escape, you can run there, and the old city also has three passes to enter. “

Sun Chengzong finally found a question: "The art of war is cloudy, and they will be born after death, why should they be provided with the convenience of escaping in the early Ming Dynasty?" “

Wang Zaijin replied unhurriedly: "The tens of thousands of border soldiers in Chongcheng are all veterans, and they are especially good at escaping. “

Sun Chengzong understood what he meant, although he said that he could escape back, but firstly, the pit mines and trenches made it difficult for the soldiers to escape, and secondly, the king ordered that the rout troops should not be allowed to enter the pass, then the heavy city would be lost, and the cottage would be even more impossible to hold, so that if the soldiers in the heavy city wanted to live, they could only defend the heavy city.

Sun Chengzong was very dissatisfied with Wang Zaijin's strategy, but there was no way to convince him. So he found Yuan Chonghuan, the commander of Ningqian's military preparation, and Shen Di, the director. As soon as Yuan Chonghuan came in, he shouted: "Teacher, don't build a heavy city, Yu Ningyuan stationed 5,000 troops to strengthen the momentum of the Thirteen Mountains, and then send generals to lead troops to rescue the Thirteen Mountains." Ningyuan is only two hundred miles away from the Thirteen Mountains, and can easily occupy Jinzhou, if you can't retreat to Ningyuan, how can you give up 100,000 refugees? “

Sun Chengzong looked at Shen Di, and Yuan Chonghuan said, "Director Shen also agrees with the student's idea. “

Sun Chengzong nodded: "All this has to be judged by the emperor." Stand down. “

Shen Yi retreated, but Yuan Chonghuan didn't go out, but said with disdain: "Teacher, do you think the emperor can understand this kind of thing?" “

Sun Chengzong scolded sharply: "Element, you are too presumptuous, is the emperor also something you can discuss?" “

Yuan Chonghuan immediately knelt down and said, "Chonghuan has no words, please punish the teacher." “

Sun Chengzong said: "Today, you are born a saint, you can't say that you have no king and no father because you are young, you can step down." “

Yuan Chonghuan withdrew disappreciatively, thinking to himself, the teacher is old and has no momentum, and the world will depend on our future life.

After Sun Chengzong returned to Beijing, he recounted the situation of his inspection, including the conversation with Wang Zaijin, the conversation with Yuan Chonghuan and others, and of course omitted Yuan Chonghuan's disrespectful words. After listening to this, Zhu Youxiao said: "Thirteen Mountains, what's going on? “

"Your Majesty, the Han people of Liaodong do not want to be ruled by Jiannu, and the righteous people from all over Jinzhou gather in the Thirteen Mountains to protect themselves, and the slave chieftains are ordering Li Yongfang to attack."

"What did Wang Jinglu say about this?"

"The minister ordered him to assist the righteous people of the Thirteen Mountains, he said that the newly defeated army did not dare to meet by land, he had already sent the water division of Juehua Island to respond, and now more than 6,000 people have been received, all of whom have dived to Juehua Island from the Thirteen Mountains."

Zhu Youxiao nodded, and then said, "What about Yuan Chonghuan's suggestion?" “

Sun Chengzong said: "The minister thinks it makes sense, if he can rescue the 100,000 Han people in the Thirteen Mountains, he can strengthen the prestige of our army and hit the arrogance of Jiannu." “

"It's so good, let Yuan Chonghuan save the Thirteen Mountains. What do you think of building a heavy city? “

Sun Chengzong understood what the emperor meant, so he wanted to make the final save: "The minister feels that the scripture is more swift and sharp, but Shen Xiong is not able to build a heavy city, it is better to build a heavy city than to build Ningyuan City, and the mountains and seas are already in the heavy pass in Ningyuan, and Shenjing is thousands of miles away, so please ask the emperor to judge." “

Zhu Youxiao smiled, he knew that the original history was Zhuningyuan, and as a result, the Jin army invaded from Xifengkou and fought all the way to the city of Beijing. And the most important thing is that he knows that fighting a war is ultimately a national strength, and if you don't have money, you can't win anything, and now is the time when you need money, and Wang Zaijin's plan is obviously the most money-saving.

Of course, he also wanted to appease Sun Chengzong: "Sun Qing, I am going to give Yuan Chonghuan 6,000 soldiers to rescue the righteous people of the Thirteen Mountains, what do you think?" “

Sun Chengzong knew that this was an exchange, so he had no choice but to reply: "The minister thanked the emperor for his kindness for those righteous people." “

The next day, the emperor issued an order, pulled out 800,000 taels, ordered the king of Liaodong Jinglu to build a heavy city in Balipu in Jin, and ordered Yuan Chonghuan, the former soldier of Ningqian, to lead 6,000 troops, live in the Thirteen Mountains, and pick up the righteous people of Liaodong along the way to return to Guannei.

Part of the Guards Army was in Shandong and part of it was in Guizhou, so the soldiers given to Yuan Chonghuan could only be selected from Shanhaiguan. Wang Zaijin asked Yuan Chonghuan to choose by himself, and Yuan Chonghuan chose Zhao Shujiao and Li Chengxian.

Zhao Shujiao was originally the deputy commander-in-chief, but he was defeated and fled in the Battle of Liaoyang, and as a result, the imperial court made them guilty and make meritorious contributions, but the position was gone. Li Chengxian's official position is guerrilla, and he has always been brave, and the three of them led 6,000 soldiers to Ningyuan.

When they arrived in Qiantun, the guerrilla Lu Zhijia had already settled 6,000 refugees from the Thirteen Mountains here. Yuan Chonghuan went to see Lu Zhijia and said: "The emperor ordered me to control the soldiers and horses of all departments outside the Guan, and go to the Thirteen Mountains. “

Lu Zhijia said: "Humble duty, please show the holy decree." “

Yuan Chonghuan said angrily: "How can the holy decree be seen if you want to see it, Lu Guerrilla is actually afraid of the enemy like a tiger, isn't it bad to bully a knife in the palm of a person?" "Draw half of your sword.

Lu Zhijia was frightened, so he promised to lead two thousand soldiers to follow Yuan Chonghuan. Yuan Chonghuan changed his smile and said: "When he receives merit in the future, Lu Guerrilla will be grateful to Chonghuan." “

All kinds of requests, thank you for your support! The dialogue between Sun Chengzong and Wang Zaijin is taken from the "Records of the Three Dynasties and Liao", while in the "History of the Ming Dynasty" there is only the first paragraph.