Everyone who knew the soldiers at the scene, even Queen Zhou, was all clear, and Sun Chuanting's method was the best way to eliminate the military disaster.

The Xuanjia army was strong and strong, and went deep into the hinterland of Liaodong to fight the Manchus for several months, but was still able to capture the old capital of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Hetuala, and retreated. It can be seen that the individual combat ability of the Xuanjia Iron Cavalry is in no way inferior to the Eight Banners of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and it is still one level higher than that of the Ming Army.

Among the Ming army, only the most elite new Ming army, and the Guanning Iron Cavalry can fight with it. If the total number of Xuanjia troops reaches 200,000, the Xuanjia iron cavalry can reach 50,000 cavalry, and the 400,000 Ming army will also have a very difficult time to deal with.

Therefore, if you want to solve the chaos in Jiangnan by military alone, it will be half the effort, even if you can win miserably, it will also be cheaper for the Manchu Qing Dynasty, as well as Li Zicheng in Henan and Huguang.

Sun Chuanting's proposal of the political offensive was the mainstay, supplemented by the military offensive, that is, to give full play to the political advantages of the imperial court in the capital and suppress Fang Yuan's military advantages.

The prince of the prison country can't suppress Fang Yuan, who is a concubine, both morally and nominally, as well as Zhu Cihuan, the king of Wuyue. In the eyes of the people of the world, the two sides want to quell the rebellion on the one hand, and on the other hand, they want to clear the monarch's side, and the public says that the public is reasonable, and the mother says that the mother is reasonable, of course, whoever has the hard fist can win the world!

Only when Chongzhen personally comes out to govern can he completely suppress Fang Yuan, Zhu Cihuan, who is about to move. Fang Yuan and the others are really loyal to the Ming court, but they just want to clear the monarch's side; Or rebel in the name of the Qing monarch's side, you will know at a try. At that time, even if Fang Yuan was still reversed, the capital court at least occupied the moral high ground.

The world is the world of the Ming Dynasty, and there are many pro-Ming forces in various places.

The King of Qin in Shaanxi, the King of Gui and the King of Jingjiang in Guangxi, and the King of Mu in Yunnan are all pro-Ming forces, and now they are all watching from afar.

If Fang Yuan was just for the Qing monarch's side, the world would still be the world of the Ming Dynasty, but there would be one more regent, and their interests would be guaranteed, so they would continue to wait and see; If Fang Yuan really rebelled against the Ming Dynasty and changed the dynasty, they would not even have the legitimate status of vassal king, so they could only choose to participate in the war.

These local forces, who did not move, may not be defeated by the Xuanjia Army in a head-on battle, but when the imperial court fought with Fang Yuan, they copied Fang Yuan's backyard Guangdong, Fujian, and even Zhejiang, which was also within their reach.

Empress Zhou agreed with this best plan in her heart, but she couldn't agree with Sun Chuanting. She is worried about the life of her son Zhu Cihong, Chongzhen is on the throne again, and Zhu Cihong is sure to die.

She looked around coldly, and asked the cabinet members and the generals of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, "Inspector Sun proposed to make His Majesty take ill to preside over the government, what do you say?" Is it that without Your Majesty, the government will not be able to function, and Your Majesty will not be able to recuperate with peace of mind? ”

She said this clearly to ask everyone's opinions, but in fact, she had already hinted in her words that she wanted the master to veto Sun Chuanting's proposal.

The cabinet members, the five military governors' generals are forced to stand in line, at this time, the so-called morality, compared to interests, is not even as good as the bitch archway. Each of them had a small abacus, and they began to calculate.

The first assistant and the second assistant of the cabinet, and the three scholars participated in the coup d'état of the house arrest of Emperor Chongzhen back then, how could they dare to approve of Emperor Chongzhen being put back in power? If Chongzhen takes power, their vested interests will inevitably go down the drain, and it is unknown whether they can save their lives.

Naturally, none of the cabinet members would support Chongzhen's return to power.

In the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, Zhou Kui is the father of Empress Zhou and the maternal grandfather of the prince of the prison country, and his position is beyond doubt.

Zheng Sen defected to the imperial court a year ago, and in just half a year, he was promoted to the governor of the Ming Water Division and the governor of the five armies. Empress Zhou and the prince of the prison country have the grace of knowing him, and they are also the only big tree that is not at odds with Fang Yuan, Zheng Sen is undoubtedly on the side of the prince of the prison country.

Wu Sangui originally had nothing to do with Fang Yuan, it was none of his business. However, Fang Yuan had not only proposed to Emperor Chongzhen that the Guanning Group was a cancer of the Ming Dynasty and must be eradicated. If Emperor Chongzhen and Fang Yuan gained power, the interests of the Guanning Group could not be guaranteed. From the perspective of the interests of the Guanning Group, it is more prudent to stand on the side of the prince of the prison state.

The only one who has a relationship with Fang Yuan and is quite dissatisfied with the prince of the prison country is Zhou Yuji. But he is usually quite dissatisfied with Sun Chuanting's title as the mainstay of the Ming Dynasty, and he doesn't want to echo Sun Chuanting's proposal at the moment.

Everyone was silently calculating, but no one was willing to be the first to speak. Because today is a political battle, if you speak out in public, it will be evidence of reckoning in the future.

A hardcore supporter of the prince of the prison state, Hong Chengchou finally stood up and became the first bird, "At present, the spearhead of Inspector Sun should be Fang Yuan in the south of the Yangtze River, not the court behind him!" The so-called monarch wants his ministers to die, and his ministers have to die, just a governor of Zhejiang, a prince, what qualifications do they have, with the news of chasing the wind and shadows, they will play the banner of the Qing monarch's side? If the governors and vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty do not see the emperor, or the crown prince is in charge of the country, and they will stand on their own feet under the banner of the Qing monarch at every turn, then the next day will not be chaotic? ! ”

Zhou Kui said sarcastically, "I think the generals are the other party's Yuan and Xuanjia troops who are afraid of war and avoid war, so they will hesitate!" ”

With Hong Chengchou and Zhou Kui as the first birds, Zheng Sen, who was already inseparable from Fang Yuan, also stood up and said, "The minister seconded the proposal, the minister and Fang Yuan fought several battles, and Fang Yuan's Xuanjia army was just in vain. If it weren't for the minister's father, the fifth uncle would be afraid of war, and the minister would definitely be able to block Fang Yuan and the Xuanjia army outside Xianxia Pass. If the imperial court wants to fight Fang Yuan again, the minister is willing to be the first to fight! ”

Among the people present, Zheng Sen, who had been fighting with Fang Yuan for several years, knew the combat power of Fang Yuan and the Xuanjia Army best, and since Zheng Sen put on a posture that was not afraid of a decisive battle at all, everyone believed it.

Wu Sangui hurriedly took the opportunity to come out and also showed a face, "The minister's Guanning Iron Cavalry is also willing to be the first to fight and capture Fang Yuan alive to set an example!" ”

In the governors of the five armies, except for the contrarian Sun Chuanting, there were three people who expressed their attitudes, and Zhou Yuji, the only one who had not yet expressed his position, was particularly conspicuous, he hesitated, but decided to follow the crowd, and then said, "The minister seconded the proposal, and I am willing to die for Your Majesty, the queen's mother, and the prince of the prison country!" ”

At this point, the military was in charge of the three major battalions of Gyeonggi, the Guanning Group, the Jin Army, and the four governors of the Daming Water Division all stood on the side of the prince of the supervising state. The only Sun Chuanting who sings the opposite tune is a lonely palm, and he can't set off the wind and waves, his face is pale, and he is speechless.

Empress Zhou was very satisfied with everyone's position, looked at Sun Chuanting and smiled and said, "Although Inspector Sun's suggestion is very good, it is not suitable at the moment. Inspector Sun, what else do you say?! ”

Sun Chuanting saw that everyone in the court was all for their own selfishness, so he ignored the overall situation, and as soon as the war began, blood would inevitably flow. What's even more infuriating is that this Ming infighting will inevitably cheapen the Manchu Qing Dynasty and Li Zicheng, these forces that are eyeing each other.

He was so angry that he threw the ivory wat board in his hand on the ground, looked up to the sky and sighed, "The death of the world is imminent!" ”

Zhu Cihong shouted angrily, "Sun Chuanting, you dare to curse the fortune of the Ming Dynasty, it's the opposite!" It's the other way around! ”

Empress Zhou glared at Zhu Cihong fiercely, and Zhu Cihong was so frightened that she immediately stopped speaking, and then said slowly, "Inspector Sun is loyal, it's just a momentary gaffe!" Inspector Sun, if you think that Fang Yuan is not against the Ming Dynasty, the cabinet can authorize you to go to the peace talks, and you will bring back the terms of the peace talks to discuss again. ”

If Chongzhen does not take the throne again, the war between the two sides is about to break out, what conditions can be negotiated? Sun Chuanting responded dejectedly, and left the court without looking back.

Queen Zhou looked at Sun Chuanting's distant back and sighed secretly.

This is the real loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty and the real mainstay! However, whether loyal ministers can be used is another way of saying whether loyal ministers belong to loyal ministers.

There is nothing more helpless in the world than this!

Zhu Cihong saw that Sun Chuanting retreated without saying goodbye, extremely rude, and wanted to scold, but was interrupted by Queen Zhou again, "Mr. Hong, apart from waiting for the results of the peace talks, what other way can deal with the self-reliant Fang Yuan?!" ”

Hong Chengchou said in a deep voice, "The old minister still has a plan, that is, to lead the water to the west!" ”