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Jiang Chuan thought about it for a long time, had an idea in his heart, came to the study, and wrote a reply to Bai Jinxiu, instructing her to let the people in the capital continue to keep in touch with Li Jinzhong, whether it was the situation in the Central Plains or the old emperor's condition, once there was a change, report it in time.

After writing it, I checked it again, and then sealed it with a black lotus copper tube, stretched out my hand and patted it on the table three times, and a black lotus messenger walked in from outside the door, took the copper pipe and put it away, bowed silently, and quietly retreated.

After writing the reply, Jiang Chuan paced back and forth on the ground in the hall a few times, then called Bai Mu and asked, "What is the situation of Hong Chengchou and Cao Bianjiao now?" ”

Bai Mu said: "Lord, these two people are now eating better than ordinary soldiers according to your orders. Eat on time, go to bed with lights out, and don't do anything unusual on weekdays. It's just that this Hong Chengchou once asked the soldier who delivered the meal to inquire about the lord, but he didn't know what it meant. ”

Jiang Chuan listened to it and said with a slight smile: "He is throwing stones to ask for directions, knowing that the soldier will come up, I will guess his intentions when I know it." ”

Bai Mu was puzzled: "What is his intention?" ”

"This person has always been proud, and now although he has the heart to surrender, he is not easy to speak directly, for fear of being looked down upon, so he uses this method of throwing stones to ask for directions. In this way, you go to heaven and earth to tell Li Dazui and ask him to clean up a few dishes, and you send them to Hong Chengchou and Cao Bianjiao, and see their reactions and come back to me. ”

Jiang Chuan touched his chin after pacing the ground for another time.

Although Bai Mu was puzzled, he didn't ask much and took the order.

After Bai Mu left, Jiang Chuan sat by the fire, brewed a cup of hot tea, and held it in his hand, pondering the series of changes that Emperor Daming's serious illness might cause in the future.

Once the old emperor is seriously ill, the already stormy situation of the Ming Dynasty will be even more erosive. There should be no suspense about the succession to the throne, because Emperor Daming now has only one son alive, that is, the current crown prince Ji Siyuan.

And I heard that this Ji Siyuan was still very dissatisfied with Yuan Chonghuan, Li Jinzhong told himself last time that it was the crown prince and suggested that the emperor severely punish Yuan Chonghuan because of the matter of giving himself a marquis, and the old emperor scolded him and asked him to think about it behind closed doors.

Once the old emperor dies and the new emperor ascends the throne, Yuan Chonghuan, who is now in prison, may really die soon.

The young man is young and vigorous, and he already has a grudge against Yuan Chonghuan. If someone around him deliberately instigates a few words, the probability of Yuan Chonghuan's head falling to the ground is still very high.

If Yuan Chonghuan died, then Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong would definitely have no more jealous people, and it would be the same as the original Ming, Li Zicheng directly waved his army north to besiege the capital.

At that time, no one knows what the fate of Emperor Yu and the fate of the Ming Dynasty will be.

However, one thing is certain, the time for great changes in the Ming Dynasty will not be too long, at most it will take two or three years, or at least it may be a year and a half.

Therefore, it is equivalent to leaving little time for yourself.

If you want to intervene in the situation in the Central Plains at the best time, you must level Liaodong as soon as possible, stabilize Liaodong, and then you can wave your troops into the south as much as possible, and then chase the Central Plains.

Time is very tight, Jiang Chuan sighed and sighed.

It seems that it is really necessary to speed up the pace, whether it is the reorganization of the army or the subjugation of talents, it is an urgent matter.

Hong Chengchou and Cao Bianjiao are both talents and must be used for themselves. Originally, I was going to hone their temperament again, but now it seems that it is almost time.

It didn't take long for Bai Mu to come back and say, "Lord, Hong Chengchou was very happy when he saw the food, and asked the last general to thank the lord on his behalf." However, Cao Bianjiao still didn't say a word, but he didn't refuse to come to the meal, eating and drinking, looking like he was not stingy, and asked me if I was eating a broken head meal. ”

Jiang Chuan smiled: "These two people really have different personalities. So you go again tomorrow, three days in a row. ”

Bai Mu was puzzled, but he also took the order and left.

For three days, on the 26th of the lunar month, Bai Mu once again sent food back.

Jiang Chuan asked, "How is today?" ”

"Back to the lord, after the two of them finished eating today, the last general told the two of them the news that Yuan Chonghuan was imprisoned according to your explanation. As expected, Hong Chengchou just sighed in a low voice, and only said something like Inspector Yuan's bad fate. Instead, Cao Bianjiao yelled and looked excited, asking to let him go out and go back to save Yuan Chonghuan. ”

Bai Mu carefully talked about the relationship between the two.

Jiang Chuan sighed: "This Cao Bianjiao is really a person who values love and righteousness, and it is not in vain that Yuan Chonghuan knows him. ”

"You go to the general's division to find it." Jiang Chuan pondered for a while.

Bai Mu took the order and left, and soon brought Liu Ji over.

Jiang Chuan took Liu Ji into the study and told him about his plan to let Liu Ji persuade Hong Chengchou and Cao Bianjiao.

After listening to this, Liu Ji muttered: "According to what the lord said, it seems that Hong Chengchou has already had the intention of surrendering, but he is just waiting for the lord to speak publicly. However, Cao Bianjiao seems to be still thinking about Yuan Chonghuan's kindness. If you go to persuade you to surrender at this time, I'm afraid you will hit a nail. ”

Jiang Chuan said with a smile: "Of course, the eloquence of the military division is not a problem. Cao Bianjiao is actually not loyal to Daming, but just remembers Yuan Chonghuan's kindness. For this kind of person, as long as he can be persuaded by his heart of repaying his kindness, he will definitely be able to win it. ”

Liu Ji is so smart, when he heard Jiang Chuan say this, he quickly understood what Jiang Chuan meant, and said with a slight smile: "The lord is wise." Ji will go now, and he will definitely live up to his mission. ”

After Liu Ji left, Jiang Chuan was about to go to the barracks to have a look, and it was about to be the New Year, so he felt more at ease when he went to the barracks.

At this time, Yan Zhai, the foreign housekeeper, came to report, saying that the general on duty at the city gate had sent someone to report, saying that a team of chariots and horses came from Datong, claiming to be the convoy of Li Yongnian, the chief soldier of Datong, who sent New Year's goods to Wu'an Hou, and asked to enter the city.

When Jiang Chuan heard this, he didn't expect Li Yongnian to have this thought, so he explained it and let the city gate official check that there was no problem and send it to the Hou Mansion, and let Yan Zhai be responsible for entering the warehouse and receiving people.

Not long after, three carts came to the Hou Mansion under the escort of more than ten strong men, Yan Zhai took it in the outer courtyard, ordered someone to count the goods, and then took the man headed by him to return to Jiangchuan.

"The last general, Li Zhiyuan, see Hou Ye! The last general is the commander of the personal guard under the command of General Li, and he is ordered by my family to escort New Year's gifts, this is a list of gifts, and please take a look at it! ”

The leader is a man with a capable and fierce atmosphere all over his body, who is very respectful to Jiang Chuan, and holds a gift list in both hands.

Jiang Chuan took it, glanced at it roughly, raised his eyebrows, but he didn't expect Li Yongnian to be very generous.

The list reads: "Two East Pearls, Ten Fox Skins, Three Bear Skins, Ten Wolf Skins, Five Thousand Taels of Silver, Ten Jars of Dongxiangchun Wine, and Twenty Suzhou Cotton Cloths." ”

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