As soon as the early dynasty dispersed, the four elders of the cabinet were summoned to the Qianqing Palace, and the four elders hurriedly rushed over with doubts, and saw Emperor Chongzhen who was already waiting, and the four of them were just about to kneel down and listened to Chongzhen say: "All are exempt from courtesy, give a seat!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The four pavilion elders said at the same time. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"There is a special thing to summon you here today, I originally wanted to say it at the court meeting, but I thought about it again, if I said it at the court meeting, it would definitely be a big fuss in the end, and there would be no discussion at all, so I only summoned a few of you alone!" Chongzhen said with a smile.

"Our Emperor Majesty is going to do something again on time!" The four pavilion elders looked at each other and nodded in tacit understanding, and then Sun Chengzong, as the first assistant, said first: "I don't know what Your Majesty said?" The ministers are willing to share the worries of His Majesty! ”

"You look at the information sent by Zhongxingwei, as well as this note sent by Luo Rucai, you will understand!" Chongzhen said with a smile, and then Cao Huachun took the things handed over by Chongzhen and then handed them over to Sun Chengzong.

Sun Chengzong's first thought was: It seems that there is new progress in Gannan! Then he took the thing and looked at it, and after a while, he was also frowning, Rao is the first assistant minister who has seen all kinds of major events can't help but be stunned for a while, which caused Liu Hongxun, Cheng Jiming and Xu Guangqi on the side to be curious, what did he write? Could it be that something big happened in the south of the Ming River? No news!

"Sun Shoufu! Sun Shoufu! Cheng Jiming, who was sitting on the side, gently tugged at Sun Chengzong's sleeve.

"Look at it!" Sun Chengzong reacted, and then handed the thing to Cheng Jiming, and while they were looking, Chongzhen smiled and said, "Teacher! What do you think about this? ”

"Your Majesty! First of all, what Weichen wants to say is that this General Cao is loyal to the Ming Dynasty, and secondly, this method is too risky, it can be said that it is too crazy, if it is not handled well, the entire Jiangnan will be destroyed! Jiangnan is the most taxed place in my Ming Dynasty, and there must be no mistakes! This can also be said to be the foundation of my Ming Dynasty! Therefore, it is necessary to be extremely cautious, but although it is said to be very risky, if it is handled well, the new policy of the imperial court can be carried out smoothly in Jiangnan is also greatly beneficial to the imperial court! Sun Chengzong analyzed.

"That's right! That's why I can't make up my mind, so I'm not going to summon you!" Chongzhen said with a smile.

"Your Majesty! The minister thinks that this matter is the coexistence of risks and opportunities, but it can be tried, but the method cannot be according to General Cao's, General Cao's method is too risky, the risk is too great, and now I am not too stable, so we need to be cautious! Cheng Jiming also finished reading it at this time and expressed his opinion.

"The minister seconded the proposal!" Liu Hongxun and Xu Guangqi on the side said at the same time.

"I thought you would object to this! It's a bit unexpected! Chongzhen said with a smile.

The four cabinet elders looked at each other, then they all smiled lightly, didn't say anything, and then said, "In that case, you tell me what you think!" Cheng Aiqing, you mentioned it first, you said! ”

"Your Majesty! It's still Sun Shoufu first! Cheng Jiming said with a smile.

Chongzhen was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Then the teacher will come first!" ”

Sun Chengzong smiled, nodded, and then said, "Then the old minister will say it first!" Sun Chengzong paused, and then said: "Your Majesty, please see, this General Cao's original plan was to let these rogues be the main force, and the imperial army would be implemented as a superintendent, but General Cao seems to have forgotten that the rogues are always rogues, if the defenders of the cities struggle to resist, they will not be able to break through the city, we can already see from the previous battle reports, so is it difficult for them to come forward to help?" What's going on? Rebellion? ”

Chongzhen was stunned for a moment after hearing this, it seemed that what he said was very reasonable, he was speechless, and the other three cabinet elders nodded, obviously they also thought that no matter how scummy the army in the south of the Ming Dynasty was, it was stronger than Liukou, right? So if you can't attack the city, what should you do next?

"That's one of them!" Sun Chengzong said with a smile, and then continued: "Let's talk about it again, the above said that only these rogues are allowed to rob the fields and property of the profiteers and nobles on these lists, and they will not harass the people or hurt the innocent people, but if those rogues are red-eyed, what should they do if the scene gets out of control at that time?" When the time comes, the consequences will be unimaginable, Your Majesty! Third, the leader of this rogue is a wicked person, and if he turns against the water for a while, then his achievements will be wasted, and the prestige of the court will also suffer serious losses! And once it is not handled well, it will have a bad impact, that is, some Diao people will also rebel, and then the situation will be difficult to control! ”

"I understand! The teacher said that the countermeasures! How to change? Chongzhen asked humbly.

"Your Majesty! In fact, the reform of the law is very simple, but before the change, Weichen still thinks that these rebellious rogues must all be arrested, and the corresponding punishment must be given according to the criminal responsibility, beheading, forced labor, etc. must be severely punished in accordance with the Ming law! After that, let's talk about this plan, the core of the plan is to turn the main force of the original plan into the army of the imperial court, that is, the army of the imperial court disguised as a rogue, and then carry out military drills in turn according to the map on this note! Sun Chengzong said with a smile.

"Military drills?" Chongzhen was stunned.

"That's right! Actual combat drills, is it difficult to say rebellion? Sun Chengzong also asked with a smile.

"Haha! Right! Right! Actual combat drills! Chongzhen said with a smile.

"The army of the imperial court disguised as a rogue to attack the city, firstly, it can test the combat strength of the local defenders, and it can also test whether the local city defense is solid, and secondly, it is to test whether the local officials are loyal to Your Majesty and loyal to the imperial court. Sun Chengzong said.

"But what if there is strong resistance?" Chongzhen said with interest.

"At that time, the people of Zhongxingwei can take His Majesty's will, the arrangements of the military department, etc., to the local guards, let them cooperate with the drill, not to cause too many casualties, and then implement it according to the plan after entering the city, and let the local officials cooperate, if they do not cooperate, they will be dealt with according to the anti-order!" Sun Chengzong said with a smile.

"Even so, it will still cause casualties! This is a real combat exercise! Chongzhen couldn't help muttering.

"For the sake of the Ming Dynasty, these sacrifices are still okay, Your Majesty! Afterwards, the soldiers who died in battle were posthumously crowned as martyrs and sent to the martyrs' shrine, and the court could treat their families well! Cheng Jiming replied with a smile on the side.

Sun Chengzong nodded, and then said solemnly: "Your Majesty! This is also to reduce more casualties in the future! ”

Chongzhen couldn't help but be stunned after hearing this, and laughed at himself: "What Aiqing said is that I have a bit of a woman's kindness!" ”

"Your Majesty, this is a love for the people like a son, and it is a blessing for the people!" Liu Hongxun smiled to ease Chongzhen's embarrassment.