Just when the ministers of the court and the central government were in turmoil and pursued the remnants of the eunuch party in unison, Sun Chengzong, who was thirty-two years old in Wanli and was now sixty years old, finally arrived in Beijing. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The reason why it was delayed for more than ten days was because when he first received the holy decree, Sun Chengzong still had doubts in his heart. He was appointed as the secretary of the military department in the second year of the Apocalypse, and then because of the corruption of the Liao incident, he invited himself to be the governor of Jiliao, and successively guarded Liaodong for four years.

During the four years of supervising Jiliao, Sun Chengzong trained troops and built cities to prepare for war.

However, in the sixth year of the Apocalypse, Sun Chengzong was impeached and removed because he was feared by the eunuchs.

Originally, Wei Zhongxian wanted to put him to death, but the Emperor of the Apocalypse only ordered him to return to his hometown because of his affection for the emperor.

Now that Wei Zhongxian is not dead, and the eunuch henchmen are still all over the court, this makes Sun Chengzong feel pessimistic about his going to Beijing to take over as the secretary of the military department, and he has great concerns about whether he will still be constrained by the party struggle in the imperial court and whether he can make a difference.

So he wrote a letter and sent people to contact his staff and subordinates when he was supervising Ji Liao, while waiting for the development of the court.

Of course, the development of the court situation did not disappoint Sun Chengzong, especially the performance of the new emperor, which gave Sun Chengzong a hope for the revival of the Ming Dynasty.

In his opinion, today's young emperor is an emperor who is extremely sober-minded and eager to make a difference.

With the news that the emperor took away Wei Zhongxian's ceremonies and factory seals, and ordered him to go to the White Tiger Hall to guard the spirit of the first emperor, Sun Chengzong did not hesitate.

At the same time, the right and left hands who advanced and retreated with him at the beginning, Lu Shanji, Wang Zegu, Sun Yuanhua, Yang Yingqian, Li Bingcheng and others, also wrote back one after another to express their willingness to follow and continue to help.

It was only at this time that Sun Chengzong, accompanied by his second son and the old servant, set off for Beijing with a light car.

As for why Zhu Daming values Sun Chengzong so much, as long as he tells you a story, you will understand.

In the original history, in the eleventh year of Chongzhen, that is, in 1638 AD, the Manchu Eight Banners broke through the border again and swept Hebei.

When the Eight Banners besieged Gaoyang, Sun Chengzong, who was idle at home at that time, destroyed his family and led the Gaoyang army and people to resist, and finally the city was broken and captured, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty surrendered and promised to be a high-ranking official, but Sun Chengzong still resolutely chose to commit suicide at the age of 76.

And his five sons, six grandsons, two nephews, and eight nephews were all killed in the battle of Gaoyang, which can definitely be regarded as a full of loyalty.

Such a person, even if he doesn't have any real talent and practical learning, Zhu Daming has to reuse him, not to mention that Sun Chengzong is still the second place in the 32nd year of Wanli's palace examination.

Especially in the years when he supervised Ji Liao, although he did not have outstanding achievements, the Ningjin defense line built by him was also impregnable.

As the so-called good fighters have no great achievements, and Sun Chengzong is such a good fighter.

Emperor Chongzhen in history may not use him because of the impeachment of the imperial historian or his political enemies, but how could Zhu Daming, who is familiar with history, let such a bull not be used?

On the day when Zhu Daming asked the cabinet to draft a decree and crown Sun Chengzong as a scholar of Wuyingdian University, he ordered Wang Chengen to send a powerful chamberlain to wait at the Luhe Station in Tongzhou with the court clothes of the new words and the Zhongshu Sheren who passed the decree from the cabinet.

Therefore, as soon as Sun Chengzong and his entourage entered the Luhe Station, they were discovered by the sharp-eyed chamberlain, and then they conveyed the emperor's latest will at the Luhe Station.

Sun Chengzong's Luhe post paid homage to the prime minister, and the news quickly spread all over the world along the Grand Canal, and also gave great encouragement to many people of insight, the new emperor seems to be a British lord, and the new dynasty has a new atmosphere.

Because it was too late that day, Sun Chengzong, who had received the new holy decree, could not enter Beijing overnight, so he had to stay in Luhe Station for one night, and then enter Beijing the next day to enter the palace for an audience.

The eunuch and the scholar in the cabinet rushed back overnight, because Zhu Daming knew that Sun Chengzong had arrived in Beijing and had accepted the new appointment, and a stone suddenly fell to the ground in his heart.

As the saying goes, planting a plane tree attracts a golden phoenix. Sun Chengzong is the first plane tree deliberately planted by Zhu Daming, and his recovery will give confidence and hope to a group of people of insight who are really worried about the country and the people, and then there will be more and more talents who will gradually gather around Zhu Daming.

So the next morning, not long after the small court meeting in Wenhua Hall ended, Wang Chengen came to report that Sun Chengzong, the new secretary of the military department and a scholar of Wuyingdian University, asked for an audience outside the Qianqing Gate.

Zhu Daming hurriedly asked Wang Chengen to bring people in, and after a while, Sun Chengzong followed Wang Chengen into the Qianqing Gate, and saw the emperor standing at the door of the main hall of the Qianqing Palace from a distance.

For the senior ministers, Zhu Daming intended to abolish their kneeling ceremony, but at this time, his imperial power was not completely stable, so it was not implemented for a while.

But for Sun Chengzong, whom he sincerely respected, he couldn't let him kneel for too long, so as soon as Sun Chengzong's knees touched the ground, he immediately stepped forward to help him, and even said: "Aiqing is exempt, Aiqing is exempt." ”

Sun Chengzong, who is nearly sixty years old, is still in good health, unlike the imaginary Wenchen, Sun Chengzong's face is slightly dark, his beard is luxuriant, his eyes are bright, and the most prominent thing is a big beard, which almost completely covers his mouth and chin.

Entering the Dongnuan Pavilion of the Qianqing Palace, that is, the so-called East Pavilion Imperial Study, seeing that the emperor was done on the throne, Sun Chengzong hurriedly re-saw the salute, and then said: "Your Majesty Lao moved to the palace door to greet him, and the minister was very frightened. His Majesty is too tolerant of his ministers, and the ministers dare not be honest. ”

Zhu Daming looked at Sun Chengzong, who was a little frightened, and said with a smile: "Sun Aiqing is too worried. During the period when Aiqing supervised Jiliao, he repaired nine big cities, 45 fortresses, recruited more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, restored 400 miles of soil, recruited displaced people to tuntian, and tried to ensure that Liaodong was safe for several years. Since Wanli, there have been many Wenchen who have run Liaodong, but there are not as many people as Aiqing. It's not too much to give Qing more courtesy! ”

After saying this, he hurriedly asked Sun Chengzong to calm down and give Wang Cheng's grace seat.

Sun Chengzong has been running the Liaoning West Corridor for many years, and all he has done is to lay the foundation and benefit the long-term work, unlike Yuan Chonghuan, who accidentally injured Nurhachi with a red-clothed cannon when he was guarding Ningyuan, and has since become famous and famous all over the world.

Therefore, hearing that the emperor gave such a high evaluation of his contribution to the period of supervising Ji Liao, Sun Chengzong couldn't help but burst into tears, and suddenly gave birth to a feeling of the death of a confidant.

In the impeachment of Sun Chengzong by the Eunuch Party and Donglin, supervising Ji Liao for four years in vain, is the most chilling accusation.

Now it seems that the new emperor knew his merits and appreciated his strategy.

As soon as he thought of this, Sun Chengzong left the brocade bench, knelt down and saluted again, and then said: "Your Majesty treats your ministers like a countryman, and the ministers will repay Your Majesty with a countryman." Your Majesty has a life, and he will do his best, and he will die. ”

Zhu Daming also hurriedly got up and stepped forward to help.