Beijing, the imperial city, the red bricks and blue tiles have been dyed completely red by this fiery sunset.

Yang Sichang, the assistant minister of the cabinet and the secretary of the military department, bathed in the sunset, looking at the empty cabinet, no other cabinet members poked his eyes, and he felt that his body was abnormally Tongtai.

A year ago, his father, Yang He, the former right-hand attendant of the military department and the governor of the Shaanxi Trilateral Army, died. At that time, Yang Hou Sichang was in the military affairs of the two towns of the governor of Xuanfu. According to the practice of the national dynasty, he, as a son, should resign from all official positions and return to his hometown to keep filial piety for three years. However, now, a holy decree came, which not only robbed him of his affection, but promoted him to the high position of the secretary of the military department, and joined the cabinet as a chief assistant.

This sudden change made Yang Sichang a little unexpected, and he didn't know where he had fallen into the eyes of the Son of Heaven. But if you don't return to your hometown to guard your filial piety, even if you are robbed of love by the emperor, it is a very humiliating thing. If he really responds to the order, how will he Yang Sichang look up and see people in the future?

So, Yang Sichang refused to accept it

。

However, Emperor Chongzhen did not talk nonsense, and directly sent an angel to take him into Beijing, and after a sincere conversation, Yang Sichang knew that the imperial court had been in a mess in the past few years, and the internal and external use of troops was a mess, all of which was directly related to the mediocre military department Shangshu Wang Jiazhen. In this situation, Emperor Chong was anxious to appoint new people and change the situation. Yang Sichang did a good job in Xuanda, and he was looked down upon by the Son of Heaven.

This time, Emperor Chongzhen was determined to completely eliminate the peasant army that was in rebellion. Without quelling the civil strife, the Ming Dynasty would not be able to concentrate all its forces against its strong neighbors in the north.

The Son of Heaven is so trusted, Yang Hou Chang is naturally grateful and inexplicable, so knowing the grace of the encounter, he naturally wants to kill himself to repay it, as for his personal reputation, in front of Jiangshan Sheji, what is it?

As a result, Yang Sichang presented his grand plan to the emperor and Pan, which is the famous "four positive six corners, ten sides of the net" in history. "Sizheng" refers to the four regions of Shaanxi, Henan, Huguang and Jiangbei. These four areas are the frontal battlefields of the Ming army's suppression of thieves; The six corners are Yansui, Shanxi, Shandong, Jiangnan, Jiangxi, and Sichuan, and these six places are auxiliary battlefields, and the governors of the six places are divided into defense and auxiliary suppression. The formation of a ten-sided net with these four positive and six corners is the offensive plan of the Ming Dynasty to take the initiative.

This strategy was greatly appreciated by Emperor Chongzhen, and he was also ready to implement it in the next internal war.

For his plan, Yang Sichang has great confidence.

He felt that if it was carried out effectively, it should be easy to completely annihilate the peasant army within a year. And as a Wenchen in the traditional sense, what could be more important than the implementation of his ambitions?

As for the jokes of the world, let him go.

Knowing that I sin against me, it is only spring and autumn.

So, as soon as he gritted his teeth, he took up the post of secretary of the military department, and presided over the overall situation of the imperial court to exterminate the peasant army.

Of course, the officials in the court and the central government were jealous of him and despised him. Although he was robbed of love by the emperor, he didn't have to go back to his hometown to worry. But all the officials said that he was greedy for power and a cheeky villain.

Some people even compared him to Zhang Juzheng in the Wanli period.

These rumors naturally made Yang Sichang angry in his heart, and he felt that he couldn't raise his head in front of people. But for the sake of the military affairs of the imperial court, he could only grit his teeth and endure it.

In his heart, Yang Sichang may not be without a sense of tragedy

。 He even thought that when the thieves were completely wiped out, he would retire and leave the world with a chic back. At that time, the world will naturally know my noble feelings and the grievances I have suffered over the years.

These days, he has had a very difficult time in the cabinet. As a young Zhuang faction in the cabinet, the other cabinet elders all looked amiable in front of him, but Yang Sichang vaguely felt a trace of alienation. Invisibly, he has been isolated by them.

As for the other yamen, and their colleagues in the officialdom, they also looked at Yang Sichang with a lot of sarcasm and disdain. A person, for the post of cabinet assistant, refuses to return to his hometown to guard the system, and covets power to such an extent, isn't it a beast?

Their eyes, Yang Ge Lao naturally understood it, and when he thought of his father's voice and smile when he was alive, there seemed to be a knife scraping in his heart.

But what can he do, the elders are more senior than him, as a junior, he can only grit his teeth and endure it. As for the other officials, is it possible to argue with them on this matter?

At this moment, he can only endure and wait for the one where the battle situation in the Central Plains has changed greatly.

On the side of the Central Plains, Lu Xiangsheng and Hong Chengchou were fighting with Gao, Zhang and other giants, and the battle was extremely dangerous. If Chuzhou fails, the entire situation in the southeast will be out of control.

Although Premier Lu Xiangsheng has won many victories in the military affairs of the five southern provinces over the past year and has achieved outstanding results, Yang Sichang does not think that Lu Xiangsheng will be able to completely eradicate this major disaster.

Although Yang Sichang is a civil official, he is a trilateral general system and has led soldiers; And his father Yang He was the left waiter of the military department, and presided over the suppression of the peasant army in Shaanxi. It can be said that his father and son are rare people who know soldiers in the Ming Dynasty, and their military talents are now among the top few.

He naturally knew that, in fact, it was extremely difficult to completely pacify the thieves in the country now. These thieves come and go like the wind, and everywhere they go, they threaten a large number of people, and even if they are occasionally hit hard, as long as they are given a chance to breathe, they will immediately grow stronger.

Lu Xiangsheng can fight, but his strategy is only to the extent of leading troops to follow and pursue, and he may be able to achieve temporary results on the battlefield, but it is only a symptom but not a cure.

To deal with the peasant army, it is necessary to spread a net from all sides, defend in different provinces and regions, and constantly accumulate their living space. This is the real temple calculation, Lu Xiangsheng, the pattern in his chest is just like that, it is not worth mentioning.

In Yang Sichang's view, Lu Xiangsheng can hold Chuzhou in the future, but he can't completely solve the problem

。 Perhaps, the thief army will suffer a small loss under him, and then turn into Henan and Huguang like the wind. At that time, it will be time for me to show my skills in all corners and ten-sided nets.

At that time, it will be the time for me, Yang Sichang, to turn the tide and wash away the grievances in my heart; At that time, others will naturally know my good intentions.

Thinking of this, Yang Sichang clenched his fists fiercely.

A scholar came over: "Pavilion Elder, it's time to lock the pavilion." ”

"Yes." Yang Sichang nodded and took out the key from his arms. The so-called lock pavilion is the time to get off work.

The office of the cabinet is located in the imperial city, next to the six ministries and the major yamen, which is the core of the entire city of Beijing and the whole world. However, since the Zhengde period, Emperor Zhengde built a leopard house in Xiyuan, and the later Jiajing Emperor was greedy for purity there and lived in Xiyuan for a long time. After the yamen of the major ministries and institutes set up duty rooms there for the convenience of half things, the political center of the Ming Empire gradually shifted over.

Therefore, the local government will go to Xiyuan as soon as it enters Beijing, and few people enter the imperial city. However, there will still be people guarding the imperial city, after all, this is where the official yamen is located.

Today, it happens to be Yang Ge Lao on duty.

The moment he took out the key, Yang Sichang suddenly smiled bitterly in his heart: "It is said that all official business is handled in the Xiyuan duty room, and there is no need to come to the imperial city." But I still came over as usual, does it mean that in my heart, Yang Sichang, actually resisted meeting my colleagues? Yang Sichang, Yang Sichang, are you afraid of weakness and shaken? No...... Never! ”

As soon as the attic door was locked, suddenly, a commotion came from a distance, like a lot of people.

The sound grew louder and louder, with occasional footsteps and high-fives of countless people running......

The imperial city is the central core area of the Ming Dynasty, solemn and solemn, when has it been so chaotic, has something happened?

Yang Sichang was shocked and couldn't help asking, "What's the matter?" ”

Before the scholar could reply, a clerk ran in panting: "Pavilion Senior, Pavilion Elder ...... Chuzhou, Chuzhou ......"

Hearing the word Chuzhou, Yang Sichang sighed in his heart: Could it be that the battle of Chuzhou was lost by my Ming Dynasty?

He immediately got goosebumps in his vest and grabbed the bookseller: "What's the matter?" ”

"Pavilion, pavilion, pavilion...... Pavilion Lao, Chuzhou victory, the imperial court to conquer the army...... defeated the thirty army of thieves, beheaded tens of thousands, and the corpses of the thieves were blocked by Chushui......" The secretary ran too quickly, and his speech was a little stuttering: "The thief Gao Yingxiang was defeated and left Sizhou, and he was at the end of his rope and was captured alive."

。 ”

Speaking of this, he blushed with excitement and said loudly: "Great victory, unprecedented victory!" ”

"What, the thieves were defeated, and the high thieves were caught?" Yang Sichang felt a burst of ecstasy in his heart: "How do you know?" ”

"Yes, yes, I caught it, and I'm being detained in Fengyang." The clerk finally spoke fluently: "There is no doubt about this matter, Lu Xiangsheng's six-hundred-mile expedited fast horse has arrived just now, and at this moment, I am afraid that the good news has been delivered to the Son of Heaven." ”

Zhongshushe shouted: "What are you talking nonsense about the shadowless thing, this matter has not even been opened by the Son of Heaven and the Pavilion Elder, you know?" ”

The clerk swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said with a smile: "You are right, but you really blame me for this." As soon as the messenger of Inspector Lu entered the city gate, he shouted in a loud voice: 'Urgent report from the front, six hundred miles urgent!' The soldier guarding the door casually asked what the emergency report was. The messenger didn't have a firm mouth, so he replied with a great victory in Chuzhou. ”

"And then?"

The clerk said: "It's good that the messenger didn't reply to this sentence, but as soon as he did, several people immediately turned over and chased him to ask what was going on." After running all the way through the city, I finally got to know the matter clearly. At this time, I am afraid that the news of the good news from the front line has spread all over the capital. ”

Huo Sheren stomped his feet fiercely, and suddenly laughed loudly: "Okay, good, good Lu Jiandou, unparalleled national warriors, unparalleled national warriors!" Elder Ge, you should go to Xiyuan quickly, maybe Your Majesty has already sent someone to pass you over to discuss matters...... Pavilion Elder ......"

No one answered.

turned his head to look, but saw Yang Sichang bathed in the sunset, his hands were folded, and he muttered: "The high thief was captured, and the thief army was dispersed." This battle can really be said to have fought a peaceful and prosperous era. The great fortune of the country, the great fortune of the country! ”

Two tears ran down his cheeks, glistening in the setting sun.

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