In fact, although the world is very large, it is indeed very quiet, without the noise of rumbling machinery and carriages and horses in later generations, and there is no barrier from haze and smoke, all the sounds will be easily transmitted far away.

The earth-shattering explosion in Zunhua, like a muffled thunder, seemed to come from afar, making Chongzhen, who was sitting in the Forbidden City, feel thrilled, pacing anxiously, looking at the direction of Zunhua in the northeast, and muttering nervously: "It's started, the attack on Zunhua City has begun, this siege battle, I don't know how many soldiers will be buried here, and I don't know how many royal children will be reborn in this blood and fire, and the waves will sweep the sand, and those who can really survive in this blood and fire test will be the mainstay of the Zhu family." I really want to go into battle with my sword and lead these disciples to face all our enemies and fight a brilliant victory. ”

Cao Huachun folded his hands, arched his back, lowered his head, and was silent.

Since Wang Chengen hanged himself, Cao Huachun has become cautious, and his will has slowly depressed, thinking that Chongzhen and Lu Hanqiang got along with each other, how harmonious, one is full of wisdom, one is obedient, and the two of them work together to push the Ming Dynasty from the abyss of running to destruction, and re-pushing it to Zhongxing and glory, but now, between the monarchs and ministers, the suspicion is so deep.

Now, the emperor has begun to regard Lu Hanqiang as his first enemy, and he has to get rid of it quickly, once the emperor takes that step, how will Lu Hanqiang respond?

But no matter how you deal with it, it will be a deep hurt to this Ming Empire, which is the sorrow of two people, but it is more about the well-being of hundreds of millions of people in the world, this Ming Empire is in dire straits.

At this time, Chongzhen suddenly resisted Cao Huachun with eagle-like eyes: "You say, will the 20,000 royal children we sent to the front line this time be used as cannon fodder by Lu Hanqiang?" The trick of killing people with a knife is something that can be done by a person. ”

Cao Huachun raised his head and replied cautiously: "Lu Banyu—"

Chongzhen immediately interrupted Cao Huachun's words with a scream: "Don't say anything to me, he is Cao Cao, Wang Mang, and a traitor." ”

Cao Huachun sighed in his heart, and then said cautiously: "I think Inspector Lu can also understand the purpose of letting the children of the royal family go to the battlefield this time, he should not be mad and push all the children of the royal family to the battlefield, if he really does that, he will teach himself the truth in front of the world." ”

"What can't he Lu Hanqiang do? Just for the sake of a dog, he can kill seven people in a row, just for the sake of possibly threatening the safety of his family, he will do whatever it takes to build that turtle shell, who is he guarding against? He is blatantly showing off and provoking me, because he received a report yesterday, Lu Xiangsheng asked him, if I want to kill him, give a reason first, give a reason, hum, the king let the minister die, the minister has to die, do you still need a reason? Didn't he, as a man, understand? Didn't he know? As a result, he is now guarding against me, the monarch, like a thief, is this the mentality that a courtier should have? ”

Cao Huachun swallowed a mouthful of saliva with difficulty, and finally defended Lu Hanqiang in a low voice: "Everything Inspector Lu has done since he stepped into the imperial court is actually for the sake of the imperial court and the monarch's father. ”

"That's what he should do, everything he should do as a courtier, and since he doesn't have a conspiracy in his heart, he shouldn't build that turtle shell and put his family in it, it's because he has selfishness and a heart of disobedience that he does it."

Cao Huachun lamented again in his heart, Lu Hanqiang was forced to come to this point, where did the cause start? Not your unwarranted suspicion? When Gyeonggi was in danger, you said that you would not transfer him to King Gyeongqin until Gyeonggi was so rotten that it was out of control, but you first forced the old man to death of other people's fathers-in-law, and also took other people's families as hostages, is this what you should do as a king? King Qin's great achievements were not only not rewarded, but he made things difficult in every way, and finally simply drove him out of the court and put him in the wilderness, is this what you should do as an emperor? Liaodong is in danger, if you don't give people a penny, let people work for you, is this what a king should do? Not only did he not fully support it, but he used countless money and grain to feed Guan Ning Tieqi and those wastes Looking at Lu Hanqiang, is this what you should do as a king? As a result, people fought bloody battles on the front line, but you made a reversal trend in the back and self-destroyed the Great Wall, is this also what an emperor should do? I don't know what Shi Kefa's purpose was when he took 3,000 people to visit the old lady at Lu Hanqiang's house, but did he visit people like this? If there were no twin forts, would Lu Hanqiang's family have been waiting to die in prison at this time?

Repeated interrogation in his heart, but he didn't dare to declare it, looking at the emperor who had become completely neurotic, Cao Huachun only had endless sorrow, and now he had begun to envy Wang Chengenlai, one death and one hundred.

"No, no matter what, I can't let my 20,000 royal children be used as cannon fodder by Lu Hanqiang, you now hurry up with my holy decree and rush to the front line urgently, withdraw my 20,000 royal children, and keep my only remaining vitality and bloodline."

Cao Huachun objected in a low voice: "The army cannot mature without the baptism of war, if it is always like this, these 30,000 Beijing battalions can still only be a royal honor guard, pretending, but useless, which is inconsistent with the original intention of establishing the imperial army in the first place." ”

That's it, you came out with so much money and food, didn't the purpose of it be to train an iron army? Isn't the purpose to control a true power of one's own in one's own hands? As a result, it is impossible to build a real army by training alone, and the army must see blood, otherwise it will still be a showy soldier who will only walk the right way.

Then he secretly glanced at Emperor Chongzhen, and reminded in a whisper again: "The lessons of the 50,000 Beijing camp are here, please think twice." ”

As soon as he mentioned the original Liaodong Battle presided over by Shi Kefa, Chongzhen felt a pain in his heart, it was a shame for him, and everything was reversed from that battle, his imperial power was completely despised, he was completely hollowed out, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty regarded themselves as enemies, these bastards, if they were not really capable of moving them, they would have been killed one by one.

Looking at the emperor who became excited again, Cao Huachun pondered for a while and then carefully suggested: "According to the plan of the Governor, the battle against Zunhua will be launched today, this battle will not end within ten days and half a month, and the slave suggests that after three or five days, he will issue an order to transfer the Beijing camp back, so that the children of the royal family can see the flesh and blood fight, and they can come back before the vitality is completely damaged, so wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?" ”

(End of chapter)