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[Today's second shift is delivered]

Because of Zhang Zhun's sudden killing, Emperor Chongzhen was upset all day, and the six gods had no master. Originally, the Tartars were about to retreat, and everything in the court was slowly improving, just waiting for the Tartars to withdraw from the outside of the Saiwai and everyone to regain the mountains and rivers. Because he was in a happy mood, Chongzhen has also made love with Queen Zhou, Tian Guifei, and Yuan Guifei several times in the past few days. There is no big stone in my heart to press, I am in a happy mood, and when I am fortunate to be in the harem, the majestic wind is vigorous, and I feel that it is delicious.

But the damn Zhang Zhun suddenly interrupted his excitement. He wanted to say something, but he couldn't say it. The ** who spoils the harem is gone. Until late at night, his mood was still very irritable. He reluctantly read the paperwork for a while, and felt that his mind was not on the paperwork at all. I had no choice but to take a long sullen breath, walk out of the Qianqing Palace, and wander on the Danqi.

In the middle of the summer night, there is still a hint of chill. Chongzhen's body was not very good, and he felt the cold invade his skin, making his swollen temples feel a little refreshing, and then he took a deep breath of cool air, and slowly exhaled the stuffy breath in his chest. He secretly counted the sound of the cloud board coming from the Xuanwu Gate, and heard the sound of beating from the East Yi Long Street, and felt even more anxious, and asked in his heart: "Chen Xinjia has not entered the palace yet?" It's been the second time."

He summoned Chen Xinjia late at night to discuss important matters. Chen Xinjia didn't know what to be busy with, but he hadn't arrived yet, which made Chongzhen feel a little impatient. Really, doesn't he want to be the secretary of the military department? I still appreciate him so much. At this moment, a eunuch gently walked up to his side, bowed down and said, "Emperor Qi, Chen Xinjia is waiting to be summoned in the Wenhua Palace. ”

Chongzhen hurriedly said, "Got it...... Come"

In the morning, before Zhang Zhun came to harass the Jingshi, Chen Xinjia had been summoned by Emperor Chongzhen in the Qianqing Palace and asked him about the battle strategy for dealing with the Central Plains and Guanwai. Chongzhen's meaning is to prepare to take advantage of the opportunity of the Tartars to retreat, whether he can reorganize the army and fight a big victory, so that outsiders can see that the army of the imperial court can still fight. It would be better if we could take advantage of the situation to recover some areas outside the border, such as Dalinghe City or Ningyuan City.

However, Chen Xinjia did not give Chongzhen a positive response. In terms of ideas, Chen Xinjia's attitude is very conservative, and he suggested that he should wait until all the Tartars have retreated before making plans. Chongzhen couldn't help but feel that Chen Xinjia was more cautious and less enterprising. In fact, Chen Xinjia is also a clever woman who is difficult to cook without rice, although he is shrewd and capable, after taking charge of the military department, he also wants to make meritorious contributions, but the Ming Dynasty has been trapped in the dilemma of internal and external warfare for more than ten years, the army is insufficient, the food and salary are exhausted, there will be no life, the morale is not fighting, and the discipline is corrupt, there is no good way to save this crisis, so the secret discussion was long and fruitless when summoned in the morning.

Chongzhen was originally impatient, the more bitter he was, the more anxious he was, and he was prone to lose his temper in the palace, Chen Xinjia didn't give him a satisfactory answer, of course he was not in a good mood. As a result, the eunuchs and palace maids in the Qianqing Palace were all frightened, and they didn't even dare to come out.

A moment later, Chongzhen rode to the courtyard of the Wenhua Palace. Chen Xinjia knelt next to Yonglu and lowered the closing to pick up the car. Chongzhen stepped down, walked into the Dongnuan Pavilion, and sat down on the throne, as if he felt that his mood and body were very heavy, and he had no energy to support him. Chen Xinjia followed, knelt down in front of him, performed the usual courtesy, and waited for questioning. Chongzhen made a look, and the eunuchs immediately avoided it. After a moment of silence, Chongzhen whispered gloomily: "Zhang Zhun...... Outside the city? ”

Chen Xinjia is the secretary of the Ministry of War, of course he knows that Zhang Zhun is coming, and he knows that because of Zhang Zhun's arrival, Chongzhen's mood has become very bad. summoned himself late at night, definitely for Zhang Zhun to come. This response, if Chongzhen is angered, he will not be able to figure out that he is a Yang Tinglin again. He pondered and said: "Weichen estimates that Zhang Zhun is just passing by, and he is definitely not here to attack the Jingshi, but also to pay homage to the emperor's heavenly face......

Chongzhen didn't believe that Zhang Zhun had any kindness, and said angrily: "You fart"

Chen Xinjia hurriedly shut up, changed his tone and said: "The emperor can rest assured, Weichen went to check the combat readiness just now, our money and food can support us for three months, and all kinds of other weapons are very sufficient. Gonggong Cao has gone to the city to guard day and night. ”

Chongzhen hesitated and said, "What if...... If the Tartars retreat and the Tiger Army takes the opportunity to besiege the Jingshi, so what? ”

Chen Xinjia was actually very embarrassed in his heart, and did not answer immediately. It would have been a great thing for the Tartars to retreat, which meant that the imperial court could finally breathe a sigh of relief. But because of Zhang Zhun's arrival, the situation immediately became complicated again. The Tiger Ben army came to besiege Jingshi, and the situation was indeed serious, even more serious than the arrival of the Tartars.

Most of the Tartars were cavalry, very mobile, strong in field combat, but seriously lacking in offensive capabilities. It was very difficult for the Tartars to conquer a fortified city like Jingshi. On the contrary, the Tiger Army is completely different. The Tiger Army's ability to attack fortifications is very strong, and Dengzhou City and Qingzhou City were all conquered by the Tiger Army. Therefore, once the Tiger Ben army comes to attack, the defense of the Beijing division may not be foolproof.

However, Chen Xinjia was more worried about the impact of Zhang Zhun's policies, especially the "Juntian Order". Chen Xinjia is the secretary of the Ministry of War, and his vision is not limited to the Ministry of War. He understands very well that war is a whole fight, including people, money, materials and other aspects. It is certainly a mistake to look at the problem purely from a military perspective. At least, it's also incomplete. Why have the Shaanxi Liukou never been able to clean up? Isn't it because the imperial court is too focused on military means?

If Zhang Zhun promulgated and implemented the "Juntian Order" around the Jingshi, the people at the bottom of the Jingshi would inevitably rush to tell each other and support it. The Tartars are outside the Jingshi, and they can only gain a foothold by killing, but the Tiger Ben Army does not need them at all. It only takes a few notices for the Tiger Army to gain a firm foothold outside the capital. Zhang Zhun's Juntian Order is indeed too much in line with the needs of these poor people. Chen Xinjia actually knows very well that more than ninety percent of the ordinary people in Beizhili now have no land. The appearance of the military field order is equivalent to pulling more than ninety percent of the people to the side of the Tiger Ben Army.

On the contrary, it was the upper echelons of the imperial court who suffered, especially those who had fields around the Jingshi. In other words, all the fields in the surrounding counties of Jingshi were divided among the magnates. The people of Beizhili are actually all tenants. When the Tiger Ben Army arrived, they were the ones who suffered the heaviest losses. Therefore, today, after learning the news of Zhang Zhun's appearance outside the Beijing Division, the magnates in the capital were all listless and frightened, and they didn't know what was going on outside the city.

Most of the magnates in the capital rely on land rents to survive, and without these land rents, it is absolutely impossible for them to continue to live a rich life. Therefore, they had to desperately block the news and not allow the people in the city to know that Zhang Zhun was coming. Otherwise, no one knows what will happen to those poor people. Even, it is not impossible to open the gate of the Jingshi and welcome the Tiger Ben Army in.

Chongzhen saw that Chen Xinjia didn't answer, and couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. He has high hopes for Yang Sichang and Chen Xinjia, and has repeatedly promoted the two of them, but in the face of the current problems, the two of them also have no useful suggestions. If you knew this, why reuse the two of you? He frowned and said, "You are a soldier......

Chen Xinjia suddenly knelt down and said solemnly: "The minister asks the emperor for forgiveness before he dares to speak out." ”

Chongzhen frowned and said, "You say, I don't blame you"

Chen Xinjia said word by word: "The minister implores the emperor to retreat the soldiers and horses of Shanhaiguan and Jinzhou. ”

Emperor Chongzhen was immediately furious, and subconsciously shouted: "You are messing around"

The retreat of the soldiers and horses of Jinzhou and Shanhaiguan, isn't that the abandonment of Liaodong?

For decades, the imperial court has repeatedly mobilized troops in Liaodong and spent countless amounts of money and food, for what? Isn't it to keep Liaodong? This is basically already a basic national policy of the Ming Kingdom. Now, with a fluttering word, you vetoed this national policy? If I give up Liaodong, won't I become a sinner in the Ming Kingdom?

Chen Xinjia was prostrate on the ground, not daring to move, for fear that Chongzhen's anger would be greater. It wasn't until Chongzhen's anger gradually calmed down that he said slowly: "Zhang Zhun and Huang Taiji don't share the sky. If we withdraw the troops and horses from Shanhaiguan and Jinzhou, the Huben army will inevitably send people in. Once the Tiger Ben Army and the Tartars continued to fight, there would be no strength to come and attack the Jing Division. In the past, we had to face three enemies, namely Tartar, Shaanxi Liukou, and Shandong Zhang Zhun, and we had more than enough heart but not enough strength, so we would repeatedly incur defeat. ”

"If we take the initiative to abandon Jinzhou and Shanhaiguan, and Tatar and Zhang Zhun pinch each other and are powerless to take care of others, we can just concentrate our forces and eliminate Gao, Li and Zhang. As long as we eliminate the Shaanxi Liukou, we can turn around and concentrate on dealing with Zhang Zhun. As long as Shaanxi Liukou and Zhang Zhun are annihilated, we will concentrate our forces and go out to Liaodong, and we will surely achieve a great cause. The emperor will also become a veritable lord of Zhongxing. What Weichen said was all heartfelt words, and asked the emperor to think twice. ”

As soon as Chongzhen thought of giving up Liaodong, he subconsciously refused. If you take the initiative to give up Liaodong, then why did you spend so much money and food before, and fight with the Tartars for life and death? Therefore, when Chen Xinjia heard what he said, he subconsciously expressed his disgust, and at the same time said angrily: "You are making such a suggestion, it is ridiculous, are you going to cut off your head?" ”

Chen Xinjia prostrate on the ground, sorted out his thoughts, and said bitterly: "Your Majesty, please calm your anger." The minister was just bold and outspoken. The emperor also knew that Liaodong was spending more and more, resulting in the imperial court being unable to make ends meet, and the imperial court did not have the slightest interest in Liaodong, but more than 50% of the income of the treasury was lost in Liaodong every year. Liaodong is purely a huge burden, which weighs us down. If this burden can be thrown away, the emperor can concentrate money and food, first eliminate Gao Yingxiang, Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong and others, pacify the country, and then try to make other plans. ”

Emperor Chongzhen listened patiently, and suddenly felt enlightened.

That's right, for the imperial court, Liaodong is indeed a huge burden. The imperial court did not have any income in Liaodong, but had to invest a lot of money and grain in Liaodong every year. Liaodong is like a huge bottomless pit, greedily devouring the treasury income of the Ming State. Chen Xinjia is right, if you can throw this burden to Zhang Zhun, it would be the best.

After the army of Liaodong retreated, it could establish a defensive line on the front line of Tianjinwei, Yutian, Fengrun, and Jizhen to defend the Beijing division. It was predicted that the Tiger Ben army would fight continuously with the Tartars, and there would not be enough troops to look west, so the main force of the Liaodong army could quickly move south and devote itself to the battle to suppress the Shaanxi Liukou. With such a new force joining, I believe that the Shaanxi Liukou will be wiped out soon.

Once the Tiger Ben Army is stationed in the Shanhaiguan and Jinzhou fronts, it will be directly against the Tartars, and the battles between the two sides will be endless in the future. As long as the two sides continue to fight, the court can just take a breath. In a short period of time, it was impossible for the Tiger Ben Army to free up their hands to attack the Jing Division. Without the threat of the Tartars, the imperial court could just concentrate and suppress the three of Gao, Li and Zhang. As long as the Shaanxi Liukou is eliminated and the domestic situation is pacified, the initiative of the imperial court will be much stronger than before.

This strategy, to implement, is not the slightest difficulty, only a handwritten command is required. Well, it's wrong, it's two oracles. One is to order Gao Qiqian to retreat from Shanhaiguan and other places, and the other is to order Zhang Zhun to be stationed in Shanhaiguan and other places. As long as both of them carried out the edict, the court could breathe a sigh of relief.

Thinking of this, Chongzhen was a little worried. There is no problem in retreating from the heights. However, will Zhang Zhun really be stationed in Shanhaiguan? In case Zhang Zhun was unwilling to enter Shanhaiguan and continued to besiege Jingshi, he lost Shanhaiguan in vain, not to mention, and ended up with a huge infamy. After thinking for a long time, Chongzhen hesitated and said, "Zhang Zhun, will you be stationed in Shanhaiguan?" ”

Chen Xinjia said affirmatively: "I will definitely guarantee it."

Chen Xinjia didn't know Zhang Zhun very well, and the two had no contact, but Chen Xinjia could feel that Zhang Zhun's hatred for Tartar should be above the imperial court. Once the imperial court abandons Jinzhou and Shanhaiguan, Zhang Zhun will definitely send troops to station. He would never give up this place to the Tartars easily. The burden thrown away by the imperial court, the Tiger Ben Army will immediately pick it up.

Chongzhen was actually already moved, and he wanted to implement Chen Xinjia's suggestion immediately. However, he also knew that appointing Zhang Zhun to guard Shanhaiguan would definitely attract criticism from some ministers. He needed to think carefully about how to pass such an edict smoothly. He nodded and said casually, "You go down first, I have to think about it, think about it." ”

Chen Xinjia immediately retired.