Returned to Dengzhou, Su Tiancheng was not very comfortable, a few days ago he recovered Taiwan, leaving Zheng Hongkui, Zheng Chenggong and others to help Wang Dazhi and Song Sijun, the focus was to take Luzon and Nanyang and other places, and at the same time transported a large number of materials from Dengzhou, and some families of Jiangning battalion soldiers also began to transport to Taiwan one after another, which is a very important measure for the rapid development of Taiwan and the real construction of Taiwan into a base to rely on, but the changes in the imperial court, including Zhu Youzhen's small belly chicken intestines, crossing the river and demolishing the bridge, It has made him a little disheartened, after more than ten years, he is single-mindedly thinking about being able to revitalize the Ming Dynasty, thinking about being able to get rid of the humiliation after hundreds of years, this goal is gradually possible to achieve, but unfortunately the foundation is still not stable, if there is internal strife in the Ming Dynasty, all efforts may be in vain in the shortest possible time.

Su Tiancheng didn't want to take the initiative to quit, he also knew that even if he quit Lu and gave up all the glory and wealth, or crossed the ocean to avoid the struggle for power, he wanted to make Daming prosperous, but Daming was going to decline, it was also a blink of an eye, as long as there were traitors and villains around Zhu Youzhen, it wouldn't take long for the prosperity that was created to be able to disappear, think about the original Tang Dynasty, when the Kaiyuan Dynasty was prosperous, the Tang Dynasty was the most powerful country in the world, but later because of the Anshi Rebellion, In a short period of time, Datang went into decline.

As a traverser, Su Tiancheng knows very well that it is difficult to maintain long-term prosperity by relying entirely on the rule of man, no matter how prosperous the situation is, and it is necessary to establish a system, and use a complete system to open up and manage the country to restrain power, but this is a systematic project, and it is by no means something that can be done overnight. Using the system to manage things, this is a huge contradiction with the imperial rule, and it also has a certain relationship with the quality of the people. It may not be possible to establish such a system.

Su Tiancheng, who has crossed, can do all he can do is to advance step by step, and do his best to maintain the prosperous situation. Su Tiancheng understands even more that these potential forces are likely to include Zhu Youzhen.

Once such a thought is established, or it is more clear about such a thought, Su Tiancheng's approach is different, he used to start from the overall situation, and he could not let the Ming Dynasty fall apart, especially if there were rogues and harassment internally, and Houjin was eyeing him externally. The time when the Ming Dynasty generally encountered a famine, if it was that time. can't stabilize the Ming Dynasty, and the final outcome is the demise of the Ming Dynasty.

Today's situation has changed dramatically, the Ming Dynasty has basically stabilized, and the biggest threat comes from Houjin and Mongolia. The most important task is to destroy the Houjin regime and the Mongol tribes in the shortest possible time, and completely eliminate the hidden dangers. Next, free up your hands to clean up the many contradictions that have arisen within the Ming Dynasty.

After Huang Taiji set up Haoge as the crown prince, Su Tiancheng asked Qu Qingze to find out the situation in the shortest possible time, why would Huang Taiji do this, on the one hand, negotiate with the imperial court, express submission, and on the other hand, set up the crown prince, which is a contradictory approach and completely unreasonable.

Just when Qu Qingze was still trying to collect information, the emperor's decree came.

The emperor's decree was expected by Su Tiancheng, but the person who came to deliver the decree was beyond Su Tiancheng's expectations, and under the current situation, Su Tiancheng would not easily go to the capital, especially when preparing for a decisive battle with Houjin.

When Zhu Xianxuan entered Qingzhou with the holy decree, Hong Chengchou and Qu Qingze led the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion to greet him and escorted them all the way to Dengzhou.

Su Tiancheng led everyone to greet him outside Dengzhou City.

The relationship between Zhu Xianxuan and Su Tiancheng is well known to everyone, and it is the first time that the emperor sent the cabinet deputy assistant to serve as the minister of the Qincha, and Su Tiancheng, who received the order, is also a cabinet minister.

The ceremony of announcing the decree was held in the lobby of the Governor's Mansion, and all the officers above the commander of the Jiangning battalion guard participated.

The content of the decree is very clear and does not need to be emphasized too much.

After the decree was announced, Su Tiancheng and Zhu Xianxuan entered the study.

After entering the study, the smile on Zhu Xianxuan's face disappeared, and the smile on Su Tiancheng's face also disappeared.

Wu Rong and the others were guarding outside the study, and no one was allowed to enter the study.

Zhu Xianxuan's identity is very special, as a vassal king, he has a direct kinship with the royal family, but Su Tiancheng is his brother-in-law, and everything Zhu Xianxuan has is basically obtained by relying on Su Tiancheng. There are more people who can serve as deputy assistants to the cabinet. So from the bottom of his heart, he is biased towards Su Tiancheng.

"Kun Yuan, the situation in the imperial court, in the letter I gave you, it is very clear, this time the Houjin Tartars asked to negotiate with the imperial court, willing to bow down to the court, in my opinion, in fact, it is to delay time, the emperor Taiji set up Haoge as the crown prince, which angered the emperor, I also think this is a good thing, because of the teasing and backsliding of the Houjin, the emperor is furious, ready to attack the Houjin Tartars, I believe that you will be able to exterminate the Houjin Tartars, but you also need to pay the price, this time the emperor asked me to announce the decree, In fact, I want to comfort you, a few days ago, there was some discussion in the court, and the emperor wanted to stabilize your heart and avoid some unexpected situations. ”

Zhu Xianxuan said very tactfully, some words, he is not easy to say directly, he still wants to see what Su Tiancheng thinks, whether he can find a solution, although thousands of years of history show that such a problem is basically unsolvable.

"His Royal Highness the King of Jin, it must be necessary to pay a huge price to exterminate the Houjin Tartars, if the Houjin Tartars are so weak, they will not be able to run rampant for such a long time, the emperor has decreed, Jiang Ningying must have done it in accordance with the requirements of the holy decree, the situation in the court, I am not particularly clear, if you want to say what kind of understanding the ministers of the court have, I don't care very much, but the emperor's understanding, this is the biggest problem, if it weren't for the presence of His Royal Highness the King of Jin, I wouldn't have said these words."

"Kun Yuan, what came to mind, just say it."

"Exterminate the Houjin Tartars, how much time will it take, I can't guarantee, maybe a few years, during this time, the stability of the Ming Dynasty is not much of a problem, but once the Houjin Tartars are exterminated, how the situation will develop later, I don't know, and I don't have the confidence, His Royal Highness the King of Jin is knowledgeable, over the years, everything I have done in Jiangning, Henan Mansion, Shaanxi, some adults in the imperial court, are not used to it, the contradiction really broke out, at that time, I thought about the success of the retirement, There is almost no possibility, not just me, but many people as well, not to think about retiring. ”

When Su Tiancheng said these words, Zhu Xianxuan's face turned a little pale.

"Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, the matter of slaughtering heroes, His Royal Highness the King of Jin is clear, once the Ming Dynasty stabilizes, will such a thing happen again, I dare not guarantee, I can even predict that His Royal Highness the King of Jin may also be implicated, over the years, many adults who have followed me, I am afraid that it will be difficult to have any good ending."

Zhu Xianxuan nodded, he has been in fear for a long time, he is very clear about the mystery in the struggle for power, and he also knows that what Su Tiancheng said is true, although he came to Dengzhou to announce the decree this time, and the emperor repeatedly emphasized that he wanted to appease Su Tiancheng, but the matter of hiding the bird is not a matter at all.

"His Royal Highness the King of Jin, what do you think I should do, is it to support the army and respect myself, delay the time to exterminate the Houjin Tartar, or do some other things in order to save my own life when I have to."

After Su Tiancheng finished speaking, he stared at Zhu Xianxuan, such words, he shouldn't have said it, how to choose, that was something he needed to face, but the reason why Su Tiancheng said it was also very clear.

Zhu Xianxuan did not speak immediately, he knew very well that he would face a major decision, and I was afraid that this decision would affect everything in his future. Su Tiancheng said such words in front of him, that is, he needs his attitude, if he supports Su Tiancheng, then he will have to fight with Su Tiancheng in the future, even if the world of the Zhu family is replaced by Su Tiancheng, but if he chooses to be loyal to the emperor, then he will face the separation of family affection, and even cannibalism.

Zhu Xianxuan knew even more clearly what Su Tiancheng was thinking of when he said such words in front of him.

"Kun Yuan, before leaving, I thought about this matter, I'm afraid this is a decision that must be made, if you don't get it well, you will be ruined and disgraced, or not, at this time, you must make a choice, my choice is to support you, but I also want to remind you that you must be doubly careful, as for how you want to do it, that is what you think."

Su Tiancheng nodded.

"I know the way, His Royal Highness the King of Jin should be even more careful, I selected a thousand elite soldiers from the Jiangning camp, these soldiers can be absolutely trusted, they will enter the capital, protect His Royal Highness the King of Jin, in case of danger, they will give up their lives to protect His Royal Highness the King of Jin and his family, and leave the capital."

Zhu Xianxuan sighed and didn't say anything.

(The Spring Festival holiday is over, I started to work, and the update has started again, because during the Spring Festival, the holiday is only seven days, there are a lot of things, and I have to drink every day, so I have to break it for a few days, I implore readers to greatly understand, this book, it will not be too long, and it is already thinking about the second half, and the new book is also in the process of thinking, and I expect to get much more support from readers, thank you.) (To be continued......)