On the third day of the fifth lunar month, Zhu Youzhen received Su Tiancheng's secret fold.

After opening the secret fold, Zhu Youzhen saw the good news without exception, Dalinghe City was recovered, and what is even more valuable is that Yue Tuo and Kong Youde were captured alive.

But such a huge victory did not make Zhu Youzhen particularly happy, he saw the report behind Su Tiancheng, Su Tiancheng wrote a letter directly to Huang Taiji, as for the content of the letter, there will definitely be nothing out of the ordinary.

This scene made Zhu Youzhen think of Yuan Chonghuan, when he first ascended the throne, he especially trusted Yuan Chonghuan, and almost handed over all the military and political power to Yuan Chonghuan, what Yuan Chonghuan needed, and what the imperial court tried to meet, but in private, Yuan Chonghuan also corresponded with the Emperor Taiji of Houjin, the difference is that Su Tiancheng reported in the secret fold.

Zhu Youzhen has always been very contradictory.

The speed of the development of the Jiangning battalion exceeded everyone's expectations, as the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Youzhen did not expect, but in a few years, the Jiangning battalion developed to 80,000 people, almost swept the northern provinces, completely exterminated the Liukou, and slowly settled down within the Ming Dynasty.

Su Tiancheng's merits cannot be erased, although it is said that in the decisive battle to exterminate the Liukou, the crown prince Zhu Cihong participated and became the nominal commander-in-chief, but the real credit is still Su Tiancheng's, and the civil and military ministers in the court also understand.

Su Tiancheng has made such a great contribution, Zhu Youzhen is happy at the same time, he is also very worried, if Su Tiancheng has a different heart, what should he do, wouldn't Daming be in the middle of the storm.

Zhu Youzhen tried not to have such thoughts on his own. But this kind of thought always likes to come out and linger, and there are also some ministers in the imperial court, secretly reminding them, asking to limit Su Tiancheng's power, or to separate Su Tiancheng from Jiang Ningying. Or transfer Su Tiancheng to the capital.

Starting from the development of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Youzhen will not do this, this is tantamount to self-destruction, Houjin is still eyeing the country, in this case, Su Tiancheng, who did not make any mistakes in disguised disposal, wouldn't it make everyone in the world chill, and when the time comes, I am afraid that there will really be no one in the court.

It depends on the credit of Su Tiancheng's establishment. Over the years, Zhu Youzhen finally doesn't have to be afraid, Daming has slowly stabilized internally, and the rest is the problem of Houjin, although Houjin is currently very powerful, Zhu Youzhen is still confident, with Su Tiancheng's ability and Jiangningying's bravery, it is a matter of time before Houjin is destroyed.

This time. Su Tiancheng's letter to Huang Taiji touched Zhu Youzhen's nerves.

There are a lot of secret folds of Qin Sande, the superintendent of the Jiangning battalion. reported all the circumstances of Su Tiancheng in detail, judging from what Qin Sande learned, Su Tiancheng is indeed no problem, his usual words and deeds are very normal, and Su Tiancheng has one of the biggest advantages, that is, when thinking about something. There is no distraction, when the Liukou is exterminated, all the thoughts are on it, and when facing Houjin, what is always thinking is the layout. What I thought of was to weaken Houjin step by step, and what I thought of was that after the opportunity was ripe, I would completely exterminate Houjin, and as for the relationship with the ministers of the imperial court, including the relationship with the generals of the border army, it was very normal, and I didn't deliberately try to win it over.

There are also a lot of contacts with Su Tiancheng, Zhu Youzhen's heart is very appreciative of Su Tiancheng, this tacit understanding comes from the communication of the heart, not words can be expressed, when Su Tiancheng exterminated the Liukou, in order to avoid suspicion, he asked the prince Zhu Cihong to come forward, in fact, it was an attitude, which showed that Su Tiancheng also recognized this problem.

Thinking about it a little painfully, Zhu Youzhen twisted his neck, Su Tiancheng and Jiang Ningying have won too many victories, so Zhu Youzhen has also become much calmer, unless Su Tiancheng and Jiang Ningying completely exterminated Houjin, at that time, it was the moment of ecstasy, and now it still needs to be stabilized.

Wang Chengen, who was behind him, had been hunched all the time, gently shaking his fan.

This year's weather is good, but the heat is a little early, the capital still begins to feel hot, especially in the Yangxin Palace, the winter is cold, the summer is hot, the Ministry of Industry has suggested that the palace should be renovated on a large scale, Zhu Youzhen denied this opinion, there was no silver before, and now there is a shortage of silver, last year in many places in the south, also suffered disasters, there are a lot of excerpts to request relief, and the household still does not have much money to spare, but compared with Chongzhen six years ago, it is a lot more abundant.

"Your Majesty, you have to take care of your health, don't work too hard."

Wang Chengen is always loyal, after getting along for so many years, Zhu Youzhen trusts Wang Chengen even more, it can be said that the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, Zhu Youzhen trusts Wang Chengen the most, and he regards Wang Chengen as his own family.

"This is a secret fold sent by Su Tiancheng, take a look."

Wang Chengen carefully took the excerpt, looked carefully, he saw it very quickly, since the emperor asked him to read the excerpt, he wanted to listen to his opinion.

After reading the excerpts, Wang Chengen hurriedly walked to the opposite side of the emperor and knelt down.

"Slave and maid He Xi Emperor, Dalinghe City has been recovered, the north is worry-free, the rebel general Kong Youde has been captured, the soldiers and civilians of Laizhou, Shandong can rest assured, Yue Tuo has been captured, and the Houjin Tartar should be afraid."

"Okay, you don't need to say these good things, you can talk about the things behind, Su Tiancheng's letter to Huang Taiji, I don't have a taste in my heart."

Wang Chengen's heart chuckled, his relationship with Su Tiancheng is very good, because of Su Tiancheng, his relationship with Sun Chengzong, the first assistant of the cabinet, is also good, the ministers of the court, the opinion of the eunuch has slowly changed, all this has a great relationship with Su Tiancheng and Sun Chengzong and others, for so many years, he always wants to help Su Tiancheng say good things, but the way he speaks must also be paid attention to, not to arouse the emperor's suspicion, otherwise there will be a countereffect.

"Your Majesty, the slave maid can't think of the good or bad in this for a while, but she just has an instinctive feeling."

"Tell me how you feel."

"The slave maid felt that Master Su must have won this victory, and wanted to humiliate Houjin's Emperor Taiji."

"Oh, how can you feel like that?"

"Your Majesty, the slave maid thinks that Master Su is not very old, and he has not yet reached the age of establishment, over the years, he has been deliberately low-key, whether it is in the local area, or when he comes to the capital, he is always suppressing his nature, that is, after exterminating the rogue, he is also trying his best to shirk the credit, this has been suppressed for a long time, and he always has to find a place to vent it, this time he went to Liaodong and successfully won Dalinghe City, and he still had to be low-key when he returned to the capital, so he wrote a letter to Huang Taiji and humiliated him, and it was good to be in the limelight."

Zhu Youzhen thought carefully for a while, and a smile appeared on his face.

"It makes sense, since I ascended the throne, why don't I feel like this, I suppress myself all the time, and many times, there is no place to express my temper, it seems that Su Aiqing has also encountered such a situation, but I suddenly thought of Yuan Chonghuan."

Wang Chengen's face was a little pale, and he spoke very simply this time.

"Your Majesty, the slave maid thinks that Yuan Chonghuan, a traitor, and Lord Su can not be compared, the slave maid has always remembered that Yuan Chonghuan is very high-profile, relying on the year to defend Ningyuan City, he was arrogant, boasted of Haikou in front of the emperor, exterminated Houjin within five years, pacified Liaodong, and as a result, Houjin Tartars hit the foot of the capital, but he didn't know, Yuan Chonghuan and Houjin Emperor Taiji correspondence, it was private, there was no report, Lord Su reported to the emperor, explained the reason in detail, the slave maid thought, While Lord Su was in the limelight, he was still thinking about the overall situation. ”

"I know that Su Aiqing and Yuan Chonghuan are different, okay, I want to take a break, tomorrow, Yue Tuo and Kong Youde will be escorted to the capital, I still have to be more energetic, take a good look at this Kong Youde, this rebellious minister and thief, kill so many soldiers and civilians of me, I can't wait to cut him with a thousand knives."

After sending Zhu Youzhen to rest, sweat drops appeared on Wang Chengen's forehead, not because he felt the hot climate, but because he was worried about Su Tiancheng, he had been by Zhu Youzhen's side for so many years, Wang Chengen's mind was all on Zhu Youzhen's body, Zhu Youzhen's suffering since he ascended the throne, he saw it in his eyes, the ministers in the court, fighting openly and secretly, were all for their own interests, he was also clear, finally Su Tiancheng appeared, turned the tide, and fought out a good situation, at this time, If Zhu Youzhen suspects Su Tiancheng, so that he does something to Su Tiancheng, he knows very well what the consequences will be, maybe after this move appears, Daming will really be in chaos.

Therefore, from Zhu Youzhen's point of view, it is necessary to protect Su Tiancheng, Su Tiancheng must not make mistakes, as for how to deal with such a thing after the Ming Dynasty is stabilized, it is another consideration.

Su Tiancheng was able to recover Dalinghe City in the shortest possible time, and he has become the Dinghai Divine Needle of the Ming Dynasty in Liaodong, and it is polite to say that as long as Su Tiancheng is in Liaodong, Houjin will not dare to act rashly, and Daming is stable, even if there are some internal problems, it can be dealt with.

In the imperial court, there are some people who secretly attack Su Tiancheng, Wang Chengen is aware of the Dao, this is also a balanced situation, it is impossible for a family to dominate, some people are staring at Su Tiancheng, and the emperor is also relieved, so as not to control the situation in the future, Wang Chengen is even more aware of the Dao, and the emperor secretly supports this force.

This emperor's mental trick is not something that Wang Chengen can speculate, his idea is very simple, as long as the emperor can be in a happy mood and the Ming Dynasty can be stable, the rest of the things do not need to be considered so much, and it is also from this perspective that Wang Chengen supports Su Tiancheng. (To be continued......)