Gathering the foundation and integrating resources is necessary to distinguish the importance of the situation, no matter how the future situation develops, it is always not bad to establish its own relationship network. Su Tiancheng has been through more than ten years, to say that there are a lot of people around him, but over the years, Su Tiancheng's ideas have not changed much, in order to maintain the rule of the Ming Dynasty, rarely think about himself, but with the increasing power, there are more and more people around him, plus thinking of those things in the open, in order to avoid the possibility of being exterminated or plotted, Su Tiancheng must speed up the pace of establishing his own network, this approach is very dangerous, but also very subtle, there are some things to say, But there are some things that cannot be said.

Su Tiancheng's side, the most important thing is the Jiangning battalion, the core personnel are the officers above the commander of the Jiangning battalion, these personnel, from the current situation, most of them are absolutely loyal to Su Tiancheng, the Jiangning battalion, which has been established for more than ten years, basically has nothing to do with the imperial court, many of the guard commanders were directly promoted by Su Tiancheng, and after so many years, Su Tiancheng has almost not promoted the officers of the guard commander, the key point is to take into account, if the Jiangning battalion promotes too many personnel, It is possible that the imperial court may directly intervene, and even arrange for some people to enter the Jiangning battalion, and it is precisely because the Jiangning battalion has almost not promoted any officers above the commander of the guard, so at present, it is still very pure, Jinyiwei and Dongchang, it is impossible not to notice the Jiangning battalion, but they cannot insert personnel into the Jiangning battalion.

The military discipline of the Jiangning battalion is very strict, and any sergeant who enters the Jiangning battalion has received extraordinary training and education. does not necessarily owe allegiance to Jinyiwei and Dongchang, and Qu Qingze was originally born in Jinyiwei, so he is very clear about the methods of Jinyiwei and Dongchang, and Qu Qingze, who has been engaged in intelligence work for a long time, pays great attention to the allegiance of Jiangning Battalion. Over the years, various methods have been used to clean up the spies planted externally.

But the Jiangning battalion is by no means at ease, that is to say, the top command level of the Jiangning battalion is still not completely reassuring, and Su Tiancheng is most concerned about Hong Chengchou, Sun Chuanting, Bi Maokang and others.

These three people are the backbone of the Jiangning battalion. Especially Hong Chengchou, who can be regarded as the deputy commander-in-chief of the Jiangning Battalion, in addition to Su Tiancheng, is Hong Chengchou, as for Sun Chuanting and Bi Maokang, Su Tiancheng is a little more relieved. But the problem exists, all three of them were born in the imperial examination. The idea of loyalty is deep-rooted, in this sense. Hong Chengchou is probably stronger, which is also ironic.

In the past, Hong Chengchou surrendered to the Houjin Tartars because he cherished his own life, and established extraordinary feats in the battle to completely overthrow the Ming Dynasty. But Sun Chuanting was killed in the battle to exterminate the Liukou, that is to say, in terms of personal willpower, Sun Chuanting is still much stronger.

Su Tiancheng also achieved fame through the imperial examination, once he had a conflict with the royal family. will be more criticized by the scholars, so in the process of integration, Su Tiancheng first needs stability, that is, the Jiangning battalion, including all the officers of the Jiangning battalion, the scholars of the Ming Dynasty, still have some feelings, if the Houjin Tartars come to rule the Central Plains, they will think that the Houjin Tartars are alien, this is the complete destruction of the country, but if the Han people continue to rule the Ming Dynasty, the scholars can slowly accept it, and the change of dynasty is not once or twice.

When Hong Chengchou entered the wing, he had a smile on his face, but after seeing Su Tiancheng's serious face, he felt strange, I don't know what happened to Lu Dao, during this time, he has been preparing for the war in accordance with Su Tiancheng's requirements, including the purchase of grain and grass, Dengzhou, Laizhou and Qingzhou have become important places for businessmen, no matter how much grain to buy, as long as they can take out silver taels, the problem is not very big, especially after Jiangningying took Taiwan, the rice in Nanyang and other places, began to enter Dengzhou and other places in large numbers, and spread to all parts of Daming.

The situation faced by Jiangning Camp is very good, Dengzhou, Laizhou and Qingzhou are developing rapidly, a large number of businessmen are concentrated here, Weihaiwei Wharf is not to mention, daily transactions have not stopped, because Fuzhou and Xuanzhou and other places have been occupied by Jiangning Battalion, for the development of Dengzhou and other places, laid a good foundation, Jiangning Camp Naval Division is extremely powerful, the sea transportation line, very safe, these favorable conditions, integrated together, can burst out of huge energy.

Su Tiancheng motioned for Hong Chengchou to sit down and have this in-depth conversation with Hong Chengchou, Su Tiancheng had thought about it seriously, if Hong Chengchou did not have this mind, then he would have to make a suggestion, let Hong Chengchou return to the imperial court, and not continue to stay in Jiangning Camp, although it must be painful to make such a decision.

"Lord Hong has been in Jiangning Camp for some time."

"Yes, Xiaguan has followed your lordship and has been in Jiangning Camp for eight years."

After Hong Chengchou answered this question, he suddenly felt that something was wrong, he looked at Su Tiancheng, he had followed Su Tiancheng for so many years, Su Tiancheng's wisdom was needless to say, and it was very strange to suddenly ask such a question today.

"My lord, don't you have any ideas, the lower officials don't want to leave the Jiangning camp."

A smile appeared on Su Tiancheng's face.

"Lord Hong, the Jiangning battalion is about to start a large-scale expedition, and the decisive battle with the Houjin Tartars is extremely cruel, and there may be major losses, after all, the combat effectiveness of the Houjin Tartars is not weak, in the imperial court, many adults do not realize this problem, and always think that the Jiangning battalion can attack the Houjin Tartars and can also achieve it overnight, but I have thought about it seriously, such a possibility is not large, I say this, it is not without confidence, the Jiangning battalion will be able to defeat the Houjin Tartars and completely exterminate the Houjin Tartars."

Hong Chengchou's face changed slightly.

"My lord, the lower official doesn't want to leave the Jiangning camp, the lower official has already integrated with the Jiangning camp."

Hearing Hong Chengchou's answer, Su Tiancheng's face became a little serious.

"Lord Hong, there are some discussions in the court, you are also aware, in the future, there may be more such discussions, my consideration, you are from the imperial examination, you have been by my side for a long time, I am afraid that some adults in the court will look at each other differently, for a long time, I am afraid that it will be unfavorable to your future, and now the opportunity is good, I consider recommending you to the court, the development of peace of mind, and the future will definitely be good."

Although Su Tiancheng said it tactfully, the meaning was fully expressed.

Hong Chengchou's face turned pale, he already understood what Su Tiancheng meant, in fact, for so long, he has been worried about this problem, the situation of high merit and shocking the master, Hong Chengchou is very clear, sometimes, he even feels that he may have big trouble in the future, but despite facing such a situation, Hong Chengchou still wants to exterminate the Houjin Tartars, or wants to lead the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion to win victory after victory.

Su Tiancheng actually understood the meaning, after the extermination of the Houjin Tartars, the contradiction between Jiangning Ying and the imperial court will definitely erupt, to put it bluntly, that is, the contradiction between Su Tiancheng and the emperor will definitely break out, and when the time comes, what kind of choice should he Hong Chengchou make, this is a question that cannot be ignored.

Hong Chengchou didn't answer immediately.

Over the years, Hong Chengchou is very clear about what Su Tiancheng has done, especially in Jiangning County, Henan Province, Shaanxi Province, Liaodong, Dengzhou, Laizhou and Qingzhou.

Shaanxi Province is the nest of the Liukou, once poor, Dengzhou and Laizhou suffered from the robbery of the Houjin Tartars, thousands of miles of uninhabited, but these two places, according to Su Tiancheng's requirements to do, today's situation, everyone knows, among all the provinces in the north, Shaanxi is already in the forefront, the fastest development, as for Dengzhou, Laizhou and Qingzhou prosperity, even if it is Nanzhili, it may not be able to compare.

Su Tiancheng's talent, ability and wisdom, this is not to be doubted, the development of the Jiangning camp, the eradication of the Liukou, the defeat of the Houjin Tartars, the shock of Mongolia, the pacification of Liaodong, and the forced Huang Taiji to make a move to submit to the imperial court, this is not something that ordinary people can do, but it is precisely because Su Tiancheng has such an ability, once the Ming Dynasty stabilizes, the emperor and the court may be intolerable.

Hong Chengchou didn't think of it so much, and he couldn't think of a solution to it step by step, but Su Tiancheng thought of it and raised this issue directly. Hong Chengchou believed that if he didn't choose to support Su Tiancheng, Su Tiancheng would not do anything, and would recommend him to enter the imperial court.

Facts speak louder than words, Hong Chengchou has long believed that Su Tiancheng's ability is far stronger than that of the emperor, and Su Tiancheng is also young, and if he can lead the Ming Dynasty, he will definitely be able to make the Ming Dynasty more prosperous and powerful.

After thinking for a quarter of an hour, Hong Chengchou stood up, walked in front of Su Tiancheng, and knelt on his knees.

"What the lord means, the lower official understands, and the lower official swears here to follow the adult forever."

Su Tiancheng looked at Hong Chengchou who was kneeling in front of him, and spoke word by word.

"Hong Chengchou, I'm not for myself, I don't need too much explanation in this regard, for so many years, follow my brothers, all of them are my elite talents in the Ming Dynasty, they will definitely be able to make more contributions to the development of the Ming Dynasty, I have a lot of problems, we need to work hard to solve, but we can't let the Ming Dynasty split, let alone let the alien race to bully my Ming, fish and flesh my Ming people, sometimes, the reality forces me to make a decision, since you have made up your mind, I hope you can understand that our purpose is not to confront the imperial court, not to let my people fall into the flames of war, we are to make the Ming more powerful. (To be continued......)