At the beginning of February, the expedition in the grassland was basically completed, and after the expected goal was achieved, Su Tiancheng was leaving, he wanted to personally participate in the expedition to Taiwan Island, and the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion would not leave the grassland for the time being, and they still needed to stabilize for a period of time to help the Xibe tribe and the Daurian tribe gather strength, otherwise leaving at this time would likely cause the grassland to fall into chaos, after all, the Houjin Tartar had not yet suffered a heavy blow.

Su Tiancheng really wanted to start a decisive battle with Dai Shan and Haoge again, but Zierharang was negotiating in the capital, and at this time, a large-scale battle with the Houjin Tartars on the grassland would make some pedantic officials in the court put forward such and such opinions, even if the Houjin Tartars were defeated on the grassland, I am afraid it would attract more impeachment.

After receiving Zhu Xianxuan's letter, Su Tiancheng was silent for nearly a day, many situations in the court made him feel dangerous, although he was dedicated to the Ming Dynasty, he stood at the height of history to decide his own actions, but to do things need to have enough power, too much power caused by suspicion is also unavoidable, no matter how loyal he shows to Zhu Youzhen, the final outcome may not be very good. Zhu Youzhen is not a generation of Ming monarchs, just stronger than ordinary people, it is impossible to tolerate the expansion of his power for a long time, I am afraid that when the Houjin Tartars decide to surrender, the disputes within the Ming court may begin, and some forces will be eager to jump out.

It's a dilemma with few solutions.

From the analysis of historical lessons and the actual situation, Su Tiancheng will never be able to return to the capital, if he becomes an official in the capital, the Jiangning camp is very likely to be dismembered, and many efforts made by him may also be in vain. Only by firmly grasping the Jiangning battalion can it be possible to establish greater meritorious feats.

From the moment of crossing, Su Tiancheng did not think about being an emperor, the shock brought by the change of dynasty was even greater, and it was definitely as simple as people understood, and the strength of the Houjin Tartar was not greatly weakened. If the Ming Dynasty fell into civil strife, Huang Taiji could take advantage of the weakness to enter, and the rogues who had been quelled in the interior would also begin to re-raise their heads in some places, and the struggle for power would come and go, and it would be the common people who would suffer in the end.

Su Tiancheng is not noble, after crossing over, the first thing he thought of was to live a comfortable life, but he traveled to the Chongzhen era. If you can't work hard, don't think about living a really good life, it is very likely that you will die in a daze in the troubled times, Su Tiancheng has to think about his future, the so-called times create heroes, once he grasps power and takes that position, he takes into account the fate of the dynasty and the nation. This is a natural situation.

Su Tiancheng is concerned about Taiwan and must participate in the battle to recover Taiwan. I also want to be able to gain a foothold in Taiwan, this is a helpless choice, I don't want to encounter Zhu Youzhen's final liquidation, I don't want to seize the throne of the Zhu family, and I can't let the Ming Dynasty have civil strife, so I have to make this choice.

The prosperity of Dengzhou, Laizhou and Qingzhou. It has attracted the attention of the imperial court, and the inspectors sent by the imperial court have been to Dengzhou many times to inspect according to the imperial history, and many of the situations inspected have been reported to Zhu Youzhen. The household department began to pay close attention to Weihaiwei Wharf, and the officials sent by the household department also began to infiltrate the city department of Weihaiwei, in fact, the household department has obtained a large amount of silver from Weihaiwei Wharf, but from the current situation, it seems that they are not satisfied, and want to get more taxes.

Looking back through these years of struggle, especially in terms of economic construction, the former Nanjing City Bo Division, was completely taken over by the imperial court, the household department got a large amount of silver, Anning Fort and Jingbian mutual market, but also for the imperial court to earn a lot of silver, and now the household department is ready to meddle in Weihaiwei's city Bo Division, if this continues, Su Tiancheng's efforts will eventually be picked by the imperial court.

In such a situation, it was expected, and Su Tiancheng did not regret it.

It's just through these struggles that Su Tiancheng discovered a very real problem, whether it is Jiangning County, Shaanxi Province, or Dengzhou, Laizhou or Qingzhou, they can't get rid of the control of the imperial court.

From the current actual situation, the best choice is to occupy the island of Taiwan and seek development on the island of Taiwan, the island of Taiwan is still some distance from the mainland, and the Ming court, which does not attach importance to sea power, will not care about the island of Taiwan, once Su Tiancheng goes to the island of Taiwan to seek development, he will be able to stay away from the sight of the imperial court, and the most important thing is to be able to reassure Zhu Youzhen, avoid the fighting within the Ming Dynasty, and avoid the change of dynasty.

Such a choice, from a personal point of view, seems a little aggrieved, very unhappy, but from the perspective of the overall situation, this is the best choice, the spring of crossing, Su Tiancheng is a civil servant of a state organ, and he has an unusual understanding of the overall situation.

It is also quite laborious to explain the importance of Taiwan Island, and Hong Chengchou, Qu Qingze, and others may not be able to understand the importance of Taiwan Island, or it is impossible for them to fully know Su Tiancheng's thoughts.

The stubborn role of imperial power in personal thoughts, this cannot be denied, especially in a peaceful environment, the problem faced by Su Tiancheng is very practical, not to mention the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion, just say that many officials he recommended, I am afraid that most of them still think that they can be officials in the Ming Dynasty, and even one day they can enter the cabinet, glorify their ancestors, you can't say that people's ideas are vulgar, they have been like this for thousands of years, and the actual benefits are in front of them, and the family can follow the light, The family can enjoy extraordinary respect, but once they leave the imperial court and enter Taiwan, all this will disappear.

After so many years, Su Tiancheng knew that there was a very practical problem, most of the people who followed him in the southern and northern wars, especially the officials and officers at all levels, were not one person, there were many people involved, and even family involvement, it can be said that one person had attained the Tao and ascended to heaven, under such a premise, you can't ask everyone to think the same as you.

Su Tiancheng, who has crossed over, has seen through too many things, and it is impossible to ask everyone to have the same thoughts as him.

For so many years, the Jiangning battalion has rarely promoted officers, and there are almost no updates to the officers at the level of the Wei Command Envoy, which is also the result of Su Tiancheng's detailed consideration, there are too many people who have been promoted, they know the face but do not know the heart, and they don't know the true thoughts of the Daoist family.

Through so many years, Su Tiancheng has always been compromised, the so-called grand plan, there are also great restrictions, through the Chongzhen era, without relying on the strength of the system, Su Tiancheng can not succeed, relying on the Liukou, it is an impossible choice, since he chose to rely on the imperial court and maintain the rule of the Ming Dynasty, the grievances that should be borne must be beared.

When the time to leave the grassland came, Hong Chengchou, Qin Liangyu and others did not understand very well, why did Su Tian become Lu to leave the grassland and participate in the battle to recover Taiwan Island, in their opinion, the recovery of Taiwan Island is not a big problem, relying on the courage of the sailors, it will definitely be able to succeed, and the Dutch soldiers stationed on Taiwan Island have a total strength of no more than 3,000 people, such a small number of troops, in the eyes of the Jiangning battalion, is not a cause for concern.

Not only Hong Chengchou and others, but also Mo Si and Tong Cha, all felt incomprehensible. After all, there are still many things on the grassland, the Chahar tribe has been exterminated, but the Horqin tribe, the most powerful supporter of the Houjin Tartars, has not yet suffered a devastating blow, and there may be huge changes in the grassland, but it is also possible to be stabilized, after all, in this case, Huang Taiji needs to spend a lot of thought.

Under such circumstances, Su Tiancheng's stay in the grassland has a huge impact on the strength of the Xibe and Daurian tribes, on weakening the influence of the Houjin Tatars on the grassland, and on the submission of the grassland tribes.

Su Tiancheng left the grassland this time, and the people he took with him were limited, Qu Qingze, Liu Tiehan and others followed Su Tiancheng to leave, Hong Chengchou led the expedition of the grassland, Qin Liangyu led the Datong border army, returned to Datong, and there was no need to be stationed in the grassland.

A new station for the Xibe tribe.

It used to be the station of the left wing of the Chahar tribe.

Hong Chengchou, Qin Liangyu, Qu Qingze, and the officers above the commander of the Jiangning battalion were all gathered here, including Qin Liangyu, the governor of Datong, Mo Si, the leader of the Xibe tribe, and Tong Cha, the leader of the Daurian tribe.

Su Tiancheng's expression was very serious.

"Hong Chengchou, the matter of the grassland will be handed over to you, I believe that you will be able to make the Xibe tribe and the Daurian tribe more powerful, my Ming court and the Houjin Tatar negotiations, at most can last until June, we conquered the grassland, completed the scheduled task, Huang Taiji thought that through negotiations, get the opportunity to be relieved, we did not let Huang Taiji succeed, as long as the grassland tribe is not calm, Huang Taiji can not rest assured, Houjin Tatar can not be fully concentrated."

"The importance of Taiwan, I don't want to say more, you have had a lot of doubts, that the grassland is very important, in comparison, Taiwan is insignificant, as long as you can pacify the grassland, completely defeat the Houjin Tartars, my Ming Dynasty will be able to stabilize, but you ignore a problem, thousands of miles away from the Dutch, can actually go to Taiwan Island, can occupy Taiwan Island, I believe you remember the Han Dynasty, there was a sentence, although the offender of my Han Dynasty will be punished, my Ming Dynasty is the same, No matter what kind of problems arise within us, but the alien race is absolutely not able to invade, such a thing can not be started, we have to let the alien invaders know the way, thinking of coveting the interests of our Ming Dynasty, it is necessary to pay a heavy price. (To be continued......)