Su Tiancheng led an army of nearly 100,000 and marched quickly towards the station of the Horqin tribe, and the army set off on the sixteenth day of the first month, with a very clear purpose, that is, to defeat the Horqin tribe.

The arrangement made by Huang Taiji is top secret, and neither Su Tiancheng nor Qu Qingze knows about this information, and the two would not have thought that the 100,000 army is about to face, there are soldiers from the Horqin tribe, and more than 50,000 Houjin Tartars, of which 35,000 people led by Haoge and 20,000 people led by Dai Shan, that is to say, the strength of the two armies is about the same, and the number of Mongolian and Houjin soldiers combined even exceeds the army led by Su Tiancheng, and Huang Taiji has other arrangements, That is to ask the Mongolian tribes to unite with each other to deal with Su Tiancheng and the Jiangning camp, such as the Han tribe and the Khalkha tribe, although there are a lot of grievances between the two tribes, and only in this way can the grassland tribes be able to protect themselves, if they are dealt with by the Jiangning camp one by one, I am afraid it will be difficult to escape the fate of annihilation.

These arrangements faced the grassland as quickly as possible, but this time Huang Taiji did not convey it in the form of documents, but sent absolute henchmen to the grassland to directly find the leader of the tribe, and it was precisely because of the secrecy that it was impossible for these arrangements to be leaked.

For the matter of intelligence, Huang Taiji attaches great importance to it, and also knows the impact of the leakage of information, so he is very careful when making any decisions, so far, the intelligence of the Great Qing Kingdom has not been leaked, but the intelligence of the Ming Dynasty is often mastered by Huang Taiji, but Huang Taiji is also clear. Relying only on the role of intelligence, it is impossible to deal with Su Tiancheng. It is difficult to defeat the Jiangning battalion, and the point is still to need strength.

Huang Taiji such an arrangement. has a strong targeting, and it can also be said to be the best arrangement, if it weren't for the scruples of Jierharang, who was negotiating in the capital of the Ming Dynasty, Huang Taiji even thought of personally leading the army and starting a face-to-face battle with Su Tiancheng.

Su Tiancheng and Huang Taiji, the two of them became real opponents, which is probably expected.

The news of the victory of the Jiangning battalion in the grassland soon reached the capital.

The imperial court did not show much fluctuation, and it seemed that the Jiangning camp was victorious. It was expected, but this time the battle united the soldiers of the Xibe tribe and the Daur tribe, which became a bright spot, indicating that the imperial court began to really control some tribes in the steppe.

In the Palace of Nourishing the Heart, Zhu Youzhen silently watched the folds, and Su Tiancheng's folds made all the circumstances clear.

I don't know what Lu Dao is for, Zhu Youzhen didn't feel particularly happy, although it was Su Tiancheng who led the army to achieve a major victory in the grassland. Although the Chahar tribe, the most powerful tribe in the grassland, was exterminated, which was tantamount to weakening the strength of the Houjin Tartars, it could also lead the imperial court to start ruling the grassland again.

The more outstanding Su Tiancheng's military exploits were, the more worried Zhu Youzhen became.

The word "Gong Gao Zhen Lord". Zhu Youzhen is no stranger, in order to avoid this situation, Zhu Youzhen thought of a lot of ways. Over the years, the court has been stable. Zhu Youzhen's influence gradually expanded, and it was basically difficult for his ministers to compete with the imperial power. Especially after Zhu Xianxuan became the deputy assistant of the cabinet, the imperial power became more stable. All of this is basically the credit of Su Tiancheng, but Zhu Youzhen also has to worry, since Su Tiancheng can think of these methods of consolidating imperial power, he can also think of ways to destroy imperial power.

The government is more stable, Zhu Youzhen loves to think nonsense, one day, the government is completely consolidated, how to treat Su Tiancheng, once the Houjin Tartar is destroyed, Su Tiancheng's power will not be ordinary.

When Yang Sichang took the cabinet minister and Lu Shanji, the secretary of the Ministry of War, into the Heart Cultivation Palace, Zhu Youzhen was still pondering.

This time, the many ministers need to discuss matters related to the grasslands and Taiwan.

According to Su Tiancheng's secret setback, the battle to attack Taiwan will also start in February, and all the preparations have been completed.

But this time the battle, the voice in the inner wall of the court is different, the negotiations between the Ming court and the Houjin are ongoing, although it is the Spring Festival, but the Houjin negotiators represented by Zierharang still stay in the capital, the negotiations are a little difficult, there are many reasons, Su Tiancheng's attack on the grassland has also become one of the things that the Houjin complains about, in order to be able to negotiate smoothly and let the Houjin surrender to the Ming Dynasty as soon as possible, some ministers in the court think that it is not very appropriate to attack at this time, In addition, the conquest consumes a lot of silver.

Zhu Youzhen has never expressed his position, which has led to this kind of controversy, which has become more and more public, and today the cabinet ministers came to the Yangxin Hall to discuss this matter and unify the understanding of the ministers of the imperial court.

Yang Sichang supports Su Tiancheng, thinking that such a discussion is unnecessary, Su Tiancheng attacked the grassland, the choice is very correct, for the negotiation between the imperial court and the Houjin Tatars, Yang Sichang also thinks it is absurd, the strength of the Houjin Tatars has not suffered a devastating blow, for what to surrender to the Ming Dynasty, when the Houjin Tatars established the Great Qing State, the purpose is very clear, that is, to think about entering the Central Plains, it has only been a few years, the Emperor Taiji will completely change, and the ghost believes it.

However, the Houjin Tartars begged to negotiate and give them a chance, which was also a manifestation of the emperor's benevolence and generosity, but the army of the Ming Dynasty could not have the slightest negligence or slackness. Under such circumstances, Su Tiancheng resolutely decided to launch a conquest against the Mongolian steppe tribes, which was undoubtedly the best choice.

There was opposition in the court, which made Yang Sichang extremely angry, he didn't know what those officials who opposed thought about it, did his brain get into the water, thinking that the Houjin Tartars would really surrender, as for the impeachment of some officials, thinking that Su Tiancheng commanded such a big battle, it should be reported to the court, and the court could not start a war if it was not allowed, Yang Sichang also disagreed, Su Tiancheng was already a cabinet minister, and the emperor had specially given Su Tiancheng the power to decide on conquest matters, if what kind of battle was conducted, All have to report to the imperial court, and they have to wait until the early dynasty comes to discuss, then there is no need to conquer, it is estimated that the army has not yet started, and the news has already spread.

This time, the emperor asked to discuss the conquest of the grassland and Taiwan, Yang Sichang felt that something was wrong, but he still had to say his true thoughts, the Ming Dynasty was at a critical moment, and there could be no self-destruction measures.

The discussion began quickly, and this time, Yang Sichang spoke first.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Lord Su's conquest in the grassland and Taiwan is very necessary, first of all, Taiwan, is the land of my Ming Dynasty, which was occupied by the Dutch, no matter what, it is unreasonable, the land that belongs to my Ming Dynasty is not allowed to be coveted by foreign races, and anyone who wants to forcibly occupy the land of my Ming Dynasty will make him pay the price. The second is the grassland, the imperial court has set up a lot of guards on the grassland, for various reasons, these guards eventually do not exist, and the Mongolian steppe does not obey the rule of my Ming court and becomes an accomplice of the Houjin Tartars. ”

"A few years ago, there was a rebellion in the inside, and there was an invasion of the Houjin Tartars outside, the heavens were not beautiful, disasters were repeated, the emperor worked hard, the situation has changed greatly over the years, the Liukou has been exterminated, and the Houjin Tartars have taken the initiative to prepare to surrender, in this case, the court needs to pay attention to many matters that were ignored before."

"At this time, Lord Su decided to conquer the grassland and take back Taiwan, which is the wisest choice."

"The lord in the court said that Houjin is negotiating with the imperial court, in order for the negotiations to go smoothly, in order for the Houjin Tartars to surrender to my Ming Dynasty as soon as possible, it is better not to launch an attack on the grassland, so as not to delay the negotiations, the minister thinks that this is simply nonsense, and the minister who says such things should feel blush."

"Emperor Taiji once ascended the throne and became emperor, what Great Qing State was established, what is the situation of the Great Qing State, is it not clear to the Chinese Wu Minister of the Dynasty, the establishment of the Great Qing State, the title of Emperor Taiji is recognized and supported by the Mongolian tribes, my Daming court will never recognize it, Houjin Tatar is ready to submit to my court, what qualifications do you have to speak for the Mongolian steppe tribes, are those adults who raised objections recognized the Great Qing State."

"The minister is very puzzled by some of the discussions that appeared in the court, so the minister said these thoughts, and if there is something inappropriate, I implore the emperor to punish him."

Yang Sichang's statement, in fact, is completely in support of Su Tiancheng, there is one thing that Yang Sichang did not say, that is, he does not believe in the negotiations in the capital at all, and the Houjin Tartars will not submit to the court, but such words cannot be said, agreeing to the negotiation is the emperor's opinion, and he said such words at this time, I am afraid that the emperor will be unhappy.

Yang Sichang expressed his opinion, and the cabinet's opinion was basically unified, Zhu Xianxuan definitely supported Su Tiancheng, the first assistant of the cabinet and the second assistant of the cabinet had the same opinion, and the rest of the cabinet ministers would not say anything different.

Zhu Youzhen pondered for a moment and spoke slowly.

"I think that Su Aiqing's decision to attack the grassland tribes and Taiwan is very good, you Aiqing can realize the importance, I am very pleased, the courage of the Xibe tribe and the Daur tribe, I am even more happy, the strong Chahar tribe of the grassland has been exterminated, which also warns other grassland tribes, if they are attached to the Houjin Tartar, this is the end ......"

When Zhu Youzhen said these words, there was not much smile on his face, which made many ministers a little strange, and thought that after so many victories, Zhu Youzhen had become much calmer, but the reason for this, Zhu Xianxuan knew a little. (To be continued......)