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Sun Chengzong's death, the blow to Su Tiancheng is still relatively large, he tried his best, thinking about making Sun Chengzong play the biggest role, he can't think of too many things in the court, Sun Chengzong, who is too old, still can't bear such pressure, it can be said that Sun Chengzong is tired to death, an old man like Sun Chengzong, has suffered too much in his life, and has seen too much, he doesn't care so much about glory and wealth, such an old man to preside over the government can truly correct many unhealthy trends, in fact, In the past few years that Sun Chengzong has served as the first assistant of the cabinet, the government has been revitalized, and the righteousness has completely suppressed the evil spirit, and even Zhu Youzhen feels much more relaxed.

Righteous people first and self-righteousness, Sun Chengzong has done this, so he has a huge prestige in the imperial court, and when the minister of civil and military affairs thinks about things, he also focuses on the imperial court, and now, Sun Chengzong has passed away, whether such an atmosphere can be maintained, Su Tiancheng's heart has no bottom, and it is estimated that Zhu Youzhen's heart is also bottomless.

Yang Sichang served as the first assistant of the cabinet, Su Tiancheng does not know Yang Sichang very well, those materials in history, there are not many places to learn from, since the sixth year of Chongzhen, history has changed, according to the understanding of the past, to determine the future road, this road is somewhat unworkable, that is to say, Su Tiancheng wants to rely on the many historical knowledge he has mastered to completely control the road of history, basically came to an end.

Too many changes have appeared, the Liukou has been exterminated, Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, Luo Rucai, Zijin Liang, Lao Huihui and others have all died in the hands of Jiang Ningying, and the Liukou who overthrew the Ming Dynasty have been wiped out. Everything is changing towards signs of goodness, and at this time, it is the time for Su Tiancheng to show his talents, but unfortunately, his most important support in the court has been lost.

Sun Chengzong died, and Yang Sichang became the first assistant to the cabinet. Although Su Tiancheng still has a lot of support in the imperial court, such as Liu Zongzhou, the cabinet minister, Lu Shanji, the secretary of the military department, Huang Daozhou, the imperial history of Zuodu, including Qin Liangyu, etc., these people all support him, but the strength of these people is not comparable with Sun Chengzong.

Sun Chengzong's biggest role. It is to stabilize Zhu Youzhen's heart, from the bright side, Sun Chengzong is a veteran of the Four Dynasties, and he can suppress the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs, even if there is a small problem, Sun Chengzong can solve it if he comes forward, and from a private point of view, Sun Chengzong and Su Tiancheng have a good relationship. can pat his chest to ensure Su Tiancheng's loyalty. All this can reassure Zhu Youzhen, but whether this harmonious situation will cease to exist with the death of Sun Chengzong is something that no one can directly predict.

The Ming Dynasty needs stability, and there must be no infighting. It's like a person who is moving forward with a heavy load, and is walking uphill, and what he needs is the support of the people behind him, if he thinks that he will set up obstacles, or even increase the burden. Needless to say, what kind of consequences will arise.

Su Tiancheng was well aware of this, but he didn't dare to guarantee it.

Zhu Youzhen's personal understanding is important, but the understanding of the ministers around him is even more important, if the cabinet thinks of restricting the power of the ministers, all for their own interests, then there will inevitably be problems, plus Sun Chengzong said that Zhu Youzhen is not a wise man through the ages, he does not have such eloquence, and he may not be able to completely control the civil and military ministers around him.

Therefore, Su Tiancheng felt that he had to be ready.

Sun Chengzong's funeral was extremely grand, Zhu Youzhen issued an order, posthumously awarded Sun Chengzong Taishi, nicknamed Wenzhong, and ordered Lu Shanji, a soldier book, to represent the imperial court and send Sun Chengzong's coffin back to his hometown to be buried.

On December 6, when Sun Chengzong's coffin left the capital, Su Tiancheng entered the Heart Cultivation Palace.

In the Heart Cultivation Palace, there are only two people, Zhu Youzhen and Su Tiancheng.

This meeting, Su Tiancheng attaches great importance to it, he must stabilize Zhu Youzhen's heart, no matter what, at such a critical moment, Daming cannot have civil strife, it all depends on Zhu Youzhen's attitude.

Zhu Youzhen was very sad, and he didn't expect that Sun Chengzong had just resigned from the post of first assistant to the cabinet, and he died because he was overworked and could not support him.

"Su Aiqing, I feel very uncomfortable, the Taishi has worked hard for the court all his life, after Zhishi, I thought that I could ask the Taishi a lot of things all the time, but unfortunately there is no such opportunity."

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the Taishi has been worried and tired for the Ming Dynasty all his life, this is the best destination, if the ministers of the court and the central government all take the Taishi as an example, why worry that my Ming Dynasty is not prosperous and strong."

"Well, that's what I think."

Zhu Youzhen was silent for a moment and took out a letter.

"Su Aiqing, take a look at this letter."

Su Tiancheng took the letter and looked at it carefully.

Unexpectedly, this letter was written by Huang Taiji, Huang Taiji requested, the Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty truce, the two sides coexist peacefully, to avoid fighting each other, and at the same time implore the Ming Dynasty to start a mutual market in the area of Dalinghe City, allowing the Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty to trade.

Su Tiancheng was a little confused for a while, what does this letter mean, is it really written by Huang Taiji, or is it Zhu Youzhen who tested himself, to be honest, the things mentioned in this letter are good, but the deep meaning contained in this is understandable by Su Tiancheng, once the Ming Dynasty shook hands with Houjin and made peace, the border pass is not so important, and the imperial court can also shift its main energy to the construction of people's livelihood.

Houjin's territory is not large, whether it is to pay attention to the military or people's livelihood, if you want to transfer the target, it is very easy, the ship is small and good to turn around, but the Ming Dynasty is not so easy, the inland guard army and relaxed, there is almost no combat effectiveness, once the external pressure is lost, it will be even more unbearable, there is no battle and fighting, there is a lack of reasons to pay enough attention to military construction, not for a long time, the military deployment of the Ming Dynasty relaxed, Houjin suddenly launched an attack, at that time, who can stand up and resist.

After Su Tiancheng read it, he put the letter by his side.

"Su Aiqing, I want to hear your opinion."

"Your Majesty, the minister does not agree with the statement of shaking hands and making peace, unless the Houjin cancels the national name, bows down to my Ming Dynasty, Liaodong was originally the boundary of my Ming Dynasty, when Nurhachi rebelled, once put forward seven hatreds, the purpose is very clear, Chongzhen nine years, Huang Taiji established the Qing Dynasty, but also this kind of overthrow of my Ming Dynasty, into the Central Plains ambition, completely exposed, next to the couch to allow others to snore, now my Ming Dynasty is becoming stronger and stronger, Huang Taiji put forward a proposal to shake hands and make peace, the purpose is questionable."

"What does Su Aiqing think I should do?"

"The minister suggested, ignore it for the time being, Dolgon invaded Dengzhou and Laizhou, looted a huge amount of wealth, Houjin got a respite, and recently decided to build a water division, which fully shows that a series of decisions of the emperor Taiji, there is no meaning to shake hands and make peace, just thinking about delaying time and achieving ulterior purposes, the emperor ignores it at the same time, you can use this time to strengthen the construction of people's livelihood, so that my Ming Dynasty is more powerful."

Zhu Youzhen nodded slightly.

"Su Aiqing's suggestion is indeed feasible, in the cabinet, some people suggest refuting it, and some people think that it can be silenced and temporary peace can be obtained, but Aiqing has put forward a different proposal."

"Your Majesty, this is the minister's idea, I'm afraid there is something wrong, how the emperor decides, the minister just obeys the order."

"What is the situation in Liaodong and Dengzhou, Laizhou and other places?"

"Liaodong is temporarily stable, Dengzhou and Laizhou are in the process of construction, the minister thinks, temporarily focus on Dengzhou and Laizhou, the formation of a water division, the construction of a trade wharf, is not a small matter, it is related to the safety of my Ming Dynasty, the minister must do his best to live up to the emperor's trust and trust."

"It's okay, I think the same way, Su Aiqing should work hard."

When he left the Heart Cultivation Palace, Su Tiancheng didn't feel very good, Zhu Youzhen showed him the letter from Huang Taiji, I'm afraid it's not that simple, is there any other meaning.

Su Tiancheng's worries were not wrong.

In Zhu Youzhen's hand, not only this letter, but also the letter written directly by Huang Taiji to Su Tiancheng, of course, these letters, which did not reach Su Tiancheng's hands, were confiscated by Jinyiwei, and the letter written by Huang Taiji to Su Tiancheng also meant shaking hands and making peace, and the content was almost the same.

Zhu Youzhen didn't take out the seized letter, he also needs to think about it, if Su Tiancheng and Huang Taiji reached an agreement in private, today's statement would definitely be different, but judging from Su Tiancheng's words, there is no contact between Huang Taiji and Su Tiancheng for the time being, plus Su Tiancheng is about to rush to Dengzhou and Laizhou to preside over the affairs here, Liaodong is relatively stable, so under the current situation, there is nothing to worry about.

After Wang Chengen walked out, Zhu Youzhen looked at Wang Chengen.

"Your Majesty, the slave maid just paid attention to Lord Su's expression, the tone and posture of her speech were stable, and nothing went wrong, the slave maid thought that Lord Su really didn't know about the matter, and she didn't contact Huang Taiji alone."

"With the attitude just now, can you determine it?"

"The slave maid thinks that not only that, but the emperor knows about Huang Taiji's taboo against Lord Su, and the impact of the recent spy incident has not been completely eliminated, in this case, Lord Su will not have contact with Huang Taiji, Qin Sande reported that Lord Su's focus has shifted to Dengzhou and Laizhou, and he is already arranging matters in Liaodong, preparing to Dengzhou and Laizhou, if Huang Taiji shakes hands with Lord Su, Lord Su will not be in a hurry to build a water division." (To be continued......)