When Huang Taiji personally led more than 100,000 troops, the news of attacking Shanhaiguan came, the capital was in an uproar, although the Houjin Tartars were not good at attacking the city, but more than 100,000 troops, by no means the situation imagined by ordinary people, in case Shanhaiguan could not be held, the Beijing division would be dangerous, and Shanhaiguan was taken by Houjin Tartars, and the entire Liaodong was lost.

After Yang Sichang and Lu Shanji received these news, they couldn't help but be anxious, although Qin Liangyu led an army of 30,000 and had already rushed to the aid of Shanhaiguan, although there were 40,000 border troops waiting in Shanhaiguan, but it could not be compared with the previous hundreds of thousands of people, Shanhaiguan was too important, it was the barrier of the Beijing Division, and what the two of them thought of at this moment was that Su Tiancheng was going to rush to Liaodong. I am afraid that this is the most difficult way to protect Liaodong, and I believe that the 70,000 troops of Shanhaiguan will still be able to resist the attack of the Houjin Tartars.

Yang Sichang never imagined that because of Chen Xinjia's defeat in the battle, which led to such a big disaster, the entire Liaodong became dangerous in an instant, and the 200,000 troops of the Houjin Tartars besieged Liaodong, in a vain attempt to take Liaodong, and directly threatened the Ming Jingshi. In such a situation, everyone must not complain, they can only vent all their anger on Chen Xinjia and Qian Qianyi, in fact, Yang Sichang understands that all the layouts of Liaodong waiting are basically directly arranged by the emperor, and the biggest responsibility is still on the emperor.

Jingshi became more nervous, and there was only one hour left to open the city gate every day.

You must know that there are too many rich gentry and magnates living in the capital of Ludao, if these people are in chaos, it will be difficult to maintain the capital division of the Ming Dynasty, some gentry and rich families have begun to send their families to the south, and there are some smart gentry and rich families. Ji Lu planned to send his family members directly to Dengzhou, because the Jiangning camp was in Dengzhou.

Yang Sichang convened the cabinet ministers and discussed for a whole day, but at this time, the differences of opinion among the cabinet ministers were also huge, and several people put forward three opinions. Tang Shiji suggested that at the critical moment, the emperor could be asked to go to Nanjing temporarily and wait for the situation in the capital to calm down, in this case, the cabinet could calmly deal with the affairs of Liaodong. Liu Zongzhou still put forward his own opinion, he believes that the emperor can not leave the capital, otherwise there will be huge turmoil in the Ming Dynasty, the emperor can stick to the capital, the 30,000 troops of the Nanjing camp are about to arrive in the capital, plus the two major battalions in the capital, so many troops. It is completely possible to hold the barracks, and at the same time the emperor decrees. Requisitioning troops from all over the country to protect the capital, even if there are more than 100,000 people in Houjin, it is difficult to resist, and at the same time, the emperor can also take out the silver to recruit soldiers to guard the capital by raising donations.

Yang Sichang's opinion. Thinking a little deeper, he not only thought of the safety of the capital, but also thought of the safety of Liaodong, in fact, Liaodong and the capital are closely related, if you can't hold Shanhaiguan, Ningyuan and other places. Then the Jingshi is in danger all the time, which is equivalent to saying that the Jingshi is always under the threat of the Houjin Tartars, such a situation is impossible to imagine, so his opinion is that it is still necessary to hold the Shanhaiguan, even if it loses Dalinghe City, Jinzhou and Ningyuan, but the Shanhaiguan Pass must not be lost, and the Jingshi is directly defended here.

Lu Shanji, as the secretary of the military department, also participated in the discussion, Lu Shanji's opinion is even more intense, he believes that Liaodong can not have any mistakes, although the current situation is dangerous, but it is not completely impossible to go, the sergeants stationed in Dalinghe City, Jinzhou City and Ningyuan City, desperately guarded, as long as Dalinghe City has not been lost, Houjin Tartar has great scruples, and it is impossible for them to garrison troops in Liaodong, as for Shanhaiguan, the importance is self-evident, fortunately, Qin Liangyu has led an army of 30,000 to reinforce, With 70,000 soldiers guarding Shanhaiguan, there will not be much problem in a short period of time, just guarding Shanhaiguan, the role is not too big, Houjin occupied most of the area of Liaodong, and it is completely possible to enter the customs from Xifengkou, Malanyu and Gulongkou and other places, directly threatening the capital, so that the danger of the capital is greater.

Several opinions have not been able to unify, Yang Sichang is a little sad, as the first assistant of the cabinet, and Sun Chengzong's prestige is incomparable, but at least he can unify the opinions of the cabinet, but the current situation is a plate of scattered sand, he knows very well that the root cause is still in the emperor's body, but unfortunately he can't complain, he must come up with a final opinion at a critical moment, so that he can really start to establish his own prestige.

The cabinet minister and the military department Shangshu Lu Shanji entered the Heart Cultivation Palace.

Zhu Youzhen's spirit is very bad, but he still has to support it, the capital has encountered such a situation, Zhu Youzhen must not be decadent, and things have not reached an irreparable step.

"Yang Aiqing, after more than 100,000 gold Tatars attacked Shanhaiguan, what is the opinion of the cabinet."

Yang Sichang honestly said all his opinions and suggestions.

Zhu Youzhen's face changed a little, he couldn't imagine that someone suggested that he temporarily leave the capital and take refuge in Nanjing, such a thing, he would never do, although he would also have the idea of temporarily avoiding the capital in his heart, but such a thing would damage the dignity of the royal family, and he could not do it anyway. If you really do this, even if you return to the capital in the future, you won't be able to face your ancestors and ancestors.

Liu Zongzhou's suggestion this time was still barely feasible, but Tang Shiji's suggestion to temporarily leave the capital and avoid danger made Zhu Youzhen a little angry, could it be that Tang Shiji didn't know, even if he had such an idea, he had to put it forward in private, so blatantly put it forward, it was tantamount to cutting off a road.

The royal family pays the most attention to the covering, the royal coverings are absolutely in need of protection, especially when encountering an external invasion, it is not the most critical moment, Zhu Youzhen does not leave the capital, so his opinion of Tang Shiji is even worse, and in his heart, he has decided to adjust the idea of the cabinet.

After Yang Sichang finished speaking, Zhu Youzhen quickly spoke.

"I have already said that if no one dares to go to Liaodong to meet the Houjin Tartars, I will go in person, is it possible that I still have to withdraw from the capital, in the face of the harassment of the Houjin Tartars, I will fall into the wilderness and jump, so where is the face of my Ming Dynasty, how will the people of the world view me, how will they look at the imperial court, and persuade me to leave the capital, don't mention it, I don't want to hear it again, there are 70,000 troops waiting in Shanhaiguan, and it may not be able to be lost quickly, Dalinghe City, Jinzhou City and Ningyuan City are all in the hands of my Ming soldiers, In this case, what you need to consider is how to resist the Houjin Tartars and protect the safety of the capital, not a matter of evacuation, as for how to guard Liaodong and Shanhaiguan, the cabinet will continue to discuss and come up with a safe way. ”

After Zhu Youzhen finished speaking, Yang Sichang continued to speak.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that it is impossible for the Houjin Tartars to conquer Shanhaiguan in a short period of time, and after Lord Su receives the holy decree, he will definitely rush to Liaodong soon to stabilize the overall situation."

The cabinet has not been able to discuss other opinions, in fact, the opinions have been there for a long time, but everyone is too anxious, the holy decree has just gone down, everything is still in the process of preparation, what happened in Liaodong is also expected, if Huang Taiji does not seize such an opportunity to threaten the Guanning Jin defense line, it is impossible for Houjin to achieve that fruitful results in just a few decades.

Qin Liangyu led an army of 30,000 to garrison Shanhaiguan, and it has been two days since he set off, and there has been no news back to the capital, in the past, such a situation is very normal, and no one will ask, after all, the capital is eight hundred miles away from Shanhaiguan, but this time the situation is different, Yang Sichang is paying attention all the time, to see where the army has arrived, whether there is any news back, from Nanjing to the Beijing camp in the capital, it will take longer, I am afraid that the holy decree has not yet arrived in Nanjing, Yang Sichang also showed a caring attitude, Lu Shanji, the secretary of the military department, also knew that Yang Sichang was really in a hurry this time.

To say that after Yang Sichang served as the first assistant of the cabinet, life was not very good, the long-term stability of the imperial court, the cabinet adjustment personnel are not many, each cabinet minister, has its own range of power, Yang Sichang in a short period of time, it is difficult to completely unify the thoughts of the people, so it seems that the authority is not enough, what is more difficult is that the emperor's attitude towards the cabinet has also changed, has always focused on strengthening the imperial power, and the power of the cabinet is limited.

Under such circumstances, it is difficult for Yang Sichang to be like Sun Chengzong.

This time there is a crisis in Liaodong, which directly threatens the capital, such a big thing, Yang Sichang, as the first assistant of the cabinet, has an unshirkable responsibility, and must stabilize the imperial court and defeat the Houjin Tartar, if he can't complete this task well, it is estimated that Yang Sichang, the first assistant of the cabinet, will be ready to resign, or be directly cut by the emperor.

Lu Shanji took the initiative to propose it and went to Shanhaiguan to supervise the battle.

During this time, the Ministry of War was also very busy, and many things needed to be put forward by the Ministry of War for the cabinet's reference, Lu Shanji was familiar with the matters of the conquest and could put forward good opinions, in this case, Yang Sichang naturally needed to rely on Lu Shanji, and it was impossible for Lu Shanji to leave the capital.

Yang Sichang and Lu Shanji discussed for more than an hour, and both of them felt that at such a time, do not take other measures for the time being, the important thing is to maintain the stability of the capital, and not to let the people panic, this is the most important thing, as for the matter of the transfer of the army, the holy decree has gone down, and quietly wait for the ending. (To be continued......)