The Forbidden City is divided into the outer city and the inner city, the palace is in the inner city, and the harem is one of the most important places in the inner city, except for the emperor and eunuchs, the rest of the people are not allowed to enter the harem, you think about it, there are women related to the emperor, it is simply the world of women, if men can enter casually, I don't know what kind of affair will be provoked.

Along the way, Su Tiancheng lowered his head and insisted on not looking around, he had to be conscious in this regard, and being able to enter the harem was already a gift from the emperor and the queen.

As for Zhu Xianxin and others, although they are very nervous, they are a lot more casual, anyway, they are all places where women live, and for them, freshness is the first priority.

Although Zhu Xianxin is the county lord and the county lord, he is not qualified to enter the harem, the vassal king enters Beijing, lives in the official post, is not allowed to move around at will, is not allowed to make friends with ministers, and is not much different from being in prison, the county lord generally does not come to the capital, if he can enter the harem, it is not ordinary.

This time, they were able to enter the palace, and directly enter the harem, of course, it was not ordinary.

Zhu Youzhen and Zhou waited in the Jiaotai Palace.

As the queen, the Zhou family naturally lives in Kunning Palace, but Su Tiancheng, as a man, must not enter Kunning Palace, as for Zhu Xianxin, Chunping, Wang Furong and Liu Rushi and others, they can follow the queen and enter Kunning Palace.

When I saw the emperor and the queen's mother, I naturally bowed down.

Su Tiancheng saw the queen mother Zhou for the first time, and felt that Zhou's body was thin, but the look on his face was very soft, and his eyes were very clear, and he immediately felt that the queen mother had a good temper and a gentle personality.

Zhu Xianxin and Chunping are slightly better. Liu Ru has also seen the world, although she is nervous, she can still control it, Wang Furong is a little bad, her body has been trembling, and the majesty of the royal family. In her eyes, it is unimaginable.

Fortunately, Zhu Youzhen and Zhou, when they spoke, their tones were very soft.

Zhu Youzhen's mind is obviously in other aspects.

After the ceremony, he spoke quickly.

"Queen, you take Su Aiqing's family to Kunning Palace to sit down, and I and Su Aiqing take a walk in the garden."

The Emperor's Imperial Garden. It is a place for the concubines of the harem to play, and Zhu Youzhen proposed to come to the imperial garden for a walk, Su Tiancheng was a little frightened and felt that it was not very suitable.

"Your Majesty, are you going outside the palace, the ministers are afraid of disturbing all the mothers."

Zhu Youzhen had a smile on his face.

"Hehe, Su Aiqing don't think so much, I heard. You don't care much about the rules, why did you get to the palace? There are so many concerns. ”

Su Tiancheng lowered his head and rolled his eyes, you Zhu Youzhen said easily.

In late autumn, the Imperial Garden is still green, and it looks very comfortable.

Su Tiancheng accompanied Zhu Youzhen and paced slowly. Fortunately, in the Imperial Garden, there is no one to be seen, and it seems that it has been specially prepared.

"Su Aiqing, I heard about the battle of Zhongdu, and the Jiangning battalion is indeed brave. However, you should also pay more attention in the future, as the commander-in-chief, personally go into battle to kill the enemy, the courage is commendable, but if there is a problem, it shakes the psychology of the soldiers, and the gains outweigh the losses. ”

"Emperor Xie is kind, the minister understands, and he will pay attention to it in the future."

"Well, I have something to say today, I want to talk to you, what do you think, just say it."

"Obey."

"Someone suggested that Jiangning County should not be able to continue to stay in Jiangning County, such a brave army always stays in the south, which is quite overkill, I also feel the same way, I don't know what you think."

"The ministers obey the emperor's dispatch."

Zhu Youzhen nodded, very satisfied, he didn't expect Su Tiancheng to understand the general situation and take the overall situation into account, so he didn't hesitate at all.

"Su Aiqing replied like this, I am very pleased, I think that Su Aiqing and the Jiangning battalion are one, you will directly serve as the commander of the Jiangning battalion, and the imperial court will send a supervising army, what do you think."

"The Lord's Order is grateful."

"Okay, don't have so much etiquette today."

Seeing Su Tiancheng's low eyebrows, Zhu Youzhen was even more happy, this is the majesty of imperial power.

"Su Aiqing, can you consider entering Beijing?"

"Your Majesty, the minister and the Jiangning battalion, don't enter Beijing for the time being, the emperor said so, the minister also really said what he thought, the Jiangning battalion continued to stay in Nanzhili, obviously inappropriate, Nanzhili has two battalions in Nanjing, and there are many guards, although the Liukou has attacked the central capital, but after suffering this fiasco, I dare not continue to set foot in Nanzhili, I am afraid that it has been in the north and Huguang, Sichuan and other activities, the minister thinks, the next key matter of the Jiangning battalion is to completely eradicate the Liukou."

"Okay, this idea is good, since Su Aiqing has such an idea, she must have also considered it, where is it."

"The minister did think about it, if the emperor allowed it, the minister thought about it, and went to Henan Mansion in Henan with Jiang Ningying."

Zhu Youzhen was a little surprised, this was different from his thoughts.

"Can you tell me why?"

"Chen thought carefully, the location of Henan Mansion is very important, close to Shanxi, Shaanxi, to the south can also go directly to Huguang Sichuan, to the north can reach North Zhili, after the Liukou suffered a heavy blow in the capital, it must be back to Shaanxi and Shanxi, strengthen their momentum, Jiangning Camp is located in Henan Mansion, can advance or retreat, observe the situation in the center, can seize the opportunity, give Liukou a devastating blow."

"Aiqing has considered going directly to Shaanxi, Shaanxi is the nest of the rogues."

"The minister also considered, Shaanxi is the nest of the Liukou, but over the years, the Liukou's place of activity has slowly moved to Shanxi and Henan, Shaanxi is not a key place, the minister judged, the Liukou will not be in Shaanxi for a long time, Shaanxi is scarce, if the Liukou wants to develop and grow, it is impossible to stay in Shaanxi, where the people are fierce, especially the land is barren, the Liukou can not be effectively supplemented, wandering to Shanxi, Henan, and even into Huguang Sichuan, they can have space to survive, from this judgment, Henan Province occupies a key position. ”

Zhu Youzhen listened very carefully, and instructed the eunuch behind him to bring the map immediately.

The map quickly rolled out.

Su Tiancheng pointed to the map and began to analyze it in detail.

He made detailed preparations, if the Jiangning battalion can be stationed in Henan Mansion, advance and retreat freely, and occupy the active position, it will not be a traffic artery, and the liukou will not be able to avoid it, and according to the ability of the Jiangning battalion, it can also take into account Huaiqing Mansion, Weihui Mansion and even Zhangde Mansion.

As long as the Jiangning battalion controls this key place, chokes the throat of the Liukou, and compresses the Liukou into Shanxi and Shaanxi, the imperial court can dispatch a large army to annihilate the Liukou.

The reason why it is difficult to exterminate the rogues is that their biggest specialty, or advantage, is that they are wandering around, and they are very mobile and flexible, and once they control this advantage of the rogues, it is a matter of time before they are exterminated.

Zhu Youzhen nodded frequently.

After Su Tiancheng finished speaking, he had an excited look on his face, if he completely eliminated the Liukou and stabilized the interior, the imperial court would be able to free up his hands and deal with Houjin with all his might.

Thinking of Houjin, he was still a little worried and uncomfortable.

"Su Aiqing, the Liukou is a big disaster, but Houjin is even more eyeing it, if you go all out to exterminate the Liukou, Houjin will always harass in the border town, and the impact will be great."

"Your Majesty, the ministers have always believed that if the outside is unstable, it will be difficult to achieve results in external operations, the Jiangning battalion is stationed in Henan, and the imperial court can send a part of the soldiers who exterminated the Liukou to guard Xuanfu, Datong and even the surrounding areas of Shuntianfu, strengthen the defense of Houjin, north of Ningyuan and Jianzhou, the focus is on strengthening defense, don't think about taking the initiative to attack, the border army can hold the city, it is the greatest credit."

"I also know the way, but the border army is weak in combat and it is difficult to resist the harassment of Houjin."

"The minister thinks that the border army is mainly due to psychological factors, in fact, the Eight Banners of Manchuria in the Later Jin Dynasty, including the Eight Banners of Mongolia, are not so terrible, my border army of the Ming Dynasty, do not take the initiative to attack, hold the main city, or be able to maintain it for a long time, the minister trains the Jiangning battalion, the main opponent is the Eight Banners of Manchuria in the Later Jin, but it is not time yet."

Zhu Youzhen nodded, in this regard, Su Tiancheng once had a special twist and turn.

"Well, the Jiangning battalion is stationed in Henan Mansion, and it is indeed possible to draw some sergeants to guard the border pass."

Zhu Youzhen slowly changed his mind, judging from the map, if the Jiangning battalion is dispatched to Yan'an Mansion in Shaanxi, it will indeed not have much effect on exterminating the Liukou, and there are still quite a lot of places where the Liukou can move, but the Jiangning Battalion is stationed in Henan Mansion, it is different, this is indeed a throat area, in fact, the Liukou enter Henan from Shanxi, and even enter Huguang, Sichuan and other places, it is difficult to avoid Henan Mansion.

Moreover, for some time now, the Liukou have also focused their activities in the areas where Henan, Shanxi, and Shaanxi meet, and once they are under control of these areas, the area of their activities will be greatly reduced.

The rogues who suffered heavy losses in Zhongdu no longer have the strength to confront the officials and troops head-on.

After talking with Su Tiancheng several times, Zhu Youzhen felt comfortable, and at the same time he also had another thinking, Su Tiancheng talked about any thing, first of all, from the perspective of achievements and results, not from moral considerations, which is different from many ministers in the court. For example, when it comes to exterminating the Liukou, Su Tiancheng has never said anything about appeasement, all of them are ruthless suppression, and the vitality of eliminating the Liukou, especially in the face of the leaders at all levels of the Liukou, regardless of whether the other party surrenders or not, they are all killers, which is actually cutting the grass and eradicating the roots.

This kind of pursuit of practical results is very commendable, and it is many times stronger than those who are full of benevolence, righteousness and morality, and pay attention to face.

Zhu Youzhen actually has this kind of thought, since he ascended the throne, what he has pursued is to turn the tide, to rule the country, and to pursue practical results.

Su Tiancheng's approach is most in line with his wishes. (To be continued.) For mobile phone users, please go to read. )