Dense fold to the capital, the sensation is not only the imperial court, such a major victory, the imperial court naturally needs to be publicized, can boost morale, not long ago Liaodong fiasco, although the imperial court repeatedly blocked the news, but finally leaked out, which caused the common people to worry and panic, fortunately, Su Tiancheng took a warship from Dengzhou, attacked Lushun, occupied Fuzhou and Xuanzhou and other places, directly threatened the rear of Houjin, forced to stop, Huang Taiji withdrew.

Talking about the confrontation between the Ming Dynasty and the Houjin, the victory is less and the defeat is more, starting from the Wanli period, the Houjin has grown step by step, and has continuously occupied a lot of Ming territory, but the Ming Dynasty is powerless to fight back, watching the territory of the Houjin Dynasty getting bigger and bigger, whether it is Zhu Youzhen, or the civil and military ministers of the imperial court, it is very clear that the Houjin Dynasty is the biggest enemy of the Ming Dynasty, but because of the rebellion, the imperial court is unable to deal with the Houjin Tartars, and several times the Houjin Tartars have entered the customs, which has led to the martial law of the Beijing Division.

In this case, Chongzhen began to turn around in the ninth year, that is, the year of the establishment of the Great Qing Dynasty, Azig led 100,000 Houjin Tartars into the customs, originally to show off his force, indicating that the Great Qing State was established, but encountered the stubborn resistance of the Jiangning battalion, and left with heavy losses, since then, the confrontation between the Ming Dynasty and the Houjin began to undergo subtle changes, especially after Su Tiancheng and the Jiangning battalion exterminated the Liukou and stayed in Liaodong, this changed situation was even more obvious, Su Tiancheng recaptured Dalinghe City and stabilized the defense line of Liaodong, constantly developing Liaodong, preparing for a decisive battle with the Houjin Tartars.

It's a pity that this kind of good situation, because of Zhu Youzhen's worries and suspicions, almost went down the drain, Dolgon led the Houjin Tartars, and unexpectedly attacked Dengzhou and Laizhou, and Su Tiancheng led some of the Jiangning battalion soldiers. Rushing to Dengzhou and Laizhou, taking advantage of this opportunity, Zhu Youzhen appointed Chen Xinjia as the governor of Liaodong, and then transferred Qian Qianyi to assist, the purpose was to weaken Su Tiancheng's strength, and at the same time prepare to launch a large-scale attack on the Houjin Tartars.

The crushing defeat of the Liaodong Frontier Army. It almost shook the defense line of Guanningjin, and almost put the Beijing division in great danger, and the capital was under martial law for several days, and the time to open the city gate every day was only one hour.

Su Tiancheng turned the tide again, so that Zhu Youzhen was completely sober, the Ming Dynasty must rely on Su Tiancheng, otherwise it may fall into a dangerous situation, Su Tiancheng led the Jiangning camp. exterminated the Liukou, which made the Houjin Tartars afraid, and said politely that Su Tiancheng was the pillar of the Ming Dynasty and could never be shaken.

In the later time, although Zhu Youzhen was worried, he was afraid that Su Tiancheng's power would become extremely strong and threaten the imperial power. However, there is no good way, just a few years after ascending the throne. Zhu Youzhen has encountered too much helplessness, and now the situation has improved too much, besides, Su Tiancheng has always been loyal and has no sign of rebellion. And Su Tiancheng's family still lives in the capital. Zhu Xianxin was originally a member of the royal family, and Su Tiancheng was also a relative of the emperor, so there was no reason to rebel. After thinking of this, Zhu You did not interfere with Su Tiancheng's actions, since Su Tiancheng led the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion. occupied Xuanzhou and Fuzhou and other places, then let Su Tiancheng play and exterminate the Houjin Tartars.

Su Tiancheng's secret fold to the capital, placed in front of Zhu Youzhen, after reading the secret fold, Zhu Youzhen finally did not control his emotions, looked up and smiled, soon, Yang Sichang and other cabinet scholars, also saw the secret fold, knowing that Su Tiancheng achieved a major victory in Xuanzhou, exterminated the Zhenghong flag of Houjin, and captured Houjin's Prince Li Daishan.

This is not an ordinary victory, the bravery of the Eight Banners is deeply impressed in the Ming Army, this time, Su Tiancheng led the Jiangning Battalion to destroy the Red Flag in the Eight Banners in one go, and also captured the Houjin Prince Dai Shan, Dai Shan is the top Houjin prince.

For a while, Yang Sichang and others couldn't believe that this matter was true, but after the secret fold, Su Tiancheng said that he would detain Daishan in Xuanzhou and wait for the emperor's holy decree, and they understood that this was a real victory.

The civil and military ministers of the imperial court have come to congratulate the emperor, such a victory is too difficult, it is by no means an ordinary victory, and the red flag has been extinguished at one time, and everyone has played a fold, suggesting that Daishan be escorted to the capital and executed on the spot.

At this time, Zhu Youzhen calmed down, he knew that Su Tiancheng was in the secret fold, and he did not propose how to deal with Dai Shan, there must have been consideration, and every suggestion Su Tiancheng put forward was proved to be far-sighted, and this time Su Tiancheng should also be summoned to return to the capital to discuss the next move.

After Zhu Youzhen and many cabinet ministers discussed, he immediately issued an edict, asking Su Tiancheng to press Dai Shan to return to the capital, agree to the route proposed by Su Tiancheng, and take a boat directly to the Dagu port in Tianjin.

After arranging all this, Zhu Youzhen left Yang Sichang, there are some things that he needs to discuss with Yang Sichang, and it is also something that he has been thinking about for a long time, because of the tension of the situation, he has not had time to discuss.

In the Heart Cultivation Palace, there are only Zhu Youzhen and Yang Sichang.

"Yang Aiqing, Su Aiqing has achieved such a major victory this time, it can be said that it is rare, but I don't think it's strange, if Su Aiqing has been in Fuzhou and Xuanzhou for a long time and hasn't done anything, I will have to worry instead."

It is rare for Zhu Youzhen's mood to be so relaxed, of course Yang Sichang can feel it.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Lord Su has made a huge contribution this time, this is the result of the emperor's trust, after Lord Su returns to the capital, the emperor can ask Lord Su to report his plans for the future, the minister thinks, Lord Su will never stop there, the days of the Houjin Tartar are not better, in addition, Lord Su suggested that the imperial court send troops to station in Pyongyang, the minister thinks that this suggestion is feasible, North Korea has always been a subject of my Ming Dynasty, before my Ming Dynasty did not send troops, some neglected management, and now take this opportunity to send troops, Stationed in Pyongyang, the North Korean royal family did not dare to raise objections. ”

"Well, I also thought of this, the matter of sending troops to be stationed in North Korea, the cabinet discussed it, and drew up a statement, this matter should be done as soon as possible, it is expected that the North Korean royal family will not dare to object, I am mainly concerned about Su Aiqing's next move, this secret fold, I have read it several times, it is estimated that within the year, the situation in North Korea can be stabilized, even if it is good, after autumn, the climate in the north is cold, and there are many difficulties in the expedition of the army."

Yang Sichang paused slightly, and did not speak immediately, this action was captured by Zhu Youzhen.

"What, does Yang Aiqing think there are some problems with my consideration?"

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Lord Su must have considered something, how to attack, including the matter of timing, the emperor can directly ask Lord Su to report, Houjin Tartar suffered such a fiasco, he must also be thinking about how to stabilize the situation, in addition, Lord Su is probably familiar with the situation and can put forward more opinions."

Zhu Youzhen nodded.

When he spoke again, Zhu Youzhen said something that he had been thinking about for a long time.

"Yang Aiqing, I think about it, whether to adjust the cabinet, so many years have passed, there are almost no adjustments to the cabinet, I think it must be moved."

Yang Sichang lowered his head and did not speak, adjusting the cabinet is a matter that the emperor directly considers, he can't put forward any suggestions, just thinking about putting forward suggestions, and also recommending candidates, besides, these years have passed, because the royal family has entered the court as officials, the emperor's power has been greatly consolidated, and the cabinet is not as powerful as before, most of the time, it is necessary to obey the imperial power, and it is precisely for this reason that Yang Sichang will not open his mouth when adjusting the cabinet.

Zhu Youzhen looked at Yang Sichang, who was bowing his head, and spoke again.

"My consideration, Tang Aiqing is old, it's time to rest, the candidate for the second assistant of the cabinet will be transferred to Zhu Xianxuan, the governor of Shaanxi, and Liu Zongzhou is also too old, so it is not suitable to continue to be in the cabinet, I think Su Aiqing is good, and he can enter the cabinet."

Yang Sichang's body trembled, he never imagined that the emperor would make such a decision, Zhu Xianxuan is the vassal king of the Ming Dynasty, and entering the cabinet will definitely cause a huge sensation, Su Tiancheng entered the cabinet, but there is no objection, with Su Tiancheng's merits, that is, as the first assistant of the cabinet, there is no big problem, but the relationship between Su Tiancheng and Zhu Xianxuan is different, if such an adjustment, wouldn't it make Su Tiancheng's power more and more powerful.

There is another question, Su Tiancheng served as a cabinet scholar, what should Jiang Ningying do, and who will command the matter of exterminating the Houjin Tartars, Yang Sichang has long understood that he must not be replaced at this time.

Zhu Youzhen's words were not finished.

"The matter of exterminating the Houjin Tartars cannot be delayed, Su Tiancheng, as a cabinet scholar, is fully responsible for the matter of exterminating the Houjin Tatars, so that he can make a better decision."

After Zhu Youzhen said these words, Yang Sichang already understood the meaning, it turned out that the emperor was still worried about Su Tiancheng, and in this way, Su Tiancheng could stabilize Su Tiancheng to the greatest extent, so that Su Tiancheng felt that the emperor's grace was mighty, and he was in charge of the army as a cabinet scholar, which was an unprecedented thing, and he could also realize that the emperor relied on Su Tiancheng.

When he left the Heart Cultivation Palace, Yang Sichang knew that he had to do a good job in the relationship with Su Tiancheng, fortunately, the relationship between the two was good before, but this time Tang Shiji was excluded from the palace, because there was a problem with the relationship with Su Tiancheng, as for the rights and wrongs in this, it was impossible to investigate, and the emperor's idea was not something that should be investigated as a courtier. (To be continued......)