readx; Zhu Youzhen and Lu Xiangsheng met as brothers, but things are not people, and Li Zhenyan's soul has passed away, how can it not make people sigh. Seeing that Zhu Youzhen was crying sadly, Lu Xiangsheng had no choice but to persuade him: "The deceased is long gone, Your Majesty is responsible for the country, and you should also be good at holding the dragon body, and it is not appropriate to be overly sad, otherwise the spirit of the lord in the sky will not be at ease."www.biquge.info ”

Only then did Zhu Youzhen stop his grief, sighed and said, "What my brother said is that people should still look forward. Brother, do you know that I summoned you, in addition to the brotherly love, what other important things are there? ”

Lu Xiangsheng hurriedly responded: "Your Majesty, although most of the Tartars have withdrawn from the Guanwai, the white flag is still entrenched in Yongping, cutting off the connection between Jingshi and Shanhaiguan, like a nail nailed into the border of my Ming Dynasty, and it must be removed as soon as possible." Although the minister is not talented, he is willing to lead his 5,000 soldiers to help Funing in the starry night, if he can't recover the lost territory, he will expel Amin from the pass, and he would rather die on the battlefield! ”

Zhu Youzhen shook his head with a smile and said, "Brother, if you don't ask for war, I may still send you." I wouldn't dare to hear you say that. ”

Lu Xiangsheng was surprised: "But why? ”

"You and I have brotherly affection, and I don't have to be polite when I speak to you." Zhu Youzhen said seriously, "Brother is brave, but do you think that the Tianxiong Army can confront the Eight Banners Iron Cavalry head-on with only patriotism?" ”

Lu Xiangsheng was stunned and said: "Your Majesty, although the Tianxiong Army only has 5,000 people, it is indeed inferior to the white flag in terms of strength, but the battle of Tumubao broke the red flag, and the soldiers have greatly increased their confidence in fighting with the Tartars, and it is appropriate to take advantage of the victory to pursue..."

Zhu Youzhen shook his head and said: "My brother is familiar with the Art of War, don't you know that there is a cloud in "The Art of War": all those who fight, with the right fit, with the odd victory." In this battle to defend the Beijing Division, in addition to the Tianxiong Army, Hao Yongzhong, Li Laiheng, Li Dingguo and other troops also won victories, but they were all surprisingly victorious, what does this mean? It shows that we fought with the Manchu Eight Banners in a dignified and upright field, and we are still not the opponents of others. On the one hand, after the Tartar feathers, there will be a great increase in vigilance, and it is difficult for us to use tactics to work; On the other hand, this time we will take the initiative to attack, and we will inevitably fight the Tartars head-on. If my brother only goes out with courage, it will be dangerous. ”

Lu Xiangsheng was convinced, and hurriedly lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty is responsible!" It seems that His Majesty has already made arrangements? ”

"That's right." Zhu Youzhen nodded and said, "'The emperor is not in a hurry, the eunuch is in a hurry', this old fox left Amin in the pass, on the one hand, for the convenience of entering the palace next time, on the other hand, as far as I know, there are also many contradictions within the Manchu nobles. He arranged it like this, which was a bit of a trick for Amin. Since the Tartars are all willing to do so, I have no choice but to fulfill them. I have a bigger appetite than my brother, who only thinks about driving the Tartars out of the gates, but I want to completely annihilate the white flag. The old man taught us that it is better to cut off one of his fingers than to hurt his ten fingers..."

"Old man? Which old man is it? Lu Xiangsheng asked confusedly, "But it does make sense, it is better to cut off one of his fingers than to hurt his ten fingers, and the more he thinks about it, the more he is convinced!" ”

Only then did Zhu Youzhen realize that he had spoken out again, so he had to smile awkwardly: "What, this sentence is contained in an ancient book, I used to read it when I was a vassal king, but unfortunately I lost it." Let's not talk about this for a while, I have passed down a secret edict, ordering the Shanhaiguan border army to gather heavy troops to approach Funing, but not to engage the Tartars to attract their attention; Li Dingguo's ministry cut off the route of the Tartar retreat; Hao Yongzhong and Li Laiheng's troops have now been opened, ready to wait for an opportunity to recover the three cities of Yongping, Qian'an, and Luanzhou. At that time, the three-way people will give Amin an urn to catch turtles, and eat the tartars in one bite with superior forces. ”

Lu Xiangsheng hurriedly played: "Your Majesty, the minister is also willing to go!" ”

"Brother, don't go." Zhu Youzhen shook his head and said, "These troops are enough, and the Tianxiong army has been fighting for days and days, and they are already very tired, and they also need to take a temporary rest." ”

"Your Majesty, but the other Ming armies are also tired!" Lu Xiangsheng couldn't help but say anxiously, "Especially Li Laiheng and Li Dingguo's second department, they have traveled thousands of miles to get here, Li Dingguo is still suffering from malaria, they don't rest, how dare the ministers avoid the war with hard work?" ”

Zhu Youzhen shook his head with a smile and did not answer. Seeing that the emperor was so determined, Lu Xiangsheng couldn't help but feel a little discouraged, and said in a deep voice: "Since Your Majesty doesn't let the ministers go to fight the Tartars, the ministers want to return to their hometowns to defend the system..."

"I'm not allowed to do that." Zhu Youzhen said emotionally, "I also heard that my brother's father died of illness, and my brother put state affairs first, and he pestered filial piety to kill the enemy, which really moved me and was ashamed." But when the court is employing people, my brother is my right-hand man, and now there is a big thing that my brother has to do. I have no choice but to let you regain your love, and I hope my brother doesn't blame me. ”

Only then did Lu Xiangsheng understand that the emperor had already arranged an errand for himself, and he was relieved in his heart, and said loudly with a choked voice: "As long as Your Majesty has a good place for his ministers, the ministers will die and will not give up!" But I don't know what His Majesty wants his ministers to do? ”

"I want my brother to replace Hong Chengchou." Zhu Youzhen's expression turned grim, "During Hong Chengchou's time in Shaanxi, he won many victories against the thieves, and also recruited Gao Jie, which really made a great contribution to the imperial court. But it has been almost a year since I confronted the 'King of Chuang' Gao Yingxiang and other thieves in Hubei, but I haven't seen any good news, and I am really unsure.

"The elder brother has also fought against the thieves many times and is familiar with the characteristics of the thieves. Therefore, at tomorrow's court meeting, I will appoint my brother as the new governor of the trilateral to succeed Hong Chengchou. But you don't have to go to Shaanxi to take office, just go directly to the Xiangyang army to take over. As for Hong Chengchou, I want to transfer him back to Jingshi..."

Lu Xiangsheng saw that Zhu Youzhen was deep in thought, and vaguely guessed that the emperor might not be at ease with Hong Chengchou, so he hurriedly played: "In this case, the minister will immediately return to the camp to prepare, and tomorrow the holy decree will be issued, and the minister will immediately go south to Xiangyang." ”

"No, no, no, there's no need to rush." Zhu Youzhen frowned and said, "I always feel that my brother's trip may not be too smooth." And my brother should not underestimate Gao Yingxiang, I heard that he now has tens of thousands of iron horses, and although the Tianxiong army is brave, after all, there are only 5,000 people. I'm going to have to find you a helper, so you'll have to wait a dozen days. ”

Lu Xiangsheng was stunned and said, "Why wait so long? ”

"Because he's still in Shanhaiguan." Zhu Youzhen said slowly, "I heard that Hong Chengchou is now relying on two people, one is the general Gao Jie, and the other is Zu Kuan. Zu Kuan has five hundred Guanning iron horsemen under his command, who are arrogant and domineering, and it is difficult to control. Guanning Iron Rider is... How could the heavy weapon of the imperial court become his personal personal soldier. Therefore, I want to transfer Cao Wenzhao to my brother's account, Cao Wenzhao was originally the general of the Guanning Iron Cavalry, and only he can make good use of this elite army. Okay, brother, I just returned to the palace today, and there are so many things that I have to leave my brother behind. After tomorrow's court meeting, I will have time to enjoy it again! ”

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