Su Tiancheng finally went home, this time he left for a long time, and only Zhu Xianxin was left in the capital, and the rest followed him to Dengzhou, in this case, Zhu Xianxin was afraid that he was very lonely, and no matter whether the situation in the capital had changed, it was not easy for a woman to stay alone in the capital and support such a large mansion.

When Su Tiancheng went home, Zhu Xianxin seemed very normal, and it was not until after entering the bedroom that Zhu Xianxin threw herself into Su Tiancheng's arms and began to cry, crying for half an hour.

Su Tiancheng didn't say anything, and he couldn't change all this, especially in the current situation, he had to rely on Zhu Xianxin to stick to the capital and create a good environment, so that he could build a good life in Dengzhou, Laizhou and Qingzhou, which Zhu Xianxin also understood.

Fortunately, Su Mingjie and Su Mingxin accompanied Zhu Xianxin, especially Su Mingxin, who was only more than a year old, was particularly cute, which alleviated Zhu Xianxin's loneliness, Su Tiancheng once thought that when the time was right, he must take Su Mingjie to his side, Su Mingjie will be seven years old soon, and while studying, he must also start learning some knowledge of the art of war.

At that time, Lu Shanji came to visit.

Su Tiancheng hurriedly took Lu Shanji into the study.

Lu Shanji is now the secretary of the military department, and he is also the most closely connected with Su Tiancheng among the court officials, what big things happened in the court, Lu Shanji wrote to inform Su Tiancheng, Su Tiancheng also knew that before Sun Chengzong died, he specially entrusted Lu Shanji.

"Master Su, since I arrived in Dengzhou, I have a lot less time to return to the capital."

Su Tiancheng smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"Lord Deer knows the way. Dengzhou, Laizhou and Qingzhou, whether in terms of regional location or importance, cannot be compared with Liaodong. It is normal for the imperial court to be concerned, and the time to return to the capital is naturally more, and now that he is in Dengzhou, he is mainly immersed in construction, so that the Houjin Tartars dare not launch an attack from Dengzhou, Laizhou, Qingzhou and even Tianjin, and the imperial court will naturally not pay attention. ”

"What Master Su said is the truth, I am in the military department, and I rarely see excerpts involving Dengzhou, Laizhou and Qingzhou, most of them are about Liaodong and border passes. It also talked about the guards in the south, and now the military department is thinking about it, preparing to rectify the guards in the north, and Shaanxi has abolished the guards, and the effect is very good, and in just a few years, the degree of wealth even surpasses that of Shanxi. Imagine that Shaanxi was once a barren land, and the rogues were ravaged. The emperor also noticed this, and decided to implement it first in the north. ”

This news was somewhat unexpected by Su Tiancheng, it was the general trend to abolish the guard post and integrate the army, but the timing was not very good now. When Su Tiancheng abolished the guard post in Shaanxi, it was because the Jiangning battalion was stationed in Shaanxi that the guard posts in various places were not convinced and did not dare to move casually. But now the elite soldiers of the imperial court are almost all stationed in Liaodong, border passes, Dengzhou, Laizhou and other places, and the slightly stronger ones are the Beijing camps in Beijing and Nanjing.

"Lord Lu, I think something is wrong, let's wait until the situation stabilizes, and then consider the matter of dismantling the army of the guard."

"I also have this opinion, I reported to the emperor, when Shaanxi abolished the guard army, it was guaranteed by the Jiangning battalion, Su arrived in Dengzhou, I also heard that the guard army in Dengzhou, Laizhou and Qingzhou is ready to be abolished, but the guard army in Dengzhou and Laizhou, there is not much left, even if it is not abolished, it is not worthy of the name, and now the Jiangning battalion is stationed in Dengzhou, it is completely possible to dismantle the guard army, so that a lot of expenses can be saved, and a lot of arable land can be vacated."

Su Tiancheng nodded, in fact, the significance of dismantling the army, not only that, but this is also to integrate the army of the Ming Dynasty, some backward systems need to be abolished, the army must implement a recruitment system, the previous military household system, has long been in line with the actual situation of the moment, this also cultivated sergeants, is a straw bag, not to mention going to the battlefield, when the catastrophe comes, it is good to be able to save your own life.

Soon Lu Shanji talked about the situation in Liaodong.

"Lord Su, after the Spring Festival, the situation in Liaodong may have changed, and it will be the spring ploughing season soon, Lord Chen has decided to re-determine the Tianfu in Liaodong, focusing on military management, and all matters in Liaodong are to serve the border army, I estimate that the cabinet will agree to this setback."

"The situation in Liaodong is different from that in the mainland, it is natural for Lord Chen to make such a decision, if you want to maintain the stability of Liaodong for a long time, you must also think of some methods, otherwise it is difficult to really maintain, a huge army, it needs expenses, and it is impossible for the imperial court to allocate so much military salary."

"Yes, but Lord Chen is also very good, he has won it, although Liaodong has reduced more than 100,000 border troops, but there is still no change in military salary, this time Zheng Zhilong handed over a million taels of gold, it has spread, many adults know that there is silver in the treasury of the Daoist Mansion, and they are going to reach out, I am afraid that Lord Chen will not lag behind, in my opinion, the imperial court has maintained the original military salary, and Lord Chen can also support it."

"That's not necessarily, didn't Lord Chen increase the military salary of the Yulin battalion of the border army, this military salary can only be increased, not reduced, otherwise it will be self-inflicted, and it will even have disastrous consequences."

The two chatted for half an hour, and the things they said were basically things that Su Tiancheng knew, and there was no special news, seeing that it was very late, Su Tiancheng was also ready to send off guests, Lu Shanji had to participate in the morning court every day, and he had to rest early, otherwise his spirit would not be very good the next day, and if he stayed up like this for a long time, his body would definitely not be able to bear it.

"Lord Su, I often talk about the situation in Liaodong in the letter, and recently I have a feeling that Lord Chen is anxious to change the policies of Liaodong, and it seems that there is something big about it, thinking about it, I feel that in Liaodong, there must be a move, unless it is to take the initiative to attack Houjin Tartar, attack Montenegro, and point the sword at Guanning, but this idea is too bold, I can't be sure, I have always wanted to communicate with Lord Su."

There is a map of Liaodong in the study, and the mark on it is very clear, Montenegro lies between Dalinghe City and Guanning, and won Heishang and Guanning, and the Ming army will directly compete with Houjin in Liaohe, so that Liaoyang, Anshan, Haizhou, Yaozhou, Gaizhou and other places around Shenyang will become the first line of Houjin resistance to the Ming Dynasty, which has involved the absolute interests of Houjin, Huang Taiji must be desperate, losing Montenegro and Guanning, Liaohe is unable to resist the pace of the Ming army's attack.

But Huang Taiji stationed a large number of troops in Montenegro and Guanning, including the Han Eight Banners and the Manchu Eight Banners, these are the elite troops of the Later Jin, stationed in Guanning, it is the famous Dolgon, if you can not make adequate preparations, wait for the right time, rashly launch an attack, the effect will definitely not be good, and if it is not done well, it will affect the Guanning Jin defense line.

For a long time, Su Tiancheng thought that after attacking Jin, it was his own responsibility to fight against Huang Taiji and others, and he didn't think that because of the changes in Dengzhou and Laizhou, he left Liaodong and let Chen Xinjia go to Liaodong, this was not Su Tiancheng's original plan, considering that the world was difficult, Su Tiancheng must cultivate his own potential in Dengzhou and other places, which is also the foundation of the world, and there can be no negligence. If you want to defeat Huang Taiji, you must be fully prepared, it is not possible to go into battle in a hurry, even if you achieve a temporary victory, it is impossible to completely defeat Hou Jin.

Su Tiancheng does not doubt Chen Xinjia's ability, and he will not think that Lao Tzu is the best in the world, if Chen Xinjia really has such an ability, after careful deployment, he defeated Houjin step by step, it is a happy thing, but unfortunately Chen Xinjia's defects are very obvious, compared with Huang Taiji, Chen Xinjia is indeed inferior, such a gap, reflected in the battle and fighting, the gap reflected is even more fatal.

It is precisely because of this that Su Tiancheng has always been worried about the situation in Liaodong, and the most worried is that Chen Xinjia will launch an attack on Montenegro and even Guangning.

The two stood in front of the map and looked at it for a long time, but neither spoke.

Lu Shanji couldn't help it.

"Master Su, I don't know what you think."

"At present, it is not suitable to launch a full-scale offensive, if it is a tentative attack, after winning, quickly consolidate the results, or give the Houjin Tartars a warning, this is okay, but if you want to take Montenegro and even Guangning, this is unrealistic, such an approach touches the root of Huang Taiji, Huang Taiji will never retreat, if I take Montenegro and Ningyuan, Shenyang, the capital of Houjin, will become the front line, and there is no defensive stronghold to rely on."

Su Tiancheng pointed to the map as he spoke, when his right hand pointed to Salhu, his expression was a little gloomy, the battle of Salhu was a key battle for Houjin to establish his life, and it was also a battle in which the Ming Dynasty began to lose and retreat, all these years have passed, seeing that Shenyang, Liaoyang, Guangning, Montenegro, Lushun and other places have been lost one after another, and have become the places where Houjin is entrenched, the emperor and the court are anxious, and it is understandable, Chongzhen has been in a hurry for nine years, the situation in Liaodong has been slightly better, but it is only to take Dalinghe City, far from the point of relaxation, It is necessary to completely eradicate the Houjin regime, and at that time, the Ming Dynasty can be regarded as truly relieved. (To be continued......)