On December 8, Yang Wenyue, the governor of Denglai, went to the imperial court and handed over the list of Yang Bo's lion with his mouth wide open, and after the eunuch read the list, the ministers were surprised, but Emperor Chongzhen did not feel coerced at all, but nodded quietly and said: "This matter will be discussed by the cabinet in detail,"

After a while, Emperor Chongzhen said: "The Lushun soldiers killed the enemy for the country, and the imperial court should have been more compassionate, but now that the rogue is rising and the treasury is empty, let's do this, the household department will give 10,000 silver, and the rest of the required ministers will discuss it, see if you can squeeze it out from other roads, and I will order Lushun to be exempted from three years of grain." ”

The people present are all old foxes, Lushun is wilting and crying poor, it would be good if he didn't reach out to the court to ask for food, how can there be a levy for grain? His Majesty said this only by superficial generosity.

Emperor Chongzhen glanced at the whispering ministers below, and said, "The Tatar slaves have been besieging the city for a month, how is the battle situation in Yangguan Fort?" Can there be damage? ”

Zhang Fengyi said: "According to Yang Wenyue's report, ten days ago, Jiannu besieged Yangguan Fort day and night, and the hussars lost more than 2,000 in this battle, but Yang Bo urgently recruited the Lushun army to enlist in the army, and the hussars returned to the old ......."

Emperor Chongzhen interrupted Zhang Fengyi's words in displeasure and said, "How about the casualties of Jiannu? ”

Zhang Fengyi hurriedly replied: "According to Yang Bo's report, the Tatar slaves attacked day and night, and they themselves suffered heavy casualties, and it is roughly estimated that more than 3,000 people were beheaded."

He Wuyu suddenly stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that the war in southern Liaoning should be resolved quickly, so that Jinzhou Zu Dashou, Jiliao Governor Yan Kunzhi and others can gather troops and horses, and Yang Bo will attack Jiannu on both sides, and fight a decisive battle with the slave as soon as possible!" ”

He Wuyu's words were like a stone shattering the sky, and everyone was stunned. The Da Linghe fiasco is still vivid, how could the scheming He Wuyu make such a bold suggestion?

Unexpectedly, the head of the household department stood up and said: "The minister reconsiders, there are many soldiers and a lack of salary." At present, the elite of the slave has been dragged to death in Yangguan Fort, and it is just taking this opportunity to mobilize the elite of the nine sides to go north and decide the winner in a battle. ”

Zhang Fengyi was so shocked that it took a long time before he came back to his senses, and hurriedly ran out of the column and said, "Absolutely not?" At present, the situation of the Liukou is big, the nine sides cannot be moved lightly except for Ji Liao, and the Guanning army is newly defeated, how can it fight a decisive battle with the Nu Eight Banners? Not to mention. What's more, the rebels in Changping still can't be quelled......"

Hou said: "Wang Zhaokun, the right attendant of the military department, reported urgently yesterday that the soldiers and horses of the third battalion of Juyongguan had arrived outside the city of Changping, and then attacked the city fiercely. Hundreds of thieves were killed, but it was too late before Ming Jin withdrew his troops, and the three battalions of Tang Tong joined the soldiers and horses, and the day of the Changping Rebellion could be determined. ”

Zhang Fengyi shook his head again and said, "Soldier." The murder weapon also. If you are not careful, it will be the result of the loss of the elite, won't you see the defeat of Da Linghe? Now that Lushun is defending against danger, and the national strength of Jiannu is gradually emptying after the confrontation, why rush for a while? ”

Emperor Chongzhen heard that Da Linghe was like being pricked by a needle, but the meaning of He Wuyu's words made him a little excited, Jiannu is a tiger, Yang Bo and Zu Dashou are two evil wolves, no matter what the result is, he is happy to see it. It's just that the Guan Ning Army of Liaozhen may not buy the account of the imperial court. If the holy decree is refused to be carried out, will it not make the world laugh at it?

Seeing Chongzhen's hesitation, He Wuyu said: "A few days ago, the governor of Liao Town reported that Zu Dashou sent troops to the three forks in order to relieve the siege of Yangguan Fort, and fought fiercely with the slave inlaid blue flag for several days, beheading more than 1,000 levels, including more than 400 Zhenyi, and countless other armor and equipment."

Emperor Chongzhen snorted, Liaozhen had seen the great victory yesterday, but he still had some doubts in his heart, when would Zu Dashou be able to fight like this? In the past, he dared to call it a great victory after beheading more than ten levels, but he didn't expect that this time he sent troops to Sanchahe not only had no advantage in the field battle with the blue flag, but even said that he had beheaded more than 1,000 people, although Emperor Chongzhen did not believe it, he did not reveal anything, and it was clear when he escorted the head into Beijing, and he did not need to express his position in a hurry.

However, if Liaozhen's victory is true, it means that the Eight Banners are besieging Yangguan Fort, and the rear is empty.

Hou Yi said: "At this time and that time, the Eight Banners have always relied on looting to grow, the south sweep back road was threatened, failed to rob enough population and materials, according to the tripartite policy, Dongjiang, Lushun, Liaozhen three sides of the attack, and ordered Lushun to drag the elite of the Eight Banners, the rest of the roads are surrounded on all sides, Liaodong can be decided by a war, the annual cost of Liao's salary is millions, Lushun is hundreds of thousands, the rogue is raging, the nine-sided expenditure has increased greatly, if it can't be done once and for all, the treasury can not be delayed. ”

Zhang Fengyi was furious, looked left and right, Xie Sheng closed his eyes and was silent, Li Kangxian, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, did not say a word, he didn't understand why these people looked like cold bystanders, after thinking about it, Zhang Fengyi said stiffly: "The old minister thought that it was absolutely impossible, when Salxu fought a decisive battle, the Eighth Route Army came out, but it was broken by the slaves, and my Ming Dynasty was greatly injured in the first battle, and He Ge's old discussion was a repeat of the same mistakes."

Emperor Chongzhen nodded in his heart, on the one hand, Chongzhen has not had much capital to toss in seven years, and in addition to the soldiers and horses of Lushun who can restrain the Eight Banners of Jiannu, this time the south swept and ravaged the Xuanda area, and the soldiers and horses from all walks of life only dared to close their doors, Cao Wenzhao touched with Jiannu, and finally wiped out the whole army.

He Wuyu said: "Your Majesty, the old minister thought that he only needed to order Yang Bo's troops to go out of the city and fight a decisive battle with the slaves, Xuanda, the Jiliao Ming army copied its back road, and the flanks of the Dongjiang River were covered and killed, and the three roads went out together, so the old minister said in vain that the time for a decisive battle with the slaves had come, and he must not miss it." ”

As soon as He Wuyu's words came out, the whole court was in an uproar, and even Xie Sheng, who had made up his mind not to mix, suddenly opened his eyes, He Wuyu's meaning was too obvious, just to force Yang Bo to die?

"The hussars are only a few thousand, and it is already quite difficult to defend the city, how can they still go out of the city to fight a decisive battle with the elite of the Eight Banners?" Zhang Fengyi exclaimed

"The hussars are only in the thousands? Why is it that according to what the old minister heard, the main force of Lushun is no less than 10,000, and the rest of the armored military households, hundreds of thousands of young and strong people, as long as Yang Bo gives an order, all of them can be transferred to the battalion, so that the decisive battle between the strong army and the slaves is more than enough, what is there to do without a fight at this moment? ”

Emperor Chongzhen was so shocked that he almost stood up, hundreds of thousands of soldiers in Lushun? How can it be?

The court was so quiet that even an embroidery needle could be heard falling on the ground, Zhang Fengyi pointed at He Wuyu and scolded: "I don't know where He Ge Lao heard the words of the market, it is simply a bully, and the imperial court will not be long in auditing the Lushun soldiers." The number of soldiers listed is all registered, and they are all well documented, where did the 100,000 army come from? ”

He Wuwu said lightly: "The imperial court only audited Lushun. What about others such as Jinzhou, Nanguan, Beiguan, and various tunbao? The governor of Denglai reported that there were more than 156,000 people in Tuntian, and how many of them were young and strong? If Yang Bo ordered the recruitment of young and strong people into the army, there would be no 100,000, but 30,000, right? How many soldiers and horses are in the elite of the Eight Banners? The hussars repeatedly won more with less. The elite of the slave army was defeated, and if it was calculated according to this, Yang Bo went out of the city to fight a decisive battle with the slaves. With reinforcements coming from the side, why can't you fight in a battle? ”

Zhang Fengyi didn't know how to refute, and looked at Emperor Chongzhen, but he didn't expect Emperor Chongzhen to just stare at He Wuyu. There was a glint in his eyes.

"I can't do it"

Xie Sheng couldn't help but come out. He said loudly: "The account is not calculated like this, yes, Yang Bo's combat strength is unparalleled and has repeatedly defeated strong enemies, but it only relies on thousands of elite families, although Lushun has 150,000 people in Tuntian, but what is the use of integrating these untrained people into the army, even if the number is doubled?" ”

He Wusu smiled faintly, turned his head to Emperor Chongzhen and said, "Your Majesty." What about the Changping rebels? The regimental training camp is only 3,000, but it puts the Shenshu camp. The Shenji battalion fought without the power to fight back, which shows the strength of its combat power, and the old minister also heard that this regiment training camp is not an elite family, and General Zhennan's training methods can be seen from this, even if Qi Shaobao was just like this back then, right? ”

Xie Sheng was speechless for a moment, He Wuyu was really scheming, and this time he was blocked so that he couldn't exit.

Emperor Chongzhen glanced at He Wusu deeply, and said softly: "General Zhennan is bent on killing the enemy for the country, I naturally know it, but I still need to think twice about the discussion of the elders, let's do it today, retreat from the dynasty!" ”

He Wuyu bowed slightly and retreated, he also knew in his heart that in this special period of internal and external troubles, as a cabinet minister, he did not have the ability to fight in the future to implement his own strategic policy, and he could not gain a foothold in the battle of the imperial court, that is, Zhang Juzheng, who was in power for a while, also wanted to support Qi Jiguang, who had a low status, to give him a look, he and Yang Bo had no selfish grudges, but attacking Yang Bo was the only effective means to shake Wen Tiren, and the factional struggle was like this, if Yang Bo was not beaten, how could he support his own people?

After retreating from the court, Hubu Shangshu Hou took the time to come to He Wuyu's side and whispered: "Pavilion Elder, in case Your Majesty is worried about the recurrence of the Daling River fiasco, and he proposes to stay in the middle of the river, what can I do?" ”

He Wuyu paced, shook his head and said lightly: "Can't you see it yet?" Your Majesty has already been moved. ”

Hou Yi was a little surprised, and He Wuyu said: "If I expect it to be true, Your Majesty will definitely summon me into the palace alone tonight, but in order to make Your Majesty make up your mind early, you still need to blow the wind." ”

Hou Yi thought for a while and said, "Will the plan be released?" ”

He Wuyu nodded, and quickly distanced himself from Hou Xuan: "Spread some rumors"

That night, Wen Tiren met Tang Baocheng, who was dressed as a wealthy young owner, in the study.

"Do you have something to say to the old man?" After Wen Tiren sat down, he went straight in

Tang Baocheng carefully gave Wen Tiren a big salute, and then said: "The big man ordered the small one to come to meet the Changping regiment training camp, and the little one thought about it and was helpless, so he had to ask for help from the elder." ”

Wen Tiren frowned, and said unhappily: "Zhixian has always been strict in governing the army, and as long as a secret order can quell the rebellion in Changping, why should you turn to the old man for help?" What a joke? ”

Tang Baocheng smiled slightly, and said more respectfully: "My family is dedicated to the country, and when the main force of slaves besieged the city, he still sent a regimental training battalion to help King Qin, and now Changping is like this, if the court does not give Lushun an explanation, how can the adults convince the public?" The adults said that others were soft-spoken, and only asked the elder to uphold justice for us. ”

After speaking, Tang Baocheng lifted the corners of his robe and bowed to Wen Tiren.

Wen Tiren picked up the cup and took a sip of tea, pondering for a moment before beckoning to Tang Baocheng: "You get up, let the old man think about it." ”

Tang Baocheng got up and sat down, and said softly: "Quell the mutiny, but some people in the court want to make a big fuss about it, and it is not easy to be good, but the villain has an idea, I don't know how old the pavilion ......."

Wen Tiren snorted: "Invite fame to buy luck, a bunch of villains, huh?" What did you just say? What's the idea? ”

Tang Baocheng said: "The villain received the news, the regimental training camp has dozens of battles, and countless beheadings, at present, there is a slight shortage of grain in Chang square meters, and there is not enough heating firewood, but it is not a problem to hold on for another half a year, so the villain thinks that if he wants to calm down this matter, he can only give another step when the imperial court is difficult to ride a tiger, and the regimental training camp shows weakness, and both sides are happy." ”

Wen Tiren nodded: "Your Majesty was deceived by He Wuyu and others, Wang Zhaokun and others reported great victories and deceived Your Majesty, how could they deceive the old man?" It's just that the old man can't bear it, just waiting for their tails to be exposed, but what do you say about your initiative to show weakness? ”

Tang Baocheng laughed: "The Shoufu boss also knows that the regimental training camp has no objection, but was bullied by Ni Pet and others in every way, and he was angry and merged with the Beijing camp, but he can spread rumors in the Beijing Division, and the people have a good impression of my Lushun, under public opinion, if His Majesty has the heart to understand this matter, he will take advantage of this opportunity, let's only put the culprit on the traitorous villain, the holy court and the opposition, that is blinded, Shoufu Boss, what do you think?" ”

Wen Tiren sneered: "The leading generals of the regimental training battalion are bold, not to mention the disrespect of the will, and dare to kill the Qincha and raise troops to rebel!" A good soldier brought by Yang Bo? The old man doesn't care about these things with him, let's just say it, which one does Yang Bo like? ”

Tang Baocheng thought for a while and said, "Ni Pet is dead, and it is the most suitable to use it to carry the black pot." (To be continued......)