After Pang Gang walked to the front of the big tent and reported the name of the official, the guard in front of the tent entered the report, and soon the guard came out to make a gesture to Pang Gang, Pang Gang lifted the felt curtain and strode in, when Pang Gang opened the felt curtain and came in, all eyes looked at the youngest general officer in the Ming Dynasty.

Lu Xiangsheng's handsome tent was full of generals in helmets and armor, and a big tent was crowded, Lu Xiangsheng and Gao Qi sat on the left and right of the big tent respectively, and all the generals were divided on both sides, and when they saw Pang Gang come in, everyone's eyes looked at him in unison.

Lu Xiangsheng saw Pang Gang coming in, nodded at him and said, "Chaodong is here, you just sit here." ”

Pang Gang saw that the place where Lu Xiangsheng was pointing was on his left-hand side, Pang Gang took a look, and saw that there was a seat next to a man with a beard over there, so he walked over and went down.

Seeing Pang Gang sit down, Lu Xiangsheng coughed lightly and said: "Okay, since Chaodong has also arrived, then our men and horses will naturally be gathered, now let's discuss how to send troops, Gonggong Gao, what do you think?" ”

Gao Qiqian sat on the seat and squinted his eyes as if he was napping, and when he heard Lu Xiangsheng's question, he opened his eyes slightly and said, "Our family still has to ask the emperor for this matter, otherwise our family will not be able to make decisions on its own." ”

"Please ask the emperor!" Lu Xiangsheng didn't fight as soon as he heard it, and said bitterly: "Gonggong Gao, our 100,000 army has been here for more than a month, and we have done nothing except empty food and salary. ”

Gao Qiqian sneered: "Lu Dudu, you don't have to forget, what is in the capital is the most important, if we wait for the Qing soldiers to leave here but suddenly attack, disturbing the emperor's holy drive, can you afford to be offended?" ”

Lu Xiangsheng held back his anger and said: "Father-in-law Gao, the walls of the capital are high and the city is deep, and there is also the Beijing camp guarded, even if it is surrounded by Tartars for three or five months, the capital can be kept worry-free, and then we will climb to the capital even if we climb, how can we give up food because of choking!" ”

Gao Qiqian raised his eyebrows and said dissatisfiedly: "Lu Dudu, what are you talking about, do you think that our family doesn't want to kill the enemy and serve the country?" ”

"Hmph, yes or no, my father-in-law has a clear report in his heart!" Lu Xiangsheng is also out of the way at this moment, now the Qing soldiers are wreaking havoc in the territory, but the 100,000 Ming elites can only shrink here as watchdogs, which Lu Xiangsheng, who has always been the main battle, can not tolerate, but Lu Xiangsheng can't help muttering in his heart while being angry, "A few years ago, the emperor urged himself to fight, but now there is no follow-up, could it be that something has happened to the imperial court?" ”

Lu Xiangsheng didn't know, but Pang Gang, who was sitting below, knew it clearly, and he also knew that at this time in history, Yang Sichang and Gao Qiqian, who were the secretaries of the military department, were the strongest peace faction in the Daimyo court.

At this moment, in the Warm Fragrance Pavilion in the Forbidden City of the capital, Chongzhen is summoning Yang Sichang, who is the second assistant of the cabinet and the secretary of the military department, Yang Sichang is sitting on the seat in front of Chongzhen, his temples and beard are still black, and his eyes are shining, giving people the impression that he is shrewd and strong.

Chongzhen sat on a soft couch, looked at Yang Sichang and said in a low and heavy tone: "Since I ascended to the pole, the Tartars still kowtow four times, Chongzhen in the autumn of the ninth year, the captive riders were criminalized, Changping was lost, and the mausoleum was shocked. All courtiers should lie down and taste their courage and swear to avenge the country. However, just two years later, the captives drove in again and ravaged Gyeonggi. It seems that the internal strife has not stopped, and the external troubles are urgent, how to do it? ”

Yang Sichang heard Chongzhen say this, and hurriedly knelt down and replied: "The minister is favored by the emperor, he is in the cabinet, and as the secretary of the military department, he can't stop the thieves and rebel against the captives, and he really deserves death." However, in the light opinion of the ministers, in the current situation, only by negotiating peace with the captives can we concentrate on suppressing the thieves. ”

"Oh, but some people have suggested that Guanning Tieqi and Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting should be mobilized to Beijing to pioneer the removal of the Tartars, and then deal with Li Zicheng and other rogues, what does Aiqing think."

Yang Sichang was shocked when he heard this, and immediately knelt on the ground and said with tears in his eyes: "The emperor must not do it, this move is to trap me in a desperate situation!" ”

Chongzhen's eyes couldn't help but stare at him, "What does Aiqing mean?"

"Your Majesty!" Yang Sichang arched his hand towards Chongzhen and said: "The Tartars are in great trouble casually, but they are far less dangerous than the rogues, the Tartars enter the customs just to rob my wealth and population, and they have no ambition for my Ming territory, but what those rogues want is my Daming country!" Therefore, the minister thinks that it is the best choice to go outside and first settle inside. ”

Chongzhen groaned for a while, and then said slowly: "But now that the Tartars are still in the city, and there are rumors in the capital, it seems that the matter of peace negotiation has to be carried out slowly, otherwise those clear streams will be drummed again." Alas, I'm also very embarrassed, Aiqing will calm down first! ”

After speaking, Chongzhen raised his hand and motioned for Yang Sichang to stand up and sit down, and then continued: "According to the two parts of Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting, the various bandits entangled by Li Zicheng were defeated, annihilated, and surrendered, and there was not much left. At present, the two armies are vigorously chasing after them, blocking them on all sides, and they are fighting to quell the thieves. The thieves wanted to go to Henan, Huguang, and Sichuan, but it was impossible, so they had to flee north from the Shangluo Mountains. Hong Chengchou has already arranged heavy troops in the south of Tongguan, set up an ambush and waited, and he thought that he would have a good news to Beijing. ”

Yang Sichang said with a smile: "Congratulations to the emperor, this is caused by dragging the emperor's fortune, as long as the thieves are eliminated, the emperor's country will be stable." ”

A hint of blush appeared on Chongzhen's pale face, and he was relieved: "If Shaanxi can calm the rebellion, that is, Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting will lead the army to come to King Jingqin in the starry night, and then join Lu Xiangsheng to level the Tartars in one fell swoop, and then the world will be peaceful." ”

Speaking of this, Chongzhen's mind can't help but come to the scene of Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting beheading Li Zicheng and Liu Zongmin and sending their heads to the capital, when he will sit on the noon gate, the prince will stand aside, the princes and civil and military officials will stand under the noon gate, accept the prisoners offered by Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting in the sound of military music, and at the same time send the lord or prince to pay tribute to the temple on his behalf, and the soldiers and civilians outside the Forbidden City look at the palace and shout long live.

Thinking of this, Chongzhen opened his eyes and said to Yang Sichang: "According to Gao Qiqian's report, Lu Xiangsheng asked for a decisive battle with the Tartars several times, but I was afraid that the Tartars would be powerful, and I have been dragging my life, but now it seems that I can't hold it anymore. ”

Yang Sichang pondered for a while and said: "This is not a bad idea, but the matter of negotiating peace with the Tartars must be accelerated, and we can discuss while fighting." ”

Yang Sichang's words won Chongzhen's approval, and the two discussed for a while, and as Yang Sichang left the palace, a fast horse with the emperor's will also galloped away from the Forbidden City to the west.

At the same time, in the big tent of Lu Xiangsheng's army, Lu Xiangsheng listened to Gao Qiqian's tone several times, and wanted to send troops to fight a decisive battle with the Qing army, but Gao Qiqian always talked about him left and right, and finally even called wine and food to drink with the generals in the big tent.

Originally, when the army was marching and fighting, it was strictly forbidden to drink alcohol in the army, but Gao Qiqian was in charge of the grain and grass in the army, and had the power to record the merits of the army, but Lu Xiangsheng did not dare to talk about military regulations, so he had to turn a blind eye and treat it as invisible.

As the chief soldier, Pang Gang also received a few plates of meat, a pot of wine and other meaty rice noodles, while the generals, guerrillas, and some Qianzong and other figures next to him sat behind the main general one by one, but they were full of oil.

Everyone gulped down the meat sent by the soldiers, while pouring wine into their mouths, the behavior was very rude, many people thought that the chopsticks were not good, and the surname Suo grabbed the meat with his hands to eat, and ate his mouth full of oil.

When Lu Xiangsheng saw Pang Gang and several guerrilla generals under his command, he was surprised to find that they were just eating the meat and rice noodles in front of them, but they didn't move at all for the wine in front of them, and couldn't help but ask in surprise: "Chaodong, is the wine here not to your taste, why are you not drinking at all?" ”

Pang Gang heard Lu Xiangsheng's inquiry, stood up and said: "There is Lao Lu Du Governor to inquire, the last general and others came to the capital, but there is Lao Du Du Governor to give wine and food, the last general is ashamed so he does not dare to drink. ”

Lu Xiangsheng was stunned when he heard this, and before he could speak, Gao Qiqian, who was sitting next to him, scolded angrily: "Pang Gang, what do you mean by this, are you saying that my father-in-law rewards wine and food indiscriminately, and there is no reward or punishment?" ”

Pang Gang smiled faintly: "I don't know if Gonggong Gao rewards and punishes the general, but the general knows that at this moment, there are countless people in the Ming Dynasty who are being ravaged by the Tartars, and countless children have lost their parents, but these fine wines are not drinkable." ”

"You are arrogant!" Gao Qiqian was furious, he could no longer suppress the anger in his heart and stood up, and his sharp voice roared in the big tent, "Okay, you Pang Gang, you are a small general soldier, you dare to talk about the government and sarcasm the emperor, what crime should you be guilty of!" ”

Pang Gang was also annoyed at the moment, this dead eunuch began to target himself as soon as he came to the camp, and now he is even more guilty of pressing himself, it is really unbearable, if he doesn't fight back, this dead eunuch will not be allowed to ride on his head and in the future.

Pang Gang, who was angry, also stood up, his eyes flashed sharply, and he said coldly: "Father-in-law Gao, don't use a big hat to press the official, pick up the grade, the father-in-law is just a fourth-grade official, and the official is a first-class official from the court, how can you not discuss the government?" The emperor ordered his father-in-law to come to the army to supervise the army, but he didn't let you come here to show his prestige,"

As soon as Pang Gang said this, the whole camp was shocked!

(To be continued)