Xie Sheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Shangshu, said: "Your Majesty, the combat power of the regimental training battalion is unparalleled, Ni Pet led two battalions of more than 3,000 people without the power to fight back, it can be seen that the regimental training camp occupies Yong'an City, Yong'an City is easy to defend and difficult to attack, the imperial court is very prosperous soldiers and horses, and countless money and food are consumed, and finally can only recover a broken Changping, the minister thinks that the encirclement and suppression is a lose-lose move, the regimental training camp is thousands of miles Qinwang, most of its soldiers are still loyal to my Ming Dynasty, or have to be provoked by others to do it, blindly tough only afraid to let these soldiers and the court centrifuge, so please Your Majesty think twice, For the rebels, appeasement is the best. ”

Hearing Xie Sheng's words, Emperor Chongzhen's face was cloudy, he was not unaware of these consequences, especially for him who was known for his diligence, he was even more concerned about military and political affairs, how could he not care about the stability of the throne? All kinds of soldiers and horses fled seriously, a large number of barren land, what empty salary, false reports, substitution, he has heard of these situations, but there is no good law, to his own change after the Ming Dynasty is even more stormy, warlords, Liaozhen, Lushun, Zuo Liangyu, etc., he has a feeling of powerlessness to return to the sky, Ni Pet brought to the elite of the Beijing camp that can be worthy of a war, I didn't expect that there was no room to fight back under the rebellion of the regimental training camp, the military system of the Ming Dynasty has been corrupted to the point of no return, but he knows that there are many ills but there is no way to open the knife on the military system, Not only did he not have any silver, but Houjin and Liukou did not give him this opportunity, and besides, the magnates of the Jingshi and the Manchu Dynasty would not give him this opportunity, these people are all beneficiaries of the corruption of the system, how many heads can he kill? The regimental training camp is not a problem for scabies, and it is not a big problem to suppress or soothe, but Yang Bo in southern Liaoning is a headache.

"It's not scabies."

It's like I have a heart. Xie Sheng said again: "The regimental training battalion lost its main general, and raised troops with hatred, and this mutiny is afraid that it will be even more serious!" There has always been mutiny. Money and food are the most important thing to appease, the minister thinks. Instead of mobilizing troops from all walks of life to spend countless times, it is better to use money and food on appeasement. ”

Hou Yi glanced at Liu Wang, the right attendant of the household department, who understood, stepped forward and bowed and said: "Your Majesty, the rebels are killing the soldiers of the Beijing camp in Changping, isn't it ridiculous to talk about appeasement at this time?" Recruit tomorrow today. If the court loses its dignity, it will make the world laugh at it, even if it is as Lord Xie said. The court is lenient and does not blame the past, so it can only be done after the court army quells the rebellion, and the rebels are in a hurry to appease before they are lonely. I don't know what kind of heart Lord Xie Ande has? ”

Xie Sheng smiled slightly. In the face of Liu Wang's provocation, he didn't care, but the others were unwilling, and the main battle faction and the main peace faction quarreled at the moment.

Emperor Chongzhen looked at He Wuyu, who had closed his eyes and recuperated, and said, "What do you think, sir?" ”

He Wuyu's eyes opened slightly, and he bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that he can use both suppression and appeasement, while mobilizing troops and horses to besiege Changping, and on the other hand, sending people to contact the rebels, if he can soothe them, he will be appeased." If you can't caress it, it's flat. ”

Emperor Chongzhen hesitated. He Wuyu is so shrewd, he naturally understands his worries, and said: "The imperial court blocks the news and controls the influence, so as not to lose its dignity, and besides, private appeasement will not affect the overall situation." ”

He Wuyu's words of Lao Cheng Mouguo made Emperor Chongzhen a little moved, and he asked, "Is there a suitable candidate?" ”

He Wufu thought for a while and said: "At the moment, there is a good candidate, the king of the regimental training camp was brought by the Denglai Supervision Army, Zong Yuanfang has a prestige in Denglai, and the minister heard his words that Yang Bo did not dare to disrespect, if Zong Yuanfang was in Changping, the rebellion would not have happened, so ......"

Emperor Chongzhen's face was happy, and he nodded: "Yes, why did I forget this, where is Zong Yuanfang now?" ”

A eunuch returned: "Zong Yuanfang was ordered to return to Denglai ten days ago, and according to the itinerary, I am afraid that I will arrive in Tianjin."

Emperor Chongzhen said: "Pass the decree, order Zong Yuanfang to rush back to Beijing to see me immediately, I still have something to explain to him." ”

"Your Majesty, the matter of appeasing the rebellious soldiers in Changping should be sooner rather than later, Your Majesty can order the capable Yushi to contact the rebels first and convey His Majesty's thoughts" Xie Sheng came out again: "Lushun also needs to send envoys to pacify the hearts of the guerrilla camp, otherwise people will be panicked, and I am afraid that the battle of Yangguanbao may be unexpected......"

Emperor Chongzhen nodded and said: "What Xie Aiqing said is even, pass on the decree, and order Yan Kunzhi, the governor of Jiliao, to inspect southern Liaoning and supervise the use of troops. Everyone, who wants to go to Changping? ”

Tang Shiji, the imperial history of the left capital, bowed his head slightly to Liu Zunxian, the imperial history of the right capital, and the latter came out of the ranks and volunteered: "Your Majesty, the minister is willing to go to ......."

That night, Wen Tiren, the first assistant who was sick, was talking, and there were several people sitting in the study, including Zhang Fengyi, Xie Sheng, Li Kangxian, and the old Wu Yingxiong, Zhang Zhifa, Wu Zongda, etc., which was simply a pocket small court.

Wen Tiren complained at home to avoid suspicion, and secondly, Emperor Chongzhen has been a little cold to him recently, and he needs to take a step back and see the court situation clearly before making plans. In addition to suppressing the Donglin Party in Korea, Wen Tiren is also concerned about the restoration of the opposition society, but a recent incident has made him a little wary.

Zhang Pu and others of the Restoration Society used the recruitment of disciples to control the intellectual circles and control the scientific field, and finally achieved the goal of controlling the political power, which aroused the disgust of Wen Tiren, the head of the current dynasty. The two sides engaged in a protracted war, which was a secret war, with the staggered use of civil and military fights. At the suggestion of Yang Bo, Wen Tiren's younger brother Wen Yuren found a gunman, Yixing Wu Bing made a book (The Legend of Green Peony), the content of which pointed to the various shamelessness and ugliness of the Fushe selection of texts and words, Wen Yuren also asked someone to adapt the book into a script, put it on the stage and spread it around, this matter caused an uproar in the Zhejiang Mansion of the Fushe base camp, and the second Zhang of the Fushe made a special trip to Zhejiang, and met with Li Yuankuan, the deputy envoy of Zhejiang University, Li Yuankuan brazenly ordered the destruction of the book, and arrested Wen Yuren's family and imprisoned, Wen Tiren was furious when he learned of this, but under several operations, Emperor Chongzhen only dismissed Li Yuankuan's internal aid imperial Shi Jiang Sirui, as the first assistant, he actually failed to overturn a mere deputy envoy, which made Wen Tiren have a new understanding of the energy of the Restoration Society, this time it was the chief eunuch who was excluded from the eunuch by these hypocrites - Cao Huachun.

"How can everything be as it should be?"

Wen Tiren glanced around at everyone and sighed: "We are in a high position, how can we not be cautious and cautious when we prosper the country with a word and lose the country with a word?" How to deal with the Changping rebels, the old man is also worried. ”

Zhang Fengyi arched his hand and said, "Boss." The imperial court set up a plan to suppress and appease him, and dispatched Zong Yuanfang, who was familiar with Lushun, as an envoy, if the boss could let Yang Bo write a handwritten letter. Send someone to hand it to the regimental training camp, thinking that the rebellion in Changping can be quelled immediately. ”

Wen Tiren didn't answer, but said slowly: "Lushun has an annual fee of 150,000 yuan, Yangguanbao alone resists tens of thousands of soldiers and horses of Jiannu's Eight Banners, and even the regimental training camp has been trained into a strong army. It's ridiculous ......."

Everyone was silent, and Wen Tiren said again: "Appeasement is not a one-time thing, and it is also right for you to propose secret contact with the rebels in private." Even if it doesn't work, it won't damage the reputation of the court, but when His Majesty ordered the general, why was Liu Zunxian robbed of the lead? ”

Xie Sheng replied with some embarrassment: "Boss, the incident happened suddenly. We couldn't find a suitable candidate in our eagerness. In addition, the old man is sick, and we don't dare to make claims......"

Wen Tiren's face was calm, and he thought for a while: "How is the situation on Lushun's side recently?" ”

Zhang Fengyi said: "A few days ago, Xiaojie reported, beheaded hundreds, burned countless Jiannu siege equipment, Yang Bo urged the materials to be in a hurry, but the household department has been delaying and not handling"

Wen Tiren sighed and said: "There are strong enemies outside, and there are rogues inside. If Changping is in turmoil, the imperial court will really be difficult to ride a tiger. His Majesty knew that Liu Zunxian was He Wusu's confidant, but appointed him to appease Qincha, it seems that His Majesty will not be mainly appeased by the Changping Mutiny! ”

As soon as Wen Tiren's words came out, everyone was shocked and inexplicable, and Xie Sheng said repeatedly: "Why did the boss say this? When the court discussed, He Ge Lao was also a serious man, and he was not selfish? ”

Wen Tiren sneered: "Yang Bo is carrying the old man's mark......"

Everyone immediately realized that if He Wuju was the first assistant of Wen Tiren, he would definitely hope that things would make as much trouble as possible, Wen Tiren used Sun Yuanhua to attack Zhou Yanru so badly, and now He Wuju is more active, and he wants to cut off the road of appeasement of the regimental training camp from the source.

Wu Yingxiong said: "Why don't you enter the palace to face the saint, please change the messenger of Your Majesty, if Changping is turbulent, southern Liaoning is also afraid of changes, this is not the blessing of the country." ”

Wen Tiren sneered, shook his head and said, "What are you panicking about? He Wufu thought that he could impeach the old man by making things bigger, but he really didn't know how thick the sky was! Since His Majesty doesn't want the face of the court, the old man will wait and see, hum, the army is gathered? The regimental training camp is not so easy to clean up, and you don't have to be in a hurry, when it is useless to suppress and appease, it is the time for me to wait on stage to sing, now, you just have to wait and see how the situation develops......"

In the East Warm Pavilion of the Qianqing Palace, wisps of cyan smoke rose from the Baoding, and the room was filled with a faint fragrance, Emperor Chongzhen looked at it with a copy of the Henan drought, his brows were tightly locked together, Cao Huachun knelt in the shadow on the side, and he didn't even dare to take a breath.

"It is appalling to drink the blood of a mother for the Son of Man and to eat the flesh of a father for hunger! Killing parents and eating them has never been seen in eternity! Emperor Chongzhen angrily threw down the song, picked up the teacup on the table after half a ring, took a sip, and then said: "This Changping rebellion, Ni Chong's crime is unforgivable!" ”

Cao Huachun kowtowed again and again, and said: "The slave and maid do not know the person, and the person is not used properly, so I sincerely pray that the emperor will punish the crime." ”

Emperor Chongzhen glanced at him and said lightly: "I will be fined for one year, and I will go to collect twenty canes by myself, and I will lower them to one level and keep them." ”

Cao Huachun was relieved, and hurriedly kowtowed: "The guilty minister Xie Emperor Longen"

Emperor Chongzhen pondered for a moment and said, "Change to a more cautious one, don't be reckless and domineering, and ...... bad things."

Unlike many ministers who hurried to Changping after receiving the decree, Liu Zunxian was not in a hurry, he went to the old house after retreating, and went to meet Tang Shiji, the emperor of the left capital, and the heart of the envoy to Changping has already had a belly case, and waited for the next person to prepare the flag umbrella top horse, the guard was not in a hurry out of the Beijing division, Liu Zunxian was depressed in a sedan chair, riding on a tall horse and looking left and right, out of the Desheng Gate, although the rebels are still in Changping, but along the way have encountered several waves of unkempt defeated soldiers in Beijing, These defeated soldiers are in a group of three, a group of five, some are burning fire and roasting food in the field, some are shouting to stop the pedestrians on the road to ask for property, Liu Zunxian is a little frightened, and ordered his henchmen to pull out weapons to guard, and play the banner of Qincha, this is a little reassuring, he recruited a few defeated soldiers to ask, and the information obtained is the same, the regimental training camp is searched in Changping behind closed doors, regardless of the official rank, as long as it is the head of the Beijing camp, Yong'an City has long been bloody, they are the first batch of people to escape, since the regimental training battalion occupied the city gate, No one escaped from the camp.

Unexpectedly, here in Changping, He Qian, the governor of Changping, who was waiting for him to listen to the sin, was already waiting for him on the outskirts of the city.

He Qian and Liu Zunxian had a friendship of the same year, and they often moved around when they were in Beijing, and they were very confidants.

Seeing the arrival of Liu Zunxian and his entourage, He Qian seemed to have seen a savior, arched his hand towards Liu Zunxian from afar, and when he got closer, he shook it to the end, his eyes were full of tears, and he said: "Brother Liu, save the little brother and save the ......" (to be continued......)