There has been no rain in the Ming Dynasty for several months, the dry heat is unbearable like a furnace, and the hearts of the people are also like this situation, faintly brewing the seeds of uneasiness, a fast horse comes from the west, the rider is covered with dust, and the flag on his back makes people's hearts feel awe-inspired, and he is the messenger of the war in the west.

An hour later, the cabinet hall exploded, but only the officials on duty, several university scholars were too old to endure the scorching heat, and went home to escape the heat. On the one hand, several officials of the fifth or sixth grades who were anxious sent people to the homes of several university scholars to ask for people, and on the other hand, they copied this military newspaper and sent it to the Wenhua Palace.

After all, things can't be delayed, and it's understandable to do so, when Zhu Youzhen, the son of the big tomorrow, received this battle report, he was also taking a cool nap, and after unfolding it, he only looked at two lines before Huo Ran stood up, and brought the ice basin and sour plum soup on the small table next to him, and scattered it all over the ground.

"What about my ministers? Send them to me now! ”

The little eunuch hadn't seen the emperor lose his temper like this for some days, and he didn't dare to clean up when he saw the mess all over the ground, so he knelt on the ground and repeatedly confessed his guilt. Zhu Youzhen was upset for a while, and asked him to summon the ministers, and the little eunuch replied tremblingly: "The ministers have already sent someone to invite them, and they should come?" ”

Zhu Youzhen twisted his eyebrows and reprimanded: "How? In such a situation, the cabinet doesn't even have a bachelor on duty? ”

The little eunuch couldn't answer, but just knelt on the ground and kowtowed like pounding garlic, which made Zhu Youzhen even more upset, Wang Chengen was not in the Forbidden City, and he couldn't even find a caring person around him, and the ministers were all corpses and vegetarian meals.

Fortunately, this situation did not last long, and Liu Yuliang, a cabinet scholar who had not been used for a long time, was the first to rush to the Wenhua Palace, only to see this gray-haired old man, steaming all over his body, sweating profusely, and came to Danqi to kneel down three times and bow nine times.

Zhu Youzhen waved his hand, making him get up from Jane and go directly to the topic.

"This is a military report sent by Hong Chengchou from Datong Sanwei, Liu Qing will take a look first, is there a way to deal with it?"

Liu Yuliang got up with great effort, scanned the military newspaper documents that he had transferred from the hands of the little eunuch, and couldn't help but change color, and then carefully read it up and down, and gasped after a long time.

"Saint, if Dongyu really sends 100,000 troops, I am afraid that the only way to send Sun Gelao's Guanning army from Shanhaiguan in western Liaoxi is to go, although Li Xin's Three Guards are good at fighting, there are only more than 10,000 people, and they are far away from the border wall, and their whereabouts are unknown. Hong Chengchou's Xuanfu soldiers are also not bad, but there are only more than 20,000 people in full battle, three of which are newly recruited, and they have experienced several changes......

Liu Yuliang talked eloquently, putting all kinds of pros and cons in front of Zhu Youzhen one by one, after this old man came back this time, he was really more cautious than before, looking at his current words and deeds, he was loyal to his duties.

Zhu Youzhen was quite satisfied with Liu Yuliang's appearance, but learned from Liu Yuliang's mouth about Li Xin's various unreliable behaviors, and finally made his dissatisfaction reach a critical point at this moment.

"What did Li Xin do when he got out of the side wall? Did the Cabinet and the Ministry of War know about it? ”

Zhu Youzhen knew that Li Xin led his troops to Sanwei, and Gao Shiming had already reported his whereabouts one by one in Taiyuan, and at that time he was also quite satisfied with Li Xin's deeds, believing that this person was not satisfied with pleasure, took the initiative to inspect the border passes, tempered the border army, and was a model worthy of learning from martial artists in various places. For a while, he even wanted to make Li Xin's diligence a national model, but before he could implement it, this incident occurred, and the result was that Li Xin, who he was about to set up as a model, disappeared.

And at the critical juncture, the one in front of him was Hong Chengchou, who Zhu Youzhen was not very optimistic about, in fact, he was still not sure in his heart whether Hong Chengchou could block the 100,000 army of the Eastern Prisoners, and for a while the palace was cold, Zhu Youzhen was silent, and Liu Yuliang did not speak lightly.

Finally, Liu Yuliang couldn't stand the shocking silence in the Wenhua Palace, and knelt down again and said: "Minister Liu Yuliang built a yì, immediately transfer the Guan Ning army of Sun Ge Lao of Shanhaiguan in Liaoxi to Datong to clear the war situation!" ”

It's not that Zhu Youzhen didn't think about Sun Chengzong, but Shanhaiguan is the gateway to Liaodong from Beijing, and his status is really important, and Sun Chengzong's newly formed Guanning Army is unwilling to be transferred lightly unless it is a last resort.

"What if the eastern captives take the opportunity to launch an offensive from Liaoxi?"

Liu Yuliang thinks that this is not possible, "Dongyu Dingkou is only 100,000, it is difficult to launch a large-scale attack in two places at the same time, 100,000 troops are already the limit of what can be mobilized, since the Datong war has accounted for most of its Dingkou, the Ningjinshan Customs defense line is impregnable, if Dongyu does not go all out, it will not be fundamentally touched at all." What's more, since the rebellion, the Eastern Captives have always concentrated their forces to attack one point, and it is still unique to attack such scattered forces in the form of two fists......"

Zhu Youzhen was still not at ease, and hesitated about whether to transfer Sun Chengzong's army to Datong.

Soon, several cabinet scholars rushed to the Wenhua Hall one after another, Zhu Youjian couldn't help but ask the unhappiness in his heart one by one, and all the scholars echoed in unison after learning about Liu Yuliang's construction.

"Although the troops of the Shanshan Customs are more dangerous, judging from the current situation, it is indeed the only way, not to mention that the defense line of the Ningjinshan Customs is impregnable, and it is not easy for the Dongyu to break through."

"Yes, Xuanda is not, after several wars have been dilapidated, if all the hopes are pinned on Hong Chengchou's 30,000 Xuanfu soldiers, and the nowhere of Li Xinsan's guards, it is too much to take the safety of the Beijing division as a child's play, once the Xuanfu is broken, the east will drive straight into the ...... Last year's Zhili charcoal is still vivid, for today's plan must be guarded against! ”

Last year, Zhu Youzhen's entry into the Kou was a wound in Zhu Youzhen's heart that has been healed so far, and the magnitude of its destruction also set a record for the largest number of Dongyu prisoners in the past, and it was these words that finally pushed him to make up his mind and transfer the Guan Ning army to Datong, Shanxi.

But to anyone's surprise, Sun Chengzong's second son, Sun Jiao, hurriedly arrived in Beijing on the evening of the same day and asked to meet the emperor overnight. Zhu Youzhen was stunned by this, he was about to send someone to Shanhaiguan to deliver the decree on the second day, why did Sun Chengzong's son arrive tonight? A hint of foreboding hung over him.

Zhu Youzhen immediately met with Sun Jiao, Sun Chengzong's son is already forty years away, after the erosion of the wind in Liaoxi, the whole body is a little more awe-inspiring than when His Majesty met half a year ago, and his heart was moved, who said that the ministers only know how to fight for power and profit, and they are against the sun? As seen in front of them, aren't the Sun family's father and son just working hard and complaining, and devoting themselves to state affairs?

As soon as he thought of this, Zhu Youzhen felt a rare feeling of guilt in his heart, in all fairness, he was not good to the Sun family and his son, and even a little too harsh. But this is not that Sun Chengzong is too old and his merits are too prosperous, if he does not suppress it, once the tail is not lost, there will be endless troubles, but after more than half a year of ups and downs, this family can still be regarded as a loyal martyr.

If Zhu Youzhen is not mistaken, this Sun Ji is still a person, and after this war, he was given the same Jinshi background, and then made up for the key shortcomings......

While thinking about it, Sun Ji had already finished his face-to-face ceremony, but he couldn't cry anymore when he spoke.

“…… The old father suddenly had a wind illness, fainted in the army, and could no longer see things, his life was still in danger, and his father returned to his hometown......"

Zhu Youzhen's intuition was booming in his head, how? Sun Chengzong had a wind disease? What about my Ningjin defense line? How should we deal with the crisis in Datong? What Sun Ji said next, he couldn't listen to a word.

After a long time, Zhu Youzhen sighed, "The small city of Gaoyang has long been dilapidated, there is a lack of medical treatment, and it is far less convenient than the Beijing Division. ”

Hearing this, Sun Ji hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed to thank him, and then said: "My father has heard about the Datong War before the wind disease, and he once said that if Long Live has a will to transfer troops, he can order the chief soldier You Shilu to lead the troops!" ”

When Sun Ji first arrived in Beijing, he heard from the old mouth of Sun Chengzong's protégé in the cabinet that the emperor was preparing to transfer troops from Shanhaiguan Liaoxi, and Sun Chengzong did do this.

Zhu Youzhen was overjoyed after hearing this, leaned forward and asked quickly: "Is what Sun Qing said true?" Great, did Sun Ge really say that You Shilu can lead an army alone? ”

Sun Ji nodded, seeing that the emperor was overjoyed, and he felt a little better in his heart to be able to share his worries for the king.

The news that Sun Chengzong can't take care of things is too heavy, which also means that the commander of Jiliao will definitely be replaced, and after retiring Sun Ji, Zhu Youzhen once again convened all the ministers in the cabinet to discuss the candidate to fill the vacancy of Sun Chengzong overnight.

This news spread quickly in Beijing like a plague, and for a while people were panicked, and the important ministers felt that everyone was in danger, Sun Chengzong was not good, and the emperor would inevitably send someone to replace him, and the important ministers of the Manchu Dynasty must be selected from among them, but is Jiliao's official so good? Facing the Manchu Qing Dynasty, a dangerous situation where someone's head falls to the ground and the family is ruined!

The ministers in the hall were silent, and even Zhang Sizhi, who had always been full of wisdom, was silent. In the end, it was Liu Yuliang who proposed to build yì again.

"Qi Qi Sheng, the current situation, I am afraid that only Yang Sichang can replace Sun Ge Lao's position of Ji Liao!"

Zhu Youzhen's eyes lit up immediately, yes, how sad he actually forgot his first henchman Yang Sichang, this person's ability is no less than Sun Chengzong!