Cao Huachun stumbled into the main hall of Qianqing Palace, and seemed to be startled by Chongzhen's sudden reprimand, and saw the figure kneeling in the hall, and was suddenly a little overwhelmed. This expression fell on the eyes of Yang Tinglin and the others, and they couldn't help but cry and laugh.

This eunuch with the palm print of the celebrant is really good at acting.

The wording after going to the palace, who cooperated, who spoke at what time, and how Yang Sichang and others would react, these were all prepared. Last night, Yang Tinglin followed Zhou Yanru to practice many times, and even Cao Huachun's appearance was arranged.

The reason why the bad news in Shandong was reported first was to give Emperor Chongzhen an impact, so that when he was desperate, Cao Huachun and others would send a life-saving dish in a very timely manner, so that he would cherish it more.

Seeing the appearance of the person kneeling at the foot clearly, Chongzhen's anger was even stronger, "You slave, you don't see you on the day of the meeting, but you come to shout what kind of joy at this time, if you can't tell the reason, be careful to cure you for a big disrespectful crime!" ”

Cao Huachun shuddered for a moment, and a look of aggrieved appeared on his face. "Back to the emperor's words, the slave maid was going to come to the court meeting early in the morning, but he was intercepted by Zhang Yunhan from Dongchang halfway, and he was stunned to tell the slave maid a great news. The slave maid originally wanted to come to tell the Lord of Sù long live immediately, so that you would be happy. But I am afraid that there will be any discrepancies in this news and make the Lord Banzai angry, which is a great sin. So, the slave maid went to check it again, and got the confirmed news, so she immediately went to the palace to tell you! ”

"Speak, tell the truth, if you speak falsely, I will punish you for your sin!"

Cao Huachun relaxed at this time, put on a smile, tidied up his clothes again, and kowtowed respectfully, "Slave and maid congratulate Long live the lord." Dongchang from Hebei Julu came to the good news, Lu Xiangsheng and Donglu bloody battles twice, both battles were victorious, the Tartars lost the generals, Zhenghuang Banner Gushan Ezhen Tan Tai, Han Army Banner Gushan Ezhen Ma Guangyuan awarded the head, eliminated more than 4,000 Tartars, all have the head as evidence. Slave chieftains Dolgon, Dordor and others were also wounded. One of the Han Army's banner Wuzhen Chaoha artillery was completely annihilated! ”

After Cao Huachun finished speaking, the whole hall suddenly fell into a terrible silence. After a while, there was a low whimper in the hall, and as far as the eye could see, many officials had red eyes, and tears flowed down their cheeks.

"The minister is His Majesty!" A person strode forward and knelt down in front of the imperial steps, his voice high-pitched, it was the deaf and the deaf congratulator. After that, officials continued to kneel behind him and congratulate Emperor Chongzhen with a choked voice.

Yang Sichang was struck by lightning, he never imagined that there were no reinforcements, no food and grass, but Lu Xiangsheng led the Xuanda Department to fight a battle that had never been won before. In the past, in the border town, killing more than 20 Tartar heads could be called a big victory, but now Lu Xiangsheng has killed 4,000 Tartars, what kind of merit is that, even if it is a knight, it is not an exaggeration!

Yang Sichang's heart was full of bitterness. All along, the pride in my heart does not allow to see the proud achievements of his subordinates. What's more, the strategy of first sweeping away the Liukou and then marching north was devised by himself, and he would not allow anyone to sabotage his plan. It's just this Lu Xiangsheng, but he always disagrees with himself and refuses to give in to a single step. When two proud people come together, one of them must fall.

What Yang Sichang didn't expect was that Lu Xiangsheng not only did not fall, but gave himself a resounding slap with his backhand.

Turning around to look at his henchmen, Yang Sichang sighed wordlessly, and also knelt in front of the imperial steps.

Emperor Chongzhen was already trembling with excitement at this time, and his mouth kept chattering: "Lu Jiandou has not failed me!" ”

Wang Chengen was afraid that Chongzhen would faint again because he was too excited, so he kept stroking his chest with his palm, trying to calm his breath.

When he turned his head, he saw that Cao Huachun had quietly raised his head at some point, bowed slightly at himself, and gave a tacit smile.

It seems that Cao Huachun has already understood that he instructed Huaide to deliver the news to him. Emperor Chongzhen had some doubts and dissatisfaction with Yang Sichang because of the decline of the war, but his hopes for him were not dashed. After Wang Chengen learned that Zhu Ping'an secretly invited Zhou Yanru to Beijing, he began to inadvertently mention the scene when Chongzhen had just ascended the throne in front of Emperor Chongzhen. At that time, the first assistant of the cabinet was Zhou Yanru, and it can be said that that this stage was also the best period of the Chongzhen Dynasty.

With casual words, it evoked Emperor Chongzhen's memories of Zhou Yanru's ability, which led to the frequent summoning of Zhang Pu, Ma Shiqi and others in recent days, and Emperor Chongzhen wanted to use these Zhou Yanru's students and disciples to understand his current situation. In this situation of internal and external difficulties, Emperor Chongzhen desperately hoped that a famous minister like Guo Ziyi would appear to assist him in completing the revival of the empire. Zhou Yanru is undoubtedly the most suitable candidate.

It was this kind of information that was passed on to Cao Huachun, which made Cao Huachun decide to give up his wait-and-see attitude and put the bet on Zhou Yanru, which was also equivalent to indirectly helping Zhu Ping'an and Lu Xiangsheng to attract a heavyweight reinforcement.

After the baptism of the years, Wang Chengen's feelings for Emperor Chongzhen gradually became complicated. After getting along with him for more than ten years, Wang Chengen's loyalty to Chongzhen is undoubted, but he is gradually disappointed in his ability. Thinking back to the time of the Apocalypse, Wei Zhongxian covered the sky with one hand, the court was dark, the Emperor of the Apocalypse had no heirs, in order to keep the last bloodline of the Ming royal family, how many people with lofty ideals died generously, including Wang Chengen's confidante and her entire family.

And now, not only has the expected prosperity of the Ming Dynasty not arrived, but the government has become worse than in the past, in all fairness, even less stable than Wei Zhongxian's reign.

This made Wang Chengen very painful, was the original choice wrong? But was there a better alternative then?

By now, even Emperor Chongzhen himself has no confidence in the court situation. Others don't know, even the queen, the crown prince, Yang Sichang, and Cao Huachun don't know. But Wang Chengen was the only one who was quietly making certain arrangements under orders, and these orders came from Emperor Chongzhen, who wanted to leave a way back for the imperial family in his own way. This also reflected that he may have lost confidence in the war in the north in his heart, but he may not be able to clearly realize this.

It is also because of this that Zhu Ping'an's sudden rise made Wang Chengen see hope again. Thinking about his promises to those people at the beginning, as well as the entrustment of the dying man at that time, Wang Chengen could only take risks.

Fortunately, until now, Yiqiē is still under control.

"Your Majesty!" Just when Chongzhen's monarchs and ministers were in ecstasy, Cao Huachun opened his mouth again, "Now the Tartars are angry and have made a comeback, and they have cleared my Ming towns around Julu, and even Guangzong has fallen, and Yan Jizu, the governor of Shandong who was ordered to rush to Hebei, was also defeated and disappeared, and Julu has been tightly surrounded by the Tartar army." Slave and maid are brave, please make a decision as soon as possible, once delayed, I am afraid that my Ming 30,000 athletes who are trapped in Julu will not be able to escape their doom! ”

The crowd was in an uproar. Yes, we won both battles, which is really gratifying. Don't forget, Lu Xiangsheng only has 30,000 horses, and it's hard to say how many people are left in this fierce battle. However, the Tartar army had 50,000 people, and most of them were the elite of the Eight Banners of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. What follows is undoubtedly an uphill battle.

"Please promulgate a decree and immediately order the Ji Ze Gao Qi Diving Department to go north to reinforce the giant deer!" He Feng Shengjian said, and most of the ministers seconded it.

"There are also Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting's department, there are only remnants of the thieves, and the local governor can be left to take care of the soldiers and horses, the army gathers in Shangluo Mountain and finds nothing, and it consumes money and food, so it is better to mobilize it to aid Hebei and defeat the main force of the Tartars in one fell swoop!" There are also ministers who build yì roads.

Yang Sichang and others knew that as soon as they opened their mouths at this time, they would become the target of public criticism, so they simply kept silent.

Emperor Chongzhen trembled with excitement, since he ascended the throne, there has never been such a big victory in the battle against the Manchu Qing outside the Guan, if such a good battle situation is not firmly grasped, the inside should be combined with the outside, and the Qing army will be defeated, then it is really an out-and-out faint king!

"The cabinet immediately drafted an order, with the seal of the celebrant and supervisor, and sent it to the Ji Ze army in an eight-hundred-mile hurry, and ordered Gao Qiqian to immediately lead the troops to rescue the giant deer and break the Qing army!"

Emperor Chongzhen thought for a moment, "The suppression of thieves is also at a critical juncture, and it should not be wasted lightly, so he ordered Sun Chuanting's headquarters to immediately go north to attack the Tartars with the Lu and Gao armies." Hong Chengchou's anti-bandit affairs also need to be accelerated! Be sure to finish the cleanup by March! Also, order Liu Zeqing, the chief military officer of Shandong, to intercept the Tartar Yue Nursery Department, and be sure to save King De and other clans! ”

"Your Majesty!"

After the end of the court meeting, Emperor Chongzhen made an exception and did not leave the cabinet and the six ministers, there are too many things today, there are joys and sorrows, it is really indigestible, Emperor Chongzhen went down to the palace when his steps were a little staggering, at this time it was no longer able to support, and he was in a hurry to go back to Tian Guifei to rest.

Watching the ministers leave happily, Yang Sichang and the others couldn't help but look discouraged.

Yao Minggong, Zhang Sizhi, Liu Bingren and others, who were attached to Yang Sichang, all looked at Yang Sichang with blank eyes, hoping that he could come up with a countermeasure. The great victory in Hebei and the defeat in Shandong proved the bankruptcy of Yang Sichang's peace policy, and the current time was to minimize his own losses and restore the emperor's trust.

"Ge Lao, you have something to say! We can't afford to sit still! Liang Botan, who had black eyes, said eagerly.

Yang Sichang waved his hand, "What's the panic, the more you are at such a time, the more you have to calm down." Benevolence! ”

Liu Bingren hurriedly stepped forward, "What does the elder of the pavilion command?" ”

"Immediately find out, who Cao Huachun has met with these days, as well as He Fengsheng, Zhao Guangluan and others, the shape of the court these days is too unusual, and the official suspects that there is someone behind them!"

"Yes!"

Yang Sichang said to Chen Xinjia again: "Send someone to contact Liu Zeqing and Ji Ze's Gao Gong immediately, remember, you must send someone who is absolutely reliable, and give each of them two words - 'timing'." They will surely understand what this official means! ”

Yang Sichang's eyes showed a fierce light, and he said word by word: "For today's plan, only if Lu Xiangsheng is defeated and killed, will we have a chance to turn over and rise again!" ”R1152