But Emperor Chongzhen saw that Cao Huachun had arrived at the gate of the palace, but he ignored Sun Chuanting's affairs, and with ardent hope, he quickly asked: "Can the Booming Divine Cannon be useful?" ”

It was only rumored that Cao Huachun had returned, but he did not say the specific details. Although he didn't say a big victory, Emperor Chongzhen thought that maybe the war had not yet had a final result, so with the stability of Gonggong Cao, he didn't say that there was a good news.

Several ministers who were trained below also diverted their attention, but they were not as naïve as Emperor Chongzhen, or wishful thinking. Because they know Cao Huachun, these royal minions, if there is good news, even if there is only a little good news, even if he pretends to be stable, in the current situation, he will shout, and he wants everyone to know.

Sure enough, Cao Huachun stood at the entrance of the hall, bowed his head and returned to Emperor Chongzhen first: "Your Majesty, the Thundering Heaven God Cannon is really a heavy weapon of the military state, and as soon as Jian Yu heard the sound of the cannon, he was so frightened that he fled quickly. ”

"Oh, haha!" When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he was very happy, it was really rare good news, and it was not in vain that I compromised with the thief, "The details, come and hear it quickly." ”

"Sun Ge has a chapter here, please take a look at it." After Cao Huachun finished speaking, he held the wooden box with the music and presented it respectfully to the front of the emperor.

Zhou Yanru listened to it on the side, slightly surprised. Originally, he thought that there was no good news, but he didn't think that it would really be useful to Jianyu?

Thinking about it, he turned his head to look at the military department Shangshu, wanting to get a trace of information from him. saw Zhang Fengyi shaking his head slightly, obviously disapproving.

Zhou Yanru was a little puzzled, and when he was about to signal with his eyes, he heard Cao Huachun explain to Emperor Chongzhen, who was watching the concert: "Sun Ge always thinks that although it is a sharp weapon, there is no one to use it, and there is no way to do it. Not enough for 1/10,000 of its power. ”

Emperor Chongzhen looked at this piece at a glance and ten lines, but he did not have the good news he imagined. This militaristic heavy weapon is really just to scare away the prisoners. If it is found out by Jianyu and will not be used, I don't know if Jianyu will run away next time.

He is not stupid and understands the current situation. Although Funing's Qinwang army had such sharp weapons as the Heaven-Bombarding God Cannon, it did not help much in the war. The higher the expectations, the greater the disappointment.

He looked up at Zhang Fengyi, the secretary of the military department standing below, doesn't this guy show that the soldiers can use it well? It seems that it is also a silver gun candle head, which is useless. Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen's heart sprouted the idea of deposing Zhang Fengyi.

What happened next was natural, and Emperor Chongzhen ordered the military department to take the lead and select reliable candidates as soon as possible to go to Yulin to learn the art of artillery. In addition, an order was also given to Chen Qiyu, the governor of the three sides. Let him do a good job of communicating in the early stage, and as soon as the people are in place, they can learn the art of calling the heavenly army as quickly as possible.

But things are far from being as simple as Emperor Chongzhen thought, the Ming Dynasty has been established for nearly three hundred years, and the so-called sons of the family, noble and loyal ministers, have long been degenerate and corrupt. Let them go to the cold place in the northwest to humbly seek advice from a group of peasant-born thieves when winter is coming. It was worse than killing them.

Because of this, this kind of thing is a thankless job. Zhang Fengyi wanted to select some before. I encountered all kinds of strange reasons to excuse myself.

In fact, there is no shortage of soldiers in the Ming army who can endure hardships and are willing to learn the art of artillery. But this kind of thing involving the heavy weapons of the militaristic state is not something you are qualified to learn if you want to.

Zhang Fengyi understood the truth inside, and he could only secretly complain in his heart. He didn't dare to say that he was disappointed at this time, don't say that Sun Chuanting, who he recommended, was a troublemaker, and he made a mistake in his judgment of the Heavenly Bombardment Cannon. can cause His Majesty to be dissatisfied. If you dare to go against the holy will again, you will not be able to keep your position as the secretary of the military department.

But he didn't expect that Emperor Chongzhen was already dissatisfied with him and wanted to find him for something. Don't make it too easy. I only heard him say to Zhang Fengyi with a gloomy face: "At the moment, the Bombardment Divine Cannon has not played its due role, which is too far from what was estimated before. Funing's Qinwang Army can't be withdrawn, how to deal with Sun Chuanting's side, should you, the secretary of the military department, come up with a charter? ”

As he spoke, Emperor Chongzhen was already a little unpolite. Because of the previous misjudgment, he and the cabinet thought that as soon as the Bombardment Cannon arrived, the Funing War would be understood. Therefore, Sun Chuanting was given a holy decree to act cheaply, and the only requirement was not to exterminate the thieves, but to surround and drag the thieves. Wait for the army of the king to be freed, and the army can be sent to the hinterland of the Central Plains to completely exterminate those hateful thieves.

Therefore, Sun Chuanting had this will, in order to keep himself from following the back path of his predecessor Lu Xiangsheng. Although he had no soldiers and no food, he quickly began to move.

First of all, he recruited disaster victims and thieves who surrendered from all over the country, selected soldiers from them, and assisted the few family members he brought, and he had the prototype of an army.

Then, he had a psychological expectation that the imperial court did not allocate military supplies. After having that holy decree, he collected military supplies from the local government, the squire, and the emperor's relatives.

In his opinion, the purpose of fighting thieves is to protect the property and lives of local officials, squires, and relatives of the emperor, which is a matter of mutual benefit. They were able to keep their positions, property, and lives, while Sun Chuanting himself was able to smoothly assemble an army that could suppress thieves. Therefore, Sun Chuanting also came to the door politely at the beginning, reasoned, laid out the facts, and painstakingly explained the powerful relationship clearly and clearly.

Unexpectedly, these people didn't cooperate, and sent him away like a flower child. This annoyed Sun Chuanting, who had an upright personality, and he didn't eat and drink when he toasted, and as soon as his temper came up, he began to be hard.

Although he is still merciful, he doesn't dare to make too much trouble. But his stubborn behavior, in the eyes of the local government, especially those squires and imperial relatives, was to kill them and touch their rebellion. Sun Chuanting couldn't move with a knife or a gun, so he began to find a way to sue, and he even went straight to Gao Yu.

At the beginning, Zhang Fengyi, the secretary of the Ministry of War, tried his best to press with his connections, but before he could coordinate and educate Sun Chuanting, the local authorities had already jointly sued him.

Zhang Fengyi in the Wenhua Palace, when he heard Emperor Chongzhen ask him, he couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart, he always had to come. He looked up into Emperor Chongzhen's eyes and replied, "Your Majesty, the situation is complicated after the thieves' rebellion in the place. The governor of the grandson recommended by the minister has a strong personality, good at military affairs but not good at dealing with people. If you let the minister go once, investigate whether this matter is really Governor Sun's fault, if so, the minister will take him into Beijing on the spot to ask for the crime, okay? ”

(To be continued.) )