Sun Chuanting's words were hearty, but Zhu Ping'an was speechless. History called this Sun Chuanting "the last barrier of the Ming Dynasty", and "Chuanting died and died in the Ming Dynasty". Thinking about the ninth year of Chongzhen, Sun Chuanting fought a bloody battle with King Gao Yingxiang in the Meridian Valley, and finally defeated the army of thieves and captured Gao Yingxiang and his henchmen, but now he can't even enter the capital by Yang Sichang.

Although Yang Sichang left the Beijing Division, he was the prime minister of the governor's army to suppress thieves and soldiers. Emperor Chongzhen made such an arrangement, but he did not use Yang Sichang to supervise the military affairs, Zhou Yanru to take charge of the government, and the two were mutually balanced. Now Yang Sichang has gone out to fight for thieves and put Shaanxi soldiers and horses under the command of Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao, this time he has taken away the main force under Sun Chuanting, how can Sun Chuanting accept it. I wanted to see the emperor, but I couldn't see him at all.

Zhu Ping'an is very clear, in fact, if you think about it, this Sun Chuanting and Lu Xiangsheng are almost the same kind of people, "only know what to take, not what to seek", they are indeed experts in military affairs, but they don't know anything about political disputes.

Sun Chuanting blindly resisted so hard, and in the end he could only suffer by himself.

Sure enough, Sun Chuanting became more and more energetic, and finally slapped the table directly, "The old man is going to play again, since the imperial court has let the old man governor of the three provinces suppress the thieves, the Shaanxi army will be under the command of the old man." Now the general troops of Henan, Hebei, and Shandong provinces are all in Huguang, and the old man is an empty governor, what can he do to exterminate the Liukou! The court did not approve it, and the old man returned to his hometown after illness! ”

Zhu Ping'an's heart chuckled, this Sun Chuanting wants to work against the emperor, what can he do! But Sun Chuanting is already one of the few talents in the Ming Dynasty. If you really want to follow the trend of history, if you are imprisoned for three years for angering the imperial court, it will also be a big loss for Daming Sheji.

Therefore, Zhu Ping'an gave Lu Xiangsheng a fierce look, hoping that he could advise Sun Chuanting, Lu Xiangsheng also understood what Zhu Ping'an meant, and also did not want his old friend Sun Chuanting to work against the emperor, and in the end, he would suffer a loss, not to mention, but also affect his family. But Sun Chuanting couldn't listen to his advice at all.

At this time, Mrs. Sun had already gone back to the back hall to rest. Sun Shirui and Sun Shikang were two brothers on the side. And the naughty Sun Shining also saw that the conversation between Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting was not very pleasant, so he sat on the bench honestly, silent like a little adult.

Lu Xiangsheng said that Sun Chuanting was not moved, but Sun Chuanting did not agree with Lu Xiangsheng's statement at all. On the contrary, it is a big mistake to say that Lu Xiangsheng withdrew from the court at this time. It is to let Yang Sichang and his party continue to be active in the center. And he withdrew at this time, although he was full of filial piety, but it was useless for the country. As soon as these words were spoken. Lu Xiangsheng's face suddenly turned pale. There was a terrible silence in the grass hall for a while.

At this time, Sun Ruoxuan was carrying a food box, and the owner of the tea house, a lame old woman, walked in together, originally intended to serve wine and food, but as soon as she entered the door, she saw her father and Lu Xiangsheng sitting there without saying a word, the two brothers also looked at each other, and even the little brother who had always been lively was well-behaved and did not dare to speak, and immediately knew that the two were arguing. didn't dare to interject at the moment, just put the dishes, chopsticks, wine and food one by one.

Zhu Ping'an sighed in his heart, stood up, and hugged his fist at Sun Ruoxuan, "Miss Sun, I want to ask Miss Sun to borrow a few more wine cups, can you?" ”

Sun Ruoxuan was flustered for a while, but the lame old woman said: "My lord, wait a minute, the woman will take it!" ”

After a while, the old woman came up with a few slightly smaller teacups, and said apologetically: "My lord, forgive me, the women only have these tea bowls here, don't you know how to use them?" ”

Zhu Ping'an thanked him, took it, and smiled at the slightly surprised crowd, "I was originally a martial artist, and today I am gathered with Lu Shaobao and Governor Sun, the two seniors, it is indeed a rare opportunity, and there are some problems in military affairs, I want to take this opportunity to ask one or two, I don't know if it is possible?" ”

Zhu Ping'an changed the topic smoothly, and then the atmosphere in the cottage was relaxed. Sun Chuanting and Lu Xiangsheng glanced at each other angrily, and Sun Ruoxuan also came up at the right time to fill everyone with wine, which gave rise to some drinking atmosphere.

Sun Chuanting snorted, "Lord Zhu has something to say, but please tell me, I don't dare to give advice, but I have a little experience in the battle array, so I might as well think about it together." ”

Zhu Ping'an smiled, surrounded a plate of green vegetables and tofu on the table with a few teacups, and held a cup in his hand, and then asked: "Two adults, please see, this dish is like today's bandit Zhang Xianzhong, entrenched at the junction of Huguang, Shaanxi, and Sichuan, and the cups around him are the army of the imperial court." ”

"The thieves have always had two of the biggest forces, one is Zhang Xianzhong, who is fierce and ferocious, kills countless people, attacks cities and plunders land, and does all kinds of evil, so the court is the most feared; One is the thief faction, Gao Yingxiang died at the hands of Governor Sun, but now Li Zicheng has inherited his mantle, using cunning soldiers and wandering around, which is difficult to round up. ”

"I want to ask you, now that Zhang Xianzhong is dealing with me in Huguang, where will Li Zicheng go?"

Everyone fell silent for a moment. Yes, Zhang Xianzhong gathered tens of thousands of people to rise up in Gucheng again, and won consecutive battles, which led Yang Sichang to go out of Beijing to supervise the division, so Li Zicheng was surrounded by the official army in Shangluo Mountain, but there was no movement at all, what was he doing at this time?

Sun Chuanting's nephew Sun Shikang was the first to speak, "A few days ago, our military department received news that Li Chuang's remnants were marching towards Yunyang and Junzhou, and it was said that there were only 1,000 people, did he want to return to Shaanxi. After all, Li Chuang first started in Shaanxi, and for him, it should be more suitable for survival! ”

Sun Chuanting shook his head, "It shouldn't be, the soldiers and horses in Shaanxi haven't been drawn yet, but the old man thinks that he is just a false shot to the west, and his target should be Sichuan!" Shuzhong is the country of abundance, easy to defend and difficult to attack, Li Chuang's vitality is seriously injured this time, he should hide in Shuzhong and avoid it for a while! ”

"Dare to ask you, what is a thief?" Zhu Ping'an suddenly asked, and everyone who asked was the same.

"A thief is a thief who wanders everywhere!" Sun Shining suddenly interjected, and the child's voice was exceptionally crisp, which made everyone laugh for a while.

Zhu Ping'an smiled and clapped his hands, "That's right." Shining was right. The thieves are extremely smuggled, crisscrossing all over the country, and it is difficult for the officials and troops to recruit and suppress them. But the main constituents of the thieves are millions of displaced people from all over the world. ”

Zhu Ping'an pointed to the plate of green vegetables and tofu, raised his head and asked Sun Ruoxuan, "Miss Sun, if your guess is correct, this is the green vegetables that the Governor just picked in the field, right?" ”

Sun Ruoxuan's face flushed, but she still nodded.

Zhu Ping'an looked at Sun Chuanting again, "I know that the governor just said that there is a drought in the north of the Ming Dynasty for many years. This year is another famine year. From this point of view, I am afraid that the number of displaced people will increase again. It's not nice to say, if you want to exterminate the rogues in this year of the great wilderness, it is as difficult as climbing to the sky. But there is a point. This is inferred. But you can know where Li Chuang will go next! ”

"Where will it go?" Sun Chuanting asked.

Lu Xiangsheng suddenly realized. I couldn't help but smile silently. Zhu Ping'an looked at the thoughtful Sun Shikang, who was born in the military department, and it can be found from what he said just now that he still has a lot of research on military affairs.

Sun Shikang looked at his uncle Sun Chuanting. He replied very confidently: "Could it be that Li Chuang is going to Henan?" ”

"Why?" Sun Chuanting also seemed to figure out some meanings, and Zhu Ping'an still asked Sun Shikang with a smile.

"Because Henan is the place where the drought has been the strictest in recent years, and it is also the place with the most displaced people, Li Chuang wants to make a comeback, he must recruit soldiers, and Henan, where there are many displaced people, is undoubtedly the best choice!"

Zhu Ping'an stroked his palms and laughed, "Brother Sun is really insightful!" ”

Sun Shikang scratched his head a little embarrassed, and Sun Shining also applauded, but Sun Ruoxuan had never seen such an inference, including Zhu Ping'an turning around in such a big circle to find Li Zicheng's whereabouts, what was it for? Suddenly, Sun Ruoxuan seemed to understand a little, and suddenly her eyes lit up, and she couldn't help blurting out.

"What Lord Zhu means is that my father has a heavy responsibility on his shoulders, so don't give up lightly with a little setback!"

This time, everyone was suddenly amazed, but what was even more surprising was Zhu Ping'an, who didn't expect that he just asked a question, and Sun Ruoxuan actually saw his intentions.

So, the next thing is easy to say. Sun Chuanting is just suffering from the lack of soldiers in his hands, but Lu Xiangsheng's harvest in the Battle of Julu is enough to help him get through this difficulty, so why blindly ask the court for Shaanxi soldiers and horses, and anger Emperor Chongzhen, who is not open-minded.

The most important point is that the people's will is available. Although there are many displaced people in Beizhili, Henan and Hebei, but there are very few people who are willing to be thieves, the people of this period still instinctively maintain the recognition of the legitimacy of the Ming Dynasty in their hearts, and they are far from Li Zicheng erecting a banner and gathering people, as long as the court is less exploitative and gives a bite to eat, the people would rather serve the court than bear the name of the thief.

In particular, Zhu Ping'an remembers it very clearly. In the real history, even if the city of Beijing was broken by thieves, there were still many people in Hebei and Henan who formed a group to protect themselves, hoping that the king of Jiangnan would go north to recover the lost territory, even if the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs later, there were still a considerable number of civil armed forces loyal to the Ming Dynasty who fought for themselves, and staged one tragic battle after another in the subsequent history.

Therefore, Sun Chuanting didn't have to worry about the lack of soldiers and horses at all, as long as he could ask for some grain, grass and military salaries from the imperial court, and then recruit soldiers based on the wealthy clans in Henan and Hebei, he could organize a team of 10,000 soldiers and horses in an instant. Although it may not be able to reach the level of exterminating the thieves, it is enough to deal with the rogues. On the other hand, in this way, it can also bring the people who were bound to enter the ranks of thieves back to the side of the imperial court, which indirectly weakens Li Chuang's strength.

Sun Chuanting only needed to make another twist and turn, asking the imperial court to allow him to appoint military attachés such as envoys and soldiers in Henan and Hebei to recruit soldiers for training and training, so that the burden on the imperial court would be reduced, and with the help of the local wealthy families who were willing to protect their homeland, they could easily organize soldiers and horses to fight against the rogues. The Emperor and the Cabinet were absolutely happy to see it happen. At that time, Sun Chuanting was indispensable to the title of "operator".

Lu Xiangsheng laughed and poured Sun Chuanting a bowl of wine, and Sun Chuanting also drank very heartily because he had untied the knot that had accumulated in his heart for a long time, and his eyes when he looked at Zhu Ping'an also had a more complicated look.

Sun Shirui and Sun Shikang brothers were even more admired, they were still worried about Sun Chuanting's persistence, but they didn't expect Zhu Ping'an to solve the problem in front of them in just a few words, and the two brothers were even more grateful, and even Sun Shining, who was a little ghost, came to toast Zhu Ping'an with a wine bowl.

Sun Ruoxuan quietly hid outside the door, looking at Zhu Ping'an, who was drunk by everyone, sneering, his eyes were even more eye-catching, and before he knew it, his cheeks had been covered with red clouds. (To be continued......)