"In case someone with ulterior motives is like Xiong Kaiyuan, who sent a military report with false accusations, in case Lord Yang does not distinguish the truth from the false, he will report it to the saint like this. How could the Holy One destroy the Great Wall because of this? Therefore, even if the old minister wants to be punished, he must send a messenger to verify the matter, and the punishment and reward will be equal to the verification results before making a decision. ”

"This ...... Lord Yang is a former enemy, and he is a public servant, how can what he said be false? ”

Zhang Sizhi replied without being salty, "How can the law of the imperial court be decided by a person's word?" ”

Zhu Youzhen was very satisfied with his teacher's expression, and when he said this, who could still punish Li Xin for his crime with just a military report? So he said in the posture of an arbiter: "Xue Qing's reward and punishment are clearly reasonable, and what Master Zhang said is also very reasonable, the reward and punishment should be after verification, but when the enemy is at present, how can he change the general, it is better to wait for the war to end and talk about this matter." ”

Zhang Sizhi immediately trembled and bowed to the ground with his trembling old body, and praised: "Holy Wisdom! ”

Xue Guoguan's mouth opened a few times, but he didn't spit out a word. What else could he say, pestering the emperor to send someone to investigate a leading general who was fighting in front of the enemy? This in itself is extremely ridiculous, if it is really to investigate this person, he should send Qin to hold the sword of the Son of Heaven, and take it on the spot and escort him back to Beijing. Otherwise, wouldn't it make the generals who led the troops outside have different hearts because of this?

In this way, we can only admit defeat. Xue Guoguan also praised dryly: "Long live Shengming!" ”

personally suppressed the actions of the courtiers, Zhu Youzhen was happy in his heart, and ordered Wang Chenen, who had been standing behind him, to prepare porridge in the imperial dining room to satisfy the hunger of the ministers in the Wenhua Palace. The main purpose of the reason why he and the ministers have been discussing the spring ploughing ceremony is to pray for the blessings of the world according to the custom. The matters involved are cumbersome, and one item will be discussed at this hour, and Zhu Youzhen seems to be tireless, and it seems that he has a great plan to finish the discussion that day.

It is said that the major affairs of the country are in the worship and Rong, so this sacrifice is also the top priority, the emperor attaches importance to it, and the courtiers have no reason not to pay attention to it.

Zhu Youzhen suddenly remembered Zuo Liangyu's defeat, so he asked the cabinet how to deal with it, but unexpectedly, several ministers in the cabinet shook their heads again and again.

"This matter must be decided by the Holy Lord!"

The army was defeated, the elite died cleanly, Zhu Youzhen couldn't help but be a little angry, these courtiers only stared at Li Xin, who could fight, but if Zuo Liangyu couldn't think of it, they still wanted to protect it secretly?

Therefore, the idea of regrouping was dispelled, and Zhu Youzhen wanted to beat these ministers, so he changed his mind.

"This matter has been confirmed left and right, let's draft the order, remove him from the post of chief soldier, and listen to it before the army!"

To tell the truth, Zhu Youzhen really blamed the cabinet ministers this time, none of the cabinet scholars in Beijing planned to protect Zuo Liangyu, but they didn't plan to take the lead for Yang Sichang, and Xue Guoguan was waiting for Yang Sichang's signal, so it was delayed until today.

Which Cheng thought, the emperor gave the matter in a few words.

When Yang Sichang learned that the emperor was trying his best to protect Li Xin, he couldn't help but sigh, if there was a military general who was so favored by the emperor by his side, why was it difficult to sit at the head of the cabinet? The eyes inadvertently glanced at He Renlong, and sighed secretly, although this person is not satisfactory, he is also a little anxious......

He Renlong saw Yang Sichang's gaze turn to him, and immediately replied with a flattering smile. The emperor's dismissal of Zuo Liangyu from the post of commander-in-chief made him excited, which was equivalent to one step closer to his goal, and now he was only waiting for Yang Sichang to recommend himself to replace Zuo Liangyu.

But Yang Sichang's mood was not as sunny as He Renlong's, not to mention that the purpose of attacking Li Xin had not been achieved, and he didn't know if he had an estrangement from the emperor because of this matter, and after sending the envoys away, he felt irritable.

He Renlong quietly followed, he saw Yang Sichang's boredom, and decided to share his worries. Yang Sichang was about to go back to the study, but when he turned around and saw He Renlong behind him, he wanted to send him away, but his eyes seemed to have something to say, and he changed his mind.

"Follow me to the study!"

He Renlong happily agreed, and followed Yang Sichang to the study.

"Yang Xiang is worried about Li Xin?"

Yang Sichang sat tirelessly on the chair behind the bookcase and was silent, and He Renlong didn't wait for him to answer before he said to himself: "The last general has an idea, I don't know whether to talk about it or not!" ”

"Speak!"

"Since the imperial court doesn't plan to dispose of the surnamed Li, why don't we come and drive the tiger and devour the wolf?"

"Oh?"

Listening to what He Renlong said, Yang Sichang was also interested and decided to listen to him carefully.

"Aren't the thieves in Henan gradually gaining momentum, adults only need to open the gate in a few key places and force them to Shanxi, because Shanxi is narrow and there are many people, they will inevitably go north to Datong, and the surname Li can't stay out of the matter anymore!"

"How can a thief do everything as you have arranged?"

He Renlong said with a smile: "Don't forget, my lord, Zuo Liangyu is newly defeated, and the banks of the Yellow River are tantamount to undefended places, especially in the area of Henan Mansion. As long as you follow the temptation, you don't worry about the thieves, they won't come. At that time, the adults only need to tightly contain the net of Taihang Bashan, and maybe they can annihilate all of them in Shanxi! ”

Yang Sichang's heart was pounding, He Renlong's plan to drive the tiger and devour the wolf sounded a bit exaggerated, but it may not be impossible to operate.

Early the next morning, King Shen's envoy came to Zhending, told Yang Sichang about his danger, and asked Yang Sichang to raise his noble hand. Unexpectedly, Yang Sichang, who has always been gentle, turned his face on the spot.

"Yang is the governor of Shanxi's military affairs, and King Shen wants to interfere with the military dispatch of the imperial court?"

The messenger didn't expect Yang Sichang to turn his face on the spot, his face was extremely embarrassed, and he didn't dare to attack, so he had to explain again and again without smiling: "Yang Xiang misunderstood, Yang Xiang misunderstood." The war is sudden, His Royal Highness King Shen is also expedient, and when Yang Xiang's army points at Taiyuan, King Shen must be both hands to give the military power and abide by his duty. ”

Yang Sichang snorted coldly, arched his hands to the north, and said: "Yang doesn't matter whether it is expedient or not, now the imperial court needs Lu'an Ming's army to go to Henan, and King Shen is not willing to move until he personally gives an order to the saint, right?" ”

A chill appeared on the back of the envoy's intuition, Yang Sichang had already torn his face, and there was no room for maneuver at all, so he had to salute and said: "The villain knows, this will return to His Royal Highness King Shen!" ”

"Wait!"

When the envoy heard Yang Sichang call him, he thought that he had other ideas, and a new hope rose in his heart, but Yang Sichang just asked the family to hand him a letter.

"This is a letter written by Yang to King Shen, and I ask the messenger to convey it on my behalf!"

The messenger was disappointed and replied gloomily.

"Please rest assured Yang Xiang, the villain will definitely make a special trip to His Royal Highness King Shen!"

Yang Sichang watched King Shen's envoy disappear outside the door, and sneered again, laughing at King Shen's incompetence and at the predicament that Li Xin would face. It's just that this smug sneer didn't last until the moment of the day's palm lamp.

The military newspaper sent by Henan Mansion was once again shelved on Yang Sichang's desk, and Xiong Wencan's words in the military newspaper were as straight as a thunderbolt from the sky, he intuitively felt that his chest was suffocated, and he fainted after a mouthful of blood spurted out, and he didn't even know it.

I don't know how long it took, I woke up in a daze, and before I opened my eyes, I heard a cry in my ears, and I couldn't help but be irritable, and reprimanded: "I'm not dead yet, why are you crying?" ”

"Master, master, wake up, ......" Before he finished speaking, he cried again.

This is Yang Sichang's newly acquired concubine in Zhending, crying pear blossoms with rain, which makes people feel pity. Yang Sichang opened his eyes but didn't have the heart to pity the jade, and raised his hand to point at the old housekeeper who was standing in the distance.

"Go, go and invite General He!"

The old butler turned around, raised his sleeve, secretly wiped his eyes, and went away as promised.

What exactly was written in Xiong Wencan's military newspaper that made a person as strong as Yang Sichang vomit blood and faint on the spot! It turned out that Zhang Xianzhong's army had broken into Henan Mansion and approached Zhuyang Pass, which was only a hundred miles away from Tongguan. What's worse is that Li Zicheng's army actually surrounded Kaifeng City, this is not counting, they dug the Yellow River embankment overnight, and now it is the time of the peach blossom flood, the Yellow River floods, the big mention of the breach, the entire Yellow River pours thousands of miles, and the land of Kaifeng Mansion suddenly turns into an ocean. And Kaifeng City is soaked in water, how can it be preserved?

Yang Sichang knew that no matter what the victory or defeat was, he was completely finished, and the responsibility for the bursting of the Yellow River and the flooding of Kaifeng would be borne by him, Yang Sichang. But Yang Sichang deserves to be a member of the cabinet of the dynasty, and after calming down, he was clear-minded. At this time, not only can he not act rashly, but he also has to free up people to reinforce Henan, and the reason why he ordered the old housekeeper to call He Renlong is for this reason.

The power of the thieves in Shanxi is not small, and he can play a deterrent role if he stays, and He Renlong has always been eager to make a contribution, so that he can lead the troops to emerge and go all out. This is also a great gift from his family.

After He Renlong came, he was shocked when he saw Yang Sichang who was described as withered on the sickbed, he hadn't seen him for a long time, how could Yang Xiang be sick like this, and he didn't live long, as if he had changed people. He was full of hope and rushed here, thinking that he had news out of Henan, but under this situation, a fiery heart was suddenly extinguished.

"Yang Xiang, Yang Xiang, what's wrong? For the livelihood of the people, you must also take care of your health! ”

Yang Sichang was helped up, and the family stuffed a cushion behind him, and leaned on the edge of the bed.

"I'm fine, look at this."

A family member had already handed over Xiong Wencan's military report to He Renlong, and He Renlong's face changed three times in a row, and his hands couldn't help but tremble.

"Didn't you always want to sit in Zuo Liangyu's position? Now let you lead an army alone and go to Henan to show your strength! ”