The news of Hong Chengchou's defeat in Liaoxi soon spread throughout the Great Tomorrow, although the imperial court newspaper did not specifically mention the battle in Liaoxi, but various channels still spread the news, which has become the most concerned thing from top to bottom, of course, those who know and care about the battle of Liaoxi and the movement of the Liukou, that is, many scholars and officials of the imperial court, ordinary people will not care about these things that seem to have nothing to do with them, and they do not have the energy to care about these things.

Zheng Xunrui's predictions have all been fulfilled, which makes Xu Wanghua and others worship even more, fortunately, Zheng Xunrui's predictions are more, it is precisely because of Zheng Xunrui's god-like prediction that Zheng Jiajun has seized too many opportunities and gradually grown, but great changes have taken place in Liaoxi, Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong are making trouble in Shanxi, Henan, Huguang and Sichuan, which will definitely affect relevant decision-making, and Zheng Jiajun must also make corresponding preparations.

Just when the staff committee was in full swing of deliberations, two important guests came to Nanjing.

In Nanjing in mid-April, the climate is very suitable, the breath of spring is still there, and the climate is not so hot.

Zhou Yanru, the former first assistant of the cabinet, and Yang Sichang, the former minister of the cabinet and the secretary of the Ministry of War, came to Nanjing together, of course, they did not come to Nanjing to hang out, but to find Zheng Xunrui.

Nanzhi Street, Nanjing, Zheng Xunrui's residence.

When Zhou Yanru and Yang Sichang entered the mansion, they felt a very special atmosphere, it was a very peaceful atmosphere, and the beautiful scenery in the mansion was refreshing, but the two of them who were worried didn't have the heart to pay attention to these.

Zheng Xunrui waited for the two in the study.

Zhou Yanru and Yang Sichang came to Nanjing, Zheng Xunrui had already obtained the news from the Investigation Bureau, he vaguely guessed the purpose of the two coming, it should be said that the purpose of the two is different, and the next conversation is likely to touch a sensitive area.

Xu Wanghua, Zheng Jinhong, Wen Kun and Li Yan were all waiting at the mansion. However, they will not meet with Zhou Yanru and the others for the time being, and Zheng Xunrui will inform them when they need to.

"Lord Zhou, Lord Yang, the two adults came to Zheng's mansion, it is really brilliant."

"Don't dare. The people of the mountains and wilderness came to disturb and were gratefully grateful. ”

Zhou Yanru's answer was decent, Yang Sichang beside him did not speak, but carefully looked at the young Zheng Xunrui, who was born out of nowhere, should be said to be the most powerful person in the Ming Dynasty, and his strength even exceeds that of the emperor and the imperial court, and can determine the future of the Ming Dynasty.

After some pleasantries. Zheng Xunrui invited Zhou Yanru and Yang Sichang to sit down, and the housekeeper brewed West Lake Longjing tea and bowed out.

At the beginning of the formal conversation, to Zheng Xunrui's expectations, Zhou Yanru did not say it, and Yang Sichang first made a request.

"Lord Zheng, the imperial army was defeated in Liaoxi, and the loss of troops reached more than 100,000 people. The life and death of the governor of Jiliao, Hong Chengchou, is unknown, and most of the sergeants lost are border soldiers. It can be said that it is the most powerful army in the Ming Dynasty, and now Liaoxi is occupied by the stamina, and Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong are rebelling in the Central Plains, and the emperor and the court cannot cope at all, if this situation is allowed to develop, the Ming Dynasty will no longer exist......"

What Yang Sichang said was direct. Named the Ming Dynasty in jeopardy.

Zheng Xunrui looked at Zhou Yanru, and the moment the two looked at each other, Zhou Yanru lowered his head.

This subtle action made Zheng Xunrui understand that Zhou Yanru probably didn't agree with Yang Sichang's idea. It's just that because of the situation, I had to come to Nanjing with Yang Sichang.

“…… I know that the emperor and the court are unfair to Lord Zheng, but in this case, the one who can save the Ming Dynasty is Lord Zheng, and I discussed carefully with Lord Zhou, and came to Nanjing with a cheeky face, asking for help from Lord Zheng, hoping that Lord Zheng can lead the Zheng family army and save the Ming Dynasty from fire and water. ”

Yang Sichang is a loyal minister, there is no doubt about this, but it is a pity that Yang Sichang does not know the current affairs, did not see the actual situation of Nanzhili, everything Zheng Xunrui did, has long put aside the emperor and the court, and implemented his own set, Nanzhili, Shaanxi and even Zhejiang, Shandong Some places, as if they have become independent kingdoms, the scholars and businessmen in the south have basically been cleaned up by Zheng Xunrui, and they dare not have any opposition, otherwise they will not be able to gain a foothold.

Under such circumstances, Yang Sichang made a special trip to Nanjing and implored Zheng Xunrui to send troops, isn't it a joke.

After Yang Sichang finished speaking, Zheng Xunrui's eyes looked at Zhou Yanru again, he would not let Zhou Yanru remain silent, he must let Zhou Yanru show a clear attitude.

In fact, Zhou Yanru was able to leave smoothly and save himself, but he still relied on Zheng Xunrui's help, otherwise Jinyiwei and Dongchang's fans would never let Zhou Yanru leave easily, and the reason why Zheng Xunrui did this was mainly for Zhou Haiyan's sake, after all, Zhou Haiyan was his brother-in-law, and his father didn't make a move when he encountered something, and he couldn't say anything, and after Zhou Haiyan married Zheng Kaihua, he has always been safeguarding the interests of the Zheng family, and he has done a very good job.

Zhou Yanru is clear about this.

Zhou Yanru looked at Yang Sichang and finally spoke.

"Wen is weak, having said that, it also depends on the actual situation, the north is already in chaos, at this moment, if you ask the Zheng family army to attack, you also need to get the permission of the emperor and the court......"

"Brother Yusheng, on the way to Nanjing, haven't you and I discussed, as long as Lord Zheng agrees, you and I can rush to the capital, ask to see the emperor, and explain the reasons."

Yang Sichang seemed to be very anxious, and even interrupted Zhou Yanru's words.

Zhou Yanru showed an embarrassed look on his face, looked at Zheng Xunrui, and stopped talking.

Zheng Xunrui smiled slightly, looked at Yang Sichang and spoke.

"Lord Yang, you used to be a cabinet minister, the secretary of the Ministry of War, in order to be able to completely exterminate the Liukou, put forward an ambush on all sides, four positive and six corners of the battle plan, it should be said that this strategic deployment is very good, but why did it suffer a failure, even in the case of the imperial court levying and suppressing salaries and ensuring the cost of the army, it was still a fiasco, Kaifeng Mansion fell, shocking the government and the opposition, so many years of fighting to exterminate the Liukou, Cao Wenzhao, Lu Xiangsheng, Sun Chuanting and others have been killed, these are rare talents in the imperial court, Buried alive in the battle to exterminate the rogues. ”

"As for the battle in Liaodong, I don't want to say more, the Houjin Tartars in Liaodong and Beizhili are like no one, no army dares to fight, the first two Houjin Tatars entered the pass and looted, if it wasn't for the Zheng Jiajun attack, I don't know what the situation would be, but unfortunately the efforts made by the Zheng Jiajun were all in vain."

When Zheng Xunrui said this, Yang Sichang lowered his head.

He knows the inside story of the court very well, and there are some things that are difficult to say, and I am afraid that Zheng Xunrui will turn his face if he says it.

"Lord Yang, the emperor's suspicion of me has reached the point of no return, over the years, I have repeatedly dealt with it, for the sake of the Ming Dynasty, I have never dealt with it head-on, the funny thing is that many people think that I should be unconditionally loyal to the emperor, the monarch and the ministers have to die, it is best if I commit suicide, so that the emperor and the court are completely relieved."

"Lord Yang, Lord Zhou, in today's situation, I tell you the truth, the emperor and the court are no longer able to return to the sky, the failure of the battle of Liaoxi is inevitable, and the power of Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong will become bigger and bigger, as for Houjin, the original intention is to be able to rule the Central Plains, Huang Taiji is such a wise person, how can he miss such a good opportunity."

Zheng Xunrui's words are clear.

Yang Sichang's face turned pale, if there was no external intervention, the Ming Dynasty would definitely fall with a bang, anyone with a little brain can see it, and Yang Sichang can naturally see it.

This time, he specially invited Zhou Yanru to Nanjing, just to save the Ming court, but Zheng Xunrui seemed unwilling to attack, so to speak, Zheng Xunrui's mind was very clear, sit and watch the Ming Dynasty fall suddenly, and then send Zheng family soldiers to exterminate the Liukou, defeat the Houjin Tartars, and unify the Ming Dynasty.

To put it bluntly, Zheng Xunrui wants to be the emperor and create a new dynasty.

There was silence in the study for a while, Yang Sichang looked at Zheng Xunrui, and spoke again with difficulty.

"Lord Zheng is full of poetry and books, he is the champion of my Ming court, the protégé of the Son of Heaven, do you want to abandon the belief in courtesy, righteousness, benevolence, wisdom and faith, and be a hero in troubled times."

Zhou Yanru coughed repeatedly, as if he wanted to stop Yang Sichang from talking.

Zheng Xunrui didn't care.

"Lord Yang is also full of poetry and books, many truths are understood, I don't want to say anything else, and I don't want to put out any grand theories, I just want Lord Yang to think about the history of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty and his people are conscientious, but it is a pity that the great success, the people and the money, resulting in the strong Sui Dynasty to last for decades and then collapsed, after the Tang Dynasty, has become the eternal pride of my Han people, is it possible that a generation of Ming Emperor Tang Taizong should also follow Confucianism, continue to maintain the rule of the Great Sui Dynasty."

"The decline of any dynasty is caused by its own reasons, the Ming Dynasty has been terminally ill, there is no way out, I can also say more straightforwardly, according to the current situation of development, at most two years, the Ming Dynasty will be wiped out, the leader of the world, must be the Emperor Taiji of the Later Jin."

After Zheng Xunrui finished speaking, Yang Sichang couldn't speak.

Zhou Yanru spoke suddenly.

"Lord Zheng, I think that the one who can really lead the Ming Dynasty is none other than Lord Zheng, Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong and others are not worthy of being the opponents of Lord Zheng, even if it is the Emperor Taiji of Houjin, they cannot compete with Lord Zheng."

Yang Sichang looked at Zhou Yanru fiercely, as if he couldn't believe that these words came out of his mouth.

Zhou Yanru didn't care about Yang Sichang's eyes.

"It's been a while since I returned to my hometown, if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes and experienced it myself, I couldn't believe the changes that had taken place in Nanzhili, many old people in my hometown have said that they have lived for decades, and now is the most comfortable time to live.

"Lord Zheng's ability to govern the country is unsurpassed." (To be continued......)