It was not unprecedented, but it was generally a battle for city defense. There are two main reasons, one is because there is an established routine for defending the city. Huaxia began to build cities three thousand years ago, and now the city has formed a routine in attack and defense, as long as it is not a mediocre talent who knows nothing about military affairs, or encounters a genius who is not born in the world, it is not easy to break through the city.

The second is because at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, between the emperor and the crown prince, the emperor often had more direct military experience.

For example, Chengzu is to Renzong, and Renzong is to Xuanzong.

However, the current situation is that the emperor hopes that the Qin soldiers can continue to attack the thieves in the south, and the prince's going to Luoyang to defend the city is equivalent to tying the hands and feet of the Qin soldiers. Originally, Luoyang was not a situation of defending the city, and it would become a situation that had to be defended because of the prince. This is not a good thing for Chongzhen, and it is enough for Sun Chuanting to have a big head.

But after the Qin soldiers were consumed in this battle, they moved the military department many times in the hope of being supplemented by the Beijing camp. Now the number of soldiers in the Beijing camp is indeed very small, some of them went to Shanxi with Zhou Yuji, and some of them went to Luzhou with Huang Degong. Therefore, the prince said that there were 300 soldiers in battle, and although Chongzhen was shocked, he didn't think that the prince was alarmist.

If you send 300 soldiers to reinforce an overseer, even if you ignore the ridicule of the people of the time, you will not escape the ridicule of future generations. The emperor has always been taught to fear the mandate of heaven, the voice of the people, and the name of future generations, so Chongzhen is absolutely unwilling to do this kind of thing.

Among the real formations in the Beijing Division, except for the Shangzhi guards who cannot be moved lightly, there is really only the East Palace guard battalion.

Chongzhen's eyes turned black for a while, his head buzzed and trembled, and only one voice kept circling in his head: "How did you get to such a field!" ”

"Father," Zhu Cihong saw Chongzhen tangled, and hurriedly hit the railway while it was hot, "This is the current situation." I'm afraid it has to be Bixia to be exciting. However, in the heart of Gyeonggi, where my family is fundamental, I can't do without my father for a while. Among the courtiers, even if Ding Qirui and Hou Sui are not worthy of this position, who else is there except for the sons and daughters who lead the troops? ”

If the prince dared to say so two years earlier. It is inevitable to be crowned with a rebellious hat. After experiencing the epidemic prevention in Beijing, Chongzhen unexpectedly found that although his son was not a genius, he was a good handsome talent.

- Maybe my son said this, not necessarily because he was confident.

Chongzhen said secretly in his heart.

"You can be regarded as smart and precocious, but is this march and war a child's play?" Chongzhen stiffened his face. He refused to say yes immediately.

Speaking of which, it was only after China entered the modern state that the definition of genius became broader. In the era of "exclusive respect for Confucianism", only those who can compose poems and write at a young age like Luo Bin Wang and Wang Cang are considered geniuses.

In the national dynasty, Zhang Juzheng was a twelve-year-old talent, known as a "prodigy", and was regarded as a "genius in governing the world" by Gu Luan, the governor of Huguang, and was raised at the age of sixteen. Twenty-three-year-old Zhongjin Shi...... Even so, he can't stand the evaluation of "genius", because he has dragged his feet in poetry and writing.

Zhu Cihong first arrived in your realm. Didn't get to the bottom of this unspoken rule. Although he worked hard, he was still not convinced by being regarded as a genius. Even because of the "cleverness" he showed, it was reminiscent of the first emperor's apocalypse, which really worried Chongzhen for a long time.

Speaking of the apocalypse, if he was born four hundred years later, he would also be a "genius" level figure. However, the nickname given by the coffin is "悊". There is also a relationship between Chongzhen and his brothers.

"Erchen once read the book of the two ancestors, and really admired the pride of the ancestors of the Prancing Horse. Not only is it a matter of being blessed with God's care to make his sons wise, but also when the country is in turmoil, how can he sit in Beijing? Zhu Cihong knew that it was Zuihou flop now, if Emperor Chongzhen refused. The only way to do this was to take advantage of Tianjin's epidemic prevention to lead the Donggong guard battalion out of Beijing and then transfer to southern Henan, and the general would not be subject to the order of the monarch outside. If you do this, you will have no room for manoeuvre, and you will have to fight one or two beautiful battles.

Chongzhen was silent.

Although the imperial family of the Ming Dynasty did not have a militant bloodline, there was no lack of martial arts from generation to generation. Even Emperor Sejong, who was bent on alchemy, had the ambition to recover the Hetao, not to mention the Wanli Emperor who made three great expeditions.

When it came to the word "by", Emperor Tianqi was not only obsessed with woodwork, but also concerned about the war in Liaodong. Wei Zhongxian was able to seal his relatives and lackeys several times, all of which were clever and robbed of Liaodong's military exploits.

As for Emperor Chongzhen, since the third year of his ascension, he has been in war for many years, and he has not stopped for a year, and he is probably the emperor who has read the most war reports under the second ancestor. I don't know how many times, he has thought about taking the imperial expedition in person, and see for himself what kind of enemies are making the huge emperor so embarrassed. It's just that there are no soldiers, and there is no salary, so what do you want to enlist?

Zhu Cihong saw Chongzhen's face showing a pale, and pursued loudly: "Father! Even people in the market know that fathers and sons are soldiers. Now that the father and emperor are fighting in the court, and the sons are fighting on the battlefield, is it not natural? And the sons and daughters don't want a soldier, a tael of silver, and raise all their own money, and never let their father worry."

"You go down first." Chongzhen finally waved his hand, his face full of fatigue. He knew very well that his son was reasonable, and from his heart, he was also inclined to the prince to recruit for his father to boost the morale of the army and the people. However, after all, he still has a layer of thought as a father, worried about his son's misfortune on the fierce and treacherous battlefield.

At this moment, looking at the back of his son's retreat, Chongzhen suddenly remembered a previous incident. At that time, he tested the lords and wanted the nobles to hand over their children and train a new army. He only thought that throwing these noble sons into the army was a matter of family incense, and the army would no longer have such abuses as empty salaries. Who knows, this idea has not yet been implemented, but it was only probed and beaten back.

No one is willing to let their children go to danger.

The prince can have this loyalty and filial piety, which really makes the emperor feel very relieved.

As for the sentence "don't pay for soldiers", it is a great temptation!

……

Zhu Cihong came out of the inner palace and saw that the sky outside was already blue, and it would soon be time for the lights to come on. Tian Cunshan saw the prince's guard of honor, and he had already run over, and said respectfully: "Your Highness, Feng Yuanbiao is waiting at Yuntai Gate." ”

Zhu Cihong asked people to withdraw the car and walked to Yuntai Gate on foot. His pace was extremely fast, like a gust of wind, so that the attendants behind him had to walk quickly.

Feng Yuanbiao stood on the platform, holding his hand on the trunk, squinting his eyes slightly, looking at the group of eunuchs in red robes who walked quickly. He was old and dizzy, so far away, and the light was dim and chaotic, it was really difficult to distinguish the difference between the python robe and the dragon robe. It wasn't until the group of people approached that Feng Yuanbiao recognized that the person walking in front was His Royal Highness the Prince. He hurriedly stepped down the steps and stepped forward to greet him: "Minister Feng Yuanbiao pays a visit to His Highness." ”

Zhu Cihong stepped forward to support the old minister, and said without panting: "This soldier is hard, it's windy outside, let's go in and talk." With that, he pulled Feng Yuanbiao and walked towards the inner hall.

Holding hands and walking together is the appreciation of the elders to the younger generations, and a young prince holding the hand of a white-haired old minister, under the special setting of etiquette, he doesn't even feel that it is against harmony.

The two entered the hall together, Zhu Cihong sat on the main seat, invited Feng Yuanbiao to sit down, and said straight to the point: "This soldier said before that the victory of Luoyang was a thief who deliberately showed me weakness, I don't know if there is any basis for this theory?" ”

"Yes, Your Highness." Feng Yuanbiao lowered his head, unable to see what he was thinking in his heart. He said slowly: "When the minister received the good news from Luoyang, he also received a private letter from the governor of Qin. The words in the letter are completely different from the good news, and there are many mournful tones, which may be ominous. ”

"Where's the private message? Can you show me? Zhu Cihong asked.

Sun Chuanting's report was reported to the people of the world, but this private letter to Feng Yuanbiao was actually written to the emperor. Otherwise, what kind of friendship does Feng Yuanbiao have with him, and he wants to write a private message? If it is really a deep friendship, Feng Yuanbiao will definitely not inform His Royal Highness the Crown Prince without any obstacles.

Feng Yuanbiao immediately took out a letter from his sleeve, and sure enough, he had been prepared, but he didn't wait for a good time. Tian Cunshan took the letter and forwarded it to Zhu Cihong.

Zhu Cihong took out the letter paper, skipped the previous greetings and friendship text, and saw Sun Chuanting sighing that the angels were urging him to get new recruits out of the customs.

Especially the soldiers. Henan Province has been suffering from natural and man-made disasters for more than 10 years, and it is really difficult to recruit new soldiers. (To be continued......)