Zhang Fengyi, the assistant minister of the cabinet and the secretary of the military department, listened most carefully, he had doubts in his heart and needed to be explained, after Yang He finished speaking, he was the first to ask.

"General Yang, how did Lord Zheng judge that Liukou would enter Nanzhili."

This issue is also the issue that the emperor is most concerned about.

Yang He took out the map from his arms and spread it on the ground, this is the map that Zheng Xunrui has marked, this map quickly attracted everyone's attention, and the emperor also stood in front of the map.

"When the young and the adults were in Yansui Town, they made a preliminary judgment, the emperor mobilized a large army, from the north, west and south to encircle and suppress the Liukou, the north is the army of Shanxi, the west is the army of Shaanxi, the south is the army of Huguang and Sichuan, it happens that the defense in the east is the most empty, and then the lord saw the newspaper, the emperor sent the governor of Shandong, Lord Zhu, to help exterminate the Liukou, in this case, the Liukou is surrounded by all sides, there is not much way out."

"Before the army set off, the adults judged that the greatest possibility of the Liukou marching should be the southeast direction, entering the South Zhili, first, because of the wealth of the South Zhili, the Liukou can enter the South Zhili, and will get a lot of supplies, and the second is that the Liukou enter the South Zhili, if they win, they will be able to open a channel and develop in the south, and the three directions of the south, north and west, the imperial court will send heavy troops to encircle and suppress, and the Liukou will not have many local activities, let alone develop ......"

Zhang Fengyi's face changed, such an accurate judgment, where can ordinary people do it, if it weren't for the marks of many routes on the map, including Shaanxi, Shanxi, Huguang, Sichuan, Henan, Shandong and even the direction of the army under the command of Lord Hong Chengchou, as well as the route of the Liukou concentration in the direction of Henan, especially a red line along Xincai, Yingshang, Shouzhou to Fengyang, he would have expressed doubts.

"General Yang, you are a soldier, how can you describe it so clearly."

"The subordinates are all repeating the words of the adults, and in some places, the adults say the crepe, and the subordinates understand the meaning, but they can't say it."

Everyone else laughed, Yang He is a soldier, so naturally it is impossible to be literary.

Zhang Fengyi's expression was still stern.

"I just heard you say that Lord Zheng killed three thousand two hundred prisoners, what's going on."

"The subordinates didn't understand at first, but the adults demanded that all the small leaders and backbones among the Liukou should be killed, and the 20,000 vanguard troops of the Liukou were all remnants of the Battle of Chezhou Gorge, and the adults were originally a non-staying, the battle on the twelfth day of the first month, before it began, the adults made a request, not to take prisoners, all of them were killed, and no one was allowed to be let go."

Zhang Fengyi squinted his eyes and looked at Yang He.

Yang He didn't feel anything and continued to speak.

"My lord said, mercy to the enemy, is cruelty to oneself, the rogue has surrendered to the court many times, but every time they rebelled, these rogue robbers at the beginning because there was no food, so they rebelled, worthy of sympathy, but once they joined the team of the rogues, after the fight, the mentality changed, they are no longer homeless, no longer the people, they burn and loot, lightly get wealth and women, they are not willing to endure hardship, let alone farm, even if the court gives them gold and silver, They will also rebel. ”

"Adults screen these rogues, those who are at the bottom, or those who have just joined the gangster team, and their behavior has not changed fundamentally, such people can be let go and let them return to their hometowns to farm, but they must also be closely monitored, once they have misdeeds, if their families do not teach and do not report to the government, they will be punished."

"The leader of the Liukou falls into the hands of the adult, that is, he is dead, no matter what the situation, even if the court wants to pardon, the adult will not let them go, and they will be killed with a click, and the adult said that this is the way to avoid future troubles."

Yang He's words were too straightforward, but the reason was very clear, and even Zhang Fengyi couldn't help but smile and nodded slightly.

After Yang He finished speaking, the emperor spoke.

"Kindness to the enemy is cruelty to oneself, Zheng Aiqing said this too well, I used to have mercy on the rogues, and always thought that they rebelled when they were cornered, I didn't expect Zheng Aiqing to see it so thoroughly, I look at this matter of screening prisoners, and I need to inform the army of the rogues from all walks of life."

Zhang Fengyi spoke to the emperor.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Lord Zheng's approach is very correct, it is worth recommending, when Chongzhen was four years old, Lord Yang He appeased the Liukou, and as a result, all the Liukou rebelled, and in the battle of Chezhou Gorge last year, Lord Chen Qiyu appeased the Liukou, and the result was almost a big mistake, if it weren't for Lord Zheng's accurate analysis this time, 200,000 Liukou would attack Fengyang, and it would be difficult to hold it."

The emperor nodded slightly, and the previous decadent aura was long gone.

"Zhang Aiqing, you are the secretary of the Ministry of War, you see how to reward Zheng Aiqing."

After Yang He heard this, he couldn't help but speak.

"Your Majesty, my lord said, this is not the time for a reward, the Liukou are concentrated in the direction of Xingyang, and there are more than 200,000 people, at this time, we must exterminate the Liukou to the greatest extent and let them be torn apart, and then it will be easy to break each one, if this opportunity is lost, let the Liukou unite again, and it will be more difficult to exterminate."

The emperor looked at Yang He and was just about to speak, when Zhang Fengyi spoke in front.

"General Yang, according to Master Zheng's analysis, the Liukou will gather in Xingyang again, and they can also unite."

"My lord said, it's not that simple, the leaders of the Liukou are not convinced by each other, Luo Rucai's qualifications are the oldest, and his strength is also very strong, and the other Liukou leaders elected him as the chief leader, Luo Rucai was killed, even if the Liukou is thinking of recommending a general leader, they will fight with each other, maybe there will be infighting, so the Liukou are concentrated in Xingyang again, this is the best opportunity for the imperial court, although it is impossible to completely exterminate the Liukou, but they will definitely be able to fight their souls."

Yang He said some words that only literati can say, and even the emperor is not surprised, because these words must have been said by Zheng Xunrui.

"Well, Lord Zheng's analysis is very accurate, the emperor, the minister thinks that this is indeed not the time to reward, it is necessary to mobilize all kinds of armies and strike hard at the rogue, just as Lord Zheng said, seize this opportunity to fight the rogue soul scattered."

The emperor didn't speak at this time, obviously thinking about something.

Wen Zhenmeng was a little anxious, he knew what the emperor was thinking, and quickly spoke.

"Your Majesty, Lord Zheng predicted the movements of the Liukou this time, indicating that he was doing things with his intentions, and there was also an element of gambling, and Lord Zheng's proposal to seize the opportunity to exterminate the Liukou should be adopted, and the Minister Jianyi ordered the military department Shangshu and the governor of the five provinces, Lord Hong Chengchou, to lead the army to quickly leave the customs and enter Henan, and lead the matter of exterminating the Liukou."

Wen Zhenmeng had just finished speaking, and Wen Tiren, who had not spoken, continued to speak.

"What Lord Wen said is inappropriate, the Liukou has been concentrated in Xingyang at the moment, Lord Hong is still far away in Datong, and when he leads the army into Henan, the Liukou is afraid that it will have already dispersed, Chen Jianyì This battle to encircle and suppress the Liukou is under the overall command of Lord Zheng, Lord Zheng analyzes accurately, grasps the weakness of the Liukou, if he leads the army from all walks of life, he will definitely be able to achieve a complete victory."

After Wen Tiren finished speaking, Zhang Fengyi also spoke.

"The ministers echoed Lord Wen's mention, Datong is far away from Henan, and the fighter plane must not be lost, so Lord Zheng can lead the armies of Shaanxi, Henan, Shandong, Huguang, Sichuan, and Shanxi to exterminate the Liukou."

The emperor did not speak, apparently hesitating.

Yang He, who lowered his head, didn't listen to these arguments, he memorized the poems written by Zheng Xunrui in his heart, and couldn't help but read the first sentence "A trip to the mountain, a trip to the water", Wen Zhenmeng looked at Yang He, frowned slightly, and asked.

"General Yang, this is the Qianqing Palace, pay attention, what did you read just now."

"The subordinates don't have it, the subordinates don't dare, the subordinates just read a poem written by the adult, which was written when the army was in Tongguan."

Everyone quieted down and looked at Yang He.

"General Yang, can you recite it?"

Yang He thought for a moment and slowly spoke.

"When the army arrived at Tongguan at night, it was snowing, and when the adults inspected the barracks, they read it out, and their subordinates carried it for a long time: a trip to the mountain, a trip to the water, and a trip to the side of Yuguan, and a thousand tent lights in the middle of the night. The wind is changing, the snow is changing, the dream of the broken hometown cannot be realized, and there is no sound in the old garden. ”

The surroundings quickly fell silent, and the poem brought everyone to that night.

After a long while, Wen Zhenmeng couldn't help but speak.

"Thousands of tent lights in the middle of the night, there is no sound in the old garden, good poetry, it is indeed good poetry."

After Wen Zhenmeng opened his mouth to speak, the emperor obviously made up his mind.

"Immediately draft the decree, enshrine Zheng Xunrui as the left servant of the military department, and still serve as the governor of Zuo Yudu and Yansui, commanding the army of Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, Huguang, Sichuan, and Shandong, responsible for the extermination of the Liukou, the military book Shangshu, the governor of the five provinces, Hong Chengchou, stayed in Datong, responsible for the defense of the border town, I gave Zheng Xunrui Shangfang the sword, on behalf of me to exterminate the Liukou, I look forward to the soul of the Liukou scattered, the holy decree was issued immediately, within three days, the report was sent to the provincial governor Yamen, the three divisions, and announced to the world."

"Yang He, you have made great contributions to Beijing this time, I will obey Zheng Aiqing's construction, and I will not be rewarded for the time being, and when the opportunity is right, I will be rewarded for meritorious deeds, but the reward should still be there, otherwise I will be too stingy, declare the decree, and reward Yang He with a hundred taels of gold."

"Decree, I will immediately go out of the palace to watch the lanterns, and have fun with the people, accompanied by all Aiqing, Xuan Zheng Aiqing's parents will enter the palace and go with me to watch the lanterns."

Yang He hurriedly knelt down and thanked him, Zheng Xunrui once said that he would definitely be rewarded for entering Beijing this time, Yang He still didn't believe it, he didn't believe that he could see the emperor, he didn't expect that all the young master's predictions were accurate, as for saying that he said some things that shouldn't be said, it didn't seem to be a big deal.