When the news of the Qing army's initiative to attack came, Li Xin went down to the city to fight with the army, and he was beyond imagination, and even saved the trouble of taking the risk of public opinion by taking the lead in the war, but Yang Sichang always felt that something was wrong, and he panicked in his heart.

After Yang Sichang turned around the cabinet hall a few times, he couldn't bear it anymore, and took his entourage out of the Forbidden City and went straight to Andingmen. East Chang'an Street, which was still crowded with people before, could not even see half a ghost shadow, leaving only the sundries all over the ground and no one to clean up, and the oiled paper wrapped in food turned weakly in mid-air with the swirling north wind. Yang Sichang really felt like a world away. If he hadn't witnessed the sacrifice ceremony just now, he really had to wonder if he was dreaming.

The arrival of Yang Sichang made the Governor of Jingying Rongzheng feel pressure, and the relationship between the cabinet and the celebrant was not harmonious under the emperor's intentional or unintentional allocation. Moreover, because the emperor must bow down to himself in everything, the power of the celebrant has been greatly reduced in previous dynasties, and correspondingly, the power of the cabinet has been reduced from one to the other, and the celebrant has been suppressed everywhere.

Fang Zhenghua's former admiral, Cao Huachun, the first celebrity in front of the emperor, resigned and returned to his hometown, and the cabinet must have contributed a lot behind the scenes.

"Oh, how did Yang Xiang come to the city? Swords and guns don't have long eyes, left and right ......"

Fang Zhenghua pointed to the left and right guards, "Quickly protect Yang Xiang into the enemy building!" ”

Yang Sichang didn't appreciate it, "Fang Gong don't want to make a big fuss, when Yang was the governor of Xuanda and the two towns, he didn't take off his clothes and armor for several days, how did he get expensive when he entered the cabinet?" So saying, he came to the wall of the city and looked down at the wall of women. I saw that the momentum of the Qing army was as straight as a mountain and a sea, and the Ming army encouraged support.

"Does Fang Gong have a way to help?"

This is a typical overstepping, and in fact it has committed a taboo in officialdom. First of all, Fang Zhenghua and Yang Sichang have no subordinate relationship, the Beijing camp is under the command of the Governor's Office of the Five Armies, and is controlled by the Ministry of War, and whether it is the Governor's Office of the Five Armies or the Ministry of War, they are directly under the orders of the emperor, so Yang Sichang's move is really not considered.

But after all, Fang Zhenghua is a person who has been in the center of the Ming Dynasty for many years, Yang Sichang is in the limelight, one word can turn the clouds, and one word can cover the rain, not only does not compare with it, but also has a more humble attitude.

"Back to Yang Xiang's words, according to the convention, at the beginning of the Tartar attack on the city, the gates of Beijing have been built with sand and stones, and the entry and exit can only be through the hanging basket, each time there are no more than a dozen people, and the Beijing camp is also helpless!"

Yang Sichang suddenly realized that he shouldn't come to the city, but how could he get lost in his mind and come to this place? It's too late for others to hide, so it's good for me, so I rushed to join in the fun. But it was not so easy to leave, so I had to stand on the wall of the city full of positional risks.

Soon, his heart was swayed by the battle situation outside the city, and he couldn't think about the flies and dogs above the court.

The Ming army was very difficult, using the barrier of the Guanxiang and the Tartars to resist to the death, the outermost Ming army was clear-eyed, but the more inward it was, the more it was a mess, the chaos of the army, the low level of training was beyond Yang Sichang's imagination, if it wasn't for the city overlooking, it could really be bluffed by the posture of the strong outside. Looking at the Qing army again, the army formation is neat and orderly. No wonder Li Xin dared to argue with the emperor in the Wenhua Palace, he couldn't fight in vain, the level of the two sides was not at the same level at all, anyone could see that the Ming army under the city should not last long.

It's hard to imagine how bold he must be to lead such a group of rabble to confront the Qing army, at least he Yang Sichang didn't dare, but that horse thief Qiu Ba Li Xin did it. As soon as he thought of this, he gradually put away his contempt for Li Xin. Secretly said, if you take this son into your pocket, it will be a big help, but then you deny this idea. First of all, this Li Xin is Sun Chengzong's old department, and he has no friendship with himself, and Cao Huachun used the two cards in Li Xin's hand to turn over, and he already has an inseparable relationship with the celebrant supervisor.

Moreover, since this Li Xin entered Beijing, Yang Sichang is ready to push him into the fire pit again, and be a scapegoat carrying the black cauldron, even if this son does not notice it in a short time, he will know sooner or later, and then this feud will be settled.

Yang Sichang actually had a trace of remorse, for Li Xin, most of the information came from Liu Yuliang's official document to Wang Pu to the cabinet, although this Liu Ge Lao avoided Li Xin in the newspaper, but he had no scruples in that official document, but it was only a deviation, at this moment, he had a deep understanding, and secretly scolded Liu Thief for misleading me.

In the war-torn world, if the central cabinet ministers want to sit firmly in this position, they must be assisted by capable cadres outside the court, and only the successive victories in the war are the only way to sit firmly in the cabinet. Yang Sichang's shortcomings are here, he proposed the "four positive and six corners" strategy, although the grand and broad can not be entrusted to the people, Xiong Wencan recommended the military affairs of the governor of the six provinces, but the personal talent is not enough to achieve his goal.

If Li Xin can really be taken under his command, he will be a sharp minion when he ponders it.

Pity! Pity! Pity!

Yang Sichang thought about three pities in a row in his heart, he knew very well that he wanted to intervene, it was impossible.

……

In the cabinet lobby, the second assistant Xue Guoguan pushed the door into the house, shook off the black coat, and also lost the cold air all over his body. He is the second assistant, and his ranking in the cabinet is also above Yang Sichang, but he is faintly willing to live below Yang Sichang. In the entire cabinet, since Liu Yuliang left, although Yang Sichang does not have the name of the first assistant, he has the fact of the first assistant.

"Yang Xiang is so confused, is the city wall where he can go?"

Xue Guoguan and the henchmen behind him complained again and again.

"Look at it, Old Man Zhang has to refer to him in a blink of an eye, why does Yang Xiang lean on it if others avoid it......"

"Yang Xiang's involvement, for Xue Xiang, isn't it an opportunity?"

A green-robed official said with a smile.

Unexpectedly, Xue Guoguan stomped his feet, pointed at the green-robed official and reprimanded: "Foolish, Xue and Yang Xiang are one, one is prosperous and the other is lost, and this matter must not be mentioned." ”

The green-robed official twisted his neck and argued in a loud voice: "What is one? What does this have to do with Xue? ”

Xue Guoguan was about to reprimand him for being short-sighted, but unexpectedly, there was a "creaking" sound of stepping on snow outside the door, and then the door of the main hall opened, but the person who came was Gao Shiming, the master of ceremonies. A room full of officials greeted him, and Xue Guoguan was no exception.

"Duke Gao is here, but the emperor has a will?"

Gao Shiming laughed and praised: "Xue is quite a true god!" With that, he walked to the middle of the hall and stretched out his hand to roast in front of the charcoal brazier, so as to dispel the coldness of his hands. Only then did he turn around and stand still, his right arm had to wave, and a little eunuch hurriedly handed over a document.

"This is the excerpt of the emperor's Zhu Batch, and I specially ordered our family to hand it over to Yang Xiang, what about Yang Xiang?" Gao Shiming looked left and right and didn't find Yang Sichang in the house, he knew that Xue Guoguan and Yang Sichang were wearing the same pants, and they didn't see outside, so he explained the purpose of this trip.

Xue Guoguan hesitated for a moment and said, "Yang Xiang went to Andingmen!" ”

Hearing this, Gao Shiming's face suddenly changed color.

"Yang Xiang is confused!"

Yang Sichang and he are grasshoppers on the same rope, he never wants Yang Sichang to make the slightest mistake, he also wants to emulate Zhang Juzheng and Feng Bao of the Wanli Dynasty back then, what a glory and achievement, even if it is worth being opened and killed after his death.

"Xiaguan is going to order someone to call Yang Xiang back!"

Xue Guoguan hurriedly continued, Gao Shiming waved his hand and denied: "No need, since you go, you can't come back, Yang Xiang is there, and if he wins, he will have the merit of strategizing." ”

The blue-robed official who was arguing with Xue Guoguan secretly sneered, win? It's a fantasy.

Gao Shiming thought about it, and said to Xue Guoguan: "Long live the thunder and anger, summon Yang Xiang and Xue Xiang, so it's okay, Xue Xiang will go with our family first!" ”

Xue Guoguan had a cold war for no reason, and he could fully imagine the emperor's anger. In the morning, when the prisoners were sacrificed, the joy was not yet hot, but the Tartars attacked in a big way, which mixed up the emperor's interest, and he shuddered when he remembered the scene when the emperor was angry and rebuked the officials.

The officials present also looked at each other, and Gao Shiming glanced at Xue Guoguan.

"Xue Xiang, go with our family, it's too late, long live maybe it will ......"

Xue Guoguan put his hand on his forehead, "What Gao Gong said is, let's go, by the way, is there something important in the twists and turns?" He wanted to know the following beforehand in case he needed it. Who knew that Gao Shiming casually said perfunctorily: "If it has nothing to do with this matter, Xue Xiang still went to Wenhua Hall with our family." ”

The cabinet hall and the Wenhua Hall are in the same Forbidden City Concord Gate, the two courtyards face each other from north to south, the Wenhua Hall is the emperor's convenient hall to meet the ministers, and the cabinet is located on the south side of the Wenhua Hall is convenient for the emperor to receive important ministers.

A few steps of effort, Gao Shiming introduced Xue Guoguan into the Wenhua Palace, with the door of the palace behind the "squeak" squeak, a far better than the outside of the cold air rushed to the face, flashed through the screen, only to see the charcoal brazier flickering and flickering, the indoor candlestick is also more than half empty, only the emperor's imperial case on both sides of the light two more candles. The dark, damp and cold Wenhua Hall and the charcoal fire of the cabinet hall are like heaven and earth, this is also the emperor Zhu Youzhen is thrifty, the candles are not willing to light more, the charcoal is not willing to dodge the burning, a pot of charcoal is not burned into ashes, will not be replaced.

"Minister Xue Guoguan knocks to see my emperor, long live."

Xue Guoguan bowed to the ground, and as he spoke, bursts of white gas erupted from his mouth.

"Let's get flat!"

Zhu Youzhen's tone was calm, and Xue Guoguan peeked at the emperor behind the imperial case when he got up, only to see that he was holding a hand warmer in his hand, and he was reviewing the chapter without raising his head.

"Where is Yang Qing?"

Gao Shiming hurriedly took the lead:

"Master Yang went to the city gate to supervise the battle!"

Zhu Youzhen's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Could it be that Yang Qing is already confident?"

In Zhu Youzhen's impression, Yang Sichang was almost not completely sure that he would not make a rash move, how could Gao Shiming dare to take over, and the hall fell into a chilling silence for a while.

Suddenly, there was a commotion outside the hall, and the sound of footsteps suddenly sounded!