Xue Guoguan realized that Li Shiwen's performance seemed to mean something, and Zhang Sizhi's relay quickly confirmed his conjecture.

"Shengshang, Shanxi's political envoy Liu Lingyu delivered to the cabinet last night, a large number of thieves suddenly appeared in Henan and Shaanxi, all kinds of signs indicate that it was the remnants of Liu Guoneng who had ravaged Shanxi before, and they have crossed the Yellow River several times and attacked several prefectures and counties in Pingyang Prefecture, according to Liu Lingyu's speculation, this is likely to be several tentative attacks by thieves, once they find that the imperial court is weak and have great intentions to go north again."

It is precisely because he is afraid of what will come, Zhu Youzhen on the throne feels that there are too many things in today's court discussion that are not under control, and they are not expected, such as Zhang Sizhi's report at the moment, not to say it for a long time, but when everyone is arguing.

In the end, there are many things that can be implemented? After all, Zhu Youzhen is no longer the king of Chong You, he has seen a lot of strong winds and strong Lang in the past ten years, so he naturally will not panic anymore, but he still can't help but feel palpitations, Shanxi is the gateway of the Beijing Division, so he handed it over to Li Xin, who he picked up with his own hand, and also temporarily gave him the right to take care of the victims that no general soldier had ever had in the past.

But now that Li Xin is under siege of Jinzhou, it is difficult to protect himself, and what makes Zhu Youzhen even more depressed and desperate is that Li Xin is afraid that he will not be able to escape this time, and he will be buried in Jinzhou, Liaoxi. Then, the successor of the Shanxi General Army has become extremely important, but in a state of confusion, I think of a few candidates and feel that they are not very suitable.

Seeing that Zhang Sizhi was still kneeling under the dan qi and waiting for a lecture, he asked him to get up and asked, "Does the teacher have a way to deal with it?" ”

Zhang Sizhi didn't expect Emperor Chongzhen to ask so happily, so he was naturally in the right place.

"Shengshang, the current situation in Shanxi is urgent, and there are hidden worries inside and outside, because the wolves have no leader. The old minister thought that it was imperative that as long as the candidates for the soldiers and horses of the headquarters town of Shanxi were decided, they would be able to turn the crisis into safety. ”

Zhu Youzhen nodded, to be honest, Zhang Sizhi's words were still old-fashioned, but he had heard that someone had secretly operated the post of Shanxi General Army, but he didn't know whether to take the path of Zhang Sizhi. He stared blankly at the white-haired old man in front of him, trying to see from his expression what he had in mind, but he didn't find anything. Zhang Sizhi's old eyes were very calm, neither expectation, nor disappointment, or any other trace that represented his inner mood.

In a trance, Zhu Youzhen even had an illusion, could it be that he had been wrong to blame the teacher? He is an open-minded heart for the country, but he is just slandered behind the back by people with ulterior motives. However, he quickly recovered, and Zhang Sizhi's greed for money has been rumored in the past few days, and if he is not selfish, the various inconsistent measures in the past cannot be explained.

Thinking about it, Zhu Youzhen suddenly felt a headache, so he became impetuous, and the state affairs were chaotic, but look at these ministers of his humerus, which one of them is not a ghost? And who is worthy of his entrustment of the important affairs of the military state?

Soon Zhu Youzhen's eyes fell on Hong Chengchou, a newly appointed cabinet minister, who had some ability, especially the handling of the false claim of fire a few months ago, which made him quite impressed. Although Liaoxi's cousin was a mixed winner, he was a Confucian model who dared to kill himself after all.

"Hong Qing, come and tell me, what did Elder Zhang Ge say?"

Hong Chengchou knelt on the ground, "Back to the saint, the minister thinks that it is indeed not appropriate for Shanxi to be without a chief general for a long time, and there will inevitably be laxity and malpractice after a long time, but who is the candidate, but it still needs to be determined by the holy cadres!" ”

If Hong Chengchou followed and recommended a candidate to succeed the commander-in-chief, Zhu Youzhen would have seriously considered it, but he did not bring it up, which made Zhu Youzhen feel that he was open-minded, and more importantly, he felt the sense of being a king in Hong Chengchou's performance.

In contrast, although other cabinet ministers are ostensibly afraid of Zhu Youzhen, and Zhu Youzhen does not blink an eye at their life and death, each of these people is doing things that make Zhu Youzhen very embarrassed under the guise of serving the imperial court, even if they are dismissed from office.

For many years, the first assistant has been dismissed one after another, and the officials at the level of the governor and political envoy have been killed one after another, but he has never had the kind of heartiness to control the overall situation of the world with one hand, but he has become more and more empty-hearted.

However, this Hong Chengchou is quite knowledgeable and knows that the appointment and dismissal of such personnel should be decided by the emperor.

Zhu Youzhen was very satisfied with Hong Chengchou's performance, and he was very happy, so he let him get up, and took the initiative to ask about the successor. Hong Chengchou didn't want to answer, but the emperor had already asked himself, so he had to answer stubbornly: "Qi Shengshang, the minister has been the governor of the place before, and now he has just entered the cabinet, and he is still very rusty about many things. ”

It is reasonable, if Hong Chengchou answers, then he will not want to gain a foothold in the cabinet in the future. In terms of seniority, he is ranked last, and Zhang Sizhi, who is faintly the head of the cabinet, has not yet proposed a candidate, if he rashly opens his mouth, isn't this an enemy for himself? Even if there is the emperor's support, it is not worth it, and the current saint on the throne is moody, and he will abandon it one day.

Therefore, if you want to gain a foothold in this central place, the city government will never be able to do without this. Sure enough, after Hong Chengchou politely rejected the emperor's inquiry, the corners of Zhang Sizhi's mouth seemed to be filled with a smile.

Zhu Youzhen was a little displeased, but he couldn't say anything wrong, and after thinking about it, he also understood the reason, but he almost caused him trouble because of his whim. He turned his gaze to the white-haired Zhang Sizhi again.

"Is there a candidate for the teacher?"

Zhang Sizhi immediately said: "Lao Chen does have a suitable candidate!" ”

Zhu Youzhen asked unhurriedly: "Please tell the teacher bluntly, who is this person?" ”

"Former chief military officer of Shanxi Town, Hu Dawei!"

As soon as this remark came out, the hall was suddenly silent, who didn't know that there were three people in front of the emperor, the first was Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Xuanda who was defeated last year, followed by Sun Chuanting, the governor of Shaanxi, and the last person was Hu Dawei, the former chief military officer of Shanxi Town. Speaking of this tiger might, even people who have never met in the DPRK and China have to secretly shout hello for it.

This person fought bravely, and he broke his right arm last year, and he actually did not die, but the treatment was different from the first two, Lu Xiangsheng was in the edict prison to listen to the guilt, and Sun Chuanting was stranded in Beijing and scattered, but only this tiger Dawei was thrown into the coolie camp, and the work of China and Japan was unspeakably miserable, and it was a big fate to live until now.

Zhang Sizhi rashly mentioned this person, I don't know what the purpose is, but after thinking about it carefully, putting aside the emperor's hatred of his guilt for losing his teacher, this person is indeed a good candidate. Zhu Youzhen stared at Zhang Sizhi in the hall, obviously he didn't expect that his teacher would actually mention this person.

To be honest, Zhu Youzhen was still not sure whether this person was still alive, so he asked casually: "Is Hu Dawei still alive?" ”

Zhang Sizhi replied tremblingly: "Qi Shengshang, Hu Dawei lost his right arm in the first battle last year, but he dragged me to survive with the blessing of the Ming Dynasty, and now he is serving in the coolie camp, but he is still alive and tough!" ”

The important ministers were confused, although Zhang Sizhi said it politely, but everyone knew that saying it would most likely arouse the emperor's compassion, which was clearly helping him speak?

The ministers did not expect badly, Zhu Youzhen was indeed moved by compassion, at that time he really wanted to behead these guys who were defeated and lost their divisions, but the matter changed, and when he heard the tragic situation, his mind changed subtly. After all, this tiger is not a traitor, and in essence, he is loyal and brave, but the Tartar is too strong, so he suffered defeat. And didn't he also get the punishment of defeat?

What could be more painful for a general than the loss of his right arm? What's even more rare is that he was so badly injured that he couldn't die even after being put into the coolie camp, isn't this Huang Tian giving him a hint to Zhu Youzhen? This person has gone through hardships and does not die, he is the good general chosen by God for him, and it should be reactivated!

Thinking of this, Zhu Youzhen then asked, "Does the teacher know that this person can still lead the troops to kill the enemy?" ”

Zhang Sizhi trembled again and said: "Hu Dawei works hard every day, although his body is still weak, but he often says that building bricks and walls is also to contribute to the imperial court, and he has never complained, but he is disabled in his right arm, but his efficiency is far worse than ordinary coolies, and he is often whipped by overseers." It is still acceptable to lead the troops, and it remains to be discussed whether to go into battle and kill the enemy. The old man's spittle flew sideways, and at last there was a little trembling in his voice.

Hu Dawei is also a dignified second-class chief military officer in the Ming Dynasty, and he was bullied by Soap Lixiao in the coolie camp, which is really emotional for the speaker, and sigh for the hearer. Even Zhu Youzhen didn't expect that Hu Dawei would be so humiliated, and he was still thinking about the court.

This is a model of single-mindedness for the country, thinking of this, he also made up a Li Xin in his heart, isn't Li Xin also wronged? How could there have been any complaints? Take the matter of Jinzhou this time, although it was an unauthorized army, wasn't the original intention still for the imperial court? If it weren't for the fact that he had firmly attracted the Tartar army to Jinzhou, I am afraid that the siege of Shanhaiguan might not have been solved as lightly as it is now.

However, it will be difficult to get good again, and I am afraid that there will be no time to see each other again.

Zhu Youzhen's thoughts, the ministers under Danqi didn't understand, but they saw that the emperor was suddenly furious.

"Although my loyal and good tiger will suffer, but he can't be humiliated, go and find out who has whipped the tiger Dawei, and whip a hundred whips to repair the city wall outside Shanhaiguan!"

Zhu Youzhen suddenly felt that he had to breathe a sigh of relief for Hu Dawei......

"Long live the Sage!"

The ministers praised in unison. Among them, Xue Guoguan couldn't hold back his laughter in his heart, and said in his heart, Zhang Sizhi, Zhang Sizhi, others don't know your thoughts, don't I know yet? How, stealing chickens does not make rice.