After the scriptures were defeated by the ministers of the Huadian Palace, one was dismissed as the deputy constitution of the Dao, and the second forced the former auxiliary minister Zhou Yanru to return to the country, Chongzhen was more and more majestic in the hearts of the hundred officials, and at this time he was angry, Wen Tiren, He Ruzhong, and Xu Guangqi were all silent, and no one dared to speak so as not to touch the tight strings in the heart of the Son of Heaven.

In the end, Xu Guangqi felt that it was not a matter to be quiet like this, so he said: "Your Majesty, Cao Wenzhao since the general army of Yansui moved to Shanxi, he led 3,500 people to fight more than 10,000 thieves in Huozhou, killed the thief's head drill the sky harrier, the dragon in the sky, the thieves broke away, and then waved the army to the north, and then killed the thief head in Shouyang, and successively cleared the thieves in Wutai, Dingxiang, and Yushe, and then went south, entered Henan and successively recovered Shexian and Huaiqing, and killed the thief's head rolling dragon. Ningxia general soldier He Huchen also exterminated a city, Xue Hongqi, Kaishan axe and other thieves, Henan deputy general Zuo Liangyu also killed the Flying Saint, mixed sea dragon, captured the mountain tiger, Li Bei, Ai Wannian, Tang Jiuzhou and others also led the troops to attack. The minister thought that the thief army had no foothold, so he escaped from Shanxi and ran to Henan and Hebei, compared with last year, this thief must not be the same as before, so there is no need to worry too much. ”

"Elder Xu Ge is right," He Rupet nodded again and again, and said: "Cao Wenzhao and others used troops too ruthlessly and fiercely in Shanxi, and they forced and killed all the way non-stop, and the thieves couldn't gain a foothold, so they rushed into northern Henan and southern Hebei, so they don't have to worry about it at all." ”

These words completely misinterpreted Xu Guangqi's original intention, Wen Tiren glanced at He Ruzhong, and said: "Your Majesty, Cao Wenzhao of Shanxi, Zuo Liangyu of Henan, Tang Jiuzhou, etc. are all first-class good generals, how can the thieves be opponents?" Defeated and retreated, the army was defeated, and fled into Henan and Hebei. Those who approached Kisuke were just a small stream of rogues who were in a panic, and they were vulnerable, and His Majesty could rest assured. ”

Chongzhen snorted: "You are talking lightly, but I don't think so!" ”

The three of them were stunned, not knowing what Chongzhen meant.

Chongzhen was a little angry and said: "I see that this thief was not driven to Yu and Ji, but killed Yu and Ji!" First of all, Zhang Zongheng's 5,000 soldiers pursued and suppressed the day, attacking and running west, taking care of one and losing the other, but Xu Dingchen, the governor of Shanxi, kept Li Bei, Ai Wannian, and He Renlong as a watcher. Later, Xu Dingchen surrounded the thieves in Linxian County, but Zhang Zongheng transferred Li Bei and Ai Wannian away, leaving only Zhang Yingchang with 2,000 people. Later, Zhang Zongheng recruited 2,000 Mao soldiers in Henan and planned to join the Jinhe Suppression, but Henan Governor Xuan Mo did not move on the pretext that he did not follow the order of the Coalition Suppression and did not dare to cross the frontier. Later, Xuan Mo suggested that the three provinces work together to encircle and suppress, the western Jin was pursued by the Shaanxi soldiers to the east, the eastern Jin was intercepted by the Yu soldiers to the west, and the Jin soldiers were invited to attack in the middle of the Jin Dynasty. Do you understand? ”

"Your Majesty mean?" Wen Tiren sensed the holy will and roughly understood what the Son of Heaven wanted to say, "The governors and governors guard the counties, with the intention that the city is safe and sound, and they can escape the responsibility of the wreck." ”

"Not only that, what they want is to protect the territory and bring disaster to their neighbors, and to lead him to disaster! Hmph, what is the use of attacking the city! This kind of anti-theft is the same as arson! Also, it's deception and concealment! Xu Dingchen said that if there are 300,000 rogues, five out of ten will be annihilated, three out of ten will be disbanded, and only two-tenths will be left, and they will be pacified in a few days. Zhang Zongheng said that the old man returned to ambush, Zijin Liang was seriously injured, and I knew that this was all a false report! ”

"Your Majesty." Wen Tiren said, "To suppress thieves and calm the people, the governor, the fu, and the general army are all responsible, and it is not appropriate to divide each other." Since he is called a thief, he has no direction, and he only looks at the courage and cowardice of our soldiers and does not avoid it, how can he stand by and watch because he is responsible for things? The governor and the division of troops will not be distracted. ”

"They thought I didn't know what they meant, hmph, they really underestimated me." The black clouds on Chongzhen's face did not disperse, "The cabinet has drawn up a decree to reprimand them early, so that they know that I am not a fool." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, the minister will go and plan." Wen Tiren hurriedly responded.

"The matter in Henan is called Xuanmo to settle early, and the lost land of Weihui Sanfu must be recovered as soon as possible, and the thief armies from all over the country must not be allowed to merge together. The localities should also be pacified as soon as possible, and this year's taxes will be exempted. ”

"Chen Qiyu has been in office for a few months, why hasn't there been any movement for a long time, I saw a few governors shouting there, but he, the governor of the five provinces, is calm, if he wants to be like this, what do I want him to do as the governor of the five provinces? However, the plan he reported last time, I think it is feasible, and I will transfer him to any elite soldiers and fierce generals he needs. Tell him to draw up a complete charter according to this plan, and I will have to look at it again. ”

"The cabinet is directly drafted, and I don't look at it, and I will ask the celebrant to approve it directly."

Chongzhen gave two more verbal orders, and Wen Tiren also wrote them down one by one.

After making three wills in one go, the black clouds on Chongzhen's face began to disperse, and he also felt a lot more relaxed in his chest, "Well, it is not only the Liaodong soldiers who can fight, but also the Shaanxi soldiers who are brave and good at fighting, Cao Wenzhao did not live up to my expectations, even Zuo Liangyu also did a good job, and what the Ming Dynasty lacks today is a good general, and these two people should be of great use." ”

Seeing Chongzhen's pleasant tone, Wen Tiren and the three of them couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and also echoed a few words. Chongzhen was happy to hear this, and his brows suddenly frowned, "It's just that this southern Hebei is a throat and Shunde is a large plain, and there is no danger of rivers and mountains to use as a barrier, and you can go straight to Beijing for thousands of miles." What should I do with the thieves in Xishan, Shunde, and Zhending? ”

"The minister thought that he could send the Beijing camp to help." Wen Tiren had already thought of a countermeasure.

"The minister thought that Cao Wenzhao should be urged to move to the division." He Rupet followed the way, "Otherwise, it is okay to ask Hong Chengchou to send out an elite army, anyway, the territory of Ningxia has been decided, and it is useless to keep so many elite soldiers." ”

"The daimyo should be ordered quickly, and the prefectures and counties of Baoding should be dispatched to intercept the thieves in Xishan, Shunde, and Zhending, but Yang Sichang is responsible for it." Xu Guangqi added.

Chongzhen pondered for a while, nodded and agreed: "That's it, order all parts of Henan to quickly deploy defenses, tell Cao Wenzhao to go to Jinggi quickly, and let Ni Chong and Wang Pu lead 6,000 Beijing battalions to aid with the rank of governor general." ”

After the Lantern Festival at the beginning of the year, the imperial court ordered Ni Chong and Wang Pu to lead 5,000 Beijing battalions to northern Henan to suppress thieves, but the two generals took the men and horses to make the disaster in northern Henan not light, and they never fought with the thieves at all, but continued to falsely report their military exploits to the imperial court. Now that the Son of Heaven is going to send them again, the three of them really have no bottom in their hearts, but they don't dare to directly say that Jingying can't do it, and the second general can't.

The most reluctant and benevolent said: "Your Majesty, Ni Pet has made meritorious contributions in the frontier, making him a handsome, Wang Pu is only because of his father's prestige, he has only been in Beijing for half a year, and he has been a general soldier with the rank of government, and he is afraid that he will not get tired of being looked forward to." Henan's Zuo Liangyu, Zhang Yingchang, and Tang Jiuzhou all had a hundred battles, and their rankings were out of the ordinary, and they were afraid of hearing about it and slacking off. ”

"Well," Chongzhen felt reasonable, "Zuo Liangyu and Zhang Yingchang are the commanders of the General Affairs Bureau. There is also "Chongzhen thought about it for a while," Yang Jinchao, the eunuch of the Qianqing Palace, and Lu Jiude supervised the army. ”

ordered the eunuch to intervene in Rong Zheng, Wen Tiren sighed lightly, not wanting to be heard by Chongzhen, and asked him: "Why is Qing sighing?" ”

Wen Tiren dared to say it clearly, and said in a hurry: "Your Majesty ordered the ministers to supervise the army, which is to record merits, urge food and wages, and supervise the army's horses and food." But in front of the two armies, there were human hob guns. The general rushed to kill in front of the formation, how could he take care of the ministers? But if you ignore the ministers, once something happens, how can you explain it to the saint? If you lose one or the other, and if you lose this, I am afraid that it will be difficult to win the battle. Therefore, the minister thought that if the army was facing the enemy, he could delay the dispatch of the supervising army. ”

"Humph! Which army does not fight? What's the use of raising it without a war?! Chongzhen doesn't like people to talk irbelievably about the ministers and the army, and the officials who were dismissed for this reason are not one or two, and the last time in the Wenhua Palace, it was also a big talk, and now Wen Tiren, the first assistant, has to change his way to dissatisfaction with the ministers and the army, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows angrily, and said coldly: "The thief must be destroyed within three months!" After speaking, he threw down a fold, "Do it, and return it!" ”

The three of them came out, returned to the cabinet, and opened the excerpt to see that it was the plan of the Ministry of War, "Henan soldiers are stationed in Zezhou, Gaoping and the eldest son can be aided in the north, Lingchuan and Lu'an can be aided in the east, and Yangcheng and Qinshui can be connected in the west." Although Qin, Jin, and Henan were divided into land and people, they were still one and should not be viewed as each other. The Qin soldiers, Jin soldiers, and Yu soldiers attacked from three sides, which was foolproof. "The three of them have already seen this plan, and the following is Chongzhen's Zhu Pi, which was just written:

Governors and Fu were ordered to beg for thieves, and all the places where thieves gathered and rebelled had special responsibilities for annihilation, where could they be divided? However, since the thief is entrenched in shares, he should use his troops according to the situation and win by flanking the attack. The service period is vigorous and detailed, and the deadline is carried out at the same time, and the tart is cut down in unison, and the early performance is clear. If the thieves flee and rush, they must still chase each other and fight hard. The civil and military officials and crimes between the lines are one, and it is not allowed to draw the blame on the ground, so as to take the crime by mistake! If you protect the territory and harm your neighbors, you will be guilty of arson!

Wen Tiren closed the fold and said with admiration: "The emperor is the emperor after all, although he is a young age, he is as wise as a torch, and he sees these courtiers in his heart." ”

Xu Guangqi was puzzled, and wondered: "How does the emperor know that Xu Dingchen and Zhang Zongheng are making false reports?" ”

Wen Tiren laughed twice and said, "Naturally, it was reported secretly by those ministers of the prison army, so Lord Shoufu proposed to delay the dispatch of the prison army, and he was displeased again. ”

"The emperor is thinking about the good of the ministers and the army, and we can't be too confrontational, but fortunately, the situation is okay, and it won't hurt to send some internal supervisors to do it." With Zhou Yanru's lesson, He Ruzhong doesn't want to make any mistakes in the military affairs of this minister, and the emperor can do whatever he wants to do, the sentence "There is a ghost in your heart" is not a momentary anger of the young emperor.

"But how can Denglai solve it? Gao Qiqian is a class teacher. ”

He Ruzhong mentioned the matter of Denglai, Wen Tiren sighed in distress, "Gao Qiqian over there, the emperor has his own decision, let's not interfere." This Shi Dayong is a headache. ”

"After a few folds, Zhu Dadian also spoke for him, this rebellion does not exist, according to the rules, the next thing will be rewarded." Xu Guangqi looked at Wen Tiren, "The credit for Jinzhou's victory has not been rewarded yet, but this time he has made a great contribution, and the credit before and after is added, what will the court pay him?" ”

"What did the emperor say?" He Rupet is more concerned about the thoughts of the Son of Heaven.

Wen Tiren shook his head and smiled bitterly.

Seeing this, He and Xu knew that this matter was still on the head of the cabinet, and they couldn't help but have a headache.

In the middle of the ring, Xu Guangqi thought of something important, and hurriedly asked He Ruzhong: "Did the people sent to Liaodong come back?" ”

He Rupet shook his head and said, "No." ”

"Did you find anything?"

"It doesn't matter if you find out or not, once Zu Dabi dies, what else can the ancestral family hope for."

"Then call them back in the name of the cabinet, so as to save Shi Dayong from chilling."

"Your Majesty?" It was the will of the Son of Heaven to send someone to the gate to investigate the cause of Zu Dashou's death in detail, but Wen Tiren wanted to withdraw the person, He Ruzhong couldn't help but be a little worried.

Wen Tiren didn't care and said, "I'll talk about it on the emperor's side." ”

Wen Tiren is the first assistant, he said this, He Rupet is not easy to object, so he is silent.

Xu Guangqi also agreed to withdraw the people, nodded and said: "It's okay to transfer people back, it's still too late, anyway, the Jinzhou army will stay in Dengzhou for the time being, and all the remnants of those rebels must be wiped out before they can return to Liaodong." There is always time to come and go, and the court will not be too passive. ”

He Rupet hesitated and hesitated: "Since Li Konger's rebellion is dead, the rest of the ministry can't come to the climate, do you want Shi Dayong to return to Beijing to meet him?" ”

This proposal was a bit sudden, Wen Tiren was stunned, but thinking of the recent gossip circulating in Beijing, he nodded and said: "It's okay, the matter of Denglai is really a bit chaotic, and letting him return to Beijing to explain it will also help the outside world, as for whether it is a reward or a punishment, it is better for the emperor to decide." ”

Xu Guangqi also had no opinion, and immediately sent the decree to the celebrant supervisor, presumably the emperor would not stop Shi Dayong, a meritorious hero, from entering Beijing.