Henan, Yang Sichang's marching camp.

"What! cough cough cough ......"

There was a violent coughing sound, Yang Sichang covered his mouth and stared wide, as if he was about to cough out the lobes of his lungs, and then the military advisor said with a sad and angry face: "Master Inspector, Xuzhou has fallen." ”

"How, how is it possible! Ahem......"

Yang Sichang coughed desperately and looked at the military advisor: "Didn't Xu Zhou say that they organized a defense thirty miles outside the city, and the general Li Ruyun personally supervised the battle?" ”

"Yes, it's the superintendent, General Li did go, but before the war started, General Li's subordinates mutinied, and Li Zicheng won without fighting at all."

"Mutiny, what is he Li Ruyun doing, go and call him to see me, I will personally slaughter him! cough cough cough ......"

Yang Sichang's eyes widened and he shouted, and when he heard this, the military advisor lowered his head and said, "General Li is dead in battle." ”

"Killed in battle?"

Yang Sichang was stunned for a moment, and the military advisor said: "General Li saw that although his subordinates mutinied, he did not retreat, but rode alone and rushed to Li Zicheng's army of 100,000, and was later beheaded by Liu Zongmin, a general under the command of the thief. ”

Hearing this, Yang Sichang was stunned, sighed for a long time and said, "That's it, it's still a three-point backbone." ”

"But it's not right, even if Li Ruyun is defeated here, but Xuzhou City is high, as long as Li Zicheng is guarded for a while, He Renlong can arrive."

"Liu Hanmin, the prefect of Xuzhou, learned that Li Ruyun was defeated, and almost didn't stop at all, and ran away directly with the softness, leaving the thief an empty city, and the thief soldiers took Xuzhou City without blood, and when He Renlong arrived with people, the banner of King Chuang had been erected on Xuzhou City!"

"Poof~"

Yang Sichang listened to the narrative of the military advisor, and finally couldn't help but spurt out a mouthful of blood, which was a rush to attack the heart, but after this mouthful of blood blocked in the chest was spit out, Yang Sichang's spirit was a little better, and then Yang Sichang scolded: "Liu Hanmin misled the country!" ”

Yang Sichang scolded, his eyes were red, now all his plans have failed, Li Zicheng occupied Xuzhou, and directly cut off his contact with Luoyang, resulting in Yang Sichang and Luoyang can not be contacted now, and Yang Sichang's overall plan was chaotic for a while, and the Henan battlefield instantly fell into disadvantage.

Soon the news spread to the capital, in the direction of the capital, Chongzhen learned that Xuzhou was lost, and when Li Zicheng's troops threatened Luoyang, the whole person was not good, and he convened his ministers overnight to discuss countermeasures.

Soon, Zhou Yanru, the first assistant of the cabinet, Chen Xinjia, the squire of the military department, and Cao Huachun, the chief eunuch, were directly recruited into the palace to discuss countermeasures.

Chongzhen's face was pale at this time, and he looked at the three people in front of the book: "Do you all know the situation in Henan?" ”

The three of them shook their heads in unison, the emperor just knew, how could they know before the emperor, so they all pretended to be clear at this time, Chongzhen glanced at Wang Chengen and said, "Read it to them." ”

Wang Chengen immediately took out the military newspaper and read it.

Xuzhou was lost, Li Zicheng occupied Xuzhou without blood, and began to attack Shangqiu, Bozhou, Runingfu, Yuzhou, if these four state capitals fell, Luoyang was in danger.

Hearing that the war situation in Henan was so critical, Zhou Yanru was the first to get up and arch his hand: "Your Majesty, the culprit of the loss of Xuzhou is the prefect Liu Hanmin, this thief did not stick to the fortified city at all, resulting in He Renlong's rescue soldiers and Xuzhou City losing thousands of miles, and losing control of Xuzhou City, which led to the Henan battlefield falling into disadvantage, and the minister thought that Liu Hanmin's crime of escaping from the battle should be cured, and Ling Chi should be executed to set an example!" ”

Zhou Yanru was the first to speak, and Chongzhen frowned slightly when he heard this: "Elder Ge, now that Luoyang is in crisis, it's not the time to ask for guilt, let's think about how to rescue Luoyang first." ”

Zhou Yanru arched his hand when he heard this: "This, the minister doesn't know about military affairs, and this still needs a charter from the Ministry of War." ”

After Zhou Yanru finished speaking, Chongzhen's eyes looked at Chen Xinjia, Chen Xinjia scolded Zhou Yanru, you are an old fox, a bastard, you know how to kick the ball.

Chen Xinjia stepped forward at this time and said: "Your Majesty, the thieves in Henan are powerful, and we have few soldiers, I am afraid it will be difficult to match them. ”

Hearing this, Chongzhen looked at Chen Xinjia and said, "How can there be any soldiers to transfer now?" ”

Chen Xinjia heard the words and said: "Your Majesty, the lesser of the two evils, now Henan has faced the situation of loss, if Henan is lost, then Shandong Shanxi is in danger, if Shandong Shanxi is lost, the Central Plains will be completely cut by thieves, so that we and the south can not communicate, when the time comes, the capital will definitely be panicked, and then I am afraid that it will threaten Your Majesty, threaten the Ming Dynasty." ”

"So Li Zicheng is now the biggest confidant of the Ming Dynasty, so the minister asks His Majesty to send troops into Henan no matter what, and the situation in Henan cannot continue to collapse, as for who to transfer into Henan, the minister thinks that there are two candidates, one is Sun Chuanting of Xuanfu, and the other is Zuo Liangyu of Tongguan, and one of these two people will go to assist Lord Yang Sichang, then the situation in Henan can be stabilized."

Chen Xinjia looked at Chongzhen and said, Chongzhen fell into deep thought when he heard this, these two people can't move lightly, Xuanfu is to prevent Jiannu and Mongolian Tatars, and Zuo Liangyu is to guard against Lantian thieves.

But now, as Chen Xinjia said, Henan is out of the rules, and the Central Plains is unstable, if it is really made bigger by thieves, and the north and south are cut off from the north and south of the Yangtze River, then the capital will become a lonely city.

At that time, it will really be time for life and death, compared to this, Jiannu, Tartar, and Lantian thieves don't seem to be so terrible.

Chongzhen thought that Chen Xinjia's words also came into the ears of Zhou Yanru and Cao Huachun, and the two glanced at each other at this time, in fact, they already had a basic score at this time, if they were in this situation, they would definitely adjust Zuo Liangyu.

After all, they thought in their hearts that Lantian would not rebel, and at this time Cao Huachun glanced at Zhou Yanru, and the meaning was obvious, you say, let's discuss it that day, and give the princess to Li Chaosheng.

Zhou Yanru obviously understood Cao Huachun's eyes, but Zhou Yanru did not take a stubble, but lowered his head and looked at his toes, as if he was happy that he could still see his toes at such an age, and didn't say anything.

After all, who said this to offend Chongzhen, Chongzhen's careful eyes are known to the world, even if this trick is indeed a useful method, and can even relieve the danger of Henan, but after this matter is lifted, Chongzhen must hate it in his heart every time he sees the person who proposed to give the princess to Lantian as a small person, and when the time comes, if he is unhappy, his head may move.

So Zhou Yanru decided that I don't know, I don't know, I don't know anything.

Cao Huachun looked at Zhou Yanru and stared angrily, but it was useless, they were all thousand-year-old foxes, who are you talking to?

Zhou Yanru said that if I don't speak, you can't help me.

And Cao Huachun was angry enough, but he didn't dare to say it, he was the emperor's lackey, the ministers offended Chongzhen, Chongzhen still had to take care of the influence of the court, and he had to be cautious, even if he wanted to do whom, he had to go through the procedure.

But Cao Huachun is a slave, a lackey, and the emperor's servant, and the emperor needs to ask for the consent of whom to deal with the servants, and the emperor's killing of the eunuch will definitely be applauded by the whole house, and even praised by the people, so the emperor's killing of the eunuch is simpler than killing the dog, in a word.

It doesn't matter if you are powerful or whatever, you still have to bow your head obediently, don't believe it? If you think about the invincible nine-thousand-year-old Wei Zhongxian, Chongzhen had just ascended the throne, and a word could scare him into hanging himself.

So Cao Huachun can't say this.

The two of them didn't speak, but Chongzhen had already made a good comparison, and finally gritted his teeth and said: "I ordered Sun Chuanting to quickly lead the people of the headquarters to Henan to help Yang Sichang stabilize the situation and eliminate the thieves!" ”

Hearing this, Zhou Yanru and Cao Huachun both looked like this, in Chongzhen's heart, Lantian Li Chaosheng was an equal confidant, and even Jiannu and Mongolian Tartars were not important, after all, these guys only knew how to loot in the Central Plains, and they left after robbing them enough.

Even if Chongzhen let go of Xuanfu Datong and let the Mongols and Jiannu rob it, when they finished looting, Chongzhen could also clean up the old rivers and mountains, and his rule would still be stable.

But Lantian, when have you ever seen Lantian spit out the land that he ate in.

There was no way, Chongzhen could only grit his teeth and let Sun Chuanting go to Henan.

Cao Huachun and Zhou Yanru glanced at each other again at this time, but Cao Huachun still couldn't help but speak: "Emperor." ”

Chongzhen was stunned and looked at Cao Huachun: "Huh? ”

Cao Huachun bowed and said, "Emperor, the old slave has a doubt. ”

Chongzhen looked at Cao Huachun and said, "What's the doubt? ”

Cao Huachun said: "Sun Chuanting once had a good relationship with Lu Xiangsheng, and Lu Xiangsheng's death has nothing to do with Yang Sichang, there is a personal grudge between the two, I am afraid that the two will not be able to cooperate well, if they hinder each other, I am afraid that it will be unfavorable to the situation in Henan." ”

Chongzhen frowned, he really didn't think about this matter, Cao Huachun lowered his head, and thought to himself, Your Majesty, I have already said so, you should think about Zuo Liangyu.

Chongzhen was entangled at this time, but soon Chongzhen's face recovered: "The will remains the same, transfer Sun Chuanting into Henan." ”

Hearing this, Zhou Yanru also stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, although the minister does not understand military affairs, if he sends troops from Tongguan, compared with Datong Mansion, military expenditure can be reduced by at least three percent, what does Your Majesty think?" ”

Hearing this, Chongzhen's expression froze, and he looked at Zhou Yanru puzzled: "Do you also think that Zuo Liangyu should be sent?" ”

Zhou Yanru said: "From the perspective of military spending, Zuo Liangyu is more economical. ”

Chongzhen frowned and said: "That sent Zuo Liangyu into Henan, let Sun Chuanting look at Li Chaosheng, no, most of Sun Chuanting's subordinates are Qin soldiers, and they also have intersections with Lantian, so let him look inappropriate, okay, you Aiqing don't want to persuade him anymore, just send Sun Chuanting." ”

Hearing this, Zhou Yanru glanced at Cao Huachun, Cao Huachun also looked at him, the two looked at each other, quite helpless, we did our best.

In Chongzhen's eyes, Lantian's priority is still higher than Li Zicheng's, Li Zicheng is a thief, and Lantian is Chongzhen's recognized opponent.

The decree was issued, and it soon reached the Xuanfu.

Xuanfu Governor Yamen.

"Fengtian carrier, the emperor said, the thief flooded Kaifeng, plagued Henan, and now the army entered Xuzhou, straight to Luoyang, Henan is in danger like a tired egg, at this time, is in need of a good general, set things right, help the building in the general tilt, Kuang Fu Sheji, Xuanda Governor Sun Chuanting, the pillar of the country, there is an immortal talent, just take on this great task, now order Sun Chuanting as the deputy marshal of Henan to quell the chaos, with the headquarters of the people, rush to Henan, and Yang Sichang soldiers together, together with the thieves, Qin this!"

The eunuch read out the decree, and then said to Sun Chuanting with a smile: "Lord Sun, take the decree." ”

Sun Chuanting looked up at the eunuch at this time, and then bowed his head and said, "Sun Chuanting takes the order." ”

"Hey, don't kneel, Lord Sun, get up quickly, don't hurt yourself, the emperor is still waiting for your lord to calm the chaos."

The eunuch looked at Sun Chuanting and said, Sun Chuanting glanced at the eunuch when he heard this, and said, "Father-in-law, Your Majesty's will?" ”

"Huh?"

The eunuch squinted at Sun Chuanting, meaning, how dare you question His Majesty's will?

Sun Chuanting arched his hand and said: "My subordinates don't dare, but my father-in-law, I am now the governor of Xuanda, guarding against the Mongolian Tartars and Jiannu, if I take the people of the headquarters and leave, the land of Xuanda will be empty, and when the Jiannu or Mongolian Tatars go south, what should the people of the north do??" ”

Hearing this, the eunuch looked at Sun Chuanting and said, "Lord Sun, are you saying that if you leave, Xuanda will have no troops to defend it?" ”

When Sun Chuanting heard this, he arched his hand and said, "Who will take over the old man's position?" ”

The eunuch's face turned cold and said, "Hebei General Soldier Lu Minghao." ”

Sun Chuanting's eyes suddenly cooled when he heard this, Lu Minghao, the general who escaped, when the Qing soldiers went south, he almost didn't make any resistance, and ran away, what is even more excessive is that the soldiers in Lu Minghao's hands ran out last time, and now they are said to be the general soldiers, but most of them are temporarily filled, and their combat effectiveness is almost the same as Li Zicheng's peasant army.

And the number of people is still small, only more than 10,000 people, you put this army in Xuanda, isn't this equivalent to giving Jiannu and the Tartars a chance to invade?

Sun Chuanting looked at the eunuch and said: "Father-in-law, Xuanda is an important border town, don't play with children, Lu Minghao has the new army in his hands, I'm afraid it will be difficult to take on this big responsibility." ”

After Sun Chuanting said this, the eunuch glanced at Sun Chuanting again and said: "Lord Sun, you are just the governor of Xuanda, not the military secretary of the Ming Dynasty, let alone the emperor. ”

When Sun Chuanting heard this, he looked at the eunuch and said, "But ......"

"Don't do it, I know what you want to say, but Lord Sun, Jiannu, and Tartar are just a group of thieves, they just came to Daming to plunder, grab something and leave, it's not a big deal, we have a lot of things in Daming, it's not bad."

"But what Li Zicheng occupies is Henan, which is the land of the Central Plains, if it becomes bigger, it can threaten the capital and threaten the emperor, which is absolutely impossible."

"Lord Sun is the pillar of the country, and there are few people who can fight in the Ming Dynasty now, so you have to go to suppress the thieves and protect the emperor, this is the middle of the burden, as for these mud legs in the north, why don't you die, let's focus on the overall situation!"

The eunuch pinched the orchid and pointed to Sun Chuanting to teach him the experience of being an official, and Sun Chuanting's eyes gradually became cold from the initial worry.