Hearing Lao Zhu say that he would send Jinyi Wei to take a look at him, Ma Shaoyu was almost scared out of illness.

If Jinyiwei really came to the door, then it would be a doctor, and it would definitely be fatal.

Therefore, Ma Shaoyu, who originally wanted to resign, suddenly did not dare to say any more excuses, and honestly went to this task again.

After the early dynasty dispersed, several cabinet members went to the Qianqing Palace to discuss political affairs with Lao Zhu.

"Your Majesty, if the matter of the proposal for peace is restored in this way, the minister is worried that there may be another war at that time, and I hope that Your Majesty can prepare as soon as possible."

Chen Xinjia, the secretary of the Ministry of War, is a real person, although he can't fight, he is still quite sensitive to military affairs, so he directly suggested that Lao Zhu prepare early.

"The so-called peace negotiation is just asking for a price and paying back the money on the spot."

Lao Zhu didn't care, but said: "You let Ma Shaoyu be smart, don't directly provoke Huang Taiji, just try to delay a little time." ”

"After all, Huang Taiji has just won such a big battle, and he also needs time to rest, and he will not choose to go to war in a short time."

Just now above the court, there were many people, so Lao Zhu didn't directly say anything to delay time.

At this moment, all the members of the Qianqing Palace are cabinet members, and they are basically the center of the power of the Ming Dynasty, so Lao Zhu did not hide what he said.

After saying this, he spoke again: "But no one can say what Huang Taiji will do, so the necessary preparations are still needed." ”

"Chen Xinjia, you are the secretary of the military department, how do you think you should deal with it?"

Hearing Lao Zhu's question, Chen Xinjia pondered for a moment, and then said: "Back to Your Majesty, there is Shanhaiguan, if Jiannu bypasses Shanhaiguan and has difficulty in logistics and supply, there will definitely not be too many troops." ”

"The minister thinks that the strength of Bai Guangen, the general soldier of Jizhou, Tang Tong, the general soldier of Miyun, Liu Zeqing, the general soldier of Shandong, and the four towns of Zhou Yuji, the general soldier of Shanxi, are enough to resist the army of Jiannu."

Hearing Chen Xinjia's suggestion, Lao Zhu thought for a moment.

Among these four people, Bai Guangen and Tang Tong are the generals of the defeated army who fled back from the defeat of the Songjin Battle, and they have been degraded by Lao Zhu once, among which Wang Pu, the first to escape, led to the defeat of the Battle of Songjin, and was directly cut down by Lao Zhu.

As for Bai Guangen and Tang Tong, although they were also defeated and fled, this does not mean that they are waste, just because they were dragged down and defeated like a mountain, they had to flee, so Lao Zhu was not too harsh.

In addition, the two of them have experience in fighting Jiannu, so it is theoretically a good choice to transfer the two of them to resist Jiannu.

And the remaining two, Zhou Yuji is a rare general, he is diligent in training troops, building armaments, but he trains Shanxi soldiers well, and he can be regarded as a talent, and he can be transferred.

As for Liu Zeqing, the last Shandong commander-in-chief, in addition to being good at drilling camps, this person does not have too many conspicuous political achievements, and even his position as a general-in-chief soldier was bribed by Zhou Yanru.

If he is transferred, not only will it not have a positive effect, but it may also drag the army back.

Therefore, after Lao Zhu pondered for a while, he said: "Bai Guangen, Tang Tong, and Zhou Yuji are all available talents, and they have ordered them to reorganize their armies for battle, and once they receive the news that Jiannu wants to enter the customs, let them immediately bring troops to help." ”

"As for Liu Zeqing, the chief soldier of Shandong......"

When Lao Zhu said this, he glanced at Zhou Yanru, and then said slowly: "If we remember correctly, this seems to be the person promoted by you Zhou Yanru, what is his ability?" ”

"Your Majesty, Liu Zeqing's ability is mediocre, but he is good at drilling."

Zhou Yanru knew very well why Lao Zhu asked him, the other three people were all usable talents, and he came to Liu Zeqing to ask him about his ability, what did he mean? Doesn't it just know that Liu Zeqing's ability is not good.

Even with Jinyiwei's ability, even Liu Zeqing might have been found out about spending money to bribe him back then, so he didn't dare to cover up for Liu Zeqing, and said directly: "The minister suggested that this person be dismissed and replaced with a capable person." ”

"Hmm."

Lao Zhu bowed slightly, and then said, "Since it is the person you recommended to come up, then you are responsible for this matter." ”

"As for who the chief soldier of Shanxi will go up, you can discuss with the secretary of the ministry and you to find us to approve the red."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Zhou Yanru knew that he had guessed what Lao Zhu meant, so he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and saluted respectfully.

And Li Banghua, who was on the side, looked at Zhou Yanru, and only felt that the weirdness in his heart was stronger.

Zhou Yanru's respectful appearance seems to be really afraid of Lao Zhu to the bones, plus Zhou Yanru is donating family wealth these days, and he is dismissing people who are incapable of his own faction, it seems that he really has the meaning of being a loyal lonely minister.

Even if Zhou Yanru has changed, this kind of judgment is too incredible.

Just when Li Banghua was thinking about what happened between Zhou Yanru and Lao Zhu, he suddenly heard Lao Zhu ask him.

"Li Banghua, how is the rectification of the Beijing camp? Do you have the strength to fight? ”

"Your Majesty, the training time is still short, and there is no problem in defending the city, but in the field, it is difficult to fight a tough battle."

Li Banghua did not hide it at all, and said matter-of-factly: "However, there are about 20,000 old soldiers in the Beijing camp, who have experienced wars before. ”

"After two months of rectification, they have the strength to fight."

"20,000 ......"

Lao Zhu shook his head, this number is still a little too little, "There is still some time, try to train as many usable soldiers as possible." ”

"We have already asked the Ordnance Bureau and the Ministry of Industry to keep building armaments and firearms, and some have some new firearms, and when the time comes, these equipment will give priority to equipping the soldiers of the Beijing camp, and you let the soldiers adapt to it first."

"When Jiannu enters the customs, the soldiers of the Beijing camp will definitely go to war."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Li Banghua nodded, and then said: "The minister should do his best in this matter, and he will not miss His Majesty's important affairs." ”

"Hmm."

Lao Zhu saw that Li Banghua should accept it, and knew that this matter was not a big problem, so he didn't say more.

After discussing some specific court matters with these ministers, and when everything was finalized, these people should all retire.

After they left, Wang Chengen walked over and said, "Your Majesty, Pei Lun and Ding Xiuren have arrived. ”

These two people were summoned by Lao Zhu, so he didn't say anything, just nodded and said, "Oh, let them in when they arrive." ”

Because of their ability to do things, and because these two people have been paid attention to by Lao Zhu, their official positions have long been promoted from 100 households to 1,000 households.

"Ministers Ding Xiu and Pei Lun, I have seen Your Majesty."

Ding Xiu and the others didn't know why Lao Zhu summoned them, but they knew that it would be a big deal if the emperor could take the initiative to summon them.

Therefore, the two people who were called to come were extremely excited at this time.