"Thanks to the emperor's grace, I will do my best, live up to the grace of the saints, do my best to eliminate the cult, vigorously develop group training, and resist thieves and ***."

Lu Ju knelt at Chongzhen's feet and swore an oath.

Chongzhen saw that such a county official was okay, in the last generation of the troubled times, as long as his heart was to the Ming Dynasty, not to mention that he was still an honest and hard-working, daring to speak and responsible, this is a competent parent official.

Chongzhen immediately issued a decree and appointed him as the temporary governor of Zunhua. With no evidence, Chongzhen wrote a handwritten edict and covered the jade seal he was carrying.

Lu Ju is like a treasure, the emperor's authentic handiwork, and it is also covered with a jade seal, which is unique.

This is more useful than spending 100,000 taels of snowflakes and silver to donate to officials, and it is also better than the official seal of the cabinet department. Not to mention that in a poor and remote county, even if you get the provincial capital yamen, it is also a treasure.

was promoted to two levels all of a sudden, and it was appointed by the emperor, and he felt that his ancestors had accumulated virtue in eight lifetimes.

Lu Ju kowtowed to thank him, and according to his will, he took office overnight.

Chongzhen also passed down the decree to let these 2,500 people immediately defend the city, which is equivalent to temporarily taking over the city defense of Zunhua County.

Lu Zhi County coordinated the county soldiers and other local armed forces overnight, and the four gates were closed, and no one was allowed to enter or leave without an order.

After all this, it has reached the fourth watch.

In just over an hour the sky will be dawn.

Chongzhen rested in the county office, someone had already prepared for him, although the conditions of the county government were not as magnificent as the palace, but at least they were much stronger than sleeping in the mountains and forests.

Two hours later, Chongzhen got up early, still in good spirits.

Wang Chengen, Han Yin, Yang Wanli, Gu Shunyi and other court guards were guarding outside, and they didn't close their eyes all night.

At this time, Lu Zhixian and the two came over and crawled on the ground to ask Chongzhen for peace.

In addition to Lu Ju, the magistrate of the county, he also brought a staff member, Mr. Gongsun, the county's master, who was like-minded with Lu Ju.

Lu Zhixian and this master also didn't sleep all night, mainly because they were excited. The county town changed overnight, and he was hit by a pie in the sky, I'm afraid he will be happy and unable to sleep for three days and three nights.

It is rare for the emperor to come to their small city and county, and he must be careful.

At this time, someone suddenly sent a letter, Wang Chengen presented it, Chongzhen took the letter and looked at it, and it was written with the words Tang Tong personally opened.

"It turned out to be written for the dead ghost Tang Tong."

Chongzhen opened the letter, the letter was written for a long time, and the payment was actually Wu Sangui and Gao Erren.

Gao Di was the original chief soldier of Shanhaiguan, Wu Sangui was originally guarding Ningyuan, he was the chief soldier of Ningyuan's regiment, and later he was crowned Ping Xibo, and now the two of them are in charge of Shanhaiguan together.

Chongzhen naturally knows these historical insiders.

Chongzhen carefully read the contents of the letter.

With Wu Sangui as the mainstay, Wu Sangui persuaded Tang Tong to surrender in the letter, which was written very politely and intimately.

said that the two of them have been officials in the same dynasty for many years, especially in the Battle of Songjin outside the Guan, they are comrades-in-arms in the same trench, born and died, fighting side by side, fighting hard to kill the enemy, serving the Ming Dynasty, and so on.

However, now that the situation in the Ming Dynasty has changed abruptly, the capital has been besieged by thieves for many days, and the lie of the emperor's suicide and rebirth has spread everywhere. My generation holds the power of the army and is a trusted minister of the imperial court, so we should fight hard to kill the thief and serve the Ming court.

We once had grievances, but they were nothing more than personal selfishness, and we were as light as a feather in the face of family and national affairs. Gui has long forgotten to the clouds, Brother Guangen and Gui have shaken hands and made peace, Wang Daxuan regardless of the past suspicions, and Gui to share the great cause, plus Gao Zongbing, our four brothers work together to recover the Ming Dynasty.

Chongzhen read it once and completely understood the meaning of the letter.

It turned out that Wu Sangui threw an olive branch to Tang Tong and Bai Guangen, and the four of them planned to join forces with Gao Di, the chief soldier of Shanhaiguan.

Among the border generals of the Ming Dynasty, these four general soldiers are indeed not ordinary. Wu Sangui wanted to win over the two of them against Li Zicheng's Dashun army.

Of course, what Wu Sangui said about the restoration of the Ming Dynasty is only on the surface, just to hide people's eyes and ears, and the teacher is famous.

Now Wu Sangui fell out with Daming, and he failed to surrender to the thieves, so he could only do it alone, but his troops were limited, and in the face of Li Zicheng's army, he could only re-raise the banner of Daming to win people's hearts.

Wu Sangui's selfishness is so great that it can be described as a snake swallowing an elephant.

Because of what Wu Sangui has changed, Chongzhen has already mastered it.

"Tang Tong and Bai Guangen have really become fragrant and sweet, they are really two great talents." Chongzhen smiled after reading the letter.

Indeed, Dolgon, Wu Sangui and Li Zicheng took a fancy to the two of them, and before the Battle of Shanhaiguan began, they began to show their magic powers to win over the two.

However, in history, Tang Tong and Bai Guangen were indeed key figures in the Battle of Shanhaiguan.

It can even be crucial to determine the final success or failure of this big battle.

There are many controversies in the Battle of Shanhaiguan, but the battle of a piece of stone is the most critical, and Tang Tong and Bai Guangen are the protagonists of a piece of stone.

"What are you going to do?" Wang Chengen said with concern on the side.

The letter was written, but Tang Tong died, and if he didn't reply, he was exposed. There are also thieves who have to make decisive decisions.

Chongzhen paced back and forth a few steps, and immediately made a decision, and the plan was calculated!

Emperor Wu of the Ming Dynasty Chongzhen