That Shen Weibing also secretly screamed yes.

He was also worried that there was no way to find the conversation, but since Man Gui had already asked first, it made him less troublesome.

I saw Shen Weibing sigh and say with a look of regret: "The situation in the capital is not very good, the ministers of the eunuch party control the imperial court, and a large number of upright people are suppressed. ”

"Our Donglin Party members are loyal to the court and the Ming Dynasty, but now our Donglin Party members are withering day by day, which really makes me feel sad!"

"Even the life of this official is very difficult, the secretary of the military department above me is Cui Chengxiu, and the left attendant of the military department is Lu Xiangsheng."

"These people are all eunuch ministers, and they are also oppressed, if it weren't for the fact that the officials have always been cautious in doing things, I'm afraid they would have already fallen on their way."

Yuan Chonghuan and Man Gui glanced at each other, and both noticed a very special place in Shen Weibing's words.

This Shen Weibing said that he was loyal to the court and the Ming Dynasty, but he did not say that he would be loyal to His Majesty.

The meaning of this is very interesting.

Frankly speaking, even Shen Weibing, a member of the Donglin Party, said these things like a flower. Yuan Chonghuan and Man Gui actually didn't want to accept him.

Originally, the imperial court sent Shen Weibing to pay them military salaries, and Yuan Chonghuan and Man Gui should also be happy, but Shen Weibing's words made them a little embarrassed for a while, so that they didn't know whether to take this talk.

Yuan Chonghuan thought for a while, then considered his language, pretended to be indifferent and said: "The affairs in the imperial court, we, the border officials of Liaodong, don't understand it very clearly. ”

"But Your Majesty is wise and martial, and Gonggong Wei is also the choice of the moment, and many of the ministers of this eunuch party are loyal to the Ming Dynasty."

"We believe that between the ministers of the Donglin Party and the ministers of the Eunuch Party, there is only a difference in philosophy."

Man Gui also answered: "Governor Yuan is not bad, if there is any discord between the two of you, it can also be resolved through negotiation, but you don't have to be like a mortal enemy." ”

Shen Weibing felt a little uncomfortable, he had obviously heard the meaning of Yuan Chonghuan and Man Gui's words.

What these two people mean when they speak is that if you give this bit of silver, you want so many of our generals in Liaodong to fall directly to you, even if it is a little difficult to do.

What's more, the imperial court's salary for the Liaodong army was originally something that should have been done.

Even if the imperial court does not allocate military salaries to them now, but when they make such a fuss, the imperial court will still have to transfer military salaries, and there is no essential difference between it and now.

Obviously, the decision that Yuan Chonghuan and Man Gui are making now should be said to be very correct.

In the current situation, the strength of the eunuch party is much stronger than that of the Donglin party.

If they rashly reached an inappropriate covenant with the Donglin Party, they were bringing about their own destruction.

Shen Weibing was not in a hurry, he understood that with this military salary alone, there was indeed no way to persuade Yuan Chonghuan and Man Gui so easily.

But he has other chips.

I saw Shen Weibing continue: "Of course, what the two of you said also has a certain amount of truth. ”

"It's just that there are many things in the Jingshi, and the two of you must have heard of it, Your Majesty has always been very dissatisfied with the performance of the Liaodong Border Army."

"Now Your Majesty has recruited 20,000 troops in the name of Jinyiwei in Xinfeng County, and is training day and night."

"Even the firearms of these armies are personally provided by the arsenal built by His Majesty."

"Didn't the two generals Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao from Liaodong also be transferred to this army?"

"What do you think Your Majesty wants to do by wasting so much manpower, financial resources, and material resources to train an army of 20,000?"

When Yuan Chonghuan heard this, his face also darkened.

Yuan Chonghuan turned his head to look at Man Gui, and found that Man Gui's face was not good, and he couldn't see where to go.

They naturally understood what Shen Weibing meant, and this guy was clearly about to sow discord between them and Zhu Youxiao.

But because of his sowing discord, Yuan Chonghuan and Man Gui really couldn't refuse.

Because he knew very well that the reason why Zhu Youxiao wanted to train 20,000 troops in Xinfeng County was that the only goal was to come to Jiannu.

In other words, Zhu Youxiao was very dissatisfied with them, and he didn't think that the border army in Liaodong could defeat Jiannu, and he was already planning to come by himself.

Although Yuan Chonghuan and Man Gui didn't know what the combat effectiveness of this army was, it was enough to make them feel a sense of crisis.

Yuan Chonghuan looked at Shen Weibing and said a little angrily: "Okay, if there is anything you want to say in Shen Qi's matter, then say it on the spot, I am already an official with this court, and we should also help each other." ”

Shen Weibing was also overjoyed when he heard this, knowing that the premise of cooperation between the two sides had been set.

I saw him sort out his words, and then said quietly: "The two of you must have heard a news, it is expected that this summer, Huang Taiji will lead the main force of Jiannu to attack the Chahar Department?" ”

Yuan Chonghuan listened to the end, and did not hide it anymore, but nodded and said: "That's true, Nurhachi died last year, this Emperor Taiji has just ascended to the throne, and his position is still unstable, he needs to win the foreign war in order to consolidate his position." ”

"This Ming Dynasty is guarded by my Liaodong border army, even if Huang Taiji wants to defeat us and enter the customs, it is an impossible thing to do."

"So they can only turn this target to the Chahar Ministry, which is also a reasonable thing."

Shen Weibing also seemed to know this matter very well, and he continued to ask: "Those two think that if Jiannu invades the Chahar Department on a large scale, how likely is it that the Chahar Department will be able to stop Jiannu?" ”

When Yuan Chonghuan and Man Gui heard this, they also showed a mocking expression on their faces.

Man Gui sneered: "That Jiannu's strength is getting stronger and stronger, which is a fact that every Liaodong general cannot deny. ”

"And Lin Dan Khan, the leader of the Chahar Department, has always wanted to restore the glory of his ancestor Mengyuan, but his heart is higher than the sky and his life is thinner than paper."

"With his little family background, over the years, I haven't seen them take advantage of Jiannu's hands."

"So in this year's battle, Jiannu will definitely defeat Zarbu, but when the time comes, it will depend on how big Jiannu's appetite is."

"That is, to see if they really plan to swallow the Chahar tribe in one gulp, or if they plan to loot and return."

"But judging from the current situation, I believe that Jiannu is very likely to completely wipe out the Chahar Department this year."

This made Shen Weibing puzzled and asked, "Why?" ”