It was late at night.

Chongzhen is still reviewing the recital.

In the dim light, he put the notes he had read from one side of the table to the other side of the table.

The little eunuch behind him fanned the fan regularly.

At this time, the slight sound of soap boots stepping on the smooth bricks came from far and near.

Wang Chengen held a stack of recitals, carefully walked to the emperor's imperial case, and gently placed them next to a pile of recitals presented by the cabinet, neatly arranged.

"Wang Chengen, I want to ask you something."

Suddenly, Chongzhen's voice sounded.

"The minions are here." Wang Chengen immediately bent down and bowed his head.

"You say, is what Ma Shiying played true?" Chongzhen asked.

Wang Chengen was slightly stunned, remembering that in the afternoon, Ma Shiying secretly played the emperor and impeached Shen Di, the governor of Xuanfu, for secretly funding Emperor Taiji.

He remembered Cao Huachun's lesson, and replied in a deep voice: "Slaves are people in the inner court, and they dare not speak falsely about military affairs. ”

"Like you, I live in the inner court, and I rely on this book for external affairs, so you can listen to it, and I will listen."

Chongzhen got up and walked around the imperial case, walking slowly and stiffly, and moving his body well after sitting for a long time.

"Your Majesty, the minion thinks this matter needs to be considered."

Wang Chengen said cautiously: "A few days ago, He Huchen, the chief soldier of Ningxia, played a game, saying that a large number of Mongols suddenly appeared in Ningxia, and its leader was most likely Lin Dan. ”

Chongzhen knew about this, and he thought it was strange at that time, Lin Dan ran to Ningxia, but he did not show off his power at the border as usual, and extorted money from the border generals.

Seeing that the emperor was thoughtful, Wang Chengen chose to shut up.

"Go on." Chongzhen Road.

Wang Chengen said: "The cabinet has just presented a note, and the horses have successfully attacked the city of Guihua and captured a large number of Mongols to return to the east. ”

"When?" Chongzhen hurriedly asked.

"It's in the shackles that the minions just moved into."

"Show it to me."

"Yes."

Wang Chengen had already prepared, and Yang Chengying's recital was placed on top of a pile of recitals.

He reached out and took it, holding it in both hands and presenting it to Chongzhen.

The bright moonlight fell on the smooth bricks, as bright as day.

Chongzhen was at the door, and he looked at the music in the moonlight:

The military department of the ministers, through the military affairs of Jizhen, Shuntian, Liaodong, Baoding and other places, was ordered to open the house, Yan Guogong Ma Yang Cheng should be respectful, the minister led the army out of the fortress on the first day of the first month of May, recovered Daningwei and recovered the Karaqin tribe, and then fought with Hudun Rabbit Khan Lin Dan outside the city, defeated it. and attacked his camp at night, and broke it. Under the persuasion of the generals, he chased Lin Dan Khan with 3,000 elite horsemen, and occupied Guihua City without blood......

This was followed by a request for merit for the soldiers, as well as a request for the imperial court to give him a large area, including Daningwei, to settle a large number of Mongols.

Chongzhen knew that the so-called request for merit and sealing the land were polite words, and the point was to ask the imperial court to continue to allocate salt and rebuild the Huizhou Wei and other guards outside the Saiwai.

"Unexpectedly, what others couldn't do for hundreds of years was done by him in a few months. Chase the dead and chase the north and conquer the Naturalization City! ”

Chongzhen's face became very unsightly.

He couldn't imagine what kind of army this was, capable of chasing Hudun Rabbit Khan with hundreds of thousands of troops.

The same opponent, why is it so difficult to deal with Ningxia and Datong.

He Huchen was still in Songshuli, begging the emperor to send troops to support.

"I understand what you mean, if Shen Di is a real enemy, then he can only go to Shenyang, not Xuanfu."

After all, it was impossible for the Houjin army to bypass Daningwei and attack Xuanfu.

Wang Chengen chose to remain silent, this matter can't be talked about much.

Chongzhen said again: "So is Ma Shiying a false accusation?" But he is also from a Jinshi, even if he makes a false accusation, he will not make a false accusation in this stall. ”

It is natural to associate with whether Ma Shiying is a party with Yang Chengying.

But he quickly denied this idea, because Yang Chengying had always been in Liaodong, and if he wanted to form a party, he would not look for someone like Ma Shiying, who was not even a governor.

"Pass the decree and order Wen Tiren to enter the palace to see me." Chongzhen couldn't think clearly, so he had to make an order.

Wen Tiren received the order, and soon, appeared in front of Chongzhen.

"Your Majesty, summoning Weichen into the palace late at night, I don't know what happened?"

Wen Tiren held an ivory wat in his hand and asked respectfully and cautiously.

Chongzhen ordered Wang Chengen to send a few copies of the recital to Wen Tiren and let him read them one by one.

Wen Tiren had actually seen it a long time ago, but in order not to refute Chongzhen's face, he still watched it all in a fake way.

"What do you think?" Chongzhen asked.

"I think there is another view."

Wen Tiren knows that as a first assistant, if he has the same knowledge as others, he has no value as a first assistant.

"Say it quickly."

"I heard that Yang Chengying had many Tartars in his army, and he moved east with so many Mongols, where did the food and supplies come from? Maybe...... The minister said that perhaps, Ma Shiying did not make false accusations, but Yang Chengying did it. ”

"You mean...... Chongzhen couldn't sit still, "Yang Chengying sent people to pretend to be Donglu to blackmail Xuanfu and other places, the purpose is to replenish supplies. ”

"This is just a speculation on the part of the minister. After all, at the time of Ding Mao's change, what the general soldiers encountered was what Yang Chengying saw with his own eyes. He was afraid that if he showed his identity, he would not be able to get supplies, so he made this decision. ”

Wen Tiren said in a deep voice.

"Yang Chengying is so despicable!"

Chongzhen believes that others may not be possible, but Yang Chengying must be able to do it.

"This is just the minister's speculation, please Your Majesty." Wen Tiren hurriedly shirked his responsibility.

"Needless to say, I understand."

Chongzhen took Yang Chengying's note and said angrily: "That being the case, I will pretend to be deaf and dumb, issue an order to reprimand Yang Chengying, disagree with the allocation of salt again, and at the same time remove Shen Cheng from the post of governor." ”

"Your Majesty, it seems that this is not enough."

Wen Tiren already knew that Zhou Yanru's friend Feng Quan was in Daningwei, so he didn't add to the blockage at this time, but when to wait.

"What does Aiqing think?" Chongzhen asked.

"Your Majesty, the minister thought that he had to deny the salt he had paid earlier, and destroy their business. It will not be able to gain a foothold in Daningwei and other places, weakening its strength. ”

"Is it really okay to do that?"

"Your Majesty, there are countless people who are stronger than Yang Chengying in all dynasties. But they did not recover Daningwei because they did not have the full support of the imperial court.

As long as this connection is severed, Yang Chengying will not be able to gain a foothold in Daning. ”

"What if the Tartars come again?"

"Your Majesty can order Yang Cheng to respond to King Qin and take the opportunity to consume his and the Tartar forces, this is to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight."

"Makes sense."

Chongzhen is a not so stupid emperor, and this kind of tactics of killing 800 enemies and losing 1,000 would not have listened.

But frightened by Yang Chengying's approach and ability to fight thousands of miles, he had to make this decision.

Even if he makes his northern part unstable, he must let Houjin and Yang Chengying fight, so that he can sit and reap the benefits of the fisherman.

However, this was just a stupid decision made by Wen Tiren to fool Chongzhen in order to attack Zhou Yanru.

Everything seems beautiful, but it is a decision that Chongzhen regrets so much that he bared his teeth.