Wang Pu, historically given the nickname "Wang Ran Run".

This person is actually very powerful, and he is the head snake of Datong.

The time he served as the chief soldier in Datong reached an astonishing five years.

Due to Datong's abundant resources and geographical advantages, Datong is increasingly closely connected with Jining and Guihua City outside the Saiwai.

The military and civilians of Datong are backed by Jining, and do business with the Transkhalkha Mongols and the Tumut Department, and their lives are getting better and better.

Li Guoying engaged in "red tents and black accounts" in Datong Town, and was able to give "carrots" to tame the local gentry in Datong.

This directly led to a consequence, that is, Datong had been completely eroded by the Liaodong Army.

Wang Pu himself is also very chicken thief, taking advantage of Wang Fuchen's relationship with Yang Chengying, and making a "well-known" internal response.

During Lu Xiangsheng's tenure as the governor of Xuanda, he tried to deal with this "local snake" several times, but was successfully disintegrated by Wang Pu, who was powerful and financial.

The most outrageous one was Sun Cheng's time.

Wang Pu killed Sun Cheng directly, but there was nothing to do.

Because Wang Pu took the money up and down.

Wang Pu has soldiers and generals in his hands, and Yang Chengying has the support behind him, and Lu Xiangsheng has no way to deal with this kind of person.

Lu Xiangsheng had less than 20,000 soldiers and horses at his disposal, so he could only hold on to Taiyuan.

Chongzhen, who stayed in the Forbidden City, didn't think so.

Chongzhen saw the music sent by the military department, and saw the thief army attacking all over the place non-stop, and immediately had an illusion.

A tired teacher can't wear Lu Mian.

But he had become accustomed to suggesting that his ministers "had an idea", and he pretended to obey and dump the blame if things failed.

Chongzhen summoned Chen Yan, the number one favored minister, into the main hall of the Qianqing Palace, and then asked:

"I have heard that the thieves have usurped the throne in Xi'an, and recently led the thief army to the east to invade Shanxi, but Lu Xiangsheng did not base himself on the enemy, but chose to stick to Taiyuan, what is the reason?"

Chen Yan actually bribed the internal prison before entering the palace, and preemptively knew what Chongzhen summoned him for.

He knelt on the ground, and said in a trembling voice: "The thieves sent tens of thousands of thieves, but Lu Xiangsheng only had 20,000 elite soldiers in his hands, and he was at an absolute disadvantage in terms of numbers, so he didn't dare to take the initiative to attack."

Chen Yan is mediocre, but he is not stupid.

As soon as he heard the meaning revealed in Chongzhen's words, he knew that the emperor wanted him to propose to urge Lu Xiangsheng to send troops to fight, and it was best to keep the thief army out of Shanxi.

During Chen Yan's time in the cabinet, he saw Zhou Yanru's skills and learned a thing or two.

That is, only to describe things, and never to make ideas. As soon as he came up with an idea, something happened, and the black pot asked him to carry it.

Then, the recital of the official could overwhelm him.

Sure enough, Chongzhen was not satisfied with Chen Yan's answer, and shouted angrily:

"As the first assistant, why don't you have any responsibility at all. The situation out there is rotten, and you should know how to grasp the opportunity."

"The ministers ask Your Majesty to make it clear, and the ministers will obey the order." Chen Yan pressed his face to the ground, looking very humble.

Chongzhen slapped the imperial case and said, "This kind of matter has to be properly handled by your cabinet, why do you have to listen to me." If I have to make up my mind about everything, what's the use of you as the first assistant?"

"The minister is guilty." Chen Yan still didn't take the bait.

This can make Chongzhen angry, one Zhou Yanru is enough to make him angry, and now there is another Chen Yan.

Live up to the Emperor's grace! Live up to the Emperor's grace!

Chongzhen scolded a few words in his heart, and shook his hand: "You go out!"

Chen Yan kowtowed and retreated.

Anyway, he insisted on one thing, the emperor would not issue an edict, and he would never take the initiative to propose Lu Xiangsheng to attack.

However, Chen Yan still underestimated Chongzhen.

Chongzhen returned to the warm pavilion and picked out a Hanlin editor named Yang Tinglin from a bunch of speeches.

Yang Tinglin was a second-class jinshi in Chongzhen for five years and has been serving in the Hanlin Academy.

Chongzhen took a cursory look at his recital, and it was really full of blood.

It is written, "Your Majesty has the ambition to fight against it, and the minister has no talent for insulting, so he can't plan it."

Sheng, take the country as a play." , and also suggested that Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Xuanda, "gather all roads to help the army, take the opportunity to go to the enemy, and take advantage of the enemy's exhaustion to fight in various places, and break the enemy in one fell swoop."

This kind of person is in harmony with Chongzhen's spleen and stomach, so he summoned Yang Tinglin in the main hall of Qianqing Palace. Look at the book

Yang Tinglin was a scholar, and he was suddenly summoned by Emperor Chongzhen, and he was grateful.

Chongzhen liked this feeling very much, and after listening to Yang Tinglin's generous speech, he said:

"The only person who can compete with the thieves today is Lu Xiangsheng. When you go to his camp to praise the military planes, you must persuade Lu Xiangsheng to take the initiative to find fighters, and not to let the thief army enter Shanxi. Otherwise, the people of Shanxi will suffer."

"The minister must live up to His Majesty's trust, assist Lord Lu well, and ask Your Majesty to wait for good news in the palace."

Yang Tinglin, who was already the head of the Ministry of War, said excitedly.

Chongzhen nodded with satisfaction.

In addition to sending Yang Tinglin, who had never been on the battlefield before, to Lu Xiangsheng's army, Chongzhen also fell to the governor when he was in the dynasty.

He said: It is all because of the ineffective supervision of the enemy, which led to a large number of prefectures and counties being occupied by the thief army. There are also governors with heavy troops in their hands, but they don't take the initiative to resist the enemy, but retreat in the big city, do you have to wait until the Beijing division is broken before you are willing to send troops?

These words were heard in the ears of the ministers, and they pondered in their hearts, and they immediately understood.

The emperor is talking about Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Xuanda.

Lu Xiangsheng has been in Xuanda for many years, not only opening a large number of military camps, but also presiding over mutual trade. It stands to reason that there should be tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in hand.

So, Lu Xiangsheng's old friends sent letters to Lu Xiangsheng one after another, relaying the emperor's words to him.

Looking at the letters from his friends, and then thinking of the newly sent praise paintings, Lu Xiangsheng couldn't help but cry bitterly:

"Your Majesty, Feichen does not want to defend the enemy outside Shanxi, but he has not been able to catch it."

Li Chongzhen, the commander of the standard battalion, also choked up and said, "Your Majesty...... Your Majesty is trying to force your adults to die. But if adults don't do what they do, the consequences are unpredictable."

"I understand, Shanxi is the gateway to Beijing. If you lose Shanxi, the thieves will be able to reach the Beijing Division."

Lu Xiangsheng said with tears in his eyes: "Therefore, Your Majesty wants me to be incompetent to keep the enemy out of Shanxi no matter what, so as to buy time for the transfer of troops from Jiangnan."

"That...... Wouldn't it be to send troops to death now, and there were only 20,000 soldiers and horses in the battalion?"

Li Chongzhen thought of one thing and hurriedly said, "My lord, hurry up and send someone to urge Wang Pu to lead the Datong army to support, Wang Pu has 10,000 soldiers."

Lu Xiangsheng shook his head: "Wang Pushu has deep roots, and I can't command him anymore."

"Then ask the court, tell the court the truth, and dismiss Wang Pu."

"It's useless. How can the imperial court have the heart to deal with Wang Pu now, it only wants to repel the thieves."

"So, is there really nothing that can be done?"

"Providence so."

Lu Xiangsheng wiped away his tears with a handkerchief, showing a resolute look on his face.

Under the hint of Chongzhen and the urging of Yang Tinglin, Lu Xiangsheng led 20,000 soldiers, left Taiyuan, an important town in Shanxi, and went south along the river to Pingyang Mansion, where he took the initiative to fight a decisive battle with the Chuang army.

Lu Xiangsheng dressed in military uniform and hit the bank of the Ma Jinshui River, looked back at the land behind him, and then rushed to the battlefield with the army without looking back.