This is the safest place in Li Shouzhong's opinion. Don't worry about the walls having ears. Li Shouzhong didn't wait for Li Miao to speak, so he said directly. "Now the dragon body is not safe, so I can only ......"

Speaking of this, Li Shouzhong did not continue. Draw it with the index finger of your right hand.

Probably worried that Li Miao would not understand, Li Shouzhong continued. "I can only move once..... Li Shouzhong drew with his right index finger again.

Li Miao was shocked, is it already so serious? "The ...... of the Four Princes"

"Of the five ministers in the cabinet, including me, two have already returned some of the money owed." Li Shouzhong did not answer Li Miao's question directly.

Li Miao seemed to let the cabinet ministers take the initiative to return part of the arrears. Although this is not a direct line, it undoubtedly expresses the recognition of the four princes. At the very least, it expressed support for the recent work of the four princes!

The two ministers returned part of the arrears to the household. Don't look at it just to mean it, but that's the attitude. In addition, Li Miao knew that his mentor Li Shouzhong did not owe the household money.

It seems that the four princes were approved by the emperor. At least the emperor recognized it before he became seriously ill. If Li Miao's estimate is good, the emperor will definitely make the holy decree of the four princes as the crown prince, and they are all ready.

Otherwise, why should the two ministers take the initiative to return some of the money owed by the household. It's nothing more than that I have known for a long time that the news that the fourth prince was canonized as the crown prince. It's just a favor.

Let the ministers take the initiative to stand in line, the four princes do not have this strength.

Next, Li Miao's master and apprentice played dumb riddles in the study bedroom for a long time. Li Miao can't help it, she can't tell her teacher, don't worry, I'm here! can only follow Li Shouzhong's wishes.

Li Miao finally understood what the teacher wanted to express.

Three days ago, the emperor received an urgent report from Tian Yonggang, the chief soldier of Jinzhou. Then, during the emergency deliberations of the Cabinet, he suddenly became seriously ill.

The emperor should be conscious now, but he can also move the index finger of his right hand up and down his body.

At that time, the opinion of the cabinet ministers was to announce the identity of the four princes. Let the four princes preside over the government, anyway, the holy decree of the four princes to become the crown prince has long been drafted. It's just that it hasn't been announced.

The emperor listened to the cabinet's opinion, and his right index finger just didn't move. Maybe the emperor has had enough, and there are two days of pain in the sky. I don't want to appear in him and the four princes again.

It may also be that the emperor feels that he still has hope for recovery. To put it bluntly, the emperor doesn't want to give up power yet. Again, the importance of power is illustrated.

The roundworm in the emperor's stomach - Dai Quan, obviously did not want the four princes to preside over the government. So, he said what was in the emperor's heart.

Let the cabinet temporarily deal with the government affairs, and major affairs need to be approved by the emperor's right index finger. Dai Quan's proposal was immediately positively approved by the emperor's index finger.

Fortunately, there are no major events in the past few days, and general affairs are handled by the cabinet.

This is clearly not a long-term solution. Therefore, the cabinet already has two cabinet ministers who have taken the initiative to repay part of the arrears of the household. The intention of supporting the crown prince to preside over the government is self-evident.

And what about the weekly pilgrimage meeting? The emperor's illness, the current imperial doctors are helpless. One by one, they just shook their heads. Even Li Shouzhong is also inclined to the four princes to preside over the government.

Obviously, a kingdom cannot be left without a king for a day. The current Jinzhou military situation has been shelved instead.

But the cabinet is clearly not in one mind. Zhang Yongheng, the second assistant of the cabinet, is biased towards the establishment of the great prince. Although the eldest prince is not visible in the maternal family. But he is a heavy man and the eldest son of the emperor. Obviously, there are quite a few people who think this way.

The emperor has a total of four adult princes, and now the four princes have a clear advantage. If it weren't for Dai Quan's allegiance to the emperor, it would be almost a sure thing for the four princes to inherit the throne.

Now Dai Quan has a lot of right to speak. After all, he is a roundworm in the emperor's stomach!

Li Shouzhong only cares about the stability of the DPRK situation. So my heart is still inclined to support the four princes. But Li Shouzhong will not stand in line directly.

Officials at the rank of cabinet ministers generally rarely stand in line directly. Unless it is a special case.

Li Shou was most worried about the military situation in Jinzhou, and it was obvious that the Jurchens were preparing to take Jinzhou City.

Tian Yonggang, the chief soldier of Jinzhou, was an old minister during the period of Emperor Taishang. Proficient in military strategy, brave and good at fighting. It has been more than ten years since he was promoted to the general army of Jinzhou because of his merits. The title of marquis is also made with real knives and real guns.

Tian Yonggang had 100,000 soldiers and horses in Jinzhou. His military salary, no matter how greedy the officials of the DPRK and China are, no one dares to touch it. Everyone knows the significance of Jinzhou City to the Great Zheng Dynasty.

Even after the emperor ascends the throne, he must also encircle Tian Yonggang. Over the years, Jinzhou City and Shanhaiguan's annual military salary expenditure is equivalent to nearly half of the total expenditure of the imperial court.

But the imperial court did not dare to weaken half a point, it was really too important for Jinzhou City and even Shanhaiguan.

Shanhaiguan mainly relies on the containment of Jinzhou City. Therefore, as long as Jinzhou City is not lost, Shanhaiguan will be as stable as Mount Tai. Wu Yingxiong, the chief soldier of Shanhaiguan, is the emperor's descendant, holding 50,000 soldiers and horses.

Wu Yingxiong's subordinates, in addition to the 5,000 personal soldiers, are still a little combat. The other 45,000 soldiers and horses are just a number. Empty salaries account for more than half.

There are less than half of the soldiers and horses left, and they are barely fed, even if they are good, and they are the soldiers and horses who make up the numbers. Not to mention combat power.

But Wu Yingxiong was not in a hurry at all. As long as Jinzhou City is not lost, Shanhaiguan will be impregnable. When Jinzhou City is lost, Shanhaiguan will definitely not be able to take it.

Even 50,000 elite soldiers would be difficult to hold. Therefore, the general army of Shanhaiguan has been a fat difference over the years. Wu Yingxiong has been fat and strong over the years.

Tian Yonggang, the chief soldier of Jinzhou, has had a hard time these years. Jinzhou City is equivalent to an isolated city, although the military salary of the imperial court is paid in full.

But over the years, the people outside Jinzhou have almost been captured by the Jurchens.

The Jurchens' field strength was amazing, and Tian Yonggang could only watch the common people being taken captive. A large amount of land outside the city was deserted, and the price of grain in Jinzhou City was amazingly high, and most of the grain was supplied by the Guannei.

Naturally, food prices have doubled. Military salaries alone simply cannot feed so many troops. Of course, the imperial court also knew about these situations, but there was no good way.

If you increase the budget, the Great Zheng Dynasty won't be able to bear it! Sooner or later, it will be dragged down! Therefore, Tian Yonggang can only stick to Jinzhou City and live one day at a time.

Fortunately, in the past few years, the Jurchens have also stopped coming to Jinzhou City to fight in the grass valley. As a result, Tian Yonggang left 10,000 soldiers to stick to Jinzhou City, and the remaining 90,000 soldiers and horses went out of the city to farm. It is important to solve the stomach problem.

In the past few years, I have watched the life of the soldiers, and it has gotten better. At least you don't have to worry about going hungry.

After planting the land for several years, it is inevitable that the combat strength will decline. In addition, the surrounding area of Jinzhou is sparsely populated, and the troops cannot be replenished. Jinzhou City's combat power has also declined seriously.

Tian Yonggang was so anxious that every time he went to the court, he couldn't get a solution. Tian Yonggang was haggard, and before he was fifty years old, he was full of gorgeous hair. It was a matter of time before I knew that Jinzhou would fall.

The problem of Jinzhou City is that it is isolated and cannot be effectively supported by logistics. It is not difficult for the Jurchens to really capture Jinzhou City, the key is how much they are willing to pay.

A few days ago, Tian Yonggang got a tip. The Jurchens are preparing grain and grass on a large scale, preparing grain and grass for at least 200,000 horses and two months.

And a large number of craftsmen are being recruited. Apparently preparing for the siege.

Tian Yonggang had already prepared to sacrifice his life for the imperial court. But I didn't expect the Jurchens to come so violently. So fast! Therefore, Tian Yonggang hurriedly sent someone to report the military report of Jinzhou City to the imperial court.

Tian Yonggang is just doing his best to obey the destiny of heaven. Tian Yonggang is also clear about the situation in the imperial court. If there is a way, it will not wait until now.

Over the years, no matter how corrupt the imperial court was, it had never deducted a tael of silver from Jinzhou City.

Accompanied by the Jinzhou emergency report, there is also a twist and turn of Tian Yonggang. Words are bloody. The only son in the army in Jinzhou City left, and the few civilians in the city were almost gone. Less than 70,000 soldiers remained.

Fortunately, there is no shortage of grain and grass in the city, and Tian Yonggang and more than 60,000 soldiers are willing to live and die with Jinzhou City.

The emperor didn't know if he was grateful for the loyalty of the soldiers of Jinzhou City, or if Jinzhou City was about to be lost. Fainted on the spot. And the court was in chaos because of this. The courtiers were more focused on the prince.

Li Shouzhong's anxiety now is mainly in Jinzhou City. As for the storage position in the court, Li Shouzhong didn't care. Once Jinzhou City is lost, Shanhaiguan will definitely not be able to hold it. The Great Zheng Dynasty is in danger!

You must know how much effort the Great Zheng Dynasty put in to build Jinzhou City, spent a huge amount of manpower and material resources, and spent several years to build this giant city.

At that time, this project was criticized by many people. It has exhausted the national strength accumulated by the Great Zheng Dynasty for many years. It's just a waste of money and labor. How wise it seems now!

Li Miao hurriedly used a silver needle to help her teacher condition her body. There are some words that Li Miao can't explain. can only persuade Li Shouzhong to relax. The dry one has no effect, and Li Shouzhong is obviously much more decadent.

Of course Li Miao knew. The real target of the Jurchens this time was the Liaodong Bureau, the Dalian region. When the weather gets a little colder, the loose soil freezes.

The cavalry can now gallop on it. At that time, it was the time when the Jurchen soldiers sent to Liaodong.

As for whether the Jurchens will target Jinzhou City, Li Miao also thinks about it! As long as Jinzhou City does not surrender, it will be counted as a one-to-one battle loss. It will also cost 70,000 Jurchen combat power. The Jurchens can't afford it!

Besides, even if the Jurchens take Jinzhou City, there is still the nail of the Liaodong Bureau, and the Jurchens still dare not attack Shanhaiguan on a large scale. still hold the Jurchens in check!

This is also why Li Miao is desperately trying to exhaust all her luck. One of the reasons why the entire Dalian region is also to be taken. The main thing is to completely block the sea lanes. Limit the rapid development of the Jurchens.

This time the Jurchens also recruited a large number of craftsmen. Obviously it is bad news for the Liaodong Bureau. The castle is not a giant city! However, the five-meter-high mausoleum is less than one meter thick.

The castle is still very easy to breach. But Li Miao is not very worried. As long as it is not a field battle, the battle of entering the mausoleum, the guards of the mausoleum are also the subjects that are practiced the most all year round.

As long as the Jurchens are ready with siege equipment. It shouldn't be difficult to break through the mausoleum. Li Miao's only worry now is whether her luck is enough.

Now the Jurchens are attacking the Liaodong Bureau, and the Jurchens belong to the restored territory. The Liaodong Bureau does not have the righteous name of the Great Zheng Dynasty, and it still belongs to the territory of invasion.

So Li Miao was still a little worried, and the Jurchens were desperate. At that time, if Li Miao's luck runs out, the Liaodong Bureau will be considered a win. Li Miao will definitely not end well.

I hope that the Jurchen leadership level is online, and no unnecessary sacrifices are made.