Chongzhen looked at Lu Xiangsheng's angular face. He has sword eyebrows, high cheekbones, and a broad forehead with some faint wrinkles, which make his demeanor appear more calm and resolute.

After seriously looking at Lu Xiangsheng in front of him, Emperor Chongzhen spoke: "The captives are invading, and the capital is under martial law." Qing worked tirelessly, the king of thousands of miles, and also provided reinforcements for the governor of the world to resist the eastern captives, and his loyalty and diligence were commendable. I am very happy!"

From the mouth of the king of a country, two seemingly simple words of consolation made Lu Xiangsheng, the secretary of the military department, deeply moved, and he felt that even if he was crushed for the emperor's hegemony at this time, he would not be able to repay Chongzhen's kindness.

At this time, it is a loyal minister or a traitor who must cry, and Lu Xiangsheng replied earnestly, "The minister can only ...... without leading soldiers" He replied, "On weekdays, he is just a fool and does not avoid any difficulties, but since the death of his father, the minister is full of grief and mental confusion, which is far from comparable to the past." In addition, with an ominous body, commanding the three armies, not only is it not enough to convince people by observing in front of the soldiers, but I am afraid that even the golden drums will not work; Gu Yuchen is often afraid of living up to the grace of the saint and increasing the sin of the ministers!"

Chongzhen was relieved, and said in his heart: "This Lu Xiangsheng is not as stupid as he looks, it seems that he really knows people!"

He comforted his personally chosen overseer in a gentle tone: "Loyalty is filial piety." At present, the country is struggling, and the secretary must concentrate on his work, and not be too sad and have a negative intention. ”

Speaking of this, Chongzhen sacrificed his tried and tested tricks, he raised his chin slightly, and a eunuch took out the silver and python satin that had been prepared, and gave it to Xiangsheng.

After Lu Xiangsheng kowtowed to thank Enbi, Chongzhen said in a good mood: "Today, the army in the east is very strong, and the ministers of the foreign court have many opinions, and they are inconsistent, in Yiqing's opinion, how should we deal with it at this time?"

As soon as he heard Chongzhen raise this question, and there seemed to be a wandering meaning in his tone, Lu Xiangsheng, who was in tears, suddenly forgot to be afraid, and seemed to be at the same time the etiquette of the monarch and the ministers, he raised his head suddenly, looked at Emperor Chongzhen with blazing eyes, and said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty orders the ministers to supervise the teacher, and the ministers will fight to the death!"

"It's too fierce!", "It's really a macho man!", "Straight male cancer patient ......" Although most of the eunuchs were taken aback, their hearts had various interpretations of this Lu Inspector, who seemed to be a scholar with the heart of a tiger and a leopard. They sneaked a glance at Chongzhen's face, thinking that he would be angry about it.

As expected, the eunuchs saw that the emperor's pale face turned red, just like the great sage on the Monkey Mountain in the Capital Zoo, from the root of the ear to the root of the thigh; the straight man Lu Xiangsheng also realized that his words seemed to be a little inappropriate at this time, and his attitude towards the emperor was a little reckless, so he quickly remedied his unintentional mistake and lowered his head.

But Emperor Chongzhen, who had a rigid and irritable temperament, was not angry because of this, you must know that the great sage is also dignified, and Zhu Youzhen, who has been canonized by the emperor, was flustered and short-tempered by Lu Xiangsheng's recklessness, and his face flushed, such a simple and clear answer made Chongzhen, who was used to being gentle and tactful, dumbfounded, and he had nothing to say for a long time.

After a long time, he was like a little daughter-in-law who was in the wrong bed, and slowly spit out a sentence: "Saying that he wants to be appeased, it is the ministers of the outer court who have discussed it like this, not my opinion." This matter is very important, after Qing goes out, he can discuss with Yang Sichang and Gao Qiqian, if he doesn't need to care, then he will fight or defend, which is the best?"

"The minister thinks that since ancient times, there have been ways of fighting against the enemy, but there is no law-abiding! Only those who can fight can abide by their words; if they cannot fight, how can they keep their words, otherwise the more they defend, the more they will be subject to the enemy. Lu Xiangsheng received Chongzhen's half-concealed encouragement, and he decided to be a straight man to the end.

"War and defense must be taken into account. Chongzhen continued his hesitation yesterday evening, and he responded to the straight man's attack half-pushed and half-on-the-spot.

Today, we must focus on war, supplemented by defense, in order to be able to control the enemy and not be controlled by the enemy...... Lu Xiangsheng decided that it was better to conceal it, otherwise he would be red with a critical attack for the first time, and how would the two meet next time.

"Qingyan war is the best policy, but my troops are thin, how to fight?" Attacking the different position, the swaying amplitude in Chongzhen's bones increased again, and he began to dizzy when he swayed.

Lu Xiangsheng opened his big eyes that were fascinating, and stared at Chongzhen to make an impassioned statement word by word: "The minister thinks that the current patient is not my weak army, but that the imperial court is not yet determined! Guanning, Xuan, Da, and Shanxi have no less than 50,000 reinforcements, and the three major battalions have tens of thousands of troops lined up on the outskirts ......of the city in addition to defending the city."

Seeing Chongzhen's face red and red ears and the look of being ashamed of refusal, Lu Xiangsheng began to steal the fierce medicine, "As long as the imperial court is determined to fight and encourage the soldiers, even if there is no need for the three battalions, the 50,000 soldiers of the Qin Wang can also fight! The strong army under the command of Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting can be transferred to the Beijing Division, and the people of Jifu have been repeatedly ravaged by captives and horses, so they are full of righteous indignation and hatred, as long as the imperial court is slightly exhorted, the foolish ministers think that it is not difficult for 100,000 people to be integrated in the near future!"

"Food is difficult...... With a sigh, Chongzhen's last line of defense was broken by a straight man, but the other party can drive straight in, but he can't......

"In the capital and Kifuzhou County, there are many wealthy gentry and gentry, and they can advocate donations to save the country's urgent needs. Lu Xiangsheng finally threw out the most weighty bombshell, hitting the softest part of Dick Si Chongzhen's heart - greed.

Chongzhen smiled bitterly, took a breath, and said unscrupulously: "Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting are suppressing thieves, so it is not appropriate to transfer." ”

"Even if Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting's men and horses cannot be transferred, although the ministers are dull, they can still transfer Guanning and Wu Sangui to divide their troops into the king; the ministers are willing to lead the armies of Xuan, Da, and Shanxi to fight a decisive battle with the captives. Lu Xiangsheng knew that for He Renlong, Zuo Guangxian, Cao Bianjiao and others, Wu Sangui was a supporting role in friendship, and Yu Chongzhen's great cause did not have much gain.

Chongzhen's mind was heavy, and he was silent for a long time. He stared at Lu Xiangsheng expressionlessly, the black gauze hat wings that kept fluttering up and down because of excitement.

Lu Xiangsheng understood that his own words just now were too intense, as the so-called "no desire for speed, no small profits." If you want to hurry, you can't reach it, and if you see a small profit, you can't do a big thing."

Therefore, he did not dare to raise his head for a while, but he said unwillingly: "At present, the country is in danger, and the ministers dare not repay Your Majesty? ”