"How can you win a war without food and pay?" Yang Sichang is very clear about this situation, not to mention that he does not dare to make public the corruption in the military, once he touches the cake of others, he will ...... tomorrow Just thinking about it already made Yang Sichang shudder. When the emperor summoned him alone, he always elaborated on various reasons why he should not risk a decisive battle with the Qing soldiers, and Gao Qiqian also knocked on the side, signaling to the emperor that Lu Xiangsheng's suggestion was to know neither himself nor the other, and completely disregarded the safety of the country.

In a solo recital, Yang Sichang earnestly said to the disillusioned emperor, "Since ancient times, the minister has never heard of a person who can win with the outside world without stopping internal strife. Therefore, if you want to go outside, you must first settle inside, and this must be unswerving......"

The current military, people's livelihood and political situation really could not allow the Ming Dynasty to fight in both directions against a strong enemy, and only the regime that was dying or was dying dared to defy this law in history, Yang Sichang persuaded the emperor like a cuckoo crying blood, "Although the situation of the country today is critical, it is not comparable to the situation of partial peace in the Southern Song Dynasty; Therefore, for the sake of the country's plan, it is better to impose a policy of detaining the eastern captives and delay the time, and to exterminate the thieves in Guanzhong with a drum internally, and then force the thieves and Cao thieves and other bandits to surrender. ”

When Yang Sichang thought of the Daming Mansion Treasury that couldn't even feed the rats, his heart was almost frozen. Shoufu Yang Sichang's heart understands better than anyone else that the Ming in front of him is terminally ill, and a single enemy may be able to survive, once the war starts on both sides, the Ming is in danger.

He wept blood and admonished, "If he still has different aspirations and desires, it is not difficult to get rid of them, once the country has no internal worries, His Majesty can reorganize the army and fight against the eastern captives, with the shame of snow today, forever the trouble on the border, forgive the small state of Bier, in a corner, how can it compete with the dynasty!"

Chongzhen's attitude towards the first assistant Yang Sichang is different from that of Gao Qiqian's house slave after all. He only used Qiqian as a loyal henchman, and for Yang Sichang, the first assistant, he always regarded him as his own minister, and he was a minister who was deeply loyal to the country.

Therefore, what Yang Sichang said was very in line with his heart, and Chongzhen nodded frequently in his heart while listening. But he agreed not to take out King Qin's men and horses as a desperate bet, but Chongzhen was unwilling to blindly avoid the war, so that the eastern captives who entered the Kou were like no one.

After pondering for a long time, he said: "I also know that if you want to fight outside, you must first settle inside, so I have repeatedly told Lu Xiangsheng not to fight. However, if we blindly avoid war, the enemy's arrogance will be higher and my morale will be discouraged, and it is not a good strategy. When I encounter the battle, I have to fight bravely, and in the future, it will be the line, and it will also make the East know that I can't fight, and I will be blackmailed. ”

Shoufu Yang Sichang bowed his head and said sincerely: "The emperor is young, and what he sees is extremely true. ”

Three days after the Andingmen meeting, the hesitant Chongzhen once again completely fell to the side of Gao and Yang. This change in the emperor, Lu Xiangsheng, who was covering his ears and stealing bells, was also secretly worried, but he didn't expect it to come so quickly.

While he was rejoicing at the emperor's reward, the superintendent army sneaked to the camp in Changping. Lu Xiangsheng welcomed the superintendent army into his governor's office, and after the guests and hosts sat down, Lu Xiangsheng told Gao Qiqian about the emperor's reward of silver, horses and iron whips in the past two days.

He said to the superintendent in a deep tone: "...... According to the students, it seems that the emperor is very sharp, and my generation can only live up to his intentions by charging into battle and killing the enemy to serve the country. ”

"What is Master Lu's plan?" Gao Qi asked Lu Xiangsheng quietly

Lu Xiangsheng lowered his voice and said: "The student plans to divide his troops into four ways on the night of the tenth day of the first month, take advantage of the moonlit night to attack the enemy camp, and kill him by surprise, I don't know what Gao Gong thinks?"

Gao Qiqian sneered faintly and said: "I only heard that there is a cloud in the art of war, Li Suxue attacked Caizhou at night, but I have never heard of Lu Gongyue's night attack on the enemy camp!"

Lu Xiangsheng has been familiar with military books since he was a child, and he knows that the allusion of Li Yuxue's night entry into Caizhou occurred in the tenth month of the lunar calendar in 817 AD. On a snowy night, the Tang Dynasty army attacked Caizhou City, which is today's Runan County, Henan Province, under the command of Li Sheng, the eighth son of Li Sheng, the king of Xiping County, and Li Yu, the envoy of Tang Deng Jiedu, and captured Wu Yuanji, the envoy of Huaixi Jiedu, who was seized from Huaixi.

Being so ridiculed by the eunuchs, Lu Xiangsheng's heart suddenly became angry, he couldn't wait to kick Gao Qiqian out of the first cosmic speed, but he still tried his best to endure it; Lu Xiangsheng has been in the sea for many years, and he has been leading troops to fight for a long time, he knows that in the face of the chief army sent by the emperor, even if he can't bear it, he has to endure it again, if he can't bear the ridicule of Gao Qiqian, and he doesn't worry about causing trouble, there is no need to talk about the major matter of fighting the enemy.

So he smiled reluctantly and said, "The enemy is proud of his victory, and because it is a moonlit night, I expect that the enemy chief will be even more careless and neglect to guard against ......."

"The enemy is outnumbered, or the best policy is to hold the weight. Gao Qiqian said disdainfully, he himself is also a person who has read military books and war strategies, and he has always been disdainful of Lu Xiangsheng's achievements.

"It is precisely because the enemy is outnumbered that a surprise attack is used. When the two of them spoke, they completely forgot that at this time, in their own territory, in the face of the invaders' righteous war, they did not expect that even the people of Gyeonggi could soak in urine and turn into a moat in seconds to block the footsteps of the Tartar invasion;

"If you don't win, isn't it a desperate gamble?"

"Winning by surprise is a common thing in soldiers, what is a desperate bet?"

"This made me think about it for sure. ”

The conversation became an impasse, and neither of them was willing to budge, so they had to remain silent.

After drinking a cup of tea, Gao Qiqian suddenly changed the topic, and he said with a smile on his face: "I have heard that Mr. Jiuwen loves famous horses the most, and he must have brought a few horses to King Qin this time?"

"Bring a few horses, and a few stay in Yanghe. ”

"I love horses, too, can you give me a feast for my eyes?"

A staff member heard Gao Qiqian's voiceover, so he secretly gave Lu Xiangsheng a look. Lu Xiangsheng immediately understood the intention of this eunuch, and immediately felt disgusted. He usually hated a group of eunuchs who were accustomed to recruiting power and accepting bribes, deducting military salaries, and not doing personnel, coupled with the unhappiness just now, Lu Xiangsheng scolded in his heart: "Hmph, damn, I want to take my beloved horse!"

(End of chapter)