A smile appeared on Qin Sande's face again, and this time his smile seemed quite sincere.

"Oh, we know that Lord Su is loyal. Those who are in the court are really talking lies with their eyes open and say that Lord Su has ulterior motives. Let's see, they have strange intentions."

Qin Sande said something like this a bit big, and in this case, Su Tiancheng was not easy to answer.

Seeing that Su Tiancheng didn't say anything, Qin Sande finally reached a very critical point.

"Mr. Su, our family is also in a difficult situation. So many adults in the court have stood up and said something bad. We think the emperor must be annoyed, and our family is anxious when we think about it."

"Dad, the lower official has already thought of these things. I think this situation will disappear in a short time."

"Haha, we believe in Lord Su."

Su Tiancheng didn't want to make any promises in this matter. Although he estimated that Qin Sande might be entrusted by others, he should pay attention to doing things and not make the emperor embarrassed, but he would not agree to such a thing. This is his bottom line. If you want the Donglin Party in the court to shut up, unless you give up all policies, safeguard the interests of the big bureaucrats and gentry, and vent your anger with the Donglin Party and Fushe, in this way, it would not make much sense to travel to the Ming Dynasty. Thinking about changing history, it would be a dream and eventually be swallowed by the torrent.

Qin Sande's topic quickly changed, and he no longer talked about Jiangning County.

"Oh, Lord Su doesn't know. Recently, bandits have started to be rampant again."

"Oh. Is something happening again?"

"Yes, in the winter of last year, the emperor considered that the bandits had still encountered many blows, so he wanted to completely clear them out. The officials from Baoding Prefecture, Henan and Shanxi were surrounded and suppressed the bandits in Shaanxi and Shanxi. Who knew that the bandits had divided their troops again, and some had reached Henan. Some had arrived in Huguang, and some were stuck in Shaanxi and Shanxi. So far, the government troops have not been able to achieve major breakthroughs. The emperor has not had a good year."

"Is that true? My father-in-law, I went to Baoding Prefecture to recruit soldiers."

"When Lord Su met the Tartars that time, he naturally couldn't pay attention to this matter. Our family was also surprised. When the bandits were harassed on a large scale, why did the Tartars join in the fun?"

Su Tiancheng blinked.

He had always been a little strange. Last time he met the Eight Banners soldiers of the Later Jin Manchu Eight Banners in Dingxing County, Baoding Prefecture. Such a thing is a bit unexplainable. It turned out that during that period, the court was trying hard to eliminate bandits. This was naturally a good opportunity. The court's army drew to Shanxi and Henan. The power in the north was naturally weaker. How could the Later Jin give up such a good opportunity?

According to the development of history, the situation of fighting on both sides of the Ming Dynasty lasted until the day when it fell down. It was precisely because of the drag on the two-line battle that the court was exhausted, and the misuse of some people made the situation more and more out of control. During this period, there was also a chance. It was a good way to negotiate peace with the Later Jin Dynasty. At least you could concentrate on extermination of bandits and fight to the death with the Later Jin Dynasty. Unfortunately, this method did not work. Those so-called literati, regardless of the actual situation of the court, were blindly demanding toughness and could not negotiate peace. According to their passionate statement, if your head fell out, it would be such a big deal.

The time when peace talks were in conflict was the time when the Donglin Party controlled the government. The Donglin Party firmly opposed peace talks. It ironically that after the demise of the Ming Dynasty, the leader of the Donglin Party Qian Qianyi opened the door to surrender to the Qing Dynasty. Many so-called Donglin Party members were transformed and loyal to the Qing Dynasty. Their lives were saved and they continued to be officials or do academic research, but the Ming Dynasty was truly destroyed.

When Su Tiancheng talked with Wen Tiren last time, he talked about peace talks. Such a two-line battle in the Ming Dynasty would definitely not work. War means the consumption of silver. Without silver, it is impossible to win a battle. The crumbling Ming Dynasty could not maintain the two-line battle. If he insisted on this, it would eventually make it difficult for the court to continue and even go to the brink of collapse.

However, what Su Tiancheng thought was more practical was Jiangning Camp.

Qin Sande said this, and must have thought of Jiangning Camp.

Qin Sande indeed took the initiative to mention Jiangning Camp.

"Mr. Su, Jiangning Camp is indeed brave. My family thinks that Jiangning Camp cannot be in Jiangning County for a long time. There are two major camps in Nanjing, which are enough to protect him."

Speaking of Jiangning Camp, Su Tiancheng had to speak.

"Father-in-law, you know that Jiangning Camp currently has 20,000 soldiers, 10,000 of them are recruits, and they have not yet formed combat effectiveness. Moreover, Jiangning Camp still lacks armor and weapons. Thanks to the two battalions, even during the Spring Festival, the soldiers did not relax their training and were still persisting. Under the current circumstances, it is still difficult to drive out."

"My family knows what Lord Su mentioned. Our family is just talking about it. Think about it, the emperor will not have a good New Year, and our family will feel uncomfortable."

Su Tiancheng felt a little chilled. Qin Sande said such words were nothing. He had been in the palace for a long time and could say them all, but if he said such words at this moment, it would feel uncomfortable to listen to them, as if they were a kind of persecution to him.

"My father-in-law, the officials also know that the bandits and harassment is a major concern for my Ming Dynasty. It is because of the urgency that the officials stepped up training the soldiers of Jiangning Camp. After the beginning of the year, the officials are preparing to continue to recruit 10,000 soldiers and strive to achieve combat effectiveness in one year."

"Our family is a little worried, but I don't know if it's time."

Su Tiancheng stopped talking.

The actions of bandits are almost consistent with those of the Later Jin Dynasty, which also shows that the Later Jin Dynasty has done a good job in intelligence. Of course, this intelligence work is not that complicated.

Su Tiancheng thought of Huang Zaisheng, the spy he had placed in the Hou Jin. After so long, Huang Zaisheng had never sent him information. It was said that there should be news.

"Haha, Lord Su, it's the Spring Festival. Our family has said so many despicable words. Lord Su should not think too much. Okay, the banquet is almost ready."

"What my father-in-law said is for the good of the officials. Keep it in mind. Please rest assured. Jiangning Camp will definitely strengthen training and will never stay in Jiangning County for a long time."

"We know, we know."
Chapter completed!