Shanxi was occupied by Datong thieves,

Hong Chengchou's Pingxi army was defeated.

Even Hong Chengchou himself fled to Henan.

The euphemistic name is to share the worries of the Holy One and solve the problem of rogue bandits in Henan. So where did the rogue bandits in Henan come from?

Moreover, there are more than 100,000 troops of Duke Cheng Zhu Chunchen in Henan. Do you need your 20,000 people to go into Henan to fight against the bandits?

Chongzhen was so angry that his eyes went dark and his whole body was trembling!

He could only feel the cold wind whistling in the hall, so cold that his bones almost solidified.

What happened to the Ming Dynasty?

Why do the ministers you choose always let you down like this?

Why can't I defeat Zhang Haogu, that living Cao Cao?

Could it be that I was wrong?

impossible!

I am a descendant of Taizu Emperor Hongwu, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. I read the poems and books of sages since I was a child, and I was extremely intelligent when I was young. When I grew up, I was surrounded by countless great scholars.

Where is he, Zhu Youxiao?

A mediocre person who only knew how to play some strange tricks, and in the end he became the emperor!

Can Zhu Youxiao govern the Ming Dynasty well?

What Emperor of Zhongxing, what Naren Great Khan, if he is really so powerful, how could he raise Zhang Haogu, a living Cao Cao!

Zhu Youjian was angry and looked at the ministers in the palace. At this time, the civil and military ministers in the palace, these Donglin gentlemen who were dressed like beasts and looked upright, were yelling at the enemy without any image.

Everyone was blowing their beards and staring, and there were spitting stars flying all over the palace. One was scolding that eunuch, another said that this one had embezzled the imperial army's salary, another said that this one was delaying logistics, and that one was a traitor.

Looking at this scene that had appeared countless times in the history of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Youjian thought at first that all the ministers in the palace were worried about the Ming Dynasty. They were all loyal and good ministers. Looking back now, Zhu Youjian only felt that they

noisy.

Among all the great men in the house, no one can say anything about governing the country and bringing peace to the country!

"Why..."

Sighing deeply, Zhu Youjian finally gave up on these people.

Wang Chengen, the Supervisor of Ceremonies on the side, quickly stepped forward: "Your Majesty, please take care of the dragon body."

"I'm tired, don't worry about them, help me go back." Zhu Youjian's voice was a little hoarse.

Wang Chengen didn't care about anything else and quickly helped Zhu Youjian up. Several young eunuchs followed behind and left Emperor Chongzhen with them. At this time, the whole palace was still noisy and no one noticed that they were performing so hard.

The person you want to please is long gone.

It was not until a young eunuch hurriedly came back to spread the news that the emperor was ill, and ordered the ministers to disperse the court, and asked the cabinet to come up with a way to regain the northwest and deal with Liaodong, that the ministers looked at each other in shock.

Zhu Youjian is sick, really sick.

It's not that there's anything wrong with my body, it's just a mental illness.

Zhu Youjian's illness made the academicians in the cabinet feel uncomfortable. Wen Tiren, Shi Fenglai, and Yang Sichang frowned. The situation in the Ming Dynasty is really not good now.

Gansu and Shaanxi in the northwest have been lost, and Shanxi has been captured by Shi Kefa. Now Shi Kefa's military front can be said to be directed at Zhili.

In Shandong, there is Zhou Yuji who is holding Zhu Chunchen's army in check. A considerable part of the troops deployed by the imperial court in Zhili have to be transferred to the west for defense, and even this may not be enough!

Wen Tiren frowned and looked at the maps and sand tables in the cabinet that were left over from the previous Zhang Haogu's administration. He really didn't know how to deal with them, so he could only frown and pretend to be serious.

Shi Fenglai didn't know what to do now. He stroked his beard and squinted his eyes, but didn't say a word.

In fact, it's not that these two people really don't understand anything. On the contrary, although they are not proficient in military strategy, they at least have a rough understanding of it. But it is precisely because they understand a little that they understand how dangerous the situation in Ming Zhili is now.

It was precisely because of knowing this that he became even more afraid to speak, for fear that his arrangements would accidentally lead to the fall of the Ming Dynasty capital.

Yang Sichang was also helpless. He looked at Wen Tiren and Shi Fenglai: "How about deploying troops from the south?"

"Moving troops to the south? It's not easy to control those who are moving in." Shi Fenglai said with a frown.

He knew the virtues of the guardsmen of the Chongzhen Dynasty.

Wen Tiren sighed: "Oh, Mr. Shi Ge, if we don't mobilize troops from the south, Zhili will be difficult to protect."

Shi Fenglai nodded, with an expression that seemed helpless yet joyful: "Then, let's move troops north from Huguang, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Guangdong, Sichuan and Guizhou."

Yang Sichang added: "Well, Huguang, Jiangsu and Zhejiang will be the first batch, and one hundred thousand soldiers will be dispatched to Beijing first."

Wen Tiren shook his head: "One hundred thousand is not enough. We can't cope with the current situation. Let's transfer two hundred thousand first."

Shi Fenglai took a deep look at Wen Tiren, two hundred thousand soldiers!

This will hollow out Huguang and Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

Yang Sichang muttered: "Alright."

Obviously, Wen Tiren saw very clearly that with the existence of the Ming Dynasty, the land of the capital would not be lost. They were the noble elders who could protect the family and the land, and their power could not be lost.

Now the focus of everything is to protect Zhili.

As long as Zhili is still there, as long as Henan is not lost, and the south and the imperial court can still be contacted, the loss of Shaanxi, Shanxi, and Shandong will really have little impact.

There are only three or four provinces on the left and right, two in the north and the south in the Ming Dynasty, and 13 provinces. In fact, the essence is in the Central Plains and the southeast, such as Henan, Huguang, South Zhili, and Zhejiang.

Shandong is also an elite place, but losing one will not cause the Ming Dynasty to collapse.

Now as long as Zhili can be preserved and soldiers and horses from the southern country continue to arrive in the north, the imperial court can accumulate strength and wait for the counterattack.

To put it bluntly, they are all from the south. If the north is beaten to pieces, what business does it have to do with the south?

If the situation is really critical and the Datong traitors attack the capital, wouldn't it be enough for His Majesty to run to Southern Zhili?

Then Yingtianfu was the southern capital of the Ming Dynasty, and it was also the capital.

Based on their own unspeakable thoughts, the three of them approached Liu Hongxun, Minister of the Ministry of War, and told him their thoughts.

However, Liu Hongxun frowned and immediately objected: "No!"

"It is extremely easy for soldiers and horses from Jiangsu and Zhejiang to enter the capital in Huguang and not to lose. If those soldiers and horses go wild in Zhili, have you considered the impact? Don't forget that the imperial court does not have much food now. Two hundred thousand troops have entered Zhili and want to eat and drink.

How to solve Lazarus?"

"What's more, if one of these people incites some people with evil intentions to take the opportunity to cause trouble, the 200,000-strong army will rebel again..."

Wen Tiren was a little unhappy: "If we don't mobilize the troops from the south to go north, how should we solve the current crisis?"

"Shi Kefa's 100,000 bandits are already in Shanxi, heading straight towards Zhili; Zhou Yuji is also in Shandong with 70,800 to 80,000 tigers and wolves, confronting Cheng Guogong's army; the Mongolian cavalry on the northern grasslands have harassed the border several times, obviously

We are trying to contain the imperial troops; Zhili has been surrounded on three sides and is in danger!"

Liu Hongxun sighed: "Mr. Wen Ge, I understand all this, but the imperial court has no money to support another 200,000 troops."

Yang Sichang suddenly said: "If you raise taxes, you can raise taxes. It shouldn't be a problem to support another three to five million troops. As long as the crisis in Zhili is resolved as soon as possible, taxes will be exempted. Now the court is in trouble and there are so many people."

You deserve to work hard."

The three of them knew very well that Liu Hongxun was the Minister of the Ministry of War. Even if the three people's method was approved by Zhu Youjian, the emperor issued a decree, and the cabinet attached its seal and seal, the Ministry of War could still reject the edict if it disagreed.

They are not the powerful and efficient cabinet that operated during Zhang Haogu's administration. Liu Hongxun was unable to resist Zhang Haogu, but it was not difficult to resist their pressure.

Liu Hongxun was silent and suddenly said: "It is possible to mobilize an army of 200,000, but not only from Huguang and Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Otherwise, the soldiers in these places will be united and it will be difficult for the court to control and command. Moreover, if the generals become arrogant, they will inevitably lose their tails."

"The imperial court needs to mobilize troops from Huguang, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Sichuan, and Guangdong and Guangxi to Beijing. This will not make them twist together to facilitate the imperial control, nor will the southern provinces be left without troops."

Wen Tiren smiled: "Liu Butang's words are feasible for those who are old enough to seek for the country."

Shi Fenglai and Yang Sichang also nodded: "Yes, it's feasible."

Liu Hongxun also looked away. Since these three people wanted to mobilize southern soldiers and horses to enter the field, he also had to have available power to use. Then he would recruit soldiers from the south. He was a dignified minister of the Ministry of War, and he could always recruit a group of troops.

for future use.

After the four people jointly handed Zhu Youjian a booklet, Zhu Youjian did not meet the four people immediately. Instead, he took the booklet and fell into deep thought in the palace.

Wen Tiren, Shi Fenglai, Yang Sichang, and Liu Hongxun were waiting outside the palace, waiting quietly for Zhu Youjian's summons.

The four of them waited for half an hour before they heard the young eunuch say: "Several pavilion elders, the emperor has summoned you."

Entering the palace, the four of them bowed and saluted: "I will see you, Your Majesty."

However, with this bow, the four of them thought they could hear Zhu Youjian quickly say "Your Majesty, please excuse me", but as a result, the four of them bowed again and could not hear a word of Zhu Youjian's words.

In the bedroom, the only sound was the sound of Zhu Youjian silently turning the pages of a book and the uncomfortable breathing of the four people.

Finally, Zhu Youjian spoke, his voice a little hoarse: "Masters of the pavilion, without courtesy, I will grant you a seat."

The four of them straightened up and let out a long sigh of relief. They bowed for a long time, but their waists were feeling very uncomfortable.

And this time, the four of them once again experienced Zhu Youjian's moodiness and capriciousness, and gained a deeper understanding of the unpredictable power of God.

This Emperor Chongzhen may have really admired and liked Confucianism to the extreme, and he was very devoted to ministers like them, but he was not a fool.

Sitting on the soft stool, after what happened just now, the four of them did not dare to sit too firmly, but just put their buttocks slightly close to the stool, for fear that they would not be able to react in time.

Zhu Youjian asked in a deep voice: "Now, we must mobilize troops from the South."
To be continued...