Ming politicians

Beijing, Forbidden City.

In the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Zhu Youjian's face turned pale, looking at the secret book in his hand, his body trembled slightly.

Sun Chengzong, Liu Zongzhou, Yang Sichang and others were standing below. Zhu Youjian entered and forgot to ask Sun Chengzong to sit down, which shows how important this seal is.

Of course, on the imperial case, there is also information sent by Jin Yiwei's secret line.

After reading the secret book, Zhu Youjian sighed and did not speak. Wang Chengen, who was behind him, gave Sun Chengzong a wink and signaled Sun Chengzong to say something.

Sun Chengzong spoke.

"The emperor worries about it day and night, take care of the dragon's body."

Zhu Youjian stood up, looked at Sun Chengzong, hesitated a little, picked up the secret book written by Su Tiancheng, and handed it to Sun Chengzong together with the information of Jin Yiwei.

"Look, Sun Aiqing, I really didn't think of it. If you want to wipe out the bandits, you don't have to take such risks. I don't even know what to say."

Sun Chengzong watched the memorial carefully, and slowly, his face began to turn pale.

Inside the Hall of Mental Cultivation, it was unusually quiet. Liu Zongzhou, Yang Sichang and others knew that something was wrong.

After reading the memorial, Sun Chengzong tried his best to stabilize his emotions, and prepared to pass the memorial and information to Wang Chengen who came over.

"Sun Aiqing, tell all the Aiqings about the things mentioned in the memorial and information."

Sun Chengzong coughed in a low voice, cleared his throat, and spoke slowly.

"Master Su Tiancheng reported in detail the plan to exterminate the bandits in the memorial. This plan is very dangerous. The leader of the bandits planned to transfer the tiger away from the mountain. For half a year, he deliberately exposed the location of the main force. Taking advantage of the large-scale attack by the Jiangning battalion, he killed The city of Kuizhou is not good for His Highness the Crown Prince."

When Sun Chengzong said this, everyone's expressions changed.

"Master Su saw through the bandits' schemes and made corresponding arrangements. In order to completely wipe out the bandits, he made the deployment. You all know that the bandits are used to fighting on the move. The terrain in Sichuan is complicated. If the bandits disperse and enter the deep mountains The battle was protracted, time-consuming and labor-intensive. In order to avoid this situation, Mr. Su decided to use himself to attract bandits, and led [-] Jiangning battalion soldiers to garrison Kuizhou Fucheng. The rest of the Jiangning battalion soldiers set off for Bazhou , to wipe out the bandits."

"Li Zicheng rushed to the capital of Kuizhou with [-] rogues. In the current situation, [-] soldiers from the Jiangning Battalion will have to persist for at least two days to deal with the attack of [-] rogues."

"This bureau is very big. I can't even imagine it. The safety of His Royal Highness is what Mr. Su is most worried about. As mentioned in the middle of the secret document, His Highness is safe and there will be no problems. It is only Mr. Su himself. , I just can’t tell.”

When Sun Chengzong said this.Zhu Youjian spoke.

"What I'm worried about is Su Aiqing's safety. Su Aiqing is the pillar of our Ming Dynasty. There must be no mistakes."

"Your Majesty, I think that Master Su's arrangement is certain. You don't have to worry too much."

"Sun Aiqing, how can I not be worried, there is such a huge disparity between ten thousand and ninety thousand."

Yang Sichang suddenly spoke.

"Your Majesty, I think that Master Su must have other arrangements. You don't have to worry about it. Perhaps some of the soldiers of the Jiangning Camp are still stationed in Kuizhou City."

Sun Chengzong glared at Yang Sichang.

"Master Yang's words are inappropriate. The bandits have been in Sichuan for nearly two years, and they have a solid foundation. Master Su has already mentioned this matter in his memorial a while ago. Since he wants to be fooled by the bandits, if he secretly hides the soldiers of the Jiangning Battalion, How could the rogues not know about it, and how could they be fooled, so there are only [-] Jiangning battalion soldiers in the capital of Kuizhou."

Yang Sichang's face turned pale, and he didn't know what to say.

"Eunuch Wang, bring me the map, I want to take a closer look."

The map of Sichuan was brought up immediately.

Sun Chengzong and Yang Sichang walked to the side of the map and began to point to places on the map.

"Dear dears, the city of Kuizhou is more than 1000 miles away from Bazhou. The distance is far away. Su Aiqing and Hong Aiqing have carefully calculated and considered every step. The [-] soldiers of the Jiangning battalion have to deal with the rogues alone for more than a day. Time, let's see if you can think of a better way."

Sun Chengzong looked at Zhu Youjian, thinking about what to say, this is in the capital, even if everyone thinks of something, it will not work, the distance is so far, I am afraid that at this time, the rogues have already begun to attack the city of Kuizhou. At this time, we can only rely on Su Tiancheng's command and the bravery of the soldiers of the Jiangning Battalion.

Li Zicheng put all his eggs in one basket, the winner and the loser, if the bandits succeed, Daming will be in a dangerous situation, if the Jiangning battalion wins, the internal affairs of Daming will be completely stabilized.

Zhu Youjian's mood at the moment is understandable.

"Your Majesty, there are more than [-] miles from Bazhou to Kuizhou Fucheng. According to the speed of Jiangning camp soldiers, it can be reached in four days at the fastest. Since Master Su has already made arrangements, then I can imagine that four days Within a short time, the Jiangning Camp Third Route Army will definitely arrive and encircle the rogues, so that the rogues will have nowhere to escape, and the [-] rogues will be wiped out, and the overall situation will be settled."

"Sun Aiqing's words are very reasonable. I think that the rogues are mobs, and they cannot move quickly. Even if they reach the capital of Kuizhou, they will not be able to launch an effective attack. Su Aiqing will definitely be able to deal with it."

Zhu Youjian's words revealed his own mood, and he was actually very worried.

Su Tiancheng wrote many memorials, detailing the situation of the rogues. The rogues who entered Sichuan from Shaanxi had greatly enhanced their combat effectiveness. Otherwise, it would have been impossible to annihilate nearly [-] white soldiers. , Long'an Mansion, Tongchuan Prefecture and other places all have a solid foundation, and after continuous looting by the bandits, they have sufficient money and food, so it can be said that they are in the strongest period. It is precisely because of this situation that Su Tiancheng has always been very cautious. There is no blind attack, looking for the best opportunity, now the opportunity is coming, but it is a huge gamble.

"Your Majesty, I think Lord Su must be well prepared."

Zhu Youjian's face was a little confused, as if he didn't hear Sun Chengzong's words. Under such an atmosphere, the rest of the people would not speak, and they didn't know what to say.

After leaving the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Sun Chengzong also sighed, he knew that in these few days, don't think about being able to rest.

After all, he was getting older. During this period of time, Sun Chengzong felt powerless. There were too many things to deal with, but he had to persevere and give Su Tiancheng the greatest support. He had already seen that. Tian Cheng is the hope of the Ming Dynasty, whether it is a rogue or a post-gold tartar, it will eventually fall into Su Tiancheng's hands, but this time, why did Su Tiancheng take such a big risk.

Thinking of some movements of Empress Jinhuang Taiji, Sun Chengzong couldn't help sighing, and Su Tiancheng had no choice.

When Liu Zongzhou, Huang Daozhou and Yang Sichang came in, they all had bad faces.

"My lord, I feel that Mr. Su is too risky, not to mention His Royal Highness. The emperor was in the Hall of Mental Cultivation just now, and he didn't mention His Highness at all. I really don't know what to say."

"My lord Liu, it's not that the emperor didn't think about it. The emperor is too worried. His Highness the crown prince will definitely be safe and sound. Lord Su has a sense of measure in doing things and thinks carefully. He will definitely be able to make arrangements. I'm worried about Lord Su, Lord Su. There must be no surprises."

"My lord, I feel that Master Su doesn't need to take such a risk at all. The bandits have rebelled for more than ten years, and now is the best time to wipe out the bandits, and the conditions are also the best. Even if the bandits enter the depths of the mountain, Mr. Su It can still be wiped out slowly, why take such a risk."

"Master Yang, this is a mistake. Master Su has sent too many memorials, and you should remember the last one. The threat I face, Ming Dynasty, is not only the bandits, but also the post-gold Tartars. The Jiangning camp is about to When launching the battle to exterminate the bandits, we did not forget the situation in Liaodong, as well as the borders of Yulin, Datong, and Ningxia. If there is turmoil in these places at the same time, it will be the real danger."

Zodiac Zhou, who spoke last, spoke encouraging words instead.

"My lord, I feel that the battle to wipe out the rogues will definitely be victorious. I think that Master Su must have thought of every aspect after making such a long-term arrangement. When I was in the Hall of Mental Cultivation just now, my next The officials have noticed that the distance from Kuizhou to Bazhou, Yunyang, Wanxian, Xinning, Dazhou, and even to Yingshan, Yilong and other places has been calculated clearly. The distance from Bazhou, Nanguan to Bazhou has also been calculated clearly. Even which road is convenient for the army to march is marked in detail. With such preparations, why not be able to win? After that, the memorial will only be published when the rogues start to act, so as to avoid worrying the emperor and the court."

Sun Chengzong stroked his beard and nodded.

"What Mr. Huang said is reasonable. I was only thinking of the danger just now, and didn't think of these favorable conditions. Thinking about Mr. Su, he has seen through the plot of the bandits a long time ago. How could he not make arrangements? Everyone, follow me The official went to see the emperor, and laid out these truths, please don't worry too much, the emperor."

When approaching the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Sun Chengzong suddenly thought of something.

"Everyone, don't leak out today's events, just in case, I think, the reason why Mr. Su is presenting the memorial at this moment is because he is afraid that the news will be leaked. At such a critical moment, Beizhili, Shaanxi, In Shanxi, Shandong, Liaodong and other places, there should be no changes in going there."

Zhu Youjian was still in a daze in the Hall of Mental Cultivation. The eunuch said that Sun Chengzong and others asked to see him, so he quickly called the eunuch and told everyone to come in.

. . . . . . (To be continued..)