Ming politicians

The imperial decree reached Chen Xinjia's hands as quickly as possible.

Qian Qianyi and Hong Chengchou also received the order together.

Everyone's feelings are different. Chen Xinjia quickly understood that Su Tiancheng's influence in Liaodong and in the emperor's mind was not something he could easily shake. To truly gain the emperor's favor and attention, he needed to win. The Houjin Tartars speak with facts, so before the big battle, don’t worry too much, and face the upcoming battle honestly. If you win the Houjin Tartars, everything is easy to say, and it’s okay to settle accounts after autumn. There is a foundation.

Qian Qianyi was in the worst mood. After coming to Liaodong, he thought that his status as a great Confucianist must be respected. The actual situation is also good. The cooperation between Chen Xinjia and him is very good. Basically, he is directly responsible, especially Chen Xinjia's slowly changing Liaodong's many policies are his ideas. In Qian Qianyi's bones, there is a strict distinction between scholars, farmers, industry and commerce. Merchants are at the bottom, the so-called untouchables Even if you have money, you can’t change your identity. Su Tiancheng’s previous policies in Liaodong were rebellious, so watching Liaodong’s policies slowly change, Qian Qianyi felt very fulfilled. , Qian Qianyi coordinated with Chen Xinjia and made a lot of preparations. The two personally discussed the deployment of many conquests. Chen Xinjia asked him to be responsible for defending the Guan Ningjin defense line. This is a manifestation of his own efforts and a great success. The decree shattered his dream.

Hong Chengchou admired Su Tiancheng even more. He thought that he was likely to be excluded, and even left Liaodong. Unexpectedly, the emperor directly ordered him to be directly responsible for the Guan Ningjin defense line during Chen Xinjia's conquest of the Golden Tartars. matters of persistence.It can be seen how amazing Su Tiancheng's ability is, and Su Tiancheng has solidly supported him. Under such circumstances, Hong Chengchou must have dispatched soldiers according to Su Tiancheng's deployment.

After receiving the imperial edict, Chen Xinjia looked as usual.Immediately convened Hong Chengchou and Qian Qianyi to discuss the matter of stationing the Guanning Jin line of defense. In his opinion, the imperial decree of the emperor further clarified his leadership in Liaodong. Under the circumstances, the defense of Liaodong will be handed over to Hong Chengchou, no matter how Hong Chengchou arranges.As for Qian Qianyi, he can go out with him to conquer the Houjin Tartars. As long as he defeats the Houjin Tartars, Qian Qianyi will also have a huge contribution.

This time, Hong Chengchou was not polite, and directly stated the arrangements for the defense of Liaodong.

"Okay, the defense of Liaodong. It will be carried out according to Master Hong's arrangement. Master Qian and I will lead the army to conquer the Golden Tartars. All matters in Liaodong will be entrusted to Master Hong."

As soon as Hong Chengchou finished speaking, Chen Xinjia spoke. He had already noticed that Qian Qianyi's expression was very bad, under such circumstances.It's better not to have Qian Qianyi open his mouth. The emperor has issued an imperial decree. In fact, he has completely handed over the defense of Liaodong to Hong Chengchou.Be smart, don't continue to put forward any opinions. To put it bluntly, the defensive deployment proposed by Hong Chengchou must have been approved by the emperor.

After briefly making some demands, Hong Chengchou left. It was mid-April, and there was not much time to prepare. After accepting everyone, Hong Chengchou would not waste time, because of the previous disputes, and also because of Qian Qianyi's arrogance. , Some sergeants have already begun to deploy defenses, such as the frontier army and the Yulin battalion, but the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion have not yet moved. Hong Chengchou understands that from this moment on, the task of defending Liaodong will all fall on his shoulders. Chen Xinjia and Qian Qianyi will not put forward any suggestions. To put it bluntly, they will not pay attention to the defense of Liaodong.

What's interesting is that Chen Xinjia suddenly decided to ask Qian Qianyi to go out to conquer the Golden Tartars. This is Chen Xinjia's cleverness. It must be very embarrassing to continue asking Qian Qianyi to stay in Ningyuan. It was not easy to handle the relationship between Qian Qianyi. From this perspective, Chen Xinjia was indeed flexible in thinking.

After Hong Chengchou left, Qian Qianyi finally couldn't hold back anymore.

"Mr. Chen, I don't understand. Why did Su Tiancheng interfere in the matter of Liaodong? It is obviously the matter that the Lord is responsible for. Could it be that Su Tiancheng is not giving up and still wants to get a piece of the pie from Liaodong."

"Lord Qian, don't have such thoughts. Although the matter of stationing in Liaodong conflicts with our arrangement, it has no decisive influence. Anyway, Master Su regained Dalinghe City in Liaodong. In front of him, Liaodong can be stabilized, and the main point is the credit of Lord Su, under such circumstances, the emperor must have listened to Lord Su's suggestion, and this is also where I was negligent."

"What is your negligence?"

"I forgot the requirements of the imperial decree. Although I came to Liaodong to be responsible for the affairs of Liaodong, the imperial decree also said that I need to assist Mr. Su. Now that I think about it, I should give Su the many arrangements of Liaodong. My lord reported it, no matter what Lord Su's opinion is, unfortunately I didn't notice this point, it's only natural for the emperor to directly issue an order."

Qian Qianyi nodded, but did not speak.

"Lord Qian, after receiving the imperial decree, I made a decision. Lord Qian followed me to conquer the Golden Tartars. I don't know if Lord Qian will blame me."

"Master Chen, please don't say that, I am always at my disposal."

"Your Excellency Qian will go out with me to fight, and you will be able to avoid a lot of embarrassment. For the defense of Liaodong, the Emperor has decreed that Lord Hong is in charge, so Lord Qian doesn't know what to do. Lord Qian and Lord Hong had some disputes. , staying in Liaodong is even more difficult to get along with, so we simply went out to fight. We have been preparing for this battle for more than a year. I believe that we will be able to defeat the Golden Tartars. The emperor has no tactical deployment for us in the imperial decree. We raised objections, so we still carry out the original plan, if we can go straight to Shenyang, it will be the greatest credit.”

Qian Qianyi quickly understood what Chen Xinjia meant.

"Don't worry, my lord, after the conquest of the Golden Tartars, I will do my best."

After Qian Qianyi left, Tang Haitai quickly entered the wing.

"Tang Haitai, what's the situation in the capital?"

Chen Xinjia asked very directly. He already regarded Tang Haitai as an important pawn.

"My lord, Master Su Tiancheng, the governor of Jiliao, went directly to the capital and met with the emperor. The lower officials just heard that the emperor directly came to the imperial decree, asking Mr. Hong to be in charge of stationing in Liaodong and responsible for all matters. The lower officials estimate that this Everything is the result of Lord Su Tiancheng directly reporting to the emperor."

"Well, other aspects, what else is going on."

"When the emperor summoned the cabinet ministers to discuss, only Mr. Yang, the chief assistant of the cabinet, insisted that Mr. Hong stay in Liaodong. The rest of the lords all believed that Mr. Hong should leave Liaodong."

When Tang Haitai said this, Chen Xinjia was a little taken aback. Why did Yang Sichang and Tang Shiji have different opinions? If there is a conflict between the chief minister and the second minister of the cabinet, it is not a good thing Besides, under normal circumstances, Yang Sichang spoke first, and the rest of the cabinet ministers would never all oppose Yang Sichang.

"Oh, how could such a situation happen?"

"That's right. When the emperor convenes the cabinet ministers, uncle is the first to speak, and Lord Yang is the last to speak."

Chen Xinjia nodded, expressing his understanding. He can only know about these things through Tang Haitai. The cabinet ministers discuss important matters in front of the emperor. This is a top-secret matter. These things will not be mentioned in the letter, so as not to leave any clues, the best way is to pass these news through Tang Haitai.

The fact that Su Tiancheng rushed to the capital without receiving the imperial decree surprised Chen Xinjia. Since the emperor decided that Hong Chengchou would be stationed in Liaodong, why didn't he expect Su Tiancheng to return to Liaodong to command this campaign? This is really strange. , Su Tiancheng has the ability to ask the emperor to change his decision, so he can recommend himself to command this battle. This can only show that the emperor's favorite commander is still himself, and Su Tiancheng will not ask to be the gold medal after the conquest. Commander of the Tartars.

"Tang Haitai, the army is about to start. After you go out with me to conquer the Golden Tatars, do you have anything to worry about? If you want, you can stay in Ningyuan and assist Lord Hong to do a good job of stationing in Liaodong."

"The lower officials have already decided to follow your lord to conquer the Golden Tartars."

A smile appeared on Chen Xinjia's face. Tang Haitai's attitude represented certain attitudes in the capital. This showed that the court, at least the cabinet, supported him as the coach, and no one mentioned Su Tiancheng.

"Very good, it's good to have confidence. You will be by my side during the expedition, and pay attention to collecting intelligence on the scouts every day. There are many preparations before the battle game. You must be diligent and do things well. I believe it. your."

"Thank you for your trust, I will serve you with all my heart."

After Tang Haitai left, Chen Xinjia looked at the map on the wall. The battle plan he and Qian Qianyi had planned was grand in scale, and it was very likely to trigger a decisive battle between the Ming Dynasty and the Later Jin Tartars. If given the opportunity, he can win a series of victories, maybe after the scale of the battle expands, the emperor will call Su Tiancheng to assist him in the battle. At that time, he will be truly proud.

There are only ten days left, and the relevant preparations are almost done. Chen Xinjia put aside other distracting thoughts. The emperor's imperial decree has come. Don't think about those intrigues. The most important thing at this time , is to consider how to defeat the Hou Jin Tartars, and how to let the Hou Jin Tartars enter into their carefully planned deployment. (To be continued..)