Borrow the day to change the day

Xiong Wencan and Zheng Zhilong finally agreed that if they spend more money, they will spend more money. As long as they can drag Yan Yingyuan into the water, it is the best, and if they can't, let's talk about it.

The instigator Zhong Jinwei who made the two of them panic, did this because he was worried that Yan Yingyuan would go to Zheng Zhilong's territory and disappear for no apparent reason.

Since he went to the navy, he must go to sea.There were too many accidents at sea, if Zheng Zhilong harmed Yan Yingyuan's heart, there would be many ways for Yan Yingyuan to die normally, that's why he wrote that letter.

At this time, Zhong Jinwei had just returned to the capital.When I went to Zhangzi Island, the wind went smoothly, but it will definitely not be smooth when I come back, so it took a little more time.

It was already afternoon when we arrived at the capital.But according to the usual practice, Zhong Jinwei had to pay the imperial edict first.Therefore, he first went to the Forbidden City to see Emperor Chongzhen.

As soon as Emperor Chongzhen heard that Zhong Jinwei had returned, he immediately summoned Zhong Jinwei.He had been worried about the battle at Dunley, not knowing how it would turn out.

As soon as Zhong Jinwei entered the Wenhua Hall, before he could see who was in the hall, Emperor Chongzhen asked anxiously: "Master Zhong, how is the war going?"

On the way, Zhong Jinwei had already thought up his words, so although he was questioned by Emperor Chongzhen just after he entered the palace gate, he did not rush, but replied solemnly: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, Governor Denglai Lu Xiangsheng has passed the test and is indeed a handsome man."

Emperor Chongzhen breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, so the battle of Denglai was won?

Liang Tingdong, Minister of the Ministry of War in the Wenhua Palace, immediately laughed and said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, I have predicted that this battle will be won, and today it is as it should be!"

Emperor Chongzhen smiled, and was about to speak, but Zhong Jinwei said again: "Your Majesty, this battle has not been won, and its scale is very large. Denglai's troops have lost almost half of their troops."

The hall was immediately quiet, and the first assistant, Wen Tiren, asked first with a puzzled look: "That means defeat?"

Zhong Jinwei turned to Wen Tiren, shook his head and said, "It's not a defeat."

"Marquis Zhongxing, what exactly do you mean by this, and how is the battle going?" Cao Yubian, the censor of Zuodu who was standing next to Shangshu of the Ministry of War, asked with a sullen face.

He also just arrived in the capital in the morning, because he cracked the big case of rehabilitating the society and copied the property of the salt merchant alliance for the court.Compared with the assets of the eight major Shanxi merchants, the amount of income is only a lot more, and the court will not worry about running out of money for a long time.He thought that with the capital, his back would be hardened, and he would speak a lot more bullishly.

Although Emperor Chongzhen knew that Dongchang had actually cracked the case of Fushe, he presided over the incident, so Zhong Jinwei was also praising him before he came.

Zhong Jinwei turned his head to look at Cao Yubian, saw that he was back, and knew that the Jiangnan incident should have a result.

Although he is concerned about the outcome of the matter, the battle in Denglai is still the main focus right now, so he replied first: "Please calm down, Mr. Cao, I will start from the beginning and explain in detail."

Therefore, Zhong Jinwei worried about Huang Taiji about Denglai, and asked the traitor Ning Wan, me and Sun Degong to counterattack Zu Dale first, and then made arrangements to lure Lu Xiang into a trap, and finally almost surrounded and wiped out the Denglaiming army. again.

As for the fact that the new army rescued the Dengleming army at the end, he only said a little bit, and briefly mentioned it.Because he had to achieve his goal first, and then it would not be too late to talk about the new army.

Emperor Chongzhen frowned when he heard this, it was clearly a big defeat, why did Master Zhong still congratulate himself!

He has not stated his position, because he believes that Master Zhong must have a reason for saying this.

However, Liang Tingdong's heart sank when he heard that, the battle was completely different from what he expected, and Jianlu had dispatched so many people.Not to mention that the entire Denglaiming army was dispatched, even if the Guanning army was added, it might not be possible to win.

After Cao Yubian listened, he asked the doubts in Emperor Chongzhen's heart: "Marquis Zhongxing, this is clearly a big defeat. Although there were traitors who rebelled, it was also due to the negligence of the governor of Denglai. After losing so many troops, why did you still return?" Congratulations to Your Majesty, do you want to defend Governor Denglai?"

Zhong Jinwei knew that someone would say that, but he didn't expect it to be Cao Yubian.But he didn't mind, and turned to face him and explained: "Master Cao, have you ever seen a Ming army commander who is so valued by Jianlu? Jianlu dispatched the Four Banners of Jurchen and Eight Banners of Mongolia. There are only a lot of troops, not to mention digging traps with great effort."

When Zhong Jinwei said this, he stopped talking about Cao Yubian, turned to Emperor Chongzhen and said: "Denglai has never been so valued by the slave chiefs before. All this is because Lu Xiangsheng served as the governor of Denglai. It can be seen that slaves The chieftain is afraid of Deng Laiming's army, but he is actually afraid of Lu Xiangsheng."

Emperor Chongzhen listened to Zhong Jinwei's justification, but did not speak, but carefully considered what Master Zhong said.

"Besides, victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs. If the commander is punished because of a defeat, who will fight again in the future and stay in the city like some places? Then all the generals in the future will do more than less, because who There is no guarantee that the war will be won.”

What Zhong Jinwei said this time was in Emperor Chongzhen's heart. There are too few courtiers who are capable of doing things and dare to take responsibility.

Wen Tiren said at this moment: "Marquis Zhongxing, that's what I said, but Denglai's loss this time is too heavy."

Zhong Jinwei turned to Wen Tiren when he heard the words, nodded solemnly and said: "Master Wen is right, the loss is indeed a bit big. Under the siege of Jianlu's heavy soldiers, even Lu Xiangsheng himself was injured in many places, and his battle robe was like blood. Even so, the Denglaiming army, under the leadership of Lu Xiangsheng, still fought desperately with Jianlu and never surrendered. It is really admirable and admirable!"

Wen Tiren was a little stunned when he heard it, and he thought that Lu Xiangsheng must be held responsible.But after Zhongxinghou's explanation, it turned out that the court had to commend Lu Xiangsheng.

Zhong Jinwei turned to Emperor Chongzhen again and said: "Your Majesty, the measure of whether a war is successful should be based on whether the purpose of launching the war is achieved, not on who dies more."

When this is said, everyone understands it, but if it is not said, it is often ignored.

"In this war, Governor Denglai's goal was to rob food. This goal was not achieved, so it can be said to have failed..."

When Zhong Jinwei said this, he was interrupted by Cao Yubian: "Marquis Zhongxing..."

Zhong Jinwei raised his hand, turned his head sideways and said, "Please listen to me, thank you!"

After finishing speaking, he turned back and continued to explain to Emperor Chongzhen: "But Jianlu was the initiator of the war. Their goal was to completely wipe out the Denglaiming Army, and this goal was not achieved. Therefore, the minister said that this war It’s an unbeatable game.”

As soon as Zhong Jinwei finished speaking, Cao Yubian finally got the chance, and immediately expressed his opinion: "It is true to say so, but the loss of Denglai is indeed too great, and the governor of Denglai must be responsible for it."

When Emperor Chongzhen heard Cao Yubian's words, he felt a little bit of approval in his heart, but when he looked at the minister of the Ministry of War in the palace, he was thoughtful.

Seeing Cao Yubian biting Lu Xiangsheng tightly, Zhong Jinwei couldn't help being a little annoyed, and asked with a sullen face, "Then what do you want?"