My father is Chongzhen? Then I have no choice but to rebel.

Chapter 18 Sun Chuanting!
When Sun Chuanting heard this, he felt ecstatic.

He is finally free!
He had spent two full years in the imperial prison. Although he didn't suffer any punishment, his life was still worse than death.

Now that he is free again, how can he not be excited?

Then at this moment, Zhu Cilang thought of something, then looked at Ma Bao and asked:

"By the way, didn't I ask you to bring the imperial physician to treat Lord Sun? What did the imperial physician say?"

Ma Bao said respectfully:
"The imperial physician examined Lord Sun and said that he was not seriously ill, but that he seemed to have lost hearing in one ear."

When Zhu Cilang heard this, he nodded thoughtfully.

It seems that the Ming History did not lie, and Sun Chuanting was indeed deaf.

Fortunately, the other ear is fine.

At this moment, Sun Chuanting stood up again.

"Your Highness, although one of my ears is deaf, the other ear is fine, and I can still serve the Ming Dynasty loyally!"

Look, this is a loyal minister and a capable general!

Even though he was wrongly accused and imprisoned in the imperial prison for two years, the first thing he thought of when he was released was to serve his country.

It is such a waste to have such a talent in Chongzhen's hands!
When talking about the history of the late Ming Dynasty, one person who cannot be avoided is Sun Chuanting.

In the history of Ming Dynasty, there is even a saying that "Ming Dynasty fell when Chuan Ting died."

And this is indeed the case. Five months after Sun Chuanting was defeated in Tongguan, Li Zicheng's army attacked the capital.

Chongzhen hanged himself on Coal Hill, and the Ming Dynasty also ushered in its final demise.

If Chongzhen had fully supported Sun Chuanting at that time, the Ming Dynasty might have had a chance to rise again.

But fortunately, everything is still in time.

Because he is not Chongzhen!

"Ma Bao, guard the door. No one is allowed to come in without my order."

Zhu Cilang looked at Ma Baodao.

"Slave, you obey!"

Ma Bao responded respectfully, and just as he was about to leave, he suddenly thought of something and said:

"By the way, Prince, when I came back earlier, I found dozens of nobles kneeling at the palace gate."

"I inquired and learned that they are all here to hand over their property. They also want to see you and Your Majesty."

"But I don't know what to do, so I ignored them. Do you want to meet them?"

Zhu Cilang was slightly stunned, then he understood.

Needless to say, those kneeling at the gate of the palace should be the nobles who were not affected by this incident.

Although they were not affected, they must be panicking now.

They were afraid that Chongzhen had not killed enough and would come to kill them next.

So in order to save their lives, they handed over all their property without waiting for Chongzhen to take action, in order to save their lives and titles.

Thinking of this, Zhu Cilang felt happy.

I didn't expect it to have such an effect.

But I really don't have time to deal with them right now.

Thinking of this, Zhu Cilang spoke directly:

"Send someone to take all the property they sent, and then let them continue to kneel until everyone arrives."

In Zhu Cilang's opinion, these people must be only a small part, and there are many more nobles who have not yet arrived.

In that case, let the bullets fly for a while!
"My slave understands!"

After agreeing, Ma Bao turned and left.

For a moment, only Zhu Cilang and Sun Chuanting were left in Fengtian Hall. At this moment, Sun Chuanting became a little nervous.

Because on the way from the imperial prison to the palace, there were Jinyiwei everywhere busy arresting people, and all of them were nobles of the Ming Dynasty!
Then they arrived at the gate of the palace, where a large number of nobles were kneeling, and their expressions were as if their entire family had died.

The air is so oppressive!
Sun Chuanting knew without thinking that something big must have happened.

Of course, this matter has nothing to do with him.

Just as I was thinking about it, I heard Zhu Cilang speak again:

"Lord Sun, something happened in the court today. You may not be aware of it yet, so I will tell you directly!"

"Dozens of nobles, led by Duke Chengguo Zhu Chunchen, were suspected of embezzling military funds and coveting imperial power. When my father learned of this, he fell seriously ill and issued an order appointing me as regent."

"This means that I can now make the final decision on state affairs. Do you understand?"

Sun Chuanting could probably guess what was happening to the nobles, so he wasn't too surprised.

But he really didn't know that the emperor was seriously ill and the prince was regent, so he was inevitably shocked for a moment.

However, Sun Chuanting soon reacted and quickly bowed and said:
"Your Highness, I understand!"

Zhu Cilang continued:
"Father handled the previous matter unfairly, and you suffered injustice."

"But I can guarantee that such a thing will not happen again in the future."

"The Ming Dynasty is now plagued by internal and external troubles. Internally there are Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, and externally there are the Jiannu."

"I intend to have Lord Sun continue his mission to Shaanxi and Henan to eliminate Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong. I wonder if Lord Sun is willing to do so?"

If possible, Zhu Cilang actually wanted Sun Chuanting to go to Liaodong and replace Hong Chengchou.

But as everyone knows, changing generals in the middle of a battle is a taboo, and suppressing bandits is Sun Chuanting's specialty, so Zhu Cilang had no choice but to give up this idea.

As the saying goes, every profession has its own expertise. Let’s leave the task of suppressing Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong to Sun Chuanting!
As for Liaodong, we will think of other ways.

After listening to Zhu Cilang's words, Sun Chuanting quickly agreed:
"Your Highness, I wish to go to Shaanxi and wipe out Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong. This is my wish!"

"I will definitely live up to the trust placed in me by His Majesty the Emperor and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

The reason why Sun Chuanting was convicted before was ultimately because of Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, so he really hated these two guys.

Zhu Cilang was very satisfied with Sun Chuanting's attitude. He continued to ask:

"If you were asked to completely wipe out Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng, how many soldiers would you need?"

Sun Chuanting thought about it for a moment, then said seriously:
"I only need 5000 elite soldiers, plus the local border troops in Shaanxi, to defeat Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong!"

When Zhu Cilang heard this, his heart couldn't help but move slightly.

Because if he remembered correctly, it seemed that in a later movie, Sun Chuanting also said the same thing to Chongzhen.

Of course, this is not Sun Chuanting bragging about using 5000 people to fight Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong.

Because Sun Chuanting was talking about 5000 elite soldiers plus the border troops in Shaanxi!
And Shaanxi’s border troops number as many as 20,000 to 30,000 people!
This means that the elite troops Sun Chuanting actually wanted should be between 30,000 and 40,000.

However, what Sun Chuanting did not know was that after a series of battles, more than half of the border troops in Shaanxi had already been lost.

The rest were busy suppressing bandits in various places, and there were no extra troops for him to deploy.

The reason why Sun Chuanting failed in history has a lot to do with this!
Of course, Zhu Cilang would not make such a mistake!

Thinking of this, Zhu Cilang said again:

"What if Shaanxi has no more border troops available?"

Sun Chuanting looked a little surprised when he heard this, but he quickly added:
"If there are no soldiers available in Shaanxi, then I can only recruit new soldiers and train them."

"According to my estimation, we must recruit at least 30,000 elite soldiers to eliminate Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong."

"Besides that, there is one more thing."

As Sun Chuanting spoke, he suddenly became hesitant.

(End of this chapter)