East Factory Governor

Chapter 528
Qin Shuhuai has the right to secret memorials, and his memorials are all sealed with wax and sealed, and no one is allowed to open them except Chongzhen.

Chongzhen couldn't wait to open the secret memorial, took out the memorial, and read it carefully.

Looking at it, his face was greatly stretched.

Qin Shuhuai said in the memorial that the main force of the Demon Cult has gone from ten to six or seven, and the remaining remnant soldiers can only occupy Gansu Province, temporarily unable to move westward.

This is the best news for Chongzhen!Now Daming is like a dying man suffering from a serious illness, suffering from the four stubborn illnesses of Demon Sect, Bandit, Hou Jin and Donglin Party.Now that one of the stubborn diseases has been effectively controlled, it has to be said that it is a surprise, a surprise that Chongzhen did not expect!
One must know that Qin Shuhuai arrived in Lanzhou in less than a month!Chongzhen's original estimate was that it would take him a year and a half to stabilize the Demon Cult, and he would have to find ways to mobilize more soldiers there. He and his teacher have been discussing this matter for the past two days. Thinking that Qin Shuhuai completely suppressed the Demon Cult's offensive in just one month!
OK, great!
Seeing this, he happily brought up the Zhubi, and couldn't help mentioning Zhu's criticism next to this matter, "In this way, the two thieves Gao and Zhang will also be exhausted!"

Then looking down, he saw Qin Shuhuai telling him that the siege against Gao Yingxiang is now in full swing.The official army is still recovering more than ten counties, while Gao Yingxiang's troops are retreating in the three cities of Ankang, Weinan and Shangluo. He plans to completely wipe out Gao Yingxiang within one month.

Chongzhen's heart knot suddenly became more comfortable, and he wrote again excitedly, "If the high-ranking bandits are wiped out, Zhang Bandit will not need Brother Qin to take care of him, and he will be handed over to Lu Xiangsheng, and Brother Qin will lead an army north to flatten the Yellow Bandit Taijier I really appreciate it, look forward to it, and wait for it!"

After he wrote the pen, he realized that this was Zhu Pi, who was going to enter the palace in the future. It was fine for him to call Qin Shuhuai Brother Qin verbally, but Zhu Pi also called him "Brother Qin", which was a big deal.

He was about to erase those few words with his brush, when he suddenly had a second thought: I have the same brotherhood with him, so what if we call him Brother Qin?If Brother Qin can really help me to bring peace to the world, then he and I will be a role model for future generations of monarchs and ministers, and they will surely be praised by all ages. Not only will future generations see this Zhu Criticism, not only will they not feel that I have surrendered my status, but it will also become a good talk Bar?Conversely, if Brother Qin loses to me in the future, and I meet him in battle, future generations will know that it was not I who failed him when they see this Zhu Zhu!In my life, I have never failed a true friend, because I only have one true friend.

So he put down his pen again and continued to read.

In the memorial, Qin Shuhuai continued to say that he will try his best to stabilize the three-sided area and strive for an early pacification, but the biggest disaster at present is Huang Taiji's going south.He speculated that Huang Taiji's southern expedition will bring far more troops than last year, and Jizhen's fortifications were mostly damaged during the Jisi War, and the number of troops has never recovered, so it can only rely on the [-] Guanning Army as the mainstay. Therefore, he suggested that Chongzhen delegate power to Yuan Chonghuan, let him take full command, and do not let the Ministry of War, Shuntian, and Baoding governors interfere indiscriminately.

There is a reason for Qin Shuhuai's suggestion.Because Yuan Chonghuan has a conceited personality and likes to be self-willed. This is his shortcoming, but it is also an advantage to a certain extent-it is precisely because of this character that Yuan Chonghuan was decisive in the army. Orders and orders are prohibited, and those arrogant soldiers under him have always obeyed him, which is extremely important in a big battle.

But to stop, or more realistically speaking, to slow down Huang Taiji's attack, it is not enough to rely on 20 Guanning troops, but also close to the [-] Jizhen Tuntian soldiers.These garrison soldiers are controlled by the governor of Shuntian (the governor’s office is in Zunhua), the governor of Baoding and other senior officials. If they intervene in Yuan Chonghuan’s decision-making, then Yuan Chonghuan will not be able to mobilize those soldiers, and there is no way to rectify those garrison soldiers. If the military discipline is high, the role of those field soldiers will be greatly reduced by then!
Qin Shuhuai also mentioned these reasons in concise words, and Chongzhen nodded repeatedly.

Zhu criticized again, "Jizhen's military affairs should be dictated by Yuan Dushi, so there is no doubt about the employment of people."

After putting down the imperial brush, he seemed to think of something, and frowned slightly.

The governor of Shuntian is okay, but the governor of Baoding is a member of the Donglin Party, so it is a bit difficult to handle...

He continued to look down, but saw Qin Shuhuai behind him, who happened to mention the Donglin Party.

Qin Shuhuai told Chongzhen that he had already received the emperor's "beaten up" Zhou Yanru and imprisoned him.He believes that Chongzhen's move is wise and powerful, "my emperor's lord's far-sighted plan, I can't ask myself."

Chongzhen couldn't help seeing it strangely and funny, he beat Zhou Yanru obviously because he was really angry, so what's the plan?Brother Qin, his flattery is too substandard.

But after thinking about it, he felt that Qin Shuhuai must have his reasons for saying this, so he continued to read with great interest.

I saw Qin Shuhuai's speculative tone in the following text, roughly meaning: the emperor's move must be to see how many governors and officials from all over the world are real members of the Donglin Party.After these people learned that Zhou Yanru was imprisoned, they would definitely write a letter to intercede for him, but their position was clear at a glance, and the purge of Donglin party members in the future would be targeted. This is one of the emperor's sages.In addition, after the governors from all over the country rebounded, the emperor would release Zhou Yanru, not only let him return to the cabinet, but even worshiped him as the head and assistant, and treated him with courtesy, so that the Donglin Party could mistakenly think that the emperor was still afraid of them , so as to relax vigilance, but help to stabilize the current situation, this is the second of the emperor's wisdom.

Seeing this, Chongzhen couldn't help laughing softly.

Brother Qin, brother Qin, I thought you were really praising me, because you were afraid that I would be young and arrogant and would not listen to your direct advice, so you beat around the bush while saying good things about me and giving me advice, but it was a waste of time Thoughts.

After laughing, he said in his heart, since brother Qin said so, let Zhou Yanru go.However, it is not possible to serve as the first assistant, this kind of person is simply an insult to the word "first assistant"!
He continued to look down, but saw that Qin Shuhuai suggested again that Chongzhen should adopt Zhou Yanru's opinion and send people to three sides to investigate him abandoning the city and fleeing and lying about his military exploits.

Chongzhen frowned suddenly, what does Brother Qin mean?Asking me to investigate him, doesn't it mean that I can't trust him, or the soldiers on the three sides?How can I do such a chilling thing?

But Qin Shuhuai said again, "The governor of Baoding and the Qing official of the Ministry of War, Zhang Yijia, is a senior member of the Donglin party. If he is the governor of Baoding, he will definitely hinder Yuan Chonghuan. Therefore, the emperor can send this person to investigate the case from three sides. I have my own way. Don't leave."

Chongzhen finally understood why Qin Shuhuai let him do this.By doing so, on the one hand, the Donglin Party can make the Donglin Party think that they are really suspicious of Qin Shuhuai, and on the other hand, they can find a reason to transfer Zhang Yijia to prevent him from interfering with Yuan Chonghuan.

Chongzhen couldn't help but nodded, this plan is very clever!
(End of this chapter)