Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

Chapter 2 The court that is independent of government, don't worry
Sun Chengzong, a native of Gaoyang, Baoding, the emperor's mentor to Emperor Tianqi, was determined and resourceful.

When the Ming Dynasty was most in danger, it turned the tide twice, and went out of the town of Liaodong. The strategy of step by step and weakening the establishment of slaves was adopted, so that the corrupt and dangerous situation in Liaodong was temporarily stabilized.

However, Sun Chengzong's strategy in Liaodong was slow to bear fruit and cost a lot of money for Daming, whose finances were drying up day by day, and became the heaviest burden of Daming.

This also made Sun Chengzong's actions suffer from great controversy.

"Veteran Sun Chengzong, greet His Majesty!"

Under the guidance of Cao Huachun, Sun Chengzong, who looked a bit haggard, walked slowly into the main hall, and when he saw the smiling Emperor Chongzhen, he bowed his hands respectfully.

"Sun Qing, I miss you so much after leaving the capital for several years!"

Emperor Chongzhen walked forward with a smile, stretched out his hands to support Sun Chengzong's arms, and said: "Since I became the throne, I have been busy with the government affairs of the country. It was not until today that I was able to call Sun Qing to Beijing."

"The old minister is terrified!"

Feeling the enthusiasm of Emperor Chongzhen, Sun Chengzong was a little uncertain for a while, and bowed his hands again and said: "Your Majesty, how is the battle going on in Beizhili today?"

Sun Chengzong, who came from the Practical School, knew very well in his heart why the emperor ordered him to rush to the capital this time.

In the fifth year of Tianqi, affected by the situation in the court, he was forced to launch the Battle of Liuhe to test his achievements in Liaodong.

However, due to various reasons, he failed miserably, which led to impeachment and opposition from the court. In order to stabilize the situation in the court, Sun Chengzong resigned from Liaodong Economic Strategy and stayed at home.

However, his heart is always concerned about Liaodong.

"Sun Qing, come here."

Emperor Chongzhen stepped forward, grabbed Sun Chengzong's hand, and walked towards the hanging map. Sun Chengzong was a little surprised, but he felt emotional in his heart.

The emperor in front of him, like Emperor Xizong, was informal.

"Sun Qing, take a look. This is the map of the battle situation in Beizhili that I have restored."

Letting go of Sun Chengzong's hand, Emperor Chongzhen pointed to the geographical map in front of him and said: "These areas marked in red are the soldiers and horses stationed in various ministries of our Ming Dynasty.

Those areas marked in blue are where Jianlu is located.

As for the arrow outlined by the blue line, it is my intention to launch an offensive from the perspective of the bandits and Jianlu, after careful consideration. "

"This……"

When Sun Chengzong heard this, he was startled, and stared at it with a frown. The strange map in front of him began to appear in his mind, the topography and landforms of Shuntian Mansion and Yongping Mansion.

Earlier, during the upheaval in western Liaoning, the country was shaken, and in order to stabilize the situation in the Shanhaiguan area, Sun Chengzong set off from the important places in the capital all the way to patrol Shanhaiguan.

Therefore, he is extremely clear about the mountains, rivers and rivers he passes through to the land of Liaodong.

"Your Majesty, according to what you have marked, the Jianlu troops from the east and the west have broken through Longjing Pass and Da'ankou, and the Jianlu troops are still attacking Xifengkou."

Sun Chengzong frowned tightly, picked up the long stick placed on the side, pointed to several places, and said: "Then their intentions are very clear.

Huang Taiji, the chieftain of the slave slaves, wanted to besiege and attack Zunhua. Soon after, he sent his troops west to attack the capital, seeking a corresponding retreat. "

When talking about this, Sun Chengzong fell into contemplation, obviously thinking about what Huang Taiji, who led the Jianlu Eight Banners, would do next.

"Sun Qing, I now speculate that Xifengkou has been breached by the actual main force of Jianlu." Seeing Sun Chengzong pondering, Emperor Chongzhen told the truth he knew.

"Your Majesty, if this is the case, then the situation will be very unfavorable to me, Daming!"

Sun Chengzong frowned and said: "At present, the main force of the Jianlu Eight Banners has broken through Longjing Pass, Da'an Pass, and even the key pass of Xifeng Pass. It is very likely that they will be captured by them.

The two important places of Zunhua and Santunying were exposed to the front of Jianlu soldiers.

What was on the surface was exactly the situation His Majesty expected.

Jianlu seized Zunhua and Santunying, then killed and rushed to Yingzhou, broke through Sanhe, finally attacked Tongzhou, and finally built the main force of Jianlu to gather around the capital.

If this is the case, then the capital will definitely be shaken up.

During the deployment of this battle, the main force of the invading warlords will definitely grasp the intention of our army to return to the reinforcements, and may set up ambushes along the way to eat up the reinforcements that return to the reinforcements.

What the old minister was more worried about was whether the main force of Jianlu who had entered the pass, under the leadership of Huang Taiji, would advance eastward or westward first! ! "

After all, it is Sun Chengzong, he really deserves to be the supervisor of the late Ming Dynasty!
The insight into the current battle situation is very good, and the concerns raised are also very pertinent.

Entering the capital in the west and entering Yongping Mansion in the east, this is the initiative on the battlefield obtained by Jianlu, and the ministers in the court are also arguing endlessly about this.

There were even some ministers who suggested that the court should give up intervention and call Liaodong Economic Strategy Yuan Chonghuan to take full charge of the battle.

To Yuan Dudu, who boasted of the five-year Ping Liao Dynasty, in order to establish his prestige as a supervisor, he made a coquettish move to kill the rebellious Mao Wenlong.

Emperor Chongzhen really didn't dare to pin his so-called hopes on Yuan Chonghuan.

"Sun Qing, do you know that the current court is arguing endlessly about this matter?"

Emperor Chongzhen, who knew the details of Jisi's change, did not respond directly to Sun Chengzong's opinion, but said calmly:
"The essence of advancing eastward and advancing westward is actually my Da Ming's theory of fighting and defending, and this has become the main point of the quarrel."

"Sun Qing, you are an old minister who assisted the late emperor, if Emperor Xizong met a court with many political parties, what kind of decision should he make?
I also ask Sun Qing to clear up my doubts. "

"Your Majesty, old minister..."

This was just to discuss the current battle situation, but after hearing what Emperor Chongzhen said, Sun Chengzong frowned slightly, with a hesitant expression on his face, he really didn't know what to say for a moment.

Although he has been idle for many years, Sun Chengzong still knows a little about the situation in the court in the past few years.

Since the emperor in front of me ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, Wei Zhongxian, who was in power in the government and the public, died, the eunuch party that had been rampant for a while was liquidated, and the Donglin party, which was suppressed before, revived again.

Now Wei Zhongxian's crime has long been settled, and the resurgent Donglin Party controls the situation in the court by virtue of the righteousness of liquidating the eunuch party.

He is a white man, so he really doesn't have the right to talk about these things right now.

"Sun Qing, do you feel that you have nothing to say?"

Seeing Sun Chengzong like this, Emperor Chongzhen smiled, but his eyes flashed coldly, and said: "Then let me tell you, this time to build the border of the barbarians and ravage the important areas of the capital.

Let me suddenly understand a little bit, this court with many branches of politics, don't let it go! "

Sun Chengzong was shocked in his heart, and his face showed horror. He never thought that Emperor Chongzhen would say this.

"The ministers in the court at the moment are all thinking in their own minds!"

Emperor Chongzhen was a little excited, and said in a deep voice: "I want to seek the corresponding power to satisfy my own selfish desires and take care of my faction!
Talking about benevolence and morality, but doing things behind the scenes, it makes people extremely indignant! !
Sun Qing, what do you think I want them for! ? "

"His Majesty……"

Sun Chengzong couldn't hide the horror in his heart. He bowed his head to the emotional Emperor Chongzhen and saluted. He wanted to say something, but he couldn't say it.

If the words just said are really going to be spread outside the palace, I'm afraid there will be fluctuations in the court again.

"Sun Qing, don't rush to persuade me."

Emperor Chongzhen stepped forward, pulled up Sun Chengzong who bowed his head and saluted, and said with a faint smile: "I issued an edict to recall Sun Qing to the capital because I want you to help me share the burden.

I trusted those civil servants too much before, so that I made such a big mess, and I still wanted to shirk each other, trying not to cause trouble.

Therefore, I want to centralize and take back some powers. Sun Qing, please read the central purpose I drafted first, and then think about how to insist on your own ideas in the court. "

Having said that, Emperor Chongzhen stretched out his hand to signal, Wang Chengen, who was waiting by the side, saw this, hurriedly walked towards the imperial case, and brought the opened Zhongzhi.

(End of this chapter)