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The Zhu family gave it too generously. Not only did they give the existing land outside the pass to the Wu family, but as long as the Wu family regained Guangning, there was also a legal basis for them to occupy the land as a matter of course.As for going to Guangning, Jiannu had to be destroyed first, and Wu Sangui would not have to gnaw at this bone.If Li Zicheng wants to dig more, he can only give the land in the pass.In fact, Shanhaiguan has already been occupied by Wu Sangui, and it is impossible for him to withdraw.

Only then did Li Zicheng understand the meaning of "thorns on his back".

"Your Majesty." Seeing Li Zicheng's hesitation, Gu Junen said again: "Wu Sangui is bound to be my enemy. Because of the severe drought in the bitter cold outside the pass, there was no harvest at all. In the past, Li Zicheng was supported by Li Zicheng, and he could still maintain it. Now that Zhu Ming is destroyed and the dynasty is under new administration, it is naturally impossible to give him food and pay. In my opinion, Wu Sangui is bound to enter the customs to occupy land and plunder the people."

After hearing Gu Junen's words, Li Zicheng remembered what Niu Jinxing said to him in the city, "Cut the grass without eradicating the roots, and the spring breeze will regenerate", and it was difficult to make a decision for a while.He asked Tian Jianxiu, "If it's not suitable to go south, what about Yujia going east?"

Tian Jianxiu pondered for a while, and said: "The east is too close to the capital, it is indeed a confidant's trouble, and we must get rid of it. I ask your majesty to issue an appeal first to persuade Wu Sangui to surrender. If it fails, then send the king's division to recover Shanhaiguan to prevent the enemy from closing the gate. In the south, Dong Xueli can lead the troops of the headquarters to the south, and it may depend on whether Zhu's family is still alive."

Li Zicheng finally heard a two-dimensional idea, and applauded: "It's so good, let Dong Xueli go south! By the way, send a text to Liu Fangliang, tell him that the overall situation has been settled, and after Baoding is secured, the city must not be slaughtered for revenge! Now the world and all people are in danger It's Dashun's!"

Tian Jianxiu nodded in agreement, and said: "Your Majesty, who will you send to collect Tianjin Sanwei?"

"You should go there yourself." Li Zichen thought for a while, "I'm afraid Prince Zhu has already escaped."

Li Zicheng guessed correctly this time, not only Prince Zhu had already boarded the ship, but also the old farmers, craftsmen, boatmen, sailors of Tianjin Sanwei, and even the accumulated ship materials, bow feathers and other important military materials had also been transported on board. A ship was sent to Denglei.

The livestock brought from Yanjing and the good horses from Nanhaizi also boarded at Tianjin Port.Since the development of the Wanli Dynasty, Tianjin has always been an important city for war preparations, almost a large arsenal.Its shipbuilding capacity is also second only to Guangdong, and can build various types of ships.Stored ship materials and skilled boatmen and sailors are rare treasures.

Emperor Chongzhen arrived in Laizhou a few days earlier than Zhu Cihong. Knowing that his son was in the capital to take care of the aftermath, he only felt that it was useless for him to be a king and a father.He not only hoped that Zhu Cihong would be able to defend Yanjing, proclaim himself the emperor, so that he could make himself the supreme emperor, but he was also afraid that the crown prince would really do such a thing.This contradictory psychology tortured Chongzhen all the time, making him toss and turn, unable to sleep.

Until Zhu Cihong returned to Laizhou.

"Your Majesty Father." Zhu Cihong felt a little joy when he saw Chongzhen receiving him in the main hall of Laizhou Mansion.

Chongzhen's face was stern: "You still have my father in your eyes!"

"Father, please follow the authority..." Zhu Cihong thought that Chongzhen blamed him for ruining the emperor's reputation, and was about to explain, only to hear Chongzhen shout and ask: "What's the matter with Feng Guangning King!"

"Oh, it's just stored in Wu Sangui's hands first." Zhu Cihong was not convinced by the emperor's coercion: "If it is just to be named Marquis, no matter Li thief or Donglu, they can offer a higher price. Wu Sangui is not Loyal ministers and martyrs cannot withstand such a temptation."

"If you give him the prince, will he stick to it!"

"If he doesn't even want his own things and is determined to surrender, then no one can do anything about it." Zhu Cihong spread his hands, "However, I believe that with Wu Sangui's ambition, even Wang Jue will not be satisfied. In this way, he and Li Zicheng will definitely have a fight , our army just happened to gather lessons in Shandong and plan to recover."

"Our army? Just the three thousand soldiers in your hands?" Chongzhen asked doubtfully.

"Speaking of it, there are only 3000 troops in the Guanning Army who can fight." Zhu Cihong said.

"Ha, you're just a kid!" Chongzhen laughed angrily, "Guan Ning has 3 horses, but only [-] can fight! That's Wu Xiang's adopted son, Wu Sangui's brother, he treated him very kindly, so he was able to die. Strength! Can your bodyguard battalion be so capable?"

Zhu Cihong smiled and said: "Order Xiao Mo to present Li Zicheng's handsome badge."

The guards outside the door immediately sent orders to Xiao Mo to bring the captured handsome badge to meet him.Chongzhen felt inconceivable when he heard this, and said, "Don't fool me with something! Soldiers are important to the country! It's not a child's game. I plan to hand over your Eastern Palace Guard Battalion to Shandong General Liu Zeqing..."

"The humble Xiao Mo pays homage to Your Majesty!" Xiao Mo strode in, only to hear that the emperor wanted to seize the crown prince's military power.He saw himself ruining his star, he didn't care about the emperor and his ministers, he went up to the East Palace military salute with a golden knife, and the two soldiers behind him held Li Zicheng's handsome banner, and they also looked murderous.

Chongzhen had never been offended like this before, and suddenly remembered Zhu Cihuang's so-called "military remonstrance" before, and the fact that he had not been able to see the ministers outside after arriving in Laizhou, and he felt an incredible feeling in his heart-was I put under house arrest by my son!Am I really going to be the Supreme Emperor?

Zhu Cihong ordered someone to unfold the handsome banner, regardless of whether Chongzhen believed it or not, he just said: "This handsome banner is indeed Li Thief's. In the battle on the river that day, it was Xiao Mo who led the guards to risk their lives to fight, beheaded the generals, captured the flag, and forced them to retreat. Bandit Li is more than thirty miles away."

"As you said, the flowers are good and the rice is good, why did you lose Shanxi!" Chongzhen still had a natural coercion over his son, and shouted loudly.

Zhu Cihong had no choice but to turn to the staff of the military command department: "A school-level officer military meeting is held, and Wu Tong, Sun Chuanting, Zhou Yingqi, Zhou Yuji, You Shiwei, and Li Changling are invited to attend."

Chongzhen listened to the familiar and somewhat unfamiliar names reported by the crown prince, and then saw his son's calm and calm posture, he felt a sense of alienation.After a while, people from the General Affairs Department of the Chinese Army brought up the Shandong sand table, hung up the enlarged map of Huang Mingkun, and arranged seats for the officers who came to participate in the military meeting.

Not all officers with positions could come because they were stationed in different places, and they might not be able to come immediately.Wu Tong, Sun Chuanting, and Zhou Yingqi were working in the private house diagonally opposite the government office, and came quickly.They were prepared to meet the emperor, and they took it easy.On the contrary, Zhou Yuji, You Shiwei, and Li Changling were a little surprised when they saw the emperor, so they knelt down and worshiped unexpectedly.

Chongzhen sat in the main hall, with servants standing on the left and right, just like a small court meeting.He was about to try his best to say a few words, when suddenly his eyes flashed, it turned out that it was Zhu Cihong who blocked him.

Zhu Cihong turned his back on the emperor and cleared his throat: "The military discussion will begin now. First of all, let me state that what I saw and heard today must be kept secret, and anyone who leaks it will be killed without mercy. Alright, now the military discussion begins."

After hearing this, Chongzhen thought to himself: Since you are going to make trouble, let's see how it goes.If you really keep it a secret, don't these people dare to speak out?See you soon!

But he didn't know that the East Palace had a secrecy regulation long ago, and those who couldn't keep their mouths shut would have been eliminated naturally through the double screening of the ten-member group and the military judge.Now when recruits join the army, they must first memorize various regulations, and the secrecy regulations are the most important thing.

"Shenjing has fallen, and the intruders have already occupied Yanjing. What we need to discuss today is the next move of the intruders and our army's plan." Zhu Cilang looked around: "Everyone is the backbone of the Eastern Palace. Think about it."

Chongzhen already had the intention of watching a joke, but he couldn't think of how to turn the tide, so he had to glance at the sitting general.He has impressions of people such as Wu Yu, You Shiwei and others, and he is even familiar with them, but the officers in the Eastern Palace are all familiar faces, and he only vaguely remembers a few names.And it was these officers, all sitting upright, holding their helmets on their bent arms, staring intently and full of energy.

This is the military look trained by the pins on the collar. If you turn your head around, you will be stung, and no one will move around for at most half a month.

In the Eastern Palace Military Discussion, the seats are not arranged according to the part number, but according to the military rank.This can promote contact between different parts and provide an interpersonal basis for future large-scale movements.At present, according to the tradition of the Eastern Palace, the person with the lowest rank will start the statement.Most of these major officers are staff officers and commanders-in-chief at the division level, their level varies from high to low, and their presentation time varies.Zhu Cihong didn't urge them, and let them do what they wanted, unless they were really slurred and could only speak in a chaotic manner, only then did someone quietly step forward to remind them. (To be continued.)