At noon, the sun was blazing, and the soldiers, horses, and artillery of the Shenji Battalion were going south out of the city without fear of the scorching heat, and the yamen of the pro-army eight guards was also busy, attracting many people to watch and whisper.

"There is another war, I don't know how many people will die, this world can be peaceful" under the shade of the tree outside the city gate under the rickety old man sighed in a low voice, his eyes looked at the southwest distance, the white flags fluttering new graves are lined up, during this period of time the defense of the capital plus the plague, many people died.

"But some people say that if you don't fight, more people will die, you can't let the thieves harm you in this world, look at what the city has been ruined by the Ming Dynasty for so many years, if it weren't for this big eunuch to fight, I'm afraid that our Ming Dynasty will die" A young man next to him raised his eyebrows: "Grandpa, I want to be a soldier and kill thieves."

snapped, the old man gave his grandson a chestnut: "A good man is not a soldier, he should study hard to make a name for himself" As he spoke, he looked at the southbound army in the distance, and shook his head gently: "The people are suffering and the people are suffering, and it is too bitter to be an ordinary person, so you must get ahead."

Being ahead may not be without suffering, at least Wu Sangui, the dignified general of the country, was full of bitterness at this time, and he felt more and more that things were too strange.

I was rejected from Beijing before, and the face saint was also rejected, although I was also puzzled in my heart, but I thought that Emperor Chongzhen said that he would let him enjoy a few more days of family fun in the capital, but he also enjoyed this rare good time with Chen Yuanyuan every day, and it was very comfortable and comfortable, but this blink of an eye has almost ten days have passed, and the soldiers and horses going south have gone out of Beijing one after another, but the court has not moved a little bit against him, which is a little wrong.

But let him use all the connections in the court without getting any useful information, really give himself such a long vacation?

But at this time, Dolgon is in Jinzhou, how can the imperial court have such a big heart!

"Wu Sangui, the general of the Zhu Kingdom, received the order" At this time, a eunuch in the Wu Mansion came to the door to pass the edict of Emperor Chongzhen and summoned Wu Sangui into the palace to face the saint.

Wu Sangui was overjoyed, and finally breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, it seemed that he had thought too much.

In the Guanghan Hall on Qionghua Island in the Taiye Pool of Xiyuan, Emperor Chongzhen looked at the sparkling silver lake with a far-reaching gaze, the breeze blew and the heat was exhausted, the hot tea on the table in his hand dissipated with the wind, and the eunuch waiting outside reported: "Emperor, Wu Sangui is here."

"Minister, Wu Sangui respectfully invites Sheng'an" Wu Sangui entered the hall and knelt down, Chongzhen smiled slightly: "Zhen'an, flat, give a seat."

Wu Sangui thanked him and sat down: "The emperor is so excited today."

The corners of Emperor Chongzhen's mouth twitched, and he shook his head and sighed: "I am too worried today, so I came here to breathe and talk to you."

Wu Sangui hurriedly said: "Can you tell the emperor about his heart, and the minister is willing to share his worries for the emperor."

"Are you really willing to worry about me" Emperor Chongzhen got up with a chuckle, walked out of the shade of the tree outside the Guanghan Palace, looked at the lake with his hands behind his back and did not move, Wu Sangui followed and bowed and said: "Minister, ten thousand willing."

"You just talk nicely" Emperor Chongzhen smiled, and then sighed: "The thieves in the south are making a lot of trouble, Zuo Liangyu is lonely and difficult to speak, Nanjing and the surrounding prefectures are powerless, but I am worried that the distant water will not quench the thirst of the near, even if it is too late, whether it can extinguish the thieves, this is what I am worried about."

"It turns out that the emperor is worried about the south," Wu Sangui sighed: "The minister heard some news, although Zuo Liangyu was a little overstretched and in a hurry, but he also contained the thieves firmly, as long as the imperial army arrived, the two sides would encircle, and the thieves would be ......"

Before Wu Sangui finished speaking, Emperor Chongzhen interrupted him with a cold snort: "I came to you to tell me what was in my heart, I didn't let you come to perfunctory, if the thief was so easy to fight, he would have been exterminated ten years ago, and it would have become what it is today?" ”

Wu Sangui's face turned red, and he hurriedly confessed: "The minister is not perfunctory to the emperor, if it was in previous years, it might ...... But now it's very different, the six general soldiers have joined forces and have Chang Gonggong to supervise the army, this is a sure thing, the emperor still has no confidence in Chang Gonggong, in the past few months, he has met gods and killed gods, ghosts and ghosts, and the gods and ghosts are unstoppable victorious generals! ”

As soon as he heard others praise Chang Yu and Emperor Chongzhen, he couldn't help but smile, but in the blink of an eye, he became solemn again: "Although Chang Yu is good at fighting, he is young after all, and he is only good at field warfare and defending the city, but the thieves in the south are either wild rats who drill into the mountains and forests or shrink in the city, these two fighting styles are not Chang Yu's strength, and he has no experience in this."

Wu Sangui raised his eyebrows and groaned slightly: "Although Gonggong Chang is not good at siege and mountain warfare, Huang Degong, Liu Liangzuo and others are all veterans and veterans who are good at fighting, the emperor does not have to worry, I believe that with their joint efforts, it is imperative to defeat the enemy!" ”

Emperor Chongzhen snorted, turned his head to stare at Wu Sangui and said, "Don't you think Chang Yu is too powerful now?" ”

Wu Sangui was shocked in his heart: "The emperor means ......"

Emperor Chongzhen heaved: "Right now, he responds to every call in the army, Li Yan, Zhou Huang, Tang Ma, etc. are all attached to him, he can transfer the people and horses that cannot be transferred by the military department, and he can do the work that the five armies can't do, and those generals obey him, even if they are not so obedient to me, and this will go ......on for a long time."

Wu Sangui's heart was already turbulent, and his fists were clenched tightly unconsciously: "Then why does the emperor still ...... him?"

"Do you think that I want him to be big, but I have to use him, who else can be used by me at the moment, and who can be used by me has such ability?" Emperor Chongzhen snorted heavily, stared at Wu Sangui and said slowly: "It's not that I don't have the ability, but I don't know if I'm willing to contribute to me."

Wu Sangui knelt down with a puff: "The minister is willing to smear the emperor's liver and brain, and is willing to share the emperor's worries and solve problems, as long as the emperor believes in the ministers."

The opportunity has come, it has finally come, Wu Sangui was excited in his heart, but everyone could see that the little eunuch was too strong now, and there were many people who wanted to kill him, but he didn't know where to start, after all, he was just a eunuch, but who knew that the suspicious Emperor Chongzhen couldn't even trust the eunuchs around him, and wanted to find someone to contain him.

The most basic technique of the emperor is balance, and one family is not allowed to dominate.

Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen wanted to use others to contain Chang Yu, and Wu Sangui believed it, and it was not surprising at all.

Moreover, since the military parade, Wu Sangui's mood was not smooth, and he was barely ranked among the pillar countries with his exploits in the Ningyuan War and the three princes of Korea, but Tang Tong, Huang Degong and Zhou Yuji were knighted, which made him extremely envious and jealous.

The reason why he was in a hurry to go out of Beijing and return to the customs was also for this, he wanted to take advantage of the defeat of the Qing army to see if he could pick up a cheap and recover Jinzhou.

But look, it seems that there are other ways to be knighted at the moment.

"If you are really willing to solve problems for me, you will go with Chang Yu this time to quell the chaos in the south!" Emperor Chongzhen stared at Wu Sangui and said, "The day of the peace is the time when you are knighted, how about it?" ”

"Minister, willing to go!" Wu Sangui was so excited that he was almost speechless: "However, the minister has no soldiers at hand at the moment, and it is difficult to contain one or two even if he is with his peers."

"I want you to go south to quell the chaos with him, not to contain him" Emperor Chongzhen angrily reprimanded: "I just don't want him to take credit alone!" ”

"The minister's mistake" Wu Sangui hurriedly said: "But the peace of mind also requires soldiers and horses, and the ministers under the command of others cannot be commanded, and they will not let the ministers command, so it is better for the ministers to immediately let the troops be transferred outside the customs...... No, Ningyuan is a lonely city, the Qing army is still waiting in Jinzhou, and the soldiers and horses over there can't move, this, this is difficult to do" Wu Sangui said to himself and fell into anxiety.

"As long as you are willing to share your worries and solve problems for my loyalty, I have already arranged the rest for you," Emperor Chongzhen smiled.

Wu Sangui frowned: "Please also ask the emperor to make it clear."

Emperor Chongzhen smiled slightly, walked into the Guanghan Hall and sat down: "Do you know where Chang Yu went?" ”

"Didn't Grandpa Chang go south first?" Wu Sangui was stunned, and Emperor Chongzhen shouted: "You should always know that the imperial court wants to make a deal between Azig and Dolgon."

Wu Sangui looked horrified: "Father-in-law Chang went to exchange for Zu Dashou outside the Guan!" This...... It's hard to ......"

He finally realized what had happened and what might have happened, and he was annoyed.

"That's right" Emperor Chongzhen took a sip of the teacup and glanced at Wu Sangui, who was pale: "You don't need to think nonsense, exchanging Zu Dashou is very unacceptable at this time, and your soldiers and horses and your Ningyuan City can't be taken away, you just need to follow him south this time to quell the chaos, and when you come back, if you want to go to Guanwai, I will allow you to return, and I will allow you to go elsewhere, how about it?" ”

Wu Sangui was relieved at this time, bowed down and thanked him, and couldn't help but ask: "So the emperor actually secretly transferred Ning Yuanjun?" ”

Emperor Chongzhen nodded: "How can I let you go into battle alone, but Ningyuan is an important town and can't be without soldiers and generals, I asked Chang Yu to transfer five thousand to you, and let Zu Dashou temporarily guard Ningyuan, and return it to you intact when you come back."

Wu Sangui smiled bitterly: "The emperor has strategized and secretly arranged these things properly, and the ministers are completely kept in the dark, this method is from Chang Gonggong."

"No" Emperor Chongzhen shook his head: "Chang Yu is very opposed to mobilizing your soldiers and horses and your people to the south, but the more he opposes me, the more he wants you to go!" So he reluctantly agreed to transfer you on the grounds that you had been outside the customs for a long time and needed to be adjusted, and if Zu Dashou came back, it would be embarrassing to work with you outside the customs and even cause conflicts, which would be unfavorable to Ning Yuan's defense, and he reluctantly agreed......"

The wind on the surface of the lake blew into the Guanghan Palace, which was comfortable, but Wu Sangui had no intention of enjoying the cool summer breeze at this time, and his head was buzzing at this time, and he couldn't tell whether Chongzhen's words were true or false for a while.

In just a few days, the emperor and the little eunuch actually transferred troops and horses from Ningyuan behind his back to arrange for him to go south to quell the chaos.

He was a little coerced, and it was difficult to distinguish the truth from the fake for a while, and he was even confused and forgot how to get out of the palace.

However, after he left, Emperor Chongzhen looked at the palace in the distance with his hands behind his back, and his eyes stopped at the top of Banzai Mountain: "Chang Yu, don't always think that I always let you wipe your buttocks, occasionally I will wipe my own clothes."

This was really unexpected by Chang Yu, at this time he was on his way back to Beijing in a hurry, and he was discussing with Li Muxian again and again how to deal with Wu Sangui.