In the previous time, Emperor Chongzhen learned through the eavesdropping seeds on Chen Xinjia's body that Sun Chuanting had already arrived in Shanxi, and had sent people to Chen Xinjia to ask for the military rations needed along the way, but Chen Xinjia replied that there was not much grain and grassland, and it was to be used by Hong Chengchou, the governor of the three sides.

Now, the later Hong Chengchou has arrived, so where is Sun Chuanting?

Emperor Chongzhen was thinking about it, and suddenly another chamberlain came to report, saying that Sun Chuanting, the governor of Shaanxi, had also led the army to the outskirts of Beijing.

As soon as he heard it, he was a little surprised, Sun Chuanting arrived so quickly, almost at the same time as Hong Chengchou, wasn't he restricted by military rations?

Just thinking about it, the chamberlain reported to Yang Sichang, an assistant minister of the cabinet, to request an audience.

Emperor Chongzhen didn't have to guess, he knew that there were two Qinwang armies outside the Jingshi, and the outer court knew about it, and Yang Sichang was naturally no exception.

Thinking so, he sent a decree to Yang Sichang to meet him, but he wanted to see what Yang Sichang had to say?

After a salute, Yang Sichang really mentioned the two Qinwang armies on the outskirts of Beijing as soon as he opened his mouth and said: "Your Majesty, Hong Chengchou, the governor of the three sides, and Sun Chuanting, the governor of Shaanxi, have all rushed to Beijing. But according to the minister's heard, the grain and grass along the way were first supplied to Governor Hong, and Weichen wondered in his heart, I don't know where the military rations needed by Governor Sun came all the way? “

Speaking of this, he peeked at the emperor's face, and then continued: "Your Majesty has just severely punished the people and sent aid to suppress the general soldier Zukuan, which is to warn other armies to take warning. As a civil official, this Governor Sun expects that he will not be like a martial artist, so the minister is willing to go to verify one or two to relieve Governor Sun's suspicion, please allow Your Majesty! ”

On the surface, he really couldn't find any clues that he wanted to get rid of Sun Chuanting, but he was bent on thinking about Sun Chuanting, and people who didn't know the details were really easy to be deceived by him.

Emperor Chongzhen commented in his heart, and his surface was silent, and he immediately nodded and said: "What Yang Qing said is reasonable, quasi-play!" ”

Yang Sichang was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately continued: "Your Majesty, there is nothing wrong with Governor Hong's side, thousands of miles to help, the court should be rewarded and condoled, so that the military heart can be used, which is conducive to the next war." ”

The implication is that Emperor Chongzhen should immediately meet with Xia Hong Chengchou, and at least make a gesture of commending him for coming to his aid.

Logically speaking, this is indeed the reason, and Emperor Chongzhen should do the same.

In the original history, Yang Sichang also used this trick, in fact, he treated it differently, suggesting that Emperor Chongzhen receive Hong Chengchou, but did not allow Sun Chuanting to enter Beijing to meet him, which made Sun Chuanting dissatisfied and resentful. After causing Yang Sichang to make another move, he was so angry that he was deaf and made some inappropriate moves, so he was attacked by Yang Sichang and finally sent to prison for questioning.

After Yang Sichang finished speaking, he looked at Emperor Chongzhen and waited for a reply. In this regard, he was still sure in his heart, because the suggestions he made were all natural things, and the emperor would not oppose them.

However, Emperor Chongzhen actually understood his true purpose, and how could he fall for him, so he looked at Yang Sichang, and his face seemed to smile slightly, and the smile made Yang Sichang feel a sigh in his heart, how could he have a bad premonition?

Just thinking about it, I heard Emperor Chongzhen speak: "When you say this, you remind me that since this is the case, then summon the two of them together to meet me, and I will personally ask Governor Sun to see how he answers, so I don't have to bother Yang Qing to run out of Beijing." ”

"......" Yang Sichang was a little stupid when he heard it. If he had known this answer, he should not have mentioned the latter matter, first went out to embarrass Sun Chuanting, and then replied that Sun Chuanting had a problem, and it was logical to summon Hong Chengchou alone.

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen had already said so, and he couldn't stop it. After all, Sun Chuanting is also a feudal official, and in the war against thieves, he often wins battles, and he himself has the qualifications to meet the emperor.

What to do? Yang Sichang asked himself in his heart, did he miss the opportunity like this?

Worthy of being a quick-witted person, Yang Sichang immediately thought of a countermeasure, and immediately said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, since this is the case, that Weichen is willing to go to the military camp to pass the decree, and by the way, he can also check the situation of the two armies on the spot." If there is any problem, I believe Weichen can also see one or two. ”

"Oh?" When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he said with a little amusement on his face, "What does Yang Qing mean, is it that he thinks that there will be a problem on Governor Sun's side?" ”

Yang Sichang was stunned when he heard this, and felt in his heart, why is it getting more and more difficult for the emperor to speak?

However, on the surface, he immediately replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, what the minister means is that the minister knows a little about military affairs, if the minister goes to the military camp in person, and there will be gossip when he returns to Beijing, he can also testify for Governor Sun, and I believe that others will not say anything more." ”

Hehe, what if you don't testify against Sun Chuanting, but frame Sun Chuanting? With your identity, wouldn't it be even more unfavorable to Sun Chuanting? When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he thought about it with a sneer in his heart, and then nodded and said, "Yang Qing is right, then that's it!" ”

Yang Sichang was overjoyed when he heard this, and was waiting for the palace to resign.

But at this moment, I heard Emperor Chongzhen speak again: "Chen Baoting? ”

"The slave is here!" Chen Baoting, the personal attendant, immediately bowed down and waited for the order.

"You go with Yang Qing, just follow Yang Qing, the martial artists in the army don't know etiquette, if the head of the army is rude to Yang Qing, write down the name and play it back to me!"

Yang Sichang on the side was speechless when he heard it, with his identity, how could he be rude to those big-headed soldiers? Even Sun Chuanting didn't have the courage to be rude to him! The emperor is taking too much care of himself when he does this! As a result, some things are not easy to do.

He wanted to resign, but Emperor Chongzhen didn't give him a chance, and asked him to hurry back as soon as he went, so as not to delay the war of returning.

Yang Sichang had no choice but to take Chen Baoting to follow the order.

Looking at his back out of the palace, Emperor Chongzhen was also a little helpless. If there were enough eavesdropping seeds, then there was no need to send Chen Baoting to know what Yang Sichang had done after he went to the military camp outside the city.

Of course, if Yang Sichang doesn't speak, he just despises and provokes Sun Chuanting and his people in terms of behavior, and deliberately looks for trouble, he can't know just by eavesdropping on the seeds.

About an hour later, Yang Sichang brought Hong Chengchou, the governor of the three sides, and Sun Chuanting, the governor of Shaanxi, to meet the decree.

For Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting, Emperor Chongzhen has also been famous for a long time in later generations, and at this time, seeing the two of them saluting with Yang Sichang, he couldn't help but observe them carefully.

Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting were born in the same year, but judging from their faces, Hong Chengchou is younger. Moreover, Hong Chengchou's demeanor is very in line with the identity of a civil official of the Ming Dynasty, but it is Sun Chuanting, and between his demeanor, he has a little more military spirit.

Emperor Chongzhen also noticed a detail, when entering the palace, Hong Chengchou looked respectful, and when he occasionally looked at Yang Sichang or the inner servant, he was kind and pleasant, which made people feel close; But Sun Chuanting was expressionless, and kept a serious face. The first impression of the two of them is that Hong Chengchou is easy to get along with, while Sun Chuanting is difficult to deal with.

After seeing the ceremony, Emperor Chongzhen said with a serious face: "Jianyu is still raging in the pass, the two ministers can finally arrive in time, I am very relieved, I hope that the two of you can do your best in the next war, kill the captives and serve the country!" ”

"This is a matter within the equal part of the ministers, and they must do their best and die." When Hong Chengchou heard this, he immediately replied respectfully.

Sun Chuanting, on the other hand, was a moment late, and seemed to hesitate a little before playing: "Your Majesty, the building is powerful, and I am afraid that I can't confront it head-on." Weichen thinks that it will take a certain amount of time to be cautious and choose its weakness to attack it. ”

"......" Emperor Chongzhen was speechless, you Sun Chuanting is really, don't look at how Hong Chengchou answered? It's so straightforward, will the emperor like to listen to it?

Hehe, but I like it!

Although he thought so in his heart, on the surface, Emperor Chongzhen remained silent, looking down, and suddenly, he found that Yang Sichang secretly glanced at Sun Chuanting, with a hint of banter in his eyes, a bit of a play.

Emperor Chongzhen knew it in his heart, he immediately looked at Sun Chuanting, and suddenly said: "I heard Yang Qing say that you didn't get military rations from the place along the way, so this way, Yang Qing was a little curious, how did you get to the Jingshi, and where did the food eaten by the soldiers come from?" ”

When Sun Chuanting heard this, he turned his head to look at Yang Sichang, there was no expression on his face, and he didn't know what he thought of Yang Sichang in his heart, so he quickly turned his head and saluted the emperor and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen is about to impeach the prefectures and counties along the way, and they say that food can only be supplied to Governor Hong." If it weren't for the grain and salary obtained by Weichen Qingtun to support the army to reach Beijing, there would be no food in the army and a mutiny halfway, and it would be impossible for the minister to control it. ”

Obviously, Sun Chuanting had already reached the Qinwang Road and might not be able to raise food, so he took the food on the road himself.

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, a smile appeared on his face and said: "It seems that Sun Qing's Qingtun salary strategy is very good, and it has solved a lot of trouble for the imperial court." Even if Taizu knew about it in the Heavenly Spirit, he would be pleased that Tuntian's strategy was actually effective! ”

Sun Chuanting invited himself to the governor of Shaanxi in the ninth year of Chongzhen, and when he built the army in Yulin, he raised money and grain by himself, and did not let the imperial court allocate food and salary. His self-raising method was to use the ancestral system, clear the tun to replenish the salary, take back the occupied military land, and practice self-sufficiency. The soldiers had logistical support, which also made the Qin soldiers under his command outstanding in battle.

Now Emperor Chongzhen praised him in person about the Qingtun salary, which is equivalent to fully affirming the effectiveness of the Qingtun salary strategy, and even moved out of Taizu for this purpose, I have to say that this must be quite heavy.

As soon as he heard what he said, Yang Sichang was teasing Sun Chuanting's face just now, and he suddenly froze, and the person stayed there.

And Sun Chuanting is not a fool, knowing that he has actually offended quite a lot of people by doing that Qingtun to make money. However, he was confident that as long as he won the battle, the court would have to rely on him, and it would not matter. But in any case, he was still a little uneasy in his heart.

At this time, hearing Emperor Chongzhen's affirmation of his approach in person, a heart suddenly put into his stomach, and there was a rare trace of excitement on his face, and he sincerely clenched his fists and bowed and played: "Your Majesty Shengming!" ”

Hong Chengchou on the side lowered his head slightly, and glanced at Sun Chuanting obliquely, a little surprised in his heart.

He and Sun Chuanting are both in Shaanxi, and he is the governor of the three sides, and Sun Chuanting's approach has caused many people to stab him for this. However, he understands that the focus of the Ming Dynasty now is to suppress thieves and quell the rebellion. Sun Chuanting did that, and it was under the guise of the ancestral system, even if it was inconvenient for him to come forward for his subordinates, he didn't care.

However, he always thought that Sun Chuanting would pay the price for this sooner or later, and this approach was the most unwise!

But I didn't expect that now the emperor would praise him so much in person, it is obvious that this crazy Sun is a blessing in disguise, and the emperor is so sure, at least in the short term, it should be in the emperor's heart, and the future is impossible.

He was thinking that Emperor Chongzhen had already turned his head to look at Yang Sichang and said to him: "Yang Qing can rest assured now, Sun Qing brought his own grain, and he didn't loot the place without Qing hearing about it!" ”

"It seems that Weichen heard that it was a rumor!" Yang Sichang was a little embarrassed when Emperor Chongzhen said it so bluntly, and hurriedly bowed his head and replied.

At the same time, he also complained a little bitterly in his heart, looking at this situation, Sun Chuanting has such a great favor from the emperor, which is really worse!

By this time, the butterfly effect of the traverser had been fully revealed.

In the original history, at this time, Lu Xiangsheng had died in battle; When Sun Chuanting first arrived in Beijing, he was overshadowed by Yang Sichang, and then he suggested to Emperor Chongzhen that Hong Chengchou should guard Beijing, but Sun Chuanting replaced Lu Xiangsheng's duty to fight with the Manchus.

After the Manchu army left the customs, Yang Sichang gave Emperor Chongzhen another idea, transferred Hong Chengchou as the governor of Jiliao, and kicked Sun Chuanting back to Shaanxi. If it's just like this, it's nothing, the key is that the elite Qin soldiers trained by Sun Chuanting himself will also stay in the Beijing Division, and let Sun Chuanting go back as a bare-pole governor himself.

This made Sun Chuanting angry and sick, so he resigned from the office, after all, the illness that took several years of hard work is gone, and he goes back to fight. As a result, Yang Sichang reminded Emperor Chongzhen that Sun Chuanting had opinions about the imperial court and was dissatisfied, so he resigned due to illness. In the end, Sun Chuanting fought for the south and north of the Ming Dynasty, with countless achievements, but he was imprisoned.

Now, Emperor Chongzhen's series of words and deeds all show that he attaches great importance to Sun Chuanting, even if he plays it right, he speaks straightforwardly, the emperor is not only angry, but praises a lot, which makes the ideas that Yang Sichang is holding back in his heart either bankrupt or stillborn.

Just this summons, Emperor Chongzhen had an intuitive impression of Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting. Sun Chuanting won't say it, Hong Chengchou is actually a standard civil official. However, compared to others, relatively speaking, it is more pragmatic and capable, and it can also be used.

This summons did not last too long, Emperor Chongzhen was worried about the war, asked Yang Sichang to explain the latest battle situation to their two commanders, and then gave Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting a decree, let them rest for a day, and then the whole army went to join Lu Xiangsheng, and obeyed Lu Xiangsheng's command.