On July 23, the twenty-eighth year of Chongzhen, Zhu Youzhen, the great emperor, sat on the high throne of the Imperial Palace, wearing a crown dress that should have been worn in major places.

The long sleeves of the black crown dress are embroidered with a golden dragon that is about to fly, which makes people look awe-inspired. But behind the nine folds that hung down from the crown of the gorgeous Son of Heaven, there was a pale face.

Zhu Youzhen hasn't slept well for more than ten days.

The Chongzhen Dynasty in history only had a lifespan of 17 years, and the Ming Dynasty was able to stumble to Chongzhen for 28 years, which is 11 years longer than the original, which can be said to be completely created by Li Zhi.

The Northern Expedition of the Tartars, the Southern Flat Thieves, would have ended on the coal mountain, and the Ming Dynasty relied on Li Zhi's Southern Expedition and Northern War to support it to this day.

Li Zhi understands this, and Zhu Youzhen also understands it.

Zhu Youzhen is a smart man, and of course he knows Li Zhi's contribution to the Ming Dynasty. But the so-called meritorious master, Li Zhi's contribution has exceeded the scope that Zhu Youzhen can bear. Zhu Youzhen is at most a master of success, and in the face of a great hero like Li Zhi who saves the country and the people, in the end, he became powerless to suppress it.

Of course, Zhu Youzhen knew that Li Zhi had meritorious service to the Ming Dynasty, and without Li Zhi, the Ming Dynasty would have been destroyed several times. But Lee Sik's prestige has exceeded the limits of the royal family's tolerance. No matter how much Li Zhi contributed to the continuation of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Youzhen could not sit idly by and watch Li Zhi personally encroach on the Ming Dynasty and destroy the Ming Dynasty bit by bit.

The hearts of the people in the world are tilting towards Li Zhi day by day, and for the continuation of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Youzhen had to have a showdown with Li Zhi.

But at this moment of the real showdown, Zhu Youzhen felt as if he was on the edge of the abyss, walking on thin ice, and felt that the mountain of Wanjun was pressing on his head, making him breathless.

Li Zhi's past achievements, the heroic style of the Tiger Ben Army's victory in a hundred battles, and the scene when the Jiangbei Army gathered more than 200,000 people at the foot of the capital and collapsed at the touch of a button were like a nightmare that pressed Zhu Youzhen's nerves, making Zhu Youzhen feel a little unbearable.

Frankly speaking, the current situation is too good, Li Zhi is attacked by the north and south, and Tianjin's defense is weak to the extreme. Such a situation made Zhu Youzhen have to take action.

But when he really made a move, Zhu Youzhen doubted his decision again.

Zhu Youzhen wondered every night, would the Tiger Ben Army, which had never failed, lose at his own hands?

Zhu Youzhen can't lose, if he loses, the Ming Dynasty of more than 200 years will be over, millions of Zhu Ming's sons and grandsons will lose their vitality, and the Jiangshan Sheji handed down by his ancestors will be destroyed in his hands.

Behind him, Zhu Youzhen's pale face and eyes were blood-red.

Suddenly he couldn't help it, and he coughed a few times.

In the Imperial Palace, the generals in military uniforms heard the cough of the Son of Heaven and looked at each other for a while, all a little frightened. The war is imminent, but the body of the Son of Heaven has a tendency to be unable to hold on.

Zhang Guanghang saw that the atmosphere in the Imperial Palace was a little depressing, and quickly stood up. At this time, he had been promoted by Zhu Youzhen to the first assistant of the cabinet, and he was the head of the hundred officials.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live! The traitor Li Zhi has now become a trapped beast, and the south is being attacked by Western countries in India, and he is clumsy. The north faced the oppression of Bai Yi's army to the south, and it was difficult both internally and externally. There are only 40,000 rebels left in Tianjin, which can be described as vulnerable. ”

"Now that my royal division has gathered 400,000 people, and with all his might, he will definitely be able to go straight to the nest of the rebels and sweep away the thieves of this twenty years!"

Zhang Guanghang's words were loud and sonorous. But in the ears of the generals in the Imperial Palace, it sounded a little harsh. For example, in the ears of Yang Guozhu, who was named the "Rebellious General" and "Governor of Beijing" at this time, these words were a little unpleasant.

At the beginning, Yang Guozhu fought against Emperor Taiji under Li Zhi's command, and died nine times for life. Zhang Guanghang said that Li Zhi was a thief for 20 years, so wasn't his credit for the bloody battle in Jinzhou erased by Zhang Guanghang?

Not only Yang Guozhu had such thoughts, but other generals who had participated in the Battle of Jinzhou and had obeyed Li Zhi's orders had the same thoughts. Hearing Zhang Guanghang's words, they couldn't help but glance at each other.

Zhang Guanghang's remarks did not arouse the momentum of the generals, but caused dissatisfaction in the hearts of the generals.

Seeing the small movements of the generals, Zhu Youzhen, who was sitting on the throne, couldn't help but cough again.

Zhang Guanghang was stunned and realized that he had said the wrong thing.

Even if Li Zhi's crimes are to be completely liquidated, it should be said after Li Zhi is defeated. Nowadays, many good generals in the Ming army have fought under Li Zhi, and denying Li Zhi in one breath is denying the qualifications of these good generals, which will cause unexpected effects.

However, this is not a big problem, Zhang Guanghang decided not to mention it. He coughed and said, "Now that my 400,000 troops have surrounded Tianjin from three directions, the northwest and the south, Li Zhi is already a turtle in the urn, and he has no chance of winning. ”

Zhang Guanghang waved his hand, and two young officials from the military department walked up holding a large map one person high and stood on the right side of the throne. The map was surveyed and mapped in imitation of Li Zhi's military map, and it has an accuracy beyond this era, clearly marking the geography of the cities, roads, mountains and rivers in the Gyeonggi and Tianjin areas.

At this time, the map also drew the deployment of the Ming army and the tiger army.

When the generals saw this map, their eyes widened and they looked at the current situation carefully.

Zhu Youzhen carefully looked at the troop layout on the map.

"There are six thousand tiger troops in Wuqing County?"

Yang Guozhu replied loudly: "Holy Wisdom, in order to defeat the frontal enemy in Wuqing County, our Beijing battalion has already arranged 40,000 new troops of the Beijing battalion against these 6,000 people. The 40,000 new troops were all equipped with new rifles, and one hit one in seven, and this was an undefeated victory. ”

Zhu Youzhen looked at the terrain of Wuqing County, thought for a long time, and nodded.

After a while, he pointed to Baoding Mansion again.

"There are 3,000 tiger troops in Baoding Mansion?"

Qu Dingsheng, the chief soldier of Shanxi, bowed his hand and said loudly: "Holy Mingjian, Baoding Mansion has been surrounded by 40,000 border troops in Shanxi Town. Although our 40,000 border troops do not have new rifles, they have also built a wide range of guns and cannons over the years, and even if they cannot annihilate these 3,000 tiger troops, it is certain to use trench tactics to drag these 3,000 people. ”

Zhu Youzhen thought about it, nodded, and pointed to Fengrun County in the northeast.

"Fengrun has a thousand tiger army?"

Yang Guozhu shouted loudly: "Holy Saint! Fengrun County is 400 miles away from Tianjin, and it is a fortress connecting Tianjin to Guanwai. It will take more than ten days for these 1,000 people to rush back to the battlefield in Tianjin, and we all agree that we can temporarily disregard this lone army in...

Hearing Yang Guozhu's words, Zhu Youzhen's face changed, and an expression of fear appeared.

Yang Guozhu was stunned for a moment when he saw the frightened expression of the Son of Heaven, and he couldn't go on halfway through his words.

Zhu Youzhen stared at the thousand tiger army on the map, his face turned red and white. On Zhu Youzhen's panicked expression, the officials seemed to feel that these 1,000 people would become a decisive force to change the situation of the war.

The generals in the Imperial Palace took a breath of cool air, and they all felt that the mental state of the Son of Heaven was a little abnormal. A team of 1,000 people more than ten days away actually made the Son of Heaven panic, and this situation made everyone a little speechless.

The generals looked at each other for a while, making the atmosphere in the hall even more depressing.

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