At this time, Cai Guoyong, who was standing on the side, was very happy to see that Zhou Yanru, the first assistant, and many officials supported him to be the commander of this army!

This is a rare opportunity for meritorious service, once the bandit is successful, it will be a strong stroke for himself to enter the cabinet in the future, which makes him not happy!

Although it is said that the strength of this Shaanxi giant thief is not bad, that is, the former governor of the three sides, Hong Chengchou, died tragically at his hands, but to put it bluntly, the thief is just a thief in a small place after all, and the territory occupied is not as big as a palm, so how powerful can it be!

It is estimated that the reason why Hong Chengchou was defeated was mostly due to paralysis and carelessness, and now the imperial court has sent 100,000 elite soldiers to suppress thieves, where is the reason for not being victorious!

It is precisely because most officials have such an idea that they think that this crackdown on thieves is a good opportunity for meritorious service, and they all wish to fall on their heads!

Emperor Chongzhen saw that many officials were strongly recommending Cai Guoyong as the commander of the army, and he couldn't help but look at Cai Guoyong.

Seeing Emperor Chongzhen's eyes on him, Cai Guo was inspired by his spirit, and immediately went out of class and said: "Your Majesty, that thief is lawless, and he dares to gather a crowd to make trouble. If you don't win, you won't return to the court! ”

"Good!"

Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but shout in his heart.

This Cai Guoyong is a native of Jinxi, Jiangxi, a Jinshi in the 38th year of Wanli, since he was an official, he has always been cautious and upright, not only in the Ministry of Industry has outstanding achievements, but also in the knowledge of soldiers, that is also famous.

It was still the thirty-ninth year of Wanli, that year Cai Guoyong was ordered to go to Liaodong to supervise the ring, and when he got there, he saw that the soldiers' military discipline was unbearable, and the military training was also wasted.

Looking at many of the forts, they are all dilapidated, and even some of the fort walls are gently pushed by hand, and they actually fall one piece, and there is no border defense ability at all.

When Cai Guoyong returned to the imperial court, he made a statement to Emperor Wanli, saying that Liaodong would be half a year late, and more than a month soon, and there would be a rebellion, hoping that Emperor Wanli would issue an order to order local officials to repair the fort and raise vigilance!

At that time, Emperor Wanli and the ministers were unimpressed, but Cai Guo was worried about the sky.

Who knew that two months later, Nurhachi really led hundreds of Jurchen soldiers to suddenly launch a sneak attack, burning and looting along the way, destroying many forts and killing countless people.

This rebellion lasted for half a month, until their behavior was exposed, and Liaodong Jingluo sent a large army to encircle and suppress it, and Nuerhachi led people to escape.

As soon as this incident came out, all the officials of the court said that Cai Guoyong was prescient and very knowledgeable!

For these, Emperor Chongzhen naturally also knows, and now he sees many officials recommending Cai Guoyong, and Cai Guoyong himself took the initiative to ask for his life, and he was thinking about entrusting him with a heavy responsibility!

However, at this moment, Qian Qianyi came out of class and said: "Your Majesty, the minister recommended Liu Yuliang, the right attendant of the Ministry of Officials, as the commander of the army!" Lord Liu is young and strong, wise and decisive, and has participated in the military with Sun Ge Lao in Liaodong, and is very knowledgeable soldiers, so the minister thinks that Lord Liu is the best candidate for the commander of the bandit army, and asks the emperor for permission! ”

As soon as Qian Qianyi's voice fell, a group of Donglin Party officials jumped out of the platform one after another.

"What Lord Qian said is reasonable, Liu Daren is both civil and military, and when Sun Ge Lao ran Liaodong, he also contributed a lot, and his ability to know the soldiers is known to the whole dynasty, and he is qualified for the position of commander, and please ask the emperor for permission!"

"Yes, Lord Liu is good at fencing, good at martial arts, and has a lot of experience in fighting in battle, and now Shaanxi is rampant with bandits, it is the time for a genius like Lord Liu to show his strategy, and please ask the emperor for permission!"

"The minister seconded the proposal!" "The minister seconded the proposal!" "The minister seconded the proposal!" ，，，

Looking at more than half of the officials recommending themselves, Liu Yuliang at this time also came to the spirit, and without waiting for Emperor Chongzhen to ask, he himself went out of class with his head held high and said to Emperor Chongzhen:

"Your Majesty, that rice fat giant thief is guilty of a lot of crimes, and if you don't kill it, it's not enough to deter Xiaoxiao! If you don't kill, it's not enough to show your might! Wechen is not talented, but also knows the reason why the king is worried about the humiliation of the minister, and the reason why the king humiliates the minister's death, and the wechen are willing to strangle the thief for the emperor and share the worries for the emperor, but there is a difference, and the wechen are willing to apologize for the crime with death! ”

Emperor Chongzhen looked at Liu Yuliang and saw that he was not yet forty years old, more than ten years younger than Cai Guoyong, and couldn't help but nod with satisfaction.

And this Liu Yuliang did follow Sun Chengzong to participate in the military in Liaodong back then, the so-called strong generals have no weak soldiers, and they have done things under Sun Chengzong, and their ability is not bad!

Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen liked Liu Yuliang again!

When Zhou Yanru saw that the Donglin Party was like this, he refused to agree, why follow Sun Chengzong to participate in the Liaodong military, it was just a trivial matter to follow Sun Chengzong to make some records, where can the military still get him!

And after doing it for less than a year, I couldn't stand the suffering, and I ran back crying and shouting, just this virtue, it's good to take it out!

Of course, although this is the case, Zhou Yanru is not easy to take out and explain clearly, after all, everyone is an official in the same dynasty, so the face is still needed!

If you don't care about it, and shake out whatever bad things are, then the other party will naturally shake their own things, after all, which one doesn't have anything to see people, if it really comes to that time, it won't look good!

So Zhou Yanru didn't say this, but just said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, this crackdown on bandits is a matter of great importance, and it is related to my Ming Dynasty, so you must be cautious!"

Although Lord Liu had participated in the military under Sun Ge's old family, after all, he had not been an official for a long time, and he lacked experience and still needed to be sharpened. In contrast, Lord Cai has been an official for many years, and he is familiar with government and military affairs, so he is the best candidate for the commander of the army, and please think twice! ”

As soon as Zhou Yanru's voice fell, Qian Qianyi sneered at him and said: "Lord Zhou's words are also wrong, I select officials based on the official's talent, not his age!"

In addition, although Lord Liu has not been an official for a long time, but his ability is obvious to all, when Lord Liu ran Liaodong with Sun Gelao, he was as fierce as a Tartar slave, and Lord Liu also faced it calmly, and now he is dealing with local bandits, and he is ready to capture. In this way, how can Lord Liu not be competent! ”

As soon as Qian Qianyi finished speaking, the young generals of Donglin immediately echoed one after another.

"Yes, that thief is much worse than the Tartar slaves outside the gate, I don't know how much worse, Lord Liu is not even afraid of the Tartar slaves, and he can't deal with just a few thieves!"

"It's extreme, Liu Daren is both civil and military, it is more than ten ordinary people, and it is also close to Liu Daren's body, this time he is in command to suppress bandits, since he is a success, there is no reason to win!" ，，，