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At this time, Chongzhen was convening hundreds of civil and military officials to discuss the plan to retreat from the enemy, and the atmosphere in the hall was very depressing.

It has been almost two months since the Tartars crossed the Great Wall and entered the Kou, and the officers and soldiers in Liankezhou County and Beizhili have been defeated repeatedly, and they are not opponents at all. Chongzhen hadn't slept since Tartar joined the Kou, and his eyes were bloodshot. He suppressed the depression and anger in his heart, and asked the hundred officials: "Jiannu is raging, Jingshi is under martial law, I see the people of Beizhili being poisoned but unable to do anything, do you have a good way to retreat from the enemy?" ”

Wang Jiayan came out of the line during the matter, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, Jiannu has entered the prison, the lives are ruined, the mausoleum is shocked, the soldier is in charge of the military affairs, but he sits back and does not save it, and he should be asked." ”

As the secretary of the military department, Zhang Fengyi is the main person responsible for formulating the resistance strategy, but his talent is mediocre, there is no good way to deal with it, and he watched the slave chief Azig lead the army on a rampage, but there was no way to stop it. Now I hear Wang Jiayan openly impeach himself, but he is speechless. It's not that he can't sit idly by, it's that he doesn't know what can be done to get the Tartar to retreat outside the gate.

Chongzhen frowned, and replied: "At present, the expulsion of Jiannu is the first priority, whether this soldier should be held accountable or not, and we will discuss it after the war." He was also dissatisfied with Zhang Fengyi's performance, but for the time being, he couldn't find a more suitable person for this position, so let's deal with it first.

Zhang Fengyi's eyelids jumped when he heard it, "Let's discuss it after the war", there is something in this, could it be that the emperor's dissatisfaction with him has accumulated to a limit, and he will only find him to settle accounts after he retires?

No, you must take the initiative and save your image in the emperor's heart. After weighing the pros and cons, Zhang Fengyi gritted his teeth and said: "Your Majesty, the minister implores to go out of Beijing to supervise the division, Jiannu will not withdraw the army for a day, and the minister will not return to Beijing for a day!" ”

The request came as a surprise to all. Hundreds of civil and military officials couldn't have imagined that this mediocre military secretary would have such courage, and Chongzhen didn't expect Zhang Fengyi to take the initiative to ask for help.

After being surprised, Chongzhen was still quite happy, no matter what, he dared to go out of Beijing to expel the Tartars, at least his courage was commendable, and he immediately agreed: "Since this soldier is invited, I have approved, and I have ordered Liang Tingdong, the governor of Xuanda, to come to the aid of each other, and Wangqing will no longer be trusted, and Keri will retreat from the enemy." ”

Liang Tingdong is the former secretary of the Ministry of War, Chongzhen has been in office for three years, and his talent is okay, but his conduct is not very good, and he has been impeached repeatedly, and he was removed after only one year as a secretary. Yang Sichang, who succeeded Ding Wei, was the right attendant of the military department and the governor of the imperial history of Xuanfu, Datong and Shanxi, and supervised military affairs. This time, the Tartars entered the Koukou, passing through his territory, and did not encounter any resistance, and drove straight in. Chongzhen was very dissatisfied with this, but at the moment of the great enemy, the removal of the governor of the border town shook the morale of the army, so he could only choose to let Liang Tingdong make meritorious service and lead the troops from Xuanda to aid Beizhili.

Zhang Fengyi lamented in his heart, "Defeat the enemy and retreat", it is easy to say, with tens of thousands of Tartar troops, can it be repelled if it is said to be repelled? However, he didn't dare to say more on this topic, and first avoided impeachment in the court.

The secretary of the military department invited himself to supervise the teacher, and there was no good plan for the hundred officials to offer. After the next dynasty, Chongzhen returned to the Qianqing Palace sullenly.

Wang Chengen saw that he was in a bad mood, so he retired from the palace maid and the little eunuch in the palace, thinking that he had to choose something that would make the Lord Banzai happy and tell him about it, otherwise he would be so depressed every day and really hurt his body.

After thinking about it for a long time, Wang Chengen remembered that Yang Sichang, the former governor of Xuanda, who had been ordered to take away his affection, had returned to the capital, and asked to face the saint and tell the news to the Lord Banzai, maybe it could distract him.

Wang Chengen said cautiously: "Yang Sichang, the former right attendant of the military department and the governor of Xuanda, has returned to Beijing and asked to face the saint, can you summon him?" ”

Chongzhen was shocked when he heard this, and immediately said: "Wen Liang has returned to Beijing?" Hurry up and announce his audience. ”

Yang Sichang Ding Wei was very trusted by Chongzhen before, his father Yang He was asked for his defeat in suppressing Kou, which did not affect his holy family in the slightest, and in just a few years, he successively served as the internal supervisor of Shanhaiguan Military Beidao, the right of the Imperial Court of the Imperial Court and the governor of Shanhaiguan and Yongping Mansion, the right attendant of the military department and the governor of the three towns of Xuanda Shanxi, if it were not for the death of both parents and the return of Ding Wei, the position of the military department Shangshu may not be Zhang Fengyi's. Chongzhen was bitter that there were no ignorant soldiers available in the court, so he issued an order to seize the favor and ordered him to return to Beijing.

Soon after, Yang Sichang entered the palace and was taken to the Qianqing Palace by the eunuchs. He has no official position at the moment, he is dressed in cloth, kneeling down and kowtowing: "Wuling Yang Sichang knocks to see Your Majesty." ”

Chongzhen hurriedly raised his right hand and signaled to flatten his body, "Wen Liang doesn't need to make this big gift, I will make an order to win affection and call you back to Beijing, which is important." Come, give a seat. ”

Yang Sichang naturally knew this, but he still had to do the things on the scene, and after repeated pushbacks, he sat down on the small few moved by the eunuchs.

Chongzhen is most worried about the Tartars entering the Kou, but no one can discuss the countermeasures, now Yang Sichang is here, as if he has found a bosom friend, and he will tell the center of the abdomen and the plate, and ask: "The Tartars are in the Kou, can Qing have a good plan?" In addition, I want to transfer Hong Chengchou, Lu Xiangsheng and others north to Gongwei Gyeonggi, how about it? ”

Yang Sichang pondered for a moment, and did not directly answer Chongzhen's question, but asked rhetorically: "The minister has something to say, I don't know whether to say it or not?" ”

Chongzhen nodded again and again: "Just say it, don't worry." ”

Yang Sichang cleared his throat and talked eloquently: "Your Majesty, the general trend of the world is like a human body, Jingshi is the brain, Xuan and Jizhen are the shoulders and arms, and the Central Plains south of the Yellow River and north of the Great River is the heart. Now the situation is that the beacon fire appears outside the shoulder and arm, and it is very urgent; The plague is in the heart, and it is very deep. Of course, the external troubles cannot be alleviated, and the internal worries cannot be ignored, because it is poisonous in the abdomen and heart, if we allow 'the abdomen and heart to flow poison, the internal organs will ulcerate and carbuncles, and the essence and blood will dry up in the day', what is the use of having shoulders and arms? ”

The meaning of these words is obvious, the Tartar is an emergency, and the Rogue is a henchman. Obviously, Yang Sichang did not agree with the transfer of Hong Chengchou, Lu Xiangsheng and other main forces to the north.

Chongzhen was stunned for a moment and said: "The rogues are wreaking havoc in the Central Plains, and it is indeed a big trouble, but Jiannu is making trouble in Gyeonggi, so you can't ignore it, right?" ”

Yang Sichang replied: "The minister has three strategies: first, the outside must first be settled; the second is to eat enough and then to soldier; The third is to protect the people. ”

Chongzhen's spirits perked up and said, "I would like to hear about it." ”

"The so-called outside must first be at home, you can make a false appointment with Jiannu, use peace talks to contain it, stabilize the situation in Beijing, and concentrate forces to exterminate the Liukou. As long as this abdominal problem is removed, Jiannu is nothing more than a disease of scabies, whether it is war or peace, you can deal with it calmly. ”