Chongzhen also made sense when he heard it, Li Zicheng is certainly powerful, but the hasty development and unstable foundation are not necessarily a problem for henchmen, but Zhang Xianzhong and others cannot be despised and cannot press the gourd to float the scoop, and take care of his head, giving Zhang Xianzhong the opportunity to develop and grow.

Changqing is reasonable. However, Li Thief has arrived in Beizhili, what is the best way to retreat from the enemy, and there is no need to mobilize Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting to go north? ”

Wen Tiren said confidently: "There is a ready-made strong army in Lingnan, as long as it is transferred to the north and attacked from the north and south with the army of Beizhili, the Li thief will be defeated!" ”

Lingnan?

Chongzhen's brows were furrowed, and the civil and military officials looked at each other. The only thing that can be called a strong army in the south is not the Joan navy, which gives everyone a headache?

Yang Sichang couldn't help but retort: "Why did the elder say this? In the summer, there was a brazen siege of the imperial city in the south, and then there was a desire to seize southern Liaoning across the sea to peep into the misdeeds of the Beijing division, such a character, it was too late to take precautions, and he was transferred to the north, which was inevitably suspected of luring wolves into the house......"

Wen Tiren replied unhurriedly: "The so-called siege of the imperial city, there is indeed a suspicion of committing the following crimes, but there is also a reason for the incident, if it is not for the merit and reward and the death of him, Xia Nan will not be forced to take risks, and being able to withdraw in time proves that he still has a sense of awe for the imperial court; As for attacking southern Liaoning, it is not necessarily to threaten the Jingshi across the sea, but most of them are greedy for fame and fame, and they want to be famous for all eternity. Such a person has a heavy heart, even if he is unruly, he can be used, as long as he is properly controlled, it is the blessing of the court; If you blindly prevent and suppress, the harm is even greater than that of Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong and others, please think twice. ”

In fact, Wen Tiren wanted to say these words for a long time, but it was inconvenient to say when the soldiers were trapped in the imperial city and the people were panicking, and Yang Sichang had no chance to say it when he instigated the emperor to transfer troops to the north to prevent it, and now Li Zicheng's rise has caused a great threat to the capital, and the strong enemy is pressing the border, which is just a good opportunity for Xia Nan to wash his white.

Chongzhen's eyes were a little fluttering, and he fell into deep thought, could this thorn that made himself like a man's back really be trusted and reused?

Seeing Chongzhen's hesitation, Wen Tiren struck while the iron was hot: "Your Majesty, in the summer, if you are in the south, you will always eat the officers and soldiers of the imperial court, and you can just use it for fame and fortune; And Li Thief has ill intentions and puts forward the theory of 'not paying grain', which is to subvert the dynasty, such a person must be eradicated no matter what. Besides, Li Zicheng was Gao Yingxiang's general, Xia Nan personally captured Gao Yingxiang, the beam between the two could not be resolved, and the enemies were very red when they saw each other, as long as they said that the Qiong Navy went north, the two tigers would fight for each other, and there would be no harm to the court! ”

Baiguan's eyes lit up when he heard this, yes, Xia Nan killed Gao Yingxiang, Li Zicheng wants to avenge Gao Yingxiang in public and private, the enemy of the enemy is a friend, whether it is coaxing or lure, as long as you try to get the two of them together, no matter who wins or loses, it is good news for the imperial court. Everyone looked at Wen Tiren with admiration, otherwise how could they sit in the position of first assistant, the pattern of vision is really different.

Chongzhen's words moved Chongzhen, and this plan to drive away the tiger and devour the wolf was very appetizing to him. The Qiong Navy is not easy to mess with, and the rogue is not good at stubble, so wouldn't it be nice to let the two sides fight and sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight?

"Very good, Changqing's plan is very good. But who can share my worries and rush to Guangdong to persuade Xia Nan? "At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the military leaders supported the army and respected themselves, and there were Liaodong warlords represented by Zu Dashou in the north, and the Qiong Navy in the south in the south. Chongzhen now wants money and no money, no food, what can he do to impress the wealthy Xia Nan, and let him run to Beizhili to fight with the Liukou? Not to mention the unpleasantness of bombarding the military camp and besieging the imperial city a few months ago, to say that Xia Nan didn't have any guilt in his heart, and even Chongzhen himself didn't believe it.

Wen Tiren reminded: "In the summer, Nangong is famous, Your Majesty can consider adding appropriate rewards, such as adding the crown prince Shaobao, if Li Zicheng is exterminated, promise to be knighted again......"

Xia Nan is now a series of official titles: General, Pingnan Marquis, Prince Shaofu, Zuo Du Governor, plus Prince Shaobao has shocked the world, and if he wants to be knighted again, there is only the Duke of Fengguo.

Chongzhen said unwillingly: "It's only been a few days since the marquis, is it possible to be the prince of the country again?" There is no such precedent in this dynasty, so do you have to set this precedent? "Most of the people in the Ming Dynasty who can be hereditary and repetitive are the founding of the country, in Chongzhen's view, how can Nan He De, who has repeatedly challenged the bottom line of the imperial court, be comparable to a minister like Xu Da?

Wen Tiren patiently persuaded: "Your Majesty, it is better to encircle a military general than to let Li Zicheng and his ilk subvert the dynasty." ”

Wang Yingxiong, a scholar of the Ministry of Rites and a scholar of Dongge University, who was out of the same nostrils as Wen Tiren, stood up and said: "Your Majesty clearly sees: Li Thief keeps saying that everyone does not pay for food, and the cultivator has his land, this is no longer a banditry, but a vain attempt to overthrow my Ming Dynasty for hundreds of years, this person is more vicious than Zhang Xianzhong and others, and must be eradicated." In comparison, the mere title is insignificant, as long as you can get Xia Nan to fight hard, everything is worth it. ”

In the final analysis, the feudal dynasty is the power of the landlord class, and the collection of grain and taxes is the foundation of the country, and if this foundation is shaken, the dynasty is not far from being destroyed, not to mention that most of the Chinese military officials of the dynasty are the spokesmen of the gentry, naturally they do not want to see this scene, and they have come out to play the right thing when they hear this:

"Please think twice Your Majesty and eradicate the Li thief at all costs!"

"There are priorities, the reward for the summer is small, and the extermination of Li Zicheng is a big matter!"

"The country cannot be shaken at all, please make an order immediately!"

……

In the face of the advice of the ministers, Chongzhen was a little overwhelmed, so he could only make a choice, and said helplessly: "Since this is the case, then issue an order to give the prince of Xia Nanjia a young guarantee and transfer him to Beijing." If you can wipe out the Li thief, there will be another reward. ”

The ministers were very satisfied, and the emperor, who had always been stubborn and self-serving, was able to be as good as a stream, which made them feel a sense of accomplishment, and they all said: "Your Majesty is sage!" ”

Chongzhen asked Wen Tiren: "It's just who is going to announce the decree and persuade me to go north?" It stands to reason that you are the best candidate, but the cabinet cannot do without you......"

Wen Tiren replied: "It is not easy to persuade Xia Nan, and the minister may recommend one person, or maybe it will work." ”

"Who?"

"The celebrant and the eunuch in the hall are corrected. This person went to Qiongzhou several times to preach the message, and he was familiar with Xia Nan, and he was easier to talk to. ”

Chongzhen nodded and said, "Since it is Changqing's recommendation, I can trust it, so I will send Fang Zhenghua to pass the decree." If successful, after returning to Beijing, I promoted him to the eunuch of Bingbi. ”

The current eunuch of Bingbi is Cao Huachun, and he is also deeply trusted by Chongzhen, but he wears many hats, and he is also the governor of Dongchang and the governor of Jingying Rongzheng. Chongzhen also doesn't want power to be too concentrated in the hands of a few people, if Fang Zhenghua is really capable and has the ability, he will give him the post of eunuch of Bingbi, but Dongchang is still in the hands of Cao Huachun, which not only cultivates a new capable general, but also maintains Cao Huachun's face, and at the same time makes the power structure more balanced, killing three birds with one stone.