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Yang Sichang had just returned to the mansion and was still changing clothes, when the housekeeper was talking outside, saying that there was an urgent matter that needed to be reported, Yang Sichang was a little strange, such a thing had never happened, even if there was a very urgent matter, the housekeeper would not be so anxious.

After changing his clothes and walking out of the house, Yang Sichang's expression was not very good, and the housekeeper's face was a little pale, but he still spoke in a low voice.

"Master Qiqi, a guest came to visit, the small one refused, and the guest insisted on leaving a letter, saying that it was a very urgent matter, involving the court and the master, and the small one was very anxious, so he disturbed the master."

The butler held the letter in his hand and stood still.

Yang Sichang looked at the housekeeper, a little strange, but also a little surprised, after becoming the first assistant of the cabinet, there are a lot of people who come to visit the mansion, and the housekeeper has also seen the world, so he will not be so out of shape, this can only show that the housekeeper knows the identity of the guests who come to visit, and he also knows that things may be unusual.

It is inappropriate to speak outside the house, since the housekeeper has such an attitude, it means that things must not be ordinary, Yang Sichang did not speak, and walked straight to the study, and the housekeeper also followed behind.

After entering the study, Yang Sichang spoke.

"Tell me, who the hell came to visit?"

"Master, the person who came said that it was on behalf of Lord Su Tiancheng, but the little one was very surprised and refused the request of the visitor."

Yang Sichang's face changed, as the first assistant of the cabinet, who can be contacted and who can't, he needs to tell the housekeeper. Sometimes there is no need to explain the reason, and sometimes the reason must be explained, for example, when it comes to Su Tiancheng, it must be made clear, which involves vital interests, so as not to let the housekeeper know the way. rashly contacted, causing huge trouble, and the emperor is also very close to the minister of civil and military affairs, Jinyiwei and Dongchang's fans are not vegetarians. Especially after the incident of Su Tiancheng, the emperor strengthened the monitoring of the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs.

The letter was placed on the table, and Yang Sichang thought for a moment and spoke.

"Go and tell the porter that I'm a little tired today, and I don't want to see anyone."

The butler bowed his head and agreed. Exited the study.

Yang Sichang opened the letter and looked at it seriously.

Looking at it, Yang Sichang's face changed again, he stood up and walked around the study, with words in his mouth, not knowing what to say.

It didn't take long for Yang Sichang to read the letter. Stayed where I was and began to meditate. The time for contemplation is not long.

Next, Yang Sichang picked up the letter again and read it carefully, this time reading it quickly.

After reading the letter again, Yang Sichang began to pace in the study, falling into deep thought.

A quarter of an hour later. Yang Sichang decisively took the letter, walked to the oil lamp, hesitated a little, and lit the letter.

The butler entered the study.

"You get ready, go and invite Lord Lu Shanji to come to me. Don't let anyone see it, don't mention it to anyone, understand. ”

The housekeeper nodded again and again, what he did today, I don't know if it is good or bad, the housekeeper has always been very worried, seeing that the master did not lose his temper, a heart has fallen, as for the confidential matter, even if the master does not entrust, the housekeeper will never talk nonsense, and the master is so serious to entrust, it must be a big deal.

After the housekeeper left, Yang Sichang fell into deep thought again.

Soon, Lu Shanji came.

Since Zhishi, Lu Shanji has nothing to do, he was originally going to return to his hometown, but unfortunately the emperor did not allow it, and asked him to stay in the capital, the holy order cannot be violated, and Lu Shanji has no choice. From the position of the secretary of the military department, he suddenly became an idle person, and the gap is not small, and he completely felt the habit of snobbery in the officialdom.

For what will be done, Lu Shanji knows very well that it is all because Su Tiancheng, including Zhu Xianxuan, the king of Jin, are under house arrest, so don't talk about yourself. However, Lu Shanji thought to himself that he had not done anything to be sorry for the emperor and the court, so it didn't matter.

In his spare time, Lu Shanji often thinks of Sun Chengzong, who has passed away for a long time, and thinks of Sun Chengzong's importance to Su Tiancheng, which is extraordinary, and Lord Sun even entrusts his family to Su Tiancheng, isn't it strange. Lu Shanji never believed that Su Tiancheng would rebel, but now, he had to think about this problem, maybe Sun Chengzong had thought about this question a long time ago, but he didn't say it.

Just now Yang Sichang's housekeeper came to the mansion, Lu Shanji was very surprised, but he didn't waste time, after cleaning up, he set off with the housekeeper, entered Yang Sichang's mansion, and walked through the side door, which made Lu Shanji feel a little lost.

Directly into the study, Lu Shanji clenched his fists, ready to salute Yang Sichang.

Yang Sichang walked in front of Lu Shanji and grabbed him.

"Brother Lu, this is at home, don't be so polite, I invite you here today, I want to discuss something with you."

"Adults have a lot of opportunities every day, and they are all about family and country affairs, so I'm afraid it's difficult to have any good ideas and opinions in the future."

Yang Sichang didn't care about Lu Shanji's complaining words, to say that he, the head of the cabinet, was directly recommended by Sun Chengzong, Sun Chengzong was optimistic about Lu Shanji, and the relationship with Lu Shanji was also very good.

"Brother Lu, my Ming Dynasty has achieved great victories in Gaizhou and Liaodong, and has exterminated more than 100,000 Houjin Tartars, this matter, you have already guided, I don't want to say more, but I thought of a possibility, after thinking about it, I feel that I will be able to get a good idea after discussing with you."

Complaining is complaining, but when it comes to business, Lu Shanji will not be ambiguous, he is a Mongolian, with a bold personality, and he is not used to the weird practices of yin and yang.

"If you think of something, as long as you can make suggestions, you must know everything and say everything."

"Brother Xie Lu, you take a look at this map, now my Ming occupies Guangning, Xipingbao, south of the Liao River, all under the direct control of my Ming Dynasty, Fuzhou, Xuanzhou and Gaizhou, also under the control of my Ming Dynasty, Haizhou and Yaozhou, which are occupied by the Houjin Tartars, are in danger, as long as my Ming Dynasty attacks, the Houjin Tartars are difficult to contend with."

Lu Shanji smiled.

"My lord, not only Haizhou and Yaozhou, but even Liaoyang and Shenyang, are in danger, Houjin Tartar suffered heavy losses in Gaizhou and Liaodong, and it is impossible to recover in a short time, this is the best opportunity, I Daming crossed the Liao River in one go, directly threatened Shenyang, and at the same time in the direction of Gaizhou, continue to hold on, not in a hurry to take Haizhou and Yaozhou, for the safety of Shenyang, Houjin Tartar will definitely shrink his forces, at that time, Yaozhou and Haizhou naturally can't hold it."

"Brother Lu, I think about it too, presumably Su Tiancheng will think about it too."

Speaking of Su Tiancheng, the study quickly quieted down.

Yang Sichang smiled self-deprecatingly, mentioning Su Tiancheng in front of Lu Shanji was indeed inappropriate, and Lu Shanji would definitely not comment, so he had to keep his mouth shut.

"It's me who lost my words, Brother Deer, don't think about it, Houjin Tartar is in such a situation, what kind of decision will Huang Taiji make, these days, I've been thinking about this matter, as Brother Lu, I have suffered such a huge loss, what kind of choice will I make."

"Then it goes without saying, the best way is to stop the expedition, I don't want to attack, so that the Houjin Tartar can get a chance to breathe, accumulate strength, and heal the wounds."

Yang Sichang nodded, his expression more serious.

"That's right, but my Da Ming has already launched an attack, how can I stop."

"It's not complicated, it's me, try every means to shake hands with Da Ming, even if it's to bow down, Huang Taiji has done this before, and it's not impossible to do it again."

"Brother Lu thinks that if the Houjin Tartar is really subservient, will the court be able to accept it?"

"It depends on how you say it, if you bow down according to the previous requirements, it will have no effect, it will only delay time, Lord Yang, do you want to listen to the truth."

"Of course, I hope Brother Lu will tell the truth."

"My truth is also very clear, this situation cannot happen, it is impossible for the Houjin Tartars to bow their heads and be vassals, they have established the Great Qing Dynasty, Huang Taiji is the emperor, and the crown prince has been established, it is clear that he wants to destroy my Ming Dynasty and win the Central Plains, and the Houjin is the world of the Manchurians, and the Manchurian nobles have long made their purpose clear, do you believe that they will surrender, there is only one possibility to surrender, that is, to hand over the army, at this point, you can believe that the rest have no effect."

Yang Sichang nodded, Lu Shanji has served as the secretary of the military department for a long time, and after analyzing it many times, the words he said must be reasonable, and they are also seriously considered, and they are completely credible.

Seeing that Yang Sichang didn't speak, Lu Shanji spoke again.

"What's the matter, do you think that the Houjin Tartars may want to negotiate peace, and ask to bow down."

"I have such a guess."

"My lord, I also told the truth, we must not allow the Houjin Tartars to negotiate peace at this time, no matter how sincere the Houjin Tartars are, they will not be able to negotiate peace, the danger is the plan for the present, it is a blow to completely extinguish the Houjin Tartars, and destroy the Houjin regime, this is the wisest choice, if you accept the peace talks of the Houjin Tartars, you can assert that those who threaten my Ming court in the future, or even win the Central Plains, must be the Houjin Tartars."

Yang Sichang nodded, agreeing with Lu Shanji's speculation, in fact, he did not approve of accepting the peace talks of the Houjin Tartars, but the reason for this, he would not say, the letter that had just been burned was written by Su Tiancheng himself, and the thing he said was that the Houjin Tartars were very likely to propose peace talks at this time, and put forward to bow down to the ministers, Su Tiancheng was worried that the imperial court would be impatient to accept the request of the Houjin Tartars, so as to divert attention to do other things. As for what to do, Yang Sichang knows it. (To be continued......)