After receiving Su Tiancheng's letter, Dolgon couldn't believe it, but after reading the letter, Dolgon was silent, and when he was fighting with the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion in Cangzhou, the scene that appeared on the battlefield flashed in his mind, the so-called benevolent man is invincible, and what Su Tiancheng did almost reached the highest level of a benevolent person.

The problem of the Black Death, Dolgon also discovered, around Changping, the number of dead people began to increase, and even some of the soldiers who were engaged in grain and grass security under the white flag and inlaid with the white flag also fell ill, fortunately in the army, such a situation has not spread, but after receiving Su Tiancheng's letter, Dolgon's whole body was cold, and he was wondering what to send a scout to investigate intelligence in the direction of Daming Capital, but after coming back, several people fell, but they died in a few days, So much so that many scouts didn't dare to investigate at all, and it turned out that the problem was here, and the Black Death was severe.

Huang Taiji's deployment, in the end failed to achieve his wish, the Liaodong border army did not have a large-scale deployment, the Guanning Jin defense line was as stable as a rock, Dolgon's attack around the capital, it also lost its meaning, as for the deployment of the Liaodong border army to attack in the direction of Yongping Mansion, it was impossible to implement, Dolgon would never take such a risk, he was not afraid of the Liaodong border army, but afraid of the Jiangning battalion stationed in Tianjin, if in the process of attacking the Liaodong border army, encountered the Jiangning battalion surrounded, then the army led by himself, There is a danger of total annihilation.

The Black Death was severe, Dolgon really didn't understand, but he also had a strange place, that is, there were many Han people near Changping who died, but the soldiers he led really encountered not many infections. God blessed, now I know, the original fundamental reason is still in the body of the war horse, because of the smell of the war horse, the fleas on the mouse are disgusted, so the soldiers who rely on the war horse all the year round. Infection is avoided, but one thing cannot be avoided, and that is person-to-person transmission, which is the deadliest of all.

The arrogant Dolgon was originally not afraid of heaven and earth, and he was also easily unconvinced, but deep in his heart, he really admired and feared Su Tiancheng, and he didn't know why Su Tian had such a huge ability. Able to defeat the arrogant Manchu Eight Banners countless times, and Su Tiancheng has shown extraordinary wisdom in every battle deployment, this ability and wisdom have surpassed Huang Taiji, Su Tiancheng's every attack will put the Qing Kingdom in a disadvantaged and passive position, and he has to try his best to defend.

The battlefield is long and fights to the death. Equality against people on the battlefield is the greatest education that Su Tiancheng gave Dolgon. Although some time ago, he connived at his sergeants to burn and loot, but Dolgon's heart was still faintly uneasy, and he also felt that such an act might bring bad luck to himself and all the sergeants.

After reading Su Tiancheng's letter, Dolgon rewarded the person who sent the letter. For the first time, he respectfully escorted the messenger out of Tongzhou City, and strictly ordered the sergeant not to harm the messenger.

Next, Dolgon gave the order, and all the sergeants evacuated Changping and returned to Datong by the same route. Direct access to the grasslands.

For those sergeants who had already coughed, Dolgon was ruthless and resolutely abandoned, not allowing these people to follow the army, and Dolgon also required all sergeants, whether cavalry or foot soldiers, to leave on war horses, not to stay along the way, not to continue to plunder the people, not to have any contact with the Han people, to hurry, to leave the pass as fast as possible, into the grassland.

Dolgon's staff were very strange, they didn't know why their own commander would give such an order, and Dolgon didn't tell them, but obeying military orders was the most important rule of the Eight Banners, so tens of thousands of troops moved very quickly, with looted gold and silver treasures, grain and grass, left Tongzhou as quickly as possible, and returned the same way.

There was once a staff suggestion that he should report to Huang Taiji and wait until Huang Taiji's will came down before evacuating Tongzhou and returning to Shenyang, but Dolgon did not agree and asked to withdraw his troops directly.

The news of Dolgon's withdrawal soon reached the capital.

Zhou Yanru, Wang Chengen and others finally breathed a sigh of relief, no matter what, the threat in the direction of Changping was eliminated. At this time, Liu Jingting had not yet left the capital, and it was also because Wang Chengen did not agree, Zhou Yanru's opinion, he could not move Liu Jingting and others, after all, this was a messenger sent by Su Tiancheng, and the purpose of the people was not to declare war, but unfortunately Wang Chengen was very stubborn, although Liu Jingting and others were not imprisoned in the prison, but they were also under house arrest.

Just when Zhou Yanru and Wang Chengen had a disagreement, the emperor actually summoned them.

For such a long time, the emperor didn't ask about the affairs of the court, but he didn't expect that at this time, he actually started to ask, in fact, according to the rules, the officials in the court should be in the rest time, it is during the Spring Festival.

After Zhou Yanru entered the Heart Cultivation Palace, before he could speak, the emperor spoke first.

"Zhou Aiqing, I heard that Su Tiancheng sent someone into the capital, is there such a thing?"

Zhou Yanru looked at Wang Chengen, who was standing behind the emperor, lowered his head and spoke.

"Emperor Qiqi, there is indeed such a thing, this is a handwritten letter from Su Tiancheng to the minister."

Zhu Youzhen put the letter on the top of the imperial case, did not open it to read, but continued to ask.

"I heard that the person sent by Su Tiancheng is called Liu Jingting, and he used to tell stories, isn't that the case?"

Zhou Yanru lowered his head and did not answer, at this moment, in his heart, his opinion of Wang Chengen is also changing, in fact, all these things, Wang Chengen must have reported to the emperor, Liu Jingting came to the capital, what is the specific matter, the emperor should also know the way, that box of masks, Zhou Yanru did not dare to send it for the time being, for fear of causing fluctuations in the palace.

Unexpectedly, the emperor actually had an opinion on who Su Tiancheng would send.

In the past two days, Zhou Yanru began to pay attention to the Black Death inside and outside the capital, and he was shocked by the report he received, the number of deaths every day exceeded 100, and no one in the corpse capital everywhere was very good at reining in, and many of the sergeants of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division who collected the corpses also fell, and the terrifying atmosphere inside and outside the capital had begun to spread.

This shows that the Black Death is really very powerful, the situation Su Tiancheng said is true, in this case, Su Tiancheng can stand by and watch, but they still sent a messenger to report the situation, just such a mind, it is worthy of respect, as for who to send, empathy, the capital is in such a dangerous situation, the messenger sent may be infected with the Black Death, it is very good to have someone come.

Seeing that Zhou Yanru didn't reply, Zhu Youzhen spoke again.

"Zhou Aiqing, I heard that you are going to release that Liu Jingting, is there such a thing?"

Zhou Yanru's heart began to sink, at this time, he will not continue to be silent, the two armies will not fight and do not kill, this is the rule, not to mention that Liu Jingting came to the capital, it was specially to remind the court to pay attention to the Black Death, and it needs to be well prevented, if the court really killed Liu Jingting, it would be equivalent to losing all morality, such a thing made the Manchu civil and military ministers and the common people know what to think, and Zhou Yanru can conclude that the emperor will not bear this responsibility at that time, and Wang Chengen will not bear it, In the end, it is the cabinet that is responsible, or he, the head of the cabinet, and he will never bear this kind of immoral reputation, so he must be clear about his own opinions.

"The emperor, the courtier thought that Liu Jingting came to the capital to specifically remind the imperial court to pay attention to the Black Death, and also brought a large box of masks, the prince has also seen this kind of mask, the courtier is preparing to distribute it, asking the palace and the Chinese military ministers to pay attention to it, the courtier also drafted a fold, imploring the emperor to allocate silver taels to prevent the Black Death, under such circumstances, the courtier felt that it was necessary to treat Liu Jingting well, and the minister suggested that Liu Jingting should leave the capital."

Zhou Yanru said very clearly and directly expressed his opinion, which was rare in the past.

Zhu Youzhen didn't say anything immediately, and looked at Wang Chengen behind him.

Wang Chengen also spoke.

"Your Majesty, the slave disagrees with Lord Zhou's opinion, Su Tiancheng's rebellion is already a big rebellion, and he actually sent Liu Jingting, isn't this a humiliation to the court, such a chaotic minister and thief, everyone will be punished, how can he let go."

Zhou Yanru's face also turned red, and as soon as Wang Chengen finished speaking, he spoke again.

"Your Majesty, the minister's opinion is to let people go, if the prince insists on beheading, then I implore the emperor to clarify his will, and the minister will never agree."

Zhu Youzhen didn't have any expression on his face, of course he understood Zhou Yanru's thoughts, such a black cauldron, Zhou Yanru was determined not to carry it, morally unjustifiable, in addition, Su Tiancheng's capture of the capital was also a matter of time, and now he killed Liu Jingting, it will not be good to meet in the future.

Zhou Yanru kept raising his head, seeing that the emperor's expression was getting worse and worse, and the aura of worry in his heart was getting stronger and stronger, and at this time, he had no feeling of fear.

After a long while, Zhu Youzhen spoke.

"What do you mean, I understand, kill Liu Jingting, what am I, how will the Manchu Dynasty civil and military look at me, how will the history books evaluate me, I have long known the Tao, after Su Tiancheng occupies the capital, he will not ask for my life, nor will he move the emperor's relatives, Su Tiancheng has such a generous speech, how can I lose to him, or maybe, this matter will be handed over to Zhou Aiqing to deal with."

After saying this, Zhu Youzhen got up and left, without giving Zhou Yanru a chance to speak again, Wang Chengen stared at Zhou Yanru and left.

Standing in the hall, Zhou Yanru felt a chill in his body, the most important thing, the emperor did not say, that is, how to prevent the Black Death, this is the most important thing, I don't know what the emperor thinks.

Zhou Yanru gritted his teeth, this time he had to make a decision without authorization, he must defend against the Black Death inside and outside the capital, even if there is no emperor's holy decree, he will do this, who called him the first assistant of the cabinet. (To be continued......)