On March 30, the thirteenth year of Chongzhen, the holy decree of the imperial court came down.

Chen Xinjia served as the governor of Liaodong, and the title of secretary of the military department was also specifically mentioned in the holy decree that Chen Xinjia assisted Su Tiancheng, the governor of Jiliao, to deal with the affairs of Liaodong.

This decree was issued very suddenly, and there were not many people in the court who knew about it, and on the day the decree was issued, there were a lot of discussions in the court. This is a political signal, not a simple appointment, Su Tiancheng served as the governor of Jiliao, stabilized the situation in Liaodong and the border passes, this is a huge credit, it is said that the imperial court should be rewarded, but why would you send Chen Xinjia to serve as the governor of Liaodong, isn't this dividing Su Tiancheng's power.

The civil and military ministers in the court all understand that there must be a matter of high merit and power, Su Tiancheng's power is too great, it may threaten the authority of the imperial court, or even threaten the imperial power, in this case, send Chen Xinjia to serve as the governor of Liaodong, the meaning of this is very clear.

Those who have impeached Su Tiancheng are happy now, they have a great opinion of Su Tiancheng, and they have been unremittingly impeaching Su Tiancheng, although they have encountered a lot of reprimands before, but their efforts have been rewarded. As a result, some of the ministers and the imperial history began to impeach Su Tiancheng again the day after the holy decree was issued, and their meaning was that Su Tiancheng must be removed from his position as Jiliao Governor, or even thrown into prison.

Unexpectedly, this time, the emperor's attitude suddenly changed, including Yang Sichang, the first assistant of the cabinet, the attitude was also resolute and intense, and the impeachment of Su Tiancheng was not only reprimanded, but the leader was directly removed from his post in the matter, although it was said that someone pleaded in the court, but the emperor's attitude was very resolute. mercilessly dismissed this ignorant of the current affairs from his position.

In the imperial court, of course, there are people who understand, and these people know that this time the emperor has decreed that the appointment of Chen Xinjia as the governor of Liaodong has weakened Su Tiancheng's power. In such a situation, the imperial court needs to appease Su Tiancheng's emotions, after all, Liaodong is still inseparable from Su Tiancheng, in this case, those who do not know the reason to give the matter and the imperial history, thinking that the opportunity has come, immediately began to impeach, isn't it boring to find themselves, do you think that there will be chaos tomorrow.

After Liu Zongzhou returned to the mansion. Sullen, as a cabinet scholar, he actually didn't know how to say such a big thing, no matter what, it was a little embarrassing, but this embarrassment did not exist for him alone. Liu Yuliang, Fu Guan, Xue Guoguang and other cabinet scholars did not know about the situation. When the decree was issued, their faces were also shocked.

impeached Su Tiancheng in the middle of the matter and the imperial history, and was severely punished by the emperor, which also shows that the emperor is also a little guilty. I am afraid that it is for this reason that this appointment is very sudden, and Liu Zongzhou knows very well that if Sun Chengzong continues to serve as the first assistant of the cabinet. There is no such thing.

Liu Zongzhou is loyal to the Ming Dynasty and the emperor, and sometimes, he will also think about whether Su Tiancheng's power will make the emperor feel uneasy, and even threaten the emperor's authority, but looking at Su Tiancheng's performance for so many years, it is already very low-key, if it were not for Su Tiancheng to exterminate the Liukou, the Ming Dynasty would not be stable internally, let alone gain an advantage in Liaodong.

Soon, the housekeeper came to report that Zodiac Zhou had come to visit.

The relationship between the two is extraordinary, Liu Zongzhou took Huang Daozhou and entered the study directly.

"My lord, the emperor asked Chen Xinjia to serve as the governor of Liaodong, I am really a little worried, I don't know what Su Tiancheng thinks."

"Lord Huang, I am also thinking about this matter, but Su Tiancheng has hundreds of thousands of troops in his hands, these troops are the most elite troops of my Ming Dynasty, the emperor has such worries, I'm afraid it is normal, but this holy decree is too sudden, if Su Tiancheng has an opinion, it is really hard to say, Lord Chen goes to Liaodong, it is not easy to do things."

"I also thought about this, but I believe that Su Tiancheng, he will definitely be able to deal with such a situation, Su Tiancheng has already gone to Dengzhou, and he is committed to the construction of the water division, and in terms of energy, it is a little too late."

"That's what I said, but it's hard to think about who it is, the Taishi has not been gone for a long time, and suddenly there is such an accident, even you and I are shocked."

Inside the study, there was silence for a while.

After a long while, Huang Daozhou continued to speak.

"Daming resolutely can't mess up, I'm going to ask the emperor for an order, go to Dengzhou, see Su Tiancheng, whether it is effective or not, I have to persuade and comfort Su Tiancheng, I Daming can have today's situation, most of the credit is on Su Tiancheng's head, and the court can't ignore this situation."

"This move is necessary, in fact, the emperor is also clear, today he impeached Su Tiancheng in the middle of the matter and the imperial history, and encountered the admonition and punishment in his eyes, which shows the emperor's attitude, the emperor is clear in his heart, you go to find Su Tiancheng and talk about things in the court, it must be beneficial. As ministers of the court, you and I must do our part. ”

Huang Daozhou shook his head.

"Such a big thing, I thought the adults knew, I didn't think that the adults didn't know in advance, it seems that the emperor has made up his mind, he must change the situation in Liaodong, the thing I am most worried about is that there is an accident in Liaodong, the situation in Liaodong must be stabilized, and there can be no rash advance, but yesterday I saw Lord Chen, full of confidence, I was really a little worried."

"What Lord Huang said, presumably the emperor must have considered it, the stability of Liaodong is beneficial to the imperial court, and I am also in favor of stabilizing Liaodong, a few days ago, the Emperor Taiji of Houjin once wrote a letter asking to shake hands with my Ming Dynasty and make peace, which was refuted by the emperor, Huang Taiji asked for a handshake and peace on the one hand, and formed a sailor and the Han Eight Banners on the other, wolf ambitions, in such a situation, Liaodong must be stable."

When Liu Zongzhou said these words, Huang Daozhou sighed.

"Although my lord said so, but I still can't rest assured, the stability of Liaodong is definitely beneficial to my Ming Dynasty, the time to exterminate the Liukou is not long, there are many places, need to recuperate, but unfortunately some people, for the situation is still too optimistic, thinking that my Ming Dynasty should launch an attack on the Houjin, if it is not for Su Tiancheng's letter, I will have such an understanding, what I am worried about is that the emperor has such an idea."

"What Lord Huang means, the emperor made Lord Chen the governor of Liaodong, not only to weaken Su Tiancheng's power, but also to launch an attack on Houjin as soon as possible."

Zodiac Zhou nodded.

Liu Zongzhou shook his head.

"I thought that this possibility was not great, if the emperor was going to attack Houjin on a large scale, the most suitable commander would be Su Tiancheng, no one would be more suitable than Su Tiancheng, although Chen Xinjia has good ability, but it is still not as good as Su Tiancheng, this point, I think the possibility is not big."

"Don't forget, my lord, the emperor is also clear about Su Tiancheng's thoughts, and he needs to stabilize Liaodong, even if the emperor decrees, Su Tiancheng will find many reasons to refute the big advance, in this case, the emperor's thinking, wouldn't it be necessary to change, send Chen Xinjia, and tentatively launch an attack in Liaodong."

Liu Zongzhou's face changed slightly, but he quickly regained his composure.

"Lord Huang's analysis makes some sense, but I also think that under the current situation, it is still necessary to carry out some small-scale attacks, and it is okay to test Houjin's reaction."

Huang Daozhou was stunned for a moment, I don't know why Liu Zongzhou has such an idea, but then again, deep in his heart, he also has this understanding, both of them are great Confucians, and it is needless to say that they are academic, and they are very famous in Daming, but they are indeed not familiar with military matters, and they have not even been in contact with them, even if Liu Zongzhou has entered the cabinet, when discussing military deployment, he rarely speaks, standing on their point of view, for the situation in Liaodong, In other words, the entire military situation of the Ming Dynasty cannot have a superb understanding and analysis.

Seeing that Huang Daozhou did not continue to speak, Liu Zongzhou continued.

"Lord Huang, now that my Ming Dynasty has an advantage in Liaodong, Su Tiancheng is stationed in Dengzhou and Laizhou, and there is no problem with the border passes, in this case, a small-scale attack on Houjin is mainly to destroy Huang Taiji's ambitions, Huang Taiji formed a water division, and established the Han Eight Banners, these measures, aren't they demonstrating to my Daming, such arrogance, if it can't be suppressed, Liaodong shouldn't think about being stable."

Huang Daozhou thought for a while and nodded, he also felt that what Liu Zongzhou said made some sense, a small-scale attack was harmless, and it was not impossible.

The two quickly unified their understanding, this is not a trivial matter, Liu Zongzhou is a cabinet scholar, Huang Daozhou is the imperial history of the left capital, and the opinions put forward are all of a great effect, and even directly affect the emperor, the two and Su Tiancheng have a lot of correspondence, and they also know Su Tiancheng's analysis of the situation, and still have such thoughts, not to mention the emperor, if it is the deceased Sun Chengzong, Zhilu Dao These thoughts of the two people, I am afraid that they will crawl out of the coffin angrily and reprimand the two fiercely, It is said that scholars misunderstand the situation in Liaodong, do not know the internal troubles existing in the Ming Dynasty, cannot grasp the main problems, are in a high position, and can not even pay full attention to the situation of the Ming Dynasty, for the Ming Dynasty, this cannot but be said to be a tragedy.

Huang Daozhou made up his mind that he must go to Dengzhou, and as soon as possible, on the one hand, to stabilize Su Tiancheng's psychology, and on the other hand, to instill some of his own ideas. (To be continued......)