The Forbidden City, the Palace of Nourishing the Heart.

Zhou Yanru tried his best to report to the emperor, when it came to the overall situation, he also tried his best to make the emperor feel at ease, not too anxious, so that he was angry, these days, the emperor is basically relatively quiet, the life is quite comfortable, and the court is relatively calm.

However, Su Tiancheng led the Jiangning battalion soldiers to enter Zhejiang and Fujian respectively, and Zhou Yanru did not dare to block such news, and some of the things that made people laugh and cry were that Su Tiancheng also wrote a twist and turn, talking about the reason for entering Fujian and Zhejiang, the main purpose of Jiangning Battalion entering Zhejiang was to prevent the victims from continuing to enter Shandong, and at the same time punish the officials of the common people in some places in Zhejiang on behalf of the imperial court. The smuggling of maritime trade and the sale of illicit salt at the same time caused great damage to the interests of the imperial court, so Su Tiancheng had to lead the Jiangning camp to carry out relevant rectification.

The reasons for these strong words made Zhou Yanru speechless, but Su Tiancheng's performance must also be presented to the emperor, what things can be concealed and what things cannot be concealed, Zhou Yanru knows in his heart.

Zhu Youzhen's face was a little pale, although the negotiations with the Houjin Tatars were over, many of the things mentioned in the negotiation agreement could not be implemented for the time being, for example, the matter of sending officials to Shenyang could not be implemented, the Manchu Dynasty civil and military ministers, no one was willing to go to Shenyang, even if he resigned from the official position, he was not willing to go to Shenyang, in fact, Zhu Youzhen also understood that the Houjin Tatars did not suffer a devastating blow, and they still had the ability to fight, look at the army in charge of the imperial court. Except for the Jiangning battalion led by Su Tiancheng, which can give a heavy blow to the Houjin Tartars, the rest of the army wants to exterminate the Houjin Tartars, which is tantamount to a fantasy. This also shows that after the submission of the Golden Tartars. There is not much difference from the last time, although Huang Taiji's Concubine Zhuang and son Fulin are in the capital, but what does this do, it is just a formality.

Zhu Youzhen is still sober, knowing that Su Tiancheng is very powerful, if the imperial court really starts to crusade against Su Tiancheng, it may not be able to succeed, maybe the Ming Dynasty will encounter the danger of subversion, and the imperial court and Su Tiancheng are fighting at the same time. Houjin Tatar will never sit idly by, if he attacks from the direction of Liaodong and Datong, the imperial court will once again fall into a situation of attacking from both sides, such a situation has been before, but the rogue at that time can never be compared with Su Tiancheng.

In the process of Zhou Yanru's report, Zhu Youzhen tried his best to suppress his temper.

There are two aspects that make his heart cold, the first is of course Su Tiancheng's move. The Jiangning battalion entered Fujian and Zhejiang, apparently to control these two places. Once Su Tiancheng controls Fujian, Zhejiang, Shandong and other places, the strength will be unprecedentedly strong, and even if the imperial court wants to exterminate it, it will be powerless.

The key point is in the second aspect, when the cabinet deliberated on this matter, there was a difference of opinion. It is a big joke that many cabinet ministers disagree on such a simple matter, and it is also reflected in this matter. Many civil and military ministers first think of self-preservation, not the interests of the imperial court.

Among all the cabinet ministers, the only thing that made Zhu Youzhen feel relieved was Fan Jingwen, who was able to take the initiative to stand up, go to danger alone, and strive to impress Su Tiancheng, although this possibility is very small, but Fan Jingwen has such an idea, that is, he is loyal to the imperial court, as for Qian Qianyi's proposal to raise the whole country's troops to fight against Su Tiancheng, it is a joke, and the next direct result is probably the fall of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Youzhen's attitude towards Zhu Youxiang felt angry, this is a typical way to delay, let the royal family enter the court as officials, this is Su Tiancheng's suggestion, it was originally to strengthen and consolidate the imperial power, but from the current situation, all the royal relatives who can enter the court as officials, I am afraid that in their hearts, they are grateful to Su Tiancheng, and they are not willing to completely become enemies with Su Tiancheng, this situation is very terrible.

In the imperial court, the cabinet ministers all have such an attitude, not to mention the civil and military ministers below, I am afraid that when the danger really comes, they will run faster than rabbits.

This is the main reason why Zhu Youzhen feels cold and desperate in his heart, he originally thought that he could relax a little, it seems that this is just an extravagant hope.

Zhu Youzhen still trusts Zhou Yanru, he wants to see what Zhou Yanru's opinion is.

"Zhou Aiqing, I know clearly, Su Tiancheng is thinking about rebellion, there is no doubt about this purpose, I don't want to listen to anything else, tell me what you think."

Zhou Yanru had already been prepared, he knew that the Emperor would ask like this.

"Your Majesty, the opinion of the minister and Lord Fan is the same, the minister made a request to the emperor, rushed to Shandong, or Fujian, Zhejiang, to find Su Tiancheng, the minister wants to reprimand Su Tiancheng fiercely, the emperor's grace is vast, the emperor is the holy lord supported by the people of the world, Su Tiancheng has made such a big rebellion, but I don't know that the will of heaven cannot be violated......"

Zhu Youzhen's face looked a little better, and after Zhou Yanru finished expressing his determination, he spoke again.

"If Su Tiancheng is bent on rebellion, what should he do?"

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that if Su Tiancheng is bent on rebellion, the imperial court can temporarily reconcile with Houjin, and can even ask Houjin Tartars to directly attack Su Tiancheng, Fuzhou, Xuanzhou and Gaizhou and other places are occupied by Su Tiancheng, but Yaozhou, Haizhou and other places are occupied by Houjin Tartars, and the imperial court can ask the surrendered Houjin Tartars to launch an attack from the direction of Yaozhou, Su Tiancheng led the army in the direction of Fujian and Zhejiang, Fuzhou and Xuanzhou and other places The guards must be weak, in addition, Lu Xiangsheng led an army of 30,000 and was stationed in Xuanzhou, at a critical moment, It can also play a decisive role. Under such an internal and external attack, even if the Jiangning battalion is brave, it is difficult to resist. ”

"Zhou Aiqing, what you said, Su Tiancheng can't think of it, I have thought a lot these days, Su Tiancheng was unwilling to stay in the court, and he was bent on releasing it, in fact, his mind is different from ordinary people, the Jiangning battalion has grown from the initial escort to the current army of more than 100,000 people, which shows Su Tiancheng's ability, and the Jiangning battalion exterminated the Liukou and defeated the Houjin Tartars, how can its combat effectiveness be matched by ordinary people."

This time it was Zhou Yanru's turn to be surprised, hearing the emperor say such things, it seemed that he had some intention of giving up, how could this be possible, what did the emperor think.

"Your Majesty, the minister doesn't see it this way, the Jiangning battalion is brave, the court and the central government are clear, the Jiangning battalion in front of the can be the army of the imperial court, exterminate the Liukou and defeat the Houjin Tartars, it can be said to be a righteous division, if the current Jiangning battalion, if it rebels, it will have no righteous reputation at all, and its combat effectiveness will inevitably be greatly weakened, even if Su Tiancheng wants to rebel, but the tens of thousands of sergeants in the Jiangning battalion will all follow the rebellion."

On Zhu Youzhen's pale face, there was a hint of redness, Zhou Yanru can always grasp the most critical place, maybe morale is the most important, if Su Tiancheng thinks about rebellion, the morale of the Jiangning camp will inevitably be greatly reduced.

"What Zhou Aiqing said is very true, I think it's better to talk to Su Tiancheng first, it's not a good thing to meet each other after all, so let Fan Aiqing rush to Shandong to find Su Tiancheng, I still want Su Tiancheng to return to the court."

After Zhou Yanru left the Heart Cultivation Palace, Zhu Youzhen's face changed again.

Wang Chengen walked to Zhu Youzhen's side, Zhu Youzhen didn't even look back, and spoke directly.

"Su Tiancheng's intention to rebel has been clear, and there are actions, I hate some people in the cabinet, and they still want to stay out of the matter, I don't have much hope for them, you immediately find Dong Chang and ask Jinyiwei to find a way to assassinate Su Tiancheng, in addition, Dongchang will also play a role."

"The slave obeys."

"There are two more things, the first thing is that Chen Yutai, the political envoy of Shaanxi, led the army into Pingyang Mansion in Shanxi Province and captured Su Tiancheng's family, this matter must be kept secret, after capturing Su Tiancheng's parents, he brought them directly to the capital, I don't believe it, Su Tiancheng can ignore his parents and be willing to be a big rebel."

"The second thing is to give Liu Zeqing, the chief soldier stationed in Zhejiang, the title of secretary of the military department, so that he can lead the troops to resist the Jiangning battalion, and the Fujian general soldier Qian Zhongxuan was selected, and he was given the title of the right deputy imperial envoy of the Metropolitan Inspection Yuan, and led the troops to resist the Jiangning battalion, in addition, Huang Degong of Luzhou and Zuo Liangyu of Wuchang must all be prepared, I know very well that Su Tiancheng will not surrender, Fan Jingwen is a scholar, I think that the reprimand can have an effect, I will not be so naïve."

After finishing the order, Zhu Youzhen turned his head to look at Wang Chengen.

"Su Tiancheng is an official in many places, these places, all of them must be cleaned up, all those who are close to Su Tiancheng, Jinyiwei and Dongchang must all be investigated and dealt with, don't show mercy, the same is true for the cleanup in the imperial court, special attention must be paid to, in addition, Qu Qingze used to be an officer of the Jinyiwei Secret Line, and a large-scale cleanup of the Jinyiwei Hidden Line must also be carried out......"

Wang Chengen has been keeping his head down, the emperor has shown such carefulness for the first time, which he did not expect, the emperor would not pay attention to these subtle matters before, but the emperor's move also means that he will be a comprehensive enemy of Su Tiancheng, and at the same time, it proves another thing, that is, the emperor does not trust the cabinet very much, and he does not fully believe in the ministers of the DPRK and China.

Wang Chengen's heart is very unpleasant, he once recommended Su Tiancheng, and also protected Su Tiancheng in secret, but with the growth of strength, the contradiction between the emperor and Su Tiancheng is inevitable, this is an unavoidable situation, Wang Chengen never thought of these at all, he has never understood very much, for what is in the short period of ten years, Su Tiancheng's strength has grown rapidly, destroyed the Liukou, hit the Houjin Tartars, and calmed the crisis at the border pass, can it be said that this Su Tiancheng, Is it really as some rumors say, it is a great immortal who came from heaven to save the world? (To be continued......)