After receiving Zhu Youxiang's recital, Zhu Youzhen was not only angry, but also accompanied by panic. He couldn't have imagined that in such a short period of time, Su Tiancheng was able to take Zhejiang and Fujian, and in the battle to attack Nanzhili, so brave, nearly 200,000 Ming troops were wiped out, and now the situation is that the number of troops stationed in Nanzhili is obviously insufficient, and what is even more terrifying is that the army under the command of Zuo Liangyu and Huang Degong has been destroyed, and the defense of the south is also completely empty.

Accountability is one aspect, the more important thing, the key is to hold Nanjing, and to control Su Tiancheng's marching pace, losing Nanzhili means losing the south, and Su Tiancheng can't easily dominate the entire south, which is a fatal blow to the imperial court.

After ascending the throne, in order to be able to continue the rule of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Youzhen didn't know how much Lu Dao suffered, this suffering was mainly reflected in his heart, and he finally saw hope, but because of the rise of Su Tiancheng, because Su Tiancheng threatened the imperial power, which led to the current situation.

Zhu Youzhen did not completely despair, he still had enough reliance on the army, that is, the Datong border army and the Liaodong border army, after Shi Kefa and Wang Daozhi were transferred to Liaodong and Datong, according to his secret order, the army was expanded, and the mutual market between Anning Fort and Jingbian was basically directly controlled by Wang Daozhi, the governor of Datong, and the purpose was to solve the problem of military salaries and grain and grass.

Since Su Tiancheng rebelled, in less than a year, the Liaodong border army has expanded to nearly 300,000 people, which is about the same size as before. The Datong border army has also expanded to 150,000 people, and these hundreds of thousands of troops are Zhu Youzhen's strong reliance, and as for the combat effectiveness of the army, Zhu Youzhen has not thought of it that far.

After receiving the report, the next thing is how to deal with it. It is inevitable to deal with it heavily, but the matter of how to divide the responsibility made Zhu Youzhen hesitate.

Wang Chengen was the first person who could express his opinion, and he was also Zhu Youzhen's most trusted eunuch.

"Your Majesty, the slave maid thought that the battle of Nanzhili had reached such an extent that Qin Sande had to bear the main responsibility, and the slave maid once recommended Qin Sande. Slaves and maids are also responsible......"

Wang Chengen blindly blamed Qin Sande, and did not have the slightest intention of protection, and even said his own responsibility, this is what Zhu Youzhen did not expect, after watching the twists and turns several times, he has always been a little puzzled, and most of the responsibility for what is the blame has been pushed to Qin Sande. Even if there were some problems with Qin Sande's deployment, Qin Sande decisively disposed of Zuo Liangyu in the early stage. stabilized the army of 200,000, if it weren't for Qin Sande's action, maybe there would have been infighting in Nanzhili a long time ago, once Zuo Liangyu took refuge in Su Tiancheng, I am afraid that Su Tiancheng would be able to occupy Nanzhili without having to do anything.

"I don't want to hear that. I have always had doubts, Qin Sande used to be the supervisor of the Jiangning battalion, no matter what, he was familiar with many matters on the battlefield, but it was Zhu Youxiang. If you're not familiar with anything, isn't it possible that you don't want to learn and ask for advice......"

has been by Zhu Youzhen's side for a long time, Wang Chengen has long understood what to say, if it is to protect Qin Sande directly, it will definitely not work, the emperor wants to show his own wisdom, and he will naturally analyze many situations, the more this time, the more you put the responsibility on a person, the emperor will be suspicious, in this process, the emperor's mind will slowly change.

The key point that Wang Chengen grasped was the emperor's thoughts, because of Su Tiancheng's rebellion, because of Zhu Xianxuan's betrayal, the emperor's mind was hooked, Yingzong's experience back then, everyone knew the way, including Ming Chengzu Zhu Di, who also claimed the emperor through the identity of the vassal king, Zhu Xianxuan stood up to support Su Tiancheng, which made Su Tiancheng take the initiative in public opinion a lot, and it is very likely that this scene will occur in the future.

Or it is also possible for Zhu Youxiang and others to become puppet emperors.

This is what the emperor is most worried about, as for the eunuchs, the power is given by the emperor and can be taken back at any time, and it is impossible to threaten the emperor's position, from this aspect, the eunuchs are absolutely loyal to the emperor, so from the matter of Nanzhili, as long as Wang Chengen masters this point, he will be able to turn the tables for Qin Sande and let Qin Sande retreat.

Sure enough, the emperor's topic began to shift.

"I saw some twists and turns, after the defeat of the army, Qin Sande was unwell, everything was decided by Zhu Youxiang, Nanzhili was the focus of the imperial court's attention, at such a critical moment, how could things be handled hastily......"

The emperor's spearhead began to target Zhu Youxiang, but this was an instinctive worry, and Wang Chengen understood the meaning. At this time, he couldn't say bad things about Zhu Youxiang, and he still had to summarize Qin Sande's no.

"Your Majesty, the slave maid thinks that everything is Qin Sande's, as the emperor said, at such an important moment, Qin Sande let Lord Zhu take on the heavy responsibility alone, unspeakable......"

Zhu Youzhen's face changed slightly, and before Wang Chengen finished speaking, he spoke.

"Qin Sande does have some responsibilities, but I look at this matter, I can't completely blame Qin Sande, Zhu Youxiang is the secretary of the military department, and he is the commander appointed by me, at the critical moment, he can't play a role, but in the twists and turns, all the responsibility is put on Qin Sande's body, I don't think this matter is simple."

To say that Wang Chengen said this before, Zhu Youzhen may doubt whether there is any connection between Wang Chengen and Zhu Youxiang, and always help Zhu Youxiang speak, this is abnormal, the eunuch and the ministers of the court, the contact can not be too much, and the relationship cannot be very close, but after so many years, Wang Chengen's loyalty, he knows the way, and there is no need to doubt it, from a positive emotional understanding, Wang Chengen is estimated to have taken into account the situation in the court, in order to start from the overall situation, blamed all the responsibility on Qin Sande, you must know that Qin Sande was recommended by Wang Chengen.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiang felt more and more that Wang Chengen was loyal, able to self-examine, and not protect his shortcomings, and unconsciously, he began to shift his attention to Zhu Youxiang, Zhu Youxiang didn't understand the military deployment, to say that many things in front of him must be Qin Sande's decision, this is no doubt, but in the middle and late stages, it is basically Zhu Youxiang who is in charge, what is the reason for this.

Zhu Xianxuan's betrayal dealt a very big blow to Zhu Youzhen, and Zhu Xianxuan used to be the second assistant of the cabinet, the king of Jin in the Ming Dynasty, such a noble position, they all took refuge in Su Tiancheng, who knows what Zhu Youxiang thinks, you must know that the relationship between Zhu Youxiang and Su Tiancheng is very good.

Zhu Youzhen, who was already suspicious, thought of this, and became more and more unable to sit still, you must know that all matters in Lu Daonan Zhili are Zhu Youxiang speaking, if Zhu Youxiang's mind changes, and he is ready to take refuge in Su Tiancheng, the consequences will be serious.

Zhu Youzhen thought of Zhou Yanru, the first assistant of the cabinet, and you can see what Zhou Yanru's opinion is, after all, the cabinet should give its opinion on such a big matter.

The Cabinet quickly deliberated.

When Zhou Yanru entered the Heart Cultivation Palace, the expression on his face was anxious, the emperor asked the cabinet to discuss such a big matter, but it was not only the matter of who had suffered defeat in front of him, who was responsible for it now, but also the question of who to send to Nanzhili, this is not a good errand, ordinary people are reluctant to go, at least high-ranking officials above the third grade, only those who are qualified to go to Nanzhili. In the end, Qian Qianyi took the initiative to put forward the opinion of the cabinet, and he was willing to go to Nanzhili.

It would certainly be a good thing for a cabinet member to come forward and take command.

Zhou Yanru, who has always looked down on Qian Qianyi, has a much better impression of Qian Qianyi at this time.

The report was very direct, Zhou Yanru was not verbose, and quickly said the cabinet's deliberations, Qin Sande and Zhu Youxiang both have to take responsibility, as for the size of the responsibility, it needs to wait until the two return to the capital, and then decide according to the actual situation.

In the process of Zhou Yanru's report, the emperor's face was not good-looking.

Zhou Yanru quickly understood, in fact, he had done his best, according to what was written on the fold, the main responsibility was Qin Sande, but Zhou Yanru still thought that the fold was not necessarily credible, and it still needed to be investigated, so that the size of the responsibility had not been clarified, then everything could happen.

But the emperor's attitude made Zhou Yanru understand that the emperor needs to decide, someone needs to take responsibility, and the emperor already has an opinion in his heart.

Zhou Yanru spoke hard.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the defeat of Nanzhili this time, Father-in-law Qin and Lord Zhu are responsible, to talk about the size of the responsibility, the minister thinks that Lord Zhu's responsibility is greater, no matter what, Lord Zhu is the commander, Father-in-law Qin is the supervisor of the army, the two of them discuss major matters, and the final decision needs to be made by Lord Zhu......"

A few simple sentences, followed by too many twists and turns and efforts.

When he walked out of the Palace of Heart Cultivation, Zhou Yanru didn't have a smile on his face, he knew very well that the reason why the emperor's attitude was clear was that Wang Chengen must have made a great contribution, and the emperor trusted the eunuchs around him, including the people of Jinyiwei, who lacked trust in the civil and military ministers of the court, and it was good not to doubt it.

People's fate today may be their own tomorrow, Zhou Yanru understands this simple truth, according to the current development trend, the power of the eunuchs will become greater and greater, and the contradictions between the ministers of the court and the eunuchs will soon erupt, which is almost impossible to avoid, and the matter between Qin Sande and Zhu Youxiang is likely to become the fuse. (To be continued......)