Chapter 386: Preparations Before the Break

Sun Chengzong had just left the Governor's Mansion on his front foot, and the military advisor Zhou Shuyuan hurriedly came to the Governor's Palace.

After telling Zhou Shuyuan about his decision just now, Zhou Shuyuan replied without thinking about it: "Dashuai, you are planning to capture the old man, so that Sun Chengzong will convince him to submit to my tiger and leopard army, and do things for my tiger and leopard army......

Wei Zheng did not hide it, nodded very affirmatively and replied: "That's right, this Sun Chengzong can be called a rare capable official of the Ming Dynasty in terms of ability and official reputation...... If he can be brought under his command, Ben Shuai can definitely be said to be like a tiger with wings......"

Seeing the strong confidence on Wei Zheng's face, Zhou Shuyuan asked rhetorically with a puzzled face: "Dashuai, you are so sure that the imperial court will definitely use troops against us...... Sun Chengzong's weight in the emperor's heart is definitely not lower than our......s, and the lower officials think that Sun Chengzong is still very likely to persuade the emperor not to use troops against us for the time being."

Wei Zheng shook his head and affirmed: "This is a sentence: the authorities are confused, and the bystanders are clear-......."

"No matter how heavy Sun Chengzong's weight in the emperor's heart is, it can't compare to the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty......"

"Do you think that the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty will watch us rise and affect their interests... Seeing the fat meat of our Tiger and Leopard Army, don't you put it in your mouth? ”

"Besides, after Sun Chengzong lied to the court about the situation in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces and deceived the king, none of us knows how heavy Sun Chengzong's weight in the emperor's heart is......"

"Coupled with Emperor Chongzhen's conceited character, Ben Shuai affirmed that Emperor Chongzhen will never give up on us. Even if we don't use troops. It will also issue orders to the provinces around us. Pass guò them. Completely blockade our Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces, and trap us in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces. ”

"So, let's not talk about this anymore......"

"The reason why Ben Shuai called you over in such a hurry is to know if the imperial court really blockades the two provinces of Shanxi and Shaanxi, can we hold out until the grain harvest...... Will the other aspects of Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces have too much impact......"

As the Great Steward of the Haw Par Army. Zhou Shuyuan already knew the amount of food and materials in reserve for the Haw Par Army.

Therefore, Zhou Shuyuan replied without thinking about it: "In terms of food, it shouldn't have much impact......

"In order to prevent this kind of accident, we purchase 200,000 more quintals of grain from Jiangnan every month. Up to now, almost 1.5 million quintals of grain have been hoarded in granaries everywhere. At the current rate of consumption, hold on for a month or two without any problems......"

"In terms of refined salt. As long as the imperial court does not block the waterways, with our constantly expanding fleet. It won't have much of an impact either. ”

"In addition to these two, glass and immigration, it is likely that there will be some impact."

"I won't say much about glass...... After all, our glass is sold through the Guò Huang store. Once we turn against the imperial court, this sales channel will be interrupted. And we have to find new sales channels. ”

"However, glass can be stockpiled. We hoarded for a few months, and then we sold it after we had a specific market, and it didn't have much impact. It's just that during the period of the imperial lockdown, the glass workshop could not bring us much profit. ”

In terms of immigration, Sun Chengzong was in a hurry to return to the capital this time, and his purpose was to prevent the governor of Shandong from immigrating to Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces. Therefore, it is no longer possible to organize large-scale migration from Shandong to Shaanxi. ”

"However, the light is not good, we can come to the dark. We can promise the benefits of garrisoning troops from all over Shandong, and immigrate from Shanxi little by little...... With the greed of those garrison officers, they will definitely agree to our immigration requests, but in terms of the speed of immigration, it is not as fast as it used to be. ”

"Therefore, Xia Guan can say with certainty that if the imperial court really sends troops to blockade the two provinces of Shanxi and Shanxi, Xia Guan will definitely ensure the stability of the situation in the two provinces......."

"Good ......" Hearing this, Wei Zheng directly showed a smile on his face.

affirmed loudly to Zhou Shuyuan: "This is what Ben Shuai wants...... As long as the two provinces of Shanxi and Shaanxi are stable, the others are not afraid...... If the imperial court really dares to send troops, Ben Shuai will let them know what a real strong soldier is......"

Two days later, in the capital, Sun Chengzong, who had returned to Beijing all the way, couldn't take a break, so he came to the palace gate, ready to ask Emperor Chongzhen for his guilt.

Facing Sun Chengzong, who suddenly returned to Beijing, including Emperor Chongzhen, everyone had a surprised expression on their faces.

In their eyes, Sun Chengzong must have been the governor of Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces at this time, helping the imperial court to gain control over Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces step by step.

And now, Sun Chengzong, who kept sending good news to the imperial court, left Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces without any news and returned to the capital, which had to surprise Emperor Chongzhen.

As a person who has been an emperor for several years, Emperor Chongzhen's first thought when he heard the news was: Sun Chengzong must have had an accident, and something must have happened to Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces... Otherwise, Sun Chengzong, who was an important minister of the imperial court and guarded one side for the imperial court, would never have returned to the capital so unexpectedly.

Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen, who was just about to go to bed, stopped directly.

shouted to the eunuch in front of him: "Then what are you still doing in a daze, don't invite Sun Aiqing in..."

Under the slightly anxious waiting of Emperor Chongzhen, Sun Chengzong, who was already full of white hair, hurriedly walked into the main hall with anxious steps.

After seeing Emperor Chongzhen sitting on the throne, he knelt directly in the middle of the hall, and said to Chongzhen with a heartache: "The old minister sees the emperor, long live......"

"Your Majesty, the old minister came back in such a hurry, and he came to ask the emperor..."

"The old minister is guilty, and he doesn't know anyone... As soon as he entered the two provinces of Shanxi and Shaanxi, he was confused by all kinds of illusions created by the governor of Shanxi, Lord Wei, and reported wrong views to the imperial court, misleading the imperial court to make a misplaced decision..."

"The old minister is guilty, please ask the emperor to condemn him...."

Hearing this, seeing Sun Chengzong kneeling in the middle of the hall with a remorseful face, Emperor Chongzhen's brows wrinkled directly.

After taking a deep breath, with a hint of anxiety and uneasiness, he asked Sun Chengzong: "Sun Aiqing, you get up first....you said that you were confused by Wei Zheng, and reported the wrong performance to the imperial court, misleading the imperial court..."

"What the hell is going on, why am I a little confused?"

"What the hell is going on, I was confused by Wei Zheng, and I want to see what this Wei Zheng has done to deceive the king." (To be continued......)