"Zhu Jie, Hong Chengchou is really so important, do you have to protect him?"

Chongzhen frowned and asked in a deep voice.

Zhu Jie nodded and replied: "Your Majesty, the reason has already told you, for the Ming Dynasty, Hong Chengchou is not too many, but too few, a few years ago, the Ming Dynasty sat on Lu Xiangsheng, Hong Chengchou, Sun Chuanting three famous generals, although they could not suppress Manchuria, but the rebels such as thieves could not become a climate at all, and later Lu Xiangsheng was killed in battle by Yang Sichang and others, Sun Chuanting was imprisoned, and only Hong Chengchou was left alone to support, and the country was declining, making Li Zicheng's tail too big, and the court sat back and watched Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong is getting bigger step by step, but he is helpless, why? The famous generals are gone! Now that Sun Chuanting has been released from prison, the Qin army has already died, and Lu Hong and the others have died and surrendered, how easy is it to exterminate the thieves and sacrifice the thieves? If at this time, the Manchurian Iron Cavalry launches another invasion, the Ming Dynasty will be crumbling again......"

"Zhu Jie, it's not as serious as you say, with you, what else will I be afraid of the Manchu Eight Banners?"

Chongzhen said unconvinced.

Zhu Jie was speechless for a while, this emperor really regarded himself as a Daluo Immortal, yes, he may be able to block the Eight Banners of Manchuria, but what about Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, Sun Chuanting can defeat Li Zicheng or Zhang Xianzhong, but if these two people join forces and have hundreds of thousands of soldiers, Sun Chuanting is really difficult to handle......

"Your Majesty, even if the minister can defeat the Eight Banners of Manchuria, what if Sun Chuanting's encirclement and suppression of the thieves fails? When the time comes, will the minister be able to separate the law? Is it to protect Gyeonggi or to suppress the thieves? Don't hide it from the emperor, now the Ming generals, there is only one Sun Chuanting who can enter the eyes of the ministers, and no one else can take charge alone, even if it is a general like Yang Sichang, there is no more. ”

Zhu Jie said astringently.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks what Lord Zhu Jie said is not unreasonable, why did he release Sun Chuanting from prison? Isn't it true that we don't have anyone available now? Now, since Hong Chengchou has remorse and is willing to serve the court again, it is better for us to give him another chance, after all, a few years ago, Hong Chengchou also went to the south and the north to fight, and made great contributions to the court......"

Fang Yuegong whispered on the side.

"Fang Aiqing, how can it be the same? Sun Chuanting is just unruly and disobedient to the holy will, I will release it sooner or later to serve the imperial court, but can Hong Chengchou be the same? He is a renegade and surrender, and he is heinous, even if I agree to Zhu Jie's suggestion, can the Manchu Dynasty civil and military agree? What is the word loyalty? ”

Chongzhen said helplessly.

Zhu Jie snorted coldly and replied: "Your Majesty, those ministers are all standing and talking without backache, if they really have the ability, then let them go to encircle and suppress the thieves and the thieves, and let them go to Songshan to fight with the Manchu Eight Banners!" As long as any of them dares, the minister will never say anything! relative to personal honor and disgrace, integrity; If the Ming Dynasty can be peaceful from all over the world, rebellious in internal affairs, and there is no strong enemy outside, then the minister is a renegade, and go to Manchuria to be an internal response, why not? It doesn't matter how the means are, it's the result that matters! The Ming Dynasty has lost the country, even if we are the inner and outer kings, the country and the people are safe, then our monarchs and ministers will still be nailed to the pillar of shame of the king of the dead country and the ministers of the dead country! Your Majesty, the minister said the last sentence, if you want to exterminate the thieves and expel the Manchus, Hong Chengchou is indispensable! ”

The King of the Dead!

Zhu Jie's last words completely stimulated Chongzhen, it doesn't matter if others are not the ministers of the country, but he definitely doesn't want to be the king of the country. Don't you want to be the king of the fallen country and keep the ancestral inheritance?

"But, Zhu Jie! What if I say yes? In the future, Hong Chengchou will be ranked in the court class again, how can I explain to the civil and military officials? What kind of face does Hong Chengchou have to face his former colleagues? ”

Chongzhen gritted his teeth and asked.

Zhu Jie's heart settled down, since Chongzhen asked, it at least means that he has accepted his persuasion of Hong Chengchou, and now he is beginning to think about how to deal with the civil and military officials in the court.

Zhu Jie smiled and said, "Your Majesty, this is not simple? It only takes the emperor to write a secret decree, leave the secret decree to Sun Chuanting, and surrender, but the emperor wants to insert Hong Chengchou into Manchuria as a high-level internal response of the Ming Dynasty to prevent Manchuria from invading the Central Plains again! Isn't that the end of it? With this secret decree, it is enough to block the mouths of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military forces! In this way, Hong Chengchou is not a rebel or a second minister, but a great hero who endured humiliation for the sake of the Ming Dynasty! ”

I rub!

Chongzhen's face turned green, and he said urgently: "Zhu Jie, what kind of bad idea is this?" Is it really that cheap, Hong Chengchou? I really don't ......."

Zhu Jie said abruptly: "Your Majesty, what's the matter?" If we succeed in driving the Manchurians to the extremely arctic cold land, the Ming Dynasty will prosper, and Hong Chengchou will really make great contributions and get a certain reward, which is deserved; The civil and military officials no longer despised Hong Chengchou because of his rebellion, but only admired him wholeheartedly; Moreover, once the emperor does this, Hong Chengchou is still not grateful to you, and from now on, he will serve you with all his heart? ”

Chongzhen rubbed his temples fiercely, the corners of his mouth kept twitching, aggrieved, aggrieved, Hong Chengchou, this soft bone, was actually dying, and he was able to do such a good thing, it was really shit luck!

"Okay, I'll promise you for the time being, Zhu Jie, I want to see that Hong Chengchou can bring real benefits to the imperial court, if there is no benefit, don't blame me for retracting this will!"

Chongzhen replied helplessly.

Zhu Jie was overjoyed, and hurriedly knelt on the ground and shouted: "The emperor is wise, and the minister Zhu Jie thanked the lord Longen on behalf of Hong Chengchou!" ”

"Get up, I'm really afraid of you, now Hong Chengchou's matter is like this, in the next few months, you don't have to worry about other things, let me concentrate on rectifying the Gyeonggi army, and after half a year, I want to see a different iron-blooded hero like Shu Xinchen's three hundred people!"

Chongzhen shouted.

Zhu Jie said proudly: "The emperor can rest assured, the minister will definitely live up to the emperor's trust!" However, Your Majesty, the matter of Hong Chengchou can only be known by the three of us, the monarch and the minister, and it is absolutely not allowed to be leaked, once it is leaked, it will bring a huge shock to the imperial court, and the consequences are unimaginable......"

"I know! You can rest assured! Fang Aiqing, you also heard it, this matter must not reach the ears of the fourth person! From now on, the four guards of Zhuozhou, Baoding, Hejian, and Yongping will be stationed in Tongzhou, and handed over to Zhu Jie for rectification, and before the end of the year, the reorganization must be completed! ”