Zhu Jie nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, this Haoge is a guy who has no heart and eyes to the extreme, and as soon as others pinch him, he really brought 2,000 people to intercept and kill me......"

"Zhu Aiqing, you will never be allowed to take such risks in the future!"

Chongzhen's face was full of horror, and he said loudly, "Two thousand Manchurian elite horsemen, how did you escape?" ”

Zhu Jie was stunned and said, "Your Majesty, didn't you hear clearly just now?" Didn't I say that? Capture Hauge alive, expose Duoduo's conspiracy, surrender the army without a fight, and easily take Hauge! ”

Chongzhen and Fang Yuegong looked at each other, and a storm was set off in their hearts, originally Zhu Jie single-handedly subdued Bai Guangen's rebels, but he only thought it was a false rumor, but he didn't expect that this guy really had this ability, and he brought thirty guards alone, and he captured Haoge who commanded two thousand Manchurian elites alive, you must know that Haoge is a famous warrior in the Manchurian Eight Banners!

"Y-You really captured Hauge?"

Chongzhen asked in shock.

Zhu Jie nodded heavily!

"Damn it! Why don't you bring him back? That's the eldest son of Huang Taiji, Prince Su of Manchuria! If you bring it back, I will give you the title of Duke of the Kingdom immediately! ”

Chongzhen couldn't calm down anymore and roared.

"The Emperor's ......"

Zhu Jie smiled bitterly: "What a glorious thing do you think it is to capture Haoge back to the capital?" It's worth the loss......"

"How is that possible? For decades, our Daming Kingdom, not to mention the prince of Manchuria, even if a chapter has not been caught, how can the gains outweigh the losses? Isn't this enough to boost the morale of our Ming Dynasty? ”

Chongzhen said dissatisfied.

Zhu Jie said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, first, although I captured Haoge, but the two thousand elite cavalry under him were not damaged at all, it is not easy to capture Haoge back, even if I boast of bravery, I am not much sure that I can kill all the two thousand elite cavalry, so as to kill Manchuria; Second, the emperor, it is precisely because Hauge is the prince of Manchuria that we cannot be ruthless, and we need to use it to contain Dolgon and his two brothers, so that Manchuria cannot form a joint force; Second, if I really capture Hauge back, then Dolgon will have a reason to raise troops and invade the Central Plains, and the princes have been arrested. When the time comes, more than 100,000 Manchurian cavalry will once again come to the city, and with the current military strength of Gyeonggi, it will definitely not be able to stop the Manchurian cavalry......"

Chongzhen suddenly realized, yes, if it really caused an earth-shattering battle because of the capture of Haoge, it would really outweigh the losses, if Zhu Jie was not sure to defeat the invading Manchurian cavalry, then it may not be impossible for the Manchurian Eight Banners under the rage to capture the capital!

"And what about the third item?"

Chongzhen asked expectantly.

Zhu Jie said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the third item is very important, please retreat, this matter is limited to you, the ministers and Lord Fang, no one else can disclose it, a little news leaks, we can give up all the previous efforts......"

Chongzhen raised his eyebrows and shouted softly: "Cao Huachun, all of you retreat, and no one is allowed to enter within ten zhang of the study, and those who violate the decree will be beheaded!" ”

"Yes!"

Cao Huachun waved his hand, recalled the eunuchs and palace maids all retreated, and at the same time began to deploy guards outside.

"Your Majesty, before the minister speaks, please ask the emperor to forgive the minister's arbitrary sin!"

Zhu Jie said in a deep voice.

Chongzhen waved his hand and replied: "Zhu Aiqing, when you set off for the north, I had already given you the right to act cheaply. Go ahead. ”

Zhu Jie replied: "Your Majesty, after the minister arrived in Shengjing, he saw Hong Chengchou......

Chongzhen's face sank, Hong Chengchou? Hong Chengchou! This is an eternal pain in my heart, how much faith I had in Hong Chengchou at the beginning? Leaning on it as a humerus, no one thought that Hong Chengchou would defect and surrender, making himself lose face, and in anger, he was bedridden for several days!

"What? Hong Chengchou is very proud in Manchuria now, right? ”

Chongzhen's face was very ugly, and he asked gloomily.

Zhu Jie shook his head and replied: "Your Majesty, it's not important, the important thing is that the emperor promised Hong Chengchou that as long as he can turn back, the imperial court will not pursue any of his crimes, and allow him to make meritorious contributions, and wait until the day we pacify Manchuria, which is the time to wash away his shame......"

"What!"

Chongzhen's face changed greatly, and he shouted: "Zhu Jie, you actually pardoned all the blame of Hong Chengchou on my behalf? How does this work? This fang, my country and my people, defeated the army and lost the land, ruined my Ming Dynasty hundreds of thousands of elite troops, and the most important thing is that he actually betrayed my trust and defected to the enemy, which is really an unforgivable crime! ”

"Your Majesty, your majesty is angry!"

Fang Yuegong on the side hurriedly persuaded, "Your Majesty, listen to what Lord Zhu Jie has to say." ”

Chongzhen said hatefully: "Zhu Jie, I don't want to do anything else about this matter, you'd better give me a clear explanation!" ”

Zhu Jie smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, it is true that Hong Chengchou was defeated and lost, and he did not add to the defection to the enemy, and he did not have the backbone, it is also true, but the emperor has been with him for more than ten years, and he should know Hong Chengchou's ability, looking at the Ming Kingdom, whether it is governing the world, or conquering the east and the west, there are few people with such outstanding talents as Hong Chengchou, the so-called victory and defeat of the soldiers, even Zhuge Liang has the defeat of the street pavilion, Guan Yu also has the time to go to the wheat city, not to mention Hong Chengchou? We can't just because Hong Chengchou was defeated outside the Guan, so that his exploits and outstanding ability in the east and west are wiped out......"

"Hmph, I know that he is a generation of heroes, but he has made great achievements, and I have never treated him badly, the prince Taibao, the military department is still the book, and he controls tens of thousands of elite divisions outside the border, what kind of trust is this? How did he reimburse the emperor? What a disappointment for me......"

Chongzhen gritted his teeth and said.

"Your Majesty, this is the difference between you and Huang Taiji, Huang Taiji is ambitious, and the emperor is also working hard, but in the treatment of talents, there are differences, the minister gives an example, Zu Dashou, the emperor is no stranger, Zu Dashou due to the defeat of the army, twice surrendered, twice betrayed, even so, Huang Taiji still does not pursue it, and he will be brought under the account, a barbarian only, can tolerate such a surrender and rebellion, rebellion and surrender of Zu Dashou, the emperor sits in charge of the Heavenly Dynasty, the respect of the Ninety-Five, It should be even more open-minded, so that the world's talents can enter the emperor's ......."

Zhu Jie hurriedly replied.

Chongzhen was full of grievances, although Zhu Jie's words were beautiful and reasonable, but he just didn't want to let go of Hong Chengchou!

"Your Majesty, the most important thing is that now Hong Chengchou has a transcendent status in Manchuria, and he can continue to provide us with a steady stream of information about Manchuria as his identity, so that we can strategize and win a decisive victory thousands of miles away, and it can be said politely that the emperor, by Hong Chengchou alone, is better than 100,000 heroes......"