March 12 is a good time for flowers to bloom everywhere.

Early in the morning, Qin Shuhuai was summoned to the palace.

As soon as he entered the imperial study, Chongzhen said meaningfully, "Brother Qin, I am ready, are you ready?"

Qin Shuhuai chuckled, "I don't know what the emperor said, but the minister knows whether he is ready or not." ”

"Hehe, Brother Qin has also learned to pretend to be confused!" Chongzhen teased, "Don't come to this set." You're the demon of the Ming Dynasty, you don't know what I think?"

"The emperor is right, the minister is a demon at most, and the emperor is the son of heaven, so ......"

"Okay, I'm not going to talk to you today. Chongzhen interrupted, "This mutiny is all due to Yuan Chonghuan's lax imperial command and lack of commanders, I have decided to punish him for one year, and transfer him back to Beijing to be demoted to the military department Langzhong, in order to see the aftermath." As for his position as the Jiliao Governor, he naturally had to choose a person with both reputation and ability. Hehe, Brother Qin, who do you think is the most suitable?"

This is a question that does not need to be answered, because even if you go to the street and ask a child, the child can tell you that this position is none other than the grandfather of the country.

Qin Shuhuai was mentally prepared for this, and the reason was obvious, because the first person Chongzhen blamed after this incident was Yuan Chonghuan, not Zu Dashou, which was enough to show that he wanted to go online and attack Yuan Chonghuan.

To put it inappropriately, Chongzhen is afraid that he is a little happy about the occurrence of this mutiny.

Why?

The Northern Expedition to Tartar is related to the fortunes of the Ming Dynasty, and Chongzhen obviously wants Qin Shuhuai to personally lead the troops, so that he can feel at ease.

But the problem is that the Northern Expedition is inseparable from the Guanning Army, and Yuan Chonghuan, the boss of the Guanning Army, is the Jiliao Governor, and Chongzhen also gave him the Shangfang Sword back then, promising to let him lead the troops to Pingliao. If he is withdrawn without any reason, it will not only affect the morale of the Guanning army, but also set a bad example for other generals across the country.

What Chongzhen lacks is a name, and if it weren't for this mutiny, I'm afraid he would have to bother to create a reason. But now, with a "mutiny" as a cover, he can finally justifiably remove Yuan Chonghuan.

As for whether Qin Shuhuai can successfully take over Guan Ningjun, Chongzhen didn't even worry about this question for half a second.

Is there still any need to worry about this? In the three sides and in Sichuan, he Qin Shuhuai single-handedly recruited so many soldiers without any foundation, and now so many generals of the Guanning Army have a very good relationship with him, and some even regard him as a life-saving benefactor, as long as he is appointed as the Jiliao Governor, who will not accept it?

The current Qin Shuhuai is equivalent to the king bomb in Chongzhen's hands. Chongzhen believed that as long as Qin Shuhuai was thrown, he would be able to control all the cards and defeat all opponents.

It is a kind of trust, but it can also be called blind trust, or even worship.

In the heart of the young Chongzhen, there must be some admiration for the invincible Qin Shuhuai, but he will never say it.

Chongzhen said again, "Brother Qin, I will completely hand over the Guan Ning Army to you." Back then, Yuan Chonghuan told me that he would be in peace for five years. Now I want you to give me a word, how long will it take to calm Liao?"

Qin Shuhuai smiled bitterly, "Your Majesty, when will the minister take office?"

"I'll give you another seven days off, and say goodbye to my sister-in-law, or she won't give me wine to eat when I go back to your house." Hehe, you'll be in office in seven days. I have already made arrangements for you in the past few days, including the 10,000 people transferred from Mangui, and I will go north with you at that time. By the way, you haven't said how long Pingliao has been?"

"How long...... Let's see when the army of the Western Expedition will come back. When they come back and rest for two months, they can start the Northern Expedition. ”

"After the Northern Expedition begins, how long will it take to reach Shenyang?"

Looking at Chongzhen's anxious expression, Qin Shuhuai said, "Your Majesty, the way to use troops lies in cooperation, not urgency. The minister had a hunch that this Northern Expedition would not be easy. ”

"With Brother Qin here, I feel that even if it is not easy, it will never be difficult! Brother Qin is a dignified ghost valley disciple, comparable to Sun Bin Pang Juan's talent. Oh no, maybe it's even more powerful than them, Brother Qin is not only able to strategize, but also has the martial arts of ten thousand enemies!" Chongzhen said with a smile.

Chongzhen probably really thinks so, or rather, like many people think so today.

"Not really. Qin Shuhuai said, "If we can successfully capture Shenyang and conquer the Tartars, then the Mongolian tribes and the countries in the Western Regions, including the Dzungars and Duoyan, who were once our enemies, will no longer have the power to fight against our Ming Dynasty." The so-called lips and teeth are cold, so these forces will definitely not sit idly by and watch the Tartars be destroyed. The minister thought that the probability of all forces uniting to fight against the Ming Dynasty was very high. ”

Qin Shuhuai said this, not just speculation, but based on a large amount of intelligence.

Now the White Lotus Sect has infiltrated a large number of Han people in various parts of Liaodong, and judging from the information from the White Lotus Sect there, the people from the Western Regions and the Mongols in Shenyang City have been coming and going frequently in recent years, and it is obvious that they are doing something.

Therefore, this battle is likely to face the combined blow of many old opponents.

Many tribes in Mongolia will definitely help Huang Taiji, because they also owe a lot of blood debts to the Ming Dynasty, and they tentatively wanted to reconcile with the Ming Dynasty, but they were rejected by Chongzhen, who was strong in blood and vowed to pay for the blood debt, so they must work with Huang Taiji to resist this wave of counterattack of the Ming Dynasty.

The countries of the Western Regions were hurt by the Western Expeditionary Army this time, and after that, although most of the small countries submitted to the Ming Dynasty, they will inevitably be a little unconvinced, and with Huang Taiji's strategy, they will definitely try to win over these forces.

There is also the Dzungar side, the Western Expeditionary Army has already swung its army north to prepare to exterminate them, but if the Dzungar is smart enough, it is likely to adopt a strategy of avoiding and not fighting, because he knows very well that if the Western Expeditionary Army cannot find them, they can only retreat to Daming and will not stay in the grassland for a long time.

In this way, once the Ming Northern Expedition is made, Dzungaria is likely to come over and take a bite.

In addition to these forces, familiar old faces flashed in Qin Shuhuai's mind.

Herbaty, the old monster who couldn't kill him after countless fights.

Ruoqiang's three red-capped masters, it is said that after Ruoqiang was captured, they disappeared without a trace, I don't know if they will take refuge in Tartar?

Shen Xi said that if he practiced his Tianluo Ten Elephant Skills to the tenth layer, he and Shen Xi might not be able to win against him if they joined forces, I don't know how many layers he practiced? Last time, it seems that he didn't follow Jin Jin, is he practicing in retreat?

Also, it seems that I heard that there is a master in Aobai, I don't know what kind of master he is?

In this final battle, all the masters in the Houjin Array should spare no effort to dispatch all, right?

This battle can't be easy!