Chongzhen nodded and said, "It's okay, with Brother Qin and Inspector Yuan sitting in Jizhou together, I can rest assured." Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info”

Sun Chengzong groaned and said euphemistically, "Inspector Yuan is the Inspector of Jiliao, and the defense of Jizhou must have his own arrangements. At present, the soldiers and horses in Jizhou are controlled by Inspector Yuan, and Shuhuai Xiaoyou has gone there, and he has to pay attention to the distinction between the host and the guest. ”

Sun Chengzong is Yuan Chonghuan's Bole and his mentor, and he knows Yuan Chonghuan's character very well. At this juncture, Yuan Chonghuan is definitely unwilling to be criticized for his arrangement. Moreover, marching and fighting are also the most taboo military orders, and there can only be one supreme commander in a war zone. Chongzhen just said that Qin Shuhuai and Yuan Chonghuan "sat together" in Jizhou, which made Sun Chengzong a little uneasy, so he tactfully reminded Qin Shuhuai not to overstep his bounds. also hinted at Chongzhen that Qin Shuhuai's arrival in Jizhou must not be characterized as "sitting together". Once Chongzhen gave Qin Shuhuai this power, it would inevitably cause a commotion in Guan Ningjun.

He originally thought that with Qin Shuhuai's overall view, even if he didn't say this, he would know the stakes. When he said it just now, it was actually more for Chongzhen.

But Qin Shuhuai's reaction this time greatly surprised him.

Qin Shuhuai didn't pay attention to Sun Chengzong, but said to Chongzhen, "Your Majesty, the Guanning army of Inspector Yuan is strong and strong, and it is naturally easy to defend Jizhou City. However, things outside Jizhou City are not easy to say. After hearing that he arrived in Jizhou, the minister dismissed the more than 6,000 defenders of the original Jizhou. Although these defenders are not as good as the Guanning army, the minister thinks that it is now a plan to use troops, and if they can be reined in, it can also become a supplement to the deployment of defenses outside Jizhou City. ”

When he said this, Sun Chengzong immediately said, "Your Majesty, the 6,000 men and horses under Zhang Yingyuan, the former garrison of Jizhou, gathered people to make trouble because of the trouble, and Inspector Yuan was afraid that there would be a risk of mutiny, so he sent them out of the city and stationed them in Jimen and other places. Lao Chen is currently preparing to send people to receive them, or transfer them back to Xianghe, and after they are dispersed, they will be selected and integrated into the armies of Datong and Xuanfu. ”

These words are first of all to exonerate Yuan Chonghuan. Yuan Chonghuan was decisive and even a little arbitrary, and his teacher Sun Chengzong had to help him wipe his ass often. The enemy is currently disbanding the defenders without authorization, if he doesn't say a few words for Yuan Chonghuan, this crime can be big or small. In addition, Sun Chengzong did not want those dismissed troops to continue to exist in Jizhou, because these people and Yuan Chonghuan had already fallen out, and it was definitely not a good thing for both to exist in Jizhou at the same time.

At this time, Chongzhen was already dissatisfied with Yuan Chonghuan. At the beginning, the government and the opposition spread that Yuan Chonghuan was a rice enemy, but he didn't believe it, because it was his own personal consent. Later, he said that he had privately negotiated peace with Jiannu, but he still didn't believe it. But there are many such rumors, and he always has to put a question mark. Now that Jiannu has crossed the Great Wall from his Yuan Chonghuan's Jizhen Defense Area, as if he has entered a no-man's land, Chongzhen has great patience, and he can't help but want to ask Yuan Chonghuan about the crime of ineffective supervision. It was only because only Yuan Chonghuan's Guan Ning army could fight with Jiannu now that he comforted Yuan with good words, hoping that he could make meritorious contributions.

Therefore, if he chose a person he trusted more between Yuan Chonghuan and Qin Shuhuai, he would naturally choose his own Qin brother.

Therefore, he did not pay attention to Sun Chengzong, but said to Qin Shuhuai, "Brother Qin, then what do you think should be done to collect those dismissed soldiers?"

Qin Shuhuai said, "Then the emperor's holy decree is needed to authorize the ministers to have full authority to control the original Jizhou defenders." ”

Sun Chengzong immediately said, "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that the defenders of Jizhou have not much combat power because of the slackness of the war, and it is not very helpful to stay in Jizhou. On the contrary, they were at odds with Inspector Yuan, and stayed in Jizhou or caused trouble in vain. Husband and fighter, the time and place are favorable. If people are not in harmony, their battles will be worrying, Your Majesty!"

Chongzhen groaned. He has always respected Sun Chengzong very much, and Sun Chengzong's words are not unreasonable, so he hesitated.

Qin Shuhuai said again, "Your Majesty, what Elder Sun Ge said is good. However, after the minister collected these soldiers and horses, he had other uses, and he would never be hindered by Governor Yuan, so please rest assured that the emperor should not worry. ”

Chongzhen deliberately favored Qin Shuhuai, and saw that what Qin Shuhuai said was in his chest, so he immediately borrowed the slope to get off the donkey, and said, "Since this is the case, then I will draw up a secret decree for you, and you will control the soldiers and horses of the original Jizhou garrison." However, what Mr. Sun said is right, there are some things you need to pay attention to. After all, in Jizhou, Inspector Yuan is the main army, you are a guest army, and you must not make decisions on your own and act on your behalf. ”

Qin Shuhuai bowed his hand, "The minister obeys the order!"

Sun Chengzong had no choice but to smile bitterly. My arrogant apprentice is in Jizhou with this Guigu apprentice, and I don't know what kind of spark will come out? I hope it's a good spark......

Chongzhen personally drafted a holy decree to Qin Shuhuai, Qin Shuhuai got the holy decree, and after bowing according to etiquette, he was ready to leave the palace immediately.

When he was about to leave the imperial study, he was stopped by Chongzhen again.

"Brother Qin!" Chongzhen walked up quickly, and said, "Brother Qin is newly married Yan'er, but he has to go to the battlefield again, and I am really uneasy in my heart. However, at this time of national crisis, you and I can only abandon the love of our children and keep our own positions. I only have one chapter with you, that is, no matter when, Brother Qin, don't risk your life like last time, I am waiting for you to come back in Beijing. Brother Qin, cut it!"

Qin Shuhuai smiled faintly, nodded, and said, "Your Majesty, rest assured, the minister will come back safe and sound." ”

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After coming out of the palace, Qin Shuhuai quickly stepped up and soon arrived in Tongzhou. After entering Tongzhou, he first went to Tongzhou Qianhu Mansion. Li Jingting was rewarded by the imperial court for his great contribution to the Zunhua Battle with Qin Shuhuai last time. However, because Qin Shuhuai used him very easily, he was not promoted, and he was still the deputy Qianhu of Tongzhou who was beaten by iron, and continued to assist Qin Shuhuai. Like Meng Wei and Meng Hu, as Han generals from the palace, they are extremely loyal to Chongzhen, and they don't care about any official title at all.

After this period of recovery, Li Jingting's injuries have also healed. After Qin Shuhuai arrived, he immediately asked him to order a hundred of the best Jinyi guards, and then asked them to set off immediately and go to the Jianghe Gang with him.

Li Jingting had already made all the preparations, and the group immediately hit the road, and under the leadership of Qin Shuhuai, they rushed to the secret cottage of the Jianghe Gang.

Now most of the soldiers, horses, grains and grass of the Jianghe Gang have been transferred to this hidden cottage, which will be the base camp of Qin Shuhuai's attack on the Tartars.

Back at the cottage, Qin Shuhuai first convened a meeting of people above the incense master, briefly introduced the current situation in Jizhou to everyone, and then announced that he was about to go to Jizhou.

Naturally, no one objected to his decision, but everyone was wondering who he would take with him this time. Speaking of which, these old people of the Jianghe Gang have never fought with Qin Shuhuai.

On the way back from the capital, Qin Shuhuai had already thought about the general direction of his next move. First, he hopes that Yuan Chonghuan can block Huang Taiji in Jizhou, at least for ten days and half a month, at least there will not be any more things that let Huang Taiji "sneak over Jizhou". Second, he hoped that when Huang Taiji was entangled with Yuan Chonghuan in Jizhou, he would eat the thousands of cavalry he had left near Shimen Village.