On November 1st, when the Tangma reported the news was rushing into the capital for eight hundred miles, Emperor Chongzhen and his ministers were in the morning court. Before the Tangma entered the city gate, they shouted all the way: "Eight hundred miles of Jizhen to increase the emergency military situation! Eight hundred miles of Jizhen to increase the emergency military situation!" Racing in from Desheng Gate, the soldiers guarding the city heard the Tangma report gate and dared not stop it. They immediately dispersed the crowd and cleared a way for Tangma.

The fast horse rushed straight to the Ministry of War. After receiving the expedited letter, the Ministry of War handover personnel immediately changed their horses and headed straight to the Forbidden City. The imperial guards guarding the gate immediately opened the side door and let the informant enter. When they entered the Golden Palace, the Han general and the little yellow gate trotted all the way to the hall to submit a letter.

Chongzhen was about to retreat, but he heard a sharp voice from the small yellow gate outside the hall shouting: "The defense line of Jizhen Great Wall has been lost. Huang Taiji personally led the Jianlu and Northern Territory to launch more than 100,000 troops to siege Zunhua!" Chongzhen almost fell from the dragon throne when he heard it. This year was the second year of Chongzhen. Chongzhen, who had just as many as 18 years old, encountered such a big thing for the first time.

"Hurry up!" Chongzhen shouted, and Wang Chengen on the side said loudly: "Xuan Xiaohuangmen enters the hall!" The Xiaohuangmen trotted all the way, turned over and knelt down to the center of the hall, "Report to the Master, the Ministry of War received the 800-mile military information from Jizhen. The slave chief Huang Taiji personally fought. On October 27, Jianlu detoured the Gubeikou line and broke the Great Wall defense line. Now the troops have surrounded Zunhua!"

It was like a thunderclap on the ground, and the court immediately exploded, "What? The Great Wall was lost?" "How did Jianlu get around, Yuan Chonghuan, what did you do for food?" "What about Jizhen? Is Jizhen lost?" Everyone talked, and there was a buzzing sound in the court.

"Quiet, quiet, please be quiet!" Chief Secretary Han Yu stood up and said. When everyone saw the Chief Secretary speak, they shut up. There was still a noisy sound just now, and it became quiet in a blink of an eye. Even the sound of a needle falling from the court could be heard. Everyone stared at Chongzhen tightly, and everyone was digesting the sensational content they had just heard in their hearts.

Chongzhen tried hard to calm his mind, but how could a young emperor calm down when facing such a huge crisis? For a moment, countless thoughts flashed through his mind. He didn't know that Jizhen was in the north of the capital, and Zunhua was the northern gate of the capital. Now that the Great Wall was broken, Zunhua was surrounded again, what does it mean? There were only tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in Jizhen, and it was scattered everywhere. If it was true as the information said that slave thieves had more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, how could they resist? What was the consequence of being unable to resist? He didn't dare to think further. Chongzhen held back his trembling teeth and said in a stable voice: "Gei Master, the situation is urgent, what are the good plans?" Chongzhen asked Han Dong.

Everyone's eyes flashed at Han Dong again. Han Dong smiled bitterly. He was a civil servant who could manage internal affairs, but he was not an expert in the mobilization of the troops. But seeing the eyes of everyone, he would definitely not be able to say a few words. He said with a stern saying: "The Jianlu could actually bypass Yuan Chonghuan's defense zone, which means they carefully prepared this offensive and jointly attacked the Ming Dynasty with the Northern Barbarians. The wolf's ambition was obvious. For the current plan, he should defend the capital to the death. The enemy's situation was unclear. He should not make plans early. However, Jizhen was too close to the capital, so he must be guarded. He should mobilize all the troops in Shuntian Prefecture to go to the city to defend, and from now on, close the door and martial law immediately."

Han Yu made a few words to calm down Emperor Chongzhen's heart. Yes, the first priority now is to strengthen the defense of the capital. Although he did not know the ultimate goal of Jianlu, the capital had to be on guard.

Han Du added: "In terms of military affairs, please listen to Lord Wang's opinions." He threw this issue to the Minister of War Wang Zaijin. Wang Zaijin really knew about military affairs. Moreover, he was in charge of the Liaodong military affairs in the second year of Tianqi and did the work that Yuan Chonghuan did now. He had not led troops for many years and had always done the work of civil servants. He had just been a minister of War for more than a year and encountered such a big problem before his butt was hot. He did not turn his head for a moment, and he was stunned on the spot.

Emperor Chongzhen was impatient, and he was a young man. When encountering such a big thing, he couldn't suppress his anger. Can't he even say a countermeasure? "Shangshu Wang, Master Wang, I want to hear what you have."

"This, this, I agree with the opinion of the Pavilion Master." Wang Zaijin put out such a line for a long time, and even Han Du shook his head when he heard it. Such a good opportunity, if he said a few feasible strategies, it would be a bonus point, and he would not be sure of it. The Minister of War was in vain. When Chongzhen heard Wang Zaijin say this, he snorted coldly: "The Minister of War does not know the military affairs, what do you want to do?"

Wang Zaijin was so scared that he was so heartbroken that he knelt down on the ground: "I deserve to die for ten thousand times, and I deserve to die for ten thousand times!" The colleagues from the six ministries next to him were silent. Seeing that the situation was like this, there was no pragmatic person in these Qingliu Donglin. It would be great if Zhang Heming was still there. Thinking of this, a person suddenly rang out in his mind. Han Dong immediately stepped out and said: "Master, there is a person far away from the sky and near in front of him. It should be possible to solve this crisis with one use."

Chongzhen was shocked and asked, "Who?"

Han Yu coughed, "Sun Chengzong!"

"Sun Chengzong?"

"That is, Sun governors are quite strategic, and have been in Ji Liao for many years. They are quite strategic and experienced. Now he is in Gaoyang, south of the capital. Now he can be sent to pass on the afternoon. It's a pity to abandon such a talent." Han Du said aloud.

Chongzhen remembered that when the emperor's brother was in power, Sun Chengzong resigned and returned home. Later, he was suppressed by the eunuch party and never recovered. He had heard of Sun Chengzong's achievements. At present, the ministers were helpless. Chongzhen immediately prepared to let Wang Chengen write an edict to Sun Chengzong to enter the capital as if he saw a life-saving straw.

But suddenly Wang Zaijin shouted: "Sage must not be done. How can Sun Chengzong be old again? What's more, during the Tianqi period, a censor impeached him to be greedy for military pay and specialize in dictatorship. He has no achievements in Liaodong for several years. How can he use this person?"

Wang Zaijin and Sun Chengzong have always been incompatible. Once Sun Chengzong recovers, it will seriously threaten his status. The conflict between him and Sun Chengzong also originates from a Tianqi Dynasty complaint. At that time, Wang Zaijin wanted to build another pass next to Shanhaiguan, but Sun Chengzong strongly opposed it on the grounds that the people were exhausted and the money was damaged.

Sun Chengzong asked Wang Zaijin, and after Balipu Chongcheng was repaired, would he fill in the 40,000 existing people in the old city to guard it?

Wang Zaijin replied that he wanted to send another 40,000. Sun Chengzong asked again, outside the old city, the new city was a new city, or the Pinkeng mines outside the old city were set up for the enemy, or for himself? If the new city could not be defended, what should I do if the 40,000 new recruits were done?

Wang Jingluo replied that he left three hamlets on the mountain for the defeated army.

Sun Chengzong asked three questions: Before the soldiers collapsed, they built a camp to wait for them. Wouldn’t they teach them to be defeated?

Sun Chengzong said: "I am not going to restore the plan, but I will guard the gates. I will remove all the barriers. Is there a sacred place in the east of the capital?" After that, Wang Zai Jin was speechless, and the conversation ended.

Since then, the two of them have formed a gangster. Wang Zaijin has been slandering Sun Chengzong in the court. Sure enough, when Han Yu mentioned Sun Chengzong's name, Wang Zaijin reflexively objected.

Han Du retorted: "Shangshu Wang, those are all slanderous words from the eunuch party. You are a first-rank minister, how can you listen to and believe it?"

It would be fine if Han Yu didn't mention the eunuch party. When he mentioned the eunuch party, Emperor Chongzhen was excited. "Shangshu Wang, I see that you are tired, so I will summon Sun to the capital to see what his plan he has."

Wang Zaijin knew that Chongzhen hated the eunuch party very much. Since he was suppressed by the eunuch party, in Chongzhen's opinion, he must be a loyal minister and a good general. Wang Zaijin knew that he had said the wrong thing and collapsed on the ground without saying a word.

In the afternoon, Sun Chengzong rushed to the Golden Palace. Chongzhen immediately summoned the ministers to discuss matters. Sun Chengzong was nearly 70 years old and had white hair, so he had no official body at that time, so he wore a white robe to the hall. Chongzhen gave him a seat, but he stood up and said to him: "Your Majesty, sir, Sun thought that based on the words of the Pavilion Master, Sun should have three strategies as follows. First, the capital was immediately warned, and the imperial guards, the imperial guards, the imperial guards, the imperial guards, and even the servants in each mansion were trained. After counting the number of people, the Ministry of War was given a reasonable distribution. In addition, the three camps were transferred to the capital to strengthen defense. The capital was vast and the city walls were too long. It was necessary to ensure that there were sufficient troops on each side to prevent Jianlu from attacking a little."

"Well, not bad, not bad, Sun governor made a plan for the country." Everyone nodded.

"Second, Your Majesty should immediately issue an edict to mobilize the troops and horses of the world to raise troops to fight for the king. At present, the closest to the capital are the Hou Shilu of Xuanfu and Mangui of Datong. Both of them have tens of thousands of elite soldiers, so they can urgently summon two to fight for the king. The edict to fight for the king is immediately circulated in an urgent manner of eight hundred miles. In the short term, the number of soldiers can be summoned as many troops can be summoned. It is always good to have more strength." Sun Chengzong said.

Chongzhen immediately turned his head and ordered Wang Chengen to prepare paper and pen. As soon as the court meeting ended, he immediately drafted an order, calling on the troops and horses of the world to support the king.

"Supervisor Sun, what about the third strategy?" Chongzhen asked hurriedly.

"Sun said bluntly that the situation of slave thieves entering the pass is 100,000. Relying on the official army alone may not be foolproof. What should I do if the slave thieves do not attack the capital and plunder the place? The mainland troops are weak, and the slave thieves are all horses. If they abandon the city and ignore it, they are afraid that the Ming Dynasty will be in danger. I have been in the border for a long time. I am also familiar with the slave thieves' habits. If I have been in the border for a long time, I am afraid that the slave thieves will attack the capital. I am afraid that the slave thieves will not be trustworthy. However, the slave thieves will not return empty-handed every time they knock on the pass. This time, Huang Taiji's personal expedition will surely be all the elite troops in the country and can be divided into plunder. Our Ming people may suffer great disasters. We should immediately issue an edict to allow local militia to train the militia to protect our country and prevent our Ming people from suffering disasters!" Sun Chengzong bowed to the ground and kowtowed.
Chapter completed!