In May of the 12th year of Chongzhen, Beijing City.

Today, Emperor Chongzhen and Yang Sichang had a great chat again, and they forgot the time without realizing it, so Emperor Chongzhen kept Yang Sichang for dinner in the palace again.

Although Emperor Chongzhen was frugal and there were not many dinner dishes, the dishes were still exquisite when the imperial chef made them. The two of them were unintentional to taste them. They both held the ancient saying "A gentleman did not speak" and were using the meal silently, so in the dining hall, except for the collision of some dishes, they remained silent. Until they hurriedly finished the meal and rinsed their mouths with tea, the two continued to talk about the topic just now.

"Your Majesty! The danger of the police in the capital has been resolved. Now we must properly resettle the troops of Mr. Yu." Yang Sichang's opening remark was a blunt advice.

What Emperor Chongzhen admired most was Yang Sichang's attitude. He dared to "straight advice" regardless of personal gains and losses. You should know that what he is talking about now is a sensitive topic, which is an act that can easily damage Yang Sichang's reputation.

When the Qing army was mobilizing near the capital, the court of the court of law must of course leave the elite troops, Yu Zilian's Ruzhou army, outside the capital, but now the Qing army has been cleared and the alarm is lifted. It would be inappropriate to keep the Ruzhou army in the capital. Two solutions: one of course sends the Ruzhou army back to Ruzhou; the other is to incorporate the Ruzhou army into the Beijing camp.

From the heart, both Emperor Chongzhen and the court hoped to incorporate the Ruzhou army into the Jing camp. From the battle of the Qing army's entrance, we can see that although the Jing camp had an army of 200,000, it was indeed vulnerable and difficult for people to rest assured, so it was urgently needed to join.

But in this way, Yu Zilian must be released from the capital. Let a major minister of the imperial court take control of a large army in the capital. This incident is too dangerous. Even as a prevention, it is necessary to prevent such incidents from happening.

But with such preventive measures, no court official was willing to speak first, and even Emperor Chongzhen was unwilling to make even a little hint, because the meaning of killing donkeys was too obvious.

Moreover, in terms of personal feelings, Emperor Chongzhen had a good impression of Yu Zilian, and from the bottom of his heart, Emperor Chongzhen was preparing to use Yu Zilian very much. However, if Yu Zilian was released, the governor of Jiubian would definitely not be appropriate. The same is true. Jiubian is too close to the capital. The governor of the south is also a pit. If Yu Zilian is arranged, who should be replaced? Anyway, it is also an offensive thing.

Since this is the case, Emperor Chongzhen must listen to Yang Sichang's suggestions: "Yang Aiqing! It is really difficult to deal with meritorious ministers. I can't bear it, but the rules of the court cannot be disrespectful. I really don't know how to speak." Facing Yang Sichang, Emperor Chongzhen also said his heart. After all, Emperor Chongzhen was too proud of his face and was unwilling to take the initiative to be this evil person.

"A gentleman is open and honest! Mr. Yu is not a person who is not aware of the truth. The minister had already talked with him in person yesterday, and Mr. Yu was not dissatisfied with the exile. Some things are better to say clearly. Mr. Yu is also an upright gentleman. He also understands the difficulties of the court, so this matter is no hindrance." Yang Sichang said.

"Oh? Then what did Yu Aiqing say?" Emperor Chongzhen was overjoyed when he heard that the problem had been solved. So he was anxious to understand Yu Zilian's request for the public. If it was not excessive, Emperor Chongzhen would definitely satisfy him.

"Shishou Minister Yu agreed to be the Minister of War of Nanjing, and returned to his hometown Changzhou to raise money and soldiers, and then train a strong army for the court." Yang Sichang replied.

Emperor Chongzhen and Yang Sichang didn't know that Yu Zilian was also feeling uncomfortable in the capital these days. As an official from Changzhou, he naturally became a member of the Donglin Party, and he couldn't do it either. When he saw Yu Zilian suddenly became an important official in the court, the Donglin Party officials immediately praised him as the flag bearer of the Donglin Party in the court.

But Yu Zilian had a low status within the Donglin Party and his reputation were not very good, so the big bosses of the Donglin Party took advantage of their status in the Donglin Party and their own reputation to point fingers at Yu Zilian every day, forcing Yu Zilian to charge in the court for the Donglin Party's power struggle.

But Yu Zilian is not a fool, and he is not interested in the fact that an egg hits a stone. Not to mention Emperor Chongzhen's attitude towards the Donglin Party, just look at Xue Guoguan, the chief assistant of the Donglin Party, and Yang Sichang, who is absolutely hostile to the Donglin Party, and his favorite minister! Yu Zilian knew that there was no chance of winning in this battle.

Besides, Yu Zilian has no sense of identity or feelings for the Donglin Party. Everything he has obtained is exchanged for his life on the battlefield, and the Donglin Party has not made any effort. But now he is regarded as a pawn by the Donglin Party and is casually fiddling and sacrificed. Yu Zilian will never tolerate such stupid things.

Since you can't afford to offend, you can afford to hide! So Yu Zilian decided to give up everything and refuse to play in the officialdom again. If the court wants the Ruzhou army, then he will offer the Ruzhou army; if the court wants to leave Beijing, then Yu Zilian will return to his hometown; if the court has no way to arrange for him, then he will take the initiative to ask for a job in Nanjing and solve this problem for the court. Since he has no value in use, no one will hold on to his scalp!

So when Yang Sichang took the initiative to make friends with Yu Zilian, Yu Zilian immediately stepped down to the end with understanding, completely looking selfless and unfamiliar with the official position.

But Yu Zilian miscalculated some of it. He underestimated his status in Emperor Chongzhen's mind. He was in trouble and thought of good generals. Emperor Chongzhen would never give up Yu Zilian who showed outstanding abilities.

Anyone who understands it knows: Yu Zilian was in a semi-resignation state after returning to Changzhou, and the Minister of War in Nanjing was a free position. And there was no rigid indicator to raise money and soldiers in Changzhou. God knew that Yu Zilian would train several soldiers. In addition, Yu Zilian's attitude of not being in love with the situation, which won the favor of Emperor Chongzhen.

"How about the governor of Huguang or Yunyang?" Emperor Chongzhen asked.

"Then where should I place the Xiong Commander?" Yang Sichang opposed.

If Yu Zilian was arranged to these two places facing the peasant army, anyone with discerning eyes would know that he was preparing to replace Xiong Wencan's position as the governor of the five provinces. Otherwise, Yu Zilian would not have been allowed to rank a minister of the Ministry of War to be underestimated to these two positions.

Although Emperor Chongzhen and Yang Sichang are indeed a little dissatisfied with Xiong Wencan now and think that he has not fulfilled his responsibility to wipe out the people and bandits, they do not want to replace Xiong Wencan immediately. Because Emperor Chongzhen and Yang Sichang are deploying a large imperial army to encircle and suppress Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai entrenched in Gucheng and Fang County.

At this critical moment, Emperor Chongzhen and the court would never change their generals at the last minute, let alone a double-headed commander to disrupt the army that suppressed bandits.
Chapter completed!