"So what about Yingtian and Fengyang?" Emperor Chongzhen continued.

Yang Sichang did not answer directly. He analyzed: "Yingtian, Fengyang is the important place, so the people-friendly officials in this place should not be moved without any action. I know what the emperor thinks, and I also know that Yu Shilang is talented. But now it is difficult to arrange Yu Shilang's position, so I dare to guess: The emperor is worried about this matter!"

"That's right!" Emperor Chongzhen nodded, "You are telling me what I am worried about."

"I am the Minister of State, who has built a strong army from scratch, and it is impossible to say that he cannot lead his troops to fight. He cannot say that he is not brave. He thinks about the difficulties of the emperor and retreats on his own. He cannot say that he is unfaithful; he knows the party members and avoids his distance. However, he has lived in the place for a long time and does not know how to plan the temple and suddenly rise up and is at a loss. The emperor should play his strengths and avoid his weaknesses!"

This suddenly aroused the interest of Emperor Chongzhen. He immediately straightened forward and asked anxiously: "Speak up by Yang Aiqing!"

"What is the shortcoming? The foundation is too shallow, and his merits are not obvious. I have been in the officialdom for more than ten years and was a local magistrate for six years. Except for his Shangguan in Henan, he had no friendship in the officialdom. In just three or four years, he was suddenly promoted from a magistrate to a minister. To be honest, many of the ministers in the court only know their names but not their people, so how can they be respectful and obedient? The upload and post will definitely be discounted, and their work will not go smoothly. This is a big mistake."

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen nodded repeatedly and signaled Yang Sichang to continue.

"It is rumored that the achievements of Yu Shishougong were nothing more than this time when he was serving the king and killed more than 500 Tartars. Most of the other achievements were unknown to outsiders, and it was difficult to convince the public. However, the emperor and the ministers knew very well how difficult it was for Yu Shishougong. Without pay and without soldiers, a strong army of more than 10,000 people were trained. He fought repeatedly and remained undefeated. The ministers in the court were not far away, but no one was above his right hand. Yu Shishougong was really an outstanding capable minister in the court."

"Therefore, Director Yu Shilang trains troops and fights in the local area. If he is placed in Yingtian and Fengyang, it is difficult to express his strengths without being able to be seen, but it is not beautiful. It is like a tiger entering a cage, which is a pity."

Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen immediately asked, "Did Yang Aiqing want me to use Yu Aiqing? How can he use his position in an idle place?"

"That's right! I am optimistic about Yu Shilang and want the emperor to use it." Yang Sichang said with a smile. "According to what I see, Nanjing's Ministry of War is now the place where he is good. Because Yu Shilang's unit has left the capital, it is difficult to perform when he leaves the capital with bare hands and fists, so he needs a strong army. Nanjing has Huang and Liu generals, and civil officials are also required to lead the army. If there is any problem in the future, there is no need for Nanjing to guard Eunuch Lu to help him. As the saying goes, everyone will do their best."

"Also, the director of the Xiangyang Xiong Governor General is just recruiting and pacifying. Military affairs are not his best. If there is any mistake in the war, Yu Shilang will make up for it in Nanjing, so the situation will not be difficult to deal with."

Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen felt quite comfortable and felt enlightened. He smiled and asked, "What Yang Aiqing said: Is it useful to Yu Aiqing, but I am not in a hurry to use it?"

"The emperor is wise!" Yang Sichang immediately saluted.

"Yes...a..." Emperor Chongzhen frowned again, and hesitated and spit out a few words, and subconsciously looked at the curtain behind him.

Wang Chengen, behind Emperor Chongzhen, was quite familiar with Emperor Chongzhen's habits. Behind the curtain was the Hanlin who recorded the "Daily Notes", so the current Emperor Chongzhen must have something difficult to say.

So Wang Chengen's eyes rolled and immediately asked Emperor Chongzhen about the embarrassing words: "I'm afraid that Minister Yu would not know the Emperor's painstaking efforts. He felt resentful!"

"Rareless! How can you talk about my humerus behind your back?" Emperor Chongzhen immediately shouted loudly.

Wang Chengen shrank his head, and he had fulfilled his mission anyway. He was scolded by Emperor Chongzhen a few words, as long as Emperor Chongzhen knew it. Yang Sichang also understood Emperor Chongzhen's small tricks very well. He seemed to have not heard the scolding and replied slowly: "Tomorrow, the empress will visit Mr. Yu in person, so that Mr. Yu will understand the emperor's good intentions."

When Emperor Chongzhen heard Yang Sichang personally agree to be this evil man, Emperor Chongzhen breathed a sigh of relief. The matter could be solved and his reputation could be guaranteed, which made Emperor Chongzhen quite satisfied. And today's matter finally solved one thing.

Emperor Chongzhen and Yang Sichang had a good idea, and their opinions seemed to be unified. But in fact, the two were very different in the arrangements for Yu Zilian. Emperor Chongzhen wanted to use Yu Zilian as the substitute for Xiong Wencan, the governor of the five provinces, while Yang Sichang wanted to use Yu Zilian as Xiong Wencan's pot maker. Although on the surface, there was no difference between the two, in fact, Yu Zilian's future status will be a world of difference. After all, Yang Sichang did not want Yu Zilian to take over as the governor of the five provinces.

As for whether Yu Zilian can successfully control the general Huang Degong and Liu Liangzuo's two Ming corpses after he went to Nanjing? Will the eunuch Lu Jiude of the Nanjing garrison and the Minister of War be willing to distribute the rights in their hands to Yu Zilian? That is even more troublesome.

After taking a sip of tea, Emperor Chongzhen continued to ask, "Yang Aiqing! Are you ready for Huguang?"

Yang Sichang immediately bowed and reported: "The Ministry of War has issued a document: Gansu General Chai Shihua's army and Ningyuan General Zu Dabi's army have gone south from the capital to Huguang. Shaanxi Governor Zheng Chongjian led Shaanxi troops out of Tongguan to Xiangyang and Yunyang. Sichuan Governor Fu Zonglong led Sichuan troops into Yunyang. In addition, Governor Xiong's army of Huguang has encircled Gucheng and Fangxian. This time, the Nanyang General Li Lu's army and Runing General Wu Shigong's army were evenly attacked, striving to determine the affairs of the people and thieves in one battle."

As the main forces of the Ming army in the mainland were transferred to the north to serve the king, in addition to the small peasant army in various parts of the Central Plains, they were still active everywhere, the main forces of the peasant army, Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai, who were already entrenched, were also ready to move.

Local officials in charge of Gucheng and Fang County continued to report the situation of the two armies with ulterior motives, saying, "Zhang Xianzhong entered Gucheng and refused to listen to the orders many times. He would wait for the people to ripe for the summer and autumn food. If he didn't meet his wish, he would start another war." "Luo Rucai said that he had military farming and did not let the troops farm. He would farm with his sword. If he was dissatisfied, he would raise a new task and take risks."

Therefore, Yang Sichang, who has always been the backbone of the pro-war faction and adhered to the strategy of "staying home first when fighting foreign countries", proposed: take the opportunity to mobilize the army to take the initiative and completely eliminate the main forces of the peasant army stationed in Gucheng and Fang County.

Emperor Chongzhen was originally determined to recruit and had no opinion on carrying out such a large-scale military operation, but he also felt that he would not be at ease if he was not eliminated, so he finally agreed to Yang Sichang's plan.

In fact, the court's plan this time makes sense. Because the King of Rebellion Li Zicheng has been in the deep mountains and forests for a long time and has not appeared in the outside world for a long time, the court thought that Li Zicheng might have died and no longer posed a threat. Now, as long as Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai are completely eliminated, the three giant owls of the peasant army will be completely wiped out, and the traitors in the pass will be wiped out in one fell swoop.

If the war goes well, the court will save a lot of food and pay, and will also draw a large number of main forces of the Ming army fighting against the peasant army to Liaodong. Later, under the leadership of Hong Chengchou, the governor of Ji Liao, will concentrate all the elite forces of the Ming Dynasty and pacify the Qing Dynasty in Liaodong in one go.

"Runing Wu Changjing?" Emperor Chongzhen was a little surprised when he heard Wu Shigong's name, "Wasn't Wu Changjing asked him to go outside the pass to fight the Tartars?"

When Wu Shigong killed Shandong general Qiu Lei, the court was in an uproar, which was simply a naked challenge to the authority of the court. However, in public discussions on what crime should Wu Shigong be punished? The court was always unsure of the decision.

Logically speaking, killing officials of the court without permission would be a death sentence. In the Ming Dynasty, even the common people's gossip only had the power of the emperor, let alone the officials, so the power of life and death would never allow a military officer to get involved.

However, Wu Shigong had just made a huge military achievements, causing tens of thousands of casualties to the foreign enemy troops. This was only a few times in the history of the Ming Dynasty for three hundred years, so Wu Shigong's merits and demerits could be completely offset. So what reward should the court give to Wu Shigong?

At this time, Hong Chengchou, who had just taken over as the governor of Ji Liao, solved this problem for the court. Because Hong Chengchou knew the combat effectiveness of Wu Shigong's Runing Army very well, he wanted to transfer the Runing Army to Shaanxi to encircle and suppress the peasant army, but he did not realize this idea for various reasons. This time, Hong Chengchou wanted to mobilize the elite troops of the Ming army to fight in Liaodong, and of course he would not let the Runing Army, which had just established meritorious achievements in the battle with the Qing army.

So the court agreed to Hong Chengchou's request with the flow, and Emperor Chongzhen also approved the Ministry of War's transfer order. However, Emperor Chongzhen was quite surprised when he heard that the Runing Army was about to participate in the encirclement and suppression of the peasant army.

"Although General Wu and General Li made great contributions in Hejian, their troops suffered a lot of casualties. They were returning to Runing and Nanyang to consolidate their troops. Now the court is also concentrating the government troops around the civil robbers to suppress bandits. With these two powerful brigades joining, they will also add three points to the confidence. Once this battle is over, General Wu will be transferred to Liaodong. Although General Wu's virtue is poor, his army is still very strong. When these two battles are over, the court will reward him later on. And General Wu's Runing camp is fine." Yang Sichang replied.

Yang Sichang's meaning was very clear. The reason why the court wanted to transfer Wu Shigong's Runing Army to Liaodong was that it hoped that the Runing Army could continue to consume its strength with the Qing army. Now that there is a chance to consume its strength between the Runing Army and the peasant army, the effect of consuming twice is much better than consuming once.

"Good!" Emperor Chongzhen was indeed very satisfied with Yang Sichang's arrangement.

Seeing that Emperor Chongzhen showed tiredness on his face and was about to end the conversation, Yang Sichang hurriedly reported about Sun Chuanting: "Emperor! Governor Sun submitted a report to beg for bones, saying that he was deaf and could not be appointed as the governor of Baoding. I am afraid that the Liaodong Tatars would enter the pass again within his defense line! Emperor! How should I reply to this memorial?
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