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Facing Zhu Youjian's questioning, Yuan Chonghuan also choked for a moment.

He didn't know what to say.

Yuan Chonghuan did not expect that Zhu Youjian, who originally trusted him so much, would suddenly have this attitude.

Yuan Chonghuan knew very well that without Zhu Youjian's trust and support, everything he did would be in vain.

Including the efforts he has made in the Liaodong region during this period, all the advantages he has gained will be wiped out.

But he didn't know how to answer Zhu Youjian's question.

It's not that he can't answer, but that Yuan Chonghuan doesn't know how to answer.

Regarding the unauthorized killing of Mao Wenlong, Yuan Chonghuan could not explain it at all.

Mao Wenlong was too powerful and had so many soldiers under his command that he simply refused to listen to him.

And he was the general who Zhu Youjian strongly supported to go to Liaodong to take charge.

Facing the local snake Mao Wenlong, Yuan Chonghuan must do something to strengthen his own prestige.

Unfortunately, Mao Wenlong became the chicken who killed the chicken to scare the monkeys.

Although the army led by Mao Wenlong was powerful in combat, it was in disarray and did not obey the orders of the Ming court at all.

There was even a time when military orders and personnel came to ask for food and salary from the court in order to line their own pockets.

Including in the Liaodong region, Mao Wenlong was unable to do anything when faced with the wars of Hou Jin Dynasty several times.

Therefore, Yuan Chonghuan felt that Mao Wenlong's existence also indirectly led to the Ming Dynasty's loss of power in Liaodong.

Furthermore, Mao Wenlong was unruly, including his subordinates.

Although Zhu You was appointed by the procuratorate to take charge of Liaodong and preside over the overall situation of Liaodong, Mao Wenlong did not give him any face.

And Yuan Chonghuan also knew very well the importance of the army controlled by Mao Wenlong.

It was simply impossible for him to let such a disobedient person control such an important army.

This is a ticking time bomb.

If Yuan Chonghuan really wants to fully complete the recovery of Liaodong within five years, then Mao Wenlong must cooperate unconditionally.

But obviously, Mao Wenlong was uncooperative.

Therefore, in order to establish one's own prestige so that he can lead troops better later.

Yuan Chonghuan killed Mao Wenlong directly.

As for Huang Taiji's plan to negotiate peace, Yuan Chonghuan was even more unclear.

His calculation was that he could either negotiate a peace or continue the fight and pretend to negotiate a peace.

How does Yuan Chonghuan explain to Zhu Youjian?

Could it be that he planned to pretend to negotiate a peace, and then let Huang Taiji relax his vigilance, and then find an opportunity to fight back?

Even if Zhu Youjian can accept it, can those old ghosts in the cabinet accept it?
Even if the old guys in the cabinet accept it, is this matter still considered a secret?

With so many people in the court, if the news reached Huang Taiji's ears, wouldn't this plan be ruined?

If he told Zhu Youjian that he really wanted to negotiate a peace, the peace negotiation would be beneficial to the Ming court and could drag Huang Taiji to death, but wouldn't Yuan Chonghuan be overstepping his authority?

Before the Ming Dynasty court made any statement, Yuan Chonghuan began to contact Huang Taiji to negotiate peace.

Isn't this traitorous?
Therefore, whether it is a real peace negotiation or a false peace negotiation, this has not been discussed with the court. Now no matter how he explains, no one will believe him.

Faced with Zhu Youjian's questioning, Yuan Chonghuan himself didn't know how to explain.

So Yuan Chonghuan could only respond with silence.

He hoped that Zhu Youjian would finally believe in him and Yuan Chonghuan's character and loyalty.

No matter what Yuan Chonghuan did, it was all for the Ming Dynasty court and the Ming Dynasty.

On Zhu Youjian's side, he was furious when he saw that Yuan Chonghuan had not explained clearly.

Zhu Youjian immediately determined in his heart that Yuan Chonghuan had different intentions.

But Zhu Youjian still didn't ask someone to kill Yuan Chonghuan on the spot. Instead, he jailed Yuan Chonghuan for killing Mao Wenlong without permission.

Faced with this result, although Yuan Chonghuan had some expectations in his heart, he could not accept it.

He obviously wanted to serve the Ming Dynasty, but in the end he got this result.

Yuan Chonghuan complained all the way and kept saying that he was loyal to the Ming Dynasty, but Zhu Youjian ignored Yuan Chonghuan's complaints.

The news that Yuan Chonghuan was imprisoned soon spread to Guan Ningjun outside the city.

The Guan Ning Army is the direct army of Yuan Chonghuan and the main regiment stationed in Liaodong.

When they learned that their leader, Yuan Chonghuan, had been captured and imprisoned by the imperial court, Guan Ningjun immediately became panicked.

At this time, due to the arrest and imprisonment of general Yuan Chonghuan, Guan Ningjun's status also plummeted.

Many people in the Ming army suspected that Guan Ningjun was a traitor and a spy.

Other legions of the Ming Dynasty also began to suppress Guan Ning's army, even to the point of bullying.

At one time, the chief general of his army was good at killing Guan Ning's army.

This series of operations immediately made Guan Ningjun unbearable.

Immediately, Zu Dashou led [-] Guanning troops and ran eastward. It was unclear whether he was going to surrender to the enemy or to occupy the mountain and become the king.

Anyway, Yuan Chonghuan's imprisonment caused the following series of events.

The first thing to bear the brunt was the internal strife among the Liaodong defenders. The morale of the troops was unstable and everyone was in danger.

Zhu Youjian was also shocked when he learned about this.

Then he summoned the ministers to discuss how to deal with it.

Immediately, the officials in the court proposed that Yuan Chonghuan was the key to the whole matter.

Guan Ningjun was in danger just because of Yuan Chonghuan's arrest.

As long as Yuan Chonghuan comes forward, those Guan Ningjun who were taken away by Zu Dashou can come back on their own.

There was no other way, so Zhu Youjian had to order someone to communicate with Yuan Chonghuan.

The person who took over this job was Liu Qiao, who was the commander of the Jinyi Guards at the time.

Liu Qiao soon came to the imperial prison with Zhu Youjian's order and asked Yuan Chonghuan to write a letter to persuade Zu Dashou to come back.

After Yuan Chonghuan learned the news, he was shocked at first.

He didn't expect Zu Dashou to be so brave and ran away with his soldiers.

You must know that the Ming Dynasty is now employing people. The situation in Liaodong is already a bit serious, and these brave and capable Guan Ning troops are not just to make up the number of people. They are definitely the main force among the main forces.

Zu Dashou now left directly with [-] Guan Ning troops, and the Ming court must be anxious.

But Zu Dashou's move was a bit too reckless, and he led his troops to escape.

This is nothing short of rebellion.

Thanks to the fact that the Ming Dynasty was in a state of turmoil at this time, it was the most difficult time for integrity.

If it had been any other time, Zu Dashou would have been beaten so hard by other armies of the Ming Dynasty that he wouldn't even recognize him.

Although he was a little shocked by Zu Dashou's behavior, Yuan Chonghuan did not want to write a letter asking Zu Dashou to bring troops back.

Because the matter of Zu Dashou leading troops to escape privately had nothing to do with him.

You know, he is in prison at this time.

Zu Dashou outside led his troops to escape privately, so what did he do to Yuan Chonghuan, who was already in prison?That was entirely Zu Dashou's personal intention and Guan Ningjun's own, and he, Yuan Chonghuan, did not interfere in the middle.

Now that Zu Dashou has run away with his people, isn't it nonsense to ask him to write a letter asking Zu Dashou to come back?

It was as if Zu Dashou took Guan Ningjun to escape because of Yuan Chonghuan's intention.

Therefore, Yuan Chonghuan was very resistant to asking him to write a letter to persuade him to return to his ancestors for longevity.

Because this matter has nothing to do with him, he doesn't want to continue to get involved.

Regardless of whether the letter he wrote was useful or not, even if it was, he didn't want to wade into this muddy water.

He is now locked up, and there is a charge of murdering a court official without permission on his head.

Now he is blaming Zu Dashou for escaping with his troops. Isn't this stupid?

Anyway, Yuan Chonghuan would not do this.

Therefore, when Liu Qiao asked him to write a letter to persuade Zu Dashou to come back, he refused without even thinking about it.

Because Yuan Chonghuan knew very well that Zhu Youjian was already suspicious of him.

It would be better for him to do nothing at this time and stay in jail honestly.

If he writes a letter to ask Zu Dashou to come back now, I'm afraid Zhu Youjian will be even more suspicious of him.

When Zu Dashou comes back with his troops, he will really be unable to clear his name no matter what.

When the time comes, I'm afraid it will end badly.

When the Jinyiwei commander Liu Qiao saw Yuan Chonghuan's refusal, he bluntly stated that this was Zhu Youjian's intention.

It was Zhu Youjian who asked Yuan Chonghuan to write a letter to persuade his ancestor to live a happy birthday.

If Yuan Chonghuan complied and successfully persuaded Zu Dashou to come back, there might be a way out.

Even the official reinstatement is not impossible.

After hearing this, Yuan Chonghuan began to think about it in his heart again.

He, Yuan Chonghuan, was not afraid of death, but he wanted to die on the charge of treason and killing an official without permission. This was something he could not accept.

If you can avoid being executed, that would be great.

Then he would still have a chance to prove himself, still have a chance to serve the Ming Dynasty, and still have a chance to re-conquer the Liaodong region.

Fulfill what I originally told Zhu Youjian and restore Liaoning in five years!

Then you can clear your name again and prove your innocence.

It can also make Zhu Youjian see clearly his loyalty to the Ming Dynasty.

What's more important is that he, Yuan Chonghuan, wants to prove himself.

Thinking of this, Yuan Chonghuan agreed to Liu Qiao and decided to write a letter to persuade Zu Dashou to come back.

Later, Yuan Chonghuan's letter was delivered to Zu Dashou, and with various persuasion, Zu Dashou finally returned to the Ming court with Guan Ningjun.

After this incident, Zhu Youjian's attitude towards Yuan Chonghuan changed a bit on the surface, and he moved him from the imperial prison of Jinyiwei to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment.

But in Zhu Youjian's heart, he was even more suspicious of Yuan Chonghuan.

Zu Dashou was Yuan Chonghuan's subordinate. After learning that Yuan Chonghuan was arrested and imprisoned, he led his troops away. Isn't this a rebellion?
Everyone's persuasion was of no use, except Yuan Chonghuan's acceptance.

Is it possible that the words spoken by the majestic emperor of the Ming Empire are not as effective as those of Yuan Chonghuan?

The key is that this also involves military power.

Zhu Youjian once again felt that things were out of his control, and the troops guarding the border did not listen to him.

What made Zhu Youjian most suspicious was that the day Yuan Chonghuan was imprisoned was also the day when the Hou Jin Army moved its camp from Nanhaizi.

The timing is just such a coincidence.

After Yuan Chonghuan was imprisoned, Huang Taiji led his troops elsewhere with a tacit understanding and stopped harassing Beijing.

The city of Beijing has rarely had a peaceful day.

However, although Huang Taiji did not attack Beijing, he did not leave completely. Instead, he continued to wreak havoc on the cities, states and counties near Beijing.

Under the leadership of Huang Taiji, many prefectures and counties near Beijing fell into the hands of Huang Taiji.

The Ming army was no match for Huang Taiji, and could only watch helplessly as Huang Taiji wreaked havoc on the people of Ming Dynasty under their noses.

Until Zu Dashou returned with fifteen thousand Guan Ning troops.

Guan Ningjun's combat effectiveness is still extremely strong, and he is not weak at all when facing Huang Taiji.

The lost city was quickly recovered and Huang Taiji was driven outside the Great Wall.

At this point, Zhu Youjian was a little happy.

Zu Dashou repelled Huang Taiji, which was completely giving Yuan Chonghuan extra points.

Seeing that the immediate crisis had been resolved, Zhu Youjian also began to re-examine Yuan Chonghuan.

At this time, Zhu Youjian had somewhat restrained his murderous intention towards Yuan Chonghuan.

The roughest plan is to demote Yuan Chonghuan to a commoner.

However, the then cabinet minister Wen Tiren and the Minister of War Liang Tingdong seemed to have killed Yuan Chonghuan because of their selfishness.

As Minister of War, Liang Tingdong had many disagreements with Yuan Chonghuan when he was defending the city in Liaodong, and because he was jealous of Yuan Chonghuan's military exploits in Liaodong, he had no intention of letting Yuan Chonghuan go.

Wen Tiren is the representative of the bureaucratic group.

Because Yuan Chonghuan was good at killing Mao Wenlong and touched their interests.

When Mao Wenlong was in Pidao, whether it was smuggling or false reporting of military pay, he was connected with the bureaucracy in the DPRK and China.

Whether it was the military pay allocated by the imperial court or the profits from Mao Wenlong's smuggling, they had to be shared equally with the old guys in the imperial court.

In other words, Mao Wenlong was the money bag of some old guys in the Ming Dynasty.

But Yuan Chonghuan killed Mao Wenlong without batting an eye, cutting off their financial path.

Therefore, these old guys also want to kill Yuan Chonghuan, and then recommend an obedient person to continue making money.

Although Yuan Chonghuan was still in prison at this time, Zhu Youjian did not intend to kill Yuan Chonghuan at this time.

The time when he most wanted to kill Yuan Chonghuan had passed.

But I didn't expect that at this time, those old guys in the cabinet would jump out and want to kill Yuan Chonghuan.

Represented by Cabinet Minister Wen Tiren and Minister of War Liang Tingdong, people soon began to impeach Yuan Chonghuan.

It was said that Yuan Chonghuan had liaison with foreign enemies, had no royal laws, and was good at killing generals in front of the battle.

In short, they listed all the crimes that could be listed against Yuan Chonghuan.

For a time, countless courtiers throughout the Ming Dynasty seconded the proposal to impeach Yuan Chonghuan.

They wrote to Zhu Youjian demanding that Yuan Chonghuan be killed, and they had even found out all the evidence that Yuan Chonghuan collaborated with the enemy.

Zhu Youjian was already suspicious of Yuan Chonghuan and planned to abandon him.

Since so many people are now jumping out to impeach Yuan Chonghuan, Zhu Youjian has no reason to stop it.

Because the charges of impeaching Yuan Chonghuan were colluding with foreign enemies and intending to commit rebellion, and someone also attached evidence.

So this matter made a big fuss.

Zhu Youjian arranged for the three judicial divisions to conduct a joint trial of Yuan Chonghuan.

(End of this chapter)