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At this time, Ma Shilong regretted it very much. When he had to report that Zunhua City was burned down, he did not take care of it because he did not have any credit for regaining the lost land, but instead had a lot of trouble.

Logically speaking, with the current financial resources of the imperial court, it would not care about the old and the weak. As for the subsequent situation in Yongping and Zunhua, although Ma Shilong heard about it later, he thought it was Sun Chengzong's decision.

Now it seems that the imperial court attaches great importance to it, or the emperor attaches great importance to it, otherwise it would be absolutely impossible for the elite Guan Ning Army to escort him and the people of the capital to welcome this scene outside the city.

There was no point regretting it at this time, and Ma Shilong didn't do what he wanted anymore. Although I am afraid that I will be outmatched by Guan Ning's army in terms of public opinion at this time, it doesn't matter. If I want to fight in the future, whether it is to go out to control Liaodong or to suppress bandits in the northwest, I still have to rely on fists.

He thought this to comfort himself. In the past two hours or so, when he saw Guan Ning's army also camped outside the city after handing over the old and weak people who had been escorted, and had not been called into the city, he was relieved. Really comforted.

During this bustling time outside the city, outside the Wuying Palace of the Forbidden City, the eunuchs, Jin Yiwei and Dongchang Fans stood side by side, strictly guarding the gate. Near Wuying Hall, there are three posts per post and five steps per post. Without the emperor's will, no one is allowed to approach.

There are no maids in the Wuying Hall. On the throne, Hu Guang was sitting in danger, with a serious expression. At the bottom, there were five people standing: Cao Huachun, the admiral of the East Factory, Liu Xingzuo, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, Gao Shiyue, the eunuch in charge of the royal horse supervisor, Wen Tiren, the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty, the general of Datong, and the temporary acting commander of the Beijing camp, Mangui. They all looked serious, obviously discussing something very important.

The secrecy in the palace has been greatly improved after Hu Guang's rectification. But today's discussion was too important, so as a precaution, all the irrelevant people were sent out.

I only heard Hu Guang say solemnly: "Ma Shilong was afraid of the enemy and fought cowardly. The Jianlu captives in Zunhua escaped without attacking his army. As a result, the Jianlu captives had no worries, plundered Zunhua, burned down the city, and caused the Zunhua tragedy. I can't help it. Imagine how many old and weak people in Zunhua can survive in this harsh winter! I can never pretend not to see things like this. Therefore, the purpose of summoning you today is to ask you to capture Ma Shilong and reorganize It is directly under the army!"

In fact, Ma Shilong himself is easy to catch, but the key is his servants and troops. It cannot cause turmoil. Even if it collapses, it will be very detrimental to the court and must be avoided as much as possible.

Although Hu Guang said this, Cao Huachun and Liu Xingzuo, who had participated beforehand, knew that the emperor was going to attack Shanxi merchants. Now we just use Zunhua as an example. It seems that the emperor is also very cautious. If the emperor doesn't say anything at this time, they will naturally not tell the truth.

The others couldn't help but ponder after hearing this, and did not answer immediately. After all, this Ma Shilong was different from others. When the Battle of Gyeonggi Province just started, Emperor Chongzhen immediately summoned Ma Shilong back and gave him Shang Fang's sword to command King Qin's army. Speaking of which, the favor is not small, and he has a lot of weapons.

As the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty, Wen Tiren finally spoke first: "Your Majesty, the war has just ended, people are calm, and Ma Shilong's troops are strong. If there is any accident, the consequences will be unpredictable!"

On the surface, he was giving a reminder, but the underlying meaning was that he wanted to persuade the emperor that this matter was not easy to handle, so he should wait until some time later.

Unexpectedly, Hu Guang was resolute and immediately replied seriously: "I know this, so I summoned the ministers to discuss this matter. I have made up my mind. If you have any good ideas, please tell me!"

I won’t say it here, but there is another sentence behind it. If you have no choice but to shut up, these people here will understand. After realizing the holy will, no one thought about admonishing anymore.

Man Gui, who was still straight-tempered, took the lead and clasped his fists and said: "Your Majesty, as long as Ma Shilong leaves the camp, the last general will lead the Beijing camp to surround the camp and tie them all up!"

"It's inappropriate, it's inappropriate!" Upon hearing this, Wen Tiren immediately vetoed, "Ma Shilong alone can't do it! If he leaves the camp, he must have his cronies to help him control the army. Even his cronies must be transferred!"

When Mangui heard this, he thought about what he would do if he were Ma Shilong. After thinking about it, he nodded and admitted that what the chief assistant said was reasonable. Gao Shiyue also nodded and stated that the Royal Horse Supervisor could also mobilize elite soldiers and generals to go outside the city with Man Gui to suppress them.

Except for Cao Huachun who didn't speak, several others spoke one after another to complete the plan. The result of this discussion should be this.

Hu Guang kept listening to what they were saying, but he was not satisfied in his heart. After he recalled the hidden case that he had already considered, he immediately said: "This is not thorough enough and there are still risks. Wen Qing also said that if there is any accident, the consequences are unpredictable."

"..." Upon hearing this, several of the courtiers below closed their mouths and looked at the emperor. How can such a big thing be possible without a little risk! Transferring Ma Shilong and his cronies, and then surrounding them with troops from the Beijing camp and the Yuma Supervisor, is the best way, right?

Only Cao Huachun has been in contact with the emperor for the longest time and has the deepest understanding. He has already predicted that with the emperor's character, he will never pin things on others and must have his own solution. The reason for discussing is just to see what other people's solutions are like and how they complement his own.

Sure enough, he was right. When the emperor saw that they were silent, he spoke himself: "Except for Ma Shilong and his cronies, all the people with official positions in the army, including Xiaoqi, must be transferred, leaving only the most ordinary soldiers, so that everything will be safe." !”

"..." At this time, even Cao Huachun was speechless. Your Majesty, what exactly are you doing? Can you do this? Others are not fools. By transferring officers so completely, isn't it clear that they want to take action against the army?

The outspoken Man Gui immediately shook his head and was the first to express his opinion: "Your Majesty, this is too conspicuous! Even the lowest general will definitely doubt what this is for?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, this approach has never been done since ancient times, probably because it is not practical!" Wen Tiren also bowed and advised.

At the same time, he was thinking that the emperor was still young after all. This was too ideal. In fact, it was absolutely impossible!

Gao Shiyue also wanted to show off, but when he was about to speak, he found Liu Xingzuo and Cao Huachun looking at the emperor with a strange expression. He couldn't help but be startled and took a closer look at the emperor.

He immediately noticed that the emperor's expression seemed slightly proud, as if he was confident. Suddenly, he was shocked. Could it be that the emperor had already considered it, and could his own idea work?

Thinking of this, Gao Shiyue stopped talking. It’s okay for the emperor to express himself, but he must show his capable side!

Sure enough, I saw a smile on the emperor's face and said: "I have an idea, please wait until you hear it before it's too late!"

The high order is +50. One more chapter has been added, so there are three chapters in total (the other two chapters are due monthly tickets), and there will be five updates this weekend.