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The people in the lobby were all shocked when they heard this, and several civil servants turned pale with fright.

"Come on, close the city gate tightly!" Sun Chengzong did not panic and ordered immediately. Then he flicked his sleeves, strode out, and said at the same time: "Follow me to the top of the city to watch the battle!"

Generally speaking, large armies rarely march overnight, and if something goes wrong, there will be monsters. Sun Chengzong felt a little unsure, but his many years of military career kept him calm.

Other generals and civil servants were unconsciously affected when they saw Mr. Ge being so calm, and they followed him out one after another.

When they first arrived at the city, an imperial edict was shouted from outside the city. Surprised, it was better to be cautious, so Sun Chengzong had people hoisted up in a hanging basket.

Not long after, I saw a eunuch cursing and coming to the arrow tower. He was led by the city guard general to see Sun Chengzong: "Look at how scared you are. It is King Qin's army that is coming from outside. What are you afraid of!"

As soon as the figure flashed, the eunuch appeared in the arrow tower. When Sun Chengzong saw it, he was a little surprised and said: "Eunuch Liu, is it you?"

"It's impossible for our family to be fake, right?" Eunuch Liu asked sarcastically, and then said, "Mr. Sun Ge, take the order!"

Sun Chengzong recognized him and knew that it was impossible to fake him, so he immediately took the lead in accepting the order.

"...You must implement this. If you disobey, you will be severely punished. I appreciate this!" After Eunuch Liu finished reading the edict in a mellow tone, he closed the imperial edict, looked at Sun Chengzong and said, "Mr. Sun Ge, accept the edict!"

However, Sun Chengzong and others were stunned and did not respond to his words at all.

When Eunuch Liu saw this, he curled his lips slightly with a hint of sarcasm, and felt a little proud in his heart: Look, I already knew they would be shocked.

He waited for a moment, but before he saw any reaction from them, he raised his voice again, a bit shrill and shrill: "Mr. Sun Ge, take the order...!"

It was only then that Sun Chengzong was called back to his senses. I saw that he didn't follow the rules at all. He stood up directly, walked forward quickly, grabbed the imperial edict, and immediately tested the authenticity of the edict.

The civil servants and military officers behind him stood up and surrounded Sun Chengzong without any regard for the rules of the officialdom. They wanted to see the authenticity of the imperial edict for the first time!

It was verified that it was correct, but Sun Chengzong still couldn't believe it. He handed the imperial edict to the governor of Baoding beside him, then stared at Eunuch Liu and asked loudly: "What's going on? Who gave His Majesty such an idea? This... This is simply not taking His Majesty’s safety seriously. If the capital fails, this person will surely become a sinner for the ages!”

"Old Sun Ge, be careful!" Eunuch Liu actually understood why Sun Chengzong was so shocked, because he was also shocked when he first learned about it.

However, at this time, he showed a trace of calmness and said: "This is the policy decided by your Majesty. Otherwise, we cannot attract the Jianlu to fill the walls of the capital with their lives. Otherwise, we cannot expel the Jianlu as soon as possible and return the capital to the capital." May the people of the Ming Dynasty be at peace! The details are detailed, and here is an edict to the elder!"

After finishing speaking, he took out a thicker booklet from his arms and immediately handed it over with both hands.

Sun Chengzong was shocked again when he heard it just now. He thought about it, but he didn't expect that this matter turned out to be Emperor Chongzhen's own strategy. This is really too risky. What do those people in the court do for a living, and they don’t know how to admonish them?

After hearing the detailed edict, he stopped talking and angrily opened the document and read it carefully.

This time, the civil servants and generals on the side did not dare to come around to watch. After they verified the authenticity of the imperial edict, they were shocked and looked at Mr. Sun Ge.

They found that Sun Chengzong's expression slowly changed from angry at first to surprise, then shock, and finally... In the end, he seemed to be nodding slightly, actually in agreement?

This time, they were even more curious. I don’t know what the details in that booklet were, but it actually made Mr. Sun Ge change his attitude.

After reading it twice, Sun Chengzong finally closed the fold and said with emotion: "I never thought that during the troubled times of the Ming Dynasty, the emperor would become so courageous. I am convinced."

At this point, I saw him laughing again and saying: "Jianlu is in trouble, I, the Ming Dynasty, can be saved!"

He was almost a veteran of the Four Dynasties, and at the same time he was very familiar with Jianlu. He understood that the biggest enemy of Ming Dynasty was not actually Jianlu at all, but his colleagues within Ming Dynasty.

Now the emperor used the temptation that Jianlu could not refuse to attract them to attack the city, and then made up his mind to let the wealthy families in the capital contribute money and efforts to jointly defend the country. If we really achieve this, how can it be possible to capture the capital just by relying on Jianlu!

Coupled with the strategy of fortifying the wall and clearing the wilderness, as well as the disposal of grain, rewards and punishments afterwards, etc., haha, Jianlu will definitely not be able to get a good deal! However, the most important thing in this series of measures is that the emperor has great courage and can make up his mind to suppress all opposition forces in the court. Only by using himself as bait can he implement them one by one. If another minister had come up with this plan, the emperor would have failed if he wavered even a little bit.

"Mr. Ge, what exactly does Your Majesty want us to do?" The governor of Baoding could no longer restrain his curiosity and asked. The others were similar, and started asking questions one after another.

Eunuch Liu watched from the side, remembering their expressions and words, and made up his mind to describe it to the emperor when he returned to the capital. The emperor would definitely be happy!

When Sun Chengzong was about to answer, he heard the noise coming from outside the city getting louder and louder. It was obvious that the army had arrived outside the city.

He glanced at Eunuch Liu and suddenly strode out, saying at the same time: "Let's go and have a look before we talk!"

Sun Chengzong naturally knew Hei Yunlong and other generals who were leading the troops outside the city. When he compared it with the imperial edict, he was no longer worried as before, and seemed to be full of fighting spirit.

About an hour later, all the general soldiers who arrived in Tongzhou gathered in the lobby of the Tongzhou Yamen. They heard Sun Chengzong shouting an order: "All the cavalry belonging to the general soldiers of each road should be dispersed as far away as possible. When encountering Jianlu When exploring the horses, try your best to strangle them, and be sure to shield the Tongzhou side as much as possible. Then the infantry and the people of Tongzhou all rush to transport the grain. Each person can get half of the grain transported. If the captives are approaching and the grain is not finished, they will be set on fire. If there is any If the grain from the Cao Cao falls into the hands of Jianlu, you will engage in military law!"

Amid the shocked uproar, Sun Chengzong continued with a loud voice: "All the troops of King Qin are stationed in Tongzhou to threaten the capital's rebels and prevent them from attacking the capital with all their strength. The contingency strategy will be decided by Baoding Governor Jie Jingchuan."

If possible, he actually wanted to take command himself. But the emperor's attitude towards Zu Dashou was very firm. He was afraid that if Zu Dashou couldn't turn around for a while, he would make a big mistake. He must go to this matter in person and explain the serious relationship in order to save Zu Dashou!

Amid the shocked expressions of the people below, Sun Chengzong announced the details of the strategy to strengthen the walls and clear the wilderness, and sent people to the surrounding cities to convey this order.

That night, Tongzhou had no sleep. Regardless of the officials or the people, they were all shocked by the emperor's courage. Some secretly cursed him as a madman, but most of them were impressed. Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, who else could achieve such courage except Taizu Taizong?

But the Ming Emperor, who was at the center of public opinion in Tongzhou, was having troubles.