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After some deliberation, many leaders agreed to fight a bloody battle. So, they started planning for this. There are also advantages to throwing away the old and weak, at least it makes movement a lot more convenient.

Following them, the army led by Yansui Governor Hong Chengchou's pursuit became slower and slower. On this day, when he was waiting to lead the army to set off, he suddenly received an urgent report from Yulin.

After learning the details, he immediately asked Lu Ruipeng, the captain of Dongchang, to ask for the emperor's orders. Therefore, Lu Ruipeng immediately privately chatted with Emperor Chongzhen in the chat group and said: "Your Majesty, Ye Busuo, who was sent to the grassland by Governor Yansui, has reported back that King Bu Shitu of Shunyi was defeated by Lin Dan Khan of the Chahar tribe who came from afar and occupied Gui. Huacheng. Although King Shunyi counterattacked several times, he always lost troops and generals. Now in Tumochuan, the Chahar tribe is the most powerful."

Before Emperor Chongzhen could respond, he reported another piece of information: "According to the night, there is no return, and the grassland is also suffering from drought. Hong Zhongcheng judged that once the Chahar tribe is no longer restrained by the Tumochuan tribe, it is likely to Go south to clear grass valleys. Hong Zhongcheng asked for instructions: Should he lead the army to continue chasing the bandits, or should he lead his troops back and garrison Yulin to guard against the Mongols going south to clear grass valleys?"

This time, Emperor Chongzhen saw it. He immediately frowned and couldn't give a reply for a while, so he added the achievement value to Lu Ruipeng, and then ordered the cabinet and six ministers to hold a meeting to discuss the matter.

After Emperor Chongzhen explained the matter, the Wenhua Hall was quiet for a while. Then, no one expected that it was Bi Ziyan, the Minister of Household Affairs, who spoke first: "Your Majesty, it is still unknown whether the Chahar tribe went south, but it is a fact that the bandits are poisoning the Jin Dynasty. Wherever the bandits have passed, Just like locusts crossing the border, nothing will be left behind. Therefore, I believe that in order to comply with the wishes of the people of Jin, the top priority should be to exterminate the bandits!"

This makes sense. Emperor Chongzhen nodded, then glanced at the others and asked: "My dear friends, what else can you do?"

This time, it was Min Hongxue, the assistant minister, who spoke: "I think it is my intention to ask Governor Xuanda whether there are Shanxi officers and soldiers to complete the suppression of bandits alone. Or, perhaps, Governor Yansui should leave a force to continue chasing the bandits. , and the rest will return to Yulin."

After saying this, he was afraid of misunderstanding, so he added: "These two matters must be decided by Governor Xuanda and Governor Yansui based on actual conditions. This is just a suggestion from my side."

This is the kind of addition that people with actual experience in leading troops can make. Emperor Chongzhen nodded, this was also a countermeasure. He then scanned the others, hoping someone might have a different approach.

Sure enough, Wen Tiren, the first assistant, came out and said: "Your Majesty, I think that maybe our Ming Dynasty can contact the Tumochuan tribe to help them repel the Chahar tribe and seize Huihua City, but the condition is that the people of Ming Dynasty are allowed to go to Tumochuan." To open up wasteland for farming? In this way, the situation of the victims will be relieved to some extent."

He remembered that Emperor Chongzhen had proposed before that he wanted to take the Hetao Plain as his own. Now that the Mongols over there are having a civil war, this is Ming's opportunity.

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, his eyes lit up. If we unite with King Shunyi's people, it shouldn't be difficult to drive away the Chahar tribe. But the key is what to do next? There are many things that need to be discussed in the future. The short-term purpose could be to share the Hetao Plain with the Mongols to alleviate the damage caused by the drought in the north during the Little Ice Age; in the long term, it would be better to keep the Hetao Plain in the hands of the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen first nodded to confirm the proposal of his chief minister, and then explained his long-term and short-term goals, allowing the ministers in the Wenhua Palace to discuss it again.

After more than half an hour, the conclusion was reached. Emperor Chongzhen immediately privately chatted with Lu Ruipeng in the chat group and asked him to tell Hong Chengchou.

First, hand over all the old and weak to the local government for first aid, and then Hong Chengchou's troops will rush after the bandits and try to surround them in the shortest possible time. No matter whether they are exterminated or appeased, the large-scale influx into Jin must be solved first. thief.

Second, Hong Chengchou sent people to contact King Shunyi of the Tumochuan tribe and Lin Dan Khan of the Chahar tribe to see their movements and warn them when the Mongols might go south. As for King Shunyi, if there is interest in cooperation, a higher level dialogue can be held.

Later, Emperor Chongzhen also privately chatted with Zhang Fengyi and asked the Baigan Army to hand over the captured thieves, old and weak, to the local government for first aid. In addition, let him send someone to inform Xue Guoguan, the assistant minister who is in charge of Xuanfu, and ask him to try his best to coordinate with the Shanxi gentry and participate in the relief of the elderly and weak victims, so as to appropriately relieve the pressure on the court and prevent the thieves from resurrecting after death. Soil. As for Governor Xuanda, he was naturally urged to surround and annihilate the bandits as soon as possible.

When night falls, people basically stop their activities and prepare to eat something and go to sleep.

In a mountain valley in Jin, some tents were set up in a haphazard manner. Outside the camp, many people were sitting or lying in various places, warming themselves around the campfire and preparing to rest.

There was a half-year-old child who was already lying down. But suddenly he sat up again and moved his body as if to go out.

"Dingguo, what are you going to do?" A boy who looked a little older than him saw him and asked him curiously.

This person was naturally Zhang Dingguo. He glanced at Zhang Kewang who was speaking, curled his lips and said, "Is it okay to pee?"

After he finished speaking, he opened the tent door, and the cold wind hit his face, making him shiver.

"Close it quickly!"

"Hurry up if you want to get out!"

"I'm freezing to death!"

"..."

The camp was crowded with children. They felt the cold wind entering and shouted, urging Zhang Dingguo to leave the camp.

After he left the camp, he had no intention of peeing. He just turned around and scanned the entire camp. Then he turned to look at a tent with lights on not far from him.

Zhang Dingguo seemed to hesitate for a while, but finally walked towards the tent.

There was an adult man standing at the door of the camp. When he saw him walking over, he smiled and asked, "Dingguo, are you still awake? Are you here to see the king?"

Zhang Dingguo nodded and said, "Yes, I'll find my adoptive father!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the voice of the Eighth King Zhang Xianzhong coming from the camp: "Is this Dingguo? Come in!"

When the adult man heard this, he moved a little to the side and opened the door of the tent.

Zhang Dingguo entered the camp and found his adoptive father munching on a chicken leg, and he couldn't help but react immediately.

"Come here, have something to eat." Zhang Xianzhong was obviously very fond of the smartest of his adopted sons. He immediately greeted him, handed him a piece of chicken, and then asked, "What can I do for you?"

Zhang Dingguo resisted the thought of eating the chicken in one bite, looked at Zhang Xianzhong, and asked in a low voice, as if he lacked confidence: "Father, have you ever thought about accepting the imperial court recruitment?"

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