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Just listen to what he said: "Your Majesty, General Zhenglu became famous in the battle with the grassland tribes. I think that he can be transferred to the general army of Datong to fight against the Chahar tribe!"

The general who conquered the captives, Wu Sangui, the chief military officer of Jinzhou, led his 800 cavalry to build a roadblock for the return of the captives to more than 2,000 Mongolian troops in Jingguan. Then he raided the grassland, retaliated against the two tribes, slaughtered them all, and returned with great power. Not much loss per se.

Emperor Chongzhen recalled Wu Sangui's achievements, nodded with a smile and said: "General Wu has the energy of a newborn calf. He dares to fight and fight. He is indeed a fierce general. My dear friends, what do you think?"

The emperor clearly approves the nomination of the chief minister. As long as others are not at stake, no one will come out to find reasons to object. However, Min Hongxue reminded: "Your Majesty, if Ningjin Frontline transfers a chief military officer, the military strength will be weaker."

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he thought for a moment, shook his head and said: "Let Ning Jin's army take the initiative to attack the Jianlu. A while ago, the two generals sent troops to encircle and suppress the pitifully small Jianlu, but they failed to do their best, and the Jianlu fled. They blamed each other afterwards, and there was no tacit understanding between them. If I want to regain Liaodong, I'm afraid I can't count on them. The existing troops are used to defend the city, but they won't have much impact, so let's settle it. General Zhenglu is appointed as the commander-in-chief of Datong."

These ministers did not expect that the emperor had such a bad impression of Guan Ning's army, but think about it, the previous battles were like that, and the two commander-in-chiefs blamed each other afterwards. Maybe they are not as good as one commander-in-chief With soldiers stationed there, the effect might be even better.

While they were thinking about it, they heard Emperor Chongzhen say: "As for Wu Xiang, as a commander-in-chief of the army, he escaped from the battle, which was a bad case; and he also let go of about five thousand bandits, which had a great impact. We should be severely punished to serve as a warning to others..."

Hearing him say the verdict against Wu Xiang, the courtiers immediately focused their attention. They were all sighing in their hearts: Why didn't Wu Xiang persist, or should he be calmer? It was because the thieves were defeated, not attacking, so As the largest military force in the imperial court, the Datong Army had no shortage of military achievements. However, in the end, it turned into this situation because of the timidity of the general. It really deserves it!

"But since he has raised a good son for the Ming Dynasty, his crime will be reduced by one level, he will seize the title of earl, and be demoted to a guerrilla in Datong. He has done meritorious service for his crime. If he commits the crime again, he will not be spared lightly!"

After hearing Emperor Chongzhen's final sentence on Wu Xiang, many of his ministers came to their senses. The emperor is forcing Wu Sangui to serve as the commander-in-chief of Datong! Otherwise, if his son had not served as the commander-in-chief of Datong, Wu Xiang, a guerrilla, would have suffered a fate that would never be spared as long as he continued to be ineffective in fighting!

Thinking of this, Min Hongxue couldn't help but look at the back of the fellow villager, and then at Emperor Chongzhen above, and understood another layer of his intentions: Is the emperor holding Zu Dashou responsible for his retreat to Shanhaiguan?

Zu Dashou was able to lead the army to escape from the capital city back to Shanhaiguan, which shows that most of Guan Ning's army was controlled by Zu Dashou. Previously, Zu Dashou was transferred to the capital, then Wu Xiang was transferred to Datong, and now Wu Sangui was transferred to Datong. In this way, the original forces in Guan Ning's army were changed. These measures are linked together, step by step, and each step requires the original Guan Ning forces to comply. This method...

While he was thinking in surprise, Emperor Chongzhen was telling Wen Tiren: "The cabinet will draw up the decree according to this. The young heroes on the side of General Zhenglu must be encouraged more and the court's strategy can be properly revealed to order. Be prepared to fight against the Mongolian tribes in Tumochuan!"

"I obey the decree!" Wen Tiren and Emperor Chongzhen already had a lot of tacit understanding and responded immediately.

At this time, the Minister of Civil Affairs, who had been silent, came out and said: "The former governor of Datong, Zhang Zongheng, has been promoted to the governor of Xuanda. The position is now vacant. Since your majesty has decided to use troops to silence the river, I think it is not appropriate for this position to remain vacant any longer!"

In the original history, Zhang Zongheng did not become governor-general of Xuanda until the fourth year of Chongzhen. Now, due to the butterfly effect, things have changed.

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he felt that it made sense, and he immediately thought of a candidate, Sun Chuanting, the former doctor who had made great contributions to the suppression of the bandits. He has the ability to lead troops and courage, so he should be suitable to serve as governor and guard the border.

With this in mind, when he was about to make an announcement, he heard the First Assistant Wen Tiren come out and say: "Your Majesty, I have just received a report from Fujian. Please read it to your Majesty!"

Weren't we still talking about Datong, but Wen Tiren suddenly brought it up in Fujian? What the hell is this?

Emperor Chongzhen didn't know what he meant, but he knew that Wen Tiren would not take it for granted, so he nodded and asked the chamberlain to present the memorial and read it first.

This memorial was naturally written by He Qiaoyuan. Emperor Chongzhen understood Wen Tiren's intention at a glance, and wanted to take the opportunity to transfer the governor of Fujian Xiong Wencan to the governor of Datong.

When he came to this conclusion, he immediately took the opportunity of reading the memorial to think about it.

After a while, Emperor Chongzhen put down the memorial and said with a smile: "During his patrol in Fujian, Xiong Wencan, the governor of Fujian, made a lot of contributions by recruiting bandits and pacifying the maritime affairs. Now, although the bandits in Jin have been eliminated, there are many bandits scattered everywhere. , who has rich experience in dealing with thieves, I have specially appointed him as the governor of Datong. What do you think, dear ministers?"

Xiong Wencan has little to do with these big guys. In the original history, he always stayed in Fujian and worked with Zheng Zhilong. Later, because of his contribution to suppressing bandits and pacifying the maritime affairs, when bandits were raging in the Central Plains and no one was available, he was recommended to Emperor Chongzhen and made him responsible for the governor-general to exterminate bandits. So, despite being unable to refuse again and again, he used his signature recruiting methods to recruit Zhang Xianzhong and others, but he was tricked to death by Zhang Xianzhong!

The big shots in the court had no objection to the emperor's intention, but they were a little strange. The emperor had just said that the key duty of the governor of Datong was actually to pay attention to the grassland in order to prepare for the deployment of troops in the future. But at this time, he was saying that the governor of Datong wanted to put an end to the banditry. Did the emperor have other intentions?

They didn't see He Qiaoyuan's memorial, so they naturally didn't know the reason why Emperor Chongzhen did this. In fact, it was to ensure that the sea ban could be implemented smoothly, so Xiong Wencan had to be transferred.

With the Holy Will decided, the transfer of Xiong Wencan was decided. Therefore, the original historical fact that a Fujianese took over as governor of Datong remained unchanged, but the people changed.

Emperor Chongzhen then announced: "Sun Chuanting, the former Jixun doctor, made a great contribution in the battle of Balipu to suppress the bandits, and I am very pleased. The pillars of such a country cannot be left idle in the government and the public. According to my will, Sun Chuanting was appointed deputy censor of Zuodu. Governor of Fujian!"

Will update tomorrow!