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More than an hour later, Emperor Chongzhen returned to the Forbidden City and began to think seriously.

The original plan, the focus of government affairs in the second half of the third year of Chongzhen's reign, was to establish a sea ban, that is, to open up the sea, in order to inject enough vitality into the Ming Dynasty's resurgence.

But now it seems that Jianlu attaches great importance to the reaction from Hetao. Judging from the intelligence fed back by Qian Fugui, he should do his best to destroy the Ming Dynasty and occupy the Loop.

But Emperor Chongzhen understood that in order to stabilize the situation in the Qin and Jin Dynasties, prevent the victims from being displaced, prevent the people of the Ming Dynasty from starving to death, and prevent the history of bandits from repeating themselves, this Hetao must not be lost. And just as Jianlu was worried, the Ming Dynasty's war horses will no longer have to worry about it in the future, which will definitely greatly improve the Ming Dynasty's combat power.

Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen had a choice and made up his mind, and immediately issued an order. The Supervisor of Rites, the Cabinet, the Six Ministers, the Admiral of the East Factory Wang Chengen, and the Commander of the Jinyiwei Liu Xingzuo gathered in the Wenhua Hall. In the chat group, another temporary group was opened, and Liu Wangshi, Wei Mulan, Li Guo, and Lu Ruipeng were added to the group respectively, and asked them to notify Sun Chengzong, Lu Xiangsheng, Hong Chengchou, and Xue Guoguan to put down what they were doing and prepare for a meeting. Of course, Wang Chengen and Liu Xingzuo are also in the temporary group, responsible for communicating with those inside and outside the group.

Seeing this posture, Liu Xingzuo and others, who had already had this experience, knew that the emperor was going to have another important matter to discuss. A posture like this happened once when Jianlu went to Korea. After that meeting, he decided on the strategy of Guan Ning Army feigning an attack and Dongjiang Army raiding Liaodong, and achieved a great victory!

However, Wen Tiren had a bit of a misunderstanding. Seeing this posture, he couldn't help but feel a little puzzled. Logically speaking, even if the sea ban is a big deal, it shouldn't be of such a high standard, right?

After Emperor Chongzhen saw everyone in their seats, he said solemnly: "I received news from Liaodong. After the slave chief Taiji ascended the throne as emperor, he learned that the Ming Dynasty had occupied the Hetao..."

He gave a detailed explanation of the information reported by Qian Fugui, and then announced: "I have made up my mind, and we must not let Jianlu ruin the good situation of Hetao! The next focus of the court will be how to deal with Jianlu, and Jianlu will inevitably be destroyed. He was dragged into Liaodong and kept from moving!"

Upon hearing this, Wen Tiren was a little anxious at first, and quickly said: "Your Majesty, the issue of launching a sea ban is already on the string. If we instead use all our strength to deal with Jianlu, what will happen to the issue of launching a sea ban?"

These days, the cabinet has been busy with the issue of the maritime ban and has put a lot of effort into it. The imperial edict is also ready, waiting to be announced to the world.

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he expressed his thoughts, and then said without any doubt: "The sea ban will still be lifted. After the imperial edict is issued, Governor He Qiaoyuan will make preparations first. All the manpower and material resources of the imperial court must be used to deal with Jianlu. things."

If it had been another emperor, he might not have been so courageous, nor would he have paid so much attention to the Loop. But for Emperor Chongzhen from later generations, he probably knew the historical changes in the future. If the continuous famines were not solved, even if Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong had been recovered, Zhang Zicheng and Li Xianzhong would still escape. With the civil strife, the people of the Ming Dynasty suffered, and all the national power of the Ming Dynasty was consumed!

Or others might think it doesn't matter, it's just more people dying. As long as you are more ruthless and kill them as soon as they rebel, and don't be kind to women, you might be able to solve the problem. But Emperor Chongzhen couldn't do it. As the supreme ruler of the Ming Dynasty, he had to be responsible for the people below him. This may be the influence of later generations' thoughts!

After Emperor Chongzhen finished speaking, he looked at the chief assistant with a tired look on his face, knowing that he had worked hard these days and indeed put in a lot of effort, so he said to Wen Tiren: "Wen Qing doesn't have to worry about the sea ban. It should be possible for Governor He and Governor Sun to handle it. I will send some heaven-level spies there later. If there is any movement, the capital will know it immediately!"

The emperor had already said this, and Wen Tiren no longer hesitated, bowed and responded: "Your Majesty is wise!"

Watching the Chief Assistant and the Emperor's questions and answers, the one who felt distressed was Bi Ziyan, the Minister of Household Affairs. As a steward of the Ming Dynasty, he naturally likes to impose a sea ban. After all, it is a move to bring in money, but dealing with Jianlu is a waste of money. The court can finally breathe a sigh of relief. He, the Minister of Household Affairs, Next time I have to worry again!

Emperor Chongzhen ignored the thoughts of his ministers and said: "I have thought that if I want to pin Jianlu to Liaodong, I must make Jianlu feel that the Ming Dynasty poses a serious threat to him. And this threat must always exist. , until our Ming Dynasty is able to deal with Jianlu. What do you think?"

It is unrealistic to say that the Ming Dynasty can destroy Jianlu now. At least the senior Ming Dynasty officials present have this understanding. But it seems to be difficult for Ming Dynasty to always pose a serious threat to Jianlu.

Wang Chengen suddenly said: "Lu Zhongcheng, the governor of Denglai, said that he can lead the hussar battalion across Liaodong to contain the military strength of the Jianlu."

Liu Xingzuo also followed up and said: "Lao Sun Ge said that Guan Ning's army can be made to attack like last time to attract the main force of the rebels."

After hearing this, Shen Yongmao, Minister of the Ministry of War, frowned and thought for a moment before saying: "Your Majesty, I think that the Dongjiang and Guanning armies alone may be able to hold back some of the Jianlu. But the Jianlu also have other Mongolian tribes. As allies, they don’t need too many troops. If they attack Guihua City, they will still have a serious impact on the Hetao area!"

At this time, there was actually a consensus among the people in the Ming Dynasty that in a field battle, the Ming army would probably not be a match for Jianlu.

After hearing his speech, everyone nodded. As the emperor has just said, Jianlu also formed the Eight Banners of the Han Army, and there will also be the Eight Banners of the Mongolia, and they will also go to plunder the wild Jurchens. The military strength of this Jianlu, at least in terms of quantity, will be greater than the above. It is really impossible to hold back all their forces by just relying on Guan Ning and the Dongjiang Ming Army.

Emperor Chongzhen smiled slightly when he heard this and said: "I still have a new army in hand. I just went to review it and I am convinced that the new army's combat power can fight against the Jianlu. It's just that the number is too small and it can't face the enemy head-on." Twice the Jianlu!"

Upon hearing this, everyone was surprised. They usually don't pay much attention to the new army. After all, there are only more than 5,000 people. The emperor was young, and if he wanted to make troubles, he would make troubles. Without thinking about this trouble, he actually said that he could fight Jianlu?

Emperor Chongzhen ignored their surprise, but asked the problem he wanted to solve: "I want to know if the new army captures a city in Liaodong and nails it in the hinterland of Liaodong, whether it can achieve the desired effect. ?”

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