Domineering Daming

King Ping said with a smile to Zhu Xu while doing it.

After all, Zhu Xu is just a rookie, he is confused and understands the truth, but he is still a mess when he is playing.

Zhu Xu quickly found a way to divert the embarrassment. He glanced at Wang Cheng'en, who had been respectful and didn't ask too many questions, and said, "My lord, what do you think of this deal?"

Wang Chengen bowed, heard the words and raised his head to look at Zhu Xu and King Ping, respectfully said: "Thank you for the completion, His Highness Xin Wang should be satisfied."

Zhu Xu also had a satisfied expression on his face, and continued to fight with King Ping on the chessboard.

"Your Highness, Your Highness."

Suddenly, Cao Wenzhao hurried over from outside.

Zhu Xu was startled, holding the chess piece in his hand, turned his head and said, "What's going on, you're so flustered?"

Cao Wenzhao glanced at a few people, and said without hesitation: "Your Highness, the bandit chieftain Nurhachi led an army of 13 to attack Ningyuan. I heard that this time the attack is fierce, and he looks like he wants to break through the Shanhaiguan Pass!"

"What did you say!"

Before Zhu Xu could respond, King Ping sat up straight and stared at Cao Wenzhao with a look of surprise.

Cao Huachun and Wang Chengen were also uneasy. Shanhaiguan was the last barrier of the capital. Without Shanhaiguan, Hou Jin's cavalry would be able to attack the capital in a few hours!

Zhu Xu looked calm, as expected.

Nurhachi was hit by Yuan Chonghuan's artillery in this battle, and he died of a poisonous curse not long after.

King Ping saw that Zhu Xu's expression remained unchanged, and he was still staring at the chessboard in a daze. He raised his hands and said, "Xu'er, aren't you worried? This bandit chieftain is coming fiercely, I'm afraid Liaodong will not be able to defend it."

"There's nothing to worry about." Zhu Xu held the chess piece in his hand, half-sighed and half-sarcastically said: "Nurhachi is most afraid of Mr. Sun Ge, and now Mr. Sun Ge has been transferred back to the capital. If you want to guard the Shanhaiguan Pass, this million-dollar fertile land in Liaodong is like giving away for nothing, and if I were Nurhachi, I would not hesitate."

Hearing Zhu Xu's words, King Ping was stunned and said, "You mean, you've expected it a long time ago?"

Historically, Nurhachi indeed sent troops in the first month, and was defeated within a few days, which is the so-called "Ningyuan Great Victory". This battle was of great importance to the Ming Dynasty, and at least it remained strategically active.If Nurhachi attacked Shanhaiguan while alive, I am afraid that the Ming Dynasty would have a short lifespan for a few years.

Naturally, Zhu Xu had no way to explain this, so he said flatly: "It's hard to say, all the adults in the court want to stick to the Shanhaiguan Pass, and Jiannu naturally knows that it's not surprising that soldiers are coming to the city this time, it's just a matter of time."

King Ping was thoughtful, and immediately said with a smile: "Xu'er, you are right. The adults and the emperor have to worry about these things. Let's play chess, chess, ha ha."

Seeing that Zhu Xu didn't care much, Cao Wenzhao was puzzled. This was not His Royal Highness's style in the past, so he hesitated and said, "Your Highness, should we do something?"

"No need." Zhu Xu waved his hand.

This battle must be won, not to mention, because he confiscated six dirty silver before, so that Liaodong had sufficient military pay, and without Wei Zhongxian's destruction, the situation is far better than the original history, and there is no reason to lose.

Seeing Zhu Xu's calm expression, Cao Wenzhao quietly let go of his worries.

Zhu Xu was not worried, but the well-informed people in the capital were already fidgeting like ants on a hot pot.

Zhu Youxiao in the imperial study walked up and down on crutches, with a solemn face and anxious eyes.

Not long after, a servant rushed to report: "Your Majesty, Mr. Gu Ge, Mr. Sun Ge, Mr. Yang and others are all waiting for orders outside the palace."

"Quick pass!" Zhu Youxiao turned around sharply and said in a deep voice.

"Follow the order." The servant hurried out again.

Not long after, Gu Bingqian, the chief assistant of the cabinet, Sun Chengzong, the second assistant, Wang Yongguang, Minister of the Ministry of War, and Zhang Weixian, the British Duke, walked quickly into the imperial study in turn.

Zhu Youxiao didn't wait for them to enter the ceremony, so he opened his mouth and said, "The bandit chiefs are pushing Shanhaiguan, what countermeasures do you have?"

Gu Bingqian was the chief assistant. He stepped forward and raised his hand bravely, saying: "Back to the emperor, the old minister believes that we should withdraw all soldiers outside the pass to Shanhaiguan and defend Shanhaiguan with all our strength. Now that the troops are scattered, they are easy to be defeated one by one. Once Shanhaiguan passes If it is not guaranteed, the capital will be in danger!"

"No!"

Sun Chengzong resolutely stepped forward and said loudly: "Your Majesty, if you lose Ningyuan and Jinzhou, Shanhaiguan will have no buffer. Shanhaiguan must be in danger. This will really endanger the capital, shake the morale of the army, and hurt the country!"

Gu Bingqian relied on himself as the leader and assistant, and was not afraid of the relationship between Sun Chengzong and Zhu Youxiao. He turned around and shouted loudly: "Nonsense, is it possible that Ningyuan can be guarded like this, and Shanhaiguan can't be guarded?"

Sun Chengzong knew that Gu Bingqian was just a villain who played power, and he had no military knowledge at all. When he faced Zhu Youxiao, he became more and more decisive: "Your Majesty, for the present plan, order Yuan Chonghuan to control all the soldiers and horses outside the pass, and guard Ningyuan with all his strength. If Ningyuan makes mistakes, Shanhaiguan It's not far, and the capital is not far!"

"Presumptuous!" Gu Bingqian was furious immediately, and shouted: "Master Sun, do you think that my Ming Dynasty is about to perish! Scary talk..."

"enough!"

With a gloomy face, Zhu Youxiao stopped the two of them, turned his eyes to Wang Yongguang, and said with a livid face, "What's the opinion of the Ministry of War?"

Wang Yongguang was originally a neutral and pure stream, and he wanted to resign to avoid party disputes, but he couldn't dodge, and was pushed up to become Minister of the Ministry of War. Hearing this, he pondered for a while and said, "Your Majesty, I think that there must be no mistakes in Shanhaiguan."

Wang Yongguang's words sounded reasonable, but in fact he didn't say anything, and he didn't have any position on the two people in front of him. It was completely nonsense.

Zhu Youxiao's chest was heaving, his anger was uncontrollable, but he was a second-rank official, so he couldn't reprimand him at will, so he turned to Zhang Weixian with gloomy eyes, and said, "Mr. Ying, how is the defense of the capital?"

The Duke of England is hereditary. He is in charge of the Imperial Guard of the Central Army, controlling all the battalions and guards, and is responsible for the defense of the capital. Zhang Weixian also looks heroic. He took a step forward and said loudly: "My Majesty, I have ordered all the battalions to stand by at any time. Martial law and a curfew are in place to prevent slaves from raiding the capital."

After hearing Zhang Weixian's words, Zhu Youxiao felt better, and looked at Gu Bingqian, Sun Chengzong, and Wang Yongguang again. His face was sallow, and he frowned and said, "Hurry up at eight hundred miles, and pass the order to Gaodi. Shanhaiguan will not tolerate it." There is a loss!"

Sun Chengzong's face darkened when he heard Zhu Youxiao's words. Zhu Youxiao's words actually made Gao Di try his best to defend Shanhaiguan.He can also understand, after all, Shanhaiguan is the last barrier of the capital, if this barrier is gone, Da Ming will really have trouble sleeping and eating.

However, there is only one Shanhaiguan left, and Daming will never have the power to attack Houjin from now on.

Chapter 182

Zhu Youxiao "finished" this important matter, drove away several people, and sat in the huge imperial study with a look of futility.

After a long time, he let out a long sigh, and said sadly: "There are hundreds of civil and military people in the Manchu Dynasty, but none of them has the idea of ​​serving the country. If there are loyal and virtuous people here, how can I be like this?"

Liu Shimin, who was not far from him, was trembling with fear, lowered his head even lower, and faintly had a bad premonition.

Zhu Youxiao sat still for a while, the world was so big, he just felt empty, at a loss, with nowhere to go, and felt bored.

He stood up empty-handed, walked out the door leaning on crutches.

Liu Shimin hurriedly followed, and said softly: "Your Majesty, where are you going now, servants and servants will tell you where to go."

"Go to Xian..." As soon as he spoke, Zhu Youxiao remembered that Zhang Yanyao had been sent out of the palace, and stood there, frowning in thought, with a troubled expression on his face.

Zhu Youxiao was silent for a while, then turned around suddenly, and said, "Come here with your ears."

Liu Shimin's heart skipped a beat, and he walked over and turned his ear.

Zhu Youxiao whispered a few words in his ear, which made Liu Shimin's heart tremble again and again, but he didn't dare to refute, so he agreed in a low voice, and left quietly.

Nurhachi personally led an army to approach Ningyuan, and there was a lot of turmoil in the capital.

Some people wrote letters to resolutely resist, some wanted to stick to Shanhaiguan, some wanted to negotiate peace, and some wanted to move the capital. The great war in Liaodong staged a variety of worldly states in the capital, completely revealing the character of all officials.

If you want to say that the most reassuring person is probably Zhu Xu. Empress Zhang has no time to pay attention to him these days, so he quietly left the palace to meet with the "partners".