Emperor Chongzhen's questioning made Han Xuleng stand on the spot. He never expected that the emperor would be so angry, but what he said was correct!

At present, the Jianlu army on the border is sharpening its sword and trying to advance into the pass. Several passes have been breached. If the border troops on Guan Jinning's defense line are not mobilized quickly, once the Jianlu army reaches the capital, the situation will only become more turbulent.

"Your Majesty...I can understand your feelings."

Han Xu bowed his hands and said to Emperor Chongzhen: "However, the current situation in Northern Zhili is not the time to hold people accountable. Your Majesty, please put the country first!

In order to protect the safety of the capital, the old ministers asked for advice and begged Your Majesty to take back the imperial edict, and the Ministry of War urgently summoned the border garrison troops to be stationed in Jizhen, Zunhua, Yingzhou, Sanhe and other places."

"When did I stop putting the country first?"

Emperor Chongzhen walked forward with an indifferent expression, glanced at the ministers in front of him, and said: "This Ming Dynasty belongs to me. Could it be that I bypassed the cabinet and issued an edict just to see the country in turmoil?

Han Qing, you, the chief minister of the cabinet, have disappointed me so much that you don’t even understand what I want to express. Sun Qing, please come out and talk to these good ministers of mine!"

Having said this, Emperor Chongzhen flicked his sleeves, turned around and walked towards the dragon chariot, ignoring the shocked and astonished gazes of the ministers behind him.

"Old minister accepts the order!"

Sun Chengzong's voice sounded at this time, and under the gaze of Han Xu, Li Biao and other ministers, he walked out with a determined expression.

"What is going on? When did Mr. Sun come to Beijing? Why didn't you hear any news before?!"

"Yes, Your Majesty should have met with Grandpa Sun before this, otherwise he wouldn't have..."

There were some small discussions in the originally quiet courtroom, and many courtiers were shocked by Sun Chengzong's sudden visit to Beijing.

"The construction of the border with the Japanese invaders caused shock to the country. The reason is attributed to the fact that Yuan Chonghuan, the governor of Liaodong, passed the Jinning defense line and underestimated the three alliances of Miyong and Ji."

Under the gaze of the ministers, Sun Chengzong frowned and said: "In order to achieve peace in the Liao Dynasty in the fifth year of the lunar calendar, the imperial court allocated food and salary to mostly be used for the defense lines outside the pass, and reduced the three alliances within the pass.

This move resulted in the weakening of military armaments in the pass, a severe shortage of troops, and a lack of military discipline. This was the root cause why the key passes, including Longjing Pass and Da'ankou, were able to be captured by the Jianqi.

In the battle against the Jianlu, who are ravaging Liaodong, we must not be too heavy on one end or too light on the other. This is a taboo for military strategists, but Yuan Chonghuan deceived the court into not knowing this was a serious matter!"

boom!

Han Xu, Li Biao and many other court officials were horrified when they heard these words. In this special period, what did Sun Chengzong mean by these words?

Reducing the defense of Jizhen and other places had caused great controversy in the DPRK before this, but Yuan Chonghuan's achievements in Liaodong were able to cover it up.

Now that Sun Chengzong mentioned this matter again, with such a stern tone, wasn't he giving Yuan Chonghuan a knife?

Emperor Chongzhen leaned on the dragon chariot and looked at the ministers with different expressions in front of him. The corners of his mouth were slightly raised, and a cold light flashed in his eyes. This court could not even hear the truth, and it was such a joke!

Huang Taiji's control of the Jianlu border was indeed a bad thing for the Ming Dynasty, but if he took advantage of this situation and implemented some of his plans, the Ming Dynasty could still be saved!

"Master Sun, be careful what you say!"

Li Biao suppressed the fear in his heart, stepped forward, looked at Sun Chengzong and said: "Han Yuanfu just said that now is not the time to hold people accountable. Even if Yuan Chonghuan is to be held accountable, it will have to wait until Jianlu is defeated."

"Li Qing is right."

Emperor Chongzhen said: "Defeating the Jianlu is our top priority in the Ming Dynasty, but how to defeat them? Do we need to set regulations?"

Li Biao was related to the Donglin Party. His teacher was Zhao Nanxing, a veteran of the Donglin Party. Although he died, his influence in Shilin was still there.

"Your Majesty, for the current plan, according to the opinion of my veteran minister, it is inevitable to urgently mobilize Yuan Chonghuan's troops to help."

Before the ministers could react, Sun Chengzong bowed his hands and said: "But how to deploy and how to fight against the invading Jianqi, Yuan Chonghuan cannot be allowed to monopolize power.

This battle is the national war of our Ming Dynasty!

Although our Ming Dynasty does not recognize the founding of the Han Dynasty, the troubles caused by the founding of the Han Dynasty have become our innermost worries!

As your Majesty has previously decreed, this is a war to quell rebellion and save the country, and it should be decided by your Majesty himself and coordinated by the imperial court, rather than listening to the opinions of one family."

In the end, it’s the Ming Dynasty’s humerus.

It helped me solve a big problem.

Emperor Chongzhen looked at Sun Chengzong with a smile on his face and looked at Sun Chengzong with satisfaction. At this moment, the ministers gathered on the platform understood in their hearts what their emperor wanted to do.

"Your Majesty, if this is the case, the Ministry of War can take the lead in this battle."

Qian Longxi stepped forward, bowed his hands to Emperor Chongzhen and said: "Send reinforcements from Liaodong and other places, station them in various key towns, and force back the Japanese invaders who invaded the capital."

The ministers who are now gathering on the platform to summon the emperor all understand that the emperor has lost trust in Yuan Chonghuan. If he dwells too much on this point, he will only bring trouble to himself.

The top priority right now is to mobilize reinforcements as soon as possible to drive the Jianlu who captured Longjing Pass and other places out of the Ming Dynasty, so that this disaster can end as soon as possible!

"No, this is not my original intention."

Emperor Chongzhen stood up, put his hands behind his hands and said: "The Ministry of War has its responsibilities. Whether it is to mobilize troops or to revitalize military preparations, they all need to manage the deployment of troops.

This time the rebels invaded our Ming Dynasty, the matter was urgent. I want to control this battle and defeat the invading invaders, so I cannot affect the operation of the military department. This is against my original intention.

Although the cabinet should shoulder this important responsibility, in the Wenhua Palace where it is located, there is a risk of military aircraft leaking secrets..."

When Emperor Chongzhen mentioned this, ministers like Han Xu and Li Biao knew that something big was about to happen. This was even the emperor's original intention in issuing the edict.

Looking at the reaction of the ministers, Emperor Chongzhen continued: "...Therefore, I decided to establish a military aircraft department on the Qianqing Gate side, with full authority to handle the important military affairs of building the border areas.

Wang Qia, the Minister of the Ministry of War, Li Banghua, the right minister of the Ministry of War, and Zhou Yanru, the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, are in charge of the military aircraft department to assist me in handling urgent matters.

Returning to Sun Chengzong's old post (bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion), he will be promoted to Crown Prince and Tutor, and he will serve in the military department to assist me in handling military affairs. I have made my decision!

The imperial edict I issued before has been changed to an explicit edict issued by the Military Aircraft Department!"

boom!

Han Xu, Li Biao and other ministers looked at Emperor Chongzhen in disbelief with expressions of shock. They never expected that the emperor would set up a so-called military aircraft department because of the establishment of a military base.

What on earth do you want to do!

"Old minister accepts the order!"

Sun Chengzong took the lead in bowing his hands.

"I...accept the decree."

Wang Qia, Li Banghua, and Zhou Yanru looked suspicious. Under the gaze of the officials, they walked out of the courtroom and bowed to Emperor Chongzhen.
Chapter completed!