Starting from the ascension of Emperor Apocalypse.

The issue of Liaodong has always been related to the foundation of the Ming Dynasty.

The Jiannu people kept eroding Liaodong, and the capital of the Ming Dynasty was just a pass away from Liaodong.

Therefore, protecting Liaodong has always been the most troublesome problem for Emperor Tianqi.

This... is actually not just a military defeat. After all, the Ming Dynasty had so many strong cities and guards, so it could still be maintained.

But in order to solve the Liaodong issue, the court had to continuously increase Liao pay. At this time when disasters were already happening, tax increases were very dangerous.

Therefore... if the Liaodong issue is not solved, the Ming Dynasty will be difficult to maintain.

The unusual movements of the Jiannu people made Emperor Tianqi extremely alert. Since the court had determined that the purpose of the Jiannu people was the Korean country, this unusual offensive was obviously beyond the expectations of the monarchs and ministers of the dynasty.

Looking at the eunuch, Emperor Tianqi said, "Take the memorial."

The eunuch did not dare to neglect and immediately presented the memorial.

Emperor Tianqi looked down at the memorial carefully for a long time...

He breathed a long sigh of relief and then looked up.

Seeing that Emperor Tianqi was like this, all the ministers showed attention.

Sun Chengzong couldn't help but say, "Your Majesty, what happened?"

Emperor Tianqi then said: "Liudong Governor Yuan Chonghuan sent another memorial. He said that after the Jiannu attacked the Yizhou Guard, he immediately sent Man Gui and led 15,000 elite troops to attack. Finally... God blessed the generals to take back the Yizhou Guard. The Jiannu retreated. However, this battle brought great gains, beheading more than 700 people and captured 32 people. Not only that, he also killed a partial general of the Jiannu."

When everyone heard this, they immediately showed a look of relief.

Emperor Tianqi said again: "Yuan Chonghuan is still useful at all, but at the end of his memorial, he was full of confidence and mentioned it again. If this continues, it will take three years to pacify Liao."

Speaking of this, Emperor Tianqi looked speechless. Why didn’t Yuan Chonghuan change his bragging habits?

but……

This obviously means differently to the ministers.

Cui Chengxiu, Minister of War, immediately said overjoyed: "Your Majesty, Mr. Yuan is really a rare talent. Over the years, he has worked hard in Liaodong and has made new contributions. He should reward him more. What's more, killing Jiannu's generals. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a great victory..."

Choi Chengxiu has a good impression of Yuan Chonghuan.

He is Wei Zhongxian's godson and controls the Ministry of War. However, many of the arrogant soldiers and powerful generals in Liaodong do not look down on him, the Minister of War.

For example, Mao Wenlong was always unruly and did not take Jiu Qiansu seriously at all, let alone him.

Yuan Chonghuan was obviously different. Yuan Chonghuan was walking around privately. Although he was not the minion of Jiu Qiansui, he happily built a temple for Jiu Qiansui and went to worship him personally. He also had some letters and exchanges with him as the Minister of War, which seemed very intimate.

For Cui Chengxiu, what he could not accept was that Sun Chengzong went to Liaodong to govern the affairs of Liaodong!

With Sun Chengzong's qualifications, once he went to Liaodong, the Ministry of War would basically not say anything about Liaodong. You, Cui Chengxiu, are just a minister of the Ministry of War, and you dare to take care of me, the imperial rank and the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet. What are you, please get rid of me.

So when Yuan Chonghuan won a great victory this time, Cui Chengxiu was of course overjoyed. He was eager to praise Yuan Chonghuan, and it would be better for Yuan Chonghuan to become the Liaodong governor and take control of Liaodong. Then there would be nothing Sun Chengzong would do!

Cui Chengxiu is the Minister of War. When he spoke, the others naturally couldn't help but praise him.

"Yuan Chonghuan has indeed made a lot of contributions over the years. Although there were some mistakes in the Liaojin defense line last time, the flaws did not hide the merits. Your Majesty, Yuan Gong is a great talent, and he has made great contributions. The court should immediately issue an order to commend him."

Even the Minister of Rites Liu Hongxun said with a blush on his face: "Mr. Yuan is familiar with military tactics. In the third year of pacifying Liao, he was a little silly, but it was because of him that he was here to protect the peace of the Ming Dynasty."

As the Minister of Rites, Liu Hongxun was not a eunuch party. To some extent, it also represents the views of all scholars on Yuan Chonghuan.

In the minds of scholars, Yuan Chonghuan is still his own person after all, and is always better than those Qiu Bas in Liaodong. Without Yuan Chonghuan in Liaodong, would he really expect those Qiu Bas?

What's more, a few days ago, Zhang Jingyi made great contributions to defeating a Niulu Jiannu. Emperor Tianqi favored him especially, which made many people feel quite uncomfortable.

Scholars have always been vigilant about people from factory guards. In their opinion, Zhang Jingyi's future is just the second Wei Zhongxian.

Liu Hongxun is speaking for Yuan Chonghuan now, in a sense, also using Yuan Chonghuan to suppress Zhang Jingyi’s contribution.

At this time, Emperor Tianqi's eyes fell on Zhang Jingyi.

"Zhang Qing, what do you think of this matter?"

Zhang Jing thought about it and said, "The Jiannu retreated too quickly, and in the report, since he killed more than 600 people, he only reported and killed one side general, but did not say... he killed Niu Lu, so... I think... this Jiannu army is definitely not the main force of the Jiannu people."

Emperor Tianqi nodded. This was obvious. He was the Han military officer who defected to the Jiannu people. In other words, this was obviously a Han army of Jiannu, so how could it be the main force?

So he said, "In this way, do you think this is just a harassing military horse?"

"Hassment is not like." Zhang Jingyi smiled bitterly, "Because the opponent seemed to be too hasty in the offensive, it was more like temporarily gathering to attack Yizhou Guards and retaliating. It is precisely because of this that they attacked rashly, and Yuan Gong organized a counterattack to immediately repel them. I thought... something might have happened to Jiannu, so that some problems occurred within Jiannu."

Emperor Tianqi couldn't help but be confused after hearing Zhang Jingyi's analysis.

But these words taste different in the eyes of others.

Many people looked at Zhang Jingyi with a meaningful expression.

Their eyes were basically like: Look, after all, they are young and can't tolerate people. They are too narrow-minded. They have made military achievements by themselves, and they have slandered other people's military achievements in various ways, making it look like... the governor of Liaodong only repels a group of old, weak, sick and disabled. Only Zhang Jing can attack the elite, and the others are fighting the remnants?

Emperor Tianqi said seriously: "I think... this is very likely, but... what's wrong with Jiannu?"

Emperor Aoki was mixed with joy and sorrow.

However, Liu Hongxun, the Minister of Rites, immediately exclaimed: "Your Majesty, I think that Zhang Qianhu's words are biased. Yuan Gong's contribution is obvious to all. How many times have I been able to kill the opponent's generals in the Ming Dynasty for so many years? The court should reward such great contributions, so... I think... Your Majesty should immediately issue an order to reward the soldiers. Don't let the hearts of the soldiers. As for what kind of partial army and main force... how can you make this conclusion at this time? This is the matter of the factory guard and has nothing to do with the Liaodong Governor's Office."

"Yes, Your Majesty, why don't you reward such a great contribution?"

Everyone said something, I said something: "This is a biased general..."

Emperor Tianqi frowned and thought for a while, and finally had to say, "The Ministry of War will discuss its merits. Then draft a charter and submit it to me."

In fact, he still felt that something was strange, but now the ministers are overjoyed and they don’t have to say much.

He sighed and said, "I don't know how many people died at the hands of Jiannu, and how many people beg for surrender to Jiannu. Now... I have killed a partial general... Although it is rare, just such a battle will make the court happy, which will make me sigh and feel ashamed."

His behavior is probably like a dancer at the grave. No, it is like someone who goes to play sorrow and joy when they get married and have weddings.

The ministers were quite complaining, so they all had their faces tense.

Emperor Tianqi seemed very unscrupulous and waved his hand and said, "You please step back."

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At this time, a ship had arrived in Dengzhou.

Deng Jian and his group were exhausted when they landed in Dengzhou.

But at this time, they did not dare to relax at all and were still rushing on the road.

After getting ashore, I immediately looked for the station, took out my seal, and then rode all the way to the canal.

Here in the canal, board the ship directly and head towards the capital.

The wounds along the way have gradually healed.

The Jiannu man had a bad mouth. Whenever he had the chance, he would curse, so he had to find a rag and plug his mouth.

And when Li Yongfang realized that he had arrived in the pass, his face was already terrible.

As the number one traitor in the world, of course, he knows better than anyone else what he will face once he enters the capital.

So along the way, he didn't say a word, like a living dead person.

Occasionally... Deng Jian asked him something, but he just sneered.

Of course, Deng Jian was not interested in prying open his mouth at this time on the way.

Along the way... Deng Jian was very cautious, afraid of causing any trouble. Zhang Jingyi once instructed that once he took Li Yongfang, he would not send someone to report and escort him directly to Beijing.

This is naturally to prevent intelligence leakage.

What do you know if there are people in this pass who have contact with Li Yongfang. Once these people know that Li Yongfang is being taken, they are afraid that they will be like ants in a hot pan. They are afraid that even if they fight for their lives, they will silence Li Yongfang.

And these people who contact Li Yongfang are very likely to be in a high position in the court.

This is not to say that these people have become traitors, but... In the world, there have always been some people in high positions who are inevitably bet on both sides.

After walking for seven or eight days, Deng Jian and his party finally arrived in Tongzhou, and at this time... the capital was already far away.

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Chapter five is delivered.
Chapter completed!