After Hong Chengchou left, Zhao Wu carried a kettle and filled the teapot with hot water for Liu Heng to drink from.

At the same time, he said: "My lord, if you suddenly promoted Hong Chengchou to such a high position, wouldn't you attach too much importance to him? This person has been demoted after all."

"This further shows that the Tiger Character Banner attaches great importance to the demoted officers and generals who came to surrender in the Ming Dynasty." Liu Heng said, "Although our army can capture every place it goes, it is naturally better if the enemy can take the initiative to sacrifice the city.

but."

Zhao Wu, who was holding a teapot in his hand, said: "My lord, you want to buy horse bones for thousands of gold. Hong Chengchou is the bone left by the thousand-mile horse."

"That's right." Liu Heng nodded with a smile, and then said, "Is there another reason for letting him go to Henan as chief envoy?"

Zhao Wu looked puzzled.

Just listen to Liu Heng continue to say: "This man has unique insights in military affairs. He went to Henan to be the chief envoy. He can not only assist Deputy Director Li in people's livelihood, but also in military affairs. Such a talent does not exist in the Ming Dynasty."

He's rare, it would be a waste if I kept him by my side as a consultant."

"What if, as my subordinates say, it is just in case, if I release him, what if he secretly communicates with the Ming Dynasty court? After all, this person used to be a high official of the Ming Dynasty." Zhao Wu expressed his worries.

However, after hearing this, Liu Heng smiled and said: "Hong Chengchou's family is all in Datong. Secondly, there is a set of internal surveillance methods. If he colludes with the court, he cannot hide it. And I believe he is smart.

People don't do stupid things."

"Even if he does not collude with the imperial court, the local officials of the Tiger Flag in Henan may not be convinced by him. In any case, this person surrendered from the imperial court of the Ming Dynasty." Zhao Wu said.

Liu Heng, who heard this, said: "It depends on his ability. If he can't secure his position as chief envoy, then he will have no choice but to come back and continue to serve as my consultant."

He said this, but he believed that with Hong Chengchou's skills, it was impossible for even an official who had only been trained for a few years to deal with the problem.

Li Shuheng came back faster than expected.

That afternoon, he rushed to Datong Town and met Liu Heng.

Liu Heng directly set up a banquet at the main town office to welcome Li Shuheng, and at the same time introduced Hong Chengchou to him.

The next day, Li Shuheng rejected Liu Heng's idea of ​​taking a day's rest in Datong and immediately rushed to Henan with Hong Chengchou.

At this time, the Tiger-Character Banner army in Henan has entered Huaiqing Mansion and begun to attack Huaiqing Mansion. At the same time, another army has opened the way to Kaifeng and cooperates with the Tiger-Character Banner army in Nanyang Mansion to attack you.

The state takes action.

Most of Henan was caught in the flames of war.

Yang He, who was the governor of Henan, led the 5,000 troops gathered by the various guards in Henan and the new army of 3,000 people to rush to Qingfu, hoping to hold back the invading Tiger Banner army in Huaiqing Mansion.

As the governor of Henan, Yan Weiqi led another army of 3,000 soldiers and horses, stationed in Xiangcheng, and turned a blind eye to the Tiger-Character Banner army in Nanyang.

The Tiger Banner army was allowed to attack Ruzhou, and even if it received a request for help from Ruzhou, it was still unable to retreat in Xiangcheng.

News of the fall of the two vassal palaces in Henan was quickly spread back to the capital.

After receiving the news, Zhu Youjian was so angry that he didn't even eat lunch, and immediately asked all the cabinet ministers to be found.

Shi Yulai has left the cabinet. Now the first assistant of the cabinet has become Li Guopu, and the second assistant is Lai Zongdao.

Zhu Youjian, who was worried about the war in Henan, had not had a good rest for several days in a row and had lost several pounds.

With two dark circles under his eyes, he met with several cabinet ministers in the Qianqing Palace.

"The war in Henan makes me worried and even more disappointing. The whereabouts of the two vassal princes are so unknown. Should my dear friends give me an explanation?" With that, Zhu Youjian put a memorial on the table. Threw it on the ground.

The first assistant Li Guopu bent down and picked up the memorial, opened it and read the contents, then handed it to the second assistant Lai Zongdao.

The memorial passed through the hands of several cabinet ministers and finally returned to Wang Chengen's hands.

Wang Chengen put the memorial back on the dragon's eucalyptus.

Zhu Youjian, who was sitting behind the dragon eucalyptus, picked up the tureen on the table, brought it to his mouth and took a sip of the tea inside.

He was so anxious these past few days that he got angry and had several sores in his mouth.

Chief Assistant Li Guopu said: "Not long after Yang He arrived in Henan, I thought that it wouldn't be long before the situation in Henan would turn around."

"Well, I will give Yang He another chance." Zhu Youjian said with a serious expression.

At the same time, he also felt that Yang He had appointed him as the governor of Henan. If he dismissed the other party as the governor of Henan now, he would lose face, so he was prepared to give Yang He some more time.

And write it down in your mind.

If Yang He is still unable to reverse the situation in Henan after some time, he will let the other party know what the emperor's thunderous wrath is.

"Your Majesty, your Majesty," Li Guopu bowed.

At this time, Cifu came to Zongdao and said: "Your Majesty, what happened in Henan can be explained by Yang He's first arrival in Henan, but if something happens to Fu Fan and Tang Fan, someone needs to bear the responsibility, otherwise other people in Henan will be killed next time." No one in the vassal vassal took it seriously, I thought someone must be responsible for the affairs of the two vassal kings."

After hearing this, Li Guopu glanced at Zongdao with an ugly expression.

Naturally, I knew in my heart that the other party still held grudges about the dispute over the governor of Henan.

Zhu Youjian, who was behind Long Gu, thought for a while and said, "Who do you think should be responsible for this matter?"

"Your Majesty." Li Guopu stood up and interrupted Zhu Youjian's words, only to hear him continue, "I believe that the top priority in Henan right now is not to hold anyone accountable, but to make concerted efforts to deal with the rebels in Henan. After the military, it will not be too late to hold anyone accountable."

"What the chief minister said is wrong." Lai Zongdao retorted, "The more the situation in Henan is like this, the more clearly the rewards and punishments must be clearly defined in the affairs of Fu Fan and Tang Fan. Otherwise, everyone will not take it seriously, and who will do their best to deal with it?" Rebels in Henan."

Zhu Youjian, who was sitting behind the dragon eucalyptus, nodded.

After all, Fu Fan and Tang Fan were both clans, especially Fu Fan, who was his uncle. If a major event like the loss of the feudal lordship occurred in Henan, as an emperor, he would never let it go.

This is related to the majesty of the Zhu family royal family and must not be compromised.

"Your Majesty, I still think..."

However, before Li Guopu finished his words, Zhu Youjian said: "Needless to say, my dear, the loss of the vassal state must not be left alone. Since Yang He can't move, let's escort the governor of Henan back to Beijing. I remember that he had As an official in Henan, he could not escape responsibility for the loss of the feudal vassal."

"Governor of Henan Yan Weiqi was the chief envoy of Henan before. He was promoted to governor of Henan only after the former governor Guo Zengguang was captured in the capital." Lai Zongdao did not forget to give Li Guopu eye drops.
Chapter completed!