At this time, it was the late spring, the early spring of the third year of Chongzhen, and snowflakes were falling again at night.
The climate in recent years has been very abnormal, cold and dry, and crop yields have been greatly reduced or even eliminated.
Sun Chengzong's tall body was covered with snowflakes, and for a moment, his beard and hair were all white.
Yuan Chonghuan and Zhou Wenyu immediately knelt down.
"Disciple joins mentor."
"I have met the Taibao Lord."
Sun Chengzong stared at Yuan Chonghuan for a minute with his big, bright eyes, and then asked slowly: "What's going on in Jizhou?"
Yuan Chonghuan moved his lips several times, but in the end he did not utter a word of defense.
Emotionally, he was unwilling to tell lies to his mentor, so he chose to remain silent.
Sun Chengzong knew that there was no point in asking any more questions. He turned his gaze to Zhou Wenyu and asked in a cold voice: "I heard that you are a talented writer, and you handle all the military aircraft praise paintings by yourself."
Zhou Wenyu didn't dare to raise his head, but he could clearly feel Mr. Sun Ge's cold eyes staring at him. He couldn't answer this. The deployment of Jimen's troops was made by Zhou Wenyu. As a result, something happened.
For such a big mistake, he cannot escape his responsibility.
"Is your master so impatient?" said a cold voice.
Zhou Wenyu was suddenly shocked. Very few people knew his secret situation. He was Zhou Yanru's domestic slave. He didn't know how Sun Ge Lao knew such a secret thing.
Yuan Chonghuan turned to look at him in surprise. Zhou Wenyu said quickly: "I am indeed a slave of Mr. Zhou Ge, but that was in the past. Since I joined the army, I have nothing to do with Mr. Zhou anymore."
In the final analysis, what happened at Jimen was that someone had tampered with the deployment of the army. There was no defense where it should be defended, which led to the Qing army sneaking through the natural dangers of Jimen.
"Look at the good things you have done!" Sun Chengzong cursed and threw a stack of envelopes in his face.
When Zhou Wenyu saw it, he was paralyzed with fear. It turned out that these were the deepest secrets between him and Zhou Yanru. His ability to soar all the way was inseparable from the backing behind him.
Several people dressed in black appeared behind Sun Chengzong. The ghost of Zhou Wenyu appeared.
"Taibao, have mercy on me, Taibao, have mercy on me!" Zhou Wenyu was so frightened that he peed, and kept begging for mercy.
"You want to die or you want to live." Sun Chengzong looked scared enough and said slowly and logically.
"Of course I want to live, please ask Mr. Ge to show me a clear path." Zhou Wenyu said quickly.
Sun Chengzong turned his head, looked at Yuan Chonghuan for a while, and said, "Element, do you know your current situation?"
"Teacher, I know that your majesty has become suspicious of me," Yuan Chonghuan said. "But now is not the time to care about these things. When Jiannu retreats, I will personally apologize to your majesty."
"Confused! Idiot!" Sun Chengzong yelled angrily.
"Besides you, who else knows the military in Liaodong? Without you, the situation in Liaodong will continue to deteriorate." Sun Chengzong said.
If the Western Liaoning Corridor collapses, one of Sun Chengzong's most important achievements will become evidence of his crime. He spent three million taels a year and put a heavy burden on the people of the world. As a result, it collapsed like this. This responsibility
No one can afford it.
"Now, the Eunuch Party wants to deal with you, the Jin Party wants to deal with you, and His Majesty is suspicious of you. King Fu has secretly arrived in Baoding to wait and see. You are so full of words that you can't explain clearly. You have to be careful of Qian Longxi and the others trying to take advantage of you.
.Tomorrow is your last chance, leave if you can." Sun Chengzong said helplessly.
"Disciple cannot leave Guan Ningjun behind and escape on his own." Yuan Chonghuan said, holding his neck.
Sun Chengzong did not return. He turned to Zhou Wenyu and said, "Do you know how to deal with the aftermath?"
Zhou Wenyu hurriedly said: "Master Yuan took the lead. Everyone saw the battle today with their own eyes. Master Yuan was shot by Jiannu's big arrow like a hedgehog. He returned to the camp and died of his injuries."
Sun Chengzong nodded and said: "You go out to avoid the limelight first, wait until the limelight is over, and then think of a way to return to the official position. A good man will not suffer the consequences of the moment. The dangers here are extremely dangerous. Now the eunuchs are resurrected and are joining forces. They and
The decisive battle of the Donglin Party will begin when the Jian slaves withdraw."
"The disciple cannot leave. If the Qing army is not repulsed, the disciple will never retreat. The teacher's kindness is appreciated by the disciple."
Donglin is now in serious trouble. The other factions in the court are moving toward unity, just as they united with all those who opposed the eunuch party back then.
Seeing that Sun Chengzong could not be persuaded, he felt really uncomfortable. It was hard to give up good money, let alone such a promising career as an official.
Sun Chengzong was urgently recalled by Chongzhen at the end of last year. When he came back, he found that Yuan Chonghuan was no longer under Wu Xiameng. He had already gotten involved with the eight major business groups and tried to monopolize the trade with Jiannuo. He had mastered the power of Guan Ningjun.
The most capable army of the Ming Dynasty.
Yuan Chonghuan will not give up until he achieves his goal. As long as there is an opportunity, he will always think about going further.
He has built such a foundation with more than ten years of hard work. If he is asked to give up, will he be willing to do so?
He always thought that Chongzhen did not dare to touch him, and there was still work to be done. At this time, how could he be willing to let people flee the world? After all, he had 50,000 to 60,000 soldiers and horses, and there were many financial backers secretly supporting him.
.Now he is considering the advantage over me.
That's all Sun Chengzong can do. If Yuan Chonghuan listens to the advice, fakes his death, flees, and then hides, he can at least avoid liquidation. But now,...
Sun Chengzong saw that he could not convince him, so he sighed and turned around and left.
Anyone who dares to challenge the highest authority is a being with incredible strength.
Seeing Mr. Sun Ge coming out of the Chinese army, He Kegang ran over quickly and asked, "Mr. Ge, where are we going now?"
They fought out of Tongzhou, and it was impossible to fight back. At that time, Jiannu was caught off guard. Now Jiannu has mobilized heavy troops to strengthen the search outside Tongzhou, and it is impossible to cooperate inside and outside. The best chance of winning is to enter.
city.
"When we enter the capital, I want to report the situation to His Majesty," Sun Chengzong said.
They did not wait too long under the city wall. As dawn approached, an extra-large basket fell down. Sun Chengzong and others did not hesitate to sit in directly. As the winch turned, it slowly rose up.
When they arrived at the city wall, there was already a guard in Jinyi waiting for them.
Sun Chengzong's rank is very high, and he is the first-class Taibao. He has reached the highest achievement that a scholar can achieve in his life.
After getting off the city wall horse track, a light four-wheel carriage was already waiting.
A group of knights in royal robes guarded the carriage and headed towards Dong'anmen. Anyone who wanted to go to Beijing to meet the Holy Spirit usually lived near here.
This chapter has been completed!