A layer of cold sweat broke out on Chen Xinjia's forehead, and Zhang Ruolin directly recommended it to him. But now Emperor Chongzhen and himself had discussed it without discussing it, so he directly convicted him of death, which was obviously a warning to himself. He was still useful at the moment, so Emperor Chongzhen did not do anything to him? But in the future! With Emperor Chongzhen's character, he might have to settle the score for himself one day. But at this moment, he didn't dare to say anything, but just sang respectfully and loudly: "Your Majesty is wise."

Emperor Chongzhen turned to Qiu Min and said, "Aiqing Qiu, I have a rough understanding of the matter. The defeat in this war has nothing to do with you. You should go to Ningyuan as the former governor of Denglai! At this time, the army had just retreated to Ningyuan and everything was not yet decided. In the future, the assistance to Songshan also requires complicated matters such as food and grass transportation. You should preside over these things!"

Qiu Min raised his eyes and cried, leaned over and knelt on the ground, shouting loudly: "Thank you for your unjust sin. I will do my best to do this for you. If you cannot, please kill Qiu's head again."

Emperor Chongzhen nodded and ordered him to get up. He discussed with everyone for a long time, mainly focusing on who to choose to preside over the reinforcements of Songshan. The elite soldiers on the nine sides suffered heavy losses in this battle, and there were only a handful of troops that could be directly called in the northern land. After discussion and discussion, I only thought of two. One was the government soldiers under the jurisdiction of Shuntian Prefecture, and the other was the guard soldiers from Jizhou, Yongping, and Tianjin. These two places were also close to Liaodong, so they could be directly recruited to Shanhaiguan.

But these soldiers have low combat effectiveness and cannot be used. It is obvious that they are numerous, no less than 100,000. If Chen Bingshan Haiguan, he could defend himself, but if these soldiers wanted to rely on these soldiers to rescue the 30,000 soldiers surrounded by Songshan through field battles, he would not even have a chance. Moreover, if you listen to the main general recommended by everyone in the hall, Zhou Xian felt even more hopeless. Yang Shengwu, the Governor of Shuntian, and Fan Zhiwan, the Minister of War. A civil servant, a senior official who had never gone out to lead a soldier, what kind of brainlessness would expect them to turn the world?

Gao Qiqian looked at Zhou Xian with disdain, and his eyes quickly rotated. Then he smiled slightly, stood up and bowed to Emperor Chongzhen and said, "Your Majesty, I look at Master Zhou's disregard for his face, and seem to disagree with the candidates recommended by you. Why don't your Majesty ask him? Maybe he has other ideas!"

Emperor Chongzhen's face changed slightly. He looked at Gao Qiqian strangely, then turned to Zhou Xian and said, "Zhou Xian, what Gao Qiqian said is true? Do you have another candidate to recommend?"

Zhou Xian glanced at Gao Qiqian, thinking that this old turtle was really insulting. A simple sentence pushed him completely to the opposite of the officials. Even if there was a suitable candidate in his heart, it would be difficult to say it again at this time. If the person he introduced was stronger than the two officials, then wouldn't it be a slap in the face of the officials in the hall? Zhou Xian stood up slowly, looked at Gao Qiqian and smiled faintly, then turned around and bowed to Emperor Chongzhen.

Gao Qiqian saw Zhou Xian smiled lightly, and suddenly had a particularly bad premonition. He gave Zhou Xian a fierce look in a direction that Emperor Chongzhen could not see, and chose to keep silent for the time being.

"Your Majesty, I think it is the chief general who assists Songshan. On the one hand, you must have enough prestige to coordinate the generals of Ningyuan towns; on the other hand, you must also know that the troops must have enough experience in leading troops. Only by meeting these two conditions can you take the weight and completely rescue the army trapped in Songshan. Governor Yang and Shilang Fan are enough prestige, but the experience in leading troops is indeed a little lacking in this regard."

Emperor Chongzhen nodded gently and said to Zhou Xian: "It makes sense. Then what is the right person in your heart?"

"Your Majesty, in fact, in the eyes of Weichen, there is such a person in the hall who is enough to bear this important task. He has a high prestige and has sufficient experience in leading troops. If he takes action, he may not only be able to easily rescue the besieged Songshan army, but may also be able to win in one battle and completely defeat the captives."

"You said, are in the hall?" Emperor Chongzhen looked around in confusion.

Zhou Xian nodded and said, "That's right, the person I'm talking about is the eunuch Gao Qiqian, the military supervisor."

Gao Qiqian stood up and pointed at Zhou Xian and said, "You... Zhou Xian, what are you talking about?"

Zhou Xian smiled and bowed to Gao Qi, saying, "Eunuch Gao, the wind is strong, the strong grass, and the slander knows loyal ministers. You have been leading troops outside for many years, and in the past, he directly commanded 50,000 Guanning Iron Cavalry. In terms of knowing soldiers, how many people in the court can match you? At this time, the court is in danger, and it is time for loyal and righteous people to serve the country. If you are humble at this time, you will be a little hypocritical."

Gao Qiqian looked at Emperor Chongzhen and lowered his head to ponder, and was anxious. He knew that it was obviously thankless to lead his troops to support Songshan at this time. Before, Hong Chengchou led 130,000 elite troops to support Jinzhou, and the final result was a crushing defeat. Even he himself was surrounded by Songshan. He was a wise soldier, but he was not much worse than Hong Chengchou. He could not win even if he commanded the 130,000 army. He was unable to win at this point. Which point could he have the possibility of winning? Once the army was defeated, he would definitely bear the thunderous wrath of Emperor Chongzhen, and he would never respond to this matter.

Thinking of this, Gao Qiqian hurriedly bowed to Emperor Chongzhen and said, "Your Majesty, I am not unwilling to serve the court, but in my Ming Dynasty, there has never been an old example of eunuchs leading the court. Once your Majesty asks me to lead the army, it may cause a stir in the court. Moreover, the generals and deputy generals on the front line will probably not agree. Once the orders of the upper and lower levels are not in line, it may directly affect the situation on the front line. If your Majesty asks me to fight the manchus, I will definitely not hesitate. I just ask you not to let me be the master general."

Zhou Xian bowed and said, "Eunuch Gao, Zheng He and Zheng Sanbao went to the West before. Isn't this a precedent for eunuchs to lead troops? Moreover, the situation at this time is that the Ming Dynasty has been established for more than 200 years, and has never happened. Even if there are no old examples, you can make some adjustments. Those who can do their best to do their best to revive the Ming Dynasty. Don't be humble."

Gao Qiqian was extremely angry and gritted his teeth in hatred. This little turtle was really insulting and kept pushing himself into the fire pit. The key is that he could not speak out. He had to pray and look at Emperor Chongzhen and said, "Your Majesty..."

Emperor Chongzhen thought about it, but finally did not express his opinion. He just said, "This matter is of great importance. Let me take a good look. There is enough discussion today. My dear friends, let's go back and take a rest first! Let's discuss it tomorrow. Master Zhou, please ask the ministers about their opinions and see if there are any suitable candidates there."
Chapter completed!