Chongzhen stood there stunned, his young face looking very astonished.
Seeing that the emperor was stunned, Gao Qiqian hurriedly took a step forward and said: "Your Majesty, the Kong thief's troops are from Mao Taishi's old Dongjiang tribe. They often fought with Jiannu, and most of their troops were from Liaodong's own army. They are extremely brave. Their soldiers are extremely brave.
Soldiers, thieves are not thieves. In fact, they cannot be killed by the armies in the pass. Even the Beijing camp is not their opponent. Therefore, I think that looking at the world, the Liaodong army, which has the same origin, cannot defeat the Confucius thieves."
"Are you saying that you want me to mobilize the Liao army to enter the Pass to quell the chaos?"
Chongzhen's eyebrows moved inadvertently, and Zhao Quan knew that this was a sign that the emperor was interested.[
"This is what I mean!" Gao Qiqian said firmly, "Today the Kong thieves don't have many soldiers and horses, but if they are allowed to take Qingzhou and enter Denglai, and Denglai, many Dongjiang and Liao troops will be with them. By then,
They are bound to be deceived by him. When the Kong thieves gather a large number of troops, the court will have to spend a lot of effort to deal with him. Therefore, it is necessary to cut the knot with a sharp knife and quickly mobilize the Liao troops outside the pass to enter the pass and kill the thieves in numbers to prevent the situation from becoming overwhelming.
tidy."
"Is Mao Wenlong's old team really that powerful?"
Chongzhen didn't believe that the old troops left behind by Mao Wenlong were as powerful as Gao Qiqian said. He had been in the palace all year round, and had been in the hidden house before he ascended the throne. In addition to the soldiers and horses in the Beijing camp, he saw the Han generals in the palace, and all he could see
The soldiers who arrived were naturally selected strong soldiers. Each of them was tall and strong, with bright clothes and armor. Naturally, he thought that the strongest soldiers in the world were from the Beijing camp.
But he didn't know that the real strong soldiers in this world are the soldiers who kill people. No matter how tall the Jingying and Han generals are and how elegantly they are dressed, if they have never killed anyone with the knives in their hands, they cannot be called strong soldiers.
Even when the Donglu invaded the year before last, and the officers and soldiers abandoned their armor, he still firmly believed that among the strongest soldiers and horses in the world, the leader was the Beijing camp. The key point is that he has not experienced it personally, has not seen it in person, and has not seen it in person.
Of course, the most important thing is that the city of Beijing has been firmly defended by the Beijing camp from beginning to end.
If Emperor Chongzhen had seen with his own eyes the strength of the Donglu troops, he probably would not have thought that his Jing camp was the strongest in the world two years later. Therefore, Gao Qiqian said that Kong Youde's bandits were so powerful that no one could defeat them except the Jing camp.
, of course he was shocked, and beyond the shock, he was naturally a little more disbelieving.
Gao Qiqian was eager to seek troops, otherwise he would not be able to quell the Kong-Li rebellion. Therefore, seeing that the emperor did not believe it, he naturally said unambiguously: "Your Majesty, even if I have great courage, I would not dare to deceive you. According to what I have seen with my own eyes.
, The Liao soldiers under the Kong thief are indeed very good, and they are definitely invincible to all the armies in the pass!" At the end of the sentence, his tone was slightly higher to show his firmness.
"Yeah?"
Seeing that Gao Qiqian was so sure, Chongzhen couldn't help but believe it. After all, the fact that the Beijing camp's 5,000 troops were defeated by the Kong thief's 600 troops was right in front of him, and he couldn't tolerate disbelief. However, if he really wanted to mobilize Liao troops to enter the pass,
From where? Who will be mobilized? What will happen outside the customs after they are mobilized? If so, how many troops and horses should be mobilized?
A series of question marks kept intersecting in his mind, Chongzhen's eyes slowly became serious, and the index finger of his right hand gently tapped on the imperial desk.
Gao Qiqian knelt there breathing loudly, not daring to take a breath, but he was extremely worried in his heart, fearing that the emperor would deny the method of dispatching Liao soldiers to enter the pass to defeat the thieves. In this case, Gao Qiqian's wealth would be lost.
It can no longer be obtained. In fact, his position in the inner court will become precarious.
You know, there are countless pairs of eyes in the inner court staring at him, the eunuch who oversees the capital camp and is in charge of the Royal Horse Supervisor. Once he goes out of his way, the owners of those eyes will jump out one by one and beat him.
He is a lost dog.
Therefore, no matter what, Gao Qiqian must persuade the emperor to agree to dispatch Liao soldiers to pass the pass to quell the traitors, otherwise, his end will become very miserable.
It's none of your business, just leave it alone.
Gao Qiqian waited uneasily, but Zhao Quan didn't feel the same at all. He was just calculating whether the emperor would stop here after seeing Eunuch Gao, or return to Dongnuang Pavilion to review the memorial, and he would have to accompany him again.
At what time? As for Kong Youde, the old Dongjiang troops, and the Liao soldiers entering the pass, he didn't bother to think about it.
Time passes minute by minute, the hourglass used to calculate time is leaking, and the inaudible sound of quicksand floats quietly in people's ears.
Chongzhen still didn't make any movement at all. He stood up and knelt so high that his knees hurt, but he didn't dare to move. Just when he was having a hard time, a young eunuch who followed him walked in carrying a palace lantern and gently
He walked to a place ten steps away from Chongzhen and stood there, then bowed and played:
"Your Majesty, Mr. Zhou Ge is here."
"Call him in."[
Upon hearing Zhou Yanru's arrival, Chongzhen hurriedly waved to Gao Qiqian. When Gao Qiqian saw him, he immediately kowtowed and retreated respectfully. However, the man did not leave, but waited outside the hall.
Zhao Quan still stayed in the palace. As an imperial eunuch, he did not dare to leave without the emperor's order.
"Long live Zhou Yanru, my minister!"
After Zhou Yanru entered the palace, he performed the usual rituals. He was not wearing official robes, but Confucian clothes. With his already graceful figure, he looked extremely chic and graceful, which made Chongzhen look at ease.
, nodded approvingly.
When he entered the palace, Zhou Yanru saw Gao Qiqian and knew why he appeared here late at night. Both parties knew it well, but they were just like passers-by, saying nothing to each other and walking with their heads down.
Chongzhen asked Zhou Yanru to get up. Zhou Yanru stood up as he was told, and inadvertently scanned the hall, his eyes pausing at the screen behind Zhao Shen.
Behind the screen, there was someone, a eunuch from the imperial palace who specialized in recording the emperor's daily life. The existence of this eunuch was an open secret, but no one knew how or dared to chase this eunuch out, not even the emperor. Because of this eunuch's
Existence is the embodiment of ancestral family law, and it is also an existence that cannot be changed by emperors of all dynasties.
This eunuch hidden behind the screen will faithfully record everything in the palace. Every word the emperor said and every word the ministers responded to will be recorded in his own handwriting for future verification.
This eunuch hidden behind the screen was like a historian from an external dynasty, recording everything he saw and heard.
But no one took this eunuch into their hearts or even their eyes, because this eunuch could not be called a "eunuch" at all. This eunuch was just a junior eunuch, a powerful eunuch. His existence was only used to record.
The words I write don't even have a hint of personal feelings, they are completely true to my true feelings.
Zhou Yanru is the chief minister of the cabinet and often goes in and out of the palace. He naturally knows that wherever the emperor appears, there will definitely be such a eunuch. Therefore, he is not surprised and does not take this eunuch seriously. But he has to follow
What the emperor said was so unspeakable that he even didn't want anyone else in the palace except him and the emperor.