In the late winter, as the Spring Festival approaches, the capital seems more and more lively. Although there are still little snowflakes floating in the sky, they cannot stop the people from purchasing New Year’s goods.

Thanks to the superb political skills of Sun Chengzong, the governor of Ji Liao, the Ming Dynasty did not take much effort to drive the invading Mongolian army out of the Ming territory.

At this moment, Sun Chengzong, the governor of Ji Liao, sat alone in his study after going to court, watching the latest news of Jurchens reported by the Jinyiwei.

His eyes were looking at the spy, but his mood flew thousands of miles away. Sun Chengzong was drinking tea absent-mindedly. The news on the spy made him worry not only about the fate of Po Nucheng next year, but also about the deteriorating external environment of the Ming Dynasty.

According to the Jinyiwei, Zhang Ping'an rescued the people from Guangning and recruited the fleeing officials and troops. The total population was less than 800,000. If the elderly, weak, women and children were removed, there would definitely be no more than 400,000 males.

The number of soldiers used by the Jurchens to use the Battle of Slave City next year is predicted to reach 600,000. The number of troops in the Mongolian Lindan Khan is said to be higher than that of the Jurchen troops.

If so many armies attacked the Ming Dynasty, the Ming defense line would be unprecedentedly dangerous. Sun Chengzong regretted his stinginess. The little fox asked for general artillery, so why didn't he give him dozens of more shots?

Sun Chengzong took out the map again, thought carefully, and immediately decided to enter the palace again. In front of the emperor and the important officials of the cabinet, he explained the interests and interests. So Sun Chengzong immediately put on the court robes and gave the cabinet a note to explain the urgency of the matter.

Even Sun Chengzong himself did not expect that his prestige was so high now. His behavior of breaking the rules was immediately highly valued by important officials in the court. Wei Zhongxian, the eunuch who was right against Donglin, actually persuaded the emperor to meet all the important officials in the side hall of the Forbidden City platform.

When the young Emperor Tianqi walked into the hall, he first felt an invisible depression in the air. Although, Xuanwei, the envoy of the Ponu City, sent someone to install floor heating in the side hall. However, the ministers' faces were frost and snow.

So Emperor Tianqi sat on the dragon throne nervously, not saying a word, but just looked at the cabinet chief Ye Xianggao with his eyes. He was afraid that he would not say a word, and he was helped by these old ministers for a long time.

The chief assistant Ye Xianggao first bowed to the emperor, and then bowed to Sun Chengzong. "You should talk about Zhisheng (Sun Chengzong's name) now. Now you know the best military force in the Ming Dynasty."

Sun Chengzong was not polite either. He bowed to the emperor and looked down at the emperor. "Your Majesty! My colleagues, Chengzong has read the latest spy and is extremely nervous. It is reported that the Jurchen army has now reached more than 700,000 troops. They claim to be one million and are preparing to destroy the Ponu Army next year. If they do not go to Ponu City, but rush towards our Ming Dynasty like Lin Danhan. How will we deal with it?"

Sun Chengzong asked for the convening of this court discussion, the main purpose was to fight for the supply of war material for the Slave Army. He used this terrifying guess to mobilize everyone's imagination space and prepare for the next step of the argument.

What's more, the Ming Dynasty was invaded by the Mongolian Lin Dankhan, which made the best annotation for Sun Chengzong's speculation. In particular, Sun Chengzong's speculation was not without certain reasons. The Ming Dynasty's border defense was so fragile that if there was no restraint of the Po Slave Army, I really don't know how many days Ningyuan could guard.

The most anxious thing was Emperor Tianqi. He was frightened by Sun Chengzong's speculation. He was in a good mood recently, but his teacher's plan was not expensive, so he actually made him go to Taimiao to offer prisoners with great face. But Sun Chengzong's speculation made him feel uncomfortable.

"Sir, you are the pillar of the Ming Dynasty. You can no longer let the Jurchen slave chief break through the capital!"

After hearing what Emperor Tianqi said, Sun Chengzong secretly regretted it. His original intention was to scare these important officials of the court, but he did not expect to scare the emperor. He knelt down and kowtowed to the emperor.

"The emperor is not in a hurry. The old minister will definitely not let the Jurchen slave chief be happy! And the old minister is sure that he will definitely be able to defend the Jinning defense line!"

Sun Chengzong's promise immediately made Emperor Tianqi's pale face feel much better. He firmly believed that Sun Chengzong would not lie to him. He quickly ordered the eunuch to help Sun Chengzong up.

At this time, Emperor Tianqi Zhu Youxiao remembered that a few days ago, Wei Zhongxian gave Sun Chengzong an eye medicine in front of him, saying that Sun Chengzong surpassed power and gave the Po Slave Army a large amount of material ban on selling materials before he received the emperor's approval.

Emperor Tianqi, who was marking the wood, said lightly, "Swap Mr. Sun, go and fight the Tartars!" Wei Zhongxian was speechless. Then Wei Zhongxian criticized Sun Chengzong for handling Kundu Khan's problem.

It was said that Zhang Ping'an and Sun Chengzong conspired to deceive Kundu Khan, which greatly damaged the reputation of the Ming Dynasty. At this time, Emperor Zhu Youxiao, who was doing woodworking, was furious. He picked up the wooden bucket box for marking and directly held it on Wei Zhongxian's head.

Wei Zhongxian, who turned into a black face, now knows. Even if the emperor ignores the government affairs, once the emperor is involved in the safety of the imperial power, no matter who he is, the emperor will definitely protect and protect him. Sun Chengzong is such a person now.

If Wei Zhongxian didn't know how to advance and retreat, and had lost the emperor's trust, many people who could not stand his actions could instantly step into the abyss.

When Sun Chengzong saw the emperor's eyes come back from his reverie, he took out a map from his arms and pointed to the Jinning defense line in Liaodong.

"Prince, please see, the Jurchen slave chiefs must break through Jinzhou and Ningyuan when they attacked our Ming Dynasty. If the Jurchen army cannot break through Jinning's defense line in the short term, they will not be far from their failure!"

When Sun Chengzong saw Emperor Tianqi looking confused, he immediately explained.

"My strategy is that as long as these two places can be defended for two to three months, Zhang Ping'an of the Po Slave Army will lead his army to take the initiative to attack Liaodong, the old nest of the Jurchen Tartars. Because Zhang Ping'an has always regarded the Jurchen Slave Chief as his greatest threat. Once Zhang Ping'an discovers that he has the opportunity to eliminate the opportunity of siege on both sides, he will never let it go. At that time, the one who is attacked on both sides will not be Po Slave City, but Jurchen Tartars!"

Sun Chengzong's strategic analysis made everyone feel much more at ease. The censor Zou Yuanbiao stepped forward with some confusion and asked Sun Chengzong: "Zhisheng! If the Jurchen Tatars and the Mongolian Tatars work together to eliminate the Desolate Army and then join forces to deal with the Ming Dynasty, how will we deal with it?"

Sun Chengzong hurriedly replied: "Ezhan (Zou Yuanbiao's character) doesn't have to worry too much about this. Even if the Pofu Army was defeated by the Jurchens and the Mongols, Zhang Ping'an's character was already strong, at least the Jurchen Tatars would be greatly damaged. Because Zhang Ping'an's personality is strong. He is most likely to find the Jurchen master's decisive battle in the war.

The Jurchen slave chief and the Mongolian Lin Dankhan were not the same. The most likely thing was that the two armies would fight one after the defeat of the rage army. Lin Dankhan always believed that he was the overlord of the grassland. If he saw that the Jurchens were seriously injured, he would definitely not miss this opportunity. After the war between them, the Ming Dynasty only needed to steadily advance forward, Guangning, and even Liaoyang. It would return to the Ming Dynasty!”

Sun Chengzong's strategic concept excited the emperor and all the important officials. They all understood Sun Chengzong's plan, that is, to incite Zhang Ping'an and Jurchen who broke the rage army to fight to the death.

The Ming Dynasty only needed to produce material, and it was not for nothing. Zhang Ping'an from the Slave Army would also exchange livestock and gold and silver for exchange.

They also heard about Zhang Ping'an's ridicule about his local officials paying tribute and giving him too few. This time, Sun Chengzong, the governor of Ji Liao, returned to the court, and brought back more than 70,000 horses alone, including cattle and sheep. This made the important officials of the Ming Dynasty who were full of benevolence and righteousness very ashamed.

"Sir, I think our Ming Dynasty is too stingy in dealing with the Po Nu Army! It has no courage at all. I have any ideas. I will say that the Ming Dynasty court today will give the Po Nu Army an explanation!"

Sun Chengzong looked at the emperor in surprise. He did not expect that Tianqi could speak such domineering words. At the same time, he was very pleased that the emperor had his own opinions on the major issues of life and death in the Ming Dynasty. It seemed that the emperor was not ignorant, but they were important officials who did not understand the emperor's thoughts!
Chapter completed!