Chapter 613: The Battle of Ice and Fire in the Battle of Thousand Miles of Blood (4)
The newspaper written by Zhang Ping'an of Ponu, was written by the clerk of the army with the army. The way this newspaper was conveyed alone was enough to make people think a lot, which means that Zhang Ping'an of Ponu did not want to spread the content of the newspaper all over the city, and he did not need to send private messages to the public. In the newspaper to Sun Chengzong, Zhang Ping'an mercilessly accused Sun Chengzong of making too many words to ruin the country. He repeatedly reminded Sun Chengzong not to disclose the future strategic direction of the enemy against the enemy in the future. However, Sun Chengzong was famous and wanted to show his loyalty to the Ming Dynasty, which led to Jiannu learning that the intelligence that the army had empty forces in Ponu City was because Sun Chengzong had caused the Ming Dynasty to be in danger for his own selfish interests.
In the newspaper, Zhang Ping'an also pointed out that Yuan Chonghuan must let the Jiannu Tartars go to the capital. The purpose of Yuan Thief did this was to force the Ming Dynasty court to sign a alliance with Jiannu in the city. In the letter, Zhang Ping'an begged Sun Chengzong to learn from Yu Tingyi (Yu Qian) of the Minister of War during the Ming Dynasty, and to resist Jiannu's attacks firmly and never reach any compromise with the Tatars. As for the Ponu Army led by Wan Gufei, Zhang Ping'an promised in the letter that as long as Jiannu retreated from the gate territory, Wan Gufei would lead his army to retreat to the area where the Ponu Army controlled it.
After reading it, Sun Chengzong was particularly ashamed of Zhang Ping'an's accusations in the article. He put down the article and took a casual look at Cao Huachun at the head, and then served tea to taste it. He did this to take the opportunity to think about the connotation of the article. Sun Chengzong was too familiar with the character of the little fox Zhang Ping'an. Zhang Ping'an's article simply portrayed himself as a far-sighted and loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty. People who didn't know his background thought that this Ming pseudo-foreign vassal was concerned about the safety of the court, and devoted all his efforts to solve the sorrows of the court. Throughout the article, this pseudo-foreign vassal plus the nominal noble Ponuhou did not seek any benefit for himself. From this point alone, Sun Chengzong realized that there must be something tricky.
Sun Chengzong tried his best to guess the riddle of the little fox. The literature newspaper that Cao Huachun, the eunuch in the inner court, read was similar to that of the literature newspaper that Sun Chengzong saw. Zhang Ping'an, the Marquis of Ponu, did not accuse the emperor of any fault, but instead respectfully greeted Emperor Chongzhen. He only mentioned in the article newspaper that Yuan Chonghuan not only made peace with Jiannu, but would definitely lead the thief into the capital to achieve his goal. In this article, he also gave a prophecy, that is, Jizhou, where the terrain was dangerous, if Yuan Chonghuan dismissed the garrison in the dangerous land, it would be Yuan Chonghuan to force the court to sign a city alliance with Jiannu. In the whole article, in addition to praising the emperor's achievements in punishing the eunuch party, Ponu Hou praised the emperor and did not make any demands on himself.
Although Cao Huachun had never met Mr. Zhang Ping'an, he also knew that Mr. Ponu had never done any loss-making business. Without mentioning the conditions, it could only mean that the conditions required by Mr. Ponu were extremely harsh. As the first person in the inner court, Cao Huachun knew the way to be an official. This time he came to Xuanwei to the Ministry of Education to make a message, and he could only ensure that his official position was long-term and he was favored by the emperor forever. Cao Huachun also put the finished newspaper gently on the tea table, picked up the tea bowl and slowly savored the tea, and savored the green tea produced in Nanzhili carefully.
At this time, Sun Chengzong put down the tea bowl and asked Xu Yian casually: "Apart from the literary newspaper Ponuhou, should we use other literary newspapers for me to view?"
Sun Chengzong's question immediately made Xu Yian stunned. No wonder Zhang Dashuai said that Sun Chengzong was an old fox in the officialdom. Where did he guess there were other literary newspapers? If it weren't for Zhang Dashuai telling Xu Yian from a secret letter, Sun Chengzong would have mentioned Lu Xiangsheng's report after reading the literary newspaper. Xu Yian would definitely suspect that his subordinates had a traitor. Xu Yian could have thought that Sun Chengzong had become a spirit in the officialdom for decades, and Zhang Ping'an had not asked for benefits, was the biggest flaw. Compared with the little fox Zhang Ping'an, Xu Yian still needs more experience to be as sharp as the little fox in the officialdom.
Xu Yian, who was tempted by Sun Chengzong, had no choice but to take out two formal memorials from his arms again. This was a handwritten memorial by Lu Xiangsheng, the commander of the Ponucheng Xuanwei envoy, and Yang Lian, the governor of the Ponucheng Legal Affairs Office. Sun Chengzong respected Cao Huachun very much. He first handed the memorial to Cao Huachun to read. Cao Huachun, who was also very talented, understood Sun Chengzong's concern from Sun Chengzong's focused gaze on Lu Xiangsheng's memorial. He smiled and picked up Yang Lian's memorial, and gently pushed Lu Xiangsheng's memorial to Sun Chengzong.
Sun Chengzong expressed his gratitude with only a grateful look, picked up Lu Xiangsheng's memorial and looked at it carefully. Seeing Lu Xiangsheng's memorial, Sun Chengzong was a little confused and thoughtful. Lu Xiangsheng's memorial was very inappropriate for the emperor to submit this memorial to the Emperor during the crisis in the Ming Dynasty. This memorial did not mention the war between the little fox Zhang Ping'an on the Tumote territory at all. However, from the slightest random writing of the memorial, Sun Chengzong still saw Lu Xiangsheng's helplessness and melancholy. From this point, he inferred that Lu Xiangsheng was insane when writing the memorial.
At this point, Sun Chengzong finally judged what benefit the little fox wanted to get, that was Lu Xiangsheng. In order to keep Lu Xiangsheng, the little fox must have used despicable means to force Lu Xiangsheng to make the decision to stay in Ponu City forever. Lu Xiangsheng mentioned in the memorial that the court should not force Wan Gufei to obey Yuan Chonghuan's command. If the Ponu army led by Wan Gufei was forced to be impatient, the Ponu Hou would probably make unwise actions. Sun Chengzong could guess what Lu Xiangsheng pointed out with the soles of his feet. What Lu Xiangsheng didn't say was that Zhang Ping'an might want to gather troops to rebel if he was impatient.
When Sun Chengzong saw the increasingly powerful army of Po Nu, he felt very sad. Zhang Ping'an, a little fox, was as old as the current emperor. In the past, when the late emperor was alive, Zhang Ping'an always talked about rebellion, but at that time he talked about it. Through long-term contact with Zhang Ping'an, he found that the little fox was very scared of Emperor Tianqi and dared to threaten the court verbally, and had no actual intention to rebel. As the saying goes, a dog that bites people does not bark. Now, Zhang Ping'an is becoming less and less likely to bark, which shows that he has undergone a great change in his heart.
The late emperor Zhu Youxiao had the means to allow the little fox to make money in the Ming Dynasty. It was Emperor Tianqi's strategy that made the little fox have a lot of concerns about the Ming Dynasty. Even if Emperor Tianqi appointed Yuan Chonghuan as the governor of Liaodong, the little fox also used despicable means to make Yuan Chonghuan lose his official position. Even so, the Ming Dynasty did not kill Zhang Ping'an's enemy Zu Dabi. The little fox Zhang Ping'an dared not even make much of it. In this comparison, Sun Chengzong discovered that Emperor Chongzhen compared with the late emperor, his ability to grasp the current situation was far from the way. Sun Chengzong secretly complained in his heart that he did not dare to tell the truth.
"Master Ponu has given Wangu Fei's strategy to pick up the enemy? Eunuch Cao is here today. I will tell you what Mr. Ponu has any ideas together. Can it be discussed if it is OK!"
The situation is so tense now, and Sun Chengzong is now willing to give up his face. He must say something Cao Huachun has no time to say. He doesn't care about his face to ask questions. Today, Sun Chengzong's question impressed Xu Yian. He said that the previous question represents Sun Chengzong's cunning side. The question just now shows that Sun Chengzong admitted that the Ming Dynasty has reached the most critical moment. The time for the sky-high price of Marshal Zhang has arrived, and Xu Yian is preparing to propose conditions according to Marshal Zhang's arrangement.
Thinking of this, Xu Yian, who sat opposite Sun Chengzong and Cao Huachun, smiled and bowed, "Mr. Sun, Eunu, I, the Marquis of Ponu, have the latest instructions. The Marquis of Ponu came to the order and said, "How can the foundation of the Ming Dynasty be bullied by Jiannu in the ten thousand years? Mr. Sun is proficient in military affairs and is familiar with the tactics of the subordinates of the Bonucheng Xuanwei envoy. My army is willing to accept Long Live and the imperial dispatch to fight to defend the capital on the battlefield. This time, Jiannu broke the pass and was only Yuan Chonghuan, the general of Ji Liao, for his own selfish interests.
As a result of the thief, once the court orders the capture of Yuan thieves, my Ponu Army will be the vanguard. My Ponu Army officers and Jiannu are irreconcilable and will never escape the cowardly war on the battlefield. However, the Ponu Army relies heavily on supplies for war, and the northwest is the upper hand. The most favorable terrain for my Ponu Army in the capital is to the west of Deshengmen to Xizhimen, and the Xizhimen can reach Xibianmen to the south. If the court needs it, Guangning Gate (author’s note: today’s Guang'anmen) can also be taken care of!"
Xu Yian relayed Zhang Ping'an's order, and Sun Chengzong and Cao Huachun both understood the meaning. Putting aside the beautiful words, Zhang Ping'an, the Marquis of Ponu, had already regarded Yuan Chonghuan as a dead person. The defense scope of the Ponu Army explained by Zhang Ping'an almost covered the vast outer defense of the western and northwest areas of the capital. Sun Chengzong did not understand what magic weapon the Ponu Army used to guard such a large area. As for what Zhang Ping'an said, Sun Chengzong and Cao Huachun dared and could not agree to the arrest of Yuan Chonghuan. At least Yuan Chonghuan led his troops to intercept the Jiannu army in Jizhou, and they could not agree to the matter of destroying the Great Wall.
"The affairs of the court are subject to national laws, and the capital is now organizing preparations for war, so personal grievances should be put aside for the time being. What else do Po Nuhou has to say, please finish it together, don't hesitate and leave a word that makes people unpredictable." Sun Chengzong's domineering words shocked Xu Yian. He first rejected the little fox's proposal to trade Yuan Chonghuan. He once again clearly told Xu Yian that your Taoist Dharma is far worse than Zhang Ping'an. What request does Zhang Ping'an have to make it out of date at once.
"Mr. Sun, Master Cao is clear about it. The Ming Dynasty court knew very well that it was nothing more than reopening the transaction. As for the Po Nu Army, who was responsible for the king, it needed to explore the terrain and prepare for war before the war started. This surveying and mapping map requires official documents from the Ministry of War. We do not want to cause unnecessary misunderstandings!"
Xu Yian's retelling that Zhang Ping'an's conditions are very consistent with Zhang Ping'an's character. Zhang Ping'an attaches great importance to wealth and goods. Opening up the venue is his bottom line for rescuing the capital.
"The war is imminent, and I can agree to the investigation of the battlefield. The Ministry of War will issue the Ministry of War to all the departments in the capital tomorrow. As for the opening of the court, it is not an urgent matter. After the war, the court will decide before the decision is made!" Sun Chengzong was extremely cunning. For the sake of the emperor and the court, he must stand in front of the emperor. First of all, he cannot agree to the opening of the court. If the promise is too fast, the little fox will see the weakness of the Ming Dynasty. If Emperor Chongzhen does not agree to the opening of the court, he, an old minister of the court, must block the knife for this.
Chapter completed!