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461 Ingenious Strategies

In fact, Emperor Chongzhen knew about Hong Chengchou's memorial before it was sent to the capital, and he knew more than Hong Chengchou.

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen was also worried! Another good opportunity appeared, but unfortunately there was no food in the Ming Dynasty, otherwise he could harvest a lot. Of course, just like Jianlu, if he had to get together, he could still get together. However, Emperor Chongzhen did not want to get together.

After all, Jianlu was already a grasshopper in the autumn, how many days could he jump around? Emperor Chongzhen was confident that he could take down Jianlu. Another major reason was that Emperor Chongzhen was not very familiar with the history of the late Ming Dynasty. He didn't know if there would be another major disaster this year? If he forced himself to gather food to fight, and a major disaster suddenly occurred in the country, then he would rather not fight Jianlu and do a good job in domestic construction first.

The food problem, in general, is slowly improving. However, it will take time. It is impossible to solve the food problem of the Ming Dynasty in just a few years. You must know that after Emperor Chongzhen traveled through time, with his efforts, the thieves were pacified, and they did not know how many lives they saved. Moreover, the focus of the land year was on disaster prevention, and how many lives they saved.

It is a merit to save these lives, but it is also a food-consuming mouth. It requires more food than in history to support the people of the Ming Dynasty not to starve.

It is for this reason that Emperor Chongzhen actually learned about Jianlu’s conspiracy from the Class A eavesdropping seeds on Daishan and Ajige early in the morning, but he did not take action, but was busy with internal affairs first.

News from the Nanyang area feedback from the Zheng family said that because the Ming Dynasty purchased a large amount of grain in the past few years, most Ming people in Nanyang began to grow grain on a large scale, and more and more Ming people in Nanyang went from the southeast coast of the Ming Dynasty. This situation seemed to have attracted the attention of those in power in various countries in Nanyang.

It is said that there have been rumors in the South China Sea that the Ming Dynasty had a conspiracy, and it is likely that it was coveting the land of the South China Sea and wanted to permanently occupy the South China Sea, so that there was no need to spend so much money to buy food every year. More and more Ming people went to the South China Sea to occupy the South China Sea.

In response to this, Emperor Chongzhen just smiled. It’s really good to say that if he hadn’t been able to free up now, he would have really wanted to defeat Nanyang, which would have been better than letting the Western barbarians continue to colonize Nanyang!

In addition, there was another situation in the South China Sea that was not friendly to the Ming Dynasty. That is, in the Southeast Asian countries, especially those under the rule of Western barbarians, they bought a large amount of silk cotton and silk tea from the Ming Dynasty every year. They felt that their silver was flowing continuously to the Ming Dynasty, which was a bit of a loss. Seeing that the Ming Dynasty seemed to have a great demand for food, they wanted to increase the price of grain to make up for the cost of buying silk cotton and silk and tea.

Regarding this, the Zheng family also reported to Emperor Chongzhen, saying that the Zheng family is currently buying these grains, and all countries in Southeast Asia are still giving face. Although there are some talks about this, they did not dare to raise prices.

Emperor Chongzhen was in a bad mood after knowing this. For him, he hoped that the purchase of grain from Southeast Asia would be smooth and not cause any trouble. At least before the grain production in the Ming Dynasty could reach self-sufficiency, it would be better not to cause any twists and turns. Otherwise, he would really have to raise troops south and teach those who took advantage of the situation to rob the Ming Dynasty!

It was because of this incident that Emperor Chongzhen paid attention to the reform of the garrison. The war in the south was ultimately to use the southerners to minimize the non-combat reduction in the army. Therefore, the Shapu Rebellion in Yunnan had not sent more troops, but only allowed Qin Liangyu's Baigang Army to assist Duke Mu Guoshou to suppress it.

To be honest, Emperor Chongzhen has a lot of things to do.

However, now that Hong Chengchou's memorial has been sent to the capital, it must be handled.

Huang Taiji was unexpectedly angry to death, so Jianlu was very stable throughout the winter. Of course, it had nothing to do with the Ming Dynasty, except for the Northern Expedition of Solon's tribe. The Yongwei Camp, which stayed in Jinzhou defense, and the mixed group of Panshi Camp, lived a safe winter.

If Dai Shan wanted to use the tricks and Yin Daming, he would not let the army move. It would be just food and supplies for more than 10,000 people, and this would still be available.

After thinking about this for a while, Emperor Chongzhen had an idea in his mind. This time, if he moved the Mongolian tribe in the eastern part, I believe that no Mongolian tribe dared to make an idea in the Hetao Plain, and he could migrate some Ming people to open up land and farm!

With this Hetao Plain, even if there are famines in Qin and Jin, there is no fear!

It is time to let the Ming Dynasty's military power beating the grassland again!

So Emperor Chongzhen approved Hong Chengchou's memorial, and at the same time, he also gave Hong Chengchou a secret decree and sent it to Shanhaiguan together.

In Hong Chengchou's memorial, he first reported his previous plan, and then explained that the effect was good, at least the Kalaqin tribe was willing to surrender. Therefore, in the memorial, he suggested that Gulusqib, the leader of the Kalaqin tribe, be kept in the capital and be held hostage, and then let the Kalaqin tribe cooperate, defeat the Aohan tribe, and then cut off an ally of Jianlu, laying the foundation for the Ming Dynasty to finally revival of Liaodong.

After receiving the reply from Emperor Chongzhen, Hong Chengchou immediately went to read the reply from his memorial. After all, this was related to his contribution.

If he is recognized by the emperor, it means that Hong Chengchou is not inferior to Lu Xiangsheng, and even in some ways, he is stronger than Lu Xiangsheng. After all, Lu Xiangsheng is on the battlefield and is busy, but Hong Chengchou is planning and his realm is different.

When Hong Chengchou opened the memorial, he saw that Emperor Chongzhen agreed to his suggestion and even asked him to send Gurusiqibu to Beijing, wanting to be named an earl, and he was in the capital to support him. This made Hong Chengchou even more happy. He felt that the emperor was wise and powerful, and that he, Hong Chengchou, also made great contributions.

However, what Hong Chengchou never expected was that when he opened the secret decree of Emperor Chongzhen again, the cold sweat came down.

In his opinion, everything was a natural thing, and he didn't expect it to be Jianlu's conspiracy.

For example, everyone thinks that the Kalaqin tribe is weak and close to the Ming Dynasty, so they will definitely not be able to withstand the threats from the Ming Dynasty. Not only does Hong Chengchou think so, but the Aohan tribe also think so, and even the few princes of Jianlu think so.

Also, the current dilemma of Jianlu, such as lack of food and grass, low morale, etc., are also objective reality. At this time, the possibility of Jianlu sending troops to the grassland is very low. Gurusiqibu's complaints also prove this.

Hong Chengchou didn't think that there would be anything wrong with this. Therefore, he felt that with the Guanning Army's own ability, the cooperation of the Kalaqin tribe who was familiar with the grassland, would definitely be able to defeat the Aohan tribe once. In this way, the credit would be all his own.

However, I didn’t expect that Jianlu was so cunning. He just used this mentality to make a trick. If it weren’t for the emperor’s secret decree, he would have been fooled!

After Hong Chengchou read the secret order, his hands holding the secret order were already full of sweat.

After a long time, he breathed a sigh of relief, respectfully put down the secret order, wiped his sweat, and said to himself: "Fortunately, it was the emperor who watched it. If he took his own initiative and took action first and then reported to do this, the consequences would be really unimaginable!"

After slowing down and calming down his mind, Hong Chengchou began to make arrangements according to his original plan, just waiting for Jianlu to take over the plan.

So, next, the Guanning Army began to take action, and Jianlu Army was probably about the same, so they began to dispatch troops and generals under various names, mainly to draw out the cavalry, saying that they were protecting Shengjing, and they might continue to reinforce the north to attack the Solon tribe. Of course, in fact, it was to have enough cavalry to quickly break into the grassland for interspersion.

On the Aohan tribe, after his love, the head of the Aohan Bandi asked Princess Gulun: "Where is the place in the treasure that Shengjing gave him? Why don't you take a look first?"

Although Princess Gulun was very satisfied just now, she shook her head and refused to say, "There are strict orders in Shengjing. You must not read until the time is ripe. If you read it in advance, you will be punished!"

"Look at what's the matter? How could Shengjing know?" Ao Hanbandi couldn't help but suggest.

After reporting the matter of Kalaqin tribe to Shengjing, Shengjing sent someone to secretly hand it over to Princess Gulun two secrets. One of them opened it on the spot, saying that you don’t have to care about the movements of Kalaqin tribe and keep the status quo; there is also a secret, but it is for Princess Gulun to keep it, rather than for him to keep it. This made him very curious and didn’t know what Shengjing was going to do?

Princess Gulun was a little unhappy when she heard this and said to Aohan Bandi: "Do you want me to be punished by Shengjing? What are the benefits of doing this to the Aohan tribe?"

It is related to her own personal interests, and she obviously doesn't want to open it. On the other hand, she belongs to the Aixin Gioro family. Although she married into the Aohan tribe, Shengjing has repeatedly told her and even threatened her to let her know that the matter must be very important. She opened it in advance just for curiosity, and she would never agree.

When Ao Hanban heard this, he felt that she was unhappy and dared not persist, but he still couldn't help asking another question: "Then when can I open that treasure? Is this possible?"

Unexpectedly, Princess Gulun shook her head and said, "I can't tell you this, otherwise it will have an impact on the matter in Shengjing."

When Ao Han heard the first time, he was a little unhappy. What the hell was doing in Shengjing? He actually kept everything from him. Could it be that he thought that if he married a princess, he would really have the final say in the Ao Han tribe?

As if seeing his unhappiness, Princess Gulun explained again: "You are not more angry. Shengjing said that it will not let the Aohan tribe suffer. After the matter is successful, the Aohan tribe's pasture will increase greatly."

Upon hearing this, Ao Hanbandi finally became happy. Although he was still curious about the things in the treasure, he did not continue to ask questions in the end.

At the same time, on the side of Jinzhou City, Baoding Governor Lu Xiangsheng came from Guanglu Island and brought the will of Emperor Chongzhen.

The guard general Cao Bianjiao, Huang Degong was overjoyed when he heard the content of the imperial edict. He couldn't help but say, "I have been doing nothing in Liaodong, and I'm almost sick."

"Yes, the last time I fought against Jinzhou, Jianlu surrendered before he could even seriously, without any intention. This time, I can finally fight him a battle."

When Lu Xiangsheng heard this, he smiled and nodded. Although there was a war commanded by the emperor himself, it was very relaxed, but he always felt bored. For those capable civil servants and generals, they hoped that their opponents would be stronger so that they would be more energetic in fighting. The opponents were too weak and they really couldn't be interested.

Originally, Jianlu was the most powerful opponent of the Ming Dynasty. In the past, when the Ming army fought with Jianlu, they were defeated in a row, and they were defeated again and again. If such an opponent could win, it would be his lifelong glory.

However, once the emperor leads the army, with the emperor's magical plan, as long as they fight according to what the emperor said, they don't have to worry about it. They can fight with more and less every time, and bully Jianlu unexpectedly, which does not allow them to show their worth!

Although this time, there was also a secret decree from the emperor and an explanation. However, after all, the emperor did not come here in person, which made Cao Bianjiao and Huang Degong particularly excited. Even Lu Xiangsheng had some expectations.

Next, there was nothing to say, and according to the emperor's will, it began to move. Of course, if you don't take away the Jianlu who should block the Xinjin side at night, you still have to block it. You can't let Jianlu know that there is any movement in Jinzhou.

The situation in Liaodong seemed calm, but in fact it was the tranquility before the storm came again. However, Jianlu didn't know, but the Ming army knew it.

On this day, after many communications, Jin Guofeng, the general of Jinzhou, led the three thousand cavalrymen drawn from Ningjin, quietly entered the grassland.

On the Kalaqin tribe, Gulusqibu's son cooperated with him to lead Jin Guofeng to appear in his camp.

Many tribe members were very surprised that the arrival of the Ming army and the clan leader were so harmonious.

In this regard, Gurusiqibu's son naturally made public the situation to his tribe. He first talked about the pressure on the tribe, including the Chaharma thieves and the oppression of the Aohan tribe. As for the threat from the Ming army, he would not mention it. Then he asked for help from Shengjing, and even people could not see him. Instead, the Ming side, he ignored past grudges and was willing to accept the Kalaqin tribe, and the Ming Emperor also granted the title of Gulusiqib. In this way, only when the Kalaqin tribe surrendered to the benevolent Ming Dynasty could he have a way out...

After explaining everything, he did not give the herders below the country a chance to choose, so he drew out troops, about two thousand people, and acted with the Ming army and left the camp.
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