It's just that although Hong Chengchou's verbal Zunzhi and Yang Zhen's verbal Zunzhi are the same on the surface, they are quite different inland.

Yang Zhen looked ignorant and did everything he could, as if he didn't understand why, but in fact he was happy in his heart.

After this matter was finalized with Emperor Chongzhen's golden words, Yang Zhen's main goal of coming to the capital to offer prisoners was achieved.

However, he also knew that he could not show any happiness about this matter in front of the emperor.

Otherwise, with Emperor Chongzhen's suspicion and fickleness, the decision just made would probably be taken back in the blink of an eye.

Therefore, there was no joy or sadness on his face, as if he had just understood what was going on and was weighing the pros and cons.

But Hong Chengchou was different. After saying he complied with the order, he sighed in his heart, and then turned to look at Yang Zhen, who was kneeling aside with an expressionless face.

Although he didn't say a word, the look in his eyes was so meaningful that Yang Zhen was frightened for a while.

However, after both Hong Chengchou and Yang Zhen said they obeyed the order, Emperor Chongzhen was in a good mood. He laughed loudly, stepped forward and helped everyone kneeling on the ground up one by one, and then said:

"You don't have to be polite, please sit down and talk. Sit down and talk!"

After these people sat down, Emperor Chongzhen continued: "My dear friends, today it has been decided that Yang Aiqing's troops will be transferred to guard and transfer to subordinates. It suddenly dawns on me and I have already made up my mind. Why not take this opportunity to

Decide the Liaodong issue that has been delayed for so long by the DPRK and China!"

When Chen Xinjia, Hong Chengchou and Yang Zhen heard what Emperor Chongzhen said, they immediately calmed down and listened carefully.

He heard Emperor Chongzhen say: "Hong Aiqing, after the current affairs of the capital are completed, you will return to Shanhaiguan to reorganize the troops and make arrangements. Before the end of the year, you will move from Shanhaiguan to Ningyuan City. Guan, Ning, Song,

The army of Jin is all under your control, and you must ensure that Liaozuo is safe!"

"This, my lord, obeys the order!"

When Hong Chengchou heard Emperor Chongzhen's decision, his words and expressions were slightly hesitant, but he quickly accepted the emperor's order.

There has been a long debate in the court about whether he can leave seclusion or not.

In the winter of the eleventh year of Chongzhen, Hong Chengchou was chasing and suppressing the bandits in Shaanxi, Henan and other places. He was about to kill them all. Unexpectedly, the Eastern bandits broke through the border and Wu Aheng, the governor of Jiliao at the time, was captured and refused to surrender.

Unfortunately, Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Xuanda, died in the battle, and the capital was in crisis.

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen issued an imperial edict to recruit Hong Chengchou and other troops to the capital to serve as King Qin. As a result, a good opportunity to drive away the rogue bandits was wasted.

In the first month of the twelfth year of Chongzhen, Hong Chengchou led his troops to the vicinity of the capital, and was appointed as the Secretary of the Ministry of War and the right deputy governor of the capital, Ji, in charge of military affairs of the Liao Dynasty.

However, at this time, the Donglu troops had already begun to withdraw their troops and return north. Hong Chengchou and his troops did not fight except to follow and watch the Donglu army return north.

After that, Hong Chengchou and his troops were left in the capital area. In order to prevent the Donglu army from returning and invading again, Hong Chengchou left Shanhaiguan with the title of Shangshu of the Ministry of War and the right deputy censor of the capital, and took up the post of Ji Liao.

The governor has since left the battlefield of suppressing bandits in the pass.

From then on, debates arose one after another in the court whether he should leave the Pass and go north to move to Ningyuan. Emperor Chongzhen was worried about both outside and inside the Pass, and could not make up his mind.

Today, Emperor Chongzhen considered that Yang Zhen was going to lead his troops to move to Lushun, Jinzhou and other places, and there would be no one outside Shanhaiguan to check Zu Dashou, so he immediately made up his mind.

Hong Chengchou originally wanted to say something, but he soon understood that asking him to move to Ningyuan City should be Emperor Chongzhen's reaction to Yang Zhen's crossing the sea and moving to defend the Liaonan Peninsula.

Unless he can overturn the decision made by Emperor Chongzhen just now to let Yang Zhen move to southern Liaoning and transfer to the capital camp, everything he says will be in vain.

Therefore, he just thought about it, quickly gave up the struggle, and accepted Emperor Chongzhen's arrangement.

Emperor Chongzhen was very happy when he saw that Hong Chengchou had no objection. He continued: "After Hong Aiqing moved to Ningyuan City, the position of governor of Liaodong will also be held by Aiqing!"

"This——, Your Majesty, if so, Mr. Fang, the current governor of Liaodong——"

As soon as Emperor Chongzhen said that he asked Hong Chengchou to concurrently serve as governor of Liaodong, Chen Xinjia, Hong Chengchou, and Yang Zhen looked up at Emperor Chongzhen at the same time. Neither Yang Zhen nor Hong Chengchou said anything, but Chen Xinjia couldn't help but ask a question on behalf of his ally.

Emperor Chongzhen obviously knew that Chen Xinjia would ask this question. After all, the debate between the DPRK and China on whether Fang Yizao should be dismissed has been going on for a long time, so after thinking about it for a while, he said:

"As for Fang Yizao, well, Jin Guofeng died in the battle outside Ningyuan City. As the governor of Liaodong, how could Fang Yizao have no responsibility? After this incident, his talents were not enough to restrain the Ningyuan garrison and control the people in Liaodong Town.

It’s clear! If that’s the case, what’s the use of keeping him in Liaodong?!”

Emperor Chongzhen admired Jin Guofeng's deeds of leading three thousand soldiers and horses to defend Songshan City very much, so he was very sad when he heard the military report that Jin Guofeng and his son were killed outside Ningyuan City in October.

Jin Shijun went to Ningyuan and collected the remaining remains of his father Jin Guofeng and his brother Jin Shijie. On the way back to Xuanfu, Emperor Chongzhen personally summoned Jin Shijun when he passed by the capital and granted him thousands of hereditary royal guards.

At the same time, Emperor Chongzhen also posthumously presented Jin Guofeng as a special Jin Ronglu doctor and Zuo Dudu, gave him a sum of funeral money, and ordered local officials in Xuanfu to build a shrine for Jin Guofeng in Xuanfu.

Emperor Chongzhen valued Jin Guofeng so much, so someone had to take responsibility for Jin Guofeng's death. He did not dare to touch Zu Dashou's Liaodong Army, but Fang Yizao, the governor of Liaodong who was responsible for controlling and dispatching the armies in Ningyuan, did not dare to touch anything.

Therefore, in the end, Fang Yizao can only take charge of this tank and bear this responsibility.

"But Your Majesty, Fang Yizao has made great contributions by patrolling Liaodong and stationed in Ningyuan! Yang Zhen attacked Liaonan last time and returned in triumph. This time he crossed the sea to march eastward and regained Lushun and other places. Fang Yizao participated in the planning and decision-making.

, if you use this merit to offset your fault, your majesty will be shown to be benevolent!"

When Chen Xinjia saw that Emperor Chongzhen had this opinion of Fang Yizao, he immediately left his seat and knelt on the ground to plead with him.

Of course, Chen Xinjia interceded for Fang Yizao. Apart from the fact that the two had a good relationship before and were allies of North Korea and China, there were naturally other reasons.

Since Jin Guofeng's death, Fang Yizao had a premonition that he might be unlucky, so he sent his son Fang Guangchen to the capital early to find Chen Xinjia to help him plead.

Fang Guangchen went to see Chen Xinjia, and of course he did not go empty-handed. In addition to the large sum of property allocated to him by Yang Zhen, almost all the gifts and wealth accumulated by Fang Guangchen and his son since arriving in Liaodong were given to Chen Xinjia.

Otherwise, how could Chen Xinjia speak for him and plead for him like this?

However, Chen Xinjia's kneeling to plead for mercy was of no use. Emperor Chongzhen looked at Chen Xinjia's performance with an expressionless face and was completely indifferent.

It wasn't until Chen Xinjia finished speaking and kowtowed that Emperor Chongzhen turned to Yang Zhen and said, "Han Qing, tell the truth, did Fang Yizao participate in your plan to cross the sea and march eastward to regain Lushun?"

When Emperor Chongzhen asked, Chen Xinjia fell to the ground and turned to look at Yang Zhen.

At this time, Yang Zhen suddenly left his seat, bowed to the emperor and said: "Your Majesty has asked me, how dare I not answer truthfully. Governor Fang has the eldest son Fang Guangchen, who is a staff member hired by Weichen to guard Songshan City and even cross the sea.

He advanced eastward to recapture Lushun and other places and made plans and made great contributions.

"In addition, before I crossed the sea and marched eastward, I tried to ask Governor Fang for instructions on this plan. Governor Fang encouraged him and said that it was okay. He also discussed with the imperial governor, the Paymaster, to mobilize the Juehua Island Navy to transport food and equipment for the soldiers. Although he did not go to the army in person, he planned the strategy.

His contribution is indispensable!"

After Yang Zhen said these words, he saw Emperor Chongzhen looking at him suspiciously, as if he was still indifferent. At that moment, he thought that he would just be a good person and do it to the end, so he plopped, knelt on the ground, and continued to say to Emperor Chongzhen:

"General Jin is an unparalleled soldier. He died outside Ningyuan City in the battle. Governor Fang cannot escape the blame. However, there are many reasons for this that are worthy of review and reflection. Please give your Majesty a clear view!"

After Yang Zhen said these words, he kowtowed to the ground and said no more.

For Yang Zhen, he has done his best and is worthy of Fang Yizao and Fang Guangchen.

If Emperor Chongzhen insists on dealing with Fang Yizao, as happened in history, then Yang Zhen can only do this, and there is nothing else he can do.

However, what surprised Yang Zhen was that as soon as he had finished begging for Fang Yizao, he heard Emperor Chongzhen say: "Very good, very good! Yang Aiqing, you really are an upright person who values ​​love and justice! I didn't watch it.

You were wrong! I didn’t misjudge you!”

Emperor Chongzhen's words made Yang Zhen secretly sigh with relief.

When Emperor Chongzhen took the initiative to ask Yang Zhen questions about Fang Yizao, Yang Zhen began to wonder if Emperor Chongzhen was testing and examining him again.

Now it seems that it is indeed the case.

In fact, Fang Yizao certainly had no merit in strategizing and making decisions. After Yang Zhenzhi decided to send troops, he asked Fang Guangchen to rush to Ningyuan. At best, he just informed Fang Yizao.

But at this moment, he couldn't say that. As a military general, how to treat his superiors is a very important issue.

Whether it is Emperor Chongzhen or other ministers in the court, they attach great importance to this point.

If at this time, Yang Zhen adds insult to injury, or just stands idly by, his reputation will be ruined.

You know, it was Fang Yizao who took out Yang Zhen from prison and took him to Ningyuan to take office.

In any case, Fang Yizao had such kindness for him. When Fang Yizao was about to be in trouble, Yang Zhen must not add insult to injury or stand idly by in front of the emperor, but must help him.

And the facts proved that he was right to do so.

When he said this, he knelt down and begged for mercy. Not only Emperor Chongzhen felt that he valued affection and righteousness, but Chen Xinjia, Wang Dehua and others also felt that Yang Zhenzhi had repaid his kindness and they could make good friends with him. They could safely recommend him in front of the emperor in the future.

But it was said that Emperor Chongzhen sighed a few words about Yang Zhen's affection and righteousness in front of everyone, thought for a moment, and said: "In that case, I will consider how to use him again, but Fang Yizao, the governor of Liaodong, can no longer use him.
Chapter completed!