After a pause, Chongzhen continued: "Instead of making all these tens of thousands of people, it is better to keep this possession, which will be of use in the future."

Gao Qiqian quickly knelt down and said, "The emperor's holy thoughts are profound and he said very well. I must be at the camera and dare not fight in a strait."

"I can't bear to let the soldiers fight against the strong with weak and storm the battlefield. Not only will the country's vitality be damaged, I can't bear it." Chongzhen finished speaking in a compassionate tone, and glanced at Gao Qiqian's face with a profound meaning~~~~~~~~~~~

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The king and his minister were talking, and a young eldest son came in with the inner supervisor with a palace lantern and bowed his body and said, "He started to report to the emperor, and Yang Sichang, the Minister of War, has arrived."

"Call him in." Chongzhen said, waved his hand to Gao Qiqian. Gao Qiqian immediately kowtowed and retreated respectfully.

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"Lu Xiangsheng will definitely come tonight?" Chongzhen asked Yang Sichang, the minister of the cabinet who was nearly fifty years old and the Minister of War.

"You can definitely arrive." Yang Sichang, who was nearly fifty years old, had dark temples and beards, replied respectfully.

"How to distribute the three major camps [Five military camps, Three Thousand Camps, Shenji camps]?" Chongzhen asked worriedly.

"Some of them guard the city, some of them guard the Dongzhimen and Chaoyangmen. It turned out that some were stationed outside Deshengmen to prepare for the assistance of Changping. Now that the kings and soldiers from all over the place have arrived, Changping is safe, and this part of the people has also retreated outside Chaoyangmen." Yang Sichang replied with bright eyes.

"What is the situation of the garrison on the city?" Chongzhen asked again.

"The war in Beijing is enough to defend the city. The red-clothed cannons were transported to the city yesterday and officials were sent to sacrifice to him." Yang Sichang replied.

Chongzhen nodded with satisfaction and said, "Now that the enemy cavalry has invaded, the country's military source is exhausted and it is not easy to deal with. The court officials are venting their scattered words and are not practical. When an emergency occurs, they cannot share their worries for you, which is a shame to me!"

"For example, the head of the Ministry of War [a sixth-rank civil servant, who is the "chief" of various central departments] Shen Xun submitted a memorial to Chen Border Affairs, saying, "With the monks in the world, the nuns in the world, they are organized into the Lijia [the most grassroots social and political organizations, the Lijia is equal to the protection, and the Lijia is below the Lijia.]. Three Dings draw one, and they train day and night, and they can get hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers." Isn't this a joke about state affairs? It's so confusing!"

When Yang Sichang saw the emperor angry, he said tactfully: "Shen Xun's opinion is indeed confused. But he dared to report the report. One reason was that he knew that Your Majesty was the king of Yao and Shun and did not guilty; the other reason was that he was worried about the country and had no time to think about it carefully. There were many things he had stated, and there were also many admirable things."

Chongzhen pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "I'm thinking of him, he's still a little worried about the country, I won't get drunk with him." After saying that, he waved his chin and several palace maids and internal prisoners quickly retreated.

"Since I ascended the throne," he said in a low and heavy tone, "The Eastern Barbarians have entered the border four times. Anyone who is a minister should lie on firewood and taste gall, and swear to restore the country's revenge. But just two years later, the enemy cavalry drove in and ravaged the capital. It seems that the civil strife has not subsided, and external troubles are getting more and more urgent. What should we do?"

Yang Sichang knelt down and replied: "As the Minister of War, the Ming Dynasty, he was used to calling it the soldier. He could not defeat the bandits and exterminate the enemy and conquer the enemy. He deserved to die. In the current situation, he could only pay the money to the enemy [the political term for the Ming and Qing dynasties was to negotiate peace.]. He could only focus on suppressing the bandits."
Chapter completed!