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196 Secret business

At this time, Ma Shilong regretted it very much. When he received the report that Zunhua City was burned, he no longer cared about it because he did not have the credit for recovering the lost land, but instead had a lot of trouble.

Logically speaking, with the current financial resources of the court, he would not care about the elderly and weak. As for Yongping and Zunhua's situation, although Ma Shilong heard about it later, he thought it was just a decision made by Sun Chengzong.

Now it seems that the court attaches great importance to it, or the emperor attaches great importance to it, otherwise it would be impossible for the elite Guanning army to escort this scene outside the city.

It's useless to regret at this time, and Ma Shilong didn't think about it anymore. Although he was afraid that he would be compared by the Guanning Army in public opinion at this time, it didn't matter. If you want to fight later, whether you go out to Liaodong or northwest to suppress the thieves, you still have to rely on your fists to force it.

He thought so to comfort himself. In the past two hours, when he saw that the Guan Ning army had also set up camp outside the city after handing over the old and weak who were escorted to the city, he was truly comforted.

When the city was lively outside the city, outside the Wuying Hall of the Forbidden City, the eunuchs, Jinyiwei and the Dongchang Fanjun stood side by side, guarding the gate strictly. Near the Wuying Hall, there were three steps and five steps. No one was allowed to approach without the emperor's will.

In Wuying Hall, there were no eunuchs and palace maids. On the imperial throne, Hu Guang was sitting in a critical state with a serious expression. Below, there were five people standing by the admiral of the East Factory, Cao Huachun, the commander of the Jinyiwei, Liu Xingzuo, the eunuch in charge of the imperial horse, Gao Shiyue, the chief assistant of the Ming Dynasty, Wen Tiren, and the general of Datong, and the temporary general of the Beijing camp Rong Mangui. They also had serious faces, obviously discussing something very important.

The confidentiality of the palace has been greatly improved after Hu Guang rectified it. However, today's negotiations were too important, so in case of precautions, all irrelevant people were sent out.

Hu Guang said seriously: "Ma Shilong was afraid of the enemy and was afraid of the battle. The Jianlu of Zunhua had not attacked his army but fled privately, which made Jianlu have no worries, plunder Zunhua, burned the city, and caused the Zunhua tragedy. I can't imagine how many people could survive in this severe cold and cold winter! I must not pretend to be unable to see such things. Therefore, today, I summoned you and others to take down Ma Shilong and reorganize his direct army!"

In fact, Ma Shilong himself is easy to catch. The key is that his servants and his troops cannot cause unrest. Even if they are disintegrated, it will be very detrimental to the court and must be avoided as much as possible.

Although Hu Guang said this, Cao Huachun and Liu Xingzuo, who participated in advance, knew that the emperor was going to attack the Shanxi merchants. Now he was just talking about Zunhua, and it seemed that the emperor was also very cautious. If the emperor didn't say it at this time, they would naturally not say it out loud.

The others couldn't help but think about it after hearing this, and did not answer immediately. After all, Ma Shilong was different from others. At the beginning of the Battle of the Capital, Emperor Chongzhen immediately summoned Ma Shilong back and gave him the sword of Shangfang, asking him to lead the army of the king. Speaking of which, he was very favorable, and he also held heavy troops.

As the chief assistant of the Ming Dynasty, Wen Tiren finally said first: "Your Majesty, the war has just ended, and people are determined, and Ma Shilong's subordinates are strong. If there is a slight accident, the consequences will be unpredictable!"

On the surface, he was reminding, but in fact, the potential meaning was to persuade the emperor that this matter was difficult to deal with, so he would not talk about it later.

Unexpectedly, Hu Guang was determined and immediately replied seriously: "It was because I knew this that I summoned you and others to discuss this matter. I have decided, so I can tell you if I have any good solutions!"

I won’t say this, but there is another sentence later, if you can shut up, everyone present understands it. After experiencing the holy will, no one thinks about persuading you anymore.

Man Gui, who was still straightforward, took the lead in clasping his fists and said, "Your Majesty, as long as Ma Shilong leaves the camp, the last general will lead the Beijing camp to surround the camp and tie them up!"

"Not proper, not proper!" Wen Tiren immediately rejected, "Ma Shilong alone is not good! When he leaves the camp, he must have a close confidant to help him take charge of the army, and even his close confidant must be transferred away!"

When Man Gui heard this, he thought about what he would do if he was Ma Shilong. When he thought about it, he nodded and admitted that the prime minister was right. Gao Shiyue also nodded and stated that the Imperial Horse Supervision could also draw elite soldiers and go outside the city to suppress the city with Man Gui.

Except for Cao Huachun who did not speak, the others spoke one after another and improved the plan. This is what the result of this discussion should have done.

Hu Guang kept listening to them, but he was not satisfied. After recalling the case he had considered a long time ago, he immediately spoke: "This is not thorough enough, there are still risks. Wen Qing also said that if there is a trace of accident, the consequences will be unpredictable."

"..." When the ministers below heard this, they shut up and looked at the emperor. How could it be possible to have such a big thing without any risk? Transfer Ma Shilong and his confidants, and then surround the Jingying and the Imperial Horse Supervisor to solve the problem. This is the best way!

Only Cao Huachun has been in contact with the emperor for the longest time and has the deepest understanding. He has long predicted that with the emperor's personality, he will never put things on others, and he must have his own solution. The reason for discussing is just to see what other people's solutions are and what complements his own method.

Sure enough, he was not wrong. Seeing that they were not speaking, the emperor spoke by himself: "Except for Ma Shilong and his confidants, all the people with official positions in the army, including Xiaoqi, must be transferred away, and only the most ordinary soldiers are left, so that they can be foolproof!"

"..." At this moment, even Cao Huachun was speechless. Master, what method is you? How can you do this? Others are not fools. Isn't it clear that you want to attack the army after transferring officers so completely?

Man Gui, who was outspoken, shook his head immediately and was the first to express his opinion: "Your Majesty, this is so conspicuous! Even the last general will definitely doubt what he is going to do?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, this method has not been seen since ancient times, and it is not practical!" Wen Tiren also bowed and advised him.

At the same time, he thought to himself that the emperor was still young and that he thought too ideally, but in fact it was absolutely impossible!

Gao Shiyue also wanted to show off, but when he was about to speak, he found that Liu Xingzuo and Cao Huachun looked at the emperor with a strange expression, and he couldn't help but be stunned and took a closer look at the emperor.

He immediately found that the emperor's expression seemed a little proud, as if he was confident. He was shocked. Could it be that the emperor had already considered it, and his own ideas could work?

Thinking of this, Gao Shiyue stopped talking. It is okay for Yuqian to show himself, but he must show his capable side!

Sure enough, the emperor smiled and said, "I have a way, it's not too late to talk after hearing this!"
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