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Under the eyes of everyone, only Ning Wan and I hastily flattered: "The emperor is wise!"

He said flatteringly: "My minister thinks that the Ming Kingdom is showing signs of doom. The domestic rogues are raging and cannot be ruled by power. They are threatening to threaten the capital of the Ming Kingdom, and their desire to negotiate peace with me must be strong.

When the army of the Ming Dynasty and the bandits consume each other, I can take advantage of this opportunity to recover in peace, buy grain, iron materials, and gunpowder through Zhangjiakou Shanxi merchants, and remake it with thousands of guns and hundreds of cannons.

Under each other's ups and downs, it will take a few years at most, or a year at least. Our warriors of the Qing Dynasty will drive straight in, and we may break Mingjing in one fell swoop and enter the Central Plains! "

After Ning finished what I said coincided with what Huang Taiji thought in his heart, he nodded with great satisfaction, and the look of fatigue just now receded a lot, straightened his body, and asked again: "Tell me, how should I deal with that Zhang Cheng?" ?”

To be honest, other things are easy to talk about, but how to deal with this Zhang Cheng, Huang Taiji is also a bit of a headache, he also intends to go to the Ming country to plunder again to make up for Jin Zhan's loss, but how can he avoid Zhang Cheng? What about this mountain?
A gloomy look flashed in Ning Wan's eyes, but he was not in a hurry to respond, but squinted at the Minister of State and Affairs Yingerdai, as well as the University Scholars Ganglin, Fan Wencheng, Xifu and others from the corner of his eyes.

Obviously, Ning Wan and I were afraid that my family would be too popular and would be envied by everyone, so I had no choice but to choose wisely to protect myself. It's not that he didn't know how to reply, but he wanted to leave some opportunities for others.

Sure enough, after a moment of silence, Grand Scholar Ganglin said: "Your Majesty, please take countermeasures against the Southern Dynasty!"

Huang Taiji murmured, "A counter-measure?"

"Exactly."

Gang Lin continued: "Your Majesty, just like the strategy I used to deal with Yuan Chonghuan, through my meticulous work in the Southern Dynasty, spread the news that Zhang Cheng wanted to cooperate with me, and said that Zhang Cheng wanted to take advantage of my defeat in the Jin battle and wanted to sell it at a high price. Wait for the grain with me.

What the Southern Dynasties hated most was that the frontier generals raised their thieves for self-respect, and the other thing was to collude with foreign enemies. If such a thing is successful, only these two crimes, I am afraid that Zhang Cheng will lose his life. "

Seeing Huang Taiji nodding his head, Xifu also interjected: "Prince Zheng is naturalized now, so he can lead a team of warriors to attack various passes in Xuanda. If you are frightened and disturbed, just report it to the emperor of the Southern Dynasty to hear about it."

He saw that Huang Taiji seemed very interested, so he continued: "Zhang Cheng privately opened the Doshi border trade, took in Mongolian fugitives, and repeatedly left the customs to attack various tribes in Outer Mongolia.

Even if the responsibility for privately opening border trade can be escaped, the crime of lightly initiating border quarrels is probably inevitable. Prince Zheng led the army to hold customs and hold them accountable, and Zhangjiakou Shanxi merchants spread rumors among them, and the officials announced that they would impeach Zhang Cheng , fearing that he could be drowned. "

Huang Taiji nodded, but looked at Fan Wencheng again, and asked, "What do you think, Mr. Fan?"

Fan Wencheng has been the most eye-catching since Huang Taiji came to power in the late Jin Dynasty, and he has won Huang Taiji's trust and respect the most, and even caused dissatisfaction among many Baylors, the banner owners of the Eight Banners of Manchuria.

Ning Wan, the reason why I dare not show off too much is precisely because of the lessons learned by Fan Wencheng.

Now, when Fan Wencheng saw Huang Taiji asking himself, he stood up and replied: "Your Majesty, I think that the Shanxi merchants in Zhangjiakou should be summoned to make use of their connections in the Ming Dynasty. Please transfer Zhang Cheng to lead the army into Henan to aid Suppress the increasingly rampant bandits.

This matter, sooner rather than later! "

"it is good."

Minister of State and Political Affairs Ying Erdai praised loudly: "'When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits'. Your Majesty, Fan Wencheng's proposal is very good, and we should act on it urgently."

Huang Taiji also nodded with a smile: "Yes. '...Fisherman's profit'? It's really good."

He seemed to be exhausted, so he said softly: "Ying Erdai, you will implement all the matters discussed just now..."

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Both sides are setting up a scheme to eradicate Zhang Cheng, but he himself seems to know nothing about it, and he still hangs around Xuanzhen North Road with the guests from Jiliao Town.

Everything about Beilu was refreshing to Xie Sixin, Zhang Dou, Zu Dabi and others. However, everyone's focus was different, so they had different understandings of Beilu.

Xie Sixin and Zhang Dou saw the difference between Beilu and Liaozhen, and the two of them saw the difference in a deeper level. From a geographical point of view, Liaozhen and Beilu are roughly the same.

But this was not the case at heart. Liao Town was on the Songjin defense line where the Ming Dynasty fought most frequently, and the local Ding Zhuang soldiers were also relatively concentrated, several times more than the North Road.

Moreover, in the past many years, it has been the focus of the eyes of the emperor and ministers of the Ming Dynasty, just because they are facing the powerful Jiannu, and almost all the financial and material resources of the whole country of the Ming Dynasty are concentrated in the tiny place of Liaodong.

But even with such superior conditions, the officials and generals of the Ming Dynasty in Liaodong could only try their best to maintain them. In the battle against Jiannu, they lost more than they won, and relied on a series of strong cities such as Jinzhou and Ningyuan to try their best to defend.

On the other hand, Zhang Cheng manages a little-known frontier place like a big city in the Central Plains, and what is even more rare is the spirit of the people.

Although there are many people in Liao Town, they are like walking corpses. Not only are they all sallow and emaciated, they also do things slowly, without a trace of vitality at all.

However, North Road is different. Although the people here are not luxuriously dressed, they are all decent. Everyone's face is full of joy, and the complexion is also flushed, and there is no dish at all.

Even the streets of Baocheng on the North Road are as smooth as new. Although there are occasional dusty spots, it is within a tolerable range, not to mention the smell of human and animal excrement.

"General, the air in Chicheng is so clean, presumably it's because of the constant cleaning of garbage?"

"Hahaha……"

Facing Zhang Dou's question, Zhang Cheng laughed and replied: "Zhang Bingxian is indeed quick-witted and quick-witted, very comparable to others!"

After he finished complimenting people, he went to the main topic: "Outsiders only think that I am tossing around here, and they also say 'I have been bathing people since ancient times, so there is no reason to bathe the street'."

Zhang Cheng raised his finger and pointed to the spotless Qingshi Street, and said: "Others who came to Chicheng only felt that there was less dust here, but they didn't care about the subtle changes in the streets, but Zhang Bingxian had a unique vision, and he could understand these details. Watch carefully."

He walked ahead of the crowd, and the people he met along the way recognized the general's flag, and retreated to both sides, leaving the middle street out. Zhang Cheng said as he walked, "They only have money in their eyes, but they don't know that money can only be spent. only have its value' reason.

There are some elderly and weak people in the city who clean up the dust and rubbish in the streets and alleys every day. As long as they register with the "Cleaning and Transportation Department", they can receive a work and food silver.

When the common people have something to do, they will be more contented, so that everyone can make money, and they will compete to consume. In this way, the whole castle is alive, not only the business is prosperous, but also everyone is smiling. . "

"Think small and achieve great things!"

Xie Sixin also interjected at this time and continued: "It is no coincidence that the general has achieved today's achievements. It seems to be chaotic, but there are deep meanings everywhere. Just cleaning the castle sanitation is far more than me."

Zhang Cheng smiled and said, "Mr. Xie also came to make fun of Zhang Mou."

The few people here chatted happily, but Zu Dabi and other warriors had some ideas about cleaning the castle. Their ideas were actually very simple. If they had the money, it would be better to raise a few more soldiers.

Even Cao Bianjiao thought this way, feeling that Zhang Cheng's move was purely for show, listening to his conversation with Xie Sixin and Zhang Dou, he didn't take it seriously.

Zu Dabi even sneered at this, and interjected: "Let me tell you, the general's move is really unnecessary, with this money, it's better to raise more servants, so that you can cut off a few heads of the enemy when you go into battle. "

They talked and laughed all the way into Chi Castle, and Jin Xinpeng, the commander of the Kaiping Guard, also said at this time: "My lord, it's getting late, and the officials have prepared a banquet here. Today I will rest in Chicheng, and I will come back tomorrow." Let's go to Yunzhou."

Zhang Cheng nodded and said, "It's up to you to arrange."

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After the banquet that night, Zhang Cheng chatted with Xie Sixin, Zhang Dou and the others for a while, then took their leave, left the guild hall, and went to the general's office to rest.

Since Su Yiyang joined Zhang Cheng, he has been engaged in a shady secret front. He now has thousands of spies of various types under his command, and the two action teams led by Monkey Hou Mingli and Huzi Chen Huzi also have their own secret agents. The scale of more than a hundred people.

It can be said that in Xuanfu Town, there is almost no information that Su Yiyang can't pierce. Go up to who the governor met, what he said, what food he ate that day, and what's new in the teahouses and restaurants in various castles. rumors.

He even knows what officials at all levels have done and what stocks are in the warehouses of various companies. He knows all the information here. After analysis, the key information will be directly reported to Zhang Cheng.

Today, he also specially came to Chicheng to meet Zhang Cheng, but his special status made it inconvenient to appear in front of everyone, so he waited until dark.

"Tell me, what's going on over there?"

Zhang Cheng breathed out a cloud of alcohol, and seemed to be a little impatient, and immediately asked questions straight to the point as soon as he entered the room.

Su Yiyang was covered with a black cloak and stood in the shadows of the corner. From his position, he could see the dark night outside the house through the corner of the window.

Although there are thousands of people under him, and even some leading generals in the brave army cannot fall into his eyes, but for some reason, every time he confronts Zhang Cheng alone, he always feels panicked.

He was taken aback by Zhang Cheng's straightforward questioning, and immediately reacted, knelt down on one knee, and hurriedly replied: "Marshal, after you left the town, Wen Hui has been wandering around the guerrillas and guards every day. Between. According to my subordinates' investigation, he has connections with Shanxi merchants in Zhangjiakou, and it seems that he intends to harm the commander in chief."

"You little ones, don't worry about it."

Zhang Cheng shook the cloak on his body, and Zhang Chengfang, a Chinese military officer, stepped forward to take it quickly, before Zhang Cheng walked towards the seat, squinted at Su Yiyang still kneeling on the ground, and said casually, "Get up and answer."

"Here."

Su Yiyang responded, and immediately stood up. His slender figure suddenly stood up, but for some reason, he hunched over and shrank back into the shadow of the corner of the room.

Zhang Cheng seemed to have noticed this too, frowned slightly and said, "Why is it still this shady problem?"

He was just talking, although he felt disgusted with Su Yiyang's appearance, he didn't force him to change, but continued to ask, "What's going on in Zhangjiakou?"

"Back to Commander-in-Chief, the informants under his command sent back news that the latest military ticket template has been successfully transferred to Fan Sanba's hands. They colluded with Shanxi businessmen to print a large number of military tickets and run on our North Road Trading Company in various places. This disrupts my North Road economy."

Zhang Cheng nodded, and asked again: "Is that all?"

"Fan Yongdou and others want to encourage the new Xuanda governor Jiang Yuxu and other officials to write a letter to impeach the commander-in-chief, and they also want to unite with the speech officials in Beijing to write a letter of impeachment.

Several court elders and ministers in the court have also benefited from them, and I am afraid that they will also embarrass the commander-in-chief this time. "

Everything was within expectations and not out of control. Zhang Cheng was still very satisfied with this, and he asked again: "Is there anything new about Guihua City?"

"It seems that a big man from the Tartars has come to Guihua City."

When Su Yiyang said this, a stern look flashed in his eyes, and he continued: "Although the amount of transactions with us was not large, there was nothing wrong with it, but this time I was rejected by him. Outside the city, they refused to go out of the city to make a deal, and as a result, more than a dozen carts of goods were brought back to Dushi."

"Ah."

Zhang Cheng seems to be very interested in this change: "The Battle of Jinzhou, the Tartars, did not take advantage of us. It wasted food and grass, and lost troops. It must be eager to trade with Shanxi merchants in Zhangjiakou in exchange for the grain and iron it urgently needs. Waiting for supplies."

There was a bright light in his eyes, and he said: "Keep an eye on the outside, we don't have enough manpower, we can call 'Yebubu' from the brave army to cooperate, we must find out the date of the Tatars' trade in Zhangjiakou in advance."

"Here!"

A trace of doubt flashed across Su Yiyang's face, hesitant to speak, but Zhang Cheng's eyes did not escape: "Speak up when you have something to say, when did you become such a mother-in-law?"

"Marshal, it's about Datong Wang Zongbing, and my subordinates are not sure now, I don't know if we should talk about it or not."

"Wang Pu?"

Zhang Cheng was also taken aback when he heard the words, but then he thought that someone from Wang Pu's family was also involved in the Zhangjiakou mutual market and border trade. It must be that Fan Yongdou and others wanted to use Wang Pu to make things happen.

Immediately said: "But it doesn't matter. Even if there is a slight discrepancy with the facts, I will not blame you."

"There is news that Fan Yongdou, Wang Dayu and others intend to replace the commander-in-chief with Datong Wang Zongbing as the Xuanfu's Zongbing."

"Hahaha……"

Zhang Cheng smiled instead of anger when he heard the words, he said: "If you want Wang Pu to take the position of Xuanfu's chief soldier, then you have to move this commander to his nest first!"

Zhang Chengfang interjected from the side: "Father, please send a letter to He Kuan, so that he can prepare himself."

"Prepare what?"

Zhang Cheng continued with a look of disdain: "Just because Wang Pu is a wimp, he can turn the world upside down!"

As he spoke, he stood up and walked to the window through a gap, looking at the dark night sky outside the window, and said: "Just take this opportunity to see if Wang Pu will be a man." (End of this chapter)