In the Martial Meritocrats Hall.
The Chief Minister of the Cabinet, Han Wei, the Minister of Rites, Zhou Tingru, the Minister of Revenue, Li Biao, and the Minister of War, Sun Chengzong, were all gathered here.
When the ministers finished reading the Liaodong battle report that Zhu Youjian handed to them.
A series of exclamations rang out in the hall that could be heard by a pin drop.
"Your Majesty, is this battle report true?”
Sun Chengzong was shocked.
He was the overseer of Ji Liao and also Yuan Chonghuan's teacher. He was the one who suggested the creation of the Guanning Iron Cavalry.
He was very clear about Slave Jian's true combat strength.
Moreover, according to the battle report, Zhu Heng was still fighting Slave Jian outside Guang Ning City and successfully defeated Slave Jian's attack, killing tens of thousands of enemies.
In a field battle, Slave Jian usually used iron and wooden shields as the front, followed by heavy armored soldiers, archers in the middle, and cavalrymen on the flanks.
Without heavy firearms, they were no match for them.
Not only did Guang Ning resist Huang Taiji's attack, but he also suffered such heavy losses. No matter how one looked at it, this seemed like a battle report from the border.
The other cabinet ministers also looked at each other, unable to believe that this battle report was real.
Even though these Donglin Party members didn't know military affairs, they were still very powerful.
With his past achievements, Zhu Heng could be considered a character.
But he was facing Huang Taiji and his 100,000 strong army.
Just like that, nearly 40,000 people were wiped out by Zhu Heng, and they even lost the people and supplies they had plundered from the pass and ran back to Houjin in a sorry state.
In their opinion, this battle record was simply a fantasy.
Moreover, they could tell from Sun Chengzong's expression that there was something wrong with this battle report.
Chong Zhen smiled in satisfaction when he saw the expressions of the ministers.
Their expressions were almost the same as when he first saw this battle report. They were all in disbelief.
It seemed that this Zhu Heng was indeed brave and powerful. He actually managed to suppress this group of Pavilion Elders. It wasn't easy.
A big smile appeared on Chong Zhen's face.
"I see that everyone's expressions do not believe the authenticity of this battle report.”
Sun Chengzong, as the only minister in the hall who was proficient in military affairs, shook his head and said,"It's hard to believe that Slave Jian couldn't even withstand a single blow. Moreover, it's in the field, so the battle results must have been exaggerated.”
Chong Zhen laughed and pointed at Sun Chengzong."Sun Qing, you are wrong this time. This battle report was not reported by Zhu Heng.”
"Zu Dashou also sent a battle report, which basically matches what I collected.”
"The battle report that Zhu Heng presented is the same as this one.”
Sun Chengzong was stunned.
The battle reports from all sides were the same, so it could also prove the authenticity of this battle report.
He could not figure out how this Zhu Heng did it.
And where did Zhu Heng get so many firearms?
Why did his army expand so quickly and even train so many elite troops?
Their combat strength was probably higher than the Guanning Army.
There were too many doubts.
Chong Zhen, who was in a good mood, immediately said,"Elders, I have called you here to discuss the matter of Liaodong.”
"Yuan Chonghuan once boasted that he would pacify Liaodong in five years, but that Jian Nu thief has already arrived at the capital. It can be seen that the situation in Liaodong is even worse than we knew.”
"This guy must have lied about the situation in Liaodong.”
"The Liaodong army cannot be without a commander for a day. There must be someone to continue supervising Ji Liao and lead the Liaodong soldiers to suppress the rebellion of the Houjin.”
"I wonder if any of you have a choice?"
Everyone present was an old fox. Naturally, they understood the meaning behind Chong Zhen's words.
However, they each had their own plans in their hearts. How could they so easily agree to Chongzhen's wishes?
Hence, the ministers began to fight for this position.
If you push someone, I'll object to one. Then, I'll push my own people.
Emperor Chongzhen's expression immediately turned ugly.
"All of you shut up. All of you are important officials of my Great Ming Dynasty.”
Then, he looked at Sun Chengzong, the only one who didn't speak, and said,""Sun Qing, Zhen wants to get rid of Hou Jin Yong's future troubles. May I know what recommendation Sun Qing has?”
Sun Chengzong, who didn't want to get involved, couldn't help but smile bitterly.
He did not want to participate in the party struggle, but since Chongzhen had pulled him in.
For Liaodong, he had to find someone who could solve the problem.
He and Chongzhen agreed on this point.
As for the ministers of the Donglin Party, hehe.
The reason why the Ming Empire was able to fall into this state was because of this group of Donglin Party members and the eunuch group.
"Naturally, I recommend Zhu Heng, the Count of Krupps. Everyone has seen his battle record. He is the only one who can win against Slave Jian.”
"With the Guanning Army and this person's New Liao Army, they will be able to destroy Jian Lu in a few years.”
"No!"
At this moment, someone stood out.
Zhou Tingru stood out at this moment and said firmly,"Your Majesty, you can't!"
"The Ji Liao Military Governor controls the three governors and four towns. The area under his jurisdiction is so large that he will definitely raise another Yuan Chonghuan who has a strong army.”
"Besides, Ping Lubo has a powerful new Liao army in his hands.”
"Then our Great Ming's two elite border troops are in his hands, it's hard to guarantee that he won't have other thoughts.”
"I suggest that we only let him control Liaodong. At the same time, we divide the Guanning Army into three, leaving only Zu Dashou's troops to continue guarding Jinzhou and Ningyuan.”
"The rest will be transferred to the Shan territory to suppress the rebellion.”
"Moreover, Zhu Heng led the new Liao army to defeat the Jian Krupp. With Liaodong as a foundation, our strength will definitely increase greatly and eliminate the future troubles of the Jian Krupp.”
"This way, Zhu Heng can be prevented from having an army and can achieve the goal that Your Majesty wishes for. This subject feels that this is very good.”
After hearing Zhou Tingru's suggestion, Chong Zhen could not help but frown.
Sun Chengzong saw this and cursed.
However, before he could speak, the cabinet ministers stood up and said in unison,"I agree!"
Zhu Heng was not one of them, and he had never sent anyone to the capital to pay his respects.
How was it possible to easily obtain the position of Ji Liao Overseer?
They also knew that they could not stop Chongzhen's decision.
In that case, he would let Zhu Heng take over the position of governor of Liaodong.
Changing the Jiliao Military Governor to the Liaodong Military Governor was in line with their intentions.
"Zhou Qing's words are reasonable," Chongzhen immediately said."Then I will add Zhu Heng as the Minister of War and the Right Governor. At the same time, he will supervise Liaodong.”
"Jin Zhou General Zu Dashou will be under his command. He will be responsible for guarding the Guan Ning Jin defense line.”
"Man Gui will lead the remaining troops into the pass and head to the Shan territory to suppress the refugees.”
With Emperor Chongzhen's words, Zhu Heng became the governor of Liaodong and was fully responsible for the military and political affairs of Liaodong.
What Chongzhen didn't know was that Zhu Heng had only truly begun to soar after taking up the post of Liaodong Military Governor.
Later on, he regretted his decision.
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