Emperor Chongzhen personally went out of the city to welcome such treatment, which was the first time in the Chongzhen Dynasty. The eunuchs and palace maids who protected Emperor Chongzhen were so jealous that even Luo Yangxing Wang Chengen felt very jealous. What's more, Emperor Chongzhen called Zhou Shixiong the word "家" in public, and his intimacy was undoubtedly revealed, which separated Zhou Shixiong from ordinary ministers.

"Greetings to the Emperor." Emperor Chongzhen gave face, Zhou Shixiong had to give face, and he got off the horse and ran over from a distance, knelt on one knee and saluted. This was the first time that Zhou Shixiong took the initiative to kneel down after he took the Nine Dragon Pendant.[]

"Face the body, keep calm." Emperor Chongzhen quickly stepped forward and helped Zhou Shixiong up, not swaying his hands to help him up, but actually pulling his arms. Emperor Chongzhen did this behavior that transcends the rules to Zhou Shixiong. Luo Yangxing and Wang Chengen pretended not to see it. Strictly speaking, the two were relatives, and there was nothing wrong with being close.

"The emperor has been in poor health recently." Emperor Chongzhen touched Zhou Shixiong's arm with his hand, and the chip automatically conducted a physical examination for Emperor Chongzhen. Zhou Shixiong took this topic as gossip.

"Alas, Jiannu has been invading the capital for many days, and I have no way to retreat and cannot sleep or eat. It would be good if I didn't fall ill." Emperor Chongzhen took Zhou Shixiong's hand and put on the dragon chariot. He had too many things to ask Zhou Shixiong. "Go to Wenhua Palace." After getting on the dragon chariot, Emperor Chongzhen ordered Wang Chengen to get up.

"I feel at ease when Ziqi comes back. I wonder how Ziqi's harvest in Sanhe City?" Emperor Chongzhen looked at Zhou Shixiong who was sitting on the ground again, and then he breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that Zhou Shixiong was not worn or worn.

"It's still going well." Zhou Shixiong once again told the story of saving people and robbing grain in Sanhe City, and explained in detail why the food and grass in Sanhe City were not burned down. He didn't want someone to turn over the old debt in the future, saying that he deliberately left behind the enemy with food and grass.

"Zi Qi's idea is correct. If he completely burned the grain and grass, even though the siege of the capital was lifted, Jiannu would definitely not withdraw the pass in order to obtain enough grain and grass. At that time, the four places in the capital would be in trouble." Emperor Chongzhen's only trust in Zhou Shixiong. Even if Zhou Shixiong did not explain why he did not destroy the grain and grass, Emperor Chongzhen would not have any idea.

"Your Majesty, I heard that Jiannu wants to discuss peace?" Man Gui was qualified to participate in the military discussion at the temporary command center and read the so-called letter of state. Zhou Shixiong asked this just to change the topic and ask about the idea of ​​the court.

"This is true, but I have rejected it. The little Jiannu from Liaodong dared to establish his own Khanate and wanted me to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty. It's really outrageous. I will never agree to this matter." It's okay to say that Emperor Chongzhen has backbone, and it's okay to say that he is a man of feces. In short, he forced him to do something embarrassing. Otherwise, he wouldn't rather hang himself in Coal Mountain than retreat to Nanjing. After all, it was because of his face problem.

"Since the emperor has made a decision, I won't say much. Does the court have a strategy to deal with Jiannu?" Zhou Shixiong's history was not very good, but he still had an impression that Li Chongzhen had no record of reconciliation with Jiannu during his dynasty.

"What other strategy can you do? Defend the capital and drag it down. When the ice and snow melt in spring, Jiannu can only withdraw his troops." This strategy is the final decision of the temporary command center, and it is also a non-sense method. Throughout dynasties, nomadic peoples attacked the Central Plains in this routine, and they entered the pass in winter to attack and withdraw in spring. This is not a habit but a routine formed in response to needs.

The main economic activities of nomads rely on grazing, and livestock exchanges in spring

In the season of matching, if there are not enough people to drive livestock to the pastures, it will affect the livelihoods throughout the year. Just like the farming people cannot start tillage in time, what will be harvested in summer if they do not sow in spring? Farmers will go hungry if they miss farming, and herdsmen will go hungry if they miss breeding.

"Your Majesty, it's hard to guarantee that there will be no next time if Jiannu enters the pass again. Would you still be so delayed?" Zhou Shixiong proposed to raise the status of soldiers last time, which was to use the pressure of Jiannu to force the court to change its usual policies. Even if he could not do the civil and military commandership, he would not be inferior to the civil and military commander.

"There are ministers in the court who proposed to train the new army, but most of them opposed it because they lacked money and food, which is also very troublesome." The one who proposed to train the new army was Xu Guangqi, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Personnel. If he was the left assistant minister of the Ministry of War, this proposal might have been passed. It was because he was a member of the Ministry of Personnel and intervened in military affairs. Not only did the Minister of Personnel Wang Yongguang not support him, but even the Minister of War Shen Yongmao also opposed it. The reason for their opposition was very simple. What should we do if Xu Guangqi takes office?

"Money, money, after all, it's still money that's the fault." Zhou Shixiong had never been a senior official of the court and had no idea about how to deal with national affairs. He could only complain about this topic, and he couldn't come up with a good solution.

"Who said no? If Ziqi hadn't found a way to raise a lot of money and grain this time, I wouldn't even have the food and money I gave to the King's Army. I'm afraid the Liangxiang Rebellion would have happened elsewhere." Emperor Chongzhen thought more far-reaching than Zhou Shixiong. The cause of the Liangxiang Rebellion was very simple, because the court had no money and grain distribution. Emperor Chongzhen issued an order to arrest Geng Ruqi and Zhang Honggong to protect them, and did not want these two loyal ministers to be harmed by the chaos army.

"Your Majesty, the cavalry barracks do not have firearms and equipment and are suppressed by Jiannu. It is better to adjust the Shenji Battalion to assist the cavalry barracks. I believe that similar situations will not happen." Zhou Shixiong did not want to mention the matter of Liangxiang again, so he quickly changed the topic.

"This is a proposal. I will send Shenji Camp out of the city tomorrow." Emperor Chongzhen of the Cavalry Camp remembered two things. One was that Zhou Shixiong made great contributions but had not been rewarded yet, and the other was that Zhou Shixiong was removed from the Cavalry Camp's management position by him. Emperor Chongzhen had not yet figured out how to resettle Zhou Shixiong. The reward was not decided by Emperor Chongzhen alone. It was necessary to wait until the tomorrow's study was approved. It took more brains to resettle Zhou Shixiong. Emperor Chongzhen was a little confused.

"Emperor, if nothing else, I'll go back first." Seeing that Emperor Chongzhen was thinking about things, Zhou Shixiong wanted to leave, and there were still many things to deal with in the cavalry barracks, he was also very busy.

Emperor Chongzhen was stunned, "Where is Ziqi going back?"

"I'll go back to the cavalry barracks!" Zhou Shixiong didn't know that he had been dismissed. Man Gui was embarrassed to say that Wu Weiying and others didn't want to talk too much. Hei Yunlong wanted to say that but had no chance to say that, but Zhou Shixiong was still in the dark.

"Zi Qi doesn't know what. A few days ago, I don't know when Zi Qi will return. I have appointed Man Gui as the Martial Arts and the cavalry camp will be controlled by Man Gui." Emperor Chongzhen was also a little embarrassed. Zhou Shixiong risked his life outside to attack Jiannu's reserves, but when he came back, he found that he was dismissed. No matter how he looked, he was a little unkind.

"Ah!" Zhou Shixiong was really stunned. How could this happen!

Emperor Chongzhen quickly explained why he did this, for fear that Zhou Shixiong would think elsewhere. "Ziqi, I had to do this. You were missing at that time, and Mangui Chuang Shunyi City's great victory, fame and achievements were enough to be competent for the cavalry camp, so this was the only way."

No matter which dynasty or dynasty, the emperor does not need to explain to his ministers why he promoted your official position or removed your official position. Have you ever heard of a super awesome saying? Thunder, rain and dew are all the kindness of the king. What else can a minister do except to bear it? Now, in order to make Zhou Shixiong feel at ease, Emperor Chongzhen has been bothering to explain why he did this. It is already rare as an emperor.

Unfortunately, Zhou Shixiong was not a good minister. He smuggled from the modern society where people were full of troubled people. He could not accept such things that the ancients took for granted. "I understand, then go back to the inn." Zhou Shixiong suddenly felt indifferent. He just thought about everything about the Ming Dynasty, but now it has become a joke, and the blow is a bit big.

Zhou Shixiong was not an old official, so he did not hide his unhappiness at all. He said goodbye to Emperor Chongzhen with a dark face and left the Forbidden City. Emperor Chongzhen knew Zhou Shixiong's character very well, knew that he was a savage, and dared to shy face to anyone, and did not take this matter to heart.

Zhou Shixiong left Donghua Gate and saw his five hundred guards standing quietly in the cold wind, he felt uncomfortable thinking, 'Why do you do so many things? I just want to save my life!' The little nation-state sentiment aroused by the people being harmed by Jiannu a few days ago disappeared in this moment, and he made up his mind not to meddle in other people's business anymore.

"Let's go to the inn." Zhou Shixiong turned over and ordered Yu Jiaao. Yu Jiaao looked at Zhou Shixiong in confusion, and found that Zhou Shixiong looked bad and didn't understand what was going on. He was holding back all his questions and led the team to the inn.

Early the next morning, Zhou Shixiong was awakened by the noise outside the door. He slept in the wind for more than ten consecutive days and finally had a comfortable and stable sleep, which made him reluctant to let go. "Who is outside?" Zhou Shixiong didn't want to get up and shouted to the outside, but five people came in. Yu Jiaao and Li Xiaobin entered the city with him last night. Lu Hong, Huang Qiankun, and Peng Wuyi should have entered the city outside the city?

"What are you doing?" Zhou Shixiong asked with a frown.

"General Supervisor, we heard Lord Hei say last night that the court had removed the position of General Supervisor. This morning, I asked Lord Sun and Lord Man. They all said it was true, so we will come back." Lu Hong was not good at speaking, Peng Wuyi didn't like to think about things, and Huang Qiankun, who was in charge of speaking, condensed this sentence in the most concise language.

"Come back? The Central Army doesn't care?" Zhou Shixiong hadn't thought about his reaction to his dismissed subordinates. They had already made a choice. To be honest, Zhou Shixiong was very happy.

"We are the personal soldiers of the Supervisor." Lu Hong's words were even more important, and he only said summary without any priorities.

"Okay, since it's my personal soldiers, please stay. Don't be a general of Mr. Qian." In fact, Zhou Shixiong was still the governor of the Beijing camp, but he had no military power. These subordinates were a little overreacting.

"Sir, you are back!" After just a few personal soldiers were settled, Fang Zhenghua rushed into the bedroom of the inn and greeted Zhou Shixiong happily.

"Xiao Fang, I heard that you have been promoted, why are you free to come to me?" Fang Zhenghua's promotion was told by Man Gui. He did not say that Zhou Shixiong was dismissed, which made Zhou Shixiong's resentment towards him even deeper!

Fang Zhenghua said with a smile, "Long live oral order, and the Marquis of Zhennan Zhou Shixiong entered the palace."
Chapter completed!