"Eunuch Cheng, long time no see."

Shen Yichen leaned over with a smile on his face and bowed to Cheng Jing.

"Young Sima, it's been a long time."

When Cheng Jing saw Shen Yichen coming over, a warm smile appeared on his face.

After all, seriously speaking, the two of them are now close friends, and Cheng Jing has always admired Shen Yichen's ability and courage, believing that this son will definitely become a famous minister in the future.

"Mr. Cheng, I have a favor to ask of you. I wonder if I can make it easier?"

Regarding Cheng Jing, Shen Yichen knew the other person's nature, so he went straight to the point without any twists and turns.

"Young Master Sima, please be polite. If you have anything to say, just tell me."

"The Mongolian Grand Master also led his army to evacuate toward the northeast. The official believed that their goal was not just to return to Mobei by detour, but also planned to unite the three Jurchen tribes and the three Uuliangha guards to attack the Ming Dynasty.

Liaodong launched an attack."

"As the saying goes, soldiers need speed. The Tartars can march one man and two horses, and their marching speed is much faster than our army. I want to board the fleet of treasure ships docked at the sea defense port of Dagu, land directly in Liaodong from the sea, and achieve a decisive victory over the Liaodong army.

Guard's rush to help."

After listening to Shen Yichen's story, Cheng Jing also worked as a eunuch out of town, so he still had basic military knowledge.

So he nodded in agreement and said: "Young Sima's words are reasonable. Since there are hidden concerns in this regard, why don't you report them to the Great Sima?"

"The battlefield is changing rapidly. This is just the official's speculation. If the Tartars did not go to Liaodong or fight back, then this deployment would have become a self-inflicted trap."

Shen Yichen did not deliberately brag about the advantages of marching to Liaodong by sea in order to achieve his own goals. On the contrary, he spoke out the disadvantages very frankly.

"Then what does Young Sima want from our family? Do you want to persuade Senior Sima?"

Cheng Jing is a smart man, and he immediately understood what Shen Yichen was begging for. However, even as a military supervisor, it is difficult to intervene in such a military and state matter with extremely high risks. Whether a decision can be finally reached depends on

See what Yu Qian means.

"No, Grand Sima is responsible for the safety of the capital and cannot make dangerous moves."

Shen Yichen shook his head. What he wanted was not for Cheng Jing to put pressure on Yu Qian and transfer old Fujian Navy troops to accompany him to aid Liaodong.

Although Commander Zhang Fu's words are a bit extreme, it makes sense if you think about it seriously. The transfer of the Fujian Navy and even the Fujian reinforcements is equivalent to abolishing the tenth battalion regiment. Other friendly forces can only be reorganized on the spot. What else can be done in this case?

fight?

If we force recruitment during wartime, we will undoubtedly destroy the Great Wall.

"My official hopes that Eunuch Cheng will recommend it to His Majesty and appoint him to send troops to Liaodong and be the governor of military affairs!"

Serving as the governor of Liaodong was what Shen Yichen wanted temporarily after meeting Cheng Jing!

Before the Zhengtong Dynasty of the Ming Dynasty, there was no position of governor. However, the influence of the Luchuan Rebellion in Southwest China was so large that it exceeded the jurisdiction of the Chief Secretary of a single province. This required the establishment of a higher-level position above the governor.

Coordinate the overall situation and complete the unification of military and political affairs.

This position is that of Governor!

Moreover, the first governor-general of the Ming Dynasty was none other than Wang Ji, who held the title of Minister of War and was the governor-general of military affairs.

Shen Yichen could not mobilize the Fujian navy from various departments in the capital. After the two towns of Xuanfu and Datong experienced losses in several wars, there was no source of troops to recruit.

The only troops and horses that can be controlled are the Liaodong Army under Cao Yi, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong.

In addition, Shen Yichen wanted to rush to Liaodong, even though the late Zhengtong Dynasty had already seen the trend of the nobles and the military being lowly. But he wanted to rely on his third-rank rank as Minister of War to control the first-rank Zuo Governor and Liaodong Governor on someone else's territory.

Commander-in-Chief Cao Yi is undoubtedly an idiot.

When the time comes, the two sides will not belong to each other, and it will be difficult to achieve absolute agreement on the battlefield. Not to mention Cao Yi's previous performance of being greedy for life and fear of death, which makes Shen Yichen have no trust in the Liaodong commander-in-chief.

If you want to break this dilemma, you can only ask Jingtai Emperor Zhu Qiyu to issue an order to appoint himself as the governor of Liaodong Military Affairs.

In this way, even if the Fujian Guard Army is not deployed, the 30,000 troops and horses in his hand, plus the remaining 40,000 people of the Liaodong Army, will still have a scale of 70,000 to 80,000, occupying a geographical advantage that is enough to fight against the Grand Master first!

Similarly, Shen Yichen knew that his previous action of not summoning an army to Beijing was a huge threat to the royal family. Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu might not dare to delegate power and make appointments. Then only Cheng Jing's active recommendation could offset the emperor's wariness.

Take full control of Liaodong.

Governor of Liaodong?

Listening to Shen Yichen's request, Cheng Jing's face looked solemn.

To know that this is not an ordinary position, take Jingyuan Bo Wang Ji as an example. He is above the officials of several provinces, holding military and political power with one hand, and is a complete border official.

Shen Yichen did show his loyalty to the new king in negotiating peace. This was the result that Cheng Jing and Zhu Qiyu wanted to get. But there was also an extremely contradictory argument, that is, this kind of "betraying the master"

Can a "disloyal" minister always guarantee his loyalty to the current emperor?

The more power a disloyal person has, the greater the danger.

"This matter is of great importance. We dare not make guarantees easily. It depends on His Majesty's wishes."

Cheng Jing gave an ambiguous answer. He needed to go back to the palace to discuss it carefully with Zhu Qiyu and analyze the pros and cons before making a final decision.

"I'd like to thank you first, Eunuch Cheng."

Of course, Shen Yichen understood that Cheng Jing could not guarantee the decision on the spot, so being able to recommend Zhu Qiyu had already met his expectations.

"In addition, I hope that Eunuch Cheng can convey a message to Your Majesty. If you want to go down in history and become a wise king, you must solve the serious problem of the Tartars, so that they will never be able to set foot in the Central Plains!"

This sentence is purely a scene statement. What Shen Yichen really wants to express is that if Zhu Qiyu wants to secure the throne, he must make enough achievements to become the king who saves the time, makes all officials surrender, and makes the world return to its heart!

Once there is public support, even if the Supreme Emperor Zhu Qizhen is still alive, he will not be able to pose a threat to Zhu Qiyu's throne.

Shen Yichen believed that with Cheng Jing's intelligence, he could understand the meaning behind this.

As expected, when Shen Yichen said these words, Cheng Jing's expression changed.

Finally, he cupped his hands and said, "Our family will convey Young Sima's advice to His Majesty."

"Besides, our family is only a fourth-grade internal officer and the palm of the hand, and the young Sima is a third-grade minister of the Ministry of War. I am not worthy of the rank of Shangguan. Please don't call me that way in the future."

The biggest difference between Cheng Jing and powerful eunuchs like Wang Zhen and Xi Ning is that he got involved in government affairs out of absolute loyalty to Zhu Qiyu. He did not have much desire for power and wealth, and he would not get carried away and want to dominate others.

Above the imperial ministers.

Even though the rank of an internal official is naturally more "valuable", similar to the difference between civil servants and military generals, and most courtiers call themselves lower officials in front of the eunuch, he still maintains a clear head.

However, this time I was reminded that the fundamental reason was not the gap in official rank at the first level, but Cheng Jing told Shen Yichen side by side that his official rank would be greatly improved in the future, and it would be inappropriate to call himself a lower official again.

To put it more bluntly, Cheng Jing acquiesced that Shen Yichen was about to become the governor of Liaodong!

"Then I will thank Eunuch Cheng for the recommendation!"

Shen Yichen bowed his hands in thanks, his words and attitude were still respectful, but his title was changed immediately.

In a sense, tact and sophistication are just Shen Yichen's "protective colors". Deep down, he still has his own integrity and toughness.

After reaching Yu Chengjing's request for help, Shen Yichen immediately ordered Li Zan to lead his men to the Dagu Coast Defense Port. At the same time, he wrote a letter to Xu Fengyuan, asking him to send all the sailors and boatmen of the transport fleet to

Recruited to the Ming Dynasty treasure ship and become familiar with how to control it in the shortest possible time.

There was no other way. Since the Fujian Navy could not be recruited, Shen Yichen could only start with civilian boatmen. After all, this was not a naval battle, which required precise rudders and sails. Just sailing to Liaodong, he believed that Xu Fengyuan should

can solve this problem.

Cheng Jing's move was faster than expected, or he also intended to release Zhu Qizhen first, which gave Jingtai Emperor Zhu Qiyu a great psychological crisis. In addition to lifting the siege of the capital, he also had to make some political achievements in order to

Won the allegiance of the world and win the reputation of "the king who saves the time".

Shen Yichen's radical ideas are in a sense consistent with Zhu Qiyu's eager mentality.

On the third day of October in the thirteenth year of Zhengtong, all the generals of the Ming army gathered together to receive the imperial edict from the palace.

What everyone present never expected was that the content of this imperial edict was to appoint Shen Yichen as the Governor of Liaodong Military Affairs with the title of Minister of War. None of the troops under his command were subject to Yu Qian's control and had the power to act on his own convenience.

As soon as this imperial edict came out, it can be said that it caused an uproar in the whole place. You must know that before this, only Jingyuan Bo Wang Ji had been awarded the title of governor, and he had been on the battlefield for many years, and Lucchuan had made unparalleled military exploits.

So far, apart from retreating and fighting two battles outside the Great Wall, Shen Yichen was trapped in the Mongolian camp during the most critical situation in the capital. He was a pure bystander.

How can you compare with Wang Ji?

What did Shen Yichen do behind the scenes to allow the emperor to issue such an imperial edict of appointment? It is simply an unprecedented spectacle!

If we continue at this rate, will the next step be to grant Shen Yichen the title of Marquis and Prime Minister?

And this was not the most excessive thing. After Shen Yichen received the order, he immediately made a request to Yu Qian. That is, the Fujian Navy does not need to be mobilized, but the thousands of Liaodong Army soldiers and horses led by Li Da hope to be transferred to Yu Qian.

under his command.

In addition to the cavalry led by Zhu Ji, Li Da's thousands of Liaodong troops can be said to be the only remaining cavalry. Sun Boring also planned to use them to expand the results of the pursuit.

If Shen Yichen were to kill him, wouldn't he have no troops left?

"Da Sima, I will not agree to Minister Shen's request!"

Sun Boring looked at Shen Yichen with wide eyes. In addition to hoping to achieve greater results, the defensive battle at Xizhimen also showed him how brave and skilled Li Da and others were, and they must not surrender to others.

"Da Sima, I also think it is not appropriate to divide the troops. Please reconsider again."

Zhang Fu stood up to speak for Sun Bor at the right time. From various incredible appointments, he increasingly believed in the contents of the Supreme Emperor's secret edict. Shen Yichen indeed had wolfish ambitions, and even had an unreasonable fight with King Tan behind his back.

A well-known transaction, otherwise it is impossible to explain his soaring speed.

"Da Sima, you really should think about it carefully."
To be continued...