As soon as the news of Li Zicheng's capture of Fengxiang Prefecture reached the capital, the capital was as if it was in an uproar.

Most court officials, including Zhu Youjian and Yang Sichang, were almost forgetting the name Li Zicheng. They never expected that Li Zicheng would make a comeback after being silent for nearly a year, and this time he came fiercely and broke through the city in the first battle!

Zhu Youjian was very upset. After all, when the Tartars invaded, Yang Sichang and Gao Qiqian repeatedly opposed the transfer of Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting to the capital. Later, when Zhu Youjian appointed Sun Chuanting as the governor of Xuanda, Sun Chuanting also strongly demanded to return to Shaanxi on the grounds that the bandits had not yet been destroyed, and was unwilling to take office in Xuanda.

Sun Chuanting was stubborn and refused to give in at all. Zhu Youjian was furious for a while and almost put Sun Chuanting in prison. Fortunately, Yang Sichang did his work on both sides and showed his true nature of lubricants. At least he persuaded Sun Chuanting to make concessions and take office at Xuanda.

Sun Chuanting's butt was not yet in Xuanda's heat, but unexpectedly, his words were fulfilled. In addition to his annoyance, Zhu Youjian was also a little embarrassed about his face.

When Yang Sichang learned that Li Zicheng had made a comeback, he also sighed: "God will not bless the Ming Dynasty!"

Originally, according to Yang Sichang's plan, after the autumn tax arrived in the capital last year, it focused on providing relief to Henan and Shaanxi, completely eradicating the soil for bandit activities, and promoting stability in the two provinces. However, the disasters and difficulties were obviously not so good. Huang Taiji was like a calculation and sent heavy troops to invade, so the autumn tax was naturally consumed. Where could there be any extra money and grain to provide relief to Henan and Shaanxi?

In fact, since Sun Chuanting and Hong Chengchou left Shaanxi, the civil unrest in Shaanxi immediately emerged like bamboo shoots after a rain. It was just that the encirclement of He Renlong and Liu Guoneng did not lead to a large scale.

Over the past six months, Yang Sichang has been sitting on a volcano, always worried that the active volcano in Shaanxi would suddenly erupt and sprinkle salt on the already bloody wounds of the Ming Dynasty.

"If you endure it for another two months, even if Li Zicheng has great skills, it is not worth worrying!"

Yang Sichang sighed, his heart was bleeding.

However, now there are hungry people everywhere in Shaanxi, and Li Zicheng has a high prestige among the rioters. Pandora's box has been opened, and it is too difficult to take it back!

How should we deal with it? Yang Sichang thought about it but couldn't think of any wonderful solution, so he had to call Li Shaoyi to discuss it.

Li Shaoyi had already known about Li Zicheng. As soon as he saw Yang Sichang, he immediately shouted: "Old Yang Ge, Shaanxi is a dead end, there is no money or food, Shaanxi will be in chaos. Shaanxi is really going to be in chaos, and the court will have no money or food! Li Zicheng rushed out of the Qinling Mountains. I think the matter is irreversible, and Shaanxi may be difficult to save!"

Yang Sichang felt very uncomfortable when he saw Li Shaoyi directly sentenced Shaanxi to death. But then he thought, Shaanxi is indeed like this now, without money, food, and soldiers. What can he use to wipe out Li Zicheng?

However, as the chief assistant, Yang Sichang could not say it even if he really thought Shaanxi was unsuccessful, not to mention that the situation in Shaanxi was so bad: "If Li Zicheng could be driven to the Qinling Mountains again, or captured in one battle, the Shaanxi chaos would naturally disappear!"

Li Shaoyi smiled bitterly and said, "Old Yang Ge, where are the soldiers? Where are the money and food? In theory, the best way for the court is to transfer Sun Shishi back to Shaanxi. Sun Shishi is best at making a fuss out of nothing, making money from nothing, but..."

Speaking of this, Li Shaoyi stopped talking and did not continue. At the beginning, Sun Chuanting took the 60,000 taels of silver given by the court and went to Shaanxi alone as governor. In less than half a year, he actually pulled out more than 10,000 troops to fight, and his combat effectiveness was very strong, which was a legend for a while.

Yang Sichang certainly understood what Li Shaoyi meant: it was impossible for the court to transfer Sun Chuanting back to Shaanxi. Zhu Youjian and Sun Chuanting were in chaos due to the Shaanxi incident. If they really proposed to transfer Sun Chuanting back to Shaanxi, where would the emperor face?

He stroked his forehead with a headache and said, "After all, it's still a matter of money and food. Give me another two months..."

Yang Sichang lamented there, but Li Shaoyi didn't touch it. He was silent for a while and suddenly said, "It's hard to ride a tiger now. I want to appease Shaanxi, but I can't find a way. After waiting for two months, one is worried that Li Zicheng is invincible; the other is that if the old master Yang Ge is really indifferent to Li Zicheng's attack on Fengxiang Mansion, I'm afraid the pressure from the emperor and those guys will be unbearable..."

Li Shaoyi gritted his teeth and said with a ferocious face: "It's better to convince the emperor and send Xiong Wencan to Shaanxi to suppress the bandits!"

Yang Sichang was startled and instinctively refused, saying, "It's absolutely not feasible! This is clearly giving Shaanxi to Lin Chunhong!"

Li Shaoyi had expected Yang Sichang's reaction, and was not disappointed at all. He just said calmly: "Old Yang Ge, listen to the students' words first, and then see if it is feasible. Xiong Wencan and Lin Chunhong are familiar with cooperation, and this was fully revealed when they were in Henan. Fortunately, Sun made a quick decision and completely wiped out Zhang Xianzhong and cut off Lin Chunhong's hand to control Xiong Wencan. If the students expected it was not bad, Xiong Wencan would have no soldiers, money, or food in his hand, and he would have asked Lin Chunhong for help."

Yang Sichang naturally agreed with these words and nodded frequently.

Li Shaoyi continued: "According to Lin Chunhong's character, meat is not on his mouth, and he has to fight hard to make food. Now that the meat is on his mouth, he will naturally do his best to send troops! The fundamental problem in Shaanxi is not actually a bandit, but a natural disaster. The Jingzhou army is good at fighting and suppressing all the bandits in Shaanxi. What's the use? It's not that you have to take out a lot of money and grain for relief, so that you can finally swallow Shaanxi into your mouth."

Yang Sichang said: "Lin Chunhong never does something unsure. If he really sends troops to Shaanxi, it proves that he can provide money and food!"

Li Shaoyi shook his head and said, "Students think he may not be able to take it out!"

Yang Sichang was stunned and asked, "Why is this?"

Li Shaoyi said: "Jingzhou's finances have been very nervous recently. Even if Lin Chunhong is good at dancing and raises money and food for war and relief, what will he do if there is a change in the Liaodong Tatars in the southeast?"

Yang Sichang's eyes suddenly became wide and his face flushed.

Li Shaoyi continued: "Lin Chunhong's stall is very big! On the east side, it is difficult to distinguish the battle with the Jiangnan family. Although he gained the upper hand for a while, the final result is unsurprising. Moreover, Mr. Yang had already learned that Zheng Zhilong might have made big moves recently, and this move will definitely aim at Lin Chunhong!"

"As for the north, Huang Bo and Sheng Kunshan wantonly win over the Mongols in Shuozhou, it would be strange if Huang Taiji could tolerate it! Jingzhou is covered with iron, how many nails can he make?"

"So, the students believe that sending Xiong Wencan to Shaanxi can greatly involve Lin Chunhong's energy. This is inconsistent with the Ge Lao's strategy. Please think deeply!"

Yang Sichang frowned tightly and didn't say anything.

Li Shaoyi thought that Yang Sichang had not made a decision yet, and said with a sigh: "Old Yang Ge, there are gains and losses. At present, Shaanxi is a hot potato for the court. It is better to throw this hot potato into Lin Chunhong's hands. If you lose a Shaanxi that needs to be filled with countless money and grain, you will buy time for the Ming Dynasty to organize its finances. Why not do it?"

Yang Sichang sighed and said, "You are right, but how can you pass the emperor and the court discuss the situation?"

Li Shaoyi said: "If the court officials in Jiangnan really have vision, they will definitely see the deep meaning behind Mr. Yang. Now the Lin Party and the Fushe in Jiangnan are overwhelmed by Lin Chunhong and need to divert Lin Chunhong's sight. With such a good opportunity to consume Lin Chunhong's strength, I believe they will not miss this opportunity. As for the emperor, it is mainly because they can't hold on to face. However, Xiong Wencan is still a minister of the court and has not publicly stated that he will give up Shaanxi. I believe that the emperor will agree. The emperor has great trust in the master, so he also asks the master to persuade the emperor..."

Yang Sichang smiled bitterly and said, "That's all... I can survive this year, and there will be much more room for maneuver next year..."

Let’s talk about Yang Sichang and Li Shaoyi’s careful planning, and decided that Yang Sichang would first communicate with the emperor, wait for an opportunity to convince the emperor, and then make it public to the court.

Yang Sichang was about to enter the palace, but he received two memorials one after another, one from Yang Yiren and the other from Xue Renli, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Works. Both memorials were surprisingly consistent, and it was believed that the thieves in Shaanxi were becoming more and more intense, so Xiong Wencan should be sent to Shaanxi to take charge and eliminate the thieves.

Yang Yiren naturally represents Lin Chunhong's attitude. As for Xue Renli, he was originally from the Donglin lineage, and his hometown was even in Wujiang, Jiangnan.

Yang Sichang never expected that the opinions of Jingzhou and Jiangnan were surprisingly consistent, and he felt unsure for a moment!

It is not surprising that Xue Renli proposed to go from Xiong Wencan to Shaanxi. The most surprising thing is that Lin Chunhong also supports Xiong Wencan to Shaanxi. Could it be that Lin Chunhong is really ready to try to show his strength in Shaanxi?

Yang Sichang thought about the situation in the Ming Dynasty again, and finally felt that Lin Chunhong was suspected of using his power excessively, so he strengthened his confidence and entered the palace to meet Zhu Youjian.

Xiong Wencan never expected that he was low-key in the court and was self-protection-protective, but this time he was involuntarily pushed to the center of the vortex.

After Xiong Wencan stayed high in the temple, his life was not comfortable. In the court, both the emperor and the court officials thought that he was Lin Chunhong's man. No matter what he said, no one listened to him. Instead, he was always wary of his tricks. As a last resort, he had to keep silent and refused to say a word.

As for Lin Chunhong, if there is anything, he would mostly ask Yang Yiren and Bao Zhedong to complete it, just like forgetting him.

He was like a bat in a battle between birds and beasts, and no one was too lazy to pay attention to him.

This is completely unbearable for Xiong Wencan, who is arrogant and arrogant.
Chapter completed!