Although he had known that Ling Chi would end up be the result of his treason in the enemy and treason, Hong Chengchou still refused to give up his final attempt. He was afraid of death and hoped that he could survive. Even if he couldn't survive, it would be much better than Ling Chi's death.

"The criminal must see Your Majesty!" Hong Chengchou, who was detained in the imperial prison, shouted loudly.

"You save money!" said Li Shi, a Jinyiwei, "Your Majesty has seen you and has given you a lot of face! Ling Chi's execution, which is what Your Majesty said in person. How can you change it if you say something about the Emperor?"

Hong Chengchou shouted unwillingly: "I have a good plan to defeat Jiannu! I hope the hero will help me tell you whether you are loyal or brave uncle."

Hearing that Hong Chengchou had a good plan to defeat Jiannu, the Jinyiwei strong men did not dare to neglect them, so they hurried to the Nanjing New Army camp and told Zhao Peng about the matter.

"Break the good plan for Jiannu?" Zhao Peng said, "This old thief is resourceful. Maybe he really has the good plan for Jiannu. Let's go and hear what he says."

When Zhao Peng saw Hong Chengchou, he asked: "Hong Jiuheng, what are the good strategies for defeating the enemy? If he can really defeat the enemy, he can redeem his sins. Your Majesty will be kind to you, and you may be exempted from death and will be converted into a disciple of three thousand miles."

When he heard that he could save himself from death, Hong Chengchou was overjoyed: "Mr., my dynasty can join forces with the enemy to fight against the enemy!"

Zhao Peng laughed: "This plan is my plan. You just said it now, so it's not too late? What a good idea? I have already discussed with Your Majesty this time. Now my Ming Dynasty is joining forces with the thieves to fight against the enemy, otherwise the thieves would have been destroyed long ago!"

When Hong Chengchou saw that a plan failed, he used another plan: "Bo Ye, the offender heard that the general Zuo Kunshan, who was unruly and did not obey the orders of the court. The general who was fighting the bandits had an army of 800,000. If he could enter the battlefield of Hangu Pass and launch an attack from behind Jiannu, he would definitely defeat the enemy in one fell swoop. It's a pity that General Zuo was unruly and was afraid that he would not obey the orders of the court. If I came forward, I would definitely be able to follow Kunshan's advice. This person was not convinced by others, and only obeyed me. Bo Ye could order the army to escort me to Wuchang and conquer Zuo Liangyu."

Zhao Peng believed that Hong Chengchou had this ability to conquer Zuo Liangyu, but to be honest, he really looked down on Zuo Liangyu's so-called 800,000 elite army. If he really followed Hong Chengchou's plan and conquered Zuo Liangyu, Hong Chengchou led his army to attack from behind the Qing army, not to mention what role the 800,000 army could even surrender to the enemy and surrender to the Qing Dynasty, causing greater trouble to the Ming Dynasty, even if he took a step back, Zuo Liangyu's 800,000 army really obeyed the imperial orders and cooperated with Li Zicheng to defeat the Qing army. But Zuo Liangyu would definitely be too big to lose.

Once Zuo Liangyu's power rises, it is inevitable that he will not lose his tail. This person is ambitious and rebelling against the court is inevitable. What's more, according to the inside of the Jinyiwei, Zuo Liangyu is already seriously ill and seems to be in a few days to survive.

Therefore, conquering Zuo Liangyu has never been within Zhao Peng's consideration! The only way to deal with such warlords is to wipe out! This way can we truly stabilize the rear.

Thinking of this, Zhao Peng laughed: "The Left Thieves are not within your considerations! Now our court is training the new army hard. In a few months, the new army will be the end of the Left Thieves! What's more, according to what I know in the inner line of the Jinyiwei, the Left Thieves are seriously ill and have little time to go, and the Left Thieves' son has long been dissatisfied with the court. I am not interested in indulging such warlords! So, Hong Jiuheng, you should wait for death with peace of mind!"

Hong Chengchou hurriedly begged for mercy and said, "Brother, the criminal can make meritorious contributions and follow the army to go to war to give advice for Your Majesty and Bo Ye. If Hong gives advice in the army, he will definitely defeat the left thieves, Jiannu and the thieves! He will unify the country soon!"

Zhao Peng raised his face: "Hong Jiuheng, Ben Bo does not deny that you can call him Zhuge of the times and Bowen reborn. But have you heard that once you are unfaithful, you will not need to be in your life? Since you have defected to the enemy, how can the court use you again?"

After saying that, Zhao Peng shook his sleeves and turned around and walked out of the imperial prison.

However, the Zuo Liangyu mentioned by Hong Chengchou still reminded Zhao Peng that according to the inside information sent by the Jinyiwei from Wuchang, Zuo Liangyu was already terminally ill, and Zuo Liangyu's son Zuo Menggeng was even more rebellious than him. Once Zuo Liangyu died, Zuo Menggeng would inevitably rebel. It would be fine if he just rebelled, but the most terrifying thing was that Zuo Menggeng directly surrendered to the Qing Dynasty with these 200,000 troops, that would be trouble.

After Zhao Peng left the imperial prison of Jinyiwei Beizhenfushi, he immediately went to the palace to find Zhu Cixuan.

He went to Rouyi Palace to find the princess first, but heard that the princess was not there, so he rushed to the Ganqing Palace directly.

When they arrived at the Ganqing Palace, they saw Zhu Cilang and Princess Kunxing siblings all there. Zhao Peng hurriedly went up and knelt down to salute: "See Your Majesty!" Then they turned to Princess Kunxing: "See Your Highness the Princess!"

"Zhao Qing, let's calm down!" Zhu Cilang said with a smile. He turned to Han Zanzhou and shouted, "Parent Han, show my seat to Uncle Zhongyong!"

Han Zanzhou quickly brought a stool for Zhao Peng. After Zhao Peng thanked him, he sat on the stool.

"Brother-in-law, there are no outsiders here. Tell me, why did you come?" Zhu Cixuan looked at Zhao Peng with a smile and asked.

Before Zhao Peng could speak, Princess Kunxing said first: "Hong Chengchou will be executed in two days. Didn't Zhao Lang come to ask us brothers and sisters to see how to execute this old thief?"

"Your Highness the Princess is gentle and kind. How can you see such a bloody scene? "Zhao Peng bowed with a smile, and then turned to Zhu Cixuan. "Your Majesty, I entered the palace today because I just talked with the old thief Hong. When I talked about the general Zuo Liangyu, I remembered that Zuo Liangyu was terminally ill, and I am afraid that there will be no time. I am only worried that after Zuo Liangyu dies, his son Zuo Menggeng will be rebelled."

Zhu Cilang was shocked: "Zuo Menggeng betrayed? Why have I never heard of it?"

Zhao Peng said: "Your Majesty, news from the Jinyiwei inside, Zuo Menggeng has long been disobedient, but Zuo Liangyu is still there, and this thief dare not act rashly. Once Zuo Liangyu dies of illness, this thief will rebel!"

Zhu Cixuan asked quickly: "Brother-in-law, if this thief rebels, can our army resist this thief?"

Zhao Peng replied: "Our new army in Nanjing has been in an army for more than a year. After more than this year's training, the 20,000 newly recruited recruits at the end of last year also had more than half a year of training. 30,000 troops were enough to destroy the left thieves! As for the auxiliary troops of logistics and supplies, 50,000 military households can be mobilized from the Nanjing military households to serve as auxiliary troops. In addition, the 60,000 troops of the two towns of Gao Jie and Huang Degong in Jiangbei, it is no problem to resist the left thieves. What I am worried about is that if Zuo Menggeng directly crosses the river north and goes north to Luoyang to surrender to Jiannu, then things will not be great."

"Brother-in-law, things are not very good," Zhu Cixuan pushed a memorial on the table to Zhao Peng. "This is an urgent report sent by the Guangxi governor from Wuzhou for 600 miles. King Gui Zhu Youlang intends to rebel! Zhu Youlang, the thief, heard that King Lu Zhu Yihai, had military power and had tens of thousands of troops under his command. The thief was also ready to move and train troops secretly, but neither *** nor go north to fight against the enemy. Instead, he was in a relationship with Zuo Liangyu, intending to rebel and usurp the throne!"

Zhao Peng thought for a while and replied, "Your Majesty, the current situation can only be defeated by each one. According to my opinion, our army should give priority to Zuo Menggeng. Your Majesty should order Huang Degong to enter the capital to be responsible for the security of the capital and Gao Jie to station in Yangzhou. I personally led a large army to cross the river and go north, and enter Henan through Fengyang and Yingzhou (now Fuyang). Cut off the connection between Zuo Menggeng and Jiannu's views, and you will definitely defeat the left thieves in one fell swoop!"

"But how should my brother-in-law seize the opportunity to send troops?" Zhu Cixuan asked.
Chapter completed!