"Dear ministers, the Tatar tribe invaded our Ming Dynasty, defeated our Lanzhou Guard, and killed 645 of our Ming Dynasty subjects. I want to attack the Tatars. Do you have any good strategies?" After the incident in Wan'an, Zhu You asked

Tang began to bring up the important matters of this court meeting.

Zhang Peng, Secretary of the Ministry of War, came out and said: "I believe that the time has not come yet to attack the Tatars. The weather has not yet warmed up, and the journey is long. If the army goes on an expedition, the soldiers will be sweating, and they will be easily affected by the cold wind.

The fighting strength of our army. Moreover, the Tatars mount their horses to fight and dismount their horses to nomadic life, which is no different from their daily lives. However, we have to organize, mobilize, equip, recruit, and train. The Tatars have lived on horseback since they were born, and horseback archery is their specialty.

daily life…”

"I already know about the virtues of the Tatars, so you don't need to say more.

After Zhang Peng, the Minister of the Ministry of War, was interrupted, Zhou Hongmo, the Minister of Rites, stepped forward and continued: "During the Zichenghua period, there were constant natural disasters, frequent wars, and land annexation by powerful people, which led to the bankruptcy of a large number of homesteaders and the deprivation of food and clothing for many white people.

The government's taxes and sources of corvee have been reduced, and now the national treasury is in deficit, and it really cannot support a large-scale war."

The two ministers of the six central ministries have very clear intentions: one cannot defeat the enemy, and the other has no money to fight.

As soon as Zhou Hongmo, the Minister of Rites, finished speaking, Jiang Hong, the imperial censor, continued: "To deal with steppe nomads like the Tatars, we should use both kindness and power."

"How can you show kindness and power at the same time? Please explain in detail."

"To answer your Majesty's question, today's Tatars are just like the Huns, Turks, and the Han and Tang Dynasties before China. They all first made peace with each other and rewarded them with things to stabilize them, and then secretly developed their economy and armaments. Finally, they gradually planned to do so."

After hearing this, Zhu Youtang suddenly changed his expression and shouted: "Peace cannot be exchanged for marriage, but peace must be fought! I, the great power of the Ming Dynasty, have surpassed the ancient times. I have conquered the northern barbarians, conquered the southern islands and the western barbarians. Since then, there has been no Han Dynasty."

There is no alliance like that of the Tang Dynasty, there is no thin coin payment like the Song Dynasty, and there is no gift of brothers and enemies. No matter what difficulties our Ming Dynasty encounters in the future, if we do not make peace, do not pay indemnity, do not cede territory, and do not pay tribute, the worst is "the emperor will guard the country"

At the gate of the country, the king dies in the country”!

Seeing that the ministers were speechless, Zhu Youtang stood up and said: "Send an envoy to the Tatar tribe to ask for an explanation. See what they mean. Tell them that if they can't control the tribe, we, the Ming Dynasty, will take care of it for them! Lanzhou Guards Pay

Since the national treasury is in deficit after years of withholding, I would like to take out one hundred thousand taels of silver from internal funds and send it to the northwest to meet urgent needs. Which dear friend is willing to make this trip?"

Many people were moved when they heard that they would still give money to go to the northwest front line. One hundred thousand taels of silver! The journey is long, and it doesn't matter if you get greedy. Your Majesty doesn't know about it anyway.

"I wish to go," everyone agreed in unison.

Doesn't Zhu Youtang know the thoughts of these civil servants? Once the one hundred thousand taels of silver is in their hands, they will be exploited at every level. It would be great if half of it can be sent to the northwest!

"Then let Yin Yan, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, go and leave. During the period, let Xu Pu handle the duties of the Ministry of Personnel!"

Yin Yan was dumbfounded when he heard this. How is this different from dismissal or firing? After going back and forth for a month, I am afraid that the minister of the Ministry of Personnel has been replaced after coming back? When he went to the front line to send money, he actually asked a minister to come in person. The ministers were afraid

They were all confused and were about to open their mouths to defend Yin Yan, but Zhu Youtang had already waved his hand to interrupt him.

Yin Yan saw that if he postponed it any longer, his head would go to the northwest, so he said reluctantly: "I will obey the imperial edict."

After the next court, all the ministers gathered at the home of Wan An, the chief minister of the cabinet. Ruan Ting, the left minister of the Ministry of Punishment, gritted his teeth and said: "This old immortal Xu Pu is so bold that he dares to impeach the chief minister without giving him any shame.

Look, it’s hard for us to swallow this bad breath!”

"Master Ruan, what do you want to do?"

"I know that Xu Pu rented a house outside the city. We can send some men to beat him outside the city, or kill him quietly."

"No! Wan An interrupted Ruan Ting sharply and said:

"You are trapping me in a place of eternal doom. Xu Pu just impeached me this morning, and I was killed when I came home. Does Your Majesty still have the brains to think about such a thing? I guess it was me who did it!"

Liu Ji, the second assistant to the cabinet, did not speak. He sat aside and watched quietly. For him, Wan'an's collapse was a bad thing. The first assistant was laid off, and he was the first assistant to the cabinet. At this time, he was watching the show.

Just fine.

Another Yin Zhi was also full of worries. As he expected, His Majesty was going to deal with Wan An. He had worked with Wan An for many years, and everyone in the court knew it. Although he did not speak for Wan An in the court this morning, His Majesty's

His eyes drifted towards him from time to time, and his eyes showed dissatisfaction. Since Li Zi was arrested last time, he had ordered someone to draft a memorial in advance. It was time to retreat instead of advance.

Also unhappy is Yin Yan. Xu Pu is from his own department. Now that he is in trouble, he can only blame himself for his inability to control his subordinates. Unexpectedly, he colluded with Li Zisheng and nothing happened, so speaking for Wan An is troublesome.

His Majesty was angry and drove himself to the northwest to deliver the money.

Wan'an was in a state of confusion at this time. He was now a piece of meat on the chopping board for His Majesty to slaughter. Even if he wanted to retire and return home, he could not do it. Originally, he was the chief minister of the cabinet and had power over the whole government. After returning, he would naturally be in great glory. Now His Majesty has already

Frankly speaking, I can't even retire and return to my hometown unless I die and be buried in the capital.

Wan An waved his hand and said listlessly: "Gentlemen, please go back first. I'm a little tired today."

After the ministers resigned to Wan'an, some officials followed Liu Ji to his house after leaving the mansion. After all, if Wan'an fell, they would have to look for a big tree again. This big tree is most likely to be

Liu Ji, Second Assistant to the Cabinet.

After coming to power, Zhu Youtang was still angry. These civil servant groups were all selfish. If he wanted to revive the Ming Dynasty and create another prosperous Yongle era, he had to completely change the leadership team of the court. Now he has suspended Wan'an first.

He also drove Yin Yan, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, to the northwest to deliver salary and silver, and Xu Pu temporarily took over the duties of the Ministry of Personnel. The Ministry of Personnel was responsible for the management, assessment, and promotion of officials, and he was relieved to leave it to Xu Pu.

He had to reorganize himself internally, and he had to guard against foreign aggression. The Mongol Khanate was now reunified, and Dayan Khan had great ambitions. He would inevitably have to fight Mongolia in the future. He had to reorganize his armaments quickly. Thinking of this, Zhu Youtang shouted: "Huai En,

Notified the British Duke Zhang Mao that I would inspect the Beijing camp and asked him to call all the soldiers in the Beijing camp to the inner camp.

The son of the famous British Duke Zhang Mao, Zhang Fu, Zhang Fu was a hero in the Jingnan Campaign. He later conquered Annan and destroyed the Hu Dynasty. He was granted the title of British Duke for his service and was hereditary. This morning, the court will hear Emperor Zhu Youtang say that.

The sentence "No matter what kind of difficulties we encounter in the Ming Dynasty, if we don't make peace, pay indemnity, cede territory, or pay tribute, the worst thing will be that the emperor will guard the country and the king will die." I decided in my heart that Zhu Youtang must be a hero, and at least he would be with Taizu.

Zhu Yuanzhang is the same as Yongle Emperor Zhu Di.

Hearing that Zhu Youtang was going to inspect the Beijing camp, he did not dare to be careless and quickly ordered his confidants to select elite soldiers and gather them in the inner school. When the soldiers in the Beijing camp heard that the emperor was coming, they were very excited one by one. They also wanted to see what the emperor looked like.

"Veteran Zhang Mao is here to see His Majesty."

"The British Lord, please wake up quickly. I have nothing to do. I want to come to the Beijing camp to see our Ming soldiers. How many sergeants are there in the Beijing camp now?"

The British Duke Zhang Mao quickly reported: "Your Majesty, there are currently 200,000 soldiers in the Beijing camp."

Since the Hongwu period, the Beijing camp has been equipped with 48 guards, each with 5,600 men. The force at that time was close to 300,000. After Zhu Di succeeded to the throne, he followed the old Hongwu system and expanded the Beijing camp, adding 48 guards to the original.

to the 72nd Guard. After that, three major battalions were gradually established: the Fifth Army Camp, the Three Thousand Battalion, and the Shenji Battalion.

During the Yongle period, the number of soldiers in the Beijing camp reached more than 700,000. During Yongle, Xuande, Chengzu, and Xuanzong respectively conducted six northern expeditions to Mongolia, as well as the Yongle expedition to Annan, the Zhengtong expedition to Luchuan, etc., all with the Beijing camp soldiers as the main force. This also shows that

, after Yongle, the regulations of the Beijing camp tended to be sound and perfect.

But the good times did not last long. Under the leadership of the Ming Dynasty war god Zhu Qizhen, the 500,000-strong Beijing army marched north. After the Tumubao incident, the entire army of the capital's elite cavalry was wiped out, leaving less than 100,000 exhausted troops. Today's

Most of the Beijing camps were from the Chenghua period, the Twelve Regiment Camps.

"You also know this morning at the court meeting. The Tatars invaded our Ming Dynasty and bullied others too much. The British prince did not speak at the court this morning. Now tell me, what do you think?" Zhu Youtang wanted to know the rank of this military minister.

What do you think?

Zhang Mao quickly expressed his position: "The Tatars must be suppressed by force. If we continue to tolerate it, it will only increase their momentum. I will obey the imperial edict. I will do whatever your Majesty asks me to do. If there is no one in the court to take command,

I am willing to go!"

Zhu Youtang was overjoyed. He patted Zhang Mao on the shoulder and said, "I am reassured by the British Lord's words. Wynn, go to the Chinese Army Governor's Mansion to get the roster."

While Wynn went to get the roster, Zhu Youtang walked off the stage.

"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

The soldiers in the Beijing camp all stretched their necks to see Zhu Youtang. What did this eighteen-year-old emperor look like? Many people would never see it once in their lives. The soldiers behind also wanted to take a look and tried their best to take a look.

Drill forward.

Zhu Youtang walked in front of a dark-skinned soldier and asked: "What is your name? Where are you from?"

When the dark-skinned soldier heard the emperor talking to him, his face was filled with joy and he said happily: "Back to the emperor, the little one's name is Zhang Goudan'er, from Jinan, Shandong."

Zhu Youtang nodded: "Do it well! The court will not treat you badly.

A young and short boy suddenly shouted: "Your Majesty, please ask me too!"

Zhu Youtang looked at the child and said with a smile: "Okay, you can tell me too."

It's true that a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, and he dared to ask His Majesty. When all the soldiers were worried about this child, the emperor actually replied to him, and the Beijing camp suddenly exploded.

"Little...little," the child stuttered, speechless for a moment in excitement.

Zhu Youtang touched the child's head and said, "Please calm down and speak slowly."
Chapter completed!