Chapter 283 Coach Wang’s new favorite

Author: Silent

Chapter 283 Coach Wang’s new favorite

There was no suspense. Zhu Youtang unilaterally informed Zhang Zhou about sending troops to Weininghai.

After the three cabinet ministers and Ma Wensheng came out of the Qianqing Palace, their faces were solemn but not overly anxious. On the contrary, Zhang Mao, who used to look relaxed and calm when discussing matters in front of the palace, had a very ugly face this time.

However, due to the previous estrangement between civil servants and military officials, Liu Jian and other civil servants would not discuss the pros and cons of Zhang Zhou's rise with Zhang Mao afterwards.

You Wu Xun have chosen the path themselves, and you have to walk it with tears in your eyes.

"Zhang Bingkuan controls the military affairs of Xuan Dapian Pass and other departments. It is only a matter of time to go to war, and the victory or defeat should have been predicted in advance."

Liu Jian made a comment in front of Ma Wensheng.

It expresses the cabinet's attitude on this matter.

"Um."

An old politician like Ma Wensheng can naturally understand the profound meaning of Liu Jian's words.

When Zhang Zhou was sent by the emperor to be the commander-in-chief of Xuanda, he should have thought that he might provoke a war. He could not be expected to continue to practice artillery and troops. Even if Zhang Zhou did not take action, the tribes in the grassland would not let you do it. The Ming army is wreaking havoc on our own territory.

It's just that Zhang Zhou took action too early and used troops too "unexpectedly", but in general it did not violate the policy of using troops since Hongzhi of the Ming Dynasty.

That is to exchange for the highest benefit at the lowest cost.

Although the Ming Dynasty was mainly on the defensive in the northwest during the Hongzhi period, there was still a precedent of Wang Yue dividing his troops to attack Helan Mountain. Moreover, after the battles of Pianguan and Ningyuan, the prestige of the Ming border troops was lifted, and the initiative advocated by the emperor itself was also It has not violated the changes and needs of the border situation.

Under this premise, Zhang Zhou did not raise his troops to fight against Dayan Khan or Huo Si, nor did he wait to complete a frontal battle. He only used a sneak attack to attack the headquarters of Huo Si...

This is in line with Ming's interests.

If you win, you will gain a lot and directly change the pattern of the grassland. If you lose, you will only lose 3,000 cavalry...

In the Ming Dynasty, a "great victory" was achieved with considerable losses.

The victory reports of the Ming Dynasty were always based on the number of enemies killed. The imperial court would not publicize the number of losses suffered by its own side, because in almost every so-called great victory, the losses of Ming soldiers were higher than those of the Tatars. It can be said that It was a great victory achieved with piles of corpses. If this situation is publicized to the outside world, then who of the Ming Dynasty's frontier troops will dare to fight tooth and nail? How can the people's national pride be maintained?

The loss of three thousand soldiers and horses is not an unacceptable thing in the eyes of these cabinet elders and the Minister of War.

There is another meaning in Liu Jian's words.

If Zhang Zhou wins, it will be beneficial to Ming Dynasty and is desirable.

If Zhang Zhou lost, the emperor said that he would not be held accountable, but it would break the absolute respect given to him by everyone in the Ming Dynasty, which was also advisable.

Either way, we don't lose.

On the contrary, what we should be worried about is that this guy has won a big victory, and the interests of the nation and the country can be used as victims in a situation involving the ebb and flow of partisan struggles.

This is called politics.

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After the three cabinet members returned, Li Dongyang immediately went to the Hanlin Academy to meet Wang Hua.

Wang Hua was a little surprised that Li Dongyang came to him, because he had also been helping to organize the "Da Ming Hui Dian" recently, and the final draft had been submitted once, but the emperor had not given his approval recently.

Once the "Da Ming Huidian" is written, Wang Hua will also receive an official promotion as a Hanlin lecturer.

The completion of the compilation of "Da Ming Huidian" was a carnival for everyone in the Hanlin Academy. After all, Qingshui Yamen like the Hanlin Academy usually didn't have much opportunity to make meritorious deeds and receive rewards.

"Dehui, I'm not here to talk to you about book repair, but about your son Bo'an."

Li Dongyang also made it clear.

Wang Shouren is a rising star that I admire, and even the orthodox civil servants of the Ming Dynasty admire. What did your Wang family do? It was just a matter of asking Zhang Zhou to transfer Wang Hua to the Yanwu Hall. Now the Ming Dynasty wants to send troops to Weininghai, but you actually let your son go.

Become a civil servant accompanying the army?

Of course, Li Dongyang could not directly tell him about the dispatch of troops to Weininghai. He could only make indirect inquiries about Wang Shouren's recent friendships and political stance.

Wang Hua sighed: "Speaking of which, I have been somewhat neglectful in my discipline of Bo'an. In the past few years, he has been traveling around to study and prepare for exams. He failed the exam twice, and his character has also changed a lot."

Li Dongyang interrupted Wang Hua and asked: "I'm asking him about his views on the military and politics of the northwest."

Wang Hua shook his head: "He told me that he admired Wang Weining in his heart, especially Wang Weining's surprise attack on Weininghai. He took the initiative to organize the funeral... but it seemed to have something to do with Bingkuan. He said that Bingkuan had asked about it.

If he wants to attend the funeral, he will agree to it."

"Zhang Bingkuan?"

Li Dongyang frowned.

After listening to Wang Hua's words, he immediately realized that Zhang Zhou had a good relationship with Wang Shouren.

If this is the case, it is not surprising at all that Wang Shouren recommended Wang Yue's surprise attack on Weining Hai, and Zhang Zhou, as a friend, asked Wang Shouren to coordinate the strategy of this surprise attack on Weining Hai.

"Has Bo'an ever mentioned his admiration for Wang Shichang to others?" Li Dongyang asked, "What about his personal relationship with Bingkuan?"

Wang Hua sighed: "Bo'an once told me that he didn't know why Bingkuan knew about his enthusiasm for military affairs. He didn't inform him in advance about the investigation of Wutang, but he was still ordered to go. As for Wang Weining's funeral,

, it was also Bingkuan who took the initiative. He and Bingkuan usually have no personal relationship. It is said that... they have never sat down and talked once."

Wang Hua is also very careful.

He could tell that maybe Li Dongyang was concerned about his son getting close to Zhang Zhou.

Although Zhang Zhou is now a lecturer in the Imperial Academy and will probably become a bachelor in the Imperial Academy, Zhang Zhou himself is not tolerated by orthodox civil servants, and he cannot say how close the relationship between his son and Zhang Zhou is.

Li Dongyang asked: "Did Bo'an tell Bingkuan that he admired Wang Shichang's breath and Wei Ninghai?"

Wang Hua shook his head: "I don't know. But...what does this have to do with it?"

"he!"

Li Dongyang was a little speechless.

You can't tell Wang Huaming that Zhang Zhou really wants to use your son to attack Weininghai. If Wang Bo'an didn't say it himself, then it can only be calculated by Zhang Zhou?

"If you have any questions, Binzhi, I can write to Quan Zi, saying that he is preparing to go to Daming Mansion. Call him back and you will know." Wang Hua was afraid that his son would get into trouble.

All fathers are like this.

While she hopes her son will be well, she is also afraid that her son will get into trouble. She wants to be a nanny, but what she says and does often seems to her son to be incomprehensible.

In Wang Hua's opinion, if Li Dongyang could ask him about Wang Shouren alone, this might be a big disaster.

Li Dongyang was a little helpless and was about to leave, but he still said: "No need to ask him, I don't expect him to come back for a while. You will naturally know what he is going to do in a few days! Alas!"

"this?"

Wang Hua was also a little confused.

No matter how scheming you are, Li Dongyang, you suddenly come to me to say such unclear words. What is your purpose?

Even if my son goes to attend Wang Weining's funeral, it is still an errand sent by the court. Who has he offended?

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Wang Shouren arrived at Xuan Mansion on the morning of the day he sent out troops, which was the 30th day of May the day after Zhang Zhou formulated his tactics.

When Zhang Zhou invited Wang Shouren to the governor's office and told him about sending troops to Weininghai in front of Tang Yin, Wang Shouren shook his head first.

It's not that he wasn't willing to do it, it was just that he didn't understand what Zhang Zhou wanted to do.

"Let Bohu tell you more specifically." Zhang Zhou smiled.

It's time to practice Tang Yin's eloquence.

When you, Tang Yin, were a scholar, you were eloquent and unruly, but when it comes to major military affairs, you have to rely on your words to tell Wang Shouren everything you heard and understood yesterday, and to persuade Wang Shouren.

Accept this job.

It all depends on how talented you are.

Tang Yin first told Wang Shouren the general content of yesterday's meeting. When he mentioned that the Fire Sieve headquarters was on the north side of Weining Sea, Wang Shouren's eyes fell on the map hanging on the side, nodded and said: "Even if it is not based on divine speculation, just

Judging from the current situation, this is indeed very possible. But has Ye Wushou discovered such a situation?"

Tang Yin looked back at Zhang Zhou.

I mean, it’s up to you to tell me?

But seeing Zhang Zhou smiling and saying nothing, Tang Yin understood that Zhang Zhou was asking him to "keep up the good work," and he said, "There is no information that is not collected at all hours of the night."

Only then did Wang Shouren realize that everything was just Zhang Zhou's words.

Tang Yindao: "Three thousand fine cavalry, commanded by Wanquan Youwei, announced that the deputy commander Ma Yi will be the general, and the guarding officer Cao Shun will supervise the army. At present, Bo'an... You came to go out with the army. You left the fortress from Wanquan Youwei. After

Xinghe, Daqingshan, to the upper reaches of the Dongyang River, and directly to the north bank of Haizi in Weining, to make a surprise attack. It is agreed that after three days and four nights, the surprise attack will be carried out. If you encounter Di Yi going west, you will chase him quickly and return within five days."

"Hmm." After hearing this, Wang Shouren felt that it was quite reliable. He asked, "So, there are no traces of Hulu activities around Daqing Mountain now?"

"this……"

Tang Yin's eyes were looking towards Zhang Zhou again.
To be continued...