Although it was the Chinese New Year, due to the incident in Hangzhou, all the military officials of all sizes still did not stop and had no conclusion yet.
In fact, officials like to talk the most. They have their share in governing rivers and wars. As the saying goes, one is a versatile expert. Everyone is an expert in all aspects. With sincerity, they naturally have to make some comments.
At the same time, the cabinet finally formulated a charter. On the one hand, it ordered Xu Qian as the imperial envoy to preside over the overall situation, and on the other hand, it sent a large army to the southern expedition!
The former was forced to do it. In fact, Xu Qian took action first and then reported, and everyone ran away first, and even a few cows couldn't pull them back. What can you do with him?
The latter has more symbolic meanings. The Southern Expedition requires food and grass to be the first, and to gather all the troops, and to make many preparations. These preparations will never be collected in a few months.
It is impossible to be as hard-working as the Royal Academy, run away when you scatter your feet, nor can you leave like the Royal Captain. These are not one thousand or two thousand people. I guess when the army arrives in Hangzhou, the daylily will be cold.
It's right.
But the appearance of the Southern Expedition must be done well. On the one hand, it is to deter the morale of the military and civilians in Jiangnan.
Yang Tinghe has not left the palace for four consecutive days. He works in the office day and night, waiting for the emperor to summon him at any time. For this matter, everyone is uneasy. The court held several times, but they are not nutritious.
Maybe those clear streams can be used to persuading people and debates, but when you really do things, you really can't count on them.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Yang Yiqing also started to work in the cabinet, but the court had not given a bachelor's title, and the court even had the plan to activate Wang Shouren. Today, the court, when it comes to military affairs, is the only remaining fruits of Yang Yiqing and Wang Shouren.
Needless to say, Wang Shouren is not a good-looking lamp. Ning Wang's rebellion was suppressed by this guy. The amazing thing about this guy is that he has neither appointed the court nor had any technical expertise before, and the original court did not expect this.
The guys can accomplish things because everyone should have run away. As a result, before the imperial army arrived, he solved the matter first.
Jiajing naturally thought of using him, but Yang Tinghe simply appointed a minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing. Anyway, Wang Shouren lived in Zhejiang and could take up his post directly.
The Minister of War in Nanjing is a very embarrassing position. On the surface, he is even older than the Governor of Jiangnan, but he just doesn't take charge of the army. He said that he is the Minister of Logistics in Nanjing. There is also Yang Tinghe's selfishness here. On the other hand, he also thinks that Wang Shouren is too old.
It also means to be sympathetic to him.
Yang Yiqing was most worried about the current situation in Jiangnan. Although many ministers were still optimistic, they believed that once the heavenly soldiers arrived, the bandits would definitely be destroyed. This naive idea naturally would not exist in Yang Yiqing's mind. He discussed this matter with Yang Tinghe several times.
.Yang Tinghe also agreed with the serious problem.
Today, in the cabinet, a report came. After reading it, Yang Tinghe looked at it and said, "It seems that these Japanese pirates are determined to defend Hangzhou. The official army has lost another battle.
More than 70 people were killed or injured by the government army, and they had to withdraw their troops."
After seeing it, Yang Yiqing said expressionlessly: "I'm afraid there are more than seventy casualties, at least three hundred. I can't believe such official things."
Yang Tinghe sighed and said, "The Jiangnan government troops could not capture them for a long time, and the government troops were exhausted. Governor Li Shi of Jiangnan requested the court to mobilize troops to fight. What do you think?"
Yang Yiqing said: "This group of Japanese pirates is so elite, so naturally it is not a mob. What I am most worried about is not this, but the Japanese pirates who came ashore and were robbed. But why did this time not only attack Hangzhou, but also reluctant to abandon the city?
It is not good for them too many. In time, as long as the court insists on attacking, aren’t they afraid of not being able to leave?”
Yang Tinghe woke up and couldn't help but say, "Do you think they have bigger plans?"
Yang Yiqing nodded: "When I was in Xuanfu, there were many wars in the border towns. It was actually no different for Mongolian people like Japanese pirates. Most of them were looting, and they immediately fled away before the reinforcements arrived. This is the usual
However, some people occupied the fortress but refused to leave for a long time. These people were the most terrifying. They occupied the pass without plundering property, but attracted the government troops to fight. This shows that
They have a bigger appetite and they have to ask for more.”
Yang Tinghe sneered: "The mere Japanese pirates are not worth worrying."
Yang Yiqing shook his head and smiled bitterly: "The Japanese pirates are naturally not worth worrying about, but Yang Gong thinks about it, the key now is not the Japanese pirates, but Jiangnan. Jiangnan is a place with heavy money and food. Once chaos arises, the court will suffer losses.
There are countless numbers. At present, the government troops in Jiangnan are useless. If you want to really suppress them, you have to rely on the capital to mobilize troops. The army in the capital is really coming, I am afraid it will be three or four months later. But has Mr. Yang thought about it?
People in Jiangnan are now in panic. Can the court wait for these three or four months? And because once the war is missed, the court's food will not be enough to support it. In recent years, disasters have continued. If the court does not have enough relief.
What should I do with food rations? It’s no joke that this kind of thing can affect the whole body.”
Yang Tinghe looked solemn and said, "What you are talking about is the overall situation, the overall situation..." He sighed and was speechless for a moment.
As he was talking, another report came. After Yang Tinghe saw it, his eyes narrowed slightly and then said, "You are right. Sure enough, these Japanese pirates have other intentions."
Then he handed the memorial to Yang Yiqing, and Yang Yiqing couldn't help but frown. The memorial was reported by the Tongzhengsi, saying that it was the first letter of the Japanese pirates who asked for surrender and were willing to accept the court's pacification. However, they had to be pacified, but there were only two conditions.
First, he awarded titles to Wang Zhiren and others and told the world, and second, he approved his maritime trade specialty.
Of course, although conditions are one thing, it is natural that there is a step for the court. Thousands of words are crying about how he went astray because he was desperate, and went out to sea after he had no choice but to swear. Finally, he swears to say that although he is desperate.
I was alone overseas, but I still had my hometown. This time I attacked Hangzhou, I had no choice but to ask the court to be able to store it and I was willing to do so.
After Yang Yiqing looked at it, he said lightly: "I have said so much, I just want the court to open the sea to them. The thief is a thief."
Yang Tinghe said slowly: "What do you think?"
Yang Yiqing said: "They coerced the court so much, but they saw the dilemma of the court. On the one hand, Jiangnan cannot do anything to them. On the other hand, the court is afraid that it will be too late to fight. In fact... if they really want to recruit appeasements, they will be
It is the safest way. After all, the Ming Dynasty cannot open the sea and there will be no loss. Even if they open the sea, it will be fine except for their bad reputation. But if they go to the suppression, the loss will be quite large.
, It's still a dilemma. In fact, after all, everyone thinks it's a military matter, but I think it's not a military matter, but a political matter."
Yang Tinghe couldn't help but nod. Yang Yiqing's calculations came to the point. If it was said that it was military before, but now the memorial was coming, it was really government affairs. The key question is whether to recruit people. Although everyone is happy to recruit people.
The question is, do the court still have the face?
He pondered for a moment and said, "Now I can only ask for the Holy Tribunal, so I will meet you now."
He called the eunuch and asked him to go and report the message to the palace. He also told Yang Yiqing some gossip. After half a stick of incense, the eunuch announced that he would come to the warm room to meet him. Yang Tinghe did not dare to delay, so he hurried to Nuanhe and went straight to the point.
The memorial was told to Jiajing in its original form. After reading the memorial, Jiajing said with a gloomy face: "Hmph, I offend my borders and kill our soldiers and civilians. I dare to ask for titles from the court and ask me to open a special camp for them.
It's really shameless, hateful!"
Yang Tinghe hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, don't act irritably at the moment..."
Jiajing threw the memorial aside and smiled bitterly: "Of course I know I can't act voluntarily, but I just want me to agree to their conditions. I'm really unhappy. Yang Aiqing, what do you think?"
Yang Tinghe smiled bitterly: "The court is in a dilemma at the moment. If you nod this head, you may be a joke when the precedent is opened, but you will not only make you laugh, but what if you do this happen in the future? After all, it is not appropriate to open this example. But then again
If I don’t nod, in the opinion of the old minister, I will be afraid that the land in the south of the Yangtze River will be devastated.”
Jiajing seemed a little irritable, both left and right, and after all, don't you dare to say anything to death? If you say you are dead, you are afraid of taking responsibility for the future. If you promise to recruit appeasements, the ministers will definitely scold you, but you dare not
If you make an idea, you are afraid that others will scold you and let me be the sucker. Once you strongly advocate for the suppression, if the suppression is not effective, you are afraid of taking responsibility.
He naturally saw Yang Tinghe's thoughts clearly. At this point, he was still playing the mean trick, which naturally made Jiajing unhappy.
Jiajing was silent for a long time and couldn't help but say, "Didn't Xu Qian go to Hangzhou?"
Speaking of Xu Qian, Yang Tinghe was not polite, saying, "I'm afraid that Xueshu will not have any effect when he went to Hangzhou. After all, the number of royal lieutenants is small. Besides, the old ministers think that the Jiangnan government army will not only not become Xueshu Xu.
The help may instead form a constraint. The old minister heard that the imperial envoy sent by His Majesty has died in Hangzhou!"
Hearing this, Jiajing was shocked, and then he realized something and said word by word: "Then what do you mean is that the government troops in Jiangnan are not just incompetent?"
Yang Tinghe did not say anything, which was the default.
Jiajing smiled coldly: "Can someone want to kill someone with a knife? OK, that's great. If I want to check their accounts, they dare to say anything. Let's discuss this matter later. I have to think about it again.