Chapter 51 Xuanzhen is in danger! I am not the king of subjugation!
Fengtian Temple was simply tidied up, but the smoke of the war had not dissipated, and it was desolate.
Entering the Fengtian Hall, all the officials saluted, and Zhu Qiyu waved his hand: "Let's get down to business, how many people were killed in Wala? Why did they harass the Xuanfu in winter? How many days can Yang Xin defend? Where is Zhao Fu? Can Guo Deng of Datong help with the defense?"<
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On the way here, Zhu Qiyu read the memorial over and over again, but found it very strange. There was very little useful information in the memorial, which did not conform to the format of a battle report. What was submitted might be a transcript copied by the cabinet.
There was silence in Fengtian Hall, no one answered.
Zhu Qiyu's face darkened, and he smiled bitterly and said: "Everyone can speak freely, and I will never be punished for my words."
What a slap in the face!
A few hours ago, he made a fuss about being convicted for speaking out and beheaded Zhang Shi and Wang Ao. How long has it been since he was taught how to be a human being? Swallow the words he said alive!
"Your Majesty, this winter has been extremely cold. Many livestock in the Xuan Mansion froze to death, making it even more difficult on the grassland."
"The news from Datong Horse Market is that the herdsmen in Mobei have frozen to death this winter. Countless livestock have been frozen to death. Countless herdsmen have gone bankrupt. In winter, they cross the border and come to plunder."
Yu Qian stood up and said: "According to Yang Xin's battle report, Wala probably sent more than 50,000 people south to clear the grass valley. Yang Xin and Zhao Fu can still hold on for more than a month. It is best not to move in Datong Town, and be careful to prevent Wala from diverting to Datong."
Upon hearing this number, the civil and military officials were shocked. During the Beijing Defense War, 130,000 Wala infantry and cavalry surrounded the city of Beijing. This time, 50,000 troops were dispatched in Dacaogu, which was the largest troop dispatch since Tumubao.
On paper, Xuanfu has 120,000 garrison troops, but the number of actual combatable troops is unknown, and it must be much less.
After all, since the Xuande period, private warfare has become common, and as many as one million people have escaped from the guard. Guo Deng's report in the first year of Jingtai shows that when he took over Datong Town, the guard had only a few hundred soldiers and more than a hundred war horses, which is consistent with official figures.
Very different.
No one dares to say how different the paper strength is from the real strength.
"Your Majesty, since the two countries stopped fighting in the first year of Jingtai, they sent peace envoys to each other and concluded a peace treaty. There has never been such a large-scale conquest between the two countries. The minister believes that we should send an envoy to Oala to hold the Khan accountable for why he broke the alliance and attacked
Ming Dynasty!" Yao Kui had a white scarf wrapped around his forehead. The white scarf was soaked with blood, and he looked angry.
"Yes."
Zhu Qiyu felt deeply humiliated. During the time of Taizu and Emperor Taizong, the tribes in Mobei were beaten by the Ming army and were in panic all day long. If they really dared to go south to harvest grass valleys, Taizu and Emperor Taizong would be very happy. The Fengtian Palace must be full of enthusiasm. The generals
Asking for a battle, civil servants cheered, as if they were not enemies, but knights.
How many years have passed since then, when Wala went south, the Ming Dynasty actually wanted to send an incompetent envoy to accuse him. There is no point in condemning him with just words and no practice!
Only the weak are quick to condemn, but the strong directly use the knife!
"The humble minister wants to personally lead the capital camp to support Xuanzhen, divide his troops to garrison Juyong, build earthen forts, and prepare several places to guard against unexpected events. He personally leads the army to block Xuanzhen and prevent Wala horses from setting foot on the Central Plains!" Yu Qian asked for battle.<
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Zhu Qiyu frowned. If Yu Qian leaves, will there be another coup?
"Your Majesty, I am asking for a battle!"
Zhu Yi, Duke of Chengguo, knelt on the ground: "My grandfather and father both died on the battlefield. I am also willing to follow the example of my ancestors and be stained with blood on the battlefield and wrapped in horse leather for Your Majesty!"
Funing Bo Zhu Yong also stepped forward to ask for a fight, and the nobles asked for the fight one after another.
However, Zhu Qiyu's eyes were sinister. Do these people want to attack Oala, or are they plotting to gain military power in the capital? Do you want to seize the door a second time? Ambitious!
"Xuanzhen must be defended, and the selection of troops needs to be considered." Zhu Qiyu was in a state of confusion, and Wala's march south really caught him off guard.
As Yao Kui said, the two countries have been at peace with each other in recent years. After the Beijing Defense War, the two countries made peace and opened trade with each other. Jingtai ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor in the fourth year of his life. Jingtai was assassinated in the fifth year of his life, and Oara fell into civil strife.
, the pressure in the north of the Ming Dynasty dropped sharply, and there was no record of a large-scale southward movement of Oara in history, so Zhu Qiyu was very suspicious that this was a scene directed and performed by some people with ulterior motives.
When Yu Qian leaves the capital, his safety is no longer guaranteed; if Duke Cheng is asked to lead the army, who knows if he will first seize the throne and support the Supreme Emperor as emperor, and then go out for the expedition?
No matter what he chooses, he will be in danger.
As for the theft of internal funds, compared with the crisis of the Xuanfu, it is really a trivial matter. Apart from settling the matter and swallowing it, what else can you do?
"Your Majesty, the military situation is very strong. Although Yang Xin and Zhao Fu are good generals and can theoretically defend for more than a month, who knows what accidents may happen! Your Majesty, please make a quick decision and send troops to support Xuanzang." Chen Xun added. Zhu Qiyu was in a state of confusion. He was worried about whoever handed over the Beijing camp. Without support, the Xuanfu might not be able to withstand it for long. Four days have passed since Yang Xin asked for help, and there can be no further delay!
While thinking about it, Zhu Yong came out of his class and knelt down in the middle, loudly saying: "Your Majesty's martial arts skills have led to the pursuit of Taizu, Taizong, and Taizong's five expeditions to Mobei. The Tatars were so frightened when they heard about the Ming Dynasty that I asked your Majesty to lead the expedition in person!"
Mobei is stained with blood, let the Wala people pay the price!"
"I invite your Majesty to lead the expedition in person!" Wang Ji and Luo Tong knelt down and shouted, and some officials knelt down to echo.
Zhu Qiyu shot the machine and asked me to die? You have to kill me to give up?
"Shut up! Zhu Yong, Wang Ji, Luo Tong, do you want His Majesty to repeat the same fate as Tumu Fortress?"
Wang Wen scolded angrily, looking back and shouting: "If you mention the matter of the imperial commander's personal expedition again, you will be executed!"
"Your Majesty said that you won't be punished for what you say, and your ministers can speak freely, so why not? You are pretending to be powerful! Humph!" Wang Ji was unconvinced.
"The son of a rich man cannot sit down in the palace, let alone the emperor!" Wang Wen glared at Wang Ji.
The two started fighting.
"Shut up, everyone!"
Zhu Qiyu shouted loudly: "Wala Kengbian, you don't think about how to defeat the enemy, but you are arguing in the court hall, which hurts the harmony. You two will be fined for a month to see the effect."
But Wang Ji stared at Wang Wen like a victorious general, look, the emperor didn't dare to kill indiscriminately! The emperor knew he was afraid!
Zhu Qiyu was very aggrieved. According to his temperament, he directly chopped Zhu Yong into pieces. Wang Ji and Luo Tong were the better ones. But he had spoken first and would not be punished for his words, so Wang Ji dared to test him. This was because the internal money had been stolen, and Xuanzang was in danger.
The next test is to see if he is obedient. If he is still dishonest, he will be the king of the country!
"My lords, I was narrow-minded last night and thought that you were only selfish and had no public intention. Today I know that you are wrong about serving the country and the people."
Zhu Qiyu let out a long sigh: "I also want to drive and conquer in person, and imitate Taizu Taizong's actions, but I don't have the courage of Taizu Zhuolu Lanlu to found the Ming Dynasty, nor do I have Taizong's ability to seal the wolf and live in Xu. If I come to Xuanzhen in person, I will only make the war more difficult."
The general will be uneasy and the soldiers will be distracted, so I will not follow the example of the Supreme Emperor and personally conquer Mobei."
"My lords, the money was stolen last night, and the thief's pursuit was fruitless. Today I heard that the tiles were knocking on the edge. I am so confused that I can no longer make the right decision. Let the cabinet and the Ministry of War make their own decision. I can just let it go." I’m so convinced!
Zhu Qiyu said something soft!
The emperor finally bowed to the civil and military officials!
Chen Xun shook his sleeves, bowed and said: "Your Majesty is indeed a wise king of ancient times! I wish you long live! Long live! Long live!"
All the civil and military officials shouted long live, and the Fengtian Hall was peaceful and peaceful.
Only Zhu Qiyu couldn't be happy. It's not scary to surrender. What's scary is how to regain power.
Xing'an was right, the civil servants would retaliate against him. He didn't believe it at the time, but within a few hours, the retaliation came. He took out the firewood from the bottom of the cauldron and took out the ladder from the house, leaving him with no way to retreat. He didn't force him to issue an edict to punish himself.
This is a great honor to him!
Zhu Qiyu sat on the dragon chair, looking down at the world, but his heart was desolate. Xing'an said that taking back the Supervisor of Ceremonies and stabilizing the imperial power was the foundation for him to settle down and live in peace. But if he took back the Supervisor of Ceremonies, would he definitely get the imperial power back?<
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The ministers were quarreling non-stop, and the candidates for the expedition could not be decided. Zhu Qiyu called Jin Zhong over: "Is Song Jie here?"
Jin Zhong nodded.
"Let Song Jie seal the palace gate and no one is allowed to leave the palace." Zhu Qiyu believed that the things in the library were not transported out of the palace and were still in the palace. There is hope for them to be recovered.
"This slave obeys your order."
Zhu Qiyu closed his eyes and rested his mind, thinking about the response strategy. He didn't want to be the king of subjugation, nor did he want to be a puppet. He had to come up with a strategy to deal with it.
The ministers finally came up with the results of their discussion, and Wang Zhi, Yao Kui, Zhu Yi, and Zhu Yong led the 150,000-strong capital camp to go on an expedition.
When Zhu Qiyu saw the list, he almost fainted. You just support the Supreme Emperor! They are all the Supreme Emperor's people! Give them an army of 150,000? Just give me a white silk ribbon!
"Master, what do you think?" Zhu Qiyu looked at Yu Qian with burning eyes.
"Both Cheng Guogong and Funing Bo have the qualifications of famous generals, and they are supplemented by Chengshan Bo Wang Cong, Gongshun Hou Wu Jin, Jingyuan Bo Wang Ji, Xincheng Bo Zhao Rong, Jiancheng Bo Gaoyuan, Fengcheng Hou Li Yong, Guangping Hou
Yuan Xuan and others can all be called good generals."
"We will then be led by the cabinet minister Wang Zhi, the minister of rites Yao Kui, the Zuo Du censor Luo Tong, the censor Wang Hong, and Yang Xuan, and then recruit a group of Jinshi from the Hanlin Academy to assist. I think we will be able to defeat the Wala." p>
Yu Qian saluted and said: "Your Majesty, it is up to you to decide who to send out from the palace."
Zhu Qiyu looked at Chen Xun, who also said that this was the final list.
"What I say makes sense, but the Wala people are brave and good at fighting. Although Cheng Guogong has the qualifications to be a famous general, he is a little younger, has no famous battles, and lacks the experience of commanding an army of 270,000. The same is true for Fu Ning Bo.
, I still think it is safer to put veterans in charge."
Zhu Qiyu thought carefully and said, now is not the time to go crazy, please speak up.
Chen Xun rolled his eyes, isn't the best candidate Chen Mao? You'll kill him!
"What your Majesty said is true. None of the experienced generals who are suitable for taking command are currently in the capital. I think that the generals should each take charge of their own role, not lead each other, but help each other defend themselves." Chen Xundao.
"A snake cannot survive without a head. It must have a commander in order to repel Wala!"
Zhu Qiyu shook his head: "Young Master! Eight years ago, you saved the Ming Dynasty from fire and water! Now that Wala is back, I thought that when you take command and go on an expedition, I can rest assured!"
"Furthermore, you are the Minister of War, and you have experience as a commander in the Beijing Defense War. I think that only by taking charge of the battle can you subdue the armies and not dare to hide your selfish motives. You will also be able to win the battle and repel the Wala."
Yu Qian was slightly startled. The emperor really asked him to go on an expedition?
Doesn’t the emperor know what the consequences will be if he leads the army on an expedition?
Zhu Qiyu stood up slowly and said in a loud voice: "My lords, fifty thousand soldiers and horses from Wala are coming to attack, and the Ming Dynasty is once again in trouble!"
"This Battle of Xuanzang will be another battle after the Battle of Beijing, a battle that will go down in history!"
"I believe that the number of civil servants and nobles dispatched is far from enough!"
"The number of people is not enough! The scale is not enough! The combat effectiveness of the 270,000-strong army cannot be fully mobilized!"
"In this way, select a few honorable ministers to stay in the capital, and everyone else will be dispatched!"
"The same goes for civil servants. In recent years, those who are still Jinshi in Beijing have all gone to the army to gain experience."
"I will never allow the Ora people to set foot in the Central Plains and ravage my people in the Ming Dynasty!"
"Yu Shaofu! I will hand over all the 150,000 soldiers in the capital camp, the honorable ministers and civil servants in the capital to you!"
Zhu Qiyu looked excited.
Yu Qian's eyes showed helplessness, and the emperor was about to jump up and down again.
He wants Yu Qian to take away all the nobles and leave a power vacuum. He wants to leave 50,000 soldiers in the capital!
It seems the chain is not tight enough.
"Your Majesty!"
Chen Xun said loudly: "Although Duke Cheng is young, he has the experience of following his father in the war. Besides, there are many veteran generals and nobles, all of whom are good at fighting. That is enough."
"Moreover, Gyeonggi is the top priority."
"The capital camp has taken away 150,000 soldiers, and the capital is empty. It is exactly necessary for Shaofu Yu and his Dinghai magic needles to stay in the capital to prevent the Wala people from taking advantage of them."
"Please also ask Your Majesty not to allow Yu Shaofu to lead the expedition." Chen Xun countered.
Zhu Qiyu sighed:
"Let the chief minister say so. I'm so confused that I can't make a decision."
"If the defeat of Tumubao repeats itself, the city of Beijing cannot be saved with just 50,000 troops from Beijing. Then I am afraid that the only way to go is to move south."
"I will be Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty. I don't know who you can do."
"That's all, let the chief assistant decide. I will just listen and draw up the decree."
Zhu Qiyu's voice was low and he was retreating in order to advance. Chen Xun's face immediately turned green.
If he really loses, won't he become Qin Hui? Qin Hui's end seems to be better, but Wang Zhen's end is terrible.
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Chen Xun wiped the sweat from his forehead, knelt on the ground and shouted: "Your Majesty, please don't do this! Master Yu is an expert in military affairs. What do you think?"
He passed the blame to Yu Qian, who smiled bitterly: "There is no problem in letting me take charge of the expedition. Please make your decision, Your Majesty!"
He really wanted to leave this place of right and wrong. The emperor was too crazy. There would be no good end if he stayed in the court. The key point was that he didn't want to lead the expedition. He had already achieved great success in the defense of Beijing. If he added the northern attack on Wala
After the battle, I’m afraid it will end even worse when we come back.
Being a minister is difficult...
"Let Mr. Yu go on the expedition. All the nobles in the capital will go with the army!"
Zhu Qiyu wanted to kick out all the disloyal nobles from the capital, but he didn't have time to identify them, so he simply kicked them out, leaving a power vacuum for Fan Guang. As for how much military power Fan Guang can control, it depends on his ability.
"The list of civil servants is drawn up by the cabinet. What I mean is to send more people out to follow Yu Shaofu. There is no danger, and you can also cultivate talents for the court. Why not?"
Zhu Qiyu said calmly: "The eunuchs in the palace are led by Wang Cheng, and the specific list is drawn up by the Chief of Ceremonies."
Wang Cheng was injured and needed to rest, but at this time, he was worried if Wang Cheng didn't go. With the strength of an army of 150,000, once he returned on the way to support the Supreme Emperor, he would have no place to cry.
"Follow the order!" Chen Xun breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, the emperor sent more civil servants to accompany him, which was equivalent to giving credit to the civil servants and giving him the face of being the chief minister.
Look, this kind of emperor looks a bit like an emperor, haha.
"Yu Shaofu led the army to go on an expedition, and strong generals were also needed to stay in the capital. Before Liang Yue, Fang Ying, Wang Yue, Li Bing and others returned to the capital, Fan Guang was asked to lead the army and command the 50,000 capital camp to guard the capital.
What do you think, sir?"
Zhu Qiyu’s poor picture appears!
His real purpose is to expand the military power in Fan Guang's hands.
"I have no objection."
Chen Xun agreed directly, which confused Zhu Qiyu. Civil servants were most worried about the emperor taking military power, so why didn't they have any objection?
Zhu Qiyu was very puzzled. Could it be that the internal funds were lost and the civil servants thought that I had no money to support the army? Do you want to see my jokes?
So weird!
No matter what, the expansion of military power is a good thing!
The revenge of the civilian officials is indeed sharp, but I have control of the military power, so I can kill whoever I don't want to kill? Who dares to stop me?
Next, we discussed in detail the details of dispatching troops, including armor, cotton-padded clothes, footwear and socks, household expenses and other issues. Zhu Qiyu listened carefully and studied carefully. As an emperor, you may not be able to command wars, but you must have a strategic vision and understand how to fight. The meeting lasted for two hours, and Zhu Qiyu was exhausted.
Taking the royal chariot back to Qianqing Palace, Song Jie came over and whispered: "Your Majesty, the palace has been sealed and no one is entering or leaving."
"I'll tell you the truth, the library and the inner transport warehouse were stolen. I think the treasures in the library are still in the palace."
Song Jie was shocked when he heard this and was about to kneel down to apologize.
Zhu Qiyu waved his hand: "It has nothing to do with you. It was done by someone with ulterior motives. Later you will take someone with Shu Liang to search the palace! Liku's baby must still be in the palace."
"I obey the order!" Song Jie's face was full of surprise. He was able to steal the inner warehouse without anyone noticing. The people in the inner transport warehouse are not simple people.
"Xuan Chenhuai, Li Jin, and Chen Shao came to see me." Zhu Qiyu always wants to give some rewards and see if these people can be used.
He is still thinking, can he make a fuss by searching the palace? The inner palace has never been under control, and this time might be an opportunity.