In the Qianqing Palace, the civil servants of the Six Ministries and Nine Ministers were frantically educating Zhu Youxiao. Everyone was blushing, feeling that they had encountered the most difficult thing to deal with since they became officials.
"Your Majesty, you must not conquer the country yourself. A country cannot be left without an owner for a day. If Your Majesty were to conquer it personally, how would the world's major events be handled?"
"The dangers outside the customs are extremely dangerous. If there is an accident, how should we deal with it?"
"Who can advise your Majesty? I ask your Majesty to kill this thief!"
Zhu Youxiao, who was sitting on the dragon throne, didn't respond at all. When they all said they were tired, he explained:
"I have thought deeply about my personal expedition a long time ago, and I am confident that I can win this battle. Lin Danhan is no match for me, so you don't need to be so excited."
Isn’t this exciting? Our little hearts can’t stand it.
Huo Weihua, the minister of Taichang Temple, said:
"Why does Your Majesty have such an idea? Now that there is nothing happening in the border town and there is no danger at home, Your Majesty should work hard to revive the Ming Dynasty!"
"What's more, the Chahar tribe has not violated our Ming Dynasty. Why would your Majesty bother to do this and cause trouble?"
Xue Zhen, the Minister of Civil Service, also quickly agreed and said:
"Your Majesty should focus on Nuerhachi of Jianzhou. This thief is a serious problem for our Ming Dynasty!"
The common thought of officials in the Ming Dynasty is that doing more is worse than doing less. As long as you don't come to beat me, you can do whatever you want.
Nuerhaci is the best example. Although the main reason is that Li Chengliang raised the invaders out of self-respect, do these court ministers really have nothing to do with them?
Before Ye Boar Skin released the so-called Seven Hatreds and officially betrayed the Ming Dynasty, who said it shouldn't become bigger?
Many people know that Nuerhachi was General Longhu of the Ming Dynasty and the commander of the Jianzhou Guard. They thought that he was raised by the Ming Dynasty court and Li Chengliang, but this is a matter of the future.
It was in the 11th year of Wanli that Nuerhachi launched the war to unify and establish the Jurchen state. Emperor Wanli was still very young and Zhang Juzheng had all the power. At this time, the Ming Dynasty had not yet declined, and it was even the richest era since the Xuande Year. .
But for so many years, it took Nuerhaci more than 20 years to unify and establish the Jurchen state, and they continued to conquer the east and west. However, the Ming Dynasty chose to ignore it and did nothing, and as a result it sowed a bitter fruit.
Moreover, Nuerhaci had exposed his ambitions long ago, but the Ming Dynasty still chose to hide his ambitions, which eventually made his ambitions more and more inflated and his strength getting stronger, leading to the current situation that is out of control.
In the 29th year of Wanli, Nuerhachi completely annexed the Hada tribe of the Haixi Jurchens, and their strength increased by leaps and bounds. It was also in this year that Nuerhachi organized the four banners, but the Ming Dynasty still did nothing.
Even before his betrayal, Nuerhaci had massacred Han people many times. The Ming Dynasty even awarded him an imperial title and encouraged him with awards. There are really no words to describe this mysterious operation.
The most breathtaking thing is that in the forty-third year of Wanli, that is, the year before Nuerhachi founded the country and proclaimed himself Khan, Xue Sancai, then the governor of Jiliao, reported to the capital that Nuerhachi was obedient. The key is to really believe it.
It can be seen how little control the Ming Dynasty or the emperor had over Liaodong. Starting from the 11th year of Wanli, so many major events happened over the years, and they were completely kept in the dark, and how corrupt Liaodong was.
These civil servants also have a stupid common understanding, which is to convince people with virtue. It is really fantastic to think that they can use the so-called sage Neo-Confucianism and Confucianism to educate them.
"My dear friends, why do you think Lin Dan Khan formed an alliance with the Ming Dynasty?"
This question stupefied these people, and they couldn't answer it for a while. Then Zhu Youxiao asked again:
"Is it because of our Ming Dynasty's national prestige? Or because of our Ming Dynasty's military strength? Or because Lin Danhan truly surrenders?"
Zhang Ruitu, the Minister of Rites, replied:
"Your Majesty, I think it is because he is afraid of our great Ming Dynasty and because of the coercion of Nurhachi!"
This answer can be considered to be barely on the side, but unfortunately it is not completely correct.
"Lindan Khan has been working hard to unify the various Mongolian tribes and restore the glory of Temujin's period. Do you think you can let him grow bigger?"
"Nurhachi is indeed a serious concern at the moment, but as long as Liaochen is firmly controlled, even if the gods come, it will be difficult to do anything. At this time, we can only defend instead of attack."
"I ordered Xiong Tingbi to rectify military affairs a few months ago. This is why I handed over all the power to him. If you want to defeat the enemy, you must first know how much you weigh."
"But Lin Dan Khan is completely different. He was jointly suppressed by Horqin and Jianzhou. He was only forced by the situation to briefly form an alliance with the Ming Dynasty."
Everyone also felt that His Majesty's words were very correct and indeed spoke to the fundamentals, but they still firmly opposed the personal expedition.
Xu Guangqi, the Second Assistant to the Cabinet, said:
"Your Majesty, do you think that the Chahar tribe must be attacked, but the time is right now?"
Zhu Youxiao ordered people to hang up the freshly drawn map and said:
"I think the time is very ripe and now is the best opportunity. I have already made full preparations for this battle!"
Zhu Youxiao told them in detail the reason and purpose of sending troops, and explained the map again, for no other reason than to grab war horses.
He used the power of victory to divide the Mongolian tribes, undermine the prestige of the Mongol Khan, and win over the tribes who were already close to Ming Dynasty or dissatisfied with Lin Dan Khan for his own use.
After talking to them for half an hour, he finally convinced them. Zhu Youxiao felt that his mouth could not be closed, and he even felt a little sore.
Although these people approved of sending troops outside the customs, they still opposed the emperor's personal expedition.
Wang Shaowei, Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, said:
"Despite this, I still oppose His Majesty's personal expedition!"
Ministers Xue Zhen, Huo Weihua, and Ni Wenhuan said in unison:
"I also object!"
Zhu Youzheng was thinking about how to persuade them, and Wang Zaijin, the assistant minister of the cabinet, said:
"I agree to your Majesty's personal expedition!"
As soon as these words came out, several ministers looked at Wang Zaijin in shock.
But Wang Zaijin just repeated calmly:
"I agree to your Majesty's personal expedition!"
Ni Wenhuan asked confusedly:
"Why did the minister say this? Do you mean to put your majesty in danger?"
Zhu Youxiao and everyone were waiting for Wang Zaijin's answer, and they saw him say:
"I believe that if we want to go out to conquer Lin Dan Khan, your Majesty must do it himself!"
"Most of the generals on the nine sides cannot be reused, and the soldiers have been out of battle formations for a long time. They can defend the city, but if they go out of the fortress, they are likely to be defeated on the grassland!"
"Your Majesty has such a detailed map and knows so much about Mongolia. I believe that your Majesty can be better than Nalindan Khan!"
Wang Xiangqian also felt that he was right and also echoed:
"Your Majesty, I also agree with Wang Shangshu's words. I have been guarding the Nine Borders for many years, but now there is really no such general who can take on the important task!"
Two of the most important cabinet ministers agreed, and the other six ministers and nine ministers were unable to persuade him.
Because they also know that this is the truth and reality, but will your Majesty's personal expedition guarantee a great victory?
These people have no idea, and some even think that they will be defeated. The precedent of Tumubao is right in front of them!