Chapter 728 The strategic intention has been achieved
Yang Tinghe and Zhu Si broke up on bad terms. After Yang Tinghe returned, he was ready to deal with Zhu Si's arbitrary opinions.
I've allowed you to be the emperor for a few days, but you just go your own way and do everything according to your wishes. Are you going to rebel? If I don't give you some clues, it seems you don't know how many eyes Lord Ma has!
Even if the ministers can't teach you a lesson, don't you still have your "mother queen"? Let me see if you can still behave so easily after putting pressure on you!
Yang Tinghe made up his mind to join forces with the Queen Mother Zhang to teach the young emperor a lesson.
But before that.
He first went to the Hubu Yamen to visit Sun Jiao. Sun Jiao was not surprised by Yang Tinghe's arrival. After Sun Jiao learned that Tang Yin was sending troops, he wondered how Yang Tinghe would "persuade" the emperor.
After the meeting, Sun Jiao saw Yang Tinghe's extremely dark face, and knew that the emperor and his ministers had met alone in the palace and had not discussed a good outcome. This Yang Zhongtang was looking for someone to vent to. "...Like-minded people.
Brother, why don't you advise His Majesty on such a big matter? Do you think Tang Yin really has the ability to turn things around?"
Yang Tinghe's face was very dark, but when he met Sun Jiao, he first used a low tone to show his calmness, but in fact, his aura had already been extremely disordered, betraying his extremely angry mentality.
When Sun Jiao heard this, he thought, "What do you mean by this? I knew it in advance and didn't dissuade you?"
This shit basin... is being buckled! Sun Jiao said: "I also learned about it in the court hall and with all the ministers. As for why I didn't persuade your majesty to take back my order... By the way, it only takes two or three days for Bohu's troops to leave the city? Now, right?
If you call me back, will it... give the Tatars an opportunity to take advantage of you? I don't know how to march and form formations, so I'd better let the people from the Ministry of War study it."
I learned the news together with you. It's all a matter of the Ministry of War. If you can't persuade me, why don't you go to the ***? Do you think I, Old Man Sun, is a soft persimmon and easy to pinch?
Yang Tinghe frowned: "His Majesty didn't inform you in advance?"
"Aiya, Jiefu, there may be some ambiguity in what you said. Your Majesty will not publicize it to the outside world, so how can you tell me? If I knew it in advance, I would definitely rule it out.
I advise your Majesty to take care of yourself. If you send out troops like this, it will cause a big mess..." Sun Jiao looked innocent.
"what about now?"
Yang Tinghe said, "Are you willing to jointly advise His Majesty?"
Sun Jiao seems to have understood something. Your monarch and his ministers met alone and the talks collapsed. You feel unhappy and plan to unite a group of ministers to put pressure on the emperor?
Sun Jiao said earnestly: "But this young emperor has a rebellious nature. It is... difficult to persuade him with reason. It is best to wait for the results and let the facts show that your majesty has gone astray."
The implication is, there is no way to drag me into the water! Yang Tinghe glared at Sun Jiao, his eyes almost bursting with fire.
Sun Jiao knew that Yang Tinghe was deliberately pretending to be angry in front of him, so he didn't mind. Anyway, he had nothing to talk about with Yang Tinghe.
"As for the expenses in the northwest, I have sorted it out here. Since Jie Fu is here, I will take it back with him to have a look. I will have someone bring it to you."
Sun Jiao seemed to be covered in oil, his hands were slippery, and he did not give Yang Tinghe any chance.
In Yang Tinghe's view, anyone who doesn't help him is a political enemy.
But facing a Sun Jiao who didn't like being an official in the court, Yang Tinghe actually didn't have many options. Others still care about the family reputation, the legacy of his disciples, the future of his descendants, etc. What does Sun Jiao care about?
Even if his two sons will become officials in the future, does Sun Jiao really care about what official positions his two sons will achieve in the future?
In the next few days, Yang Tinghe, the liaison minister, presented a memorial to advise the emperor.
Mainly using the chaos of the Zhengde period as an introduction to a large-scale remonstration, it is a bit like going to the Meridian Gate to kneel together to remonstrate, or kneeling together in the court to remonstrate, in short, making the battle bigger.
I originally wanted to get the support of Empress Dowager Zhang, but this matter... did not go smoothly.
The reason was that Yang Tinghe was unable to contact Empress Dowager Zhang directly. Even if the news spread to the palace, it seemed that Empress Dowager Zhang was not too concerned about the matter of admonishing her stepson.
Very easy to understand.
If Queen Mother Zhang is really that kind of strict mother, the former
The Zhengde Emperor in front of him would not be so noisy.
To put it bluntly, Empress Dowager Zhang is more like a woman from a small family. She doesn't have much experience and all she wants is to live a safe and stable life.
Now Empress Dowager Zhang has no biological children left, her husband has died, and the only people close to her are her two brothers from the Zhang family. Now she wants to fight for more things for the Zhang family.
Did this adopted stepson fail as emperor? Although from the perspective of Empress Dowager Zhang, she was very unhappy that Zhu Si was fighting for the status of his biological father and mother, but in general, after more than a year, she was in the palace.
The position here is still very stable.
Queen Mother Zhang was too lazy to bother.
Therefore, what Yang Tinghe had to do was only half completed for the time being, and he didn't know whether to continue.
But it is said that at this time in the northwest, Tang Yin's strategy of luring the enemy deep into the territory did have a very good effect.
The Tatars learned that Juyongguan sent a group of troops to Xuanfu, so they naturally wanted to intercept them. This was a guarantee for gaining military merit and obtaining maximum value on the battlefield.
The Tatars did not think that the Ming cavalry had high combat effectiveness in the wilderness.
The development of the war situation was also in line with the Tatars' expectations.
The Tatar cavalry from all walks of life gathered together. There were about three to four thousand cavalry, maybe one less.
Point, directly chased the Ming cavalry, forcing the Ming cavalry all the way back to Juyong Pass, and the Tatar cavalry also took advantage of the situation to kill in front of Juyong Pass.
In this battle that lured the enemy in, the Ming Dynasty lost forty or fifty generals.
The main reason was that the defenders at Juyongguan were not suitable for this kind of guerrilla warfare. Even though they knew they had to withdraw when encountering the enemy, some of the Ming cavalry still fell behind or got lost, and then... the battle report reached the capital.
This gives those ministers room to make fuss.
The battle report came, and Zhu Si did not show up early the next morning. The ministers were like a frying pan, and one by one they were filled with indignation and accused the emperor of inaction.
"Fellow ministers..."
Zhang Zuo appeared in the court and spoke kindly
Kiss announced to everyone present, "Your Majesty is ill. Please go back first and rest for the rest of the day."
Lin Jun, the Minister of Punishment, stepped forward quickly, pointed at Zhang Zuo and said, "Your Majesty doesn't dare to come out to meet the ministers, right?"
Zhang Zuo was horrified: "Lin...Lin Butang, what are you talking about? Your Majesty is really ill. Otherwise...you can't talk nonsense."
You have reached a certain level of disrespect, and you actually dare to accuse the emperor by pointing at the eunuch, the eunuch in charge of the ceremony?
Are you bullying me, Zhang Zuo, for being easy to talk to? Or are you bullying the emperor for his lack of temper? "No, we have to face the emperor today. The important military situation in the northwest must be stated today! Please pass the message!" Lin Jun refused to give up.
"this……"
Zhang Zuo looked at Yang Tinghe and said, "Mr. Yang Ge, His Majesty said that you know the inside story. It's up to you to come out and say a few words at this time... With your ability, you should be able to easily deal with the situation. It depends on whether you are willing or not."
Yang Tinghe frowned slightly. Do I know the inside story? That's right.
The emperor said in front of me that Tang Yin's purpose of sending troops was just to lure the enemy deeper. Although he lost his troops, the strategy of luring the enemy deeper was actually successful. He sent 3,000 troops and returned 2,950... This loss... It was completely within control, the entire army was not wiped out, and the main force of the Tatar cavalry was successfully attracted to the Juyong Pass...
As the chief minister of the cabinet, Yang Tinghe should have come out to take charge of the overall situation at this time.
But just when he was about to say something, Jiang Mian and Mao Ji each pulled him.
Although Jiang Mian and Mao Ji didn't know the inside story, they understood one thing.
The emperor is now being accused by angry ministers...
Don’t we want to teach the emperor a lesson? Our goal has been achieved! Why should we help the little emperor maintain the situation? Isn’t it good to let the ministers maintain this anger?
Yang Tinghe understood what Jiang Mian and Mao Ji meant, so he just stood aside and ignored Zhang Zuo's words.
Zhang Zuo had no choice but to go back and report to Zhu Si.
At this time, Zhu Si was talking to Huang Jin in the Palace of Qianqing, and what Huang Jin brought was the latest news from Juyong Pass. Tang Yin used Pegasus to directly send a message to the capital, but did not go to the General Affairs Department or the Cabinet.
route, but reported directly to Dongchang, who reported directly to the emperor.
"……His Majesty."
Zhang Zuo appeared in front of Zhu Si with a look of embarrassment. Zhu Si raised his head and glanced at him: "Why, those ministers refuse to leave, right?"
Zhang Zuo lowered his head: "Yes." Zhu Si sneered: "The person named Yang also refuses to come forward, right? He really wants to see my joke! I have told him, this is to lure the enemy deeper, he doesn't know Has the strategic intention been achieved?"
Zhang Zuo sighed: "Perhaps Yang Ge always felt that sending troops would be detrimental and go against the original intention of luring the enemy."
"There are still immortals in the war?" Zhu Si stood up angrily, almost slamming the table, "I finally know how that imperial brother died. He was so angry to death by these people! He always comes to me when he has nothing to do. Trouble, who made them suffer? I really..."
"Your Majesty, calm down." Zhang Zuo said hurriedly.
Zhu Sibian pursed his lips: "I can't get angry with this group of people, their rank is too low... Oh, by the way, keep talking!"
Huang Jindao: "...Right now, the Tatars have formed an array outside Juyong Pass, clamoring for my troops to go out to fight! Tang Zitai has arranged a night attack. After the enemy relaxes, perhaps they can launch a surprise attack tonight.
Even if you can't kill many Di Yi, you can still make them retreat!"
"good!"
"The right time, the right place, and the right people. Now that we have the right time and the right place, it doesn't matter if the people are at odds with each other! Anyway, this battle is not for the old diehards in the court to fight to the death. If they have any objections, let them do it! Hurry up and send a message to Tang Dynasty. Sir, just let him make his own decision."
Huang Jin said again: "Your Majesty, Tang Zitai would like to ask for instructions. If the Tatars retreat after the attack tonight, will our troops pursue them?"
Because the strategic intention had been achieved, Tang Yin understood that as long as there was an "air bombing", the Tatars would most likely retreat after being stunned by the bombing.
The question now is whether to pursue or not.
This is a choice that may have a turning point. Zhu Sidao said: "Let Mr. Tang decide what to do... If he feels it is appropriate to attack, then rush out and save face for me!"