Princess Taikang saw that Liu Chengfeng was worried and became serious all of a sudden. She sat up from the couch, stroked her belly in habit, and said, "When you say this, I think something is wrong. My mother said that the court should have it too.
Two legs, doesn’t this mean that someone takes over the power? Isn’t the mother confused?"
Liu Chengfeng shook his head and put his hand on the couch and said, "I don't think so. In short, I was too arrogant a few days ago, but... it will be fine when my arrogant moment has passed. What about you,
Don’t think too much, just give birth to a baby with peace of mind, I will do the outside world.”
He was staying at Princess Taikang until the evening and was about to say goodbye to Princess Taikang and leave the palace. At this time, Gao Feng ran over in a hurry and said, "Your Majesty is looking for Your Highness everywhere. Your Highness, please go with the miscellaneous family,
There is an urgent military situation.”
"Emergency military information?" Liu Chengfeng was stunned for a moment and said, "What kind of urgent military information is it?"
Gao Feng said: "How could this servant know? He just knew that several cabinet ministers had entered the palace one hour ago. He discussed with the emperor for a long time. Judging from the emperor's appearance, it seemed that the situation was quite serious. Then the emperor asked me to invite His Highness.
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Liu Chengfeng nodded and said, "Let's go and have a look."
Zhengxin Palace.
Zhu Houzhao sat in the first place, her face became a little anxious, and with this, she sat Jiao Fang, Li Dongyang, Yang Ting and the other three.
When Liu Chengfeng arrived here, Zhu Houzhao suddenly stood up and said with a smile: "Master Liu has finally arrived. Sit down and talk. There is a military newspaper from Shanhaiguan here. Please take a look."
Liu Chengfeng knew that this was not the time to greet him, so he was not embarrassed. He went up to answer the report and then sat down to read it. When he saw it, he immediately frowned.
The commander of Shanhaiguan, Zhang Zhenglong, had an affair with the Mongols and led the Mongols all the way into the pass. Then, the three towns of Datong, Yansui and Jizhou were in an emergency, and the border was in chaos.
The most important method for the Ming Dynasty to deal with Mongolia was the Great Wall. There are many passes in the Great Wall, which are easy to defend but difficult to attack. As long as you strangle the passes, you can be safe inside the passes. Although many people in later generations suggested that the Great Wall was a symbol of Chinese people's retreat, and some even voluntarily
Promoting the Great Wall is useless, but only when you reach this world can Liu Chengfeng truly know how important this Great Wall is to the Central Plains dynasty. The Northern Song Dynasty's military was weak and was controlled everywhere, because the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun were the people of Liao
The capture made the entire North China and even central China without any danger. The Liao people were made of golden swords and iron horses, while the Song people relied on infantry. The main location of the war was the Guangtan plain area, and even the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty, Bian.
Liang was in an embarrassing situation where there was no danger to defend, which shows how important the Great Wall was in the war between the Central Plains dynasty against the northern nations.
With the Great Wall, you can attack and retreat or defend. If you meet a hero like Taizu and Emperor Wen, you can go out of the gate and sweep the desert. Even if you meet a monarch who has no ambitions, you can still stay in seclusion on the Great Wall.
Make the aliens helpless.
Just like in the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty dared to move the capital to Beijing and set up its capital in a place where it could reach quickly in just a few days from the desert. Although there was the intention of the emperor to guard the country's gates, there was also the Emperor Wen consolidated himself.
The greater reason for the aspirations of power is that the Great Wall has a winding wall extending from the coast to the western border of the Ming Dynasty. Even if the capital is placed in Beijing, it is enough to rest assured.
Therefore, later generations always say that the Great Wall is useless and that the Great Wall leads to self-retreatment. It is really ridiculous. Without the Great Wall, using the disadvantages of the Central Plains dynasty to the advantages of the foreign races is not a disease? In fact, whether it is China or abroad, it is against the nomadic peoples.
The greatest means are always fortresses, because in this era, war horses are always the most powerful weapons.
Shanhaiguan is the most important gateway of the Ming Dynasty. It not only connects Liaodong and the inner gateway, but also serves as a barrier to the capital. Once Shanhaiguan is lost, the Mongols gather in the early morning to set off and arrive at the capital in the evening. Of course, this is a full march.
Without any scruples, no matter what, the Ming Dynasty had gathered heavy troops on the front line of Shanhaiguan. It was impossible for the Mongols to go south rashly without removing these forces.
However, this news was enough to shock Liu Chengfeng. Of course, he knew what Shanhaiguan meant. Just like in the late Han Dynasty, the princes attacked Dong Zhuo and gathered under Hulao Pass. This Hulao was Dong Zhuo's life root.
Shanhaiguan is also the lifeblood of the Ming Dynasty.
Because of the loss of this pass, this means that the entire Ming Dynasty has no danger to defend since then, unless it faces to fight hundreds of thousands of Mongolian cavalry face to face.
Liu Chengfeng took a deep breath, put down the report, and said coldly: "Is this Shanhaiguan guard Zhang Zhenglong crazy? It is really hateful to recognize the thief as his father and lead the invaders into the pass."
Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but say, "If I take him, I will cut him into pieces. I have issued an order to kill the three tribes of Zhang Zhenglong to serve as a warning to you."
Yang Tinghe smiled bitterly and said, "It is said that Zhang Zhenglong had already brought his family to take office before, but I am afraid that not many close relatives stayed in the pass. Yes, there is another thing. This Zhenglong is said to be a masterpiece of the Mongolian Khan.
Khan seemed to have seen that Zhang Zhenglong was greedy for money, so he sent people to deal with him many times, but Zhang Zhenglong was just greedy for money and unexpectedly he was so crazy."
Liu Chengfeng narrowed his eyes and said, "Who recommended this Zhenglong?"
Jiao Fang hurriedly said, "It was recommended by Liu Jin and Eunuch Liu."
Liu Chengfeng glanced at Zhu Houzhao and said, "What do you think of the emperor?"
The matter is already clear. Zhang Zhenglong is greedy for money and has long received many benefits from the Mongolians, but it is impossible to do such a crazy thing just by saying that he has received other people's benefits. Liu Chengfeng dares to say that he has to go privately with the Mongolians on the border.
There are many people doing business, and many guards guarding the gate even directly let their families smuggle their goods to Mongolia to obtain high profits. This is not a big deal, but if you get the benefits alone, will it be reversed? Isn't this?
Possible.
This person is Liu Jin's man. Now that Liu Jin has suffered a blow, he is about to be finished. He is afraid that he has not been able to hold it in a while, thinking that he is going to suffer a catastrophe. Before the newspaper he has been published, he is already in a hurry
This is a bad idea.
If one word is used to describe this guard general, then one word can only be used to use a stupid word. If a person is so stupid, he can even be a guard general. Liu Chengfeng had to admire Liu Jin's vision at this time. What is this dead eunuch really?
If a person is bad, he will need someone. Then again, to say that based on his conscience, he will not surrender to Liu Jin even if he is not bad enough.
Liu Chengfeng just asked Jiao Fang and Zhu Houzhao again. The meaning was clear. Now that such a big thing happened, the emperor always had to express his opinion. The person was recommended by Liu Jin, so of course someone had to bear this responsibility.
Zhu Houzhao seemed hesitant. In fact, although Zhu Houzhao usually called Liu Jin and called Liu Jin as a slave, he completely treated Liu Jin as a slave, but after more than ten years of being in charge, he had raised a dog and had a deep relationship.
He was obviously embarrassed by asking him to punish Liu Jin.
Zhu Hou took care of the people and said, "The most urgent task at the moment is not to hold the responsibility. Now that the Mongols occupy Shanhaiguan, the world is shocking, so we must be careful. Since this is the case, I am determined to fight the Mongols to the death, and to fight the Mongols personally, and fight to the death with the Mongols.
What do you guys think?"
Liu Chengfeng pursed his lips, knowing that Zhu Houzhao had not made up his mind at this time, but he was not in a hurry. He didn't care when he heard that Zhu Houzhao wanted to be the emperor to personally fight, so he didn't care. The emperor would personally fight, and at worst he could just accompany him.
However, it is obvious that it is not so easy for the emperor to personally enlist in the army. The lesson of the Tumu Fort Incident is still there. If the emperor wants to personally enlist, these people would rather hang themselves at the Meridian Gate.
Yang Tinghe couldn't bear it anymore and said, "Your Majesty, you must not. Your Majesty is a body of a thousand gold, how can you take risks? There are some loyal ministers and generals in the Ming Dynasty. Why should Your Majesty be in charge? What if there is a mistake? Your Majesty will do it.
Don’t ignore the people.”
"Mr. Yang Gong is talking about the extreme. When Emperor Yingzong almost overthrew the country, His Majesty must not repeat the same mistake." Li Dongyang also expressed his opinion.
Even Lian Jiao Fang had to stand up and say a few words at this time. No matter what he thought, this attitude still needs to be expressed. He said, "I will never agree to Your Majesty's adventure."
Seeing that all the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet were opposed, Zhu Houzhao had to turn his eyes to Liu Chengfeng, ask for help from Liu Chengfeng, and said, "What does Master Liu think?"
He had a plan in his mind that as long as Liu Chengfeng agreed, he would be able to disagree. But he didn't know that Liu Chengfeng would never be on his side. Liu Chengfeng smiled and said, "Your Majesty's
I am ambitious, so I naturally understand that this matter is too important. The old masters are right. Your Majesty should not take risks."
It's one thing that Liu Chengfeng doesn't care about the emperor's personal expedition, but this attitude still needs to be expressed. If he expresses his support for the emperor's personal expedition here today, then this responsibility will be great. If the emperor makes a slight mistake in the future, he Liu Cheng
Even if Feng has great authority and the trust in him in the palace, he will be crushed to pieces. Even if he has a 90% chance of victory in his personal battle, Liu Chengfeng cannot take this risk, so Liu Chengfeng must object.
Zhu Houzhao suddenly became a little angry and said, "You always mention Yingzong, but the late Emperor Yingzong just lost his hooves. Taizu and Emperor Wen also had the expedition in person. They could expedition in person, but why can't I succeed?"
Yang Tinghe said with a stern face: "There is no room for discussion on this matter. If Your Majesty wants to fight in person, I would rather die to advise you. There is no need to discuss this matter anymore. If you have this skill, you should spend more time issuing an order to command the kings in various places."
Chapter 2 is here. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to subscribe to (this site) and give me rewards. Your support is my greatest motivation.)