In the Qianqing Palace, as Yu Qian's deep voice sounded, everyone's faces became a little ugly. For a moment, the palace fell into an inexplicable deathly silence.
Especially the two people in the cabinet realized the seriousness of this matter almost at the same time.
To put it seriously, this may even be the most serious political crisis the emperor has encountered since he ascended the throne.
Apart from anything else, if Jin Yiwei's guess is true and Ye Xian and Tuo Tuo Bu Hua do intend to unite and start a new war, then the situation at the border will be the first to bear the brunt.
The Ming Dynasty went through the Tumu Battle and the Zijingguan Battle. Although Wala was severely damaged, its own vitality was also seriously damaged. Apart from anything else, the Beijing camp has not even recovered to the pre-war three levels in terms of soldiers and combat strength. one part.
The other frontier armies may not be much better. Once war breaks out again, it will be another heavy blow to the Ming Dynasty, which is currently recuperating.
At the same time, this will also be a big blow to the emperor's prestige.
You must know that among the several major policies implemented by the emperor since he ascended the throne, the two most important ones are mutual trade and the rectification of military camps.
The former is running well now and has brought huge benefits to the court. However, once the Oara and Tatars attack Ming Dynasty again, the role of this great policy will inevitably be questioned by both the government and the public, and it will even be revoked in the end.
Moreover, if there is a crisis on the border, the military garrison reorganization just launched by the imperial court will inevitably be shelved immediately in order to appease the morale of the border troops and prepare for war with all their strength.
This is different from many other things in the past. Whether it is mutual trading or military settlement, it is a real official matter of the imperial court.
If something went wrong with these two things, not only would it have an impact on the emperor's prestige, but it would also cause both the government and the public to doubt the emperor's ability to govern, leading to turmoil in the court.
So, how to deal with it? No one dares to speak randomly at this time...
The best case scenario is, of course, that Oara and the Tatars have no intention of fighting again. In this case, everything is fine and the army can be reorganized and implemented.
However, the question is, who dares to bet on this possibility?
From a rational point of view, when it comes to this kind of border situation, even if there is only a slight possibility, we must be fully prepared.
To put it bluntly, the progress of reorganizing the military settlements has been stopped. However, not to mention that once such a big policy is stopped, it will be extremely difficult to restart it. Just talking about the Wala side, their attitude is probably not the same. will be fixed.
Think about it, they just sent a mission over there to test it out, but the Ming court hurriedly changed the policy, looking panicked, wouldn't it look more afraid of the other side?
In this way, even if Wala has no intention of starting a war, seeing this situation, I am afraid that he may not have any thoughts again.
So, this is actually a dilemma...
After pondering for a moment, the two looked at each other, and Yu Shiyue spoke first, saying.
"Your Majesty, the matter is of great importance. Since the purpose of the Oara mission is still uncertain, it may be better to postpone the rectification of the military camp. After all, the rectification of the military camp requires a lot of preparations, especially the addition of the imperial censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Only when all the manpower is available can we go there.
Clear acres of land everywhere."
"Now that spring is coming, we might as well make other preparations first. When spring is over and we have found out the mission's intention, we will make a decision based on the situation."
This statement sounds fair and square, but in fact, it is nothing more than using the most common tactic of procrastinating in the court.
The court of the Ming Dynasty was like a machine with a sophisticated structure. If you wanted to run fast, you could run very quickly.
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However, if you want to delay, there are countless reasons to move forward slowly.
Yu Shiyue's method should be regarded as more moderate and conservative. Of course, it is also the safest method.
However, his method was immediately opposed by Yu Qian.
"Yu Cifu's words are wrong. Clearing the land is not a day's work. Although the imperial censors in the Metropolitan Procuratorate are short of manpower, the imperial court does not require everyone to rush to various places at once. Therefore, the spring palace and the reorganization of military camps are not included in the matter.
Do not conflict."
As soon as these words came out, Yu Shiyue couldn't help but be speechless.
I asked Yu Shaobao, do you really not understand or do you pretend not to understand?
Of course Yu Shiyue understood that there was no conflict between the spring palace and the reorganization of the military settlements, but was this the core issue?
As if feeling Yu Shiyue's gaze, Yu Qian's expression became a little cautious. After pondering for a moment, he continued to cup his hands.
"Your Majesty, I believe that since the imperial court has established a major policy, there will inevitably be many obstacles. Now that the situation in Oara is unclear, if we rashly call a halt to the reorganization of the military garrison, firstly, it will arouse suspicion in both the government and the public, and secondly, it will cause the border troops to threaten the invaders.
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"Furthermore, although I do not have an information channel like Jinyiwei, the Ministry of War has also paid attention to the recent changes in the border. I have already planned to order Shaanxi, Gansu and other places to start stocking up on food and grass, and have planned to prepare for the Japanese army, the Liangjiang Cao Army and the Beijing Army.
The battalion stepped up training to prepare for emergencies."
"If there is a real danger at a border, as long as the border troops do not collapse at the first touch, flee in the face of the wind, and put up a little resistance, the imperial court can immediately mobilize a large army to help."
"If it really comes to this point, it won't be too late for the imperial court to take measures to stop the reorganization of military camps."
After saying these words, it was obvious that he had been prepared for it.
Although during this period, Yu Qian did not seem to be as enthusiastic about rectifying the military camp as before, but in fact, it was just loose on the outside and tight on the inside.
How could such a major policy move involving the entire country not consider various unexpected situations? What's more, the Ministry of War is the place where news from the border is most concentrated.
Jinyiwei certainly has its own advantage, that is, the sources of information are more secretive and authentic. Comparatively speaking, the advantage of the Ministry of War is that the information it can obtain is more comprehensive.
This comprehensiveness is not only reflected in the fact that regular reports and urgent reports from various passes are unified and summarized in the Ministry of War, but also reflected in the fact that the Ministry of War not only receives reports from the military, but also receives reports from local yamen on military affairs and logistics.
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After mutual confirmation, it is not impossible for Yu Qian to predict this situation.
Objectively speaking, Yu Qian's words are slightly more risky than Yu Shiyue's method, but overall, they are actually quite stable.
To put it bluntly, the reorganization of the military settlements still needs to be carried out, which may cause chaos in the border troops. However, as long as the control is done well and the border troops are not allowed to have large-scale mutinies, the basic combat strength of the border troops can be maintained to a certain extent.
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As for the risk of war from Oara, it relies more on the court dispatching troops to solve it, rather than relying solely on the strength of the border army.
However, this actually means that the pressure on the court itself will be greatly increased.
In a sense, Yu Qian's plan is relatively extreme. It puts the war between Oara and the Ming Dynasty as a prerequisite, and at the same time maintains the established policy of reorganizing the military cantons.
This is certainly a plan for a rainy day, but this kind of plan for a rainy day comes at a high price!