Chapter 874: Ask for Strategy
"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that there may be something else wrong with this matter. Zhang Mao pondered for a long time, and after thinking about what Su Mo said to him in private, he finally gritted his teeth and spoke.
Huh? What's new?
As soon as he said this, Emperor Hongzhi and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were all the same. Emperor Hongzhi showed an interested look, and said softly: "What is the opinion of the old prince?"
Between monarchs and ministers, occasionally scolding each other, they just laughed at each other. But when it comes to really getting down to business, Emperor Hongzhi still has a lot of trust in this meritorious old courtier.
"I think that the fire screen is coming this time, I'm afraid there will be fraud. The old man was speechless and endless, and his mouth frightened everyone.
If he said that his actions were deceitful, and they were revealed by the British duke, the leader of the army, then where was the deception? Needless to ask, it must have been military.
Combined with Yang Yiqing's previous report on the situation in Ningxia, everyone suddenly thought of a certain possibility, and couldn't help but suddenly change color.
The civil strife in Mongolia is good, and it is not bad that Dayan and Yismain are sworn enemies. But don't forget one thing, that is, for the Ming Dynasty, they are still all Tatars. Even more than ten years ago, Yismain was still a Mongolian national teacher, and he was a minister in the same palace as Dayan Khan.
Internally, they can fight to the death for the throne, but what about externally? Who can guarantee that they will not temporarily unite again?
Don't say that the feud between the two sides is as deep as the sea, it is not too common for you to kill me and I kill you on the Mongolian steppe. Throughout the history of the grasslands, the wars between tribes and grabbing pastures have been carried out throughout the process, and almost never stopped.
It is normal for large tribes to annex small tribes, and for small tribes to annex each other. However, once a foreign war is launched, the tribes, large and small, can immediately put aside their rivalry and quickly assemble and move together.
These barbarians on the steppe have never had any concept of home and country, and everything is based on interests. Fighting each other is for profit, and the so-called conscription of a certain khanate is also because of profit. Perhaps this is due to the prestige of the Khan, but that is only a superficial phenomenon, and in the final analysis, it is driven by interests.
Maybe there were some who did move because of the prestige of the Khan, but they were only small tribes. For some large and medium-sized tribes, the so-called Khan king, which one has really been taken into account? Unless it is an immortal lord like Tanshi Huai and Genghis Khan, he really has this kind of power.
Therefore, it is not surprising that the two parties on the grassland who are fighting each other today are suddenly linked together the next moment. Again, the interests dictate.
If it is said now that there is an obvious great benefit to dealing with the Ming Dynasty, it is difficult to guarantee that there will not be some kind of temporary alliance between Dayan Khan and Yismain to jointly plot against the Ming Dynasty.
Then, by inference, Zhang Mao's "deceitful" point, combined with the strange movements in Ningxia, the fire screen's violation of the gate is just a show of power and no substantive action, which can be explained.
Give the dummy!
The fire sieve is famous, and many generals of the Ming border army have suffered great losses in his hands, and they are deeply afraid of it. Not to mention the distance, just the current Datong general soldier, Pingjiang Bo Chen Rui, it is said that because he is afraid of the fire sieve, he doesn't even dare to drink hot wine when he usually drinks.
Doesn't that sound ridiculous? But it's just the truth, and it's really sad and hateful.
So in this case, the fire screen suddenly shut down the troops, what kind of reaction will Daming's side have? It is expected that three shocks a day and four times to ask for help.
If that's not enough, then what about adding Dayan Khan's banner? Compared to the fire sieve, don't think that Dayan's fierce flame is small. On the contrary, compared to Dayan, the fire sieve is nothing more than a drop in the bucket.
You must know that since the founding of the Ming Dynasty for more than 100 years, the most dangerous battle was created in the hands of Dayan's maternal great-grandfather. That battle is the battle of Tumubao, which is familiar to the world.
In the battle of Tumubao, the grassland people who were still called tile thorns at that time not only captured Zhu Qizhen, the Ming Emperor Ming Yingzong, but also drove straight into the Ming Dynasty until they reached the capital of the Ming Dynasty. If it weren't for the timely response of the Ming royal family later, it would not be impossible to say that the country would be destroyed.
It was also this battle that finally achieved Yu Qian's prestige. At the same time, the prestige of King Watthorn Khan is also resounding all over the world, and the ferocity is so powerful that it can almost stop children crying at night. Today's Dayan Khan is the great-grandson of the famous Yexian Khan.
In the past, he also pioneered Wei Hehe, although he did not fight almost all over the world like Genghis Khan, but he also achieved a vast regional hegemony. In later generations, the territory of Mongolia today also came from this.
After his death, the Tile Thorn split and collapsed, and as a result, two super-tribes emerged in the steppe: the Dulbert and the Dzungar.
After that, decades of endless battles on the grassland, until Dayan Khan was born, with more than ten years of strength, the fragmented grassland was swept away, and its prestige was so strong that it chased its ancestors. By this time, almost all foreign opponents had been wiped out. The only two left are the Yisima Yin Department in the west, and the adjacent world enemy, the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, when the fire sieve subordinate to Dayan Khan's descendants is suddenly launched, no matter how idiotic people are, they will not just think that it is the will of the fire sieve individual.
Well, there is a death match between Yismain and Dayan in the front, and there is a fire screen that can almost represent Dayan, at this time, what Daming should do still need to be questioned? That must be all efforts to mobilize the army to deal with the crisis here.
If this is really the case, it will be a trigger and move the whole body, and the border and the first line will inevitably form a pattern of real unity and virtual side. And because Dayan has already unified the form of the entire eastern grassland, it is bound to make the Ming army focus all its attention on the defense lines east of Datong.
Then, at this time, as Dayan's mortal enemy, once the Yisima Yin Division, which was in the western border defense line of the Ming Dynasty, attacked, it was unknown what the result would be.
If this is the case, there is no possibility that the second Tumubao change will be repeated.
Not to mention that the world is unpredictable, under the brains of this group of people who are known as the top people, a big situation that can be described as a shocking conspiracy was born. This situation, if the initiator's fire screen hears about it, I am afraid that he will be dumbfounded and his jaw will drop.
In other words, he was just not angry that he was ruthlessly placed by Su Mo in the past, and he just wanted to find some psychological comfort. How could he have thought that he would give the elites of the Ming Dynasty such a big plan to simulate?
If the fire sieve knew this, it would definitely be a wild shout: You are thinking too much!
Well, let's go back to the moment. The Ming monarchs and ministers with big brains, after thinking of this terrible situation, couldn't help but change color.
The Mongols are so treacherous! Fortunately, we have the old prince here, and we can see through their plot at a glance. Well, what an old fox. When everyone looked at Zhang Mao again, their eyes were full of awe. Even Dingguo Gong was impressed by this old friend and was greatly impressed.
Zhang Mao was a little dumbfounded, look at this, look at that....... I'll go, did Lao Tzu say anything? Why are the eyes of one or two so rippling......? Mmmm, it looks like it feels good.
"Huh, the country has Zhang Lao Aiqing, the blessing of the Ming Dynasty. I understand, so if that's the case, does Lao Aiqing have a way to deal with it?"
Zhang Mao was a little confused. Got it? What do you understand? Why do I feel confused here? He couldn't react for a while, and couldn't help but be stunned for a while. But in the eyes of everyone, it became that he seemed to be very embarrassed, and he had something to say, but it was difficult to say.
What is the situation? The current situation is not at all the same as the situation of the Tumu Fort in the past. In that case, for the sake of the country's social welfare, didn't the Ming monarchs and ministers even respect Yingzong as the emperor and decisively establish Emperor Jing on the throne.
It can be seen from this that when the country is in crisis, there is nothing that can be done to benefit the country. What's more, the form is far from that now. So what are you still worried about, and what do you need to be afraid of?
All the courtiers, you look at me, I look at you, and then they all looked at the three elders of the cabinet. In this case, it is obvious that the emperor is not easy to urge, and the others are not qualified. Then, three auxiliary ministers, I will count on you now.
Liu Jian and the three of them glanced at each other, and they all saw some doubts in each other's eyes. Since they have all fallen into the trap of the so-called "earth-shattering conspiracy", even Li Dongyang, Li Gongmou, is also puzzled at the moment, and he can't guess Zhang Mao's thoughts at this time.
In the end, Xie Qian was anxious, groaned slightly, and stood up. He bowed respectfully to Zhang Mao and said proudly: "Old man, when this country is in danger, what else is there to be afraid of? Mencius said, although tens of millions of people have gone to me, and he also said, I will make profits and live and die! My generation has received the emperor's favor, and I have been in a high position to enjoy the fortune, and I have eaten the court and eaten to calm the world. But if the old country is afraid of it, please know and move, and all deaths will be moved!"
Well, Xie Gongyou can be very Kankan, and he can really talk about it. This call was sonorous and loud. Let the Hongzhi Emperor who sat firmly on the dragon chair nod frequently, and was gratified; so that the old Zhang Mao had a question mark and black line in his head, like 10,000 crows rattling and flying by......
What the hell is this, what is going on, has something happened, why does Lao Tzu suddenly seem to have become some kind of coward who is afraid of difficulties?
The old man is a heart stopper.
Damn, it doesn't matter, love doesn't die. The old man was also angry, and he had a ruffian attack, so he simply didn't bother about it. First glared at Xie Qian, then turned to the emperor, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that he wants to anneal and sieve Yi'er." But let people have some property, and after going out of the customs, they comforted them, and their troops retreated. ”
As soon as these words came out, the entire hall suddenly fell silent, and everyone was stunned.