Bring some possessions and some comfort, this is ...... What kind words of consolation are not just humiliating bowing your head!

Is this what the British Duke of the Ming Dynasty said? Is this the British Duke who is brave enough to move forward and never takes half a step back?

Everyone was shocked and couldn't believe their ears at all. Emperor Hongzhi even lost his temper to the point of standing up from his chair all of a sudden.

"Old ...... Lao Aiqing, you ...... What are you talking about?" asked Emperor Hongzhi in disbelief.

"Ahem. Zhang Mao coughed dryly, only to feel that the old man's face was hot, but the words had already come out, so he had to continue hard-headed: "Your Majesty, the old minister said...... The old minister said, that ...... Actually, you don't need to fight......"

Bang! Emperor Hongzhi sat back in his chair, his eyes a little lost in shock.

"Eng...... You ...... You...... Do you know what you're talking about!" Xie Qian was the first to come back to his senses, trembling and pointing at Zhang Mao and shouting angrily.

All the ministers also reacted at this time, and there was an uproar, and the low discussion was endless.

Emperor Hongzhi tried to calm down, took a deep breath, raised his hand and signaled, and everyone quieted down.

"Old Aiqing, I need an explanation. He opened his mouth slowly, almost word by word. It's just that anyone can hear the disappointment and heartache in those words, as well as the anger that is trying to suppress.

The Son of Heaven was furious, and the blood flowed and drifted. Emperor Hongzhi has always been known for his gentleness, but at this moment, the power that invisibly exudes makes everyone finally see the majesty of an emperor. Even Xie Qian couldn't help but feel awe-inspiring in his heart, and silently retreated aside.

Zhang Mao was entangled in his heart, and scolded Su Mo a hundred times in his stomach. What a special Lao Tzu's name in this life, this time he is all on the bet. If you don't settle the old man when you turn around, see if the old man doesn't fight with you!

Thinking like this in his heart, he gritted his teeth and was about to speak, but a person next to him grabbed him fiercely, and said angrily in a low voice: "The surname is Zhang, why are you crazy! ”

Zhang Mao turned his head to look, but it was the old man Dingguogong, his heart couldn't help but warm, he smiled bitterly and raised his hand to pat him, secretly making a look.

Ding Guogong's eyes shrank, he looked at him deeply, slowly let go of his hand, lowered his head and thought about it.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid you don't know, the old minister's virtuous nephew Su Mo, some friends happen to have some business outside the Saiwai. A few days ago, there was news that it was difficult to say in Ningxia, but outside Datong Pass, although the fire screening department was under Chen Bing, the number was not large, probably only thousands of soldiers and horses. If you really want to offend my Ming Dynasty, how can you use thousands of enemies to one country?

Moreover, according to their sources, about 200 miles behind them, there have been many more herdsmen in recent days, and they are real herdsmen. Because they saw with their own eyes that there was a huge flock of no less than 100,000 sheep.

Let me ask, if the fire sieve really wants to go to war, how can he put the grain and grass under my nose like this? That's why the old minister said that this battle should not be fought.

However, Yismain's side is indeed a little weird. Its specific purpose is ominous, and it is difficult for the old minister to assert it. However, since we have not found that its army has moved, it means that our worries may not be so serious before. Well, at least for the time being.

And we can just negotiate with the fire sieve to try to observe the reaction of both sides. Then, based on the feedback information, we will make a decision to fight or draw. ”

Zhang Mao finally stopped when he said this, bowed slightly to Emperor Hongzhi, and silently retreated into the train. I secretly said in my heart, boy, this is all done according to what you said, if you can't see the effect, don't blame the old man for going back and settling accounts with you!

Thinking like this, he peeked up again, and sure enough, he saw that Emperor Hongzhi's face softened, and his face showed a contemplative look, and he couldn't help but feel certain.

"Lao Guogong's intention, this is not Meng Yuan's strategy to attack the west? In this case, why did the fire screen come here? It can't be that he has hysteria, but he came to us and went crazy. ”

The emperor and all the courtiers were thinking about Zhang Mao's words for a while, Xie Qian was anxious, and he simply didn't bother to think about it, so he asked Zhang Mao directly.

As soon as these words came out, sure enough, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, including Emperor Hongzhi, all raised their eyes and looked over. Yes, since you said that this is not Meng Yuan's trick, then what is the fire sieve running for? You must know that it is Meng Yuan's top general, and he is also a sweat. Could it be that you are really full of food, or drunk, and deliberately go to us to play drunk?

Zhang Mao's face showed a look of annoyance, raised his hand to scratch his scalp, and stood up again and said: "This matter, alas, Yu Qiao is afraid that he doesn't know." According to the old man's nephew, he must have something to do with my nephew. ”

Well, your nephew is so big-faced, but all the people who are going around him are going around.

Emperor Hongzhi also seemed to be slightly stunned, but then he seemed to think of something, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he snorted: "What did that stinky boy do? Why did you get involved with him?"

When everyone heard this, their hearts couldn't help but be shocked. The emperor seemed annoyed when he heard this, but after careful consideration, the annoyance was like an attitude towards a nephew in a later life, but it was not at all the tone that should be addressed to a courtier.

Hiss –

Many people couldn't help but gasp in their hearts, and their opinion of Su Mo couldn't help but raise a few steps again. This is really the first time that the emperor can treat him like this. From this, I can't help but think that it's today, in that Changchun Garden, it seems that the queen is holding a literary meeting. The banner is to pray for the little princess, but the discerning people know that it is clearly to stand up for Su Mo and support his wives and concubines.

If this can be spoiled by the emperor and queen at the same time, is it possible to say that the Hongzhi Dynasty is finally going to have a powerful traitor and a courtier? If it goes on like this, once the current emperor dies and the crown prince succeeds to the throne, will it be inappropriate to be another Wang Zhi and his ilk?

Thinking like this, many people's faces couldn't help but look ugly.

Over there, Zhang Mao continued: "Back to Your Majesty, you can't blame the old minister's nephew for this matter, he slapped Mongolia in the face that day. On the way back, he was ambushed near Mt. Shiraishi. The two sides fought a great battle, relying on the blessing of the Son of Heaven, and finally defeated it. At that time, it was this fire sieve who led the troops. Therefore, the old minister thought about it, and the fire sieve this time was afraid that it was just a kind of venting, and the purpose was just to find some face. It is precisely because of this that there are the words of the old minister. After all, this is the old minister's nephew's doing, and if this triggers a war between the two countries, won't the old minister and my nephew become sinners of the country? ”

Having said this, Zhang Mao has completely relieved his heart. The kid really didn't expect it wrong, step by step, sentence by sentence, and said these words, and the previous ones could be explained. Even because of this, he is infinitely taller, look, the old man is completely thinking about the country and the people. He would rather damage his own reputation than mislead state affairs because of personal grudges. So who dares to blame the old man again?

The old man got rid of the embarrassment, his face was silent, but secretly he couldn't help but tremble again. Squinting at this, looking at that, this is called a smugness.

Ding Guogong secretly pouted when he watched from behind, secretly scolding this old man for being shameless. These words seem to make sense, but if you think about it carefully, Nima is secretly exaggerating Su Mo's merits. This old and young, echoing from afar, openly and secretly praised, is simply doing everything, it's really not a family that doesn't enter the door.

peeking around and looking around, sure enough, many people were silent on their faces, but their eyes clearly showed extreme contempt.

Emperor Hongzhi was also stunned for a moment, and then he also showed a look of crying and laughing. It's just that he suddenly seemed to think of something, and a fierce color flashed in his eyes. Turning his head to look at Ma Sheng, who was standing at the end of the squad, he hummed: "Ma Sheng, the fire screen turned out to be only a few thousand people, why are you so panicked? Could it be that my Daming border pass is all a fictitious, more than ten times the strength of the army, and it can't withstand thousands of barbarians. It's all wine bags and rice bags!"

Poof!

Ma Sheng was sweating profusely, and he was so frightened that he immediately knelt on the ground behind him. is simply unjust in his heart, comparable to Dou E, what is the matter with this Nima Guan Laozi. Isn't there a chief military officer above me? Isn't there another eunuch who guards me? If they don't act, what can I do if I have a deputy position? But I have to fight this hanging. Deputy Chief Ma said, I don't carry this pot.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the minister has been wronged. On the same day, the fire screen came to attack, and the ministers also asked to go out of the customs to face the battle. But Ping Jiangbo did not allow it, and the road is a border defense matter related to the safety of the Ming Dynasty, and it should not be lightly started. Minister...... Minister...... I can't help it. ”

Emperor Hongzhi was suffocated, and he couldn't help but hold back with anger. He was not an unreasonable king, and there was nothing wrong with what Ma Sheng said. Well, there is a general soldier above the family, even if there is a mistake, how can he blame him for a deputy position? However, the general soldier of a town is not easy to leave, which makes it difficult for him to get angry.

At this moment, a person suddenly turned out of the hall, and his halberd pointed angrily and shouted: "A man who is clever in his words still dares to quibble! How dare you lie about the military situation without knowing the enemy's situation? Even if it is inconvenient to start a war lightly, but we have not even been able to find out the specific number of the enemy, our garrison at the border is not even as good as a civilian caravan? How ridiculous is it that all the news is judged and analyzed on the basis of the news reported back by a caravan! Although you are a deputy, you cannot escape the blame, let alone say anything!

Everyone looked at it, but it turned out to be Zhao Cheng in the middle of the war. Although the quality of the work is not high, the power in the hands is not small. This picket report is exactly his duty, and he stood up for impeachment at this time, and immediately forced Ma Sheng into a corner.

Ma Sheng was frightened, and he was in a hurry, and gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, Ying...... The British public said that it was only the words of one family, so how could it be enough to believe it? The minister did not believe the national prince, but he did not believe the caravan's ears. If those businessmen are only interested in profit, but they have profits, why don't they dare to do anything? If they are bribed by Meng Yuan and deliberately put false news to deceive us, it is not impossible. Moreover, the Guogong Fang had just said that a large number of Mongolian herdsmen suddenly appeared behind the fire sieve, who dared to guarantee that they must really be herdsmen? Could it be that Meng Yuan deliberately disguised himself to deceive? After all, all of this was caused by Na Sumo. Whether it's an alliance or venting, there may be different feelings, who knows? ”

As soon as he said this, the hall suddenly fell silent, and then there was a low sound of discussion. This is tantamount to questioning Su Mo, and he almost made it clear that Su Mo is likely to be a spy and colluded with the Mongols inside and outside.

This coincided with the previous rumors in the capital, and suddenly pushed Su Mo to the forefront again. Coupled with some people who had long been wary of Su Mo, the direction of the wind in the main hall suddenly changed unconsciously, and it had inexplicably shifted from the border matter to Su Mo.

In the crowd, the corners of Zhang Cai's mouth, who was standing in the middle of the team, slightly hooked a touch of arc. No one noticed that Zhao Cheng, who had just stood up to impeach Ma Sheng, quietly exchanged an obscure look with him......