Chapter 176: Tile Thorn News

Zhu Qizhen said: "I listen to you. ”

Wang Ji said: "All kinds of materials have always relied on the Celestial Empire, Your Majesty cut off the tribute, strictly investigate smuggling, and now the materials of the tile spur can not be supported for a few years, he just doesn't want to fight, he must fight." ”

"Otherwise, they're going to mess up on their own."

Zhu Qizhen said: "What Mr. said is extremely true. ”

Many people say that Emperor Taizu's thick and thin dealings are poor and generous. But as far as the tribes beyond the border walls are concerned, tributary trade is their best weight to maintain their loyalty to the Ming Dynasty.

At least in this era, it still plays a very important role.

Now that Daming is more financially rich, how much can he lose outside the entire side wall? It's hard to say, after all, there are some furs that cost one price in the south, another price in Beijing, and another price in the northeast.

Even after multiplying several times, as long as it is operated properly, it will not be able to lose money.

In addition, even if you lose hundreds of thousands of taels, you will be able to reach the sky, but you can gather the hearts of I don't know how many tribes. Let them work hard for Daming.

It's hard to say it's not worth it.

Of course, time has passed, and many things are difficult to say.

Good policies can turn into bad policies.

Wang Ji said: "I also went south first, and the minister thought that there were three purposes for the first time, first, to defeat the imperial court, replace the golden family for him, and establish prestige, and second, to make the imperial court compromise and restore the tribute, or to exchange markets." Third, it is to plunder places and supplement the shortage of grassland materials. ”

"I also want to achieve these three goals first, and the focus of his attack is on the two towns of Xuanfu and Datong, and it will not be anywhere else, because these two towns are the left and right gates of Beijing."

"As long as he enters the hall first, he can let the court sign an alliance with him."

Zhu Qizhen sneered and said, "It's good to think about it first." ”

Wang Ji said: "Although it is wishful thinking first, the court also has to guard against it. If the minister is also first, he will definitely divide his troops and attack the towns on the nine sides, not seeking merit, but only seeking to contain the people and horses of each town. Let the towns not have enough people to support the Jingshi. ”

"Therefore, the minister thought that he would not dare to encounter any situation, then Liaodong and Gansu had fallen, and the people and horses of Jingying could not be mobilized."

Zhu Qizhen said: "Could it be that I just watched the thorns raging? ”

Wang Ji said: "Your Majesty, you have to trust the nine-sided soldiers, the nine-sided soldiers have dealt with the Tartars, it has been almost a hundred years, and the ancestors have eaten this bite of food for generations, they know how to fight the Tartars, even if they lose for a while, it will not hinder the overall situation." ”

"The focus is on Xuanda."

Although Zhu Qizhen felt uncomfortable, he still asked, "Mr. thinks it is in Xuanfu or Datong?" ”

Wang Ji said: "The minister doesn't know. Because these two places are not far apart, they are fast, and they are in Xuanfu today, and they may be in Datong tomorrow. ”

"This can only be seen how Cheng Guogong copes."

Zhu Qizhen said: "In other words, the outcome of this battle depends on how Cheng Guogong copies?" ”

Wang Ji said: "Exactly. ”

Zhu Qizhen thought about it, although he had some doubts in his heart, after all, Cheng Guogong was not like the general in his mind, and the general in his mind should not be the kind of general who loves the people like a son and shares the joys and sorrows with the soldiers.

However, as a matter of what the Guogong did, his family and houses were all over the capital, and he also participated in the encroachment of land in the guards, embezzlement of military salaries, and even smuggling.

There is one item, in Zhu Qizhen's opinion, this is not what a general should do.

But it seems that the values of this era are somewhat different.

Many people think that the more vulgar a military general is, the more greedy he is for money, the more unruly, repeatedly breaking the law, and thirsty for killing, the only one who can fight and will fight.

It's just that Zhu Qizhen will press the national fortune on such a person, can Zhu Qizhen rest assured in his heart?

But Zhu Qizhen didn't dare to rest assured, he couldn't show a trace of it.

Because he has no better candidates, Zhang Fu is too old, and he has been away from the front-line troops for more than ten years. As for the others, they can't overpower Cheng Guogong.

If he shows his dissatisfaction with Cheng Guogong, then a little bit is enough to cause many people to speculate. However, there is a gap between the monarch and the general.

When there is a war, there is a lot of encouragement, which can only be counterproductive. Doesn't help things go unfolded.

"Your Majesty." Fan Hong said: "The commander of Jinyiwei made Wang Yu report urgently. ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "Biography." ”

Seeing this, Wang Ji said, "The old minister avoids. ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "Sir, don't avoid it, anyway, if the Jinyi Inspector hears any news, he will also give a submission to the cabinet." ”

This is also the rule set by Zhu Qi.

Zhu Qizhen used Jinyiwei as a military intelligence agency, so naturally he would not hide it from the cabinet.

It's just that there are before and after, and the news of Jinyiwei has always been submitted to Ouchi first, and if Zhu Qizhen doesn't speak, he will submit it to the cabinet again. But Zhu Qizhen spoke, and the news was drowned in Ouchi.

As soon as Wang Yu came in, he pounced, knelt on the ground, and said, "The minister has come to ask for sin." ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "What happened? ”

Wang Yu naturally told the matter one by one.

Zhu Qizhen was furious when he heard this, and said, "Damn it." ”

Wang Yu immediately clasped his head and said, "The minister should die." ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "It's not that you, it's that you can't get rid of it, he actually put me together." ”

The Jinyi guard, who escaped, told the story one by one. There is also the problem of Zhu Qizhen here, after all, the contact is not splendid, and the plan to split the tile has been decided from a very early stage, and Jinyiwei has been implementing it. Therefore, Jinyi Wei Mobei Qianhu, although he hides his identity, he has always been in contact with people who take off and do not spend.

After all, Mobei is the territory of the Mongols, and their identity has been leaked. It's almost impossible to hide from people who don't want to get rid of it. If it weren't for the fact that Mobei Qianhu had contact with Totobuhua, if it wasn't for Zhu Qizhen to underestimate the Mongols, they would not have been able to find the Jinyiwei Secret Pile.

Because almost all the Jinyi guards sent to Mobei were all Mongols.

Mongolians don't have a strict household registration, how can they be found out?

Zhu Qizhen said: "Have all the people in Mobei been lost? ”

Wang Yu said: "No, there are still a few lines, but now they have all cut off contact." ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "If they can be contacted, let them continue to lurk, if not, forget it." Zhu Qizhen also understands that this kind of espionage war has always been a contribution, and the real winner is still the fight on the battlefield.

As Wang Ji said, the battle line between the two countries stretched for more than a thousand miles, and hundreds of thousands of troops were in formation, and there were really few secrets to speak of.

As long as a person is agile, there are many small roads near the border wall of the Ming Dynasty, and they can come and go, but there are only a few roads that can be walked by hundreds of thousands of troops.

Each one is heavily guarded. It is impossible to conceal the strategic intentions of the two sides, especially the speed of intelligence transmission in this era, and the latest information transmitted from Mobei to Beijing is already an old newspaper, and it has no value at all.

Therefore, Zhu Qizhen didn't want Jinyiwei to sacrifice anymore.

To tell the truth, in the battle with Cao Yi and Wa Zhu in North Korea, several thousand households were killed. However, the thousand households of the Jinyi Guard are one level higher than the thousands of households in the various health centers.

Now that the war has not yet begun, this Jinyi Wei Qianhu is probably the first high-ranking official to die in battle.

It's just that no one knows, what is the highest rank of martyrdom in this war?

Jin Yiwei has also worked hard all these years, and now it is no longer their battlefield. As for the intelligence on the battlefield, the ability of each department to not collect at night is only above the Jinyi Guard, not under the Jinyi Guard.

Zhu Qizhen waved his hand to let Wang Yu retreat, and said to Wang Ji: "Sir, what month do you think the tile spur will go south?" ”

Wang Ji thought for a while and said: "It should be in July, after May, it is the hottest period, and the Mongolians are in the bitter cold all year round, afraid of the heat. Therefore, the troops were dispatched in July, and when they survived the first few days, it was the time when the autumn was high and cool. Moreover, the spring horse is the thinnest, and the fat of the horse in the autumn is also raised, which is the most suitable time for battle. ”

"Therefore, the minister thought it was in July."

Zhu Qizhen said secretly in his heart: "In July, there are still six months to go, and I still have time to prepare." ”

The real war is imminent, but Zhu Qizhen feels that many things have not been done, and it seems that it is too late.

Wang Ji was right in many of his judgments, but the judgment of time was wrong.