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"Zhao Aiqing is loyal to the country, and he is really an example of a hundred officials, and I am very relieved! However, when Zhao Aiqing goes to the household department, he must pay attention to rest, and must not overwork, otherwise I will also worry about ......"

Emperor Deqing casually appeased Zhao Junchen with a concerned expression, and then said: "During the time that Zhao Aiqing left Beijing, there have been some official changes in the household yamen, and the newly appointed household officials are all some practical talents with real talents and real learning, only because they are not familiar with the operation of the household department, and the tasks of the household department during this period are particularly heavy, so there will be some chaos, I believe that Zhao Aiqing only needs to dial them a few words and point them in the direction, and the household department will soon be back on track!" ”

Compared with the previous words of insincere reassurance, it is obvious that the latter words are the true purpose of Emperor Deqing.

During this period of time, taking advantage of Zhao Junchen's stay away from the capital, Emperor Deqing can be said to have thoroughly purged the household from beginning to end, and more than half of the middle and lower-level officials of the household department were dismissed or transferred.

At the same time, Emperor Deqing deliberately found a group of officials who were good at financial management and turnover to transfer to the household department and replace Zhao Junchen's friends.

Emperor Deqing's measures were precisely to weaken Zhao Junchen's influence and control over the household yamen, and completely reverse the dependence of the imperial court's finances on Zhao Junchen.

However, Emperor Deqing's means were still too urgent.

In the past year, under the tacit change of Zhao Junchen, the bookkeeping methods, operation concepts, and income and expenditure methods of the household department yamen have long been self-contained, which is very different from the financial management methods of these times.

At the same time, there are many private ways for turnover and accounting, and these channels are also in the hands of Zhao Junchen.

In this way, those officials sought by Emperor Deqing, even if they have real talent and real learning, will inevitably be confused and dark-eyed after entering the household department.

Now, it happens to be the busiest time for the household department, not only must the logistics and money for the Hetao war be prepared as soon as possible, but also the autumn tax collection in various localities, the statistical report of the annual income and expenditure, and the distribution of annual salaries to officials and clans are all of great importance and heavy tasks.

Under such circumstances, most of the officials of the household department and yamen are newcomers who are not familiar with the situation, and the chaos can be imagined.

Emperor Deqing's wishful thinking played very well, and he asked Zhao Junchen to go to the household department yamen to sit in charge for a period of time, on the one hand, so that the center of the court could get through the current predicament as soon as possible, and on the other hand, he also wanted those officials who were new to the household department to take the opportunity to learn Zhao Junchen's various methods.

At this time, Emperor Deqing seemed to have no idea what the purge and rectification of the household yamen meant to Zhao Junchen, but instead looked like he was wholeheartedly thinking about Zhao Junchen, and said: "Speaking of which, Zhao Aiqing is now an auxiliary minister of the cabinet, and in the future, he must focus on the overall situation and focus on the overall situation...... The turnover of money and food, after all, is only a part of the government, with your status and status, you only need to pay a little attention in the future, and you must not invest too much energy, otherwise it will be a waste of money!

Therefore, taking advantage of this opportunity to sit in the household department, you should try your best to teach your own methods and skills to the household officials, so that they can be independent! That way, you'll be able to focus on the militaristic events in the future! With your talent and knowledge, it would be too much to put most of your energy into the turnover of money and food. ”

After hearing Emperor Deqing's repeated admonitions, Zhao Junchen seemed to be unalert, and said: "Your Majesty, with the current physical condition of the minister, even if he is sitting in the household department during this period of time and assisting the imperial court to tide over the current difficulties, he will have to resign from His Majesty again afterwards!" But Your Majesty, you are right, the household officials should indeed be in charge, and after the minister goes to the household department this time, he will definitely teach each other, and he will never dare to hide his secrets! ”

Seeing Zhao Junchen's statement, Emperor Deqing nodded with satisfaction.

Letting Zhao Junchen impart experience and skills to the household officials was the holy decree of Emperor Deqing, and Emperor Deqing believed that even if Zhao Junchen secretly had reservations after receiving the decree, he would never dare to hide too much.

Emperor Deqing had great trust in Zhao Junchen's financial management skills, and in Emperor Deqing's opinion, as long as those new officials of the household department learned half of Zhao Junchen's skills, it would be enough to maintain the operation of the household department in the future.

After these new officials of the household department have learned Zhao Junchen's skills and become familiar with the environment of the household department, the finances of the imperial court can completely get rid of their dependence on Zhao Junchen, and Zhao Junchen will no longer be indispensable, and they can kick it away - and when the time is ripe, when Emperor Deqing will deal with Zhao Junchen, there will be no worries.

After nodding with satisfaction, Emperor Deqing seemed to have completely ignored Zhao Junchen's mention of his resignation from illness, and still avoided talking about it, neither expressing his intention to keep it, nor promising it, but just turned to the battle of Hetao.

When talking about the Hetao war, Emperor Deqing's expression also returned to seriousness, and said slowly: "The imperial court's plan to recover the Hetao has also had some twists and turns, the imperial court just received news last night, saying that after the main army of the Mongolian right wing rushed back to the Hetao area, it quickly began a crazy counterattack, and the imperial army was not good at grassland warfare, and it was also defeated and retreated, and suffered heavy losses, but in two or three days, it lost the royal tent of the Ordos tribe that had just been occupied......"

Speaking of this, Emperor Deqing's brows were furrowed, his face was full of worry, and he said: "Alas, after receiving the news of the emergency at the front, I didn't sleep well all night, and today the court discussed countermeasures with hundreds of officials, and I didn't find any feasible solutions!" …… Speaking of which, the imperial court's plan to recover the Hetao was originally based on Zhao Aiqing's layout and promotion, and he had just returned to the capital from Huamachi Camp. ”

Seeing Emperor Deqing's Gu Zuo talking about him, Zhao Junchen also expected it, and did not show any dissatisfaction, but replied directly: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the difficulties of the Hetao war are only temporary!" As long as the center of the imperial court can ensure logistical supplies, and reinforcements from all walks of life can smoothly arrive at the Hetao battlefield, the situation on the battlefield will be reversed in less than two months. ”

Emperor Deqing nodded lightly and said, "I also understand this situation!" I have discussed with the officials just now, it is already late autumn, and in two months, the grassland will enter the cold winter season! Under the cold wind howling, the tribes of the Mongolian right wing will inevitably be unable to persist in fighting......

But these two months are still too long! The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and there is no telling when something unexpected will happen! Many of the imperial court's armies lack resilience, and it is okay to fight a smooth war, but it is difficult for them to hold out for too long under the disadvantage, perhaps just a few defeats on the battlefield will make the morale of the whole army low and defeated again and again, and then the Hetao will fall back into the hands of the Mongols, and all the efforts and investments of the imperial court will be in vain! ”

After hearing Emperor Deqing's statement, Zhao Junchen nodded lightly, thinking that the princes of Gon in the center of the imperial court were still somewhat knowledgeable, not only understanding the impact of the grassland climate on the war, but also knowing the fact that the imperial army lacked resilience and was not good at fighting against the wind, and also understood that the battlefield changes rapidly and there will be a chain reaction, but not all of them are incompetent people who only know how to form parties for personal gain and bend the law for bribes.

However, just as Zhao Junchen nodded lightly in approval, Emperor Deqing turned his head to look at Shen Changmao, the first assistant of the cabinet, and said: "Just now, when I was discussing with the hundred officials, Shen Shoufu once made a suggestion to send the Guanning Iron Cavalry from Liaodong to Hetao to support, thinking that the Guanning Iron Cavalry is the most elite cavalry of our dynasty, which is enough to defeat the Mongolian cavalry, and the Jianzhou Jurchen has been quite honest in recent years, even if the Guanning Iron Cavalry is transferred from Shanhaiguan for a period of time, there will not be too much problem...... Because of this matter, the officials are arguing, and I am also a little undecided, what does Zhao Aiqing think? ”

After hearing Emperor Deqing's inquiry, Zhao Junchen's face suddenly changed, and he couldn't help but turn his head to look at Shen Changmao, but he didn't expect Shen Changmao to come up with such a stupid move!

At the same time, Zhao Junchen was also secretly glad that he had rushed back to the center of the capital in time, if the imperial court listened to Shen Changmao's stupid advice and transferred the Guanning Iron Cavalry to the Hetao to support, the danger contained in this would be too great.

The Guanning Iron Cavalry was indeed the strongest elite cavalry of the Ming Dynasty, and even the elite army of the Jianzhou Jurchens would retreat when they encountered this iron cavalry.

But it is precisely because of the existence of the Guanning Iron Cavalry that the Liaodong border defense of the Ming Dynasty can sit back and relax! Once the Guanning Iron Cavalry suddenly left Shanhaiguan, who knows if the Jianzhou Jurchens will take a risk?

The threat of the Jianzhou Nuzhen is much greater than that of the Mongolian right-wing!

With the current status quo of the Ming Dynasty, it is completely impossible to bear the danger of Jianzhou Jurchen entering the customs!

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So, Zhao Junchen hurriedly objected with a firm attitude: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that this strategy is absolutely impossible!" Chen believes that the low-key and honest of the Jianzhou Jurchens over the years is not because they have lost their covetousness, but because they have lost their covetous power! Since the crown prince died in the imperial conquest of the emperor, the Jianzhou Jurchen has experienced many years of internal friction, and there have been usurpations and seizures of power by Haoge, Dolgon, Aobai and others.

But since Xuan Ye came to power, the situation has gradually stabilized and gradually recovered, only because of the existence of Guanning Iron Cavalry and Shanhaiguan, there has been no action, but their wolf ambitions are still there!

Once the imperial court transferred the Guanning Iron Cavalry from Shanhaiguan, the Jianzhou Jurchens sensed the opportunity, but I am afraid that the Hetao War has not ended, and Liaodong will be in chaos again! Maybe the Guanning Iron Cavalry has not yet arrived at the Hetao battlefield, and they will urgently return to Shanhaiguan to support! In this way, the transfer of troops by the imperial court not only did not play a role, wasting the energy of the soldiers, but also added risks and troubles for no reason! So, this is not a good idea! ”

After hearing Zhao Junchen's resolute opposition, Shen Changmao on the side couldn't help but have a dark expression.

Zhao Junchen ignored Shen Changmao's attitude.

If Zhao Junchen's calculation is correct, Shen Changmao, the first assistant of the cabinet, will soon step down! Today's imperial court center is in an eventful season, and with Shen Changmao's ability, he is completely unable to control the situation, and will only become a scapegoat for the chaos in the temple - if nothing else, the position of the first assistant of the cabinet will soon return to Zhou Shangjing's hands, and only Zhou Shangjing has the ability and prestige to stabilize the situation in the temple.

At this time, after hearing Zhao Junchen's resolute opposition, Emperor Deqing did not have any surprise, but after nodding slightly, he glanced at Zhou Shangjing thoughtfully, and said: "Zhao Aiqing's statement is consistent with Zhou Ge Lao's opinion!" I also felt that if the situation in Liaodong changed, the imperial court would indeed not be able to deal with two wars at the same time, so it would be indecided. But the change in the situation of the Hetao war really worries me......"

Zhao Junchen pondered for a moment and said, "If Your Majesty wants to end the Hetao War as soon as possible, the minister also has a plan here...... This method also has something to do with the Jianzhou Jurchen! At the same time, it also requires your majesty to make up your mind. ”

Emperor Deqing raised his eyebrows, and a hint of joy suddenly flashed in his expression, and he asked, "Oh? What does Zhao Aiqing think? ”

Zhao Junchen said slowly: "Your Majesty, the crazy offensive of the Mongolian right-wing tribes for this period of time is probably due to three reasons, one is out of friendship between the tribes, and they want to help the Ordos tribe recapture the Hetao Plain, and the other is because after the army of the Dynasty captured the royal tent of the Ordos tribe, by the way, it also captured several leaders of the Mongolian right-wing tribes, and these Mongolian right-wing tribes will also try their best to retaliate after seeing their leaders captured by our army; The third is that they have received a promise from the Ordos tribe, and when they help the Ordos tribe recapture the Hetao Plain, they will be rewarded by the Ordos tribe. ”

After hearing Zhao Junchen's words, not only Emperor Deqing nodded lightly in agreement, but also the hundreds of officials in the Taihe Palace nodded in agreement.

After the Shaanxi and Gansu wars, all the monarchs and ministers in the center of the court have completely agreed with Zhao Junchen's insight and ability, but no one will regard Zhao Junchen as an ordinary corrupt official, when Zhao Junchen expresses his views, even Emperor Deqing, Zhou Shangjing, Shen Changmao and others will be attentive and listen carefully.

After Zhao Junchen paused, he continued: "Therefore, the minister's suggestion is mainly from three aspects!

First of all, he instructed all the armies in the Hetao to concentrate on killing and injuring the troops from the Ordos tribe when they fought against the Mongolian right-wing army, so as to weaken the Ordos tribe's voice and influence on the Mongolian right-wing army;

Secondly, the Ordos people captured by our army from the Hetao grassland and the materials harvested by our army must be transported to the hinterland of the territory as soon as possible, making the entire Hetao Plain unprofitable;

Finally, it is necessary for Your Majesty to personally issue an order to release a large number of captured Mongolian right-wing tribal leaders back to the steppe...... Before letting them go back, I have to tell them the news that the Jianzhou Jurchens will soon send troops to attack them! ”

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