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Today, the Ordos tribe has continuously lost its people, territory, and leaders, and only has an army of more than 10,000 people left, and its strength is still not to be underestimated, but it is already a rootless and sourceless water, and one less one dies.

It is precisely because of the existence of this army that the Ordos tribe is still nominally not extinct, and there is still a chance to redeem everything, and the tribes on the right wing of Mongolia will also help the Ordos tribe regain everything out of alliance agreements and friendship.

However, when the imperial army began to concentrate on killing the army of the Ordos tribe, the casualty rate of this army would be much higher than that of the other tribes, and their voice and influence within the Mongol right wing would become weaker and weaker.

Eventually, when the casualties of the Ordos tribal army reached a critical point, the leaders of the tribes on the right wing of the Mongols would find that the demise of the Ordos tribe seemed inevitable, and they did not need to care about the attitude of the army.

If the Ordos tribe is doomed, the former alliance and friendship will naturally cease to exist, and the Mongolian right wing will lose the reason to support the Ordos tribe.

At the same time, the support of the Ordos tribes of the Mongolian right-wing tribes in retaking the Hetao Plain must have been promised benefits.

However, when the imperial army transported all the people and wealth of the Ordos tribe back to the hinterland, even if the army of the Ordos tribe recaptured the Hetao Plain, it lost the ability to pay rewards and thanks, and the determination of the tribes on the right wing of Mongolia to help the Ordos tribe would weaken again.

After the imperial court released the captured Mongol tribal leaders, and made them mistakenly think that the Jianzhou Jurchens were going to attack them soon, the Mongolian right-wing tribes completely lost the reason to fight against the imperial army, and they must quickly retreat and return to their respective tribes to prevent the emergence of the Jianzhou Jurchens.

At that time, the imperial army only needed to deal with the remnants of the Ordos army, which had suffered a great loss in strength, and naturally the pressure was greatly reduced, and all threats were also easily solved, and the battle of Hetao would soon end.

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After hearing Zhao Junchen's three suggestions, including Emperor Deqing and Zhou Shangjing, everyone nodded thoughtfully.

The monarchs and ministers in the Taihe Hall are all smart-minded, and they can easily think of the key point.

I have to admit that Zhao Junchen's first two suggestions are very reasonable.

Only Zhao Junchen's third suggestion has been questioned by some people.

Maybe it was because Zhao Junchen had refuted Shen Changmao's suggestion just now, so Shen Changmao took the lead in standing up and questioning it.

I saw that Shen Changmao's expression was extremely serious, and he asked in a deep voice: "Zhao Gechen, your first two suggestions are still feasible, only the third suggestion seems to be inappropriate!" You said that the Jianzhou Jurchens will soon attack the Mongolian right wing, but there is empirical evidence? And where did you get the message? ”

Zhao Junchen shook his head directly and said: "There is no evidence, it's all speculation!" ”

After hearing Zhao Junchen's answer, Shen Changmao's face suddenly flashed with a hint of fierceness, and he questioned again: "If there is no evidence and it is all speculation, how can the leaders of these Mongolian tribes believe this?" Once the leaders of these Mongol tribes are suspicious, they will further think that the strength of the imperial army is insufficient, and they are eager to end the war in the Hetao, so they will want to deceive them with lies, maybe it will make them firm in their determination to continue fighting, but at that time, what should they do? ”

Zhao Junchen couldn't help but shake his head slightly, and he didn't know whether Shen Changmao's questioning was to retaliate against Zhao Junchen's refutation of what he proposed just now, or because Shen Changmao's insight was only so little.

But no matter which possibility it is, Zhao Junchen can be sure that Shen Changmao's position as the first assistant to the cabinet must not be long in coming.

At the same time, before Zhao Junchen could explain, he saw Zhou Shangjing, who had always been silent, come out and said: "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that Zhao Gechen's three suggestions are all effective and feasible!" Especially Zhao Gechen's third strategy is the most ingenious!

Whether the Jianzhou Jurchens will take the opportunity to attack the Mongolian right wing is of course unsubstantiated, and everything is just speculation, but it is precisely because of this that the Mongolian right wing cannot be sure that the Jianzhou Jurchens will definitely not take the opportunity to attack them! We just need to make them aware of this possibility!

As early as the Huangtaiji period, the Jianzhou Jurchens had already annexed the Mongolian left wing, if it is said that the Jianzhou Jurchens did not have the ambition to further annex the Mongolian right wing, I am afraid that the Mongolian right wing itself does not believe it! As long as the Mongol right wing is made aware of this possibility, they will definitely be timid and look ahead, and they will definitely be more inclined to withdraw their troops and return to their respective territories to preserve their vitality than to help the Ordos tribes recapture the Hetao grassland...... In this way, combined with Zhao's other strategies, there is a good chance that the tribes on the right wing of Mongolia can be forced to quickly withdraw their troops and abandon the Hetao Plain. ”

After Zhao Junchen turned his head to Zhou Shang's nod, he further added: "Your Majesty, whether the Jianzhou Jurchens will take the opportunity to send troops, and where they will attack after sending troops, not only the Mongolian right wing cannot determine this matter, but we also cannot determine this matter!"

However, after these battles this year, the Mongolian right wing has suffered a great loss of vitality, and it is the weakest time in the past century; Our dynasty is also gradually exhausted, and it can be said that we are unable to fight anymore! Therefore, the minister thinks that the Jianzhou Jurchen will definitely have the idea of waiting for the opportunity to move and reap the benefits of the fisherman!

Of course, it is still uncertain whether the target of the Jianzhou Jurchens is the Liaodong region of our dynasty or the Mongolian right wing! Danchen believes that the imperial court must prepare for both at the same time! On the one hand, it is necessary to order the three major military towns of Liaodong, Jizhou, and Xuanfu to be ready to strengthen their defenses and dispel the intention of the Jianzhou Jurchens to invade the south, and on the other hand, it is also necessary to make the Mongolian right wing realize the threat of the Jianzhou Jurchen as soon as possible and make preparations as soon as possible to prevent the Jianzhou Jurchen from easily annexing the Mongolian right wing and further enhancing its strength! ”

Zhou Shangjing said again: "Your Majesty Mingjian, the Mongols have long been weakened, and they are not the henchmen of the imperial court, but the Jianzhou Jurchens have been recuperating all these years, but their strength cannot be underestimated!"

Lao Chen believes that the three major military towns of Liaodong, Jizhou, and Xuanfu should not only be prepared and strengthen their defenses, but also secretly warn the Jianzhou Jurchens to make them understand that if they send troops to invade the south, they will definitely not get any benefits! At the same time, if the Jianzhou Jurchens wanted to send troops to the west to annex the Mongolian right wing, the three major military towns of Liaodong, Jizhou, and Xuanfu would also be frequently mobilized to feint to attack the hinterland of the Jianzhou Jurchens, so that the Jianzhou Jurchens would be distracted and divide their troops, and they would not dare to do their best, and they must not be allowed to easily annex the Mongolian right wing. ”

After hearing Zhou Shangjing and Zhao Junchen's statements one after another, Emperor Deqing glanced at Shen Changmao first, with a faint disappointment in his eyes.

Compared with Zhou Shangjing and Zhao Junchen's long-term vision and thoughtfulness, Shen Changmao is indeed too far apart.

Emperor Deqing originally asked Shen Changmao to replace Zhou Shangjing as the first assistant of the cabinet, mainly to suppress Zhou Shangjing's power and influence, but now it seems that Shen Changmao is obviously unworthy, and letting him serve as the first assistant of the cabinet will only affect the political stability of the imperial court.

All kinds of thoughts flashed in Emperor Deqing's mind, and Emperor Deqing was still immobile on the surface, but slowly raised his concerns: "Zhou Ge Lao and Zhao Aiqing's statement is indeed reasonable, but ...... Do I have to release the Mongol tribal leaders? In order to recover the war in the Hetao, the imperial court is the commander of the Mongol coalition army, Bagan, and the nobles of the Gar Dynasty, if these Mongolian right-wing tribal leaders are easily released again, won't it make the foreign races everywhere lose their awe and think that the court is weak and can be bullied? ”

After hearing Emperor Deqing's statement, Zhao Junchen was stunned at first, only feeling that Emperor Deqing's concerns could not withstand scrutiny.

But soon, Zhao Junchen guessed what Emperor Deqing really thought.

Emperor Deqing has always been a character of great joy, for Emperor Deqing, only by seeing these foreign leaders kneeling at his feet and bowing their heads and begging for mercy can he make his heart happy and his face bright.

If Emperor Deqing can blurt out a few words at that time, such as "those who commit me are strong and will be punished even if they are far away", it will become a legendary story that will be passed down through the ages, and the prestige of Emperor Deqing will also be greatly increased!

In fact, as early as after Zhao Junchen captured the commander of the Mongolian coalition army alive, Emperor Deqing had secretly prepared a few words in his heart that he thought was majestic and very sage-like, and was eager for Zhao Junchen to escort Bagen and others to the capital to see him as soon as possible.

Now, after finally capturing a group of Mongolian tribal leaders alive, Emperor Deqing still thought that the "wise sayings" he conceived had finally come into use, who knew that Zhao Junchen was going to let them go again, and Emperor Deqing was naturally a little unhappy.

In fact, it was precisely because Zhao Junchen had guessed Emperor Deqing's mind in advance that when he made the suggestion just now, he said that Emperor Deqing needed to make a decision in person.

At this time, after Zhao Junchen heard Emperor Deqing's doubts, he didn't say a word, and he didn't mean to persuade at all, but just turned his head and glanced at Zhou Shangjing.

On the other side, Zhou Shangjing also guessed Emperor Deqing's thoughts, and immediately said: "Your Majesty, if you succeed in recovering the Hetao region, it can be said that you are a martial artist, and who dares to have a heart of contempt?"

Your Majesty is the Holy Monarch, the words "respect" and "fear" are indispensable, these wars, the court has won successive battles, it is already daunting, and now is the time to make people respect! Letting go of the leaders of those Mongol tribes will also show your benevolent demeanor!

What's more, the leader of the Mongolian right-wing alliance, Qi Yan, and the nobles of the Ordos tribe are not among the releases, and they will soon be escorted to the capital to kowtow to you and ask for mercy, and then there will naturally be a chance for His Majesty to establish his authority. ”

After hearing Zhou Shangjing's words, Emperor Deqing pondered for a moment, and also thought it was reasonable, and finally nodded in agreement.

In this way, with the mutual approval of Emperor Deqing and Zhou Shangjing, the imperial court quickly adopted Zhao Junchen's three proposals, and sent a fast horse messenger to order Huamachi Ying to act in accordance with Zhao Junchen's strategy.

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Finding a feasible way to stabilize the battle situation in the Hetao, Emperor Deqing was also in a relaxed mood.

Then, Emperor Deqing finally noticed the fatigue between Zhao Junchen's expressions.

Zhao Junchen's fatigue is not a disguise, his body is still in the stage of urgent need to recuperate, today after he returned to the capital, he rushed to the Taihe Palace to meet Emperor Deqing non-stop, the prelude to the palace also consumed a lot of mental energy, has not had the opportunity to rest, and now it is naturally physically and mentally exhausted.

After noticing Zhao Junchen's fatigue, Emperor Deqing's expression moved slightly.

Zhao Junchen's proposal for the three sets of strategies can be regarded as another contribution.

At the same time, Emperor Deqing's plan for the household department was a conspiracy, and he was not worried that Zhao Junchen would resist, but he also had to worry that Zhao Junchen would be vigilant.

Therefore, Emperor Deqing thought that he still needed to take the opportunity to further appease Zhao Junchen.

As a result, Emperor Deqing's expression once again showed concern, and he said: "Zhao Aiqing has been really fortunate these days!" If it weren't for the fact that the center of the imperial court was in a difficult situation now, I would definitely let Zhao Aiqing recuperate for a period of time, and let Zhao Aiqing continue to sit in the household department, and I would have no choice but to ......."

As he spoke, Emperor Deqing shook his head and sighed, but he raised his voice to convey the decree: "Spread my will, Zhao Junchen has worked hard and is loyal to the country, and I am very relieved!" Before Zhao Aiqing's body recovers, when entering the palace for the audience, you can take a sedan chair to enter the noon gate! Zhao Junchen's wife Cui Qianxue was named the wife of the first product; In addition, from my internal body, I selected three good ginseng, Ganoderma lucidum, and yellow essence to give to Zhao Aiqing, and when Zhao Aiqing was recuperating her body, all the medicinal materials needed could be directly taken from my internal body! ”

After saying his will, Emperor Deqing smiled at Zhao Junchen again: "Zhao Aiqing's three strategies this time, if successful, can be said to be another meritorious service, but the Hetao war has not yet ended, and Liang Fuchen has not yet sent a list of meritorious contributions, so the reward for this matter will be put aside for the time being!" The reward I bestow upon you today is only a reward for your loyalty and suffering! But I believe that after the battle of the Hetao is over, the word 'immortal' in front of Zhao Aiqing's throne will soon be removed! ”

After hearing Emperor Deqing's reward, all the officials in the Taihe Palace cast envious and jealous eyes at Zhao Junchen.

In the Qing Dynasty, when the emperor rewarded his courtiers, there was a method called "horseback riding in the Forbidden City", and after the courtiers received such a reward, they could ride horses in the outer city of the Forbidden City.

However, the Ming Dynasty did not have a similar reward, although the Deqing Emperor only authorized Zhao Junchen to enter the noon gate in a sedan chair, the scope of the privilege was only a short cut, and there was a time limit for the period of recuperation, but it was also the only honor since the founding of the Ming Dynasty.

What's more, Emperor Deqing also promised that after the end of the Hetao War, he would take off the word "immortal" in front of Zhao Junchen's throne, which means that Zhao Junchen will soon become a hereditary noble.

In comparison, Emperor Deqing's canonization of Zhao Junchen's wife Cui Qianxue as a reward for a product and some precious medicinal materials is insignificant.

Therefore, it is natural that the officials will have feelings of envy and jealousy.

Under the gaze of the officials, Zhao Junchen was naturally full of gratitude, and hurriedly saluted and thanked him, saying a lot of beautiful words such as "loyal to the monarch and his death".

However, Zhao Junchen did not think much of Emperor Deqing's reward in his heart, and only felt that Emperor Deqing's reward method was as false as ever.

After seeing Zhao Junchen's face full of gratitude, Emperor Deqing nodded with satisfaction, and then turned his head to look at the great eunuch Zhang De.

Zhang De immediately took a step forward and raised his voice: "If there is something to do, play early, and there is nothing to retreat!" ”

But Emperor Deqing was also a little tired and wanted to retreat and return to the palace.

Seeing this scene, the officials of various factions in the Taihe Hall turned their eyes to Zhou Shangjing, Shen Changmao, Wang Shou and others, waiting for their statements.

In fact, in order to "welcome" Zhao Junchen's triumphant return to Beijing on this day, the officials of various factions of the imperial court prepared a lot of things, most of which were impeachment scripts for Zhao Junchen, and wanted to give Zhao Junchen a dismissal.

As the saying goes, the more you do, the more you make mistakes, and only the critic who talks rhetorically will never make a mistake!

During this period of time, Zhao Junchen has certainly done many major things, but there have also been some omissions and mistakes, which have made people find many handles.

Whether it is the loss of the Acropolis of Zhenning, the civil unrest in Tianshui City, or all kinds of overstepping his authority, Zhao Junchen can be indefensible and get into trouble.

Seeing that the glory and aura on Zhao Junchen's body are becoming more and more dazzling, many officials can't wait to jump out and impeach Zhao Junchen under jealousy.

However, under the gaze of the officials of various factions, Zhou Shangjing, Shen Changmao, Wang Shou and others all did not move and did not say anything.

After Zhao Junchen returned to Beijing, he immediately said that he was going to resign from illness, which caught them off guard, plus Zhao Junchen's "three strategies for repetition" was also another meritorious service, and Emperor Deqing had just expressed his commendation, and this time was obviously not the best time to impeach Zhao Junchen.

Seeing the attitude of the ministers of various factions, many officials were disappointed.

On the other side, seeing that all the officials had no more to play, Emperor Deqing soon announced that he would leave the court.

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After Emperor Deqing announced his next dynasty, the hundred officials in the Taihe Palace rushed to Zhao Junchen to express their congratulations, and everyone looked sincere, and they couldn't see that they couldn't wait to impeach Zhao Junchen just now.

Zhao Junchen was dealing with the politeness of the officials, and at the same time observing the officials around him.

Then, Zhao Junchen found that except for a few three or five people, such as Chen Dongxiang, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and Liu Chang'an, the servant of the Ministry of Officials, most of the "Zhao Party" officials who were qualified to rank in the court class had disappeared.

For example, Zhan Shanchang, Huo Zhengyuan, Tong Huan and others have either lost their official positions during this time, or have been ordered to think about it behind closed doors, and they have lost their qualifications to discuss politics in the previous dynasty.

Obviously, during the period when Zhao Junchen left the capital, the "Zhao Party" suffered heavy losses.

Although he had expected it, after seeing this scene, Zhao Junchen still had a gleam in his eyes, and he only felt that he had to respond as soon as possible.

Walking all the way to the outside of the noon gate, Zhao Junchen finally managed to deal with the officials of various factions.

Seeing that there were no more people around, Chen Dongxiang, Liu Changan, and others couldn't wait to complain to Zhao Junchen, saying how fortunate the "Zhao Party" officials had been during this period of time, and how much they had been suppressed and bullied, and also hoped that Zhao Junchen would turn things around as soon as possible and let those "Zhao Party" officials who had lost their posts and dismissed them reinstated.

After hearing the complaints of all his friends, Zhao Junchen regained his usual calmness, and just commanded softly: "Don't worry, everyone, you will be low-key during this time, and there will be results soon!" ”

After speaking, Zhao Junchen got into his sedan chair and ordered the sedan chair driver to rush to the household yamen.

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However, he said that at the same time that Zhao Junchen rushed to the household yamen, Emperor Deqing had already left the Taihe Palace.

After walking out of the Taihe Palace, the great eunuch Zhang De hurriedly asked, "Your Majesty, do you want to go to the imperial study to deal with government affairs?" Or do you want to go back to the harem and rest? ”

Emperor Deqing pondered for a moment and said slowly: "Go to Concubine Hui." ”

After hearing Zhang De mention the word "harem", Emperor Deqing suddenly thought of Concubine Zhao Ying'er.

This is the woman of the Zhao family sent to the palace by Zhao Junchen.

Emperor Deqing didn't like Zhao Ying'er's competitive temperament everywhere, but for Zhao Junchen's sake, he would go to Zhao Ying'er's residence every few days to sleep, and from time to time he would reward all kinds of treasures, but on the surface, he looked pampered.

Emperor Deqing believed that before the Hubu Yamen was back on track, he still needed to constantly appease Zhao Junchen, so that Zhao Junchen would lose his vigilance and do things for himself with peace of mind.

The various rewards just now were just one of Emperor Deqing's means of appeasement.

But if you want to make Zhao Junchen completely at ease, you have to start with Zhao Yinger.

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Well, a big chapter of 6,000 words.

By the way, it will be limited soon, so the bugs will also update some more words these days, and if conditions allow, there will be a double update of 10,000 words.

On the premise that the rhythm of their code words is not disrupted, the bugs will do their best.

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