The civil and military forces in the court were talking in a whisper, and at this time, the imperial historian next to him saw that the time was almost up, and the emperor would come immediately. So he walked out of the class, stood in the center and said loudly: "All civil and military forces are quiet, and no more noise is made, otherwise the crime will be punished according to the law." ”

It is his duty to do this, and every time the emperor is in power, there will be such a thing.

When all the civil and military officers heard the shouting of the imperial doctor, they all quieted down, and sure enough, it didn't take long for the emperor to enter from the apse of the Qianqing Palace and sit on the throne with the support of the eunuchs.

The emperor sat on the throne, and Dai Quan next to him stepped forward and shouted loudly according to the rules: "Ministers, there is a morning music, and there is no retreat." ”

The three cabinet scholars Li Lu, Yan Mu, and Pan Yong knelt in the court together, and at the same time played: "Your Majesty, now that the army of the Beijing division is gathered, there is no fear of the Tatars. Whether or not to send troops to meet the battle is up to Your Majesty to decide. "This should have been discussed by them a few days ago, and today is just a formality.

When the emperor heard the three scholars say this, he asked the lower ministers, "The three scholars are reasonable, and if the other ministers have anything to say, now is the time to speak freely." ”

Liu Wan, the secretary of the household department, came out of the class and said: "Your Majesty, now that hundreds of thousands of troops are gathered in the capital, it is quite a waste of money and food, so it is better for the army to fight a decisive battle as soon as possible. Otherwise, if it is implicated for a long time, I am afraid that the grain and grass will be short. ”

This is a drawback of the Central Plains Dynasty, many battles determine the victory or defeat of the battlefield is not the bravery of the soldiers on the battlefield and the strategy of the commander, but the supply of logistics and grass.

In the last years of the Ming Dynasty on the earth, if it were not for the insufficient supply of grain and grass, the emperor urged the commander in front to fight a decisive battle with the Houjin. The Ming Dynasty would not have been defeated so badly.

The materials that the grassland people need to come to the Central Plains are all plundered nearby, and their supply of grain and grass is very easy, so they can fight against the Central Plains people for a relatively long time. And then with their immediate kung fu, they can come and leave if they want to, so the Central Plains people have no way to take them for a long time.

Other important ministers also had a lot of discussions, but most of them agreed to fight a decisive battle as soon as possible, and they knew about the supply of grain and grass in the capital. There are nearly a million people in the Guangjing Division, and these people also have to eat, plus hundreds of thousands of troops, the little food that the emperor copied from his home may not last long.

The emperor sat on the top, listened to the discussion below, and saw that all the ministers agreed to a decisive battle, so he opened Chrysostom and asked: "Since all the ministers have agreed to fight a decisive battle as soon as possible, I don't know who is the commander and leads the army." ”

As soon as the emperor asked, the ministers below immediately kept silent, because this was related to the military power of hundreds of thousands of troops, and it was difficult for those of them to be vassals.

Seeing that the ministers were silent, the emperor took the opportunity to speak: "Since you don't have a suitable candidate, then I will appoint the general." Beijing Wang Shuixiao (apocryphal). ”

When King Beijing heard the emperor's roll call, he immediately went out of class and knelt down, saying, "Minister, Shui Xiao is here." ”

"You are a veteran of the battlefield for many years, this time I will be in charge of you, do you think it is good?"

King Beijing touched the ground with his head and replied respectfully: "Although the minister is not talented, he still has the heart of loyalty to the country, if His Majesty lets the minister lead the army, if he can't win, please behead the old man." ”

"King Beijing, you must remember what you said, if you can't win, you will be beheaded, and if you win a great victory, I will definitely reward you heavily." The emperor said with a serious expression.

This time the emperor was a bit of a gamble, he had had enough of the Tatar invasions over the years. This time he intended to teach the Tatars a lesson, so he made a desperate bet on a decisive battle with the Tatars. However, the emperor still left a back hand, and the three battalions of 150,000 horses did not need to fight, and if they won, they would just do it, and if they did not win, they could continue to defend the city and hold on to the enemy. When winter came, the enemy troops naturally retreated to the steppe.

King Beijing said impassionedly: "Your Majesty, please relax, this time the Tatars will know that it is powerful." ”

In fact, don't look at the impassioned King of Beijing on the surface, in fact, he also played the drum in his heart, although he also fought with the grassland people a few times when he was young, but at that time, the soldiers and horses he led were much stronger than now.

Now that King Beijing is saying this, he is also forced to be helpless, the emperor has already appointed a general, can you still refuse? Fortunately, he knew that Jia Ke's soldiers and horses were still elite and abnormal, even if he couldn't win, he could rely on Jia Ke's soldiers and horses to maintain an undefeated situation with the Tatars, and his old fate could be saved.

The emperor was still a little worried, but at this point, there was nothing to explain, so he looked like Dai Quan next to him.

Dai Quan comprehended, picked up a holy decree from the imperial case, stood on the imperial steps and read it aloud: "Fengtian carries the emperor, the edict says: Tatar is raging, leading to invade my realm, not thinking of grace, leading beasts to eat people, starting from the heavenly army, conquest is not a minister, Beijing Wang Xiao, from the army, several generations in the army, now as a marshal, ordering the generals, if there is disrespect, first cut and then play." Chin this. ”

King Beijing immediately knelt forward a few steps, raised his hands high, and said loudly: "Minister, Shui Xiao receives the order, thank you Lord Longen, long live my emperor, long live long live." ”

Dai Quan walked down the imperial steps and placed the holy decree in his hand. The king of Beijing received the holy decree, and before he could stand up, the emperor spoke again: "You go and put the army in order now, let the army camp outside the city, and fight the Tatars." ”

"Minister, Shui Xiao obeys the holy order."

After the emperor instructed Shui Xiao, he said: "Where is the prince Teng in the Jingying Festival." ”

Wang Ziteng hurriedly went out of work, knelt down under the imperial steps, and shouted: "Minister, the Jingying Festival makes the prince Teng see him." ”

"From now on, you will reorganize the Beijing camp, and immediately go to the city to defend, and don't let the Tatars have a chance."

Wang Ziteng immediately kowtowed and replied: "Minister, this will rectify the army to defend the city, and there will be no trouble in the capital." ”

When the emperor saw that today's business had been completed, he said, "If the ministers still have anything to play, play it as soon as possible, and if there is nothing to do, they will all disperse." ”

Everyone knew in their hearts that today's events were going to be defeated, and that the Tatars would be defeated, and that everything else could be discussed after the Tatars had retreated, so they were silent.

When the emperor saw that all the ministers had nothing else to say, he glanced at Dai Quan, who took a few steps forward and shouted in front of the imperial steps: "Retreat from the court." ”

Today's court meeting ended like this, from the beginning of the court to the end of the dynasty did not have half an hour, Jia Ke stood there the whole time, did not say a word, in Jia Ke's opinion, the matter decided at today's court meeting, I am afraid that the emperor and several confidants have already discussed, today's court meeting, but a formality.

After the dispersal of the dynasty, everyone walked out in twos and threes, Jia Ke still followed closely behind the king of Beijing, and when he was about to walk to the gate of the palace, the king of Beijing turned back to Jia Ke and said: "You go back now to say goodbye to your family, and then lead the men and horses out of the city to camp, I will let the other departments be stationed near you, and then my big tent will be set up in your big camp." ”

If someone else hears this, they may think it's normal. According to Jia Ke's understanding, if the king of Beijing wants to set up a big tent in the army, he should set it up in the Liaodong Jiedu envoy army, which has the most soldiers and horses, and has the highest status among the envoys, and now he wants to set up the big tent in his army, and there must be some reason why he doesn't know about it.

But Jia Ke didn't ask, but nodded yes, King Beijing nodded with satisfaction, and went straight to the sedan chair to go home.

Jia Ke didn't dare to slack off, went out of the palace gate, rode back to the house immediately, and arrived at the Rongguo Mansion. He didn't go to the inner courtyard either, but went directly to Jia Zheng's outer study, where Jia Zheng was waiting for him.

As soon as Jia Ke met Jia Zheng, without waiting for Jia Zheng to ask, he told the truth: "Father, today in the court, the prince of Beijing was named marshal, and he will lead the army to camp outside the city in a while. ”

Jia Zheng was a little apprehensive when he heard this, and asked uneasily: "You told me last time that the Tatars were defenseless this time, but really, you didn't deceive me. ”

"Father, although rest assured, although the Tatars are brave, but this time we have concentrated hundreds of thousands of elites, and now the weather is getting colder, the Tatar forage is not able to keep up, even if they can't win this time, the other party will not stay long and will definitely retreat." Jia Ke thought that his own chances of victory were already divided, not to mention that there were hundreds of thousands of people on his side to support, even his 50,000 horses were enough to hold on to the Tatars.

But Jia Zheng didn't give it for nothing, he thought about it and said: "I've thought about it carefully these days, and I think you're still a little optimistic. You have 50,000 elites, but most of them are infantry. As soon as the Tatars begin to wander away, I am afraid your army will not be able to keep up. How can 20,000 cavalry fight a decisive battle with more than 100,000 Tatar elite cavalry? ”

After Jia Ke listened to Jia Zheng's words, he was stunned at first. He didn't expect Jia Zheng to say this truth. And what he said is also reasonable, now the court is not afraid of a decisive battle with the Tatars, but is afraid that the Tatars will neither fight nor leave, but travel in all directions, and the court will be spent there.

It seems that he is worthy of being the descendant of Rong Guogong, although he has not joined the army, but he also knows some things in the army.

Jia Ke thought carefully about Jia Zheng's question, and then replied helplessly: "My son hasn't thought of this yet. And this time, all the envoys came to reinforce, and they went their own way, and they couldn't mix the soldiers together. It's really a bit embarrassing for my father to say this. ”

After Jia Ke said this, he stood there with his eyes closed and pondered, and finally said to Jia Zheng: "I don't think the Tatars will wander around, the soldiers of their tribe are now like arrows, if they hold each other for a long time, I am afraid that Arslen Khan will not be able to stabilize the morale of the army." ”

After listening to Jia Ke's words, Jia Zheng also felt helpless, after all, the Central Plains Dynasty will have few war horses in the future, and when dealing with the northern peoples, it can only be defensive every time. This is also a helpless move.

In fact, if Jia Ke is a soldier now, he can also have more than 100,000 cavalry, but this is his last family background, where will it be revealed to the imperial court.

After Jia Ke said goodbye to Jia Zheng, he did not enter the inner house, but led his own soldiers out directly. Only Jia Zheng was left worried in the study.

Jia Ke took his soldiers to the garrison of Xuanfu Town, and as soon as they came to the big tent, Fan Kang and Zheng Kai came to meet each other.

Jia Ke told them about today's court, especially when he said that King Beijing was going to set up a big tent in their camp, and after he finished doing it, he stared at Fan Kang with his eyes.

Fan Kang thought for a while, and had a rough result in his heart, "Lord, King Beijing set up a big tent in our camp, and did not set up a handsome tent in the camp of Xie Hu in Liaodong Festival according to the custom, I'm afraid there is something wrong with this Xie Hu?" The old treacherous and cunning king of Beijing has already seen the mystery, so he is avoiding suspicion. As for what is wrong with Xie Hu, there is too little information now, so I can't guess. ”