Fang Jifan thought in his heart, if Wei Dayou was still alive, he would be more than one hundred and thirty years old.

Surely those who are already dead cannot die anymore.

This made him brag about him, and there was no pressure at all, so Fang Jifan looked at Emperor Hongzhi with a smile and didn't say a word.

Emperor Hongzhi muttered: "Since you are a person who has attained the Tao, the court should be courteous, and in a few days, I will discuss with the Empress Dowager to give your mentor the title of Heavenly Master, after all, this is a living immortal." ”

“……”

Celestial Master......

Fang Jifan thought in his heart, Zhengyi, even the Zhang family of the Heavenly Master's Mansion is only a real person, if this is a Heavenly Master, wouldn't it be more powerful than the Zhang family?

That's a big deal.

But he didn't say anything, this kind of chasing after him didn't seem to have anything to do with him.

"I just have something to ask you, some time ago, there was a small-scale raid by the Tatars in Datong, what do you think?"

Emperor Hongzhi suddenly asked, obviously, he had recognized Fang Jifan as a capable person.

Fang Jifan probably recalled the history for a moment, shook his head and said: "Over the years, a vision has fallen from the sky, not only has the Ming Dynasty suffered from the snow disaster, but the Tatars have also suffered from serious disasters, and the Tatars are located in a difficult desert. ”

"So ......" Fang Jifan glanced at Emperor Hongzhi deeply, in history, the Tatars known as the 'little prince' would lead the Tatar army to raid the border towns of Daming, of course, they initially feinted to attack Datong, that is, the Shanxi line in later generations, but in fact, this is just a trick to cover people's ears, the purpose of this is to hope that the imperial court will move its attention to the direction of Shanxi Datong, and the main Tatar force will run thousands of miles, and actually crossed the territory of Duoyan Sanwei and took Liaodong directly.

And this sudden looting caused heavy losses in Liaodong.

Emperor Hongzhi didn't ask, but as soon as Fang Jifan heard that it was about Liaodong, he gushed endlessly: "Since the food is not enough to survive the winter, then there is no reason for the Tatars to attack Datong." Datong is a fortress, protecting the pass, and outside the pass, except for some fortresses, there is not too much food hoarding, they want to seize the grain, they must break the Datong Pass, and Datong Pass is a strong city, to break, where is it so easy to break through, if they can really break through the defense line of Datong, my Ming has already been shaken. ”

"Therefore, the minister believes that their goal is by no means Datong, but Liaodong, Liaodong is full of a large number of villages and market towns, even if they do not capture Jinzhou, it is enough to plunder enough grain in Liaodong, and the thousands of miles of fertile land outside the city are also enough for them to burn and plunder, so Datong only needs to strengthen its vigilance, and the front line of Liaodong, Your Majesty must make plans in advance, fortify the wall and clear the wilderness, in case of contingencies."

Emperor Hongzhi was slightly stunned, in fact, what he had been worried about was Datong.

After all, once the Tatars stormed Datong, for the Ming Dynasty, the relationship was very great, once the Xiongguan was broken, the Tatars could penetrate deep into the pass, and even deter the city of Beijing.

Instead, it is Liaodong...... He didn't pay much attention to it, after all, it was the pasture of Duoyan Sanwei in Liaodong, and there were important cities such as Jinzhou in Liaodong, even if the Tatars attacked wildly, the Ming army had enough time to carry out repeated tug-of-war with the Tatars.

To put it bluntly, Liaodong is subordinate to the outside of the Guan, and it is the most important force of the Ming Dynasty outside the Guan, while Datong is the defense force that protects the Guan, and the weight of the two is different.

Fang Jifan insisted that the Tatars would make a surprise attack on Liaodong, on the grounds that Datong could not capture the pass, and they could not take away a grain of grain, but Liaodong was different, there were a large number of Han people perfunctory, and once the Tatars raided, it would become a Tatar threshing floor.

Emperor Hongzhi pondered for a moment and said, "I know, your opinion is different from that of the military department, but I will issue an order to make the Liaodong front line take precautions. ”

Fang Jifan breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, since Emperor Hongzhi had already said so, it was not appropriate for him to say anything more, so he said, "Then, the minister has retired." ”

It is indeed a terrible thing for a person to know what will happen tomorrow, and I don't know how many people can be saved with just these three words.

Of course, the premise of all this is that he can win the trust of Emperor Hongzhi, and this time, Fang Jifan believes that Emperor Hongzhi has enough confidence in himself.

It's just that...... Emperor Hongzhi also only said that he would remind the defenders of Liaodong, which ...... As if that weren't enough. And there is also a mention of the military department......

The military department is obviously more focused on Datong, after all, Datong and Shanhaiguan are the same, are the pass of the Gongwei Beijing Division, these two junctures lose the other, the Beijing Division is finished, the original change of the civil fort, Wara entered the customs, surrounded the Beijing Division, it was from Datong to come in.

To lose Datong is to lose everything.

The military department will definitely choose the safest plan, because for them, the whole family is in Beijing, and if something happens, they are the criminals of the ages. And even if Liaodong is attacked, there will be no hindrance, as long as the Jinzhou line is not lost, there will not be much of a problem.

When you think about it this way, everything is clear.

Liaodong can have accidents, but Datong cannot, so the military department must focus on the big same, so all their charters and plans will revolve around strengthening the protection of Datong as a priority.

It's going to be fine, right......

If it is perfunctory at that time, even if an early warning is raised, but in the end, even if the emperor reminds the defenders of Liaodong, this military department and Liaodong do not regard it as the same thing, it will be bad.

This is the lives of tens of thousands of people, maybe this looting will not give the Ming any shock, after all, the Tatars, and may not even be able to take Daning and Jinzhou, but the soldiers and civilians outside the city have suffered.

Fang Jifan frowned and left the palace thoughtfully, but saw Zhu Houzhao waiting for him outside the palace.

Zhu Houzhao stepped forward and said, "Old Fang, how is it?" ”

"Not bad." Fang Jifan was still worried about Fang Cai's affairs in his heart, but he still pulled out a smile and encouraged him: "Your Highness really impressed Your Majesty. ”

Zhu Houzhao smiled: "This is natural, Mr. Wang taught it well." ”

Then he seemed to feel that it was not enough: "Of course, it is also the old Fang who teaches Mr. Wang well." The main palace is waiting for you, let's go to Xishan together, there is still a lot of land to plough in the afternoon. ”

Fang Jifan shook his head and said, "Your Highness, have you read the recent Di newspaper?" Something about Datong. ”

Zhu Houzhao pursed his lips and said with a little disdain: "I just sent this soldier and horse, that little prince, I'm afraid he just wants to harass Datong, this little bit of soldiers and horses is not enough, and the palace is not interested in them." ”

Fang Jifan said in a deep voice: "What if their goal is not Datong? ”

"......" At this moment, Zhu Houzhao fell silent.

He was too familiar with the affairs of the border town, as if he was thinking about something, paused, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he stared at Fang Jifan tightly: "What do you mean, the sound of the east and the west?" Isn't it, why did they attack Liaodong? I heard that they suffered a disaster, many horses died, to attack Liaodong, and need to cross Daning, Daning there, but there are Duoyan Sanwei, not to mention, even if they break through Daning, isn't there still Jinzhou? Jinzhou is a fortified city, they are in a hurry, they will definitely not be able to break the city, the little prince of Tatar, this palace has already heard of it, he will not be so stupid. ”

Fang Jifan and Zhu Houzhao walked side by side, but said unhurriedly: "But hasn't Your Highness thought about one thing, what if their purpose is not to attack the city at all, but simply to loot?" His Highness also said that they had suffered a disaster, and that winter was about to begin, and they did not have enough food, so how could they survive this long winter? ”

"......" Zhu Houzhao was silent again.

Suddenly, he patted Fang Jifan on the shoulder.

Fang Jifan felt that his shoulders sank, and he suddenly became shorter, and there was still a little pain, so he couldn't help grinning his teeth, your uncle, you are brute force.

Zhu Houzhao looked at Fang Jifan with blazing eyes and said: "Yes, yes, Lao Fang, what this palace admires most is you, you are always like a god, let's go into the palace...... Go to see my father......"

"Your Majesty has been revealed." Fang Jifan shook his head: "Your Majesty is still concerned, and he also agreed to the decree, so that Liaodong is on guard, but it's just ...... The minister's worry is that the soldiers of the military department and the soldiers of the nine sides are afraid that they are more concerned about Datong, even if His Majesty makes an order, they only think that this is the norm, and most of them are just for show, but once the Tatars attack, they will suffer a big loss. ”

Zhu Houzhao nodded and said, "That makes sense." ”

Fang Jifan glanced at Zhu Houzhao deeply: "Since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince already knows the suffering of the people, then think about it, compared to the farmers in Xishan, what is more pitiful is the military and civilian people outside the pass. ”

Zhu Houzhao listened, his brows couldn't help but twist deeply, he couldn't help but clench his fists involuntarily, and nodded his head.

In terms of appreciation, Zhu Houzhao is not a bad person, although he is a little stubborn, but he was not very sensible in the past.

And now, listening to Fang Jifan's sensationalism, he said with a little worry: "How can this be good? ”

"Warning!" Fang Jifan immediately made a decision, and he continued: "It is necessary to let the whole Liaodong be on guard, so that the entire Liaodong will never give the Tatars the slightest chance!" ”

Zhu Houzhao gritted his teeth: "This palace understands, but if you want to do this, I'm afraid it's not easy." ”

Fang Jifan said: "The problem is here, just like the people by the river, every one of the people knows that the river may flood at any time, which will destroy their homes and even kill them, but it is difficult for them to immediately abandon everything, take their property, and travel hundreds of miles away to avoid the flood." So, there's only one way to do it......"