Chapter 292: Countermeasures for the Imperial Court
The officials who arranged the rank and order finally got the team done, the civil and military officials were divided into two rows, and under the guidance of the guide officer, they entered the main hall in turn, and Ming Muzong did not come over in the main hall, but there were a few eunuchs busy, we stood in their respective positions, I looked at the front and back of me, there was no familiar early dynasty, the time was very early, the outside was still dark, not to mention the lanterns were lit inside, Zhang Juzheng was in front, and I couldn't see a few of them in the back
When it was quiet in the main hall, the emperor came to the dragon chair under the guidance of the eunuch and sat down, it was still the same old-fashioned kind, there was something to play early, nothing to do, and the eunuch's voice just fell, and the high arch in the first place played: "The emperor and the old minister have an urgent military situation to play", everyone almost understands what is going on, but the procedure still has to go, so there is a high arch to play first
"What is the urgent military situation, Lord Gao, come to me and all the adults."
"Emperor Qiqi yesterday, the governor of Xuanda, Wang Chonggu, sent an urgent military situation, and the 200,000 iron horsemen of Menggu were 'pressing' to approach the city of Xuanda, and asked the emperor to discuss with all the lords how to deal with this matter."
As soon as Gao Gong finished speaking, many uninformed officials below suddenly panicked, and they couldn't care about what was quiet, and the emperor said here that it was the most solemn place above the Golden Palace, but there were still a lot of officials who encountered major events, and there were still a lot of people who were "handing over" their heads and ears, as long as they were not heard by the emperor
"Lord Gao, the 'Mongolian' ancients have never had such a large-scale use of troops, why did they suddenly dispatch so many troops this time, didn't our border generals know anything beforehand?"
"The emperor still has a secret in this matter, that Altan Khan because of family trivial matters and his grandson Hannaji clashed, Hannaji was angry and led people to stupid, I was furious with Altan Khan, so the cavalry came to Xuanfu dignitaries, Lord Wang, on the grounds that this matter can not be his own decision, must consult with Altan Khan, Altan Khan promised to give six days, if there is no news after six days, they will attack the city, this matter urgently ask the emperor to make a quick decision"
Gao Gong and the emperor asked and answered and told the whole story
"Lord Gao, you step back first, today it happens that the Emperor Aiqing is here to discuss how to deal with it, no matter what the suggestion is, I will not ask for guilt."
Now it's good, and when I heard that the emperor didn't blame those officials who rarely saw the emperor in ordinary times, this was a good opportunity to show themselves and attract the emperor's attention, maybe an idea was adopted by the emperor, and then they could rise to prominence, so they all held back their strength to come up with a good idea
The officials here are all using their brains to come up with ideas, and Cheng Anhou, who was standing at the front of the military attache column, stood up and said: "The emperor is here to block the water, and the earth is covered, and the ministers represent the 300,000 Beijing army to ask for war, please ask the emperor to order, our Beijing army must be ashamed and drive out the 'Mongolian' ancients."
As soon as Hou Cheng An finished speaking, several marquis standing in front also came out of the column and played: "Your Majesty, our Beijing army invites war" These marquis took the lead, and the military attachés behind all knelt down: "The emperor please order the Beijing army to fight to meet the enemy"
"Zhong Aiqing, please raise your feelings, I understand that there is a deep hatred for these foreign races, but now our dynasty is also an eventful season, the war is money and grain, our treasury does not have much silver, soldiers' salaries, pensions and silver are not a small amount, so if you can avoid war, you can avoid war, and if I have abundant money and food, I don't need them to fight us, I will give you a chance, let you sweep the grassland, destroy the alien race, a shameful word before the snow comes back, this time you can't be idle, your Beijing army will also move, 300,000 Beijing troops send 100,000 horses to Xuanfu to move to prevent' The Mongolian ancients crossed Xuanda and directly attacked the interior, as for the detailed military deployment, we will discuss it later after the end of the court meeting."
The emperor said this, those military attaches also understand that now the Ming Dynasty can't afford to fight, not that money and food are the biggest obstacles to the development of military strength, just ambitious and ambitious, once the army is sent out, the silver is like flowing water, 'spent' outward, the emperor is also to plan holistically, not to act rashly, these military attaches under the leadership of Cheng Anhou stood up and returned to the team
After the military attache retreated, a second-class official played: "Emperor Qiqi, this matter should be handled carefully, our dynasty is mainly infantry, if you want to fight against the skilled 'Mongolian' ancient iron cavalry, according to the old minister's opinion, the Hannaji 'handed' to Altan Khan, their own family affairs, let them handle their own family affairs, can try to avoid the people of our dynasty from suffering from war and 'chaos', is the best policy."
As soon as the minister's words were finished, several officials in the queue also followed, and the official looked at the emperor proudly, hoping that the emperor would agree to his plan, and before he could be proud, another official came out of the queue and said: "The emperor thinks this matter is inappropriate."
"Sun Aiqing, tell me why it's not appropriate," the emperor asked from the throne
The official surnamed Sun replied: "Emperor Qi, our dynasty has always taken faith and righteousness as the foundation of the country, and has educated the four Yi with the way of the sage, and now the Han Naji is corrected, which shows that the education of our dynasty is in a good way, and the trend of the four Yi coming to return has become a success, if the Han Naji is now 'handed over' to Altan Khan, then who will dare to come to my court in the future, and when it is spread out, it will be said that my dynasty can't even protect a person who comes to defect, and the Ming Dynasty Chen Bing is one million, is he still afraid of one hundred and twenty thousand?" Meng's ancient iron cavalry, so the minister wants to implore the emperor not to compromise, not only not to send Han Naji back, but also to treat him well, to give him the title of official, and let Siyi see that the Ming Dynasty is still majestic, and I am still the lord of Siyi."
"What Sun Aiqing said is also reasonable, I will not be afraid of any foreign race, the main thing to discuss in this court meeting is to discuss a suitable countermeasure, this Han Naji I decided not to send him back to the 'Mongolian' ancient feudal official, and when the court meeting is over, I will say that you guys will step down first, that Aiqing still has a good plan to say, today I want everyone to speak freely."
Several officials who came out to play saw that the emperor did not take their suggestions, and retreated to the queue in a silly manner, and the golden palace fell into a short silence, everyone was thinking about a new plan, whether it could be sent, and it was really embarrassing, so no one came out to speak again, and those officials who were holding back their strength to come out also endured it temporarily, and tried hard in their hearts to think of countermeasures
The emperor saw that there was no movement at the scene, and had to say again: "What's wrong with Zhong Aiqing, aren't you usually very smart, you are a talented man of my Ming Dynasty, and you are also the best selected among thousands of troops, so you don't have an idea for such a little thing."
Looking at the emperor, the officials below the general were not calm again, and finally an official mustered up the courage to come out, and saw that he was dressed as a four-grade official, ranking behind me, maybe it was rare to see the emperor when he walked out of the queue, because of the 'agitation', the officials in the hall held back their laughter and did not dare to laugh
Your official also knew that he had made a fool of himself, so he quickly got up and knelt on the ground to plead guilty: "The emperor, please atone for the guilt of the ministers" He stammered while speaking
"Okay, I'll forgive you, you're not guilty, since you came out, you have something to say, now hurry up."
"Weichen Liu Huaqi, the emperor Weichen thought that since Altan Khan is here to ask for someone, why should he bring a large army to line up an envoy, not to solve the problem, the minister thinks that those 'Mongolian' ancients are foreign races after all, and there is no morality at all, so I should send important ministers to 'negotiate' and let them withdraw first, and then negotiate, as for Hannaji, we must also respect his opinion, if he wants to go back, we will send him out of the country, if he wants to stay in my court, then we will arrange a limit for him in the capital, which not only demonstrates the prestige of my Celestial Empire, but also does not lose the 'Mongolian' ancient right' The promise of the Mongolian ancients, as well as our dynasty, must also guard against the treachery of the 'Mongolian' ancients and sneak attack from behind," this official said is indeed reasonable, and the emperor is also nodding when he listens to it, and almost all the officials agree with his statement
After Liu Hua finished speaking, he stood there nervously and waited for the emperor's hair to fall, and after a while, the emperor said: "Yes, what Liu Aiqing said is reasonable, although the details are not said, but the big aspect is that it is said that I have gone to all Aiqing, everyone look at what Liu Aiqing said, and it is not completely supplemented."
"What the emperor said is reasonable, my dynasty should first send important ministers to 'negotiate' with them, if they don't retreat, we won't talk about it, with their 200,000 iron cavalry, if you want to attack my 100,000 defenders, Xuanda is not so easy to fight, our Beijing army is also ready to take action to support Xuanda, the old minister wants to ask the emperor to send troops to the nine sides to 'disturb' their back road, not afraid that they will not compromise, the current 'Mongolian' is no longer a change in the civil fort, yes Mongolia's ancients, they have been torn apart, and now only Altan Khan, we can't show weakness, didn't we also fight back then, didn't they flee to the north now, I don't believe that our army can't recreate the glory of the past, "Gao Gong has always been a hardliner when he speaks, so he has always advocated fighting
"Gao Aiqing is right, then who is sent to Xuanda to negotiate with the 'Mongolian' ancients, Gao Aiqing has a candidate."
"Your Majesty, the Qincha of my dynasty should be a heavy minister, or the old minister should run away," Gao Gong was very smart and knew that the emperor would not send him, so he first wrapped himself in and then threw others out, so that it seemed that he was a grand duke, no 'selfishness', and would not have any gossip
"Emperor Qi, in this matter, you must not think about what the identity of the 'Meng' ancients is, how can Gao Da be the first assistant of my dynasty, how can he surrender his identity to bargain with foreign races, according to what Weichen sees, he should send a Shangshu to go," rushed to speak, and it was the second-grade official who was the first to come out to speak