Shen Xi didn't want to go to Beiguan, if he wanted to go, when he came back from Quanzhou, Liu Daxia asked him to go to Beiguan to transport grain and salary, and he agreed.

Now Xie Qian is chasing ducks to the shelves, and he has to send him to Beiguan to "hone" for a few days.

Just my small body, a trip to Quanzhou is about to fall apart, so much that is to return to the hometown of the province to have the motivation, in the cold winter month to run to Beiguan, that is sincere with their own body not to go!

Shen Xi didn't know how long it would take to go on this errand, but fortunately, Beiguan was not too far from the capital, and it was enough to come and go for ten or twenty days......

Shen Xi hurriedly abandoned this idea, don't be a crow's mouth...... It is said that the Tatars have been busy for a year, and they have grabbed a lot of food and clothing, so they have to take advantage of the opportunity of the heavy snow to take a break, eat a sumptuous grassland feast, and have a good rest on the hot kang head of the wife and children, and they can't hunt everywhere like a mad dog all year round.

But who knows what the Tatars think?

What if people think that they haven't grabbed enough, or if the beef and mutton hot kang head is available, but the wife and servants are not enough, and they are ready to come to the Central Plains to rob the population again?

When Shen Xi felt that he was about to go through a major ordeal in his life, a court meeting was also going on in the palace.

At this court meeting, the discussion was about the autumn siege in a few days.

The Ming Dynasty did not emphasize the world on horseback as much as the Yuan Dynasty or the Qing Dynasty ruled, these years, it is not a great thing to be able to be good at literature and martial arts, the most important thing is to learn moral articles well, it is best to be unanimously respected by Confucianism, then it is not a dream to enter the house.

Since his accession to the throne, Emperor Hongji has rarely done physical activity, let alone hunting in the paddock, which is why he is not in good health.

Now Emperor Hongzhi can't even ride a horse, and going hunting will only make people laugh.

However, at such a special time when the Tatars committed crimes, in order to show the importance of the warriors, the imperial court even had to carry out the autumn hunt that had not been carried out for a long time.

As for the two brothers, Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling, they didn't take the initiative to ask for a performance...... They have a little self-knowledge, as a military position, or the "military deputy marshal" of the Ming Dynasty, they can't even ride a horse, so they don't want to be embarrassed in front of foreign countries.

As for the literati of the Ming Dynasty, there are only two who can get on the horse to complete the riding and shooting, one of which is the veteran of the Four Dynasties Ma Wensheng, but Ma Wensheng is over seventy years old this year, and his body bones are not as good as before. The other is Liu Daxia, he can barely cope with it, but he is also in his sixties this year, and it is very problematic whether he can hunt prey in the paddock.

Coupled with Zhang Mao, basically the top civil and military generals of the Ming Dynasty, one is older than the other, and Emperor Hongzhi can't go into battle in person, looking back, this hunt is really unnecessary.

“…… Your Majesty must not worry, isn't there artillery? Xie Qian smiled and played.

Originally, the atmosphere in the court was not very good, but because of Xie Qian's words, it became lively...... Yes, we still have artillery, but artillery is the magic weapon of the Francophone people, and it is really appropriate for us to scare the Uryanha?

And the Ming Dynasty has always had a tradition of generosity, in case the Uliangha people see it, they think this thing is good, and ask us for two doors, do we give it or not?

Of course you can't give!

Even our allies can't imagine the advanced gadgets we have just made, and who knows if you will bite us like the Tatars in the future!

Ni Yue, the secretary of the ministry, said: "Scholar Xie is proficient in artillery, and he thinks that with the help of the Franco cannon, he can make all countries come to the court?" ”

Among everyone, Ni Yue belongs to the kind that likes to pick on others, he will speak directly when he sees anyone who is not pleasing to the eye, and Xie Qian has been in the limelight recently, and he has robbed Liu Jian, Li Dongyang and the ministers of the limelight, which makes him feel very unhappy.

As a cabinet scholar, you should have the consciousness of a cabinet minister, and if you have nothing to do, you always mention some strange and obscene skills to the emperor, and the Ming Dynasty may be ruined on your mouth.

Xie Qian glanced at Ni Yue and said disdainfully: "What Ni Lao said is not right, you have all seen the power of the artillery before, but such a sophisticated firearm was made by the Francophone first, which seriously threatens the security of my border...... Shouldn't I be ashamed and brave? ”

In terms of the status of the DPRK and China, the Ministry of Ministers is the head of the six ministries, and the status of the Ministry of Ministers and Cabinet Scholars is basically the same, but because the Cabinet Scholars have the power to vote, all the chapters are first read by the Cabinet Scholars and then written to the emperor for ruling, which can be said to be the person closest to the emperor, so it will appear to be higher, but in fact, the Cabinet Scholars can serve as only the fifth rank official, and the Cabinet Scholar is a real second-grade member.

After Jingtai Chenghua, the cabinet scholars successively added the title of scholar, and at the same time there were special titles such as Taibao, Taifu, Shaobao, Shaofu, etc., with a high political status, and the official rank was a positive product, so the six Shangshu had to ask the cabinet scholars for something, which made even the head of the six ministries of the Ministry of Shangshu actually become a subordinate of the cabinet.

Xie Qian called Ni Yue "Ni Lao", not how old Ni Yue was, now Ni Yue is only fifty-six years old, and he belongs to the "Young Zhuang faction" among the ministers in the palace.

Xie Qian clearly said, "you are old", don't rely on the old and sell the old.

Seeing the two important ministers arguing in front of the ministers, Emperor Hongzhi hurriedly waved his hand: "Okay, okay." The things that have been agreed upon before should not be changed again, the artillery of the Franc machine man does have merit, if you rest on your laurels, and if you encounter the Tatars in the future, it may still be the result of today! ”

In one sentence, the ministers present were silent, because everyone could see that Emperor Hongzhi was dissatisfied with the border army always avoiding war.

As soon as the Tatars invaded the border, the Ming Pass was confined, and the officials and soldiers could not retreat, allowing the Tatar cavalry to ravage the border fortress and rob the border people, which made Emperor Hongzhi feel extremely humiliated.

It's just one or two times, this is the third time in a year, it's still like this, although there are lessons from the change of the civil fort, but I, the emperor, didn't drive the expedition in person, you should give me a good fight, no matter whether you win or lose, you have to let me know that you are desperate!

Liu Jian asked with a serious face: "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that the Tatars have repeatedly violated the border, and the border army cannot hold out, which will damage the prestige of our Ming Dynasty. ”

The "trilateral" of the Ming Dynasty is Ningxia, Gansu and Yansui, which is also the top priority of the Ming Beiguan to defend Tatar and Warat, because at this time the Houjin has not yet risen, the Ming Dynasty put the main defense direction on the three sides, starting from the tenth year of Hongzhi, with Wang Yue as the first trilateral governor.

When Zhu Youzhu heard this, although he agreed, he was worried in his heart...... The question of who to make the governor of the trilateral is a tricky one.

It is said that the soldiers of Beiguan will not damage the prestige of the Ming Dynasty, but this is the result of the emperor's acquiescence and the connivance of the imperial court, because in the hearts of the Ming monarchs and ministers, they do not want to fight this battle, and it is best that the Tatars can honestly pay tribute to the court as before, even if they don't come to pay tribute, you don't come to find trouble, everyone gets along in harmony, and the border passes open a place for you to trade, so that you can get goods that are not available on the grassland, and you can be at peace with each other.

But the Tatars are "disobedient", which is also after the rise of the Dayan Ministry, the Tatars have become more and more powerful, they are no longer interested in internal integration, but more and more experienced in robbing the Central Plains.

Especially that fire sieve, it's just a representative who has nothing to do, you lead the troops out, aren't you afraid that the Dayan Khan of the Dayan Department will take your lair?

Zhu Youzhu asked, "Does Mr. have a favorite candidate?" ”

Liu Jian glanced at Ma Wensheng and didn't speak, but the meaning was obvious, Ma Wensheng, the secretary of the Ministry of War, was very suitable.

Ma Wensheng has led troops in the northwest for many years, and he has only come back for less than two years, you have to say that he is old, but his body and bones look okay, at least he has prestige, even if he puts people there, it is enough to excite the soldiers of the three armies and make the Tatars frightened.

Liu Jian didn't say it directly, but Zhang Mao said: "Your Majesty, the old minister should have taken the initiative to ask for help, but now the old minister is old and faint, I'm afraid he can't do this job." ”

If you are not competent, you still stand up and say something, isn't this a troublemaker?

Everyone came up with this idea, but since it was Zhang Mao who said it, even if he had an idea in his heart, he couldn't say it nonsense, because this was the British Duke of the Ming Dynasty who was in charge of the military.

In fact, as soon as a smart person heard it, Zhang Mao stood up in disguise to say good things to Ma Wensheng...... Zhang Mao is only sixty years old this year, and he already calls himself "old", Ma Shangshu is seventy-four years old this year, you have to let people die on the frontier to be willing, right?

This is also the reason why Ma Wensheng doesn't want to come out to ask for help, it's not that Ma Wensheng doesn't want to serve the country, it's really that he is already weak at this age, and it looks good to stay in Beijing every day, but no one knows that when he comes home from the next dynasty, he is trembling when he wants to see the books, and he goes to the frontier to help.

Zhang Mao said that he was not suitable, and Ma Wensheng was old, so who would be suitable?

At this time, it is necessary to find a person who is not only highly respected, but also knows the art of war, preferably good at riding and shooting, and has a certain prestige in the army......

Naturally, many people are looking at Liu Daxia, Ma Wensheng is old, you Liu Daxia is young, you are only sixty-four years old, you are only sixty-four years old, I think that when Ma Wensheng went to the frontier, he was already sixty-six, since Ma Wensheng can fight in the Western Regions at the age of sixty-six to recover Hami, you should be no problem at the age of sixty-four, right?

Liu Daxia, who was looked at by everyone, didn't go up to excuse himself, and he didn't pest there as if he didn't know anything.

Originally, Liu Daxia was used to helping Emperor Hongzhi do some errands, he has done a lot over the years, and it was not the first time he went to Xuanfu, and in the first few years, he also went to manage the military salary and check the deficit of the household department. But now, he also knows that his body is not as good as before, and in terms of the art of war, he is not a little worse than Ma Wensheng.

Ma Wensheng is a serious leader in the war, and he is at most an errand brainchild, let him transfer troops and send generals, he asked himself if he was that confident.

In the end, it was Zhu Youzhu who relieved his courtiers: "According to the latest report, the Tatars have withdrawn a few days ago, and I think there will be no more fighting before the spring of next year. ”

The faces of the ministers present were all ugly.

Originally, it was to discuss the hunting in the paddock, but later it was said that the three sides were to find someone to patrol the three sides, and the scene was embarrassing because of one problem...... This hall is full of people, except for the two brothers Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling, who are older than the other, they are all a bunch of half-naked old guys, standing in the palace hall and talking eloquently, if you really want to send them to do something, it will really cost them their lives.

The only Zhang brothers who are the right age and body are relatives in vain, and even the paddock hunting has to take the initiative to be behind, counting on them to go into battle to kill the enemy and serve the country, which is really a big joke in the world.

Xie Qian saw that the atmosphere was a little solemn, and hurriedly played: "Your Majesty, what the old minister mentioned before, about artillery......

In order to show that he was no exception, Xie Qian hurriedly called himself "Old Minister", since those heavy issues are not negotiable, let's continue the previous topic and discuss the issue of the Franco's cannon.

Ni Yue was still dissatisfied with Xie Qian just now, but now it is much more pleasing to look at Xie Qian.

There is a "You Kankan" in the court who can speak, is good at breaking the deadlock, and is a round field, which is actually a very good thing, at least when Emperor Hongzhi and the ministers confront each other and are silent, someone needs to come out to ease the atmosphere.

Just think about it again, this hall full of old ministers, it makes people worry when they look at it!

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