Shen Xi saw that his goal had almost been achieved, so he said coldly: "Yu Niang is better to tell the truth, Liu Shangshu is not in the team to send the cannon now, right?" ”

Yu Niang looked at Shen Xi with an extremely serious expression.

Shen Xi looked at Yu Niang without flinching, and from the other party's gaze, he couldn't detect whether she intended to deceive, but even if Yu Niang didn't say it, Shen Xi could basically conclude that Liu Daxia didn't go with him at all, and it was likely that Liu Daxia had arrived at Datong Mansion by car.

"There are some things, Lord Shen still doesn't know." Yu Niang finally compromised in the end, and did not answer positively, but it was tantamount to acquiescence in disguise.

Shen Xi said: "Yu Niang go back, I will arrive at the border within the time limit stipulated by the imperial court, but don't be too demanding, because if the degree is too fast...... It's not good for you or me. ”

"Benefits?"

Yu Niang didn't understand the meaning of Shen Xi's words.

Shen Xi didn't have the interest to explain, because no matter what, he was really played by Liu Daxia once, and his dignity was damaged, and now he didn't want to put his heart into Yu Niang, who was Liu Daxia's accomplice.

Liu Daxia has his own plan, why can't I?

Now, Shen Xi is almost certain that the purpose of Liu Daxia's trip to the border pass is not to investigate the so-called apportionment and deduction of military salaries, nor is it to track down the corruption of Gaoming City, Shen Xi expected that the trilateral governor sent by the imperial court to control the military and political power of Beiguan is most likely Liu Daxia.

Liu Daxia is Emperor Hongzhi's favorite minister sent out to be a minister, won Zhu Youzhi's trust, and is also Zhu Youji's best candidate for the promotion of the military department, since Liu Daxia has the ability to govern the army, it is reasonable for Emperor Hongzhi to send him to guard the three sides.

Because only a capable minister like Liu Daxia can deter the border generals who are like the emperor of the soil in the border pass, so that the Tatars are afraid and dare not come to the border again.

Although in some respects, the secretary of the military department and the secretary of the household department are not as good as the secretary of the household department, and the trilateral governor is far away from the center and is not as good as the secretary of the military department. But for a loyal minister like Liu Daxia, the most important thing is that the emperor needs him there, he will be there, and he will not shirk at all.

In Shen Xi's view, it is very likely that Liu Daxia will carry out a large-scale cleanup and manpower transfer of the border areas while guarding the three sides, which is the main reason why he wants to act secretly, and it is not the Zhang brothers who are his relatives to conceal it, but those border generals, so as to prevent mutinies in the army when he carries out personnel transfers.

No one wants to give up their military power.

Thinking about this, Shen Xi will be much easier to do things, no matter whether you Liu Daxia is investigating Gaomingcheng's case, whether you Zhang Heling plans to embezzle, I just need to go over slowly, and wait for Liu Daxia to solve all the frontier problems first, and I can return to Beijing by sending the artillery here, and the size of the frontier has nothing to do with me from now on.

Shen Xi is a smart person, since he knows that the frontier may be in the process of personnel transfer and purge now, and the new official has taken office with three fires, burning whoever is unlucky, he is in a hurry to go over is purely asking for trouble...... What is the job of this trip? You just need to get it done on time and you're good to go.

Shen Xi decided to go to Datong Mansion first, if Liu Daxia had already left, he could even stay in Datong Mansion for a few more days, and then go to Yansui, because Yansui is one of the three sides, and when you go to Yansui Shenxi, you have to observe the situation before leaving.

There is a time limit for sending artillery to Datong Mansion on this trip, but there is no too strict time regulation for arriving in Yansui, because after all, in Datong Mansion, you must first teach the border army in Datong Town how to use the Franc cannon.

Shen Xi's leisurely attitude was very good in Song Shu's opinion, but Yu Niang's side could only be anxious.

In fact, now Yu Niang doesn't know Liu Daxia's exact movements, she just roughly guessed from the tasks assigned by Liu Daxia that Liu Daxia went to Datong Mansion first, as for what to do and what will happen next, it is not something she can guess. She was just worried that Liu Daxia's task of asking her to urge Shen Xi to go to the border as soon as possible would not be completed.

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In the next two days, Shen Xi was still "hurrying" to Datong Mansion in a hurry, and in the capital, after a happy night, Zhu Youji's mood was relatively better, and he convened his ministers for two consecutive days to discuss the defense of the northern border pass.

On the first day, three cabinet scholars and the British minister Zhang Mao were summoned, and on the second day, Emperor Hongzhi summoned Ma Wensheng, the secretary of the military department, alone.

As for the Zhang brothers, they were not among Zhu Youji's summonses, because Zhu Youzhu also knew that letting the two brothers-in-law serve as deputy marshals in the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies was just to give them a chance to become an official and become a knight, not to let them really participate in military affairs.

“…… After Liu Shangshu arrived in Yansui, when did Ma Shangshu think he would be able to straighten out military affairs and lead the army to attack? ”

Zhu Youzhu discussed with Ma Wensheng that he would take the initiative to attack the Tatars.

With the Tatars encroaching on the border more and more frequently, the imperial court can no longer hide the fact that the Tatars are ravaging the border from the people of the world, and now the capital is constantly under martial law to guard against the Tatar cavalry, which seriously interferes with the normal life of the people.

The fighting spirit of the Beiguan soldiers is now fading, and even Dongchang and Jinyiwei came to report that some generals tried to reach a non-aggression agreement with the Tatars in order to protect themselves, and the news reached Zhu Youji's ears, and he was very angry, so he decided to take the initiative to attack and teach the Tatars a painful lesson, so that they knew that the Ming was not easy to mess with.

Ma Wensheng had a little worry on his face: "Your Majesty, the officers and men of our army are extremely unsuitable for the bitter cold land of the grassland, if they take the initiative to send troops, once they go too deep, and there is no cavalry to protect the back road, if the grain and grass are cut off, won't they be in a desperate situation?" ”

Zhu Youzhu nodded in agreement, but he still said resolutely: "This matter has been agreed before, and now it will be changed...... Afraid that it would be too late, I believe in Liu Shangshu's ability, and he will definitely be able to win in one fell swoop after rectifying military affairs. ”

In fact, it was agreed that Liu Daxia commanded the troops and horses to attack, and it did not need to achieve any brilliant results, as long as it could boost the morale of the army, let the border army know that the Tatars were not invincible, and at the same time let the people restore the confidence of the imperial court.

It is not worth it to work hard with the Tatars on the steppe, so Zhu Youji's order to Liu Daxia is not to seek merit but to seek no fault.

"As for the grain and grass......," Zhu Youzhu added, "I have already sent a high squire to escort the transport, and judging from his performance in the first few months of disaster relief, it is enough to ensure that the army has no worries about the food and grass." ”

Ma Wensheng wanted to say that if others were okay, this Gaoming City would definitely not be available. But he couldn't bear to hit Emperor Hongzhi, Ma Wensheng thought to himself: "As long as the grain and grass arrive, and the grain and weapons in the frontier are sufficient, this time it is just a tentative attack, and there should be no mistakes." ”

As for the twenty cannons escorted by Shen Xi, they were selectively ignored by the emperor and Ma Wensheng, because the main power of the Franc cannon was to defend the city, and the Tatars did not invade the pass city several times, let alone take the initiative this time. Ma Wensheng expected that Liu Daxia was cautious, if he felt that it was inappropriate to attack, he would definitely withdraw his troops, and now that it was a cold winter, the Tatars would not take the initiative to attack, and if they wanted to attack, they would have to wait until after the spring of the next year.

Therefore, whether Shen Xi escorted the twenty artillery pieces to the border pass, or even whether there was Shen Xi or not, would not have any impact on this active attack.

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Zhu Youzhu negotiated military affairs with Ma Wensheng, and no one was allowed to enter, even the eunuchs who served could only stand outside the Qianqing Palace.

After nightfall, the talks between the monarchs and ministers were still not over.

On the side of Kunning Palace, Empress Zhang was in a very bad mood after learning that the palace door of Qianqing Palace was closed again, although she had not yet recovered from her illness and got out of bed, but she still learned from the spies she arranged in Qianqing Palace that Emperor Hongzhi was fortunate to be a female Taoist priest that day, which made Empress Zhang angry.

Thousands of precautions, but it is difficult to prevent thieves......

My own brother actually gave a woman to my husband, is there still me as a sister in his eyes?

Empress Zhang was angry, but there was no substantive action, because she was a smart person, and the emperor sent people away afterwards, indicating that the emperor also knew that this matter was wrong, and he was just playing on the spot, and she was not yet healed, and she could not fulfill her wife's responsibilities, and she herself was afraid of falling out of favor, so even if she was on fire in her heart, she had to try her best to endure it.

"Who is Your Majesty seeing today, why is the door of the temple closed, is there something unspeakable inside?" Empress Zhang was obedient to Emperor Hongzhi, but she often lost her temper with the palace maids and eunuchs who served her, and sometimes there were several eunuchs and palace maids who were so angry that they were killed with a rod...... She was not afraid that the emperor would know, because no one dared to stab the emperor.

"Father-in-law Xu, let him come over to see the palace! Bengong wants to ask him, who gave him the guts, and some things even Bengong has to hide? ”

Empress Zhang's illness has not yet recovered, but this qi seems to have been stimulated, and her spirit has improved a lot, not to mention, even her body seems to have recovered, and she is full of anger when she scolds.

"The queen is angry!"

The eunuchs and palace maids of Kunning Palace hurriedly knelt down and advised.

"Anger? Hmph, man, call him! Empress Zhang was furious.

As a result, in the end, Gonggong Xu did not come to Kunning Palace to see the driver, because Gonggong Xu had been serving by Emperor Hongzhi's side, and he lacked skills.

"No, no, this father-in-law Xu is from the old palace, although he knows everything about me on the surface, there are many things that are deliberately deceived. His heart is finally towards the emperor more. ”

Empress Zhang herself is also thinking about this matter, "It seems that you must find someone who has not been in the palace for a long time to watch, only if you regard me as the only master, will you be loyal to me, but where can you find such a person who knows how to do things?" ”

Thinking of this, Empress Zhang's eyes naturally fell on those kneeling on the ground, looking for a suitable object.

Shen Mingtang, who has only been in the palace for a few years, has followed two eunuchs, can read and write, and his current name is Zhang Yuan.

"Let's disperse, Zhang Yuan stays, this palace has something to say."

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PS: The fourth update is here!

Although it was extremely difficult, the Son of Heaven finally fulfilled his promise and once again defended the honor of the man! Confidently ask for subscriptions, rewards, recommendation tickets, and monthly passes! (To be continued.) )8