The once cold and silent Rouyi Hall in the west of Wulou has finally regained its popularity. Zhu Gaoxu began to work in the early dynasty of Fengtianmen, and came here to work and deal with the affairs of the imperial court that had been delayed during the northern tour. However, the problem in the north is clearly not over.

Within a few days, Qi Tai came to the Rouyi Hall and talked about the news of Tatar.

Qi Tai sat on the stool opposite the large table and said, "The Holy Lord sent an envoy to Tatar, and the Tatar prefect Arutai then wrote a letter and sent it to the Liaodong Metropolitan Division. The commander of Liaodong Metropolitan Cao Yi then reported to the Ministry of War, so the matter was played from the Ministry of War. The minister has already written the inscription, and when he went to the Wuying Hall today, he heard that the Holy Lord was in the Rouyi Palace, so he simply came to meet him and played the Holy Lord in person. ”

Zhu Gaoxu was reading a letter written in two languages, and the Chinese language was supposed to be translated by him.

The content of the letter is relatively simple. To the effect that in accordance with the agreement between the two sides of the Tatar envoy sent to Beijing last time, the Ming Emperor promised to let the Tatar remnants go back by the way; Then Arutai became a vassal and accepted the canonization of the Ming Emperor. This time, the remnants of the Tatars have arrived in Beiping, but they were detained by the Ming Dynasty government, and Arutai asked the Ming Emperor to order the remnants of the people to go back, and then discuss the matter of claiming the title of minister.

At this moment, the eunuch Wang Gui walked to the door. Zhu Gaoxu glanced up and beckoned.

Wang Gui bent down and said, "Emperor, Hou Zuo's envoy asks to see you." ”

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Call him in." ”

Wang Gui said: "The slave obeys the order. ”

After a while, Hou Hai bowed at the door and came in again to make a big salute. Zhu Gaoxu asked him to sit on the stool, and then pushed Arutai's letter to the opposite side of the table.

Hou Hai took the letter, handed a report to the eunuch Wang Gui, and said, "Holy Lord, Guo Ang has received news from the Wuliangha people, Huang Yan's news. Huang Yan secretly told us that the Tatars had detained our envoys. ”

Qi Tai's voice immediately said: "Arutai means to use the Ming envoy to coerce us to release people?" ”

Hou Haidao: "These grandsons ...... The ministers thought that the Tatars could not be trusted, and that the court really did not need to talk to them. ”

Zhu Gaoxu suddenly said: "Arutai sent a letter, why did he have to pass through the Wuliangha people of Tainingwei?" ”

Hou Hai was speechless just now, and he was looking like a disguised demeanor, and then he hurriedly said: "Back to the Sheng, some Tatars from the Horqin Department are stationed in the north of Tainingwei, which is close to the Liaodong Dusi. ”

Zhu Gaoxu snorted quietly, and an inexplicable anger had risen in his heart.

Qi Tai's voice said: "Originally, the Holy Lord decided on the northern strategy, wanting to use the Warat people to contain the Tatars, and try to restore peace on the eastern border and increase the mutual market. This time, if the exchange personnel make a mistake, the previous strategy can only be abandoned. ”

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Qi Butang is reasonable, I didn't expect Arutai to do this. The pressure on the Tatar tribes in the west increased, but Arutai did not intend to stabilize the east and avoid tension on the two fronts? In addition, Arutai used Tainingwei to send letters, which was too blatant, and it was obviously easy to anger the Ming court. ”

Qi Tai said: "The Tatars believe most in force. ”

Zhu Gaoxu said coldly: "At first glance, it seems that this is indeed the case, there are many fewer twists and turns. He paused and added, "If you can quickly tell the winner." ”

Suddenly there was silence in the hall

, all of a sudden cold. It seems that the key is how the DPRK and China react, and the decision cannot be made at the moment.

Zhu Gaoxu remembered the meeting before Chen Pai's departure, Chen Pai said that he was ready to be loyal to the country; And Zhu Gaoxu also told him that if things go back, he should first think about saving his life and getting out, and he doesn't have to be obsessed with canonizing Arutai.

"I ordered Beiping to release all the remnants of the Tatars." Zhu Gaoxu took a deep breath and said categorically, "If you send a letter to Arutai again, you will say that Da Ming has a heart, but the matter of enclosing Arutai is wishful thinking and does not need to be reluctant." Tell Arutai to put Chen Pai back, and say that the matter of the canonization of the ministers will be talked about later. ”

Both of them were stunned for a moment, and bowed: "The ministers are in order." ”

Hou Hai finally couldn't help but say: "If we release the people first, will Arutai release them?" Looking at these people, they can't be trusted at all. ”

Zhu Gaoxu pointed to the letter signed by Arutai on the table, "Didn't he agree, it was written in black and white, I want to see how shameless he is." Besides, if the Ming Dynasty wants to retaliate, there is no need to kill hostages, and now it is useless to keep the remnants of the Tatars, so it is better to release people openly. We will see in the battle formation, and it is not the remnants of the Tatars who will die. ”

Hou Haibai said: "The saint is wise. ”

Qi Tai cautiously asked, "The Holy Lord wants to re-attack the Tatars in the north?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Aren't the people of Horqin on Tainingwei's side? They are also Arutai's most powerful allies, and they have been jumping up and down lately, and they can be used to slash them. I don't care if Arutai releases people or not, I will eradicate this force first. ”

Qi Tai persuaded with good words: "The major affairs of the soldier country, the saint should use it with caution." The place where the Wuliangha tribes were active was really close to Liaodong, which was convenient for attacking. However, the cavalry of Tainingwei and Duoyanwei are brave and good at fighting, and with the help of the Horqin people behind them, I am afraid that this battle will not be easy. ”

"With the flintlock pistol, the battle formation is not the same as before." Zhu Gaoxu said.

The two ministers didn't speak for a while, and they both seemed to have just remembered the "Xingguang Gong" that Ma Xingguang had improved.

Hou Hai opened his mouth and said, "I heard that Xingguang only changed the mechanism of ignition. ”

Zhu Gaoxu said: "There are also tactics, different weapons, and different tactics. Cavalry, for example, could not have been as dense as infantry. ”

He got up from his chair, took two steps and said, "A few things together." Send a minister to Beiping, change Beiping to Beijing, establish six departments and five temples in Beizhili, subordinate to the Beijing Division, and preside over the change of the nine-border military supply method. At the same time, he sent the general to accompany the troops, investigated the smuggling generals in Liaodong, and sent Cao Yi to Nuer Gandusi. Then find a reason to attack the Tainingwei and the Korqin people. ”

Hou Hai thought for a while and said: "When the Holy Lord was in Beiping, he ordered Fu Yuwei to move south, nominally let Sanwei exchange pastures, and Tainingwei and Duoyanwei should move north. However, it was expected that Tainingwei and other departments were unwilling to move the place, so the saint then allocated another territory in the south and gave Fuyuwei a pastor. This time, the imperial court forced Tainingwei to move his tent and give up the land, and if he was refused, he could become famous. ”

Zhu Gaoxu glanced at him, "That's it, I can use it quickly when I keep one hand." In the name of the Tatars' unprovoked detention of our envoys, they crusaded against the Korqin Department. ”

After hearing this, Qi Tai bowed and said, "The ministers should consult with Xia Butang and other ministers to let them understand the fact that the Tatars have rebelled and the majesty of the imperial court is very important. ”

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Very good. When you see Qian Xun, tell him to let him go immediately

The Iron Works of the Southern Department and various bureaus and institutes will mass-produce 'Xingguang Gong'. And let the soldiers of the Beijing battalion re-practice their tactics. ”

The two bowed and said, "The ministers obey the order." ”

The two ministers thanked him and retired, and did not mention the civil and military candidates for the north. Zhu Gaoxu was also pondering this.

The first candidate he thought of was Liu Sheng, because Liu Sheng was good at using firearms and arranging the march, but Liu Sheng was still in Japan. Wu Gao, the Marquis of Jiangyin, is best to be a deputy general, Wu Gao is familiar with the local climate of Liaodong, and is cautious, but he is not good at attacking.

There are many candidates who can be the main general, Sheng Yong, Qu Neng, etc., are more than enough to preside over such local battles.

Zhu Gaoxu thought for a while, and suddenly thought that once the political envoy of Beiping was promoted to Beijing, he would naturally be directly in charge of the eastern defense line of the nine sides, and a general would be needed to sit in Beizhili; If the "Battle of Liaodong" is replaced after the "Battle of Liaodong", the practice of the suspicious general will be too obvious. The characteristics of this person, of course, are loyalty and reliability.

In the past, Taizu trusted his son the most, so the person who sat in Beiping was Zhu Di, the king of Yan. It turns out that the vassal king is also unreliable, and he overwhelms the officials in terms of status, and it is easier to dominate; On the contrary, it is a noble, and it must be controlled by the yamen of the six departments and five temples in Beijing.

Of course, Zhu Gaoxu also trusted Sheng Yong, Qu Neng and others, but the most confidant was obviously the commander of the three guards of the Han Palace; Among the commanders of the three guards, Wang Bin and Wei Da served under Zhu Gaoxu when they became the kings of Gaoyang County. Among them, Wei Da has a marriage with Zhao Wang Gaosui, and Wang Bin is the one who is willing to block the gun for Zhu Gaoxu.

Wang...... Zhu Gaoxu silently recited his name in his heart, not doubting his loyalty, but a little worried about his ability.

Zhu Gaoxu recalled the past of Wang Bin's previous battles and thought of the battle of Luorong in the "Battle of Crime". At that time, Wu Gao, with superior forces, intended to break through the two ways of the sin army that entered Guangxi; Wang Bin fell for Wu Gao, and he disobeyed the order, but he suffered a loss, but fortunately, he was able to keep the rules and get out under the disadvantage of several times the troops. Wang Bin also has a general by his side, Chen Zhen, who was born in Yunnan Wei.

Zhu Gaoxu suddenly had a plan, Wang Bin, the Duke of Dingguo, Wu Gao, the Marquis of Jiangyin, and Chen Zhen, the Marquis of Lu Liang, these three old acquaintances are together, and they may be able to barely meet Zhu Gaoxu's requirements in all aspects.

Wenchen is even more difficult to do. First of all, it must not be an old party that resists the new policy, and secondly, its status and qualifications must not be too low, otherwise it will be difficult to do things and it will be difficult to preside over the officialdom of Beizhili.

Most of the people in the real New Party have very little seniority, and they have not been reused for a few years. Zhu Gaoxu first thought of Qi Tai and Gao Xianning. However, the person who presided over the reform of Beizhili held great power and was far away from the Beijing Division, so he would definitely be able to gain contacts in the local area.

Qi Tai Gao Xianning and these two people, because their ability is greater than that of the old officials of the old mansion of the Han Dynasty, they are already the most talkative people in Beijing, and if they have prestige in the north, they are afraid that the tail will not fall. Zhu Gaoxu believed in them very much, but he found that after he became the emperor, his mind did change a lot.

Zhu Gaoxu was alone for a while, and he remembered some old things.

Zhu Di promised to make Gao Xu the crown prince, was he sincere? After all, Zhu Di really doesn't like Gao Chi. There is a speculation that Yongle Chu cleared too many old parties, and a few strategists in the Yanwang Mansion were dominant, causing Zhu Di to have to listen to their opinions; And Dao Yan, Jin Zhong, etc., are all people who support Gao Chi.

Zhu Gaoxu sat behind the desk, holding a pen in his hand and gently tapping the file in front of him, but he hadn't written a word for a long time.