Although Wang Shouren is famous for his psychology, but as a famous military strategist in the Ming Dynasty, his military talent is not in vain, he was a magistrate in Huguang for a year, and gradually faded away from the impetuous spirit of the body, and people became calm and introverted, and they became more and more sophisticated and sleek. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

This time back in the capital, although Wang Shouren was not considered a high promotion, his official position was second only to Shen Xi among the people of the same imperial examination.

But Wang Shouren himself understands that even if he has a little future, he still can't compare with the champion Shen Xi. Shen Xi does not have a champion father who has served in the Zhan Mansion for more than ten years, and he does not appreciate his mentor in the court, so he basically relies on his own hard work to have today's identity and status.

Wang Shouren relied more on his father's good popularity in the court...... Everyone knows that Wang Hua is now deeply appreciated by Emperor Hongzhi, and after the future prince ascends the throne, Wang Hua, as the speaker of the East Palace, has a great chance to enter the cabinet. Wang Hua has a wide range of connections and gets along well with officials in the DPRK and China, so it is understandable that the sedan chair is carried by someone, and Wang Shouren's promotion is understandable.

And Li Dongyang not only admires Wang Hua, but even takes care of Wang Hua's son.

After Wang Shouren finished speaking, Xie Qian pointed to the map and asked: "Wang Langzhong, when you mentioned the battle of Tumubao, the only thing Shen Xi'er could do was to break through the siege, use the advantage of the cavalry to break through Di Yi's defense line, and return to Juyong Pass. The old man asked you, what do you think, how much does Shen Xi's victory count? ”

Xie Qian has always disliked more Zhen'er, which is what most people in the court and China think of him.

Among the three ministers in the court, Xie Qian is the most cunning, even if Qiqing is added, Xie Qian is still the most sleek and sophisticated, and he has always talked about people and ghosts. In the past, when there was any problem, Xie Qian had to come out to play a round, and every time he could rely on his eloquence to resolve disputes in the court.

Xie Qian's name "You Kankan" is not for nothing.

But now Xie Qian is very concerned about the affairs of Tumubao, and even asks the question of "what are the odds of winning".

Li Dongyang frowned and said, "Yu Qiao, you are a little embarrassed...... Tumubao is hundreds of miles away from Juyong Pass, how does he know? ”

Li Dongyang took the initiative to play a round for Wang Shouren, because he had a thorough understanding of the war in the northwest, and knew that Shen Xi did not have 2,000 cavalry under his command at all, only a small number of scouts had war horses, and the rest were cattle carrying grain and grass and baggage, but they could not go to the battlefield on pack horses, donkeys and mules, nor could they race with the light cavalry pursued by the Tatars.

Therefore, what Wang Shouren put forward is only a hypothesis, which may work in theory, but it is too difficult to operate in practice.

What infantry defends, cavalry breaks through, no one wants to stay behind and die, and the result of letting the infantry be responsible for blocking the attack is that the army will not be able to collapse, and the Ming cavalry is not half a star worse than the Tatar cavalry.

"What's the difficulty?"

Xie Qian was furious: "I'm just talking about things!" I don't know if I'm still talking about it here, but I know that now Tumu Fort is being surrounded by Beiyi soldiers and horses, and Shen Xixiao'er is under siege by tens of thousands of iron horsemen day and night? You also have parents, wives and children, have you ever thought about the current situation of others? ”

Xie Qian overreacted, but no one cared about him at this time, because everyone knew the relationship between Xie Qian and Shen Xi...... Xie Qian's youngest granddaughter is Shen Xi's concubine, and now she is likely to be a widow, and she still has a "posthumous child" in her belly, and this "posthumous child" is likely to be kept by Xie Qian's side in the future to cultivate.

The ministers all knew that talking to Xie Qian about Shen Xi was to make themselves unhappy.

No matter how bad Xie Qian is, he is also a cabinet scholar favored by Emperor Hongzhi, and Xie Qian has been prosperous in recent years, even Li Dongyang and Liu Jian have to give three points, just like now Xie Qian is angry, Liu Jian is on the ground with his eyes closed and recuperating, and Ma Wensheng is talking to Xiong Xiu, the left attendant of the military department, and no one blames him at all.

The first assistant of the cabinet and the secretary of the ministry don't care, who jumps out and blames it, isn't that self-deprecation?

Wang Shouren spoke for the first time on such an important occasion, but was reprimanded by Xie Qian in public, and couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, but Xie Qian was a cabinet scholar after all, not only his father's generation, but also his father's master when he was the top student in the exam.

Wang Shouren attached great importance to respecting the teacher, and said respectfully at the moment: "Back to Xie Shangshu, the difficulty of the civil fort lies in the fact that the besiegers have many generals, and the defenders have few soldiers, and the city walls are in disrepair, which is not enough to cope with day and night attacks. If you choose to break through, you may survive in death, although the defense can be peaceful for a while, but in the end it is inevitable that the city will be destroyed! ”

Although Xie Qian was a member of the Cabinet University, he also led the rank of Shangshu of the Ministry of War, and of course few people in the DPRK were called "Shangshu".

As soon as Wang Shouren's words came out, Li Dongyang was a little anxious for a while, and thought, Bo'an, aren't you not opening a pot?

Everyone knows that the last thing Xie Qian wants to hear now is that Shen Xi is guarding the city and waiting for death, but Wang Shouren is now holding on to the problem, as if he is pouring salt on Xie Qian's wounds.

Xie Qian was not annoyed and angry, because he felt that it was not worth it to deal with a junior student, so he smiled disdainfully at the moment and asked again: "Wang Langzhong, the old man asks you, if you are sent to lead the troops to aid the civil fort, how many soldiers and horses will you need to solve the difficulties of the civil fort?" ”

"Yu Qiao......?"

When Li Dongyang heard this, he couldn't help but speak again, and the unfinished meaning in his words was...... This is the court, and it is a place to discuss military affairs, not to talk about the private affairs of children and daughters, and you can't just because Shen Xi, who is trapped in Tumu Fort, is your grandson-in-law, so you have to show the bearing of a cabinet scholar.

Wang Shouren replied with a straight face: "Back to Xie Ge Lao, there are many places to consider when sending troops to aid Tumu Fort, such as how many soldiers and horses are in the Tatar siege, how much grain and grass are heavy, and our situation, etc., and whether the troops are mainly cavalry or infantry, whether it is a border army or a Beijing battalion soldier...... All factors such as the right time, the right place and the right people should be considered, and don't talk about it lightly! ”

The questions are tricky and the answers are also very tactful. Wang Shouren didn't answer positively, but what he answered made Xie Qian unable to find fault. Even some old ministers nodded there after hearing this, and felt that what Wang Shouren said was reasonable.

Xie Qian smiled coldly: "It's useless to talk more, you say, how many soldiers and horses?" ”

Wang Shouren thought about it for a while and gave a compromise number: "Judging from the current battle situation, if it is not 100,000 soldiers and horses, it cannot be rushed!" ”

Faced with Wang Shouren's sophistry, Xie Qian sneered. Without 100,000 soldiers and horses, the situation in Tumu Fort should be as bad as it should be? is still talking about the breakthrough of Tumubao here, in Xie Qian's opinion, it is nonsense at all.

Xie Qian said: "In this way, if Shen Xi'er doesn't have 100,000 soldiers and horses, don't you want to come back from Tumu Fort?" ”

This kind of question is obviously raising the bar, where does Wang Shouren dare to answer casually?

Li Dongyang came forward to make peace: "Yu Qiao, the matter of Tumubao has not been decided early? Why bother Boan here? He's just telling the truth! ”

Xie Qian originally wanted to say, what is based on the facts, is it pouring cold water at all, or is it completely in accordance with your opinion of Scholar Li, in order to make people understand that Shen Xi'er could not come back from Tumubao, and how natural his death seemed to be, and he completely forgot who denied Shen Xi's performance in the first place, and felt that he was making credit out of nothing.

"Then let's continue to tell the truth...... The old man wants to listen, what result can be discussed? Xie Qian was originally standing, but at this time he simply found a stool to sit down, and even crossed Erlang's legs, not caring at all about his cabinet scholarly demeanor.

The court officials looked at each other, they could see Xie Qian's anger, but they didn't know how to persuade him. Even those courtiers who had a good relationship with Xie Qian on weekdays did not dare to stand up and speak for Shen Xi at this time, after all, Tumubao was just an abandoned fortress, and there was no value in sending troops to rescue.

Wang Shouren was troubled by Xie Qian, his previous self-confidence disappeared, his face turned red, and he drooped his head, looking a little ashamed of himself. Li Dongyang said encouragement: "Bo'an, go on, next you talk about the garrison ......of the Great Wall."

After that, Wang Shouren talked about the strategy of using troops, but Xie Qian couldn't listen to it.

In fact, there is no need for Wang Shouren to say, Xie Qian himself also understands in his heart that the hope of the capital can only be pinned on the soldiers and horses of the Qinwang from all walks of life.

Again, the problem lies primarily with the Tatars.

After the Tatars won the victory of Zhangjiakou Fort and Xuanfu Town, they did not rush to the east, but took the way of a radish and a pit, and first annihilated the reinforcements sent by Datong Town and Taiyuan Town.

The Tatars were not in a hurry to fight, and the court was tepid.

Daming lacks the backbone of Zhu Youji, originally the best way at this time is to let the prince supervise the country, and the prince will make up his mind, even if the prince does not participate in the discussion of military policy strategy, he can also let the prince make a decision on behalf of the emperor, which will make the ministers of the court and the central government feel much more at ease.

But the current problem, the crown prince Zhu Houzhao is not at all in the climate, from the emperor to the ministers of the court, they did not take Zhu Houzhao seriously, so that after Zhu Youzhu fell ill, the court had fewer people to make decisions, and actually let the ministers discuss on their own. If it is a peacetime military affair, it may not be as procrastinated as it is today, but the problem is that all the marches and battles now, including the king of Qin, garrisoning and other matters, are not something that any courtier can undertake, and it will not work without Zhu Youji's approval.

After Wang Shouren said this, several officials from the Ministry of War and the Governor's Office of the Five Armies came out to speak, but the insights of these people were not as good as Wang Shouren's.

In this way, even Xie Qian had to admit that Wang Shouren was quite unique in analyzing the current situation, and he was definitely a talent that could be created, but thinking of Wang Shouren's evaluation of the battle of Tumubao, he was annoyed in his heart, and then thought of Wang Shouren and Shen Xi's fellow scholars, Xie Qian was even more angry.

"Look at Wang Bo'an, who is a good official, and has become a pillar of the court step by step. On the other hand, Shen Xi'er, who was raised to a high position by you, entrusted with a heavy responsibility but didn't believe him, slandered him for lying about his military intelligence and military exploits, and now put him to death, it's really chilling! ”

Xie Qian would not admit that he had indirectly harmed Shen Xi, he felt that it was Li Dongyang, Ma Wensheng, Liu Daxia and others who did not trust Shen Xi that made Shen Xi end up trapped in the Civil Fort.

The court proceedings ended after more than two hours.

Xie Qian listened to a lot of messy things, confused, his mind was confused, he thought about it afterwards, he couldn't even remember what constructive opinions he heard except Wang Shouren's discussion about the battle of Tumubao, it seemed that other analyses were just on paper, completely unpractical.

"If Shen Xi'er is here, he must be able to analyze the Tao, what is the overall situation, details, and judgment of the future, it is definitely a quasi!"

Because the imperial court needs someone to come out to preside over the overall situation, Liu Jian, who is the first assistant to the cabinet, and Li Dongyang, who is the second assistant, can no longer use the excuse of leaving before not to enter the Wenyuan Pavilion to guard, and Xie Qian has more time to return home.

As a result, he hadn't walked out of the noon gate yet, and Ma Wensheng had already followed quickly, and his legs and feet were dexterous, not like the seventy-year-old man who had repeatedly taken leave at home.

"Yu Qiao, are you still displeased because of what Wang Bo'an said?" Marven came up to salute, and then asked with a smile.

Xie Qian said angrily: "Isn't it in the eyes of Ma Shangshu, I am such a temperamental person, and I have to deal with a junior student?" ”

Ma Wensheng smiled, if it was a weekday, he would really admit it. Because in his eyes, Xie Qian is such a "descendant" who likes to be willful.

In Xie Qian's eyes, Wang Shouren, Shen Xi and others are all juniors, but in Ma Wensheng's eyes, why is Xie Qian not like this?

Ma Wensheng said: "Yu Qiao, I know you are in a bad mood, but there is something I have to explain to you. I had received a letter from Shi Yong before, talking about Shen Xi's affairs in Xuanfu......"

Xie Qian raised his hand and interrupted Ma Wensheng's words: "It's useless to talk more, the Xuanfu has now been completely lost, is there still a miracle in the civil fort?" ”

Ma Wensheng said: "Yu Qiao doesn't want to hear Shi Yong's evaluation of Shen Xi? ”

Xie Qian suddenly became angry and said, "What is he Liu Shiyong?" Pretending to be a good person in front of me now? If he hadn't recommended it to His Majesty at the beginning, Shen Xixiao'er would still be suppressing bandits in the southeast and be his governor of the three provinces, what kind of scenery would it be? ”

"Don't look at the recent southeast coastal newspapers, Shen Xi'er has only been in Fujian, Guangdong and Guizhou for a year, and he has not even been involved in civil affairs, so he has made a lot of moves to benefit the people, and the thieves cannot survive, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, what kind of merit is this?"

"Hmph, even with such political achievements, it is inevitable to be a lonely ghost in Tumubao, do you think I should thank him Liu Shiyong?"

Angry, Xie Qian's words were not as easy-going as usual.

However, it is not completely angry with others, Xie Qian feels that Liu Daxia bears a lot of responsibility in this matter, not to mention in front of Ma Wensheng, even in front of the emperor at this time, he should still scold.

At the beginning, in order to prevent Shen Xi from going to the northwest, Xie Qian risked offending the emperor and contradicted Zhu Youzhu everywhere, but then he didn't stop him.

Although Xie Qian was scolding Liu Daxia, he was actually hating himself, he felt that he had not protected Shen Xi well, and let Shen Xi take too big steps in the court, and now there was finally a problem.

Ma Wensheng sighed: "Yu Qiao doesn't have to be so depressed, now that he hasn't gotten the news of the loss of Tumu Fort, Shen Xi may be able to have a glimmer of life?" ”

Xie Qian said disdainfully: "Hmph, when did Ma Shangshu learn to deceive himself?" Tumubao is located in the west of Juyong Pass, and now west of Neiguan, even Huailaiwei and Yanqing Prefecture have no news, even if Tumubao is lost, can Jingshi get the news? Does Ma Shangshu think that Shen Xi'er has the ability to fight the Tatars? ”

Ma Wensheng shook his head: "It must be impossible to change to someone else, but Shen Xi is here...... Not really. ”

One sentence made Xie Qian's brows tighten, and he began to think about Ma Wensheng's intention in saying this.

It sounded as if he was complimenting Shen Xi and comforting Xie Qian. But thinking about it carefully, Ma Wensheng's words are quite reasonable.

If you change someone else, it must not work, the virtue of the Ming army and generals, Xie Qian and Ma Wensheng are very clear, Ma Wensheng has led troops in the northwest for many years, and personally led the troops to Hami, while Xie Qian has been dealing with government affairs in the DPRK for many years, and he understands the bad things in the army even more clearly.

It is a fact that the combat effectiveness of the Ming ***** is weak, even if one or two generals occasionally have a certain talent, they will not play a decisive role.

But in Shen Xi's case, this law doesn't seem to work.

Ma Wensheng said: "In the thirteenth year of Hongzhi, the battle in the northwest, don't you and I think there is no hope?" At that time, there didn't seem to be as many soldiers and horses around Shen Xi as there are today, right? ”

Xie Qian pondered for a moment, nodded involuntarily, and muttered: "Shen Xi'er seems to have taken a lot of artillery and cannonballs from Juyong Pass, as well as new guns and gunpowder ......."

Shen Xi took away a large number of firearms from Juyong Pass, the imperial court had received a report before, and it was Xie Qian himself who drafted the vote for the cabinet, Xie Qian intended to make this matter smaller, because he felt that there was nothing wrong with giving Shen Xi a little firearms, who let the Franco cannon and the gun be obtained by Shen Xi from the Franco man?

Now that I think about it, Shen Xi was only a dozen cannons, plus a few ox carts, and actually created a great victory in the Yuxi River, and this battle is still talked about by the imperial court, but it is a pity that when others talk about it, they always attribute the magic to Liu Daxia, not the real meritorious person Shen Xi.

Ma Wensheng said again: "Shen Xi himself led thousands of troops, plus the reinforcements that Long Qingwei transferred later, the total strength should be about seven or eight thousand, with the terrain of the civil fort, if he can defend the city with artillery, he may hold on for many ......days."

Xie Qian waved his hand and said, "You don't have to comfort me. Ma Shangshu, let me ask you, how much grain and grass does Shen Xi have on hand? Can you have winter clothes to protect you from the cold? Are there any devices that can be used for defense? ”

Ma Wensheng is old, and he is only responsible for the general direction of decision-making, and he is ignorant of specific things such as the allocation of soldiers, horses, food and grass, so he can only shake his head.

Xie Qian was a little annoyed and said: "Now I don't even know the number of remaining soldiers and horses in Shenxi's army, and the grain, grass, and baggage equipment are all blackened, how can I dare to call it worthy of a war?" Although the terrain of the civil fort is high, it is surrounded on all sides, and there must be a shortage of water. ”

Ma Wensheng sighed softly, this small action also proved that in his heart, Tumubao really had no chance to turn defeat into victory.

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