In the capital, Liu Daxia's mansion, two important guests came at dusk that day, namely Ma Wensheng, the secretary of the ministry, and Xie Qian, a scholar of the cabinet university. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

Ma Wensheng was ordered by the emperor to come over to discuss with Liu Daxia about the strategy of sending troops, and Xie Qian's errand was similar to Ma Wensheng's, but he was more like he came to Xingshi to ask for guilt.

Zhu Youzhang's illness has not yet recovered, and he has been hanging for a day without a day, and the court has no leader.

During the Ming Dynasty to Hongzhi, capable talents came out in large numbers, this is the splendid era of the Ming Dynasty, and it is also an era when talented people can show their ambitions. Zhu Youji, as the leader of Hongzhi Zhongxing, was terminally ill at this time, and the court was suddenly overcast.

The emperor has not been to the court since he was sick, and he saw that the ministers were all in the dormitory of the Qianqing Palace. Zhu Youzhu didn't even have the strength to get out of bed, and it seemed that the change of throne would happen soon.

“…… Your Majesty's intention to send troops to the Hetao is to clear the way for the crown prince to ascend the throne, and our old ministers should share your Majesty's worries and completely eradicate the hidden dangers in the northwest! ”

Ma Wensheng is old, he is a secretary of the ministry, and he has mastered the official hats of all officials, and it is not an exaggeration to describe him as illustrious for a while. But when others mention Ma Wensheng, they will always think of his great achievements in the military department.

After the Tumubao Incident, the Ming Dynasty was invincible in foreign wars for decades, and it was only since Ma Wensheng began to reverse the decline.

Of course, Liu Daxia, as the successor of the military department, seems to have done a better job than Ma Wensheng, and some people in the dynasty even began to compare Liu Daxia with Huo Quzhi, Li Jing and others.

Since the strong Han and Tang Dynasty have brave generals who can go down in history, the Ming Dynasty is now in its prime, and naturally has to have talents, but looking at the more than 100 years of Wenchen generals in the Ming Dynasty, the only one who can be compared with Wei Qing, Huo Quzhi and Li Jing is a blue jade.

But who is Lan Yu? That's the sinner! Even if the emperors of the Ming Dynasty dared to correct Zhu Yunwen's name, they did not dare to overturn the case for the Taizu Emperor.

Fortunately, in the Hongzhi years, there was Ma Wensheng first, and then Liu Daxia, Ma Wensheng was Hami, and Liu Daxia was defeated by Tatars.

Liu Daxia said: "Your Majesty talked about the battle in the northwest, dating back to Gengshen Nianwu's return from the northwest, when His Majesty asked if he could destroy the Tatars, but at that time, His Majesty Yu Qiao Shangshu proposed to pacify, divide and divide the strategy, take advantage of the internal disputes in the Tatars, and gather the Uliangha and other tribes, so that they have long fallen into division and flawless southern invasion. ”

"Since then, His Majesty has not mentioned the current situation in the Northwest for many years, until the end of last year, His Majesty's health is not as good as before, then he brought up the old affairs in the Northwest again, and summoned me to the palace many times to discuss, and occasionally discussed all night, I knew that His Majesty wanted to prepare for the crown prince's accession to the throne, so I had to reluctantly agree......"

Xie Qian said coldly: "Shi Yong, if you want to help Your Majesty pacify the Hetao and completely solve the border troubles, that is your fierce loyalty, but why do you want to take Shen Xi'er with you?" ”

Liu Daxia stared at Xie Qian with wide eyes, looking extremely shocked, obviously not expecting Xie Qian to know about this.

Ma Wensheng looked at the angry Xie Qian, then looked at Liu Daxia, and asked, "Shi Yong, what's going on?" Didn't Your Majesty send you on the expedition, why are you involved with Shen Xi again? ”

Now Liu Daxia couldn't hold his face, he picked up the teacup and sighed softly:

"Your Majesty asked, why can Gengshen break the Tatar? I mentioned the elements that could be won at that time, among which Shen Xi had fought with the Tatar cavalry outside the Yulin Acropolis, which was for the war; After that, he took the initiative to ask Ying and the ox cart artillery to help me on the south bank of Yuxi, which was the cause of the incident; The Tatar light army advanced so that the front army and the rear army could not take care of each other, which was an external cause; The soldiers retreated to the river bank and had no way to retreat, and fought bravely to the death, which was the internal cause; Yuxi River can win a battle, the time is the third, the location is the second, the people are the first, the other four are successful, if I say that I will remember the merit of the three, then Shenxi must remember the last merit! ”

Xie Qian listened to what Liu Daxia said, and finally divided the credit, what is the right time and place, and only attributed the credit to Shen Xi, and next to Ma Wensheng was still brushing his beard and nodding in response, which made him more and more angry in his heart.

"Shi Yong, ask yourself, is this your heartfelt words?"

Xie Qian said dissatisfiedly, "Although Shen Xi'er is slippery and clever, he sent troops under tremendous pressure and fought desperately in the Yuxi River, so that the soldiers of the three armies of the Ming Dynasty turned the corner from danger to safety, and you remember him as a successful worker?" ”

In the face of Xie Qian's tough attitude, Liu Daxia couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly, Ma Wensheng knew that Xie Qian was concerned and chaotic, and fully understood this.

In front of Shen Xi, Xie Qian is absolutely old-fashioned, whether it is a famous official position, Xie Qian is far above Shen Xi, isn't Shen Xi the champion, Xie Qian is also the champion!

Shen Xi is a Hanlin official, Xie Qian is also a Hanlin, and he has done decades of learning than Shen Xi, Shen Xi has to keep a low profile in front of Xie Qian at any time, and he can't play tricks.

But Xie Qian, in front of Liu Daxia and Ma Wensheng, is completely a "descendant" who is a little unfamiliar.

Ma Wensheng and Liu Daxia, one in his seventies and the other in his sixties, are more qualified than Xie Qian, the "young Zhuang faction" in his fifties, so when the three of them talk, Ma Wensheng and Liu Daxia always try to maintain an attitude of being a senior master, and Xie Qian should have been as respectful as Shen Xi's attitude towards him, but the fact is that Xie Qian has always been able to speak well, scold people without dirty words, plus on talent, Xie Qian is indeed much stronger than Ma Wensheng and Liu Daxia, so that every time the two old guys face Xie Qian, the "young Zhuang faction", There will be a feeling of power that cannot be used.

"Yu Qiao, don't blame Shi Yong, Shi Yong didn't give himself half a point when he showed his merits, the time and place were favorable, and the soldiers fought hard, all of them were just lies, Your Majesty should also hear it, in fact, Shen Xi's credit should be the greatest." Seeing that the meeting had a tendency to break up unhappily, Ma Wensheng had to stand up for Liu Daxia.

Xie Qian didn't speak with a dark face, and Liu Daxia continued: "That's exactly what I mean, after Your Majesty heard about it, he thought about it for a long time, and finally agreed, and asked about some of Shen Xi's past affairs, including his war with the Buddha Lang Jiren in Quanzhou. At that time, the results of Shen Xi's battle in the southeast had not yet reached the capital, and His Majesty had intended to send him to the northwest with me, with him as the governor of Yansui, and to coordinate the transportation of grain and troops......"

"How can that kid be virtuous, Governor Yansui is my important responsibility, he is just a young man's body, and he has not even taken the word hairy boy, how can he be competent?" Xie Qian tried his best to help Shen Xi speak before, but when it came to Shen Xi going to the northwest to take up a post, he immediately began to step on it.

Ma Wensheng hurriedly spoke again: "Yu Qiao, don't worry, this is just Your Majesty and Shi Yong's discussion, but it is not approved!" ”

Liu Daxia said: "What Yu Qiao said is that even if Shen Xi is brave and strategic, he is always a young man, if he recruits the northwest alone, he may not be able to preside over the overall situation, but if I go with a few nobles, he will assist from the side, maybe he will make a meritorious service in a battle, recover the northern frontier of the Ming Dynasty, and push the defense line from the north of Yulin to the north bank of the Yellow River." ”

Xie Qian pursed his lips disdainfully: "You obviously don't want him to be responsible for requisitioning money and grain, but you want him to take the lead, act as a vanguard officer, and lead the troops north to fight to the death with the main Tatar force?" ”

Ma Wensheng listened to Xie Qian's words and couldn't help but look at Liu Daxia in surprise.

At this time, Liu Daxia's face was not so good-looking, and he did not argue with Xie Qian head-on, Ma Wensheng immediately understood that Xie Qian did not guess wrong, in fact, Liu Daxia did not plan to let Shen Xi be the governor of Yansui and be responsible for logistics and supply, but wanted Shen Xi to be the vanguard officer and lead the troops to the grassland.

In Liu Daxia's view, Shen Xi is brave and resourceful to lead the troops into battle, and it is not suitable for him to shrink in the rear as a quartermaster.

"Shi Yong, this is yours."

Ma Wensheng said, "Shen Xi has always been a teenager, even if he is slightly defeated, the people in the court will definitely criticize him as 'talking on paper', and he will die without being upright." ”

Ma Wensheng had the same idea as Xie Qian at this time, it was feasible for Liu Daxia to find Shen Xi to go to the northwest as an assistant, but it was not a good idea to appoint Shen Xi to be a vanguard officer and lead the troops to fight.

To put it mildly, Liu Daxia is clearly suspected of digging a pit to make people jump down.

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