In the side hall of the Wenhua Hall of the Forbidden City, seven advisory ministers gathered together to discuss military and political affairs. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

The previous discussion was all day long, and everything was done according to the established process, and there was nothing new. As a result, the meeting was adjourned for more than an hour, and there was a new topic.

Juyong's guard Li Pin reported to the imperial court to send more than 2,000 reinforcements to reinforce the civil fort, and the military order he got was not issued by the imperial court, but was directly issued by Shen Xi, the governor of Yansui, which surprised the bigwigs in the court.

Zhang Yanling, Marquis of Jianchang, was not a member of the Seven Advisors, but he ruled the Jingying with his elder brother, and was in the Wenhua Hall at this time.

Hearing Xiong Xiu's explanation, Zhang Yanling thought to himself: "Shen Xi, this kid is unwilling to be killed, and he actually transferred troops without authorization!?" Originally, after death, you could posthumously award a meritorious hero and make the family glorious, but if there is a private transfer of troops, it is enough to make you ruined, not a meritorious hero but a criminal minister. This kid is asking for trouble! ”

In addition to Zhang Yanling's gloating, most of the ministers attending the meeting were cautious by nature, such as Liu Jian and Ma Wensheng, who were worried about the impact of sending reinforcements on the defense of Juyongguan.

Although it is said that the ones sent to Shen Xi belong to the "reserves", when the front line of the inner Great Wall is attacked by the Tatars, these "reserve" soldiers and horses can also come in handy.

British Duke Zhang Mao glanced around at the ministers in the palace and said: "Governor Yansui, transferring troops from Juyong Pass without the permission of the Ministry of War, I'm afraid it's not appropriate, right?" ”

Zhang Mao didn't dare to say too much, because he wanted to test the reaction of the ministers present, Zhang Mao knew that Xie Qian and Ma Wensheng would definitely protect Shen Xi, Li Dongyang, Liu Jian, and Zhang Heling would stand on Shen Xi's side, and Xiong Xiu, the squire of the military department, belonged to the neutral side, and neither side would be offended.

Zhang Yanling frowned: "Grandpa's words are not right, where is Shen Xi's behavior inappropriate, it is a great crime!" Shen Xi, as the governor of Yansui, originally sent troops to recover the Yulin Acropolis, but he went out of Beijing for a month, and he had not left the Beijing division for 600 miles, and the soldiers were not able to Xuanfu, and now Yansui has been successfully recovered, he is still staying in Tumu Fort, and now he is mobilizing Longqing guards and horses, so it is reasonable and reasonable, and they should be held responsible! ”

Zhang Yanling didn't know much about the war in the northwest, and only cared about attacking Shen Xi without thinking too much. But old ministers like Zhang Mao and Liu Jian know what the definition of the position of governor of Yansui is...... Shen Xi is the governor of Yansui, the governor of the right capital, who is Liu Daxia's deputy, and the scope of conscription and deployment of troops and horses is definitely not limited to three sides, in order to achieve the goal of victory in the battle against Tatars, there is no problem in recruiting Longqing guards and horses to help.

The problem is that the soldiers and horses requisitioned by Shen Xi are not going to Xuanfu, but to aid Tumu Fort, which has been abandoned and is not part of the military defense system that the imperial court has just made.

If the imperial court identified Shen Xi's transfer of troops as resisting the Tatar invasion, it would be reasonable and a normal transfer of troops; If Shen Xi's behavior of transferring troops is regarded as relieving himself from danger and ignoring the overall situation, it is selfishness, greed for life and fear of death.

To put it bluntly, it depends on how the imperial court characterizes Shen Xi, and in the Ming Dynasty, it is most appropriate to judge heroes by success or failure.

Under the premise that Shen Xi judged the Tatar army's plan in advance, and successfully predicted the direction of the Tatar main attack and played the imperial court, Shen Xi's transfer of troops was reasonable and even regarded by many people as a brilliant pen.

The problem is that Shen Xi's foresight was not adopted by the imperial court, and these bigwigs in the court and China were unwilling to admit that it was their own slackness that caused major mistakes in the judgment of the battle situation, they only felt that Shen Xi had hit shit luck, and as for Shen Xi's military exploits, they also selectively ignored them.

If there is a unanimous condemnation on the scene, then even if Shen Xi's transfer of troops is reasonable, it will be defined as illegal and must be held accountable.

From the beginning, only Zhang Mao and Zhang Yanling, the two nobles in charge of the army, spoke, and everyone else was silent.

Xie Qian didn't say anything to defend Shen Xi, and others didn't fall into the trap, they were all waiting for others to express their opinions, and they would stand up and speak by themselves, or they would appear to be shielding and conniving, or they would look small-bellied, with the experience of these ministers in the Wenhua Palace, they felt that they had no reason to deal with a posterior boy, although in terms of official character, Shen Xi was not much lower than them.

Xiao Jing, the eunuch who held the seal of the celebrant and was watching the meeting, was waiting for the final results of the report to Emperor Hongzhi, and seeing that the scene was a bit deadlocked, he said anxiously: "Ladies and gentlemen, tell me, should Lord Shen approve or convict this transfer of troops?" ”

The words themselves were fine, but Xie Qian was very unhappy when he heard it, and immediately asked, "Grandpa Xiao, why must it be a reward or a conviction?" Although Shen Xi'er did not do a thorough job in some things, he successfully predicted the changes in the northwest war situation, and predicted the direction of Di Yi. ”

"Even if the imperial court is ready to give up the civil fort, Shen Xi'er is under siege, and he can't predict the prophet, what he does is all for the sake of the Ming Dynasty, even if he doesn't comply with the rules, he shouldn't be convicted in a hurry!"

Li Dongyang persuaded: "Yu Qiao, don't be anxious, I don't want to come to Gonggong Xiao with the intention of being investigated." ”

Xiao Jing hurriedly explained: "Yes, yes, Xie Ge Lao, Lord Shen has indeed made meritorious contributions to the Ming Dynasty in the northwest, and it is too late for me to ask for credit for him, how can I hold him accountable?" It's just that the court always has to come up with an explanation for this matter, and Your Majesty is waiting for the message, so you adults can't do it......"

has been in the celebrant for many years, Xiao Jing has long been clear about the habits of these ministers of the Ming Dynasty, and if there is something to retreat, he will retreat from 625 and have nothing to do, so he can naturally complicate small things, or simplify big things.

Xiao Jing found that he not only had to do his best to the emperor, but also laughed and made peace in front of these important ministers, and being a master of ceremonies and eunuchs who had every opportunity to control the seal was indeed a huge torment for a person like him who had no intention of power.

Xiao Jing has never had the ambition to compete for power, he only wants to live an ordinary life, and it is only because of his high reputation in the palace that he was entrusted with important tasks by Emperor Hongzhi.

Ma Wensheng interjected: "It seems that the old man is not as good as this, so he ordered Tumubao to order Shen Xi to immediately withdraw his troops from Juyong Pass, and at the same time strengthen the vigilance of Juyong Pass, so that Shen Xi's department can defend Juyong Pass with evidence!" ”

This is easier said than done.

Strictly speaking, this is simply a scene, everyone knows the current situation of Xuanfu, Shen Xi is stuck in the civil fort waiting for help, and he has lost the ability to break through at all. In the eyes of these ministers, Tumubao did not have the conditions to be stationed, so letting Shen Xi continue to stay in Tumubao would be suspected of pushing Shen Xi to death.

But let Shen Xi break through, and Shen Xi died faster.

This is not to say that Ma Wensheng is ready to urge Shen Xi to die, because the military order of the imperial court may not be able to be sent to the civil fort, and Shen Xi can't even receive the military order, so why do you talk about complying with it?

Zhang Mao glanced at Ma Wensheng, and his expression seemed to say: "It's really a 'high move', why don't you convey the military order yourself?" If the reinforcements sent could be recovered, there would not be so much trouble, and I was afraid that the soldiers and horses would eventually be lost in the Tumu Fort, but it would not be able to slow down the advance of the Tatars. ”

Liu Jian, as the first assistant of the cabinet, spoke at the right time: "The situation in the northwest has taken a sharp turn for the worse, and now the most important thing is to guard the Jingshi and Bauhinia Pass and Juyong Pass. ”

"In order to achieve a protracted battle, it is necessary to strengthen the vigilance of the nine gates of the Beijing Division, and summon the soldiers and horses of the King of Qin from all over the country to quickly march to the Beijing Division and fight against the Northern Kou!"

The focus of attention is not how to get back the soldiers and horses that Shen Xi requisitioned out, but how to transfer them to the defense of Gyeonggi -- the soldiers and horses lent to others may be recovered, and when they go to Tumu Fort, they basically have borrowed but not returned, and under the unstoppable Tartar troops, no amount of soldiers and horses lent is a "waste".

In fact, Liu Jian's attitude is very pragmatic, the soldiers and horses have been adjusted, and the Tumubao Imperial Court has also decided to give up selectively, what you say is useless, instead of pursuing responsibility, it is better to discuss the next step of the dispatch of soldiers and horses, and now Shen Xi can't be escorted back for trial, and if you want to hold Li Pin accountable, you also expect Li Pin, who is familiar with the terrain, to defend at Juyong Pass.

It is not appropriate to change generals before the battle, it is of little significance to want to hold accountable at this juncture, and it is even more nonsense to ask for rewards for merit, so it is natural to forget about this matter for the time being, and even mention it to the emperor, so as not to get angry when you hear it.

One retreat six, two, five, old ideas, old tactics, and even can't be regarded as a new bottle of old bottles, it is simply the choice that a sleek and sophisticated old minister should make.

When Xiao Jing heard this, he was immediately inspired...... His mentality is not much different from Liu Jian's, and his biggest characteristic is to calm things down. Xiao Jing hurriedly said: "Then this matter, let's not discuss it for the time being?" ”

Xie Qian was a little dissatisfied: "I was afraid of making a mistake before, so I refused to transfer soldiers and horses to Shen Xi'er, but now the soldiers and horses have been transferred to Tumu Fort, although there are only more than 2,000 people, but they may not be able to turn the tide, why don't you continue to increase the dispatch?" ”

Although the court now admires Xie Qian, it is difficult for his proposal to be approved by others.

Xie Qian wanted to try to rescue Shen Xi, and he and Ma Wensheng voted two to five, and he couldn't change the views of other important ministers, and others would not give him this opportunity, because the most important thing for the powerful people was to save their lives, and the safety of Jingshi came first.

As for things outside of Jingshi, they are basically not considered.