Under the illumination of the brilliant morning sun and the gaze of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military forces, Lu Jin, the seven-grade county commander, talked eloquently about the affairs of the Mongolian people in the north in front of the Son of Heaven:

"Your Majesty, the Mongolian people have been in great trouble for my Ming Dynasty, although Emperor Taizong has greatly suppressed their arrogance by conquering Mobei, but because of its poor land, he is in great need of the help of my Central Plains property, so he sometimes has the heart of offending my Ming Dynasty, and therefore there are a small number of people who have violated my borderland.

"This time, there are Mongolian people who use the excuse of Weichen to kill their people and raise troops to attack Guangling, which is precisely for this reason. Speaking of fierceness, the Mongols are indeed worthy of their great reputation, even if they do not have decent siege equipment, they are not afraid of anything, and still throw the city with ropes, and use it to climb over the city wall, which is indeed not what our Ming soldiers can do.

"And as far as the minister thinks, with the situation presented by this battle, I am afraid that the covetousness of the grassland tribes towards our Central Plains will be a little heavier. Because without foreign help, it is the limit for me to keep it for a few days. And in my Daming borderland, there are many cities with weak garrisons like Guangling, if you don't respond accordingly, I'm afraid that once the city is broken, the fate of the people, the army and the people there will be ......."

After a pause, Lu Zhen glanced at several high-ranking officials around him: "Of course, if the lord of the court feels that the life and death of the small people in the border areas are insignificant, then the minister has nothing to say." ”

These words made the faces of the officials even more gloomy, maybe in private they would use the overall situation to dissuade the Son of Heaven, but this kind of words that do not kill the people in the border areas must not be put on the surface. This makes it difficult for them to refute it, otherwise this black cauldron that treats the border people like mustard will fall on his head.

Seeing that those officials who had always occupied the moral high ground, sneered at themselves, and constantly criticized themselves turned into saw-mouthed gourds one by one after Lu Zhen's words, which made Wang Zhen feel very happy, and looked at this young man with more appreciation. He decided that after the matter was completed, he must transfer this person to his side to do things, he needed such a person who could speak for himself in the court.

Lu Jin's words continued: "In addition, the border army has now been slack, if there is no change, I am afraid that my Ming border army will fall, and when the court wants to use them one day, they have become beasts that have lost their claws, and at that time, my border land will really be in danger." ”

These words are not Lu Jin's false words and intimidation, but because of the correct prediction given by knowledge hundreds of years later. And even those officials in the DPRK and China have heard of this, and naturally it is even more difficult for them to speak out against it, otherwise they will not be able to get away with it if something happens in the future, and they will be held accountable.

Lu Zhen bent down and saluted the emperor again: "So Your Majesty, with a little shallow knowledge of Wei Chen, now the border of the Ming Dynasty seems to be stable, but in fact, there are more internal and external troubles. ”

When Xu Xi saw him say this, his heart was completely lifted. Looking at the look of the Son of Heaven, it was obvious that he was completely moved by what he said, once His Majesty ordered the use of troops against the Mongolian people in the north on the spot, I was afraid that it would be too difficult to reverse the situation. At this time, he couldn't care too much, and immediately leaned forward, wanting to go up again to oppose it.

But just as he was about to walk out, Yang Pu, the head of the cabinet who was standing not far in front of him, suddenly turned his head and looked at him deeply, with a bit of restraint and comfort in his eyes, so that he could calm down for a while.

This glance came, and it was suddenly like a rope, pulling Xu Shangshu back.

Yang Pu, as the only remaining boss in the original cabinet of Sanyangli, naturally has no need to say much about his prestige in the DPRK. Ordinary civil officials are all looking forward to their horses. Whether this person is wise or human, he can't find any fault in the court, and he has won the trust and respect of the Son of Heaven.

It's just that although Xu Xi stopped moving, his heart was still full of doubts, I don't know why Yang Ge Lao suddenly stopped himself from coming out to speak, could it be that he felt that things were no longer possible?

But it's not enough, even if the Son of Heaven is really moved, even if that Lu Zhen is extravagant, as long as the ministers in the court unanimously oppose it, with His Majesty's usual character, he will still back down. Why didn't you let the fight go, is there any hidden reason?

Xu Xi was suspicious there, but Yang Pu's slightly dim old eyes fell on Lu Jin's body, as if he was observing this young man who suddenly appeared. Although there was still some distance between the two, Lu Zhen actually felt these two substantial gazes, and his body trembled.

Seeing this, Yang Pu's face covered with age spots showed a shallow smile, this young man was very interesting, although he seemed to be looking for Wang Zhen and others, but listening carefully to his words, none of them mentioned that he was going to send troops to the grassland, I am afraid that there is another deep meaning in this.

At this point, because of the chaos of concern, so many people present were stunned that only Yang Pu noticed a trace of abnormality, so he stopped Xu Xi's movements with his eyes, wanting to see what this young man was going to do.

At this time, after digesting Lu Jin's words, the Son of Heaven was also a little moved: "It turns out that this is already the situation in the north, so it seems that we have to fight with the Mongolian people to eliminate these hidden dangers?" ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes fell on Lu Jin, and many people's faces sank straight down with their hearts. Some people looked curiously at the high-ranking officials in front of them, why didn't they speak up one by one at this time, did they really feel that Lu Zhen's words were reasonable, and they couldn't even refute them?

Wang Zhen smiled on his face, he didn't expect things to be done so easily, and what he wanted to do in the past few months was about to be done. He will soon be able to contribute to the country, and then raise his prestige to a position equal to that of Zheng He!

Under the gaze of many people with different ideas, Lu Zhen finally spoke again: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that it is very unwise to use troops against the Mongolian people at this time!" ”

"What?" Everyone was stunned on the spot, looking at Lu Zhen was like watching a neurotic, why did this guy suddenly change his mind again? Is it really such a casual place above this court that he can be allowed to talk here? Of course, there are also many people who have a little peace of mind, at least he didn't let things get out of hand, did he? In this, there was naturally Xu Xi, and at the same time, he looked at Yang Pu with some doubts, could it be that Yang Ge Lao already knew that he would say this? Could it be that this person was originally arranged by Yang Ge Lao?

A series of questions came out of the hearts of many people, but no one could answer them for a while, which made everyone feel confused.

Among them, Wang Zhen's confusion is obviously the heaviest one. The smile on his face froze for a long time, and then it twisted and deformed, staring at the suddenly transformed guy in front of him, and he couldn't wait to step forward and kick this guy to death.

It's a pity that above this court, his prince didn't dare to make such a presumptuous move, so he could only use his eyes to "Ling Chi" the other party.

The Son of Heaven was also stunned for a long time, and then his face sank: "Lu Jin, what do you mean by this?" ”

Lu Zhen took a sharp breath, making his spirit more concentrated, not disturbed by the outside world: "Your Majesty, everything the minister says comes from the bottom of his heart, and everything is for my Ming court." The various internal and external troubles mentioned above about the Northland are also true. ”

"In that case, why do you say that now is not the time to use troops against the Mongols?" The Emperor hurriedly asked.

"Soldiers, the major affairs of the country are not something that can be moved casually. Presumably, the lords in the court are also well aware of this, so they will try their best to prevent His Majesty from ordering troops to attack the Mongols. ”

After a pause, seeing that the face of the Son of Heaven did not improve much, Lu Zhen continued to add: "Your Majesty, once my Ming Dynasty really raises troops for the Northern Expedition like the Yongle Dynasty, how should the grain be deployed?" During the Yongle Dynasty, the whole country was able to provide the military rations of hundreds of thousands of troops, but that was also a major event that took years to complete, and now His Majesty wants to use troops against the Mongolian people with a word, and this alone is already a big problem.

"In addition, the movement of troops and horses should not be underestimated. Although there are heavy troops in the border areas now, it is impossible for all the men and horses there to be sent to the grassland, otherwise if the Mongolian people are allowed to take advantage of the gap, I am afraid that the whole line of our border defense city will be in a hurry, and even the Central Plains will be in chaos because of this. If this is the case, it will be too much to lose.

"Of course, Your Majesty can also issue an order to send troops and horses from the capital and other places, but in this way, it is difficult for the various armies to subordinate each other, and it is still a big problem on the battlefield. After all, it is different from the Yongle Dynasty now, when the soldiers and horses of the whole country experienced the Battle of Jingjing, so they were all veterans of a hundred battles, which is not comparable to the officers and soldiers of these local guards today. ”

Lu Jin's sentence by sentence was enumerated, and the emperor was speechless, and sweat appeared on his forehead.

Zhu Qizhen is not a stupid gentleman who insists on going his own way, he is just a teenager who is impulsive and is emotionally provoked by Wang Zhen. To put it bluntly, now he is just a secondary two teenager and an angry youth, and he is also a rational secondary two teenager. When Lu Zhen laid out the questions one by one, he knew that it was not so simple to really use troops against the Mongols, and the balance in his heart began to waver.

Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, Wang Zhen's face was about to turn into a black face, Zou Fang, the soldier who had controlled the situation before, finally woke up, and immediately scolded: "Bold Lu Jin, dare to be so alarmist in front of the Son of Heaven, is this really the place where you are so presumptuous?" ”

The other officials who spoke with him also woke up like a dream at this time, and immediately reprimanded: "Lu Jin, you dare to be so unscrupulous, and you still don't retreat." ”

"You are a seven-rank county order, where did you get the courage to bark here fiercely!" …… The sound of the number of falls, for a while, is endless!

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