All the officials who heard Zou Fang's words clearly were stunned, and then some people's faces were completely gloomy, and there was only one thought left in their hearts, that is, it is difficult to prevent thieves!

There is no impermeable wall in the imperial court, and the cabinet and several high-ranking officials have heard of Wang Zhen's recent instigation of the Son of Heaven in the palace to use troops against the Mongols. For this reason, they also openly and secretly spoke to the Son of Heaven, persuading him not to be deceived by eunuchs, so as to make a decision that will cause endless trouble.

The courtiers naturally had their reasons for being so resistant to this. On the plus side, this is for the sake of the stability of the world and the prosperity of the country. A few decades ago, Emperor Taizong made several expeditions to the north of Mobei, which really greatly boosted the morale of the people, and it did beat the people to the head, and even divided it into two parts, which can be said to have greatly promoted the prestige of my Ming Dynasty.

But so what? Except for some false names and decades of border stability, the Ming Dynasty has almost no benefit. However, the price paid by the imperial court for those battles was extremely huge, and the family funds accumulated over the years were almost all lost, not to mention the casualties of the soldiers and horses. There are even people who associate the rebellion of Tang Sai'er of the White Lotus Sect with this, which can be said to be a hundred evils and only one benefit.

And this is still the result of the Ming Dynasty pressing the Mongolian people and winning one after another. Once the Ming army loses in the war, you can imagine how much harm it will bring to the world.

In addition to this justifiable reason, there is another reason why officials are trying to prevent the use of troops against the Mongols, but this point is a bit dark and difficult to say. That is, the civil officials in order to curb the power of the military attaches and nobles in the DPRK and China, so as to make themselves truly the masters of the world.

Whether it was Taizu or Taizong, because of the use of troops from time to time, the status of military generals in the court was much higher than that of civilian officials. Fortunately, after the Yongle Dynasty's large-scale use of troops, the imperial court finally reined in and entered a period of peace and self-defense, so that the civilian power finally began to slowly rise, and in today's orthodox years, it can finally compete with the forces of the nobles and military generals, and even suppress them in many things.

Whether it is for the sake of their own rights and interests, or for the stability of the imperial court, what the civil official group is most afraid of today is the rise of the military general group again. And if the generals want to rise, the only way is to fight in the Quartet and use military exploits to improve their status in the court. If you want to suppress them, the most effective means is naturally to fight less wars, or even not to use troops abroad. This is also the key to the fact that the imperial court has rarely used swords in recent decades.

Now, Wang Zhen actually wants to encourage the Son of Heaven to renew the use of troops, and the civilian officials naturally want to resist it collectively. I thought that as long as the Son of Heaven was dissuaded, the matter would pass, but I didn't expect that there was a traitor among them, and he suddenly stabbed at today's court meeting, completely clarifying the matter, and also killed them by surprise.

Under the angry gaze of many colleagues, Zou Fang handed over the music in his hand according to the rules, and at the same time continued to say aloud: "Your Majesty, the champion of the Han Dynasty Hou Tibing attacked the Xiongnu in the north, and Li Weigong of the Tang Dynasty swept the Turks. ”

Hearing him say this, Zhu Qizhen's face became more and more ruddy, and his body trembled slightly, which was an expression of extreme excitement: "What Zou Qing said is very true, I will inherit the ambition of the Han and Tang Dynasties, and I should sweep away the Tartar disaster in the north for the people of the world." ”

"Your Majesty Shengming!" Zou Fang hurriedly praised again.

Seeing that the two of them sang and harmonized, they were about to settle such a major event, and finally some courtiers couldn't bear it anymore, and one of them strode out of the minister's class and said loudly: "Zou Shilang's words are fallacious!" Swords and soldiers are the most important weapons of the country, how can they be used at will? ”

The surrounding officials raised their eyes and saw that it was Xu Xi, the secretary of the Ministry of War, who couldn't bear it and stood up to oppose it. As Zou Fang's top boss, his subordinates suddenly caught everyone off guard at the court meeting, and his responsibility was naturally not light, so he had to stand up and speak at this time.

After a pause, he saluted the Son of Heaven sitting on it: "Your Majesty, the actions of the Han and Tang Dynasties really strengthened the country and benefited the people, but there are many different feelings in it. So they dare to use soldiers, one is the enemy is weak and I am strong, and they win with elite military horses, just like when Emperor Taizong personally conquered the desert; Both are because foreign enemies provoked first, and the imperial court raised troops for the stability of the country.

"But the situation is very different today. The grassland Mongolian people have long been scattered when they were not Taizong, and they are weak and cowardly, once they use troops, I am afraid that they will make the imperial court pay an extremely painful price, which is not taken by the wise. Moreover, now the Mongolian people of the grassland are very obedient to our Ming Dynasty, and this year there are more tributary envoys to Beijing. As the saying goes, if the name is not right, the word will not be good, and if the word is not good, the thing will not be done, and if there is no reasonable excuse, I am afraid that it will ......"

Xu Shangshu's words can be said to be old-fashioned, and he only heard the surrounding group nodding their heads one by one, even Emperor Zhu Qizhen, who also showed hesitation.

Zhu Qizhen is not famous for his wisdom and decisiveness among the more than ten emperors of the Ming Dynasty, and he can't even compare with Ming monarchs such as Hongzhi in terms of governing ability. But he has one advantage, that is, he is the most modest and gentle, although he is seventeen or eighteen years old is the age of surging blood, although Xu Xi poured a basin of cold water on his head at once, but he did not mean to be angry at all, and even looked a little confused, as if he felt that he was wrong.

If this is put on many other great tomorrows, not to mention the two founders, even Jiajing Wanli, I am afraid that they will have to attack on the spot, and Xu Xi will definitely not be good. Of course, if you put it in the back of the braided dynasty, if you a minion dares to oppose the will of the Holy Son of Heaven, you will wait to lose your official position and resign, or even take your life. And here in Zhu Qizhen, he couldn't even say anything to refute, just kept sweeping his eyes to Zou Fang to see if he had anything to say.

Sure enough, Zou Fang was also prepared, and immediately said: "Is Xu Shangshu's words a bit exaggerated?" I have a million troops from all over the Ming Dynasty, and in terms of military strength, it will only be dozens of times that of the Mongolian people in the grassland, can't we sweep them away? What's more, now that my Ming Dynasty is in a prosperous era and the national strength is at its peak, it is time to muster up the courage to open up the peace of the world for future generations!

"As for the reason for sending troops, it is actually not for nothing. As far as the minister knows, a few months ago, there were Mongolian people who invaded our border county and killed our people. Since the Mongolian people have broken the friendship between the two countries first, and they attacked Shangbang with vassals, I will be famous for sending troops to pacify the world. ”

In a few words, the other party's rebuttal point was completely refuted, which made the scene cold again, and Xu Xi's expression became very ugly.

It's not that Xu Shangshu is inferior to his subordinates in terms of argumentation, but it's because the latter came prepared, but he responded to the battle in a hurry, and when it came to preparation, he was not at the same level at all. As for the other officials, it is even more unbearable. Although they had the heart to help, they really had limited knowledge of military affairs, and it was difficult for them to really support Lord Shangshu, so they could only stare at this traitor.

But obviously, Zou Fang's face is much thicker than most people think, although he is regarded as a thorn in the side of many people, he still stands calmly on the spot, and even has a very graceful and determined smile on his face.

He has been up and down in the court for decades, and although he has been an official in the military department, he has always felt depressed. Especially in his opinion, Xu Xi's ability is much weaker than himself, how can he occupy the position of Shangshu, but let himself be a little waiter, listening to his call?

This imbalance finally exploded last year after a long period of accumulation. In order to earn a better official position, Zou Fang resolutely took refuge in Wang Zhen, who was in the limelight. And today's episode is his vote for the prince. As long as he succeeds, it will only be a matter of time before he replaces Xu Xi in the position of secretary of the military department.

Thinking of this, his eyes couldn't help but look at Wang Zhen behind the emperor's side, who was also smug at this time, and after glancing at him, he glanced at him again. The meaning, Zou Fang immediately understood, the iron should be struck while it is hot, and now it is time to take out a certain key chess piece that the prince had prepared earlier.

After making up his mind, while the ministers were silent, Zou Shilang said again: "Your Majesty, in fact, whether it is the minister or Xu Shangshu, what they say more about the use of troops against the Mongolian people is just talk on paper, if you really want to win the trust of the world, you still have to ask the local officials or generals." ”

"Huh?" The ministers were stunned again, I don't know why he said this, isn't this against his judgment just now?

But soon, everyone understood, and at the same time their hearts became more nervous. Because Zou Fang continued: "Now, there is a county magistrate from Guangling County, Datong, Shanxi Province, who can tell the story of the people in more detail, so as to remove the hesitation in the hearts of Your Majesty and all the adults!" ”

They still have a backhand?

That Guangling county commander actually came to the capital early, but our court officials didn't know about it at all? All this is obviously Zou Fang, no, it was Wang Zhen who arranged it in secret! He is really scheming, thinking far-reaching!

But the Son of Heaven didn't look at the change in the expressions of the ministers, and immediately nodded: "That is the case, Xuan Lu Zhen came up to speak!" ”

When the ministers heard this, they were shocked again, and many people's faces sank, and they wanted to step forward and say a sentence about how a county order An can speak at such a meeting? But before their words could be spoken, the emperor's will had already come down, and then the eunuchs beside him also shouted loudly: "Your Majesty has a will, Xuanguangling County Order stepped forward to reply!" ”

At this time, it was difficult for everyone to oppose it. At the same time, countless eyes looked behind them and looked at the young junior official who was walking out slowly!

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