The endless debates in the court day after day made the young son of heaven Zhu Qizhen finally unable to support it. Although there are still many noble military attaches who continue to support the Northern Expedition, and Wang Zhen is still pouting from time to time, but in the face of the opposition of those important ministers and elders he trusts on weekdays, he finally has the heart to retreat.

And it seems to have grasped this psychology of him, and Hu Hu, who had never said a word on this matter for more than a month, finally spoke at this morning court meeting: "Your Majesty, the old minister also thinks that it is quite risky to talk about the Northern Expedition now. ”

When he opened his mouth, he came down from the Son of Heaven, and the expressions of the people in the hall were all solemn. Since Yang Pu left, only the British public Zhang Fu was left who could compare with Hu Hu in terms of seniority and prestige. It's a pity that Grandpa Zhang, who can now fight against him, said that he was sick at home, so no one could argue with him at this time.

Hu Hu paused for a moment before continuing: "Although some people always mention that Emperor Taizong is the majesty that swept through Mobei, do you know what a huge price there is behind this? The military attachés could not answer his question, because they did not know, and the civil officials did not want to answer it. In fact, if you really want to talk about it, when it comes to understanding the things of the past, no one in the court can come out of Hu Hu's right, so when he asks this, everyone can only listen to it.

Even Zhu Qizhen asked with some curiosity: "How big is the price?" ”

"Just because of the military rations, the Jiangnan treasury was almost looted, and nearly half of the grain in the treasury was also taken. If there had been a famine at that time, I am afraid that the local area might have fallen into an extremely dangerous situation. Hu Hu gave the answer solemnly.

Even Lu Zhen couldn't help but be shocked. In the history books he read, he praised the style of Emperor Yongle's Northern Expedition, and bluntly said that he raised the prestige of the Ming Dynasty, commanded the world, made the Mongolian people run away, and made all countries come to the court, but he never thought that there was such a big hidden danger in the battle of the Northern Expedition.

Hu Hui's gaze swept over those officials, and finally fell back to the Son of Heaven who was a little stunned: "If God hadn't blessed me at the beginning, everything would have been smooth during the Northern Expedition led by Emperor Taizong, and the suffering of the people in the Central Plains would have multiplied, and even ......" The latter words, he was not easy to say.

"But even if I had exhausted the strength of the Ming Dynasty at that time, and the brave soldiers who had followed Emperor Taizong for many years of hard fighting during the Jingjing crisis, the result was not really as the emperor wished. In the end, we were not able to really destroy the Mongols on the grassland, but only killed them and retreated to the far north. Although this brought me decades of peace for Daming, the price was unacceptable to the government and the opposition at that time.

"Today, although the national strength should have surpassed the Yongle Dynasty, the combat power of my Ming official army is far inferior to the original. What's more, now there is no such genius as Emperor Taizong, who can not only make hundreds of thousands of troops obey orders, but also constantly formulate various strategies to achieve victory in one battle after another. On the first point alone, it is difficult for the Manchu Dynasty to have a competent person in the civil and military forces, and the only qualified British duke is sick and embarrassed.

"So Your Majesty, it is extremely irrational to talk about the Northern Expedition at this time, and it is irresponsible to my Ming Dynasty and the people of the world, and I hope that Your Majesty will put the society first, and don't regret it in the future!"

After some analysis, Hu Hu finally bent down deeply and pleaded with the Son of Heaven with the most sincere attitude.

Seeing that the old ministers of the four dynasties had all said this, the Son of Heaven was finally moved: "Mr. Hu, please be even." The matter ...... Think about it again. However, I have already understood this heartfelt remark of my husband, it is related to my Ming national fortune, and I promise you that you will not rush to send troops because of a momentary mood. ”

This is where the weight of the elders of the Shendu Dynasty lies, not only did other officials dare not speak out against his words after facing him, but even the Son of Heaven could only make such a statement.

Seeing this, Lu Zhen gently let out a sigh of relief. If the emperor could really be as good as he could, then the disaster he feared might have been avoided.

And Wang Zhen was annoyed for a while, could it be that the game he had worked so hard to lay out was still difficult to achieve in the end?

Thinking of this, after glaring at Hu Hu hatefully, he glanced at an official not far in front of him and asked him to come out and speak.

This is Wang Zhi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, although he is not as senior and important as Hu Tong in terms of qualifications, but in terms of identity, he is not weaker than the other party, after all, in an official sense, the Ministry of Rites is even higher than the Ministry of Officials.

It's just that although Wang Zhi has taken refuge in Wang Zhenmen, he has never shown his tendencies. Now that Wang Zhen gave him a look, his intention was naturally to let him kill Hu Hu's side by surprise. This made him feel embarrassed for a while.

This is an act against his colleagues in the Manchu Dynasty, and if he loses, he will no longer be able to gain a foothold in the court. However, since Wang Zhendu had already made this decision, he had no choice but to refuse, after all, he had already boarded the thief ship, and he had already been unable to help himself.

After a moment of hesitation, Wang Zhi walked out with a resolute intention: "Your Majesty, the minister also has a word. ”

"Wang Qing, but it doesn't hurt to say it." Zhu Qizhen felt a little lost at this time, and his thoughts seemed to be completely frustrated, and his ambition to pursue Emperor Taizong would no longer be there. After all, even a patriarch like Hu Hu has spoken so seriously, and if there is a secretary of the Ministry of Etiquette who speaks out against it, can he really ignore the opinions of the ministers?

If it is replaced by the two emperors of Taizu and Taizong, as long as they make a decision, the ministers will only obey the order. But after all, Zhu Qizhen is only a prince of peace, and he is still young, so he has not yet understood the way of the emperor, so he can only make concessions in this matter.

But just when he was disappointed, Wang Zhi's words made the Son of Heaven inexplicably surprised. Not only him, but also a group of civil officials, including Hu Hui, also showed an unbelievable look afterwards, because they only heard Wang Zhi say this:

"Your Majesty, although what Hu Butang said is reasonable, it is also true that my name is ruined by the people. If it is just an ordinary invasion, it will be enough for our border troops to repel the invading enemy. But this time, the situation was completely different, that is, when my court released enough good intentions, the Mongolian people still violated my borders. This is the biggest offense to my Ming court, if this matter spreads, and my court does not fight back, how will the people of the world think? And will the countries of the Quartet vassal countries underestimate me because of this?

"Your Majesty, in the eyes of the minister, this is no longer an ordinary contradiction and dispute between the two sides, but it is related to the reputation of my Ming Dynasty's national fortune abroad. Therefore, sending troops at this time will only be supported by the subjects of the world, and our soldiers will also work together to kill the enemy and serve the country. This, as the so-called justification, is a battle that will be won! ”

In the end, it is an official who specializes in etiquette, and the truth that he says with one mouth is much more convincing than what those who have mentioned before. And as far as he said, this time the Northern Expedition is not just for the sake of exporting the evil spirit, but for the sake of promoting the prestige of the Ming Dynasty and the world. Coupled with the argument and support of the righteous and helpful, many people suddenly gave rise to hope again.

Even the Son of Heaven was a little excited at this time: "Well said, the Mongolian people are indeed deceiving people too much, if I don't respond accordingly, it will only make everyone in the world look down on us." ”

"Your Majesty can't." Kuang Yu was anxious, and hurriedly came out to play: "What Wang Shangshu said seems to be reasonable, but we can still solve this problem through other ways. After all, now that the various ministries on the grassland are not subordinate to each other, we can't implicate all of them because one of them does not obey the king, right? ”

After a pause, he uttered something that he regretted afterwards: "If you want to raise the prestige of our court, you don't have to use swords, you can also use more peaceful means. For example, send people to the grasslands, and let the Great Khan there severely punish those who violate the borders of our Ming Dynasty. ”

When the civil officials who were a little flustered heard this, they knew that this was the best opportunity, so they hurriedly stepped forward, said similar words, and made great salutes one by one. Only Lu Jin, but he muttered in his heart, can this really be useful?

The Son of Heaven was stunned when he heard this, but as the other courtiers stepped forward to say the same thing and bowed deeply, he had to accept their suggestion: "That's it, I understand." Just do what you want, and send people to the grassland to reprimand them, so that their Khan will admit their mistakes to the imperial court, and severely punish the relevant people. ”

"Your Majesty Shengming!" Seeing that he was finally relieved, the ministers all praised loudly, for fear that he would repeat it again.

And those noble military attachés have all changed color, and this time, they don't even have a chance to speak.

But then, the Son of Heaven said: "However, during this period, I want the military department to dispatch men, horses, grain and grass from all over the country to the north as soon as possible. This is to let people know my Ming attitude, and secondly, it is also just in case. ”

"Your Majesty......" Kuang Yu really didn't expect the Son of Heaven to make such a request, and he was a little panicked again.

But before his words could be spoken, Zhu Qizhen had already waved his hand: "I have made up my mind, there is no need to say anything about this matter." As long as people are willing to give in and admit their mistakes, this battle can naturally be eliminated. Otherwise...... I know that I need them to pay a sufficient price. ”

Seeing the serious look on his face when he spoke, the ministers finally swallowed back the words that came to their lips. The Son of Heaven has made enough concessions, and they dare not take another inch, so they can only make more efforts in diplomacy to eliminate the shadow of this war as soon as possible.

After the dispersal of the dynasty, many people were quite satisfied. But they don't know that some things are often when you give birth to hope, and then you really feel hopeless!

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