Chapter 402: Mikhail Fedorovich's decision
Lazily stretched, Chongzhen got up and left his imperial case, came to the door, the sun shined directly into the house through the door, bathed in the sunshine Chongzhen felt unusually comfortable and warm, squinting at the sun, the corners of Chongzhen's mouth hooked an arc, and the mood seemed to be excellent.
"Emperor! Hurry up! It's windy! What if you hurt the dragon's body? Cao Huachun hurriedly said.
"Haha! Out of the way! I'm not that delicate! Chongzhen stretched his body comfortably, and said with a smile: "I've been sitting for a long time, get up and move!" Then he seemed to remember something, and said: "This day will enter the cold winter in more than a month!" Time flies! ”
"It's not you, the emperor! Now Daming is getting better and better under the leadership of His Majesty! Cao Huachun said with a smile.
Chongzhen waved his hand and said, "Has Governor Cao's paperwork arrived?" ”
"Your Majesty! Please take a look! Cao Huachun hurriedly went to the imperial case and picked up a document and trotted and presented it to Chongzhen, Chongzhen opened it, nodded with satisfaction, and said, "I didn't see the wrong person!" Good! Ha ha! is also enough to make a difference, directly wave the army to attack Sudan, and raise the prestige of my Ming Dynasty! ”
"Emperor! Now that the Yarkand ministries have been basically pacified, Governor Hong has sent a request! Cao Huachun continued.
"What does the Cabinet say?" Chongzhen asked.
"Back to the emperor, a few elders mean that the army of the Southwest Military Region should be withdrawn, and let Governor Hong lead the army to continue to garrison in case there is a change! In addition, many matters related to the merger of Yarkand into the Ming Dynasty can also begin to be implemented gradually! Cao Huachun responded.
"Quasi-play!" Chongzhen said, and then asked: "Can the grain and grass supply on Governor Cao's side keep up on time, this time is running out!" Chongzhen's brows furrowed.
"Back to the Emperor! A few elders meant that the grain and grass of Governor Hong and Governor Cao were supplied nearby, and now that Yarkand was stable, they could supply the army, and Governor Cao's army was now uncertain, and it was difficult for the grain and grass to keep up, so let them supply nearby! Winter is about to end, and the Mongolian ministries that belong to it ask the imperial court to distribute food to help them survive the winter! The meaning of a few elders is to let the Mongolian ministries send some more soldiers to Governor Cao to speed up the expedition! Cao Huachun responded.
"Re-requisition?" Chongzhen was stunned.
"Back to the Emperor! Since Governor Cao led the army to fight, he has won successive battles and received rich rewards, so some of the newly annexed tribes are also willing to ask for battle! Therefore...... Cao Huachun said with a smile.
"How many more can be called up?" Chongzhen asked.
"Say it's 20,000! It's a! Please take a look! Cao Huachun handed over another note.
Chongzhen opened it and looked at it, and after a while, he closed it and said, "Just say according to the cabinet approval!" ”
"Yes! Emperor! Cao Huachun bowed, "Emperor! Let's get inside! Be careful to cool! ”
"Is there anything else important? It's a good weather, I'm going for a walk! Chongzhen said with a smile.
"Emperor! The replies from Poland and Sweden have also arrived, and their envoys are on their way to Daming with John Tong! This is John Tang's recital and the document of friendship between the two countries and my Ming Dynasty! Please take a look! Cao Huachun presented a document wrapped in silk.
"Oh?!" Chongzhen was curious for a while, took out the contents and looked at them, and after a while, he casually gave them to Cao Huachun and said, "I can speak!" Chongzhen frowned and asked, "Just according to the opinion of the cabinet!" Give it to them! They're all set, aren't they? ”
"Yes! Emperor! Just waiting for our reply! Cao Huachun said respectfully.
"That's it! Send it out! Chongzhen waved his hand and stepped out of the palace gate.
At the same time, in St. Petersburg, which is far away from the Ming Dynasty, in the palace at this time, in the main hall, a slightly pale man was leaning on the couch and looked at Preston below and asked, "It's all over?" ”
"Back to Your Majesty! Yes! Preston said bitterly.
"What the hell is going on? Take your time! "Humanity on the seat.
Preston paused, and then bitterly talked about his recent miserable life, the more he heard it, the more Mikhail Fedorovich on that seat frowned, he was the Tsar of the Romanov dynasty, listening to Preston's narration, his originally plain heart couldn't help but ripple.
"Are you saying that the Ming Empire in the East has the intention of expanding to us? And they are very strong? Mikhail Fedorovich frowned.
"Now that all the Mongolian tribes we cooperated with before have taken refuge in the Ming Kingdom, and the so-called Jin Kingdom that we were ready to cooperate with has now turned into the dust of history, as for this Jungar Khanate, it is estimated that it should have died out at this time! Once the Dzungar Khanate is gone, the soldiers of this Ming Kingdom have already arrived at our door! By the way, Your Majesty! And this Kazakh, now Jungar is dead, and Kazakh is in civil strife! It's the best time for us to send troops to take Kazakhstan! Preston Road.
"Sending troops?!" Mikhail Fedorovich smiled bitterly, and then couldn't help coughing.
"Now our war with the Ming Kingdom has lost nearly 100,000 soldiers! And now the Polish and Swedish armies are pressing the border, and there is a danger of crossing the border at any time! Where did we get the soldiers? Mikhail Fedorovich did not speak, but Elder Filaret sighed.
Hearing such a scene, Preston suddenly felt nervous, it seems that the situation of the country is not good, this Jungar Khanate collapsed, if the Ming State directly attacked the Romanov Dynasty, what should it be? His mind began to calculate.
Mikhail Fedorovich looked at Preston and continued: "According to the news, our eastern territory has been captured by the Ming Kingdom, and the purpose of coming to the Ming Kingdom is not so simple, they continue to encroach on our land by pursuing the remnants of the Golden Remnants, Preston, do you have any plans?" ”
"What?!" Preston was stunned, and the Ming army had already entered their own country.
Preston was in a hurry, but even if he used a good strategy, it would have to have soldiers, and the more than 10,000 people he brought back was simply not enough to deal with it, and it took a long time for Preston to say: "Your Majesty! Forgive the incompetence! Weichen thought that he would temporarily abandon the east, most of the east was no man's land, and the Ming people would naturally not send troops to garrison, and the hinterland of the Ming Kingdom was too far away from that land, and it was impossible to carry out effective control, so now we only need to hold our hinterland, and at the same time we can send envoys to negotiate with the Ming State, first, to relieve the current pressure, and secondly, to make corresponding countermeasures after knowing the purpose of the Ming State. ”
After listening to Preston's words, Mikhail Fedorovich looked down and asked: "Do you have any other opinions?" After a long time, seeing that everyone shook their heads, Mikhail Fedorovich nodded and said: "Then do it!" Tell me to go down and keep a close eye on every move of Poland and Sweden! All armies are ready to fight at any time! ”