Although the emperor did not easily summon ministers after Chenghua, the operation of the Ming Dynasty was still as meticulous and orderly as a machine, relying on the system. In addition to the votes of the cabinet, all major matters are often discussed by the lower ministries and the court. Whether or not Cabinet ministers are involved depends on the actual situation. On this day, because the little prince's troops trapped the Qingshui camp in Ningxia and continued to plunder, Liu Daxia, the secretary of the military department, finally convened the ministry meeting. In addition to the head of the headquarters and the military department, Li Dongyang and the head of the household department also attended the meeting at the invitation of Liu Daxia.

The focus of this discussion was only one thing, whether to send the generals to increase the troops to fight, or to stick to the original team. You must know that since the beginning of Hongzhi, from the little prince's tribe to the fire sieve department, and then to Tulupan, it has never stopped again and again. To put it mildly, this so-called peaceful and prosperous era is almost every year when the border is uneven, and the Tartars are raging every year. Therefore, when it comes to those unfed tartars, those old officials have no longer feel indignant.

"Fight, the little prince's troops are committed every year, and the Tartars are good at riding and shooting, coming and going like the wind, the pace of the army gathering is slow, often I advance and retreat from the enemy, I retreat from the enemy's attack, if there is a bad thing to come and go, but it is in their ambush! The current plan is to order all sides to stick to the top, and not to send troops lightly. As soon as the army moves the grain and grass first, there is not so much money and grain in this treasury to waste! ”

It was the Tobe Shoshu Hangul who spoke. He has been in charge of the household department for many years, as early as the Chenghua years, when he was in the middle of the matter, he was famous for his outspoken style, and even Wang Yue and Ma Wensheng were beaten by his bricks, and he even suffered the court staff of the Chenghua Emperor because his words were too fierce. Even now, he is still very old.

Han Wen opened his mouth, and Liu Daxia was determined. The reason why he invited this Hubu Shangshu over is because there are some things that he says alone is a one-man show, and if there is one more person, the firepower can be shared. So, he glanced around at everyone, exchanged a look with Li Dongyang, and then said in a deep voice: "Han Shangshu's intention is to fight steadily and steadily, so that Ningxia Yansui and other places will strengthen their defenses, and the matter of sending troops will never be mentioned again, do you have any opinions?" ”

After a few echoed the voices that were supposed to be safe, a different opinion finally came from the corner: "It's good not to rush out troops, but if you just order the nine sides to guard the palace, the Tartars come and go like the wind, there will be next year after this year, and the year after next year, and in the long run, it will still be a big disaster on the frontier." ”

Although he was severely reprimanded and reprimanded by his father after he went back that day, Wang Shouren was originally ready to endure it today, but after listening to Hanwen's words, coupled with the fact that those old and serious Langzhong agreed with Hanwen's proposal, he finally couldn't bear it anymore. At this moment, he saw that all his eyes were focused on himself, and he said word by word: "Just now, Han Shangshu said that the pace of the army's gathering is slow, but why is this so? It is because every time the imperial court wants to increase troops to exterminate these Tartars, it will take ten days and half a month just to gather soldiers and horses, and such a large number of men and horses will be deployed to the corresponding place, and it will be at least ten days and half a month. ”

The more he spoke, the louder he became, he completely ignored what others thought of him: "Therefore, there is nothing wrong with ordering the defense now, but in addition, how to draw the elite from the defenders on all sides, make them refine their cavalry and archery, and give them the responsibility of clearing out small groups of Tartar captives, this is the most important thing, so that the division can be simplified to save money." Our army went deep into the grassland, which was the territory of the Tartars, and if they were not careful, it would be easy to be ambushed, but the Tartars went deep into our territory, and it was our army who was familiar with the terrain. And to compensate for the dead and wounded, to reward the enemy, and to strictly punish the merits, this is to give grace to provoke ......"

Speaking of the rise, Wang Shouren couldn't help but unfold his former statement. However, before he could finish speaking, Liu Daxia's voice came from the other side: "On paper!" If this side is as easy and simple as you say, will it give those Tartars in the north a chance? It's good for young people to be ambitious, but you also have to think about whether it's realistic! Don't think that after three months of training as a soldier in Xiyuan, you really know what it's like to march and fight! ”

After choking Wang Shouren back with some words, Liu Daxia looked at the others and said, "Who else has something to say?" ”

Although Wang Shouren is a son of the eunuch family and has a few friends in the capital, he is not welcome in the military department for a long time, especially this time he stayed in Xiyuan for three months, and was praised by the emperor for his military training and gave him a flying fish suit, and others looked down on his style. At this time, Liu Daxia refuted him, and the rest of the people secretly praised themselves, even if they originally planned to put forward different opinions, they also died down for a while, and they all said some old and serious views, and in the end, when it was the turn of Li Dongyang, the elder of the pavilion who came to watch the ministry, he took a sip of tea, but only said two words.

"When I came, both Motosuke and Mu Zhai said that they should not repeat the mistakes of the past, but they should not blindly give up food because of choking. As for what Wang Shouren said, although there are unrealistic points, it is not completely useless, and everyone in the military department should consider it more. ”

The so-called deliberation is just to give Wang Shouren a step down, and everyone will not continue to refute it for a while. When it was dispersed, Liu Daxia knew that Wang Shouren's father and son had a good personal relationship with Li Dongyang, so he ordered Wang Shouren to send Li Dongyang so as not to be an eyesore in front of him. And Li Dongyang walked out of the yamen of the military department, and when he caught a glimpse of Wang Shouren, who was one step behind, his face was not very good, so he turned around.

"Bo'an, you have to understand that everything needs to be done gradually, and you can't rush it. It's true that no one has mentioned this, but do you know why it can't be done? It's very simple, it is true that people are despised for making things happen because of people, but everything in this world depends on people to do it. For example, your so-called selection of elites, how to choose, who will lead them, whether the salary should be more than other military horses, how to calculate rewards and punishments, etc., if those who are not elites are to be eliminated, how to resettle, and how to save military spending...... It's all a problem. As for the compensation for the dead and wounded, etc., it is still the same sentence, where does the money come from? ”

Seeing that Wang Shouren was about to speak several times but stopped, Li Dongyang said earnestly: "Don't mess with those sergeants who only work hard in everything for a long time, and you will be tainted with their impatient habits. As for Xu Xun, this son's surname is acceptable, but he is too smart, and he can't help but like to take shortcuts, so don't learn from him. March is the time for the exam, and you don't have to be so strong that you know that you are buried in the military, and you can see what like-minded people are serious in Jinke. Well, it is said that Zhang Demao, the priest of the Southern Prison, once left a scholar who went to Beijing to take the exam to study in the Southern Prison, and only released people to Beijing before, and this subject seems to be for the exam. I remember that it was Chen Baisha's disciple, called ...... By the way, it is Zhan Ruoshui, and it is said that my family will be in the literary meeting, and you can hand it over. ”

"Yes, thank you Li Ge for mentioning it!"

Although he promised, Wang Shouren was actually absent-minded, and after sending Li Dongyang to the car, he was not busy returning to the military headquarters, but went up the straight street to Dongjiang Rice Lane, and then went all the way west. After passing the chessboard street and going to Jiangmi Lane, before he arrived at the Jinyi Guard Yamen, he heard a commotion from inside, and remembered the letter Xu Xun carried, so he asked for his surname and walked in.

"Jinyi guards the land, and idle people are not allowed to trespass!"

"That's right, Lord Xu, who is avant-garde in the government army, is doing important things inside, and Lord Ye doesn't see outsiders!"

Although Xu Xun only picked out a total of six people yesterday, and four more today, the two lieutenants in front of the Jinyi Guard were also very curious about the screening at this time, but where the duty was, as soon as they saw the young man who looked like a civil official, one of them snorted, and the other kindly added. The latter doesn't talk much, Wang Shouren was depressed and went here to walk around, but when he heard this, he couldn't help it for a while, and walked forward and said: "Report in, just say that Wang Shouren, the head of the military department, is here." ”

"Wang Shouren?"

When a lieutenant saw that the head of a military department was so bullish, and when he was inexplicable, the other immediately pulled him aside, and said with a smile: "It turned out to be the king's master!" cough, Lord Xu has explained before, if you come, please come in immediately without reporting, everyone inside is neat! ”

Wang Shouren really rested at home for two days, read a few books and concentrated, but he didn't know that Xu Xun had not been idle at all in the past two days. At this moment, as soon as he entered the Jinyi Guard Yamen, bypassed the large wall engraved with lotus flowers in front of him and entered another door, he saw the situation in this courtyard clearly. I saw Xu Xun surrounded by several young people of the same age and dressed luxuriously, and six or seven young people were lined up, as for not far in front of them, about twenty or thirty people were listening to Ma Qiao's password for a while, left and right, obviously Xu Xun sacrificed the previous training queue again.

"Brother Wang is here?" Xu Xun originally didn't notice Wang Shouren coming in, but was reminded by Qian Ning on the side, so he looked at it, and immediately left the others and stepped forward with a smile, "You should have returned to the ministry on the first day of your vacation today, and the official duties of the Wuxuan Division are so free?" ”

"Don't mention the military department!" Wang Shouren was depressed when he thought of today's events, sighed and looked at the group of small officers who were turning left and right, and then turned to the young men who were obviously famous and noble, "I didn't expect you to be so vigorous and resolute, and you will be almost complete so quickly." Who's those four, though? ”

"The four? One is the Hou Shizi of Shouning, of course, this time it is like a fake. Seeing that the corners of Wang Shouren's mouth twitched slightly, obviously remembering the three months that Zhu Houzhao had been tricked by, Xu Xun smiled again, "The rest is the second son of Duke Dingguo, the brother-in-law of Duke Wei, plus the son of Princess Ren and the eldest princess." ”

Seeing that Wang Shouren was taken aback, he added with a smile: "Of course, they are going to fill the army with a hundred households this time. ”

"You're crazy!"

(To be continued)