318 Military meetings in the Imperial Study
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"In other words, if we don't beat him, they will come and beat us!"
The person who spoke was an old man, who seemed to be older than Emperor Zhengde, more than seventy, with gray hair and eyebrows, but his figure was extremely tall and tall, his waist was straight and straight, his face was ruddy, and he couldn't see half of his old age. He was wearing a big red python robe, embroidered with a four-clawed sitting python.
After listening to him, Emperor Zhengde bowed his head slightly and said, "Lao Jiang, you are also tired after saying this, sit and rest." β
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
The one who was called Lao Jiang by the emperor was not polite, and he owed a debt, so he sat down on a brocade pier next to Luohan ChuΓ‘ng.
In the entire Ming Dynasty, there are very few people who can be given python robes, either meritorious service, or people who have made great contributions, or they are the princes of foreign domains like Tachibana Daoxue, and in the world, there are only one people who can be called Lao Jiang so affectionately by the emperor, then there is only one - the loyal marquis of the Ming Dynasty, the governor of the left capital and the prince Taibao, the prince and the prince, the prince and the prince, the Taibao and the young master, the commander of the Jinyi Guard of the Ming Dynasty, Jiang Bin!
If it is more accurate and more straightforward, it is the brother of the Long Live Lord who beheaded the chicken in Xuanfu and drank rice wine to worship the son!
There are no three dukes and three orphans in the country, and for more than 100 years, only Jiang Bin is the only one.
Although he is only a commander of the third grade, he is still the title of the third prince and the third orphan, not to mention, there is also the title of the super marquis of the loyal marquis here!
In fact, these are secondary, and the most important thing is his friendship with the emperor.
Jiang Bin was originally the commander of the Ulzhou Guard, stubborn and brave, and was later summoned by the emperor through Nanzhen Fusi Qian Ning, and was left in and out of the leopard room with his strength, and he got up and down with the emperor. At the same time, he was favored and commanded the army of the four outer towns. Zhengde entered the loyalty of the Bo in the twelfth year, and Zhengde has been the commander of the East Factory and Jinyiwei for nearly forty years in the fourteenth year.
In the past forty years, Jiang Bin was in charge of Jinyiwei, the largest spy agency of the Ming Dynasty, and his power in his hands has swelled to the extreme, even far exceeding the Ji Gang in the Yongle period. At the beginning, Ji Gang mastered the Jinyi Guard, and the horses were all over the world, and the people were terrified, so that at the willow shooting conference, he dared to learn from Zhao Gaoxing's matter of referring to the deer as a horse to fool the Yongle Emperor and the Manchu Dynasty, but no one dared to speak! But no matter how arrogant he is, he is just a courtier, and Jiang Bin and Emperor Zhengde are brothers-like affection.
Except for the emperor and himself, no one knows how many Jinyi guards there are now, and how powerful they are. It is said that it is the power of the world, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is more enviable, and it is naturally the emperor's favor.
This can be seen from the affectionate Lao Jiang who calls him a brother.
"Jinyi Wei Yousi eats ice and snow on the ground of the Jurchens, risking his life to reconnoiter intelligence, his loyalty is commendable, Lao Jiang, I have to reward him well." Emperor Zhengde said.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Jiang Bin owed, his butt left Jindun a little, and said with a smile: "We have already ordered it to go down, and when this incident is over, let them all change shifts and withdraw those old brothers." Hey, let's prepare a big mansion for one of them, dozens of slaves and maids, and a thousand taels of silver, these brothers have collected their sins in the north for so many years, and it is time to come back and enjoy the blessings. [.la so good]"
In the Ming Dynasty, Jinyiwei was definitely not as ordinary people understood, just an emperor's minions, a simple and direct violent organization, a spy organization that supervised the subjects of the world and created great terror. In fact, the full name of Jinyiwei is the Jinyi Pro-Army Command Envoy, and its specific functions and powers are: in charge of the prison, giving the right to patrol and arrest, and setting up a pacification department to engage in reconnaissance, arrest, and interrogation activities, and without going through the judicial department.
Note that one of their duties is a very conspicuous authority - reconnaissance. The function of Jinyiwei in China is only a part of its huge function, similar to the Han Dynasty's supervision and official lieutenants, and the modern gendarmerie and national security bureau, and is a terrorist spy agency. But in the process of foreign affairs, Jinyiwei is an investigative agency, a bit like a combination of the CIA and the former Soviet Union National Security Council, they are also soldiers, and they have the responsibility to participate in collecting military intelligence and plotting against enemy generals.
Jinyiwei's spies are not only all over the Ming Dynasty, but also infiltrate every corner of the surrounding area - Tatar, Warat, Duoyan Sanwei, three surnamed Jurchen, and even Korea, Annam, Angkor, Fusang, there are Jinyi spies lurking, the Ming Dynasty has been operating for more than 100 years, except for the Jinyi Wei commander, even the emperor, I don't know how many of these spies there are and where they are! Some of them have lived in the local area for several generations, and they have even become deeply integrated into the local society as locals.
In the previous wars of the Ming Dynasty, the secret agents of Jinyiwei made great contributions, such as the Korean War, the three major expeditions in the Wanli period, the Jinyiwei secret agents ate ice and snow, Xiaoxing stayed overnight, from the Yalu River to Jeju Island, they collected a large number of Japanese military information, which played a huge role in the victory of the war.
Zhengde nodded: "What do you think about this?" β
There were five other people in the imperial study, an old man in his sixties, thin and small, looking dry, like a bad old man, it was the current secretary of the military department, the fourth assistant of the cabinet, and Lord Gui Caogui, who led the affairs of the ministry with the title of auxiliary minister.
Another middle-aged man in his forties, with thick eyebrows like ink, a dignified face, and a dignified appearance, is none other than Dai Zhangpu, who is actually in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of War.
And the other one was wearing a red official robe and a jade crown with his hair tied up, but he was a short and fat old man, who seemed to be smiling no matter who he was looking at, and he looked very festive, but this one was the big housekeeper of the entire Ming Dynasty money bag of the household Shangshu Wan Shizheng.
There are three other people, but they are not wearing official robes, they are all wearing Yanju's regular clothes, one is Lian Zining's old acquaintance, Zhang Yanchang, the Marquis of Shouning.
The other is a bad old man, although he is tall and burly, but he is seventy or eighty years old, and his spirit seems to be very poor, where he squints his eyes and wants to fall asleep, this is the governor of the five armies, the right governor of the five armies, the Ming Dynasty has been hereditary since the founding of the Hongwu Emperor since the founding of the country, the fifth Chengguo Duke, and Zhu Feng, who is the crown prince and the crown prince!
The other one is a young man in his thirties, who looks dignified but has a frivolous and impetuousness that cannot be concealed, this person is Xu Pengju, the seventh generation of Wei Guogong. Because he is a first-class relative of the Ming Dynasty, he is the crown prince and the Taibao when he is less than 30 years old, and he is the governor of the second grade.
In the imperial study, there is a military department Shangshu, a military department shilang, a left governor and Jinyi guard commander and marquis, a right governor and a prince, a governor and a prince, and a governor and a marquis. It is Zhang Yanhao, the Marquis of Shouning, who is among them, and he is just an inconspicuous one.
It can be said that in the hands of a few of them, all the military power of the Ming Dynasty was gathered.
The emperor's words, although they were questions and answers, but their eyes were looking at the military department. Although the relatives of the Ming Dynasty controlled the army, they only had the power to command the army, that is, they were only in charge of daily training, and the power to transfer troops, logistics supply, weapon supply, etc. were all in the hands of the military department. Therefore, among them, the most powerful and the most powerful and most powerful to speak are naturally the two military officials.
The military department Shangshu Gui Cao did not move, and quietly glanced at Dai Zhangpu, got up and saluted: "Your Majesty, the minister has something to say!" β
Zhengde nodded: "Say!" β
"Your Majesty, since the children really entered the prison a few days ago and killed our people, soldiers and civilians, after Your Majesty gave the order, the ministers and others have discussed in the military department, and they have already drawn up a statement. Now it happens to be said that the emperor knows. β
"The ministers planned to transfer the troops of the five guards under the command of General Asujiang, the troops of the five guards under the command of General Asujiang, the troops of the five guards under the command of General Songhuajiang, and the remnants of the five guards of General Songhuajiang, and the fifteen guards as the main force, a total of 85,000 people. In addition, among the 26 guards of the Beijing army, there were 8 guards, including the Jinwu Guard, the Jinwu Rear Guard, the Yulin Left Guard, the Yulin Right Guard, the Left Guard of the Government Army, the Right Guard of the Government Army, the Front Guard of the Government Army, and the Rear Guard of the Government Army, totaling 109,500 people, and there were 10 guards of the local guards, nearly 60,000 people. In this way, a total of 250,000 troops, before the autumn high horse fat, must be able to make all preparations to rush to the south of the Songhua River. β
"Needless to say, the soldiers of the three generals under the command of the Governor of Nuergan, they have been fighting with the Jurchens all the year round, and the combat effectiveness of the border army is known to the whole world, so you can rest assured. And the eight guards of our Beijing army are all selected elites from all over the world, training day and night, well-equipped, and they are the elite of our Ming Dynasty. However, after all, they have been absent from the battle formation for a long time, and this time the ministers arranged them into the sequence, and fought side by side with the border army, which also had the intention of exercising their combat effectiveness. And the 60,000 troops of the ten guards were also for the same purpose. β
"Our army of 250,000 people, including 100,000 cavalry and 150,000 foot soldiers, and according to the minister's understanding, there are five large tribes and 178 small tribes in Haixi Jurchen, a total of only more than 500,000 people, and no more than 100,000 soldiers who can fight, including 15,000 heavy cavalry in armor, 30,000 light cavalry, and the rest are foot soldiers. In terms of the comparison of troops, we occupy an absolute advantage, and we are going to conquer the hometown, we have a very good understanding of the local topography and hydrology, which is considered an internal battle, and the back is based on the Nuergan Governorate, as long as the logistics supply can keep up, we can give full play to the advantages of the foot soldiers, step by step, move forward, and we will definitely be able to win the battle! β
Dai Zhangpu's words were orderly and well-layered, and he analyzed the situation of the enemy and us one by one, everyone was quite convinced, and Zhengde also bowed slightly, and said: "Aiqing has a heart." β
Dai Zhangpu hurriedly said: "Don't dare to be praised by Your Majesty, this is a matter within the minister's share, and it is not the work of the minister alone, if there is no Lord Gui to co-ordinate, the following ministers and officials will not be able to do it."
This was said smoothly, Gui Cao's eyelids rolled, and a slight smile appeared on his face.
Zhengde knew that he was sleek, he had been an emperor for decades, and the tricks of such subordinates were naturally seen really, and he was too lazy to pay attention to it in his heart, but he didn't break it, just waved his hand, motioned for Dai Zhangpu to sit back, and said, "What do you think?" β
Zhu Feng opened his mouth, knelt down and kowtowed: "Long live Lord, Lord Dai has handled it carefully, and he has made it clear, the minister wishes me in advance the success of the military horse of the Great Tomorrow, and adds more to Your Majesty's cultural and martial arts!" β
He got up, and everyone quickly knelt down in unison and said congratulations.
"Get up!" Zhengde also smiled, pointed at Zhu Feng and said, "You old guy, you are cunning!" β
Zhu Feng's youngest son married Emperor Chang'an, the thirteenth daughter of Emperor Zhengde, and he is also a family of sons and daughters, and he is a generation of meritorious relatives who have followed Emperor Yongle's martyrdom, so he naturally speaks more casually.
"Dai Qing, how is the army assembled, and when can it leave?"
"Your Majesty has sent a message to the Governor of Nuergan, the three generals have now reorganized and trained their soldiers and horses, the Beijing army can set off at any time, and the officers and soldiers of the local guard can also gather in the Beijing division within half a month. However, it is best to start in May, wait until the land is in July, and delay until July. The Songhua River in the north is now particularly cold at night, the soldiers are not used to it, and they are afraid of the risk of frostbite, and it is the rainy season in the northeast for five or six swallows, and the heavy rain continues for days, and the roads are extremely muddy, and most of our troops are foot soldiers who are inconvenient to come and go. β
Zhengde nodded: "This matter, go back and write a note in detail." β
Dai Zhangpu hurriedly responded.
Zhengde asked Wan Shiting again: "Wan Qing, the household department's salary, silver, grain and grass, but it is ready?" β
Wan Shiting nodded, and said with a smile: "Back to Your Majesty, it has been prepared, and the household department has prepared 500,000 taels of silver, 300,000 stones of rice grain, 10 million bundles of hay, and 350,000 of the master's son. β
Zhengde squinted his eyes and said, "Wan Qing, is it rare for your household department to be so happy?" β
Wan Shiting's face remained unchanged, and he still smiled and said, "Your Majesty, weren't we poor before?" The family foundation is thin, so naturally it can't withstand bad abuse, but now that our household has silver and food, we naturally have to share the emperor's worries. β
A smile flashed in Emperor Zhengde's eyes, and he said: "The military department and the household department are all ready, who are you going to recommend the Governor's Mansion to be the commander this time?" β
Zhang Yanchang, Zhu Neng, and Xu Pengju looked at each other for a while, and said in unison: "Please make a ruling." β
Zhengde frowned: "Let you say it, don't push it around." β
The three of them felt a pang in their hearts, and they didn't dare to slack off, Xu Peng raised his head, and said angrily: "Your Majesty, Minister Xu Pengju, Mao Sui is willing to lead the troops to the expedition and share worries for Your Majesty!" β
Zhengde's face remained unchanged, but he nodded secretly in his heart, this time he led the troops to the expedition, and the soldiers were as many as hundreds of thousands, which was almost the largest military operation in the Zhengde Dynasty, and the composition of the soldiers was complex, and the border army, the Beijing army, and the local army all had it. Therefore, there must be a person who is high enough and noble enough, and can also be recognized by the generals in the army to serve as a Taoist temple. In this way, there are only a few high-status princes and relatives to choose, but Zhu Feng is old, Jiang Bin has an important position in Jinyiwei, and Zhang Yanchang has just suppressed the white-robed army, Pu Li has made great contributions, and if he adds new achievements, it is inevitable that he will be arrogant, so Zhengde is also not at ease.
After doing the math, Xu Pengju in front of him is appropriate.
He is a tiger in the door, and his ability is not bad, and he is a family of Wei Guogong, and he is the descendant of Xu Da, the king of Zhongshan, the founding general, such an identity can also suppress those arrogant generals in the army, plus Wei Guogong was originally a Shizhen Nanjing, and he has just moved to Beijing not long ago, and his foundation is in Nanjing, and he has no foundation in the Northland Army, and he is not afraid of him forming a party si.
Zhengde already liked him in his heart, but he still asked, "What do you think?" β
Zhang Yanchang is so good that he immediately said: "The Duke of Wei is a man who is proficient in the art of war, and has the reputation of bravery, and this expedition is led by him, which is very suitable!" β
Zhu Feng blinked his cloudy old eyes, and said, "The minister seconded the proposal!" β
Dai Zhangpu's brows immediately frowned slightly, he knew Xu Pengju well, this person was so happy, but he didn't have any real skills, he was just Zhao Kuo and the like who talked about soldiers on paper, how could he lead these armies?
I wanted to open my mouth to stop it, but I hesitated in my heart whether it was worth it to offend Wei Guogong.
Just thinking about it, Zhengde had already made a decision: "Okay, since that's the case, Xu Pengju, listen to the order."
Xu Pengju hurriedly knelt down to listen to the order.
"I ordered you to be the governor of Pingbei, lead the army, and conquer the Jurchens!"
"Minister, thank you!" Xu Peng replied in a loud voice.
Bringing Xu Peng up, Zhengde looked around: "I ascended the throne at the age of fifteen, and it has been fifty-one years since I ascended the throne, and since there is the word emperor in the world, only the Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty has reigned longer than me." I am now in good health, I can draw a strong bow, I can dance a sword, and I can climb Banzai Mountain! There is no problem in surpassing Han Wu, but my martial arts are far from Emperor Wu of Han! β
Gui Cao opened his mouth, and just as he wanted to speak, he was stopped by Zhengde waving his hand:
"You don't have to say nice things, I know it! Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty repeatedly conquered the Xiongnu in the north, sealed the wolf Juxu, and established a great reputation, but what about me? There are strong enemies on all sides, which one is easy to provoke? I have to work hard and recuperate, and now, I have been living in the Ming Dynasty for 30 years, and I am already a strong soldier and a strong horse, and the world is rich, and it is time to use soldiers! It is also time to let us, the evil neighbors, see how powerful our Ming Dynasty is! β
"This battle for the north is very important, Xu Pengju, don't live up to my expectations!"
Xu Pengju obeyed his orders awe-inspiringly: "Your Majesty, the minister will definitely die!" β
Dai Zhangpu saw that the matter was a foregone conclusion, so he had to sigh to himself, thinking about how to remedy it.
After all, he was already old, and after talking for a while, the emperor was already a little tired, so he asked, "Do you Aiqing have anything else to say?" β
Dai Zhangpu said: "Back to Your Majesty, Lian Zining, the president of the Wuyi Army, has led the army from Fusang in triumph, and the text has arrived at the military headquarters. β
"Oh? Lian Zining is back? Emperor Zhengde was obviously very interested in him, and asked, "Why, the thousand human heads of the Japanese slaves that I asked for were brought back?" β
"Thanks to the emperor's blessings, I brought them all back." Dai Zhangpu said with a smile: "Not only that, but also captured hundreds of nobles and bigwigs from Fusang, all of whom were escorted back, saying that they were going to sacrifice prisoners before the saint, so that the emperor would be happy!" β
When Zhengde heard this, he was happy in his heart, laughed, and said with great satisfaction: "Okay, he has a heart!" Dai Qing, the Ministry of War, passed him into Beijing, and offered him a prisoner before the saint! β
"Yes, Your Majesty! Obey the order! Dai Zhangpu responded.
Hearing them talk about Lian Zining, an imperceptible hint of jealousy flashed in Xu Pengju's eyes.
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