Chapter 803: The Cabinet's Controversy (2)
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Strategic deployment and tactical arrangement, not just casually talking, involving the lives of many soldiers, involving whether the conquest can achieve the final victory, involving the future of the Ming Dynasty, but Tang Shiji's opinions, it seems to be overconfident, the emperor clearly said, this year's capture of Montenegro, Yizhou and Guangning, the next time to prepare, as for when to launch a general attack on Houjin, it still needs detailed deployment, but Tang Shiji means that Chen Xinjia can take advantage of the victory to pursue, Even a sentence after the extermination of the Golden Tartars, to achieve the final victory, the difference is very big.
This is a question of the size of power, one is to clarify the matter of Chen Xinjia leading this battle, and the other is what kind of deployment Chen Xinjia can make, whether it is a tentative attack or a general attack.
Of course, things are not as simple as they say, Tang Shiji has always had some views on Su Tiancheng, maybe when he was in Nanzhili before, Tang Shiji supported Su Tiancheng, things have changed, Tang Shiji has changed his opinion, and the change is very thorough, in the imperial court, most of the officials who impeached Su Tiancheng have suffered losses, but Tang Shiji has nothing to do, probably out of some angry mentality, Tang Shiji and Su Tiancheng have become clear opponents.
The heavy responsibility of the Golden Tartar after the attack was all given to Chen Xinjia, which obviously excluded Su Tiancheng.
After Tang Shiji finished speaking, there was a temporary silence in the Heart Cultivation Palace, Yang Sichang and Tang Shiji's opinions are different, which everyone can understand, and the next speech is to see who they support. Yang Sichang is the first assistant of the cabinet, and Tang Shiji is the second assistant of the cabinet, but Tang Shiji is older and has the support of the emperor.
Zhu Youzhen didn't speak, and looked at the rest of the cabinet scholars.
Finally, Liu Zongzhou spoke.
"Your Majesty. The minister thought that the golden tartar after the attack was indeed feasible, and the matters that need to be determined today, that is, how to attack, and who is the main commander, the minister thought that the matter of the attack needed to be determined by the generals in front, if the situation was good. You can take advantage of the victory to pursue, if the situation is not good, you can stick to the spot, as for the generals who are talking about the army, the minister recommends Su Tiancheng, the governor of Jiliao. ”
Not only Zhu Youzhen, but even Yang Sichang frowned.
This Liu Zongzhou is really a pedantic master, and he doesn't understand what the emperor means at all. At such a moment, how could Su Tiancheng return to Liaodong. Commanding the battle against the Houjin Tartars, Su Tiancheng originally disapproved of the attack on the Houjin, thinking that the time was not very ripe, besides, the emperor's idea, as a cabinet minister. It should be clear that all the credit has been taken away by Su Tiancheng, how should the emperor deal with it, and how to reward Su Tiancheng.
After Liu Zongzhou finished speaking. Fu Guan spoke.
The relationship between Fu Guan and Liu Zongzhou is average, and it can even be said that it is not good, the personalities of the two are completely different, Fu Guan can be said to concentrate on political affairs, and he has no interest in academic things, and when he does things, he mostly takes into account the actual situation and will not care about those so-called dogmas, which is very good, but unfortunately because of the limitations of understanding, sometimes, the decisions made are not necessarily completely accurate, but compared to Liu Zongzhou, it is still stronger.
"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that it is feasible to attack the Golden Tartars, but in the selection of the commander in chief, the minister thinks that Chen Xinjia is suitable, Chen Xinjia has been in Liaodong for nearly a year, and he is familiar with the situation in Liaodong, and he knows himself and his opponent to be able to survive a hundred battles, this is Chen Xinjia's advantage, Su Daren has been in Dengzhou for nearly a year, and basically does not care about the affairs of Liaodong, and suddenly goes to command the battle, it will inevitably take time to adapt, so the minister recommended Chen Xinjia as the commander-in-chief."
Fu Guan is a lot smarter, and he also knows the thoughts of the Emperor Dao, as for the deployment of the battle, Yang Sichang and Tang Shiji's views have not yet been unified, so don't express any opinions in this regard, Liu Zongzhou is really pedantic, and what he said offended Yang Sichang and Tang Shiji, and the emperor doesn't like to hear it, I really don't know how a person like Liu Zongzhou can enter the cabinet, isn't this a bad thing.
The atmosphere of the Heart Cultivation Hall has undergone subtle changes, no one looked at Liu Zongzhou, Yang Sichang and Tang Shiji, they all paid attention to Fu Guan, and they also felt that what Fu Guan said was very reasonable, and Liu Zongzhou simply couldn't speak.
Next, Liu Yuliang and Xue Guoguang both spoke, which was similar to what Fu Guan said, and they also agreed that Chen Xinjia would become the coach, as for the deployment of the campaign, they did not express their position.
At this time, Liu Zongzhou also understood a little, but unfortunately the words had already been spoken, and it was impossible to take them back.
Liu Zongzhou thought that Su Tiancheng commanded this battle, it can't be said that it was wrong, he thought that Su Tiancheng's ability was far stronger than Chen Xinjia, this is just telling the truth, if everyone in the court is unwilling to tell the truth, it is a very sad thing, but to be honest, you need to take a lot of risks, and you have to bear the price.
Zhu Youzhen's mood is still very good, because of the stability of the Ming Dynasty, the opinions of the cabinet are more unified, the noisy situation in the past, basically did not appear, although some of the things and the imperial history, still adhere to the view, but the overall is much better, and the holy decree can be implemented very well.
The changes in the court situation can explain a lot of problems, at least everything is developing in the direction of good, these years, Zhu Youzhen has also felt the benefits of unity of opinion, there are a lot of quarrels, more ministers who think about problems, and put forward a good twist and turn, at least some of the ministers, first thought of how to implement, in fact, this kind of change, has a direct relationship with Su Tiancheng, Su Tiancheng suggested that the vassal king enter the court, and now several vassal kings have become officials above the third grade, these vassal kings, To be able to implement the holy decree well, it also requires less quarrels, after all, the status of the vassal king is special, and he can maintain the imperial power to the greatest extent, so that those ministers who want to limit the imperial power must think carefully and not show their heads easily.
Although Liu Zongzhou's words made Zhu Youzhen a little unhappy, many cabinet ministers agreed to attack the Houjin Tartars, and Zhu Youzhen's goal was achieved.
"All of you Aiqing have agreed to attack the Houjin Tartars, I am very pleased, as for the deployment of the campaign, I still need to be cautious, after all, the strength of the Houjin Tartars should not be underestimated, I see that within this year, I will still strive to capture Montenegro, Yizhou and Guangning, and if I can take these three places, I will confront the Houjin Tartars in the Liao River, and Guangning is only more than two hundred miles away from Shenyang, which can directly threaten the Houjin, if it can be well consolidated, it will inevitably make the Houjin sleep."
Zhu Youzhen said these words, which basically clarified the scale of this battle, but the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and everything is possible, so Zhu Youzhen will not say it to death.
"What Tang Aiqing said is also reasonable, the grasp of the battlefield situation is still in the commander, if the situation allows, it is also feasible to appropriately expand the results of the battle, but I still want to remind you Aiqing, thinking that relying on a single attack, you can destroy the Houjin Tartar, that is unrealistic."
After talking about the deployment of the campaign, the next thing is the question of the choice of the coach, for the candidate of the coach, the two who expressed their opinions, Tang Shiji recommended Chen Xinjia, and Liu Zongzhou recommended Su Tiancheng.
On this issue, Zhu Youzhen still wants to see what Yang Sichang's opinion is, after all, Yang Sichang is the first assistant of the cabinet, besides, he also knows about the game between the ministers below, and when necessary, it is still necessary to maintain the authority of the first assistant.
"Yang Aiqing, the leader of this leader, what is your opinion?"
Yang Sichang did not hesitate and quickly spoke.
"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Chen Xinjia is suitable, Chen Xinjia understands the situation in Liaodong, and has made preparations for a long time, and can do it in a targeted manner, not to mention Dengzhou, Laizhou, Qingzhou and Tianjin and other places, and it is also inseparable from Su Tiancheng, since the imperial court has decided to attack the Houjin Tartars, it is necessary to pay attention to the situation at the border passes, and beware of the Houjin Tartars jumping over the wall in a hurry. The minister thought that Su Tiancheng's responsibility was also very heavy, and he had to guard the border pass. ”
Yang Sichang's answer is much more mature, and he starts from the overall situation, and does not deny that Su Tiancheng is not good, but believes that Su Tiancheng also needs to be vigilant to ensure the safety of the border pass.
In fact, everyone understands that the emperor's meaning, that is, Chen Xinjia is the commander, and Chen Xinjia is the governor of Liaodong, I am afraid that this is the biggest task, besides, a lot of intelligence analysis is provided by Chen Xinjia. This is also enough to show that Chen Xinjia understands the situation.
"Okay, I think it's decided, the attack will start in May, there are still three months to prepare, I have a word in advance, many preparations need to be kept secret, I don't want to see the sky full of discussions, and even some people question whether they should attack Houjin Tartar, some people in the court are used to living a stable life, so this time the decision will not be discussed in the early court, except for the account opening department and the military department need to prepare and know the news, the rest do not need to inquire about this matter."
After everyone dispersed, Zhu Youzhen was a little excited, and finally made such a major decision, and it was logical, he did not encounter any resistance, I don't know what Lu Dao is for, Su Tiancheng always thinks that the time for the Jin Tartar after the attack has not yet come, the difference between this, Zhu Youzhen also knows the Tao of the Houjin, Su Tiancheng's so-called attack on the Houjin Tartars, is to directly exterminate the Houjin regime, but he doesn't see it that way, it can be carried out step by step, and gradually squeeze the territory occupied by the Houjin, When the time comes, launch the last attack.
However, Zhu Youzhen did not notice that in his words, there were still certain problems, that is, the deployment of the campaign was a little vague and not very resolute, and it was necessary to stop the attack on what point, and he did not give a clear answer in this regard, perhaps thinking in his heart that the border army could create miracles. (To be continued......)