The palace gates slowly opened. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

This is the new imperial city located on the southwest side of Nanjing City, and the Yuecheng outside the Suzaku Gate, and then extend to the southwest, covering the entire Yuhuatai in it, the palace city has been extended to the General Mountain, where is the military camp of the Divine Guard, and it is also the place where various workshops of the Ming Dynasty gather, which naturally also belongs to the top priority, so as to play the role of the outer barrier of the palace city, so as to avoid someone from getting a glimpse of the royal majesty from the General Mountain.

The crutches slammed into the ground, and the old man strode forward, if it weren't for the crutches in his hands and his white hair facing the wind, I'm afraid no one would think that this old man with sharp steps was already old.

This southwest palace city is actually not completely built, and a large number of palaces in the back are still being built, but the main hall in front has been completed. After all, the Ministry of Industry has Guo Shoujing and Chen Yuanliang in charge, and they can be properly guaranteed in terms of efficiency and quality.

"See Da Zongzheng." Standing at the foot of the steps, Governor Lu Xiufu saw the old man coming over, and hurriedly stepped forward and bowed respectfully.

"Junshi doesn't need to be polite." Ye Mengding waved his hand, "Everyone is here?" ”

"Well, it's just a matter of waiting for the big one." Lu Xiufu said in a low voice.

Ye Mengding stomped his feet a little helplessly, and sighed: "Alas, this age is old, but it is not good to refuse to accept the old, and in the end, you young people will be waiting for a long time." ”

Lu Xiufu hurriedly wanted to explain, but Ye Mengding walked directly to the steps without saying a word, which made Lu Xiufu sigh secretly, although this great Zongzheng has already taken a back seat, but this competitive and aggressive heart has not been consumed.

Look at Ye Mengding, and then think about His Royal Highness King Ming, Lu Xiufu can only say "Tiger father has no dog son", blue out of blue is better than blue.

On the main hall, Wen Tianxiang and Su Liuyi, the two prime ministers, the six Shangshu and the squire, the Yushitai, the Hanlin Academy, and the central officials of the entire Ming Dynasty gathered together, and Ye Mengding looked up, and a bead curtain separated the wing room next to the dragon chair, and it was obvious that someone was sitting there.

Even the queen was alarmed, Ye Mengding bowed slightly, he just received a few words of news, so he rushed to the imperial city, I really don't know what happened, but in such a battle today, nine times out of ten, things are very big.

Otherwise, there is no need to invite him, a big sect, to sit in the mountains.

Slowly walked to the bottom of the steps, looked up at the empty dragon chair, Ye Mengding shook his head, turned around and said in a deep voice: "Song Rui, what's going on?" ”

The hundred officials who were discussing suddenly quieted down, Wen Tianxiang stepped forward and said: "Qi Dazongzheng, the news that has been sent back urgently for eight hundred miles, Mongolia has wantonly arrested the Jinyi Wei of Chenzhou in the past few days, and blocked the city gate, so that our people could not hear the news, the city gate was opened yesterday afternoon, and the Mongolian Tartars pursued Yang Zheng, the commander of the Jinyi Guard of Chenzhou, until the gate of the Bosi of Chenzhou City, and the soldiers of the Bosi of Chenzhou City confronted him, and finally led to the capture of 26 Jinyi Guards and the martyrdom of the country, and the commander of Yang was only spared. ”

Ye Mengding was stunned: "Do the Mongolian Tatars want to go to war?" ”

Looking at Ye Mengding, Wen Tianxiang struggled to pop out a few words from between his teeth: "Da Zongzheng, in fact, the war has started." ”

"What?!" The dragon's head crutch slammed on the ground, and Ye Mengding was stunned.

Wen Tianxiang nodded helplessly: "The Mongolian Tatar soldiers besieged the city, it is impossible for our people to be indifferent to such a big movement, now the Tianwu army has come to the city of Chenzhou, and the two Huai armies have penetrated the flank of Chenzhou from Huaibei, and the soldiers threatened Yingtianfu (now Shangqiu), while the town navy crossed the Huaishui and the two Huaishui divisions launched an offensive along the canal towards Xuzhou. ”

Su Liuyi then added: "It's not just that the two Huai are in chaos into a pot of porridge, the entire Jinghu and Sichuan Shu are also in chaos now, the Shence Army and the Jinghu Army are pincer-shaped to attack Heluo on the left and the right, and the Sichuan Shu Army also sent troops from Chengdu Mansion and Chongqing Mansion to the north at the same time, which has the intention of fighting with the entire Mongolian Liu Army." In other words, now on the thousands of miles of battle between Mongolia and my Ming Dynasty, there is smoke everywhere! ”

Ye Mengding frowned: "What are the movements of the Mongolian Tartars?" ”

"The whole front is in chaos, and now all we can receive is news of the advance of the various divisions, why the Mongol Tatars are suddenly stirring up disputes, and what they are doing now, we don't know anything." Wen Tianxiang said in a deep voice, "But what is certain is that the Mongolian Tartars are not fighting to the death with us, in the news that came back from Jinyiwei before, it did not involve the large-scale southward movement of the Mongolian cavalry, and now that the river has not frozen, it is not so easy for Mongolia to transfer troops south." ”

"What does the Minister of Literature think that the Mongolian Tatars are causing trouble at this time?" Wang Lixin, the left attendant of the ministry, stood up and said loudly.

Wang Yao, who was standing in front of him and squinted and didn't speak, was also Huo Ran who turned his attention to Wen Tianxiang at this time, obviously the officials had already made a good deal in private, and what Wang Lixin asked was what Wang Yi wanted to say.

In fact, it was not only the officials of the Ministry who were curious about this question, but also the officials of the six departments in the entire hall, the Imperial History Terrace, and the Hanlin Academy all set their eyes on Wen Tianxiang. The Mongol Tartars did not go to war with the Ming Dynasty in an all-out way, so why should they play right and wrong at this time?

Su Liuyi stood up and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, if you consider it purely from a combat point of view, Mongolia's move is no less than playing with fire and self-immolation, so it shows that it is not really at war with the Ming Dynasty, there must be other ulterior motives in it, and please think carefully about it." ”

Ye Mengding looked at Wen Tianxiang in front of him in some surprise, Wen Tianxiang smiled at him and nodded, which made Ye Mengding sigh softly and helplessly, and didn't say much.

"What does Su Xianggong mean is that the Mongol Tatars are not at war for the two countries, but to attract the attention of the Ming Dynasty?" Hubu Shangshu Xie Fang had to stand up.

Wen Tianxiang nodded, Xie Dieshan is Xie Dieshan in the end, although he has been dizzy from being tossed by the official affairs of the household department in the past few months, he is still the first to react at this time. Many ministers are not idle people, and their faces have a sudden look on their faces at this time.

What the Mongolian Tatars did was to let the Ming transfer their energy from the South Seas to the north, in other words, they did not want the Ming Dynasty to completely annex the South Seas, after all, the South Seas were not only the back of the Ming Dynasty, but also the back of the Mongolian Tartars, once the Ming Dynasty sat firmly in the South Seas, it was completely possible to rely on the powerful naval division and army to attack the Ilkhanate, the Ilkhanate has the ability to make trouble behind Zhenla, but it really does not have the ability to defeat the Mongolian Ming army head-on, and then the Ming army will cut off this Mongolian retreat, It is really equivalent to forcing Kublai Khan to the point of fighting on his back.

Therefore, Kublai Khan would rather take risks at this time, even at the expense of a full-scale war with the Ming Dynasty, and also transfer the energy of the Ming Dynasty back from Nanyang.

"In this way, we have to give up an inch of land in Nanyang." Wang Yao, who had been silent, slowly spoke, "His Royal Highness and Zhang Shangshu of the Military Department are in charge of Nanyang, and there are two armies and sailors to assist, it is only a matter of time for the Ming Dynasty to conquer Nanyang, so what the ministers in the palace need to face is how to collect the various departments and not be dragged into the quagmire of the Northern Expedition by Kublai Khan, and they are unable to take care of Nanyang." ”

Wen Tianxiang stood up with a smile: "What Wang Xianggong said is extremely true, but as we all know, now the Ming Ministries have already opened up to the state capital controlled by the Mongol Tatars, and it is too late to gather the Ministries, so what needs to be solved now is how to take advantage of us and we will not be dragged back." ”

Wang Yao stretched out his hand and stroked his white beard, re-entering the ranks, as a veteran of the Three Dynasties and an important minister of the former dynasty, he is still very clear about his positioning, after all, this is the Ming Dynasty of the Ye family, Ye Yingwu's world, Ye Mengding, as Ye Yingwu's biological father, will not be objected to as the emperor, not to mention that he is now in the great sect, and he looks like he doesn't care about the world. And he Wang Yao and Ye Mengding are very different, Ye Yingwu let him sit in charge of the most important official book among the six departments, in the hope that Wang Yao can use his rich experience to cultivate new people, and cultivate the next generation for the Ming Dynasty to become pillars.

So when it was time to make suggestions, Wang Yao consciously retreated.

However, this does not mean that the Ministry of Officials will disappear, to a small extent, if the Ministry of Officials can come up with countermeasures, it can prove the ability of the officials themselves and the indispensable position of the Ministry of Officials in the six departments, to the big picture, but also for the development of the entire Ming Dynasty to solve problems.

Wang Lixin immediately stood up and said loudly: "Ladies and gentlemen, the ministers think that the matter has come to this point, and it is inappropriate to order all the departments to return to the army, not to mention the damage to morale. ”

Wen Tianxiang and Su Liuyi glanced at each other and nodded: "Go on." ”

Wang Lixin said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "The first step is that the imperial court should pass on all departments, and they can march into the army, but they are not allowed to be defeated, and they are not allowed to attack in depth, and they can conquer one or two cities." In the second step, the Mongolian Tatars found that stealing chickens and rice would inevitably come to negotiate with us, and then it was time to continue to slaughter them. As for the Nanyang strategy of the Ming Dynasty, it should not be hindered and disturbed, including His Royal Highness the King of Ming, to sit in Nanyang and wait for Nanyang to settle down. ”

Su Liuyi bowed slightly, Shibei three days, when he was impressed, it seems that the battle of Xiangyang has stimulated Wang Lixin himself, otherwise Wang Lixin would not have changed from the previous civil official who was unable to figure out the second monk on the battlefield to such a calm and confident appearance today.

All show that His Royal Highness knows people in the world, and today it seems that this statement is true.

Wen Tianxiang said loudly: "This is a good word, I don't know what your ministers have to say." ”

The officials in the main hall were originally mainly civilian officials, and most of the military attachés were either out on the battlefield or sitting on one side, and even the Divine Guards guarding the capital were not there, so in fact, only the right prime minister Su Liu Yi, the left attendant of the military department, Liu Shiyong, and a few other people were able to make decisions on the war.

"The old man has a word," Ye Mengding, who had been silent, suddenly spoke, "I don't know how you can conclude that the Mongolian Tartars are not prepared?" Kublai Khan's ability, I think you all know, at that time was able to suppress the former Song Dynasty could not raise his head, exhausted on the entire front, almost perished, and later, although His Royal Highness the King of Ming used firearms to achieve a great victory in the Battle of Xiangyang, and then the Northern Expedition recovered many lost territories, but all this should be attributed to the bravery of the Ming soldiers and the sharpness of firearms, not because of Kublai Khan's own incompetence and cowardice, that is to say, Kublai Khan, is still the original Kublai Khan who cannot be taken lightly, I don't know what you think? ”

Wen Tianxiang and the others were shocked in their hearts, Dazong stood up and said such a thing at this time, what was it for, and what did he mean, was it an order left by His Royal Highness King Ming when he was touring south? After all, for Ye Yingwu, the most trustworthy and close person is still his own father, so if he has any instructions or secret orders, it is naturally the most appropriate to hand them over to Ye Mengding.

After all, whether the Mongolian Tartars will really cause trouble is just everyone's speculation and speculation before Ye Yingwu's southern tour, and it is not certain, so there is no need for Ye Yingwu to make the already busy court jump for this matter.

"What do you think?" Lu Xiufu and the others looked up at Ye Mengding.

"I should not be blinded by pride and victory," Ye Mengding said in a deep voice, "The front line should be marched step by step, and the armies of Sichuan, Shu and Jinghu, which are far away from Nanjing, should not be rash when they all retreat." Also, don't wait for the Mongol Tartars to come to your door, but send an envoy to Mongolia now to accuse them of treachery, for the more unpleasant the words and the more thoroughly they are treacherous, the better. ”

Wen Tianxiang was silent for a moment, and nodded slowly: "What Da Zongzheng said is very true, since the Mongolian Tatars want to stir up trouble, they will definitely not be anticlimactic, Kublai Khan left a back hand, it depends on what kind of back hand." Now the enemy is dark and I am clear, the easiest way is to fight the grass and startle the snake! ”

Ye Mengding snorted, and looked outside the main hall, no matter what kind of back hand Kublai Khan left and what kind of bait he sprinkled, now he could only hope that there would be no accidents on the front line before he saw through his wrist.

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"The Mongolian Tartars are causing trouble at this time, which is expected." Ye Yingwu casually put down the chapter, "Wen Songrui, if they can't even cope with this, then I will have to entrust the entire Ming Dynasty to them in vain." ”

didn't care about the urgent words on the chapter, Ye Yingwu looked at the land of Zhenla unfolded in front of him, exhaled a long breath, and couldn't help but stretch his waist, as if the war in the Central Plains was in full swing and the eight hundred miles of beacon smoke had nothing to do with him.

"Your Highness, aren't we in a hurry to go back?" Liang Yanwu took a step forward and said with some surprise.

Ye Yingwu glanced back at the recital on the table: "Go back?" I'm afraid that now Kublai Khan wants me to hurry back, what does he want me to do, why do I want to do what he wants! ”

Liang Yan was speechless at noon, but he still considered it and said: "But Your Highness, after all, Mongolia ······"

Turning around and patting Liang Yanwu on the shoulder, Ye Yingwu said lightly: "Yixuan, don't worry, give Kublai Khan a hundred guts, he doesn't dare to really fight with us at this time, he just wants to test Daming's attitude, and wants Daming's eyes not to always be on Nanyang, after all, you and I understand the importance of Nanyang, and Kublai Khan also understands." ”

Stretching out his hand and pointing to the chapter, Ye Yingwu continued: "In this way, you reply to Wen Songrui, all the troops can march slowly, and it is most appropriate to send an envoy to negotiate with the Mongolian Tatars, but there is no need to show weakness, let alone take the initiative to sue for peace, let the Mongolian Tartars give Daming a reasonable explanation, and the envoys can even threaten the two countries with a full-scale war." ”

"Your Highness, if there is really a full-scale war, Da Ming can ······" Liang Yanwu blurted out in surprise.

Ye Yingwu waved his hand and chuckled: "Da Ming can't afford to fight, can it be that the Mongolian Tatars can afford to fight?" Yixuan, the Mongolian Tartars are not as three-headed and six-armed as you imagined, and they are also human beings, and they are also defeated by the Ming Dynasty, not to mention that Jinyiwei has been hit hard, and it is only in Chenzhou, what is going on in the whole Henan and Hebei, don't we still know it well? ”

Liang Yanwu nodded: "Then Your Highness ······ next?"

"The interrogation of the two Zhenla messengers in Boni didn't ask anything useful, but the craftsmen from the Ilkhanate couldn't ask anything else after changing a variety of punishments, and it is estimated that they also came by order, and they didn't know what the meaning of the top was, so I went to this Zhenla to find out what benefits the Mongolian Tartars gave Zhenla, so that Zhenla could fight against the Ming Dynasty." Ye Yingwu squinted at the paddy fields under the hillside.

"Your Highness, the lord of Zhenla has opened the city and surrendered, and Zhenla has been defeated." A herald came quickly, and when he saw Ye Yingwu, he hurriedly bowed his hand, "Now the Shenwei Army and the Xuanwu Army will join the city, and several generals are waiting for His Highness to move." ”

"These guys are very nimble." Ye Yingwu chuckled, "By the way, when will Zhang Shangshu come to Zhenla, I really want to ask his opinion." (To be continued.) )