Chapter 206: Strict and Kuanji, Difficult to Raise Troops
"Your Majesty is angry." Everyone in the hall bowed to the ground, and the guards outside the hall also made the loud noises and loud shouts from the hall tremble, and Wan Zhen'er also made Zhu Qizhen's actions jump in fright, and he also bowed down with everyone.
The blue and white porcelain bowl that had not been broken was still spinning on the ground, making a gentle friction sound, Zhu Qizhen's face was gloomy like the sky before the thunderstorm, and the killing intent in his eyes made everyone feel a chill down their spines.
"Last year, because of my mistakes, there were difficulties in the civil fort, which damaged tens of thousands of elites of my Ming Dynasty, countless elites, and I was very sad and regretful. Since then, I have finally understood a truth, listening to both will be clear, partial listening will be dark, and I have a specialization in the art industry. If these principles are violated, then failure will follow. Therefore, since I returned to the Ming Dynasty and supervised the civil and military affairs of the Xuanfu Mansion, I have always been lenient and benevolent, and let you and others act according to the rules without interference, just hoping that the past will not be blamed, and I can work together with the Zhuqing, so that the border town of Xuanfu will become the starting point of my Ming Dynasty's crusade against the grassland. Speaking of this, Zhu Qizhen finally gradually calmed down his mood, looking at these Wenwu who were kneeling in the hall.
Seeing the sweaty Jiang Fu and the ashen Zhang Bo, Zhu Qizhen couldn't help but sigh lightly, raised his hand to signal everyone to get up first, and then said heavily: "But I never thought that there would be a bastard like Wu Biao, in this opportunity of national crisis, vainly ignoring my trust and expectations, still putting self-interest first, ignoring the life and death of the country and the people, such a person is not even qualified to be a Ming citizen." ”
In the last sentence, Zhu Qizhen's voice was not high, but the violence under the calm gave everyone the illusion of seeing a snowy butcher knife hanging above their heads. However, Wan Zhen'er was not only not frightened to the point of paleness, but instead looked confused, with starry eyes, and looked at the emperor in front of her, who was spreading the majesty of the king.
After Zhu Qizhen paused, his eyes fell on Jiang Fu's body. "Jiang Fu, I once said that I will not be responsible for the past, and now I still keep my promise,"
Hearing Zhu Qizhen's words, the boulder hanging in Jiang Fu's heart finally fell to the ground with a bang. He bowed down in the hall again, touched the ground with his forehead, and said with a little choked: "Weichen thanked His Majesty for his grace of not sinning, but he can't repay the grace of heaven." ”
Zhu Qizhen sighed lightly, motioned for Na Jiangfu to get up, and said in a deep voice: "Okay, I just hope that after you say that you will be as conscientious as Zhuqing, and put state affairs first, don't let me down again." ”
-------------------- "Weichen obeys the order, and will not live up to His Majesty's grace of Xu Chen's meritorious crimes, and will no longer disappoint His Majesty." Jiang Fu kowtowed heavily in the hall three times, and then he got up, although it was early winter, Jiang Fu still seemed to be soaked in sweat at this time.
After beating Jiang Fu, the chief soldier of Xuanfu, Zhu Qizhen's eyes fell on the body of Zhang Boyong, the commander of Kaipingwei, who was standing beside him, but sweating like a pulp and his face was gray.
Looking at this military general who usually stands with his chest upright and his belly toes high, but now he is panicked and ownerless, like a lost dog, Zhu Qizhen's heart couldn't help but rise a trace of disgust. "Zhang Boyun, can you be guilty?"
"Wechen is guilty and has nothing to say." Zhang Botong closed his eyes and gritted his teeth and spoke. "However, Weichen also has a word, and please ask Your Majesty to investigate, although Weichen also accompanied his colleagues to embezzle silver, but it is also unwilling, in fact, the minister is unwilling, but all colleagues have this intention, if the minister resigns, in order to be attacked by everyone, it is not to say that it will be alienated, I am afraid that even the position will not be guaranteed, so Er, the minister accepted, the stolen silver is 7,538 taels, the minister has not moved, all hidden in the residence of the micro-minister in Banbidianbao......"
“…… The minister disdained to be in the company of everyone, so he invited himself into the Xuanfu, and Hou Yu listened to the tune left and right of His Majesty. If Your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can ask someone to check whether Weichen has half a lie. Speaking of the back, the voice of the uncle became higher and higher, and his expression was quite unwilling and aggrieved.
Everyone in the hall couldn't help but be silent, and Zhu Qizhen couldn't help frowning, looked at the Zhang Bo Yan carefully, and only after pondering for a long time did he speak: "In the area of Dushikou Fort, have there ever been tile thorn people?" ”
"Back to Your Majesty, when the minister was here, I had heard Tian Kun say many times that the tile spur detective rode and often wandered outside the Dushikou Fort, but Weichen had already arrived at Xuanfu in the last month, and what happened after that, Weichen really didn't know." Zhang Botong replied honestly.
"Zhen'er, check the news from Dushikou Fort, it will take nearly two months." Zhu Qizhen commanded without looking back. Not long after, Wan Zhen'er brought a stack of papers and handed it to Zhu Qizhen. At this time, under Yuan Bin's hint, several palace people hurriedly helped the case back up and cleaned up the mess in that place, while Zhu Qizhen checked the news one by one with a serious expression.
After a long time, he raised his eyes and looked at the uncle, and said gently: "I have seen it, all the previous news was transmitted to the Xuanfu by you, right?" ”
"Back to Your Majesty, after the arrival of the minister, since Your Majesty's will arrived in Kaipingwei, the minister has been in charge of this matter. Every time before delivering the news, the minister will inquire in detail about the affairs of the forts, make sure that they are detailed, and only then dare to report it, and dare not slack off in the slightest. Zhang Botong heard Zhu Qizhen's tone a little gently, and couldn't help but quickly replied.
"Yes, after you left, the news that Kaipingwei reported again was all some boring nonsense, all the forts were safe, there was nothing to do everywhere, and even the common signs of fighting and drinking in the army were gone, hehe, it was really ......" Zhu Qizhen looked at the news, although he was smiling, but the white and strong teeth exposed from the corners of his mouth that were pulled up from time to time revealed a seeping hideousness. It seems that you are not behind Kaipingwei, and Kaipingwei is really quiet and peaceful, which almost makes me think that it is not a border town, but a place of singing and dancing. ”
"Your Majesty, Weichen is guilty of negligence, please punish Your Majesty." Hearing Zhu Qizhen's words, Yuan Bin could no longer stand in place, strode out, and fell to the ground.
"Yes, you are indeed guilty of negligence, but as soon as the news is received, if those local officials and soldiers really want to make a fake, they can really be identified." Zhu Qizhen shook his head. "You are guilty of negligence, but the cause is not on you, so you will be recorded as a minor one, and I hope you will be cautious in the future."
"Your Majesty Xie has been lightly dismissed, and after that, Weichen will definitely be more cautious." Yuan Bin hurriedly bowed and thanked him.
"Where is Qian Zhong, first escort Zhang Boyu into the confinement room of the military camp outside the city, and then make a decision after some truth is clarified."
Zhu Qizhen looked at Zhang Boyi, who was about to be escorted out of the conference hall by two guards, and shouted in a deep voice: "Zhang Bobai, if the truth is as you say, I will spare you from death, but your commander can no longer be the commander." ”
"Weichen thank Your Majesty Longen, the minister is willing to be a pawn and go into battle to kill the enemy in order to atone for his own sins......" Hearing this, Zhang Boyi, who was originally stunned, couldn't help but show a look of surprise, and was so moved that he broke away from the two guards, bowed down outside the hall, and bowed heavily, and then continued to walk out with the two guards with a sense of relief.
-------------------- "Yang Jun, in your opinion, what is the probability that the tile spur division will attack and disturb the Dushikou Fort?" Zhu Qizhen once again set his gaze on the face of Yang Jun, who was standing next to him, his eyes rolling.
"Your Majesty, the minister was thirty percent sure before, and now after listening to Uncle Zhang's words, if the tile spur is biased, at least fifty percent sure that he will go to take the monolithic fort." Yang Jun came out of the crowd and bowed.
"Fifty percent?" Zhu Qizhen's brows couldn't help but froze. "Why only fifty percent?"
"Back to Your Majesty, the water is impermanent, the soldiers are impermanent, the border between Xuanfu and the grassland is more than 1,000 miles, and there are countless dangers, and 50,000 is the limit." Yang Jun also confessed, and what he said was extraordinarily reasonable, and everyone in the hall agreed with Yang Jun's words.
Zhu Qizhen couldn't help but be a little dumbfounded, and after thinking about it, what Yang Jun said was indeed true, more than a thousand miles away, there are so many dangerous places, even if the Dushikou Fort has not returned to its old view, but it doesn't necessarily mean that the tile spur will focus on the attack over there, in case he orders the army to go to it, and the tile spur attacks other dangerous passes with a partial division, so what?
"How many troops do we have to move now?" Zhu Qizhen couldn't help but rub his forehead with his hand, and asked Na Jiangfu.
"Back to Your Majesty, the new army that has been trained, because of the limited length of time for recruitment, I am afraid that it can be used by up to 30% of the soldiers." Jiang Fu stood up and said with a sad face. "Originally, the minister also wanted to report to His Majesty and divide these 30,000 soldiers and horses into three roads first, so as to fill the right guard, Huai'an guard and Yanqing left guard."
"Wanquan Right Guard and Huai'an Wei are the barriers to the north and west of my Xuanfu Governor's Office, and the Yanqing Left Guard is the danger of the front of the Gongwei Jingshi. When these three places were old, the soldiers and horses were badly damaged, and if they were not replenished immediately, the ministers were afraid ......."
"Sancheng...... Divided into three guards. Zhu Qizhen suddenly felt that the inside of his mouth was like a large piece of yellow lotus stuffed, and he was so bitter. The recruited new army is nearly 30,000 people, 30%, but only 9,000, full of battles, at most 10,000, and the border town of Xuanfu is long and narrow, these 9,000 soldiers and horses are bound to be prepared first, stationed at various key points, in preparation for reinforcements. And after listening to Jiang Fu's words, these three percent of the soldiers and horses have already chosen a place.
"But there are still soldiers and horses to adjust?" Zhu Qizhen sat up straight, glanced at everyone, and had to ask with a hint of hope.
"Back to Your Majesty, now I Xuanfu, there are only 5,000 soldiers and horses, and most of them are new soldiers, so they must not be transferred again, otherwise, if the border fort is damaged, and the tile thorns go straight in, how can the Xuanfu guard it?" Jiang Fu hurriedly shook his head and said.
Even Na Luo Hengxin stood up and resolutely stood on Jiang Fu's side, Zhu Qizhen could only smile bitterly and agree not to fight the idea of the five thousand soldiers and horses, and in the end, his eyes fell on Yang Jun and Shi Biao, who were already eager to try.
(To be continued)