Chapter 398: The Drunkard's Intention (Second Update)
"Slave Wang Jin knocks on the emperor!" After about a cup of tea, just as Li Yuntian was telling Emperor Xuande about his counterinsurgency strategy, a thin and tall middle-aged servant walked into the house quickly, knelt in front of Emperor Xuande and saluted loudly.
The eyes of everyone at the scene immediately focused on Wang Jin, Wang Jin was an internal servant of Emperor Xuande's favor and respect, and his favor was comparable to that of Jin Ying.
When Emperor Xuande was still the grandson of the emperor, Wang Jin accompanied Emperor Xuande day and night, and their friendship was quite deep.
Wang Jin's real name was Chen Wu, and Emperor Xuande changed his name to Wang Jin when he ascended the throne.
It is worth mentioning that Emperor Xuande also gave Wang Jin two silver medals, and the engravings on the silver medals were "Loyal Liver and Righteous Courage" and "Golden Sable Distinguished Guest".
Although Wang Jin was a castrated eunuch, in order to show his favor to him, Emperor Xuande rewarded Wang Jin with two palace maids as his wife, and also promoted his adopted son Wang Chun to an official, which shows his favor.
Due to the favor of Emperor Xuande, Wang Jin's position is naturally very important, he is the chief eunuch of the ceremonial eunuch, and at the same time he is also the factory governor of the East Factory, and his power in the palace is on par with Jin Ying, and the two can be said to be on an equal footing.
In Li Yuntian's opinion, it is best for Wang Jin to come forward to investigate and deal with Ma Qi, no matter what fate Ma Qi gets, it is a matter between the inner servants, and it will not violate the taboo of Emperor Xuande.
"Get up." Emperor Xuande raised his hand at Wang Jin's void, and after he got up, he said in a deep voice, "Wang Jin, Uncle Zhen Wubo is going to Jiaozhi to quell the rebellion, you go to check whether Ma Qi, the lieutenant guard of Jiaozhi, has anything wrong in Jiaozhi." ”
"Slaves obey!" Wang Jin was slightly stunned when he heard this, obviously he didn't expect that it would be Li Yuntian who would lead the troops to Jiaozhi to quell the rebellion, and then bowed down to answer.
"When you arrive in Jiaozhi, you have to assist Zhen Wubo and strive to put down the rebellion in Jiaozhi as soon as possible." Emperor Xuande pondered for a moment and opened his mouth to instruct.
"The emperor can rest assured, the servants will definitely do their best to assist Zhen Wubo." When Wang Jin heard this, he immediately understood what Emperor Xuande meant, and asked him not to interfere in Li Yuntian's military and political affairs except for investigating the case, so he bowed down and replied.
"Uncle Zhenwu, when do you plan to leave for Guangxi?" Emperor Xuande saw that Wang Jin understood his heart, and then looked at Li Yuntian.
"Your Majesty, the battle situation is urgent, without further ado, the minister is ready to go on the expedition in two days." Li Yuntian arched his hand at Emperor Xuande and replied in a deep voice.
"Two days later?" Emperor Xuande couldn't imagine that Li Yuntian was in such a hurry, Yang Shiqi, Zhang Fu and others present also showed surprised looks, Emperor Xuande thought about it and said, "This matter is not in a hurry, you prepare in the capital for a few more days, and then set off after it is ready." ”
"Your Majesty, the ministers only have to wait for 3,000 Xiaowu troops, and two days is enough." Li Yuntian knew that Emperor Xuande was for his good, so he bowed to Emperor Xuande and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, now that our army's defeat in Jiaozhi has set off a storm all over the city, go to Jiaozhi as soon as possible to stabilize the hearts of the people." ”
"Okay, I'll let you play!" Seeing that Li Yuntian was confident, Emperor Xuande agreed after pondering for a while, and said in a loud voice, "On the day of the expedition, I will personally see you off." ”
"Thank you, Lord Long." When Li Yuntian heard this, he solemnly bowed his hand to Emperor Xuande and thanked him loudly.
Due to the rebellion in Jiaozhi, it was not until midnight that Li Yuntian, Yang Shiqi, Zhang Fu and others left the palace, and everyone surrounded Li Yuntian and told him to be careful in Jiaozhi.
Li Yuntian kept nodding his head as he walked, looking humbly taught, these people around him were all the top generals of the Ming Dynasty, so he naturally had to deal with them respectfully.
Before this, I am afraid that no one would have thought that Li Yuntian would be in command to quell the rebellion in Jiaozhi, nor would they have thought that Li Yuntian would only lead 3,000 Xiaowu troops to the south, let alone that Li Yuntian would lead the army to set off in just two days.
Because it was late, and he was going to go on the expedition in two days, Li Yuntian went home to rest at night, and because he was on the same road as Zhou Zheng, the two chatted while riding horses, and the front and back were full of guards.
To be honest, Zhou Zheng was more worried about Li Yuntian's expedition, no matter how Chen Zhi, Wang Tong, Liu Sheng and Mu Sheng were defeated, which showed that the strength of the Jiaozhi rebels was not cheap, so there was another advice on the road, so Li Yuntian must not rush forward.
Li Yuntian looked very relaxed, talking and smiling with Zhou Zheng as usual, he naturally would not despise the Jiaozhi rebels, I am afraid that Li Li, the leader of the Jiaozhi rebels, would inevitably have a little contempt in his heart when he learned that the imperial court had sent him such a young general Dingnan, which was exactly what he wanted.
When she returned to Zhenwubo's Mansion, Zhou Yuting had already fallen asleep, and since she had been pregnant for several months, Li Yuntian did not go to disturb him, but went to Lucalyx's room.
The green calyx in his sleep never thought that Li Yuntian would come back, and couldn't help but be very surprised, personally brought hot water to Li Yuntian to wash, and waited for Li Yuntian to wash his feet.
After some warmth, Li Yuntian hugged the green calyx with a red face, and whispered to her that it might take a year or two to come back and let her assist Zhou Yuting in taking care of her home.
The green calyx did not have any psychological preparation, her eyes immediately moistened, and she reluctantly pressed her cheeks against Li Yuntian's chest, she also heard about the defeat of Jiaozhi, but there were so many nobles in Daming, no matter what, she never imagined that it would be Li Yuntian's turn to lead the army.
Because even Liu Sheng, a meritorious nobleman who was defeated by the Jiaozhi rebels, ended up with a death in battle, coupled with the death of Li Qing and Liang Ming, the Jiaozhi rebels became a flood beast in the mouths of the people of the capital for a while, and all kinds of gossip flew all over the sky.
Green Calyx didn't want Li Yuntian to wade into this muddy water, but she knew that Emperor Xuande had made a royal order, and the matter was irreparable, so she was very worried.
Li Yuntian smiled and comforted the green calyx, he had to fight the battle to pacify Jiaozhi, because his target was not only Jiaozhi, but the Indochina Peninsula where Jiaozhi was located.
Indochina Peninsula is one of the three major peninsulas in southern Asia, formerly known as the Indochina Peninsula, also known as the Indo-Indian Peninsula, located between East Asia and the South Asian subcontinent, west of the Bay of Bengal, the Andaman Sea and the Strait of Malacca, east of the Pacific Ocean South China Sea, the geographical location is extremely important.
As long as the Indochina Peninsula can be controlled, then not only can the South China Sea be included in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, but also the Strait of Malacca, which connects the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean navigation waterway.
Of course, in front of civil officials such as Yang Shiqi and Qianyi, it is impossible for Li Yuntian to find out his intentions, otherwise he will definitely be opposed, in their opinion, the Ming Dynasty is a state of etiquette, and they should not bully the weak.
Under such circumstances, Li Yuntian could only personally go to Jiaozhi to plan and secretly arrange matters related to the capture of the Indochina Peninsula.
Therefore, for the sake of the future generations of the Ming Dynasty, Li Yuntian must take the Indochina Peninsula and the Strait of Malacca, which is a secret in his heart, and no one knows.
Since the next day was the day of the Great Dynasty, Li Yuntian slept with the green calyx in his arms for less than two hours, and got up before dawn to enter the palace.
Among all the officials of the Ming Dynasty, Li Yuntian's identity can be said to be the most special, he is not only the Hanlin attendant of the Hanlin Academy and the supervision of the imperial history of the Metropolitan Inspection Academy, but also the chief instructor of the Jingshi Wutang and the head of the Wuju Hall of the Military Pavilion, and has both civilian and military positions.
According to Daming's custom, a situation like Li Yuntian's should be based on the highest position in his civil and military ranks as the criterion for dividing whether he stood in the civil official queue or the military minister queue when he went to court.
Li Yuntian's highest position is the Hanlin attendant of the sixth grade, and the highest position of the martial arts is the chief instructor of the Jingshi Lecture Martial Arts Hall of the sixth grade, which seems to be on par with the two.
However, Li Yuntian also has a title in addition to his official position, he is the newly promoted Zhenwu Bo of the Ming Dynasty, and the title of earl and above is a super grade in the Ming Dynasty, and it is obviously higher than the Hanlin attendant of the sixth grade in terms of official rank.
Therefore, in this way, Li Yuntian should stand in the queue of military attaches on the right and be with the counts of the Ming Dynasty.
But Emperor Xuande did not attribute Li Yuntian to the military attaché, Li Yuntian was born in the dignified two rankings of Jinshi, although he was knighted for merit and held a military position, but in essence, he was an out-and-out civil minister.
Therefore, Li Yuntian was still standing in the queue of civil officials on the left side of the Taihe Palace, but his seat was a little higher, standing with the Hanlin people of the Hanlin Academy.
The news of Liu Sheng's defeat in Jiaozhi has already caused a storm in the capital, and the most important business of today's dynasty is naturally to discuss the war in Jiaozhi and decide whether the Ming Dynasty will continue to quell the rebellion or negotiate peace with the rebels to end the war.
Originally, the Chinese military officials of the DPRK all had their own views on whether it was war or peace, and generally speaking, the military generals were the main battle, and half of the civilian officials were the main battle and the other half were the main peace, and the main battle faction was obviously higher than the main and peace faction.
The reason for the general's main battle is very clear, and the defeat of the Jiaozhi battle can be described as a great shame for them, so it is natural to fight to the death with the rebels in Jiaozhi.
The reason for the division of civilian officials is because they hold different views, and the main battle faction believes that the Ming Dynasty is the superior country of the Celestial Empire, how can it be defeated by the small Jiaozhi rebels, and then lose the land of the Ming Dynasty and damage the national prestige of the Ming Dynasty.
The civil officials and factions were considered from the perspective of people's livelihood, and Jiaozhi was later included in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, so they thought that they should give up the barbarian land of Jiaozhi, so that the people could recuperate.
Before entering the Taihe Palace, when waiting for the court in the corridor of the West Thousand Steps, the main battle faction of the civil officials and the main peace faction had already quarreled, and the two sides did not give in to each other.
The military ministers in the corridor of the East Thousand Steps Corridor are united and decide to fight the rebels in Jiaozhi to the end, not only to avenge the soldiers who died on the battlefield, but also to restore the reputation of the generals, otherwise how to raise their heads in front of the civilian officials in the future?
Because the civil officials in the West Thousand Steps Corridor were arguing too much, many military ministers stood outside the door and stretched their heads to look over there, with a gloating look on their faces.
Of course, whether the Ming Dynasty continues to quell the rebellion in Jiaozhi or withdraw from Jiaozhi is not someone who has a loud voice to win, it is up to Emperor Xuande to decide, and it is naturally the cabinet elders, six ministry officials and military cabinet members who can influence Emperor Xuande's decision.
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