Chapter 991: Battle and Uncertainty

Narsa did not know that the reason why the imperial court had not announced whether to send troops to rescue the Eastern Chagatai Khanate was because the auxiliary ministers did not agree on this matter, so that there was a fierce debate between the civil officials of the "main peace" and the nobles of the "main war".

In the view of Yang Shiqi and other ministers, the Eastern Chagatai Khanate was too far away from the Ming Dynasty, and the war between it and the Timurid Empire was an internal dispute between the states of the Western Regions, and there was no need for the Ming Dynasty to intervene in it, otherwise the army would inevitably cost the people and money.

Zhang Fu and other nobles did not think so, the Eastern Chagatai Khanate had always been friendly with the Ming Dynasty, and it had a hostile relationship with the Northern Yuan, and it had a favorable constraint on the Northern Yuan in the Western Regions, so that the Northern Yuan could not get involved in the Western Regions, so the Eastern Chagatai Khanate could not afford to lose.

Of course, according to the promotion regulations of the Ming Dynasty, only military generals who have made military exploits can enter the seal, and now Jiaozhi has already been managed by Li Yuntian in an orderly manner, and the remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty have also been driven to Mobei and dare not go south, and even the Japanese in the east have collapsed.

Therefore, the only place where the Ming army can use force on a large scale is the Western Regions, otherwise the nobles of the imperial court can only make a small fuss about the suppression of bandits, and the military exploits they have made are not enough for them to stuff their teeth.

Most importantly, the nobles, including Zhou Zheng, wanted a big war to justify the name of the Weisuo Army, which had been firmly pressed by the Xiaowu Army for the past ten years, and now it was time for them to raise their eyebrows.

As a matter of fact, the Weisho army that the nobles are relying on now is no more than three local armies, one is the troops of the Gyeonggi Governor's Office, one is the troops of the Shanbei Military Region, and the other is the troops of the Liaodong Military Region.

It is a little embarrassing to say that these three armies that are proud of the nobles are all formed according to the model of the Xiaowu Army, and half of the logistics materials are provided by the Jiangwutang, which can be said to be in the same vein as the Xiaowu Army, but it is controlled by the Governor's Office of the Five Armies.

The governors of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies naturally did not want to see the Xiaowu Army to form the Weisho Army in Gyeonggi, Shanbei and Liaodong, but the failure of Emperor Xuande's Northern Expedition and the Northern Yuan Army's attack on Beizhili made the Weisu Army of Liaodong Dusi, Shanxi Xingdu Division, Daning Dusi and Wanquan Dusi almost lost, while Xiaowu Army turned the tide.

Under such circumstances, Emperor Xuande naturally asked Li Yuntian to form the troops of the four capitals, but they were still under the jurisdiction of the Governor's Office of the Five Armies.

According to Li Yuntian's plan in those years, the Liaodong Prefecture, the Daning Division, and the Nuer Gandu Division would be merged into the Liaodong Military Region, and the Shanxi Xingdu Division, the Mongolian Division, and the Wanquan Capital Division would be merged into the Northern Military Region, also known as the Shanbei Military Region.

Although the governors of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies would feel a little embarrassed to mobilize the troops of the three capitals, there is now a common saying among the nobles that Li Yuntian relied on sufficient supplies and excellent equipment to achieve such brilliant achievements in those years, so if they were replaced, they would be able to achieve such an achievement as Li Yuntian.

Li Yuntian laughed when he learned about this, he didn't mind this kind of private rumor, he knew that the nobles were now holding a sulk in their stomachs, who would have thought that at a young age, he would be able to enter the title of prince from an earl in ten years, and his heart would naturally be a little difficult to balance.

Because he already knew the thoughts of the nobles, Li Yuntian did not go to participate in the deliberations of the auxiliary ministers on whether to rescue the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, and he was not an official auxiliary minister anyway, so he did not have to participate in the deliberations of the auxiliary ministers.

In this way, he also avoided being caught in the middle of the discussion, after all, his identity is very special, and he has important positions in the civil and military courts, and it is not appropriate to help anyone at that time, and it is not even easy to find a chance to play a round.

Therefore, Li Yuntian decided to wait for the imperial court to talk about this matter in the Taihe Palace, and at that time he would help his relatives or not his relatives, so that no one would be offended.

"Lord Wang, there is a member of the Western Chagatai Khanate who bought off the vegetable vendor who delivered vegetables and wanted to infiltrate our camp on the outskirts of Beijing, but was discovered by our guards, and now he has been detained."

That afternoon, when Li Yuntian was reviewing the official documents in hand in the lecture hall, Li Zixi walked into the door quickly and said to him in a deep voice.

"Oh?" Li Yuntian couldn't help but feel quite surprised when he heard this, and looked at Li Zixi with some surprise, "Did he explain why he entered the barracks?" ”

"Lord Wang, this person claims to admire the power of the Great Tomorrow and wants to see the true face of the world-famous Xiaowu Army, so this is his decision." Li Zixi replied after bowing after hearing this.

"This person broke into the barracks and was dealt with as a spy, and the vegetable seller who was bought by him was guilty of the same crime." Li Yuntian groaned for a moment when he heard this, and then opened his mouth and ordered, "In addition, change a vegetable vendor to bring in the vegetables." ”

"Let's do it." Li Zixi bowed to Li Yuntian when he heard this, and left quickly.

"I actually want to spy on the reality of the Xiaowu Army, which is too underestimating the security of the Xiaowu Army." After Li Zixi left, the corners of Li Yuntian's mouth showed a sneer, he knew that since Timur, the founding Khan of the Timurid Empire, was deliberately collecting intelligence from the Ming Dynasty when he was alive, he didn't expect that this time he would hit the idea on Xiaowujun.

"Lord Wang, you are going to attend the 100th birthday banquet of Lord Yulu's eldest grandson in Langzhong Lu of the Ministry of Industry in the evening, the congratulatory gift has been prepared, what else do you need?" Not long after, Lin Xin, who was wearing a captain's uniform, walked in with a gift slip in his hand to remind Li Yuntian of his evening itinerary.

Lu Youyu is a jinshi in the same department as Li Yuntian, and he was assigned to the six departments, and he was transferred to the Ministry of Industry a few years ago and became the Langzhong of the Ministry of Industry.

Although Li Yuntian is now in a high position, he still maintains a very good personal relationship with those fellow scholars, and now these of his peers have become the leaders of the middle-level forces of the major ministries and academies in the capital, and in time, they will definitely become the mainstay of the yamen of various ministries and ministries.

It is worth mentioning that although it is the same science and technology, due to the different yamen of the major ministries and institutes that he enters, many people have taken refuge in the door of the six ministry officials for the sake of their careers.

This is what people often call the intersection and overlap of interpersonal circles, and it is the existence of these circles that allows many buffers between the various forces, and ordinary small frictions and conflicts can be resolved.

"That's it." Li Yuntian glanced at the gift list and nodded to Lin Xin, Lin Xin has now gradually become his personal secretary, specializing in his diet and daily life, which allows Lei Ting to free up time to deal with the daily operation of the lecture hall.

Lin Xin has brought her family from the Great Ryukyu Island to Jiangnan, and in her opinion, the prosperity and wealth of Jiangnan are thousands of times better than the life of the Great Ryukyu Island.

In fact, not only Lin Xin, but also many of the powerful people of the Ryukyu Kingdom have already purchased properties in Jiangnan, and they were worried that they would be excluded in the Ming Dynasty, but since the Ming army and naval divisions built a base on the Great Ryukyu Island, the Ryukyu Kingdom surpassed the Korean State in one fell swoop, and became the vassal state with the closest relationship with the Ming Dynasty, and was gradually accepted by the people of the Ming Dynasty.

Even if someone wants to trouble the Ryukyu magnates who have moved in, they have to weigh it, because the household registration of those Ryukyu magnates is not in the local state capital, but in the military household of the martial arts, so that those who want to cause trouble are discouraged.

"Lord Wang, Madame asked her subordinates to tell you that the Western Regions Dance Ji Narsa is also going to perform at Lord Lu's mansion tonight, and it is rumored that she seems to have come to the door on purpose." Lin Xin took the gift list, smiled and said to Li Yuntian, it was obvious that Narsa's target was Li Yuntian, otherwise with her current popularity in the capital, she would not be able to move no matter what.

Li Yuntian couldn't help but smile helplessly when he heard this, it seems that Narsa really has a way, and she even knows that she is going to Lu Youyu's house for a banquet.

However, he was going to disappoint Narsa, and before the court made a final decision on whether to aid the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, he must avoid Narsa in order to avoid suspicion, because Narsa did not know that he supported sending troops to support the Eastern Chagatai Khanate.

In the evening, Li Yuntian changed into civilian clothes and led Lin Xin, Li Zixi and others to Lu Youyu's house for a banquet.

In fact, Lu Youyu's grandson's 100-day banquet had already been invited at noon, and all the people who came were officialdom colleagues, relatives and friends, because it was inconvenient for Li Yuntian to appear in front of the public, so Lu Youyu set up a dinner party to invite Li Yuntian and the Jinshi of the same department.

Although there are two or three hundred Jinshi in Li Yuntian's department, there are only thirty or forty people who can stay in the capital now, and the rest are either going out on business like Yu Qian, or going out to be officials like Xie Heng.

When Li Yuntian arrived at Lu's house, Lu Youyu had already led everyone to greet him at the door, Li Yuntian certainly attached importance to the friendship between everyone, but he was now the loyal king of the Ming Dynasty after all, and Lu Youyu and others could not mess up the dignity and humility.

Lu Youyu set up the dinner in the spacious courtyard of the front yard, not only the breeze was slight, but also it was the bright moon, just in the right place to drink and admire the moon, and there was no other interest.

Li Yuntian was surrounded by Lu Youyu and his party, and entered the courtyard door with a smile and a smile.

After taking a seat at the banquet in the courtyard, Lu Youyu asked his son and daughter-in-law to bring their grandson to Li Yuntian to see, this is the eldest son and grandson of the Lu family, so the Lu family held a 100-day banquet.

The little guy is white and chubby, and after holding it for a while, Li Yuntian smiled and took out a priceless piece of red jade and jade and stuffed it into the swaddling clothes, which was regarded as a meeting gift for the little guy.

After Lu Youyu's son and daughter-in-law retired, the banquet officially began, because none of the outsiders present, the atmosphere at the scene was very warm, and everyone was staggered, talking and laughing.

Since it is a wine banquet, and it is in a spacious courtyard, it is natural that singing and dancing are indispensable, and the singing and dancing girls sing and dance in the open space in front of the wine table to help everyone drink.

Finally, when the dance was over, tonight's finale performance came on, and a group of Western Regions dancers and musicians took the stage, first bowing to Li Yuntian, who was sitting in the first seat, and then playing a Western Regions style tune.

"Lord Wang, these dancing girls from the Western Regions are here with the mission of the Chagatai Khanate, and the leader of them is named Narsha, who is also a female official, with outstanding dancing posture and fluent Jiangnan dialect, it is indeed a rare stunner, and there must be an exotic style." Lu Youyu, who was sitting next to Li Yuntian, glanced at the Western Regions dancing girls who were preparing in the field, and said to Li Yuntian with a smile.

"That king has a good eye." Li Yuntian laughed when he heard this, and said to the people around him, "Wait a minute, let's see what surprises this Western Regions dancer will bring us." ”

Everyone present echoed the voice, waiting with great interest for Narsa's debut, and the most popular in the capital recently is this enchanting and charming dancing girl from the Western Regions.