Chapter 370: Never Back Down (2)
Hong Chengchou is the Jiliao Governor, according to Hou Xun's meaning, of course, it is to let Hong Chengchou unify the command of the fight against the Houjin Tartars, from the perspective of the arrangement of the position, this is a logical thing, which makes people unable to refute, if it is understood in this way, then all matters in Liaodong and Fuzhou are specifically responsible for Hong Chengchou, that is to say, Hong Chengchou can directly intervene in all the affairs of the Zheng Jiajun, and it is justified.
If it really comes to this point, Zheng Jiajun will definitely suffer a devastating blow.
As long as Hong Chengchou issues an order, asking the Zheng family army to recover Gaizhou, Yaozhou and Haizhou and other places within the specified time, then the Zheng family army can be sent to the point of no return, you must know that these places are regarded as key places by Huang Taiji, and there must be no problems, once the Zheng family army attacks these places, then Huang Taiji will definitely do his best to fight against the Zheng family army, under the current situation, the strength of the Zheng family army is far from the Houjin Tartar.
As for Liaodong, Zheng Xunrui can be sure that there will be no big moves, Hong Chengchou will still be stationed in Jiliao Governor's Mansion, and will not recover Dalinghe City, even if someone asks him, Hong Chengchou is also very easy to shirk, he is Jiliao Governor, there is a unified arrangement, this is all tactics, and others have no right to ask.
Lu Xiangsheng in history was played to death in this way, leading 5,000 soldiers to face tens of thousands of Houjin Tartars, and in the end the whole army was wiped out, and he himself was killed.
A lesson from the past, Zheng Xunrui will not be fooled.
However, Zheng Xunrui didn't want to turn his face with the emperor, after all, he needed the stability of the imperial court, so that many things could be gradually rolled out, and when his strength really increased, it didn't matter if he was arguing and calculating.
Zheng Xunrui spoke again.
"Lord Hou's suggestion, the minister thinks there is a certain truth, but he has not been able to go deep into the forefront, and he has not been able to fight face-to-face with the Houjin Tartars. The minister suggested that Lord Hou go to Fuzhou and other places to see what the local situation was like. β
After Zheng Xunrui said these words, the palace was silent.
Zheng Xunrui did not stop talking, he wanted to explain the truth.
"Huainanzi" Yan Zi made Chu. Yan Zi once had such a passage, orange born in Huainan is orange, born in Huaibei is orange, born in Huaibei is orange, the leaves are similar, but the taste is different. Therefore, the water and soil are different. The meaning of this passage does not need to be explained. β
"Your Majesty, the minister remembers very well that during the Jiajing period, the Qi family army exterminated the Japanese and captured the great military exploits, and then stationed in the north, and the grassland tribes did not dare to look north, and there were people in the court who were not convinced. Thinking that Qi Shaobao is nothing remarkable, and changing someone else to command the Qi family's army, the effect is the same, but I don't know that such a suggestion is equivalent to destroying the Qi family's army, Qi Shaobao has been loyal all his life, and the Qi family's army has achieved unprecedented achievements, the facts have explained all this, and the minister does not know why such a naΓ―ve view appears again in the DPRK and China today. β
"The courage of the Zheng family. Thanks to the emperor's attention, the emperor gave the trust of the ministers, and asked the ministers to train the Zheng family army and all the soldiers of the Zheng family army. Grateful for the emperor's trust, he fought bravely to kill the enemy, and was not afraid of life and death, so he was able to defeat the Houjin Tartars. β
"The minister is so young, in a high position, and he is trembling all the time. For fear of betraying the emperor's trust, he always asked many soldiers of the Zheng family army to bravely kill the enemy, protect the family and the country, and protect the country of our Ming Dynasty. β
"The Zheng family's army has defeated the Houjin Tartars several times, although it is said that nearly 30,000 Houjin Tartars have been exterminated, but they have also paid a heavy loss of 20,000 soldiers killed, and they are recovering so far."
"The minister thought of the difficulties of the imperial court, tried to raise military salaries, maintained the expenses of the Zheng family's army, and never reached out to the household to ask for military salaries, and today, the minister is exhausted, but he is still unwilling to increase the burden of the imperial court."
"The ministers are loyal, dedicated to the world of the Ming Dynasty, loyal to the emperor, and have no dissent."
"The minister thinks that if there is someone in the court who doubts the loyalty of the minister, he can raise it directly, as long as he finds clues, the minister is willing to accept any punishment, and there is no complaint, but if he thinks of unwarranted, with other purposes, he wants to attack the minister, and achieve the ulterior purpose, the minister will never agree." β¦β¦
Zheng Xunrui's words were impassioned.
Wen Tiren's face showed a slightly surprised look, Zhang Fengyi and Yang Yipeng's faces showed a slight smile, and Qian Shisheng and Hou Xun's faces were already blue and white.
After Zheng Xunrui finished speaking, the emperor immediately spoke.
"Zheng Aiqing's loyalty, Shu is known, Shu has heard many times that Zheng Aiqing's hard work to raise military salaries is a matter, the imperial court is so difficult, Zheng Aiqing can understand, such loyalty, it is worth learning from the Chinese military minister."
Zheng Xunrui lowered his head, did not look at the emperor, nor at the others, at this time, he thought of Gao Qiqian, it seems that the work done in front of him has played a role at the critical moment.
The matter of unified command cannot be discussed here, if it is really discussed, it must be under the unified command of Hong Chengchou, he Zheng Xunrui is just the governor of Caoyun, it is impossible to coordinate the affairs of Liaodong and Fuzhou, the best way is to command each other, see who can achieve greater military achievements.
The words have already been spoken, and Zheng Xunrui believes that at this time, no one will raise the matter of unified command again.
After the emperor finished speaking, Zhang Fengyi followed and spoke.
"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that what Lord Zheng said is very true, last year and this year, the Houjin Tartars have repeatedly suffered failures, in a short period of time, it should not dare to covet my Ming border pass, the minister thinks that the imperial court should seize this period of stable time, make every effort to exterminate the Liukou, stabilize the interior, so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment, as long as the internal stability is completely stabilized, the imperial court can plan to exterminate the Houjin Tartars, the minister's suggestion, please think twice."
Zhang Fengyi's suggestion was actually approved by the vast majority of adults in the DPRK and China.
A little analysis of the situation can lead to such an opinion, which is not a difficult thing to do.
There was a deep look on the emperor's face, obviously difficult to make up his mind for a while.
At this time, Wen Tiren spoke.
"Your Majesty, the minister thought that Lord Zhang's suggestion was feasible, and news came from Henan, Shanxi, Huguang and other places, and the Liukou began to plunder again, so that the local people were not at peace, and most places in Henan also suffered a famine last year, the people were displaced, and they were not clothed and fed, and the imperial court should focus on solving the problem of the Liukou's wanton plundering when Liaodong was temporarily stable, so that the people could stabilize."
"As for Liaodong and Fuzhou, the minister suggested that Lord Hong be responsible for the affairs of Liaodong, taking into account the defense of Xuanfu, Datong, Jizhou and Tianjin, and Lord Zheng being responsible for the affairs of Caoyun, taking into account the defense of Dengzhou and Laizhou, as well as Fuzhou and other places, such a division of labor is very reasonable......"
Before Wen Tiren finished speaking, Hong Chengchou's face changed, he thought that today's court meeting could get great benefits and give Zheng Xunrui a heavy blow, but he didn't expect that he not only didn't get anything, but would lose his command of Dengzhou and Laizhou.
At this time, Hong Chengchou realized that he had no way to refute Wen Tiren's suggestion.
Exterminated the rogues back then. , Zheng Xunrui led the Zheng family army, which had already achieved a brilliant victory, compressed the Liukou in Henan, and took over to continue to exterminate the Liukou, which was equivalent to picking peaches, but unfortunately the peaches were not picked, but let the Liukou escape.
After facing the Houjin Tartars directly, but let the Houjin Tartars enter the Guannei from Xuanfu to plunder, that time it was Cao Wenzhao who took all the responsibility, but look at Zheng Xunrui, who defeated the Houjin Tartars several times, and in less than a year, killed 30,000 Houjin Tartars, captured the Houjin Wuying County King Azige, and Belle Abatai, such a brilliant record, so that everyone was convinced.
In the face of such a situation, if Hong Chengchou still wants to fight for power and profit, he is afraid that he will be looked down upon by the emperor, and he will also be laughed at by many adults in the court.
Hong Chengchou's eyes when he looked at Qian Shisheng and Hou Xun changed a lot.
Qian Shisheng and Hou Xun had already lowered their heads, and at this time they couldn't say other opinions and suggestions, they understood that Zheng Xunrui must have made a lot of preparations behind his back, otherwise the situation would not have reversed.
Finally, the emperor spoke.
"Wen Aiqing and Zhang Aiqing, you are the first assistant and the second assistant of the cabinet, I attach great importance to your suggestions, and the matters discussed at today's court meeting will be presented after the cabinet has discussed."
The emperor did not express his position directly, which made Zheng Xunrui understand a lot of things.
Anyway, Qian Shisheng and Hou Xun's purpose was not achieved, of course, Zheng Xunrui also knew that it was basically impossible for him to think about directly controlling the affairs of Dengzhou and Laizhou, which didn't make sense, he was just the governor of Caoyun, and he suddenly interfered in the military affairs of Dengzhou and Laizhou, so what did the adults in the court think, and let Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao, put his face there.
Zheng Xunrui didn't have such an idea, he just thought that he could control Penglai City and the water division to achieve his goal, his sphere of influence, at present, can only take into account Shaanxi, Huaibei and Fuzhou and other places, this is already his limit, Shaanxi stationed 5,000 Zhengjia soldiers, Penglai stationed 5,000 soldiers, Fuzhou stationed 10,000 soldiers, plans to recruit 15,000 soldiers, Huaibei stationed 15,000 soldiers, strictly speaking, Shaanxi and Fuzhou and other places stationed soldiers, the number of soldiers is obviously insufficient.
Zheng Xunrui is most worried about Shaanxi, after all, it is the nest of the rogues, and if there is a slight negligence in defense, it is possible to encounter the invasion of the rogues, once the power of the rogues is big enough, they will take risks and return to Shaanxi to find opportunities.
Fuzhou can't be negligent in the slightest, who knows what Huang Taiji thinks about next, and whether he will focus on Lushun and Fuzhou.
After today's court meeting, thinking that Liaodong and Fuzhou coordinated to deal with Houjin Tartars, it is basically impossible, maybe when Liaodong is in danger, Zheng Jiajun may send troops to rescue, but there is danger in the direction of Fuzhou, Hong Chengchou is afraid that he will not send troops to rescue. (To be continued.) )