Chapter 157: Meng Yan on Soldiers
"Shengshang, it's not difficult to pacify Luchuan!" Meng Yan took a step forward and said boldly.
"Oh, what is Meng Aiqing's good plan?" Zhu Qizhen's eyes lit up and asked.
"Si Fa Ren is greedy, killing, and suspicious, as long as he sends someone to contact his subordinates and promises official positions and property, he will definitely be able to separate his relationship, and there will be brave men under the heavy reward, as long as he gets rid of Si Fa Ren, or makes his subordinates discordant, they can be broken individually!" Meng Yan said loudly.
"As Master Meng said, although the method is good, it is not easy to operate!" Wang Zhendao.
"Princess-in-law, Xia Guan has also read some battle reports about Luchuan, we have an army of more than 100,000 and elite equipment, but why are we led by the nose by only a few thousand people by the opponent, and even defeated?" Meng Yan Road.
"Meng Aiqing, do you know the reason?" Zhu Qizhen came and said with interest.
"Xiao Chen has never been to Luchuan, and he doesn't dare to say anything, but he has a few thoughts, maybe that's why!" Meng Yan didn't dare to say anything, although he knew the environment of that place in Luchuan, but after all, the times were different, and he hadn't seen the actual situation.
"Aiqing, let's talk about it!"
"First, Luchuan is not a plain, lofty mountains, complex terrain, huge cost of logistics and supply, causing a great burden to the imperial court, second, the people of Luchuan, the wisdom of the people is not open, the people do not trust Wang Shi, but will be bewitched by the local officials, and Wang Shi, therefore, Wang Shi's not only can not get the help of the local people, but to beware of them, they can be soldiers, can be for the people, it is really difficult to distinguish, plus the front-line generals are good or bad, and they kill indiscriminately. Causing the confrontation of Yan zhòng, the army entered, ours became blind, and the opponent knew our movements well, how could we not be defeated? Third, the method of war is old, and there is no desire to improve ......"
Meng Yan said seven or eight things in one breath, and saw that the emperor, Guo Nu and Wang Zhen were all a little stunned.
He realized that what he had said was a bit excessive, because there were some things mixed with the life and death of the previous life, which was very new in this era.
Go on. He was afraid of scaring the emperor!
In Meng Yan's opinion. To pacify the Luchuan Rebellion, it is seven points of politics and three parts of the military, and the main thing is the competition for the hearts and minds of the people!
Even if the imperial army really set foot on the Luchuan. It can't win the hearts and minds of the local people. It won't be quiet yet.
And the Ming Dynasty's restraint policy. The appointment of local officials to self-government, and the fact that they were allowed to have their own armed forces, were initially effective. However, if you encounter an ambitious person who supports the army and stands on its own, forming a trend that will not fall, it will inevitably drag down the imperial court.
Moreover, the imperial court also had to guard against these toasts, and to garrison troops, and the grain, grass and military expenses were a great burden.
The military system of the Ming Dynasty was good at the beginning, and some improvements were made in the military system of the Tang Dynasty, but the wishes were good, and the implementation was not the same thing!
Lao Zhu started as a rebel, and what he was most afraid of was that others would rebel against his Lao Zhu family, so he set the rules to death.
In this way, those who abide by the rules will never come out, and those who do not abide by the rules will soar one by one.
"Meng Aiqing, if you are asked to pacify Luchuan, how many soldiers and horses do you need?" Zhu Qizhen asked.
"This ......" Meng Yan was stunned.
"Meng Yan, the Holy Lord asked you, you tell the truth, just say it boldly!" Guo said in a deep voice.
Meng Yan raised three fingers: "Three thousand!" ”
"Three thousand!" Zhu Qizhen and Wang Zhen's eyes widened, and even Guo Nu threw a questioning look at Meng Yan with some puzzlement.
I thought that Meng Yan would say 30,000 people, but I didn't expect it to be only 3,000 people!
In fact, Meng Yan wanted to say "three hundred people", but he was afraid of scaring Zhu Qizhen, so he expanded the number tenfold.
"Shengshang, if there are not so many people in Luchuan, it would be good if Sifa Ren's subordinates could have five thousand elites, and to deal with these five thousand people, I only need three thousand soldiers to deal with them!" Meng Yan Road.
"Okay, a good 3,000 soldiers, a good Meng Yan, I like you like this!" Zhu Qizhen was very excited.
"Master, according to what Master Meng said, the military department Shangshu Jingyuan Bo Wang Ji, Dingxi Bo Jiang Gui and others conquered Luchuan for several years, sacrificing tens of thousands of people, the court did something wrong, and spent millions of dollars and grain in vain?" Wang Zhenyin measured the road.
Wang Zhen's words are heart-wrenching, if Meng Yan's words are spread from this hall to the southwest, and to the ears of those proud soldiers, I am afraid that it will not be long before the excerpts of Meng Yan, who are impeached by these proud soldiers, will be sent to the capital in an expedited manner of 600 miles.
And Zhu Qizhen, the emperor, will not be comfortable listening to it, and the decision to conquer Luchuan was also made by him.
When Meng Yan said this, didn't he say that the decision made by him, the emperor, was wrong?
As an emperor, even if he is wrong, he will not admit it, and he cannot admit it, the Son of Heaven of Shengming will not make mistakes!
Changing to a narrow-minded emperor, after listening to Wang Zhen's words, I am afraid that my face will immediately turn black, but Zhu Qizhen is not.
If he was really a narrow-minded emperor, there would not be the cruel system of "human martyrdom" that took the initiative in history to abolish and leave a ray of humanity to history.
Meng Yan knows that no matter how you say something, you can't say it perfectly, after all, if a person's first impression of you is good or bad.
Wang Zhen is an enemy, from Meng Yan to Daming, stepping into this era, this relationship is irreversible!
What's more, Meng Yan's personality and principles are destined to be impossible to become friends with a greedy and selfish person like Wang Zhen.
So no matter what Meng Yan did or what he said, Wang Zhen would not say good things about him, and even if he did, it was forced by the form, and it was definitely not his intention.
Meng Yan didn't defend himself, but Guo Nu wanted to speak, but was quietly stopped by Meng Yan's eyes.
Not to mention that Meng Yan's explanations and justifications are useless, even if they are useful, how much can the emperor listen to them?
Does he believe in Wang Zhen, who has followed him for many years and is also a master and father, or does he believe in a young courtier who has only met two or three faces?
Zhu Qizhen is the emperor, and the genes of the old Zhu family do not seem to be bad, and Wang Zhen's words are obviously hostile to Meng Yan.
But Zhu Qizhen's eyes were on Guo Nu!
Meng Yan is Guo Nu's future son-in-law, and Wang Zhen and Guo Nu are incompatible when they are in the East Palace. It's just that these two people are people he trusts!
Now Guo Nu is Aiwu and Wu, and Wang Zhen is because of Guo Nu's relationship, it is possible to target Meng Yan.
Wang Zhen is a small person, Zhu Qizhen knows it, but he is loyal enough to himself and works honestly.
Taking a step back, what Wang Zhen said is not unreasonable, not to mention that what Meng Yan said is also a little young and vigorous, which is not the same thing as doing.
War is not just a matter of paper.
Let alone. Zhu Qizhen will not be because of Meng Yan's words. It will really change the current military campaign against Luchuan Sirenfa.
"Mr. Wang, let's not talk about the war in Luchuan, the current incident of the assassination of Meng Aiqing by the Warat people, Guo Aiqing has already sent someone to temporarily watch the Huitong Pavilion. The murderer who assassinated Meng Aiqing was inside. How to deal with this matter? Zhu Qizhen said.
"Master. It's easy to arrest someone, but how to deal with it? Wang Zhen said, "In case it stimulates the Warat people." How did the imperial court deal with the war at the border gates? ”
"If we don't ignore the assassination of our courtiers in the capital of the Ming Dynasty, what will the people of the world think, and what will the envoys of the Fanbang think, where is the prestige of the Ming Dynasty and the prestige of the saints?" Guo said angrily.
Zhu Qizhen nodded solemnly, what Guo Nu said was not bad at all, if you are an ordinary people's family, such a thing is also intolerable, let alone the Ming Dynasty that is powerful all over the world?
If you ignore it, or simply hold it accountable, wouldn't it make the Warat people feel even more weak and deceitful?
"Holy Lord, Xiao Chen thinks this is a good opportunity to beat first!" Meng Yan said, "Not only can it not hurt the national body, but it can also teach the other party a lesson!" ”
"Meng Aiqing, you say!"
"Not to mention, he is not ready to start a war with my Da Ming first, even if he has the intention to go south, my Da Ming is not afraid of him, and this time the person who assassinated the minister was actually the iron-blooded dead man around the Great Khan of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, and they did not use their own identity, but pretended to be the wolf guard around Ye Xian." Meng Yan explained, "The ministers guessed that they wanted to kill the ministers and blame them first, so that the court would be jealous and jealous of them, and deliberately provoked the battle between the Ming Dynasty and Wara, and they would be good fishermen!" ”
"This qiē is all Lord Meng's speculation, and now that you haven't caught a single live mouth, how can you confirm what you said?"
"The person who led the team to assassinate Xiaochen, Xiaochen knows, his name is Zhelimu, when Weichen was undercover in the Northern Yuan Dynasty, he was still Xiaochen's deputy, and Xiaochen's identity was exposed because he drugged Weichen in wine......"
"I didn't expect Aiqing's identity to be exposed, and there is such a hidden secret!" After Zhu Qizhen heard this, he sighed greatly.
"Our family is very curious, why did the Northern Yuan Khan choose you without spending so many people under the tent?"
"Maybe it's because of my relationship with Princess Alhai, Philip has the closest relationship with me, and he chose me."
"Jealousy is an original sin, he is his deputy, you won't be too defensive against him, it's easy to start!"
"Saint, what Meng Yan means is that we arrest the people who are also the first, and let go of the people who are not spoiled, so that we can not only give a warning to the first, but also tell the sù first, this time your people are caught because they are taking off and not spending money to frame you in secret, which is also in line with the idea of the prince just now, and provoke the fight with the first to take off and not spend!" Guo Nu explained.
"Well, what Guo Aiqing said makes sense!" Zhu Qizhen turned his head and asked Wang Zhendao, "Sir, what do you think?" ”
"Doing so can control the impact within a small range!" Wang Zhen nodded and said.
Judging from the source, this matter was made by the Warat people, and now they have almost sacrificed a meticulous work that has been undercover for ten years.
It is impossible for the Ming Dynasty to swallow this breath lightly!
Wang Zhen can't stop him even if he can't stop it, and when the time comes, the spitting stars of the Manchu Dynasty and the civil and military forces will be able to drown him!
Finding death is not such a way to find it.
It can only be said that this has allowed Guo Nu and the others to find another opportunity, if this matter is done beautifully, no one will be able to stop him from serving as the commander of the Jinyi Guard!
What's more, in mediating the contradictions between the Wang and Sun families, Guo Nu has already made the emperor very satisfied, and the emperor's mind is obvious.
Neither he nor Empress Dowager Sun could find a reason to object, otherwise the emperor would have been suspicious.
Empress Dowager Sun is not afraid of the emperor's suspicion, because they are the two mothers, no matter how much this blood relationship exists.
But he is different, his power and status come from the emperor's trust, without this trust, he is nothing. (To be continued......)