The coalition led by Zhou Yuji and Huang Degong encountered a pinning force of the Qing army, and the victory was no suspense, but unfortunately, this insignificant victory could not cover up He Tengjiao's defeat. In order to make up for the loopholes left by He Tengjiao, in order not to be attacked by the Qing army on the flank, Zhou Huang and other coalition troops had to enter Renqiu in the northwest direction, but just after Azig and Zilharang, who turned back, they made a fatal mistake.

Zhou Yuji and Huang Degong did not listen to the dissuasion of Shi Kefa and Zhu Dadian, and the two decided to have a meeting with the Qing army at the junction of Hejian Mansion and Baoding Mansion.

The battle came as promised, there was no defeat, but there was no victory, the two sides were evenly matched, and both sides could be described as suffering heavy casualties. Zhou Yuji's firearms have an advantage, but unfortunately the mobility of the Qing army made Zhou Yuji suffer a big loss, he almost annihilated a tens of thousands of Qing troops to contain Liliang, but at the moment of victory was led by the cavalry led by Azig came to a sneak attack, in the case of disparity in strength, the chief officer Liu Qi led his cavalry to do their best not to block the attack of the Qing army, the stubborn resistance of Liu Qi was seriously injured, more than 10,000 cavalry lost nearly forty percent, and Zhou Yuji and others' infantry army was also bitten by the Qing cavalry.

The situation was not optimistic, Zhou Huchen's prior advice did not work, and Zhou Yuji still made the mistake of being too rigid. Zhou Huchen's advice to Zhou Yuji to be step-by-step, steady and steady, and never to advance has become empty words, this Zhou Yuji can't get rid of his old combat concept after all, fierce and tough, and resourceful enough.

Zhou Huchen couldn't sit still, this kind of loss made him feel uncomfortable, there are still too many things that need to be done in the future for this army, Zhou Huchen can't watch the soldiers lose like this, although the soldiers are still being trained like an assembly line, but the recruits are recruits after all, and these veterans are the pillars of the army. The Qing army could not afford to lose, and the Ming Dynasty could not afford to lose either. After long nights and dreams, Zhou Huchen decided that he would return to the battlefield after putting down his comfortable life.

It is easy to stay in Nanjing, but it is difficult to go to the battlefield again. This needs to be operated well, not only to coax the princess who is like glue with herself, but also to pass the emperor's level, and it is even more difficult to pass the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, which is very difficult.

"Weishenme is going? It's evenly matched, but it's not a rout. You've only been off for a few days, can you take a look? "The beautiful princess first quit, he didn't want to lose the sweet life in front of him, it was like glue, this satisfying colt was going to fight again, how could she not worry.

Zhou Huchen had expected this situation, and he shook his head helplessly: "Huan'er, you don't understand, my father is too fierce in battle, and if our soldiers suffer too heavy losses, the battle situation will fall into a long-term war quagmire." When Jiannu will not be extinguished, it will be the poisonous sore of my Ming Dynasty, this poisonous sore cannot be left, keep it, and the people will never feel at ease! For the sake of Daming. For the sake of the people's peace and contentment, I must personally go out and get rid of this poisonous sore as soon as possible! ”

"You can wait a little longer and see how the battle goes. If it still doesn't go well, I'll go to the Queen Mother and Bixia to ask you to fight. "The war is more dangerous, and Zhu Shuhuan is always unwilling to return to the battlefield for Zhou Huchen:

"It's almost winter. There are too many southern soldiers in the army, the climate will be a little unfavorable for us, we can't do it if we don't act, if we experience a failure, it will be too late, Huan'er, you have to understand me. ”

Zhu Shuhuan pursed her lips and was silent, a man is always a man, and he can't pretend to have that kind of ambition to make a contribution, Zhu Shuhuan understands this truth, Zhou Huchen's success is on the horse, and now the war is not going well, Zhou Huchen is understandable if he wants to go out, and she can't stop it anymore.

The officials (civil and military officials) of the early dynasty were collectively called "Taipan", and the princes and uncles formed a class of "Xunqi Class", and the horse was different from before, and he was not in the two classes. According to the regulations, there is no need, the horse does not need to go to court, and according to Zhou Huchen's other prominent status, he must go to the morning court every day according to the specified time.

After marrying the princess, Zhou Huchen seized the loophole that he was a concubine, and he chose to enjoy his warmth at home, and the court had nothing to do with him. The emperor didn't say anything, the Manchu Dynasty was happy to see its success, it didn't matter if Zhou Huchen didn't come to the court, the important thing was that he had no soldiers in his hands, and this Zhou Huchen, who ignored the rules, had no soldiers in his hands, so everyone could rest assured, as for whether he went to the court, no one cared.

What is a special day today? Zhou Huchen actually entered the wat and he went to court with hundreds of officials, which shocked the Manchu civil and military forces.

Except for special days, or the emperor's edict. The court always goes to court every morning, and according to the rules, he is allowed to say eight things; The General Administration Department will first submit a "face-to-face post" one day, which will be disposed of in advance by the cabinet, and the emperor only needs to answer. This is a kind of gradually simplified system of court staff, and this system is very reasonable, if everything is decided by the court, the most important officials of the court do not have to do things, and without these officials who handle the affairs of various ministries, the country cannot function normally.

Zhou Huchen didn't move, he waited calmly, waiting for the process of the performance.

The early dynasty did not let Zhou Huchen wait long, and Zhang Guowei, the secretary of the third military department, submitted a note on the use of troops in the Northern Expedition.

The war situation in the north is very important, as the secretary of the military department Zhang Guowei's recital is decent, this recital is mainly to analyze the pros and cons of the war in the north and the use of troops, at the same time, this recital mentions the combat mistakes in the battle between Zhou Yuji and Huang Degong.

This matter is the most important thing, the war in the north is unfavorable, and the courtiers have been discussing it for a few days, but there is no haode to say. It seems that it is another long-lasting early dynasty, and not long after Zhu Youxiang muttered, he opened his mouth and asked the ministers to continue the discussion.

This is the opportunity that Zhou Huchen was waiting for, he rushed out of the class: "Bixia, the Weichen played by Master Zhang is deeply touched, the war in the north must be quickly thought of, it is very unfavorable to our army for a long time, while Jiannu's foothold is not stable, now we must make a decision as soon as possible!" ”

"What's the best way to do it? Even though the opening is. ”

Although there are "some" domineering styles, Zhu Youxiang is very satisfied with Zhou Huchen, this is a colt who can hold hands with the princess, the only one in the world. And in terms of combat ability, looking at the world, this horse dares to say second, no one dares to say first, it can be said that it is unique in the entire history of the Ming Dynasty, and his opinion Zhu Youxiang values it very much.

Zhou Huchen bowed and saluted: "Bixia, whether it is in terms of personnel or materials, Jiannu is far from my Daming, why is Jiannu always difficult to defeat?" Because Jiannu adopted the line of elite soldiers and relied on mobility, although our army has many soldiers and generals, it does not lack military resources. But there will always be loopholes in mobile operations, which requires the commander and the overseer to fight steadily, and the strategy of our army should be to encroach while stabilizing, constantly encroaching on the territory occupied by the enemy, and the north is very close to the north, as long as the tactics do not make mistakes, it will not take long. In addition, in terms of operations, Weichen believed that Fu Chenghou and Jingnan Hou were a little anxious for quick success, and there was a mistake in the operational command. It's time for a change of coach! ”

Zhou Huchen did not mention He Tengjiao's defeat, but only put forward a most basic combat strategy, and the most terrifying thing is that he actually proposed to change the commander in battle.

But who can command Zhou Yuji's army? Dare to accuse Zhou Yuji and Huang Degong like this, only Zhou Huchen.

This suggestion is a bit surprising, and the entire court immediately fell silent, Zhou Huchen invited himself to be a teacher! finally pressed him in Nanjing, do you want to let him out, but don't let him out. The war in the north is really tight. Therefore, in order to avoid responsibility, everyone chose to keep silent.

"The horse is loyal to the country, and I am very relieved!" No one spoke. Zhu Youxiang hurriedly broke the embarrassment, but this was tantamount to not saying anything.

Shoufu Gao Hongtu remained motionless, Zhang Guowei, the secretary of the military department, remained motionless, and almost all the courtiers became wooden stakes.

Wechen made a military order. Please let Weichen change back to Fuchenghou, and in the winter of next year, Weichen will take the northern capital, if you can't take the northern capital. The minister will never be in charge of the army in the future, and let Bixia punish him! "Zhou Huchen has no choice, this needs to give the emperor and courtiers a reassurance, and if he goes out of the school, he must let Zhou Yuji come back.

This is equivalent to a year, this year's time is full of temptation, Zhu Youxiang's eyes lit up, and the eyes of the Manchu Dynasty civil and military forces also lit up.

"Bixia, Weichen thinks that Dongchang Bo can take on this big responsibility." Liu Fuzhi, the squire of the military department, immediately stood up: "Weichen once served as a staff member in the Dongchangbo army, and the two big victories over Jiannu were Weichen's personal experience, Dongchangbo's combat command ability is known to the world, and the minister thinks that Dongchangbo should go out of the mountain!" ”

Liu Fuzhi and Zhou Huchen got too close, in order to prevent being brought up, in order to prevent future troubles, he simply said it directly.

At this time, Cai Maode, Jiang Can, Yan Su and others, as well as Wei Yinwen, who returned to the court, those officials who thought it should be like this came out one after another to echo it. Zhou Huchen's early operation has had an effect, and "his own people" are "his own people" after all, and the role of these "own people" at critical moments has been revealed.

Of course, Zhang Guowei is no exception, because Zhou Huchen has already communicated with him in advance: "Dongchang Bo has been in the north for a long time, and he is more familiar with the battles there, and Weichen also thinks that Dongchang Bo can take on this big responsibility, please Bixia decide." ”

Zhu Youxiang did not speak expressionlessly, because this is not something that Zhu Youxiang can decide, this can only be done through the cabinet, and the support of the first assistant Gao Hongtu and scholars from various ministries.

If there was a major event in the court of the Ming Dynasty, each ministry could not decide individually, and the emperor could not decide, but all the departments voted on it in front of the emperor, which was called the court council. Without going through the cabinet, the emperor issued a decree to proclaim the implementation of the ministers, which is equivalent to the decree and is against the law, and the courtiers can refuse. It can be seen from this that although the emperor of the Ming Dynasty sometimes issued a decree to deal with government affairs, it seemed that he acted arbitrarily, but in fact it did not conform to the conventions and systems, and the emperor himself probably had to bear a great burden psychologically, and he was afraid that he would not be able to become a "Ming Jun", so the emperor's protest to the cabinet ministers had to be "unconscious". This, in turn, proves that under normal circumstances, the emperor must be limited by the cabinet.

The identity and responsibilities are different, the cabinet of the Ming Dynasty is the executor of the emperor's will, appointed by the emperor, the so-called cabinet members, cabinet scholars are just drafters of the emperor's will, to carry out the emperor's orders, but also to restrain the emperor's arbitrariness. The cabinet system of the Ming Dynasty was not the result of the division of power, and the cabinet members exercised both legislative power (of course, not against the will of the emperor), administrative power (most of the cabinet members were important members of the six ministries), and also exercised judicial power (the cabinet included the criminal department of Shangshu, Dali Siqing and the imperial governor's history), and the power was very large.

In fact, Zhu Youxiang and the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty are now at ease with Zhou Huchen, Zhou Huchen has been very low-key during this time, he and the princess are like glue in everyone's eyes, plus all Zhou Huchen's family lives in Nanjing, Zhou Yuji is back, Zhou Huchen is out, there is no problem.

Gao Hongtu, who had been silent, had obviously thought about it for a long time, and it should be a good choice for Zhou Huchen to lead the troops into battle, and he finally stood up: "Bixia, Weichen seconded the proposal, and the cabinet, the six ministries, the six sections, and the nine secretaries can be summoned to participate in the vote to decide on this matter." ”

Gao Hongtu's secondment is equivalent to agreeing to this matter, but the most important thing is this vote, because Gao Hongtu's secondment is not a cabinet vote, but the joint participation of the cabinet, the six ministries, the six sections, and the nine qing. (To be continued......)