Because the officials at all levels of the Generalissimo's Office have their own rank of loose official, which is equivalent to the military rank of later generations.

Basically, in the center of the Generalissimo's Mansion, that is, the Generalissimo's Mansion officials who can work in the Qianqing Gate of the Forbidden City, naturally have the rank of general.

Therefore, for the convenience of the current officials, many people refer to the officials of the Generalissimo's Office system as generals.

A single generalissimo official is only called a general or a deputy marshal.

Now that Lu Jiude said that "the generals have arrived", he naturally meant that the officials of the central system of the Generalissimo's Mansion had all arrived, waiting for Zhu Youzhen, the emperor, to preside over the highest-level military meeting of the Ming Dynasty when the real generalissimo was about to be completed.

Zhu Youzhen nodded, and after instructing Yuan Guifei and the concubines not to go back to the house early to warm up because of the cold body playing in the snow, he moved to Qianqingmen.

Lu Jiude insisted on letting Zhu Youzhen ride in the imperial chariot, but Zhu Youzhen rejected Lu Jiude's proposal and insisted on stepping on the ground that had just been covered with a layer of white veil.

Lu Jiude stood on the side close to the square, half a step behind, holding up his wide sleeves to shield Zhu Youzhen from the wind and snow as much as possible.

Zhu Youzhen walked faster, so as to avoid Lu Jiude's sleeve, so as not to block his vision.

Seeing that the vermilion eaves were dyed a layer of white, and there was a touch of plum blossom hidden under the white palace wall, Zhu Youzhen couldn't help but think of the fact that he folded plums and sent them to the queen in the past: "Is the queen's illness cured, when can she come from Nanjing?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, didn't you let her leave for the north at the beginning of spring next year, saying that you were afraid that she would not be able to withstand the harsh winter in Beijing."

When Lu Jiude said this, Zhu Youzhen couldn't help laughing: "I didn't expect that I would still think about her." ”

Zhu Youzhen said a word, then stopped, looked back at Lu Jiude, Lu Jiude hurriedly withdrew his hand: "Your Majesty, why did you stop?" ”

"Your hand is in my way! Don't be so careful, I'm not that delicate. ”

Zhu Youzhen is in the prime of life, coupled with the maintenance method, and he has always strengthened his exercise, so there is indeed no need to be afraid of these snowstorms.

Moreover, now Zhu Youzhen just wants to make these biting snowstorms sober and sober, so that he can understand that although the world has entered a calm state with the arrival of this winter snow.

But sometimes, a state of calm breeds not only hope but also crisis.

The climate of the Xiaoice River has not yet ended, and Zhu Youjian does not dare to conclude that this snowstorm, which has been falling for several days, is not considered a disaster.

If this is a disaster, then the northern Tartars will not stop their aggression against the Ming because of the victory of the Northern Expedition of the Great Ming.

Because they plundered for survival.

Therefore, Zhu Youzhen chose to first convene a court meeting of the Generalissimo's Palace, that is, the so-called highest-level military meeting of the Ming Dynasty, to agree on the next war of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhou Yuji, He Xin, Huang Degong, Liu Fangliang, Yuan Jixian, Li Mingrui, Li Banghua, Li Yan, Lu Zhenfei and other important ministers of the Generalissimo's Mansion have all stood solemnly under the warm pavilion corridor on the west side of the Qianqing Gate.

All of them had faces full of excitement, and their eyes were on the north.

As they are accustomed to military life, what they are more eager for is to gallop on the battlefield.

When Zhu Youzhen came over, his shoulders were already covered with snowflakes, and the Yishan crown became a white mountain hat, and even Zhu Youzhen took off the Yishan crown and patted it after entering the warm pavilion:

"I heard that Mobei has been like this for months, and in the far north, it is covered by glaciers all year round, I hope that any of you can plant my Ming dragon flag in those places for me in the future."

"I've seen Your Majesty!"

The generals were all busy saluting Zhu Youzhen, and Zhu Youzhen waved his hand to let him go to the warm pavilion after he was flat.

Zhang Chuyao, the internal official of the Imperial Horse Prison, put a cup of ginger tea in front of Zhu Youzhen, Zhu Youzhen took half a sip, only to feel the pungent taste and pierce his throat, but it also almost drove away the cold in his stomach.

"I have summoned you here today mainly to talk about the next war of the Ming Dynasty;

Not long ago, the Seventh Army of our Ming Guards Army recovered Xi'an and Tongguan as well as Yan'an, Guyuan and other border towns, and the land of Liaodong and Liaoxi outside the pass is also in our hands, it seems that the world has been unified, and the Northern Expedition has been declared victorious!

But is the pace of my guards over? No! ”

When Zhu Youzhen said this, Zhou Yuji and other generals couldn't help but frown, the generals of the Han family were not without ambition to expand their territory.

However, since the Song Dynasty, under the influence of the atmosphere of emphasizing literature and suppressing military force, the matter of military war has been regarded as an ominous thing, and foreign aggression has also been regarded as a reckless military force.

What Zhou Yuji and other generals were most worried about was that His Majesty asked them to release their horses to Nanshan and return to the fields.

But from the beginning, Zhu Youzhen said that he wanted to let the dragon flag of the Ming Dynasty be planted in the far north, and now he said that the war of the Ming Dynasty has not ended, so he knows that his majesty has no intention of stopping them to continue fighting.

However, Li Mingrui and other generals of the political and industrial department who were born in the civil arts were still a little worried, worried that if the Ming Dynasty continued to expand outward and wage wars, the Ming Dynasty would fail and whether it would consume national strength.

Because throughout history, many dynasties have suffered great losses or even direct demise due to foreign wars.

For example, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty conquered Goryeo, and the Tang Dynasty used troops abroad several times, but there were few victories and defeats, which consumed national strength in vain, and even the rise of An Lushan was not unrelated to the war of the Tang Empire.

"But now we have to think about how to continue our next war plan, many of you will think that if the war continues, it will no longer bring hope but loss to the Ming Dynasty;

But you can also see it in this Northern Expedition;

The people of the south did not increase their burdens and unhappiness because of our Northern Expedition;

On the contrary, they are happier than before, and it is said that there are now Qinlou Chu pavilions in Nanjing, Hangzhou, Suzhou, and Songjiang that have been open for twelve hours, and it is not uncommon to even gamble tens of thousands of silver dollars in one night;

It can be seen that the people of Li do not feel burdened by our Northern Expedition. ”

After Zhu Youzhen said, he asked, "Do you know why?" ”

"It's because we people have brought them wealth and hope to get rich!"

"We fought Han thieves, eliminated Jin merchants, and killed Jianjiao, and the wealth we got was immeasurable, and the Northern Expedition ticket was hidden and rising, multiplying dozens of times, so that these people would be willing to bet all their property on us, and they thought that they already had a lot of wealth, so they squandered it than before."

"But if we don't continue the war, do you know what the consequences are, the consequence is that this Northern Expedition ticket will return to its original value, what is his original value, it is a piece of waste paper that wipes his ass and feels like he is grappling!"

"The people will definitely rely on the waste paper of the Northern Expedition Coupon to exchange the wealth he represents, so many Northern Expedition Tickets, what is the consequence after all the exchanges, the consequence is that the income of the Ming Treasury will be sharply reduced or even lost, and the Yulu you get will no longer be silver dollars but a pile of waste paper."

"And only if we continue to expand outward, we can continue to issue coupons, which can be called Northern Expedition Coupons, and the people will not exchange the Northern Expedition Coupons for silver dollars, but will only take out more money to buy Northern Expedition Coupons, and we can get more wealth."

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(End of chapter)