Everyone was stunned, Lu Wan thought for a while and said: "Maybe this is just the vanguard army of the Tartars, and the follow-up soldiers and horses of the Tartars may be coming along the Jiayuguan Pass, there must be a report ahead of these news, but we are far away and have not learned about it for the time being." ”

Song Nan said: "If that's the case, the imperial court only ordered Chang Ning to lead less than 50,000 troops to fight with it, then it would be an inappropriate strategy, if the Tartars have follow-up soldiers and horses, Chang Ning will have great ability, and it will be difficult to escape the order of failure, if that is the case, Chang Ning should be immediately transferred to reinforce the troops and horses, and strictly order Chang Ning to hold on to Gansu Town." ”

Lu Wan frowned and said, "Does Lord Song mean to let the Tartars rage and not fight with them?" 40,000 imperial army stood still, allowing the Tartar artillery to bombard? It turns out that Lord Song thinks so, but it's also very strange. ”

Everyone was buzzing and discussing, and Zhengde shook his head imperceptibly.

Song Nan said lightly: "It's okay if you want to describe it like that, in short, it is a risky move to engage with it, and the Tartar obviously has a back hand." The top priority is to find out whether the Tartars are hiding their soldiers and horses, and what is their intention? In addition, it is not difficult to mobilize troops and horses from the rear to rush to reinforcements, and it is not difficult to exterminate the 50,000 invading Tartar soldiers, and it is rare to know what the Tartar soldiers are. Since this is a big battle of life and death, we must be cautious, and we must not be attracted by small profits in front of us, so as to fall into the trap of the Tartars. ”

"Lord Song, you've been talking for a long time, why don't I understand what the so-called trap you are worried about is? Can you say it explicitly? Yang Tinghe couldn't help but step forward and ask.

"Yes, to make it clear, it's not clear." The crowd chimed in.

Song Nan sighed and said, "Since it's a trap, where is it so easy to see." There are many possibilities, and who can guess one of them? This is not gambling, this is a major matter related to the society of the imperial court, and I can't say anything about it. ”

"It turns out that you don't know, it's just that people are worried." Yang Tinghe said lightly.

Everyone snickered, in their opinion, Song Nan's recent situation was not good, the emperor dismissed his military position, what he said now is just to attract attention, trying to show himself in front of the emperor, and must not give him such an opportunity.

Zhengde frowned and said: "Song Nan, you are worried, but you can't say what you are worried about, I can't be afraid because of your worries, and I can't let the Tartars run rampant in my Ming territory; Unless you say what you are worried about, and what reason you have to prove it, you may be able to convince me and your lordships. ”

Song Nan looked at the faces in front of him, and said in his heart: Even if I say a few possibilities that I am worried about, I will definitely be refuted cleanly, and these are just some inexplicable worries, which may not happen, so what's the use of saying it myself? It's just a waste of saliva. ”

Song Nan arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, the minister just said what he thought, the war thousands of miles away, the minister did not see it with his own eyes, and he couldn't make a specific judgment to confuse the public, let the lords decide it by discussion, the minister doesn't want to delay their time; The war is in full swing, and it is only right to dispatch and plan quickly. ”

Zhengde's disappointed look was beyond words, Yang Tinghe had a smile on his face, Song Nan finally knew that he could no longer control the emperor like before, he finally knew to retreat; After today, if there is any military meeting, Song Nan should not be qualified to participate.

After leaving the palace, Song Nan was in a very bad mood, inexplicably irritable in his heart, and always felt that something was wrong, this was not Zhengde's indifferent attitude when he left, and Zhengde was also bored listening to some of the things reported by Song Nan about the trip to Nanjing, and only a few words of praise for Song Nan's escort of the princess back to Beijing, Song Nan obviously felt that something was missing between himself and Zhengde.

But Song Nan knew that the worry in his heart was not because of Zhengde's indifferent attitude, but because of the war in the northwest.

Riding back to the house, seeing the scene of wives and concubines and children flocking to greet him, Song Nan's mood suddenly improved a lot, and he hugged all the way into the house, and the jubilant wives and concubines had already arranged a banquet. After dinner, in the bright spring light in the back garden, Song Zhidao, the eldest son of the Song Mansion, performed the newly learned fists and kicks to Song Nan, everyone gathered around to laugh and applaud, Song Nan threw all the unhappiness in his heart out of the clouds, and enjoyed this family time.

In the evening, Sun Xuan and Hou Dabiao came to the mansion to pay a visit, and Song Nan met them in the front hall; After listening to what Song Nan said about Nanjing, Sun Xuan and Hou Dabiao both stuck out their tongues; They knew that Song Nan went to Nanjing to kill Gu Dayong, but they didn't expect Song Nan to kill Gu Dayong directly in the palace, and also set fire to several palaces, and the adult's behavior is really unpredictable. Sometimes cautious borders on cowardice, sometimes bold and disregardful.

"There are two things, the North and South Zhenfu Division must spend a lot of energy to investigate strictly, and you are just right to come, if you don't come, I will invite you to come in the evening." Song Nan drank tea and spoke to the two people in front of him who were surprised and had not yet woken up from the big hand he used to kill Gu Da.

"Your Excellency, just give me orders." The two of them were busy.

Song Nan put down the teacup, tapped his fingers on the table and said, "Recently, it has been rumored outside that my Song Nan is going to be unlucky, what do you two think." ”

Both of them were stunned, didn't they want to order things? How can I talk about such a topic again?

"My lord, those rumors outside are all rumors released by the outer court, why bother with them? When I was angry, I lifted the old bottoms of the two civil officials and gave them some color. Hou Dabiao spat on the slippery floor, thought about it, stretched out his feet and quickly wiped it off.

Sun Xuan frowned slightly, he knew that Song Nan was worried that he and Hou Dabiao, the two absolute cronies, would have strange ideas, and this was testing himself. Song Nan never did this, according to Song Nan's words, this is a sign of no self-confidence, but today he did it, and it can be seen that the pressure in Song Nan's heart is not small.

"My lord, Sun only said one sentence, since the adult took office as the commander of the Jinyi Guard, my Jinyi Wei Yamen was the heyday of the Ming Dynasty, whether it is the expansion of manpower or the promotion of status and treatment, it has surpassed the Jinyi Wei Yamen of the previous dynasties. Personally, I've never felt so comfortable doing my job, and I've never been treated with as much respect as I do today. I am proud to follow adults on errands; Whatever outsiders say, the humble position has always been regarded as the wind in the ear, and the humble position also believes that with the ability and meritorious service of adults, it will never be as rumored. ”

After all, Sun Xuan is an old Jianghu, and his words are justified and well-founded, and he even boasts, listening to it teaches people to be comfortable, unlike Hou Dabiao, who speaks straightforwardly and says whatever he wants.

Song Nan smiled and said, "Very good, I'm just curious and want to ask you; But you all know that it is impossible for me to fall; Although since I was relieved of my military duties ten days ago, there have been rumors outside that I am going to fall. You have also caught a lot of rumor-mongers behind your back, I know this, and I understand that you are worried about being anxious. Let me tell you two today, I, Song Nan, will not fall, you still have a great future to run, follow me, don't fall behind, whoever falls behind will have no chance. Got it? ”

The two said in unison, "Yes." ”

Song Nan got up slowly, paced with his hands in his hands, and stopped after a long time and said without looking back: "Sun Xuan listens to the order." ”

Sun Xuan was startled, looked at Song Nan's back and bowed: "Humble duty." ”

"Your Nanzhen Fusi will dispatch capable people to investigate a matter from now on, first of all, you have to investigate the cause of death sentenced by the Lu Yuan of Tai Hospital, find his family and ask for confessions, and all aspects of this matter must be investigated; You also have to find out which important officials in Beijing Zhu Chenhao, the king of Ningning, have secret close ties with them; Including the exchange of money, sending beautiful women as concubines and other things, they should be detailed, but they should not show half a trace. Did you hear me clearly? ”

Sun Xuan was startled, and opened his mouth to ask something, but seeing Song Nan's straight shoulders and back as dignified as steel, he closed his open mouth.

"Obedience."

"Hou Dabiao, your Beizhen Fu Division will dispatch capable people to the towns on the nine sides from now on to inquire about the news. First, I want to know the progress of the war in Gansu in real time, and second, I must find out as much as possible the mobilization and deployment of troops and horses in the border towns and the Tartars in the north. ”

Hou Dabiao was stunned and said: "Gansu is at war? ”

Song Nan turned his head and shouted: "You are still a senior general of Jinyiwei, we have all become deaf and blind, the war has been fought for a few days, and there is no news from the Jinyiwei Yamen in Gansu, which is simply hateful." The officials of the local Jinyi Guard Yamen had to be dealt with, and they were dismissed and demoted without mercy, and they were not rectified for more than a year, and now they are also breeding for burnout. ”

Hou Dabiao gritted his teeth and said: "Go and do it immediately, these eight lambs are dizzy after a good life, and they have removed these grandsons from their posts." ”

Song Nan sighed, waved his hand and said: "I don't have your dinner here, you can go, from today on, the Jinyi Guard Yamen must all wake up, whoever is disobedient at this time, pass on my order, and be directly dismissed, it is irrefutable." Go ahead. ”

Hou Dabiao and Sun Xuan glanced at each other and bowed down.