Chapter 721: Military Emergency
Liu Chun didn't expect Sun Jiao to wear a high hat for himself.
He actually wondered, why did Sun Jiao determine that he could enter the cabinet early on? Now that he has really entered the cabinet, he has such high expectations for him?
Could it be that a person like Sun Jiao who is wise enough to protect his life doesn't know the situation in the court now?
The cabinet ministers are sandwiched between the new emperor and Yang Tinghe, is that an advantage or difference? If the ministers are having a good time, why is Fei Hong in such a difficult situation in the court?
A series of questions swirled in my head.
Liu Chun had also tried it in front of Sun Jiao before, but unfortunately he didn't get an answer, so he didn't ask more this time.
Following.
Liu Chun entered the court as usual, as the head of the Hanlin Academy, made the last report on the revision of the "Wuzong Record" by the Hanlin Academy, and then accepted a new errand, as a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion and a waiter of the Ministry of Rites, he officially became a cabinet minister, and in the future, he was directly listed in the second row of the left head of the court meeting, and Yang Tinghe was in front of him.
Zhu Si was positive at the beginning of Liu Chun's entry into the cabinet, and his mentality was not shocked later.
At least in the eyes of the civil and military officials, the emperor was expressionless, obviously depressed because he did not meet his psychological expectations.
Some people also speculate that in fact, Zhu Si's purpose in recommending Liu Chun was to make room for Yang Yiqing, but now that everything has been decided, Yang Yiqing's return to the dynasty has not yet been settled, it seems that the pattern of five cabinet ministers can last at least until the end of the year, and the cabinet structure issue should not become a hot spot in the court in a short time.
This was followed by a report on the Northwest Military Intelligence.
Li Kun, the right attendant of the military department, came forward to report and inform all the officials involved in the court meeting about the movements of the Tatars, but there was little mention of the arrangement of the Ming army, which was also to prevent the leakage of some important military information.
Li Kun's report is mainly reflected in two points, that is, the main direction of attack of the Tatars, from the initial Baiyangkou and Yatouguan, has begun to move to the eastern front, that is, from Xuanfu and Zhangjiakou to launch an offensive.
And into the outer pass, between the outer pass and the inner pass to harass the Tatar cavalry still to the destroyed Baiyangkou as the main channel, at the moment in the North Pass, the real loss and destruction of the Baiyangkou is actually only a place, although the rest of the place has a big crisis, but after the tug of war basically there is no major problem.
「...... The trilateral general system is played, and the Xuanda general system is moved to the Xuanfu as soon as possible."
Li Kun finally made a summary.
Because the main direction of attack of the Tatars has now become Zhangjiakou north of Xuanfu, although it is the most heavily guarded place on the surface of Xuanda, with more than 50,000 men and horses that can be mobilized, and a large number of reserve soldiers and horses, but because the governor of Xuanda has become Datong, there is a lack of commanders in Xuanfu who can give orders.
Except for the governor of Xuanda, the rest of the people were obviously too low-level, and when encountering a major military situation, even officials at the governor level had no right to order them to go out to meet the battle.
After listening to the report, Zhu Si asked the people present, "Ladies and gentlemen, what do you think?"
The emperor simply asked questions, and gave the power to give advice to the ministers present.
Yang Tinghe said, "Your Majesty, these matters involve military aircraft, and they should be submitted to the Ministry of War for negotiation, and Your Majesty can approve them after they are requested. It's not appropriate to talk about it openly."
What he meant was that the military situation was urgent, and the things discussed in the court were easy to leak, so they should be kept secret.
The news that the Xuanda Governor's Office is going to move back to Xuanfu does not look good, but if it is known by the Tatars, it will be lively, and the Tatars will definitely send more cavalry from Baiyangkou into the territory of the Ming Dynasty, specifically staring at the team of the Xuanda Governor moving to Xuanfu to sneak attack.
As long as it can be done, then the Xuanda ground will be completely chaotic. But that's just the ideal.
The military situation of Xuanda is different from the three sides, it is not too far from the capital, and there is generally a major military situation, which can be transmitted to the capital between two or three days, and it is too late to temporarily change the governor, and even if the governor of Xuanda, Chen Jiuchou, dies in battle, it is not easy for the Tatars to capture those fortresses.
But no matter what, Yang Tinghe still felt that the matter was very important and should not be handed over to the court for approval.
Zhu Sidao: "I know that Yang Ge is worried, but I also think of the concerns of the generals in the northwest, and now the war is still in a stalemate, since the Xuanda Governor's Mansion is here
Datong, wartime relocation is easy for the Tatars to take advantage of, so I think it is appropriate to transfer the military affairs of the Xuanfu to Tang Yin, the governor of the Inner Three Passes."
As soon as these words came out, the scene instantly fried the pot.
Boy.
The emperor is really open-mouthed, is this what he thinks of and says? Why don't you just say that let Tang Yin replace Chen Jiuchou as the governor of Xuanda?
Even people like Sun Jiao, who are inclined to the new emperor's faction, are secretly muttering to themselves, this is too explicit, Your Majesty, we must be reserved, we can't take it for granted.
Yang Tinghe didn't bother to refute this kind of remarks, it stands to reason that the little emperor is not a stupid person, how could he make such a low-level mistake?
With a temporary governor of the inner three passes, go to the Xuanfu soldiers and horses? Can the military affairs of the Ming Dynasty be so ridiculous to the point of child's play?
Zhu Si looked at his words, and there was no one to respond, his eyes swept over the people present, and suddenly fell on Liu Chun, who had just entered the cabinet today.
Zhu Sidao: "Elder Liu Ge, today is the day you enter the pavilion, I want to ask you what your opinion is on this matter?"
Liu Chun instantly became the target of public criticism. This made him extremely difficult.
I complained bitterly in my heart, and they all said that the errand of this cabinet is not easy to do, it turns out that His Majesty recommended me to join the cabinet just to let me attach myself to him at a critical time?
If I do agree with this, then do I have to be scolded by my colleagues? Liu Chun walked out of the subordinate class with a cramped face, but fortunately, his voice was quite stable, and there was no such hesitation, at this time he was pretending to be confident.
You can't be looked down upon on the first day you enter the cabinet, right?
Liu Chundao: "Back to Your Majesty, the minister believes that there is no precedent for the internal three customs governors to transfer the military affairs of the Xuanfu, and it is not advisable."
Don't talk about anything else, let's talk about whether there are examples among the predecessors, Liu Chun's words are actually very concerned about the new emperor's face.
Zhu Si suddenly laughed: "That means that if there is no precedent in front of you, the imperial court can't do anything?" Is there a precedent for the Tatars to break through the mouth of the White Sheep, to send cavalry to harass Neiguan and other places, and to gather troops and horses to prepare to capture Xuanfu?"
"Huh?"
The officials present were in an uproar again.
Even Yang Tinghe felt a pressure.
The little emperor really dares to say anything.
Obviously, the Tatars gathered troops and horses to prepare for the attack on Xuanfu was still a secret, why did they openly say it in the court so that everyone would know about it?
Wouldn't this make the people of the government and the opposition panic?
Zhu Si continued: "The military situation of Xuanfu is urgent, but because the new governor of Xuanda is from the governor of Shaanxi, I am afraid that he will not tolerate the military and political system of Xuanda, and will move the government to Datong Town, but now Xuanfu Town has become the main direction of attack of the Tatars, and even the general system is not in the administrative office, the situation is so critical, I asked Tang Yin to transfer the military affairs of Xuanfu, it is really a last resort, do you have to wait for Zhangjiakou and Xuanfu to fall, Xuanda elite is lost, and the imperial court will make arrangements again? Can you keep the three levels at that time?"
The question is acute.
The little emperor suddenly changed from a dormant sheep to a ferocious hungry wolf.
Yang Tinghe and the others took a long breath.
Recently, regarding the military affairs of the northwest, the little emperor has always been very forbearing, speaking of which they have not debated and quarreled with the emperor for a long time, so it seems that the little emperor has been patient, and now it has finally broken out.
Then our civil officials, especially the top civil servants, and the people gathered around the first assistant of the cabinet, should also be vigorous and ready to have a good discussion.
But just when someone was about to come out to speak, Zhu Si spoke again.
"Of course, if you think that the military situation of Xuanfu is not worth mentioning, then if I haven't said what I said before, simply move the Xuanda General System and the Executive Mansion back to Xuanfu Town...... If you know this is the case, why bother tossing back and forth?"
Immediately, Zhu Si shook his head with disdain on his face.
Although Zhu Si was a little emotional before, it made the minister feel that this emperor was a little unreliable.
But in the end, these words actually went to the hearts of some people.
If you carefully recall the changes in the military situation of Xuanda in the past six months or so, in fact, one of the biggest characteristics is "tossing".
Remove Zang at the end of the day
What is Feng doing?
After removing Zang Feng, he had to change Chen Jiuchou, who was born in three sides, so that Chen Jiuchou did not dare to set up the governance office in the Xuanfu where the remnants of the previous dynasty gathered.
Now the Tatars are mainly attacking the front line of Xuanfu, and there will be a big problem immediately, the governor of Xuanda is not in Xuanfu, and Xuanfu Town is very close to the capital, and there is only Juyong Pass between it and the Beijing Division, so what if Xuanfu Town is really broken by the Tatars, or the Tatars just rush in from some small passes, what should the defenders do at that time?
How can this battle be sustained?
Some people will think that the new emperor is prescient.
Knowing that there was a contradiction between officials and generals in the Xuanfu, he urgently sent a governor of the inner three passes, at least in the case of an accident in the outer pass, the inner three passes could still be topped, and at least the reinforcements from the three sides would be waited, so it was really necessary for Tang Yin to lead the troops to the front line.
Let's not talk about what military achievements Tang Yin can achieve by relying on the inner three passes, as long as there is such a backbone, the three armies can be united and not let the Tatars attack the inner pass.
If the inner three passes can't be defended, the Tatars can be killed directly under the capital!
"Ladies and gentlemen, back to the original question, do you really have nothing to say about the location of the Governor Xuanda's mansion? Do you have to wait for the destruction of the Xuanfu city and the arrival of the army of hundreds of thousands of troops in the hands of the Tatars before you feel that the situation is urgent?"
Zhu Si finally threw the problem to everyone present. At this time, no one dared to do this.
Yang Tinghe walked out without hesitation: "Your Majesty, Xuanda's military affairs should be led by the Xuanda general system, and others cannot interfere. Now that Xuanfu Town has elite soldiers and fierce generals, there will definitely be no mistakes, if something really goes wrong...... Everyone has a responsibility to play.
"As for the Xuanda General General's General Rule, the General's Mansion is set in Datong, there is nothing wrong with it. It is now the end of autumn and the beginning of winter, and it is believed that in more than a month, the Tatars will retreat without a fight...... Please rest easy, Your Majesty, and wait for the good news from the Northwest!"