The fourteenth day of the winter month, the early dynasty.

As yesterday, the emperor still hasn't come out for a long time, as if he will continue to pretend to be sick.

Among the military generals of Wenchen, there is already a faint news circulating, saying that it was last night, as if there was a fierce battle on the front line of Juyong Pass, but by dawn there was still no too specific battle report to be sent back, although it stands to reason that if the horse is fast, it will not take two hours for the battle report of Juyong Pass to be transmitted to the Beijing Division.

Either the war is not over, or the war is not going well...... The emperor should have learned some of the true situation, and the military department also received a battle report with only a few words, but the specific ......

Still have to wait.

Peng Ze, the secretary of the military department, walked through the crowds of ministers who were talking about it, walked in front of Yang Tinghe, and said with worry between his eyebrows: "The battle report from Juyong Pass said that the cavalry of the Tartar Chen soldiers outside Juyong Pass had retreated in the middle of the night. There were no more reports of the battle. But the defenders of Juyong Pass went out of the pass and fought...... It's inevitable." Yang Tinghe's face was very ugly.

sent Yang Shen to find Zhang Yong, but still failed to prevent this battle from happening.

It seems that Zhang Yong didn't intend to stand on his side with Yang Tinghe at all, and it was useless to even dispatch Empress Dowager Zhang.

Jiang Mian said, "Why did the Tartar cavalry retreat? Say...... There has already been a confrontation, or is there something happening in the rear that forces them to retreat?"

Peng Ze sighed: "Two elders, there is a sentence that I don't know how to say. Alas! That's the case, at present, the Ministry of War has synthesized the intelligence of all parties, and it seems that the Tartars are really likely to target Xuanfu Town, and the report of the governor of Inner Sanguan is actually ...... There's nothing wrong with that."

Jiang Mian first glanced at Mao Ji, and both felt incomprehensible that Peng Ze didn't know the current affairs, and at this time, Fei Hong came over and said, "Gonggong Zhang has passed the word, saying that His Majesty is still sick today, but I'm afraid it's ...... You can't come to court."

Mao Ji said: "The war did not happen yesterday, and it is still understandable that Your Majesty will not be able to drop out of the dynasty, and today is already underway, why should you avoid it?"

Jiang Mian smiled bitterly: "Isn't this the final result still coming back? Maybe Your Majesty is waiting."

"What then? Keep waiting, or ......."

Mao Ji set his eyes on Yang Tinghe.

Yang Tinghe's expression was gloomy.

For Yang Tinghe, it doesn't matter what the outcome of the battle is, as long as it is a battle, it is not the scene he wants to see.

From the perspective of the Ming courtiers, he should expect Tang Yin to win the battle, but from his personal interests, or the long-term interests of limiting the little emperor, he should hope that Tang Yin will be defeated and return in this war, as long as he ensures that the internal pass is not lost.

But it can't be everything as he wants.

Hope for defeat, but not defeat completely, defeat with prerequisites, where is it so easy?

"Let's go back."

Yang Tinghe was silent for a long time, and finally sighed helplessly and said a very discouraged word.

A few people were about to leave, Lin Jun brought Mao Cheng over, and said in a questioning tone when he approached, "I heard that there was already a fight ahead? Is the capital going to be under martial law immediately? Why didn't the Five Cities Terracotta Division send a message this morning? If the Tartar shoe cavalry drove straight in, I was afraid that it would only take two hours to reach the capital, right? What should I do if I come to the capital division?"

Jiang Mian smiled: "Isn't this a situation for the time being? Besides, there are only two or three thousand cavalry in front of the Juyong Pass, and it is really difficult for the men and horses to capture the pass and have the strength to plunder the Jingshi."

Yang Tinghe looked at Peng Ze and asked, "Isn't there a greeting from the Terracotta Division?"

When Peng Ze heard this, he immediately felt the pressure on himself.

"If the Jingshi wants martial law, isn't it too ...... for the military department to give the order" Peng Ze was very hesitant, as if to say, what can I do with a military department secretary?

Yang Tinghe's tone was cold: "Who else could it be if martial law wasn't ordered by the military department? Do you have to wait for His Majesty's decree? In everything, we should prepare for the worst."

As soon as these words came out, several people around knew that Yang Tinghe was angry in their hearts, and they had nowhere to vent, so they could only send it to Peng Ze.

Peng Ze looked very wronged.

In the past, the secretary of the military department could indeed grasp the military and political power, mobilize the world's soldiers and horses, and power

The limit is second only to the emperor, and even many things are done first and then played, so that the soldiers and horses of the five cities are under martial law, and the city gate is closed.

But now he Peng Ze is a "puppet", he either listens to Yang Tinghe or the emperor about everything, and what is the recent decision that is completely in accordance with his intentions?

When the secretary of the military department came to this, even Peng Ze himself felt extremely depressed.

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Inside the Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Si was playing with glass balls with his fingers in front of the desk, and he was having a lot of fun with his two hands.

After Zhang Zuo went to pass the word, he returned to the Qianqing Palace, and Zhu Si didn't even raise his head when he heard the footsteps.

"Your Majesty...... The word has passed, and the ministers have withdrawn." Zhang Zuodao.

"Hmm."

Zhu Si still didn't look up, but just answered.

Zhang Zuonuo "Under the account, Hu Ran is now Tang Niu Niukou Jing Lantern 7 big leaves Ben Zuo Dao. "Your Majesty, now that Mr. Ju has fought a frenzied battle, why don't you go to the court and announce it to the ministers? Those ministers...... Wasn't it time to give you a long face like that to you and Mr. Tang before?"

"What's the hurry?"

Zhu Si pursed his lips, "Last night's incident, less than four hours from now, who knows if there will be any twists and turns in the war?" I just want them to know some rumors, but I don't want them to know the whole picture! And I don't know the exact outcome. What if the Tartars gather again in the middle of the way and attack us, and it is our attackers who end up losing their troops? 「

Zhang Zuo hesitated for a moment and said with a wry smile, "It should be...... Not really, right?"

Zhu Si said: "Indeed, the Tartars entered the Outer Pass from the White Aries Pass, and they drove straight in, and their men and horses were originally limited, if this was outside the North Pass, the area where the Tartars were mainly active, anything could happen. Even so, I still have to keep their mouths shut first, and then I will tell them when the battle report is completely out."

Zhang Zuoxin said, Your Majesty is really patient, if it were me, I would have raised my eyebrows in front of that group of civil officials.

Zhu Si suddenly raised his head and asked, "Does Zhu Hao have any news?"

Zhang Zuo was stunned again.

Good guy, you can't even be interested in the Northwest Military Situation, but you care so much about Zhu Hao? It seems that Zhu Hao's whereabouts are more addictive than the whereabouts of the Tartars.

Zhang Zuo said: "The specific situation is not clear. However, I think it's time to leave for Beijing in the next few days."

Zhu Si finally grinned, and his face was a little more happy: "I am actually quite pitiful surnamed Yang, when Zhu Hao was in the capital, they couldn't fight, it can be said that Zhu Hao has the talent of ghosts and gods who adapt to the situation. Now that Zhu Haoren is not in the capital, they still can't fight...... What is this? It's up to them, and I don't want to fight with me in the future."

When Zhang Zuo heard this, he didn't feel a good feeling.

Although Zhang Zuo also agrees with some words, for example, Zhu Hao does have unpredictable talents, but if you really want to say that Zhu Hao alone can fight the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, this is a bit full, right?

"Okay, it is estimated that Mr. Tang has already led his troops and horses to Xuanfu Town at this time, and tomorrow morning, I will propose that Mr. Tang temporarily act as the governor of Xuanda, and see who dares to have an opinion!"

Zhu Si put the marbles aside, stretched his waist, and said as if he was done.

Zhang Zuo said: "Your Majesty, even if Mr. Tang has merit, but the position of Governor of Xuanda is ...... At least you need a squire to be able to take both."

Zhu Si said disdainfully: "Squire? I still want Mr. Tang to be a scholar. Why can't a person who has merit receive the merit and position he deserves? Besides, Mr. Tang is not a cloth cloth, isn't he from a good background? Is there a rule that says that a man cannot be a waiter?"

Zhang Zuo thought about it carefully, and it seemed that there was really no such statement.

The Ming Dynasty was an official, and there were many people who did the position of Shangshu, but they were all related to the lack of talent in the imperial examination in the early days of the Ming Dynasty, and the Hongwu period was full of people who did the position of Shangshu, such as Xia Yuanji, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, Lu Zhen, the Shangshu of the Hubu, Guo Dun, and the Nianfu of the Shangshu of the Hubu.

In the middle of the Ming Dynasty, this phenomenon was very

It is rare, only Zhou Xuan and Jia Jun have achieved the Nanjing Criminal Department and the Ministry of Industry respectively.

If Zhu Si had to be promoted to a high position by Tang Yin, it would not be without precedent to follow, but with Tang Yin having only been an official for more than a year, he would be promoted to the governor of Xuanda...... In the Ming Dynasty, it is definitely the first one, in fact, when he was the governor of the inner three passes, it was already an exception to be promoted, if he was promoted again...... Zhang Zuo didn't dare to imagine how fierce the controversy in the court would be in the coming days.

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On this day, the battle reports of the Northwest Front spread to the Beijing Division like snowflakes.

And the whole picture of Tang Yin's battle with the Tatars at Juyong Pass gradually unfolded in front of people from all sides of the capital, which made people marvel.

After bombing the enemy camp with gunpowder, the Tartars were defeated and retreated, and the defenders attacked and killed them in a controlled manner...... By sunset, the results of the battle were known only by noon of the same day, when the death toll of the Tartars had exceeded five hundred, and even more, three or four hundred Tartars had been captured...... This is a rare situation in any previous war.

The Tartar cavalry has always been known for disappearing without a trace, and it is rare to be able to kill and cut off a head and come back to receive merit, after all, the Ming Dynasty did not have the habit of cutting off the ears of the enemy, and they all used the enemy's head to identify the military merits, so as to avoid the occurrence of meritorious service to the greatest extent.

Who knows if a left ear is enemy or own? Can the ears still grow into two forms, distinguishing between friend and foe, men and women, old and weak?

The results of this battle report sound a bit ridiculous.

If you want to say that you killed two or three hundred enemy soldiers, you can understand that three or four hundred prisoners were captured...... If these captives are really taken back to the capital, then this excitement will be great, and the people of the Ming Dynasty have never seen this kind of hordes of Tartar prisoners.

「…… It's not going to be good."

The cabinet was on duty, and Jiang Mian saw the latest report from the Ministry of War, and said with a wry smile.

Yang Tinghe knew that this so-called "bad" was not talking about the battle situation outside Juyong Pass, but Tang Yin's progress in earning credit.

The greater Tang Yin's achievements in the northwest, the greater the blow to the prestige of his Yang Tinghe and the civilian forces behind him, and the more difficult it was for the new emperor's forces to control.