In the imperial study, Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu looked at the ministers Shangshu's face was extremely ugly, especially when Yu Qian's name jumped on the paper, he couldn't help but feel aggrieved to the side of Cheng Jing.

"I treat Da Sima well, and promote him to the commander of the battalion of the military department, which can be said to be above 10,000 people under one person, why does he still sign this chapter?"

Zhu Qiyu couldn't understand why, at least in his heart, Yu Qian had already become his minister, and he was rewarded with glory and wealth, but he wanted to welcome the emperor back to Beijing.

"Your Majesty, Da Sima is upright, he wants to welcome the emperor back, maybe he just doesn't want Da Ming's face to be damaged."

Cheng Jing helped explain, he believed that Yu Qian was a person and would never sign for the sake of power and interests.

From the perspective of the family and the country, the Emperor Taishang has been in the hands of the Tartars for a long time, which is a heavy blow to the prestige and morale of the Ming Dynasty, and he has to find a way to welcome him back.

"Then why did Ningyang Marquis Chen Mao choose to go up at this time and bring the army to the palace?"

Just like the galloping reinforcements led by Shen Yichen at the beginning, it was the most powerful force in the soldiers and horses of the Beijing Division, and it would pose a threat to the imperial court and the royal family.

Now the main force of the Southern Expeditionary Army led by Ningyang Hou Chen Mao is more than 100,000 people, and it is also the most powerful soldiers and horses in the entire Ming Dynasty.

Chen Mao's choice to be sparse at this time is difficult not to make people doubt the motive behind it, especially as an emperor, he always maintained a due suspicion.

"This ...... The slave and maid had heard of it. ”

Cheng Jing replied hesitantly, he probably knew the reason behind Chen Mao's slack.

"What have you heard?"

"The slave maid heard that Yang Duxian, the deputy envoy of the peace council, returned from the Mongolian army camp, and the emperor had conveyed a secret order to him, contacting the important ministers of the court to welcome him back to the court, I don't know if the Marquis of Ningyang has anything to do with this matter."

"Really?"

Zhu Qiyu gasped, if this matter is true, it means that the ministers of the court and the cabinet are still loyal to the emperor Zhu Qizhen. Coupled with the legal system and prestige of the Queen Mother, if the imperial brother Zhu Qizhen is allowed to come back safely, how many days can he sit on the throne?

"The slave doesn't dare to say anything, she can only say that there is no wind and no waves."

Naturally, there is no evidence for this kind of secret order, but judging from the current situation, it is very likely that there is a force behind it to welcome Zhu Qizhen back to Beijing.

"But Yang Shan is also a servant of the Ministry of Rites, and he has been promoted to the right capital of the Imperial History of the Imperial Palace, how can he ever treat him badly?"

If Yu Qian's signature only made Zhu Qiyu feel aggrieved, then Yang Shan's collusion with the ministers of the court and the central government to plot "restoration" made some Zhu Qiyu feel chilled.

After all, the signature is sparse, and it is true that many civil and military ministers are from the perspective of their family and country, and they can't let the emperor of the Ming Dynasty be humiliated at the hands of the enemy, and they must find a way to welcome him back.

And colluding with the ministers, there is no excuse, it is pure betrayal!

"Your Majesty, people's hearts are unpredictable."

Cheng Jing sighed heavily, the human heart is the most difficult thing in the world to guess, not that if you are good to others, you will definitely be rewarded, white-eyed wolves abound from ancient times to the present.

In a sense, it was Zhu Qiyu's kindness and generosity that caused many courtiers not to take him seriously, thinking that this was just a transitional emperor in a special period, temporarily ascending the throne to the throne to perform the responsibility of "supervising the country".

When Zhu Qizhen returns from the northern hunt, the throne will eventually have to be returned to the hands of the Emperor Taishang.

This is why in later generations, Zhu Qiyu wanted to change his son Zhu Jianji as the crown prince, and actually made a move to bribe the ministers of the court, which was like a joke for the emperor's identity.

has blood and backbone, but his methods are not tough enough, which eventually led to the tragedy of the Nangong Change.

"The Manchu Dynasty is civil and military, can I have someone to trust?"

At this time, Zhu Qiyu's face showed a wry smile, the prince ascended the throne without his own team, and it was always one of his dead ends. In the face of the superiority of the minister, he didn't even have to find someone with enough weight to sing the show, so he could only silently accept the reality.

"There is one person who can be effective, but there is no guarantee of trustworthiness."

"Shen Yichen?"

Zhu Qiyu is only far inferior to the emperor's brother Zhu Qizhen in terms of imperial mental skills, which does not mean that there is a problem with talent and ability, he guessed who this person in Cheng Jing's mouth is.

"That's right, Shen Yichen made a deal with the slave, and he can work for His Majesty."

When it comes to high-ranking officials and ministers in the court, no one understands Shen Yichen's courage and determination better than Cheng Jing.

Thinking that the five-grade officials went out of Shandong, they dared to punish the king, and then decisively supported the new monarch, breaking the idea of the emperor returning to Beijing.

The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty dared to sing this anti-stage drama, and had the strength to stand up against it, only Shen Yichen was alone!

"But Shen Yichen can't see through it, it's likely to become a double-edged sword."

Zhu Qiyu replied meaningfully, to this day he can't be sure what Shen Yichen wants, this young man wanders between the two extremes of being loyal and being loyal, which is unpredictable.

"Your Majesty doesn't matter, the situation in the DPRK and China never cares about what the courtiers want, just need to maintain the balance of all parties."

After all, Cheng Jing is a veteran of several dynasties, and he has served as the attendant of two princes before and after, and his understanding of the emperor's mental tricks still surpasses that of a new monarch like Zhu Qiyu.

The way of the emperor is the way of balance, as long as there is a means to check and balance the courtiers, and do not let his family dominate, he will naturally be in control.

"So what should I do?"

"Recruit Shao Sima to return to Beijing, he came forward to oppose peace with Mongolia, and welcome back the emperor."

"But Shen Yichen is still in the war in Liaodong, and it is taboo for soldiers to change generals in battle."

Facing Zhu Qiyu's questioning, Cheng Jing shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, Wuqing Bo Shiheng has already rushed to the aid of Liaodong, and he will definitely be able to defend Liaodong when he is the world's general." ”

"In addition, the Marquis of Ningyang led the main division of the Southern Expedition back to the dynasty, which can already ensure that the Beijing division can sit back and relax, and Liaodong will no longer affect the overall situation."

Listening to Cheng Jing's explanation, Zhu Qiyu nodded in agreement and said, "Okay, according to what you say, in the name of rewarding meritorious deeds, Shen Yichen will be recruited to return to Beijing!" ”

On the other hand, Shen Yichen, who was far away in Liaodong, did not know the undercurrent of the Beijing Division, and he was trying his best to allocate materials to ensure the medical treatment, food and clothing of the officers and men of the Liaodong Army.

Others serving as governors are glorious feudal officials, but Shen Yichen wants to clean up the mess left by Cao Yi in case the Mongolian army comes back in the coming year.

"Shen Duxian, Ben Bo understands now, why you can be in a high position at a young age, just this precautionary preparation is convincing."

On the Liaodong wharf, Wuqing Bo Shiheng stood beside Shen Yichen, looking at the materials that were continuously being carried down from Xu Fengyuan's fleet, and praised him convincingly.

You must know that even with Yu Qian's strategizing, he urgently dispatched a team of soldiers and horses to aid Liaodong in advance, but he couldn't achieve Shen Yichen's foresight. This kid is only in his early twenties, how can he be so sophisticated, and he simply does not leave a trace of hidden dangers.

"Wu Qingbo is too modest, and the subordinate officials are just soldiers and horses who have not moved the grain and grass first."

Shen Yichen replied politely, his personality has always disliked fighting unprepared battles.

"That being said, there is very little that can be done in the world."

Just when Wu Qingbo was a little emotional, Cao Yi, the chief soldier of Liaodong, came behind them and arched his hand: "Wu Qingbo, Shen Duxian, the spies reported that the Mongolian army has withdrawn from the Liaodong territory and returned to Mobei. Judging from the current weather and snow, they should have completely withdrawn their troops this time. ”

"Damn, if Lao Tzu has more soldiers and horses, how can he let this kid run away first?"

Shi Heng said hatefully, that day he was also in front of him, but it was a pity that he didn't have enough soldiers and horses, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to retreat to Mobei so easily!

Regarding Shi Heng's words, Shen Yichen just smiled and didn't say much, seriously speaking, if he could have another 10,000 or 20,000 soldiers and horses, I am afraid there would be no such incidents.

"General Cao Bing, according to the statistics of the corpses under the city, these Tartars have suffered more than 30,000 casualties, half of which are Tatars and servant troops, and the first Tile Spur Department still has a strong strength."

"This official has determined that the coming year will also be a comeback, and it will be stronger than ever."

Hearing Shen Yichen's words, Cao Yi nodded and said, "Yes, I still have more than 100,000 tile thorn soldiers in my hands, so I won't just give up." ”

"What is there to be afraid of, now that the siege of Jingshi has been lifted, the Jingyuan Bonan Expeditionary Army and the Qinwang Army from all walks of life will continue to flow, and it will be next year when hundreds of thousands of troops will march into Liaodong, see if he dares to move first!"

Shi Heng replied with a nonchalant face, the most dangerous time has passed, and now it is the turn of the Ming Dynasty to control the advantage of troops, even if he doesn't go to crusade, even if he gives him face, the Tartars still dare to take the initiative to attack Liaodong?

"Wu Qingbo, the situation in southern Xinjiang is not optimistic."

Shen Yichen sighed, Jingyuan Bo Wang Ji waved his army back to the dynasty, not to return victoriously. On the contrary, the southern expeditionary army of the Ming Dynasty fought very hard in the deep mountains and old forests of Luchuan, and the war was once scorched.

And Luchuan used troops for many years, and the Qianguo Gong who guarded Yunnan was also evacuated before the civil fort, saying that "the price of rice is surging, and the hungry are very heavy." Originally, the Ming Dynasty wanted to wait for the autumn harvest and transport the rice and grain from the south of the Yangtze River to the southwest to stabilize grain prices and appease the people.

As a result, the battle of Tumubao fought, and a steady stream of supplies and horses were transported north along the canal, which was completely inconsiderate of the people in the southwest. Coupled with the cold winter brought by the Xiaoice River period, Shen Yichen could already predict that there would be great changes in southern Xinjiang this winter.

Of course, the most important point is that Jingyuan Bo Wang Ji returned to the dynasty and did not eliminate the Luchuan Si Tusi regime, but only signed something similar to a "peace agreement".

This kind of thing was an iron rule of gold in the heyday of the Ming Dynasty, and Luchuan would definitely abide by it honestly. But when it is the turn of the Ming Dynasty to be weak, it is not much stronger than toilet paper for the southern Xinjiang barbarians, and it may be too hard to wipe the buttocks.

The Si clan has been jumping sideways repeatedly for more than ten years, and it is not bad to jump this time.

Shi Henghao is arrogant, and he still knows a lot about military affairs. Indeed, it seems that the Beijing division seems to have a large number of soldiers and horses from all walks of life, and after completing the two towns of Beijing Camp and Datong Xuanfu, there may be little left, and it is not the turn to replenish the source of troops for Liaodong.

Moreover, this is still based on the premise that there are no major changes in southern Xinjiang, once Luchuan once again unites with the southwest Tusi to rebel and threaten the rule of Yunnan Buzheng Division, the southern expeditionary army will immediately go south again to suppress it.

After all, the Ming Dynasty is still too vast, and soldiers are needed everywhere to defend the country!

"Chief Cao Bing, do you have a way to contact the Tatar Ministry?"

Faced with Shen Yichen's sudden question, Cao Yi was first very surprised, and then said with an embarrassed face: "This ......"

At his level, he naturally had a channel of contact with the Tatar Ministry and the Wuliangha Sanwei, after all, when the war was not started, the two sides still had border trade, and they had to pay tribute to entertain the mission every year, etc.

But now that Shen Yichen asked, if he could get in touch, he seemed to be a little suspicious of collaborating with the enemy.

"Mr. Cao, but it doesn't hurt to say it."

Shen Yichen said a word, he understood the other party's concerns.

"Ben will be able to find a way to contact Tokh Buhua, is Shen Duxian ready to attack the Tatar subordinates first?"

Hearing Cao Yi's question, Shen Yichen shook his head with a smile and said, "No, this governor intends to make peace with Tokhta, and is willing to fund him for winter grain and grass bedding to preserve the strength of the Tatar Ministry to the greatest extent." ”

What?

Hearing Shen Yichen's words, Cao Yi and Shi Heng looked at him with surprise, if the other party was not the siege of the Jingshi Guard, and galloped to the aid of Liaodong to turn the tide, this kind of open-minded collaborator could be labeled as a traitor.

"Since the beginning of Emperor Xuanzong, my Ming Dynasty has been unbalanced in the restraint policy of Mobei, which has led to the dominance of the Tile Spur Family, and the eventual unification of Mongolia has become a great disaster."

"The troops and horses of the Liaodong Guard will definitely not be able to make up for it in a short time, and if you want to resist the offensive of Taishi Yexian at the minimum cost, then the Tatar Department led by Totoku Buhua will become the best friendly army of the Ming Dynasty."

"I don't know if you've heard the saying that the enemy of your enemy is your friend, and heretics are sometimes more hateful than heretics!"

The Ming Dynasty implemented a policy of restraint in the Tusi and Mongolian vassal states. The essence of this policy is to suppress the strong and help the weak, so as to achieve a balance of power between all parties, and then use the powerful power of the central government to change the land and gradually annex it.

But it is the retrograde of Zhu Zhanji of Ming Xuanzong, and the law of the ancestors of Zhu Qizhen of Ming Yingzong is immutable. The continuous Northern Expedition attacked the Tatar headquarters, hunted down the heir of the Golden Family, disregarded the balance of power in the steppe, and finally cultivated the great enemy of Yesan with his own hands.

If there is no accident in history, the Taishi who was defeated and retreated to Mobei will also learn a lesson and completely integrate and annex the Mongol tribes, then the Tatar tribe with the identity of the Mongol Great Khan will naturally bear the brunt.

In addition, due to the defeat of the war against the Ming Jingshi and the large number of casualties among the soldiers of the Tile Spur Headquarters, it will also make you face the provocations of various forces within Mongolia first.

After passing this hurdle, he will first integrate the power of the whole of Mongolia and become a real immortal hero, and once again start a battle of national fortune with the Ming Dynasty.

If you can't get through this hurdle, you will first fall into the internal struggle of rebellion and separation, and eventually split and decay and become the dust of history.

What Shen Yichen wants to do is to expand the contradictions within Mongolia and accelerate the process of the collapse of the Tile Spur Division!