Hu Hui informed?

Shen Yichen was really a little surprised, you must know that among the targets of the murder of Zhu Jianji, the group of old ministers of the civil official group is the most suspicious, and the leader is Hu Hu, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites.

He actually told Cheng Guogong the truth behind it, what was his idea?

Looking at Shen Yichen's surprised expression, Zhu Yong continued, "Xiangbei, you must be very surprised in your heart, but it's not surprising to think about it from another angle."

"It's been so long since the crown prince is seriously ill, and rumors in the palace have spread among the high-level of the imperial court, and the ministers only need to think about it, and it is easy to lock the object of suspicion on the civil officials such as the great uncle."

"But the question is, if this matter has nothing to do with them, how do you say that the great uncle should prove his innocence?"

Hearing Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo, explain this, Shen Yichen instantly understood.

Indeed, according to the principle that whoever benefits the most is the most suspicious, it is inferred that the mastermind behind the murder of Zhu Jianji is easily suspected of Hu Hu and other important civil officials, presumably this group of old fritters also knows the rumors and rumors of the outside world.

was full of suspicion but could not argue, and Zhu Yong and Hu Hui were in-laws, confiding in him was the safest way, which was equivalent to telling the entire Xunqi group that he had nothing to do with the murder of the crown prince Zhu Jianji.

"Grandpa, how credible is Uncle Zong's words?"

"From what I know about him, it's at least eighty percent or more."

In terms of the trust of officials in the DPRK and China, eighty percent is a very high probability, and Hu Hu's suspicion can almost be ruled out.

Then this also coincides with Shen Yichen's doubts at the beginning, he actually has a premonition in his heart that Hu Hu and the civil officials did not have the courage to do the murder of Zhu Jianji.

"The matter of the crown prince Zhu Jianji is becoming more and more confusing."

Listening to Shen Yichen's emotion, Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo, echoed and said, "Yes, this duke has been an official for so many years, and I find that today's court has become more and more unfamiliar."

"To the north, you must be cautious in your words and deeds at critical moments, and don't act impulsively."

Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo, once again instructed that the state of semi-retirement in the past few years has worn off his sharpness. Coupled with the death of his wife Lin and his second son Zhu Ji, he didn't want to experience the pain of a white-haired person sending a black-haired person anymore.

Now the only hope is that the two sons can be safe and secure as officials in the DPRK.

"Yes, juniors understand."

"Then Bengong will go back to the palace first."

"Grandpa, go slowly."

Looking at the carriage of the Chengguo Mansion in the distance, Shen Yichen did not leave, he still stood at the gate of the Jinyi Guard Prison and waited, the handwritten confessions of King Xiang and King Lu!

The next morning, after Zhao Hongjie and Shen Yichen repeatedly reviewed and polished the confession, it was placed on the imperial case of Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu.

It can be said that the content of these two confessions perfectly met the expectations of Zhu Qiyu's heart, King Xiang and King Lu not only confessed their crimes, but also very humbly begged for the emperor's forgiveness, and conveyed the meaning of submission to the vassals of the world.

And the punishment of the Emperor to go to the country told the world that after the promulgation of the "Regulations of the Clan", it is no longer a dead letter, and from then on, the Ming clan will be demoted to the rank of the lord, and there is no longer any generation of princes.

The new Shangshu Nianfu of the household department has simply counted that the benefits brought by this "Sect and Domain Regulations" alone have exceeded one million taels. If we carefully and thoroughly examine the land in the palace and the landlords who are attached to the tax exemption, the overall tax payment of the state treasury can be increased by one-tenth under the condition of opening up sources and reducing expenditure, which can be called a very exaggerated exaggeration.

If you add the five major customs that have been built in recent years and have begun to make profits one after another, the tax revenue of the Jingtai Dynasty may be about one-fifth higher than that of the Orthodox Dynasty. Once the treasury is full, then the ability to resist natural and man-made disasters will be greatly enhanced, and the people of Daming will finally be able to live a few years of stability.

In addition to the good news on the treasury tax revenue, the military department also received the military information of Dingxiang Bo Guoden in June, and informed the Tiansheng Khan that he had also poisoned the two sons of Arazhiyuan first, so that there was a huge gap between the two sides, and the entire Mongol Khanate had a share

The possibility of disintegration.

In the lobby of the military department, Yu Qian, Yiming, and Shen Yichen, three military department scholars, gathered to discuss information about the Mongol Khanate.

Originally, according to the usual practice, Shen Yichen's military department secretary was a higher rank, and theoretically he was not responsible for handling the specific affairs of the military department, just so that the rank of the ministers would not be too low. However, Shen Yichen has fought in the steppe several times, and has also completed the opening of the territory of Monan Mongolia, so it can be said that no one in the entire military department knows the Mongolian Khanate better than him.

In view of this, Yu Qian specially invited Shen Yichen from Wenyuan Pavilion to the Ministry of War to discuss the strategic deployment of the Mongol Khanate.

"Two colleagues, I guess they already know the military information content of Dingxiangbo's report, I don't know what you think?"

Yu Qian opened his mouth to ask, to be honest, he was a little helpless about this situation of a Sanshang book, the war is about the speed of a soldier, and the commander must have the absolute right to make the decision.

As a result, now that the three Shangshu are in the same hall, Shen Yichen is good to say something, Yiming is specially used by the emperor to divide power, and many major decisions of the Ministry of War now have to go through the process, which greatly reduces the administrative efficiency.

"I also poisoned the two sons of Ah Ra Zhiyuan first, which led to the separation of the two sides, and it was the best time for Daming to intervene. The Cabinet suggests that we can find a way to contact the Arazhiyuan and instigate rebellion against his tribe to divide the Mongol Khanate, as long as they are mired in civil strife, that is the best time for my Ming soldiers to step on the steppe!"

There is no doubt that Shen Yichen is a staunch main battle faction, and during the two years that he was stationed in southern Mongolia, the Ming soldiers and horses took on a lot of pressure on the Mongolian cavalry. If it weren't for the defense line of the Fengsui Fortress, it would be difficult to digest the occupied land, and the final result would be to retreat to the pass.

The essential reason for this situation is the inferiority in the quantity and quality of the cavalry, and Shen Yichen is not afraid of the Mongolian iron hoof in the positional battle. But the other side can retreat and harass at any time, and play guerrilla warfare with you on the vast grassland, which will become a war of attrition in the end.

As early as in the process of conquering Wuliang Ha Sanwei, the two battles of the Liaoxi Corridor and the Horqin Mongols, although they severely damaged the enemy army, there were also 20,000 Ming iron horsemen buried in other places, and the number of war horses lost was huge.

In the first two years, when Shen Yichen was guarding Liaodong and Monan, he relied on the advantages of the grassland and the capture of the three guards of Wuliangha, and promoted horse politics as much as possible to cultivate war horses. However, time is limited, and it has only returned to the pre-war level, and there is still a big shortage of large-scale expeditions.

If you want to complete the conquest of the Mongol Khanate in the short term, the civil strife on the other side is the only opportunity, how could Shen Yichen miss it?

Before Shen Yichen's voice fell, Yi Ming, who was sitting on the other side, immediately objected: "No, Jing Yuanbo's southern expedition is not over yet, and the rice grain in the tax-paying areas of Jiangnan still needs to be supplied to Luchuan, plus the cold disaster continued last year, and the emptiness of the treasury has not been alleviated."

Yiming's anti-war is not without reason, the middle of the Ming Dynasty encountered the Xiaoice River period, and the temperature dropped year by year, so that the Guangdong government made such places snowfall every year, and grain production was seriously reduced.

The implementation of the "Laws and Domains" and the ban on taxation at the sea will take time, at least a year or even a few years before the theoretical maximum can be reached.

The farther the southern expeditionary army on the side of Jingyuan Bo Wang Ji farthered, the greater the pressure on logistics, and now the entire southern Ming Dynasty has mobilized 500,000 people to ensure the supply of food, and the consumption of money and grain can be called astronomical.

This is why Jin Lian, the former head of the household department, was forced to the point of embezzling the levy of military salaries and deducting military merit silver, which was really more urgent and could not be delayed.

After all, if Shen Yichen can't defeat the three guards of Wuliangha, seventy or eighty thousand people can still find a way to retreat to the pass, and Jingyuan Bo Wang Ji crossed the snow-capped mountains and rainforests to march for thousands of miles, and if he can't defeat it, the whole army will be wiped out in the territory of Myanmar and Tianzhu, and there is no way to retreat.

"Yi Shangshu, this official knows that the treasury is tight, but the Han Dynasty destroyed the Xiongnu and the Tang Dynasty destroyed the Turks, all of which were internal and external efforts to divide the enemy country, so as to complete complete the conquest and unification. Now that the time is just around the corner for the destruction of Mongolia, should we miss it?"

"This official has conquered the grassland several times, and he still understands the internal situation of Warat at the beginning. Although the Arazhiyuan can be said to be above 10,000 people in terms of seniority and status, it is also in the tribe first

The prestige and power are at the level of the fault line."

"I also dare to poison and kill the two sons of Arazhiyuan first, and the next step may be to act on me, without the rebellion and support of the Ming army, the hidden danger of civil strife in Mongolia will soon be eliminated!"

Shen Yichen pressed his temperament to Xiang Yi Mingxiao to see the pros and cons, on the surface, starting the war in the north at this time does have a lot of pressure on the finances. However, once they succeed, they will be able to complete the complete conquest of the northern nomads like the Han and Tang dynasties, and let them disappear into the torrent of history like the Xiongnu Turks.

Even if it doesn't go well, at least it can achieve the division of the Mongol Khanate, and falling apart again has no ability to threaten the Ming Dynasty. When the national strength is full, the Northern Expedition can be dispatched at any time.

Don't miss the opportunity, lose it again!

In the face of Shen Yicheng's explanation, Yiming was completely unmoved, and retorted: "Shen Zhongtang, everything you planned was too idealistic, and poisoning the two sons of Arazhiyuan first was only the intelligence of Ding Xiangbo, in fact, there was nothing unusual within the Mongol Khanate."

"In addition, even if Dingxiangbo's information is true, and Ah Zhiyuan has a grudge, will he definitely cooperate with the Ming army? Take a step back, even if the Araja Governor is willing to cooperate, how many people in the Warat tribe will accept the rebellion."

"When the time comes, we spend a lot of military money and labor on the expedition, but we can't achieve any results, how can we explain to Your Majesty and all the people of the world?"

Yi Ming's rhetorical questions hit the nail on the head, making Shen Yichen a little speechless and unable to give a perfect answer.

To be honest, Shen Yichen had always despised Yi Ming a little before, the reason was that this person was a standard official and entered the Hanlin Academy with the emperor's extra grace. In addition, he had a latent relationship with Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu, and was transferred from the position of the secretary of the Nanjing Ministry of Rites to the Beijing Division to serve as the secretary of the military department, and shared the power of Yu Qian.

Shen Yichen, a civilian official who talks about this kind of "paper on paper", has seen too much, and he is full of "benevolence, righteousness and morality", and he can't put forward a few constructive suggestions. As a result, I didn't expect Yiming not to talk to himself about those hypocritical "royal Taoism", and to analyze specific problems in a down-to-earth manner, and it would be difficult to gnaw on this kind of hard bone.

"The Arazhiyuan doesn't need to cooperate with the Ming army, and it doesn't even need to rebel against the Warat headquarters. Don't forget, Yishangshu still has the signboard of Mengke, the Mongolian Great Khan, on the side of the Liaodong Army, and he can call on the old troops to return to obedience in his name!"

After Meng Ke was arranged by Shen Yichen to Liaodong, he was later canonized by Zhu Qiyu, Emperor Jingtai, so that he rightfully succeeded to the title of Mongolian Great Khan, and announced that he was also a usurper and pseudo-Khan, and the two sides competed for Mongolian orthodox jurisprudence.

At present, a puppet supported by the Ming army like Meng Ke is naturally far inferior to Tiansheng Khan in terms of appeal. However, he can still play a huge role at critical moments, such as now being used to plot against the Arazhiyuan and the former Tatar old department.

The legal theory of this thing seems to be ethereal, and it is worth a thousand gold at a critical moment, giving the Mongolian Tatars an excuse and psychological comfort.

They did not surrender to the Ming Dynasty, but to the orthodox Mongol Great Khan!

Sure enough, when Shen Yichen's killer move was used, it was Yiming's turn to be a little speechless at the moment. As far as the situation is concerned, the time, place and people are all on the side of the Ming Dynasty, and they only need to cooperate with the expedition to inflict a heavy blow on Mongolia, and there is no reason to oppose it.

At this moment, Yu Qian understood that there was no need to discuss further, so he spoke: "Shen Zhongtang and Yi Shangshu have discussed this time, and they have analyzed the pros and cons of whether or not to intervene in the Mongol Khanate in an orderly manner, so the official will not go into too much detail, and will express his opinion directly."

"This official supports what Shen Zhongtang said, and orders the Xuanda Border Army and the Mo Nan garrison to prepare for the expedition and take the initiative to intervene in the internal disputes of the Mongol Khanate."

Yu Qian is still straightforward, and he directly expressed his opinions without too much euphemistic nonsense.

Originally, Yiming was poor in reasoning and words by Shen Yichen, but now that Yu Qian has expressed his attitude, it means that it is meaningless for him to oppose it. So he could only reply, "In that case, then please present it to Your Majesty in the middle hall and make the final decision."

The military department quickly came to a conclusion, but when it was submitted to Zhu Qiyu for final decision, it was stuck in the master of ceremonies and did not approve it. The reason is that at this time, all the resources inside and outside the court are used to hold the upcoming crown prince ceremony.

Zhu Qiyu wants to use the most solemn ceremony to announce to the world that his son Zhu Jianji is the future prince of the Ming Dynasty, and the imperial line has nothing to do with the emperor from now on.

For this situation, Shen Yichen was helpless, he knew that Yi Chu was already the "inner demon" of Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu, and it was something that could not be admonished and changed, and it was placed in the highest priority.

There was no way for Shen Yichen to use his personal connections to ask Shi Heng to order the Xuanda Border Army to prepare for war, and then write to Xiangbo Guo Deng, asking him to contact the Elder Governor in the name of Mengke, and try his best to oppose the enemy.

After all, there are many things that cannot be rushed, so make preparations in advance, and wait for the end of the canonization ceremony of the crown prince, and then you can officially and fully intervene.

But on the eve of the ceremony at the end of July, there was bad news in the Forbidden City, the crown prince Zhu Jianji!