"Motosuke, do you mean Ara-in?"

Li Xian was deeply influenced by the concept of "Shen Xue" applied to the world, and no longer only focused on the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty like the civil officials of the imperial court in the past, and knew nothing about the situation of the barbarians on the frontier.

When Shen Yichen said the word "internal contradictions", Li Xian immediately realized that the unstable factors within the Mongol Khanate were rumored to be breaking with the Arakzhiyuan step by step.

"That's right, it's the Arachiwon!"

Shen Yichen nodded, after returning to the dynasty from the Mongol class in Monan, he has been paying attention to every move within the Mongol Khanate through Dingxiang Bo Guodeng and Liaodong Dusi, trying to find an opportunity for internal disintegration.

As early as the eve of the death of the former crown prince Zhu Jianji, Shen Yichen had a heated debate with Yu Qian, the secretary of the military department, and Yiming. That is to get the military intelligence report from Dingxiang Bo Guoden, and the Tiansheng Khan also poisoned the two sons of Arazhiyuan first, and there was a huge gap between the two sides, and the entire Mongol Khanate was likely to fall apart.

At that time, Shen Yichen smelled the opportunity to intervene, and immediately united with the Sanshangshu of the Ministry of War to discuss the matter, planning to use the Mongolian Great Khan signboard of the Tatar Ministry Mengke to send troops to oppose the Arazhiyuan.

After all, Mongolia was once a glorious empire, and Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Di and other eloquent kings failed to complete the complete conquest of it. Even further afore, the strong Han and Tang dynasties destroyed the Xiongnu Turks, and they also relied on internal and external measures to divide the enemy country, and finally completed the conquest and expansion.

Completely subjugating the Mongol nomadic people, breaking them apart one by one, is the plan with the highest success rate and the fewest casualties.

It's just that Shen Yichen's idea at that time was strongly opposed by Yiming, and the battle of Luchuan Naben Jingyuan Bo Wang Ji was not over, and the protests of the Ming feudal domains caused by the promulgation of the "Zong Fan Regulations" did not subside, so it was too risky to rashly provoke a war with Mongolia.

You must know that the operation of the two-front battle of Zhu Qizhen of Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty almost did not lead to the death of the Ming Dynasty, and the national strength and wealth of the Jingtai Dynasty were far from restoring the orthodox period and accepting the "legacy" of Renxuan's prosperity.

If there is another change in the civil fort, who can stand up and support the general of the building?

Shen Yichen and Yiming both had their own reasons, and they couldn't convince each other, so they could only leave the decision-making power to the emperor to decide. As a result, this letter was stuck in the celebrant and did not approve it, because Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu put all his energy and court resources on the canonization ceremony of the crown prince.

The follow-up was that the canonization ceremony was not completed, but the crown prince Zhu Jianji died unexpectedly, and this seal could no longer wait for Emperor Jingtai's decision. It wasn't until Shen Yichen served as the first assistant of the cabinet to deal with the backlog of government affairs during Zhu Qiyu's serious illness that he inadvertently saw his original slackness, and the rest was only sighing.

"Yuanfu, it seems that he also chose to lose both sides first, and the contradiction with the Arazhiyuan must have reached a critical point, and he can only use the war with Daming to relieve the internal pressure."

At this moment, Li Xian completely understood Shen Yichen, why did he say that he sent troops to meet the battle, but he helped first.

You must know that now with the northward push of the Ming Dynasty's front, five besieged cities have been established on the vast southern Mongolia and Liaodong to form a line, and the North Zhili region has basically ceased to face the iron hooves of the Tartars.

There is a great risk of committing borders in winter, and the mortality rate of war horses will be much higher than that in autumn when they are fat and strong, and they can't plunder enough supplies to replenish them, don't look at it, they also caused thousands of casualties in the Ming border army, in fact, they didn't take much advantage.

The best way to divert internal contradictions is to find a strong enemy, and the Ming Dynasty is that powerful enemy for Mongolia!

"It is estimated that the cabinet department is not only facing the pressure of revenge from the Arazhiyuan, but also the dissatisfaction of the Mongolian tribes caused by everything in the past few years, which is really self-reaping."

Shen Yichen said this sentence in an emotional tone, he and Yexian have been old opponents for many years, and in Shen Yichen's eyes, they are still in the stage of Warat Taishi, and they can be called the heroes of the grassland for a hundred years, and they almost did not reproduce the glory of Dayuan back then.

But it's a pity that he can only be called a hero, and the reason why he can't be called a "hero" is that he has an arrogance in his bones.

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The history of the Ming Dynasty used five words to evaluate the state of the Khan first, that is, "strong, increasingly arrogant." ”

The power that dominated everything corrupted Yexian, so that he no longer regarded the leaders and subordinates of the Mongol tribes in his eyes, and treated them like slaves. In particular, as a Warat nobleman, Arazhiyuan can bear it if he doesn't abide by the contract and give the other party the title of "Taishi", but in order to prevent future troubles, you also poisoned the other party's two sons, which makes people feel cold and endanger yourself.

Although the steppe nomads believe in the respect of the strong, they are not a primitive society after all, and the basic spirit of contract and morality still exist. is also so treacherous, he will be spurned by others after all, maybe he himself is aware of this, so he will brazenly raise troops to attack the Ming Dynasty.

"Then how should we deal with it?"

Li Xian is not good at military affairs, so he naturally has to follow Shen Yichen's opinion.

"Allocate troops, horses and materials to the frontier to actively prepare for war, and wait until the moment when the internal contradictions of the Mongol Khanate break out, it will be the day of the Northern Expedition of the Ming Dynasty!"

When Shen Yichen said this, he subconsciously clenched his fists.

Throughout the ages, there has been no one in the Central Plains Dynasty who does not want to win the title of wolf, which can be said to be the highest honor of the emperor.

Although Shen Yichen is not a ruler, the Ming Dynasty is actually under his control, and a few years ago, the overseer army Liaodong guarded Monan, just to wait for the day when the Northern Expedition came.

I also gave this opportunity now, whether it is myself or Daming, I can't miss it!

Feeling Shen Yichen's fighting intent, a solemn look appeared on Li Xian's face, and he muttered: "But Yuanfu, the current situation of the Ming Dynasty, can he really do his best to wield the Northern Expedition?" ”

Hearing Li Xian's words, it seemed like a basin of cold water that extinguished Shen Yichen's inner flame.

Yes, there were many contradictions within the Mongol Khanate, and the Ming Dynasty was not the same.

Not to mention the commonplace issue of military spending, the emperor of Daxing alone is still in the 27-month mourning period, and the new monarch is still young, so if he rashly sends troops, he will encounter resistance from both inside and outside the government and the opposition.

In addition, if the Northern Expedition wants to pacify Mongolia in one fell swoop, it is bound to have the power of the whole country, Cao Jixiang and Shi Heng, the two ambitious people, have not yet dealt with it, and when the front is in full swing, the rear may also be full of gunsmoke.

In the end, Shen Yichen has been planning to suppress the entire scholar class, before this matter is completed, then the cost of the entire war of annihilation will be passed on to the people, and the harsh taxes will overwhelm the people.

If you can't win the war of the people's hearts, you can't win the final victory, and the cabinet led by Shen Yichen is also at risk of collapse.

"Governing a big country is like cooking a small fresh."

Shen Yichen once again silently recited this familiar sentence, the more he was in a high position, the more he could experience it.

"The cabinet department will discuss with the military department Yu Shaobao, and first transfer the Liaodong squad army to return to the original station. In addition, the Xuanda border army was ordered to rush to the aid of Monan, even if the Northern Expedition could not be fully launched at this moment, it must not be allowed to take advantage of the slightest advantage! ”

Even though he was facing many difficulties, Shen Yichen was still within the scope of the situation and made preparations for a counterattack against Mongolia and Jurchen.

The elite of the Liaodong Army led by Li Da entered Beijing for almost a year, and without their guards, the three Jurchen tribes were ready to move under the order of Yexian, and now it was time to return to Liaodong. No one in the entire Ming Dynasty knows better than Shen Yichen how much of a threat the seemingly weak Jurchen Tribe hides, and he will never allow them to have any chance to become bigger.

"The Liaodong Army returned to its original station, and according to the rotation system of the squad army, the next step was for the Henan Buzheng Division to enter Beijing."

"Motosuke, is it possible?"

Li Xian asked meaningfully, on the night of the death of the crown prince, the three Beijing divisions sent troops and horses to besiege the city, and basically the forces behind it have been made public.

The Liaodong Army led by Li Da is the foundation of Shen Yichen's fight against Shi Heng in Beijing, if they are transferred back to the Liaodong Division, relying on the influence of Chengguo Gong in Beijing alone, I am afraid they will not be the opponent of Zhongguo Gong.

"The governor knows that Li Da has already served in the Shenji Battalion, and he will not return to Liaodong with the army."

Shen Yichen knew what Li Xian was secretly metaphorizing, in fact, this matter had already been prepared during the period when Emperor Jingtai was abolished and Yi Chu was abolished, and he discussed with Li Da at the wine table to be transferred to the Shenji Battalion.

He always remembered clearly in his mind what Li Da said when he left drunk: "In the future, Lao Tzu will stay in the Shenji Camp, and the Jingshi can't let Zhao Hongjie, this kid drown." ”

This is a brother who lives and dies together, no matter what crisis he faces, he will always have a partner to rely on behind him.

It's just that Shang Shuyiming of the Ministry of War was Emperor Jingtai's henchman at that time, and Shen Yichen was not too obvious to put his hand into the Shenji Battalion. It wasn't until he was subsequently appointed as the first assistant of the Ming Cabinet that Yiming had no backer in the DPRK and returned to Nanjing to serve in the Sixth Department, and Shen Yichen justifiably let Li Da take charge of the Shenji Battalion.

"Motosuke is really a last resort, it seems that I am overthinking."

Li Xian sighed and replied, it is not for nothing that he can dominate the world, just this far-sighted planning ability is beyond the reach of ordinary people!

"Otsuka Zai is polite, then the cabinet department will go back to Wenyuan Pavilion to deal with it first."

As the saying goes, soldiers are fast and fast, and Shen Yichen has to make a good deployment as soon as possible, so as not to let the border army of Liaodong and Mo Nan fall into passivity.

"Motosuke walks slowly."

Looking at the back of Shen Yichen's departure, a frenzied light appeared in Li Xian's eyes again.

The cabinet led by Shen Yichen was extremely efficient, and the discussion with Yu Qian was completed only the next day, and the military subordinates issued several orders to comprehensively aid the Southern Mongolia and Liaodong Prefectures, so as not to let the first offense have any opportunity to take advantage of the border.

However, one of the military orders to be transferred to the Xuanda Border Army to aid Southern Mongolia fell on Shi Heng's eyes, but he was sitting on the main seat of the palace hall with a gloomy face, and there were several generals of the Shi clan in the hall, and almost everyone's face was filled with a look of righteous indignation.

"Damn, do you really think that our Zhongguo Mansion is easy to bully these days?"

"A few days ago, Cao Jixiang's dead eunuch put on a face for his grandfather, and today Shen Yichen and Yu Qian transferred away Xuanda's soldiers and horses, are you going to ride on our heads and tomorrow!"

Dingyuan Bo Shi Biao has the same violent temper as his uncle Shi Heng, and he felt aggrieved under the joint suppression of Cao Jixiang and Shen Yichen during this time, and now he has completely exploded.

Compared with Shi Biao's irritability, his cousin Shi Yongxing was calmer, and he asked Shi Heng: "Grandpa, do you think this is an excuse for Shen Yichen to use the Tartars to invade the border, and strike first to emphasize the border army of Xuanda?" ”

If the Liaodong Army and the soldiers and horses of the Shandong and Fujian Guards are the foundation of Shen Yichen's life, then the Xuanda Border Army belongs to Shi Heng's foundation and the untouchable scales.

In these years, Shi Heng has worked hard, and with the help of the opportunity of Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu who is anxious and needs the support of the courtiers, he has completely emptied the civilian overseers in the Xuanda border army, leaving only some eunuchs who are easy to buy.

Now Shen Yichen has recruited the Xuanda Border Army to go to Monan Mongolia to help through Yu Qian's military department, and it is difficult for Shi Heng not to have associations, whether this really needs reinforcements from soldiers and horses, or does he want the class to deprive himself of control over the Xuanda Border Army.

After all, Dingxiangbo Guo Deng is a famous general in the world, and the ability of the commander may still be above Shi Heng, if this batch of Xuanda border troops has other intentions, Shi Heng really doesn't dare to "return to Zhao" when the time comes.

Originally, Cao Jixiang's wings stiffened and shook his face, which made Shi Heng's stomach angry, but now Shen Yichen also took the initiative to attack him, did he really treat the dignified Zhongguo Gong as a soft persimmon?

It's just that before Shi Heng could answer, Shi Chong, a relative of the clan, answered: "Do you still need to ask, the Tartars are just pretending to commit crimes in winter, and there is Dingxiang Bo Guodeng in Southern Mongolia to defend it, so why do you need any help from the Xuanda border army." ”

"Grandpa, we must not back down this time, otherwise the Xuanda border army will be mobilized today, and the Beijing camp will be mobilized tomorrow!"

Listening to the babbling arguments of a group of martial arts generals in the room, a middle-aged literati in a green shirt standing next to Shi Heng couldn't help frowning.

He is Zhao Jin, the staff strategist behind Shi Heng, who was originally a scholar on the border of Beizhili, who was captured and enslaved by the Mongolian army during the Beijing division guard war, and was later rescued by Shi Heng led by the Ming soldiers, and since then he has served Yu Shiheng in order to repay the grace of saving his life.

Compared with the shouting and shouting and killing deployed by his relatives, Shi Heng was in a high position after all, and knew the operating rules of officialdom, so he did not respond to the remarks of Shi Biao and others, but asked Zhao Jin, a staff member next to him: "Mr. Zhao, what do you think my father should do?" ”

Hearing Shi Heng's inquiry, Zhao Jin's frowning brows eased at this time, and he replied: "My subordinates think that Shen Yichen is not likely to exploit his father-in-law's military power by taking advantage of the Tartar prisoners, and blindly fighting hard-line will cause trouble." ”

As soon as Zhao Jin's voice fell, Shi Biao retorted: "Trouble? Now most of the soldiers and horses in the Beijing camp are in the hands of the grandfather, and they are just thinking about avoiding right and wrong all day long, so they will be ridden on the head. ”

"Xuanda Border Army Benbo thinks that he can't move, he has to make Shen Yichen realize that this Daming, who has the final say!"

Shi Biao's successive arches made Zhao Jin's chest rise and fall violently, you must know that the reason why Shi Heng went from being strong to being inferior was that he himself and his clan would be too arrogant and arrogant, so that he would make too many enemies in the court and become a loser.

After all, Zhao Jin is just a staff member, and his identity and closeness are far inferior to Shi Biao's group of relatives, and many times he can only choose to back down if he is persuaded not to move.

But this time he had a deep sense of crisis, if Shi Heng disrespected the order, he would be the first person to fall among the three forces!