Yang Yiqing strategized and chased 40,000 Tatar soldiers into a hurry, and on the afternoon of the third day, a military report came that shocked him.

The commander of the Zhenwu battalion made Zhou Shangwen capture Zhana alive!

"You're from the Zhenwu Battalion?" Yang Yiqing stood up and asked the soldier who was kneeling on one knee.

"Qi Qi Ministry, the end will be the Zhenwu Camp 100 households Guo Chong!"

"The eight guards of the Beijing camp have less than 5,000 horsemen, how can they capture Zana alive? There are 10,000 horses in Zana."

Guo replied, "It's taking advantage of the location. Commander Zhou was not from Beijing, he was originally the commander of the Xi'an guard, and he had fought with the Tatars several times in the eleventh year of Hongzhi, and he knew the terrain around Shigou City well. Therefore, in cooperation with the governor of Qi, they surrounded the three queyi and gradually drove the Zhana tribe to the Luopu River, so Zhana had nowhere to escape!"

"In this way, the Tatars will definitely fight back to the death, how can Commander Zhou win more with less and capture the main general alive?"

「…… Zana, too weak. If it weren't for the arrogance of the last general, if the ministry had seen the drills of the first-class guards in Beijing, they would have understood."

Yang Yiqing was stunned, he didn't expect it to be such an answer.

He clenched his fists with some excitement, "Come on, take Guo Baihu down to rest first."

The old man walked around the tent a few times, "Zhou Shangwen, is he really so brave? How can you do such a miraculous feat?"

He has it all planned strategically. But the specific battle still has to be fought by the main general, and he probably has a number of results, but like Zhou Shangwen, he can capture Zhana alive without the encirclement of Yang Shangyi's troops, which is indeed beyond his expectations.

So he still didn't believe it, "Someone!"

"The end will be!"

Yang Yiqing quickly wrote a note, "Hand it to Governor Qi and ask him to play it quickly."

"Yes!"

Looking back at his recital to the emperor, he still felt that he would wait a minute, the outcome had been decided, and there was no need to rush, and it was best to understand some situations clearly.

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……

Liu Jin came back from visiting Mao Wenyu outside the palace and went to the Xinuan Pavilion of the Qianqing Palace to play.

"Is he better?"

"There was some wind and cold, and I also had a fever, but the imperial doctor Zhou who consulted said that Mao Tongzhi had a good health foundation, and he prescribed a few pairs of medicines, and he would get better after drinking it. In addition, he asked the slave maid to give this to His Majesty."

Zhu Houzhao put down the pen, raised his head, and said, "Take it."

Mao Wen is seriously ill and still has something to present, which is not a simple thing to think about.

After Zhu Houzhao roughly finished sweeping, his brows tightened.

Jinyiwei sent people to Nanzhili...... In fact, it can't be said that there are people everywhere in Jinyiwei, it's just that Jingshi went to order some information, and now these messages have also arrived.

Mao Yuyu said in the recital: Nanzhili has no savings in the reserve warehouse, and the hungry people have no relief.

In this way, the former governor of Yingtian, Ding Zuping, said that "the book is shy and it is difficult to find help" is not a lie, and Nanzhili really has no food to borrow.

At the founding of the country, Emperor Hongwu ordered all prefectures and counties to establish reserve warehouses, and until now, there is not enough grain storage in a rich place like Nanzhili, which shows the difficulty of state affairs.

It is no wonder that the system of the reserve warehouse has not worked well since the Xuande period, so the history books record: over the years, women have been cheating, cunning and fishing, and the barn has been destroyed. After the orthodoxy, the prepared grain became more withered, called "the warehouse collapsed but did not grow, and the grain and rice were burdened but not levied". ….

Jin Yiwei's echo made him feel heavy, and this matter must be handled steadily, and it is easy to do bad things with good intentions if he is not careful.

"Let's see, who else is there in the cabinet?"

"Yes."

Of course, the battle in the court is very important, but the battle must not forget the common people, and there are still three counties in Jiangxi where the people have suffered...... At least save people first.

After a while, Li Dongyang followed Liu Jin back and knelt down in the Xinuan Pavilion, "Minister Li Dongyang, see Your Majesty!"

Zhu Hou looked at his face tiredly, such an old man was still like this at such a late hour

It's not easy to work hard, "Let's be even." It's so late, isn't Elder Li Ge going back to his house yet?"

Li Dongyang replied: "The minister is getting old and declining, his thoughts are gradually fading, his pen power is weakening, and it takes longer to encounter a thing, so it is delayed."

"Elder Liu Ge, Elder Li Ge, Elder Xie Ge...... More than one person said in my ear that the three of you have worked together for many years and have a tacit understanding, which seems to be true. You'd rather say that you're too old than look like Liu Ge Lao and Xie Ge are retiring early, they have you, which is really enviable."

At first glance, the emperor's words were nothing. But if you think about it carefully, it's actually very mysterious, which means that the three of you are too closely combined!

What kind of person is Li Dongyang?

But just as he was about to speak, he saw the emperor wave his hand, "Okay, I don't mean anything else. You are working hard for state affairs, and you can't even find a few black hairs on your temples. The old minister works hard, and I don't say those chilling words."

Li Dongyang's heart softened, "Thank you, Majesty *** forgiveness!"

"The affairs of Jiangxi, Zhang Zongxian can't handle it, and he doesn't use people effectively, which is my fault. Elder Li Ge, you immediately draft a holy decree and order the Shaofu to order Gu Zuo to buy grain nearby and send it to Jiangxi for disaster relief."

"Your Majesty, the benevolent and righteous king, on behalf of the people of Jiangxi, thank you for Your Majesty's reconstruction!" Li Dongyang didn't expect to come to him so late for such a thing, although the emperor is not what they imagined in some places, but with this heart for the people, how bad can he be?

"The minister has the courage to suggest, is the will given by the imperial court to Gu Shaofu to specify how much silver taels to be allocated?"

In this way, lest the following people do things with their hearts, for example, if you are called *** live, should I spend 300,000 or 500,000, what should I do if I spend too much? Will you blame me.

"Let him give relief first, and then report the silver he used."

"In this way, it's the first relief and then the play?"

"What's wrong?"

"There's nothing wrong with that. However, it needs to be said that this is a special plan for Jiangxi by the imperial court, and the rest of the provinces still follow the prelude and then relief. It's safer."

Young people are naturally aggressive, but the old ministers are more experienced.

Li Dongyang heard that the emperor didn't understand, so he explained: "In the eighteenth year of Hongwu, Emperor Taizu ordered: There is a division in the world, and whenever there is a hunger, the first can be a cangqiao loan, and then it will be played. During the Yongle period, it was also 'relief first and then music can be heard", and then Hongxi and Xuande were all relief and then play. However, since the establishment of the system, the situation has changed greatly, because of the corruption of the officials, the management of money and grain has become increasingly chaotic, the local officials regard the official collection as their own money, and the public house as their private house, and the imperial court has to gradually strengthen the control of the reserve warehouse, so it is ordered: Although the preparation is set up, and there is a department must not be specialized, in case of a famine, the local officials must report it, and then give the voucher to the warehouse to pay the corn, if the private first relief and then play, will be punished." ….

Zhu Houzhao also has some experience in government affairs now, and he understood when he heard it, "In this way, the arbitrary decree made the officials of the world misunderstand the attitude of the imperial court, thinking that the imperial court allowed the first relief and then the play. In this case, even the reserve warehouse with grain will soon be empty."

Because it is no longer like the time when Hongwu Yongle was at the beginning, in the face of those two god-killing emperors, there will be some awe below, and all the systems of the court are nascent and energetic. If you make a small opening now, it is estimated that the officials will immediately eat the grain alive.

"Your Majesty's words are right."

"Then let's do what Li Ge Lao plays, but don't add anything special, otherwise, Jiangxi is special, why can't Shandong and Henan be special? It is better to allocate funds in stages, first allow Gu Zuo to withdraw 200,000 taels of silver, and if it is insufficient, let him and Zhang Fuhua, the imperial historian of Zuodu, jointly play, and then the cabinet and I will allocate silver again."

Li Dongyang was slightly stunned, he didn't expect to convince the emperor, according to his character, it is easy to get angry when he encounters these drawbacks.

"Minister, obey the holy decree."

"By the way, Elder Li Ge, what do you think about Nanzhili's lack of food?"

Li Dongyang said: "The Susong area in Nanzhili is a rich land in the south of the Yangtze River, and it should not fall into a situation of no food under any circumstances. The minister thinks that the whereabouts of the money and food should be investigated, and the punishment should be carried out if the department and its officials are involved."

Zhu Houzhao smiled, "In the past, it was always my way to provoke

Lie, why haven't I spoken this time, and Li Ge has become angry first?"

"There is justice in the world, and there is law in the court. There is no such reason for violating justice and law without punishment since ancient times."

"But I, I want to let Nan Zhili go this time."

Li Dongyang was shocked in his heart, "Your Majesty, don't you want to deal with it?"

"If you want to think about it, you definitely want to. But it can't, if Nanzhili sets off a big eucalyptus because of the matter of the preparation warehouse, then what about the remaining provinces of the Ming Dynasty?" Zhu Houzhao knew this with his ass, "Officials at all levels who want to come to the local government will definitely rush to raise grain to fill the reserve warehouse. As a result, the demand for grain in the market will rise sharply, and the price of grain will inevitably rise as well.

Li Dongyang nodded slightly, it is indeed so.

Zhu Houzhao sighed and said, "If that's all there is to it, that's fine. The key point is that officials will not follow the rules when raising grain, and those who still have some conscience will buy them at a low price, and those who have lost their conscience will simply forcibly levy the people's grain, so that the reserve warehouse will be filled, but the people will be poor. I wonder if I have to take it out to help the victims as soon as I move in, isn't this putting the cart before the horse? I won't hide it from you, I've already sent a brocade guard to find out, but I just want to confirm the actual situation in the place so that I can know by heart."

Li Dongyang thought of Liu Jian's words, it seemed that they had all misunderstood the emperor, the emperor had his own thoughts, and it was not something they could speculate.

The old minister was convinced at the moment, so he made a formal bow, "Daming can have a Ming monarch like His Majesty, which is really the blessing of Daming, the blessing of the world, and the blessing of all people!"

"I'm really tired of hearing these words, so Elder Li Ge shouldn't talk about these scenes. What I have done is nothing more than that sentence, governing a big country is like cooking a small fresh." ….

"There are many people who can speak, but few people who can do it. Your Majesty is fifteen years old, and he has such a natural talent, and the Ming Dynasty has produced another holy monarch!"

Zhu Houzhao pondered, "What about that national policy? What does Elder Li Ge think?"

"Your Majesty means the Complex?"

"Not bad."

"Your Majesty, with all due respect. Your Majesty's new monarch ascended the throne, and everyone in the court looked up, begging for His Majesty to be able to rule with the arch, rest with the people, and work hard for several years. However, as soon as His Majesty ascended the throne, he used troops in the northwest, and now he wants to make the restoration a national policy. Isn't this a sense of recklessness?"

"Elder Li Ge, be cautious!" On the side, Liu Jin was scared when he heard it.

But Zhu Houzhao turned his head and glanced at him, "Li Ge is always a steady person, not a rebellious person. One or two words of truth, I can hear it, and Da Ming can also hear it, why do you need to say more?"

[In view of the general environment, Liu Jin was horrified in his heart, "Slaves and maids are dead, Your Majesty forgives your sins!"

Seeing the eunuch in charge of the celebrant like this, Li Dongyang felt a sense of self-ashamed joy in his heart, he didn't want to do this, but he did. Several generations of emperors of the Ming Dynasty reused eunuchs, which led to the rampant use of ministers.

To Hongzhi Zhengde, two successive generations of emperors have deliberately restricted the eunuchs' misdeeds, so Mingjun, how can he want Liu Jian to leave like this?

"Elder Li Ge, I have a few words from the bottom of my heart, how about you listen to them?"

"The minister is afraid, please show your majesty!"

"I will not talk about the situation between the Tatars and the Ming Dynasty and the increasingly serious border troubles. You all care about money and food, so I will talk about money and food. The imperial court raised millions of soldiers along the Great Wall in the north, how much did it cost, did Li Ge calculate this account? Emperor Taizu said that it would cost a penny to raise a million soldiers, but I couldn't do it. If it can be restored, then the imperial court can get millions of acres of fertile land, where the fields are not encroached upon by the clans, nobles and officials at all levels, and I don't have to kill on a large scale, and the food for raising soldiers will have a provenance. And the imperial court can still train elite soldiers here, raise horses, and drive the Tatars to the north of Yinshan, so that Guanzhong is worry-free, safe, and can concentrate on production, how much grain is this?"

"What Your Majesty said is also reasonable, the minister is only worried, the cost of the repetition is amazing, if it doesn't work out again, then I will immediately have a big mess in the world."

"Then check the military tun, will the Ming Dynasty be chaotic?"

That's how the rebellion of King Anhua came.

Li Dongyang was difficult to reply, but he could hear this

These words are indeed the emperor's heartfelt words.

"I only hope that Your Majesty will not be in a hurry, if you can slowly figure it out, it will be the best. Moreover, it does not have to be a national policy to attract too much attention."

This Zhu Houzhao disagreed, and the lack of slogans was already his greatest restraint.

"How can the most important thing in the imperial court in the next few years not be known? Don't talk about officials, I still want everyone to know about the people of Daming. Officials knew the intentions of the imperial court and knew the direction; Only when the people know the intentions of the court can they understand."

Li Dongyang felt that the emperor had a kind of resoluteness,

Some places can make concessions, such as Nanzhili; In some places, they don't let it go. To play politics, you have to have this mind, and attacking everywhere will only lead to chickens and dogs.

These days have not been easy for Li Dongyang, the situation in the court, his position, and his plans for the future...... Everything is contradictory. But there are some decisions that are due, and if you miss this opportunity, there will be no next time.

Wearing a red robe is a sign of a very popular minister, the old man has gray hair, but his mind is not dry, "Your Majesty is determined to revert, as a human minister, you should follow!"

This is not something that is said casually, no one can fool the emperor so blatantly.

"In this way, everything is ready, and only the east wind is owed......

East wind? Li Dongyang thought, I'm afraid it's the wind from the northwest.

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