The first snow in the sixth year of Jiajing seems to be much later than that of the fifth year of Jiajing.

This exacerbated the worries of the people in the capital, although three good news had been reported before: the victory of Jingping, the restoration of Yutailing, and the siege of the lord of the Northern Yuan Dynasty.

"Is that really the case? No, but I don't believe it! "In winter, it is hotter to read books and freeze your fingers, or to drink tea.

By the way, blow water, mouth hi, mouth politics.

Why not? Lubu Feijie, can there be a fake? ”

"Tartar this time, what kind of power is that?" The hi sneer, "Thousands of miles of border walls, there is no place without enemies!" Yutailing did not hold for a day, and lost two cities in two days, and Datong was also captured like a broken bamboo and broke three forts. As a result, it was so easy to win? ”

The emperor himself was not in the capital, and the atmosphere here seemed to be much more relaxed, and some people dared to speak.

"Didn't you say good news? It was the Marquis of Wuding and General Yu who fought hard to resist the enemy, and Jingping had a great victory. I replied to retreat in a hurry, but I also heard that the trap was defeated, and I was unable to resist the enemy under the counterattack of the king's division. Besides, now it's time to surround the little prince. ”

"Humph!" The man looked at them with a look of pity, "Or, it's because of the royal family's personal expedition to whitewash the military situation." Or, it is the Tartars who lure the enemy and want to capture it. None of them are good news! Looking at the weather, this year is not going to be as lucky as last year. The Tartars are so excited, will they sit and watch the little prince be surrounded? In my opinion, the little prince grew up immediately, and it was precisely because the king was greedy for merit! I replied that there was a big victory first, why did I leave without a fight? The captives are running fast, just afraid that they are peeping on the side, waiting for the opportunity to move! ”

After that, he looked worried: "Why is it still not snowing?" It snowed, and the Tartars had to be afraid of three points. ”

“…… If all the good news is true, what if Your Majesty really returns victorious? ”

"Ha......" he was about to say a few sarcastic words, but luckily stopped the car, "...... That is naturally a blessing, and it is a fortunate thing for the Ming Dynasty. ”

The discussions around the capital and the behavior of the officials were all sent to Wang Zuo.

He kept in mind the emperor's instructions before the expedition: it is not the kind of rebellion, there is no need to act, and it is good to record it first.

The emperor left Beijing for two months, and the courage of many people in the capital was visibly greater. Speaking and doing things, it seems that there are a little less scruples.

On the one hand, Wang Zuo lamented that the emperor already had a not weak majesty, and on the other hand, he lamented the fragility of his prestige.

And that's when the war is going well on the front. When the news of the defeat of Yutailing first came, the people of the capital were panicked, and they were not as bold as they are now with a big victory.

It's a great joy and a whitewash of the military situation......

Wang Zuo looked at Liu Zhenyuan: "How are the hundred officials?" ”

Liu Zhenyuan is very familiar with Baiguan, after all, he went south and arrested Meng Chun and many others in Zhejiang and Nanjing.

"Mr. Fei must have a instruction every day to pass it on to the officials. The hundred officials are quite at ease, and they perform their duties. ”

Wang Zuo frowned.

He's just the Prime Minister and Secretary of State, so can he give instructions once a day? After a long period of instruction, do the hundred officials only know the chief assistant and don't know His Majesty?

"Marquis Jing'an has entered the palace?"

"Yes, it's in the National Policy Hall."

Wang Zuo nodded: "I'll see you when I enter the palace." ”

In the Forbidden City, Sun Jiao is actually not in the National Policy Hall now.

As soon as he entered the palace, he was personally summoned by Zhang Zuo, saying that the Queen Mother and the Queen were together in the Yangxin Palace and wanted to discuss a matter with him.

Seeing his daughter and grandson, Sun Jiao was naturally happy.

"Guozhang." Empress Dowager Jiang's face was worried, "Your Majesty's northern expedition has been two months, and it is about to reach the lunar month, what is the matter of declaring a big war?" I couldn't sleep at night, worried every day. ”

Sun Ming also raised her hand and wiped her eyes with a handkerchief.

Sun Jiao laughed: "Declaring a big war is like good news." The royal drive is in person, and the morale of the generals in the border towns has been greatly boosted, and now they are going to surround the chieftain of Nayu. As for the holy car, the generals will guard and stay in the rear, and there will be no obstacles. ”

“…… Ay. Empress Dowager Jiang paused, and then hesitated and said, "I have heard some rumors recently, saying that several royal palaces have sent people to Beijing to check on the construction of the palace, and the Ten Palaces are even more ...... Quite a few guests. ”

At this time, Sun Jiaohui smiled.

After a moment of silence, he said: "Your Majesty has allowed the clan not to live in a fiefdom, and some of them have come to the capital to see how the new palace is built, which is also human nature. Over there in the Ten Kings' Mansion...... Don't worry, the Queen Mother, some businessmen just provide some things for the winter in the Rui Wang's Mansion. ”

Empress Dowager Jiang looked into his eyes, and then asked bluntly, "Is it really worry-free?" ”

Sun Jiao shook his head, although he was old, he said a little arrogantly at the moment: "The ministers are in the capital, and the Duke of Yasukuni, the Duke of England, the Duke of Zhang, and the commander of the Wang are also in the capital, so naturally there is no worries!" The Queen Mother can rest assured that Her Majesty will be able to return to Beijing before the end of the month! ”

When he first calmed the hearts of the Empress Dowager An and the queen and returned to the National Policy Palace, Wang Zuo was already waiting there.

Wang Zuo is not a counselor, and the two met in the small hall.

"Do you know that some people are planning to change the civil engineering again?" Wang Zuo is also very straightforward, and his words are even more amazing.

Sun Jiao drank tea calmly: "I know, three or five jumping beam clown ears." ”

"Is this a conspiracy?"

"Naturally, it is a rebellion." A cold light flashed in Sun Jiao's eyes, "It's just that you don't have to make the people in the capital panic because of this." They were looking forward to His Majesty's capture, but they also knew that if there was no real news of a big defeat in Beijing, they could not act rashly. When His Majesty triumphs, there is naturally nothing to hide. ”

Wang Zuo was silent for a moment, and then said, "If it's the State Palace, it'......."

"Commander Wang!" Sun Jiao looked at him sharply this time, "The old man knows what you're thinking." What the old man wants to tell you is that the State Hall is named by His Majesty, and the Minister of State has received a holy decree to put the country first! His Majesty has been in charge of the expedition, so he naturally thinks about what happens. All state affairs are old and serious, and they will never be like those clowns who jump off the beam, looking forward to another civil change. ”

After a pause, he emphasized again: "Holding up for the country and deliberately plotting rebellion are two different things!" ”

Wang Zuo is a first-class smart person, but now he also wants to confirm again: "Your Majesty's holy oracle, I don't know. ”

"You're not a counselor, so you don't know." Sun Jiao didn't care, "In short, I am the ruler of the country, if you believe me, you will abide by the holy oracles you hear and do what you should do." Before Your Majesty returns to Beijing, do not act rashly without clear news. ”

“…… Xia Guan understood. ”

After saying that, the two glanced at each other, and Wang Zuo said goodbye and left.

If it were not for the pretending to be deaf and dumb of the first or two ministers of state, some people would not dare to think about anything in case there was another civil engineering change.

Whether the Minister of State is in the spirit of the Holy Decree to put the country first and not ignore any possibility, or whether to take advantage of His Majesty's departure from Beijing and bring some people out before the final deadline for the delivery of grain from various places in February next year, or to borrow chickens to lay eggs and really plan something, what Wang Zuo can do is to keep an eye on it first.

But what can be planned? In the palace, His Majesty has two sons.

Now although Xuanda has sent back three good news, none of the important ministers who stayed in the capital dared to relax.

Among them, those who know the previous strategic planning understand that the battle situation is ever-changing and the trend is unpredictable.

I replied that he calmly withdrew, didn't An Zhi use the Great Khan of the Northern Yuan Dynasty as bait, and would attack again?

This year's snow hasn't fallen yet, and everything is still uncertain.

Yang Shen was busy, supervising the delivery of the last batch of winter clothes from the Weaving Bureau to Zhang Jing and Zheng Xiao, and asked them to arrange for escort to Xuanfu, and he was about to start the New Year's account again.

A big war, whether it is a reward for meritorious service or a compensation for the dead and wounded, will immediately face huge financial expenses.

Until this moment, he knew where His Majesty's confidence was in daring to plan this big battle.

In the sixteenth year of Zhengde, the money that His Majesty dug out from Wei Bin and them was not more than 4 million taels as he said when he first went to court, but more than 6 million taels, as well as other fields and houses.

Over the years, His Majesty has beaten the ministers, lords, greedy ministers, etc., and the silver has been saved little by little. For example, Zhang Fujing investigated the Confucian family in Shandong, and according to the rules of the time, the silver that was transported to the internal transportation warehouse and the stolen money was ......

Let the lords take a stake in state-owned enterprises such as Huang Mingji, let the vassal king invest in the grain reserve, etc., and the emperor even coordinated a lot of the silver they subscribed. In addition to the "investment" arranged for various enterprises, there are actually some other silver.

In addition, Yan Song asked to open a market in Zhejiang, so many wealthy businessmen who wanted to go to the sea paid a "deposit......

Yang Shen admired it for a while - His Majesty knocked on the bamboo poles of the most reliable ministers, ministers, and clans around him so hard, and everyone became more and more obedient, although in the process there was also the rebellion of Hui'anbo Zhang Wei, who welcomed the emperor into Beijing and became complacent and arrogant, and the rebellion of King Ji.

In short, His Majesty has indeed saved a lot of money. You know, he also lent a lot to the household department before.

But Yang Shen was still very nervous - if this battle lasted for a few more months, it would be overstretched.

Now he is also looking forward to the snow as soon as possible, so that the war can be over.

Yan Song was looking at the thank you table presented by the Liang family in the official hall of the Ministry of Rites, as well as the letter to Yan Song from him.

Prince Liang was demoted to the people for his crimes, and now Yan Song is in the Ministry of Rites, but he has negotiated a nickname of "Wenzhong" for him, and he has been recognized by the emperor, and the Liang family is grateful for this.

Although this "loyalty" is not as good as "zheng", and Liang Chu has been an official and godson all his life, he cannot be called "positive", but he can really talk about "loyalty" to Zhu Houxi. Helping Zhu Houyu establish rules, helping Zhu Houyu stabilize power, and helping Zhu Houyu and Zhang Fujing to try out the new law in Guangdong, it can be said that the last few years laid the foundation for the Liang family in Guangdong for hundreds of years to come.

But being posthumously "Wenzhong" is also inseparable from Yan Song's peach and plum delivery.

Liang Chu's son euphemistically mentioned in the letter of thanks to Yan Song that Liang Chu asked Yu Qian to chase after him, and Yan Song later asked Yu Qian to enjoy the Taimiao, and Liang Chu still told his descendants to give priority to loyalty before he died. Yan Songjuan asked Liang Chu Wenzhong to chase him, he is really Liang Chu's confidant.

Yan Song knew that Liang Chu and his son had pointed out the events of the year, which was to let the Liang family show favor to Yan Song.

Later in this letter, it was mentioned that the Mo clan in Jiaozhi had usurped the throne, and the Liang family fleet was hired by the Huang Ming Ji Maritime Trade Company to inquire in many ways in Jiaozhi.

This made Yan Song even happier: Today's Liang family is worth making deep friends. The Liang family in the future will be very useful.

These are not to be said, and now Yan Song is also thinking about the war of Xuanda.

He hoped that the emperor would return victoriously and offer the Jietai Temple. If there is an unprecedented victory, he, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, will be able to make this great gift beautiful and beautiful, and it will be famous in the history books for centuries.

Everything he is strict with needs to rely on the emperor to sit firmly in his position and promote one new idea after another.

Yan Song's greatest ability is to understand the emperor's mind, be willing to change, and be able to change quickly!

For example, now, Wang Shouren arranged to send the secret report to Beijing, and the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Household must first study it, and then go to the national policy meeting to discuss it, and wait for His Majesty to come back to make a decision.

The trade strategy of Duoyan Sanwei and the opening of the market in Liaodong tried to appease Duoyan Sanwei, who had become one of the 30,000 households of the Mongolian left wing, Wuliang Hawan, all of which allowed Yan Song to exert his skills.

If Liaodong opens the market, then the goods from Liaodong will naturally be inseparable from the shipping bureau that has a close relationship with Yan Song.

He also has a lot of experience in how to open the market.

But Yan Song was not in a hurry, he was not clear about the emperor's clear attitude for the time being.

Wang Shouren immediately made a decision to create an opportunity to encircle Arak Khan, and His Majesty would not reject the general direction he had discussed with Duoyan Sanwei.

But what about the details?

The officials and people of the capital had different ideas, and they were all looking forward to the outcome of the war in the border towns. Some looked forward to the emperor's return soon, and some looked forward to the emperor going to study in the grassland.

From the northwest direction of the capital, several horses galloped towards the capital.

Then they divided their directions, some to the east of the city, some to the south of the city. Just a few horses, it seems to be a general posture to surround the capital.

Fortunately, everyone recognizes that they are soldiers of the Ming Dynasty.

The sound of horses' hooves passed everywhere, and the sound of their subsequent explosions was not as fast as the horses' hooves.

Every city gate rushed into Yiqi, all the way to the public, and the officials and people of the capital finally heard what happened in Chicheng County, Xuanfu two days ago.

"Xuanfu victory! His Majesty drove the Sanchakou Fort in Chicheng County, and the king slashed the Great Khan of the Northern Yuan Dynasty outside the town of Anbao in Chicheng County, and annihilated countless enemies! Daming Wansheng! ”

Unlike previous victories, it always began with a silence, followed by an incredible commotion and chatter.

But this kind of news, don't you dare to fake it, right?

"Beheaded the Great Khan of the Northern Yuan Dynasty...... When it's over, the Tartars will take revenge with their lives......"

"Revenge on your mother! Cowardice! Daming Wansheng! ”

"Daming Wansheng!"

The sound of horses' hooves galloped all the way to Chengtianmen, and the officials of the five prefectures and six ministries couldn't help but leave the yamen, and looked blankly at the radiant soldiers on the street, listening to the words that came out of his mouth, and wondering that something was wrong with his ears.

The last thing to suspect and the least to suspect is the Praetorian Guard.

"Daming Wansheng! Long live Your Majesty! ”

The sound was deafening, and the officials on duty ran out in front of the Forbidden City.

Gu Shilong arrived at the door outside the Fengtian Hall from the Wuying Palace, Fei Hong and the others came down from the Wenlou where the meeting was being held, and Sun Jiao stumbled from the National Policy Hall to the Neijinshui Bridge in front of the Fengtian Palace.

The soldiers turned over and dismounted, held up the good news, and shouted: "Xuanfu victory!" His Majesty drove the Sanchakou Fort in Chicheng County, and the king slashed the Great Khan of the Northern Yuan Dynasty outside the town of Anbao in Chicheng County, and annihilated countless enemies! Daming Wansheng! ”

The three of them were in a trance: Is it really such a big victory?

Who has made this immortal feat? Is it Wang Shouren, or Yang Yiqing, or Li Quanli?

It wasn't until the people who were qualified to see the detailed military information saw the details that they all fell silent one by one.

“…… Good answer. Gu Shilong sighed.

Fei Hong looked at Gu Shilong worriedly: "Jingguo Gong, in your opinion, can the border town be peaceful for a few years?" ”

Gu Shilong shook his head: "I don't know." After this war, the Northern Yuan Dynasty will inevitably be in chaos. However, this kind of chaos is to be chaotic between the ministries, or to mess with my Ming, this is not certain. In any case, if they want to stabilize again, they must seek a big victory in Daming. ”

Sun Jiao said solemnly: "I have already established a solid foundation in the first battle. In the current situation, I don't think there will be a big chaos in the Northern Yuan, and I will definitely win the border for many years, in order to gain prestige and gradually seize the throne. ”

"The lord and young minister are ......," Fei Hong said with his head in the ground, "It was originally to frustrate the little prince's spirit and make him hold a grudge against me......"

"Don't say that!" Sun Jiaoyi glared at Fei Hong, "Such a big victory is hard to come by!" The border towns have been in constant trouble, and now that His Majesty has won a great victory in a battle, the border towns want to reform and train their troops, and who dares to raise their own respect? Fight and change! ”

Fei Hong stopped talking, but read the battle report one last time: "It's a pity ......"

Yan Song knew what he was sorry for, but Yan Song only had four words in his heart now: Dedication to Jietai Temple!

(End of chapter)