Chapter 077: Holistic Planning

Even Wei Zhongxian felt that Chen Cao was a little bit impatient, worried that Zhu Youxiao was impatient, how did he know that in front of everyone, Zhu Youxiao turned his head and looked at it with interest, and then wanted to laugh a little: "Tell me about it." ”

Chen Cao arched his hand: "Your Majesty, after the failure of Guangning, the imperial court has no soldiers to send, according to the minister's investigation, most of the Mongolian tribes surrendered to Jiannu, and the three guards of Wuliang Ha were also subdued by it, if you don't use soldiers Guangning, the minister is worried that Shanhaiguan will not be able to stop the footsteps of Jiannu, and the minister is also clear about the combat effectiveness of the guards. ”

Zhu Youxiao knocked on the case: "It does make sense, what do you think Aiqing?" ”

"Your Majesty," Li Changgeng, the secretary of the household department, immediately came out and said: "Now that the three major halls are being repaired, Liaodong uses money, the people of Shaanxi and Shanxi use money indiscriminately, and Shandong uses money in the great drought, and the minister is powerless. ”

"See," Zhu Youxiao pointed at Li Changgeng, then stared at Chen Cao and said: "The method of regimental training of the new army is feasible, but now that the whole country is using money, there is no extra money to support the regimental training of the new army." ”

Chen Cao is waiting for this sentence: "Your Majesty don't worry, the minister is willing to set an example for the entire Ming Dynasty, the minister is willing to train a new army, half of the military expenses are funded by the minister, and the other half is responsible for the imperial court. ”

Zhu Youxiao's eyes lit up, and he was about to agree, but Zuo Guangdou stepped out to stop him: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that although Ding Wubo's move takes into account the imperial court, it not only violates the ancestral system, but also violates the rule that nobles are not allowed to command and lead troops. ”

"Lord Zuo's words are reasonable, and the minister seconded the proposal..."

All of a sudden, many Donglin parties stood up to oppose it.

This is also something that Chen Cao expected.

Chen Cao is a eunuch, naturally there is a eunuch to help, this time it was Feng Yan who came out, and immediately arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, when the time is extraordinary, when Emperor Taizu is here, doesn't he also reuse Naha to go out to conquer Mongolia?" The minister thinks that Uncle Ding Wu is really working for my Ming Dynasty, otherwise he can return to the pass with the defeated soldiers after the battle of Xiping Fort, why take the risk of turning back and occupying Guangning City? ”

"Lord Feng is reasonable, and the minister seconded it..."

"The ministers seconded the motion..."

This is the situation of party contention, Chen Cao felt that the heat was almost over, so he gave up his hand again: "Your Majesty, please transfer Xing Shenyan, the former governor of Liaodong, to prepare for the Guangning army, and be responsible for the regimental training of the new army; He also promoted Song Che, the former commander of the right guard in Nanjing, as the commander of the new army. ”

There is the suppression of civilian officials, and the military generals are the leader, which can be regarded as echoing the situation of suppressing the military with literature in this era.

Zhu Youxiao nodded in a voice of opposition: "Yes, it is also possible." ”

"Your Majesty, please send an internal official to supervise the army." Yang Lian bowed his hand.

"I know," Zhu Youxiao waved his hand: "Big companion, you can choose someone from the inner official supervisor or the imperial horse supervisor." ”

Wei Zhongxian responded, and then Zhu Youxiao asked Chen Caodao: "Chen Aiqing, have you thought about the name of the new army?" ”

"This is a soldier of the imperial court, and the name of the new army is please be given by Your Majesty." Chen Cao bowed.

Zhu Youxiao was very satisfied, and then stared at Wei Zhongxian: "Big companion, what is your name." ”

Wei Zhongxian turned around and said with a smile beside Zhu Youxiao: "Your Majesty asked the old slave, the old slave has limited knowledge, since it is the opinion of Dingwu Boti, it is better to call it Dingwujun." ”

"Dingwu Army," Zhu Youxiao shook his head: "Yes, let's call it Dingwu Army, but I still rest assured that Chen Aiqing will be the commander." Saying that, Zhu You corrected his body and said loudly: "Passing the decree, the new army will be named the Dingwu Army, with Dingwu Bo Chen Cao as the general of the Dingwu Army, Song Che as the deputy general, Xing Shenyan as the Guangning Soldier Preparation, responsible for the regimental training of the new army, the military department should implement this matter as soon as possible, Chen Aiqing also proposed a statement to come up, Liao affairs are important, and you can no longer object." ”

Seeing that Zhu Youxiao was serious, several members of the Donglin Party died down, and at least one general soldier couldn't make any big waves.

After Chen Cao's affairs are dealt with, it is time to get down to business, Zhu Youxiao said: "Now that Jiannu has retreated, although there are remnants of troops in all parts of Guangning, but not a majority, Liaodong can't be without a strategy for a day, which of you goes?" ”

Zhang Heming is the most supportive of Wang Huazhen, Wang Huazhen suffered an accident, he can't escape the blame, and he is worried that he can't get out of it: "Your Majesty, minister... The minister is willing to ask for the Liaodong Economic Strategy, please ask Your Majesty's permission. ”

Zhu Youxiao stared at him coldly, then turned his head to look at Wei Zhongxian, and saw Wei Zhongxian nodding at him, so he said: "Since you have this heart, then I will approve it, and pass on the decree to order Zhang Heming to take the title of secretary of the military department as the strategy of Liaodong." ”

"Your Majesty," Zhang Heming bowed tremblingly and withdrew.

"The crime of Xiong Tingbi and Wang Huazhen is discussed by the cabinet, you can see this for yourself, I only look at the final result, they have lost their ancestral inheritance, and they must not be spared." Zhu Youxiao said angrily.

All that remains is to discuss how to suppress the civil unrest in various places and arrange disaster relief, announcing the retreat from the dynasty, Chen Cao was about to talk to Tian Ergeng, when he saw a small eunuch come and saluted Chen Cao: "Uncle Dingwu, Your Majesty declares you." ”

Although the three major halls were collapsed and under repair, the other halls are still good, Zhu Youxiao now lives in Xiyuan, in addition to being convenient for him to play, more importantly, no one knows about doing carpentry work here.

Chen Cao was led around a long circle before entering the West Garden, and just after entering the arch, he saw a large group of people in the distance surrounding a sixteen-lifted sedan chair walking towards him.

Thinking that it must be the queen who came, Chen Cao retreated to the side of the road very respectfully, got out of the way, and bowed slightly to show respect.

"Greetings to my grandmother Chitose..."

The little eunuch who led Chen Cao knelt down and saluted, Chen Cao heard clearly, the person who came was not the queen, what kind of grandmother, he was a little frightened at the moment, was he not the one who came?

"You are Dingwu Bo Chen Cao?" The voice is very soft.

Chen Cao stood up straight, it stands to reason that he is a nobleman, and it is understandable to salute the queen, if the person who came is really the person he guessed, then he didn't have to be stunned at all, so he raised his eyes and was stunned.

The woman in front of her is at most thirty-six or seventeen years old, slender and gracefully dressed, she is Chen Cao's favorite beauty-wife, but thinking that there are many people now, and the person in front of her must be a Hakka, she can't be offended: "Chen Cao has seen Mrs. Fengsheng..."

"You know me?" Ke Shi asked with interest, but she thought that she had never seen Chen Cao.

Chen Cao said with a smile: "Chen Cao listened to the governor and Tian Ergeng outside the palace, and it is really Chen Cao's honor to have the honor to meet his wife today." ”

The Hakka family looked at Chen Cao stunned, and felt that he was rude for a long time, and then said, "I'll go to Your Majesty, and you will go with me?" ”

"Don't dare to go with your wife..."Chen Cao hurriedly bowed.

The Ke family was a little disappointed, and then smiled and said: "You are really polite, I am not reluctant, get up the sedan chair..."

When the Hakka family left, Chen Cao felt a fire burning in his lower abdomen, but he found that this was the palace inside, so he quickly collected his thoughts, and didn't dare to think about it anymore, and then stared at the little eunuch beside him and said, "That is the Fengsheng Lady Keshi?" ”

The little eunuch felt that Chen Cao was teasing him: "Uncle Ding Wu knows why he still asks our family?" ”

Chen Cao silently thought in his heart: It's not as vicious as it is written in the history books?

When Chen Cao arrived, Wei Zhongxian was standing outside the gate of the palace of Yingtai in Xiyuan, and when he saw Chen Cao arriving, Wei Zhongxian took the initiative to greet him: "Yaozhong, you are here." ”

It is far away from the palace gate, and the Ke family's sedan chair is parked outside the palace gate, Wei Zhongxian, a henchman, is still standing outside the hall waiting, thinking that Chen Cao can know what Zhu Youxiao and the Hakka are doing inside.

"Duke..."Chen Cao hurriedly stood in place and saluted Wei Zhongxian.

The old guy was very happy and patted Chen Cao's shoulder: "You did a good job, our family is proud of you..."

"If it weren't for the fact that the Governor won the position of the commander of the Southern Army for his subordinates, his subordinates would not be able to do their own things in Liaodong, and in this way, they would not have the opportunity to be praised by His Majesty and the Governor." Chen Cao said modestly.

Wei Zhongxian likes to be patted on the back, the key is that the ability of the person who patted the sycophant is still outstanding, not an ordinary person, so he said: "It's a good thing that Your Majesty summoned you, if you have anything to say, don't worry, what requirements do you have, as long as it is good for you, put it forward directly in front of Your Majesty, with our family, you can't suffer a big loss." ”

Chen Cao bowed and bowed: "It's really an honor for my subordinates to be able to share the worries of the Governor, and what I mentioned is naturally beneficial to both the Governor and His Majesty." ”

"Hahaha..."Wei Zhongxian laughed sharply.

In this way, the two of them said almost a stick of incense outside the hall, and the door of the temple was opened by the maid from the inside.

"Old Ancestor, Your Majesty is waiting inside, please go in with Old Ancestor and Uncle Dingwu."

Wei Zhongxian smiled at the little eunuch who was speaking, and then took Chen Cao and went to the Yingtai Hall.

Zhu Youzheng sat on the side of the dragon case and fiddled with Wei Zhongxian to get him a quadruple Luban lock, Chen Cao entered the main hall, looked around, and saw a turn behind the dragon screen in the main hall, but saw a maid standing behind, and could vaguely see her hand holding the clothes that the Hakka had just seen.

Chen Cao didn't dare to think about it anymore, it was better to not know how to place the things under the robe.

"The minister has seen Your Majesty." Because it was a private meeting, the etiquette of meeting the emperor did not need to kneel, but only need to bow and salute.

"Flatten..."Zhu Youxiao looked at the Luban lock in his hand intently: "Chen Cao, I agreed to your request, I don't like the twists and turns of the masters, now the three major halls use money for repairs, and the local government uses money, but Liaodong is the ancestral foundation and dare not lose it, and it also needs money, and those ministers are worried that you will not be able to lose it, so they will stop your matter;

But I think your words are very reasonable, you tell me honestly, can you recover Liaodong in three years? ”

Chen Cao felt that Zhu Youxiao had something to say, and couldn't help but look at Wei Zhongxian on the side, but the old guy nodded at him, which made Chen Cao swallow his saliva: "Since Your Majesty asked, the minister did not dare to conceal Your Majesty, according to the minister in Liaodong for a long time, he deeply felt the power of the Jiannu cavalry, if our officers and troops encircled and suppressed in a formation with a chariot, step by step, in exchange for a war of attrition at most, although our Ming Dynasty has a lot of land and resources, but now there are a lot of internal troubles, and we can't afford to consume it at all;

If you give up the chariot and advance lightly, the Jiannu cavalry rushes, our army can't bear it at all, even if there is a chariot, most of the guards who went to the interior have not yet engaged in the battle and meet the Jiannu and will be defeated and leave. ”

Zhu Youxiao listened attentively, he felt that Chen Cao and Yuan Chonghuan had a fight, so he put down the Luban lock in his hand and said: "Liaodong military preparation officer Yuan Chonghuan wrote a few days ago that he would give up Guangning City, take Ningyuan City, Jinzhou City, and Songshan Fort as horns, and use the Big and Small Ling River as a barrier to block Jiannu's footsteps to the south. ”

"It's Yuan Chonghuan again..."Chen Cao didn't like this guy who was talking big and self-righteous, so he thought silently in his heart, and then gave his hand: "Your Majesty Shengming, the Liao affair began to collapse from the slave chieftain in Jianzhou Hetuala, until the entire slave Gandusi fell, my Ming Dynasty has lost a large area of land, and Guangning is the barrier of the Beijing Division, and it is even more embarrassing. ”

"I'm not stupid..."Zhu Youxiao stood up and paced back and forth on the imperial platform: "I still know the importance of Guangning, since I have said this, I want to ask you one thing, who do you think can be the commander-in-chief of Liaodong?" ”

"This matter must be reported by the Ministry of War, and the minister does not dare to speculate." Chen Cao kicked the begging back, although Zhu Youxiao was only nineteen years old, no one could guess the emperor's thoughts.

Zhu Youxiao said: "The military department gave Li Ruzhen, the chief soldier of Zhenliao, Zhao Shujiao, the chief soldier of Shanhaiguan, Jiang Yingzhao, the chief soldier of Xuanfu, Li Guangrong, the deputy chief soldier of Ningxia, and Ma Shilong, the deputy chief soldier of Yongping, who was quelling the chaos in Shaanxi. ”

Chen Cao's head is too big, but the emperor asked, blindly avoiding it will make the emperor think that you are deliberate, so he thought about it and said: "The minister thinks that the people recommended by the military department are very powerful, but the minister still thinks that Qin Liangyu, the chief soldier of Shizhu, can take on this big responsibility." ”

"Qin Liangyu?" Zhu Youxiao frowned: "She's a woman." ”

"Even if she is a woman, but General Qin also quelled the civil unrest in Chongqing last year, and many of the children of the Qin family and the Ma family are serving in Liaodong, although Guangning was defeated this time, General Qin also covered the evacuation of more than 100,000 people, and his contribution is indispensable." Chen Cao said again.

Zhu Youxiao felt that it made sense, so he said: "Let's discuss this matter again, I haven't finished my words just now, Aiqing, my internal money is gone." ”

The point is finally here.

How can the emperor pull down his son and say this, but to say this to your courtiers, it must be urgent.

Wei Zhongxian interjected: "Uncle Dingwu is afraid that he doesn't know, the repair of the three major halls alone will cost three million taels of silver, and this time the pensions of those generals and soldiers who died in the battle in Guangning are still in the military department, and the court can't take out the money, and Your Majesty is also powerless, otherwise, how can you let those ministers in the court take it casually." ”

Chen Cao is not stupid, he has a great ability to make money, and if he gets money quickly, it is still justified, the emperor can't fight the idea of the courtiers.

"Your Majesty, the minister understands," Chen Cao arched his hand: "The minister has a plan to get money quickly and without damaging our prestige." ”