Cabinet duty.

Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, and Xie Qian arranged the night shift, because the war in the northwest had not happened yet, and they didn't know when they would be on duty, so the faces of the three of them were a little gloomy.

At their age, ordinary people should have waited for their old age a long time ago, and now they have to work every day in addition to their daily work, they also have to work on shifts and nights, which is a very bad feeling, and a bit of a clue that you can't see the end at a glance.

"Your Majesty did not mention the candidates for the trilateral military affairs of the general system before, but now it seems that it is not small that Your Majesty will use Zhang Bingkuan."

After his errand is arranged, Xie Qian will inevitably mention it more.

Li Dongyang said: "Your Majesty wants to use Qin Shiying to take the lead, and there are many ministers in the DPRK and China, and there is no opinion, but if Zhang Bingkuan is used, it will be a big matter." Your Majesty should also inform you of the situation, and now it seems that it is more pragmatic to let Qin Shiying oversee the trilateral military affairs of the general system, or than the general system of Xuanda military affairs. ”

Qin Hong is a choice that has no choice.

There are too few famous generals in the DPRK who are more comparable to Wang Yue.

is still alive now, obviously Wang Shu is the number one, but Wang Shu is now eighty-four years old, how can he go into battle to kill the enemy?

Even if it is Wang Yue and Qin Hong, they are both seventy-four years old.

Liu Jian is the oldest in the cabinet, only sixty-seven.

Liu Jian sighed: "Perhaps, as Bin Zhi said, if Qin Shiying goes to the three sides, he may be able to supervise the military affairs in various places in the northwest to avoid major deviations, but to say that he is the right person......

Regarding Qin Hong's comeback, Liu Jian is not very supportive.

It's like discussing who will come back to the trilateral military affairs of the general system in the eleventh year of Hongzhi, because in the past twenty years, the famous generals in the northwest have been cut off, and who to choose to be the trilateral governor, let alone deter the grassland wolves, even the Ming Dynasty will feel that they are not qualified enough.

With Wang Yue's Zhuyu in front, now even Ma Wensheng does not dare to take the initiative to invite Ying to go to the northwest, Ma Wenshang recommended Liu Daxia to come out, which is considered a good candidate, but he was directly denied by the emperor, who can he use without Qin Hong now?

Xie Qian smiled and said: "Qin Shiying is known for being honest and honest, and he has never been good at tying up with power, how confident is Zhang Bingkuan, and he actually recommends Qin Shiying?" Could it be that he thinks that Qin Shiying, like Wang Shichang, can be used as the head of the horse everywhere? In my opinion, this is a move by His Majesty to set things right. ”

Liu Jian and Li Dongyang both aimed at Xie Qian.

I am thinking, you Xie Yuqiao is really confident.

Li Dongyang said: "What is righteousness and what is chaos? ”

Xie Qian smiled: "Do you still need me to say it?" ”

Li Dongyang shook his head: "The righteousness and chaos in your heart may be different from what Your Majesty thinks in your heart, no matter how famous Qin Shiying is in the past, how is it compared to Wang Shichang?" In my opinion, if Qin Shiying goes to the northwest and does not obey the holy will at all, relying on Wang Dehua and Zhu Zhijie and others alone can make him useless in the northwest. Doesn't the attitude of the people in the Governor's Mansion after the dispersal of the dynasty today not explain the problem? ”

Li Dongyang's insight is higher than Xie Qian's.

After Xie Qian heard this, he couldn't help but sigh.

was obviously persuaded by Li Dongyang.

Qin Hong went to the northwest, if it was just to "set things right", everything was for the sake of the interests of the military department or civilian officials, and with his past fame, he would not be able to bring the current military affairs in the northwest at all.

You Qin Hong are contrary to the emperor's intentions, why do you let Wang Qiong and Zhu Feng, who are almost the emperor's descendants, listen to you? Could it be that Pingjiang Bo Chen Rui will listen? Chen Rui doesn't know which side to stand on?

According to Li Dongyang's meaning, after Qin Hong arrived in the northwest, even if he had the heart to "set things right", he would have to succumb to the situation, and it was likely that Qin Hong would not do much in the northwest, or if he could not satisfy the emperor in terms of strategic intentions, the emperor would remove him.

Li Dongyang added: "But as long as Qin Shiying doesn't stand on Zhang Bingkuan's side, it's enough." ”

"Hmm."

This time, it was not only Xie Qian, but even Liu Jian nodded.

……

……

Inside the Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Youzhu mentioned two things in his detailed discussion with Zhang Zhou about the use of troops in the northwest.

One is that he wants to drive the expedition in person, which is the same as what Zhu Youzhu chose in history when facing the situation on the grassland.

At this point, Zhang Zhou must be blocked back first.

“…… Your Majesty, the current situation in the northwest has not yet reached the point where Your Majesty personally takes the stage, and it is of greater significance to stabilize the intentions and even stabilize the situation. What Zhang Zhou said is just a cliché reason.

But when Zhu Youzhu heard it, he felt that it made sense.

Now if Zhang Zhou asks him to go, he will go, if Zhang Zhou doesn't let him go...... He will listen too.

Maybe Zhu Youzhu also saw that if Hongzhi himself wanted to make military progress, he had to have Zhang Zhou's help, and if Zhang Zhou only gave advice, he might still have some things to assert himself, but Zhang Zhou was in heaven's will...... This is awesome, Zhang Zhou won't let him go, does he want to go against the sky?

Then Zhu Youzhu mentioned the second thing, which also involved the question of who Qin Hong's heart was.

"Bingkuan, I know that Qin Shiying, when the Empress Dowager put pressure on him to release him, he was obsessed, the court confiscated his property, all the valuable belongings in his family are just some rags, and there are too few people in the court who are as honest and self-disciplined as him."

Zhu Youzhu also seems to be aware that if you want civil officials to listen to Zhang Zhou immediately, you must like to climb the relationship, and your heart must not be too upright.

What civil officials admired was absolute honesty and integrity, and the emperor also admired this kind of clean officials in front of his ministers.

But when it comes to the king's control of the ministers and the use of people, the emperor will "respect and stay away" from the Qing officials, this kind of person can do anything for the sake of fame, how can a person like Wang Yue be easy to control?

Zhang Zhou smiled: "Your Majesty is worried that he will not be able to implement the strategy he has formulated?" ”

Zhu Youzhu nodded and said: "I have doubts in this regard, I am looking for someone to replace Wei Ninghou, more to defend for the offensive, Qin Hong used to be not strategic in the use of troops, too defended, and the generals will not be affected by the orders of the foreign army, I am only afraid that the strategy set in the capital, when I reach the northwest, it will be out of shape, and when the temporary replacement is made, it will experience some twists and turns, delaying the use of troops." ”

Xiao Jing next to him also reminded: "According to the investigation of the East Factory, when Qin Hong was in his hometown, his life was still difficult, but there were others who received help and did not receive it, and the condolences of the magistrate were never seen. ”

indirectly helped the emperor ask Zhang Zhou.

Bingkuan, did we choose the wrong person?

Zhang Zhou looked very confident and said: "Your Majesty, Qin Shiying is a famous general in the world, if you don't use him, who else can you use?" ”

"Bingkuan, with your merits in the army, if I want you to take charge of military affairs in the Xuanfu and Datong, I believe there will be no problem, and you don't need to go to the northwest for many years, you can come back in half a year at most." Zhu Youzhi looked eager.

Zhang Zhou said with a smile: "The minister is still more suitable to be in the rear, give advice to the front-line soldiers, and study more powerful firearms." ”

"Hmm." Zhu Youzhu nodded, "But for Qin Shiying, do you have a way?" ”

"It's man-made." Zhang Zhoudao.

"Okay." Zhu Youzhu saw the confidence on Zhang Zhou's face, although he didn't know what Zhang Zhou could do to make the stubborn Qin Hong obey the order, but he was still full of expectations for Zhang Zhou, "The edict to transfer him to the northwest has been delivered to Shandong four days ago, and I let him pass through Jingshi before he goes to the pass." ”

If you go to Bitouguan from Shandong and take the north road, you will indeed pass through the capital, so that Qin Hong will come to Beijing by the way, and the emperor will not delay Qin Hong's time to take office.

"Your Majesty means ......"

"What I mean, in addition to letting him meet with me in person, and having me personally entrust him with important tasks, I will also let him meet with you alone, and whether or not he can carry out your strategy is up to you. If you think that he is really difficult to dispatch, it is not impossible for me to withdraw my life and let him return to his hometown......"

Zhang Zhou arched his hand and said, "Your Majesty is too worried. There should be no doubt about the employment of personnel. The minister will do his best to make him feel the sincerity of the minister. ”

……

……

Zhang Zhou went to the East Palace under the guidance of Xiao Jing.

On the same day, Zhang Zhou wanted to teach the prince, and the emperor asked Xiao Jing to accompany him, more to let Xiao Jing cooperate with Zhang Zhou more.

"Mr. Zhang, are you sure that Qin Hong will act according to His Majesty and your wishes? It's not that our family is pouring cold water, this kind of person is the stone of the thatched pit, he is smelly and hard, once for the sake of An Yuanhou's affairs, His Majesty was angry with him, and he didn't give His Majesty any face...... On the contrary, when he was sent to prison for investigation later, he may still have resentment, and heard that after he saw the edict, he did not want to obey the edict......"

Xiao Jing was embarrassed to say.

Who the hell are you recommending?

At the beginning, because of the matter of Marquis Anyuan, he was unhappy with the emperor and the empress dowager, and the emperor also sent him to prison for questioning, and finally released the person without evidence, and finally ordered him to return to his hometown.

This time, the emperor summoned him back to entrust him with a heavy task, and he was still in a mood and didn't want to go back......

This kind of person, do you think you can control him?

Zhang Zhou said with a smile: "As a courtier, since he has been ordered to come to Beijing, why should he think about what he has done before?" ”

Xiao Jing smiled bitterly: "Forget about others, Qin Hong's ...... If you don't want to, you can't, even if you don't want to, Your Majesty will think, will he do things for the court? And...... He was close to His Majesty...... There are preconceptions. Alas! ”

Finally, Xiao Jing sighed heavily.

Just say, you want to get along with Qin Hong, but people never planned to see you.

Let him listen to you? Still want to impress him with sincerity?

Stop dreaming.

When he was about to arrive at the Wenhua Palace, Xiao Jing finally summed up: "Mr. Zhang, if you can't do it, don't force it, Your Majesty will use troops in the Hetao, if he really can't, he will be replaced by His Majesty." Can the use of troops in the northwest of the Ming Dynasty return to the ...... of the past?"

"Huh. Good. Zhang Zhou smiled and agreed.

"You are busy first, we are waiting here, and I will take you to the inner house to take a look at the Jiazi library of the inner house......"

……

……

"How? What do you think? Did the fight start? The result? ”

Zhang Zhou appeared in the Wenhua Palace, and Zhu Houzhao finally seized the opportunity and rushed up desperately to inquire Zhang Zhou about the war in the northwest.

Wang Wei and others came to give the prince the first lesson, and they hadn't left yet, and when they saw that Zhu Houzhao and Zhang Zhou's way of getting along was completely different from them, they couldn't help but look at each other twice.

Zhang Zhou ignored Zhu Houzhao.

He went over to say goodbye to Wang Wei and the others first, and Wang Wei only nodded, and reminded him before leaving: "Pay more attention to the matter of Hanyuan's school book." ”

"Yes."

Zhang Zhou has a lot of things to do now, and he's very busy.

In the Hanlin Academy, the proofreading of the "Daming Huidian" is still in progress, Zhang Zhou, as the chief official of the Qin Order, almost never appeared in the Hanlin Academy, not that he was slack in his official duties, but he completed the most basic proofreading when he sent the book, if there are really any mistakes or omissions, he himself can not see.

If the evidence is not established, the errors and omissions in the book will naturally be found by others.

But until now, I haven't seen anyone from the Hanlin Academy, and I have found major flaws in the book he compiled, at most there are small details with innumerous places, and simple additions and changes have been made.

And in Zhang Zhou's view, this kind of addition and change is often nothing to do.

After sending Wang Wei and them away, Zhang Zhou looked back at Zhu Houzhao.

Zhu Houzhao said eagerly: "Won the battle, right?" ”

Zhang Zhoudao: "Prince, which tendon are you wrong?" ”

"What?" Zhu Houzhao has never heard anyone talk to him like this, and even his father will not comment on him like this.

When the eunuchs next to him heard this, they all smiled bitterly, and then turned their heads to the side, pretending not to hear.

Zhang Zhou said angrily: "It's only been two or three days since Anbianhou and them arrived at the side pass, and they just sent Weininghou's funeral, and Hu Lu didn't immediately violate the border. Let's put it this way, now those wolves in the grassland are preparing to kill each other, do you think they have so much energy to attack my Ming Realm? ”

Zhu Houzhao frowned, his little nose and small eyes wrinkled together: "Mr. Zhang, I don't understand this, the bias is not so critical, why should Wang Weining be kept secret when he dies?" Do you have any practical significance in transferring Zhu Feng and them? ”

Zhu Houzhao also protested against Zhang Zhou.

Why do you always treat me like a child?

Zhang Zhoudao: "Whether it is critical does not depend on whether it happens, but on potential hidden dangers. The prince won't understand this truth, right? ”

"Uh......" Zhu Houzhao pondered for a moment, "It means that you can't repay the luck in case?" ”

"Yes." Zhang Zhou nodded.

Zhu Houzhao sighed: "Then it's boring, if you change Zhu Feng and they go, they still stick to it, is there any difference from before?" When the fortress is repaired, it will be difficult to fight again. ”

Zhang Zhoudao: "The prince has thought too much, and now the little prince of Tatar, Batu Munke, has moved the camp of his military tribe to Ordos. ”

"Where?" Zhu Houzhao still has some understanding of the Daming border pass, but he has not yet learned the geography of the hinterland such as the Hetao, so he cannot understand the strategic significance of it.

Zhang Zhou explained: "The approximate meaning is that Batu Munch moved to the territory of the Mongolian right wing, close to the fire sieve department, but it also directly threatened Yansui, Biguan, and Datong. ”

Zhu Houzhao slapped the table and said, "There is going to be a war inside the grassland!" ”

Several eunuchs were taken aback again.

What are you doing with this surprise?

Zhang Zhoudao: "At this time, the opinion of the ministers of the DPRK and the central government is to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, what does the prince think?" ”

"Damn, what mountain are you sitting on at this time to watch what tiger fight? The snipe and the clam compete for the benefit of the fisherman, he should be beaten, and the grassland is sealed by the wolf, and when will he stay at this time? Hahahaha......"

Zhu Houzhao changed his previous decadence and became excited, with a light in his little eyes, as if he was about to lead his troops to conquer the grassland.

Zhang Zhou's face was not good: "Don't be too excited, the prince is not so simple as you say about the use of troops in the northwest." ”

Zhu Houzhao was puzzled: "What do you mean?" Such a good opportunity, don't fight? ”

"Hit? Why fight? How many soldiers and horses are used? Where to strike? Is there enough artillery? How do you get the cannon out of the city? What if the Tatar tribes were united after the war? In the event of a natural disaster, such as rain or strong winds, how can we ensure that the strategy can be promoted? Is it something you can do with just talking? ”

What Zhang Zhou wants to teach Zhu Houzhao is not empty words.

What's the point of just talking about fighting or not fighting?

Just like Yingzong, when it comes to fighting, the implementation is very fast, and the army set off with three and five divided by two, but when he went to the northwest, he found that it was a war on paper, if the war was only to dispatch soldiers and horses, the army went to battle, and the enemy went to war, the grievances between China and the northern nomads would not last for more than 2,000 years.

"Isn't fighting a war something that should be something that front-line generals should worry about? As a king, do you still have to worry about how to fight? Zhu Houzhao looked unimpressed.

Zhang Zhoudao: "It seems that the prince wants to be a person who only makes decisions, lets others work hard, and wants others to win or lose?" ”

Zhu Houzhao frowned and said: "Don't sarcastically mock me, who said I was that kind of person?" ”

Zhang Zhou pointed to the sand table that had been placed not far away and said: "Then I will assign homework to the prince, and tonight the prince will rely on the sand table to formulate a detailed strategy for sending troops, involving the use of troops and artillery, making plans in the direction of the march and the strategy of using troops, and can also deduce the progress of the war, make all kinds of precautions, and fully consider the problems of the right time, place and people......

"Remember, when entering the Hetao, the geographical advantage is no longer on the side of our soldiers, the two sides are at most five or five, no matter the soldiers and horses, grain and grass, and baggage, no side has an absolute advantage, even if there are artillery and other firearms, most of the time it is difficult to resist the enemy head-on, but there may be a situation of advance and retreat. Prince, do you think you can formulate such a strategy? ”

After listening to this, Zhu Houzhao asked excitedly: "If the palace formulates it well, will my father adopt it?" ”

Zhang Zhou shook his head: "Whether Your Majesty will accept it, I don't know, but if your proposal in some aspects makes me feel that it is meritorious, it will be used in actual combat." ”

"You wait, I'll go ......"

Zhu Houzhao never felt that his military insight could have such a great influence.

Suddenly, there was a sense of excitement that "I'm going to heaven" and was about to make a decision.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Any strategy must respond to factors such as the right time and place, and it is not a good strategy to talk about it on paper, and all strategies should also cater to the changes in the current situation." If the prince hastily formulated such a strategy, do you think there is any merit? ”

"If it's not done tonight, it's okay tomorrow...... The day after tomorrow, Qin Hong, the general system of Xuanda, arrived in Beijing, and before that, you can hand in your homework, and it will be too late! ”

(End of chapter)