"Bingkuan has also made achievements in learning, which is rare."

Zhu Youzhu was naturally pleased to hear that Zhang Zhou was propagating academic ideas and winning the approval of many people.

What he fears most is that Zhang Zhou will not be tolerated by Confucianism.

Xiao Jing said: "There are still controversies, and there are even people who maliciously slander them in secret, but Dongchang has investigated, and no one is secretly instigating, or only out of jealousy, or because of dissatisfaction with Mr. Zhang's achievements in Taoism." ”

"Hmm." Zhu Youzhu nodded, "I can expect it." If there is agreement, there will naturally be opposition, and the overall is still good, isn't it? ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, many people strongly support Mr. Zhang's academic ideas when they talk about Taoism." Xiao Jing said happily.

Zhu Youzhu said: "Then it seems that I should also say a few words for Bingkuan when I look back." But let me study it first...... This book looks like a real headache, I haven't paid attention to reading such a book for a long time, and I haven't even read it very much lately, maybe I'm tired of the court. ”

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Zhu Youzhi was ready to stand on the platform for Zhang Zhou in person.

In the emperor's view, this is just mutual benefit, Zhang Zhou has helped him, and he will also help Zhang Zhou.

But as a party to Zhang Zhou, he doesn't seem to pay attention to the promotion of his academic thoughts, at least he has not personally gone to stand for his school, some people want to take the opportunity to meet him, and even express their support and respect for him, Zhang Zhou will not go to meet, because he knows that many people want to use his academic ideas to support his academic thoughts, using his background in the court to enter the office.

This group of people is not so much like an academic researcher, but more like a speculator.

On October 13, there were only three days left before Zhang Zhou welcomed Lin Yi, and Zhang Zhou also participated in the court meeting for the first time after returning to the court that morning.

Everyone was actually amazed.

Obviously, Zhang Zhou has become a member of the "Shangting Office", and often goes in and out of the palace gate to participate in separate discussions with the emperor, and he is obviously already the left attendant of the military department, and he is still the only one, but he never participates in the court meeting, and the outside world has long criticized him.

Zhang Zhou naturally became the focus of attention of others that day, and they were actually very curious about why Zhang Zhou came unusually this day.

Fengtian Temple court.

At the beginning, Zhu Youzhu asked Xiao Jing, who was acting as the supervisor of the company, to report a report from Ningxia: "...... Six days ago, it was the seventh day of October, and more than 30,000 soldiers and horses under the command of the little prince of Tatar attacked Ningxia West Road and other places, and Ningxia was under martial law for several days. Ningxia West Road sub-guard general Gui promoted a total of 6,000 men and horses from the Thirteen Forts to cover the withdrawal of the Ming army and civilians ......"

The Tatars have invaded again.

In fact, this kind of border pass report is not unusual at all in previous years, even at the beginning of the year.

Regardless of whether the interior of Tatar is stable or not, it will still disturb the border every year, and it is just different how much trouble there is, but because of the successive victories of the Ming Dynasty, even the fire screen that liked to make trouble before was wilted, and the ministers present felt that the sudden invasion of the little prince of Tatar Batu Munk seemed very rare.

Zhu Youzhu waited for Xiao Jing to finish speaking, and said with emotion: "30,000 soldiers and horses, but a lot, it was also said that the little prince of Tatar sent troops to the northwest of Liaodong to deal with Duoyan Sanwei, it seems that he also arranged a lot of men and horses in the rear, really to guard against my Ming Dynasty from behind." ”

The ministers present pondered for a moment, where did the emperor make this judgment?

It's far-fetched.

Xie Qian said: "Your Majesty, the dispute between the little prince of Tatar and Duoyan Sanwei, the latest war report has been nearly a month ago, if he sent troops west after the end of the war and attacked my land of Ming Ningxia......"

Zhu Youzhu asked: "Then isn't it more convenient for him to enter the Kou from Liaodong?" ”

Xie Qian didn't know what to say for a while.

It's right to think about it, if Batu Munch wants to deliberately show his prestige, why not shoot from Liaodong, where Daming's defense is relatively weak? Do you have to go all the way to Ningxia West Road?

One is in the east of Daming and the other is in the west of Daming, which are two extremes geographically.

Li Dongyang said: "Maybe the little prince of Tatar wants to show his power in this way, and he can divide his troops into several roads and cause attacks on all parts of our border territory." ”

"Hmm." Zhu Youzhu nodded, "There is still some truth in this." Bingkuan, what do you think? ”

Now the ministers present all understood the emperor's purpose of summoning Zhang Zhou today, it turned out that there was a war situation in the northwest, and Zhang Zhou had to come out to participate in the plan.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Back to Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the Tatars entered the West Ningxia Road more to clean up the hearts of the people in the various departments of the grassland. ”

"How?" Zhu Youzhu seemed to ask knowingly.

In fact, even those Wenchen who had opinions about Zhang Zhou seemed to understand what was going on.

Your Majesty, this question ...... Did you ask us on purpose?

Zhang Zhou didn't have anything to hide, he said: "In the past year, the drought in Tatar has continued, and the fire sieve has twice been defeated by the soldiers of my Ming border army, and in this way, the little prince of Tatar has shown his fangs to annex the rest of the clan lords with different surnames, and set up his prestige in the grassland, but because of this, he has lost the hearts of the people, but he has not had any victory in the face of the Ming Dynasty in a year. ”

"And before the robbery of Duoyan Sanwei, so that the various tribes of the grassland have been separated from him, he had to send troops to harass my Ming border to re-establish his prestige."

Liu Jian came out and said, "The old minister thinks that what Zhang Shilang said is reasonable. ”

Liu Jian suddenly came out to support Zhang Zhou, which still made many people uncomfortable, but Liu Jian's words followed an obvious truth at most, indicating that Zhang Zhou's analysis was nothing special.

Probably any person present can say a similar truth to Zhang Zhou.

Zhu Youzhu said: "Then this battle, Da Ming must win, otherwise the Ming Dynasty's several great victories in the past year will not be so significant." Could it be that it has something to do with the fact that I didn't agree to send troops to help Duoyan Sanwei before? ”

The minister was also smiling in his heart.

Is the emperor examining himself?

Duoyan Sanwei asked for help, if Da Ming sent troops, no matter what the result of the troops was, at least it would make Da Ming's prestige on the grassland stronger, so as to make Batu Munch's prestige even lower.

In the end, it wasn't that Zhang Zhou didn't agree to send troops?

Of course, we don't agree to send troops either, but who will let the bad guys who come out to oppose the troops be Zhang Zhoulai? Deserve!

Zhang Zhoudao: "Your Majesty, the minister also believes that the little prince of Tatar may have the intention of pointing a sword at Turpan and other places in the Western Regions. ”

Xie Qian asked, "But what did you calculate, Zhang Shilang?" If there is anything, it is best to say it bluntly, there is nothing to hide here, they are all ministers of the same palace, even if they say it wrong, it will not hinder the big thing. ”

Zhu Youzhi also looked at Zhang Zhou expectantly.

Obviously, the topic that Xie Qian brought up was what he was most interested in, and once Zhang Zhou said that this was the calculated providence, then he would feel that something would happen.

But Zhang Zhou will not use his own analysis to determine the will of heaven, in history the Tatars did not invade Turpan and other Ming vassal states at this time, so naturally this analysis is only on paper.

"Not yet." Zhang Zhou said, "It's just a guess." ”

Saying this, Zhu Youji's eyes also revealed a little disappointment.

But then the disappointment vanished.

Regardless of whether he Batu Munch wants to invade Turpan, this is not Kou Bian Yu Daming Bian, if he calculates it, he can directly ambush him, how to solve this problem by fighting Turpan? Send troops to help? Before helping, shouldn't the main Tatar forces on the Ningxia West Road be repulsed first?

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By this time, Ma Wensheng, the secretary of the Ministry of War, had not said a word.

Just as Zhang Zhou represents the Ministry of War, Ma Wensheng knows how to grasp the balance and will not deliberately destroy the harmony within the Ministry of War.

Zhu Youzhu said: "When the Tatars entered Ningxia, it was also Qin Hong, who should be in charge of the trilateral military affairs, to transfer troops and send generals to fight head-on with the Tatars. ”

Hubu Shangshu Zhou Jing said: "Now the Tatar is called raiding, but most of them are for Liwei, with the power of my new cannon and gunpowder in the Ming Dynasty, I am afraid that it will avoid war." ”

"It's a good thing to avoid war." Xie Qian smiled and said, "If the Ming Dynasty sends troops and the Tatars withdraw without a fight, won't everyone be happy?" I am afraid that the Tatars will not only not withdraw, but also want to use the advantage of cavalry to fight with the Ming border army...... Your Majesty, as far as the ministers know, at present, most of the things such as cannon casting in the northwest are done at the partial pass and the great equal, and the number of new cannons displayed in various places on the three sides is very small, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to complete the encounter outside the city fortress. ”

"Yes to ......"

Many of the ministers present were echoing.

Probably to say that Zhang Zhou put the focus of defense on Xuanda, so that the defense on the three sides was weak, and the Tatars had an opportunity to take advantage of it.

Zhu Youzhu said: "The Northwest defense is already a self-contained system, and it won't change much because of the appearance of mighty gunpowder and magic artillery, isn't it?" ”

Xie Qian didn't answer.

That being said, without new artillery and new gunpowder, it should still be defended, but it is better to have it, at least the Tatars are now finished fighting Duoyan Sanwei does not dare to send troops from Jiliao or Xuanda to the Ming Dynasty, and directly run Ningxia West Road...... It is to pick the weak area of the new firearms stationed in the Ming Dynasty, and it is not clear that it is to hide the strength of the Ming firearms?

"This is also the reason why I want to use Bingkuan to strengthen the border in the next few years, if there are magic cannons everywhere, then no Tatar will dare to attack, and even the Ming can attack in an all-round way and fight the Tatars head-on." Zhu Youzhu said.

This is all just a matter of strategy, and from the "pragmatic" perspective of the current ministers of the DPRK and China, they all feel that they are too far away.

Li Dongyang came out and said, "Your Majesty, if the artillery and cavalry gathered from all over the three sides are not enough to fight with the Tatars, should we send troops and horses from Datong to fight together?" ”

Zhu Youzhu said: "No need. Bingkuan, what is your opinion? ”

Zhu Youzhi has a great rebellion against traditional civil officials, he feels that this group of people are all bad ideas, and it is also because their opinions are mostly related to Zhang Zhou's opinions, so when he directly denied it first, he remembered that asking Zhang Zhou was the best result, why should he make his own decisions?

Zhang Zhoudao: "Your Majesty, the minister believes that in order to fight Tatars, it is not necessary to send troops from Ningxia, but from Datong, and the result is the same." ”

"Huh?"

The ministers present instantly discussed a lot.

Zhu Youzhu seemed to have found a direction and said, "Do you mean that you want to surround Wei to save Zhao?" ”

"Your Majesty." Li Dongyang hurriedly interrupted the singing and harmony between Zhu Youzhu and Zhang Zhou, and asked sharply, "Even if the Khan royal court is located on the grassland, most of them can be migrated, and they are not used as strongholds and cities. ”

Zhu Youzhu said angrily: "Li Qingjia, can't you wait for Bingkuan to finish speaking?" ”

Li Dongyang was angry.

Your Majesty, it seems that you interrupted Zhang Zhou first, saying that this is to encircle Wei to save Zhao, and I just want to stifle some of your thoughts.

Shouldn't a headache be the best way to do it? Your Majesty, have you learned from Zhang Bingkuan?

Obviously it is a war on the West Road of Ningxia, if you don't listen to his guidance and say that you want to send troops from other places, the result is likely to be a chicken and egg fight, and the siege of Ningxia will not be resolved, or let the Tatars go away after looting, so that the little Tatar prince can achieve the goal of raising his might, and the Ming Dynasty's troops to the grassland only stay at the theoretical level.

Zhang Zhou looked around at the people present and found that none of them were looking at him squarely, but they were obviously facing him.

He was like a matador who had to face so many bulls in the room at one time who needed to be angry.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Your Majesty, the minister's opinion is to send troops from Liaodong and take the opportunity to fight Duoyan Sanwei and completely incorporate it." And with the strength of his tribe, he took back the pasture and other places where Duoyan Sanwei was located. ”

"As for the threat from Ningxia West Road and other places, the Qin general system dispatched troops and horses in the Guan, and the Huosi sent his men and horses to attack outside the Guan, and promised to return the people of his headquarters according to the results of the battle after his victory...... This is a two-pronged approach. ”

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Zhang Zhou's voice fell.

It is very quiet inside the palace.

The most surprising thing for the ministers present was that Zhang Zhou wanted to annex Duoyan Sanwei by force, it stands to reason that Duoyan Sanwei had previously sent troops to Daming for help, and was later defeated by Batu Munke, which should be the time when Daming used a gentle policy to deal with it, and used this to show benevolence and righteousness to the various departments of the grassland, but Zhang Zhou didn't seem to have any benevolence and righteousness to talk about.

It is to take advantage of your illness to kill you.

But this seems to be the best choice for Da Ming...... Of course, it throws out the concepts of Confucian benevolence and righteousness.

From the perspective of traditional Confucianism, how can you take advantage of the fire to rob at this time? You took advantage of the fire to rob, how can you use benevolence and righteousness to co-opt the rest of the tribes?

Zhu Youzhu wanted to listen to the opposition of the ministers present, but found that ...... Not a single one objected.

It's probably still the same sentence.

The bad guys let Zhang Zhou be the one.

It seems that the ministers present also feel that it is a good thing if they can take the opportunity to destroy Duoyan Sanwei at one time, and it is not within their consideration whether they can succeed or not, anyway, those who advocate sending troops, and those who actually send troops, are not them.

The result is that the annexation is good, even if it is not annexed and the army is defeated, should it be the responsibility of Zhang Zhou, who advocates sending troops?

Neither is it for our ministers.

We don't want to be good guys or bad guys.

Zhu Youzhu said: "Bingkuan, I still advocate that I can accommodate all Tatar tribes in the steppe, and I should still use benevolence, neither treacherous nor fall into the ground." Will you be ...... in this assertion? Uh-huh. ”

I didn't finish the sentence, but I was probably saying, did you lose your idea a little? And it's not good for uniting the ranks of the little Tatar princes on the steppe.

If you can't win people's hearts, how can you bring the team up?

Zhang Zhoudao: "Your Majesty, the benevolence and righteousness of the Ming Dynasty has always been to the subjects of this dynasty, as well as the subjects of those who sincerely belong to the country. And the grassland tribes, Ru Mao drank blood, and never took the ministers to heart, and even entered to play the national letter, and played it with its reckless words, not thinking about the way of the king, so how can it be called the people of the Ming Dynasty, how can it be worthy of His Majesty and the benevolence of the Ming Dynasty? ”

Xie Qian said with a smile: "Zhang Shilang, you seem to have forgotten that the Mengguo Le Jin Department of the fire sieve was also adopted by the Ming Dynasty in this way. Do you advocate injustice against Duoyan Sanwei, and are not afraid of rebellion through fire screening? ”

Zhang Zhou smiled and replied: "Xie Ge is wrong, the submission of the fire sieve has always been just interests, and nothing else is involved. For the steppe tribes, they worship only the strong. If the Ming Dynasty is benevolent and righteous to Duoyan Sanwei, he may rebel, but if the Ming Dynasty sends troops to annex Duoyan Sanwei, he can succeed in one fell swoop, and even plundered the hinterland of the grassland, he will definitely not rebel. Does he want to bring about his own destruction? ”

Xie Qian said: "You can say whatever you want, but you can't have both, and you can't verify them all." ”

Zhu Youzhu no longer seemed to want to listen to any side opinions, he said: "I also think that we should not only take precautions in Ningxia and other places, but also make a move. Lu Wan, the governor of Liaodong, has already arrived, right? ”

Xiao Jing next to him said: "Back to Your Majesty, more than ten days ago, I received the performance of its arrival in Liaodong, and the soldiers and horses were ready to fight at any time." ”

"Let him requisition artillery and other troops, and send troops from Shenyang Zhongwei and other places...... The specific strategy for dispatching troops will be agreed upon at the Hearing Office today. ”

This is the first time that Zhu Youji has brought the military decision-making power of the "Shangting Office" to the court.

The ministers present instantly felt as if they had fallen out of favor.

The emperor has not decided on the obvious court discussion, and he actually said that he should rely on the "listening office" to decide the details of the troops?

Li Dongyang asked: "Then Your Majesty, what position should the military department take?" ”

Zhu Youzhu said: "Bingkuan, as a squire of the military department, is already on duty at the Shangting Office, so this matter is ...... Let Bingkuan enter the value in the name of Yanwutang, and the military department will be temporarily replaced by the military department. Do extraordinary things in extraordinary times...... For the rest of the attendees, the Governor's Office and the Cabinet will also elect one person each...... If there is no major objection, according to the previous decision, the British Duke and Xie Qing's family will be valued. ”

Xie Qian said: "Back to Your Majesty, I dare not be ashamed." ”

He was thinking, it's okay for me to gag and stir up the situation, let me make suggestions, and even check and balance Zhang Zhou, or let the people come, of course, let Liu Jian go.

In this way, the first assistant of the cabinet and the secretary of the military department became a member of the upper listening office, which at most strengthened and supplemented the imperial court system in wartime, and would not form an opposition to the imperial court system.

Of course, Zhu Youzhu understood that he couldn't do this, he said: "If you don't go, then Li Qing's family will go, as for the candidates for the upper hearing office, I will say again, there must be capable people to live in, and the original order of the court must not be disturbed." All strategic decisions are not up to you, but to me. ”

The general meaning is similar to that of the court meeting.

It seems that the ministers deliberated and decided, but in the end, the power to make the decision was still on the emperor, and the emperor said that he could only implement it how to implement it.

If it's the emperor who decides...... That's still Zhang Zhou's final say.

(End of chapter)