[Everyone, I don't have to ask for a monthly pass, you can't send it~~ Let the wind blow in the society]

The capital, forbidden, the main hall of the Qianqing Palace.

In the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Xianming leaned on the dragon chair and squinted slightly to listen to the debate between the three people in the hall.

These three people are not simple, they are the three scholars of the cabinet, and the prime minister-level figures of the Ming Dynasty.

"The increase of troops in the northwest is a foregone conclusion, and the most important thing now is to agree on how many troops to increase, and nothing else matters!" Zhao Yushan, a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, spoke quickly.

Zhao Yushan is fifty-seven this year, but he is already the third assistant of the cabinet, two years younger than the second assistant Chen Jinyun.

So hearing these words, Chen Jinyun said in a warm tone: "Elder Zhao Ge, how much money and food are involved in increasing troops, and how to increase troops if money and food are not enough?" Things have to be discussed one by one, and you can't rush them! ”

Zhao Yushan immediately retorted: "Money and grain can be raised, but the situation in the northwest is still unstable, if you don't increase troops in time so that the Mongol tribes defect, I don't know how much money it will cost to quell the rebellion!" ”

"Things haven't come to that step yet, listen to what Zhao Ge Lao means...... But it was as if the sky was falling! ”

Speaking of this, Chen Jinyun also did not give in, and said: "Since the rise of the ancestors, the Mongolian tribes and alliances have been deferential to the imperial court......

"Not only does it supply cattle, sheep and horses every year, but it also obeys the dispatch of troops from the imperial court, how can this make the situation unstable?"

"Even the most unruly Dzungar tribe has offered cattle and sheep on time this year, saying that they are going to rebel...... Zhao Ge Lao is exaggerating! ”

"The Dzungar Ministry is colluding with the Rakshasa Kingdom, don't you know about this?" Zhao Yushan's tone was stern.

is also a minister, who is afraid of whom.

"Hmph, it's just to do some business and send envoys to each other......"

Without waiting for Chen Jinyun to finish speaking, Zhao Yushan interrupted: "Buying guns and guns is just doing business? ”

Seeing that the two of them were getting more and more arguing, Zhu Xianming finally opened his eyes and said in a deep voice: "Enough......"

The elder of the pavilion, who was like a cockfight just now, suddenly bowed down and didn't dare to say more.

"Elder Xie Ge, what do you think?" Zhu Xianming looked at the old man who had been silent.

Xie Changen, the first assistant of the cabinet, is 65 years old this year, and his whole body has become rickety.

From the early years of orthodoxy to the present, Xie Changen has exhausted his efforts to stabilize the court situation, so Zhu Xianming is very respectful, and at this moment the discussion is even more given.

"Your Majesty, what the two Yushan said, the minister thinks that each has a reason!"

Opening your mouth is not to be offended, which is in line with Xie Changen's consistent style.

has been the first assistant for all these years, and now he has lost his energy, and he has reached the age of retirement, so how can he still be willing to get involved in the party struggle.

"Several tribes of Dzungaria, eyebrows with the Rakshasas, it doesn't matter if they have different intentions, but the necessary deterrence is inevitable!"

Immediately afterwards, Xie Changen's words changed: "It's just the number of troops sent, and you really have to do what you can......"

"Now that I am in the Ming Dynasty, I have deployed strong troops along the important towns on the nine sides, built gallops through canals, and have to suppress the rebellious people in Annan, and I have to guard against Xiyi, and there are too many places to spend money......"

Zhu Xianming was really annoyed when he heard the cliché, so he asked: "Okay, okay, I know all this, what does Yige Lao mean...... How much is it appropriate to send more troops to the northwest? ”

After thinking for a while, Xie Changen replied: "With the strength of the current treasury, there will be at most one battalion of troops in the northwest!" ”

According to the establishment of the Beijing battalion, there are 15,000 people in one battalion, which may not sound like much, but in fact all of them are soldiers who can fight.

Zhu Xianming also had this number in his heart, so he looked at the other two ministers: "What do you say?" ”

Chen Jinyun spoke first: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks ...... There are too many soldiers and horses in one battalion! ”

"Now in the northwest, there are 30,000 soldiers in Gansu alone, plus 13,000 additional troops from Sichuan, and the available troops have exceeded 40,000 ......."

The local guard posts in the northwest are much more powerful than those in the southeast, and these armies will participate in battles from time to time, and their combat effectiveness is not ordinarily strong.

"The cavalry of the Dzungar tribe is no more than 30,000 at best, and there is a lack of muskets and artillery...... It's not much of a threat at all! ”

"Even if the troops are insufficient, why is it difficult to let the Qinghai Xingdu Division and the Anxi Xingdu Division recruit the troops of the Tusi Tribes and Alliances to suppress a Dzungaria?"

As a cabinet minister, Chen Jinyun has an account in his heart for affairs inside and outside the court, and his statement is naturally easy to make at this moment.

Now that we have gradually entered the era of hot weapons, the advantage of cavalry has been greatly weakened, and it is very simple to rely on the defense of fortified cities and artillery.

Even when going out of the city to fight in the field, if the infantry is properly coordinated, no matter how much cavalry comes, it will be sent to death.

"Zhao Qing, what do you think?"

Zhao Yushan saluted and replied: "Your Majesty, the Dzungar King Godan has the ambition of a wolf son, and now he is even more connected with the rest of the ministries, if there is no strong deterrent...... I'm afraid that chaos will arise! ”

"A battalion of soldiers and horses, only more, not less!"

It can be seen here that Xie Changen has a level of proportion, and the strength of the first battalion is just sandwiched between Zhao Chen's strategy.

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Outside the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Jingyuan, the king of Rui, led two blue-robed officials into the palace gate and came to the outside of the main hall.

"Father, is there?"

"Back to the prince, the lord is discussing with the three elders!"

If it was someone else, Zhu Jingyuan would enter when he said he would enter, and he would not dare to disturb the cabinet ministers' deliberations.

After waiting for more than ten minutes, the three red-robed old men walked the hall, and when they saw Zhu Jingyuan outside, they stopped saluting.

"I've seen the prince!"

"Elder Ge doesn't have to be polite, what are you talking about today?"

Chen Jinyun replied: "Regarding the increase of troops in the northwest, the prince is here to ask for peace?" ”

"There is a new catalogue of the ceremony, and I will submit the original to His Majesty for review!"

Chen Jinyun praised: "The prince majored in the canon, and strengthened my Ming cultural context, which is really immeasurable!" ”

"I am also acting on orders, and the credit belongs to Your Majesty!"

After abolishing these words, Zhu Jingyuan said again: "I still want to meet my father, so I won't say anything more to the elder, and ......I will leave."

After greeting each other, the three ministers walked down the steps of Dan Majesty, while Zhu Jingyuan entered the main hall.

"Son-in-law Zhu Jingyuan, knock to see my father!"

was flipping through the newspaper, Zhu Xianming didn't look up, so he asked, "Sixth, what are you doing?" ”

Getting up from the ground, Zhu Jingyuan hooked his waist and replied, "Dad...... Jixian Pavilion has drawn up a few pages of catalogs, and today my son brought the original, so please take a look! ”

The imperial orthodox canon, which began to be compiled five years ago, involved nearly 1,000 officials, scribes and craftsmen, and spent hundreds of thousands of taels every year, which can be called a gold-swallowing monster.

To say how useful it is to revise this book, compared to the amount of money it costs, it really seems to be of little significance.

But as Chen Jinyun said, revising books can strengthen the context of the Ming Dynasty, especially this kind of unprecedented canon.

Zhu Xianming's throne is not very correct, and he needs to prove the legitimacy of his throne through various methods, and the revision of the Great Ceremony is one of them.

Taking the catalog handed by Zhu Jingyuan, Zhu Xianming said goodbye in a deep voice: "Hmm...... Very good! ”

After rushing to the official, he made a color, and the latter will present the book he is holding and the eunuch will pass it to Zhu Xianming.

I only heard Zhu Jingyuan say: "These are the originals, and the contents listed in the catalog are all extracted from these!" ”

"You do things, I am at ease, I don't need to look at it!"

Picking up the piece from the new, Zhu Xianming said: "If there is nothing else, you can go back!" ”

Seeing Zhu Jingyuan's appearance of wanting to speak and stopping, Zhu Xianming couldn't help asking, "Is there anything else?" ”

"Daddy...... The thirteenth brother was scolded by the rod, he will be fine, right? Zhu Jingyuan looked worried.

Today, Wang Qing returned to Beijing, as an elder brother, Zhu Jingyuan of course has to care about the younger brother of a mother's compatriot.

"Don't mention this bastard, in my opinion, thirty boards are still missing......"

"This little bastard, in front of an official in Jinling, said that in order to quell the chaos, no matter how much he is wronged, he will not complain......"

What did he mean by that? Could it be that I wronged him? ”

The more he talked, the more angry he became, Zhu Xianming said in a stern tone: "What do you say, the board is hit, and the previous accounts are written off, damn it...... Dare to bargain with Lao Tzu! ”

[Note: The nine sides mentioned in this chapter are different from those in history.] 】