The ministers didn't want to just stand below and sing praises of virtue, the original plan was to make the emperor happy first, and then coax the emperor to deal with the next strategic trend.

But unexpectedly, the emperor didn't show up at all.

The prince, although extremely intelligent, is too young.

It is harmless for the prince to decide on small matters.

But when it comes to military affairs, it is safer for Emperor Chrysostom to speak.

Zhu Wenfang was very self-aware, and persuaded the ministers: "My father's holy bow is against harmony and cannot preside over the court meeting.

As for the next military strategy, the emperor said that the imperial court should make every effort to transport grain, grass and ordnance to the two armies of Hetao and Dongsheng through Shaanxi and Shanxi.

This is the first priority, and for the rest, each ministry has a department that can perform its own duties step by step. ”

When the officials heard this, they looked at each other. The two armies are about to fight a decisive battle, and the emperor will be over with a few words like this?

The reason why Zhu Qiyu did not go to the court, and let the prince relay the words was so brief, it was really a battlefield that was changing rapidly, rather than worrying about and commanding, it was better to give power to the front generals.

This is exactly what it is advisable to chase after the poor and not sell the school principal.

Shen Yi stood up and asked: "Your Highness, this year, nearly half of the silver deposit of the household department has been spent to buy food, build ordnance, reward soldiers, and distribute military salaries.

In addition, the household department entrusted merchants to purchase grain, grass, cotton, and other strategic materials, and issued more than 3 million taels of bills of exchange, which were to be exchanged for cash for them one after another before the end of the year, which required more than 3 million taels. ”

Zhu Wenfang nodded: "Don't be afraid to spend money, this is the last big battle of the Jingtai Dynasty." In order to win, at any cost. The internal treasury will take out another three million taels, and it will be allocated to the household department tomorrow.

But you can save some flowers, the queen mother is frugal and thrifty, and the concubines have worked hard and thrifty to keep the house, and they have saved these silver coins in the past ten years, and now all the brains are allocated to the household department.

I don't ask you to sing praises to the queen mother and the concubines, but there is no merit and hard work, and the Aiqing is thinking of some of their good talents. ”

A group of old foxes in the palace immediately understood that this was the crown prince's contribution to the imperial concubines. The focus in what I said just now is the imperial concubines, and the queen mother is only incidental. Because the status of the empress dowager is undoubted, giving birth to the emperor is the greatest merit to the imperial court. Even if the crown prince doesn't mention it, which minister would dare to disrespect the queen mother.

But when it comes to the imperial concubines, the mentality of the ministers is different. The imperial concubines' ascendancy is too abrupt, the power of the harem they control is too absolute, and the emperor's wives and concubines in the palace died too cleanly, resulting in the emperor's harem becoming a hall of words, and there is not even a person who can compete with the existing imperial concubines.

The civil servants hoped to put some more women in the draft through the draft, but they never got their wish.

Everyone gestured to each other, and the officials of the Ministry of Rites searched their stomachs, preparing to quote the scriptures again and make one last struggle.

When Meng Yuan was destroyed, the emperor's prestige was in full swing, and at that time the emperor said the east, who dared to say the west.

Then, without waiting for everyone to speak, Huang Qi hurriedly walked in and whispered a few words in the prince's ear.

Zhu Wenfang immediately smiled, and smiled at the hundred officials: "Zhong Aiqing, I have good news for you, it is really a double happiness, my mother and concubine Thirteen Niangniang gave birth to a son for my father." ”

The hundred officials were stunned all of them, alas, how to say it, the emperor's harem is really unbelievably united.

The average emperor's harem has to be turbulent, swords, and shadows.

For example, in the harem of Xuanmiao, after nineteen years of marriage, only Queen Hu and Sun gave birth to children.

Xuanmiao's fertility is normal, and she is young and strong, but for nearly twenty years after marriage, the other harem concubines just can't give birth to children.

Today, the saint still secretly gives birth outside the palace outside the temple.

It was so sneaky that he ended the dilemma of having only his only son, Zhu Qizhen.

If you want to say that the harem concubines of Xuanmiao have not been manipulated, the ghost will not believe it.

So the ministers are not convinced, and now the saint has given birth to almost twenty princes, and none of them died young, which shows that the harem is extremely harmonious, and there is no infighting at all.

As long as there is the slightest infighting, it is impossible for the prince not to die young.

This is all compared to Taizu, because Queen Gao's prestige is too high, and no one can shake her status, so there is no infighting in Taizu's harem.

Taizu gave birth to twenty-six sons, and only two died young.

Moreover, the youngest prince was born to Taizu when he was sixty-six years old, and it is normal for him to die young.

Thinking about it, after all, the officials still congratulated him.

Zhu Wenfang stood up: "Okay, let's disperse, I'll go to Changle Palace to see my brother, and Zhong Aiqing will go back and do their jobs." ”

After that, Zhu Wenfang happily went to Changle Palace.

The officials looked at each other even more, there are more and more younger brothers, and it is rare for the prince to be so sincerely happy.

But on the best side, this also shows that the prince's position is stable and there is no threat at all.

said that Zhu Wenfang came to Changle Palace, and as soon as he walked into the dormitory of the thirteen mothers, he heard laughter and laughter inside.

Lin Xiangyu was holding the newborn little prince dangling, and when she saw Zhu Wenfang coming in, she hurriedly greeted: "Xiaofang, come in quickly, look at your younger brother, this is the strongest one born among your dozen brothers." ”

Zhu Wenfang walked up to the front and wanted to take it and hug him.

Ning Xiang instructed from the side: "One arm around his neck, one arm around his feet, take him in his arms, and if you sway a little longer, he will sleep peacefully." ”

Zhu Wenfang picked up his younger brother as he said and took a closer look: "It's quite strong, how can it look crumpled, it's a bit ugly to be honest." ”

Ning Xiang smiled: "Silly son, this is already very beautiful, when you were first born, you were also so wrinkled." When you were born, I was the first to hold you, and I said the same thing about you, just like you said about your brother, and let the queen mother count me down. ”

Lin Xiangyu stopped everyone: "Okay, okay, give the child to the nurse and take him down to sleep in An'ansheng." Since the mother and son are safe, let's go out first, and don't disturb your mother. ”

A few people left Changle Palace, and Zhu Wenfang asked with a smile: "Where is Daddy going to seal this younger brother?" ”

Zhu Qiyu replied: "The grassland around Hulun Lake will be given to him, and then Bear Lake and Xing'anling will be crowned with another prince." ”

Zhu Wenfang nodded, and smiled secretly in his heart: Seal it, seal it, give birth to more seals, anyway, I won't accept so many concubines and give birth to so many sons, Daddy, you can use it as a fertility tool for our royal family.

Zhu Qiyu didn't think about it so much, and went back to rest with a few concubines.

……

West of the Ulsun River, the Ming army camp.

Tao Jinjun has joined forces with Fan Guangjun and has been reorganized.

Over the past few days, the reorganization has been nearing completion.

The Ming army had nearly 100,000 soldiers and nearly 100,000 auxiliaries. In addition, the Mongolian cavalry that surrendered, after being cut and reorganized, got 30,000 men.

Tao Jin, Fan Guang, Wang Yue and others were quite decent, and they did not mean to put 30,000 Mongolian cavalry in front as cannon fodder.

But these Mongolian soldiers actually took the initiative to ask for help, asking to be the vanguard, and there was a big way that you didn't let me charge into battle or didn't treat me as your own person, which made the Ming army generals cry and laugh.

There was no way, at Wang Yue's suggestion, 30,000 Mongolian troops were sent to attack the coalition army of Xiaolai and Chang Annu.

So the Ming army was divided into two again, 10,000 cavalry battalions, 30,000 infantry, and 50,000 infantry went west to meet the cavalry that was pursuing Haraku.

The remaining Ming army marched south, reached the southern end of Lake Bear, and then turned eastward, thus bypassing the flooded Ulsun River and attacking the coalition forces of Polai and Chang'annu in the north.

(End of chapter)