Lu Bing opened the recital, and the name he didn't want to see today came into view: "The Ministry of Officials, Xia Yan, a scholar of the Jianji Palace, is here." Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info Daming Wei plus the four seas, all countries come to the dynasty, but there are Tatars in the north, there are Japanese plagues in the south, maggots attached to the Chengguo, and the disease of the world. Since Taizu swept the world, everyone who worries about it is a scourge of Mongolia. Emperor Chengzu restored the capital to Shuntian, and the Son of Heaven guarded the country, which has never been seen in the ages. Tatar and Warat are mostly guilty of the border, and the generations of the first and little princes often disturb our people, and the effect of restoring the Great Wall is also slight. 100,000 troops in the border city of 100,000 miles guarded it, the enemy rode fast, and if it broke a pass, it was unimpeded. His Majesty was asked to send a crack army to the north of the Hetao in the middle of winter to attack the Tatars, when the grassland had no grass and no food, and the enemy would be exhausted and exhausted, and it could be broken in a battle! At that time, the mutual market and other flies could be lured to the north to attach, and His Majesty's merits covered the Qin Emperor and Han Wu, which could be called the 'Heavenly Khan'. With this public morality, the sky will be auspicious, and I will be forever fixed in the Ming Dynasty, and Your Majesty will live forever. Chen Xia Yan bowed for the first hundred years. ”

Lu Bing slowly closed the song, thought for a while, and said with a little hesitation: "In my humble opinion, Xia Yan's proposal can be called a good strategy to stabilize the north." ”

"Hmph! The matter of recovering the Hetao was raised by Xia Yan in court at the court meeting five years ago, and he was beaten back by me. Second, don't have any scruples, tell me the truth, what do you think. Jiajing was very dissatisfied with Lu Bing's perfunctory answer.

Lu Bing's face was solemn, he got up and bowed and said, "Xia Yan is using his eldest brother for his use! ”

Jiajing nodded indifferently: "Go on." ”

Lu Bing bowed and said, "Although Xia Yan's proposal is high-sounding, it will never be implemented. The Hetao was a Tatar pasture and must have attached great importance to garrisoning. The Tatar leader I replied that this person was brave and scheming, and Zeng Xian, Qiu Luan and others defended the border and lost more than they won, and abandoned the city and abandoned the danger and fought with the enemy cavalry on the plain, which was tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg. Even if our army wins, how many of the people of the introspection are willing to go to the north to reclaim the land? With the promise of heavy profits, the land can be privately owned or a little tempted, but what will we do when the grassland is abundant in summer? It is difficult to support the main force in the newly opened land, so we have to defend the army with a small hand, and the Hetao is in danger to defend, and before the main force of the border province arrives, it will be destroyed by the enemy's cavalry. ”

"What you said is exactly my worries, with the wisdom of Xia Yan, I will never make such a superficial statement, tell me, what made him do this?" Jiajing nodded with satisfaction after listening to Lu Bing's words.

Lu Bing groaned slightly, and replied: "Xia Yan is going to take revenge on Yan Song, Yan Song has been in charge of the cabinet in the past few years, and he has openly and secretly rectified many of Xia Yan's protégés, and he wants to press Xia Yan to the end, and the beams of the two sides are very deep. Xia Yan motioned to recover the Hetao at this time, and Mingli wanted to make meritorious contributions to the first assistant again, but in fact, he was going to open a knife to Yan Song's current household. No matter what the eldest brother does when he arrives, Xia Yan can use this as a basis to do what he wants to do. ”

Jiajing nodded solemnly: "Yes, if I don't allow it to play, he can buy the hearts of many main fighters when he sends out the newspaper, and I help him who has just recovered to buy people's hearts and add popularity." If I allow him to play, the cabinet will inevitably ask about the money and food of the household department after the motion of the military department, and Li Jizhen, the left attendant of the household department, remembers that he is Yan Song's fellow villager, and the Jinyi Wei report that Li Ji has just added two new ice rooms at home last month, and he is very generous? Xia Yan has a good calculation. Although I used him again, I didn't let him play this kind of trick with me. ”

"Xia Yan has not participated in politics for a long time, and at the beginning of the recovery, he must have intended to establish his authority and deter his subordinates, so he was a little rash. Lu Bing said sincerely.

Jiajing raised his eyebrows: "Zeng Mo was recommended by Xia Yan to be released at the beginning, and now these two people are playing at the same time, it's too coincidental, right?

Lu Bing said confidently: "Jinyiwei has been tracking since Zeng Milling was released, although he has a poor record in attacking, but he is more than successful, and he is also a useful person." Xia Yan's fold should be a secret fold prepared by His Majesty when he informed him in advance, and Zeng Miao's note was sent ten days ago, so it may not be a coincidence. After all, once autumn comes, the Tatars will invade and plunder to prepare for the winter, and it is possible that the two men will see the same. ”

Jiajing raised his head and glanced at Lu Bing: "The dismissed official still cares about political affairs, there are both green words and secret folds, Xia Yan is a good courtier." This time, I will let him take advantage of his temperament, and I will also beat some people! But I don't want to move the military headquarters, and as autumn approaches, the Tatars will inevitably raid and plunder, and they will have to rely on them to purge the border defense. Tell me, what can be done to make Xia Yan angry, but not to provoke and affect the overall situation?"

"Hmm...... handed Xia Yan's excerpt directly to the celebrant for approval, half refuge and half accurate. Let Zeng Xian and Qiu Luan reorganize their armies, and order Xia Yan to arrange the dredging of the river to prevent autumn flooding. Lu Bing gave his own answer directly.

"You haven't said everything yet, Xia Yan's student Chen Qixue impeached you, no matter whether the person who bought and sold was a captive or not, it still can't stand with the gentlemen of Taoism. You should go back to Beisi to clean up the Chen case first, and go to Chen Qi's school to apologize in person, and you can't do anything to deal with the arrogant trouble, after all, he is an official of the imperial court, and it can be regarded as giving Xia Yan a face. I will tell you something. After saying this, Jiajing seemed a little tired, and regardless of Lu Bing's reaction, he leaned on the low seat and closed his eyes, as if he was out of the world.

Lu Bing was slightly stunned, thought for a while, and replied loudly: "The minister's order." ”

Hour Yongfang, Yan Mansion.

Yan Song sat in the study blankly, staring blankly at the Jiajing imperial pen framed on the wall: "Loyalty, sincerity and diligence", his thoughts have already flown to the heavens of unknown numbers, looking down on this court. Yesterday, he was still the first assistant minister above 10,000 people under one person, and today, his great enemy, Xia Yan, has become the first assistant again. Although he still holds the title of university scholar, he will definitely not be able to interfere in political decision-making and cabinet voting in the future, and his own disciples may be gradually marginalized by Xia Yan, and he may be alone in the future, and every step he takes now is like facing the abyss, walking on thin ice, and he must be cautious.

"Master, the young master wants to see you. Yan Shouyi, the housekeeper of the Yan Mansion, knocked on the door outside the study.

Yan Song groaned slightly and said, "Let him in." ”

Yan Shifan pushed the door in, saw Yan Song's state and said with a little reproach: "Why is my father here?"

Yan Song didn't think he was upset when he heard this, took a sip of tea, and motioned for Yan Shifan to sit down. Yan Song himself hasn't seen Yan Shifan for a while, his son's resourcefulness can be called unparalleled in the world, but he was born with a disability, blind in his right eye, and he wears a mask except for the face saint since the weak crown, and now he is leading the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple from the five products, and he can only be seen occasionally when the court and the cabinet are drafting, and he is haunted every day.

Yan Shifan knocked on the table and said solemnly: "Although the current situation is like a cold abyss, it can also be said to be as stable as Mount Tai. Don't worry too much about it. ”

Yan Song pinched the jade handle in his hand and sighed: "I'm afraid that my father will have no wings when he arrives, and I don't know where I will fall!"

Yan Shifan thought for a while, and sighed softly: "Yes, the emperor took Xia Yan as the first assistant on the grounds that his father made a mistake, but he did not abolish his father's actual position, but only ordered his father to recuperate at home, obviously for the sake of checks and balances. Xia Yan's revenge will be completely suppressed before his father is bound to be different, and although his father is used as a check and balance, it has been a taboo to stay in China without authorization, if Xia Yan takes advantage of this to gradually alienate his father from the emperor, his father will never turn over. However, the matter that the father and son have been preparing for is about to be completed in the near future, and once it is done, the father can be sure that the chaos will be put right, and there will be no worries near and far. ”

"Hmm, you've already started to prepare for losing power for your father?" Yan Song keenly discovered the information revealed in Yan Shifan's words.

Yan Shifan shook his head gently: "Father, in the past two years since you took over as the first assistant, you have become increasingly complacent, and there are already signs of arbitrary rule. Some time ago, he was even more conspiring with Qiu Luan to dismiss Zeng Milling, and let Qiu Luan serve as the trilateral general system, trying to benefit the border market. The son felt that it was useless to speak, so he did not speak. And with his father's strategy, even if he is frustrated, there will be no catastrophe, so the son is only preparing some means. ”

"Yes, now that I think about it, it was a bit arbitrary for the emperor to be a father when he entrusted him with important tasks, but now I think it's too hasty. Yan Song asked curiously, "What's the matter?"