Fengtian Hall, court meeting.
As Wang Qiong, Zhu Feng and Liu Jin arrived at Piantou Pass, the court finally became more and more mournful for the king.
When the emperor announced the matter in public in the court, even most of the civil servants and military officials in the government and the public looked down upon Wang Yue, and they still felt regretful after hearing the words.
Zhu Youtang said, "It's all destiny. If Zhang Shidao hadn't extended his life, he might have died on the way back to Beijing last year. God gave him the opportunity to make contributions, but he didn't give him any more opportunities. He has too much time, and he will not be able to see the day when Ming Beiguan will be rejuvenated."
The emperor's words were filled with emotion.
The ministers felt a strong sense of "ambition" from his words.
Even Ma Wensheng and Liu Jian, two people who had known about Wang Yue's death for a long time, did not expect that the emperor would utter the heroic words of "Ming Beiguan Zhongxing".
It seems that in the emperor's view, the difference between Wang Weining and Wang Weining in the northwest is not that big. On the contrary, without the banner of Wang Weining, he can freely show his talents.
Xu Guandao, Minister of Industry, said: "Your Majesty, the situation in Pianguan is unstable now. Should we step up the construction of fortifications? If we just use Anbian Hou as the general soldier, I am afraid that Di Yi will start provoking troubles again."
"Who?" Zhu Youtang asked, "Is it the little Tatar prince or the fire sieve? I have a battle report here, please announce it."
Dai Yi came out and asked Chen Rui The border report written after arriving in Yansui, especially related to the movements of Tatars on the grassland, was read in public: "The little Tatar prince Batu Meng moved the Chinese military tent to the Hetao and destroyed more than forty people in the Hetao Pass of the Ming Dynasty. I went 600 miles into the Hetao without stopping at night. I found out that the Tatar military tents had moved to Ordos, and they might have the intention of committing a large-scale invasion."
Chen Rui's report is a bit "alarmist". meaning.
The Yellow River Loop area, that is, the winding area in the north of the Yellow River, has large areas of loess and desert, as well as fertile soil in the southern part of the grassland. In the past, after the Tumubao incident, and then to the northwest of Wang Yue during the Chenghua period After repeated successes, Wang Yue was reactivated in the eleventh year of Hongzhi, and the ownership of the "Hetao area" was in progress around the northwest.
Ordos is located in the Hetao area close to the Ming Dynasty. Dayan Khan moved the tribe's Chinese military tent to Ordos, which gave the Ming Dynasty the feeling that Dayan Khan was planning a large-scale invasion.
However, Chen Rui's purpose is not to show how urgent the situation in the northwest is. He is mainly to illustrate a theme
asking for money.
After Dai Yi reported the battle report in the northwest, he retreated behind the emperor.
Zhu Youtang said, "Dear gentlemen, the Tatars are coming fiercely. Uncle Pingjiang is in Yansui, and he can feel the changes in the war situation around him most vividly. He has presented it like this. I wonder if you have any opinions on whether we should stay in Yansui." Are you waiting to prepare for war?"
The emperor's question is somewhat "confusing".
Preparations for war are always going on, and there is no need to discuss with the ministers.
The emperor's so-called preparation for war has gone beyond ordinary defense, and has taken the initiative to "search for traps"And the meaning of "suppression".
"Ministry of War" Zhu Youtang took the initiative to ask.
Ma Wensheng came out on behalf of the Ministry of War and said, "Your Majesty, Di Yi's intentions are not clear now, and all parties should focus on defending."
Zhu Youtang was not satisfied and shook his head. "Since the Chenghua period, Wang Yue and other officials fought bloody battles to put the Hetao back into the territory of the Ming Dynasty. For twenty years, the Tatars did not dare to linger in the Hetao, but now they have to watch the Tatars in my hands. The people destroyed or took the forts built by the imperial dynasty in the Hetao as their own, allowing them to use the Hetao as a base to invade all parts of the northwest."
The Hetao area has a very special geographical location for the Ming Dynasty.
The shape is similar to an inverted "convex".
The important towns of Yansui, Guyuan, Piantou Pass, and Datong in the Ming Dynasty were basically established around the Hetao area. If the Hetao area had always been under the control of the Ming Dynasty, or the border gates of the Ming Dynasty could have formed a Due deterrence prevented the Tatars from stationing and grazing in the Hetao. The Tatars would have to cross the Hetao area every time they wanted to invade, which would give the Ming Dynasty a long time to prepare.
In the ninth year of the Chenghua reign of the Ming Dynasty, it was precisely with Wang Yue that when the previous Khan, Dayan Khan's uncle Mandulu and other tribes jointly invaded Ningxia and other places, he sent troops to the Tatar headquarters. Hongyanchi, and won the "Victory at Red Saltchi". This battle laid the foundation, and subsequent great victories gradually forced the Tatars to withdraw their troops from the Hetao. The Ming Dynasty began to build various fortresses in the Hetao area, and rotated troops to garrison. Since then, it has been By the eleventh year of Hongzhi, the Tatars did not dare to invade the Hetao.
Now that Dayan Khan has stabilized his footing, he wants to restore the territory of his previous khan and go head-to-head with the Ming Dynasty.
What Ma Wensheng means here is to wait and see what happens.
But Zhu Youtang didn’t want to wait.
Dayan Khan wants to restore the glory of his ancestors. Will the emperor of the Ming Dynasty lose the foundation gained during the late emperor's period?
The Hetao area has never been completely under the control of the Ming Dynasty. It’s a tasteless area, but it’s also related to the stability of the Ming Dynasty border, and it’s also related to my face.
The situation is a bit stiff.
When Ma Wensheng came out to make a speech, the emperor retorted. There seemed to be information gaps and disagreements between the emperor and his ministers about the situation in the northwest.
Liu Jian came out on behalf of the civil servants and said, "Your Majesty, at this time, the Mongolian right-wing troops were defeated in Pianguan due to fire siege, which may have aroused the covetousness of the little Tatar prince. The little Tatar prince sent troops to Ordos, and may have taken advantage of the opportunity. The intention is to annex the Huo Si tribe. Now that Weining Hou is newly deceased, it is not appropriate to start a war."
Liu Jian is the person who understands the emperor's intentions best.
Zhu Youtang had approached these cabinet ministers more than once before and asked them individually about matters such as bag searches and other proactive actions.
Liu Jian now wants to put the emperor's heart back at ease. Even if the emperor is ambitious, sometimes the ministers can't persuade him, so he will use the dragging technique first.
Zhu Youtang was not satisfied with Liu Jian's statement. He said, "Don't you all think that the little Tatar prince's move?It’s not aimed at the border of the Ming Dynasty."
The Tatars are all stationed in the Hetao area, and the ministers of the Ming Dynasty have no sense of crisis
"Zhang Zhou, what do you think?"
Zhu Youtang said suddenly, pulling everyone's attention back.
They realized that the person the emperor was most willing to listen to on military and political affairs was not the Ministry of War. , not the cabinet, or the governor's office.
But the "Bingkuan" he favored.
Zhang Zhou walked out from behind the crowd and said, "Go back to your majesty." I believe that the Tatars are clearly intending to put pressure on our Ming Dynasty, or the Tatars really intend to complete internal annexation. However, if our Ming Dynasty just sits on the mountain and watches the tigers fight at this time, then the fight between the two tigers will come to an end. , and it will be even more difficult to locate the Loop. "
As soon as Zhang Zhou said this, the ministers present were almost in an uproar.
They seemed to have finally determined the emperor's inner thoughts through Zhang Zhou's words.
Taking the initiative
Nipped Dayan Khan's ambition in the bud
Zhang Zhou was not unreasonable in history. It was at the turn of the 13th to 14th years of Hongzhi that Dayan Khan moved his tent to Ordos. At that time, Dayan Khan also aimed to annex the Mongolian right wing. However, due to information asymmetry, the result of the discussion between the emperors and ministers of the Ming Dynasty was very likely that Dayan Khan Intentionally intending to invade the border areas of the Ming Dynasty, the emperor discussed with Liu Daxia and others to personally conquer the country.
After the emperor was dissuaded from going on an expedition, in the 14th year of Hongzhi, "Dingmao in the autumn of July, the protector Zhu Hui and Shi Lin, the censor of the military affairs capital, and others used five divisions to attack the enemy in Hetao at night. They beheaded three levels and drove back more than a thousand breeding animals. They were rewarded generously. ”
About the meaning.
Anti-aircraft cannons were used to kill mosquitoes. The Fifth Route Army took advantage of Dayan Khan’s army to march on the Mongolian right wing and launched a surprise attack on Hetao. In the end, only three Tatars were killed and captured. After returning more than a thousand livestock, he won a great victory and received various rewards from the emperor
After all, he went on a campaign for the emperor, so it didn't matter whether the outcome was big or small.
As long as the victory achieved strategic significance.
But did the result really achieve strategic significance?
But after this, the Hetao area was still controlled by Dayan Khan, but the horse market transactions were stopped between the two parties.
As for the strategic significance of the expedition in the 14th year of Hongzhi, it is a matter of opinion.
Historically, Dayan Khan would not move his tent to Ordos until the end of the 13th year of Hongzhi. .
As a time traveler, Zhang Zhou understood that his appearance had brought about a butterfly effect.
The disastrous defeat of Huo Si in the battle at Piantou Pass made Dayan Khan take action in advance. The intention of destroying the Mongolian right wing was not to wait until the future, but to take advantage of his illness to kill him. At this time, the main purpose of moving to Ordos was also the internal disputes in the grassland.
But for Zhang Zhou, Could it be that they knew that this battle would probably not reach the territory of the Ming Dynasty, so they just sat back and watched the Tatars blatantly fall into the trap and start internal fighting based on the Hetao area?
How powerful is the Ming Dynasty?
There was no need for Zhang Zhou to comment on some things. Zhu Youtang was the first one who couldn't bear it.
It doesn’t matter if there are no two great victories in Pianguan and Ningyuan. Now it is obviously our Ming Dynasty that has achieved two unparalleled victories. As a result, you Tatars have turned against the guests. This can be regarded as getting more and more courageous with each setback, or it is shameless for you.
I thought that the Ming Dynasty would not take the initiative to attack, but I still think that you have the ability to fight with the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty’s frontier army
So what Zhu Youtang was thinking this time was no longer Sticking to the towns on the nine sides, but to teach the Tatars a profound lesson, this is not only something that happened in history, but also something that Zhu Youtang couldn't bear after he had Zhang Zhou to back him up.
Fight
So what if Wang Weining dies
Wang Weining dies, as well as Zhu Zhijie, and more importantly, Zhang Bingkuan.
When Zhu Youtang heard Zhang Zhou's words, he seemed very excited and asked, "Zhang Qing's family, do you think there is a chance of winning this battle if we send troops to Ordos?"
As soon as the minister heard this, he knew that the emperor had made up his mind.
This is a must-fight.
Zhang Zhou said, "Your Majesty, I don't quite understand the meaning of this."
The emperor frowned upon hearing this.
The ministers present also looked at him curiously.
Aren’t you kings and ministers singing a double act here? You actually asked the emperor what he meant
Ask you what your chances of winning are. You are very capable. If you just say 100%, the emperor will not refute you. , you say 80% to 90%, what can we say?
Zhang Zhou raised the wat board and said, "Tatars have been disobedient for a long time. They graze on the grassland but do not guard the pastures given by the imperial court. They have repeatedly They invaded my Ming Dynasty, killed my soldiers and captured my subjects. Now they are stationed in Hetao with great fanfare, ignoring my Ming Dynasty soldiers as if they were nothing. What I am thinking is that I can't allow others to sleep on my bed, even if I go out to fight, I don't even have a 10% chance of winning. If not, we shouldn’t go to war and we should continue to watch the Tatars continue to disobey their ministers.”
As soon as this statement came out, the ministers talked a lot.
The people headed by Xie Qian almost came up with the idea of having a good discussion with Zhang Zhou.
Xie Qian was also angry.
You brat
You have learned all my faults about being eloquent and eloquent, and you have made it even worse. What kind of metaphors are you using
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The emperor asked you what your chances of winning were, but you didn’t answer directly. You want to be my second thank you to Yu Qiao, right?
If Zhang Zhou’s words were spoken by someone else, Even Xie Qian was disrespectful.
How dare a minister openly question the emperor?
But he was very powerful.
After Zhu Youtang heard what he said, he felt the same and said angrily, "What the Zhang Qing family said is absolutely true. Not to mention that the current and geographical advantages are on the side of the Ming Dynasty. Even if they don't occupy it, can they? It’s time to sit back and watch the Tatar power grow. Regardless of whether there are internal disputes among the Tatars, and no matter what the future situation of the grassland is, it is better to take the initiative to watch the fire from the other side.Yes, I totally agree. "
"Your Majesty" Min Gui, the imperial censor of Zuodu, came out at this time, trying to dissuade the emperor's ambition.
Zhu Youtang raised his hand to interrupt Min Gui's words and continued, " I haven't mentioned it before, except for Anbianhou and Wang Qiong, I have already discussed with the Cabinet and others to declare military affairs under Qin Hong's general system, and the town is tentatively set at Pianguan. As for the overall trilateral military affairs, and whether to send troops in the future, it also depends on the artillery casting situation. I mentioned to you earlier that we need to increase the amount of money to complete the cannon casting. Do you have any opinions now?"
The ministers knew then.
It turned out that the emperor had been waiting here.
No wonder the northwest seemed to be safe before, but the emperor took the initiative to increase the number. With the budget for the cannon, the emperor has realized that the northwest must take the initiative to fight.
Li Dongyang came out and said, "I believe that now we should focus on sticking to the border. "
"Why must we stick to it?" Zhu Youtang questioned, "If we stick to the border town, the Tatars will always invade. With the current situation in Pianguan, we are in a dilemma. Is it necessary to lose the garrison of Pianguan and make the Tatars invade? If Tao has the chance to march straight in, what will he do if he defends to the death?"
Zhu Youtang also expressed the reason why he prefers to take the initiative.
The Piantou Pass is indeed not very good. Defense, and now due to survival issues, the tribes on the grassland, in addition to completing internal annexations, are constantly harassing the Ming Dynasty's border gates.
To put it bluntly, they all rely on the king to survive. Yue's power has been suppressed, and nothing has happened. Could it be that if Zhu Feng and the others are transferred there, it will definitely work
Since there are many loopholes in defending, it is better to adjust the strategy to take the initiative and attack possible battlefields. Move from Piantou Pass to the hinterland of the grassland, at least to the Hetao area, such as Ordos.
Li Dongyang is very resourceful, and it is hard to say anything to the emperor at this time. We believe that Zhu Feng and Wang Qiong will be able to defend the head-turn barrier
Or should we say that we believe in Qin Hong
Zhu Youtang continued, "The candidates for the military affairs of the three sides of the general system, this Within a few days, the court must first discuss whether and how to send troops to Hetao. The Ministry of War will draw up the marching regulations. The cabinet will keep one person on duty at night every day. The Supervisor of Ceremonies will dispatch military urgent reports and submit them at any time. I will read it myself no matter how late it is. "
"Yes. ”
Dai Yi came forward to accept the request for several named yamen.
The emperor’s intention is that it is already a wartime situation.
You also Don't think about how to defend. Let's first think about who will be in charge of trilateral military affairs. We should discuss how to send troops to teach the Tatars a lesson. We should also calculate clearly what the cost will be. Even if I said I would not count the cost. , at least tell me how much we might lose in this battle.
After the court meeting, the ministers had already exploded.
p>Many imperial censors planned to admonish the emperor
"During the Chenghua period, Duonai had no choice but to attack because of repeated attacks by the Tatars. Now the Tatars have made several incursions and returned without success. If we start the war at this time, I am afraid that there will be endless disasters. The three pavilion elders I should advise your majesty to give up the idea of sending troops to Lhetao."
The three people in the cabinet naturally became the target of public criticism.
In the past, Xie Qian would also say, if you can do it, you can do it, but if you can’t, don’t act blindly.
But he won't say that this time.
Because from this standpoint, the civil servants have become a community of destiny. It is difficult to distinguish the pros and cons of sending troops in the Ming Dynasty. Whether to send troops or not has its own advantages. It all depends on the position.
If Xie Qian went to question these Yushi Yanguan, it would mean that they were on the opposite side of the Yushi Yanguan. Then who would listen to them in the future
" Where is Zhang Bingkuan?"
Li Dongyang deliberately pointed the finger at Zhang Zhou.
He seemed to be looking for Zhang Zhou, but more like he was reminding the ministers present that if you want to advise the emperor, it would be more appropriate for Zhang Zhou to come.
Xie Qian looked at Li Dongyang with an "It's still you, Old Li" arrogant look. He probably thought that this trick of "diverting trouble to the east" was very awesome, and asked the ministers to besiege Zhang Zhou.
But the ministers did not find Zhang Zhou in the crowd.
Zhang Mao came over and said, "After the court meeting, your Majesty has summoned Bingkuan to the inner court. Didn't you see?"
Yuan Shouzhi said, "Does your Majesty want to meet Zhang alone? Someone cannot discuss the military situation."
Zhang Mao smiled and said, "Liangbi, if you can always predict the enemy beforehand, it is not impossible for His Majesty to ask you for advice."
"You "Yuan Shouzhi almost wanted to go over and fight Zhang Mao.
But Wu Xun's attitude is also very tough now, and they still want to advance and retreat together. Seeing Yuan Shou facing the red-necked man, ready to provoke, a group of Wu Xun stood beside Zhang Mao, as if to Solidarity.
Yuan Shouzhi was very understanding, but he just stared and didn't move forward.
Struggle
I really can’t. Even if Old Man Zhang is nearly sixty years old, he is still from the military. Why should Yuan Shouzhi do it?
See Li Dongyang Unable to find Zhang Zhou, he asked Zhang Mao, "My Lord, has your Majesty consulted the Governor's Office about sending troops?" The crowd always stares at our ministers.
Zhang Mao smiled. He came here to help Liu Jian and the others. Although he usually laughed and laughed, in terms of political thinking, he was no worse than anyone in the cabinet. This was dozens of times. Years of honed experience.
Zhang Mao said, "Everyone, trap searches have happened before, and this is not the first time. Why is there such a big reaction? Is it just because Zhang Bingkuan has a greater chance of winning the trap, or is it because you are afraid? He took this opportunity to jump on your head."
"Zhang, you are simply bullying me too much"
"All silverfish in the Ming Dynasty look like you"
Because of Zhang Mao’s questioning, the scene became chaotic again.Please remember to bookmark, the latest and fastest website is free to read without anti-theft