Before morning the next day.
Zhu Youtang informed Li Dongyang, who was on duty the night before, of the "good news" obtained by Wang Qiong and Zhu Feng at Pianguan early.
Early in the morning, before the Meridian Gate meeting started, Li Dongyang informed Liu Jian, Xie Qian, Ma Wensheng and others of the news.
"Such meritorious service is worthy of a special mention. Even in the first year, I'm afraid no one would care too much."
Xie Qian said in front of several people from the cabinet and the Ministry of War His face was full of sarcasm, as if he looked down upon the achievements of Wang Qiong and Zhu Feng.
Ma Wensheng was unmoved and said with approval on his face, "Wang Dehua and Zhu Zhijie have just arrived at Pianguan, and they were able to stabilize people's hearts. Di Yi retreated and did not dare to disturb the border. I am afraid that Your Majesty will have to go to court today." Give them both more praise."
It doesn't matter how many people are killed, the key is to achieve the strategic intention. Ma Wen was promoted to the Minister of War, and he understood this very well.
The letter of nomination should still give Qin Hong power
Liu Jian saw that Xie Qian had quite a strong opinion today, pointed at Xiao Jing and others who had just come over, and reminded him, "Don't be too extreme. If you can, say as little as possible." Two sentences. "
This is to remind Xie Qian that you should not cause trouble for the cabinet with your mouth.
In the past, you made jokes, and everyone thought you, Xie Qian, were eloquent, but now the emperor’s trust in our civil servants has been greatly reduced. If you show your previous behavior at this time, you are afraid of backlash. Especially when it comes to things like Wang Qiong and Zhu Feng, they are both people trusted by the emperor.
If someone sends troops but is not defeated, if you continue to make sarcastic remarks to the emperor, the emperor will probably not care about you.
Before the court meeting began, Zhang Zhou had already entered the palace.
Zhang Zhou met Zhu Youtang in the Qianqing Palace, and then the monarch and his ministers walked toward the Meridian Gate together. They exchanged some opinions on the way.
What we are talking about is not the war at Pianguan, nor the trilateral military affairs, nor the search and suppression of traps, but about Zhang Yueqing, the counselor of the Ministry of War in Nanjing. Regarding the resignation, Zhu Youtang has been paying great attention to military affairs recently and wants to make some contributions to Nanjing's military affairs.
"It doesn't matter who will be the Minister of War in the capital. I would like to let Duke Cheng go over and be responsible for guarding military affairs."
Zhu Youtang wants to exchange Wei Guogong Xu Yan for him. Capital, replace Zhu Fu.
“The Duke of Cheng has been in charge of Nanjing’s military affairs for many years, and his foundation is deeper than that of the Duke of Wei. Furthermore, there is an old grudge between Duke Wei and Huairou Bo, and there are many disagreements in Nanjing’s officialdom. Now, taking advantage of the change of the Minister of War in the south, Then he also implemented the matter together. What do you think, Bingkuan?" Zhu Youtang asked Zhang Zhou's opinion seriously.
Zhang Zhou said, "Your Majesty, don't ask me. This is a major matter involving military and political affairs. How can I propose it?"
Zhu Youtang smiled and said, "Bingkuan, it is precisely because This is a major military matter, so I'm here to ask your opinion.People from Yingtianfu, you have lived there for many years, and you are considered to be aware of the affairs in the city. Wouldn't it be nice to ask you?"
"Actually, I also know that whether Duke Cheng or Wei Guo, they have arrived in Liudu. They are just holding on to their foundation and don't expect them to make any changes. There are still too few enterprising young people like Zhijie. If you feel that neither of them is suitable, I can consider who you recommend. ”
The implication is that Nanjing is now regarded as your territory, Zhang Bingkuan.
As for who you want to arrange to guard the military affairs, we, the monarch and the minister, will discuss whether it is appropriate and then assign the person. Send it over.
Zhang Zhou thought for a while, shook his head and said, "I don't have any opinions to participate. "
"Then let Duke Cheng go over. Speaking of which, when I asked Duke Wei to go south, I made it clear to him that I would not let him stay for too long. Furthermore, I asked Duke Cheng to stay in the capital. He couldn't accomplish anything either. Although it is not embarrassing, it is really difficult to take it seriously. How can we let him be the admiral to oversee the capital camp?”
Zhu Youtang now believes in Chengguo Gongfu, but it is only because of Zhang. The relationship between Zhou and Zhu Feng.
As for Zhu Feng’s father, Zhu Fu, there is nothing to be desired in the emperor’s opinion. In this case, let Zhu Fu take over his son’s role and return to Nanjing as a guard. Isn't it exactly what the Duke of Chengguo has been pursuing?
The monarch and his ministers arrived at the Meridian Gate.
Zhang Zhou slowly walked to his place and stood in front of all the officials. Many people present were looking at him.
Zhu Youtang sat calmly on the throne.
As soon as the meeting began. , Zhu Youtang made public the "great victory" achieved by Wang Qiong and Zhu Feng at Piantou Pass, and Dai Yi read out the battle report of the victory. Even though he mentioned that only three Tatar heads were obtained in the end, there were many people present. No sound was made, which was also attributed to Li Dongyang telling the matter in advance and calming down the courtiers.
Otherwise, just this result would be worth discussing whether it should be credited or demerited. .
Going out to fight, only three people were killed, and one person was injured. In the end, I didn’t even know where the main Tatar force was. All the urgent documents I had with the court were just deceiving people.
Liu Jian came out and said, "Your Majesty, can the war preparations in the northwest be restored to normal? Can the opening and closing of the city gates in the capital be extended?"
Because there had been fighting around Piantou Pass before, Although there is no martial law around the capital, the city gates are opened very late in the morning and closed before dark at night, which also affects the daily lives of the people around the capital.
Liu Jian said this, too. I am requesting orders for their cabinet.
Your Majesty, would you like to lift the wartime status so that our cabinet does not have to keep people on duty every day?
Zhu Youtang said, "The enemy situation within the Loop. , has not been found yet, so be cautious. ”
The implication is that there is no way to lift the wartime situation
You have relaxed, but I want to send troops to Loop.The plan has not been realized yet. I have not aggravated the wartime situation, so you have the nerve to lift it.
"I never thought that Wang Qiong and Zhu Feng could be so effective, which was also the case before." The two battles at Ningyuan and Ningyuan showed the prestige of the country. This time, it was Zhu Feng who succeeded Wang Yue. The two were equally matched in terms of achievements. In this way, they were able to calm people's hearts and frighten Di Yi in the shortest time. "
Zhu Youtang admired Zhu Feng very much in his words.
The ministers present felt very awkward after hearing this.
Comparing Zhu Feng with Wang Yue, even if we despise Wang Yue, we still know that there is no comparison between the two.
Have you ever seen someone running on the ground? Compared with someone flying in the sky, no matter how fast you Zhu Feng runs, at most you can only jump around, and you are still far away from the sky.
Liu Jiandao said, "Now that Marquis Weining has passed away, everyone in the northwest should prioritize their defense. The old minister still believes that we can first dispatch people and horses to stabilize the people, and then take advantage of the internal disputes among the Tatars. Then send troops to Hetao, and use the convenience of building fortresses to gradually advance and control the southern line of Hetao, so that the Tatars can retreat without a fight."
On behalf of the civil servants, Liu Jian gave his "compromise" plan. Law.
This is not to say that we are completely opposed to sending troops to rip off troops, but we must proceed steadily. Now that the internal disputes in the Tatars have not officially begun, we will stay on guard for now.
When will the time come? Let’s wait until Dayan Khan fights with the right-wing Mongolian tribes such as Huoshai. At that time, if we continue to make progress, we can build the earthen forts northward little by little and build the Great Wall’s fortresses.
Zhu Youtang looked unkind, obviously he didn't like to hear such clichés.
"According to the wishes of Mr. Liu Ge, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty will stay in the fortress and watch them argue outside their own courtyards, but watch from the other side. Fighting hard is just to defend the territory of the past, without advancing or retreating."
Zhu Youtang's tone can be considered polite.
Because he knew that in order to send troops to the Loop, more importantly, he needed the support of civilian officials, so there was no need to make the relationship so tense.
Just like the civil servants headed by Liu Jian, they are also beginning to think of a compromise.
This kind of difference in the concepts of monarch and minister originally requires common ground while reserving differences. Each side takes a few steps back to find a balance point. In fact, it depends on where their respective bottom lines are.
Zhu Youtang said, "I thought deeply last night about whether it is urgent and necessary for Qin Hong to go to Pianguan to promote the general system. Today's Pianguan has Wang Qiong, Zhu Feng and other ministers. Now, everything can be guaranteed to be stable. On the contrary, there are still sporadic border troubles coming from Yansui and other places. I would like to discuss with you all to see if it is necessary to directly make Qin Hong the commander-in-chief of Yansui, Ningxia, and Shaanxi. Waiting for the military affairs, let him move the town to Yulinwei in Yansui."
The ministers present did not understand the emperor's tactics for a while.
When Liu Jian heard this, he couldn't help but glance at Li Dongyang who was standing aside. The emperor suddenly intended to promote Qin Hong to the governor of the three sides, which he did not expect.
In advanceNeither the cabinet nor the civil service made any plans.
Li Dongyang took a step forward and said, "Your Majesty, the crisis in Pianguan is still unresolved. Should we wait for the reconstruction of Pianguan's fort to be completed before making more focused deployments? Now we should focus on Pianguan." It is appropriate for military affairs to be closed."
Li Dongyang did not object directly, but still used diversionary tactics to explain to the emperor that Qin Hong should still be kept in the head-turning pass.
In the past, the Ming Dynasty’s defense focus was on the three sides. The core area of the three sides was Yulinwei, the seat of Yansui Town.
It was only because Wang Yue had a great victory at Piantou Pass and the city wall there was blown down that the focus of defense suddenly shifted to Piantou Pass, which was also emerging in the grassland adjacent to Piantou Pass. The tribal leader is related to the fire sieve.
Zhu Youtang asked, "The opinion of Li Qing's family is to select another person to take charge of military affairs in Yansui and other towns."
Li Dongyang was speechless for a moment.
He proposed to pin Qin Hong to the Piantou Pass, but he also indirectly said that the northwest is not peaceful yet. Since it is not peaceful, I want to choose a new governor of the three sides. You, Li Dongyang, should not Raise your objections. I still retain Qin Hong as the governor of Xuanda, so what if I add a trilateral governor
Zhu Youtang suddenly turned his attention to Zhang Zhou and said, "Bingkuan, what do you think about this?"
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In front of the minister, he called Zhang Zhou Biao.
I won’t hide the emperor’s meaning from you. I will let you listen to the opinions of the “most authoritative” people and let you know why I made this decision.
Coming
The ministers present suddenly held their breaths. They were also very aware that there were "others" within themselves, the relationship between the monarch and his ministers was not harmonious, and almost all the incidents that had happened in the past six months Big events and small relationships are all related to the rise of Zhang Bingkuan.
But thinking about it, Zhang Zhou didn't speak much in court, but every time he seemed to cause a "bloody storm".
Zhang Zhou walked out from the ranks of civil servants with firm steps and stood tall.
"I don't know which floor your Majesty wants to ask about."
Zhang Zhou's words made the ministers at the scene slightly surprised at first.
This guy
You still have a tone of wanting to be beaten. When you come up, ask the emperor first which thing you want to ask about. You can't figure out what he wants. Explain everything to the emperor clearly.
In Mr. Xie Ge's opinion, are you just pretending to be confused?"
"You"
Xie Qian was speechless.
We didn’t say anything about feelings, we had a quarrel first
What are we arguing about? Does it have anything to do with what we discussed with the superiors today? Or is it that you kid? You are trying to show your stance. When you come up, you must first show off your opposing emotions like a mad dog, and then talk about things
If I don’t fall into your trap, I won’t say anything
Xie Qian has no idea at all Come out, just turn your head awayHe turned aside and talked to Zhang Zhou again.
Zhu Youtang said, "Bingkuan, tell me what you think of the outcome of this battle at Pianguan."
Zhang Zhou said, "Reply Your Majesty, in my opinion, the recent battle in Pianguan was not very fruitful, but it was of far-reaching significance.”
“Tell me more about it.” When Zhu Youtang heard this, it turned out that we are on the same path. The words are so pleasing to the ear.
“Pianguan is the weakest defense point in the northwest of the Ming Dynasty. The city pass cannot stop the Tatar cavalry, but under the control of Weining Hou and Anbian Hou, the Tatars dare not invade. , now send troops to eliminate threats within a hundred miles, the next step is to send troops 200 miles away, and build fortresses along the way."
In addition to affirming the contribution of Wang Qiong and Zhu Feng, Zhang Zhou seemed to be saying something. He talked nonsense and directly mentioned the matter of building a fortress.
After hearing the previous words, Ma Wensheng had no objection.
Because as the Minister of the Ministry of War, he also feels that the Biantou Pass is really stable now. Even a city wall cannot be erected. Even if the Huo Si and other tribes do not invade, it will not work if they do not station their herds within a hundred miles. To plunder them, they had calculated that Ming would not be able to hide in a side pass. They knew that Ming now dared to fight them head-on, and they also knew that they would not get any advantage in such a front-on battle.
But after hearing what he said later, he felt that Zhang Zhou was "acting nonsense."
Ma Wensheng came out and questioned, "Zhang Shidao, you said you want to build a fortress outside the Pianguan Pass. What's the point?"
Zhang Zhou asked curiously, "Mabu Hall, it seemed to be Someone first proposed that we should establish a firm foothold and gradually build out the fortress. Did I hear it wrong?"
Ma Wensheng frowned, and he realized that Zhang Zhou was waiting for him with a trap.
It was Liu Jian who proposed building the fortress, but Liu Jian mentioned building it out from Yansui, while Zhang Zhou mentioned building it out from Piantou Pass.
Zhang Zhou said, "Build an earthen fort from Pianguan and extend it to the grassland, so that you can advance, attack, retreat and defend."
"Wait." Zhu Youtang interrupted Zhang Zhou In other words, "If we want to capture the Hetao, or even make achievements on the grassland, what use are these earthen forts to be able to attack and defend freely?"
"Uh"
Zhang Zhou seems to be After being asked, he glanced at Liu Jian.
The general meaning is that since Mr. Liu Ge came out to say this on behalf of the civil servants, it can probably be done.
Zhu Youtang said, "Either send out the whole army or stick to the pass. Why do you have to build a fortress? Xu Tu slowly marched into Bingkuan. Your proposal is not good."
" What your majesty said is absolutely true, but I made a mistake." Zhang Zhou admitted his mistake in front of the ministers present.
The ministers present felt as if they were being punched in the face.
Didn’t Zhang Zhou just repeat Liu Jian’s suggestion and then be rejected by the emperor in person?
The emperor had not been embarrassed to say anything to Liu Jian before. This is a monarch and a minister. Singing a double act and playing with the mulberry tree and scolding the locust tree.
Zhang Zhou said, “If you want to achieve a certain degree of advance and retreat, then I willHe believes that the topography of the Pianguan Pass is not a priority for defense at the Ming Dynasty border pass. Because of its favorable location, it is impossible to look around, nor can it be centered and coordinated."
Zhu Youtang nodded and said, "Pianguan It is located in the nine-border important town, and most of them are used as auxiliary passes, not as the most important strategic point. If the troops are sent out from a side pass, the terrain after leaving the pass will be long and narrow, making it difficult to coordinate the army, and it is easy to be difficult to take care of the beginning and the end. "
Zhang Zhou followed the emperor's wishes and said, "So I think that in order to prepare for war, we should use Yansui as a basis. ”
“Yeah. "Zhu Youtang nodded, "So you think that if the situation in Pianguan is stable, the trilateral military affairs should be consolidated and organized instead of declaring military affairs large. Is this what you mean?"
Zhang Zhou did not answer.
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In terms of the proportion of defense in the Ming Dynasty, although the three-sided defense is the focus, because the three sides are too far away from the capital, it is also the most inconvenient to mobilize grain, grass, troops and horses. .
Zhang Zhou smiled and said, “I don’t understand what Mr. Li Ge means. "
"What's not clear about this?" Wang Zongyi, the left minister of the Ministry of War, said, "To prepare for the war in Yansui, just the transportation of grain and grass, carriages and horses accounts for 60 to 70% of the total cost. How can we prepare for the war?"
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Zhang Zhou said, "Wang Shilang, you are right. It is more expensive to send troops from Yansui. But if we send troops to Hetao, is there any better choice than Yansui? Now the Ming Dynasty The salt tax depends on transportation from the capital, and the farmland in the northwest has been decreasing year after year. Even if we don't prepare for war and send troops, wouldn't the imperial court spend so much money just by supplying the land on the three sides?"
Wang Zongyi originally wanted to arrest Zhang Zhou It was a mistake in common sense, but now he found that Zhang Zhou seemed to be waiting for him to question.
Zhang Zhou continued, "If we want to send troops to a river, I really can't think of a more suitable person than Yansui. But if we want to send troops to the grassland, why do we have to go all the way to the Hetao?"
"Ah"
All the ministers present were confused.
Zhang Zhou talked about it in a roundabout way. For a long time, we were not talking about the suppression of Tao.
Xie Qian said with a smile, "What you mean is that if you have a headache, go to Liaodong instead of Hetao."
Zhang Zhou said, "Xie Ge's old office To be honest, if you have a headache, treat the head, but not the mouth, right?"
"Haha. ”
Although Xie Qian was still smiling, his face froze.
If you have a headache, treat your mouth. It won’t hurt if you can’t scream.
Don’t give in to troubles from the outside. Said Zhang Zhou was clearly mocking him for talking too much, and also mocking the civil servants for blocking their speech.
He felt deeply that as a cabinet minister, some people in the court started to use words to ridicule him. This feeling was probably the same as when he used to ridicule others, which made people feel uncomfortable.
Zhang Zhou then spoke seriously to Zhu Youtang, "I believe that sending troops to the grassland comes from Xuanfu.Soldiers, taking a detour behind enemy lines may surprise them." Please remember to bookmark it. The latest and fastest website is free to read without anti-theft