Xuanfu.
Ma Zhongxi is meeting guests in the General Military Mansion where he is temporarily staying.
After Zhang Zhou led his troops to the expedition, he was too embarrassed to live in the governor's office. Or in his opinion, he was about to step down from office. Anyway, he only had a few days left in office. It doesn't matter there.
The guest he met was Lin Ting, the new director of the Ministry of Industry who came to Xuanfu with Zhang Yiyi. Lin Ting came to visit Ma Zhongxi on behalf of his father Lin Han.
"Ma Zhongcheng, there is a result."
Not long after Ma Zhongxi and Lin Ting were done, the subordinate officer ran in with a hurried look on his face.
Ma Zhongxi frowned and said, "Why are you so rude?"
The subordinate officer was panting and said hurriedly, "There is a battle report from Weining Sea. Deputy General Ma and Chief Wang led the troops to break through Weining Sea." The enemy beheaded 1,300 people, captured more than 16,300 old, weak, women and children from the Mengoljin tribe, captured more than 20,000 cattle, horses, camels and other large livestock, and more than 70,000 sheep."
"What?"
Ma Zhongxi stood up in shock.
My eyes were instantly filled with blood, as if bloodshot threads were about to burst and spurt out at any moment.
Lin Ting next to him hurriedly asked, "The soldiers and horses have been withdrawn."
The subordinate officer took a breath and said, "No"
When he heard "No", For some reason, Ma Zhongxi suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. He himself didn't know why he had such a reaction. He was also thinking in his heart, shouldn't he hope that Ma Yi and Wang Shouren would successfully lead their troops back? But what if Zhang, who was impeached by me, Zhou, dispatched Ma Yi, who was also impeached by me, to win this victory. Is there any room for my old face?
"I'm not done yet." The subordinate officer finally said it all.
"Cough"
Ma Zhongxi choked on his own saliva and glared at the subordinate officer with a look that looked murderous.
What the hell are you kidding me?
"On the way back, Deputy General Ma and others escorted the prisoners, cattle and sheep. They dealt with the Tatars all the way and beheaded six people. Withdraw to More than 40 miles north of Maoerzhuang, we encountered more than 8,000 Tatar soldiers and horses from all walks of life. They immediately withdrew their troops into the grassland mountains. After a fierce battle, they killed and beheaded more than 1,900 Tatars. Then Zhang Zhitai's soldiers and horses arrived. , covering the retreat of troops and horses, it is estimated that they will have withdrawn into the pass."
"Ma Zhongcheng, you"
The subordinate officer has not finished speaking, but he sees that Ma Zhongxi's people can no longer stand. , fell backwards, he rushed to help but was too late.
Fortunately, there was Lin Ting standing next to him, who hurriedly stretched out his hand to support him.
"It's okay, it's okay." Ma Zhongxi calmed down. His words didn't sound like he was speaking to the two people around him, but more like he was trying to calm himself down.
Lin Ting said with joy on his face, "This is truly a unique achievement, and it is no less impressive than Marquis Weining."
When he said this, Lin Ting's expression became a little gloomy. .
I also followed Zhang Zhou to the northwest, but Wang Shouren could go with the army just because he was the head of the Ministry of War, while I was just the head of the Ministry of Industry and could only stay in Xuan Mansion waiting for the mining operation
But the problem is, everyone is fightingThe fight is over, and I haven't settled on the mining matter yet. Otherwise, why would I come to visit Ma Zhongcheng when I have nothing to do? Or am I trying to take advantage of my father's connections and ask him to find something for me to do?
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It’s hard to put it into words.
Ma Zhongxi's face was dark, and he said that he had won the battle on the front line, but his expression gave people the feeling that Ma Yi and Wang Shouren had been completely wiped out in the Weining Sea.
Officially: "The battle report has been sent to the capital. This is only reported to the General Military Mansion. Zhang Zhitai also has another official document, saying that it will be delivered in a few hours. He has ordered the Wan Commander to "It's about surrounding defense. Look."
Ma Zhongxi closed his eyes and waved his hands, which probably meant that you have brought all the words to me, and I understand that you can go and cool down.
Lin Ting said, "Ma Zhongcheng also took the greatest credit for this battle."
It was originally a compliment, but to Ma Zhongxi's ears, it sounded almost like murder and heart-wrenching, and he looked ashamed. With a look of annoyance, his cheeks instantly turned red and he almost said angrily, "With such merits, I would rather not put our Ming soldiers in danger, surrounded by dangers. Instead of pragmatically focusing on defense, I only want to think about outlandish ideas. You can see the impact of the defeat on the Ming Pass." ”
In fact, when Lin Ting finished saying that, he felt that he might have said the wrong thing.
When he saw Ma Zhongxi’s reaction, he realized that he was stepping on Ma Zhongxi’s tail.
He is also angry in his heart. Look at my stupid mouth. Bringing this up to him is not the same as killing him. I have forgotten that he was rejected by His Majesty for participating in the impeachment of Bingkuan. He is in a mood to beg. Lao Guitian, to what extent have other people's contributions been misinterpreted in his eyes? Your Majesty asked Bingkuan to come to the northwest just to send troops.
"Ma Lao Zhongcheng, please calm down. It's better to wait until next time." Come again"
Lin Ting didn't seem to be very popular at first glance. He saw Ma Zhongxi's embarrassing scene and said the wrong thing. If he didn't leave quickly and dejected, how long would it be
Come again next time
Never see you again
Ma Zhongxi said, "Li Zhan, you should stay away from Zhang Bingkuan in the future. It's not that I don't look down on him, it's really because of what he did." , just licking the blood from the blade of the knife, such a clever person will definitely end badly."
Lin Ting felt embarrassed.
You also said that you didn’t look down on him
As soon as Zhang Bingkuan achieved great success, you reduced him to nothing. His feelings did not go as you expected, and his reputation was completely ruined. You don't want to give in?
"Yes."
Lin Ting disagreed in his heart, but he still responded.
This can be regarded as giving Ma Zhongxi enough face.
At this time, Lin Ting was also beating a drum in his heart. My sister is about to marry Zhang Bingkuan as a concubine. He treats me like his brother-in-law. Even my father doesn’t treat him in every possible way like before. Picky, even if I want to stay away from him, I'm afraid I'll be bound together
"Help me go inside and rest. If Zhang Bingkuan's official letter comes, don't show it to me, let the General Military Mansion People will deal with the benefits themselves and will not give them away”
Ma Zhongxi seemed to be deeply hurt inside.
There is too much blood, so I need to go into the room to take a good rest.
Lin Ting also said goodbye to Ma Zhongxi with feelings of envy, jealousy and hatred in his heart.
The battle report went all the way east and soon reached the capital.
Because the results of this battle were very effective in demonstrating the power of the Ming Dynasty, the battle report was like a net, leading a line from Yanghekou to various places on the nine sides, and even when reaching the capital, all lines were in perfect harmony. open.
The cabinet is valued.
Two people from Zhongshushe had just handed over the urgent battle report from the General Affairs Department. Liu Jian also took the initiative to greet him at the door, picked up the battle report and looked at it in his hands. Li Dongyang and Xie Under the puzzled looks of the two men, Liu Jian closed the door that was originally open due to the hot weather and walked up to them with the battle report.
"Pa"
Liu Jian loosened his hand and almost threw the battle report on the table.
Li Dongyang hurriedly picked it up. This time he saw it with Xie Qian, both of whom had mixed expressions on their faces.
"He really won. He killed more than 3,000 Di Yi and captured more than 16,000 Wang Weining. I'm afraid the coffin boards couldn't hold it down." Xie Qian showed his venomous side, He was amazed at the incredible military exploits and also laughed at the changes in the situation brought about by this military exploits.
"Good thing." Li Dongyang also imitated Liu Jian and dropped the memorial on the table with a flick of his hand.
Liu Jian had already sat down at this time. There was no joy on his face, he was full of worry, but he seemed to be sighing and said, "How did we get to this point?"
Credit The amount is actually irrelevant to Ming Dynasty.
The meritorious service in the northwest has little to do with their cabinet. Saying that their professional politicians will be happy for the good news in the northwest is just to show others. What they care more about is the change in the power structure of the court.
Seeing Liu Jian's reaction, Li Dongyang no longer tried to hide his nice words. He said, "Once this credit is confirmed, Zhang Bingkuan's influence in the Governor's Mansion will be unprecedented. If It is extremely difficult to check and balance him, but it is better to push him into the Governor's Mansion like Wang Shichang before, and there will be less trouble from now on."
Xie Qian asked with a smile, "Bin Zhi," It’s so easy to say, do you think it’s that easy?”
Until now, you, Li Binzhi, still don’t think that whether Zhang Zhou should be a civil servant or a military officer is a choice that can be made by cabinet ministers
In other words, the emperor just wanted him to be a civil servant and a military officer at the same time, and work together on both sides. If you want to be out of sight, sorry, there is no such option.
Of course Li Dongyang understood this, and he said, "Maybe we can start with Bo'an."
Liu Jian looked at Li Dongyang and said, "Speak directly."
Li Dongyang didn't either No more cover-ups: "Bo'an is different from Zhang Bingkuan. Most of the credit this time comes from his on-the-spot planning. As a person who personally participated in the war, the credit naturally belongs to him alone. Zhang Bingkuan only made decisions and dealt with the aftermath."< /p>
Xie QianjiXu Zai smiled, "I'm afraid His Majesty won't think so."
"Yu Qiao, can you wait until I finish speaking?" Li Dongyang was also annoyed.
It’s urgent now. It’s okay if you’re not around to help with suggestions. What does it mean to pour cold water on it?
Liu Jiandao: “Bin Zhi, you don’t have to go on. It’s no wonder that we’ve reached this stage. It is true that Zhang Bingkuan is capable of many things, and should not be regarded as unusual, but should be regarded as something that cannot be tolerated by the world."
In Liu Jian's opinion, he returned to his original attitude towards Zhang Zhou. manner.
Since you really can’t beat Zhang Zhou in some aspects, let’s not think about how to fight him. Let’s think about how to win him over and let him take the “right path”.
If we always engage in confrontation and are inferior to him every time, then the trust of our civil servants will surely decrease day by day. Then wouldn’t we just dig a hole and jump into it ourselves
But what if Zhang Zhou was won over by us and became one of our own. He was awesome and we were awesome, so the emperor had more trust in us civil servants.
Li Dongyang is naturally on Liu Jian's side, and he is still relying on Zhang Zhou to treat his son. Li Dongyang felt that he was not capable of doing it.
But I just think I won’t do it for the sake of face, and I’m still rude when I should do it.
Xie Qian said, "I'm afraid that Zhang Bingkuan's heart will become empty, and he will no longer be arrogant. When he first entered the court, he was a little arrogant. How can we make him feel at ease in the future?" Since ancient times, princes and princes have been busy with side affairs, so it would be unwise to not allow him to enter the governor's house."
Xie Qian obviously felt that Li Dongyang's previous proposal was more reasonable.
Since we are now gradually at an absolute disadvantage in contending with Zhang Zhou, we cannot allow him to continue to stay in the court and cause harm to us.
The purpose is to make him a martial artist, let him enter the Governor's Mansion, or even stay in the northwest.
At worst, we won’t interfere too much with the military affairs in the northwest and let him fiddle with it. But as long as he stays away from the court and keeps a distance from the emperor, as his achievements increase day by day and the rift between the monarch and his ministers grows, then he will have no influence on the court. The influence of the incident will naturally be weak. We don’t even need to take action. He Zhang Zhou’s flash in the pan will disappear as soon as he appears.
Liu Jian shook his head and said, "In one or two years, it's better not to think about it. Let's see how His Majesty arranges it."
According to Liu Jian's intention.
Now things are still under Zhu Youtang's control, it depends on how the emperor wants to use Zhang Zhou.
Li Dongyang said, "If he just uses troops to have clever plans, that may be the case, but His Majesty's trust in him goes beyond using troops to Qiao. This matter cannot be forced. As Mr. Liu said, standing by His Majesty's side in everything and not adding any opinions means being unwilling." It's better to cause trouble than to humiliate yourself."
"Humph"
Xie Qian still seemed very unwilling.
The main reason is that Zhang Zhou’s rise came at the wrong time.
If Xie Qian was the chief assistant, he might not have such a big opinion. The key is that he was still on the rise in his career, but he met the unreasonable Zhang Zhou. Wouldn’t that mean that Xie's channel for rising was thus blocked
In the Palace of Qianqing.
Xiao Jing carefully placed the battle report in front of Zhu Youtang.
Zhu Youtang looked up at Xiao Jing, then at Dai Yi and others next to him. Everyone's eyes showed excitement. Zhu Youtang smiled and nodded and said, "Okay. ”
Just now Xiao Jing only said that he had received good news.
And it was a complete victory. Xiao Jing did not elaborate on the specific results, but Zhu Youtang knew that his Bingkuan would not let him down.
"How many to kill?" Zhu Youtang was not in a hurry to ask all the details.
It’s like opening a deck of cards, one by one.
Enjoy the joy of realizing your wish for a while longer.
Xiao Jing said happily, "More than three thousand."
"Oh, it's a little less." Zhu Youtang was already happy, but he still had to pretend to be nonchalant. But the smile on his face could no longer be concealed.
Dai Yi smiled and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, it's a little less, but it doesn't matter if you give me a discount if Mr. Zhang doesn't come in person."
"Yes." Zhu Youtang Smiling and nodding.
It seems that the king and his ministers can reach an agreement on bragging and comforting each other.
“How many prisoners are there?” Zhu Youtang continued to draw cards.
Xiao Jing became more happy this time, stretched out his fingers, and made a one and then a six.
Dai Yi asked, "One thousand six"
Zhu Youtang said, "Three thousand have been killed. Weininghai is the headquarters of Huoshai, and only one thousand were captured." Six is a bit unreasonable, but it won’t be sixteen thousand."
Xiao Jing said in surprise, "What your Majesty said is absolutely true, it is exactly more than sixteen thousand three hundred, and by the way, there are more than twenty thousand large livestock. , more than 70,000 small animals."
"Haha, really?" Zhu Youtang couldn't bear it anymore this time.
Dai Yi imitated Zhu Youtang's previous tone and said, "Are there so many people in Weininghai?"
"Yes." Zhu Youtang suppressed a smile, "Wang Weining's surprise attack Weininghai only captured a few hundred people. No matter how many there were, a thousand people would still be a great achievement. Even if we only sent three thousand, we could kill three thousand. How could we capture so many?"
Xiao Jing said with a smile. It’s all thanks to Mr. Zhang’s gunpowder and firearms.”
“Oh, then I have to take a closer look.”
Zhu Youtang then stretched out his hand and opened the victory report in front of him. .
At this time, Dai Yi, Chen Kuan, and Wei Bin also leaned their heads together, wanting to take a look together.
When you see the detailed summary of the war above, especially when you see that more than 3,000 enemies were killed, it is just a conservative estimate. After all, many Tatars were directly blown to pieces with no bones left. Zhu Youtang breathed a long sigh of relief and said, "It's not enough."
Several eunuchs nearby felt that the emperor was a bit pretentious.
This is not enough
What kind of credit is needed to be worthy of writing
"What I mean is that until the grassland is leveled, we will still have to send troops in the future. The situation in the northwest is now very different from before. In the past, all troops used bows and horses to fight. Obviously, the Ming soldiers were not like those Di Yi who were born on horseback. They always have disadvantages. But now and in the future, firearms will be the priority. It is necessary to raise funds as soon as possible, so as not to be imitated by the Tatars and not be able to reach Ping Prairie."
Zhu Youtang is quite rational.
The credit is great and I am very satisfied, but I immediately thought that there is a time difference now. We can use firearms, but the Tatars have not learned and cannot use them, so now the advantage lies with us. .
What we need to do is to use our advantages to completely solve the problem instead of waiting any longer.
This is probably a bit similar to the Hongyi cannon in the late Ming Dynasty. It was originally the trump card of the Ming army, but in the end it was copied by the enemy.
Dai Yi smiled and said, "Your Majesty, with Mr. Zhang in the northwest, I believe it will be done in a few years."
"He is not needed." Zhu Youtang shook his head and said , "I can see that in the northwest, there is no need for him to be in charge personally. His ability to recognize people is very sophisticated and unique, and he can always produce miraculous results when employing people. Whether it is Zhu Zhijie, Wang Qiong, or Wang Shouren, his vision has been demonstrated time and time again. That's right, even Ma Yi can give him a job. It's not easy."
Xiao Jing asked, "Your Majesty wants to keep him in the capital."
"This is natural." "Zhu Youtang nodded.
Only then did Dai Yi realize that he might have said the wrong thing.
What is the use of a bull's knife to kill a chicken?
It is true that Zhang Zhou can take charge of the matter of leveling the grassland, but he does not have to let Zhang Zhou go to the northwest to take charge. The emperor is leaving now Do you have to open Zhang Zhou?
And if he insists on suggesting that Zhang Zhou be in the northwest, it will make the emperor feel that he is jealous of Zhang Zhou and wants to transfer Zhang Zhou away from the emperor. Wouldn't that be a problem for himself? Looking for trouble
"Haha, I can't help it anymore. I want to see the reactions of the ministers in the court tomorrow." Zhu Youtang stood up on the spot, and suddenly he seemed to be very majestic. Generally speaking, he looks down on the world and is full of strategies, "Bingkuan has given me credit."
Dai Yi quickly made up for it and said, "Your Majesty, it's time to give Mr. Zhang a title."
Zhu Youtang said, "It is natural to give a gift, but I no longer intend to give it to any marquis or uncle. If I want to give it, I will give it to the Duke of the country. In the Tang and Song Dynasties, when the Prime Minister of the Tang and Song Dynasties won the title, he would be given to the Duke of Lai." Please remember to bookmark, the latest and fastest website is free to read without anti-theft