After the court meeting, the emperor did not summon any members of the Shangting Department, but only called Zhang Zhou to the Qianqing Palace.
Even after Zhang Zhou arrived at the Qianqing Palace, even the eunuchs who were in charge of the ceremony were dismissed, and the monarch and his ministers simply talked alone.
"Bingkuan, what I'm worried about is that there are no generals available in Liaodong. Taking Lu Wan, whom you recommended, as an example, his ability during his arrival in Liaodong is acceptable, but if we expect The commander-in-chief might as well use some veterans who have deep roots in Liaodong." Zhu Youtang was obviously worried about Zhang Heling.
Zhang Zhou said, "Your Majesty, it is better to leave matters such as the use of troops in this battle to Lu Wan, the governor of Liaodong. Your Majesty does not need to worry too much about this."
Even Zhang Zhou felt that The emperor was probably addicted to "strategizing and decisive battles thousands of miles away". He and his Bingkuan decided everything, and the soldiers on each border could just find the right execution.
But they ignore that no matter how awesome the big strategy is, the key still depends on the on-the-spot performance of the frontline generals.
"Hey Bingkuan, have I thought too much?" Zhu Youtang said with a rosy face, "Suddenly there is another war in the north. I don't know why, but I feel particularly excited. This is something I have never experienced before. As a king, I always thought that as long as I did my duty with peace of mind, I never imagined that Lu Wan would be able to do it in such a magnificent time."
Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "Your Majesty, it is better to leave military affairs to the border governors and generals. Your Majesty, just relax and let them perform on their own."
"Okay, okay."
Zhu Youtang was probably restless.
From a king who kept things in place without making progress, and only cared about benevolence, righteousness and etiquette, he became a king who expanded his territory. This psychological change was unbearable for him.
I used to be a mediocre person, but now I have to adapt mentally to become a tough guy.
Zhang Zhou went to teach Zhu Houzhao.
When Xiao Jing came back, he saw that the emperor had been looking at the memorials from various places in Liaodong, especially when he mentioned the memorials by Lu Wan and Zhang Heling, he was stunned and speechless.
He tentatively said, "Your Majesty, when I went to the cabinet earlier, I met Mr. Liu Ge and Mr. Li Ge. The two of them have some opinions on the upcoming battle in Liaodong."
Liu Jian and Li Dongyang lacked direct communication channels with the emperor, and the emperor's attitude in the court was too firm, so they could only use Xiao Jing as a channel to communicate privately.
"What did they say?" Under the court, Zhu Youtang's attitude became much calmer.
Xiao Jingdao said, "It was brought up by Mr. Li Ge, and we should be on guard. The Tatars' use of troops in Ningxia may also lure our Ming army to attack in Liaodong. This may be a trap set by the little Tatar prince." ."
"Oh" Zhu Youtang frowned.
The emperor was already uneasy about the initiative to send troops for Liaodong, and the advice from the cabinet brought by Xiao Jing almost added fuel to the fire.
Xiao Jing quickly said, "Your Majesty, I don't have any opinion on this. Mr. Li GeIt seems that after the Tatars sent troops to the north of Liaodong, they immediately sent troops from Ningxia. This move was too deliberate, or the main force of the little Tatar prince did not arrive in Ningxia, but was waiting for the Ming Dynasty's troops to come out. In the eyes of the slaves, , if a capable man like Mr. Zhang leads the troops out of the fortress, the Tatars may retreat without a fight, but if only the unknown Lu Wan is sent."
Zhu Youtang narrowed his eyes and said, "You He also said that he had no opinion."
"This slave made a mistake. "Xiao Jing showed his support for the cabinet's opinions at the critical moment.
After all, those who control the court's public opinion and even the authority to record historical records are orthodox civil servants. No matter how great Zhang Zhou's contribution is, , As long as the civil servants don’t admit it, everything will be in vain.
Zhu Youtang said, “There must be a reason for using troops, not just saying a few words that it may be a trap and then suspending the dispatch of troops. Could it be that the Batu Meng is still north of Liaodong, and the Ming Dynasty will never send troops. When the Duoyan Three Guards fought with Batu Meng before, the discussion about sending troops in the DPRK was just casual."
Xiao He said respectfully, "What your Majesty said is absolutely true. The slave just wants to say that we have to beware of the deceitfulness of the Tatars. "
"Okay, step back. Zhu Youtang said, "In the past two days, the Shangting Office has sent people to the palace to take turns. Regarding the movement of troops, no matter how late it is or where I stay, they must be reported in time." I will dispatch it personally, and all information must be reported to me in detail. "
Xiao Jingxin said, what's going on? Do you have to personally dispatch it? Can't you just agree to leave it to Zhang Bingkuan?
Zhu Youtang stood up and said, "It was just a matter of sending troops to attack Weininghai before. It’s a small test of one’s skills. The current battle is the one that can show the majesty of Ming Dynasty. It's a pity that Bingkuan and Zhijie are not in Liaodong, but since Bingkuan believes in that Lu Wan, I can only believe in him unconditionally."
"Is it okay, Lu Wan? Your Majesty relies so much on him, he is If you have no experience in leading an army, no matter how capable you are, the people below will be able to convince you.”
In the supervisory room of Li, Wei Bin was still worried about Zhang Zhou’s use of Lu Wan.
He seemed to have made peace with Zhang Zhou, but how could he be willing to give up such a big cake to others?
Xiao Jing looked at Chen Kuan who was silent on the side, Dai Yi has basically retired due to illness in the past two days. Whether Dai Yi can come back is another matter.
Xiao Jing knows that he will probably be the chief eunuch in the future, and he is currently the chief eunuch. Eunuch Bingbi spoke with much more weight than before.
He said, "Your Majesty, I believe Mr. Zhang. What else can we say besides support and other thoughts?"
While secretly helping Li Dongyang and others deliver messages to the emperor, he seemed to support Zhang Zhou.
Wei Bin asked tentatively, "I dare to ask, if Lu Wan uses troops. Okay, how should your majesty deal with him? Even if he is a god, he will make mistakes sometimes."
"Haha. "Xiao Jing smiled and said, "That's not what we want to do after Lu Wan's defeat."
Wei Bin said, "Then I should wait until the end."Like Wang Dehua and Wang Bo'an, Lu Wan has made great achievements in Liaodong, but he still hopes that he will be mediocre."
This involves a position issue.
If you wish him well, you will naturally secretly do so. Help, and Wei Bin still has great influence in Liaodong.
Whether it is helping or secretly making trouble, Xiao Jing said with emotion, "Sometimes. , Our family is also thinking that it is not all a good thing that the government and the public are all relying on one person and relying on heaven and earth to make the border areas of the Ming Dynasty stable. Your Majesty only listens to one person but not to the rest of the government and the public. This is a sign that powerful ministers are causing chaos in the country. "
"Eunuch Xiao, be careful what you say. "Chen Kuan, who had been silent, reminded.
Xiao Jing said, "We, as His Majesty's vassals, are good to you. If we are just trying to cater to you and don't know the truth about good medicine and bitter taste, then forget it. After reaching the underworld, how can we face the emperors of the Ming Dynasty?"
Chen Kuan said helplessly, "Having said that, what Mr. Zhang has done so far has been beneficial to the country and the people. ”
“But people’s hearts will change. Xiao Jing said, "Who knows if he will seek personal gain in the future? Of course, these words cannot be said openly, you know."
He even gave Wei Bin a wink as he spoke. .
The general idea is that you want to cause Lu Wan some trouble secretly, and I don’t object to it, but we can’t say it openly, lest there will be rebellion among the three of us. People.
No matter what you do, I will support you.
Wei Bin took a breath and said, "If you say that the new governor and the general have just arrived at the town. , everything has not been adapted yet, and if we directly send troops, it is inevitable that there will be many twists and turns, and there will also be disagreements between generals. This is human nature. ”
Xiao Jing understood it as soon as he heard it, and Wei Bin also understood what he meant.
We can’t let Lu Wan’s troops in Liaodong go too smoothly this time. If Zhang Zhou casually recommends someone , can achieve a great victory strategically, then why do we need the ministers of the DPRK and China and the "internal ministers" such as the Chief of Ceremonies and the Supervisor of Ceremonies? The whole court can just watch Zhang Zhou's performance
< p>It is not necessary to directly give Zhang Zhou a trip now.Even if Lu Wan is really not going well with his troops, the emperor's removal of Lu Wan will not have much impact on Zhang Zhou. I feel that Zhang Zhou’s vision is not always so accurate.
Chen Kuandao said, “Some things may not go as expected. It’s hard to control this. "
I just want to say that you two are playing with fire.
The sending of troops to Liaodong is the emperor's intention. It is the duty of us to help Lu Wan win. You He actually wanted to cause trouble for Lu Wan. If it was just Lu Wan's failure to send troops, it would be okay.
What if there was a big defeat, and even the Ming Dynasty sent troops and didn't even take care of the three disabled Duoyan guards? If they were to deal with it, it would affect the entire war situation in the Ming Dynasty.
"Haha. "Xiao Jing smiled.
He seemed to think Chen Kuan was naive.
Even those top civil servants keep saying that they serve the court for their righteousness, and most of the time they value self-interest over their family and country. But now you ask us, the rootless eunuchs, to talk about righteousness
In terms of behavior, Xiao Jing is closer to a sinister civil servant. When there is a profit, he will naturally get close to Zhang Zhou and try his best to fawn over him.
But once he is allowed to take power, and he feels that Zhang Zhou's proposal to establish the Shangting Office is aimed at him, the future eunuch of the ceremonial department, he will inevitably take action in the opposite direction. .
"You can't rely on Zhang Yong in this battle."
Zhang Zhou is about to get married.
In Zhang Zhou’s new residence, the capital’s mansion left by Li Guang, Zhang Zhou received Lin Han, who had taken a bath that day. After the old and young people sat down, Lin Han naturally mentioned Liaodong. Possible war.
Although Lin Han is not a member of the Shangting Department, and as Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, he does not share the pressure of military affairs, but he is an old academic scholar who likes to teach people and like to use his own way to change. What others think.
Lin Han heard Zhang Zhou's proposal to send troops at court, and naturally felt that Zhang Zhou's plan was full of loopholes.
First of all, it is difficult for Lu Wan and Zhang Heling, the two newly appointed top civilian and military officials, to be of great use.
Zhang Zhou said, "Shilang Lin, do you know how many new artillery pieces Liaodong can deploy now?"
Of course Lin Han didn't know about "this".
Zhang Zhou asked himself and answered, "Six hundred."
"That's quite a lot." Lin Han had participated in artillery exercises and other things, and had seen the power of artillery, so he naturally felt that six hundred The artillery pieces are okay in terms of quantity and strength.
Zhang Zhou asked with a smile, "Well, Minister Ruolin, you are a little Tatar prince. You know that it was Wang Qiong or Wang Shouren who sent troops in the Ming Dynasty, bringing 600 artillery pieces and 20,000 to 30,000 elite soldiers. You Will they start a head-on war?"
"This?" Lin Han hesitated again, and then he shook his head, "Probably he will avoid it"
"I think so, actually. I'm thinking that in the future, there will be more big Ming cannons, and almost the whole army will be equipped with cannonballs and muskets. If they have to go out to the fortress to fight the Tatars head-on, I'm afraid the Tatars will not give this chance. They will definitely use the depth of the grassland to hide from the Ming Ming. Until the Ming Dynasty was exhausted and retreated, they took the opportunity to harass them, and even did not show up from the beginning to the end."
Zhang Zhou's attitude was quite relaxed.
Lin Han said, "That's why you would find a few seemingly incompetent people to lead the troops."
"Yes." Zhang Zhou didn't hide it at all.
This left Lin Han speechless. He slapped the table and said, "You obviously went to fight the three guards of Duoyan, and even sent the soldiers and horses deep into the grassland, but you ignored the lives of the soldiers in the border town of Ming Dynasty and used incompetence. The general went to lead the troops, you, you”
The old scholar wanted to teach someone a lesson, but suddenly he didn’t know what to say.
I want to scold him harshly. This is my future son-in-law. I will never get along with him in the future. What if this son-in-law doesn’t let me see my daughter in the future?Didn't Er get himself into trouble because of his words?
As for the scolding, he felt that it violated his ethics as a Confucian minister.
Zhang Zhou smiled and poured a cup of tea for Lin Han and said, "Shilang Lin, calm down. Who said Lu Wan was an incompetent commander and who knew that Hou Ninghou was an incompetent general?"
"Only one of them has never been a governor or led troops into battle, and the other one is alas."
When it comes to Zhang Heling, Lin Han doesn't know how to describe it.
As for Zhang Heling, he has the nerve to go to the battlefield, and it is good to not do any harm on the battlefield.
Zhang Zhou said, "Does Minister Lin know how many new cannons can be deployed on the three sides now?"
Lin Han said impatiently, "There are 600 cannons in Liaodong, and there are 600 cannons on all three sides." There must be more than two thousand gates."
Zhang Zhou smiled and shook his head and said, "Not even two hundred gates."
"What?" Lin Han stood up suddenly. , with a look of disbelief on his face.
The Ming Dynasty’s defense focus was on the three sides, but there were very few new cannons on the three sides. In Lin Han’s view, Liaodong was just an insignificant place. It was a group of incompetent tribes making trouble there, but they deployed six hundred Door Cannon
Zhang Zhou said, "Let's put it this way, since I took over the nine-border defense, my defense focus has not been on the three sides. The lands on the three sides seem to be under my control, and Qin controlled Taiwan He was polite to me, but his behavior was old-fashioned and he did not accept some of my new ideas. He did not advocate that the Ming Dynasty take the initiative to send troops, but more wanted to settle the fields and stabilize the people and build fortresses."
Lin Han. Sit down and turn your head to one side, "Qin Shiying is this kind of person, you can't change it."
"Yeah." Zhang Zhou said empathetically, "Since I can't change it, how can you expect me to send troops and other matters in the future?" I will ask Qin Zhitai to send troops to the grassland. Will he listen to me?" Lin Han said, "You can mention it to His Majesty."
Zhang Zhou shook his head again. It is impossible for Your Majesty to leave all the defense of the nine borders to me alone. Qin Hong is on the three sides, which can stabilize the morale of the army and prevent the Tatars from rashly going deep. This is all effective. His ability in managing the army and calming the people , and he is far superior to me. He wants to settle the land and build fortresses, which is not bad in itself."
Lin Han then realized that Zhang Zhou seemed arbitrary, but he was actually very thoughtful.
"Looking at Liaodong, jackals are everywhere. In addition to Koreans and Jurchen tribes, there are also grassland tribes such as the Duoyan Sanwei. And Liaodong has experienced the Ningyuan Battle, and the soldiers are more accepting of new firearms. . In addition, the three guards of Duoyan have been crippled by the little Tatar prince, which gives Ming Dynasty an opportunity to send troops. If we don’t send troops from Liaodong at this time, where will we go?”
Zhang Zhou gave his reasons. .
Lin Han asked, "Have you mentioned these words to His Majesty?"
Zhang Zhou said, "Some have mentioned it, and some have to wait until there are results. Otherwise, I'm afraid of Your Majesty." I’m not willing to accept it either.”
“Sigh”
Lin Han sighed.
From the reaction in front of him, Zhang Zhou realized that Lin Han looked very old-fashioned, but in fact he thoughtI think it's still very open-minded.
When Lin Han feels that he is unreasonable, he will also bow his head. Unlike those upright remonstrators in the court, who clearly have no basis and only adhere to the so-called traditional ideas, they are still He was stubborn in the court.
Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "Look, Minister Lin, if the Ming Dynasty pushed 600 cannons, more than 10,000 cannons would pop out, and there would also be more than a thousand modified old cannons, and 50,000 cannons." With the above ordinary artillery shells and about 10,000 firecrackers, is it possible for the three Duoyan guards who have been crippled to fall into the wind?"
"Yes"
Lin. Han nodded.
It sounds scary.
Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "So, the key is not how many soldiers and horses there are, nor who leads the troops, but whether there are many cannons and whether there are enough cannonballs. As for the people who lead the troops, as long as they have similar abilities, they can send troops." If you don't encounter too many obstacles at this time, you can achieve great things. You have to use the so-called famous generals who can inspire the military's morale. I don't think it will be much better because after I met Zhu Zhijie, I didn't think he had any ability. ”
Zhang Zhou expressed it so easily and expressed the most critical thoughts to Lin Han in simple and easy-to-understand terms.
In the future, the Ming Dynasty will make great achievements in the grassland, not by cultivating famous generals, but by casting more cannons, cannonballs, and firecrackers.
With this, even the most ordinary general can lead the Ming Dynasty to a great victory.
On the contrary, fame and other things will become an extra burden on the battlefield and will not have any positive effects.
"Use the boss of the Zhang family"
In the Qingning Palace.
The Empress Dowager Zhou learned from her grandson that Zhang Heling was planned to be the chief military officer in the Liaodong army, and she almost refused to go through with it.
It’s really an eccentric approach.
Zhu Youtang said, "My grandson doesn't know how good He Ling's abilities are now, but since he went to the northwest with Bingkuan, I expect there will be improvement."
The Empress Dowager Zhou said with a displeased look, "No matter how much progress he makes, he is not qualified to lead troops. If he is only allowed to be named the chief military officer and guard a corner, then that's it. He is actually allowed to lead troops to conquer the emperor. The Ming Dynasty's foundation is "It's heavy."
Zhu Youtang shook his head and said, "Actually, my grandson is also thinking that there may be something wrong, but Bingkuan has recommended so many people, so I don't think he will be mistaken." If you want to use He Ling, you must have his reasons. "Please remember to bookmark the latest and fastest website for free reading without anti-theft