After meeting with the minister, Zhu Youtang was very interested.
After returning to Xinuang Pavilion, Zhu Youtang still did not sit down, but paced back and forth as if thinking about something excitedly.
As the eunuch in charge of the ceremony, Chen Kuan had a very low sense of presence and stood aside silently.
Zhu Youtang suddenly stopped, looked out the window and said, "Six groups of people have attacked, and the news of success should arrive in the next few days."
Chen Kuan was thinking in his heart. , even if we add the Tatar troops, Wang Shouren, Zhang Mao, Wang Qiong, and Cui Yuan, there are only five groups in total, how can we make six groups?
"I haven't seen Bing for a few days. Kuan, I don’t know how he is doing. Logically speaking, he should come back after finishing his work." Zhu Youtang seemed to miss the joy of having someone to brag about when Zhang Zhou was around.
Chen Kuan asked, "Your Majesty, do you want to send someone to urge you?"
Zhu Youtang said, "What are you urging for? Even if Bingkuan has finished the matter, maybe he still has something to do." Another thing, let him finish everything before coming back."
Chen Kuan felt that he had been tricked by the emperor.
While the emperor was missing Zhang Zhou, he seemed to understand Zhang Zhou very well, and actually gave Zhang Zhou such great autonomy, which Chen Kuan couldn't understand.
"Di Yi are all dissatisfied. Only Bingkuan can control these young people. It's just that Bingkuan has to deal with so many things outside. I feel sorry for keeping him so busy." Zhu Youtang began to regret again.
If you have to let Zhang Zhou do something, you will feel sorry for Zhang Zhou.
Chen Kuandao said, "Your Majesty, as a minister of the Ming Dynasty, Cai Guogong will share your worries."
"Can it be the same?" Zhu Youtang almost wanted to say that he is different from ordinary ministers. , but the words never came out of his mouth, "Bingkuan is busy, I shouldn't treat him badly. A Duke of Cai and the Minister of War are not enough to repay him for doing so many things for the court. When he comes back, I should give him more When he got promoted, he summoned Bachelor Cheng to see him."
"Yes."
Chen Kuan probably felt that Zhang Zhou was not far away from joining the cabinet.
Cui Yuan and Zhu Feng sent troops from Jizhou with 14,000 troops and headed straight for Daning.
Before sending troops, the two of them had already learned about what happened in Jizhou Town. They learned that Governor Liu Yu was detained by Jin Yiwei, and that the military affairs of Jizhou were temporarily taken over by Zhang Zhou, which meant that now Zhang Zhou is equivalent to the Minister of War and the governor of Jizhou, but apparently there is no need to add such official positions to Zhang Zhou.
No matter whether Zhang Zhou is the governor or not, the generals below also listen to him.
"Brother Cui, I just got the news that a group of Tatars have arrived in the old city of Daning. How should we deal with them? Should we continue to be on guard, or should we bypass them and ignore them?"
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After the soldiers and horses were stationed that day, Zhu Feng hurried over to find Cui Yuan.
This group of troops is led by Cui Yuan, and the eunuch in charge of the army is Mi Kuan. This person is Zhang Yong’s disciple, and Mi Kuan and Empress Zhang, Princess Yongkang has always had a good relationship, which means that Cui Yuan can use this team to his own advantage.
This was the first time for Cui Yuan to formally lead an army. He led 10,000 troops at once, which made him very anxious.
"I'm not sure." Cui Yuan stuttered.
Zhu Feng said, "Why is it that I don't know why I didn't explain it clearly enough? Brother Cui, if you have anything to ask, just ask."
Zhu Feng thought he was incompetent. But when I met Cui Yuan, I realized what it means to be famous but it is hard to live up to it.
Cui Yuan looked around and made sure there was no one else around, then whispered, "Marquis Anbian, I have heard about many of your heroic deeds before and learned that you are a fierce general. And you have a strategy, you shouldn't come to ask me for advice on such matters."
"How can I carry out His Majesty's decree without asking for advice? You are the uncle of Jingshan. This time, I will dispatch troops, mobilize troops and horses, etc. I have to obey your orders." Zhu Feng also seemed confused.
A coach actually let his deputy coach make his own decision
Something happened, don’t you want to take the blame?
Cui Yuandao said, “Your Majesty’s intention is to let the leader The censor of the military capital is responsible for everything. I am just waiting to be dispatched. It's just Governor Liu and Anbianhou. You should also know that this is the first time I have led troops outside. It is difficult to sort out many thoughts at once. Someone needs to be by the side. It’s better to help.”
Zhu Feng felt very fresh after hearing this.
He smiled and said, "Brother Cui was able to lead troops to defeat the enemy when he was in Ningxia, and he was able to defeat the enemy despite all objections. Why is he saying now that he has never had the experience of leading an army?"
< p> Cui Yuan also seemed to be confessing, sighing: "Before I led troops, I was always the vanguard. The decision I made was whether to stay temporarily or attack directly. I chose the latter. And at that time, I didn't have enough troops under my command. Thousands of people are currently dispatched outside the customs. I have to take charge of the food, clothing, housing and transportation of the soldiers. It is really difficult for me to take charge of the march and other matters."Zhu Feng nodded and said, "This is the first time I have taken charge of this. "There are so many people, so I should have a headache."
"Brother Zhu, please help me with my advice." Cui Yuan saw that Zhu Feng is also very talkative. Now that you understand my difficulties, should you help me?
Zhu Feng shook his head and said, "Brother Cui, forgive me, I don't have much experience. When I led troops before, I basically followed orders, so"
So I can't help.
Cui Yuan was a little disappointed after hearing this.
You, Zhu Feng, were so famous before. Although some people say that you relied on the reputation of Cai Guogong, you are not so bad at commanding troops.
Zhu Feng is again He added, "Brother Cui, just think about it. If I had the ability to command the three armies, I wouldn't be listening to you in this battle, don't you think so?"
This made Cui Yuan unable to find fault.
Think about it.
Cui Yuan has just been promoted to Jingshan Bo, and is at best a new noble. However, no matter how incompetent Zhu Feng is, he is also Anbian Marquis, with a rank higher than him, but now he is the commander-in-chief.With the emperor's knowledge of people, how could he not be able to tell which of them was more capable?
"Brother Cui, please give me an idea. What should we do to the Tatars in Daning?" Zhu Feng waited for Cui Yuan to give the order.
Cui Yuandao "Previously, Cai Guogong said that he wanted to take advantage of the internal chaos of the Tatars and prevent us from attacking the Tatars. So we will ignore them for the time being, but we must send more sentries to investigate their movements. , once it is discovered that they have evil intentions, it will not be too late to fight again."
Zhu Feng nodded, seeming to think, "The initiative is not on our side."
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Cui Yuan was also worried and said, "What else can we do? If we directly send troops to fight, it would be against His Majesty's will. Since we want to take advantage of their contradictions, let them go first. If we want to fight, I believe that Cai Guo The guild sent us a letter."
Cui Yuan and Zhu Feng's troops continued northward, passing through more than a hundred miles west of Daning. They wanted to enter the eastern area of Chahar.
Because there are more deserts in the north, the soldiers will be stained with dust and loess when crossing the Gobi Desert. When they rest, they will be covered in dust, but they cannot clean it. After marching for several days, the soldiers will obviously become tired. Feeling exhausted.
"You are not walking slowly."
Six days after leaving the customs in Jizhou, he did not camp until nightfall. Zhu Feng arranged the camp and then came to see him. Cui Yuan.
Cui Yuan was already giving up his game this time and did not study any topographic maps because he found that after entering the grassland, he could not even understand the topographic maps and could not find the road in many places. , completely based on impressions, or the general direction.
As for where the Tatar camp is, he has no idea. < /p>
Zhu Feng said, "Actually, it should be over eighty miles. Our army has a large number of artillery and baggage, and we can march eighty miles a day, which is considered very fast."
Cui Yuan He couldn't help but sigh, "There are more than 10,000 soldiers and horses. In fact, the number of elites who can fight is only seven or eight thousand. The rest can only be used for defense. If we go on like this, I am afraid that the Tatars will not encounter them." , the morale of the soldiers is low, how can they fight against the enemy now?"
Zhu Feng said with a smile, "Brother Cui should know that the Tatars will not take the initiative to invade now."
"But I am also afraid that they will come to attack the camp. The time, place and people are favorable and we will not occupy any of them. It is impossible for the Tatars to give up this opportunity." Cui Yuan made an analysis using the military tactics he is familiar with. .
Zhu Fengzai smiled and said, "The right time, the right place and the right people are just far-fetched reasons after victory. The most important thing is to be strong enough. No matter how low morale is, as long as the Tatars come, We use artillery, and they use bows and crossbows, but we are the ones who win." Cui Yuan thought for a while and seemed unable to find fault, so he could only nod.
"I wonder how Brother Zhang is doing now. When he left, he seemed to have said he was going to Daning." Zhu Feng said.
Cui Yuan suddenly remembered something and said in surprise, "Zhijie, do you still remember that you said that the Tatars were sneaking around Daning and seemed to have evil intentions? Could they be?" ”
Zhu Feng also became nervous and said, “You mean, they might be harmful to Brother Zhang”
The two of them seemed to suddenly realize that just letting Daning’s Duo go. Yan San's guard of soldiers and horses seems to have violated a military taboo.
"Don't worry, don't worry." Zhu Feng comforted himself, "Brother Zhang, how could he not have expected that these people are so ambitious? How could Brother Zhang go to Daning alone? That was the Ming Dynasty in the north. It is an important town and the soldiers and horses of Liaodong can be contacted in the surrounding areas."
At this point, Zhu Feng found that he couldn't convince himself.
Cui Yuandao "Do you think you should send someone to notify Cai Guogong to be on guard?"
"It's too late, Brother Zhang. If he sets off two days later than us, now It’s almost time to reach Daning, unless we”
The two fell silent again.
Unless what, in fact, it is very clear, unless they abandon the current march plan and turn back to Daning, so that they may be able to provide timely reinforcements when the negotiators led by Zhang Zhou are in trouble.
In the end, Cui Yuanyi gritted his teeth and said, "Now we are less than two hundred miles away from Daning. If we set out overnight, we can arrive before sunset tomorrow at the latest, what do you think?"
p>"Okay"
On this matter, the two seemed to hit it off.
Zhu Feng also nodded and said, "Let's go east now. We can't put Brother Zhang in any danger. If the Tatars have any different intentions, they are coveting our territory of the Ming Dynasty. We can't just sit back and ignore it." ”
Just when Zhu Feng and Cui Yuan decided to turn back to Daning and prepare to attack Duoyan’s three guards in Daning, Zhang Zhouren was still in the Santun camp and had not left the seclusion.
It is said that we want to negotiate with the Tatars, but of course we cannot go to the Tatar territory to negotiate. It seems to be an alliance under the city, but it is more likely that we are in the enemy's hinterland. The Tatars can definitely play tricks.
The chosen location for this negotiation was Santun Camp, but it was announced to the outside world that it was in Daning.
That day was the second day of negotiations between Zhang Zhou and the representatives of Duoyan Sanwei. Zhang Zhou still did not come forward. The one who came forward on his behalf was Sun Shangqi, a Qianhu member of Jinyiwei. At this time, Sun Shangqi seemed to be a military attaché, but Because he was the person in charge of the local Jinyiwei affairs in Yongping Prefecture, Zhang Zhou gave him the authority to manage affairs, so that he could serve as a special envoy to deal with the Tatars to a certain extent.
It is also related to the fact that Sun Shangqi once worked as a sentinel in the north and knew a little bit of foreign languages. Although he was not very proficient, he was still familiar with some basic daily expressions.
Sometimes Zhang Zhou would learn a few sentences from him.
When Zhang Zhou arrived at Santun Camp, he not only had the task of solving Liu Yu's problem, but also negotiated with Duoyan Sanwei to send troops. He also had another task, which was to deal with the local affairs of Yongping Prefecture.The affairs must be sorted out to eliminate the last trouble for building the port. After all, in the future, it is impossible to transport things back from overseas through Zhejiang, but should be unloaded directly in Yongping Prefecture.
"Master, Sun Qianhu is back."
Zhang Zhou was still sorting out some expense accounts in Zhao's villa. Wang Mingshan came in with a dashing appearance. It felt to Zhang Zhou that Wang Mingshan had grown a lot.
"Let him wait first." Zhang Zhou then waved, "Come here."
Wang Mingshan walked up to Zhang Zhou, not knowing what Zhang Zhou was going to do.
"Can you understand these things?" Zhang Zhou asked with a smile.
Wang Mingshan shook her head seriously.
She is very proficient in weapons maps and other things, but when it comes to accounts, she knows nothing about it.
The key is, if you don’t understand something, you can’t understand it. If you want to teach, you are just playing the piano to an ox.
This is something that I didn’t learn when I was young, and it’s very difficult to learn it when I grow up. Especially because I can’t let Wang Mingshan come into contact with so many things that are familiar to me. What does Wang Mingshan’s family do? It’s a family of military commanders. Wang Yue became the leader. After losing Uncle Weining again, all he could think about was how to regain his title. It seemed that everyone in the family had given up on studying.
Zhang Zhou sighed, "It seems I should find someone to help me take care of this. But who in the family is suitable?"
Zhang Zhou was actually very worried.
It is natural to leave such an important accounting work to the women around you, but neither Jiang Pingyu, Han Qing, nor Lin Yi seems to have the ability to handle such accounts. , which put him in trouble.
If you give it to your family, it is a family industry.
To give it to others is to find professional managers. Sometimes professional managers are more professional, but after all they are not reliable.
This brings us back to the question, what should the family business do? Development
Although nepotism is not allowed, there are also many troubles in nepotism.
"Go and bring over the few people I recruited before. I need them to help me settle the accounts at this time." Zhang Zhou could only put together the account books on hand first.
If he needs to do everything himself, then what should the accountant do?
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