Chapter 713: There is no light in the east but light in the west

Zhu Youtang returned to Beijing.

He returned in a low-key manner and did not let the civil and military officials greet him. The team entered the city from Zhengyang Gate. Even though they entered the palace from Daming Gate, they continued as usual, as if nothing had happened, but still Let people inform you that the court meeting will resume in three days.

Chen Kuan personally delivered the news from the cabinet.

When Chen Kuan and Wei Bin arrived at the cabinet, Cheng Minzheng was not there, but Liu Jian and Li Dongyang greeted him.

"Today I am here to inform the two cabinet elders that there will be a court meeting in three days, and both ministers and civil and military officials will be present. There is also one more thing...that is, the admission of Academician Wang to the cabinet has been decided. After these two days, it will be announced at the court meeting that Lin Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites will be promoted to Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials." Chen Kuan said with a smile, as if it was a very ordinary matter.

Liu Jian said: "When it comes to ministerial positions and other positions, do we have to wait until the court meeting to hold court discussions?"

Although Liu Jian also knows that they are very concerned about the appointment and dismissal of court ministers now. It was sad to ask, but he still wanted to make the final effort.

Chen Kuan asked: "The matter has been decided, is there any need to discuss it further?"

Liu Jiandao: "Even if it is decided, according to the rules, it still has to be done during the court discussion. We need to discuss things so that we don’t mess with the rules.”

This is the final show of respect. Even though we can’t decide on this kind of thing, we still want the world to feel that everything is still in accordance with the past rules. We were doing business, which saved us some face.

"Our family will convey this to His Majesty." Chen Kuan was also reasonable.

Li Dongyang said: "Now there are rumors in Beijing that the person on duty at the Shangting Department needs to make some changes. I wonder if this is the case?"

Now Chen Kuan He just shook his head to show that he had no comment.

Liu Jiandao: "What about the Ministry of Hubu? The Minister of Hubu, Ji Zhong, has resigned many times. I heard that Your Majesty is ready to agree to his resignation?"

Chen Kuan continued to shake his head. .

I'll tell you what I can tell you, and what I can't tell you...just guess. Maybe I'm just like you and don't know.

Li Dongyang said angrily: "Then you should tell me what kind of position Cai Guogong is seeking, right? His Minister of War has remained unchanged, right?"

Chen Kuandao: "Two pavilion elders, why do you need to ask so detailed questions? Some things should indeed be discussed in the court. Your Majesty still respects you. Cai Guogong has been away from Beijing for two months and just came back... This is really a mess. Do you have to suffer so much criticism if you sit down?"

Li Dongyang smiled and asked: "What about the Chief of Ceremonies?"

"You..."

Chen Kuan immediately felt that Li Dongyang’s mouth was also poisonous.

The person in charge of gags in the cabinet used to be Xie Qian, but who said others wouldn't speak in a harsh tone?

"Two cabinet elders, who doesn't want to find some peace and quiet? Haven't you two been asking for resignation recently? There is something going on right now.It must be discussed at court, that is, the candidate to take over as the Minister of Rites. There is no reliable candidate for this so far, and our family doesn’t know. "Chen Kuandao.

Li Dongyang nodded and said: "The candidate for the Minister of Rites should indeed be put on the court. We will also consider the candidate and discuss it with the court. ”

“That’s good. "Chen Kuan said, "Many of the positions in the imperial court are like carrots and holes. This is the case in the Ministry of Rites, and the same is true in the Hanlin Academy. After Wang Xueshi entered the cabinet, the errands of the East Palace had to be put aside, and the business of Zhan Shifu had to be handed over to others. The two cabinet elders had to think about who would host the lectures in the East Palace and other matters. ”

If the previous ones were all “bad news,” this one can barely be called “good news.”

The emperor in front of him can no longer control it, so he should retreat. Secondly, let’s train the prince first so that he can “rectify the chaos”. Will Zhang Bingkuan be finished by then?

Chen Kuan said with a smile: “It would be good if the two cabinet ministers knew about it. The cabinet will be afraid of it in the future. It’s about to get lively. The more people there are, the more people can do things. The two pavilion elders don’t have to work so hard. "

Li Dongyang felt uncomfortable hearing this. Li Dongyang said: "There are two types of people, those who can help and those who are not helpful. ”

“Haha. Of course Chen Kuan understood what Li Dongyang meant and smiled and said, "Two pavilion elders, don't bother me anymore." ”

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Chen Kuan left the cabinet and was in a happy mood, because his position as the Superintendent of Ceremonies and the Priest of the Eunuchs was temporarily unavailable. He was saved, and the emperor had no intention of replacing him.

It may also be that there was really no suitable person to choose.

In the past two years, there have been several changes in the department of rites. The frequency of changes can be said to be greater than that of the cabinet.

"Eunuch Chen, after the cabinet, it is two people versus two people. This pattern is hard to understand. "Wei Bin said.

Chen Kuandao: "In the future there won't be four people, there will be three. "

Wei Bin said: "That means one person wants to retreat? Who could it be? Mr. Liu Ge or Mr. Li Ge? ”

“Who knows this? "Chen Kuan said, "They themselves could have expected this result, but they didn't say it. For many things, it's better to keep the peace on the surface first. If you wait for others to step back, you may not have so many obsessions. This person just fights when he is in power, and then looks back at today after he retires. It really makes people regret it. It really makes no sense. "

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Zhu Youtang sent someone to inform the cabinet about the personnel arrangements of the court, but the details were not very detailed.

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At least the matter of Wang Qiong and Lu Wan was not mentioned a word, and regarding Zhang Zhou, the emperor obviously did not intend to talk about it immediately, although he had discussed with Zhang Zhou to let Zhang Zhou order the Ministry of War at the same time

However, as the emperor sent people to greet the imperial office, the matter of Lin Han's promotion to the Ministry of Personnel and Wang Hao's entry into the cabinet were finally settled.

In an instant, many people came to pay their respects to the two houses. As the parties involved, they naturally did not want to deal with those scenes, because they themselves did not quite understand that the emperor was preparing to give up the court. discussion tradition? Directly turn all officials into ministers assigned by the imperial decree?

You really don’t even want to pretend?

Zhang Zhou arrived in Beijing one day later than Zhu Youtang's sage. He first went to Xishan, and when he came back, he went with Zhu Feng.

Because the good news from the northwest has been sent back, the defense around the capital has been relaxed. It can be said to be a "false alarm" before. Although Ningxia is far away from the capital, if something big happens on the border, , Beijing always needs to respond.

It was under such circumstances that Xishan was under martial law for a few days. It was also because Xishan was the most important town around the capital, but its defense level was obviously not that high. The main reason was that there were no natural dangers to defend. .

"Brother Zhang, when I went to the east this time, I thought the war would happen in the east, but up to now the east is still silent. Why did a war start in the west? And it almost caused a catastrophe?"

Zhu Feng was riding on the horse. Others were about to arrive in Beijing, and his heart began to wander.

Zhang Zhou looked into the distance and said: "Liaodong may be in trouble."

"What?" Zhu Feng asked confused, "Liaodong is just fighting the Jurchens, even if Even with the addition of some Mongolian Tatars, it is nothing to worry about. With so many troops and horses sent to Liaodong this time, there will be trouble." Zhang Zhou said: "Do you know who is taking the lead in the battle in Liaodong this time? A group of people?"

Zhu Feng thought for a while and asked: "Is it Tang Yin's people? Then he...oh, he is bringing Korean soldiers and horses."

"Yes. "Zhang Zhou nodded and said, "The North Korean soldiers, horses, food, grass, and supplies were insufficient. After entering the Ming Dynasty, they were not accustomed to the climate. As a result, the plague spread during the battle with the Jurchens, and they suffered a lot of non-combat losses. The Jurchens even retreated to various mountain strongholds, but Tang Yin seemed not adapted to the battle of fortification, which was also related to the fact that the Koreans did not have the supplies for fortification."

"Isn't there Brother Cui and Governor Yang's troops? Zhu Feng said.

Zhang Zhoudao: "The Jurchens and the Mongols have very different fighting styles. Many of their villages are in high mountains and rely on natural dangers for defense. Some are also in deep mountains and dense forests, and there are many The place is uncivilized, unless it can be leveled, otherwise... it will take time."

Originally, Zhang Zhou wanted to completely solve the hidden dangers of the Jurchens before they rose.

However, the Jurchens do not play head-on confrontation. They like to escape. If they cannot be beaten, they will run away, or they will retreat to a strong mountain stronghold to defend, or they will run into the deep mountains and dense forests, even if they can solve the big problem. Most of the Jurchens still cannot be completely eradicated.

There will always be a resurgence.

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Zhu Youtang was the first to see him when he returned to BeijingThe minister is Lu Wan.

As the duty minister of the Shangting Department, this is also the last time Lu Wan will report his duties to the emperor. After the court meeting in two days, he will officially step down from the Shangting Department.

Lu Wan also focused on reporting the war situation in Liaodong to the emperor, especially the war situation around Duobi City. It was once the place where Tang Yin was trapped for two or three months, but now it has become Tang Yin felt sad.

The Korean soldiers and horses led by Tang Yin were almost exhausted.

"...Liaodong did not allocate food and grass to it. It was originally used to support the war, but because the place it traveled was the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty, the governor of Liaodong Yang Yiqing discussed with Tang Yin, and the two parties each Leading the troops, they marched to the hinterland of the Jurchens in Haixi. The Korean soldiers and horses turned back and headed northeast, but they were attacked by Jurchens one after another."

"In several encounters, both sides had their own victories and defeats. The Western Jurchens withdrew to the north and mostly hid in the mountains and forests. Yang Yiqing led his troops into the old place of Jianzhou Wei, only to find that there were Jurchens hiding there. They fought many times. Because the terrain was unknown, Yang Yiqing led his troops to retreat to Fushun and other places. "

"Tang Yin marched all the way deep into the hinterland of the Haixi Jurchens, so that they ran out of food and grass. Although the Koreans later supplied food and grass on their own, they failed to reach the Haixi Jurchens. It has been more than twenty days since we lost contact with Tang Yin's troops. The last time Tang Yin sent a letter to ask for military rations and artillery, but to no avail."

When Lu Wan said this, he stopped and waited. Zhu Youtang's instructions.

Zhu Youtang said: "It is a pity to lose the Korean soldiers and horses. I heard before that the Koreans are not even equipped with armor, and even grass armor is only owned by a few people. Bows and crossbows There is also a huge shortage of swords and other iron weapons. How can we fight against the Jurchens in such a situation?" Yang Peng on the side smiled and said: "Yes, Your Majesty, this is dog eating dog, Jurchen Tatars and Koreans?" If we fight, it’s best to lose both sides.”

Zhu Youtang raised his hand and said, “You can’t say that. The Koreans have always been ordered to come, and the supply of food and grass is not enough. In any case, they are treated badly by the superior state. For them. Tang Yin has been in Korea for a long time. I thought he had brought out an elite army, but I never thought it would be like this."

Lu Wandao: "Your Majesty, the Koreans recruited troops and horses temporarily. Not trained by Tang Yin, there are even Korean generals in the army as deputy commanders."

Zhu Youtang said: "Does that mean this is a fight between the Koreans and the Jurchens? What does Tang Yin count?"

Lu Wan thought for a while and then said: "Tang Yin is trapped in the army. If he cannot make progress at this time, it is best to use Liaodong troops and horses to cooperate with the troops mobilized from all directions. The troops led by the Marquis of Jingshan and Shouning continued to march north." Yang Peng said: "Then the war will be more involved."

Lu Wan said: "The battle in Liaodong was to take the initiative and recruit people from all walks of life. The food, grass and baggage equipment were relatively complete."

Yang Peng asked: "Since there are so many soldiers and horses in Liaodong and they are well prepared, why Yang Yiqing led his troops into the old place of Jianzhou Guard, but he wanted to withdraw?I heard that since the Jianzhou Jurchens were defeated by Xinjian Bo last time, new forts have been built in their territory, and even their citizens have been transferred to Liaonan and other places. The current development of the war situation seems unreasonable. . "

Lu Wandao: "The Jurchens are good at hiding and like to break them into parts. The tribes among them are very complex. Many tribes have been broken up and then reorganized. A few people dare to call themselves soldiers and horses. Under such circumstances, it is difficult to destroy it, which is inevitable. "

"If it can't be destroyed, then why fight? "When Yang Peng said this, he felt that he had fallen into the trap of Lu Wan's words. He hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, what I mean is that the tactics should be changed and the lives of the Jurchens should not be spared. Since they do not accept the king's transformation, they should They should catch one and kill the other. After this push, they will have nothing to hide from. "

Zhu Youtang said: "They are all my people, how can we do this? It is possible to relocate elsewhere. As I said before, if Liaonan cannot be resettled, then it will be resettled in Yunnan. ”

Yang Peng said: “Now the war in Liaodong has not progressed, and there is even a lone army under Tang Yin’s command. If we don’t make changes at this time, we can only...”

"What do you want to say? "Zhu Youtang frowned.

Yang Peng said: "I believe that only people like Duke Cai Guogong, Uncle Xinxin, or Marquis Anbian can completely eradicate the hidden dangers of the Jurchens in Liaodong. ”

“Ahem. "

Zhu Youtang coughed a few times and said, "The Jurchens are not a big problem in the first place, they are just a few people. Even if they are really dead and not dead, can they still cause serious trouble to Ming Dynasty recently? What I want is stability on the northern border.

Lu Wandao: "I know that someone in the court wants to impeach Yang Yiqing, the governor of Liaodong." ”

“Oh? "Zhu Youtang thought for a while, nodded and said, "Although Yang Yiqing had made military exploits when he was in Ningxia, he had done nothing for a long time and had made mistakes. The same is true in Liaodong. It's okay to let him maintain his status, but it is indeed too forward-thinking to let him make progress! Such a person is indeed...ahem. Let's discuss it later. "(End of Chapter) Transcoding has been serious recently, which makes us more motivated and updates faster. Please use your little hands to exit the reading mode. Thank you