It is very likely that Tang Yin will not come back.
This news spread quickly in the capital, and the source of the news was unknown. It was as if this topic had been discussed overnight.
No one said that Tang Yin was treason, but they said that because Tang Yin was afraid of being held accountable by the court, he led his troops and marched straight in. As a result, he fell into a tight siege by the Tatars, and it also involved the harsh winter climate of the grassland, so that They couldn't find their way on the grassland and were besieged by Tatar soldiers and horses that were several times larger than our own.
Even if Tang Yin and his men have not been destroyed yet, they are probably going to be destroyed soon. It is very likely that Tang Yin will not be able to see the arrival of the Spring Festival in the 16th year of Hongzhi.
"Why did the news spread? Who is spreading this news to the outside world? No matter how many Tatars there are, the number of troops that can be mobilized is only a dozen or two hundred thousand, which is enough to defeat the Ming Dynasty. Swallowed it?"
Wang Qiong was dismissive of this.
Wang Qiong, now the censor of Zuodu, has great confidence in Tang Yin.
And he was taking the opportunity to send the memorial to Lin Han, the Minister of Civil Affairs, about the local impeachment of Tang Yin years ago, and wanted to discuss with Lin Han the handling of Tang Yin, so he mentioned him to Lin Han by the way. Trust in Tang Yin.
Lin Han asked: "How many people in the northwest participated in impeaching him?"
Wang Qiong said: "Excluding local officials, there are also six or seven people who supervise the censor. In addition to other people in the court, There are also those who participated in the impeachment, but there was no progress in sending troops to impeach him before. After sending troops this time, there has been no movement."
Lin Han said: "They are all waiting and watching."
"Yes." Wang Qiong nodded, "If the rumors in Beijing are true, it will mean that Bohu failed to send troops twice, and this time it is more likely that he himself was killed. But I don't believe that Bohu With his abilities, he can do things that have no way out after entering the grassland."
Lin Han waved his hands and said: "I don't know much about the military and political affairs. You'd better find something related to it. Bing Kuan." Wang Qiong said: "Zhang Shangshu's side is like a dragon."
"Then you have to go see him too," said Lin Han. The General Secretary of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, if you still insist on not meeting him, what will happen? It is the end of the year, and all the affairs of the yamen should be settled, and the military affairs in the northwest have not been settled yet. Bingkuan, who can help you settle the matter?"
As one of the three judicial departments, the Metropolitan Procuratorate is mainly responsible for the impeachment of local officials against officials who have violated laws and disciplines.
A supervisory department belonging to officials.
The most troublesome case that Wang Qiong is currently dealing with is naturally related to Tang Yin.
Traditional civil servants targeted Tang Yin, but the "backer" behind Tang Yin, or the nominal backer, that is, Zhang Zhou, did not speak out about Tang Yin's impeachment. Regarding Tang Yin's second time Even though the Listening Office had received a lot of inside information about the details of the troop dispatch, we still didn't know what kind of courage Tang Yin had to dare to make such an advance without leaving any escape route.
Wang Qiong said: "It seems that we can only go to Zhang Mansion."
LinHan asked: "Can't the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household see other people?"
"No." Wang Qiong answered directly, "I heard that he has never been to these two places since he returned to Beijing." "It's a yamen."
"When I became the Minister of Hubu, I didn't go to the Hubu... It's really..." Lin Han didn't know whether what Wang Qiong said was true or not, but he thought of Zhang Zhou's usual "careless behavior". He looked a little helpless.
Fortunately, there is a way to see Zhang Zhou by yourself.
But he couldn't introduce Wang Qiong because he, Lin Han, didn't want to get involved.
Lin Han said: "If you really can't find him, you can come back and I will help you make arrangements."
Wang Qiong thanked him and said: "I still have to try now. If the matter related to Tang Yin is not properly resolved, there may still be many people in the court criticizing it. It would be more convenient for the Ministry of War to rush to the grassland with Datong troops and horses to make the Tatars tired of dealing with it. Tang Bohu led the troops to retreat."
"Yes." Lin Han nodded, "You have the insight to mention it to His Majesty. You don't even need to do this. Tell me."
Lin Hancai didn't want to get involved in the military and political affairs of the Ming Dynasty.
I was not good at it to begin with. Although he was the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, unlike the previous Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Ma Wensheng, he, Lin Han, was promoted from the Department of Rites, rather than being transferred from the Ministry of War or the Ministry of Household Affairs. .
Unprofessional.
Wang Qiong raised his hand again and said: "How can Mr. Lin know this? If we talk about this to the court, we can take care of him."
"Understood." Lin Handao said, "I expect that years ago, I will come to court again, and there will definitely be great controversy. At that time...I may also come out to say something, whether it is fair, then...people have different opinions. , let them judge.”
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In the Qianqing Palace.
Zhu Youtang also saw the rumors about Liu Ke and mentioned Tang Yin. Then he closed the memorial and coughed twice, as if he didn't want to pay attention to it.
Chen Kuan took the opportunity and said: "Your Majesty, there is a lot of talk among the people near the capital about the use of troops in the northwest. According to the people's opinions, Tang Yin's sending troops this time was too reckless and did not even leave a way out, and We didn't bring heavy artillery, so we wanted to be light and simple, but if we were attacked by the Tatars like this, I'm afraid there would be no way out."
"Oh"
Zhu. Youtang responded without taking it seriously.
Chen Kuandao: "Now someone has reported, please go to Datong Town, and Xinjianbo will lead the troops from the Weining Sea to slant into the grassland, making it difficult for the Tatars to see the beginning and the end. This can achieve a flanking attack from both sides, so that The Tatars had to give up the siege of Tang Yin's troops."
Zhu Youtang asked coldly: "Are they sure that Tang Yin is under siege now?"
"This..."
Chen Kuan thought for a moment and then said, "Of course not."
Zhu Youtang said: "Even I didn't get such news.How dare they be so sure? Or is someone taking the opportunity to fan the flames behind the scenes? So what if we were defeated? Couldn't this battle bring out the Ming Dynasty's momentum? ”
Chen Kuan was even a little speechless.
Sacrifice of Tang Yin is nothing, the key is that Tang Yin still has seven or eight thousand soldiers and horses of the Ming Dynasty, excluding Ma Yi and Zhang Rui In addition to the five or six thousand he led, he also mobilized about two thousand Yansui's elite troops.
If all the soldiers and horses in this group were lost... they would even lose the advantage they had gained against the Tatars in the previous years. , and sent it back once.
Zhu Youtang immediately said: "Didn't Bingkuan say it all? If it is really necessary to send troops for reinforcements, just use the methods mentioned in his memorial. The decree was passed down to the three sides and the front line, and no one was allowed to leave. "
"Huh? ”
Chen Kuan was shocked.
The emperor was so confident in Tang Yin?
Or was it that the emperor was very annoyed with Tang Yin? When Tang Yin went deep into the grassland alone, Why don't you even send troops to help?
It's okay if the emperor doesn't directly order the border to send troops, but now he has to strictly order the border to not send troops?
What is this?
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Just to let Tang Yin feel the excitement of fighting one against ten, or even against fifty or sixty?
Zhu Youtang said: "There is no need to tell you the specific details. Just do what you're told. Before spring next year, the grassland battle will be handed over to Tang Yin first... After spring, someone will clean up the mess. "
"..."
Chen Kuan almost thought he heard wrongly.
Not only will no troops be sent out now, but they will not be sent out before spring, that is, Said...
If Tang Yin has the ability, he will lead his troops to fight back. If he doesn't, he will wait for death on the grassland. Anyway, this is your own choice. No one will back you up, let alone send any troops. The soldiers and horses will cooperate with you in the progress of this battle.
This Tang Yin...
Chen Kuan is wondering whether he is favored or not.
What do you think? The emperor just wanted him to die and not give him a way to live!
...
...
Of course Chen Kuan couldn't understand the reason behind it.
When he went back to Wei Bin to discuss drafting the decree, Wei Bin was stunned after hearing this.
“Is this... giving up? "Wei Bin came back to his senses after a while and asked.
Chen Kuandao: "Perhaps His Majesty thinks that Tang Yin is capable of leading his troops to withdraw? Even if there are losses, like when Liu Jin sent troops, wouldn't he win the situation in the end? "
Wei Bin sighed: "That is the absolute elite of the Ming Dynasty! Send troops from Datong, Pingluhou and the young prince of the British Duke. These two alone are already battle-hardened, plus Tang Yin and many soldiers, just so... rest assured? Or give up? "
Chen Kuan shook his head and said: "Maybe there are some long-term considerations? "
Wei Bin said: "No matter how much you trust us, we can send troops and horses to respond from a distance., and then send troops to cut off the Tatars' retreat and achieve some results, why not? What's more, the front line of Weining Sea has long been controlled by Datong troops. Isn't it easy for Uncle Xin Xin to send troops to inspect Weining Sea? It has come to such an extent that His Majesty does not allow...to send out troops?
Chen Kuan also looked troubled and said: "Tell me, does your Majesty intend to use this group of people as bait?" "
"Bait? Wei Bin said, "Eunuch Chen, do you think there is... a conspiracy behind this?" ”
“I don’t know. ”
Chen Kuandao, “It may be that His Majesty feels that Tang Yin should be responsible for his actions. He caused this battle, and it was Your Majesty who asked him to have the courage to send troops in the northwest. Tang Yin may have such a character.” , Your Majesty has known about it for a long time... Now that the matter is out of control, why does Your Majesty no longer want to deal with it? "
"This..."
Wei Bin was also speechless.
Your Chen Kuan's insights are really unique.
Have you never thought about the meaning of the emperor's anger with Tang Yin? You haven't thought about it. If Tang Yin dies, the Ming Dynasty will lose thousands of troops. It doesn't seem like much, but it will make hundreds of thousands of troops in the northwest fall into self-indulgence. Doubtful.
After finally losing the momentum of the Tatars, we must help the Tatars to regain their prestige in this battle?
Looking for abuse?
Chen Kuan said impatiently: "We know what you want to say, even if His Majesty is concerned about face and does not want to send troops to help Tang Yin, or His Majesty has great trust in Tang Yin. But when it comes to military and political matters, there is Cai Guogong... With Cai Guogong's caution, he will definitely remind His Majesty to take some precautions. "
"That's it..." Wei Bin seemed to have thought of something, and asked with wide eyes, "Then father-in-law, do you want to say that in fact, all of this... was calculated by Cai Guogong? He has already calculated that Tang Yin will win in the northwest and does not need reinforcements? Deliberately want to see the North Korean joke? ”
“Isn’t this possible? "Chen Kuan asked back.
"Yes, yes. "Wei Bin said, "In the wars involving the north in the past few years, which one was not favored by the people in the DPRK, but in the end it was unexpected and achieved great victory on the battlefield? With Cai Guogong's foresight, it's not surprising that he can calculate anything... You know, he can even calculate where the Tatars come from. Heaven's secrets and people's hearts are all included in his calculations. ”
“It’s good to know. Chen Kuan said, "What we have to do is follow your Majesty's instructions." The rest... after all, the responsibility does not fall on people like us. "
Wei Bin smiled.
You can have some fun just thinking about it.
It doesn't matter what happens in the northwest, even if Tang Yin is defeated and dies, so what? ?
So what if the northwest is riddled with holes by the Tatars?
Anyway, it was Zhang Zhou’s design. We people... just follow the orders. Watching the fun from behind
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Wang Qiong finally ended up in an ordnance workshop outside the city through complicated relationships.I saw Zhang Zhou inside.
Because the ordnance research conducted by Zhang Zhou has greatly exceeded the load of the city, Wang Gongchang and other yamen also began to move to different places.
Originally, the capital stored a lot of gunpowder, but now that gunpowder is mainly used for the production of ordnance, and most of the ordnance is shipped directly to the frontiers, it seems that the capital does not need so much ordnance for defense.
"Zhang Butang, I am sorry to hear that Tang Yin sent troops to the north, but did he ignore them? Send troops like this without leaving a way out, I'm afraid... the disaster will be worse than the good."
Wang Qiong came back from three sides.
At the beginning, he would never dare to send troops like Tang Yin.
So when he came to see Zhang Zhou, he even felt a little ashamed of himself when facing Zhang Zhou.
No wonder you asked Tang Yin to replace me. This idiot like Emotion is different in his approach. When the emperor wanted to send troops, he really didn’t even leave any way to retreat and led his troops directly to kill him.
Zhang Zhou smiled and said: "The troops have all been sent out, so what? It has been nearly a month since the troops were sent out, right? When we entered the grassland, there was almost no news at all, and he seemed to have no intention of sending the news back. "
"What...is he trying to do?" Wang Qiong asked.
"Oh! Maybe it's just one breath." Zhang Zhou picked up the teapot and poured a cup of tea for Wang Qiong. "Tang Yin is such a person. He is not good at playing with the wind, but he can always win against the wind." Not a bad performance."
Although Wang Qiong still needs to understand Zhang Zhou's words to roughly understand what they mean.
But after thinking about it carefully, it seems to make sense.
Since Tang Yin started leading troops, there has never been a smooth time. The most successful one was the previous deployment of five troops to the grassland... but he became lonely, and finally returned without any trace.
Zhang Zhou said: "It's not that I don't want to send troops to help him, but...does anyone know where he is now?"
"This..."
Wang Qiong was also speechless.
It has been a month since Tang Yin sent out troops. If he followed his route to rush for reinforcements, would he be able to find them in the year of the monkey and the month of the horse?
If you look for it according to the Tatar troop dispatching route...
No matter how you search, it will be difficult to find where Tang Yin's troops are now. On the contrary, because of the dispatch of troops, As a result, the Ming border troops fell into civil strife.
It would be better not to send troops and let Tang Yin do the trouble on his own, and we won’t bother to find you.
Now that the northwest is covered with ice and snow, the right time and place are just like those of the Ming Dynasty. How can I help you?
Wang Qiong asked: "What if we know his whereabouts?"
"Then we can consider rushing to help." Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "When the time comes, I will probably lead the troops myself. Go."
"Huh?"
Wang Qiong was surprised.
Either we don’t rush to help, or you go in person?
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