eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 472 Choice
Li Dongyang was ordered to governor Yingtian, and He Jian, the original governor of Yingtian, was already on his way to Beijing.

Xie Qian didn't stay for a long time either.

Zhu Houzhao is very satisfied with this arrangement. It is not easy to change this kind of ideology, but there are indeed famous ministers. It is a kind of easing of the political atmosphere to let them land safely.

And a moderate political atmosphere can make everyone less nervous.

Leave a little room for each other, and there is actually room for many things.

According to the will, Xie Qian was the governor of Huguang.

In this case, there are two people in the cabinet in name at this time, but in fact there is only Wang Jia in Beijing.

The cabinet is also an important minister.It is really inopportune to come to the military newspaper at this time.

Yang Tinghe of the Military Aircraft Department has already been ordered to patrol the border, so at this time the Military Aircraft Department is also only Wang Bing, Minister of the Ministry of War.

Therefore, Zhu Houzhao made another decree one after another, calling Liang Chu, Minister of Officials, Lin Han, Minister of Rites, Han Wen, Minister of Household, and Min Gui, Minister of Punishment, into the palace.

Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Zeng Jian, was still ill, to the point where he couldn't get out of bed.

In addition, there are Zuodu Yushi Zhang Fuhua and Dali Temple Minister Wu Jiao.

The second decree was that Zhu Houzhao had an extra heart and passed it to Wei Ningbo.

What Wang Zhi of the Weiningbo Mansion said before that the Tatars would invade Datong still surprised him a little.It is also enough to show that this woman is indeed knowledgeable.

That's why he sent someone out of the palace to pass the news to her.

National affairs, of course, are mainly discussed by the emperor and courtiers.However, he had a faint intuition that this woman might give him an inspiration.

Wang Zhi has been recovering from her foot injury these days.

Sitting alone in the yard, with someone beside her fanning her a bit of cool breeze, the time was leisurely.

It's just that her second elder brother has worked hard and won the trust of the emperor, so he can only visit the distribution of land in private under the sun from time to time, and his whole body is dark and thin.

But it also looks stronger.

Because it was a matter in the palace, Wang Xuan didn't dare to be sloppy, he took the things and sent them to Wang Zhi himself, so that no one else would bother him.

After all, it is not convenient for outsiders to come in where the family members are in the mansion.

Wang Zhi is wearing a long light blue dress today, with an elegant temperament, elegant and demure, sitting quietly and reading by herself, she looks like a talented woman.

"Sister, look at this. His Majesty ordered someone to hand it over."

"His Majesty?"

There was something strange in Wang Zhi's expression, and her mind fell on the paper letter all of a sudden.

However, when he opened it, his beautiful eyebrows couldn't help but raise.

"What's wrong?"

"Second brother, look."

When Wang Xuan took it over, he couldn't sit still even more, "Tartar offended?!"

"It's still Huosie, it's still Huamachi, it's still [-] soldiers and horses."

Huamachi is on the right of Ningxia and on the left of Yulin, facing Guyuan directly. This section of terrain is open. It is recorded in history that in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, Taoyi often entered this area as a border problem.

The so-called Taoyi refers to the north of Huamachi, which is actually the Hetao area.

In general, it is the section of the Yellow River in a few characters.

In Huamachi, Wang Zhi was not surprised.

Just the same people, the same soldiers, the same location.

"Dayan Khan, this is to make Huo Zai feel ashamed here."

Wang Xuan said: "That's fine. Huamachi was mostly invaded by Tatars. Ningxia has Yang Shangyi, Guyuan and Yang Yiqing. They have already made sufficient preparations, and they will definitely not lose. But...but My sister told His Majesty earlier that Datong is dangerous, so I'm afraid it's embarrassing."

"I'm a woman, and I don't have the face of a big man. Of course it's best for the Tatars to enter the army in the way we expected, and I don't matter."

"So His Majesty sent someone over..."

Wang Zhi smiled lightly, "Okay. I'm wrong. Since your majesty has sent a letter, I will also write a letter admitting my mistake. That's fine. Actually, if I'm right, it's not good."

Of course Wang Xuan knew what he meant, "I think it's the same anyway. The emperor has worked hard to govern and innovate, and now the Ming Dynasty will be strong and fierce, which is no longer what it used to be. As long as the Ming Dynasty is stronger than the Tatars, this battle will be easy to fight. It is also easy to fight in Datong."

Wang Zhi shook her head, she didn't want to fight anymore, she didn't enter Datong anyway.

"It's really hard to fight? Is there a way to deal with it?"

"Yes, but I can't mention it."

"Didn't you tell His Majesty that there was no?"

"I can't mention it, isn't it the same as not having it?"

"what?"

Wang Zhi's meandering words really made him dizzy for a simple-minded person like him.

"Is there anything that can be mentioned? Didn't you say that what His Majesty wants is our sincerity?"

Wang Zhi tilted her head helplessly, feeling a little impatient, "Second brother talks a lot."

……

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The military newspaper is a big deal.

But the fire screened [-] soldiers and horses into the pool of flowers and horses.

The monarch and his ministers were not too flustered, after all, they were well prepared.

Although it was obvious that they came here for revenge, Da Ming still had a grudge against them.

Just the same.

That is what Wang Bing, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, is talking about.

"According to the previous correspondence with Zhou Shangwen, the commander-in-chief of Datong, if the frontier army is plundered, the Datong soldiers and horses should attack the enemy's rear as soon as possible. If they can attack the enemy from both front and back and defeat them in one fell swoop, then the great cause of reconciliation can be achieved."

What he meant was that the court was going to order Zhou Shangwen to send troops.

But after speaking, the emperor looked up at the simple map hanging on the wall and said nothing.

Wang Jia was also surprised, raised his head and called softly, "Your Majesty?"

"...You guys said, is it possible for Dayan Khan to divide his troops and re-enter Datong?"

When the veteran officials heard this, they were slightly startled, but quickly denied the possibility.

"The Tatars seldom divide their troops when marching. In the current situation where there are cavalry in Ming Dynasty, it is the best choice to join forces in one place and form a battalion for hundreds of miles. Divide the troops into two places, and then enter Datong. What can they do after entering Datong? As long as Zhou Shangwen returns to help, he will be like a sheep. Besides, the Tatars don’t fight like this.”

Zhu Houzhao asked: "What is that?"

"Draw Caogu, pass by one place and plunder one place, if one place fails, then rob another place. If you enter Datong, it is very likely that our army will be shut down by the return reinforcements. If this is the case, isn't it a fight to the death?"

Zhu Houzhao crossed his arms and touched his nose with his right hand.

Damn, what Minister of the Ministry of War said is not unreasonable, and the ancients can't underestimate it.

In the past, the Tatars always wanted to plunder goods, so is it just this time that they want to enter Datong and fight against the main force of the Ming army?Is it a little overthinking?
If it's just looting of goods, then Datong is nothing special, it's the same everywhere.

Think about it this way,
It is indeed time to order Zhou Shangwen to dispatch troops.

The previous preparations for food, grass, military supplies, etc. were all made in advance, and there was only one imperial decree missing.

But what if,
What if Zhou Shangwen led the troops out and Datong was empty, and the Tatars attacked Datong again, just like Wang Zhi said?
Zhu Houzhao finally felt that there are too many things involved in the real major choice, one thought of heaven and one thought of hell.This is not a game, and there is no so-called halo of the protagonist. In the feudal era, the information that can be obtained is even more limited.

The current situation is,

If he ordered Datong to stand still, then at most it would be Huamachi Second, and Daming and Tatar would continue to confront each other in a stalemate.

In the last battle of Huamachi, there were at least [-] cavalry from Yang Shangyi at that time.Not even that this time.Whether it can achieve the same results as last time is hard to say.Because if Zhou Shangwen was to support, Datong was still empty, and the risk was the same as letting him break into the grassland.

If the game is not ideal, it means that the emperor has ruled the country for two or three years and has not embarked on the so-called road to revival.Taking into account the various previous reforms, he himself still has political pressure. If he is not a greater military victory, it will be a political failure for him.

If there were no enemies in Datong during the entire battle, the pressure would be even greater. After all, it cost so much money to raise so many soldiers and horses, but it turned out not to be used.What's the meaning?
But if he really wants to send Zhou Shangwen out, he has to take risks.Once the Tatars passed Datong and went straight to the capital, the capital would definitely be shaken.At that time, internal troubles will recur, and the consequences will be disastrous.

So, is this choice really easy?

Perhaps it is easy to be a bystander, but he really bears the consequences, and that feeling is completely different.

To be bolder or lesser, that is the question.

(End of this chapter)