The First Gongsheng of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 203 No War in Ningyuan

The meeting ended.

As soon as the emperor left, all the ministers started talking before leaving Fengtian Hall.

Whether it is civil servants or Wu Xun, they all want to know how the emperor's battle in Liaodong was fought, where and how the so-called pocket array was deployed, how many troops were used, and who would preside over it...all are questions.

"Her Majesty, several elders, Ma Butang, Your Majesty invites you all to Qianqing Palace."

Xiao Jing came over to deliver a message.

Zhang Mao strode away without hesitation.

The three members of the cabinet, as well as Ma Wensheng, set their eyes on Zhang Zhou at the same time.

Xie Qian asked: "Is this Zhang Gongshi going with you?"

"No need." Xiao Jing replied with a smile.

It is said that Zhang Zhou will not go to the Qianqing Palace, but it seems that Zhang Zhou is not in a hurry to leave the palace, probably just not going to the Holy Palace with these people.

If you want to face the saint, you will also face it alone.

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Inside the Qianqing Palace.

The emperor sat behind the desk, with only Zhang Mao, Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Xie Qian, and Ma Wensheng in front of him, and Dai Yi was standing beside him.

It is a bit like the scene when we discussed the first battle of Biantouguan before.

Ma Wensheng asked for instructions: "Your Majesty, I don't know how Liaodong should prepare for the war? Who should be the capital censor, and who should be the general officer to cooperate with all parties?"

Zhu Youtang said: "I don't plan to send the capital censor there, just make some proper arrangements based on the current defenses in the northwest."

Ma Wensheng frowned upon hearing this.

It seemed that the emperor didn't pay much attention to Duoyan Sanwei.

Liu Jian said: "If the decree is only sent from the capital to Liaodong, the front line will not have time to make preparations, or the decree will not be implemented. There should be a front line coordinator responsible for everything."

"En." Zhu Youtang nodded, "I plan to use Uncle An Bian as the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, and cooperate with the garrison commanders of various places to complete this battle. The imperial court appointed Wang Qiong, a doctor of the household department, as the food supervisor to guard the Pianguan Zhang Yongjian's army arrived in Ningyuan within ten days. He ordered Qian Ying, the commander of the capital, and Ren Liang, the garrison officer, to cooperate and mobilize troops and horses to prepare for the battle."

The emperor casually told all the arrangements in front of several people.

This also made Liu Jian and the others understand that the emperor was not discussing with them, but just notifying them.

As for who gave these suggestions to the emperor, it was difficult for them to figure out.

Li Dongyang said: "Your Majesty, Uncle An Bian is young and energetic, and has never had actual experience in leading troops. Why should he be the commander-in-chief? If this battle must be fought, the commander-in-chief Qian Ying should also be the commander-in-chief." .”

Daming's commander-in-chief was temporarily set up during the war, so it stands to reason that Ningyuan's commander-in-chief should be the commander of the capital responsible for guarding Ningyuan.

Zhu Youtang said: "Then it's better to lead the army with Li Gao, the commander-in-chief, and Zhang Yu, the censor of Youqin capital!"

Although Li Gao and Zhang Yu are still in the northwest, their military careers are in jeopardy because both the emperor and the court ministers have begun to believe that they have falsely reported their military exploits in the previous battle of Yizhou.

This is no small matter.

But to say that the emperor wants to pursue false military exploits, he let Ren Liang go.

It can only be said that Ren Liang’s family is a well-connected family, and the relationship between the DPRK and China is very strong. When encountering such a thing, not only did he not fall, but he can continue to cooperate with Zhu Feng to use troops...

Among the few people, Li Dongyang is good at strategy. Maybe using troops to fight is not his strong point, but this time when it comes to the imperial court's employment, he suggested that Ning Yuan should be commanded by Qian Ying as the commander-in-chief. A straw bag.

But now the emperor directly replies Li Dongyang's words.

In such a great battle, Zhu Feng was allowed to take the lead alone, isn't this nonsense?

"Your Majesty, if you are sure that the three guards of Duoyan are going to attack Ningyuan in the next step, should you give priority to the soldiers defending Ningyuan? Qian Ying is equal to no fault of the defending generals. If you entrust this order to others, I'm afraid it will... order the army to die. Doubt, the order is not delivered."

Ma Wensheng wanted to cooperate with Li Dongyang with his experience and majesty as a minister of the Ministry of War to deny Zhu Feng's appointment as the chief military officer.

Including Zhang Mao, they all felt that the emperor was a bit headstrong.

Who is not good to use?Even if it is to reactivate Ping Jiangbo and Chen Rui, it is better than using Zhu Feng, after all, Chen Liangjiu is only afraid of fire.

Could it be that the use of Zhu Feng was also proposed by that "Zhang Gongshi"?
Zhu Youtang said: "It will take a few days for Zhu Feng and Zhang Yong to return from Pianguan. After they arrive, I will send generals to accompany them again. There is no need to talk about this matter. It is still the principle of the first battle at Pianguan If Di Yi does not move, then the three armies of Liaodong will not move... Order Wang Qiong to set off immediately with food, grass and luggage without delay."

Xie Qian was very nervous at this moment, and asked: "May I ask Your Majesty, who suggested all this?"

Didn't say it directly, is that kid Zhang Zhou?
But its essence is already obvious.

Zhu Youtang said coldly: "Mr. Xie Ge, if in your opinion, it is a mistake for me to listen to this kind of proposal, then I have made many mistakes in the past, so I wouldn't be here to tell you these things today. "

This is tantamount to admitting, what Zhang Zhou said.

I just listen to him.

What can you do to me?

If what Zhang Zhou said was wrong, then I have made many mistakes in the past six months, but I have never made a single mistake until now...

At first you didn't believe in Zhang Zhou, and if you want to attack Zhang Zhou's prophecies and suggestions, I will hesitate and consider it.

But now think about it for yourself, do you have any reason to attack?

"You don't want to say in the next step, if things don't develop according to his prediction, let me punish him? I don't want to do this. I didn't count his credit before."

"Right now, I am just betting with him once. If it succeeds, then Da Ming can shock Liaodong. You said it."

Zhu Youtang was being polite when he said that.

Summon you to the inner court and tell you the matter politely. You even know the specific location and how the battle was arranged.

What else do you want?

To object, first of all you have to say, what went wrong with Zhang Zhou's proposal, can you explain clearly?
Liu Jian finally couldn't bear it and said: "Your Majesty, the veteran has no objection to the use of soldiers, but there is still room for discussion on the use of Uncle An Bian."

At this moment, Liu Jian also saw that it was useless to oppose this battle. The emperor had made up his mind. In addition, this was just a preparation for the war and a trap, so the emperor ordered Liaodong to arrange it.

Originally, the three guards of Duoyan had already attacked the border of Daming continuously. Is it wrong for the emperor to want Liaodong to strengthen its vigilance?
Wars can be fought, but not with Zhu Feng as commander.

"Gentlemen, let me ask you a question. If there is anyone in this world who can obey the arrangement of this battle without any doubt and firmly implement it, who else is there besides An Bianbo?"

The emperor suddenly asked a question from a strange angle.

As soon as this word comes out.

Zhang Mao was the first to hear some signs.

What the emperor means is... Nominally, there is no capital censor to preside over the overall situation in this battle, but in fact, the commander in chief of this battle is Zhang Bingkuan the fuck!
Letting a person command such a battle by remote control in the capital is nonsense, it is quite nonsense, but if Zhang Zhou can be regarded as a half-immortal, there is nothing wrong with it.

But the point is that it’s useless if you can pinch it. It depends on whether the people on the front line can carry out Zhang Zhou’s military order. If you say go east, the front line must go west. will lose.

Will not accept the order of the foreign army.

Zhang Zhou commanded others... Even Wang Weining who just got a big deal, would he accept it all?
Accept a ghost.

Wang Weining's combat experience is much better than Zhang Zhou's. At most, Wang Weining will listen to a suggestion, and how to execute the rest, it seems to be improvised.

But if Zhu Feng was replaced...

This guy can't do anything else, but when it comes to listening to Zhang Zhou's orders, he will definitely listen carefully, without any error correction or hesitation. If he is asked to lead his troops to jump into the pit, this kid will probably jump without hesitation. go in.

If it is analyzed in this way, then Zhu Feng is simply the most strange and unusual number one in the court, and there is no one but Zhu Feng.

At this time, Li Dongyang was biting the bullet and said: "Your Majesty, you can transfer Wang Weining."

Zhu Youtang said: "Mr. Li Ge, it's not that I haven't thought about it, but now, is the stability of the partial pass more important, or is Liaodong more important?"

Another torture from the soul.

Don't you civil servants dislike Wang Yue the most?

Now, in order to dispel my idea of ​​using Zhu Feng, you all have to recommend Wang Weining, but the problem is... now I just go to Liaodong to set up a pocket array, and wait for Duoyan Sanwei to vote, how can I kill a chicken with a sledgehammer?It is good to transfer Wang Weining to Liaodong, but what about the Northwest?
Even the city wall of Pianguan was almost blown up, and Dayan Khan's Tatar main force hadn't lost much. Even if it was sieved by fire, I dare not say that he would not make a comeback.

Don't use Wang Weining to scare the pack of wolves and let him go to Liaodong to play ambush with Duoyan Sanwei?
Are you civil servants starting to lose track of priorities?

Liu Jian really couldn't listen anymore, he said: "Your Majesty, even if you insist on this, should you still let Zhang Gongsheng go with the army, even as an aide, is it better than staying in the capital to control everything?"

The words are still clear.

As soon as these words came out, Zhang Mao, Li Dongyang, Xie Qian and Ma Wensheng looked at him at the same time.

Or you old Liu dare to say it.

But yes.

It's better for Zhang Zhou not to take any palace exams, let him go to Liaodong, and give him a Jinshi later, or give him a title if he wins, and don't come to harm us civil servants!

"This matter is decided as it is, and there is no need to change it. The palace test has not yet been held, and we can't wait. This battle will not last for too long, and the result will be reached before the end of March... If there is something in the Northwest that Uncle An Bian can't handle In the local area, I will add Wang Qiong, a doctor of the household department, as the governor of Liaodong, the censor of the capital of Youqian."

The emperor is also equal to them.

I also made two-handed preparations. Wang Qiong was supposed to transport food, but in fact it was a spare pawn arranged by me.

Zhu Feng couldn't do it at the critical moment, so he was on top.

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Seeing that the emperor couldn't be persuaded, several veteran ministers simply stopped persuading him.

The main reason is to persuade, the angle is not easy to find.

It is said that Zhang Zhou's prophecy cannot be fulfilled, and if it is not fulfilled, Ningyuan will not have the next step in the war. Zhu Feng's going to Ningyuan is also a display, and he alone cannot control the situation in Liaodong.

Is that worried that Zhang Zhou's prophecy is accurate?

But if it is accurate, Zhang Zhou has a very high probability of winning a big victory with a Zhu Feng who can firmly carry out his orders, and there is nothing wrong with using Zhu Feng.

Why do you think that Zhang Zhou can accurately predict that Duoyan Sanwei's next target is Ning Yuan, but still think that he can make mistakes in Zhu Feng's strategy?
Both pros and cons are not easy to cut into.

In the eyes of civil officials, there is a high probability that Liaodong will be fine, or that it is impossible for Ningyuan to have a war.

Since we don't know whether the three guards of Duoyan will come next, or if they are coming to attack, whether the emperor needs Zhu Feng to go to Ningyuan to set up a pocket array... It all depends on your majesty's own mood.

Your Majesty, as long as you are happy.

(End of this chapter)