Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 568 The War Must Continue

Because officials at all levels in the Grand Marshal's Mansion have their own official ranks, which are equivalent to the military ranks of later generations.

Basically, the officials in the Grand Marshal's Mansion, which is the center of the Grand Marshal's Mansion, that can work in the Qianqing Gate of the Forbidden City, all have general ranks.

Therefore, for the convenience of the current officials, many people collectively refer to the officials of the Grand Marshal's Mansion system as generals.

A single official of the Grand Marshal's Mansion is only called a general or a deputy marshal.

Now that Lu Jiude said that "the generals are all here", he naturally means that all the officials from the central system of the Grand Marshal's Mansion have arrived, and they are waiting for Zhu Youjian, the emperor who is about to be the real Grand Marshal to preside over the highest-level military meeting of the Ming Dynasty. .

Zhu Youjian nodded, and after asking Concubine Yuan Gui to bring all the concubines not to go back to the house to warm up early because they were cold from playing in the snow, he walked towards the gate of Qianqing.

Lu Jiude insisted on letting Zhu Youjian ride in the imperial chariot, but Zhu Youjian rejected Lu Jiude's proposal and insisted on stepping on the ground that had just been covered with a layer of white gauze.

Lu Jiude stood on the side close to the square, half a step behind, holding up his wide sleeves to shield Zhu Youjian from the wind and snow as much as possible.

Zhu Youjian walked a little faster to avoid Lu Jiude's sleeves so that they would not block his vision.

Seeing the vermilion corners of the eaves stained with white, and the bright red of wintersweet hidden under the white palace wall, Zhu Youjian couldn't help thinking of the past when he folded plums to send to the queen: "Is the queen cured?" , when can you come from Nanjing?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, didn't you let her go north in the spring of next year, saying that she was afraid that she would not be able to survive the severe winter in Beijing."

When Lu Jiude said this, Zhu Youjian couldn't help laughing: "I didn't expect that I would still miss her."

Zhu Youjian just said something, then stopped, and looked back at Lu Jiude, Lu Jiude hurriedly withdrew his hand: "Your Majesty, why did you stop?"

"Your hand is blocking me! Don't be so careful, I'm not that delicate."

Zhu Youjian is in his prime of life, and he has been well maintained and has been exercising all the time, so there is really no need to be afraid of these wind and snow.

Moreover, now Zhu Youjian just wants these biting snowstorms to wake him up and let him understand that the world has entered a calm state with the advent of winter snow.

But sometimes a peaceful state breeds not only hope but also crisis.

The climate of the Little Ice River is not over yet, and Zhu Youjian can't decide whether the snowstorm that has been falling for several days is considered a disaster.

If this is a disaster, then the Tartars in the north will not stop their aggression against Ming because of the victory of Ming's Northern Expedition.

Because they plundered to survive.

Therefore, Zhu Youjian chose to convene the court meeting of the Grand Marshal's Mansion first, the so-called highest-level military meeting of the Ming Dynasty, to agree on the next war of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhou Yuji, He Xin, Huang Degong, Liu Fangliang, Yuan Jixian, Li Mingrui, Li Banghua, Li Yan, Lu Zhenfei and other important officials of the Generalissimo's Palace were all standing respectfully under the Nuan Pavilion west of the Qianqing Gate.

Everyone's faces were full of excitement, and their eyes were all looking at the north.

As they are used to military life, what they desire more is to gallop on the battlefield.

When Zhu Youjian walked over, his shoulders were already covered with snowflakes, and Yi Shan's crown became a white mountain cap. Zhu Youjian even took off Yi Shan's crown and patted it after entering the warm pavilion:

"I heard that there are such snowstorms in Mobei for several months, and the extreme north is covered by glaciers all the year round. I hope that some of you can plant my dragon flag of Ming Dynasty in those places for me in the future."

"I have seen Your Majesty!"

The generals all hurriedly saluted Zhu Youjian, and Zhu Youjian waved his hand to make him level up and then advanced into the warm pavilion.

Zhang Chuyao, an internal officer of the Yumajian, put a cup of ginger tea in front of Zhu Youjian. Zhu Youjian took half a sip, only to feel the pungent taste pungent in the throat, but it almost drove away the cold in his stomach.

"The main purpose of summoning you today is to talk about the upcoming war in Ming Dynasty;
Not long ago, the Seventh Army of the Ming Dynasty Guards regained Xi'an and Tongguan, as well as Yan'an, Guyuan and other border towns. The land of Liaodong and Liaoxi outside the pass is also in our hands. It seems that the world has been unified, and the Northern Expedition has declared a victory!
But is it the end of the pace of my guards in Ming Dynasty?No! "

When Zhu Youjian said these words, Zhou Yuji and other generals couldn't help but frowned. It's not that the generals of the Han family didn't have the ambition to expand their territories.

However, since the Song Dynasty, under the influence of the atmosphere of emphasizing literature and suppressing military affairs, military affairs have been regarded as ominous, and foreign aggressiveness has also been regarded as militarism.

What Zhou Yuji and other generals were most worried about was that His Majesty would let them go to Nanshan, disarm and return to the fields.

But from the beginning when Zhu Youjian said that he wanted to let the dragon flag of Ming Dynasty be planted in the extreme north, and now he said that the war of Ming Dynasty was not over, he knew that his Majesty did not intend to stop them from continuing to fight.

However, Li Mingrui and other literati-born political and engineering generals are still a little worried. They are worried that if Ming Dynasty continues to expand and launch wars, whether Ming Dynasty will fail and whether it will consume national strength.

Because throughout history, many dynasties have suffered great damage to their national power due to foreign wars or even directly perished.

For example, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty conquered Goryeo, and the Tang Dynasty used troops abroad several times, but it was a waste of national power. Even the rise of Anlu Mountain was not unrelated to the wars of the Tang Empire.

"But now we have to think about how to continue our next war plan. Many of you will think that if the war continues, what it will bring to Daming will no longer be hope but loss;
But this time the Northern Expedition you can also see;

The people in the south did not increase the burden of life and increase their unhappiness because of our Northern Expedition;

On the contrary, they are happier than before. It is said that Nanjing, Hangzhou, Suzhou, and Songjiang now have [-] Qinlou Chu Pavilions that are not closed for hours, and it is not uncommon for them to gamble tens of thousands of silver dollars overnight;
It can be seen that the Limin people did not feel burdened by our Northern Expedition. "

After Zhu Youjian said that, he asked again: "Do you know why?"

"It's because we people have brought them wealth and the hope of getting rich!"

"We beat Han thieves, expelled Jin merchants, and killed Jian captives. The wealth we gained was immeasurable. The Northern Expedition ticket also increased by dozens of times, and these people would be willing to bet all their property on us. I think I already have a lot of wealth, so I squander it more than before."

"But if we don't continue the war, do you know the consequences? The consequence is that this Northern Expedition ticket will return to its original value. What is its original value? "

"The common people will definitely use the waste paper of the Northern Expedition Voucher to exchange the wealth it represents. So many Northern Expedition Vouchers, what will be the consequences after all the exchange? Instead of silver dollars, it's a pile of waste paper."

"And as long as we continue to expand outward, we can continue to issue tickets, which can be called Beizheng vouchers. People will not exchange Northern Expedition vouchers for silver dollars, but will only take out more money to buy Beizheng vouchers. We will You can get more wealth."

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(End of this chapter)