Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 118 Fight!

As for the border issue, the lack of troops is just an appearance, and the lack of morale caused by the failure of the civil war is the root cause.

Looting the Wala tribe to boost the morale of the army is only a temporary strategy. Merging the passes and coordinating defenses is also a temporary solution, not a root cause.

But now that the emperor had spoken, Yu Qian and others stopped insisting, and instead proposed some cooperative plans.

So the dispute arising from this small military meeting finally ended with the emperor's final decision.

Immediately, the emperor left a few ministers alone, and ordered the others to disperse.

Parting in front of the Hall of Martial Heroes, the faces of all the relatives were faintly joyful, but on the civil servant's side, several elders stopped in tacit understanding and did not leave immediately.

In autumn and winter, the days are short and the nights are long.

When they left, it was already slightly dark at this moment, and there were maids outside who had already turned on the lamps.

Finally, the cabinet minister Chen Xun said: "Chen Zongxian and Shen Situ are busy today. I want to wait for the two of you to go back to the yamen. It's almost time to go to the yamen. How about sitting in the cabinet together for a while?"

The elders nodded their heads and walked towards the cabinet.

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On the other end, in the Hall of Martial Heroes.

The emperor dismissed the officials and ordered the maids and servants to light up the lights. Immediately, he saw Cheng Jing and a few people slowly unfolding a topographic map of the border and spreading it on the ground in the center of the hall.

In today's palace, apart from the emperor and Cheng Jing who served, there are only four people left, Yu Qian, Minister of the Ministry of War, Wang Wen, Yushi of Youdu, Chen Mao, Marquis of Ningyang, and Lu Zhong, commander of Jinyiwei.

Seeing their puzzled expressions, Zhu Qiyu said.

"Wang Qing, the purpose of calling you to Beijing this time is to inspect the passes and punish the border generals for illegal activities, but you have also seen the current situation. Good strategy?"

Officials who have reached the third rank and above rarely have any secrets to speak of when they are mobilized.

Wang Wen's term in Shaanxi had not yet expired, and he was recalled to the capital at this juncture. The ruling and opposition parties knew the reason well, and Wang Wen himself had naturally done his homework.

"Returning to Your Majesty, in the opinion of my ministers, the distraction of the frontier general is actually caused by too much worry. The best way is to win a big game. If not, plundering the Oala tribe can also boost morale, but it is really limited. .”

Mr. Wang was cautious in his words. He originally prepared the correct content, including how to patrol everywhere and how to deal with different situations.

But looking at the current posture, it is obvious that what the emperor wants to hear is not this, so Mr. Wang changed his words temporarily, and only said the safe words that have been discussed just now.

Zhu Qiyu nodded, with a look of deep approval, and said.

"What Wang Qing said is very true. Since this is the case, it is better for you and my monarch and ministers to come and discuss how to win a big victory!"

Elder Wang blinked his eyes, as if something was wrong...

His original intention was to cryptically suggest that looting tribes would have a limited effect, but now, the emperor seems to have made a mistake?
Seeing Wang Wen's astonished look, Zhu Qiyu smiled and turned to ask Chen Mao.

"What does Marquis Chen think?"

The old Hou Ye stared at him, got up and bowed down, and said.

"Your Majesty is wise, Nawa stabbed our soldiers and civilians, captured our lord, and destroyed our army. Chen Bing was watching fiercely from outside the pass, and his soldiers pointed directly at the capital."

"I don't think I have ever suffered such a great humiliation since the emperor Taizu raised the righteous army? It is not enough to vent this great hatred if I sacrifice the head of a bandit chieftain to my ancestors!"

Xun Qi, has always been the main battle!

Otherwise, the courtiers would not place most of the responsibility on their relatives for the defeat in the Civil War.

Even so, as a veteran who followed Emperor Taizong to sweep Mobei, after seeing the civil military report, Chen Mao still thought of raising troops and getting Nawala's blood to pay.

It's just that the whole court, after the civil engineering battle, no one mentioned the matter of taking the initiative to send troops to fight.

Even Yu Qian, who is relatively radical, just advocates sticking to Beijing, delaying until the arrival of troops from all over the country, and then Xu Tu counterattacked.

Chen Mao is an honored military general, but he has also stayed in the court for so many years and understands the general trend of the court.

The failure of the Civil War had an impact not only on the frontier generals, but also on the court officials.

The Ming Dynasty dispatched more than [-] officers and troops, and they were all defeated so tragically.

Once he proposes to take the initiative to attack again at this time, he will definitely be condemned in words and in writing.

But now it's different!

For one thing, there was no one else present, only a few people, and secondly, the emperor had just made it clear that a big victory was needed.

So without hesitation, Chen Mao immediately spoke out what was in his heart.

Zhu Qiyu didn't speak, but turned to look at Wang Wen.

Mr. Wang showed hesitation, and with the demonstration of Mr. Chen, he also understood that the emperor should have the intention of seeking war.

But to be honest, like other civil servants, he is not optimistic about taking the initiative to attack.

But looking up at Yu Qian, he saw the same helplessness on the other side's face, but there was no other reaction.

Wang Wen knew that the emperor probably had this intention a long time ago, and Yu Qian must have persuaded him.

After thinking about it, Mr. Wang got up and also prostrated himself on the ground, and said tactfully.

"Your Majesty, what Marquis Chen said is certainly reasonable, Oirat's wolf ambition, such great hatred should be avenged, but my army suffered heavy losses in civil engineering battles."

"If a large army is raised again, one fears that morale will be low and it will be difficult to have combat power, and the other is fear that logistics will be insufficient. If the capital is lost due to the large army's arbitrariness, the country will be in danger. Your Majesty is concerned about it."

Both of them knelt on the ground with their heads down, so they didn't see a smile flashing from the corner of Zhu Qiyu's mouth.

That's why he chose Wang Wen!

If there were other ministers here, even if it was Yu Qian, the first one to bring it up would probably be just one sentence.

The Supreme Emperor is still in the captive camp. If there is a large-scale war, the king may be hurt.

But Wang Wen is different!
To some extent, he is more radical than Yu Qian, and he is the only one who does not advocate bringing back the Supreme Emperor.

In his opinion, taking the Supreme Emperor first was already a great shame for Da Ming. If Da Ming still humbly begged them to release the Supreme Emperor, he would simply throw his face on the ground and stomp on himself repeatedly.

So from the very beginning, he insisted on refusing all of Yexian's demands, unless he was willing to respectfully admit his mistake to Daming with courtier etiquette, and then take the initiative to send the Supreme Emperor back.

Everything else is out of the question!
In Zhu Qiyu's previous life, he played against Wang Wen many times. Although Wang Wen never said it, he could feel it.

In Wang Wen's mind, he actually attributed the defeat of the Civil War to the emperor.

Yes, it was attributed to the emperor, not to Wang Zhen!
To a certain extent, Wang Wen and Yu Qian are the same kind of people, they both consider issues from the overall situation, and at the same time understand flexibility and the general trend.

But the difference is that Yu Qian is more limited by etiquette and righteousness.

But Wang Wen was even more stubborn. In his heart, the emperor was far less important than the country.

It has to be said that under the Confucian concept that the monarch is supreme and never makes mistakes, Wang Wen is an outlier.

Unlike all the ministers, from the bottom of his heart, he didn't want to welcome the Supreme Emperor back.

To put it a bit presumptuously, Wang Wen is one of the few ministers in the court who thinks that the emperor has made such a heinous mistake, and he should die to apologize.

Because of this, even after Zhu Qizhen was welcomed back, Wang Wen was very much in favor of Zhu Qiyu's easy storage.

The reason was because he felt that the lineage of the Supreme Emperor who caused the civil war shouldn't be able to regain his position at all.

If it is said that after the restoration of Zhu Qi Town, the one who died most unjustly is probably him!
Just like at this moment, as a civil servant, what Wang Wen considers is whether the logistics can keep up once he mobilizes the army to go to war, and whether he can win the battle, and whether he will endanger the capital if he fails to win.

As for if the Ming army took the initiative to attack, would it enrage Ye Xian and let him attack the Supreme Emperor?

I'm sorry, since the time when the Supreme Emperor was taken away in the Civil War, Mr. Wang has already regarded him as a martyr...

(End of this chapter)