The First Gongsheng of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 262 Assigning Homework
Cabinet value.

Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, and Xie Qian arranged night shifts, because the Northwest War hadn't happened yet, and they didn't know how long they would be on duty, so the faces of the three were a little gloomy.

At their age, ordinary people should have waited for the rest of their lives, but now they have to be on duty at night in addition to their daily work. Not the end of the meaning.

"Your Majesty didn't mention the candidate for the trilateral military affairs before, but now it seems that the possibility of His Majesty using Zhang Bingkuan is not small."

Now that his errands are arranged, Xie Qian will inevitably mention one more thing.

Li Dongyang said: "Your Majesty wants to use Qin Shiying to play the leading role. There are many officials in the court who have no objection, but if Zhang Bingkuan is used, it will be a big deal. Your Majesty should also know what kind of situation you are facing. Now it seems that Qin Shiying is in charge of the trilateral military affairs. , or it is more pragmatic than the general system to declare military affairs."

Qin Hong is a choice without a choice.

There are too few famous generals in the court who are even more comparable to Wang Yue.

Those who are still alive today, obviously Wang Shu is the number one, but Wang Shu is now 84 years old, how can he go to battle to kill the enemy?
Even people like Wang Yue and Qin Hong have a false age of 74.

Liu Jian is the oldest in the cabinet, only 67.

Liu Jian sighed: "Perhaps as Binzhi said, if Qin Shiying went to the three sides, he might be able to supervise the military affairs in the northwest to prevent major deviations, but he is the right person..."

Liu Jian was not very supportive of Qin Hong's comeback.

It's like Hongzhi's 11th year discussing who will return to the trilateral military affairs, because in the past 20 years, the famous generals in the Northwest have been out of position, and whoever is elected as the trilateral governor, not to mention deterring the grassland wolves, even the Ming Dynasty will feel a None of them have enough qualifications.

With Wang Yue's jewels in front of him, even Ma Wensheng dared not take the initiative to invite Ying to go to the northwest. Ma Wenshang recommended Liu Daxia, who was supposed to be a good candidate, but was directly rejected by the emperor. Now he can do it without Qin Hong. who?

Xie Qian laughed and said, "Qin Shiying is known for being upright and upright, and he has never been good at currying favor with power sycophants. How confident is Zhang Bingkuan that he actually recommends Qin Shiying? Could it be that he thinks that Qin Shiying can be made to look after him like Wang Shichang? In my opinion Come on, this is His Majesty's move to set things right."

Both Liu Jian and Li Dongyang took aim at Xie Qian.

I was thinking, you Xie Yuqiao are really confident.

Li Dongyang said: "Then what is righteousness and what is chaos?"

Xie Qian smiled and said, "Do you still need me to say it?"

Li Dongyang shook his head: "The righteousness and chaos in your heart may be different from what your Majesty thinks. No matter how famous Qin Shiying used to be, how is it compared to Wang Shichang? In my opinion, if Qin Shiying went to the northwest, he would completely disobey the holy will. Just relying on Wang Dehua, Zhu Zhijie and others can make them useless in the northwest. Doesn’t the attitude of the people in the Dudu’s Mansion explain the problem after the dispersal of the dynasty today?”

Li Dongyang's knowledge is higher than that of Xie Qian.

After Xie Qian heard the words, he couldn't help sighing.

Obviously he was persuaded by Li Dongyang.

If Qin Hong went to the Northwest just to "set things right", everything would be for the interests of the Ministry of War or civil servants, and his past reputation would not be able to influence the current military affairs in the Northwest at all.

You, Qin Hong, go against the emperor's intentions, so why do you let Wang Qiong and Zhu Feng, who are almost the emperor's direct descendants, listen to you?Could it be that Bo Pingjiang and Chen Rui would listen?Chen Rui didn't know where to stand in judging the situation?
According to Li Dongyang, after Qin Hong arrived in the northwest, even if he had the heart to "put order out of chaos", he had to succumb to the situation, and it was very likely that Qin Hong would not do much in the northwest, or if he could not satisfy the emperor in terms of strategic intentions, the emperor would will replace him.

Li Dongyang added: "But as long as Qin Shiying doesn't side with Zhang Bingkuan, that's enough."

"Ah."

This time it was not only Xie Qian, but even Liu Jian nodded.

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Inside the Qianqing Palace.

When Zhu Youtang discussed in detail with Zhang Zhou about the use of troops in the Northwest, he mentioned two things.

One is that he wants to conquer in person, which is the same as what Zhu Youtang chose in history when facing the situation on the grassland.

At this point, Zhang Zhou must be blocked first.

"...Your Majesty, the current situation in the northwest has not yet reached the point where His Majesty will personally enter the field. It is more meaningful to stabilize the situation and even stabilize the situation." What Zhang Zhou said was just a commonplace reason.

But when Zhu Youtang heard this, he felt that it made sense.

Now if Zhang Zhou asked him to go, he would go, if Zhang Zhou didn't let him go...he would listen too.

Maybe Zhu Youtang also saw that if Hongzhi himself wanted to make military progress, he had to have Zhang Zhou to help him. If Zhang Zhou was only making suggestions, he might still have his own opinions on certain things. But Zhang Zhou is in touch with God's will... This is awesome, Zhang Zhou won't let him go, does he want to go against the sky?

Then Zhu Youtang mentioned the second matter, which also involved the question of who Qin Hong wanted.

"Bingkuan, I know Qin Shiying. When the empress dowager pressured him to let him go, he was obsessed with it. The imperial court confiscated his family property. All the valuable property in his family were just rags. There are too few people in the court who are as clean and self-confident as him."

Zhu Youtang also seemed to be aware that if he wanted civil servants to listen to Zhang Zhou immediately, he had to like to build relationships and not be too righteous.

What civil officials admire is absolute integrity, and the emperor also admires this kind of integrity in front of ministers.

But when it comes to the king's control over his ministers, and in terms of employing people, the emperor would "respect and keep a distance" from upright officials. This kind of person can do anything for the sake of reputation. How can there be a person like Wang Yue who is easy to control?

Zhang Zhou said with a smile: "Your Majesty is worried that he will not be able to implement the strategy he has formulated?"

Zhu Youtang nodded and said: "I have doubts about this aspect. I am looking for someone to replace Marquis Wei Ning, and I want to turn defense into offense. Qin Hong used to not show strategy in using troops, and he was too defensive. I don't accept it, I'm just afraid that the strategy we decided in the capital will go out of shape in the northwest, and we will experience some twists and turns if we change people temporarily, which will delay the use of troops."

Xiao Jing, who was next to him, also reminded: "From Yidongchang's investigation, Qin Hong's life was still difficult when he was in his hometown, but he was not accepted by others, and the condolences from local officials were never seen."

Indirectly, he was asking Zhang Zhou for the emperor.

Bingkuan, did we choose the wrong person?

Zhang Zhou seemed very self-confident: "Your Majesty, Qin Shiying is a famous general in the world. If you don't use him, who else can you use?"

"Bingkuan, with your merits in the army, if I want to use you as the general manager of Xuanfu, Datong and other military affairs, I believe there will be no problem, and you don't need to go to the northwest for many years, and you can come back in half a year at most. "Zhu Youtang looked eager.

Zhang Zhou said with a smile: "It's better for me to be in the rear, to advise the frontline soldiers, and to study more powerful firearms."

"Yeah." Zhu Youtang nodded, "But for Qin Shiying, do you have anything to do?"

"It's up to people," Zhang Zhou said.

"Okay." Zhu Youtang saw the confidence on Zhang Zhou's face. Although he didn't know what Zhang Zhou could do to make the stubborn Qin Hong obey his orders, he was still looking forward to Zhang Zhou, " The decree to transfer him to the northwest has been sent to Shandong four days ago, and I let him pass through the capital before going to Pianguan."

From Shandong to Piantouguan, if you take the north road, you will pass through the capital. Qin Hong was asked to come to the capital along the way, and the emperor did not delay Qin Hong's time to take office.

"Your Majesty means..."

"What I mean is that in addition to letting him come to meet me, I will personally entrust him with important tasks, and I will also let him meet with you alone. Whether you can let him implement your strategy depends on you. If you think he It is really difficult to dispatch, and if I take it back, it is not impossible to let him return to his hometown..."

Zhang Zhou cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty is too worried. You should have no doubts about employing people. I will definitely do my best to let him feel my sincerity."

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Under Xiao Jing's guidance, Zhang Zhou went to the East Palace.

Zhang Zhou was going to teach the prince that day, and the emperor asked Xiao Jing to accompany him, and more importantly, he asked Xiao Jing to cooperate with Zhang Zhou. Dongchang to carry.

"Mr. Zhang, are you sure that Qin Hong will act according to what His Majesty and you want? It's not our family who poured cold water on him. This kind of person is a stone in the latrine. He is smelly and hard. His Majesty has followed him a lot for the matter of Marquis Anyuan. He was angry, and he didn't give His Majesty any face... On the contrary, when he was imprisoned for investigation, he might still feel resentful. I heard that after he saw the decree, he still didn't want to obey the decree..."

Xiao Jing didn't have the nerve to say it.

Who do you recommend?

At the beginning, because of the matter of Marquis Anyuan, it was just a matter of being unhappy with the emperor and the empress dowager. The emperor sent him to prison to question his crimes. In the end, he was released after finding no evidence. In the end, he was ordered to return to his hometown. Qin Hong took the position of Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs in Nanjing, and ran away on the pretext of illness. After returning home, he would rather eat bran and swallow vegetables than accept any help from local officials.

This time the emperor summoned him back to entrust him with a heavy responsibility, and he was still emotional and didn't want to go back...

This kind of person, you actually think you can control him?
Zhang Zhou said with a smile: "As a subject, since he has been ordered to go to the capital, why should he think about what he has done before?"

Xiao Jing smiled wryly and said: "Forget about others, like Qin Hong...you can't do it if you don't want to, even if you don't want to, your majesty will think about it, will he wholeheartedly serve the court? And... he is right to the ministers around your majesty... Prejudice. Alas!"

Finally Xiao Jing sighed heavily.

It's just that you want to get along with Qin Hong, but he never planned to treat you.

Let him listen to you?Still want to impress him with sincerity?

Don't have big dreams.

When he was about to arrive at the Wenhua Palace, Xiao Jing finally concluded: "Mr. Zhang, if you can't do it, don't force it. Your Majesty wants to use troops in Hetao. If he really can't, he will be replaced by His Majesty. The use of troops in the Northwest of the Ming Dynasty cannot be restored to the past. ..."

"Hehe. Good." Zhang Zhou agreed with a smile.

"You are busy first, our family is waiting here, and I will take you to the Neifu Jiazi Library later..."

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"How? How? Is there a fight? What's the result?"

Zhang Zhou appeared in the Wenhua Palace, Zhu Houzhao finally seized the opportunity, and rushed up desperately to ask Zhang Zhou about the situation in the Northwest War.

Wang Jia and others came to teach the prince the first lesson, and they hadn't left yet. Seeing that the way Zhu Houzhao got along with Zhang Zhou was completely different from theirs, they couldn't help but take a second look.

Zhang Zhou ignored Zhu Houzhao.

He went over to bid farewell to Wang Jia and the others first, but Wang Jia just nodded and reminded before leaving: "Be careful about Hanyuan school books."

"Yes."

Zhang Zhou is busy with a lot of things now.

In the Imperial Academy, the proofreading of "Da Ming Hui Dian" is still in progress. Zhang Zhou, as the chief school officer appointed by the imperial court, almost never appears in the Imperial Academy. After the most basic proofreading, if there are any mistakes or omissions, he can't see it himself.

If there is no proof alone, it is natural for others to find the mistakes and omissions in the book.

But until now, no one from the Hanlin Academy has found any major flaws in the completed book he compiled. At most, there are small details that are unclear, and simple additions and changes have been made.

And in Zhang Zhou's view, such additions and changes are often nothing to do.

After sending Wang Jia and the others away, Zhang Zhou looked back at Zhu Houzhao.

Zhu Houzhao said eagerly: "Have you won the battle?"

Zhang Zhou said: "Prince, what's wrong with you?"

"What?" Zhu Houzhao had never heard anyone talk to him like that, not even his father would comment on him like that.

When the other grandparents overheard this, they all smiled wryly, then turned their heads to one side, pretending not to hear.

Zhang Zhou said in a bad mood: "The Marquis of Anbian and they have only been in Pianguan for two or three days, and the funeral of Marquis Weining has just been distributed, and the Hulu did not immediately violate the border. Let's put it this way, now the grassland Those wolves are preparing to kill each other, do you think they have so much energy to invade my Great Ming Realm?"

Zhu Houzhao's brows were furrowed, his small nose and small eyes were tightly wrinkled together: "Mr. Zhang, I don't understand this. Since it's not that critical, why do you want to keep Wang Weining's death secret? You transfer Zhu Feng and the others over there." , is there any practical significance?"

Zhu Houzhao also went to protest against Zhang Zhou.

Why do you always treat me like a child?

Zhang Zhoudao: "Whether it is a crisis does not depend on whether it happens, but on the potential hidden danger. The prince doesn't understand this truth, does he?"

"Uh..." Zhu Houzhao thought about it for a while, "It means that you can't report it as a fluke?"

"Yes." Zhang Zhou nodded.

Zhu Houzhao sighed: "That's boring. If Zhu Feng and the others go instead, they still stick to it. Is there any difference from before? After repairing the fortress of the side pass, it will be difficult to fight again."

Zhang Zhoudao: "The prince thinks too much. Now the little Tatar prince Batu Mengke has moved the camp of the Chinese army tribe to Ordos."

"Where?" Zhu Houzhao still knows a little about the Ming border, but he hasn't learned the geography of Hetao and other hinterlands, so he can't understand the strategic significance of it.

Zhang Zhou explained: "The general meaning is that Batu Mengke moved to the territory of the Mongolian right wing, close to the Huozhai Department, but also directly threatened Yansui, Pianguan, Datong and other places."

Zhu Houzhao patted the table and said, "There is going to be a war in the grassland!"

The eunuchs were taken aback again.

What are you doing in this sudden surprise?

Zhang Zhoudao: "At this time, the opinion of the ministers in the court is to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight. What does the prince think?"

"Damn, why are you still sitting on a mountain watching tigers fighting? The snipe and the clam fight for the fisherman's profit, so he should be beaten, and the grasslands should be destroyed, and the wolves should be sealed off. Why don't we wait for this moment? Hahahaha..."

Zhu Houzhao changed his previous decadence and became excited, his small eyes were shining, as if he himself was about to lead troops to conquer the grassland.

Zhang Zhou said with a grim expression, "Prince, don't get too excited. The use of troops in the Northwest is not as simple as what you say."

Zhu Houzhao was puzzled and said, "What do you mean? Such a good opportunity, why don't you fight?"

"Fight? Why fight? How many soldiers and horses to use? Where to attack? Is there enough artillery? How to transport the artillery out of the city? After the war, if the Tatar tribes line up, what will happen then? If there is a natural disaster, such as the following Rain, strong wind, etc., how to ensure that the strategy can be promoted? Is it possible to complete it by talking about it?”

What Zhang Zhou wants to teach Zhu Houzhao is not just empty talk.

What's the point of talking about hitting or not?
Just like Yingzong, when it comes to fighting, it is very fast to execute. Three times, five divisions and two troops set off, but they found out that it was only on paper when they went to the northwest. The grievances between the two will not last for more than 2000 years.

"War, isn't it something that the generals on the front line should worry about? As a king, why worry about how to fight?" Zhu Houzhao looked disapproving.

Zhang Zhoudao: "It seems that the prince wants to be a person who only makes decisions and lets others work hard, and wants others to make decisions?"

Zhu Houzhao frowned and said, "Stop mocking me, who said I'm that kind of person?"

Zhang Zhou pointed to the sand table not far away and said: "Then I will assign homework to the prince. Tonight, the prince will rely on the sand table to formulate a detailed strategy for dispatching troops, which involves the use of troops and artillery. Make a plan in terms of direction and military strategy, and you can also deduce the progress of the war, and take various precautions. You must fully consider the issue of the right time, place, and people..."

"Remember, when entering the land of Hetao, the geographical advantage is no longer on my side. The two sides are at most [-]-[-]. No matter whether it is soldiers, horses, food and supplies, no one side has an absolute advantage. Even if it has artillery and other firearms, Most of the time, it is difficult to defend against the enemy head-on, and instead, there may be a situation of advancing and retreating. Prince, do you think that such a strategy can be formulated?"

After hearing this, Zhu Houzhao asked excitedly, "If this palace formulates well, will father adopt it?"

Zhang Zhou shook his head: "I don't know whether His Majesty will accept it, but if your proposal in some aspects makes me think there are merits, I will use it in actual combat."

"You wait, I'll go right away..."

Zhu Houzhao never felt that his military insights could have such a great influence.

There is a sudden sense of "I'm going to heaven" excitement, about to enact.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Any strategy must be based on factors such as the right time and place. Talking about wars on paper is not a good strategy, and all strategies should also cater to changes in the current situation. If the prince formulates such a strategy rashly, do you think there is any merit?"

"If you don't make a good plan tonight, you can do it tomorrow... The day after tomorrow, Qin Hong, the head of Xuanda, will arrive in Beijing. You will have time to hand in your homework before then!"

(End of this chapter)