Ming politicians

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Zhu Youjian's face was pale and he was speechless.

Inside the Hall of Mental Cultivation, the cabinet ministers, the six ministers, and the left and right imperial envoys did not look much better. The memorial from Liaodong had already made them numb, and they didn't know what to say.

Zhu Youjian's heart was very bitter. He never imagined that everything he had planned and planned with great talent would suffer such a fiasco, and this time the fiasco would directly threaten the capital. With a little carelessness, the later Jin Tartars broke through the Shanhaiguan Pass, You can go directly to the capital and ask him, the emperor, to leave the capital to take refuge. He will never do it. He can't afford to lose face like that.

The battle situation in Liaodong makes people feel bitter, even if they want to cry, they can't cry.

Almost all the 3 frontier troops were wiped out. Only [-] returned to Guangning and Shanhaiguan, and the remaining nearly [-] soldiers were all killed. There are countless frontier officers.To put it bluntly, Daming suffered the heaviest defeat in this expedition. The contest between Zhu Youjian and Huang Taiji ended in Zhu Youjian's complete failure.

The biggest problem is not here. Nearly 20 Houjin Tatars led by Huang Taiji besieged Dalinghe City and Jinzhou City, including Ningyuan City and Shanhaiguan. The dynasty is about to encounter the most serious crisis, and may even collapse to the ground.

Before and after the Golden Tatars entered the pass to plunder, tabooing the hundreds of thousands of frontier troops stationed in Liaodong, they only plundered in the northern Zhili area, at most they went to Shandong and other places.Then we still have to evacuate quickly. The unbreakable Guan Ningjin defense line and the frontier troops stationed at Guan Ningjin are forces that the Hou Jin Tatars dare not underestimate. Once they are surrounded by the Ming army, the Hou Jin Tatars The son also has to think about his own retreat.

Things are different today.Once the Hou Jin Tartars took down the Guanning Jin defense line, from Shanhaiguan to the capital, it would be a flat river, and there would be no cities and strongholds that could resist the Hou Jin Tartars. It can be said that the door of the Jingshi was wide open.

The cabinet has already discussed urgently, and the Ministry of War has put forward many suggestions, including recruiting the frontier troops stationed in Datong, Ningxia and other places to rush to Liaodong urgently, stick to the Guan Ningjin line of defense, and stop the Houjin Tartars.Including the recruitment of Su Tiancheng and Jiang Ningying from Dengzhou, they rushed into North Zhili to guard the capital, including the recruitment of the Jingying from South Zhili, and rushed to the capital to guard the capital.

Among them, the proposal to recruit Datong and Ningxia frontier troops was directly rejected by the cabinet. At this time.Huang Taiji kept his eyes on the Datong and Ningxia areas all the time, once the guards in these places were empty.Huang Taiji can immediately mobilize the Mongolian Eight Banners to attack. If Datong and Ningxia make mistakes, it will really be a catastrophe.

As for the suggestion of recruiting the Jiangning camp and the Beijing camp in Nanjing, the cabinet is also a little hesitant. Lushun, which is opposite Dengzhou, has a naval division of Houjin.At this time, the Jiangning camp left Dengzhou, and the Hou Jinshui division took advantage of the situation to attack the capital from Dengzhou. The danger was also huge.The guard army in the north is simply unable to contend.

Let alone the combat effectiveness of the Beijing camp in Nanjing, the distance is far away, if they can't get to the capital in time, who knows what will happen.

After hearing these debates, Zhu Youjian really understood that the deployment of the army is a matter of mobilizing the whole body. Why did Su Tiancheng not agree to directly attack the Houjin Tartars? It's not suitable yet, everything is reflected now, once there is a crisis in Liaodong, there will be crises everywhere, the stability of Liaodong is the foundation of the Ming Dynasty.

Regret is useless, self-esteem prevents Zhu Youjian from admitting his mistakes, and one thing Zhu Youjian admits is that he was negligent in employing people. He also had the same opinion about the views of the chief minister of the cabinet, Yang Sichang, and the second minister of the cabinet, Tang Shiji. However, when Yang Sichang recommended Chen Xinjia, he suggested that Chen Xinjia should assist Su Tiancheng. Zhu Youjian is clear about suggesting that Chen Xinjia be solely responsible for the affairs of Liaodong.

Tang Shiji's recommendation made a major mistake. In recommending Chen Xinjia, he blindly praised him and suggested that Chen Xinjia be solely responsible for the affairs of Liaodong and fully command the expedition.

Zhu Youjian's views on Tang Shiji have undergone major changes, but unfortunately he has not introspected himself. The root cause of all this is still on his own head, or because he wants to disperse and weaken Su Tiancheng's power.

It's been a whole day. After the early court, the Hall of Mental Cultivation began to discuss the affairs of Liaodong, and has never come up with a suitable plan. Although Huang Taiji has not yet started to attack Shanhaiguan, who knows if such a thing will happen tomorrow? The army led by Huang Taiji was no longer something the Ming army stationed at the Guan Ning Jin defense line could contend with.

There are only 10 Ming troops stationed on the Guanning Jin line of defense. It is impossible for these sergeants to fight against the 20 Houjin Tartars.

Desperation and resentment dominated Zhu Youjian, and he was on the verge of rage.

"Yang Aiqing, you are the chief assistant of the cabinet. Many love ministers have been discussing for a long time. Faced with such a situation, how to dispatch and how to defend Guan Ningjin's line of defense? If you can't discuss a good way, I I personally took the sergeants of the capital to guard Shanhaiguan."

When Zhu Youjian said these words, Yang Sichang's face turned pale, and he fell to his knees.

Yang Sichang knelt down, and the rest followed suit.

"Your Majesty does not need to lead the conquest in person. I am willing to lead the soldiers of the Beijing camp to the Shanhaiguan Pass. They must guard the Shanhaiguan Pass and never allow the Jin Tartars to enter the pass."

A woman's voice appeared.

Zhu Youjian looked at Qin Liangyu with softer eyes. Although Qin Liangyu was the Imperial Envoy of the Right Capital, he was always concerned about the situation in Liaodong, and he also proposed many times that he was willing to go to Liaodong to guard the border.

"Qin Aiqing's courage is admirable, but what I care about now is how to protect the Shanhai Pass and how to protect the capital. If the Later Jin Tartars break through the Shanhai Pass, my Ming Dynasty will be in danger."

Yang Sichang finally spoke.

"Your Majesty, I think that the best way is to recruit Su Tiancheng and Jiang Ning Ying to go to Liaodong. There is no other good way..."

As soon as Yang Sichang finished speaking, Tang Shiji spoke.

"Lord Yang, Dengzhou is more than two thousand miles away from Liaodong. Su Tiancheng rushed to Liaodong, at least half a month, as long as one month, and the time for the imperial decree to arrive in Dengzhou is also counted. What will happen during this period is unpredictable. I don't know." I object to dispatching Lord Su and the Jiangning battalion to Liaodong, but I think that there is too little time, and I think that when Lord Su rushed to Dengzhou, he should not have dispatched so many soldiers from the Jiangning battalion."

By this time, Tang Shiji still hadn't forgotten that it had almost become his habit to distribute some of the responsibility for the defeat of the Liaodong army to Su Tiancheng. Anyway, Su Tiancheng was responsible for what happened in Liaodong.

What Tang Shiji said is true. Su Tiancheng and Jiangningying rushed to Liaodong. In terms of time, I am afraid it is too late. According to the analysis of time, it will take about half a month at the fastest for Jiangningying to go to Liaodong, plus the time for the imperial decree to arrive in Dengzhou , Su Tiancheng’s preparation time, I’m afraid it’s pretty good to be able to reach Liaodong in a month, but no one can say whether the [-] sergeants in Liaodong can last for a month, the situation is different this time, Huang Taiji He personally led the Hou Jin Tartars to fight, and the Hou Jin Tartars almost dispatched with all their strength. Who can stop such an aura.

Zhu Youjian looked at Tang Shiji, with a cold look in his eyes, he was still slandering Su Tiancheng at this moment, didn't he know that if Su Tiancheng fell, Daming might really fall, and who could save Daming.

"Tang Aiqing, since you think it's unrealistic for Su Aiqing to go to Liaodong, then tell me, what suggestions do you have?"

Tang Shiji was already prepared.

"I think that the sergeants from the Beizhili Guards Station will be mobilized to Liaodong. I have consulted with the Ministry of War. Within ten days, [-] sergeants can be recruited, and these sergeants will be sent to Liaodong to guard the Shanhai Pass."

Yang Sichang looked at Tang Shiji and spoke again.

"Master Tang is right. It is true that Beizhili can recruit [-] soldiers, but doesn't Master Tang know the combat effectiveness of these soldiers? Many military households have never taken weapons. These people are in such a critical situation when they arrive at Shanhaiguan. Under the circumstances, if they are afraid and mutiny, what should they do."

Inside the Hall of Mental Cultivation, things quickly quieted down. What Yang Sichang said was the truth, the army in the guard station had no fighting power at all. At such a time, if they were sent to Liaodong, they might be so frightened that they didn't know what to do, which would affect the strength of the army instead. Morale made the situation even more unbearable.

Prosecutor Zhu You sighed.

"I have made a decision. Immediately draft an order to recruit Su Aiqing to station in Liaodong. In order to stabilize the situation in Liaodong, we will mobilize 3 soldiers from the Beijing camp and rush to Shanhaiguan. The soldiers of the battalion will dispatch [-] people to the capital immediately to protect the capital, and as for the army of the Beizhili Guards, they will not be recruited."

"Your Majesty, no, the safety of the capital is the foundation of my Ming Dynasty. The soldiers of the Beijing camp cannot be transferred. Even if they are to be transferred, they will have to wait until the soldiers of the Nanjing capital camp arrive."

"Yang Aiqing doesn't need to say more, how can I not understand this truth, but if Shanhaiguan is captured, not to mention the capital, even my country may be in danger. Shanhaiguan must be protected, and no mistakes can occur. In addition, starting today, the capital will quit smoking, and the gates of the city will be open for two hours every day, and no one will be allowed to enter the capital after you hour."

After Zhu Youjian finished speaking, he stood up and couldn't help shaking his body. He felt a little dizzy. It wasn't because he was too tired, but because of the sadness in his heart. He was really not reconciled to losing to Huang Taiji. (To be continued..)