Borrow the day to change the day

In the Wenhua Palace, Emperor Chongzhen, Duke Xingguo, and the two chiefs of the cabinet, Minister of War Yang He, were discussing the news from Mongolia.

I saw Emperor Chongzhen's face was serious, and he said to the ministers: "As expected by Master Zhong, it was the Cossack cavalry sent by Russia. It is no wonder that the Mongolian tribal coalition forces have been defeated. Ezhe, the heir to the Khan throne, died in battle, and Irzamu, the leader of the four-son tribe, was seriously injured."

It was indeed not beyond Zhong Jinwei's expectation, but it was a little bit unexpected.Even when Dorgon fled, he attacked the rear of the Mongolian army, causing the Mongolian army, which was fighting hard with the Cossack cavalry, to be defeated.

After Emperor Chongzhen finished speaking, Yang He, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, asked for instructions: "Your Majesty, Zuo Liangyu's troops are currently resting in Zhangjiakou for supplies, and the envoys from various Mongolian ministries are panicking and asking me, Ming, to go to the rescue. How should we deal with this matter?"

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen nodded and said, "This is also the reason why I asked all the ministers to come here to discuss matters."

When he said this, he turned his head to look at Zhong Jinwei and said, "Master Zhong, if Zuo Liangyu's troops hadn't rescued the Mongolian remnant soldiers, the situation in Mongolia would have been even worse. This has a great impact on the situation you have set up. I don't know, Master Zhong Any ideas?"

With the participation of the Cossack cavalry and Dorgon who is familiar with the military affairs of the Ming Dynasty, the situation on the grassland has indeed become unpredictable all at once.

When Zhong Jinwei heard so much information, he didn't have a clue for a while, so he replied to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, please wait for the minister to take care of the whole matter."

Emperor Chongzhen nodded in understanding, then turned to look at the other courtiers.

Wen Tiren's brows were furrowed, there might be another big war in the north.In this way, the sudden increase in military expenditures, the mobilization of troops, and the like will inevitably affect the ongoing feudal North America.This was the last thing he wanted to see, which made him very worried.

Seeing Emperor Chongzhen looking over now, Wen Tiren played to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, it is not appropriate to go to war right now!"

Emperor Chongzhen nodded slightly again, and then looked at Sun Chengzong behind Wen Tiren.

Sun Chengzong and Wen Tiren have different divisions of labor, and he pays more attention to the military.Therefore, seeing Emperor Chongzhen consult him with his eyes, he raised his voice and said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, there are remnants of the Jiankui involved, so don't underestimate them, don't let them guard against them, and don't ignore them!"

Emperor Chongzhen nodded slightly after hearing this, and then turned his gaze to the Minister of the Ministry of War.

When Yang He saw it, he smiled wryly in his heart.The first assistant and the second assistant have different opinions. No matter how I say it, I am not very good, which is really a headache.

After thinking for a long time, he said helplessly: "Your Majesty, the remnants of Jianlu are indeed about to be wiped out, but the current focus of the imperial court is on the sea, and a new batch of warships and sea ships are being built, focusing on the feudal affairs of the vassal kings."

Emperor Chongzhen also nodded when he heard this. He doesn't know if the Northern Fleet led by Yan Yingyuan will come back next year, when he will come back next year, how much the loss will be, and other things are unknown.

But there are so many feudal lords who are waiting to go to North America, and they can't wait for the Northern Fleet to return to rest and set off again.

Therefore, the imperial court had no choice but to form a second northern fleet, preparing to escort the second vassal king to North America next year.If there are enough ships, several vassals can even go to North America together.

These require the imperial court to focus on this year's work, from the shipbuilding materials, to the deployment of skilled shipwrights and blacksmiths, to build as many transport ships and escort warships as possible.There are also corresponding sailors, sailors and corresponding ordnance artillery and so on.It can be said that there are too many things that need attention and need to be done.

Therefore, the imperial court really couldn't spare extra manpower and financial resources to restart another big war.

Emperor Chongzhen asked a circle of courtiers for their opinions, but did not give a satisfactory answer. Instead, he had more contradictions and difficulties, and couldn't help frowning.

Why can't the Cossacks and the remnants of Jianlu come out to make troubles, but they want to make troubles when the court has no spare time to spare, what a trouble!

In desperation, he only had to pin his hopes on Zhong Jinwei, watching Zhong Jinwei meditate quietly there.

The Wenhua Palace became quiet all of a sudden, so quiet that even a needle falling on the ground could be heard clearly.

After a long while, Zhong Jinwei raised his head, with a smile on his face, and said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, after thinking about it for a long time, I found that this incident is a good thing for me, Daming!"

When Zhong Jinwei said this, several people in the Wenhua Hall opened their mouths, their jaws almost fell to the ground.They never expected that Duke Xingguo would come to such a conclusion!

"Master Zhong, how do you say this?" Emperor Chongzhen asked excitedly after being stunned for a moment.

Zhong Jinwei seemed confident, and he replied to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, aren't we plotting to bring the grassland into our Ming territory? Right now, the military strength of the Mongolian ministries has suffered a heavy blow, and it just solved a problem for our Ming Dynasty, so that we can speed up the process. The progress of the Mongolian grassland being incorporated into the territory of the Ming Dynasty!"

Thinking about it from a different angle, it is indeed beneficial to what Daming is doing.But Emperor Chongzhen still had a question: "Master Zhong, but the Cossacks and the remnants of Jianlu have united, and they are indeed a threat to my Ming Dynasty. What should I do? I can't just ignore it!"

Zhong Jinwei smiled, shook his head and said: "Of course we have to take care of it, but not now. This threat is still far away for Da Ming. And there are various Mongolian tribes as a buffer in the middle, so there is actually no short-term threat to me, Da Ming. But for the Mongolian tribes, the threat is greater, which will force them to make a choice."

"For this reason, I, Ming, cannot stand up for the Mongolian tribes to deal with the Cossacks and the remnants of Jianlu. On the contrary, I will send people on the grasslands to spread panic and exaggerate the power of the Cossacks and the remnants of Jianlu. At the same time, it is announced that the Ming Dynasty will increase its troops on the Horqin Grassland. Protect the tribes belonging to Ming Dynasty."

When Wen Tiren heard what Zhong Jinwei said, he already understood what he meant, so he explained for him: "The Duke's intention is to use this as a comparison, so that all the grassland ministries can understand that only by submitting to me, Ming, can they be safe, isn't that the case? ?”

"Hehe, Mr. Wen is very right!" Zhong Jinwei nodded in praise.

Emperor Chongzhen understood, and nodded again and again. In this way, this incident will indeed allow the Mongolian grassland to be included in the territory of Ming Dynasty as soon as possible.For Daming, a bad thing turned into a good thing!

But Sun Chengzong had an opinion, and he only heard him say: "In this way, I am afraid that the power of the Cossacks and the remnants of Jianlu will grow stronger and stronger. The longer it drags on, the harder it will be to deal with!"

Emperor Chongzhen felt the same way when he heard it, and turned his head from Sun Chengzong's side to Zhong Jinwei, ready to hear his answer.