With the growth of age and poor physical condition, the court has been changed to once a month, and it is basically a ceremonial court meeting.

The Chang Dynasty also gradually changed from the original daily morning dynasty to a three-day dynasty, and then became a five-day dynasty, but the most important noon dynasty has not changed much, as long as necessary, the side must immediately go to the court.

The cabinet ministers and the military department, the household department and the servants have all arrived, and the atmosphere is not very good.

The news from Jizhen has also been received by the Ministry of War and the Cabinet.

"Zhuqing, what do you think?" Emperor Yonglong's clear and calm gaze roamed around everyone for a while, and then he withdrew his gaze, lowered his eyelids, and looked at the recital on the imperial case and said in a deep voice.

No one would have thought that the warning signal issued by Jizhen turned out to be the Chahar people, not the Dongyu, but the princes here are all old ministers over thirty or forty years old, that is, they have not experienced it at the beginning, and they also know that more than ten years ago, the biggest threat to the northern Xinjiang of the Great Zhou Dynasty was not at all the Jianzhou Jurchens who had only risen in the past ten years, but the Mongolian left wing led by the Chahars.

Twenty years ago, the Chahar people swept in, broke into the border wall from Gubeikou and Xifengkou respectively, burned and plundered in Yongping and Shuntian, causing huge losses to the two provinces, and even broke into the north of Hejian Province in the southernmost part of the south.

Because of this, even if the Jianzhou Jurchens have risen rapidly in the past ten years, the Great Zhou court has never relaxed the construction of the defense of Xuanfu and Jizhen, until six years ago, the leader of Chahar Buyan Taiji died, and the eldest grandson Lin Dan Batur, who was only thirteen years old, took over, and the Great Zhou was a little relieved I didn't expect that it was only six or seven years, and the Chahar people began to be restless again.

Ye Xianggao groaned for a moment, and then turned his gaze to Zhang Jingqiu, the secretary of the Ministry of War: "Jingqiu, the sudden change of the Chahar people is related to Liaodong's support for them last year?" ”

Zhang Jingqiu and Chai Ke frowned at the same time.

In fact, from the moment they got the news of Jizhen, the two of them realized that there was a fear that there would be a storm here.

The Chahars were the old enemies of the Great Zhou, but with the rapid rise of the Jianzhou Jurchens and the death of the Chahar Great Khan Buyan Taiji, the balance of power between the Jianzhou Jurchens and the Chahar tribes quickly rose and fell and began to reverse.

Especially after the Jianzhou Jurchens successively annexed the Hada and Huifa departments of the Haixi Jurchens and launched a fierce attack on the Ula Department, the whole of the Great Zhou actually understood that the threat of the Jianzhou Jurchens to the Great Zhou had surpassed that of the Chahar Department.

There are not many Han people in the territory of the Outer Mongolians, but in Liaodong, there are a lot of Han people, and the Jianzhou Jurchens not only annexed the Jurchen tribes, but also adopted various means to plunder and recruit a large number of Han people living in Liaodong, which greatly improved the armor-making and iron-smelting technology of the Jianzhou Jurchens.

However, after all, the Chahar people are emaciated camels and larger than horses, and their population is not only larger than that of the Jianzhou Jurchens, but also can affect the inner and outer Khalkha tribes and even the Mongolian left-wing tribes.

Of course, the two divisions are located in different locations, the Chahar people are located in the north of the Great Zhou, and the direct threat is from Xuanfu to Jizhen, while the Jianzhou Jurchens are currently threatening mainly in the northeast of Liaodong Town.

However, with the overwhelming strength of the Jianzhou Jurchens against the Haixi Jurchens and the eyebrows of the Horqin people and the Jianzhou Jurchens, their sphere of influence has begun to penetrate into the western Liaoning corridor, and it has also begun to threaten the east and middle roads of Jizhen.

When the Jianzhou Jurchens did their best to launch an attack on the Ula tribe last year, Feng Tang, who had only gone to Liaodong, was powerless to stop Nurhachi's attack on the Ula tribe, and could only restrain and force Nurhachi to give up the annexation of the Ula tribe through the lure of the Chahar and Yehe tribes and the coercion of the Korqin people.

This is also a last resort.

This move was also recognized by the two bigwigs of the Ministry of War, that is, the cabinet also acquiesced to all kinds of support for the Chahar people in Liaodong Town.

But this kind of acquiescence is based on the premise that the Chahar people are obedient and willing to be used by the Great Zhou, and now the Chahar Ministry is going to fight against the Great Zhou after getting the benefits of the Great Zhou, which is very tricky.

Once known by the imperial historians of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, they are afraid that they will make a mess, and if they don't get it right, they will set off a wave of impeachment, and even the cabinet and the military department will not be able to explain to the outside world.

Ye Xianggao suddenly came out with this kind of thing now, is he trying to shirk his responsibility?

After exchanging glances, Zhang Jingqiu said calmly: "Lord Shoufu, in that situation last year, since Tang Gang went to Liaodong, Donglu wanted to eat the Ula Department with all his might, we all know how serious the consequences will be once the Ula Department is annexed by the Dongyu, in that case, Xiaguan thinks that no matter what way is taken to avoid this consequence, it is worth it, the Chahar people will only bring a gust ,......of wind and rain, but once the Dongyu swallows the Ula Ministry, the East China Sea Jurchen will become its meal, and its wings will become a climate, and no one can control it."

Ye Xianggao waved his hand, his expression indifferent, "I have no intention of accusing Feng Tang of his actions in Liaodong, under the circumstances of last year, as the governor of Jiliao and the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, he has the right to act in the way that is most beneficial to the Great Zhou, but why did the Chahar people change direction so quickly, could there be any other reason here?" ……”

Chai Ke's eyes froze, "Lord Shoufu means that the Chahar people may have colluded with Dongyu?" ”

Ye Xianggao Wei raised his head, and then shook his head, "Although this possibility can't be said to be none, but so soon Dongyu and the Chahar people can shake hands and make peace, I think it's still unlikely, unless there are some other factors ,......"

"What do you mean by ......?" Chai Ke was a little puzzled.

"I am a little suspicious that this Lin Dan Batur is only afraid that he is also a character who is unwilling to be subdued, maybe I think that this stalemate between us and Donglu just gives them an opportunity to take advantage of it, and Feng Tang's intentional support last year is afraid that it will breed their ambition even more."

Ye Xianggao's words shocked Zhang Jingqiu and Chai Ke, this point of view has not been put forward by anyone, at that time Feng Ziying also said that although Lin Dan Batur is not very old, he is ambitious, and the cooperation with Da Zhou is just an expedient measure, and he is even looking for opportunities.

Zhang Jingqiu sneered in his heart, speaking of which, Lord Shoufu still thought that Feng Tang was going to take responsibility for this, which made him very disdainful.

If Feng Tang is held accountable in such a situation, I am afraid that in the future, no one will be willing to take responsibility, and even the emperor will not allow this kind of situation.

"Jinqing, now is not the time to discuss the question of whose responsibility, but how to deal with the actions of the Chahar people, the information sent back by You Shigong from Jizhen is reasonable, and it is basically certain that Chahar will make a big move this autumn, and this big move I have been thinking about it for a long time, except for Da Zhou, I am afraid that no one can ,......afford it."

Emperor Yonglong interrupted Ye Xianggao's words with some impatience, "A few days ago, Zhang Qing said that the Tusi was about to move in the southwest, and the battle for the flowing soil became more and more intense, I was very worried and anxious, why did the Dongyu just calm down, and this southwest Tusi was unwilling to be lonely, and now it is suddenly that even the Chahar people who were still receiving all kinds of material support from the Great Zhou last year are going to turn their guns to deal with our Great Zhou, and you Aiqing don't think it's too coincidental here, right?" ”

One sentence surprised everyone present, and Fang Congzhe hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, do you mean that the troubles in the southwest Tusi have something to do with the southern invasion of the Chahar people?" ”

"One south and one north, separated by thousands of miles, the southwest Tusi has not made trouble for a day or two, but this year it has been the most noisy, the Chahar people have been quiet for a few years, and suddenly it is going to be unfavorable to the Great Zhou,......" Emperor Yonglong's face became deeper and deeper, "Let's not talk about whether there is anything to do with it, but Zhu Qing thinks that once the Chahar people invade the south, will there be a stimulus or encouragement for the Tusi, so that they feel that they have a chance?" Dongyu will not fail to see this, and what will they do? ”

These words made the faces of everyone present heavy.

It is true, regardless of whether there is a substantial connection between these people, but the Eastern Prisoners and Chahar people and even the Southwest Tusi have their own eyeliner in the Jingshi City, and once they find that there is an opportunity to take advantage of it, then they will inevitably take advantage of the fire to rob.

Especially Donglu, the strength is the strongest, and unlike the Chahar people and the Southwest Tusi, they still need to find a more suitable time and opportunity, for Donglu, as long as there is any change inside and outside the Great Zhou, it is enough to contain the Great Zhou court, it is a good opportunity for them, and it is worth a try.

Anything that can consume, weaken, and contain Da Zhou, they will spare no effort to support and utilize it, just like everything Da Zhou has done to them.

"Can't let the Chahar people rise up, at least not let the Chahar people really cause too much loss to the north, we should suppress the ambitions of the Chahar people as much as possible, if it really can't be done, then we must try to control the damage that may be brought to a certain extent, otherwise once our northland forces are consumed or contained too much by the Chahars, Nurhachi will definitely take the opportunity to do it, and once someone feels that this is an opportunity, I am afraid that it is not only the eastern and southwestern Tusi, There are even a lot of things that we can't imagine will pop up! ”

If it comes to the economy and people's livelihood, Qi Yongtai cannot be compared with Ye Xianggao, Fang Congzhe and others, but in this overall situation related to the safety of the country, Qi Yongtai is better than Ye and Fang.

Qi Yongtai's eyes were like torches: "How to do this, Jingqiu, you come up with a strategy,......"

Zhang Jingqiu hesitated for a moment, he was also taken aback by Qi Yongtai's words, and subconsciously glanced at Emperor Yonglong: "It is difficult to contain the Chahar people, we have specially investigated this person Lin Danbatur, this person has been rough since he was a child, and he has always been ambitious, and he takes it as his mission to restore the glory of Temujin,......

Zhang Jingqiu's words shocked everyone present and even Emperor Yonglong, if Lin Dan Khan really had this ambition, if he matched enough talent, then this Chahar Department might really become a big disaster.