"Hmm. Where is Jin Shangshu? Regarding the matter of the 200,000 army of General Shi's army, how are you prepared? Zhu Qiyu, who was sitting on the golden dragon chair, nodded, and looked at the officials among the courtiers.

Jin Lian stood in the line of courtiers, heard Daizong call his name, and immediately stood up with a fluorene board in his hand and said: "If you go back to the emperor, the grain and grass will have already arrived in Xuanfu." As far as the minister knows, part of the grain and grass moves with the army, and part of the grain and grass needs to be transported to the front line once every three to five days. According to this, most of the grain and grass should still be in the Xuanfu. ”

"Then transport it." Hearing that the grain and grass had been prepared earlier, Zhu Qiyu asked with joy on his face.

It was only after saying this sentence that he found that the entire hall was suddenly silent, as if there was something wrong with his words. Fortunately, among the courtiers, he was also empathetic, and Xu Youzhen, the secretary of the Criminal Department, stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the difficulty now is that the grain and grass cannot be transported. ”

"Yes, yes." Zhu Qiyu made a big red face. Although he has been emperor for six years, he has never been on the battlefield, and his understanding of war is only seen from books. Now after being reminded by Xu Youzhen, he knew that what he said just now was a little too hasty, and his face turned red, in order to eliminate the impact of what happened just now, he thought of diverting everyone's attention, looked at Shi Heng in the army of generals and said: "Governor Shi, but I don't know when the newly assembled 200,000 new troops will be able to assemble and reach the battlefield?" ”

"Back to the emperor." Shi Heng arched his body and said: "The assembly time will take about fifteen days, after all, 200,000 people is not a small number, as for when you can reach the battlefield, if you only rely on your legs, I am afraid that it will take a month and a half to reach the city of Sanbulachuan." But with the hard work of his subordinates, two months should be enough. ”

"Two months?" This answer made the courtiers who participated in the court meeting all bow to each other and talk about it. If it is really two months, I am afraid that the city of Sanbula Chuan will really not be able to hold it, if that is the case, the nearly 200,000 troops in the city will be eaten, which is undoubtedly a very heavy blow to the military power of the Northern Ming.

Zhu Qiyu on the dragon throne shook his head, "I'm afraid two months won't work." In this way, if you have any way to transport the grain and grass to Sanbula Chuan City, you can say anything. ”

"This..."

The ministers couldn't help but shake their heads like rattles. If you want to break through the battle formation of the Warat cavalry, you have to transport so much grain and grass to the city, it is one word, it is difficult.

After waiting for a while, no one could stand up and give advice, which made Zhu Qiyu angry. In normal times, everyone claims to be patriotic, and they can't wait to take out their hearts to show themselves. Or compare yourself to Guan Zhong and Le Yi, how capable. But now that they have encountered problems, they have just learned to shake their heads, how can this not disappoint Zhu Qiyu?

After a while of discussion in the hall, it became quiet again, and it was clear that everyone had thought of a better way. Looking at the performance of the courtiers, thinking of the fiery military situation in front of him, Zhu Qiyu couldn't help but get angry, slapped his palm heavily on the dragon case, and asked loudly, "Zhong Aiqing is the smartest and most capable person in the world, don't you even have a better way?" ”

What he said made these old ministers feel ashamed. But there are also some thick-skinned faces that have not changed, for them, what they have learned is the talent of governing the world, the means of governing the country with benevolence and righteousness, not some kind of military book.

I have to say that this is the so-called Confucianism, which is just one of the doctrines. If you read a lot of books, you will be able to write some good articles, that is, you can get fame, and then you will have the qualifications to be an official, and then you will be a little bit of a mess, and you will eventually become the so-called minister of Anbang governance. With such people, it is no wonder that most of the people are living in dire straits.

There was still silence in the audience, Zhu Qiyu's face became more and more ugly, he once again felt a sense of isolation and helplessness, and he once again felt what it means to be less hated when people use it.

And at the moment when the audience was silent, a voice suddenly came out, and Xu Youzhen, the secretary of the Criminal Department, who was dressed in a second-grade official uniform, came out of class with a board and said: "Your Majesty, in fact, if you want to transport grain and grass to Sanbula Sichuan City, you don't have to be so troublesome, as long as one person is willing to agree, this matter is easy."

Someone stood up, which made Zhu Qiyu very happy. The person who stood up also thought of a way to solve the matter, and at that moment Zhu Qiyu asked urgently, "Xu Aiqing, is there any good way, come quickly." ”

Hu Hu, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, who had not spoken among the ministers, originally stood there with his eyes closed and recuperated, but when he saw Xu Youzhen standing up, it was originally none of his business, and his high-minded face changed instantly, and his brows couldn't help frowning together, but then he slowly stretched out.

Yang Chendong had already told him that Xu Youzhen was also a person on the same road. But in the past few years, the two have not had more contact, perhaps because they are not at ease with each other. It's just that some things are silently echoing each other, and the things that can be cooperated will also be silently supported in private.

Xu Youzhen is a person, Hu Hu naturally knows something, he is smart, has vision, can recognize the situation, and has exquisite methods. It's just that this time he wants to stand up or surprise Hu Hui, he has already guessed what this person is going to say, but now let Yang Chendong participate in this matter, is it really good? This time, the opponent is the combined cavalry of Warat Cavalry and Yili Jiangli, does the Five-Star Army really have the strength to stop them?

It's just that with Xu Youzhen's personality, he has rarely fought uncertain battles. Could it be said that he had been ordered by Yang Chendong before, was his son-in-law wanted to take the initiative to participate and share some benefits, or was everything his own initiative?

When Hu Hu was still guessing, Xu Youzhen had already come out of the class and hugged his arms and said: "Your Majesty, if you want to solve this situation, the only way to do it is to ask the loyal and courageous prince to come forward, and there is no other way." ”

"Loyalty?" Zhu Qiyu on the dragon chair originally had an expectation on his face, but his expression became a little ugly at this moment.

I don't know when it began, in the court of the Northern Ming Dynasty, the word "loyal and courageous" has become a taboo. If it is not necessary, no one will mention it, perhaps everyone knows that this person's power has threatened the survival and development of Beiming. But this person's power has reached a certain level, and he is no longer the kind of person who can be manipulated and oppressed casually.

Even if there is no way to clean him up, it is better not to mention him first, which can be regarded as out of sight and out of mind. But now, Xu Youzhen broke this rule and took the initiative to mention it, and a clear displeasure flashed across Daizong's face.

"Loyalty? How did he have such a skill? Zhu Qiyu's tone was already with a hint of dissatisfaction.

Listen to the sound of words, listen to the sound of gongs and drums. The ministers have a lot of ability to observe words and looks, and seeing that the emperor is a little angry, the smartest thing to do is to stop this topic immediately. But now Xu Youzhen has no way out.

Since the last time Yang Chendong appeared in the Beijing Division of Beiming and saw him at night, Xu Youzhen, who had been mentally swaying, knew that he had already boarded the big ship of the Yang family, and it was impossible for him to go down next. The only thing that can be done is to find a way not to sink this big ship in the sea, and find a way to sail farther.

After having an understanding in his heart, he took the initiative to cooperate with the work of the Yang family, for example, when the Five-Star Army captured North Korea, many ministers in the DPRK were accusing the Five-Star Army of taking action against the Ming Dynasty, which was obviously a kind of disrespect to the Ming Dynasty. Not only did he not coax with these people, but he also found Emperor Daizong in private, saying that North Korea was not the territory of the Ming Dynasty after all, and even if it was taken away, there would be no substantial loss, so it was better to take this opportunity to ask the Five-Star Army for some war horses, after all, strength is king.

As long as you have enough strength, what you lose now can be regained sooner or later.

It was Xu Youzhen who came up with such an idea, and originally wanted to reprimand the Five-Star Army, and even Emperor Zhu Qiyu, who sent troops from Liaodong to support Korea. Thinking that it is more important to be strong than the subject country being captured, after all, North Korea is not the first subject country to be captured.

Zhu Qiyu agreed, Xu Youzhen united with some courtiers who were good friends with him, and finally won the Joseon Dynasty that was close at hand, Yang Chendong only paid 50,000 war horses, and it was not given away in vain, but lent to Beiming, and it was also to be converted into silver and returned in the future.

Of course, there is too much to owe, and it is difficult to say whether it can be repaid, but at least nominally it is owed.

The Five-Star Army even took North Korea, and it was still in such a short period of time. This incident also gave Xu Youzhen a further view of Yang Chendong's strength and understanding. After all, they used to be some small countries in the south, but they were occupied in the wilderness, and their influence was far less great. So how strong is the Five-Star Army? Xu Youzhen had an idea, if possible, he would go to the first city of the grassland to take a look, and see what kind of scale the Yang system has reached now.

If you want to pass, you need a high-sounding reason, and now that Sanbula Sichuan City is besieged and in danger, in his opinion, this is such an opportunity, Xu Youzhen stood up and made a statement to the emperor.

There is another main reason why Xu Youzhen has such courage to stand up, that is, he believes that Yang Chendong does not want to watch the nearly 200,000 Northern Ming army in Sanbula Sichuan City being eaten by the grassland aliens, and it is precisely in order to cater to this idea that he chose to take the initiative.