In Shen Xi's original plan, this errand in the northwest would not be his turn. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

It was impossible for the emperor to slap himself in the face, and he intended to transfer him to the northwest as the governor of Yansui, but he was blocked by Xie Qian, and instead wanted to use Zhu Hui's title and prestige to control the three armies, so Zhu Hui became the governor of Yansui.

Now that the war has been defeated, the emperor needs to bear a lot of public pressure to admit his mistakes.

If it was Ma Wensheng or Zhang Mao who led the troops, it would be fine, but he was just a fledgling offspring, and then let him "turn the tide" would not only have to withstand the doubts of others, but also be too risky.

Now Zhu Youzhu broke the worldly prejudice and insisted on letting Shen Xi take on the big responsibility, Shen Xi can only understand that Xie Qian has completely "sold" him, not only attributed some strategic deployments in the northwest to him, but also explained to the emperor in detail the previous judgment of the southward movement of the Tatars in the northwest, as well as the strategic principles that should not be adhered to.

The emperor saw that Xie Qing's family was not the person who "strategized and fought a decisive battle thousands of miles away", but this person was Shen Qing's family, since he had intended to let Shen Xi go to the northwest to be the governor of Yansui before, it was not too late to make amends, and let Shen Xi come out again to receive this errand, maybe he could also create a miracle.

So Zhu Youzhi proposed to Shen Xi to send him to the northwest to perform his duties.

Although the lights in the Qianqing Palace were dim, everyone looked at Shen Xi.

Several important ministers present looked down on Shen Xi before, but after Xie Qian made a statement, Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, and Zhang Mao all glanced at Shen Xigao.

A seventeen or eighteen-year-old descendant, who has successively experienced the battle of Quanzhou and Yuxi, two wars of great significance to the Ming Dynasty, and even the leader, can actually foresee all the changes in the northwest war situation before this year's war, and has a clear enough understanding that the Tatars have not hurt the root in the internal struggle in the past few years, and should be in line with the principle of "stopping the war", so let Shen Xi go to the northwest to lead the troops, it is not impossible.

The worst result is nothing more than Shen Xi dying in the northwest, anyway, how many people will not be allocated to Shen Xi, let him break through, maybe he can really succeed?

All these people think is that "dead horses should be treated as live horse doctors", Shen Xi went to the northwest, and the worst result was that there was no result, and it was unlikely to worsen the war situation.

But in Shen Xi's view, it was clear that the emperor and a number of important officials in the court were jealous of his talent and foresight, and deliberately sent him to death.

Aren't you capable?

It's useless to just talk on paper, now I'll give you a chance to make contributions to the Ming Dynasty, serve your life, and don't come back if you can't complete the task!

Facing everyone's sympathetic or ridiculed eyes, Shen Xi truthfully stated: "Back to Your Majesty, Weichen is only a shallow learner, and he knows very little about the war in the northwest, for fear of missing a major event, please find another candidate for Your Majesty!" ”

Even if he knew that he shouldn't refuse, Shen Xi still couldn't accept this kind of order.

exhausted his efforts to win the top prize in the thirteen-year-old examination, and now he is seventeen years old, and the official is doing very well, but he went to the southeast with a sentence, and he will take his family to the southeast to be an empty marshal, relying on his own efforts to form the team step by step, and even the money and grain dispatch is to rely on his own strength, the level bandit has just improved, the emperor comes to say, you go back to the capital, he has to go back to Beijing, and now the war situation in the northwest is deteriorating, and he may repeat the mistakes of the civil fort decades ago at any time, and another sentence, if you go to the northwest, he will have to honestly go to the northwest to die?

In Shen Xi's opinion, the current situation in the northwest, given 200,000 soldiers and horses, may not be able to turn the tide, and the change of Tumubao Yingzong led an army of 500,000, but in the end, it was not the result of returning home?

Although tens of thousands of soldiers and horses were enough to hold the fortress, the victory rate was terrifyingly low when fighting the Tatars head-on.

When Zhu Youzhu heard Shen Xi's words, he asked rhetorically: "Shen Qing's family, do you have any other good candidates?" ”

In front of the three ministers, as well as the ministers who led the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies and the Beijing Camp, the emperor asked a right-hand deputy who was on temporary duty who was a candidate for the third rank, and it was needless to say that the emperor was not satisfied with Shen Xi's answer and asked Shen Xi to recommend it himself.

Shen Xi said bluntly: "Ma Shangshu should be strong and far-sighted, and he can be the commander-in-chief; Old man Zhang rode a horse and shot as much as he did back then, and he was the best choice to destroy the city...... These people are more capable of leading troops than Wechen, and Wechen is really not competent! ”

Zhang Mao smiled: "Shen Zhongcheng is too modest, he has not straddled the horse for a long time, and now the riding and shooting has long been rusty, and the heavy responsibility of guarding the frontier still falls on the shoulders of you young people!" ”

Zhu Youzhu glanced at Zhang Mao expectantly, which showed that the emperor also intended to let Zhang Mao come out to preside over the overall situation, but after hearing Zhang Mao's words, Zhu Youzhu immediately dispelled this idea.

In the emperor's mind, it was always the most important garrison around Gyeonggi, and neither Zhang Mao nor Zhang Heling, the Marquis of Shouning, who he felt was useless, were not suitable to go on the expedition.

"Shen Qing's family, I really can't find another candidate, you pacified the bandits in the southeast, and you did a very satisfactory job, and I summoned you back to the capital to give you leisure, which is the loss of the country's society. Now that you are the governor of Yansui, you are in charge of the banner of the king's order, and you have specially deployed 6,000 people from the Beijing camp to go west with you to rescue Yansui Town, and it is best to take back the Yulin Acropolis, and I will gather all my hopes on you! ”

Zhu Youzhu looked at Shen Xi as if he had high hopes.

If it wasn't the emperor who spoke, Shen Xi would have to scold.

When I'm two hundred and five?

Earlier, it was said that the Yulin Acropolis of Yansui Town has been lost, and now let me recapture the Yulin Acropolis surrounded by Tatar cavalry, which is clearly to trap people to the end!

Could it be that the emperor, in order to put pressure on his courtiers, didn't even talk about the reason?

All the ministers present knew what it meant to encounter Tatar cavalry in a dangerous field, not to mention to storm a city under such pressure, which was almost like sending them to death.

Even Shen Xi himself knew the danger, but when the emperor said so, he didn't even have a chance to question it, just waiting for Shen Xi to express his position, which was equivalent to being put in a position where he couldn't refuse. The emperor has placed "all hopes" on him, and if he refuses again, the emperor will never spare him easily.

Shen Xi said: "With the strength of Weichen alone, I am afraid it will be difficult to do it!" ”

One sentence made Zhu Youzhu frown, and even the ministers present were thinking, you kid is too ignorant, the emperor is so easy to say that you still don't agree, do you want to find death?

But after thinking about Shen Xi's words carefully, he felt that Shen Xi did not refuse, but only said that he could not go alone, that is, Shen Xi wanted to borrow people from the emperor.

Zhu Youzhu said: "Oh? Shen Qingjia, do you have any virtuous adjutant that you need to recommend? ”

Even the emperor blocked Shen Xi's words, so he could only make a request for the recommendation of the "adjutant", and he didn't even have a door to retreat.

Shen Xi said: "Wechen does not have an adjutant to recommend, but when the bandits are pacified in the southeast, there are some people around him to assist, and Wechen wants to take these people to the northwest to serve the country!" ”

"Quasi-play!"

Zhu Youzhi originally thought it was a big deal, but when he heard that it was a requisition of households, the emperor was relieved, even if Shen Xi was suspected of cronyism, it was he who first dispatched Shen Xi and sent Shen Xi to lead the troops to send him to death first, Shen Xi found a few more people to accompany the funeral, and it was up to Shen Xi, as long as the imperial court did not let the court allocate more manpower and money and food.

Shen Xi saluted: "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”

Zhu Youzhu sighed: "The battle in the northwest cost a lot, and now the treasury is empty, Shen Qing's family, all I can give you is 6,000 foot soldiers, you can recruit soldiers and horses along the way, rectify the remnants, if you win this battle, I will be rewarded!" I hope you can serve the country, and I thank you here! ”

After speaking, Zhu Youzhu stood up with Xiao Jing's support and bowed to Shen Xi. To be able to get the emperor's salute, this is already the emperor's grace, not only Shen Xi, but even the ministers present have to kneel down and thank him.

Shen Xi was cornered at this time, so he could only kneel down and kowtow to express his determination to serve his life: "Weichen must live up to His Majesty's high expectations!" ”

But he was muttering in his heart: "Fail your eighteen-generation ancestors!" In addition to pitting people, what else will your old Zhu family do? On the one hand, he said that I was young and vigorous and could not take on the great responsibility, but when I encountered danger, he first pushed me out and sent me to death, and gave me 6,000 foot soldiers, which is not the cavalry I needed the most, so let me take these 6,000 infantry to fight with tens of thousands of Tatar cavalry, and also to take back Yulinwei in the hands of the Tatars. ”

Zhu Youzhu waved his hand: "Come on, reward!" ”

As soon as he said that, there was a eunuch behind him with a wooden support, and there was a wooden box on it, followed by two little palace maids with seven or eight points of beauty, which seemed to mean that the wooden box and the two little palace maids were yours from now on.

Shen Xi didn't look up, but when he saw this posture, he felt that Zhu Youzhu was saying to him: "Shen Qing's family, give you a little reward, and you can die with peace of mind!" ”

Shen Xi saluted again: "Your Majesty, the minister has not yet taken up his post, and he has not received an inch of merit, so he dare not be rewarded!" ”

"It's good, it's good." Zhu Youzhu unexpectedly slammed the door, Shen Xi just politely refused to accept it, and actually saved the reward, "When Shen Qing's family accompanies Liu Shangshu to return triumphantly, I will personally go out of the city to greet and lead the way for the Qing family!" ”

What a gift it sounds, when he returns in triumph, the emperor will take hundreds of civil and military officials out of the city to welcome him, and will also lead horses for him!

But in Shen Xi's ears, he didn't feel the slightest honor.

Zhu Youji's words are tantamount to putting forward new requirements for him, not only to take back the Yulin Acropolis, but also to "return triumphantly" and ensure the safety of Liu Daxia, the governor of the three sides.

Shen Xi thought to himself: "It's better to let me take 6,000 infantry out of the fortress, completely annihilate the Tatars, and seal the wolf Juxu!" ”

Zhu Youzhu added: "At that time, I will be rewarded a hundred times!" ”

Now give two palace maids, plus a wooden box, a hundredfold reward, that is, two hundred palace maids and a hundred boxes of silver, perhaps this kind of empty promise has been listened to too much, Shen Xi's ears are numb to hear it now, and there is no slightest wave in his heart.

Even if I can return victorious, you, the emperor, still don't break your promise? (To be continued.) )