Chapter 486: Trustworthy!

Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang and Yongle Emperor Zhu Di are both powerful and monopolistic characters, although Zhu Di is not as diligent as Zhu Yuanzhang, so he set up a cabinet for this purpose, but the cabinet at this time is not like the cabinet of later generations without the name of the prime minister and the reality of the prime minister, but only a secretary team composed of five-grade officials, with favor and trust but no real power. The decision of the court is also extremely simple, all major matters are summoned by the emperor to discuss the ministers, and once the decision is discussed, the decree will be immediately issued and implemented, without waiting for approval. In addition, the important ministers were appointed to deliberate, and the results of the deliberations were reported, and finally the emperor made a decision himself.

It is precisely because of this that in the face of the urgent military situation from the Xuanfu, it is the six Shangshu and several top nobles who are ordered to discuss. Although Shangshu is said to be a positive second grade, the nobles present include the British Gong Zhang Fu, Wu'an Hou Zheng Heng, Anyuan Hou Liu Sheng, Longping Hou Zhang Xin, Zhenyuan Marquis Gu Xingzu, Baoding Marquis Meng Ying, all of them are super products, and there is not even a count among them. So, although it is six people against six people, this is a military business, and it is naturally mainly based on the British public Zhang Fu. Among the ministers, only Yang Rong and Jin Youzi, who were good at military affairs, were present, but they were only responsible for recording.

"There is Lingxiao Peak in the northeast of Xinghe, Weiyuan River in the south, and Yuerluo in the west, there were originally more than 1,000 soldiers, but now there are more than 600 people left, plus the 500 people who commanded Wang Zhao and 500 people in Jingying, a total of 1,600 people. If these 1,600 men were properly defended, coupled with a large amount of food supplies, even if Arutai attacked in a big way, he would eventually retreat. ”

It was Zhao Qian, the secretary of the military department, who said this, but as soon as the words fell, Guo Zi, the older secretary of the household department, shook his head disapprovingly: "Entering the army in winter is originally a taboo for soldiers, since Arutai dares to do this, either there is a reason to do it, or there is a reason to do it." Although Xinghe does not suffer from food supply now, the soldiers are also human beings, who can fight without sleep? If you are exhausted by then, then I am afraid that you will not be able to keep it. For now, reinforcements need to be sent as soon as possible. ”

Lu Zhen, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, saw that Zhao Zhen and Guo Zi, the two hall officials who were easy to get on the throne, refused to give in to each other, so he had to cough lightly. Seeing that the two of them were slightly restrained, he said: "In February of the third year of Hongwu, the king of Qiyang made peace, and he marched into the army to Chahan'er. In April of the seventh year of Hongwu, Lan Yu defeated the Yuan soldiers in Baijiuquan, so he pulled out Xinghe again. In the twelfth year of Yongle, the emperor went on a northern expedition, and he also took the road of Xinghe. Xinghe Kaiping were the two major garrisons outside the Great Wall, and once they were lost, the Tatar army would be completely unhindered the next day. ”

Lu Zhennai is a well-known person who is well-read and has a strong memory, this statement seems to be a memorabilia of Xinghe, not to mention military attachés, even civil officials who are not convinced by his character, and they admire his memory in their hearts. Several military attachés were almost all people who accompanied them out of the fortress every time, and at this time, they exchanged a look, and they only listened to Lu Zhen continue to talk eloquently.

"Xinghe Shouyu Thousand Households originally belonged to Yuanlong Xing Road, directly under the Zhongshu Province. In October of the first year of Huangqing, it was changed to Xinghe Road. Hongwu was reformed in three years and was subordinate to the Beiping Political Division. Four years later, Xinghe Mansion was abolished, and in the first month of the thirtieth year, Xinghe guarded thousands of households, and thousands of military households were garrisoned. In February of the first year of Yongle, it was directly subordinate to the military governor's office. Today's Xinghe is lonely and hangs outside, there are only soldiers and no civilians inside, and the Tatar Warat is prepared, but it is only used as a stronghold for the Northern Expedition. This time, Arutai first feinted to attack Kaiping, and then turned to Xinghe, is it really the ambition here? In my opinion, drunkards don't mean to drink, they should be determined to be perfect! ”

Among the four Shangshu who previously discussed the Northern Expedition together, Fang Bin, the Shangshu of the Military Department, was ordered to kill the corpse after committing suicide, and Wu Zhong, the Shangshu of the Household Department, Xia Yuanji, the Shangshu of the Criminal Department, was still in prison, and although Lu Zhen, the only surviving one, was extremely disapprehensive of the Northern Expedition in his heart, he knew that if he didn't know each other at this time, then he should go to Jinyi Guard Prison to accompany those two. So, in the face of the kind or malicious gazes around him, he thought of the ten guards that the emperor had sent to guard him, so he gritted his teeth.

"At the beginning, there were Guanshan Wei, Xuande Wei, Dongshengwei, Yunchuan Wei, Yulin Wei outside the Great Wall, and now these guards have moved to the Outer Great Wall one by one, and Tatar Wara is going south step by step, and now it is the eve of the emperor's northern expedition, if the Xinghe is lost at this time, then there is no barrier in front of Wanquan, if the army goes away from Ping, then Arutai can attack Wanquan, because it is our army will be saved! No matter why Arutai attacked this time, at least it happened to be the moment when Xinghe had just replenished the weapons and food, so he could hold on for a while longer. As long as the army arrives and Xinghe Fort is still there, it will be a great victory! ”

"That's right, although the Tartars are powerful, but according to the city, how can more than a thousand people hold out for ten days and eight days." Anyuan Marquis Liu Sheng had persuaded himself when Zhang Yue had been in a critical situation before, so when he saw that the British Duke Zhang Fu did not speak, he rushed to the front and said, "If Xinghe is lost before the Northern Expedition, even if he returns with a big victory in the future, this article is not good-looking!" How far is Xinghe from Wanquancai, Xuanfu three guards plus Wanquan two guards, enough! ”

Wu'an Hou Zheng Heng has been out of the Zhenxuan Mansion for many years, but at this time, he did not rashly seconded the proposal to send troops. After Tong Liusheng finished speaking, he shook his head: "Although the Xuanfu has a heavy army, it is ...... in the past That defeat was a lesson. Arutai is best at luring the enemy deep into the east and west, and now it is a snowy day, and those Tartars have to spend ten times as much strength to attack the city, but they are extremely good at raiding. The Xuanfu army was not accustomed to fighting in snowy days, and once it was ambushed and raided, it was bound to be dangerous. ”

The head of the household department, Shangshu Jianyi, also suggested not to rush to help, first gather troops, and then send a veteran and serious general to send troops from Wanquan, and the acting criminal department Shangshu Jin Chun had the same opinion as him. Zhang Xin, the Marquis of Longping, was left and right, which meant that he didn't say anything. Baoding Hou Mengying agreed with Liu Sheng's opinion to rescue as soon as possible, which had nothing to do with his in-laws, but purely his view of the overall situation. And Gu Xingzu, the Marquis of Zhenyuan, was the youngest among everyone, so he only cautiously talked about the pros and cons.

Although Zhang Yue is his cousin's nephew, Zhang Fu has always taken care of him, but family affection is family affection is official business, he is extremely worried at this time, but since he was ordered to deliberate, he finally said in a deep voice: "It is indeed a lot of risk to go out of the jam on a snowy day, but Xinghe must be saved." Wasn't it precisely to prevent the Tartars from going south? My opinion is to send someone to investigate carefully, and after finding out the strength of Arutai, select a capable general Xuanfu and a town to make sure that everything is possible. Imitating the old system of the emperor's northern expedition before, the whole army marched in a phalanx, and the left and right sides sent detectives and cavalry to investigate, so that it could be safe. ”

made such a conservative suggestion, and Zhang Fu himself couldn't help but be deeply annoyed. Whether it was Li Wenzhong's army of Xu Dalanyu in the early Ming Dynasty or the northern expedition of Yongle Emperor Zhu Di, almost every time a large army was used, so the local guard station dared to send troops in the face of a small group of Tartars, and it was always on the defensive for the army to press. Xing'an Bo Xu Heng is not a general, let him lead the troops to shake Arutai, not to mention that the emperor is not at ease, even he is not at ease. And the emperor's mind is only afraid that he is on the northern expedition, and I am afraid that he will not spoil the plan because of such a thing. Looking at so many people in the audience, apart from himself, only Wu'an Hou Zheng Heng can take on this important task.

The top priority is that there is no accurate information in the north until now, how many people did Arutai bring this time?

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Yang Rong and Jin Youzi, who were ordered to attend the collegiate meeting, reported the opinions of each minister one by one, but found that Zhu Di did not react, and when they both looked up, they found that Zhu Di seemed to be a little absent-minded. This was something they had never done before, and the two of them couldn't help but be surprised, but they couldn't help but be silent. After a long time, they waited for the emperor's voice.

"Zhang Xin, who has participated in politics in Jiaoluan, has been out for a long time, so he will be transferred back and appointed as the governor of Shuntian Mansion."

The words of the bull's head and the horse's mouth suddenly made Yang Rong and Jin Youzi look at each other. Jin Youzi really didn't understand why he was talking about things in the north and turned to Annan again. And after Yang Rong was stunned for a while, he couldn't help but think of what the emperor said when he summoned him and Shen Du before, and couldn't help but vaguely comprehend a few points, and his heart suddenly sank, and then he bowed down and said: "Jiaolu's participation in politics is the fourth grade, and the transfer to the Shuntian Mansion is still the fourth grade." Is this matter a matter of the Ministry of Clerks first, or is it an edict issued by Ming? ”

"The Ministry of Clerks, Jian Yi knows what to do." Zhu Di gently tapped the armrest on the couch with the middle finger of his right hand, and then said word by word, "Zhao Xuan, the secretary of the Ministry of Labor, supervised Tunshu, and during his absence, Li Qing, the secretary of the Ministry of Labor, temporarily served in the Ministry of War." I don't want to see them procrastinate any longer, it's already November, and within three days, I want a result! ”

Although they are all old ministers who have been immersed in the cabinet for more than ten years, the emperor did not mention Xinghe at this time, and both of them felt that their hearts were up and down. After all, Jin Youzi felt that this was an important military matter, so he tentatively said: "The matter of peace ...... that Xinghe"

"Xing'an Bo Xu Heng is too young, at this time, transfer Wu'an Hou Zheng Heng to replace him back." Zhu Di casually interrupted Jin Youzi's words, and then continued, "Zheng Heng has been with me for many years, and he is helping or guarding for him, and I can trust him." As for Xinghe...... I can trust Zhang Yue, and besides, the War Bureau said before that Lu Feng asked them for a lot of extra things, including sharp firearms, and more than 100 sergeants of the Shenji Battalion who are good at firearms, so I don't believe that Arutai is willing to use his life to pave a way into Xinghe! ”

Since the emperor said so, Yang Rongjin Youzi had no choice but to bow and withdraw. The cabinet ministers who were directly guarding were originally the busiest, and because of this sudden act, the two of them and Yang Shiqi almost didn't even bother to eat dinner, and they didn't disperse until three o'clock in the morning. Yang Rong, who was full of exhaustion, fell asleep wrapped in a thick cloak as soon as he got into the car, and he didn't know how long it took for him to be gently pushed awake.

"Master, Gu Gongzi came in the evening, and the family has already led him to wait in the study, and he has just sent refreshments."