Chapter 817 Court Discussion

During the Yongle period, when Zhu Di had unresolved matters, he would often send him to Wenyuan Pavilion with an imperial title. Then he would listen to Yang Rong and others' suggestions and consider the decision. There were very few actual court discussions. During the Hongxi period, due to Zhu Gaochi, Yang Shiqi and others,

Friendship has always been the case. Now that Zhu Zhanji has ascended the throne, because the civil servants are often veterans of the three dynasties or even the fourth and fifth dynasties, Empress Dowager Zhang has asked ministers to discuss everything, so the number of court meetings has gradually increased. The number of people is not limited.

But generally speaking, everyone in the cabinet and Jian Xia must come.

Jian Xia had just finished his ministry affairs. Although today's two important military affairs were also important, none of them attended the meeting. Among the six ministries, there were only Zhang Ben and Zhang Yue from the Ministry of War, Hu Xi, the Minister of Rites, and a minister from the Ministry of Husbandry.

As the Lucchuan military affairs were pending, and the emperor would patrol the border with his own general, the two things combined created a heavy atmosphere for the day's court meeting. Yang Shiqi, who was sitting in the middle, looked around at the crowd and then said: "

Everyone knows today’s issues. The first is Luchuan military affairs. First, whether to advance or retreat; second, if reinforcements are sent, who will lead the army."

"This is not the first time that the Luchuan Si clan has rebelled. They have rebelled again and again without stopping. They have given them everything they can get in the name of official positions. This time they have annexed several cities such as Nandian and Mangshi.

The place is so arrogant and ambitious. It is absolutely impossible to retreat. Not only cannot we retreat, we must send generals to increase our troops as soon as possible."

It was Yang Rong who spoke. Compared with the non-committal tone last time, this time he spoke in an unquestionable tone. Hu Ming, the Minister of Rites, who was about to speak, was stunned by his words, and then a deep look appeared on his face.

of annoyance.

"To put it simply, where did this army come from? Where did it come from? The troops were mobilized from Guangxi and Yunnan before the war. The Duke of Guizhou lost the battle. Half of it was due to careless use of troops, and the other half was nothing

It's almost because the troops in Yunnan are already exhausted! Anyway, the war in southern Xinjiang does not affect the overall situation. The Si family does not dare to go eastward anymore, so why not leave it there for the time being? It should be noted that the national treasury is limited, not a bottomless pit! Also, the Qian Kingdom

The Duke is guarding Yunnan, and there are only a few Dukes and Dukes in the capital. Who is the right one to send there? Don’t say anything about dragging in just any cat or dog from the Fifth Army Governor’s Mansion, otherwise it would be better not to increase the number of troops at all!"

Zhang Yue himself once went to Jiaozhi. When he heard Hu Hui saying that Yunnan's soldiers were tired soldiers, his face suddenly condensed, thinking that this was simply telling lies with his eyes open. Not to mention that Mu Sheng was deceiving himself.

The county kept its troops stationary for many days. When the overall situation ahead was decided, they slowly sent troops and horses to join in the fight, and there were not many people in total. Besides, Yunnan is no better than other places. From the capital to the general military office, everyone

There are many soldiers under the command, but they are all exhausted everywhere?

But at this moment, others haven't finished speaking one by one, and the last part of what Hu Xi said is quite reasonable, so he didn't say anything. He has been thinking about Luchuan military affairs in the past few days, and he just listened to Yang Rong's words

He had a vague idea, and he was just thinking about it for himself. However, before he could think about it for a long time, Zhang Ben, the minister next to him, suddenly coughed.

"Hu Shangshu, I am afraid that none of the people here know as well as Zhang Yuanjie about this so-called exhausted army in Yunnan, so let him explain whether it is possible. As for Mu Sheng, Duke of Guizhou...he returned to Beijing

I happened to have a chance to see what his temperament is like, whether he is confident of fighting again, and whether it is appropriate to send someone else as a general. You might as well listen to what he has to say."

Zhang Ben turned to look at Zhang Yue as he spoke, with a smile on his face that was difficult for ordinary people to notice, and then added in a low voice: "Although you are young, no one can actually go to Jiao Zhi like you." and Yunnan, so you can just speak out. If you have suggestions, just say them. This is a court discussion and it is related to military strategy. Our Ministry of War has a duty to do so."

Normally, the old Shangshu Zhang did not hum or laugh, and was not a talkative person, but this time he made it clear that he would support him no matter what he said. Zhang Yue was a little surprised. Seeing that everyone else had bright eyes Looking at himself, he pondered for a moment, and then said bluntly: "Previously, the troops were mainly recruited from Guangxi and Guizhou, and the Duke of Guizhou stationed troops in Mengzi County, originally to protect the food road and the retreat. , to prepare for unforeseen needs, so the troops in Yunnan cannot be said to be tired. As for the Duke of Guizhou, with all due respect, the Duke of Guizhou does not have the temperament to be first in everything, so the generals are not aggressive enough, but after all, he is If the Duke of our country rashly sends other distinguished nobles to go there, his face may not be saved. And..."

Zhang Yue paused and said carefully: "In the eyes of the Yunnan people, in addition to the former King of Qianning, he is now the Duke of Guizhou. If you ask them about the old title of Xipinghou, they will not even know who it is. Just the Duke of Guizhou and the word "Mu" can intimidate most of Yunnan, so if you increase your troops in southwestern Yunnan, you must take this into consideration. The Luchuan Si family is not only ambitious, but also often internally unstable. The imperial court supports one person, Rebellious forces often appear in the tribes, which are far less stable than Nandian Mangshi and other places. Therefore, if we want long-term peace and stability in southern Xinjiang, it is necessary to remove this nail, but we just need to choose the right people."

This is an extremely fair statement. Even though Hu Hu was initially dissatisfied with Zhang Yue's refutation of his theory of exhausted soldiers, he could not find any fault. He just sneered: "In that case, I won't say anything else. I just want to ask. , who will shoulder the burden to partner with Duke Qian?"

This is undoubtedly an extremely thorny problem. Currently, there are only a few people in the Commander-in-Chief of the Five Armies who can take on the important task of leading the army - Ningyang Marquis Chen Mao, Yangwu Marquis Xue Lu, Chengshan Marquis Wang Tong and Baoding Marquis Mengying. The latter two are still missing. A second-generation nobleman who has experienced great battles. Furthermore, who would be happy to serve as Mu Sheng's lieutenant and fight on the borders of Yunnan?

Du Zhen remained silent, not because everyone knew that the person who had just spoken was his son-in-law, but because he was also hesitating about this candidate. Everyone who can be honored has already done so. If you lead the troops, you will gain credit for the victory. The reward is limited, and if you fail, your reputation will be lost. Besides, you are no longer the group of people who are used to fighting on the battlefield. It is natural that you can't choose someone. At this moment, he couldn't help but look at Zhang Yue, but found that Zhang Yue was looking at him. In the other direction, following the look in his eyes, he saw Yang Rong, whose face was as deep as water.

Yes, Zhang Yue once told him that Mu Sheng, the Duke of Guizhou, had many gifts for Chao Gui. Yang Rong had made tactful speeches to him several times. If Mu Sheng had not been disadvantaged in the battle this time, it would be too hasty to retreat. , Yang Rong is afraid that he will still turn to Mu Sheng. Moreover, Zhang Yue just emphasized that he must choose the right person...

As both his son-in-law and his teacher and student, Du Zhen had always known Zhang Yue's thoughts very well, and an idea suddenly popped into his mind. Seeing that others were still arguing about which Duke was more suitable, he spoke calmly. Said: "Since you can't choose someone from the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, why do you have to let the nobles lead the troops? Choose a soldier from Guizhou or Sichuan, and then choose a person who is proficient in military affairs to sit in charge, and his name is Assistant Lu Sichuan military affairs, isn’t it better than sending another deputy general?”

As soon as these words came out, everyone here immediately looked at each other. It has always been a practice during wartime for civil and military officials to assist each other. Whether it was the three northern expeditions or Zhang Fu's southern expedition, there were always civilian counselors accompanying the army, but they were only counselors. After all, the nobles are super Even if you are a civil servant who is a minister, you will only be ordered around. However, it is said that Mu Sheng, the Duke of Guizhou, salutes the scholar-bureaucrats and has always been extremely warm to the court nobles. During the holidays, these people here No one is short of gifts. But the problem is that Luchuan is different from Jiaozhi and Meng Yuan. This place is unfamiliar to ordinary people. Who is the right person to send there?

Just when everyone was bowing their heads in thought, a soft knock on the door suddenly came from outside the closed door, and then a low voice said: "My lords, the Staff Division of the Ministry of War has sent an urgent military report to Luchuan!"

Hearing this, Yang Shiqi nodded to Fengyu, the eunuch who was standing next to him. The middle-aged eunuch quickly walked to the door, opened the door and took the two documents. After turning back, he held the documents in his hands. When he came to Yang Shiqi, he presented it with both hands. Seeing this scene, everyone here had their own thoughts. Only Yang Shiqi calmly opened it and looked at it, and then handed it to Yang Rong. After everyone had uploaded the things, they looked at them again. , Yang Shiqi just coughed lightly.

"These two things, one is the Duke of Guizhou's memorial about Si Renfa's "Repeated invasion of Qianya, Nandian, Tengchong, Jinzhi, the situation is getting more and more rampant, begging to mobilize the army to conquer it"; the other is Si Renfa's speech about the land It has been invaded. Now we are just sending troops to recapture it. We will send people to Beijing to ask for tribute."

Although everyone here said that Luchuan was ambitious, they are all people with military background, and they understand better what happened to Luchuan, which was once a separate country and the emperor in the Yuan Dynasty. First, it fell apart due to the struggle for the throne, and later because of the connivance of the Ming Dynasty. , many chieftains under Lucchuan surrendered and became independent, so only Luchuan, Longchuan, Zhefang and other places were left in Luchuan for a while. Only after Si Renfa came to the throne did he make great efforts to conquer his hometown. However, , it was so easy to divide and rule southern Xinjiang, how can we allow Si Renfa to make a comeback?

"During the Yongle period, Si Renfa once sent an envoy to Beijing and presented six elephants, one hundred horses and several gold and silver vessels. Because of this, the imperial court was no longer as prone to the native officials who left Mengmao and came to join them as before. Storage. It was during this period that Sirenfa was able to recuperate and reorganize his internal affairs, and now he is making a comeback. Sirenfa's tribute is just to delay time."

Zhang Yue held back again and again and saw no one speaking, so he inevitably broke the silence first. He originally wanted to talk about the importance of the Ping-Burma Xuanwei Division in the Ming Dynasty, but he thought that some words would be shocking to the world, so he put it aside for the time being. Mention. When he said this, there was a lot of discussion at the moment. However, because Mu Sheng, the Duke of Guizhou, changed his previous memorial saying that he would withdraw his troops and begged for more troops in Luchuan, everyone quickly reached an agreement. From Guizhou to Sichuan A total of 10,000 troops were mobilized to enter Yunnan. As for the selection of the leader, it will be discussed later. As for the army that was patrolling the border with the emperor, it was decided in a moment, but the people who followed him had some disputes.

For a moment, everyone dispersed. Zhang Yue was about to return to the Ministry of War with Shangshu Zhang Ben, but was stopped by Du Zhen, so he greeted Zhang Ben and stayed away. After the others had gone far, Du Zhen asked: "You've been looking at Yang Mianren, but are you plotting against him?"

Although he had known that his thoughts could not be hidden from Du Zhen, but now he was completely exposed, Zhang Yue couldn't help laughing: "Sure enough, my husband knows me. Firstly, he knows the soldiers, and secondly, he has a good relationship with Qian Guogong.

, Third, let’s go to someone else. No matter how good-tempered the Duke of Guizhou is, I’m afraid he won’t listen to the real use of troops. A place like the southwest is not a place to train young military attachés, and the military affairs in Lucchuan are complicated and related to Myanmar’s recklessness.

Mr. Sir, have you seen the newly drawn map by the Ministry of War? Burma is nominally a vassal of our court, but now the Mang clan in Myanmar is actually more ambitious than the Luchuan Si clan. The Si Ren method is the end of the force. After the war is over, it still has to consider the situation in Myanmar.

On the one hand, even if Burma has no disobedience for the time being and cannot use force to take it, it still has to try."

It was difficult for Zhang Yue to say these words to others, but he could tell them all to his mentor and father-in-law, regardless of whether Du Zhen would accuse him of being deviant. As expected, Du Zhen didn't ask any more questions and just asked him to come in the evening.

The family came to discuss it in detail, and then they drove him away.

Now that he had said what was pent up in his heart, he naturally felt much more comfortable, and his pace slowed down along the way. As he walked, he actually noticed raindrops floating in the air. When he reached the palace gate, the raindrops turned into big raindrops.

The sky and the earth were white for a while, and the continuous rain splashed water everywhere on the ground. He was actually blocked in the doorway and could not move, so he had to stand there and wait for a while. He was impatient in his heart,

When he was about to find someone to borrow rain gear, a man wearing a raincoat and a bamboo hat hurriedly ran out from behind him and rushed directly towards him.

"Master Zhang!"

Zhang Yue thought the voice was familiar at first, but when the man took off his rain-stained bamboo hat, he recognized that it was Cao Jixiang. Seeing him smiling, he saluted and said hello, and said that he had just been transferred back to Beijing two days ago.

, he suddenly remembered something, and felt a little strange in his heart. Wang Zhen was dead. It cannot be said that all the openings of the Tumu Fort were blocked, but at least half of them were sealed. If the situation could really be saved,

Whether it is Yu Qian, Xu Youzhen or Shi Heng, Cao Jixiang, they probably no longer have the power to influence the situation.

"You transferred back so soon?"

"Isn't this the general memorial of Yu Shiyu in front of you? Eunuch Zhang said that he might not keep the post in the future, and the young one should come back to the capital seriously, so he mentioned it to Eunuch Wang, and Eunuch Wang agreed and transferred him.

The younger one is in the Department of Ceremonies." Although he is just an errand boy, being able to be in the Department of Ceremonies is better than anything else. Therefore, Cao Jixiang is very satisfied with his current situation. Seeing Zhang Yue nod thoughtfully, he smiled and said,

"If I hadn't made some contributions to the Zhenyuan Marquis affair earlier, I wouldn't have had the opportunity to be recommended by Eunuch Zhang. In fact, I would have to thank Mr. Zhang a lot."

Zhang Yue couldn't help but feel strange after hearing this word of thanks - Cao Jixiang would not know that Yu Qian's incident was like a trigger that caused a series of incidents. In the end, because of the Empress Dowager Zhang's words, the inner study hall was temporarily suppressed. At the same time,

It also caused a reshuffle of the eunuch forces in the palace. During this, he was more than a push behind. However, without Wang Zhen, there would probably be Li Zhen and Zhang Zhen. The eunuch affairs can only be dealt with slowly. This is just

Just the beginning.
Chapter completed!