Regarding the border problem, the lack of troops is only a symptom. The disintegration of military morale caused by the failure of the Civil War is the root cause.
Looting the Oara tribe to boost the morale of the army was only a temporary measure. Merging the passes and coordinating the defense was only a temporary solution but not the root cause.
But now that the emperor has spoken, Yu Qian and others no longer insist, and instead propose some cooperative plans.
As a result, the dispute arising from this small military meeting finally ended with the emperor's final decision.
Immediately, the emperor left a few ministers alone and ordered the others to disperse.
Separating in front of Wuying Palace, the faces of all the honorable ministers were vaguely filled with joy. On the civil servants' side, several elders stopped in tacit agreement and did not leave immediately.
In autumn and winter, the days are short and the nights are long.
When they left, the sky was already slightly dark, and the palace maids and chamberlains had already turned on the lamps outside.
Finally, the cabinet minister Chen Xun said: "General Chen and Shen Situ, we are busy today and would like to wait for you two to return to the Yamen. It is almost time to go to the Yamen. How about we go to the cabinet and sit for a while together?"
Several elders nodded and walked towards the cabinet.
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At the other end, in Wuying Palace.
The emperor dismissed the ministers and ordered the palace maids to light the lamps. Immediately, he saw Cheng Jing leading a few people, slowly unfolding a map of the border terrain and spreading it on the ground in the center of the hall.
Today, in the palace, apart from the emperor and his serving Cheng Jing, there are only four people left: Yu Qian, the Minister of War, Wang Wen, the censor of Youdu, Chen Mao, the Marquis of Ningyang, and Lu Zhong, the commander of the Jinyi Guards.
Seeing the confused looks on their faces, Zhu Qiyu said.
"Wang Qing, I summoned you to Beijing this time to inspect various passes and punish the lawless acts of the border generals. However, you have also seen the current situation. The generals' hearts are unstable. Since you are going to inspect various places, are there any consequences? A good strategy?"
For officials above the third rank, there is rarely any secret when it comes to mobilizing.
Wang Wen's term in Shaanxi had not yet expired and he was recalled to the capital at this juncture. Everyone in the government and the public knew the reason. Wang Wen himself had naturally done some homework.
"Back to Your Majesty, in my opinion, the general's confusion is actually caused by excessive worry. The best way is to win a big victory. If not, plundering the Wala tribe can also boost morale, but it is really limited. .”
Mr. Wang was careful in what he said. The content of the memorial he had prepared was how to inspect various places and how to deal with different situations.
But looking at the current situation, it was obvious that this was not what the emperor wanted to hear, so Mr. Wang temporarily changed his words and only said the safe words that had been discussed just now.
Zhu Qiyu nodded, looking deeply convinced, and said.
"What Wang Qing said is true. In this case, why don't you and I, the king and my ministers, come to discuss how to win a big victory today?"
Mr. Wang blinked, as if something was wrong...
His original intention was to implicitly suggest that the role of plundering tribes was limited, but now, the emperor seems to have made something wrong?
Seeing Wang Wen's shocked look, Zhu Qiyu smiled and turned to Chen Mao and asked.
"What do you think, Marquis Chen?"
The old Marquis glared, stood up and bowed down, saying:
"Your Majesty is wise. Navarre stabbed our soldiers and civilians, captured my king, and destroyed our army. Chen Bing was watching from outside the pass, and his troops were pointing directly at the capital."
"Since Emperor Taizu launched his rebellion in the Ming Dynasty, have we ever suffered such a great humiliation? Unless we sacrifice the heads of thieves and chiefs to our ancestors, it would not be enough to vent this great hatred!"
Xun Qi has always been the one who takes the lead in fighting!
Otherwise, the court officials would not place most of the responsibility for the defeat in the Civil War on the heads of their relatives.
Despite this, as a veteran who once followed Emperor Taizong in sweeping across Mobei, Chen Mao still wanted to mobilize his troops and demand Nawala's blood debt to be repaid with blood after seeing the civil war report.
It's just that after the Tumu battle, no one in the imperial court mentioned taking the initiative to send troops to fight.
Even the relatively radical Yu Qian only advocated sticking to Beijing, delaying it until armies from various places arrived, and then Xu Tu counterattacked.
Chen Mao was a military general with great honor, but he also stayed in the court for so many years and understood the general trend of the court.
The failure of the Civil War had an impact not only on the border generals, but also on the court officials.
The Ming Dynasty mobilized more than 200,000 officers and soldiers, but they were all defeated so miserably.
If you take the initiative at this time and take the initiative, you will definitely be criticized verbally and in writing.
But it's different now!
Firstly, there was no one else present, only a few people, and secondly, the emperor had just made it clear that a great victory was needed.
So Chen Mao immediately said what was in his heart without any hesitation.
Zhu Qiyu did not speak, but turned to look at Wang Wen.
Mr. Wang showed hesitation, but after Mr. Chen's example, he understood that the emperor must have wanted to fight.
But to be honest, he, like other civil servants, is not optimistic about taking the initiative.
However, he looked up at Yu Qian and saw that the other party also had a helpless look on his face, but there was no other reaction.
Wang Wen then knew that the emperor had probably had this intention for a long time, and Yu Qian must have persuaded him.
After thinking for a while, Mr. Wang stood up, prostrated himself on the ground, and said tactfully.
"Your Majesty, what Marquis Chen said is certainly true. Wala Langzi's ambitions should be repaid with such great hatred. However, our army suffered heavy losses in the Civil War."
"If a large army were to be raised again, firstly, morale would be low and it would be difficult to have combat power; secondly, there would be insufficient logistics. If the capital was damaged due to unauthorized movement of the army, the country would be in danger. Your Majesty, I will take care of it."
Both of them were kneeling on the ground with their heads lowered, so they didn't see a smile flash across the corner of Zhu Qiyu's mouth.
This is why he chose Wang Wen!
If there were other ministers here, even if it was Yu Qian who was the first to propose it, it would only be one sentence.
The Supreme Emperor is still in the prison camp. If a large-scale war begins, the Emperor may be harmed.
But Wang Wen is different!
To a certain extent, he was even more radical than Yu Qian. He was the only one in the court who did not advocate bringing back the Supreme Emperor.
In his opinion, having kidnapped the Supreme Emperor first was already a great shame and humiliation for Ming Dynasty. If Ming Dynasty still begged them to release the Supreme Emperor in a lowly manner, it would be simply throwing his face to the ground and stepping on it repeatedly.
Therefore, from the beginning, he strongly advocated rejecting all Yexian's demands unless he was willing to respectfully admit his mistake to the Ming Dynasty with the etiquette of a courtier, and then take the initiative to send the Supreme Emperor back.
No need to discuss anything else!
In his previous life, Zhu Qiyu had many confrontations with Wang Wen. Although Wang Wen never said it, he could feel it.
In Wang Wen's mind, he actually attributed all the defeat in the Civil War to the emperor.
Yes, it is attributed to the emperor, not to Wang Zhen!
To a certain extent, Wang Wen and Yu Qian are the same type of people. They both think about the overall situation and understand the general trend.
But the difference is that Yu Qian is more constrained by etiquette and justice.
Wang Wen was even more stubborn. In his heart, the emperor was far less important than the country.
It has to be said that under the Confucian concept that the monarch is supreme and can never make mistakes, Wang Wen is an anomaly.
Unlike all the ministers, from the bottom of his heart, he did not want to welcome the Supreme Emperor back.
To put it more arrogantly, Wang Wen was one of the few ministers in the court who believed that the emperor had committed such a heinous mistake and should die to apologize.
Because of this, even after Zhu Qizhen was welcomed back, Wang Wen was very supportive of Zhu Qiyu's easy storage.
The reason is because he feels that the lineage of the Supreme Emperor who caused the civil war should not take back the throne at all.
After Zhu Qizhen's restoration, he was probably the one who died most unjustly!
Just like at this moment, as a civil servant, what Wang Wen was thinking about was whether the logistics could keep up once he mobilized a large army to go to war, and whether he could win. If he couldn't win, would it endanger the capital.
As for once the Ming army takes the initiative to attack, will they anger Ye first and let him attack the Supreme Emperor?
Sorry, when the Supreme Emperor was kidnapped in the Battle of Tumu, Mr. Wang already regarded him as a martyr for his country...
