On the first day of the Lunar New Year in the sixth year of Jiajing, the officials waited until their necks were growing, and finally waited for the news that the emperor had convened the court meeting at dawn. The time was set at the beginning of tomorrow, that is, around 1:00 in the afternoon.

This is a bit strange. As the saying goes, "The plan for the year lies in spring, and the plan for the day lies in the morning." The ancients liked to do things early, so Jiajing arranged the court in the afternoon, which was a bit abnormal, which also made officials who were used to getting up at three in the morning and preparing to go to court feel quite awkward. However, no one went to investigate. After all, it is the current annual leave, and the weather is severe, so it is understandable that the emperor is lazy occasionally.

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, near noon, the big men in the court who had been patiently spending a long time at home set off to the imperial city, and the court agreed to be held in Wenhua Hall.

When Xu Jin walked into Wenhua Hall calmly, all the officials qualified to participate in the court meeting were basically here, and no one was surprised at the arrival of Duke Jingguo Xu Jin, a wealthy idle man.

Because according to the unspoken rules of the Ming Dynasty, although the Duke of the State can no longer take charge of military forces and manage specific affairs, it is still possible to participate in politics and make decisions. In fact, before making major national decisions, the emperor usually summoned heavyweights among civil and military officials to discuss, and Xu Jin was summoned to participate in this court discussion.

"Have you met Duke Yasukuni!"

"Have you met Duke Yasukuni!"

The officials in the Wenhua Palace saluted Xu Jin one after another, especially the hawks. When they saw Xu Jin's arrival, they all showed joy and were particularly enthusiastic when they saluted. The dove officials looked different and even showed a look of vigilance. After all, this Jingguo Duke nicknamed Xu Changsheng has basically not stopped in recent years. He fought from the southeast coast of the Ming Dynasty to the Nanyang, and from the Nanyang to the East. The East also fought twice. He was a hawk among the hawks, and this time he must support the Northern Expedition.

While responding to the officials' greetings politely, Xu Jin walked to the front of the military officer team and stood there.

By the way, Xu Jin is now only the title of Duke Jingguo, and he does not hold any actual position in the court. Even the Taibao title has been resigned, so it is understandable to stand in the military officer team.

"I have met you all, happy New Year, everyone." After Xu Jin stood still, he turned around and smiled and bowed to the four elders of the cabinet next door, as well as the bosses of the six ministries.

"I have met Duke Jingguo, happy New Year!" A group of civil servants bowed back and gave the gift, including the chief assistant Jin Xianmin. There was no way. Xu Jin's status was there. He, the chief assistant, had to sell his face no matter whether he was happy or not.

It is said that since Fei Hong resigned, Jin Xianmin took over as the chief minister of the cabinet, but he was a difficult assistant. First of all, his prestige was not very good enough, but he failed to try to suppress Xu Jin twice in a row, especially when he impeached Xu Jin to interfere in the affairs of the Honglu Temple last time, he was beaten by the emperor, which caused his prestige in the court to be even more decreasing.

As we all know, if a leader lacks prestige and the people below are slanderous or even directly disobey, then the leader is basically abolished. Of course, if Jin Xianmin, the chief assistant, is a bit exaggerated, but his power is restricted, it is certain that the fourth assistant Liao Ji did not obey him very much. The two often had disputes when dealing with government affairs, which ultimately led to the inability to implement the policies that Jin Xianmin wanted to implement.

However, in terms of attitude towards sending troops to the Northern Expedition, Jin Xianmin and the fourth auxiliary Liao Ji were obviously consistent. First, they had to rest and not make trouble, and second, they were not allowed to take the opportunity to "return" to power.

However, they all seemed to have overlooked one thing, that is, Jiajing is now a plump and ambitious eagle. Any stumbling block that tries to stop him from showing his skills will be ruthlessly kicked away. Yang Tinghe is the lesson of the past, and Jin Xianmin is far behind Yang Tinghe!

Back to the point, Jiajing was very punctual and almost entered the Wenhua Palace. He sat in front of the ministers of the two civil and military ranks, glanced at Xu Jin, and the king and his ministers looked at each other tacitly, and their eyes immediately became separate.

The new eunuch in charge of the seal of the Sili Supervisor was named Chang Huaien, about forty years old. He was originally a eunuch in the Shengong Prison. Because he knew the words and had good reputation and no bad records, Jiajing secretly inspected him for a while and then promoted him to eunuch in charge of the seal of the Sili Supervisor.

At this time, Eunuch Chang held the whisk and solemnly stepped forward and shouted loudly: "Xuanmentu, Yisana and his brothers met."

Soon, Yisana and Mentu were brought in by the Jinyiwei, and a bearded Hu man was accompanied by a Tatar envoy, Chilu Buhua, who had been here last time.

The three of them were covered in dust and looked tired. They obviously had just entered the city. In fact, they did enter the city half an hour ago. Before they had time to sit in the hot place, they were taken to Wenhua Palace by the Jinyiwei.

Although Isana and Mentu were nobles with prominent status in the Tatars, they still entered the capital of Daming like the old man in the city. They were already shocked by the magnificent palace in front of them. At this time, they stepped into the solemn Wenhua Hall, and in full view of everyone, they were even more generous and did not dare to let out a word. They walked carefully to the imperial throne and knelt down.

"Kow to the Emperor of Ming Dynasty." Yisana and Aribuha shouted loudly while kowtowing. Xiaomentu was only five years old and could not speak Chinese at all. He just kowtowed and then snuggled tightly next to his sister like a frightened little quail.

Looking at the Juntu siblings in front of him, the officials in the hall finally understood why the emperor had arranged the court's discussion in the afternoon, and it was clearly waiting for Juntu siblings. From this, it can be seen that the emperor was indeed determined to send troops to the north to attack Altan.

As a result, some doves with unstable determination began to shake. After all, it is not pleasant to fight against the emperor, and if they are not done well, they will lose their hats.

Jiajing is obviously very useful at this moment. After all, in recent decades, the Ming Dynasty has been in a passive situation of being beaten in the north, facing the Tatars, the old enemy in the north. The year before yesterday, it was surrounded by Altan's troops, and it was almost cut off the country's destiny. At this moment, the two Tatar nobles, Mentu and Isana, knelt down in front of the imperial throne and kowtow, which finally made Jiajing feel a little angry. Of course, this is not enough. After all, Mentu and Isana are just losers in the internal struggle of the Tatars. Only by completely defeating Altan and eliminating the Tatars can Jiajing avenge his previous shame and relieve his hatred.

Jiajing glanced at the siblings of Mentu who were kneeling in front of the imperial throne with fear, and couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. Dalaison's sister Isana was about seventeen or eighteen years old. Although she had a good figure, she looked very average, and her face was red and covered with frozen frost. The little kid of Mentu was not good-looking, and even had clear tears under her nose, which made people not have the desire to take a look.

However, this runny little brat is an ace, an ace that can make Daming send troops to Tatars with confidence. So although Jiajing was a little disgusting, he still looked at Xiaomentu with a kind look and asked: "Are you Borjijin Mentu, the brother of Kudenhan? "

Xiaomentu couldn't understand what Jiajing was saying, but when he saw everyone staring at him, he leaned towards his sister even more afraid.

Yisana was also very nervous at the moment. After all, she was just an 18-year-old girl. Before coming in, the Jinyiwei had already revealed to her that Altan had written to the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, requesting the repatriation of their siblings. Once the Ming Dynasty agreed to Altan's request, the two siblings would have a way out.

There is only one life, and no one wants to die. Under the threat of death, it is human instinct to do their best to survive. Isana is no exception. While holding her younger brother, she cried out loudly: "Dear Emperor of Ming Dynasty, the younger woman Nakudenhan Dalaisun's elder sister Isana, and this... is indeed Kudenhan's younger brother Mentu. Altan killed Kudenhan, occupied the Khan's court, and sent people to chase us brothers and sisters. The young woman here begs His Majesty the Emperor of Ming Dynasty to uphold justice, send troops to attack Altan, and seek justice for my brother Dalaisun. If the young woman and Mentu can return to the Khan's court in the future and restore the Tatars, they are willing to be the vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, and pay tribute every year and pay tribute to us for generations!"

Jiajing couldn't help but feel secretly happy. He was waiting for these words and immediately said righteously: "Altan killed his relatives, usurped the throne of Khan, and committed rebellion against the emperor. It was contrary to human ethics and the laws of nature were not tolerated. How could I sit still and ignore it!"

Chilu Buhua breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. He had long heard that Emperor Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty Zhu Houcong was ambitious and had the desire to expand his territory. It seemed that it was true. In this way, he would not have to worry about being sent back to the Tatars for the time being to be executed.

Although Isana knew that the Ming Emperor might not be kind, in order to protect herself, she had no choice but to ask the Ming Dynasty to send troops to invade her country, so she quickly kowtowed and said, "I am very grateful to the Ming Emperor for presiding justice for my brother and sister."

Xiaomentu looked confused. He couldn't understand Chinese. However, after whispering to ask his sister Isana, the little guy was so excited that he knocked three times at Jiajing, waved his small fist and said gritting his teeth.

Jiajing couldn't help but frown, he couldn't understand the Tatar language.

Chilu Buhua immediately translated with great traits: "Dear Emperor Ming, Your Majesty, Mentu said that he would be very grateful to Your Majesty. As long as Your Majesty can kill Altan and avenge his brother, he is willing to recognize Your Majesty as his father and respect you for the rest of his life."

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of the ministers instantly became wonderful.

Jiajing was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "Subuntu, it seems that you really hate Altan."

But Isana's face was unnatural. Obviously, she realized that this was inappropriate. She quickly remedyed: "Dear Emperor Ming, His Majesty, Mentu is still young and ignorant, so you will laugh at him. However, if Your Majesty can help us restore our country, we will definitely be grateful. From then on, Tatars will always be a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, and will be tributed every year and be praised for generations."

Jiajing stopped smiling and said lightly: "Yisana, although I have said that I will uphold justice for you, the matter of sending troops to attack Altan and helping you restore the country is up to date. After all, this matter is very important. As the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, I must be responsible for the people of the Ming Dynasty and the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty."

Isana's expression changed slightly, and she gritted her teeth and said, "If the Ming Dynasty sends troops to help us restore our country, all the military funds consumed by the Ming Dynasty will be borne by our Tatars, and we will also release all the Han slaves in the Tatars."

Jiajing smiled and said, this woman didn't look very good, but she was quite courageous, but what he wanted was not just such a thing, let alone, once the Ming Dynasty destroyed Altan and occupied the Tatars, would it be your turn to bargain?

Jiajing waved his hand and said, "The matter of sending troops is waiting for long-term planning. Come and take them down for rest!"

The chief assistant Jin Xianmin breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. He was really worried that Jiajing would agree to send troops in one go, and he couldn't help but scold Isana.

Soon, the nervous Isana siblings were taken out of Wenhua Palace by the Jinyiwei.

Jiajing looked around the ministers, cleared his throat and said, "This guy Altan sneaked into the capital of our Ming Dynasty two years ago and slaughtered our people. He is not allowed to be punished. Now he has killed his nephew and usurped the throne of Khan. It is hard tolerate the laws of heaven. I want to send troops to attack. What do you think?"

The ministers were immediately excited and knew that the real drama was coming. The meeting between the siblings and sisters just now was just an introduction.

As soon as Jiajing finished speaking, a general immediately stood up and said with great scruples: "The emperor is wise, Altan is a vicious wolf. Now that he has unified the Tatars, he will become a major concern for our Ming Dynasty in the future. While his foundation is not stable, he should send troops to attack him immediately."

"absurd!"

As soon as the military general finished speaking, Qin Jin, the Minister of Revenue, came out to slap and scolded: "Weapons are weapons, and the saints had to use them. As the saying goes, although the country is big, war will perish. Although our Ming Dynasty's national strength is booming, it has been growing for years, and the people are at ease and need to rest in urgent need of rest. How can we use wars arbitrarily?"

Qin Jin was the Minister of Revenue, who was in charge of the Ming Dynasty's money bag. He finally saw that the treasury had some extra money, so he naturally didn't want to fight. War was a very expensive business. The treasury's savings could not withstand the torture. And no matter how you think about it, the Northern Expedition and Tatartan were all losing money!

In the view of Qin God of Wealth, there is a bitter and cold place outside the border. Apart from cattle, sheep, horses and other animals, there is nothing to show off. The land of Guangbao cannot be moved away. Even if the Ming Dynasty is defeated, it will be difficult to defend. It is difficult to get it but not thankful. Why bother?

Take Emperor Wu of Han as an example. Although the Huns were so poor that they were so poor that the Huns were so poor that they lost money every time the Han Dynasty sent troops, and the materials obtained from winning the battle were not as expensive. In the long run, it almost dragged down the Han Dynasty himself, causing resentment from the heavens. In the end, even the powerful Emperor Wu of Han had to issue a self-criticism to quell the public's anger.

After Qin Jingang finished speaking, Luo Qinshun, Minister of Rites and Cabinet Assistant, immediately stood up and agreed: "What Master Qin said is very true. Even if the country is big, it will be destroyed if it is wary. Emperor Yang of Sui is very happy and does not spare the people's efforts. He conquers Goryeo three times, and ends up in the second generation of the Sui Dynasty. This is a lesson from the previous one. I hope the emperor will think twice!"
Chapter completed!