Wang Wen doubtfully picked up a military newspaper in front of him and read it one by one.
It can be seen from the wax seal that these military reports are sent directly to the Ministry of War, and there are no top-secret military reports made public.
Without exception, they all come from the passes near Datong.
Wang Wen was not a civil servant who was completely ignorant of military affairs. In his early years, he also served as the censor of Qiandu and supervised military affairs. He also participated in the Battle of Zijin Pass and had a deep understanding of the situation on the border.
The things reported in these military reports were not serious, they were just small groups of bandits harassing the border areas.
But as Wang Wen read each letter, he became acutely aware of one thing.
That is, in recent times, the frequency of bandits robbing border residents has gradually increased.
And more importantly, many military newspapers mentioned one thing invariably.
That is, these small groups of bandits crossing the border are not ordinary young men from various tribes like in previous years.
They are well-equipped, and their combat power is much higher than that of ordinary herdsmen in young and middle age.
Although the number of people was not large each time, it really caused a lot of trouble to the border troops.
Looking at these military reports, Wang Wen's brows furrowed involuntarily.
Until, he saw the last military report, which came from Dingxiang Boguo Deng, the chief military officer of the Datong garrison, and it was clearly written on it.
"...Recently, dozens of thieves and spies have been captured in Datong City. According to our army's failure to collect reports at night, there seems to be some unusual movement in the old camp of Wala. Various tribes have frequently mobilized their troops. I am afraid that they will not give up their evil intentions first, and then seek Datong. Please send more troops.
Three thousand elite soldiers and five thousand horses..."
Now Wang Wen couldn't sit still anymore, looked up at the Emperor, and said.
"Your Majesty, is it possible that you dare to invade the border with a large army first?"
Zhu Qiyu waved his hand and signaled to Cheng Jing to put the report back to General Cheng Jing, then he suppressed the smile on his face and said.
"Guo Deng was just guessing, so he requested the imperial court to increase troops to prepare for emergencies. However, in my opinion, there is a strong chance that the border will not be peaceful."
As he spoke, Zhu Qiyu sighed lightly, with a somewhat complicated look on his face, and continued.
"I know that the ministers in the court are talking privately, saying that I am unwilling to welcome the emperor back to the south and am greedy for power, but how can they know that this matter is not something I have said and done?"
"Ye Xian is a hero by nature, so he will not be reconciled to such a big defeat. What's more, after the defeat at Zijingguan, Wala's vitality was severely damaged. If he wants to recover as soon as possible, he will need a lot of supplies."
"In the previous battle, I also knew in my heart that although I, the Ming Dynasty, are willing to welcome back the emperor, I will not accept his endless demands. Therefore, plunder is his only option."
"With the Emperor in hand, I, the Ming Dynasty, are wary and will not have a large-scale war with Wala. However, in order to recover as soon as possible, we will definitely raise another army and plunder the border."
After hearing this conclusion, Wang Wen finally felt a little relieved.
After all, today's Ming Dynasty really can no longer afford a war.
After pondering for a moment, Wang Wendao said.
"In this case, the imperial court ordered the border guards to strictly guard and strengthen patrols. If they encounter thieves, they will be killed on the spot. If they encounter a large army, they will seek help in time. Beware of large-scale attacks by thieves and plundering our soldiers and civilians.
"
This was an ordinary measure, and Wang Wen said it without much thought.
However, after he finished speaking, he suddenly remembered the purpose of his coming here today.
Recalling the contents of the military report, Wang Wen suddenly understood and asked.
"Your Majesty means that you won't release the Supreme Emperor easily yet?"
Zhu Qiyu nodded and said calmly.
"At least not now!"
"This man is unruly and unruly. He will definitely not be convinced after the defeat at Zijingguan. What's more, he detained the Supreme Emperor, but except for extorting some money, gold and silver, he got nothing. He must be unwilling to do so.
"
"With these two things in mind, even if this mission is sent out, it will not gain anything, so why bother and become such a bad person."
This is not Zhu Qiyu's wild guess, but a truth proven in his previous life.
In fact, the decision-making power on whether the Supreme Emperor can return to the south has never been in Zhu Qiyu's hands, but in the hands of Ye Xian.
First of all, if they are unwilling to release him, it will be useless no matter how many missions the Ming Dynasty sends there.
But on the other hand, if you are willing to let him go first, send three or five elite soldiers to send the Supreme Emperor to the gate of Datong City, and the guard will not be able to accept him.
But there are always some people in the DPRK who can't see clearly about this matter and insist on making fuss about it.
It is true that Yang Shan's eloquent words in his previous life did play a certain role in welcoming back the Supreme Emperor.
However, the bigger reason is that after detaining the Supreme Emperor for a year, he finally found that there would be no benefits in continuing to detain him.
In addition, he suffered repeated defeats, was trapped internally and externally, and did not have the strength to completely turn against the Ming Dynasty, so he chose to be released.
But now, the time is running out, and the situation we are facing is far from bad enough.
Now Ye Xian, although his vitality is seriously injured, but his strength is still there, he will only choose to continue to plunder the border, and then use the Supreme Emperor in his hand to blackmail.
As for real peace talks and release, I'm afraid he won't consider it.
This is proven by the military report just placed in front of Wang Wen!
Such frequent mobilization of troops can only show that they are still evil-minded and want to harass the border and take revenge.
Therefore, when Xu Bin and the others went there, there was a high probability that they would just give away some gold, silver, and silk for free.
Wang Wen also figured out this section and said.
"Your Majesty, it is my wisdom that I did not think carefully."
After speaking, Wang Wen picked up the cup and wanted to take a sip of tea, but out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the military report placed in the emperor's hand.
He suddenly remembered that according to the usual practice, this military report should be sent to the Ministry of War first and then forwarded to the emperor.
So to say……
"Your Majesty, when it comes to the Ministry of War, Yu Shangshu is still banned from the palace. Now there are troubles on the border. The Ministry of War, with only two ministers, may not be able to take care of it. The old minister has the audacity to ask for Yu Shangshu's favor. Can your Majesty advance it in advance?
Lifted his grounding?"
Zhu Qiyu raised his eyebrows and glanced at Wang Wen thoughtfully.
Wang Wen and Yu Qian didn't have a very good relationship. Whether it was in their previous life or now, they didn't have the same temperament.
He was not pleading for Yu Qian, he was clearly testing his own intentions in a roundabout way.
After a while, Zhu Qiyu shook his head gently and said calmly.
"There won't be any major events at the border. The vitality is severely damaged now, and the grassland tribes haven't survived the winter yet. Even if he wants to use troops, he has to wait for a month or two. Even if he really launches a large-scale attack, Datong has Guo Deng, and Xuan
Even with Yang Hong in the government, he can't cause any big storms."
"What's more, even though Ye Xian is a prairie barbarian, he has to find a reason to launch an army and won't fight immediately. I have ordered Yu Gang to mobilize elite troops to support Datong, and Yu Qian's grounding only has half a month left.
It’s better to stay at home well.”
Wang Wen breathed a long sigh of relief, but was shocked in his heart. He looked at the emperor with eyes that became more and more awed.
That day Yu Shiyue came to his house and naturally told him everything that happened in front of the emperor on New Year's Eve.
At that time, Wang Wen felt that the emperor would not lose such a temper for no reason.
He banned Yu Qian from his residence because he was afraid that Yu Qian, a stupid young man, would come out and disrupt the situation.
But at that time, Wang Wen only felt that the emperor did not want Yu Qian to interfere with the matter of welcoming back the Supreme Emperor.
But now it seems that it is not that simple.
The emperor said so categorically that he would start another border provocation first, which shows that he had already predicted the situation on the border.
And these military reports exactly confirmed the emperor's judgment.
So you might as well make a hypothesis.
If Yu Qian had not been banned, then these military reports must have passed through Yu Qian's hands.
Although there was some difficulty in dealing with Yu Qian, Wang Wen had to admit that Yu Qian still had a unique vision in the military field.
With these troops in his hands, he could easily deduce that Ye Xian was still ambitious and had no sincerity in returning the favor to the Emperor.
In this case, he will definitely try his best to prevent the envoy from going to Oara.
As the saying goes, after understanding this section, Wang Wen seemed to be suddenly enlightened and understood many things.
For example, the most important thing is, why did the emperor send an envoy there even though he knew it was futile?
Wang Wen thought about the list of envoys for this mission.
Xu Bin, the right censor of the right capital, Xiao Weizhen, the right deputy censor of the right capital, and Zhang Fu, the deputy governor of the capital, were just promoted.
They are all staunchly loyal to the Emperor.
With Yang Shan, Marquis Ningyang and others being imprisoned, they were the only officials in the court who were determined to welcome the emperor back immediately and were third-rank officials or above.
It was impossible for the court to punish them harshly because they failed to complete their mission, even if Xu Bin issued a so-called military order in advance.
You know, since the emperor went on a northern expedition, the imperial court has sent several groups of envoys there, but they all returned without success.
It is impossible to punish Xu Bin too much just because they failed to bring the Supreme Emperor back.
But what if, shortly after they went out as envoys, they started fighting again and invaded the border on a large scale?
Even if the mission cannot bring back the Emperor, it must at least keep the relationship with Wala from deteriorating.
Failure to successfully bring back the Supreme Emperor is not a serious crime.
But initiating a war between the two countries without authorization is completely different...
