As soon as the emperor left, the ministers started talking before they even left the Fengtian Palace.
Whether they were civil servants or military officials, they all wanted to know how the emperor fought the battle in Liaodong, where and how the so-called pocket array was laid, how many men and horses were used, and who would preside over it...all were questions.
"Your Majesty, Mr. British, several ministers, and Ma Bu Tang, please come to Qianqing Palace."
Xiao Jing came over to deliver a message.
Zhang Mao walked away without hesitation.
The three cabinet ministers, as well as Ma Wensheng, all set their sights on Zhang Zhou at the same time.
Xie Qian asked, "Does this Zhang Gongshi also want to go with us?"
"No need." Xiao Jing replied with a smile.
It is said that Zhang Zhou did not go to Qianqing Palace, but it seems that Zhang Zhou was not in a hurry to leave the palace. He probably just did not go with these people to meet the saint.
If you want to meet the Holy Spirit, you must meet alone.
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Inside the Qianqing Palace.
The emperor sat behind the desk, with only five people in front of him: Zhang Mao, Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Xie Qian and Ma Wensheng, and only Dai Yi stood beside him.
The scene in front of me is a bit like the scene when we were discussing the battle at Piantou Pass.
Ma Wensheng asked for instructions: "Your Majesty, I wonder how Liaodong should prepare for war? Who should be the censor of the capital, and who should be the chief military officer to coordinate the war with all parties?"
Zhu Youtang said: "I don't plan to send the censor of the capital. I will just make some proper arrangements based on the current defenses in the northwest."
Ma Wensheng frowned when he heard this.
It seems that the emperor hasn't paid much attention to Duoyan Sanwei.
Liu Jiandao: "If the decree is only sent from the capital to Liaodong, the front line will not have time to prepare, and the decree may not be communicated. The front line coordinator should be responsible for everything."
"Yes." Zhu Youtang nodded, "I am going to use An Bianbo as the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, and coordinate with various garrison commanders to complete this battle. The imperial court will send Wang Qiong, a doctor from the household department, as the food supervisor to guard the Pianguan. Zhang Yong supervised the army and arrived at Ningyuan within ten days. He ordered the capital to command Qian Ying, and the garrison officer Ren Liang cooperated to mobilize troops and horses to prepare for war."
The emperor smoothly stated all the arrangements in front of several people.
This also made Liu Jian and the others understand that the emperor was not negotiating with them, but just informing them.
As for who gave these suggestions to the emperor, it was difficult for them to figure out.
Li Dongyang further said: "Your Majesty, Uncle Anbian is young and energetic, and has never had actual experience in leading troops. Why should he be appointed as the chief military officer? If this battle must be fought, Qian Ying, the commander of the capital, should also be appointed as the chief military officer. .”
The Ming Dynasty's general army was temporarily established during wartime. Logically speaking, Ningyuan's general army should be the commander-in-chief responsible for guarding Ningyuan.
Zhu Youtang said: "It is better to lead the troops with Li Gao, the chief military officer, and Zhang Yu, the censor of Youqiandu!"
Although Li Gao and Zhang Yu are still in the northwest, their military careers are in jeopardy because both the emperor and the ministers began to believe that they had falsely reported their military exploits in the previous battle of Yizhou.
This is no small matter.
But if the emperor wanted to pursue the false report of military exploits, he let Ren Liang go.
It can only be said that Ren Liang's family is a well-connected family, and the relationship between the DPRK and China is very strong. Not only did he not fall when encountering this kind of thing, he could continue to cooperate with Zhu Feng in using troops...
Among them, Li Dongyang was good at strategy. Perhaps using troops to fight was not his strong point, but this time when it came to the employment of people in the court, he suggested that Qian Ying, the commander of Ning Yuandu, be the chief military officer. This was basically because Anbian Bo Zhu Feng was A straw bag.
But now the emperor directly rejected Li Dongyang's words.
Isn't it nonsense to let Zhu Feng take the lead in such a war?
"Your Majesty, if it is determined that the Duoyan Guards are going to attack Ningyuan next, should we give priority to the local garrison officers and soldiers in Ningyuan? Qian Ying and the garrison general are not at fault. If he entrusts this order to others, I am afraid that... the army will suffer. Doubtful, the orders were given but failed to be fulfilled."
Ma Wensheng wanted to use his experience and majesty as Minister of War to cooperate with Li Dongyang to deny Zhu Feng the appointment as chief military officer.
Including Zhang Mao, they all felt that the emperor was a bit stubborn.
Who is not good to use? Even if it is to re-activate Chen Rui, Pingjiang Bo, it is better than using Zhu Feng. After all, Chen Liangjiu is only afraid of fire.
Could it be that using Zhu Feng was also proposed by "Zhang Gongshi"?
Zhu Youtang said: "It will take a few days for Zhu Feng and Zhang Yong to return from Pianguan. After they arrive, I will send another general to accompany them. There is no need to say anything more about this matter. It is still the principle of fighting in Pianguan. , if Di Yi does not move, then the three armies of Liaodong will not move...I order Wang Qiong to collect the food, grass and baggage and set off immediately without delay."
Xie Qian was very confused at this time and asked: "May I ask Your Majesty, whose suggestion came from all this?"
I didn’t say it directly, but it’s that guy Zhang Zhou, right?
But the underlying meaning is already obvious.
Zhu Youtang said coldly: "Mr. "
This is tantamount to admission, which is what Zhang Zhou said.
I just listen to him.
What can you do to me?
If what I heard from Zhang Zhou is all wrong, then I have made many mistakes in the past six months, but until now I have not made one mistake...
At first you didn't believe Zhang Zhou, and if you wanted to attack Zhang Zhou's prophecies and suggestions, I would also hesitate and consider it.
But now you think about it for yourselves, do you have any reason to attack?
"You won't want to say next, if things don't develop according to his predictions, let me punish him? I don't want to do that. I have never given him credit for his previous achievements."
"Now I am just betting once with him. If it succeeds, the Ming Dynasty can frighten Liaodong; even if it fails, the Ming Dynasty will not suffer any loss. Dear gentlemen, I will also follow these words before the battle of Pianguan. You said it."
Zhu Youtang said this in a polite way.
I summon you to the inner court and politely tell you what happened. You even know the specific location and how the war is planned.
What else do you want?
To object, first of all you have to say, what exactly is wrong with Zhang Zhou’s proposal? Can you explain it clearly?
Liu Jian finally couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, I have no objection to the use of troops, but there is still room for discussion on the use of Bian Bo."
Liu Jian also saw at this moment that it was useless to oppose this battle. The emperor had already made up his mind. In addition, this was just a war preparation and trap. The emperor ordered Liaodong to arrange it, which was fine.
Originally, the Duoyan Three Guards had been attacking the border areas of the Ming Dynasty continuously. Is it wrong for the emperor to want Liaodong to strengthen its vigilance?
War can be fought, but not with Zhu Feng as commander.
"Guys, let me ask you, if there is anyone in this world who can completely obey the arrangements for this war and implement them without any doubts, who else in the DPRK besides Uncle An Bian?"
The emperor suddenly asked a question from a very strange angle.
As soon as these words came out.
Zhang Mao was the first to hear some signs.
What the emperor means is... nominally, there is no imperial censor in charge of the overall situation in this battle, but in fact, the commander-in-chief of this battle is Zhang Bingkuan!
Letting one person remotely control such a war in the capital is nonsense, it's quite nonsense, but if Zhang Zhou can be considered a half-immortal, there's nothing wrong with it.
But the key point is that it’s useless if you can pinch them. It depends on whether the people on the front line can carry out Zhang Zhou’s military orders. If you say go east, the front line must go west. Then even if you have calculated God’s will thoroughly, you should still be defeated.
Will fail.
There will be some consequences for military orders abroad.
Zhang Zhou orders others... Even Wang Weining, who just got a big deal, will he accept it completely?
Accept the ghost.
Wang Weining's combat experience is much greater than that of Zhang Zhou. Wang Weining will at most listen to a suggestion, and the rest of how to implement it all depends on on-the-spot performance.
But if it were Zhu Feng...
This guy is not good at anything else, but when it comes to listening to Zhang Zhou's orders, he will definitely listen to Zhang Zhou's orders without any correction or hesitation. If he is asked to lead the troops to jump into the pit, this guy will probably jump without hesitation.
Go in.
If this is the analysis, then Zhu Feng is simply the weirdest and most unusual number one in the court, and there is no one other than Zhu Feng.
At this time, Li Dongyang bit the bullet and said: "Your Majesty, you can transfer Wang Weining."
Zhu Youtang said: "Mr. Li Ge, I have never thought about it, but now, which is more important, the stability of Pianguan, or Liaodong?"
Another torture from the soul.
Don’t you civil servants reject Wang Yue the most?
Now, in order to dispel my idea of using Zhu Feng, you all have to recommend Wang Weining, but the problem is... Now we just go to Liaodong to set up a pocket formation and wait for the three guards of Duoyan to come. How can we kill a chicken with a sledgehammer? Transfer Wang Weining to Liaodong.
Very good, but what about the northwest?
Even the city wall of Pianguan was almost destroyed. Dayan Khan's main Tatar force had not suffered any losses. Even if it was sieved by fire, there was no way to say that he would not make a comeback.
Why don't you use Wang Weining to scare the wolves and let him go to Liaodong to play with the three guards of Duoyan and set up an ambush?
Are you civil servants starting to lose track of priorities?
Liu Jian really couldn't stand listening, and said: "Your Majesty, even if you insist on this, should you let Zhang Gongsheng go with the army, even if it is to serve as a staff, it is better than staying in the capital to control everything?"
The words were clearly stated.
As soon as he said this, Zhang Mao, Li Dongyang, Xie Qian and Ma Wensheng looked at him at the same time.
Or you, Mr. Liu, dare to say it.
But that's right.
It is better for Zhang Zhou not to take any imperial examinations. Let him go to Liaodong and give him a Jinshi later. Otherwise, if he wins the battle, give him a title so that he will not harm us civil servants!
"Let this matter be settled as it is. There is no need to change it. The imperial examination has not yet been carried out, so we cannot wait. This battle will not last too long, and there will be a result before late March... If there is something in the northwest that Uncle An Bian cannot handle,
In this place, I will appoint Wang Qiong, a doctor in the household department, as the censor of Youqiandu to inspect Liaodong."
The emperor is also like them.
I also made two preparations. Wang Qiong was nominally going to transport food, but in fact he was a spare chess piece arranged by me.
When Zhu Feng fails at the critical moment, he takes over.
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When several senior ministers saw that they could not persuade the emperor, they simply stopped trying.
Mainly I want to persuade, but it’s hard to find the angle.
It is said that Zhang Zhou's prophecy cannot be fulfilled. If it is not fulfilled, there will be no further war in Ningyuan. Zhu Feng's visit to Ningyuan is just a show-off. He alone cannot influence the situation in Liaodong.
Is that because he is worried that Zhang Zhou’s prediction is accurate?
But if it is accurate, then Zhang Zhou has a very high probability of achieving great victory with a Zhu Feng who can resolutely carry out his orders, and there is nothing wrong with using Zhu Feng.
Why do you think that Zhang Zhou can accurately predict that the next target of Duoyan Sanwei is Ningyuan, but still think that he can make mistakes in the strategy given to Zhu Feng?
It’s hard to cut through both the pros and cons.
From the perspective of civil servants, there is a high probability that nothing will happen in Liaodong, or that there is no chance of a war in Ningyuan.
Since we don't know whether Duoyan's three guards will come next, or where they will attack, then whether the emperor needs Zhu Feng to go to Ningyuan to cloth the pocket formation... it all depends on your Majesty's mood.
