As for 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 solution. 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 the Wuying Hall, all the relatives had a vague look of joy on their faces. 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: "Mr. Chen, Chen Situ, we are busy today. I 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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On the other side, 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 to slowly unfold a border terrain map and spread it on the ground in the center of the hall.
Today, apart from the Emperor and Cheng Jing, there are only four people left in the palace, Yu Qian, the Minister of the Ministry 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 behavior 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 are few secrets 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 that 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 seemed 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 my 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 Ming Dynasty, have we ever suffered such a great humiliation? Unless we sacrifice the heads of thieves to our ancestors, it would not be enough to vent this great hatred!"
Xunqi 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 until armies from various places arrived, and then Xu Tu counterattacked.
Chen Mao is a military general with great honor, but he has also stayed in the court for so many years and understands 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 tragically.
Once you take the initiative at this time, you will definitely be criticized verbally and in writing.
But it's different now!
First, there was no one else but a few people present, and secondly, the emperor had just made it clear that a big 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 also 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 looked helpless, but had no other reaction.
Wang Wen knew that the emperor had probably had this intention for a long time, and Yu Qian must have persuaded him.
After thinking about it, Mr. Wang stood up and prostrated himself on the ground, and said tactfully.
"Your Majesty, what Chen Hou said is certainly reasonable. Wala Langzi's ambitions should be repaid with such great hatred. However, our army suffered heavy losses in the civil war."
"If we raise a large army again, firstly, we are afraid that morale will be low and it will be difficult to have combat effectiveness. Secondly, we are afraid that there will be insufficient logistics. If the capital is damaged due to unauthorized movement of the army, the country will 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 at 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, the first one to bring it up would probably be just 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 more radical than Yu Qian. He was the only one in the court who did not advocate welcoming the Emperor back.
In his opinion, kidnapping 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 humble 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 requests 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 talk about anything else!
In his previous life, Zhu Qiyu had many encounters 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 consider 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 outlier.
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 later welcomed back, Wang Wen was very in favor 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, Wang Wen was thinking about 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, since the time the Supreme Emperor was kidnapped in the Battle of Tumu, Mr. Wang has already regarded him as a martyr for his country...
