Chapter 316: The ending is already determined

Style: Historical Author: Yue QilinWords: 3001Update Time: 24/01/12 04:02:03
Military newspaper?

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 had also supervised military affairs as the censor of Qiandu. He had 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.

But Wang Wen was keenly aware of one thing as he read each letter.

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 herders.

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 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 something strange happening in the Wala Lao camp. Various tribes are frequently deploying 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, indicating to Cheng Jing that the general's report should be put back, then he suppressed the smile on his face and spoke.

"Guo Deng is just guessing, so he requested the court to increase troops in case of emergencies. However, in my opinion, there is a high probability that the border will not be peaceful."

As he spoke, Zhu Qiyu sighed softly, with a complicated look on his face, and continued.

"I know that the ministers in the court are talking privately, saying that I don't want 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. He will not accept 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 my Ming Dynasty is willing to welcome the emperor back, it will not accept his endless demands. Therefore, robbery 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 to 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 bandits, they will be killed on the spot. If they encounter a large army, they will seek help in time. Beware of bandits attacking in large numbers 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 today.

Recalling the contents of the military report, Wang Wen suddenly understood and asked.

"Your Majesty means that you will not release the Supreme Emperor easily?"

Zhu Qiyu nodded and said calmly.

"At least not now!"

"This person is unruly and unruly. He will definitely not be convinced after the defeat of Zijingguan. What's more, he detained the Supreme Emperor, but except for some money, gold and silver, he gained nothing. He must be unwilling to do so. "

"With these two things, even if this mission is sent out, it will not gain anything. Why bother to do this 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 the Ming Dynasty is unwilling to release people, it will be useless no matter how many missions the Ming Dynasty sends.

But on the other hand, if you are willing to let him go first and send three or five elite soldiers to send the Supreme Emperor to the gate of Datong City, the defender will not be able to refuse to accept him.

But there are always some people in the court 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 severely 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 extort money.

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 the army can only show that they are still evil-minded and want to harass the border and take revenge.

Therefore, Xu Bin and the others were most likely just giving away some gold, silver and silk for free.

Wang Wen also figured out this section and said.

"Your Majesty, it's my wisdom that I didn't 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 is trouble at 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? Lifted his ban?"

Zhu Qiyu raised his eyebrows and glanced at Wang Wen thoughtfully.

Wang Wen and Yu Qian didn't have a 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 moment, Zhu Qiyu shook his head gently and said calmly.

"There won't be any major events at the border. His 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 if Yang Hong is in the government, he won’t be able to cause any big troubles.”

"What's more, although Ye Xian is a prairie barbarian, he has to find a reason to launch an army, and he won't start fighting 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 in the house 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.

When Yu Shiyue came to his house that day, he 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 just confirmed the emperor's judgment.

So 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.

After these troops were reported to him, he could easily deduce that Ye Xian was still ambitious and had no sincerity in returning the emperor.

In this case, he will definitely try his best to prevent the mission 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 useless?

Wang Wen thought about the list of envoys for this mission.

Xu Bin, the censor of the right capital who had just been promoted, Xiao Weizhen, the censor of the right deputy capital, and Zhang Fu, the governor's fellow governor.

They are all staunchly loyal to the Emperor.

With Yang Shan, Ningyang Hou and others being imprisoned, they were the only officials in the court who were determined to welcome the emperor back immediately. They were the only officials of third rank and 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 hunting in the north, 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.

However, what if, shortly after they went on the mission, 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...

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