Early September.
The endless drizzle lit up the yellow flowers on the grass, adding another layer of coldness to the area around Dongtao Urad.
Zhuli Rabbit's face, facing the light of the bonfire, also looked increasingly gloomy.
Bang!
Suddenly, the Rabbit kicked over the copper basin where the bonfire was burning, causing sparks to fly, and Spitfire almost pulled up Rick's robe.
"What are you doing? If he can't come, can you blame me?!"
Zhilike looked angry and asked loudly, and then said: "Why are you so angry here?! Do you think I don't want to wipe out this Ming army so that I can monopolize the city?"
"Huamachi, Kuaibai said that he had an internal agent and asked us to attack the city gate directly. In the end, there was no internal agent at all. Later we found out that it was Han Chinese like Wan Shide and Xiao Ruxun who had driven out all the Mongols in the city, and As a result, we lost our men and horses in vain."
"Now, because I heard that Ma Gui is going to attack Hetao, I contacted you and asked Qin Jinqi to come here to ambush him. I also asked you to lure him out and occupy Bansheng City. In the end, we waited until this frost. It’s getting heavier and heavier, and we haven’t waited for him yet. Do we have to wait until it snows to wait for these Ming troops?!”
After Zhulitu said this, he stood up directly and said to Chelik: "Either you are too stupid and exposed your secret; or he is really too cautious!"
"Then I'll send someone to urge him again, and continue to say that there aren't many of your focus rabbits here, and the main force of your focus rabbits are still fighting in the Huamachi in the south."
As he spoke, Chelik looked at Litu and asked, "Is this okay?"
The rabbit said: "This is of course the best. Now we must let him come into the trap we set, otherwise we will be here in vain!"
Li Ke nodded, and then he actually sent someone to write a letter to Ma Gui again, asking Ma Gui to come quickly.
But Zalike waited for several days but did not receive a letter from Ma Gui.
"Maybe he's already here?"
"So the messenger didn't come?"
"Perhaps there was something else that delayed him, and the messenger got into trouble on the way?"
Therefore, Zalik started talking to Zhuli Rabbit on this day.
Zhuli Rabbit said solemnly: "Wait for another month for him. If he doesn't come for a month, I will have to go to Zhenbeiguan to discuss Li Rusong with Kuaibai. Remember to send a few more groups of messengers to urge him!"
"In addition, he sent people to the capital of the Ming Dynasty to spread the news that Ma Gui stayed in Daban Shengcheng and did not advance. He had ulterior motives and intended to collude with King Qing and the Tumote tribe to plot rebellion."
"good!"
Capital.
As the weather cooled down, Shen Shixing, who had already put on his coat first, looked a lot fatter. When he stood up, he moved more slowly. He had to pull his belt first, and then asked Qi Jiguang and Li Chengliang:
"Are you saying that Shuozhou Hou Mashuai is still in Da Ban Sheng City?"
Li Chengliang nodded first and replied: "It's almost winter, and he's still staying there. Isn't he being too cautious?"
"It can't be because the roast lamb there is so delicious, right?"
Shen Shixing asked with a smile, then looked at Qi Jiguang: "Does the Prime Minister have any plans to send someone to urge them? They are still waiting for relief at the Huama Pond."
Qi Jiguang thought for a while and replied: "Don't rush us yet. At this time, Ma Gui should want to win more than any of us."
"But we can't keep putting it off like this. I think we still need to push it. It's not good to keep wasting it like this."
At this time, Wang Lin, the official minister, said something.
Shen Yiguan, the Minister of Rites, said: "Is it possible that the Marquis of Shuozhou had other thoughts and deliberately delayed the progress?"
Shen Shixing looked stunned after hearing this, and then asked: "What can you have in mind?"
"I am also dissatisfied with the exemption from corvee and want to restore the old rites!"
"That's why he deliberately waited for Huamachi to be captured, Tielinghou's troops to be wiped out, and the whole of Shaanxi to be in danger, and then he and the Tatars of the Tumote tribe would march south together!"
“There has been such talk among the public recently.
Shen Guanyi said.
Li Chengliang said something at this time and said: "This is impossible! He must be too cautious."
"How is it impossible? The Marquis of Shuozhou is a general of Datong. There are countless officials and generals in Hedong who are his relatives and friends. If he has this intention, he will naturally be more suitable than others."
At this time, Shen Yiguan said again, and then looked at Shen Shixing: "Yuanfu, I think His Majesty should order Magui to attack the Mongolian camp in Hetao as soon as possible, break the siege of Huamachi, and recover Hetao!"
Shen Shixing looked at Qi Jiguang: "What do you think, Prime Minister?"
Qi Jiguang asked: "If Ma Gui can't be trusted, can't Lu, Dong, Du, etc. be trusted?!"
"The 70,000 officers and soldiers are not his own private soldiers, but there are also the censors and guards, and there are even many people from Xingming Academy who serve as veterans, so there is no need to mess up the situation."
"Li Suifang, the Censor of the Supervisory Army, has sent an urgent delivery!"
At this time, Ling Yunyi, the deputy privy envoy, walked over quickly and handed an urgent document to Qi Jiguang and said: "Li Suifang impeached Hou Magui of Shuozhou for staying at the big board and failing to advance, which caused military affairs to be stagnant and morale to decline. Suspected of being a prisoner!"
For a moment, the silence in the imperial palace could be heard.
Qi Jiguang spoke first: "Transfer Li Suifang back! To show your trust in Ma Gui, let him supervise the army to supervise whether there is corruption in military pay, not to interfere with the command."
"How can there be such a truth? If this is true, why should the censor be wronged?"
Shen Yiguan couldn't help but ask.
"Which censor has been wronged?"
Zhu Yijun walked in at this time.
Seeing this, Shen Shixing and others hurriedly raised their hands and bowed: "Your Majesty!"
Then, Qi Jiguang informed Zhu Yijun about what Li Suifang had reported, and told Zhu Yijun that Ma Gui was still in Daban Shengcheng and had not broken through the Mongolian camp in Hetao.
Zhu Yijun said at this time: "The Prime Minister's decision is right."
With that said, Zhu Yijun said: "Bring the people up!"
Not long after, an official who was appointed Yuanwailang in the Privy Council was brought up by the Jin Yiwei.
Zhu Yijun then asked Qi Jiguang: "Does the Prime Minister recognize him?"
Qi Jiguang replied: "I recognize him. He is Geng Xianlong, a minister of the Privy Council."
"This person is a prisoner and was found out by the Jinyi Guards."
"As soon as your Privy Council mobilized troops, Cao Zideng and Kuai Bai knew they were targeting him."
"He has also spread the news about Ma Gui's departure from the fortress, so the captives must have taken measures."
Zhu Yijun said and looked at Shen Shixing and others: "You must understand now why I said the Prime Minister's decision is the right one, right?"
"I understand!"
Zhu Yijun then asked: "Do you know, sir, why has the imperial court vigorously developed infrastructure in recent years?"
Many of the ruling ministers looked at each other in confusion.
At this time, only Qi Jiguang and Li Chengliang looked at each other and smiled. Then Qi Jiguang stepped out of the queue first and replied:
"Your Majesty is supposed to serve the imperial court in military affairs. He is more capable of mobilizing troops and transporting food, so that the imperial court can withstand one or two major defeats without hurting his bones and muscles!"
(End of chapter)
