In the Ming Dynasty, when the country was in trouble, it was never the emperor but the cabinet who was the first to receive feedback and start formulating countermeasures. Therefore, when emergencies in Jiliao occurred, Zhang Siwei, as the chief assistant, immediately summoned the cabinet officials to discuss the matter. Meeting matters.
Although the two factions of officials are having a war of words over highly pragmatic matters, and the Secretary of General Affairs has been reluctant to collect the memorials, the fight from below has been fought from below. The upper-level or top-level bosses have met, and there is not much anger between them. , all greeted with a smile.
It’s not that the elders are particularly well-educated, but that although this matter is related to Gao Pragmatic, a special person, because of the special situation, the elders actually feel like a mirror, and it is impossible for the emperor to do so now. Because this is a very pragmatic way to handle things.
The great contribution in the Battle of Monan had not yet been rewarded, and now he helped the emperor force Empress Dowager Li to hand over her power. Such a contribution would inevitably be rewarded no matter which dynasty or generation it was placed in. How could he be punished for this?
The reason why the Xinxue school had to come out to make a fuss this time is just to maintain momentum. After all, the Xinxue school still has a clear advantage among the people and scholars compared to practical learning, but in the past ten years, It's just that he can't fight with the higher-ups in the court.
But if Gao Pragmatic instructs the Jin Yiwei to arrest people this time, and they remain indifferent, there may be changes in strength from top to bottom, and over time, it may even lead to a reversal. This is of course not intentional. This is what officials from one school of thought would like to see.
Of course Zhang Siwei and others also understand this, so the two sides seem to be engaged in a fierce war of words. In fact, for the top bosses, it is just acting on each other, and there is no real moment to decide the outcome. Now that the court has something to do , then you might as well stop acting now, since there are steps to go down anyway.
If there is anything to be gained from this round of interactions, it is that it once again proves the emperor's favor and trust in Gao Pragmatic, which may be... at least similar to the relationship between the late emperor and Gao Gong back then. It may not be realistic to break them up.
In this case, it is better to find an opportunity to move Zhang Siwei than to move him. After all, he is very pragmatic and wants to join the cabinet, which is still far away.
Several pavilion elders arrived. Zhang Siwei waved his hand and asked them all to sit down. Then he looked around and asked unhurriedly: "I think you all already understand why you are invited here today..."
He paused slightly, with a worried look on his face: "The Battle of Monan is not far away. I thought that after this defeat, Tumen would not only be unable to recover, but would be able to live in peace for at least ten years. Who would have thought that this beast actually broke the rules? Instead, They intensified their efforts, first robbed Ji Town's supplies, and then destroyed Xi Tieling Town. It seems that the serious danger is still there... I don't know what you all have to say about this?"
Below Zhang Siwei, Shen Shixing, Xu Guo, Yu Youding and Pan Sheng looked at each other and were not busy talking.
Civil servants have this bad style, and they are very particular about not changing their expression even when the mountain collapses in front of them. Zhang Siwei is also a civil servant himself, and of course he knows what these people are thinking. He couldn't help but smile slightly and turned to Shen Shixing: "Does Yao Quan have any good advice for me? "
Shen Shixing smiled gently: "Yuanfu, although Tumen's move is quite unexpected, it is a powerful crossbow that cannot penetrate Lu Zhen. What he did is nothing more than using offense instead of defense in order to restore his reputation and stabilize his internal affairs. It must be done. Speaking of which, I don't think he will take any more proactive actions in the future, and I just need to calm him down and watch him defeat himself."
"Oh?" Zhang Siwei guessed Shen Shixing's intention as soon as he rolled his eyes, and smiled and said: "Not necessarily, even if it goes deep into Liaodong, maybe just reminding Li Chengliang to pay attention can avoid it happening again, but the picture As long as we continue to harass Qi Jiguang's retreat, at least Daning City will not be able to defend it, and harassing these hundreds of miles of supply lines will be easy for the Tumen."
This problem is indeed quite difficult as Zhang Siwei said, because the root cause of this situation lies in the overall internal relocation of Daning Dusi.
In the first year of Yongle, the Daning capital was moved to Baoding, which gave the Uliangha tribe the opportunity to occupy the original site of Daning. This resulted in the Liaodong and Xuanfu being unable to communicate, and also created loopholes in the defense of the north, west and east of Yanjing. This is just the beginning of the decline of Ming Dynasty's northern defense. This internal migration crisis is an ongoing chain reaction.
The first was the relocation and abandonment of other northern garrison camps in the Ming Dynasty. In the first year of Yongle, Zhu Di transferred the left and right guards to Lulong and Zunhua on the grounds that Dongshengwei was isolated and difficult to defend. Dongshengwei was abandoned and had no operations. The same is true for the Kaiping Guards. They began to move inward at the beginning of Yongle. In the fifth year of Xuande, the Yongning Guards abandoned the Xuan Mansion due to the Mongolian invasion. Emperor Zhu Zhanji of Xuande sent Xue Lu to build five forts of the Yongning Guards for defense. However, due to the ruins of Kaiping and Chicheng, they could not supply the Yongning Guards, so they had to move the Kaiping Guards south to Dushibao. This was tantamount to giving up the management of Monan Mongolia, leaving Yanjing City exposed to the threat of Mongolian forces at all times.
Compared with the Hongwu period, during the Yongle and Xuande periods, the front line retreated more than three hundred miles in space, which led to deficiencies in the Ming Dynasty's national defense.
After the Zhengtong Dynasty, Xuanfu and Datong became the frontline military fortresses, and the Great Wall became the first line of defense. This also meant that once the Xuanfu sergeants could not stop the Mongolian cavalry, the Mongolian cavalry could march straight in from Juyongguan.
Similarly, in the area west of Yanjing, we could have relied on Datong Town. However, after the Xinghe Guards Qianhu Station and Kaiping Guard moved inward, Datong Town lost its northeastern barrier. In addition, after Dongsheng Guard moved inward, A loophole appeared in the northwest of Datong. With both the northeast and northwest barriers lost, Datong was like an isolated city.
Fortunately, after Gao Gong presided over the Anda tribute ceremony, and the highly pragmatic Monan war, the front-line Xuanda front line of the Tumut Department was completely relieved of the threat.
However, Gao Gong's "West Huai East Control" strategy is only half completed so far, and Ji Liao's troubles are far from being solved.
In the early Yongle period, under the situation of actively shrinking the defense line, Zhu Di first adopted a gentle approach and sent envoys to appease the Wuliangha tribe again, and he achieved certain success at that time.
However, in order to obtain pastoral rights in the Daning area, the three tribes of Ulyanha rebelled and joined forces with Arutai of the Mongolian Asote tribe to attack the Ming Dynasty.
When Zhu Di attacked Arutai, he led his army to attack the three guards of Uliangha who supported Arutai. Although the Uliangha tribe suffered some casualties, they were not completely wiped out. It can only be said that they were temporarily suppressed by the Ming army.
Moreover, as mentioned earlier, although Zhu Di's several Northern Expeditions in his life were massive, compared with the Hongwu period, they neither captured the core leaders of the Tatar and Oara tribes, nor strategically defeated the Mongolian tribes.
After Zhu Di died, the Ming Dynasty stopped its expedition to the north. The Mongolian tribes got a chance to recuperate and gradually invaded south. During the Hongxi period, some ministers suggested that the Ten Guards Stations such as Dongsheng and Gaoshan be moved back to their hometowns to build forts and garrison troops. Unfortunately, Zhu Gaochi was only mature and had no ambition to secure the border and expand the frontier, so he did not adopt it.
Fortunately, during this period, although Wu Liangha occasionally violated borders, he still paid tribute to the Ming Dynasty.
During the Xuande and Zhengtheng years, the three guards of Wuliangha moved southward on a large scale. The main part of them had gradually moved from the original pastureland to the Liaohe River Basin close to the economically and culturally developed Han area in eastern Liaoning, and gradually moved southward to the foot of the Great Wall. Harassment made Daming worry about one thing and not the other, and he was tired of running for his life.
At the beginning of Xuande, the Wuliangha tribe moved south at such a pace that they were able to herd horses on the banks of the Luanhe River near Jizhou Town. However, Emperor Xuande adopted a conservative rule and was unwilling to start a war. He just warned and set up the Wandu Department. Improve the defensive power of Xuanfu and make up for the gap caused by the Kaiping Guards moving inward to Houdushi Fort.
In the late years of Xuanzong and the early years of Yingzong, the border defenses of the Ming Dynasty were lax and the imperial police were weak. The three guards of Wuliangha launched a comprehensive offensive from the Xilamulun River to the Liaohe River Basin and advanced southward.
After the "Civil Revolution", the Ming Dynasty became even more timid and basically no longer adopted an expedition strategy. Either it adopted the Fusui strategy, allowing the three guards of Wuliangha to move around Huangshui and Daning, or it could only stay in Jizhou. Heavy troops were stationed in , Miyun Guard, Longqing Guard, Kaiping Guard and other places to prevent the rebellion of the three guards of Wuliangha.
At this time, the north of the Great Wall had completely become people's pasture. Now, in order to cooperate with the highly pragmatic Monan War, Qi Jiguang sent troops to occupy Daning City, which is hundreds of miles away. However, this Daning City is an isolated city, and it has not started planting agriculture like Tumut. It is a rootless Piaoping, and it can only be defended by relying on the material support provided by Ji Liao.
But since Daning City is so far away from the Great Wall and the Mongolian cavalry can't attack it, isn't it enough to plunder the baggage train? Therefore, what Zhang Siwei said completely dismissed Shen Shixing's so-called "just calm it down".
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