Outside Chengtian Gate.
Tie Xuan, Liu Jun, and Yang Rong left the Ministry of War and were walking towards the palace. Before they had walked a few steps, they met Yan Wang Zhu Di, Ning Wang Zhu Quan, Xu Huizu, and Song Sheng who were coming out of the Central Military Governor's Mansion.
Before they could finish greeting each other, they turned around and saw Liu Changge and Gu Sanshen, who were swaying every step and limping every step.
When Zhu Di saw that the two of them were walking in a unique way, he couldn't help but shout: "They walk like a crane, and they are clever and clever. Commander Gu Shi and Commander Liu both know each other well. Their martial arts are superb."
Gu Sanshen almost vomited blood. Zhu Di's eyes were so vicious, how could he not see that he had been beaten? Laugh at us, ridicule us, okay Zhu Di, just wait and see, I can’t deal with you, and I can’t deal with your son either!
If Zhu Di knew that his son would suffer if he was addicted to talking, he would not be careful about what he said...
People from the Security Bureau are not likable. Civil servants are afraid of dealing with the Security Bureau. Wu Xun is the same. No one wants their friend to be a member of the Security Bureau. If you treat him as a friend, he will probably treat you as prey.
Liu Changge just bowed calmly and walked into the imperial city on his own.
This meal was not unfair.
Bai Lianmoer's pregnancy was indeed not to blame and had nothing to do with the Security Bureau. The culprit was Zhu Youxuan. But the problem is that Bai Lianmoer has been pregnant for two and a half months. She has vomited many times, but the Security Bureau did not notice it. This is a serious dereliction of duty by the Security Bureau.
Although the people in the Security Bureau have never taken physiology classes and are all rough guys, people like Gu Sanshen, Liu Changge, Xiong Wucheng, Xue Xia, etc. are all married and have children, so it is impossible not to know that women have menstruation.
Bai Lianmo'er was not menstruating, and these people didn't notice at all. She vomited many times, and for fear of being discovered, she would rather sleep under one quilt than use another quilt to cover up the vomit.
Such an obvious flaw was not discovered by the Security Bureau!
If the Security Bureau had known about Bai Lianmoer's pregnancy in advance, the Emperor would not have been caught off guard and left in such a panic. In the final analysis, the Security Bureau did not do its job well and he really deserved to be beaten.
Gu Sanshen really wanted to complain, but he didn't know that Zhu Youyi would be so lucky and accurate on August 15th. After that, Bai Lianmo'er was taken to the capital and isolated from outsiders. No one would think about her pregnancy.
The group entered Wuying Hall. Xie Jin, Yu Xin, Chen Di from the cabinet and Xia Yuanji from the household department had already arrived. After saluting, they lined up on the left and right.
Zhu Yunwen ordered his chamberlain to carry the table to the center of the hall. On the table was a sand table covering the territory of the Ming Dynasty, stretching from Japan to the east, the Timur Empire to the west, Lake Baikal to the north, and Xuanwei Division of Old Port to the south.
The scope of the sand table is large, but the content is quite sketchy. Thirty sun and moon flags are placed in different locations to mark military towns and major cities.
Zhu Yunwen ordered the gate of Wuying Hall to be closed, and the guards strictly prohibited anyone from entering without order.
This is a closed-door meeting, a meeting with a high level of confidentiality.
Zhu Yunwen got straight to the point at the beginning: "I have called you here for one thing only, and that is to discuss what the foreign enemies of the Ming Dynasty are, who the primary enemy is, and how to deal with it. Speak freely, not empty talk."
At this moment, most of the elites of the Ming Dynasty gathered in the Wuying Palace, looking at the sand table in deep thought.
Only Zhu Quan looked uncertain, glancing at Zhu Yunwen from time to time.
For such a high-level military and state event, as the vassal king, he shouldn't appear here, right? Although Zhu Di is also a vassal king, he is the designer of the three major battalions of the Beijing Army after all. He has participated in military and state affairs many times, but he is nothing.
Zhu Yunwen noticed that Zhu Quan was not in a state, looked at Zhu Quan, and asked: "Uncle Ning planned the Northern Yuan Dynasty. One chess game shocked the world and won several years for the stability of Daning and Liaodong. I am here today to talk about high things."
Zhu Quan looked at Zhu Yunwen, a little at a loss. Everyone's eyes were focused on it, and Zhu Quan could feel it without seeing it.
Xie Jin, Yu Xin, Tie Xuan and others were a little puzzled.
Logically speaking, all the vassal kings in the world have been cut down, and the only one left is Zhu Quan.
After Zhu Quan returned to the capital, although he mentioned several times that he hoped the imperial court would reduce the vassal status, Zhu Yunwen never approved it. Despite this, Zhu Yunwen did not let Zhu Quan go back to Daning.
In this way, Zhu Quan settled in the capital as a powerful vassal king and became an outlier among the vassal kings.
Jie Jin couldn't guess what Zhu Yunwen was thinking. He could either cut off the vassal status and let Zhu Quan live in the capital, or let him go back. This way he wouldn't cut down the vassal status and wouldn't let him go back. What was that?
Zhu Yunwen had his own considerations. Zhu Quan's intelligence could be said to be first-rate. If the vassal was really reduced, Zhu Quan would no longer have the will to join the army, and the Ming Dynasty would completely lose a vassal king who was brave, good at fighting, and good at planning.
Take back the fiefdom, take back everything Zhu Quan has, and lose Zhu Quan. Is this business a good deal?
Zhu Yunwen has been thinking about it and hasn't made up his mind yet.
As long as Zhu Quan can put aside his worries and do things for himself honestly, Zhu Yunwen doesn't mind using him, so that there will be no external worries in the Ming Dynasty.
But people's hearts are unpredictable and their hearts are hard to know.
Zhu Yunwen needed time to understand Zhu Quan clearly. Calling him to participate in military and state affairs this time was not only an opportunity to observe him, but also a need to brainstorm ideas.
When Zhu Quan saw that Zhu Yunqi valued him, his heart warmed up and he said, "I don't dare to speak highly, but I can talk about some of my ideas."
Zhu Yunwen smiled and said: "Speak frankly."
Zhu Quan took a green bamboo pole from the edge of the sand table, stood in the direction of the East China Sea, pointed one end of the bamboo pole at Hangai Mountain, Ulaanbaatar, Kerulen River and other places, and said: "Beiyuan has been completely divided into There are two parts: Oara and Tatar. Tatar is currently distributed around Ulaanbaatar and other places, while Oara is centered on Hangai Mountain."
"From the current point of view, the strength of the Tatars is slightly weaker than that of Oara, and there are some internal divisions. The Tatars will not go south in a short time. As for Oara, the Hashaha Eastern Expedition failed, and Mahamu took advantage of the situation to rise. The two In a duel between heroes, no matter who wins or loses in the end, Wala will need time to cultivate. In this regard, Beiyuan is not the enemy of Ming Dynasty for the time being."
Zhu Di, Tie Xuan, Song Sheng, Xie Jin and others nodded, approving of Zhu Quan's analysis.
Zhu Yunwen looked at everyone and asked: "King Ning concluded that Beiyuan will not be able to go south in a short time. Is there any objection to this?"
No one spoke up.
Zhu Yunwen also picked up a bamboo pole, pointed to the territory of Tatar and Wala, and said: "This meeting is related to the military strategy and deployment of the Ming Dynasty. If you have anything to say, you must not remain silent."
Xie Jin looked at the map and shook his head slightly: "Your Majesty, it's not that we are waiting for you to say nothing. At present, the Northern Yuan Dynasty is divided, internal strife is rising, and there is no way to go south. Everything King Ning said makes sense."
Zhu Yunwen nodded slightly and looked at the chamberlain. The chamberlain took out some yellow pennants and planted them on the territory of Oara and Tatar to show that the situation here was not urgent and there was no need to worry about it in the short term.
Zhu Quan saw Zhu Yunwen looking over again, so he moved the bamboo pole to the left, pointed at Timurid's empire, and said: "When I was in Daning, I heard that Benya, the second son of Mai Libala, ran here. Timurid My son is a very ambitious man. He may lose control of Benya and take the opportunity to march eastward. We have to be prepared for this. If we say the most dangerous place, I think it is in the northwest."
After Xu Huizu heard Zhu Quan's judgment, he frowned slightly and said to Zhu Yunwen: "Your Majesty, Yili had once made a surprise attack on Hami. The sergeant of Hami had also reported that Timur intended to march eastward. There was also news that Timur was recruiting troops. Sergeant, after the new year, I’m afraid there will be big actions.”
Zhu Yunwen didn't speak, just looked at Zhu Di.
Zhu Di walked towards the direction of Timur's empire on the sand table and said: "When Hami was attacked before, the imperial court was nervous for a period of time. However, the fact is as the emperor judged, Timur may have the intention to conquer the east, but the time has not come. In this sand table In addition, there is indeed a strong enemy of Timur in the west of Timur's empire. As long as the strong enemy is not dead, Timur will not be able to conquer the east without any worries. I think that within one or two years, this place can not be considered."
Zhu Quan glanced at Zhu Di doubtfully.
Zhu Di just smiled and didn't explain anything. When the imperial court was discussing Hami, Yilibali, and Timur's empire, Zhu Quan was still in Daning, so naturally he didn't know the details.
Zhu Quan corrected his view and agreed with Zhu Di's conclusion.
"If this is the case, there will be no strong enemy outside the Ming Dynasty."
Zhu Quan looked at the sand table and put down the bamboo pole.
Japanese country?
Forget it, they can't even cross the strait now.
Tie Xuan stretched out his hand and tugged at the corner of Yang Rong's clothes. Yang Rong smiled bitterly and had to step out and said: "Prince Ning said that there are no strong enemies outside the Ming Dynasty. This is indeed true. However, just because there are no strong enemies, it does not mean that there are no strong enemies." enemy."
"where?"
Zhu Quan asked.
Yang Rong walked to Zhu Quan, passed his finger from the direction of the Xuanwei Department of Jiugang, pointed at Annan, and said seriously: "Annan is the enemy of the Ming Dynasty."
Zhu Quan looked at Annan, narrowed his eyes and said, "Is such a small country worthy of being the enemy of the Ming Dynasty?"
Yang Rong looked deeply at Zhu Quan. This man was brave and resourceful, but his only shortcoming was that he was a little arrogant. He was so arrogant that he often went to the Central Military Governor's Mansion and had complete access to Annan's intelligence, but he didn't seem to care.
"Prince Ning, although the territory of Annan is not as good as that of the Northern Yuan and Ming Dynasties, it is by no means a mob and is vulnerable. After receiving intelligence from Guangxi and Yunnan, the Hu family in Annan is ready to take action, recruiting troops, building high walls, and expanding armaments. Rumor has it that there are millions So many troops.”
Yang Rong explained solemnly.
Xu Huizu saw that Zhu Quan was a little confused, so he introduced the situation of Annan and said: "Since Zhang Fu led his troops to recapture Zhennanguan, the sound of Annan's military trumpets can be heard every day."
Zhu Quan finally understood that the real purpose of coming to Wuying Hall today was not to discuss who the enemy of Ming Dynasty was, but to discuss who Ming Dynasty was going to fight...
This is a military decision-making meeting, a meeting to unify understanding and stand.
Okay.
Annan, it’s you.
"What the Hu family in Annan did is not enough to anger the people and restore the prestige of the country if not killed. Your Majesty, I would like to send troops to attack Annan and use my sword to fight against the Hu family in Annan."
Zhu Quan was categorical.
Zhu Yunwen looked at everyone and asked: "The view of King Ning, Yang Rong and others is that the first enemy of the Ming Dynasty is Annan. Do you have any objections?"
No, not a single objection.
Zhu Yunwen took out a red flag and placed it at the location of Qinghua in Annan and said: "Now that the enemy has been decided, let's discuss the second question, whether to attack Annan is a small attack, a medium attack, or a big attack. "
Faced with this question, everyone fell silent.
Although Zhu Yunwen did not say it explicitly, everyone understands the difference between the three:
The so-called small battle was to teach Annan a lesson, kill thousands of people, retreat dozens of miles, and then withdraw his troops back to the camp.
The so-called medium-sized battle refers to fighting one or several medium-sized battles. It is best to annihilate tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of enemies, retreat hundreds of miles, and capture three or five important towns.
The so-called big fight is to fight a war to destroy the country, destroy all enemies in one fell swoop, and completely occupy Annan!
Different fighting styles mean different tactics, different manpower consumption, different personnel required for logistical supplies, and different national expenses.
Xu Huizu, Tie Xuan, Xie Jin and others were silent.
That's right, the imperial court was preparing to use troops against Annan, and there was only one opportunity left. But no one can say exactly how the troops will be mobilized and on what scale.
If the fight is small and Annan and Hu Jiya are frightened and submit a certificate of surrender, should they still fight?
If we were attacked and occupied half of Annan, there would be no way for the Annan Chen family to recover. The surrounding vassal states were watching. Should the court retreat or advance?
If there is a big fight and a war to destroy the country, how many troops will the court mobilize? Can the logistics be guaranteed in the Guangxi and Annan areas where mountains and rivers are densely covered?
These are all problems.
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