The emperor's treatment of Ma Xianglin was "better" than what Zheng Haizhu prayed for.
Because, even if most of Ma Xianglin's troops were reduced, and even if he was only allowed to bring some servants and become a small garrison for a certain military fort, he was actually placed in a more important place.
Obviously, Qin Liangyu's achievements in countering rebellions for the empire many times, as well as Ma Xianglin's own tough battle against Huang Taiji, made the core power levels of the empire, from the emperor to his ministers, still retain their trust and reliance on the people of Shilichuan.
The "Northern Barbarians" in Zhu Changluo's mouth refer generally to the various Mongolian tribes.
There is a saying in later generations that makes people's ears prick up their ears. It is said that the Ming Dynasty was the most honest dynasty in China. It did not cede land or make marriages. The emperor guarded the country and the king died in the country.
However, no matter how strong the morale is, it cannot disguise the real battle situation.
After the Tumubao Incident, although Yu Qian and Shaobao saved the empire with a battle to defend the capital, the Ming Dynasty was defeated by Emperor Yingzong, who acted like a club manager and played football, and lost all of his most capable military elites. .
The so-called "guarding" of the emperor's defense of the country, to be more precise, means half a century of majesty and two hundred years of cowardice.
Just take the Gengxu Revolution during the Jiajing period as an example. Yan Song said, "The defeat at the border can be concealed, but the defeat at the capital cannot be concealed." The Ming army fought behind closed doors and watched Anda Khan burn, kill and loot the capital and then returned north.
The northern captives abused the Ming Dynasty, and they never failed to warn and never arrived. Finally, during the Longqing period, Anda Khan's grandson was furious because his grandfather had robbed him of his woman. He took his people to the Ming Dynasty to seek submission. The court took this opportunity to negotiate peace with Anda Khan and opened many border crossings. Mutual market.
After that, the imperial court regularly paid "reward fees" to the Northern captives, similar to the "year coins" given to the Liao or Xixia in the Northern Song Dynasty.
At the forefront of the region's northern barbarians, on the front line of Xuanda, Wanli only had Xuanzang town for one year, and the reward was two to three hundred thousand taels of silver.
At this moment, in the West Nuan Pavilion of the Qianqing Palace, Zheng Haizhu stared at the Rui Tan, which had no smoke but was highly efficient in heat dissipation, and praised without hesitation: "Your Majesty, your Majesty, let General Ma go to declare the Great Border. Not only does it show your magnanimity, it also shows your magnanimity. It is also an act of knowing how to make good use of soldiers."
Zhu Changluo felt a little complicated when he heard that her reaction to Beilu was to directly mention the word "Xuan Da".
A woman, just because she runs around the docks and gets along well with the military generals, she really knows a lot. What are the border towns in the north and the east? Who should I guard against? I, the prince of the deep palace, also know It was only after I sat on the throne that I began to understand.
Zhu Changluo's eyes fell on the nine-sided city map that he and Ye Xianggaoyi had just looked at.
Soon, he said with a warm voice: "Master Zheng, don't put too much hat on me. I've only been on the throne for a few days? I don't know how to fight. It's just Master Ye, Master Sun, and Master Dong who taught me well in the past. Let me I understand the principle of following the good and following the flow. After I ascended the throne, the memorials that discussed the border affairs in Liaodong were met with reluctance, but most of them were superficial discussions. Only an unemployed official named Xiong Tingbi connected Jiannu and Beilu and urged the imperial court to go through it. A little bit of publicity. Huh? Master Zheng also knows this person?"
As Zhu Changluo was talking, he saw that when Zheng Haizhu heard "Xiong Tingbi", his face was obviously eager to speak, so he naturally asked.
Zheng Haizhu thought to himself, if you don't mention Xiong Tingbi's name as emperor today, I will too.
She then spoke with a lively expression: "Your Majesty, I was in Liaodong a few years ago, and I often heard people talking about Duke Xiong. It turns out that Duke Xiong was on patrol and visited Liaodong more than ten years ago. He was highly praised by the late emperor for his work in farming and building forts. I was curious as to how such a minister of the country could have returned to his hometown without having time until he met Ding You. Your Majesty mentioned it today, that is great. Mr. Xiong can manage Liaodong, and he knows The Beibei incident should be able to be explained briefly. Furthermore, this time the Jin Yiwei caught a spy in the Shanxi merchants, which made the minister have to think deeply. I thought about the old things all night, and my mind was filled with thoughts about the Beibei and the Beibei. Jiannu and Zhangjiakou are important places to announce the great border, which is really no less important than the Liaozuo area."
When Zheng Haizhu said the last few sentences, the energy of his eloquent conversation suddenly dropped a little, and he showed a sense of hesitation and stopped speaking.
Zhu Changluo said solemnly: "What old thing is it? Why is it important? But it doesn't matter. I am alone in ordering you to come to Xinan Pavilion because I know how can you, a woman, enter the court and discuss matters in the cabinet? But I want to hear what you said. .”
Zheng Haizhu hesitated for a moment and sighed: "Your Majesty, the so-called old thing is that after the death of the first assistant Zhang Juzheng, the second assistant Zhang Siwei helped the Shanxi imperial officials to impeach Feng Bao until Zhang Juzheng was liquidated. After that, the Jin Dynasty Whether in the officialdom of the court or in the eight-way trade route centered on Zhangjiakou, the momentum is getting stronger and stronger. Your Majesty, I dare to say that if an important town like Xuanda is connected to Mongolia to the north and Liao to the east, the rich people in this town will They have gathered together, their children are serving as officials in the court, and the servants they support are as powerful as the border troops. Does Your Majesty think you can still control them? Those Shanxi salt merchants, silk merchants, tea merchants, mule and horse merchants, and even women traders who are entrenched in Zhangjiakou As a young and hard-working tooth merchant, Your Majesty thinks, are they closer to the Northern captives and Jiannu, or the people of the capital?"
There was a soft "clang" sound, and the blue and white porcelain tea lid that Zhu Changluo was playing with fell to the desk.
Wang An, who was standing behind him, quickly took out the silk towel he brought with him and stepped forward to wipe away the water marks.
Zhu Changluo lowered his eyes and looked at Wang An's movements, and sneered: "It is much more difficult to wipe the place that is beyond the reach of the whip. Wang Banban, isn't it?"
Wang An said in a harmonious voice: "Long live Lord, if we see the dirty place, we can clean it up bit by bit. It won't be that difficult."
Zhu Changluo pursed his lips slightly and nodded: "I just like the style of you and Master Zheng, and Ye Xianggao, they are all people who dare to help me make decisions. I understand, Xiong Tingbi and Ma Xianglin are Wang Ban With this silk scarf in your hand."
Wang An leaned forward, and his old voice trembled just right: "How virtuous and capable are slaves? To protect the country for Lord Long Live, we have to rely on the virtuous ministers and generals outside the palace."
Zhu Changluo leaned back on the dragon chair, closed his eyes and rested for a moment. Suddenly he remembered something, opened his eyes again, turned his head and said to Wang An: "When you talk about big things, you forget about small things. Return the handkerchief to Master Zheng." "
Wang An responded with a grunt, turned around and took out something from the cabinet drawer, and made eye contact with Cao Huachun who was standing at the bottom. Cao Huachun hurriedly came up to take it and handed it to Zheng Haizhu.
The blend of indigo Songjiang cloth and carmine red velvet is exactly the handkerchief that disappeared in the dressing room of Wenhua Hall.
Zhu Changluo did not beat around the bush, and said helplessly to Zheng Haizhu: "You dropped this veil in the palace, and someone picked it up without knowing the importance, and put it in my Qianqing Palace, which made Empress Li angry. Fortunately, the servants said it and She knows that Empress Dongli and Princess Ningde both have them."
Cao Huachun discussed this matter with Zheng Haizhu when he was leading the way today. He praised Zheng Haizhu's good remedial ideas after being alert that day. Finally, he also emphasized that Long live the Lord has no intention of tracing who put the veil.
After listening to the emperor's words now, Zheng Haizhu would not be stupid enough to add another handful of firewood to the already extinguished stove.
The emperor has enough troubles every day, so he is not willing to spend more time on jealousy of women in the palace. It’s okay if women don’t make trouble.
Zheng Haizhu hurriedly took the veil, scolded herself for not being careless, and continued to seize the time to make the most of this opportunity to have a direct meeting with the emperor.
After giving Shanxi merchants a needle, another thing should not be left behind.
