Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 393

Xue Guoguan was taken aback when he heard this.I was wrong, how could it be possible?Although Jiubian Duo sent a police report, hasn't there been no accidents?
The other courtiers were also a little curious. They didn't know why the emperor said that. Could it be that the emperor had another opinion?
Sure enough, Emperor Chongzhen's face became a little more serious, and he said seriously to Xue Guoguan: "Although there has been no major war situation so far. Whether it is building captives or Mongolian tribes, most of them are just harassment. However, I am sure that, After I return from my expedition to Liaodong, the captives on the grassland will definitely be under great pressure, so they will definitely launch a big war!"

Seeing that the courtiers were a little bit surprised, he went on to say affirmatively: "Of course, the previous harassment can also be understood as the enemy's paralysis of our border soldiers. In short, Jianlu went to Hetao from Liaodong. It's not just harassment. I'm thinking that Jianlu will definitely make moves in the near future, and I've already said the reason, because the Jianlu in Hetao didn't restrain me very well!"

After hearing the emperor's analysis, Xue Guoguan and others thought about it and seemed to think it made sense.But they can't help it, as Emperor Chongzhen is so sure.

They didn't expect that Emperor Chongzhen was sure of more than that, so they heard him continue to assert: "There are many Mongolian tribes who are accomplices of Jianlu. I expected that it would not be difficult for the main force of Jianlu to cover up his attack target." We can do it. If we are leading the army, bluffing and bluffing, such as pretending that the main force is on the side of Daming Jin, but the actual main force is stationed in the northwest of Daming, Daming will be hard to defend against, and it is easy to lose vigilance!"

Hearing this, the Minister of the Ministry of War couldn't bear it anymore, and immediately went out to play: "Your Majesty, why didn't Jianlu send troops to the east, but went to the west?"

Originally, he didn't want to ask, but the tone of Emperor Chongzhen was too confident, which made him feel that the emperor was a bit absolute, so he asked.By the way, it can also vaguely remind the emperor.Although you, Your Majesty, do have the ability to deduce the truth from the clues, but there are no absolutes in the world, don't be so sure, be modest, that's what a Mingjun does.

However, his vague reminder was obviously useless.Emperor Chongzhen still answered him in a very positive tone: "Please don't forget, there is a Ming rebel general Chai Shihua in the northwest who has been causing trouble. If he colludes with the Jianlu invaders, it will be very dangerous. Not only is he familiar with The situation in the northwest, and the Ming border troops in the west have not had contact with the Jianlu, although the court has warned, but the vigilance is still much less than here in the capital."

Speaking of this, he said decisively: "If I lead the army, I will definitely focus on attacking the northwest of Daming. If this is the case, it will be easy to succeed!"

Hearing the emperor's words were so clear and well-founded, not just talking nonsense, many courtiers showed admiration after looking at each other in blank dismay.

This admiration does not mean that they think what the emperor said must be true.Instead, they admire the emperor's logical reasoning ability. Although there is no term for this logical reasoning ability at this time, it does not prevent them from knowing the meaning, and they feel that the emperor's ability is really strong!
"Your Majesty, since that's the case, why don't you send a decree to the governors of the three sides to strengthen their guard?" Xue Guoguan immediately played when he heard this.

Emperor Chongzhen nodded and said: "It is indeed necessary to send a decree. It is also my fault. After returning from Liaodong, I have been paying attention to people's livelihood, disaster prevention and relief, a lot of things, and the restructuring of the Beijing camp, so busy that I forgot. After these two days, I had some time to think about it carefully before I thought of this!"

Hearing this, Minister of the Ministry of War felt a little uneasy, and hurried forward to plead guilty.Anyway, this is the Ministry of War's business after all, isn't it!
Of course, Emperor Chongzhen would not blame him for this matter, but it also reminded him of one thing, so he said to the Minister of the Ministry of War: "Military information from all over the country is collected, and Qing will specially sort it out here, and report it to me on a regular basis."

Originally, he wanted to set up an intelligence analysis center.Not only military sentiment, but also public sentiment and so on.However, he changed his mind again, now is the time of government reform, the Beijing camp is being restructured, most of the Ming Dynasty is busy fighting disasters, and the inspection of the government and gentry preferential exemption quotas and urging taxes are still going on.There are too many things to do, and today's yamen are not very efficient. It is not very suitable to introduce new concepts and ideas one after another.Therefore, he did not mention this matter and planned to talk about it later.

But at this time, Emperor Chongzhen still had something to say, so he said solemnly to his subordinates: "The calamity of building captives in Hetao must be solved by me personally. The ministers coordinate supplies and try not to hinder disaster relief. Under the premise, prepare more!"

Hearing that the emperor wanted to conquest in person, among these civil servants, they were not welcome.

Some courtiers, because of their inherent concepts, feel that the emperor is the most important thing in the country, and they cannot leave the palace easily, let alone go to war.Isn't there a saying that generals will inevitably die in battle, even if a general knows how to fight again, if he fights too many battles, he may die in battle.If the emperor died in battle, the impact on Daming would be too great!
There are other courtiers who also don't like the emperor going out of the palace. They are mostly afraid that the emperor will go out too much and have a lot of experience. They are already so powerful, so should they be allowed to live?
Based on this, among the courtiers, even the supervisor of ceremonies, they were actually not happy with the emperor's frequent expeditions, so they expressed their opinions one after another.

"Your Majesty, the matter in the northwest is something that hasn't happened after all, or, in my opinion, it is enough to make a decree!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, as long as the defenses in the northwest are strengthened so that Jianlu has no chance to take advantage of it, naturally there will be no need to mobilize the army!"

"Your Majesty, together with the war, money and food will be consumed. It is better not to fight. What's more, it may be possible for Jianlu to withdraw to Liaodong now. His Majesty has wiped out more than ten thousand Jianlu elites. The Jianlu in Hetao If it doesn't work, you have to go back!"

"..."

They were talking, when suddenly hurried footsteps came from outside the hall, and then a servant appeared, holding a long tube in his hand, and as soon as he crossed the threshold of the Wenhua Hall, he immediately shouted: "The Datong Mansion urgently reports the military situation!"

Upon hearing this, the Wenhua Palace became very quiet immediately.It turned out to be an urgent military report from the Datong Mansion. Could it be that what the emperor said would work, right?Or, is it something else?

Thinking about it this way, they felt a little anxious, afraid that they would be hit by the emperor, and at the same time, they were also curious about what the military situation was?If it's just harassment like before, then it's fine.

As a result, after receiving the urgent report, Emperor Chongzhen took a look at it, and asked his servants to forward the urgent report to his subordinates. At the same time, he said: "The main force of Jianlu appeared in Datong, and the soldiers are trapped in Datong. But in this urgent report An expedited copy was attached at the back, saying that Wu Qing, the commander-in-chief of aid and suppression, just arrived in Datong, and recognized that the slave chieftain Jierhalang headed by the army outside the city was not himself. Moreover, there seemed to be bluff in the army besieging the city signs."

"..." When everyone in the hall heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other in shock. They were really expected by the emperor?

They immediately took turns to read the urgent report according to their official positions, and finally they were speechless. The emperor did not lie to them.In other words, the northwest side may be in danger!
After a while, Emperor Chongzhen saw that they were still silent, so he smiled and said: "It's time to solve the problem of Hetao Jianlu. Qing and others should have seen my skills, so don't worry about me. Prepare with peace of mind!"

He wasted a lot of saliva before and after, and he had already made it quite clear. At this time, the subordinates had no reason to dissuade the emperor.However, Xue Guoguan, the chief assistant, still said: "Your Majesty, Jianlu is no better than the original Tumote tribe, and there are examples of Tumote's annihilation. Jianlu probably will not be fooled again. I don't know if Your Majesty will drive you to the expedition. , this time, how should we fight?"

Hearing this, other civil servants agreed very much.The enemies on the grassland are like brown sugar. If you fight with too many troops and have a great advantage, they will run away; if you have too few troops, this will definitely not work.Therefore, the enemies on the grassland have always been the most troublesome for Ming Dynasty.

In the past, there was no precedent for introducing enemies from the grassland into the pass, ambush and destroying them. It was the first time Emperor Chongzhen did it, and the Tumote Department was unprepared, so it was easy to succeed.However, the enemies on the grassland must be on guard now, so the next battle will be absolutely difficult!
It was also difficult for Emperor Chongzhen to answer Xue Guoguan's question, because at this time, he did not have any specific thoughts.But he is still confident, because several "gold medal undercover agents" have already rushed to Hetao.As long as you can know what the enemy is doing and how to do it, there will always be a way to take targeted actions.

Based on this idea, Emperor Chongzhen smiled slightly and said: "I am not surprised that Xue Qing is not good at military affairs."

"..." Xue Guoguan opened his mouth, but he couldn't answer the emperor, because he really didn't have experience in leading troops to fight.In the Ming Dynasty, not every civil servant was Lu Xiangsheng, or people like Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting.

However, Shangshu of the Ministry of War has some experience. When he was about to speak, he heard Emperor Chongzhen continue: "The so-called soldiers have no constant momentum, and water has no permanent shape. If I talk about it at this time, I will be able to build a prisoner as I say." , That’s just talking on paper. Adapt to the situation, adapt to local conditions, and defeat the enemy informally, how about this answer?”

Xue Guoguan was completely unable to refute this answer.So, he thought in his heart, forget it, anyway, the emperor is wise and powerful, although he is still not optimistic that the emperor can defeat the Jianlu who wiped out Hetao, at least, he should not be defeated!Let him go: "This... I understand, Your Majesty is wise!"

At this time, the Minister of the Household Department finally came out and said: "Your Majesty, although the court has some money, food and grass are in short supply. I don't know how many troops your Majesty will bring, so I should be prepared."

The three major campaigns during the Wanli period emptied the treasury of the Ming Dynasty, and the war was spent on money and food.If possible, Hubu Shangshu would not want a war to happen.

In this regard, Emperor Chongzhen was still cautious. After thinking about it, he made a decision: "There are only so many cavalry soldiers in the Hussar Battalion, the Panshi Battalion, and the Yongwei Battalion. In addition, the Nine Borders can be called at any time. The frontier soldiers should be fine in terms of strength."

Speaking of this, he remembered some sayings of later generations, and added: "I will watch, the war must be profitable!"

Can you earn money by fighting?How can this be?When all the courtiers in the Wenhua Palace heard this statement from Emperor Chongzhen, such an idea immediately came to their minds.

But when they came to their senses, they suddenly couldn't refute.

Because Emperor Chongzhen's first personal expedition was a real gain if it was just a war on the grassland.The money, food and materials consumed by the army were much less than the spoils that Ming Dynasty finally got from the Hetao.Not to mention anything else, just the war horses are enough to make a lot of money!
Thinking of this, they couldn't help but look forward to it. Could it be that the emperor will give away the old nest of some Mongolian tribe this time?However, if the old nest of the Mongolian tribe was so easy to handle, they would have been extinct long ago!I'm afraid the emperor won't be able to go out this time, right?

Therefore, in the hearts of these high-ranking officials of the Ming Dynasty, they were full of curiosity about the emperor's upcoming third imperial conquest.

First of all, the emperor is going out this time, how should this war be fought?Whether the Jianlu can be defeated, whether the Jianlu can be eliminated, this is a question!
Secondly, how much food and materials will be consumed by the emperor this time, and if he wins in the end, how much spoils will he get? Can it offset the consumed money, food and materials, or how much will there be left?

Also, the emperor's expedition this time, facing the vast grassland, the endless grassland, can he continue to count as an exhaustive strategy?

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With these thoughts in mind, this time the meeting of the Wenhua Palace is over, everyone dispersed, and went to busy with their own affairs.

Of course, an imperial decree was also indispensable, which was sent to Zheng Chongjian, the governor of the three sides, in an expedited manner of eight hundred miles.Although Emperor Chongzhen knew in his heart what was going on over there, on the bright side, at least such a process had to be followed!
At the beginning of September in the 14th year of Chongzhen, there were urgent reports from the border. The Jianlu and Mongolian coalition forces on the Datong Mansion side withdrew by themselves, while on the northwest side of Ningxia, the rebel general Chai Shihua led the main force of Jianlu suddenly appeared and ambushed the Ming army in Ningxia. Bing Wang Shichong died in battle, and many people were burned, killed and looted everywhere, and the losses were not small.Zheng Chongjian, the governor of the three sides, arrived and stabilized the situation. When the urgent report was sent out, Jianlu had already retreated.

When the ministers in the court were amazed that the emperor really predicted things like a god, Emperor Chongzhen issued a decree, vowing to crusade against Jianlu and Mongolian tribes, and give the people of Ming Dynasty an explanation.

Thus, Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty began his third imperial conquest.

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