Ming Taizi's Total War

Chapter 80
The grand court meeting was held, and all civil and military officials in Jinling rushed to the hall to participate. No one dared to be late. The earliest people came at almost three or four in the morning, which was about three hours in advance.

Even those six high-ranking ministers and great scholars are no exception.

Because the court meeting is a meeting held by the country's core decision-makers, Zhu Cihong feels that such a meeting has the status of the National People's Congress of later generations, and the situation is very similar.

The civil servants from all over the world represent the interests of each region, as well as the interests of the classes they come into contact with. However, the advantage of numbers in the court is not easy to use, and it depends on the status of the individual. People with low status even have the right to speak. nothing.

Looking at the civil and military ministers in the palace, Zhu Cixiang cleared his throat and said, "I have decided to send troops for the Northern Expedition in three days, that is, June [-]st."

When he said this, all the civil and military ministers in the hall were shocked, their faces showed horror, and they were all shocked by Zhu Cihong's words.

In fact, many civil and military ministers present have considered this issue, but it is a pity that most people place their hopes on uniting with the captives to fight against the bandits, that is, sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight, watching the Manchus defeat Li Zicheng, and then coexist peacefully with the Manchus.

The remaining small number of people, although they think they should take the initiative to attack, but few people dare to think about going out so soon, and the most optimistic people think that they will be able to go out by the beginning of next spring.

To be honest, Zhu Cihong knew their thoughts and thoughts, and it was ridiculous that a group of ministers who had lived for decades and worked so hard in the officialdom to this point would have such thoughts.

Zhu Cihong felt that bringing a child here would have far-sightedness than them.

In order to dispel the idea of ​​persuading the officials, he continued to speak.

"You must remember that the Northern Expedition is related to the fate of the Ming Dynasty, and it is even more related to whether the country that has been passed down for more than 200 years can be preserved."

"In the future, all matters related to the Northern Expedition and the military are the most important matters. You must treat them with [-] points of energy. If anyone dares to neglect and hinder the Northern Expedition, they will be severely punished!"

But Zhu Cilang never expected that Qian Qianyi and a few literati behind him whispered a few words, and then Qian Qianyi stood out from the crowd.

I saw him holding a fluorene board, bowed slightly to salute, then looked directly at Zhu Cihong and said, "Your Majesty, is it too early for the Northern Expedition?"

"As the saying goes, soldiers and horses go before they move food and grass. Now it's only a few days before June [-]st, and we haven't even started to raise supplies. I don't want to stop it, but I'm afraid that this will affect the combat effectiveness of the army, so It hinders my grand plan of the Northern Expedition."

In fact, Qian Qianyi did not say this from his heart. He relied on Zhu Cihong to sit on the position of the University of the Martial Arts Hall. Otherwise, relying on his qualifications and ability alone, it would be far from possible to enter the cabinet, let alone be the chief assistant.

He shouldn't speak out to dissuade Zhu Cihong due to emotion or reason, but sometimes what people say is not decided by his brain, but by his ass.

Just as Zhu Cihong must always pay attention to the interests of the royal family and the majesty of the royal family, Qian Qianyi must also consider the civil servants behind him.

He is both the head of the civil servants and the leader of the Donglin Party, no one has the weight to say this in front of Zhu Cihong except him.

Regarding this point, Zhu Cihong naturally understood that Qian Qianyi was his confidant, how could he oppose him, it was nothing more than the fact that the civil servants behind him wanted him to stand up and speak out as a representative.

"You don't have to worry about this. I have already asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to go out to purchase food and grass. The food and grass prepared are now enough for more than 3 people from the Banner Guards, Jinyiwei, Jinling Shenji Camp, and Jinling Beijing Camp to use for more than two months."

The Ming Dynasty not only had the Jingying in the capital, but because Jinling was the southern capital, it was almost exactly the same as the Jingshi in terms of politics and military affairs, so it also had a Jingying that was almost the same as the Jingshi.

But the difference is that the Jinling Jingying Camp does not have 2 battalions, and in general the number of people is smaller than that of the Jingshi Jingying Camp. The Shenji Camp plus the Fifth Army Camp only have about [-] people.

"Your Majesty, how can the Northern Expedition be accomplished with only 3 people? In my opinion, it is better to order the various guards first and send elites to come over, and then recruit warriors and strong men from the people to train a new army, and then it will not be too late for the Northern Expedition."

Seeing that the problem of grain and grass logistics could not hinder Zhu Cihong, uncle Liu Kongzhao, honorable and sincere, stood up again and said.

Sending troops to the Northern Expedition was actually not a very good choice for them. If there was a choice, nobles like Liu Kongzhao would rather never go out.

Because Daming's title is hereditary and will not be downgraded, they have vested interests, so naturally they don't want the situation to be broken.

And once they send troops to the Northern Expedition, they will send their children to fight. If this happens, they will inevitably suffer heavy casualties, which they cannot afford.

However, if the children of the family are not sent, a new group of nobles will stand up and replace them with military exploits. This is a scene that the nobles are unwilling to see no matter what.

"Hey, you don't know that there are a total of 12 soldiers in the four towns in Jiangbei, and there are countless soldiers and auxiliary soldiers that are not in the establishment."

"Furthermore, King Ji of Shandong has 20 rebel troops for my use, Guide Mansion has 3 troops led by Zhang Yong, and Wuchang has 80 troops guarded by Marquis Zuo Liangyu of Southern Ning."

"There are millions of soldiers in our guards all over the Ming Dynasty. No matter how you say it, our army has a strength of a million people, and no matter whether it's Tartars or trespassers, it's only a few hundred thousand."

"The advantage is on our side, Qing and others can rest assured." Zhu Cihong's expression was like that of a salesman selling insurance, as if I assure you, you can rest assured.

Hearing Zhu Cihong's words, even Qian Qianyi, a civil servant who had no strength to restrain a chicken, couldn't carry it on his shoulders, or picked it up with his hands, scoffed at his words in his heart.

Qian Qianyi thought to himself, go ahead and lie to the ghosts, if what you said is true, the imperial court could not suppress the peasant uprising for decades, and in the end the capital was captured by the rogues instead.

Xu Hongji, Duke of Wei, and Liu Kongzhao, the uncle of Chengyi, who are familiar with military affairs, are even more about to vomit. As far as Daming's army is concerned, it is a soldier to put it mildly, but if it is pulled out to fight, it may not even be as good as the peasants fighting with weapons in the countryside.

Ningnan Marquis Zuo Liangyu's 80 soldiers are just a figure to be bragged about. Although Zuo Liangyu has a good search and made Wuchang go crazy, but if he wants to feed 80 soldiers, a fool knows that it is impossible. of.

However, when Zhu Cihong said this, these civil and military ministers remembered that he had the support of so many military leaders, and it was not difficult to send troops to fight.

Seeing that the ministers were silent, Zhu Cihong said, "Qian Qianyi, go and draft a call to arms. On June [-], the day when the troops are dispatched to the Northern Expedition, I will hold a swearing-in meeting. This call to arms will be spread throughout the city, and at the same time order the Imperial Academy Shu Jishi went to the army to preach in units of hundreds of households and outposts."

(End of this chapter)