Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1567 Advance and Retreat (Part [-])
Just as the emperor expected, Gao Wushi could not only learn about the news in the Palace of Compassion, but also guess the meaning of what the emperor said to the Empress Dowager Cisheng.

From Gao Yushi's point of view, the emperor has three most important and crucial words.

"Man said Dingnan Duhu, if in the future he conquers Mobei for me, and seals the wolf to live in Xu, why should I be ashamed to be a marquis and give the country a reward";
"If I really look at it from the perspective of this assumption, I think it will be difficult for the land of clouds and laurel to stop him. But for the meritorious officials, I don't think we have to use the crimes we want to impose on them to be imprisoned";
"I thought that as long as the friendship between the monarch and the ministers between me and Da Situ was maintained, the two sides' monarchs and ministers', at least while I was still with him, these things would not happen."

Of these three sentences, the first one is relatively independent, and its meaning is very clear. It is to make a wish to be an official, and to put the reward and reward directly on the surface. As long as it is completed, I will give it to you.

But this promise was not complete, because when he finished speaking, the Queen Mother immediately expressed doubts.

The Empress Dowager believed that Gao Wu’s strength and influence in southern Xinjiang were different from those of the other nobles in the northern and southern capitals. It is a "blessing of the country" that can only truly crack the soil and seal the king.

and then?Then the emperor just smiled, without further definite answer.This means that either the emperor has a plan in mind but it is inconvenient to say it now, or the emperor has not yet reached a conclusion in his mind, and there are many variables in the matter.

As for the second and third sentences, they were both the emperor's answer to the empress dowager's suspicion that Gao Wu was too powerful in southern Xinjiang. They were essentially two responses to the same question.

The subtext of the previous sentence is "I also know that he is very strong in southern Xinjiang", and the subtext of the next sentence is "I think he can grasp the speed of this."

What degree?There are two degrees: the strength of its own strength and the attitude towards the emperor and the court.

In terms of attitude, the emperor seemed more confident, so he clearly stated that "at least while I and he are still alive, these things will not happen"; however, in terms of the strength of Jinghua in Southern Xinjiang, the emperor just pointed out that Jinghua is indeed very strong. But he didn't go any further to affirm what Gao Yushi would do, instead he said a "but".

"However, for ministers who have made meritorious service, I don't think it is necessary to imprison them with the crimes they want to impose."

In terms of so-called grammar, the former is an imperative sentence, also called an imperative sentence, expressing a complete affirmation; the latter's "but" is not, because he not only uses "but" but also uses "do not think it is necessary to end with If you want to commit a crime and fall into it"—that is to say, there is still a chance of "going to commit a crime that you want to fall into."

As a grassroots cadre who was born as a secretary in his previous life, Gao Yushi's sensitivity to the "instructive spirit" is by no means comparable. Man Shuo said that there has been such a big change in the choice of words and sentences, even if it is only a single word change, he can accurately detect and correct it. Analyze quickly to make sure you don't catch mistakes.

The emperor's words meant that he was not sure whether Gao Wuwu's strength in southern Xinjiang, especially his military strength, would expand further, and the emperor was not very sure about how he should respond in case of further expansion. Be sure: Maybe you have to "trap him with the crime you want to do".

For Gao Pragmatism, this is equivalent to a warning, or even a red line.This red line is not very clear, that is, how many people are the red line of troops in southern Xinjiang-however, it must exist.

However, in the last crucial sentence of the emperor, another hidden message was revealed, that is, the emperor agreed with a previous point of view of the Empress Dowager Cisheng: the key to the strength of southern Xinjiang is that Gao Yushi himself is strong. The threat of southern Xinjiang to the imperial court was greatly reduced.

It is not difficult to explain that the Empress Dowager Cisheng has such an understanding, and it is also reasonable that the emperor would agree with her.Because in this era, the vast majority of people agree with the saying: "A thousand soldiers are easy to get, but a general is hard to find."

In addition to this sentence, there has been a more popular expression in China since ancient times: "A soldier is raging, and a raging army is a nest", so the role of famous generals has been emphasized since ancient times, and a review of military history seems to show this sentence , The correctness of this thought.

However, in the current Ming Dynasty, at least two people "do not fully agree" with this view.Of these two people, one is Qi Jiguang, and the other is highly pragmatic.

The reasons behind the victory of a war are extremely diverse, and the coach's brilliance is just one of them.When wooing talents, the monarch may use the saying that "a thousand troops are easy to get, but a general is hard to find" to highlight the importance of key talents, but real wars will never be so simple.

It's a pity that this is said so much now that even the emperor or the ruling class themselves completely believe it.

The stories of heroes and gods of war are indeed attractive, so the saying "military is easy but difficult" is becoming more and more popular. It seems that all military confrontations are the stage for the gods of war and warrior saints to show their genius.

In short, as long as you have a god of war, your military operations will be flat and your army will be invincible.On the contrary, if you lose a battle, it must be because your generals are all donkey balls, or the enemy has a God of War that crushes your generals.

However, in Gao Pragmatism's view, the main factor that determines the outcome of a war is logistics.

Sun Tzu said: "The method of employing troops is to drive a thousand four-wheeled chariots, to ride a thousand leather chariots, to carry one hundred thousand armors, and to feed food for a thousand miles. The internal and external expenses, the use of guests, the materials of glue and paint, and the decoration of the chariots and armors cost thousands of gold a day. Then one hundred thousand teachers will be raised.

During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Wei Qing and Huo Qubing were able to beat the Xiongnu to wow. Although it was inseparable from their outstanding personal abilities, the more important reason was that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was willing to burn money and had money to burn.

If this "thousand army" is a slave driven by King Zhou, if it is a domestic pig army raised by the Song Dynasty, if it is a strong man drawn by Kaishen Liu, then it is naturally quite "easy to get".However, it is also difficult to win the battle because of this. The carnivores do not plan or detect, but lament that the lack of famous generals leads to failure, as if as long as Zhuge Liang falls from the sky to his side, he will win.

In the eyes of the vast majority of rulers and ruling classes at this time, soldiers were not real people at all, but wild monsters caught in the fields and mountains.

However, these thousands of troops are driven by whips, guarded like thieves, and at the same time they are expected to work for themselves, so what if there are really one or two generals?Therefore, high-quality soldiers are actually very important, and in the eyes of high pragmatism, this still belongs to the category of "logistics", not only material support is considered logistics.

The soldiers on one side are strong and well-trained, while the soldiers on the other side are old, weak, sick, and mob.In such a fight, does the winning side really need some "God of War" to lead it?
But how do high-quality soldiers come from?On the surface, of course, it is very simple, strictly select the source of troops, and add scientific training.

Wu Qi selected "martial soldiers" in Wei State, and he was required to be fully armed, carry three-day rations, and run a hundred miles within half a day; The selection of soldiers in Yiwu raised the requirements even more, not only to be physically strong, but also to be honest and obey orders.

Once you have strong soldiers, then comes rigorous training.The tricks of military training are naturally more advanced, but it is by no means a genius. There are many pages about military training in "The Seven Books of Martial Arts", and Qi Jiguang also completed "Real Records of Military Training" a few years ago.

It stands to reason that even if you don't have Qi Jiguang's ability, you can have some "groundbreaking", but it shouldn't be difficult to follow the script, right?But why couldn't the later generals follow the example of the gourd?Why are there still only a few military geniuses who can train tiger and wolf divisions?
Therefore, troop selection and training seem simple, but in fact they are too difficult, because in addition to selecting soldiers according to the standard, there are three key conditions behind them: the first is money; the second is also money; the third is money. One is money!
Wu Qi, Ma Long, and Qi Jiguang had such harsh conditions for selecting soldiers, but they could all select thousands of troops, so there must be at least tens of thousands of people who signed up for the election.

Are these tens of thousands of candidates forced to run?Obviously not, it can only be voluntary.Because if he was forced, then he deliberately slowed down when running, and deliberately couldn't draw the bow when he drew the bow. Wouldn't it be easy to be eliminated?

Of course it is difficult to take the number one prize, but it is still difficult to fail the exam, right?

Moreover, although the "Tiger and Wolf Division" is powerful in fighting wars, it must also require more "rewards". As a monarch or commander, a large sum of money must be spent to maintain the operation of this "Tiger and Wolf Division".For example, if there is not enough silver to support weapons and equipment, even if you are a hundred steelmakers, you will degenerate into soft fingers.

But judging from the conversation between the Empress Dowager and the Emperor today, the mother and son definitely had a high opinion of Gao Yushi's personal military ability - at least Gao Yushi insisted on thinking so.

Make the simplest assumption: If Gao Gong hadn't accepted Xuan Dajiang's family as a "direct descendant" in the early years, it would have facilitated Gao's pragmatic command during the Battle of Monan; Shotguns are replaced by cannons, and they have enough firepower and bayonet array system to control cavalry on foot; if Gao Yushi has not commanded several towns and border troops, and has the right to kill the border troops of each town under his command; if there is no "Longwan Great Reform" to strengthen the financial resources of the court , so that the frontier army will not lose food and salaries during the battle, and the armaments can be exchanged; if there is no tribute for many years, Tumed will not be able to leave the Ming trade system at all...

Without all of this, Gao Yushi would take the lead to fight the Battle of Monan with 10,000+ cavalry?You must know that during that battle, Xin Ai and Tumen fought a real fire, and they did not hesitate to kill or die. It was not the original hide-and-seek battle.

Therefore, Gao Yushi has always believed that although his record is dazzling, it is definitely not because of his personal ability that he really crushed so-and-so, but because his layout is early enough and complete enough!What he is good at is always more "internal strength" than "external strength", and "strategy" is always better than "tactics".

However, the Empress Dowager Cisheng who doesn't understand military affairs doesn't think so, nor does the emperor who suffers from "high-pragmatic dependence". frontier soldiers.

Ridiculous?ridiculous.

sad?It's also pretty sad.

But the problem is that not only is the matter now like this, but it is even difficult to explain it because the imperial court is lifting the ban.

Under the circumstances that the whole country firmly believes that "a thousand troops are easy to get, but a general is hard to find", the imperial court needs such a "world's number one literary commander" to sit at the center and deter the princes, clans and individual careerists from acting rashly .

Embarrassing!Terrible!After raising Wang for so many years, I suddenly realized that this "Wang" has been raised too much!
In the small meeting room, apart from Gao Yushi himself, only Huang Zhiting, Liu Xin and Gao Mo were left behind after the meeting.After listening to Gao Shishi's complaints, the three of them looked at each other.

Huang Zhiting is the one who firmly disagrees with Gao Yushi's "self-effacement". She believes that Gao Yushi's well-preparedness is the most typical manifestation of "handsome talent".Think about it, at his early age, he was able to promote and lead such a high-level and large-scale strategic preparation. Isn't that a handsome talent? What deserves to be called a handsome talent?
She is not the only one who thinks so, Liu Xin and Gao Mo also hold this view, but since this is the case, it means that Gao Yushi, the "first general", is indeed very "difficult to find", so it cannot be said that the queen mother and the emperor are worried. It doesn't make sense.

The three thought hard for a long time, and Liu Xin said cautiously: "If... I mean, if the master doesn't command the battle of Chahar, will there be a literary commander who can be as famous as the master among the courtiers? Then relieve the pressure for the master?"

Huang Zhiting frowned slightly, but didn't say anything; Gao Mo seemed a little moved, and rolled his eyes.Both of them looked at Gao Yushi at the same time.

Gao Wushi thought for a while, his brows furrowed into Sichuan characters, and he sighed softly, "I'm afraid this will not be easy."

"Which aspect is difficult?" Liu Xin asked.

"It's not easy in all aspects." Gao Wushi shook his head slightly: "First of all, I have been promoting the decisive battle in Chahar all along, and it is I who have fixed the situation under the current conditions. Not only has the emperor already made such preparations, Moreover, a consensus has been formed between the government and the opposition. If there is a sudden change, all parties may be at a loss.

Secondly, although I don't think I'm really a famous general, I can't underestimate myself, at least in the current imperial court, there really can't be a more suitable coach than me—unless the emperor personally enlists.It's a pity that even a three-year-old child knows that after the civil engineering changes in Ming Dynasty, neither the government nor the opposition will agree to another imperial conquest.

The last point is, if I really find an excuse to refuse to lead the army to fight, what will the emperor think?Would he think that I was trying to blackmail him, or would he think that I had no trust in him at all, and would he think that once I made new achievements, he would kill the donkey and kill the donkey?Based on what I know about him, he might think that I'm insulting him, and the trouble will be even bigger. "
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