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The meeting is in progress.

As soon as Zhu Si came up, he used the previous reports from various places in the Northwest as an introduction, and without a word from the ministers, he, the emperor, directly explained how urgent the military situation in the Northwest was, and proposed to build fortifications and strengthen security on the Xuanfu and Datong lines. proposal.

The ministers present were stunned when they heard this.

In terms of professionalism, Zhu Si is not much worse than Wang Qiong, who is known for his military ability, while Peng Ze, the current minister of the Ministry of War, seems a little mediocre.

"...Dear gentlemen, I have always believed that the military affairs of the northwest frontier should be taken precautions before they happen. The disrepair of the Xuanfu Pass and other places in the past few years is also caused by the female servants who harmed the frontier defense in the northwest. I don't want to let the Gyeonggi gate Falling into turmoil, can you agree with my point of view?"

Zhu Si's words are actually not very constructive.
The Northwest Frontier Defense was originally valued by the Ming Dynasty. Apart from the distribution of official salaries and the daily expenses of the government at all levels, most of the taxes collected each year were used for the Northwest Frontier Army.

Strengthen border defense...

Easy to say!

You want to repair the border, where does the money come from?

Where did Lifu come from?

You can't let the soldiers just work without getting paid, right?

Now that you can hardly even pay your salary, how can you even mention strengthening border defense?
Li Kun, the right servant of the Ministry of War, came out and said: "Your Majesty, the land on the three northwestern sides has been harassed by many attacks. The main direction of the Tatars' attack is very obvious. If we want to strengthen the defense at Xuanda and other places at this time, I am afraid that it will affect the livelihood of the local people... ..."

Now there are two servants of the Ministry of War, Li Yue, the left servant, also serves as the governor of the three sides, and Li Kun, the right servant, belongs to the hall official and assists in handling the affairs of the Ministry of War in the capital.

Li Kun was also a frontier officer, and he was Peng Ze's subordinate when he was in the northwest. In the original history, during the Datong military uprising in the third year of Jiajing, it was Li Kun who went to investigate and deal with him as the left servant of the Ministry of War.

He is Peng Ze's direct descendant. When Wang Qiong participated in the impeachment of Peng Ze, Li Kun was also implicated. It was not until Peng Ze came to power that Li Kun was reactivated and became the right servant of the Ministry of War. Right now, the Ministry of War is almost Peng Ze's back garden.

In the battle between Wang Qiong and Peng Ze, the two can't say who is right and who is evil, and their actions are inappropriate, which is more of a manifestation of the fact that the party is fighting against differences.

Although Wang Qiong is far superior to Peng Ze in ability, he is actually very afraid of his opponents. Therefore, Wang Qiong got close to the courtiers in the Zhengde period and used this relationship to suppress Peng Ze.

But Peng Ze is definitely not a good person. It can be understood as a dog biting a dog.

Zhu Si said coldly: "What about the people's livelihood, you can just say that strengthening the border defense will affect the grain harvest in Xuanda, but I heard that the land in the northwest is barren. However, in the previous dynasty, almost all of them were abandoned, and now the Northwest’s expenses are basically allocated by the Daming treasury. Does it make any difference whether to strengthen the frontier defense or not?”

Many people looked at Sun Jiao.

They felt that if the little emperor knew so much, it must be Sun Jiao who taught him behind his back.

It was not a secret in the court that Zhu Si summoned Sun Jiao alone.

No one knew what he said at the time. After Sun handed it over, he said that the emperor just asked about the past, narrated the origin and discussed the affairs of the court, but he didn't mention what he had taught Zhu Si.Many people have always regarded Sun Jiao as the emperor's staff, and Sun Jiao felt very wronged for this, because after he arrived in the capital, he had deliberately avoided any non-court contact with the little emperor. …

Zhu Sidao: "Originally I only had a general idea about this matter, and later I sent people to the northwest to inquire about the Governor Xuanfu and Zang Feng of Datong Military Affairs. , In the past, it was scattered and disorganized, or the Tatars wanted to use the cover of invading the three sides, but their real targets were Xuanfu Datong and Piantouguan. That's why I have today's statement."

Zang Feng?

The current governor of Xuanda is Zang Feng, who was just appointed at the beginning of the first year of Jiajing, later than Li Yue became the governor of the three sides.

After Zang Feng took office, he didn't see any major achievements. After all, since last year, the three sides have been the most harassed in the nine sides.

On the contrary, Xuanfu and other places originally had more troops than the three sides, and now I haven't heard of any pressure from foreign barbarians on the Xuanfu and Datong.

Seeing that the ministers present were silent, Zhu Si couldn't help looking at Sun Jiao: "Sun Butang, what do you think?"

Sun Jiao was taken aback.

It's not good to ask who, why not ask ***?
Originally, I wanted to get rid of the relationship with this matter. You, the emperor, not only do not avoid suspicion, but you also want others to think that I am the one who advises you, right?
Sun Jiaodao: "Could it be...there is no war at all in Xuanda, and the local government wants to use this to ask for more money, food and supplies, so...there is this proposal?"

"what?"

Sun Jiao's words caused an uproar in the court.

It's not a big deal for the official censor to say this, it's just a rumor, with the greatest malice to speculate on the Xuanda front-line officials headed by Zang Feng, in order to make people think that this group of people is because of Xuanfu Datong There is no war, but the intention is to let the court strengthen its combat readiness during this period, so as to obtain more resources.

But it was said by Sun Jiao...

Your grandson is mature and prudent, so you can talk nonsense like this?

Do you know what harmony between ministers and bureaucrats is?

Also, we know that your identity is the Secretary of the Household Department, your words will cause extremely bad influence?Maybe there was no such thing in the first place, because you said it, the outside world will discuss it, and everyone thinks there is such a thing!

Zhu Si smiled and said: "Mr. Sun, you must have a basis for what you say, otherwise... the officers and men of the Xuanfu Datong have heard it, and they will have an opinion on you?"

Originally, Zhu Si seemed to be advancing and retreating with Sun Jiao, but when he turned his face, he made fun of Sun Jiao.

Zhu Si understood that the purpose of Sun Jiao's words was to clear up the relationship with him as the emperor, and deliberately made the words ugly, so that others would know that the emperor's words were not taught by Sun Jiao.

Sun Jiao is trying his best to disentangle himself from this matter.

Sun Jiaodao: "Return to Your Majesty, I am afraid that such matters need to be investigated carefully. The old minister just changed his mind and thought about some things, without any evidence."

Li Kun, who had spoken before, looked at Sun Jiao, frowned and said, "Sun Butang, you have no evidence to say so, but you want to disturb the local officials? As a courtier, you can say such nonsense?"

"Isn't that right?"

Sun Jiaodao: "This old man just expressed his opinion. If you have an opinion, feel free to mention it to His Majesty. Why do you have to wait for this old man to finish his speech before you question it? My colleagues, this old man has little talent and little knowledge of military affairs in the Northwest. I hope you don’t embarrass me with this topic.”…

It's another obvious shaming rhetoric.

Zhu Si shook his head helplessly.

This Sun Jiao usually looks simple and honest, but he is smarter than a monkey. It is not an easy task to pull Sun Jiao into his boat.

Zhu Si was still pondering in his heart: "Zhu Hao, Zhu Hao, there are still times when you can't design others? Now old man Sun counterattacked back! If only you were here, let's see how you drag him into trouble... It's a pity There is nothing I can do now..."

Zhu Sidao: "Then the Qing family do not agree to strengthen the military in Xuanfu and Datong? If something goes wrong, who will bear the responsibility? Elder Yang Ge, what do you think?"

Of course Yang Tinghe refused to take the blame.

The little emperor has spoken first, who will be held accountable if something goes wrong?

Of course, Yang Tinghe didn't want to fall into the trap. He didn't want to get involved in such things.

Yang Tinghe said: "Your Majesty suggested a long-term plan, and I also believe that we should strengthen our defenses in the northwest. Now that the northern grasslands are undergoing changes and natural disasters, they may use this to invade the border of our Ming Dynasty."

"Um?"

The ministers present were dumbfounded.

Previously, I was wondering why the little emperor suddenly mentioned military affairs in the Northwest, and I was still wondering who the military adviser behind this was.

When he was supposed to be Sun Jiao, Sun Jiao proved his innocence and would rather risk offending the frontier officers than take the responsibility on himself.

But now Yang Tinghe is standing on the side of the little emperor uncharacteristically.
and agitating behind the back?

If this is the case, the Ministry of War does not seem to know about it, otherwise Li Kun, the right servant of the Ministry of War, would not have objected, as if you have not reached an agreement in your own camp?
Or is it that you don't know about this matter at all, Yang Tinghe pondered for a while, it's better to agree than to object, or it's better to be perfunctory?

Zhu Si nodded and said: "Mr. Yang Ge is deeply in favor of me, so that's it. The Ministry of War considers military affairs in the Northwest as appropriate. Even if the Tatars have no intention of knocking on the front line of Xuanfu Datong, they must put on a posture of actively fighting. , to scare them back. After I ascended the throne, I don’t want the frontier soldiers to suffer from the disaster of war, so I use the might of the Ming army to intimidate the barbarians, so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment!”

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The little emperor spoke beautifully.

But most of the ministers present did not understand what he meant.

In terms of the emperor's martial arts, the little emperor in front of him is not as flattering as his dead cousin Emperor Wu Zong. Although Wu Zong was not liked by the civil servants, the great victory in Yingzhou has ensured the stability of the border for several years. Up to now, no Tatars have If you can tap the edge and enter the customs successfully.

Before the new emperor was pursuing achievements in governing the country, could it be said that now he also wants to pursue the credit for expanding the territory like his elder brother?

Your Zhu family has an adventurous spirit in your bones?

That day was the day when Zhu Hao entered the palace to give lectures, and Zhu Si was very happy that he could finally let Zhu Hao enter the palace to talk to him in a fair manner as a lecturer.

Just when Zhu Si was preoccupied with meeting Zhu Hao, Yang Tinghe, who was on his way to the cabinet, was quickly caught up by Peng Ze. It seemed that Peng Ze really wanted to know what Yang Tinghe meant.

"...This matter is His Majesty's impromptu idea. You don't even think about it. What good will it do for the imperial court to strengthen the military?" Yang Tinghe asked a question that made Peng Ze puzzled.

Peng Ze couldn't think of the little emperor's motive for doing so.

Yang Tinghe said: "I heard that your old department was mostly in Sanbian and other places, but Xuanda...has very few people from you."

"Oh?"

Peng Ze finally heard a clue.

From the point of view of party unity and dissent, Peng Ze is Yang Tinghe's gun to suppress Wang Qiong's faction, and Peng Ze's people are also Yang Tinghe's people.

Peng Ze's power is mainly in the three sides. Yang Tinghe speculates that the little emperor's move is an attempt to win over Xuanda's first-line military power.