Jinyi champion

The fourteenth day of the winter month, the morning court.

Just like yesterday, the emperor still hasn't come out, and seems to continue to pretend to be sick.

Among the civil servants and military generals, there is already vague news circulating. It is said that last night, it seems that there was a fierce battle on the front line of Juyongguan, but there is still no specific battle report back by dawn. It can be passed to the capital.

Either the war is not over yet, or the war is not progressing well... The emperor should have learned some real situations, and the Ministry of War has also received a few battle reports, but the specifics...

Still have to wait.

Peng Ze, Minister of the Ministry of War, passed through groups of ministers who were discussing a lot, and walked up to Yang Tinghe, with a worried brow, he said: "The battle report from Juyongguan said that the cavalry of the Tartar Chen Bing outside Juyongguan has arrived. They retreated in the middle of the night. There were no further battle reports. But the defenders in Juyong Pass went out to fight...it was inevitable." Yang Tinghe's face was very ugly.

Yang Shen was sent to find Zhang Yong, but he still failed to prevent the war from happening.

It seemed that Zhang Yong had no intention of standing by Yang Tinghe's side at all, even sending out Queen Mother Zhang was useless.

Jiang Mian said: "Why did the Tatar cavalry retreat? It means...they have already confronted each other, or what happened in the rear forced them to retreat?"

Peng Ze sighed: "You two elders, I don't know how to say something. Alas! It's like this. Now that the Ministry of War has gathered information from all parties, it seems that the Tartars really may have targeted Xuanfu Town. The report of Governor Sanguan actually...is not wrong."

Jiang Mian and Mao Ji exchanged glances at first, both found it difficult to understand Peng Ze's ignorance of current affairs, at this moment Fei Hong came over and said, "Eunuch Zhang has sent word that His Majesty is still sick today, I'm afraid it's... ...cannot come to court."

Mao Jidao: "Yesterday's battle didn't happen, so it's understandable for Your Majesty to stop and come out of the court. It's already going on today, why do you want to avoid seeing it?"

Jiang Mian smiled wryly: "Isn't it that the final result of the battle has not been sent back yet? Perhaps His Majesty is also waiting."

"Then what should we do? Continue to wait, or..."

Mao Ji set his sights on Yang Tinghe.

Yang Tinghe looked gloomy.

To Yang Tinghe, the result of the battle is not important at all, as long as it is a battle, it is not what he wants to see.

From the point of view of a courtier of the Ming Dynasty, he should expect Tang Yin to win the battle, but from his personal interests, or the long-term interests of restricting the little emperor, he should hope that Tang Yin will fail in this battle and return in a big defeat. It is enough to ensure that the Neiguan Pass is not lost.

But not everything can be as he wants.

I hope to fail, but I can't defeat it completely. How can it be so easy to fail if there are prerequisites?
"Go back."

Yang Tinghe didn't make a sound for a long time, finally sighed helplessly, and said a very discouraged word.

The few people were about to leave when Lin Jun came over with Mao Cheng, and asked in a questioning tone: "I heard that there has been a fight in front? Is the capital going to be under martial law immediately? Why didn't there be any news from the Wucheng soldiers and horses this morning?" The letter came out? If the Tartar cavalry drove straight in, they would probably reach the capital in two hours, right? What if they rushed into the capital?"

Jiang Mian laughed and said, "Isn't Juyong Pass not urgent? Besides, there are only two or three thousand cavalry in front of Juyong Pass. It's really difficult for mere troops to attack the pass and still have the energy to plunder the capital. "

Yang Tinghe sized Peng Ze up and asked, "Didn't you say hello to Bing Ma Si?"

When Peng Ze heard this, he immediately felt the pressure on himself.

"If the capital wants to impose martial law, it would be too much for the Ministry of War to issue the order..." Peng Ze hesitated, as if to say, what can I do as a minister of the Ministry of War?

Yang Tinghe's tone was cold: "Who else could it be if the Ministry of War ordered martial law? Don't we have to wait for His Majesty's order? In everything, we should prepare for the worst."

As soon as these words came out, everyone around knew that Yang Tinghe was angry and had nowhere to vent his anger, so they could only vent it on Peng Ze.

Peng Ze seemed very wronged.

In the past, the Minister of the Ministry of War could indeed hold the military and political power, mobilize the world's soldiers and horses, and

It is second only to the emperor, and even many things are done first and then played. Let the soldiers and horses of the five cities impose martial law and seal the city gates. In extraordinary times, it is true that there is no need to ask the king for orders.

But now Peng Ze is just a "puppet". He either listens to Yang Tinghe or the emperor for everything. Has any decision been made in accordance with his intentions recently?

Even Peng Ze felt very depressed when he was appointed Minister of the Ministry of War.

Inside the Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Si was at the desk, playing with glass balls with his fingers and competing with both hands, having a great time.

After Zhang Zuo went to deliver the message, he returned to Qianqing Palace. Zhu Si didn't even lift his head when he heard the footsteps.

"Your Majesty... the message has been sent, and the ministers have all retreated." Zhang Zuo said.

"Um."

Zhu Si still didn't look up, but just responded.

Zhang Zuonuo, "Under the Account Hu Ran Now Tang Niu Niu Kou Jing Deng 7 Da Ye Benzuo said, "Your Majesty, now that Mr. Ju has fought a fierce battle, why don't you go to the court and announce to the ministers? Those ministers ... Treating you like that before, Mr. Tang, isn't it time to give you face?"

"No hurries?"

Zhu Si curled his lips, "What happened last night is less than four hours from now, who knows if there will be any twists and turns in the war? I just want to let them know some rumors, but not let them know the whole picture! And I don't know the details yet. What about the result? What if the Tatars regrouped halfway and counterattacked us, and it was our attacking troops who lost their troops in the end? "

Zhang Zuo hesitated for a moment, and said with a wry smile, "Should...not be so?"

Zhu Sidao: "Indeed, the Tatars entered the Outer Pass from Baiyangkou, and they drove straight in. Their number of troops was originally limited. If this was outside Beiguan, where the Tatars were mainly active, anything could happen. Even so, I still have to shut their mouths first, and I will tell them after the battle report comes out."

Zhang Zuoxin said, Your Majesty is really patient, if it were me, I would have already raised my eyebrows in front of those civil servants.

Zhu Si suddenly raised his head and asked, "Is there any news about Zhu Hao?"

Zhang Zuo was startled again.

Good guy, you are not interested in Northwest military affairs, but you care so much about Zhu Hao?It seems that Zhu Hao's whereabouts fascinate you even more than the whereabouts of the Tatars.

Zhang Zuo said: "I don't know the specific situation. But I guess, it's time to leave for the capital in the next few days."

Zhu Si finally grinned, with a bit of joy on his face: "I actually feel sorry for Yang. When Zhu Hao was in the capital, they couldn't fight. It can be said that Zhu Hao has ghosts and gods who adapt to changes." Talent. Now that Zhu Hao is not in the capital, they still can't fight... What is this? Just rely on them, and I will never want to fight with me in the future."

When Zhang Zuo heard this, he felt uncomfortable.

Although Zhang Zuo also agrees with some things, for example, Zhu Hao does have the talent of ghosts and gods, but to say that Zhu Hao alone can win the civil and military battles of the Manchu Dynasty, is this a bit full of words?
"Okay, I guess Mr. Tang has already led his troops to Xuanfu Town. Tomorrow morning, I will propose that Mr. Tang act as the governor of Xuanda temporarily. Let's see if anyone dares to have any objections!"

Zhu Si put the marbles aside, stretched his waist, and said as if he was done.

Zhang Zuo said: "Your Majesty, even if Mr. Tang has made great contributions, but to declare the position of Governor, at least...you need a servant to take it concurrently."

Zhu Si said disdainfully: "Mr. Tang? I still want Mr. Tang to be a minister. Why can't a person of merit receive the credit and position he deserves? Besides, Mr. Tang is not a commoner, isn't he a family member?" ? Is there a rule that Juren cannot be a servant?"

Zhang Zuo thought about it carefully, it seems that there is really no such statement.

In the Ming Dynasty, there were a lot of people who became officials by recruiting people, but it was all related to the lack of talents selected in the imperial examinations in the early days of the Ming Dynasty. Lu Zhen, Minister of Rites, Guo Dun, Minister of Household, Nian Fu, Minister of Household, etc.

In the middle of the Ming Dynasty, this phenomenon was very
Rarely seen, only Zhou Xuan and Jia Jun were ministers of the Nanjing Ministry of Punishment and Ministry of Industry respectively.

If Zhu Sifei wants to use Tang Yin to be promoted to a higher position, it is not without precedent to follow, but Tang Yin has only been an official for more than a year, and he will be promoted to the governor of Xuanda... It is definitely the first in Ming Dynasty. It is an exceptional promotion, if it is promoted again... Zhang Zuo can't imagine how fierce the debate in the court will be in the future.

On this day, the battle reports from the northwest frontline spread to the capital like snowflakes.

And the whole picture of Tang Yin's battle with the Tatars in Juyongguan was gradually unfolded in front of people from all sides in the capital, which made people amazed.

After bombing the enemy camp with gunpowder, the Tatars retreated, and the defenders attacked and killed them in a restrained manner... The results of the battle that were learned at sunset were only summarized and reported by noon that day, and the death toll of the Tatars exceeded 500 , What's more, three or four hundred Tatars were captured... This is a rare situation in any previous battle.

The Tatar cavalry has always been known for disappearing without a trace. It is very rare to be able to kill and chop off a head and come back to claim merit. After all, Daming did not have the habit of cutting off the enemy's ears. The situation of impersonation occurs.

Who knows if the left ear is the enemy's or our own?Could it be that the ears can grow into two shapes, distinguishing between the enemy and ourselves, men and women, old and weak?

The result of this battle report sounds absurd.

It would be understandable to say that two or three hundred enemy troops were killed, and three or four hundred prisoners... If these captives were really taken back to the capital, the excitement would be huge, and the people of Ming Dynasty had never seen such a crowd the Tartar captives of the team.

"...The situation is not good."

When the cabinet was on duty, Jiang Mian saw the latest report from the Ministry of War and said something with a wry smile.

Yang Tinghe knew that the so-called "not good" was not talking about the battle situation outside Juyong Pass, but Tang Yin's progress in earning credit.

The greater the contribution Tang Yin made in the Northwest, the greater the blow to Yang Tinghe and the prestige of the civil servants behind him, and the more difficult it was for the new emperor to control.