The Reborn Duke of Ming Dynasty

"My minister kowtowed to the queen mother, and the queen mother is a thousand years old."

"Aiqing, let's live in peace,"

"Thank you Queen Mother,"

This formulaic opening, of course, is necessary whether it is formulaic or not.

After Zhang Fan got the news from Feng Bao, he went to the palace immediately, and the person sent by Zhu Xuanqi outside, although Zhang Fan said that he didn't explain to him what was going on, but that Nodding his head, thinking about it, he has already conveyed his meaning very clearly. However, on Zhu Xuanqi's side, Zhang Fan doesn't have the time to think about it now. What he thinks now is how to tell the Queen Mother about this matter. .

After entering the Palace of Compassion and Peace, Zhang Fan saw that Feng Bao was also there. Although there was no real help, but Feng Bao is still here now, but it also made Zhang Fan feel relieved a lot. It can be done today.

"Zhang Aiqing, how are you preparing for the trip to the Northeast?" Queen Mother Li didn't ask anything else, or she didn't know whether she knew Zhang Fan's purpose of coming here to see her, but she asked about it. Not bad, after all, the war in Northeast China is imminent, and it is normal for Queen Mother Li to care about this matter.

"Don't worry, the Queen Mother, I have already made preparations. Originally, I just went to the Northeast this time to meet with General Li and pass on the Queen Mother's instructions. It's nothing important, so it's very convenient to prepare," Zhang Fan said. Said, "It's just that the Empress Dowager knows about the current situation in Northeast China. The war is imminent, but it is estimated that it will be delayed by another month than originally expected. Although for us, this can slow down a bit, but Wei Chen feels that this is not the case. Not a good thing,"

"Oh." Hearing what Zhang Fan said, Empress Dowager Li, who might have just asked casually, became a little strange, "Zhang Aiqing said that this is not a good thing. Let the Ai family listen to the details."

"Yes," Zhang Fan responded, and said, "Wang Gao plans to attack this time, it is already known to the world, and the court can't take action against him in advance because of the previous conquest of the Bo people. It's a trouble, but it's okay, and although Wang Gao is arrogant, he is not stupid. He understands that relying on the strength of the Jurchens to attack me, Daming, will never get any benefit, so now Wang Gao is thinking The method is to unite the tribes of Tumed and Taining, and gather a large army to attack together.

"Tumed has surrendered to Wang Gao now, and the Taining tribes are in some troubles. Now they can postpone for a month because Wang Gao and those people from the Taining tribes can't talk together, but there is one thing for sure. Yes, Wang Gao must be able to communicate with the people of Taining and other tribes and bring their troops under his command, but now it will only take an extra month.

"However, this month's work, I don't think it's a good thing. If Wang Gao is coming to commit crimes now, maybe he really doesn't have time to take in the local people. Once a war starts, blood will flow into rivers, but Wang Gao's If the time comes, it must be insufficient preparation, and it will be much easier for General Li to defeat the enemy.

"And if according to the original estimate, when Wang Gao came, there would be a large number of people, but the local people had already been taken into the city. It might be difficult for General Li to fight, but as long as he takes his time, there will be no problem.

"But now, it will take another month, which is not good. After the alliance just now, even if Wang Gao has three armies, but after all, there must be a lot of friction in the alliance. Many, may cause some troubles, but after all, it will not become a climate.

"However, in a month's time, it is impossible for Wang Gao to ignore Tumote's soldiers who belonged to Wang Gao's command. There must be some reconciliation, even if it is suppressed by force, but as long as those people are willing to obey, That is not a good thing for us.

"Although those people in Taining had a lot of friction with Wang Gao's Jurchens in the past, if Wang Gao spent such a long time convincing them, he must have promised countless benefits. Those barbarians We can more or less understand some of their thoughts, even if it is for nothing but property, they are willing to work hard.

"Anyway, it's been postponed for a month now, but Weichen feels that even if it's postponed for a month, we won't be able to get any benefit from it if we fight at that time. On the contrary, there will be a lot of trouble."

Zhang Fan's words made Empress Dowager Li silent, but Feng Bao who was at the side didn't speak, but looking at Zhang Fan's expression, Feng Bao became a little anxious.

He knew exactly what Zhang Fan wanted to say to Queen Mother Li when he came here today, and today was really special. When Feng Bao saw Queen Mother Li in the morning, she was in a very good mood, and this good mood was It lasted for a long time, until Feng Bao came back early, and the Empress Dowager Li was still like this.

Although Feng Bao didn't know what made Queen Mother Li so happy, he didn't intend to pursue it. The most important thing was that Feng Bao understood that this was a good time for Zhang Fan to make such a request. Therefore, Feng Bao immediately told Queen Mother Li that Zhang Fan wanted to see her on something.

Sure enough, Empress Dowager Li, who was in a good mood, didn't ask Zhang Fan why he wanted to see him, so she agreed. After Feng Bao knew about it, he immediately sent people to chase him out of the palace to settle the matter. I told Zhang Fan.

Although to Feng Bao, he didn't feel happy because he helped Zhang Fan, but Feng Bao was willing to help Zhang Fan with this matter.

Originally, when Feng Bao wanted to come, after Zhang Fan met Queen Mother Li, at most he would talk about other things, but not too much. Zhang Fan should immediately get to the point and talk about Zhu Xuanqi's matter.

But now Zhang Fan is doing well, Zhu Xuanqi's matter may be discussed later, which is fine, and even if it is about the Northeast matter, after all, war will start soon, so it is normal to talk about this matter.

But Zhang Fan now wants to talk about these things, and what he said is not something that can make people feel happy. What's more, what Zhang Fan said has clearly made Queen Mother Li a little unhappy Well, the high-spirited look just now has also become a little depressed.

This is not what Feng Bao wanted to see. He brought Zhang Fan here today because he thought it was a great opportunity. But Fan's words made Queen Mother Li's mood change a lot, which Feng Bao didn't want to see.

Although, even with today's events, Feng Bao wouldn't feel any blame towards Zhang Fan, but after all, he didn't want himself to stare at him so hard. Finally, he found such a good time for Zhang Fan. , but Zhang Fan came to waste it, but, facing the things that Zhang Fan and Queen Mother Li said now, it is obvious that Feng Bao has no way to intervene or stop him, so he can only watch on the sidelines and worry , this feeling is really not very good.

"However, even if it is as Aiqing said, because the battle was postponed for another month..." Queen Mother Li said this, thought for a while, and said, "But if there is a fight at that time, Li Chengliang's side will always fight. win, but that's the case,"

"Naturally," Zhang Fan nodded, and said, "General Li has been stationed in the Northeast for many years, just to deal with this battle, and the generals under General Li's command are also people he trusts, plus the army under his command, Even if Wang Gao joined forces with Tumet and Taining to attack, the number of people is much larger than them, not to mention that the construction of the Six Forts has already been completed, and the local people will be taken in by then. win.

"The only difference is that if we want to win this battle, it will become a little more troublesome than we expected before, and at that time, even if we win, I'm afraid we will have to damage more troops,"

As soon as Zhang Fan said these words, Queen Mother Li did not express her position yet, but Feng Bao who was at the side was relieved a lot.

Although Zhang Fan's remarks are really not a good thing, it is not particularly bad news. After all, the point is that this battle will still be won, and even if the bad news is that even if it wins by then, it will not be a bad news. More people will die, but this is not important to Queen Mother Li. Even though Queen Mother Li is just a girl, she never asks about wars, but she still understands the truth that people will always die in wars, and even , Empress Dowager Li told Feng Bao more than once about this matter.

But now, for Empress Dowager Li, as long as the Northeast affairs can end smoothly this time, even if there are some troubles on the way, even if more people will die in the end, as long as the goal is achieved, then it will be fine, other things , in short, there is no need to think so much.

From this point of view, perhaps after what Zhang Fan said today, the happy mood of the Empress Dowager Li may have declined somewhat, but at the very least, it is not too bad, after all, what Zhang Fan said It's the truth, and it's not bad news after all. If so, Zhang Fan will tell Queen Mother Li about Zhu Xuanqi next time. Maybe the situation is not as good as it was said at the beginning, but it won't be too bad went.

"By the way, Zhang Aiqing." After talking about the Northeast, Empress Dowager Li also remembered that Zhang Fan wanted to come to see her today, and couldn't help asking, "I heard that Aiqing, you want to see Ai's family today. If you want to talk about Zhu Xuanqi, the Ai family knows that Zhu Xuanqi has been pestering you during this time, and it is probably because he wants to see Zhu Xuanluo again.

"Aijia originally thought that Aiqing would send him away, and now he will leave Beijing in a few days, but now Aiqing came to Aijia to talk about him, does it mean that Aiqing also wants Plead for him, let him see Zhu Xuanluo again, "

It has to be said that even if the Empress Dowager Li only heard the news reported by the people below, she could still understand what happened. Her guess was completely correct.

Facing Queen Mother Li's words, Zhang Fan did not back down, nodded, and said, "Return to Queen Mother, it is precisely for this matter that I came here today."