Good son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty

The attached statement was originally Jiang Mian's suggestion, but Su Mu had scolded him as Li Linfu just now, and his heart was full of anger.

Seeing that Su Mu pointed the finger at him, he couldn't help himself at first, and shouted: "Arrogance! Su Mu, although you were born as a Jinshi in two rankings, you won the first prize again. There is no limit to learning, so it is impossible for you to grasp it." If you lose the essence of the sage classics, isn’t that a sage?”

Su Mu laughed: "The way is simple, the truth of the sage is actually just a few words, and it is easy to understand. However, it is not so easy to run through life and work. It is not so easy. It is not a sentence Is that what I said: Knowing is easier than doing it. It can be seen that it is very simple to understand the truth, but it is not easy for me to live in accordance with the principles of the sage all my life.”

Jiang Mian sneered: "Then tell me, according to the sage's words, what is the reason for using troops against the Tatars this time?"

Su Mu's voice was even more exciting: "Governing the country is nothing more than two methods of kingship and domineering. The kingly way should be used to govern the country. The so-called kingly way means that when people deal with all problems in a certain historical period, they follow the human feelings and moral standards at that time. , to formulate corresponding systems and laws. The so-called hegemony means to adopt all possible means when fighting against the enemy, with the goal of victory. When you say hegemony, you will use everything to the extreme, and a gentleman will not do it. Therefore, our Confucianism emphasizes It is the kingly way, and this is probably the theoretical basis for the elder Ge to let the Tatars be included."

"A cliché."

Sumu: "According to what Elder Ge said earlier, the Tatars should be educated in the way of kingship."

"Why not, when barbarians enter Xia, they become Xia, and when Xia enters barbarians, they become barbarians. As long as they are naturalized, they are all citizens of my Ming Dynasty."

Su Mu laughed loudly: "Could it be that the attic thinks that the king's way is Huairou?"

Jiang Mian nodded.

Su Mu shook his head, and suddenly sneered: "Absurd!"

"How to say?" Zhengde became curious and asked unconsciously.

Su Mu: "What is the kingly way? It means that the opponent is disobedient and crushed over him."

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"What is domineering? The opponent is obedient and crushes him."

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"What is the way of Confucius and Mencius, tell him before crushing it, so that no one will say that I will be punished if I don't teach it!"

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This is already completely murderous.

After finishing speaking, Su Mu waved his sleeves and bowed to the ground: "Your Majesty, please gather all the soldiers of the whole country to fight against the enemy, and complete your meritorious service in one battle! My Ming Dynasty was founded for a hundred years, and ten generations of kings and heroes have never made peace with foreigners. Never paid compensation to others, never ceded land to other clans, never paid tribute to foreign clans, the emperor guarded the gates of the country, and loyal officials died in the country. I was bullied to the head, so I might not want to fight back. Ask your majesty, ask all the elders here. In this situation, if it were Hong Wunian, how would the Taizu deal with it?"

"Okay!" Hearing Su Mu's words, Zhengde stood up abruptly, trembling with excitement: "That's right, what if it were Taizu instead? One word, crush. You don't need to discuss any more, This battle must be fought. As for the military expenditure, the household department will contribute [-]%, and I will take the remaining [-]%."

"Your Majesty..." Liu Zhong wanted to say more.

At this time, Yang Tinghe came out suddenly: "No relatives, no old coins, no tribute to the emperor, the emperor guards the gate of the country, and the loyal ministers die in the country. Well said, the ministers seconded!"

Su Mu was very pleasantly surprised, he never expected that Yang Tinghe would choose to stand with him.

After thinking about it, I immediately understood.This old Yangtou is an upright person with a fiery temper. As long as he is a normal scholar, he will not sit idly by when his country is bullied like this.

Li Dongyang also came out: "The minister seconded the proposal."

"Hahahaha!" Zhengde laughed loudly: "That's it, fight, gather the soldiers of the whole country, and fight the enemy decisively!"

The final result of this imperial meeting is like this. The tone of the all-out war against the Tartars is certain, and the rest is how to proceed.

According to Zhengde's statement, there are at least five towns in the Nine Frontier Army Towns that will participate in this unprecedented national war, and maybe six military towns.Together with the military households in Shan, Shan, and Shuntian prefectures, [-]% of the troops of the Ming Dynasty will be devoted to this unprecedented war.

Li Dongyang asked again: "Your Majesty, the battle against Tatar this time is to send out the whole country's soldiers. There must be someone who understands military affairs and has prestige to lead him. I wonder if there is anyone for the position of supervisor? Also, The position of supervising the army is also very important, and it needs to be discussed." As he spoke, he turned his gaze to Yang Yiqing,

The others also nodded slightly at the same time. When it comes to military experience, who among the people present can compare to Yang Yiqing.As for prestige, Yang Yiqing was the elder of the three dynasties, needless to say.

Depending on the situation, the post of commander must belong to him.As for the supervising army, Zhang Yong is now the eunuch in charge of the supervisor of ceremonies and cannot escape.It is estimated that the imperial court will appoint Ma Yongcheng, or Gao Feng.

Although Yang Yiqing opposed the use of troops, since the emperor had already set the tone, he naturally did his part and immediately said: "Your Majesty, I am willing to go."

If he volunteered, there is nothing to say about this matter.

But he didn't want Zhengde to shake his head: "We'll discuss this matter later."

At this time, an eunuch said in good time: "This is the end of the imperial discussion on the use of troops against the Northwest. All elders and inner ministers, let's go!"

After the cabinet elders finished their meeting, they hurried back to the cabinet and started raising funds.

The ceremonial supervisors also left.

Su Mu was about to retreat with the crowd, at this moment, an eunuch shouted: "The Hanlin Academy attends a bachelor's degree, Zuo Shuzi Su Mu stays here and plays right."

"Yes." Su Mu was slightly startled, the relationship between himself and Zhengde was already bad, it can be said that he hadn't been alone with the emperor for two years, this time he was left alone, and he felt uneasy.

Soon the room became quiet, only Su Mu and Zhengde were left.

Zhengde ignored Su Mu, but looked down at the handbook that Su Mu presented.

Su Mu didn't dare to ask, and just stood there quietly.

Time passed bit by bit, and I don't know how long it took. Just when Su Mu felt his legs were a little sore, Zhengde suddenly raised his head and sneered: "Scaremongering!"

Su Mu thought that Zhengde was talking about himself, and was taken aback: "I don't understand, please let your Majesty clarify.",

Zhengde took a hard look at Su Mu: "I'm not talking about you, I'm talking about Yang Yiqing. Yang Yiqing said just now that the total military expenditure for using troops against the Tatars will be 600 million taels, or even tens of millions. I really think I'm so easy to deceive." Yes. I have done the calculations. If the frontier army of the five towns is sent to the enemy for a decisive battle, it will only be around 500 million. Even if the war is delayed, it will be 600 million. People who have passed, actually cowering in the face of the enemy, and greatly disappointing me. Shouldn't it be absolutely wrong, and even threaten me, treating me like a three-year-old child?"