Good son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty

Hearing what Zhengde said, Yang Yiqing looked back at Su Mu eagerly, and said lightly: "Su Mu, you can think clearly, your majesty is a man of gold, how can he go to Yingzhou to take risks without committing suicide? .”

Hearing this and seeing his expression, Su Mu naturally understood what Yang Ge wanted to say.

Back then, the Mingying clan went to conquer Yexian first, but because he was instigated by the eunuch Wang Zhen, he was finally captured alive.

At that time, Wang Zhen was also hacked to death by angry soldiers.

Although he was unhappy in his heart, Su Mu still bite the bullet and said: "The old man's concern is why Su Mu doesn't know, but this time, His Majesty really has to go. But it's Datong Town, I'm afraid the little prince won't be tempted. If No one can resist the temptation of your Majesty going to Yingzhou. Besides, if only Wang Zongbing goes to Yingzhou, if he enters so boldly by bicycle, the little prince may not be willing to be fooled if he fears that it will arouse the vigilance of the enemy."

Yang Yiqing waved his sleeves and said in displeasure: "Why, could it be that your Majesty went to Yingzhou, so the little prince wouldn't be able to see that this is a trick to lure soldiers?"

Su Mu nodded: "If His Majesty conquests personally, the little prince will definitely be deceived, so he won't be able to see it."

"It's a joke, what a joke!" Yang Yiqing was furious: "Su Mu, I also know that you have been sunk for more than a year. Don't deceive Sheng Cong and figure out what you want in order to regain honor and favor before His Majesty. Blindly flattering, but It's not the way to be a minister. You are also a master of moral articles, where have you read the words of the sage?"

As soon as he said this, he saw Yang Yiqing's eyes full of anger, and the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became serious.

Su Mu didn't expect Yang Yiqing's reaction to be so fierce. You know, when he was in Shanxi, he got along well with him, and it can be said that he was a close friend.

Unexpectedly, because of this matter, Yang Yiqing turned against him.

He was not angry, but said softly: "Mr. Ge, let's talk about the matter. Today is the military meeting in front of you. As His Majesty's military counselor before the imperial court, all Su Mu thinks about is how to win this battle. As for Mr. Ge accusing Su Su Mu didn't try to explain what he wanted, blindly flattering him, and so on, and Su Mu didn't argue, and he didn't think too much about it."

Yang Yiqing snorted: "What else do you mean by discussing the matter as it stands?"

Seeing that the two were on the shoulders, everyone looked at them nervously bickering.

Only Emperor Zhengde touched his short beard with a smile, as if he was very interested.

Sumu: ""Sun Tzu" says: If the husband has not fought and the temple is counted as a winner, it must be counted as more; if the temple has not fought and the temple is counted as invincible, it must be counted as less. More counts as victory, less counts as invincibility, and wishing nothing counts. "Sun Tzu" also said: Know yourself and know the enemy, and you will never be imperiled in a hundred battles. It can be seen that in the strategizing before the war, calculating the enemy's psychology is the most important. We are counting the little prince, and the little prince is probably also trying to figure out the Holy One. The little prince is scheming and has a suspicious personality. If only Datong Town is used as this bait, I am afraid it will arouse his suspicion. The so-called measure is not enough, taking risks is not the way of fighting in the Datong Army, if your majesty..."

"If it's me, it's different." Zhengde suddenly laughed: "I know that in your mind, I'm absurd and rash, and there's nothing to deny about that. Others may not be able to dare to fight against the Tartars just by leading an army." I can do the decisive battle with the Tartars. So, as long as I go to Yingzhou in person, the little prince will not doubt it when he sees this bargain, so why don’t he come to pick this bargain? Su Mu, is this what you want to say? reason?"

Seeing that Zhengde revealed his shortcomings, Su Mu was a little embarrassed, and bowed: "I am terrified."

Masanori: "There is nothing to be afraid of. Soldiers, the important affairs of the country, the place of life and death, must be investigated. When talking about soldiers, what I think about is how to win this battle. As for other things, I have to put them aside."

While talking, he slapped the armrest of the chair suddenly: "That's the matter, I'm going to Yingzhou tomorrow, and I have to put on a royal car and make a big splash."

"Your Majesty." Yang Yiqing yelled.

Zhengde: "The matter is settled like this. Don't talk too much about this matter. I will make my own decision."

Yang Yiqing refused, and roared angrily: "Your Majesty belongs to the Great Ming Dynasty, how can you take risks?"

Zhengde said with a smile: "Mr. Ge, you are really relentless. I would have known that I would not have let you come to Shanxi. I really regret it now."

"It's useless for Your Majesty to regret now." Yang Yiqing shouted: "A majestic son of heaven, how can he go to the battlefield to fight against the enemy, even if the old minister risked his life, I beg His Majesty to take back this will."

Zhengde tilted his head and became unserious: "Since Mr. Ge doesn't agree with me going to Yingzhou, I just don't want to go."

Hearing what he said, Su Mu was stunned.

Several other people showed a look of relief, Yang Yiqing thought that his remonstrance had worked, and breathed a sigh of relief: "Your Majesty is able to humbly accept remonstrance, I am very pleased."

Zhengde: "Well, I will appoint the mighty general Zhu Shou to be the commander in chief of this campaign, and go to Yingzhou to preside over the military operations against the Tatars."

"what!"

Zhengde straightened his body, with a mighty face on his face: "This is Zhu Shou, the so-called general is out, and the emperor's order is not accepted. Although Yang Ge's position is higher than this general, but in the barracks, the military law is strict, and only one person can do it." Voice. That’s it, that’s it.”

"Your Majesty!" Yang Yiqing almost spat out a mouthful of old blood.

Watching Emperor Zhengde change his face faster than turning the pages of a book, and his acting skills are so good, Su Mu almost laughed out loud.

Masanori: "A place of integrity, those who have nothing to do with it should step down. Come here, invite the elders out."

Two Jinyi health officials came forward: "Please, Mr. Ge!"

Yang Yiqing gave Su Mu a hard look: "Su Mu, you are so disappointing."

He cursed again: "Fun Lord, Faint Lord!"

Zhengde put on a foolish look: "I am the general Zhu Shou, Mr. Ge, even if you say a hundred more words about the stupid king, what does it have to do with me?"

The emperor is such a rogue, no one can accept it.

After Yang Yiqing's roar had gone away, after a long time, Emperor Zhengde said: "Okay, let's continue the discussion. The old man is old, he is not acclimatized, and his anger is high. Don't ask him to come here in the future."

With just such a sentence, Yang Yiqing was excluded from the decision-making level for the use of troops against the Tatars.

To be honest, Su Mu felt a little sympathetic to him.

So, Su Muyou began to explain the deployment of Emperor Zhengde to everyone.

After the turmoil just now, everyone seemed unable to lift their spirits, and this military meeting naturally ended hastily.

When it was time to disperse, Wang Xun asked suddenly: "If you dare to ask the mighty general, if you dare to ask Su Xueshi, according to the system, the imperial court's army must kill cattle to sacrifice the flag when it is used abroad, so that the men in the army will be stained with a trace of blood, and they will not be punished." It's a good luck. Generally speaking, when a large army goes out to fight, it is necessary to kill a bull. However, a mighty general is different from an ordinary commander. It may not be appropriate to kill a bull. The minister is just a warrior, but he doesn't know what to do with this kind of thing. How to prepare."

Speaking of killing cows and offering sacrifices to flags, it was actually a system established by the Ming army.Generally speaking, at the swearing-in meeting, the commander-in-chief will order someone to kill a bull in front of the soldiers of the three armies.

However, this time it was the emperor's personal conquest, as Wang Xun had said, killing a cow may not be enough.

Ordinarily, it is related to etiquette, so it is best to ask Yang Yiqing about this matter.But wasn't Mr. Yang Ge driven away by Emperor Zhengde just now, so this task was handed over to Su Mu, the number one scholar who was born in the Hanlin Academy.

Speaking of this, Su Mu remembered a record he saw in historical materials.It is said that in the last years of the Ming Dynasty, Liaodong Town and the Qing Dynasty fought every year.During the expedition, the commander-in-chief swore an oath and ordered his men to kill cattle.It's a pity that the quality of the weapons made by the Ministry of Industry was really poor. The soldiers stabbed a dozen times with their knives, but only hurt the bull's fur.There was no other way, the commander-in-chief had no choice but to go into battle himself, and killed the bull with Shang Fang's sword, which made a big joke.

"Ordinary commanders use one cow, but for mighty generals, they need three!" Su Mu didn't know the details, so he responded casually.Then he asked curiously: "Dare to ask General Wang, why did you kill the cow?"

It was fine if he didn't ask, but when he asked, Wang Xun faltered with embarrassment on his face.

Zhengde was also very curious: "Wang Xun answered."

Only then did Wang Xun helplessly say: "Go back to the mighty general, go back to Bachelor Su. Although there are more than 9 soldiers and horses in my town, only a few thousand have actually been on the battlefield. The purpose of killing cattle and offering flags is mainly to let the strong men When you see blood, you can also arouse the bloody courage in your chest, so that you will be more courageous when you go to the battlefield."

In the majestic Datong Town, only a few thousand people actually went to the battlefield. Wang Xun was worried for a while, for fear of causing the emperor's displeasure.

Fortunately, Emperor Zhengde was not aware of this, but became interested: "So there is still this particularity, yes, yes, it is good to let the soldiers see the blood. What to kill three cows, in my opinion, simply Wouldn't it be more interesting to just kill nine heads and let the blood flow into a river."

From this sentence, it fully exposed that Emperor Zhengde was just a young man in his early twenties.

Su Mu and Wang Xun nodded at the same time: "I will obey."

At this time, Qian Ning, who hadn't seized the opportunity to intervene, probably felt that it was meaningless for him to just sit around for a long time. He wanted to show off, and suddenly said, "Long live, I have a suggestion."

Zhengde: "Tell me."

Qian Ning: "Since Mr. Wang said that the purpose of killing cattle is to let the soldiers see the blood, they will not be so afraid when they go to the battlefield. However, it is useless to kill more cattle. It is just killing a few animals. According to Yichen, It is better to kill someone, this is the real blood."

"Kill?" Zhengde widened his eyes, thought for a while, and suddenly rubbed his hands excitedly.

Qian Ning got into the position of Commander of the Jinyi Guard by flattering and flattering all the way, so the emperor's expression could not be hidden from him.He said: "I feel that it is better to take all the death row prisoners from the Datong Army and the government office to Yingzhou, and rectify the Fa on the spot in front of the soldiers of the three armies at the swearing-in meeting. Wouldn't it boost morale more than killing a few cows?"

Speaking of this, Qian Ning said again: "Simply, His Majesty will personally execute the execution on the same day, so as to encourage the soldiers of the three armies to fight the enemy bravely."

"Ah!" Everyone in the festival hall was shocked.

Zhengde jumped up excitedly, and shouted: "Qian Ning's proposal is very clever, it won my heart, it won my heart!"

Hearing the emperor's praise, Qian Ning only felt that his body was two catties lighter.

But at this moment, Su Mu shook his head: "No, no."