I am the king of the dead

Shi Heng said with a serious face: "There is no problem here, I have been preparing for a long time, if you are not victorious, come and see me!"

This battle must be fought by Shi Heng from the Beijing camp, so as the chief military officer of the capital division, he naturally went there, and Shi Heng directly issued a military order.

If you can't win, give your Majesty the head.

Zhu Qiyu shook his head and said: "You can't say that. Why don't you raise your head? Victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs. How can there be any reason to always win a war?"

"This is Daming's first expedition. If he loses, he will continue to fight if he has spare energy in the coming year. If he has no spare energy, he will continue to gather strength. If he fails to win once, he will fight twice. If he fails to win twice, he will fight ten times and twenty times. Daming can afford it."

Xu Da, Li Wenzhong, and Feng Sheng went out to fight as the commanders of the three sides of the Ming Dynasty. After losing, they returned to the capital. Zhu Yuanzhang did not cut off their heads, and they had to be given a certain amount of fault tolerance when they went out to fight.

Zhu Qiyu didn't like the promise that the army would win because the water is impermanent, and the soldiers are impermanent. As long as Shi Heng doesn't fight like Zhao Kuo and Ma Di, Zhu Qiyu will not kill the general easily.

Expeditions are also to accumulate experience for the Ming army, and they are familiar with each other once.

"In any case, if the general situation is not in place, the main thing is to preserve the vitality." Zhu Qiyu first set the tone for this battle to be defeated, after all, it is an expedition.

No matter how detailed the plan is, there are still omissions. There is no seamless strategy in the world. Song Taizong Zhao Guangyi felt that there was one, and gave the generals of the Song Dynasty a battle plan.

As a result, once the army marched to the place where the camp was marked on the geomancy map, because the place where the river diverted and camped was already a river, the eunuch of the supervising army insisted on camping in the water, and almost caused a mutiny.

After setting the tone to fight, Zhu Qiyu chose to shut up about how to fight.

He knows a lot by himself, his military talents are all focused on logistics, and he should be the logistics team leader honestly and give up the stage to the generals of Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Qiyu chose to attend this time, because this was not a pre-military meeting, but he roughly selected from several plans, and then discussed them in detail.

In the end, it was the most appropriate choice to choose between the Northern Expedition in the fifth year of Hongwu and Lin's three-way co-advancement.

"What if the enemy grabs our heads and swings from side to side, we advance three ways, and they fight us all the way, how should we deal with it?" Zhu Qiyu asked a little confused.

Yu Qian explained: "As long as the forward stands still and does not fight a decisive battle with it, if it is undefeated, it will win. The longer the Oirats spend on the road, the more things they lose on the other two roads."

Zhu Qiyu shook his head and said, "Then what if the vanguard of the enemy's side underestimated the enemy and rushed forward, and lost the battle?"

Yu Qian thought for a while and said: "Even if the vanguard is defeated, just retreat to the central army and stick to it."

Zhu Qiyu asked again: "Then if the morale of the Chinese army is low, the vanguard defeated army will lead the Chinese army to collapse together, and the whole way will be directly lost, so what should we do?"

Yu Qian didn't know where His Majesty came from so many assumptions, and replied: "The other two routes should withdraw immediately and stick to the pass to prevent the enemy from expanding the results of the battle and consolidate the front line."

"What if you can't withdraw?" Zhu Qiyu asked again.

Yu Qian was silent for a moment, thinking that His Majesty was talking about civil engineering and natural changes, and replied: "Then prepare a new army in the capital and prepare to stick to the capital."

What Zhu Qiyu was talking about was not the Tumu Fortress Change, but the Saerhu Battle in the last year of Wanli. In the Saerhu Battle, Ming was completely defeated.

At this time, Daming decided to divide his troops to fight, so Zhu Qiyu was naturally a little worried.

Chapter 832 A Little Trick Every Day

Hearing His Majesty's question, Yu Qian closed his eyes for a long time, and then said: "Your Majesty, if the Ming army is so defeated, it is because they have been owed wages for a long time, and the soldiers are hungry and skinny. , rushing into battle, without any morale, and underestimating the enemy can lead to such a rout."

"Defeated to the point of defeat all the way, and the other two armies are all panicked and scattered like birds and beasts."

At this time, it is time to highlight the role of His Majesty.

Will Your Majesty let the sergeants go to war hungry?No, His Majesty would rather be hungry.

Will His Majesty let the sergeants owe their salaries for several years without receiving their salaries?During the Jingtai period, the salary was paid at the beginning of the month.

Will His Majesty let the Ming soldiers use rusty long and short soldiers and broken bows and arrows to kill the enemy?No, not only no, His Majesty also invented the Black Dragon Cannon, and built two warships with gun barrels all over them.

So, how could the Ming army during the Jingtai period be defeated to the point where it lost the basic organization of the army?

It is not that the Ming Dynasty did not have such disastrous defeats. The Battle of the Civil Fort was such a defeat. Before the expedition, the civil and military personnel of the Ming Dynasty knew clearly what the state of the Beijing camp was like. That is why the British Duke Zhang Fu and the Ministry of War Minister Kuang Ye strongly opposed it.

But in the end, under the emperor's will, the construction was completed, and it became a bottomless wound on Daming's body. Ten years later, His Majesty is still worried about that time, and even became a heart disease.

Even in the 24th year of Xingwenwuwu, the fighting power of the Daming Jingying was still good. If it weren't for the decisive battle of King Jili, the battle of Tumubao would not have been fought like this. In this process, the command factor played a huge role. proportion.

"What Yu Shaobao said is also what I want to say. Don't underestimate the enemy. A lion fights a rabbit with all your strength. I can use my internal funds to guarantee the logistics, but underestimating the enemy is an unforgivable sin." Zhu Qiyu followed Yu Qian's words and said The point of view is very clear.

In the final analysis, is it because King Jili underestimated the enemy?

I think the Wala people are chickens and dogs, as long as he goes, he can win.

There is nothing wrong with dividing troops, and there is no problem with tactics, it just depends on the performance.

"Yu Shaobao, I plan to give Kuang Ye Dr. Ronglu and Shaobao, give him the posthumous title of Zhongsu, enter the Hall of Martyrs, and enter the Hall of Heroes, and give his son Kuang Yi an idle official who doesn't care about things. I don't know Yu Shaobao. What do you think?" Zhu Qiyu considered his own thoughts and prepared to rectify Kuang Ye's name.

"I think it's good." Yu Qian said in agreement.

Zhu Qiyu looked at Shi Heng again and asked, "What does Marquis Wu Qing think?"

"Me too, I have no opinion." Of course Shi Heng knew what His Majesty was going to do. To rectify Kuang Ye's name was to engrave a trace of humiliation on King Jili's epitaph.

Kuang Ye was a top three Jinshi in the ninth year of Yongle. Kuang Ye has an extremely keen sense of smell in financial affairs. Not long after becoming a Jinshi, Kuang Ye solved the problem of fake Tongbao in Nanjing and arrested dozens of pirates. Household, regardless of anyone's plea, please beheaded.

When the Japanese invaded and harassed Liaodong, more than 100 sergeants of the guarding inspection department were impeached by the Metropolitan Procuratorate for dereliction of duty. Kuang Ye led the emperor to investigate and deal with it. At this time, it was finally found that these sergeants did not leave their posts without authorization, but repelled the Japanese pirates However, the clerks of the inspection department lost the credit book for registering Japanese pirates, and this kind of scandal and false accusation came about. Kuang Ye reported the truth and asked for forgiveness of these sergeants.

And Kuang Ye served as the deputy envoy of the inspectorate in Shaanxi, and he was even more discerning about the details.

Kuang Ye also had a lot of suggestions in the military. Many strategies of the Shaanxi frontier were suggested by Kuang Ye when he was there, and they are still in use today.

In the Battle of Tumubao, Kuang Ye, the minister of the Ministry of War, remonstrated many times, which annoyed King Jili and knelt outside the door all night. In the end, Kuang Ye did not see King Jili and died in the midst of the rebellion. middle.

What is more interesting is that in the original historical line, the time when Kuang Ye was given a posthumous title, given an official title, and established an ancestral hall was in the early years of Chenghua.

After Ming Yingzong's eldest son Zhu Jianshen ascended the throne, he rectified Kuang Ye's name.

Rectifying Kuang Ye's name doesn't mean that Yingzong didn't listen to advice, which led to the humiliation of Tumubao. Isn't this a sign of stupidity?

Isn't Zhu Jianshen hurting his father's face by doing this?

Zhu Jianshen probably didn't care much about his father's face.

Because everything before and after the Tumu Fort was a history compiled by Zhu Jianshen after he became the throne, and what Ming Yingzong did and said during this process was clearly recorded.

The reason why Zhu Qiyu proposed to rectify Kuang Ye's name at this time is because he learned Hu Min's tricks, calling for old things to be brought up again, to bring up this matter, to evoke the painful and humiliating memory of the capital, and then to prepare for his Northern Expedition and unite people's hearts .

Hu Wei is indeed an evergreen tree who has been fighting with dogs for 50 years. These little tricks are extremely useful.

His Majesty's confidants reached an agreement in the meeting hall of Juxian Pavilion in the lecture hall, and then the Ministry of War jointly sent Zhu Zhanqian, King Xiang, and Yang Jun, Marquis of Changping, to the Wenhua Palace for a meeting.

Zhu Qiyu had just had lunch, and before he had finished eating, he saw Shen Yi, Minister of the Household Department, with his hem up, hurrying towards Juxian Pavilion, and soon walked into the martial arts hall led by Xiao Huangmen.

"I pay homage to Your Majesty, long live your majesty, long live your majesty." Shen Yi saluted.

Zhu Qiyu looked at Shen Yi with a frown and said, "Wai Li, why are you so lucky today?"

Kowtowing when entering the door, this is not in line with the previous interview habits, Zhu Qiyu doesn't like people to kneel at every turn, so in private interviews, he rarely asks ministers to kneel, but today Shen Yi kneels when he comes up, obviously he has something to say.

"Your Majesty heard that His Majesty is launching a northern expedition, and came here on purpose." Shen Yi stood up and explained his purpose.

"Why is Shen Shangshu opposed to the Northern Expedition? It is indeed a waste of tens of thousands of dollars, and it is impossible to defend such a far place." Zhu Qiyu said not surprisingly.

Shen Yi's nickname is Shen Bu Leu, he is the master who splits a penny in two and spends it in half. The Secretary of the Household Department has always been a staunch anti-war faction, and the cost of war is really too high.

"That's not true, I'm here to discuss with His Majesty the military requirements for the Northern Expedition, and make preparations as soon as possible." Shen Yi shook his head.

He did not object to the Northern Expedition, but came to ask His Majesty for a list of military supplies. His Majesty likes to be lenient when he mobilizes troops. This preparation will take longer, and it is better to prepare early.

"Oh, the list of armaments, I plan to wait until after the court discussion before sending it to the household department. Xing'an, give the list to Shen Shangshu." Zhu Qiyu said quite unexpectedly.

His doubts were even heavier.

Since it wasn't an objection, why did Shen Yi kneel when he entered the door?Where did Shen Shangshu, who used to push his nose and face to bargain with the emperor, go?

After reading the list, Shen Yi put it in his sleeve.

"Is there any difficulty?" Zhu Qiyu asked with a smile.

His Majesty's usual practice in fighting these years is to be lenient in anticipation of the enemy, and the more armaments, the better. His Majesty's list was as expected. He shook his head and said, "No."

"Hmm." Zhu Qiyu felt that the atmosphere was a bit weird, but he still asked about the household affairs according to the past performances.

Recently, the Ministry of Household Affairs has just completed its plan for the end of the year, and after taking a long time to breathe, it happened that His Majesty was about to mobilize troops again, and it was an expedition, so he had to hit the back of his head with his feet.

"Since last year, Ding, the breeder, has never been paid. The Ministry of Household Affairs has done a good job." Zhu Qiyu attaches great importance to this matter. It is unrealistic to move away, but the household department has been doing it, and the progress is extremely fast.

"Sometimes I worry that there are too many people, and the work of the Labor Insurance Bureau will be difficult to carry out. If the law is common, it will be difficult to investigate and deal with it. Yu Shaobao also said that these influential people have maintained a high degree of tacit understanding. "Shen Yi said with some worry.

When there are too many people, the labor-management relationship will be difficult to deal with. Those who want to say, if you don’t want to do it, some people will do it, and the difficulty will be exhausted.

Zhu Qiyu disagreed and said: "The Labor Insurance Bureau relies on the law to protect labor. This yardstick is held in the hands of the imperial court. If he is disobedient, he will be strangled to death. Many people who are disobedient will die. Naturally, those who are obedient will die." Are there any left?"

"It is naive to hope that labor relations will improve spontaneously. If there are fewer people, will they not be stripped?"

"You can't expect them to find out their conscience, let alone expect this world to change for the better."

It's not unreasonable for all kinds of influential people to call the emperor the king of Hades in private. Those who are disobedient will be killed, but won't only the obedient ones remain?

Shen Yi thought about it carefully and said: "I would like to follow the sacred instruction. Your Majesty, I have one more thing. I would like to request the memorial for his official appointment, and please allow His Majesty to release him to his relatives."

Zhu Qiyu kept staring at Shen Yi, he thought for a long time before asking: "Shangshu Shen has resentment towards me in his heart, the Northern Expedition is such a big deal, when we discussed it, he didn't call the Shangshu of the Household Department, that's why he asked for an official post resignation?"

"I dare not!" Shen Yi was so frightened that he immediately bowed his head and said: "I have occupied a high position for many years, and I have not made an inch of meritorious service. The courtiers have already criticized me a lot. I am really ashamed to steal a high position. I sincerely ask Your Majesty for your permission."

"Huh?" Zhu Qiyu finally sensed that something was wrong, Shen Yi, the Minister of the Household Department, was in charge of the budgets of various government offices, and this was an offending job.

Obviously, Shen Yi heard something, Shen Yi understood the calculation, but this calculation, he can't count against a group of dedicated evil spirits, and he can't fight, and there are not so many holy families to take care of him, so naturally he can only avoid their edge .

In a political struggle, it is already very difficult to retreat wisely and safely.

"Shen Yi, did you hear something? Tell me in detail." Zhu Qiyu chose to speak clearly.

Shen Yi hesitated for a long time, but still said: "Chen... I really heard it, the secretary of the household department has heard some rumors recently."

The ministers in the DPRK are nine-rank officials, which are the secretariats of various government offices. These ministers have low official positions, but they are all well-informed about the news. They don't ask where they come from, but they want to be reliable.

Ninety-nine percent of these news are extremely reliable.

Obviously, Shen Yi was afraid. He didn't have resentment in his heart, but he had no confidence.

Shen Yi was afraid that it was not something shameful, he would be surprised if he wasn't afraid, as far as those methods of cutting off children and grandchildren were so subtle and silent, it was indeed difficult to deal with, if not for King Xiang's family being strong enough, he would have suffered severely.

Zhu Qiyu recalled it carefully, only to find that these things started with Li Binyan, then King Xiang, and now Shen Yi, these people all have one characteristic in common, that is, soft persimmons, easy to pinch.

"Xing'an, bring the miraculous achievement card that I prepared to give to Shen Shangshu." Zhu Qiyu said to Xing'an.

The Qigong Card was prepared long ago, it was a reward for Shen Yi's idea of ​​"breeding people, never adding gifts, and resolutely implementing and implementing it". Moreover, Zhu Qiyu waited for the policy to be implemented and sent Tiqi to visit before finally making a decision. To Shen Yi.

The plaque had been made long ago, and Shen Yi's name was written on it. Zhu Qiyu had originally planned to wait until the Chinese New Year, after reporting to the ancestral temple, before awarding the token of extraordinary achievements.

But some people don't want Shen Yi to celebrate the new year.

"This, this, what is the virtue of this minister, this breeder will never be rewarded, this minister is just a suggestion, and it is His Majesty who presides over it, so that today's results can be achieved, this..." Shen Yi looked at the miracle card that Xing'an brought up , with the reason and name engraved on it, I was a little flustered for a while.

He proposed it, but he couldn't do it. In the end, it was His Majesty who presided over it. He just did some work.

"No, no, I'll take it back." Zhu Qiyu said with a smile.

"Yes, yes!" Shen Yi took the miraculous merit card, saluted respectfully, bowed his head and said: "I thank the heavens."

"To tell you the truth, this breeder Ding will never add a gift, and I also gave myself a piece, you said, I also have a share of this merit, right?" Zhu Qiyu signaled Shen Yi to flatten himself, and explained the breeder Zhu Qiyu also received one of Ding Yong's miraculous merit cards, which was his second.

Zhu Qiyu's first piece was the battle of the capital. He went to battle to capture the flag and took back the half-burned dragon flag and banner of King Jili, which he earned desperately.

And this second piece is today, ten years later.

Zhu Qiyu himself only has two yuan, which shows the place in his heart that the breeder Ding Yongbu has given this miracle card.

This miracle card was given to Shen Yi, which meant that from today onwards, Shen Yi and Shen Shangshu were the emperor's confidants, and he was to be called to discuss important matters like the Northern Expedition.

It is self-evident what the Qigong card means. In order to secure his position as the censor of the left capital, He Zhang lost his right hand and became a one-armed censor.

Zhu Qiyu said to Shen Yi: "My throne, firstly, is the blessing of my ancestors, and secondly, it is the aspiration of the people. I have a seventh-rank official badge of the Secretary of General Administration for participating in politics, which is specially used to walk and observe the people's sentiments."

"Only by winning the hearts of the people can the world be able to secure the world."

"Your Majesty is wise." Shen Yi put away the miracle card, and immediately gained confidence.

After Shen Yi left, Zhu Qiyu's face immediately became icy cold, he knew that some people were impatient to live, and they were anxious to live in Jiejie courtyard.

"Lu Zhong, take the Tiqi, and dig this guy who is making dirty tricks behind his back, and I will dig him out." Zhu Qiyu said to Lu Zhong who was in the shadow.

Lu Zhong is usually in the imperial study room, but his position seems to melt himself into the shadow, which is hard to see. As the sharpest knife in Zhu Qiyu's hand, Zhu Qiyu seldom touches it these years.

When are knives the scariest?while in the sheath.

Jin Yiwei's knife has not been shown for many years. Some people have forgotten the fear of being dominated by Jin Yiwei. It is very necessary for Zhu Qiyu to help them recall the memory, the trembling from the bone marrow.

Most of the time these civil servants are bullying and complaining, they are mostly boring words, but there are always a few words that are useful. There are three divisions in Ming Dynasty, and Jinyiwei is the judicial division other than the judicial division. There are judicial divisions outside the judicial division. What is the system of the imperial court?

At an extraordinary moment, extraordinary means must be used. Daming is about to usher in the first expedition after the Yongle Year, and the matter is of great importance and cannot be missed.