The Ming Dynasty started with caution

Fengtian Temple,

Emperor Hongzhi covered his mouth and yawned, and looked at Xiao Jing aside: "Yan Chengjin went to the cabinet, what's the news?"

Your Majesty, don’t you know Yan Chengjin?

Human spirit!

Xiao Jing thinks that among all the people in the capital, apart from Zhu Houzhao, the person who is best at pretending to be dead is Yan Chengjin.

"Your Majesty, you don't know that Yan Chengjin's memorials were all drafted with the help of Li Gong. He said he was afraid of being approved by mistake. From what I saw, he just wanted to be lazy!"

"Same as writing bullets?" Emperor Hongzhi frowned.

Xiao Jing nodded hurriedly: "That's right, just like when I went to the Metropolitan Procuratorate to write a bullet, I didn't write a bullet for two months."

The first bullet that Yan Chengjin wrote was forced by His Majesty.

If he had relied on this to achieve self-realization, I'm afraid there wouldn't be the Yan Chengjin that he is today.

Emperor Hongzhi took a deep breath and became a little angry, "I mentioned him as Dongge Grand Scholar. Is he worthy of me?"

Xiao Jing nodded and said, "This slave thinks so too."

Emperor Hongzhi changed the topic and asked worriedly: "Where is the Metropolitan Procuratorate?"

Under the leadership of Yan Chengjin, the Metropolitan Procuratorate is like a mirror, reflecting everything in the world.

The censors spread throughout the fifteen districts were the emperor's ears and eyes.

More important than the Five Temples!

"Wang Shouren seems...not familiar with the affairs of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. He is looking through the files written by Yan Chengjin and has not written any bullets yet." Xiao Jing said in a low voice.

Emperor Hongzhi sighed doubtfully.

He was worried that the Metropolitan Procuratorate would lose its former role in Wang Shouren's hands.

The little eunuch held Fu Zhan in his arms, bowed and walked in: "Your Majesty, the fourth bachelor of the cabinet and Lord Chai of the Ministry of War are here!"

Soon, Liu Jian walked into the hall first, followed closely by Li Dongyang and Xie Qian.

"Your Majesty, the city of Ningxia was lost, Marquis Anding was defeated, and the Tatars invaded Hetao!"

Emperor Hongzhi was stunned.

In his heart, Marquis Anding was as strong as Wang Yue. In addition, the Ningxia frontier army was brave and defeated the Tatars many times. He was the strongest army among the nine frontiers.

How could the battle be lost?

It was as if the sun was still high in the sky at midnight, and Emperor Hongzhi didn't believe it at all.

Xiao Jing ran down to get the memorial. Emperor Hongzhi opened it and took a look:

Today, the city of Ningxia has collapsed, and more than half of the people have fled. The Tartars are waiting for an opportunity to invade, and they must fight with the incomplete army so that the people can be saved. At this time, the camp is empty, the Tartars have entered the border town, and the ministers have failed in their duties and cannot be defeated...

Yan Chengjin fell into deep thought. If the city wall was lost, the defender would be derelict in his duty.

Dad will be taken back to the capital to face charges.

"It coincided with the collapse of the Ningxia land and the collapse of the city walls. The Tatars took advantage of the location. The city wall defense line in Ningxia was extremely long and the garrison strength was insufficient. It was understandable that the Tatars gathered at one point to break through."

Among the nine sides, the three sides have the longest defense line.

Therefore, the Great Wall needs to be built in the northwest.

The Ming Dynasty relied on the Great Wall to fight the Tatars with ease. Now that the city wall has collapsed, they can rush in anywhere.

Hard to guard against!

Yan Chengjin said: "Furthermore, this time Dayan Khan led an army of 130,000 to attack, and the force was far superior to that of Ningxia."

The imperial court gathered troops from nine sides, with more than 300,000 troops.

But there are only 50,000 people in Ningxia.

Chai Sheng knew that this man was clearly trying to get Marquis Anding off the hook. If Marquis Anding lost the loophole, it would be enough for him to be imprisoned.

The guard only asks about victory or defeat, not the reason!

"Losing the city wall is a serious crime. Needless to say, Master Yan. The top priority is to avoid losing the Loop and expel the Tatars as soon as possible."

The territory of the Hetao extends from Shanxi Piantou Pass to the east, Ningxia City to the west, Bianqiang to the south, and the Yellow River to the north.

The territory is vast and it is extremely difficult to find after the Tatar invasion.

Sometimes, they will disguise themselves as returning soldiers, making it difficult for officers and soldiers to distinguish them.

Liu Jian said loudly: "Master Chai is right, Your Majesty, please send troops for reinforcements!"

All six ministers and nine ministers rushed to Fengtian Hall.

On the way, Han Wen frowned: "Why did your Majesty summon us?"

The little eunuch said: "The Hetao was captured and Marquis Anding was defeated. It's really rare!"

I don't know how many people want to make Yan Chengjin worse.

Soon, Liubu and Jiuqing walked into the hall.

Emperor Hongzhi looked at Han Wen: "Ministry of Accounts, how much silver has the island country shipped back? Show me the account."

Your Majesty, what does this mean?

When we were discussing the loss of the Loop, we asked about the silver from the treasury.

Han Wen didn't understand the reason and said: "Thirty silver mountains, a total of more than 9.7 million taels of silver were obtained. Please ask Eunuch Xiao to send someone to collect the accounts."

Nine million seven hundred thousand taels can be used to cover expenses.

There are also three silver mountains, which are net profits.

Emperor Hongzhi said in a deep voice: "I will send troops to flatten the Tatar territory and kill Dayan Khan under his horse!"

In the main hall, exciting sounds echoed around the beams.

The ministers were shocked. Since His Majesty ascended the throne, he has issued a decree to strengthen the walls and clear the country in Jiubian.

This time, they actually have to use troops against the Tatars!

Emperor Hongzhi said: "The Ming Dynasty and the Tatars are old enemies and the biggest threat to the north. Now that the whole world has surrendered, only the Tatars still invade the northwest territory. How can the court ignore it?"

The Tatar army is strong and is above the Ming Dynasty.

It was like a hand strangling Da Ming's throat.

Chai Sheng said: "I thought we could fight! Now is the time to use troops in Hetao. We can send troops to the Tatars. We can surround Wei and rescue Zhao and relieve the crisis in Hetao!"

Today's grassland is empty when the army withdraws.

Li Dongyang fell into deep thought. The court was not short of military supplies for the time being and could fight.

"I second the proposal!"

Liu Jian nodded: "I second the proposal!"

Jiuqing all agreed. Wang Shouren glanced at Yan Chengjin but said nothing.

At this time, Yan Chengjin's voice sounded: "I think it is not possible to send troops to the Tatars yet. Why not wait for three months? I want to form a Kongming Army."

The most important thing is to exonerate my father.

The loss of Ningxia City is an established fact, and my father admitted it in his memorial.

If he can make meritorious contributions and recapture Hetao, he can be given a lighter sentence and will not lose his position as the chief governor.

Emperor Hongzhi frowned: "Kongming Army?"

What nonsense is this kid talking about?

There are only five military camps in the military camp, the Three Thousand Camp, the Shenji Camp and the Tuntian Camp. Where does the Kongming Army come from?

What nonsense are you talking about here?

Liu Jian and others looked at Yan Chengjin suspiciously.

"This army can fly and attack the enemy by surprise. It is the most important thing to attack the Tatars."

Chai Sheng said unhappily: "Master Yan, do you remember not to interfere in the affairs of my Ministry of War? I have been in office for three years and have never heard of an army that can fly!"

"Yan Chengjin, have you drunk too much?" Xie Qian glanced at him.

Yan Chengjin didn't care. The grassland has a wide field of vision. If equipped with the Song telescope, it can detect a hundred miles of land.

The advantage of the Tatars is the extremely fast movement speed of the cavalry.

It can be a surprise attack!

If there is this thing as a lookout, there is no need to worry about the Tatars approaching and attacking at night.

Wang Shouren bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the grassland is flat and the Tatars have all the advantages. Without elite cavalry, it will be difficult to resist.

Why not, as Lord Yan said, wait for three months."

Emperor Hongzhi looked at Yan Chengjin: "Ningxia can resist the Tatars for three months? One month, don't bargain, don't think I don't know you."

Yan Chengjin bowed and said, "I have something to say, I don't know if I should say it or not?"

"Say it!"

"The Beijing camp can recruit up to 500,000 soldiers and horses, and then march north!"