Zhu Feng doesn't understand politics very well.

In his opinion, half a year ago Huo Si was an evil spirit that everyone was afraid of. His cavalry came and went without a trace on the front line of Xuanda University. The governors, general soldiers and soldiers everywhere were extremely afraid of him. As a result, half a year later he

Are you about to take refuge in Ming Dynasty?

Are those guys in the grassland who claim to be the Sons of the Eagle so spineless? They are even worse than me.

Wang Qiong shook his head and sighed: "How many tribesmen can there be in the Mengoljin tribe in the fire sieve? They were killed once and captured 20,000 people. This is not counting the losses in the past six months. He still wants to resist stubbornly. That is, he wants to

The grassland was destroyed. Even if the Ming Dynasty could let his people go, the little Tatar prince would not let him go."

"Zhang Zhitai's move is undoubtedly to help the little Tatar prince solve the big trouble of the Mongolian right wing, but it may not be a good thing in the long run."

Zhu Feng said in surprise: "Isn't this a good thing?"

Wang Qiong sighed: "Know the truth, don't always think about doing things perfunctorily. You have the ability, the backing and the background, and have won the trust of His Majesty and Zhang Zhitai. Regarding border affairs, you must know what is happening, and even more why.

The patrols at various pass and fortresses in the Pianguan Pass will be strengthened recently, so you should pay attention."

"oh."

In Wang Qiong's eyes, Zhu Fengzhen was like an Adou who couldn't be helped.

Wang Qiong sometimes hates him for not fighting, but this character is what Wang Qiong admires.

Not fighting means that others will not regard you as an enemy. If you just pretend not to fight, others will be more careful... But if you really don't want to fight, then you have the greatest advantage. As a noble guarding the northwest, you

Zhu Zhijie is almost invincible.

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Court meeting.

In Fengtian Hall, the expressions of the civil servants and generals present were relatively complicated, because before they came, they had all heard about the advancement of the northwest war.

However, the news about Zhang Zhou's withdrawal into the pass has not yet come, so it is impossible to know the exact outcome of this war.

"...With more than 16,000 captives and tens of thousands of cattle and sheep, it would be difficult to travel ten or eight miles in one day. It is really hard to say whether we can enter the customs."

Some people are also pessimistic.

This argument is more in line with the expectations of civil servants.

Only the civil servants pay more attention to seniority. Zhang Zhou is a new rich man. If Zhang Zhou causes such a big incident and retreats from the grassland, it will have the greatest impact on the interests of the civil servants.

As for Wu Xun... Only Zhang Mao's face was tense that day, because it seemed that the rise of Zhang Zhou had the greatest impact on him. As for the other Wu Xun, they were all very happy to see the rise of the Ming Dynasty's military. This was very important to them.

To say that would mean that I would not be able to survive.

As for who is the admiral in charge of the capital camp, does it make such a big difference to ordinary nobles like us?

Anyway, it’s not Zhang Zhou, it’s Zhang Mao, an old man, and it’s likely to be passed down from generation to generation.

With Zhang Zhou disrupting the situation, it will have an impact on the structure of the Governor's Mansion. Maybe we will have a chance to take over.

Zhu Youtang came very late that day.

However, the emperor did not summon any ministers in advance, and no one asked for leave or rest that day, because they also knew that today was a special day, and there was likely to be a discussion of merit and rewards in the court. Even if they did not want to be witnesses, they did not want to be here.

He did not show his face at the court.

Anyone who doesn't come means not giving the emperor face.

"Mr. Liu Ge, today may involve discussing merits. What should I say?"

Liu Jian was still whispering something to Li Dongyang, but Xu Qiong came over to him.

Only a relatively neutral figure among civil servants like Xu Qiong would ask such a sensitive topic at this time.

When it comes to merit and rewards, the three people involved all have more or less "problems".

Needless to say, Zhang Zhou, and Wang Shouren is also a new scholar. It seems that such a great contribution must be given a knighthood, but there are particularities in how to give it. No matter how great Wang Shouren's contribution is, does he want to become a gang with Zhang Zhou?

, is also intolerable to the mainstream civil servants in the DPRK?

As for Ma Yi... this was a corrupt official who was impeached by the orthodox civil servant Ma Zhongxi. He only had to perform meritorious deeds to get rid of the crime. He had achieved such great merits that he had to be beheaded several times, let alone the credit of overall command.

As the former chief military officer of the Xuanfu, it seems easier to be directly promoted to earl than to Wang Shouren.

With such three problems popping up at once, it's no wonder Xu Qiong came over to ask first.

Otherwise, the Ministry of Rites really doesn’t know how to evaluate this matter.

Xie Qian smiled and said: "You are not in a hurry to discuss your merits before the results of the war are announced, right? How can you think about rewards first before the war is over? Are you not afraid that extreme happiness will lead to sorrow?"

Yuan Shouzhi, the general envoy, interrupted and said: "I heard that Huoshai has withdrawn with tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and wants to fight to the death with Zhang. Zhang only has a few soldiers and horses on hand. Does he dare to fight?"

"Oh, Yuan Yintai, you must calm down." Xie Qian said with a smile, "Even if you want to use the method of provoking generals, it is not appropriate to say it here. Wang Bo'an has the courage to fight, but Zhang Bingkuan may not, otherwise Why didn't he, Zhang Bingkuan, personally lead the troops to attack Weininghai? He is different from Wang Shichang."

Xie Qian followed the idea originally proposed by Li Dongyang yesterday and used Wang Shouren's contribution to suppress Zhang Zhou.

Once the credit is shared by different people, one of them can be highlighted to offset others, which is exactly what the other means.

If you, Zhang Zhou, did not lead the army yourself, you would be embarrassed to take the responsibility of leading the army from the generals you recommended, right?

Zhang Mao came over, his eyes were deep and his face was reserved, and he said with a deep smile: "Being able to fight thousands of miles away is a model for famous generals throughout the ages. I heard that the mighty gunpowder played an extremely important role in this battle, and it was also because the artillery was hard to slack off. , they just brought some light cannons, but the effect was not good."

It seemed that Zhang Mao was speaking for Zhang Zhou, but he also reminded those present that it was actually Huang Gunpowder who took the credit.

Even if Zhang Zhou is the inventor, he can't be credited every time he uses yellow gunpowder to win, right?

When the Ming Dynasty won victories before, it was not necessarily given to those who made weapons, or those who had invented gunpowder and fire blunderbuss, let alone promoted them to nobility, right?

Xie Qian said: "We can't deny that Zhang Bingkuan is a master of military affairs, but he is still too afraid of trouble. Moreover, he led the troops to the west, which was against the original intention of conducting artillery exercises around Xuanfu. Isn't this considered an unauthorized use of troops?"

"Yes, yes." Someone next to him agreed.

Finally, I caught Zhang Zhou’s pigtails.

Li Dongyang said: "Yu Qiao, stop talking."

Xie Qian naturally said this because he was angry. His so-called anger was not from the standpoint of the Ming Dynasty, but purely from the standpoint of the civil servants or himself.

But he still followed his instructions and didn't comment further.

Ma Wensheng said: "How to discuss rewards for merit must be based on reality. There must be precedents to support it. If there are no precedents to cite, it also depends on your Majesty's intentions. As for the Xuanfu and various towns sending troops, the Ministry of War is aware of it in advance. , but it was not mentioned in the court meeting.”

Ma Wensheng actually came to refute Xie Qian.

The emperor summoned your cabinet ministers in advance, and the Ministry of War also knew everything about it. Why should we pour cold water on Zhang Zhou after Zhang Zhou won a great victory, making Your Majesty displeased?

Isn’t it bad to seek truth from facts?

Liu Jian nodded: "That's right. When discussing merits, the actual situation should come first."

Saying this actually sets the tone. It is not Xie Qian who represents the cabinet, but I, Mr. Liu.

Don't step on Zhang Zhou because of what Xie Yuqiao said. Today we are just following the emperor's wishes. If we can't resist Zhang Zhou's rise, we must first learn to hold back.
Chapter completed!