Chapter 263 Engineering Madman

Author: Silent

Chapter 263 Engineering Madman

Qin Hong arrived in the capital on the night of May 16th.

After a brief rest, he entered the city on the morning of May 17th and entered the palace to participate in the court meeting.

Although Qin Hong was an old minister of the Ming Dynasty, he had not been on duty in the capital for a long time. After his arrival, many ministers in the court did not recognize him, but they saw that he was wearing a simple and plain official uniform, which did not look like a new one. He also had He was somewhat dusty and old, and he didn't look like a coach about to go into battle.

The ministers are also thinking about it.

Wang Weining is still more majestic and more caring about his feathers, and he looks more like a Ming Dynasty general.

This... is simply a bad old man. Do you expect him to be able to defend a ruined city at Piantou Pass?

"I have five strategies for defending against enemies in the northwest."

As soon as Qin Hong arrived, he did not follow the routine and directly addressed the emperor.

Zhu Youtang was still waiting to arrange the northwest military affairs rules for Qin Hong, but he did not expect that Qin Hong would be more assertive than him as the emperor. However, since he chose to use Qin Hong, he had to be patient and let Dai Yi go. Take Qin Hong's memorial.

Dai Yi got the memorial and first showed it to Zhu Youtang, who frowned.

Probably because Qin Hong's strategy was not in line with his wishes.

Zhu Youtang said: "Read it out."

Dai Yilang said loudly: "The most important thing about the defense of the northwest of the country is to prepare for the deserted border and train troops first to calm the people. I have received the holy will of Qin Hong and dare not neglect it. I have decided on five strategies to drive away the enemy..."

Just reading this, some ministers were snickering.

When Qin Hong said "driving the enemy", he obviously did not intend to fight to the death with the Tatars. This was contrary to the emperor's previous strategic thinking of taking the initiative to drive the main force of the Tatar Chinese Army out of the Hetao.

"...The first is about setting up temples, the second is about strict laws and regulations, the third is about caring for the border people, the fourth is about recruiting, and the fifth is about using time..."

Five strategies.

The first is to report to the ancestors first. This is very important because it tells the world and the people what the emperor wants to do.

Qin Hong took this as his priority, and also wanted to remind the emperor that the stability of the Ming Ancestral Temple must be our top priority in everything. If we start a war on the grassland, it is better for you to have more sons... Let's not bother.

As for Articles 2, 3, and 4, they are general measures to calm the people, and there is no essential difference from the memorials given by ordinary civil servants.

The fifth article is relatively new. Probably Qin Hong also knows that annexation is taking place within the Tatars, and is ready to use the contradictions within the grassland to complete "the snipe and the clam compete for the fisherman's profit", but ideals are always beautiful, no matter Dayan Khan and Huo Si No matter how much conflicts arise among the tribes, it will not be easy for the Ming Dynasty to fish in troubled waters.

Five items down.

Basically it is all theoretical knowledge, which is the so-called paper talk.

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Dai Yi finished reading Qin Hong's Five Strategies for Defending the Enemy, placed the memorial back in front of the emperor, and stood behind the emperor.

The ministers thought that the emperor would be annoyed and might even dismiss Qin Hong from his post on the spot, but the emperor seemed to be very tolerant and not as knowledgeable as Qin Hong.

Some people also thought that the emperor probably couldn't find the reason.

"...Qin Qing's family, the military affairs of Piantou Pass are very urgent. However, in the past few years since you left the court, the frontier army has been equipped with new gunpowder and artillery, and their power has been greatly improved. If there is something you don't understand, in After the dynasty is over, I will go to Qianqing Palace and ask Zhang Zhou and Zhang Qing’s family who are responsible for preparing this matter to explain it to you in detail..."

The emperor wanted to build a relationship between Qin Hong and Zhang Zhou.

It was understandable to the ministers present. The emperor originally wanted to replace Wang Yue with Zhang Zhou, but Zhang Zhou himself did not agree and recommended Qin Hong instead.

If Qin Hong and Zhang Zhou were at loggerheads, wouldn't Qin Hong's matter mean that the emperor and Zhang Zhou were digging a hole for themselves?

Qin Hong raised the wat board, his body felt trembling and unsteady, and he said in a hoarse voice: "Your Majesty, since the military affairs in the northwest are urgent, I want to leave immediately without any delay."

Even when the emperor wanted to bring him into good relations with Zhang Zhou, Qin Hong refused to accept it.

This also made the minister realize that Qin Hong deeply hated the "near sycophants" around the emperor.

Qin Hong was almost tortured to death by the emperor because of Liu Jing, the Marquis of Anyuan.

Your Majesty, you have made a mistake.

Do you actually believe that Qin Hong and Zhang Zhou can cooperate well this time?

Zhu Youtang said in a calm tone: "There is no rush, you still need to experience more about using cannons."

Qin Hong said: "I have heard about the use of cannons. I heard that your Majesty has sent people who know how to use cannons to go to the remote pass first. If I have any questions, please ask for advice."

After all, I just don’t want to have close contact with Zhang Zhou.

"But they don't understand some of the ways to use cannons. Qin Qing family, have you misunderstood my good intentions?" Zhu Youtang's voice dropped slightly.

Don't be so shameless, okay?

I just asked you to communicate with Zhang Zhou about using cannons. You are so pushy and obstructive. What are you avoiding?

Qin Hong saw that his objections were ineffective for a long time. The emperor wanted him to contact Zhang Zhou before going to the northwest. He could only give in and saluted again: "I accept your order."

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The meeting ended.

In addition to Zhang Zhou, Qin Hong was summoned to the inner court of the Qianqing Palace to speak. Ma Wensheng, Liu Jian and Li Dongyang also went there at the same time.

The emperor did not ask Xie Qian to go, because he wanted to punish Xie Qian.

You old boy always likes to make jokes, even when you get to Qianqing Palace, you don't change this problem. Today I want to bring Zhang Zhou and Qin Hong into good relations, and I can't let you cause trouble with your nonsense.

"Yu Qiao, what do you think your Majesty means?"

After the court meeting ended, the civil servants were in a good mood.

Finally a "normal person" came.

Qin Hong replaced Wang Yue, which is simply wonderful for us.

Is that guy Wang Weining a serious scholar who only has to carry a chamber pot to a nearby servant every day?

Look at Qin Hong...this is called a model civil servant.

Xie Qian went to take a look at Zhang Mao and others in the distance, but none of the nobles there turned around to pay attention to him. Xie Qian then deliberately raised his voice and said: "Your Majesty used Qin Shiying with really good intentions. A calm veteran can regulate the deployment of troops and be able to strike steadily. The future of Pianguan will be safe."

Tu Yu asked: "Are you going to search for condoms?"

"Haha." Xie Qian laughed, "Who knows?"

The civil servants around him were also laughing.

It seemed that he was deliberately laughing at Wu Xun.

You guys with military skills, you thought you were going to be awesome two days ago. The emperor is going to use your military skills to send troops to the grassland. You are going to take off, right?

Now I will rub your restless hearts on the ground and let you know that even if the emperor wants to send troops again, he must assess the situation. Don't think that all the ministers in the DPRK and China will support the use of troops in the northwest, especially if you want to find a reputable civil servant. The old minister came to preside over all this... There is no way!

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Wu Xun left the palace gate.

Zhu Hui, the Duke of Baoguo, held it in for a long time. After leaving the palace, he finally walked up to Zhang Mao and said, "Brother Tingmian, those civil servants are simply bullying others too much. How can you bear it?"

Zhang Mao glanced at him sideways and said, "What do you want to do?"

The tone was mocking him.

Don’t you really want to take off if you can’t bear it?

Zhu Hui said angrily: "The Ming Dynasty relied on horseback to determine the country. Since then, all the distinguished ministers of all dynasties have played a role in guarding the country. But now they are being ridden by a group of civil servants. This is intolerable."

"Hmph." Zhang Mao was naturally dissatisfied, but he was not as out of character as Zhu Hui. He said, "Unless Your Majesty chooses someone else for military affairs in the northwest general system, it will be the same no matter who you replace him. There is only one Wang Shichang in the Ming Dynasty. , it seems that there won’t be a second one at the moment.”

It is also reminding Zhu Hui.

It is really rare for Wang Yue to be a man who "lives in Cao's camp but his heart is in Han" and yet always wants to be a military hero among civil servants.

Just like Qin Hong, he doesn't have such ambitions.

And Qin Hong would not be like Wang Yue, who would cling to Yu Yuan for nothing.

Zhu Hui asked: "Can't we let that Zhang Shi speak and go to the northwest to lead the troops in person?"

"You often come in and out of Yanwu Hall a few days ago and follow him around. Don't you know what his character is like?" Zhang Mao asked rhetorically.

"He..." Zhu Hui couldn't answer.

Zhang Mao was also a little angry and said: "He went to the northwest, what good will he do to you and me? Treat him as the governor of the capital, the military affairs of the two capitals, and what are your and my business?"

"ah?"

Only then did Zhu Hui realize that Old Man Zhang was still much higher than him.

When it comes to currying favor with Zhang Zhou, Zhang Mao is obviously on the front line.

But when it comes to guarding against Zhang Zhou, Old Man Zhang still walks in front of others.
To be continued...