Xiyuan, Wanshou Palace, stands in the cold wind.

As heat continues to pass from the warm road to the palace floor, the palace looks warm like spring, and a rich sandalwood scatters in the air.

A slight cough came from the thick curtain, causing the faces of several important officials outside to be reduced, and then respectfully bowed to the curtain.

After hearing the word "flat body", they stood up from the ground one after another, but their heads looked a little lowered.

Standing here are the most important ministers of the Ming Dynasty. They are: Xu Jie, the chief assistant of the cabinet, Yuan Wei, the secretary of the Ministry of Personnel, Wu Shan, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Yan Ne, the secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, and Yang Bo, the secretary of the Ministry of War.

The military situation came too suddenly this time, causing a tense atmosphere to fill the air.

Altan's power is mainly in the west, usually plaguing the Datong area of ​​Shanxi. But this time, they suddenly entered from Jizhen in the east and have now reached the Sanhe River in Shuntian Prefecture.

No one knew whether the Mongolian cavalry would kill the city of Beijing, whether the "Gengxu Incident" would occur again, and he didn't know what the emperor's mood was now, which made several important officials feel frightened.

"Tell me! What should I do now?"

Jiajing had just finished Xiu Xuan and came here, and his tone was plain but he asked with a vague murderous intent.

If we say, who is the person Jiajing hated the most in this world? It is not Wang Zhi who caused trouble in the southeast in the past, nor Zhang Lian who proclaimed himself emperor in Guangdong, but the Mongolian Altan Khan who made him extremely uneasy for the rest of his life.

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Because the court did not approve Altan's petition for tribute, Altan personally led 40,000 cavalry to Beijing in the 29th year of Jiajing. Under pressure outside the city, he also hoped that Altan would withdraw his troops. Jiajing accepted Xu Jie, the then Minister of Rites, at that time.

Opinions with Altan Tonggong.

Jiajing, who had always been stubborn, had always been so cowardly. When he first ascended the Great Bao, he got all the officials led by Yang Tinghe and were covered in shame, but he lowered his arrogant head in front of a turtle man.

That's why, after Altan left the pass, he issued an edict to the first Datong general, Qiu Luan, who entered the pass to serve the king, saying: "Don't be lazy in this military service, it must be like the emperor's ancestor who drove the barbarians for three thousand miles.

Can!"

Of course, just like when he was on a whim, he wanted to recover Hetao, this was just a singular word. Then, let alone "drive the barbarians for three thousand miles", the military expenditure was reduced again and again, and he was still addicted to his great cause of practicing Taoism.

But now, the Mongolian cavalry suddenly came from the east and endangered the capital, as if a slap in the face of the Ming Dynasty, resolutely making Jiajing seem to have regained the image of an emperor who worked hard to govern.

All the officials were smart people. They knew that it would be better not to say anything at this time, so they turned their heads and looked at the chief assistant Xu Jie.

"Your Majesty, according to the memorial of Yang Zhao, the governor of Ji Liao, the total number of the Tartars from Modaoyu is only 5,000, and Altan's main force is still outside the pass, which is not worth worrying!" Xu Jie stepped forward and bowed, then looked at him

He glanced at Yang Bo and said, "But how to eliminate this group of Tartars, I'd better ask the Minister of War to come up with a strategy!"

When Yang Bo heard the word "clearance", he couldn't help but roll his eyes. If the Ming army was really so strong, or the Mongolian cavalry was so weak, there would have been no danger to the northern border.

However, he also understood in his heart that Xu Jie was afraid that he, the Minister of War, would feel dissatisfied with the Mongolian cavalry who came to the Shuntian Prefecture area, so he went out and bowed: "Your Majesty, I have been intending to strengthen the capital since I returned to my headquarters.

The construction of defensive fortifications has also been deployed and drilled for such emergencies. Now there are elite garrisons in each city gate, and now the soldiers of the kings from all over the country are coming soon, so we will definitely protect the capital!”

The words and sentences of the words have been carefully considered, and the tone is even more confident, giving people a very credible feeling.

When Jiajing heard these words, he felt much more at ease. What he was afraid of was that the Mongolian cavalry would endanger the capital. The reason why he relied on this Minister of War was that he was interested in Yang Bo's steady style of doing things.

Yang Bo glanced at Xu Jie, then said loudly: "If the Tartars invade the capital, the king-supervised the troops outside the city will fight against him. Even if they cannot completely wipe out the enemy, they can still hurt him. It is not worth worrying.

The Tartars had no place to live and had no fixed position to move, and they were probably traveling around the capital. Most of them were traveling around. I thought that my own army closed the city to guard the capital, and surrounded it by the border troops, slowly slashed its power, and waited for the Tartars to be weak.

At that time, it is the best way to annihilate it again!"

Li Chunfang, Minister of Rites, and Yan Ne, Minister of Revenue, exchanged glances. This was clearly a huddle in the city and waited until the others robbed and left. However, they were so strategic that the Minister of War's kung fu was really all about his words.

"My dear friends, do you think Yang Aiqing's plan?" Jiajing's tone obviously changed a lot, and he immediately asked the important officials present loudly.

Hearing this tone, everyone guessed what Jiajing's attitude was. Xu Jie immediately stepped out and said, "I'm going to discuss it!"

"Okay! Yang Aiqing, then this matter will be coordinated by your Ministry of War!" Jiajing did not wait for other ministers to express his opinion, and he immediately said with a final say.

He was most afraid of Yang Bozhen's words about how to annihilate the Mongolian cavalry and sent his own troops to fight. Not to mention the Tumu Fort change in the past, the previous humiliation of Gengxu was like yesterday, and he did not allow himself, the Emperor of Ming, to fall into danger.

As long as he ensures that the capital is fine and the Mongolian cavalry can leave as soon as possible, this is enough. As for annihilation of all the Mongolian soldiers, he no longer has this idea.

Why……

When Wu Shan heard Jiajing agreeing to this plan, he sighed helplessly.

Millions of taels of support for the border army every year, and the emperor took out a large sum of silver from Taicang to reorganize his personal army, but it was only used to protect the capital. Even if the other person had already reached Shuntian Prefecture, he chose to see the people being bullied and ignored them.

However, he also understood that it did not mean whether the army had the strength to defeat these 5,000 Mongolian cavalry. If he jumped out to ask for the people at this time, he would not only be hated by Yang Bo, but also the emperor would not be happy.

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As soon as he thought of this, he couldn't help but glance at the kind Xu Jie next to him. The treacherous minister Yan Song had been stepping down for more than a year, but Xu Jie was still not a virtuous prime minister.

"I obey the order!" Yang Bo's eyes lit up slightly, and the loyal minister bowed.

It was at this moment that an eunuch came in from outside and said he had a 100,000-strong military information.

Xu Jie and others felt a thud in their hearts, and the personal soldiers who walked in came to report: "Your Majesty, thirty miles away from the east gate of the capital, thousands of Mongolian cavalry have just been discovered!"

Yang Bo frowned slightly, but he didn't expect that the Mongolian cavalry would really come to Beijing to show off his power. This was beyond his expectations. He immediately bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I will go to the top of the city to supervise the army, Baoding

The capital city is foolproof!"

"Yang Aiqing, you're here! You're here, let's go to Taimiao with me!" Jiajing's good mood just now disappeared and he seemed helpless to respond.

According to the fine traditions of the Zhu family, the capital is now disturbed by the Mongolians. The emperor, who was going to the Taimiao to personally apologize to the ancestors and pray to the ancestors for blessing the capital as safely as before.
Chapter completed!