Chapter 174 His Majesty’s Bad Moment
“What time is it now?”
Emperor Jiajing sat on the futon in the Wanshou Palace Abode, holding the yellow brocade in his hand. He was so nervous that he couldn't calm down.
The eunuch waiting on the side heard the voice of Emperor Jiajing, carefully looked at the water leak in the monastery, and softly replied: "It's already the fourth update, emperor."
Emperor Jiajing He opened his eyes slightly and read the secret report in his hand again. Emperor Jiajing's nervous palms trembled inadvertently.
Then Emperor Jiajing asked: "How long will it take for King Qin's troops from Henan and Shandong to arrive?"
The serving eunuch replied: "The news from the Ministry of War yesterday said that they will arrive the day after tomorrow."
< br>Emperor Jiajing also knew that it was the day after tomorrow, but when he heard that the people around him confirmed that it was the day after tomorrow, he felt a little irritable for no reason.
According to Huang Jin's battle report, King Yu has been stationed at Gushan, twenty miles away from the Chaobai River, waiting for the moment of decisive battle.
But now the soldiers and horses of King Yu's headquarters are only about 6,000. When he thinks that King Yu will unexpectedly attack the Tatar army with 6,000 cavalry, and disrupt the Tatar army's formation, He and the military spirit kept the bandits out of the Chaobai River, making them unable to fight against the capital. Emperor Jiajing couldn't help but panic.
He was very afraid that Zhu Zaijing would be in danger in this crucial battle, but now he couldn't do anything. This was what made Emperor Jiajing most worried and impatient.
Emperor Jiajing was silent for a while, "Go and call Yan Song, Xu Jie and the people from the Ministry of War."
The serving eunuch heard that Emperor Jiajing wanted to bring Yan Song, Xu Jie and Yan Song to Xu Jie at this time. People from the Ministry of War and the Ministry of War had to be called over, but he did not dare to neglect, and did not consider the time of the day, so he went to call people immediately.
About halfway through the fourth watch, Yan Song, Xu Jie and the people from the Ministry of War all arrived at Emperor Jiajing's monastery.
The people coming from the Ministry of War are Ding Rukui, the Minister of the Ministry of War, and Yang Jisheng, the right minister of the Ministry of War.
"I will see your Majesty."
After seeing Emperor Jiajing, the four of them bowed respectfully.
At the same time, the four of them also felt the tense atmosphere in the monastery. Although they did not know why Emperor Jiajing was so nervous, the four of them did not dare to take the initiative to ask. They could only wait quietly for Emperor Jiajing. Speak, and then answer questions based on the information revealed by Emperor Jiajing.
Emperor Jiajing said: "I have received a secret report. Early this morning, the main Tatar force will attack along the Chaobai River in the direction of Shunyi. The general Zhu San has already deployed heavy defenses here to wait for the bandits. Come and attack. I want to know if there is any way you can add reinforcements to the front line of Chaobai River to make sure everything is safe." Emperor Jiajing's words made Yan Song, Xu Jie, Ding Rukui, Yang Jisheng and others startled. , they never expected that such a severe decisive battle would come so soon.
But looking back, this is indeed inevitable.
Since the bandits raided the Great Wall from the direction of Pigeon Cave and entered the suburbs of Beijing, they have suffered a lot of losses in Huangyugou, Shixiaying, Qingshuitan and other places. Now their main camp has been destroyed. Nor do they want to divide their forces or station them permanently as before.
Therefore, as soon as the bandits now set out, they move with all their strength and advance forward step by step. ,
With such a huge military strength, anyone who sees it will have to retreat before it has sufficient strength, so now Emperor Jiajing asks if he can continue to add troops to the Chaobai River defense line.
Whether it was Yan Song, Xu Jie, or the Minister and Minister of the Ministry of War, they all fell silent.
They also know very well who is currently providing the final support in the capital. These people can be said to be the final guarantee of the capital's stability and cannot be shaken even one bit.
In the event of any unpredictable catastrophic consequences on the front line, the capital can still rely on the final defense of these soldiers and horses to hold on until the Qinwang armies from all walks of life arrive and turn defeat into victory.
But if these soldiers and horses are mobilized out of the city to reinforce the front line, everything will be fine if they win, but it is no joke if they lose.
So the silence of everyone at this moment was deafening, which made Emperor Jiajing feel even more irritable.
"Are you all mute? You are all my loyal ministers. The Ming Dynasty is not only mine, but also yours. Now the soldiers are fighting bloody battles outside, and you can't think of a way to add more troops to the front line. What's the use of you guys?" Emperor Jiajing's rebuke directly broke his long-established qigong. His whole body was like an angry dragon, coming out from the sky with thunder. , blame everyone.
Yan Song, Xu Jie, Ding Rukui, Yang Jisheng and others could not help but lower their heads a little lower. They all replied in fear: "I am incompetent."
Emperor Jiajing snorted and said directly Said: "I know you are incompetent. Now I just want to know if there is any way you can add strength to the front line. Yan Song, please speak first."
Emperor Jiajing directly began to name names. Yan Song was named by Emperor Jiajing. The person's state also stagnated, and then he slowly replied: "I dare not deceive Your Majesty. I have no practical way to increase troops on the front line, but I believe that the way to fight lies in Qi."
< br>"The ancients said: 'One vigorous effort, then weakened, three times exhausted'. I believe that the top priority should be to actively encourage the morale of the frontline troops. As long as the first advance attack of the Tatar bandits is blocked, the rest of the matter will be much easier. ”
Emperor Jiajing asked again: "How to encourage the morale of the frontline soldiers?"
Yan Song said: "Your Majesty summoned ministers the day before yesterday to prepare the matter of conferring names and titles. Maybe it can be done in advance, and a senior minister of the imperial court can convey it to the envoy. The order was sent to the front line to boost morale. "
Emperor Jiajing understood what Yan Song meant, which was to give only the imaginary and not the real. I want to use a title to stimulate the morale of frontline soldiers, so that they will risk their lives to defend their honor and contribute to the court.
But in Emperor Jiajing's heart, he was not willing to do this.
Because Emperor Jiajing was very afraid that after this decree came out, Zhu Zaijing would be burdened with more pressure, and he could no longer retreat to fight with the crazy Tatar thieves.
Therefore, Emperor Jiajing would rather have Zhu Zaijing take a step back and save his life at the critical moment than to fight to the death because of the pressure of honor.
If something unexpected happened in the end, all these people would say was a few indifferent remarks, but what he lost was a son who was alive and kicking.
Emperor Jiajing said with a serious face: "We will discuss this matter after the war. In the 200 years since the founding of the country, there has never been a precedent for a knight to be granted a title before the war ended. Although Zhu San had brave strategies, There are still no exceptions, otherwise how will I control the world from now on? "
Emperor Jiajing's head is still very clear. In addition to not wanting Zhu Zaijing to fight to the death for honor, he is also unwilling to do so? The court rules were broken for the sake of a temporary war.
Because once some rules are broken, the consequences will be extremely serious. If future generals follow the same example of inviting knights on the spot, how can Emperor Jiajing still manage the world? Isn't this the way to create chaos?
Therefore, Emperor Jiajing was extremely disdainful of Yan Song's suggestion, and even felt a trace of disgust in his heart. Is he really old and useless?
For the first time, Emperor Jiajing had such wavering thoughts about Yan Song, but when Emperor Jiajing raised his eyes and looked at Xu Jie again, Emperor Jiajing held back again. Xu Jie was even more useless now. If If he is replaced, then the forces of Xia Yan and his family will counterattack, and the passive one will be Emperor Jiajing himself.
So, even if Yan Song is a little slow now, he is still much more obedient and useful than Xu Jie and others.
Emperor Jiajing ignored Yan Song, his eyes fell on Xu Jie again and said lightly: "Xu Jie, please tell me."
After Xu Jie heard Emperor Jiajing's roll call, , and sighed helplessly in his heart. He really wanted to follow Emperor Jiajing's wishes and transfer the garrison in the capital out of the city, but Xu Jie knew very well how serious the consequences of doing so would be. Regardless of success or failure, he They will all lose the "mature and stable" heart that people all over the world have high hopes for.
Therefore, no matter what, Xu Jie would not be able to give his suggestions along with the answer that Emperor Jiajing wanted.
Xu Jie lowered his head and said: "I am incompetent, there is no other way."
After Emperor Jiajing heard this, his face became even more ugly, and his eyes seemed to be about to shoot out swords. With the blade, Xu Jie poked several transparent holes on the spot.
Sure enough, it is a bit of responsibility but of no use at all.
This is another attributive sentence given to Xu Jie by Emperor Jiajing. He is really disgusting to people like Xu Jie. If Zhang Cong is still here, why would he do this? He will definitely say words that make people feel happy and uplifting.
It's a pity that this person is old and no longer exists.
Now I can only reluctantly use Yan Song and the others.
(End of this chapter)