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In the imperial palace in the capital, Emperor Hongzhi held the latest issue of the Ming Dynasty Morning Post, drinking tea and reading the newspaper.
¡°Bang~¡±
"Is the area in Gansu and Shaanxi really what the newspapers say?"
Just after reading the most important piece of news, Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help but slap the table heavily, and the whole person looked very atmospheric.
"To answer your Majesty's words, I am inseparable. In fact, every time the Tatars go south to plunder, they pass through like locusts crossing the border, leaving no grass behind. This is mostly the case in Gansu and Shaanxi."
Xiao Jing on the side was startled when he heard the loud noise. Hearing Emperor Hongzhi's question, he thought about it and replied.
"Then why didn't the previous report give a detailed explanation?"
Emperor Hongzhi nodded slightly after hearing this. He knew something about this matter, but the memorials submitted by ministers in the past did not focus on this aspect. For these ministers in the court, they focused more on describing it. If we were to defeat the Tatars, we would not care about how many people were killed.
Defeating the Tatars can make them promoted and wealthy, but the life and death of the common people has no impact on them at all, so naturally the memorial on the desk of Emperor Hongzhi basically described it as a war in flames and bandits raging.
With this description, although Emperor Hongzhi also knew that the Tatars would plunder when they went south, he did not have an intuitive idea of ??how they would plunder, and what the casualties of the Ming people were. There was no specific number or detailed description.
But it¡¯s different here at the Ming Morning Post. Because of Liu Jin¡¯s instructions, the Ming Morning Post has dedicated reporters to go to Gansu and Shaanxi.
When reporting on this incident, more emphasis was placed on describing the brutality of the Tatars, with rivers of blood flowing everywhere they passed, rows of blood flowing across the river, how many people died, how many towns were massacred, and so on.
There was a huge contrast between the two, which made Emperor Hongzhi know that the Tatars had committed many crimes when they went south. They killed many of my Han children, burned, killed, looted, and committed all kinds of evil.
It is no longer as empty as the prelude, just a paragraph or a few words, which makes people unable to feel the brutality of the Tatars and have no intuitive feeling.
"this¡"
Hearing Emperor Hongzhi¡¯s question, Xiao Jing didn¡¯t know how to answer for a moment.
The reason why the ministers in the court wrote memorials in this way was actually because they did not want the emperor to be warlike. After all, the emperor was the emperor of the Ming Dynasty and the emperor of all the people of the Ming Dynasty.
"If an emperor knows that his people are being ruthlessly slaughtered by the Tatars, the emperor with a little blood will still have some temper, and he will have to give an explanation to the people of the world.
Once the emperor wants to go to war, he will naturally reuse the military generals group, which is extremely detrimental to the civilian officials suppressing the military generals group.
Moreover, the emperor was warlike and liked to use a butcher's knife to solve problems. The good days of these ministers were coming to an end. Look at Comrade Zhu Yuanzhang, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, and then look at Comrade Zhu Di, the son of Zhu Yuanzhang. Both of them are warlike people. They all like to use a butcher knife to solve problems.
Their butcher knives were not only powerful against foreigners, they were also powerful against their ministers. Countless ministers died in the hands of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di.
Therefore, whether it is to suppress the generals and nobles, or to prevent the emperor from being warlike, when writing this report, you must pay attention to which ones are the key points and which ones should be mentioned in one stroke. The ministers in the court know it very well.
Whether it is a report about the Tatars going south to plunder, or a report about famine or the like, most of the time they report the good news but not the bad news, trying to make the emperor feel that the whole world is having a banquet in the sea and clear rivers, so that the emperor can Focus on your own enjoyment, rather than becoming an emperor who likes to toss.
The emperor who likes to toss is difficult to control and is not conducive to the interests of their civil servant group. It is also easy to destroy the dominance of the civil servant group that they have finally managed.
"Humph~"
Emperor Hongzhi snorted coldly, thought for a while and said: "Immediately summon the cabinet ministers Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Xie Qian, the Minister of War Ma Wensheng, the Minister of Household Zhou Jing, and the British Duke Zhang Mao to enter the palace."
"Yes~"
When Xiao Jing heard this, he nodded quickly and immediately glanced at the little eunuch next to him. The other party understood it and went to do it immediately.
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In the house of Liu Jian, the chief minister of the cabinet, Liu Jian, who had just had his morning court, was also eating breakfast and reading the newspaper.
 The memorials also often mention the brutality of the Tatars, but because these memorials always focus on brief introductions, there is no way to describe them in detail like this newspaper. "
Liu Jian thought for a while and could only bite the bullet and explain.
"Well, then, in the future, reports on wars and disasters must list numbers and areas in detail, and they can no longer be vague."
After listening to this, Emperor Hongzhi nodded slightly and did not continue to dwell on this matter. He had also read the memorial, and it did mention the atrocities of the Tatars. It cannot be said that the following people did not mention it.
"Yes~"
When everyone heard this, they quickly said yes, and at the same time, everyone couldn't help but frown. The detailed numbers and areas listed cannot be as vague as before, which means that it will not be so easy to fool the emperor in the future.
Sometimes some minor disasters can no longer be used to defraud the court for relief, and some major disasters are not so easy to conceal.
"The main thing I have called everyone here today is to talk about whether our Ming Dynasty can defeat the Tatars. The Tatars go south every year, enter and plunder my country every year, kill my people and steal my money, and our Ming Dynasty's The army can only watch helplessly and has no way to deal with them."
¡°If things go on like this, Ming Dynasty will become the leeks of the Tatars, coming here to harvest every year, one will decline and the other will grow, and it will eventually become a big problem.¡±
"This time when you go south, you kill 100,000 of my people. The next time you go south, you kill another 100,000 of my people. How can you just sit back and watch this blood feud?"
Emperor Hongzhi thought for a while and said.
From the moment he saw the description in the Ming Dynasty Morning Post and the bloody figures, he decided that he must return the favor. As the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he could not sit idly by and look at his people seriously. Being slaughtered and doing nothing.
Hearing what Emperor Hongzhi said, the faces of Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Xie Qian, Zhou Jing, Ma Wensheng and others turned ugly. Emperor Hongzhi was determined to have a good fight with the Tatars.
But they don¡¯t want to fight, because fighting will not only kill more people, but more importantly, it will shake the interests of the civil service group.
"Your Majesty, the Tatars went south to plunder supplies for the winter. As long as they have plundered enough, they will naturally return to the grassland."
"Soldiers are a major event for the country, a place of life and death, and a way of survival. If you start the war lightly, you may become a catastrophe."
Zhou Jing was the first to stand up and express his objection. His meaning was very clear, that is, there is nothing to fear from these prairie people. They are just here to plunder supplies and wealth. As long as they are full, they will naturally go back. There is no such thing as It is necessary to fight with them to death, because fighting with them will only cause greater losses, and if one is not careful, it is very likely to shake the Ming Dynasty.
"Yes, Your Majesty, don't talk about war lightly."
"This time the Tatars chose to go south from Gansu and Shaanxi, mainly because our Great Wall and cities in this area were not consolidated or heightened with cement."
"In the past, Tatars went south from Datong and Xuanfu, but since we used cement to heighten and consolidate the Great Wall, passes and cities, it has been difficult for Tatars to go south."
"So I think that all we need to do is deploy more cement to Gansu and Shaanxi to repair the Great Wall and passes, and consolidate and heighten the city walls, which will be enough to prevent the Tatars from moving south. By then, there will be no more border dangers."
Xie Qian also stood up and expressed his views.
What he means is even simpler, that is, the Tatars succeeded in moving south this time. It was because the Great Wall and passes in Gansu and Shaanxi had not yet been repaired with cement, so the Tatars were able to successfully move south.
As long as cement is used to repair, consolidate, and heighten the area, the Tatars will rest in the south in the future. Using cement, they can build a strong defense line. There is no need to fight with these prairie people.
"Your Majesty, what Duke Li and Duke Zhou said is true."
"Our Ming army is poorly equipped, poorly trained, and has low combat effectiveness. There is no way it can compare with the grassland army. It can rely on the city to defend the city, but in this field battle outside the city, there is no chance of winning."
Li Dongyang also followed suit, saying bluntly that the Ming Dynasty's army had low combat power and was not suitable for fighting with the grassland people. It would be wiser to rely on cement to build tall city walls to reach them.
Hearing what these three people said, Emperor Hongzhi¡¯s face turned livid. He asked them to come over to discuss how to deal with the grassland people, not to oppose him. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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