In the department, there was a quiet area, with only Yang Xin's voice.

The flesh on the stone's face trembled, staring at Yang Xin and Wen Mou, looking like they were about to eat them, and they dared to question the master. They had a problem with their minds.

Su Cheng put down the rice bowl in his hand, looked at the three people with different expressions, and asked Doctor Xia and said:

"As the general officer of Xuanfu, the three of them are so annoying to me. If I vomit blood and chop them up, the emperor wouldn't blame me, right?"

The three of them and Doctor Xia were confused.

Shitou suddenly became uneasy and pleaded for the two of them with a nervous look on his face:

"They were just talking, and they didn't mean to really look down on the prince. They just talked about things, and they didn't mean to offend the prince."

Yang Xin was quite nervous on his red face, not sure whether it was pretending or to cooperate with Su Cheng's performance.

Wen Mou looked scared. He was a civil servant. He was promoted to the rank of the officials because of Song Qian's arrogance a few days ago. Now he is afraid of death. The prince will not be really angry, he will not kill me, he will not be able to remove me.

It’s all my fault. Do I want to kneel down to the master and beg for mercy?

Su Cheng said lightly:

"It would be best if you don't have this meaning. You are both old people from Xuanfu. You should pay more attention to your attitude when speaking and acting in the future."

"The Xuanfu is located in a critical situation. Without Kaiping Guards and without Daning Guards, facing the harassment of the three Guards of Urianha and the Oirats, the border is unstable, and the enemy dares to invade the territory again and again. The reason is that the state's general strategy of handling the affairs of the northern border is wrong."

As soon as Su Cheng finished speaking, everyone in the hall stopped talking.

Although Wen Mou did not agree with his father-in-law's idea, he had just made a mistake and he didn't have the courage to argue with Su Cheng.

Shi Tou is a fool, and he can charge and lead troops to train troops, but judging the general trend and the general strategy is just a fool. Listening to Su Cheng's words, he only feels that his father-in-law is generous enough to dare to say bad things about the court.

Yang Xin frowned, thinking about Su Cheng's words, but said nothing.

Since Emperor Xuanzong ascended the throne, the court began to lay off the Kaipingwei. In the sixth year of Xuande, Kaipingwei was completely abolished. The land in the south of the desert was all considered to be in the hands of the Mongolians, so how could the border be peaceful?

As for the Daningwei, it was even longer. During the Yongle period, Chengzu gave the Daningwei to the three guards of Duoyan. Although there was the intention to repay the Jingnan merit, it completely lost the throat that guarded the passage between the south and the north of the imperial court.

After thinking for a while, Yang Xin still spoke:

"The matter here is quite complicated. Pingwei was sacked and removed from the four tunwei, and all the tuns and forts along the line were abolished. Although there were mistakes, there were also reasons for the need to be sacked."

"After transfer from Xuanfu, the food and grass transported to Kaipingwei will cost more than half a dou of grain. The deficit is even more serious. The imperial court's expenses for grain and fodder weapons in Kaipingwei took up most of the military expenditure in Xuanfu."

Among the documents, a young man spoke:

"There are certain reasons for the withdrawal of Kaipingwei, although there are food and fodder and military pay, but more of it is the harmony of people and geography. Kaipingwei will be cold in winter, and it will be cold for nearly five months in a year, and most of the soldiers are unwilling to station in Kaiping."

"There was even a commander who openly bribed the border censor in order to leave Kaiping, in order to transfer the Pingwei."

Su Cheng looked at the young man talking and asked:

"May I have your name?"

The young man saluted Su Cheng with a solemn tone:

"Student Wang Yue, I have met the prince."

Su Cheng waved his hand and asked:

"If you were to stand in my position, what do you think should be dealt with in Kaipingwei?"

Wang Yue thought solemnly after hearing this, and then he said carefully:

"I don't know if I don't hide it from my master."

Shi Tou and Yang Xin looked at each other with a confused look on their faces. Wang Yue was talking a lot just now, but now he said he didn't know.

Su Cheng smiled. This kid is a capable guy. In just a few breaths, he can think of his own difficulties, guess his concerns, and think of his goals. It's very good.

"Let's discuss this matter again. In a few days, you two will lead your army to Kaiping Guard and patrol according to the old system. If anyone dares to block our army, kill them. "

Yang Xin and Shi Tou took the order.

It's cold and freezing now. Before we get on the road, we have to prepare clothes, armor, food and fodder in advance, especially horse feed now. Now there is no Ming army stationed in Kaiping. If we don't prepare enough feed, we may not even be able to go back and forth.

On the fifth day, Shi Tou and Yang Xin led their troops and patrol the guards.

The troops left Xuanfu and had just left the Great Wall. Before Kaiping had arrived, they encountered a small tribe of the Urianha tribe in the former Kaiping Zuotunwei Qi. After a big battle, the small tribe was not prepared enough and was defeated by the two.

After discussing, the two continued patrol and went out to the outside of Kaiping City. However, Kaiping City had been occupied by the Mongols, so they did not attack the city. After patroling, they returned to Xuanfu.

When the two of them rushed back to Xuan Mansion, it was already completely dark, and the gates of Xuan Mansion had been closed for two hours.

After asking to open the city gate and resettle the troops, the two rushed to the General's Mansion and met Su Cheng.

Lanterns everywhere in the General's Mansion were lit up, and the guards on duty guarded the porches everywhere. The more they walked in, the more guards were on duty on the porch.

Yang Xin was a little uneasy and lowered his voice and asked Shi Tou:

"What day is this? Why did the General Office suddenly get martial law? Did something go wrong?"

Shi Tou looked around and saw no familiar guards. The guards on duty were all outside guards. Shi Tou didn't look at them directly on his face and didn't even know his name.

"You'll know when you go in later."

The stones seemed to be in a similar shape, as if he knew the reason.

Although Yang Xin was annoyed that Shi Tou didn't communicate with him, he was now under the short eaves and could only swallow his anger.

The two of them walked through several porches and finally arrived at the rank of the office. They saw more than a dozen torches that shone brightly on the yard. The group of generals wearing strong and sharp stalked are still acquaintances.

"Old Xie, Sun Yong, why are you two bastards here?"

Shi Tou went over, punched the two of them, and asked with a smile.

Lao Xie smiled:

"It's not that your Xuan Mansion has been bullied. The Duke asked me and Lao Sun to come and support you, find an opportunity to fight with the Urianha people."

Several people walked into the office and sat down. Yang Xin told the battle report today, focusing on the fact that Kaiping City was occupied by a large number of Mongolians. The seventh joint camp encountered the enemy and fought one after another. Although there were no major casualties, it was inevitable that the loss of troops would be caused.

Lao Xie shouted:

"This matter is easy to deal with. We only bully others. There is no one who can bully us. As long as the prince agrees to lead the troops, he will fight these Mongolians sooner or later, and give up Kaipingwei and we will not need to fight anyone."

Sun Yong looked at the map with a solemn expression:

"Although this Kaiping Guard looks inconspicuous, its position is important, especially after the Ming Dynasty lost the Daning Guard, the position of this Kaiping Guard became more and more subtle."

"I'm afraid it's just as the grandfather said. At that time, we have to move in. We have to think of a complete way to deal with these people. We can also find a good way to garrison the troops to Kaiping."

"Report that someone named Tao Cheng broke into the house."

The shouts of a messenger sounded in the yard, followed by the scolding and speeches of the guards of the General's Office.
Chapter completed!