"Your Majesty, from Yang Hong's memorial, I can see that although Yang Hong killed more than 30 people this time, it was actually a confrontation between the two armies. The number of people fighting against the enemy was at least ten thousand horses." Britain.

Gong Zhang Fu said.

"Wan Qi." Zhu Qizhen said, "What does Wa Ci want to do?"

At this moment, Zhu Qizhen was extremely angry.

It was a very common thing for the Wasi mission to appear again. The Wasi mission came to and from Beijing frequently, so Zhu Qizhen didn't pay too much attention to it.

It's just that this time when the Wasi mission came, it was completely different.

There were more than 2,000 people in the Wasi mission before, and they were already holding up to the sky.

After all, Zhu Qizhen had issued an order to limit the number of Wasi missions. If there were too many people, they would not be allowed to enter the customs.

But this time, Wasi sent over 10,000 cavalry, known as an envoy, to enter the customs from Datong.

But how could Yang Hong agree, so he brought all the cavalry in Datong Town to confront Wa Ci.

As the two sides gathered large armies, friction naturally arose. From the simple friction, more than thirty people died, mostly in the confrontation between the scouts.

The death toll on both sides was quite similar.

Finally, under Yang Hong's strict preparations, the Wasi Mission finally dismissed the escorting army. Yes, the Wasi Mission said that there were too many horse thieves on the grassland and they needed to send troops to escort them.

Zhu Qizhen wanted to laugh when he heard this. It was obvious that he even lied perfunctorily.

What kind of horse bandit needs more than ten thousand cavalry to escort him? I think this horse bandit must have at least thousands of cavalry.

Many tribesmen on the grassland cannot meet this standard.

It was even said that if there were thousands of horse bandits, Zhu Qizhen would have ordered them to surrender. As long as they surrendered to the court, at least they would not be pawned by a commander.

With the help of thousands of cavalry out of thin air and a little verbal benefit, Zhu Qizhen didn't care anymore.

If there are thousands of horse bandits on the grassland, it can only mean one thing, and that is which tribe is out to make extra money.

Wa Ci is the biggest horse bandit on the grassland.

Who dares to take advantage of Wa Ci?

Zhu Qizhen said: "Is Wa Ci going to war with the imperial court?"

Zhang Fu said: "I think it's just the opposite. The tile thorn is a sign of strength for the court, so that the court dare not act rashly."

Zhu Qizhen only felt that Wa Ci was intimidating, so he intended to let Duke Cheng go out of the fortress and fight a battle with Wa Ci's army near Monan, one or two hundred miles away from the border wall.

Within this distance, the Ming cavalry may not really be afraid of the Waqi cavalry.

Especially the performance of Cao Yi in Liaodong Town also made Zhu Qizhen understand that Wa Ci may be strong, but he always has too many internal problems and is not invulnerable. The combat effectiveness of the imperial army has been declining, but most of the veterans of the Northern Expedition are still there

, the combat effectiveness of many elite armies can still be guaranteed.

Last year and this year, the Yellow River and the Yangtze River flooded one after another. The mess has not been cleaned up yet.

Zhu Qizhen hesitated before asking Zhang Fu.

It's just that Zhu Qizhen didn't quite understand what Zhang Fu said. After all, Zhu Qizhen himself didn't quite understand the reality and reality of military law.

"My lord, you have said so. Wa Ci is now afraid of the imperial court." Zhu Qizhen said, "Can the imperial court go out of the fortress and defeat Wa Ci first?"

Zhang Fu said: "Your Majesty, reality and strength can be transformed into each other. The way to use military force lies in this. Now Wac's test has multiple meanings."

"It's just that I still said before that you can fight but not fight. I am not the enemy."

"Your Majesty, are you ready?"

Zhu Qizhen sighed, thinking deeply, and couldn't make a decision for a while.

Suddenly, a young eunuch hurried over, knelt on the ground, and handed a folded book wrapped in white cloth to Zhu Qizhen with both hands.

When Zhu Qizhen saw it, he trembled all over and said, "This is because my love is gone."

"Xu Shangshu of the Ministry of War." The eunuch didn't dare to raise his head and said.

Those with this special mark are all relics.

Zhu Qizhen sighed and remembered the first time he met Xu Xi. At that time, Xu Xi traveled tens of thousands of miles and reported the situation on all sides to Zhu Qizhen one by one.

All this is vivid in my mind, as if it is still before my eyes.

After Zhu Qizhen commissioned Xu Xi to repair the border wall, Xuanfu, Datong, and the checkpoints near Beijing have all been greatly repaired, and they cannot be said to be impregnable.

Thinking about it at the time, it might not happen that Wa Ci would march straight into the city of Beijing.

It seems that what kind of recommender corresponds to what kind of official.

Xu Xi, who was recommended by Yang Pu, was just like Yang Pu in that he didn't care about his own body and acted like a desperate man when doing things.

As an elderly person, he still has to do everything personally and review everything. This ending is reasonable but unexpected.

Zhu Qizhen sighed and thought to himself: "The position of Minister of the Ministry of War will be vacant again." This was another trouble, and he immediately opened Xu Xi's legacy.

Judging from the content of Xu Xi's legacy, it can't be called a legacy at all. It was just a statement that he passed away not long ago, and he didn't ask the court to arrange for his children. It mainly talked about one thing.

That is the issue of jurisdiction over the ownership of Chidao between the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs.

During the process of building the border wall, Xu Xi keenly felt the benefits of Chidao. The Ministry of Household Affairs used it to transport grain and grass. Xu Xi also used it to transport various other materials.

Although only one route from Beijing to Xuanfu was completed, and due to frequent use, the wooden tracks in many areas had to be replaced frequently, which increased the cost.

But no matter how you calculate it, it saves a lot compared to the previous transportation method.

At that time, Xu Xi reported that he wanted to transfer the power of jurisdiction over construction and maintenance of Chidao from the Ministry of Household Affairs to the Ministry of War.

Because the Ministry of War has a function, which is to manage post roads. The network of post roads and post stations all over the world in the Ming Dynasty was nominally managed by the Ministry of War.

With this precedent, it is reasonable and convenient to put Chidao under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War and merge it into the Jiabu Department under the Ministry of War.

It would be much easier for the Ministry of War to fight for Taipu Temple's horses.

This issue has been debated in the imperial court for a long time.

Xu Xi even talked about this matter after his death.

Zhu Qizhen deeply felt that if this matter was not sorted out, it might affect the operation of the court. Xu Xi's legacy may be an opportunity to sort out this matter.

However, this matter needs to be put aside for a while.

Now that there is a vacancy in the Ministry of War, all military operations by Zhu Qizhen against Wasi must be suspended for a period of time, maybe one month, maybe two months.

Zhu Qizhen wanted to fight because he wanted to win the war, and he definitely didn't want to lose the war. Therefore, at this time, he still wanted to put aside the matter of Wazi.

Zhu Qizhen said: "Send an order to Yang Hong to strictly guard the border wall and not allow the Waci cavalry to go south. As for the Waci mission, as long as they report to the court, let them go."

"Reiterating the imperial ban, we will definitely not exceed 2,500 people."

"Your Majesty is wise." Zhang Fu said.

Zhu Qizhen said: "I know that if you have a good meal, you are not afraid of being late, but it is a pity for Xu Xi. If you come, send someone to pay homage to Xu Shangshu's house, and reward his family members. Everything will be done according to the etiquette."

There are rules in the palace on how to pay tribute to a minister.

Zhu Qizhen doesn't need to say any more. Just explain.

Zhu Qizhen thought about it for a while, but still felt that it was not taken seriously enough, so he said, "Mr. British, would you like to accompany me?"

The British Duke Zhang Fu naturally agreed.

Zhu Qizhen left the palace with the British Duke Zhang Fu, the guards of the Qianqing Palace, and the Han generals, a total of more than a thousand people. As soon as they left the palace, the streets were closed in silence. The people all knelt down and waited for the emperor's carriage to pass. , to get up and continue walking.,

Before arriving at Xu Shangshu's mansion, I could already hear the sounds of sorrow and joy.

But there was a team playing music at the door, and the sound was extremely plaintive. However, the sound was not loud, but it was incomparable with the trumpets of later generations.

Before the people from Zhu Qi Town came over, this area had already been taken over by the imperial guards. The entire courtyard was so densely packed with sentries every three steps and posts every five steps that no one dared to speak for a while.

When Zhu Qizhen arrived, he found that Yang Pu was already there.

"Veteran Yang Pu pays homage to His Majesty." The officials, led by Yang Pu, saluted Zhu Qizhen.

Zhu Qizhen waved his hand and said: "No courtesy." He placed a stick of incense in front of Xu Xi's soul, sighed for a while, and then came out.

After all, although death is a big deal, one cannot worship the emperor as his ministers. All Zhu Qizhen could do was to offer incense.

However, this was the greatest relief to Xu Xi.
Chapter completed!