Chapter 746 The Battle

"Since the Duke of Zhen said that the Tarians were untrustworthy, why did he reach a peace agreement with the tazis? The Duke of Zhen can report to the court so that the court can also have a plan for this. On this side, you actively reach a peace agreement with the Ta's. On the one hand, you can't believe the Ta's. What's the reason? Fei Hong, a university scholar, asked.

The ministers also want to know the answer to this question. Since you, Song Nan, see that the salams will not submit, they will not believe it. Why did the imperial edict reach a peace agreement before it arrives? Isn't this beating yourself in the mouth?

Song Nan sneered and said, "If I tell you that this peace is simply a farce, I didn't plan to make peace with the people. I don't know what you think."

The ministers are making a fuss, and their minds are like a mess. Everyone can't figure out what Song Nan is trying to express. What is a farce? The two sides concluded a peace agreement and mortgaged the eldest son to Daming as a hostage. Why did it suddenly become a farce?

"Soong Nan, what exactly do you mean?" Zhengde was also completely confused.

Song Nan arched his hand and said, "The peace between me and the baldness can be reached is a piece of paper. Without the permission of the court, how dare I make a decision without permission? Yang Shoufu has made it very clear that what I did, and no matter how confused I am, I will not decide the grand plan of the court on my behalf. This matter was a game from beginning to end. Under the circumstances at that time, I had to use it to stabilize the Taters.

Zhengde frowned and said, "Let's make it clear."

Song Nan then described the situation in detail and finally said, "I have not been able to catch up with the rescue of the people in Yanchi City. At that time, hundreds of women and children were kidnapped by the Tarots. If I turned a blind eye to it, I would be a Ming official and betrayed the trust of the emperor and the people. How can I watch the bald women, children and children in Yanchi City slaughtered? Therefore, I invited Lord Yang Yiqing to come from Guyuan and use his identity as a chief control officer of the three sides to make peace with the bald man, and rescued hundreds of women and children in Yanchi City. This is the whole thing. I don't know that the court has issued the decree of peace, and I don't agree with the court.

Zhengde's eyes widened and said in shock, "So it's so? Are you trying to save people?

Song Nan said, "Yes, all the generals of the northwest army know about this matter, and Lord Yang Yiqing is also in the hall. The emperor can ask him whether it is true or not."

Zhengde's eyes fell on Yang Yiqing's body. Yang Yiqing slowly came out and said, "Your Majesty, this matter is true. I did posing as an imperial envoy to reach this false peace agreement. Please ask the emperor to deduct Weichen, and the impersonation of the envoy should be punished."

Zhengde waved his hand and said, "I'm not busy with the fake imperial envoy. I just want to know that Song Nan, are you willing to let go of the enemy chieftain for hundreds of people? This...this...I don't know what to say."

Yang Tinhe said coldly, "Prince Zhen, the emperor's doubts are also our doubts. Since you have no intention to make peace with the Tatans, you should take down the enemy chieftain. Why did you release the Tatar Lord for hundreds of women and children? Isn't this not to release the tiger back to the mountain?"

"Yes, it's really stupid. Either the two sides sincerely discuss peace and fight, or capture the enemy chief as hostage to force him to establish an alliance under the city. There is no reason to release the lord of the Tatar kingdom and more than 10,000 Tatar elite soldiers for hundreds of women and children. Is this deal cost-effective? It's simply confused." Liang Chufeihong and others echoed one after another.

Song Nan looked at them coldly and suddenly smiled and said, "I understand that the cabinet scholars and the adults of the outer court originally thought so. They would rather watch the Taris kill all the women and children to their faces and never save them. I understand, but I don't know what you read. Is that what the virtuous book teaches? After the next dynasty, I ordered people to go to the streets to investigate whether they should be saved or not. Should we let the people kill all the hostages or find a way to save the people first and then try to do it? Let's listen to what the people evaluates.

Liang Chufeihong and others were speechless. Song Nan meant to publicize their words and deeds, which was to make them stink. Admittedly, on this issue, from a big standpoint, it is unwise to let go of hundreds of women and children to escape, but the people absolutely do not think so. The people will think that saving the hostages is the first manifestation of the court's attention to the people. Sometimes public opinion and the interests of the country go in the opposite direction, which sounds incredible, but this often happens.

"Duke Zhen, don't oppress people with such words. We are important ministers of the court. The first thing to consider is the interests of Daming. It is obviously unwise for hundreds of people to give up the opportunity to capture the enemy chieftain. Duke Zhen obviously understands this truth. But we can't say that you are wrong. After all, it is also the responsibility of the court to protect the people of Daming. From a certain standpoint, I still want to admire your behavior. However, in order to gain prestige and ignore the interests of the court, I let go of the enemy chieftain. The soldiers and civilians of the Ming Dynasty who were killed and were killed in tears before. Isn't it a waste of death, but let the enemy chieftain escape?

Yang Tinghe did have some eloquence and grasped the weakness in Song Nan's words. He neither denied Song Nan's behavior, but showed that he was equally compassionate, but did not forget to stand firm and point out the inappropriateness of this move. If others attack people with big blades, Yang Ting and the attackers are as deadly as secretly poaching meat with a knife, but they teach you that it is difficult to guard against.

Song Nan nodded and said, "What Yang Shoufu said is reasonable, but please figure out my intention before I talk about it. Did I said that I could escape after letting go of the baldness? Did I say that there is no follow-up? I just said hypothetical words and save the people first. In fact, when I return to Beijing this time, I will ask the emperor to allow me to continue to lead troops north. I will go to the country of Tatar and dedicate the bald head to the emperor.

The ministers were in an uproar again, and everyone thought: It turned out that Song Nan returned to Beijing with such a purpose. In order to save the people, he obviously had some women's benevolence. In order to make up for such a mistake, he actually wanted to go north to Tatar and capture the enemy chieftain again. If this person doesn't have strong self-confidence, he is a little crazy. It's not easy to catch the rabbit that has been released.

Yang Ting and Guan Er smiled and said, "Nonsense, Duke Zhen must have known that the court had no intention of using troops again, so he said this in case someone pointed out that you picked up sesame seeds and lost watermelon. It doesn't have to be like this. The peace agreement is true or false. In short, an agreement has been reached, signed the bighty can also be signed, and the eldest son is taken hostage, which shows that he is still sincere. The vitality of the Tatar country is greatly damaged. Even if they are the wolves of Zhongshan, they will not be able to invade my border town again. We can take this as a formal agreement. Since the tari is serious, why not? The strike of both sides is beneficial to both countries. Both countries have suffered a lot, and it's time to take a break.

Zhengde nodded and said, "What Yang University said is very true, Song Nan, I don't blame you for releasing the Talar leader in order to save the people. The result of the whole matter is good, and it is also what the court hopes to achieve. The Talars do not know that you are pretending to make peace with them, so we recognize this peace. Fang's strike is a truce to rest and recuperate.

Song Nan frowned and arched his hand and said, "Your Majesty, I said that the main purpose of returning to Beijing is to beg the emperor to allow me to go north. Does the emperor mean that he is not allowed to do what I do?"

Zhengde said, "It's better to discuss this matter in the long-term. A few days earlier, the court has decided on a strategy to suspend the army. Now there are contracts and hostages. It's time for us to celebrate our birthdays."

Song Nan shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid that we want to live in peace, but the Tart will not let us live in peace. Everyone knows that the vitality of the Tart will be greatly damaged in this battle. This is an excellent opportunity to expel them in one fell swoop. The worst way can also take back the Hetao area and drive them north of the Yinshan Mountain. Not only can the Taks lose the rich land of water and grass in the Hetao area, so that they can never recover their vitality and no longer have the power to attack, but they can also restore the establishment of Daningwei, push the border line hundreds of miles north of the Yellow River, and establish a solid defense of the Zhaibaowei, which can solve the problem of the border town once and for all.

Zhengde couldn't understand these doorways, but he was a little moved by what Song Nan said, so he asked Yang Tinghe, "Yang University, what Song Nan said seems to be reasonable. If so, it seems to be a great thing."

Yang Tinhe shook his head with a smile and said, "Your Majesty, what the Duke of Zhen said is fascinating, but has the emperor forgotten what the adults said when he made a strategy for truce and discussion earlier? It's easier said than done than done. Although the Tari is greatly damaged, I also know it. In this war between the northwest and the Tari, more than 90,000 soldiers of the Northwest Guard were killed, 13 cities were destroyed, and countless people suffered countless casualties. The whole area of Gansu, Shaanxi is almost scorched. In order to fully ensure the smoothness of the war in the northwest, the imperial court invested countless supplies and silver. Next, hundreds of thousands of people had to provide relief, the border towns and cities had to be rebuilt, and the soldiers who died in the battle had to be buried, which would cost a lot of money. If you are not at home, you don't know that Chai Mi is expensive. Duke Zhen doesn't know the current situation of the court. We can't support a big war.

Zhengde nodded and looked at Song Nan spread out his hands and said, "You have also heard that the court has been exhausted for this war. Song Nan, let's stop."

Song Nan sighed, "Do you give up the grand plan of the eternal foundation just for a moment of difficulties? Yang University's calculation of this account is not very shrewd. To see the benefits of calming the border disaster once and for all in the future, it is not comparable to millions of taels of silver. Now you can take a breath to rebuild and rest. But the Tattars have not stopped breathing. The border town built today will be burned tomorrow, and the people who returned home today will be trampled and killed by iron horses tomorrow. Why can't they be a hundred? I didn't expect that Lord Yang, as the chief assistant of the cabinet, would be so short-sighted and disrespectful. Your ability and vision of government management are really not good.

"You... are so presumptuous." Yang Tinghe was really angry. He hated people's ability most, and he made such an undisguised accusation in person that he really couldn't make face.

"If you have the ability to go to war hungry, I'd like to see how capable you are."

"Yang Shoufu means that if you don't express your opinion on this matter, the cabinet will not intervene, right?"

"Well, you can't intervene if you want to intervene. The court has no silver and no supplies in its hand. If you want to fight a war, you can find a way by yourself. No wonder I didn't remind you that it was a good situation. If you insist on ruining the good situation, you will be the eternal sinner of my Ming Dynasty.

Song Nan laughed and said, "If Yang Shoufu and all the adults don't worry about my reputation, you have to keep your word. Without your help, I will win the same."

Yang Tinghe's face was pale and silent. Song Nan no longer paid attention to him and turned to Zhengde and said, "Your Majesty, you only need to nod your head, and I can take down the river for you and drive the Tart to the north of Yin Mountain. At that time, the emperor can rest assured and no longer have to worry about the border trouble."

Zhengde looked at Yang Tinhe and Song Nan. He rubbed his hands and didn't know how to choose. He said for a long time, "But you don't have money and food. How can you fight this battle? Yang Shoufu made it very clear that the court had no money to supply the northwest army for the northern expedition.

Song Nan said, "Your Majesty, I will find a way to solve this matter by myself. Don't worry."

Zhengde was stunned. This matter is a little ridiculous. One wants to fight and the other doesn't give money and food. Both sides have their own reasons, and it seems difficult to refuse. This matter is really difficult to do.

Yang Tinghe sighed, "Duke Zhen, you have embarrassed the emperor. If you want to start a war, this is the war of the imperial court. Don't you personally promise to raise food and salaries, don't you still use the soldiers and horses of the Ming Dynasty? I know your mood. I also had a time when I was young, but it was really inappropriate at this time.

Song Nanli ignored him and looked at Zhengde and said, "Your Majesty, I made this claim for the sake of the long-term stability of the border town of the Ming Dynasty. The emperor will never want to hear the news that the Tarans invaded the border town again. Although Daming is in trouble, the situation of the Taran is even worse. If I don't seize this opportunity at this time, I will definitely regret it in the future. And."

Zhengde looked at Song Nan's firm eyes and finally asked, "Are you really sure to win this battle?"

Song Nan said, "Did you say a big deal about the military affairs? The emperor can rest assured."

Zhengde nodded and slowly got up, looked around at the ministers, and said slowly, "I believe that the Duke of Zhen is by no means single-handed. I think it is appropriate for you to consider the war."

Yang Tin and his face turned pale and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, the old minister reiterated that the court has no money to support this war. Please think twice."

Song Nan sneered and said, "I also reiterated that the court has no food to raise money by myself. This battle must be fought. Yang Shoufu should not use this moneyless food as an excuse to obstruct it. If you only have this reason, it's better to be hands-free. This is not a matter at all."

Yang Tin and Yan said angrily, "Even if you can raise food and salaries, this tearing up and discussion will make the court dishonest in the world. What do the surrounding countries think?"

Song Nan laughed and said, "It's ridiculous. What are you talking about? If you want to talk about it, you can go to the northwest to see where the ruined city and the people who have lost their homes. You talk to them about keeping the trust with the people and take care of your spilled feces."

Yang Ting and Fuxiu said, "In this case, I have nothing to say. Emperor, the old minister has something to say first. If the war causes other events or leads to domestic turmoil, the consequences must be investigated."

Without waiting for Zhengde to speak, Song Nan said, "Yang Shoufu calmly stayed in your cabinet public room to listen to the news. You don't have to move a finger on this matter. You have other important things to do. Such a trivial matter will not bother you."

Yang Ting and snorted coldly and stopped talking. Zhengde thought for a moment or asked, "But this army will go out for at least a few million taels of silver. Do you really think it's personal fundraising?"

"Your Majesty, don't worry about it. The Duke of Zhen is extremely rich. It's more than enough to take out some money to deal with this battle. Speaking of which, the Duke of Zhen has earned millions of silver in the white paper workshop. At this moment, it's time to take out some money to give back to the court." Lu Wan, the minister of the Ministry of War, interrupted strangely.

Song Nan turned his head and shouted, "Speak, I agree with the emperor. When is it your turn to interrupt? You'd better reflect on your command mistakes in the northwest. Now that I'm not busy with you, if you are, I will resign from the position of minister of the Ministry of War, instead of being shy and not leaving the position of secretary of the Ministry of War."

Lu Wan's color changed, and his mouth wanted to refute. Zhang Lu shouted in a low voice, "The Duke of Zhen is right, Lord Lu, I'm going to impeach you by the emperor. Don't make trouble."

The grandfathers of the two countries joined hands to scold him. Lu Wan was frightened and wanted to speak, but he did not dare to speak. Looking at Yang Tinhe and others, although he did not look good, he did not mean to speak. He had to cover his face with his hands and retreat.