Three days later!
Li Chengliang led the Liaodong Iron Cavalry and arrived overnight.
They were stationed on the drill ground outside the capital.
A group of burly soldiers surrounded Li Chengliang.
Deputy General Xu Mi whispered to Li Chengliang,"
Li Chengliang, who was wearing a black iron armor, had a loyal expression on his face.
The veins on his arms were bulging.
He couldn't wait to head to Datong Prefecture.
Kill the Tartar cavalry that invaded the border of Ming Dynasty.
Just as Li Chengliang was inspecting the Liaodong Iron Cavalry.
The Embroidered Uniform Guards held the imperial edict and quickly entered the military camp.
"The imperial edict has arrived! Liaodong Commander-in-Chief Li Chengliang, receive the decree!"
"Your humble subject…Li Chengliang accepts the decree!"
"Yes!"
After the Embroidered Uniform Guards announced the decree, all the Liaodong cavalry felt their blood boil.
It was their greatest honor for the Emperor to come and inspect them!
——
Zhu Zaihou changed the time of the morning court session.
The officials would no longer be tired.
Most of the officials were grateful to Zhu Zaihou.
Otherwise, they would have to wait outside the afternoon gate at 2:45 in the morning…
However, there were also some officials who wrote that the morning court was set by the ancestors.
How can the ancestral system be changed?
However, these memorials were suppressed by the Minister of Personnel, Gao Gong.
Changing the time of the morning court session was something the little Emperor had personally discussed with him.
There was no reason to change it back.
——
Zhu Zaihou sat on the throne.
All the officials were discussing the movement of the Tartar cavalry.
Most of the officials believed that the Ttar cavalry was going to attack Datong.
This was because other than Datong Prefecture, Liaodong, Shanhaiguan and Yanmen Pass were blocked by dangerous passes.
Even if they were given another 300,000 cavalrymen, they would not be able to overcome the danger.
Only Datong Prefecture was a flat land!
Xu Jie and Gao Gong stood at the head of the civil officials.
Last night, 500,000 taels of silver had been transferred to Da Tong Prefecture.
Gather craftsmen to forge bows and arrows and firearms.
Firearms were the most effective weapons against the Ttar cavalry.
As long as a cannon was built in Gaocheng, it could block 50,000 cavalry.
However, it took a lot of time to load gunpowder and was not as convenient as a bow and arrow.
While the other officials were discussing, Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng's expressions remained the same.
It was as if he would not change even if Mount Tai collapsed in front of him.
Hai Rui had already joined the literature class, and he had just been promoted to assistant minister of the Ministry of Works.
He was currently handling and familiarizing himself with the affairs of the Ministry of Works.
For the time being, there is no report.
"Your Majesty, there is a mighty army on the drill ground in the capital. Are you going to send them to Datong Prefecture?”
The Minister of Official Personnel Affairs, Gao Gong, stepped forward with his board and asked.
Zhu Zaihou nodded and said,
"That's right. I mobilized Li Chengliang and the Liaodong cavalry overnight.”
The assistant held the board high and bowed."
"Your Majesty, can we hold on for three months?”
"In my opinion, it is better to have the Liaodong cavalry travel a long distance and attack the Tartar Khanate.”
"Set a fire and burn down their grasslands.”
Zhu Zaihou listened quietly.
"Your Majesty, you can't do this!"
Xu Jie, the chief assistant, came out with a board to stop him.
"Your Majesty, the northern steppe is extremely vast. If we rashly enter, we might lose our way and fall into the trap of the ancient Tartars…"
Gao Gong turned to Xu Jie and said,"
"The northern grasslands are only six hundred li away from Liaodong. After burning their grasslands, we can get the subordinate country Chao Moss army to support us and make a great contribution.”
"It's been a long time since our dynasty launched a surprise attack on the Tartar Khaganate. Their defenses must be lax…
"Moreover, they have 300,000 able-bodied men heading to Datong Prefecture. There are only the old, weak, women, and children behind the Khaganate.”
"This plan is not feasible. This humble subject suggests that we send General Li to support the Datong Prefecture and repel the Tartars.”
" Our dynasty has changed from the old to the new, and the reform arrow is already on the bow. The national treasury is still not full, and the vitality has yet to recover…"
Xu Jie knew very well that if Li Chengliang attacked the Khanate behind the Tartars, it would be a bloody storm.
In his opinion, if General Li Chengliang rashly led his army deep into the grasslands, the risk would be too great…
There were not only the Tartar tribe on the vast grassland, but also dozens of other tribes of various sizes.
It was autumn.
It would probably cause those tribes to have a common hatred for Great Ming…
At this moment, Zhang Juzheng stepped forward and said,
"Your Majesty, I have a report.”
In the imperial court, Xu Jie and Gao Gong, who had fallen into a dispute, shut their mouths.
They all hoped that the emperor's favorite, the revolutionary Zhang Juzheng, would support their opinions.
Zhang Juzheng stepped forward.
He took out a bamboo tube from his sleeve. After opening it, he bowed and said,
"Your Majesty, last night, Zheng Jimin, the commander of Datong, gave me a map…"
"What map?"
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