The Cabinet.
"What?! The Jianzhou Jurchen actually dared to kill an official of my Ming Dynasty! Surround Liaodong?"
Liu Jian stood up suddenly, his eyes almost popping out.
During the Chenghua years, the Ming Dynasty had already exterminated the Jurchen in Jianzhou once. Unexpectedly, they did not learn their lesson and rebelled again thirty years later.
Li Dongyang and Xie Qian entered the cabinet. They had also received news of the Jurchen rebellion. This was no small matter. If they watched the Jurchen grow stronger, break through Liaodong, and cross Shanhaiguan, the capital would be in danger!
"His Majesty has summoned the three lords into the palace…"
"Let's go and enter the palace for an audience. This time, when we send troops to Liaodong, we must decide in one battle! Get rid of the Liaodong Jurchen forever!"
The Minister of War Xie Qian was a pro-war party. Before the Jurchen rebelled in Jianzhou, he had advised more than once to send troops to Liaodong.
Now that the Jianzhou Jurchen had rebelled, it fulfilled the Minister of War's wishes.
Li Dongyang was a little suspicious.
It had been a month since the Emperor ascended the throne and he rarely dealt with government affairs. Today, he summoned the three important ministers who entrusted their children to him into the palace. It seemed that he had grown a lot overnight.
After all, His Majesty was only a fifteen-year-old youth. It was understandable that he was a little playful on normal days.
Now that there was an emergency military situation in Liaodong, His Majesty must have grown a lot after being stimulated by the military situation!
Li Dongyang was very comforted by the Emperor's growth.
The three entrusted ministers did not delay any longer and immediately entered the palace to see him!
……
Inside Yangxin Hall.
Zhu Houzhao flipped through the memorials on the Dragon's desk.
Now that the Ming Empire was in his hands, the Ming Empire had to be stable because he was the Ming Emperor.
Once the country was unstable, everyone could survive except for the Great Ming Emperor!
……
"Your Majesty, you summoned me…"
A eunuch with a face full of smiles and loyalty entered Yangxin Palace Hall.
When the other eunuchs saw him, they all lowered their heads.
"Do you know what happened in Liaodong?”
Zhu Houzhao flipped through the memorials on the Dragon's desk. These memorials had not been read yet, and he did not even raise his head.
The eunuch standing in Yangxin Palace was the famous Supervisor of the East Chamber, Cao Zhengchun!
Cao Zhengchun looked at Zhu Houzhao reading the memorial on the Dragon's desk and a strange thought arose in his mind.
It had been a month since the young emperor ascended the throne. He had not even asked about the state affairs, let alone read through the memorials.
Why was he reading memorials in high spirits today?
Cao Zhengchun was very capable and ambitious.
At the same time, he was also an important chess piece left behind by the late Emperor for Zhu Houzhao.
He was an important chess piece to keep Ironguts in check.
After Cao Zhengchun's death, there was no one else who could keep Ironguts in check.
Ironguts immediately led the ten generals of the Nine Border Fortress and commanded 560,000 soldiers to force the palace to rebel!
The way of the emperor is the way of the emperor's checks and balance.
Cao Zhengchun looked at Zhu Houzhao, who was calm and composed, and revealed a puzzled expression.
It shouldn't be!
Why was Tian Zi so calm?
Liaodong's governor had died in battle, and Liaodong was on the verge of death. He originally thought that the young emperor would be terrified and lose his mind. After all, he had never experienced war!
If Liaodong falls, the building will collapse!
But…
Tian Zi was actually so calm!
Have a plan?
Was Tian Zi not afraid?
Just as Cao Zhengchun was confused, Zhu Houzhao looked up at Cao Zhengchun and said casually,""Tell me what you think of the Jurchen tribe in Liaodong.”
At that moment, Cao Zhengchun felt a chill run down his spine.
All along, Cao Zhengchun had thought that the young emperor was easy to fool or even manipulate.
However, that glance just now made Cao Zhengchun feel as if he had fallen into an ice cave.
Cao Zhengchun saw Zhu Houzhao glance at him. It was as if he had seen through all his secrets…
"This feeling is very bad!"
Could it be!
A thought appeared in Cao Zhengchun's mind!
Could it be that there was an expert behind His Majesty?
Someone had already given His Majesty pointers in advance?
Or could it be…
Empress Dowager?
Cold sweat dripped down Cao Zhengchun's forehead…
Cao Zhengchun was very afraid of the Empress Dowager because he knew that Emperor Hongzhi had left many trump cards for the Empress Dowager.
He had a premonition that this young emperor would probably shock everyone…
He was definitely not the youth that everyone thought he was!
"Your Majesty, this old servant is willing to lead 800 East Chamber barbarians and the Divine Arms Battalion to aid Liaodong at night. I will definitely kill all the Liaodong rebels within a month! Be it the old, the young, the women, or the children, kill them all!"
When Cao Zhengchun said this, he sounded very natural. He didn't realize the coldness and cruelty in his words.
As the supervisor of the East Chamber, Cao Zhengchun was never soft-hearted when killing people. He was so to his own people and even more so to foreigners!
Inside Yangxin Hall.
As soon as Cao Zhengchun finished speaking, the eunuch rushed into the palace to report,""Your Majesty, the Prime Minister Liu Jian, the Second Prime Minister Li Dongyang, and the Minister of War Xie Qian are waiting outside the palace!”
"Summon them in!"
"Here!"
After the eunuch left Yangxin Palace Hall, Cao Zhengchun's expression changed slightly when he heard the names of Liu Jian and Li Dongyang.
The eunuchs and the cabinet were incompatible.
Although Cao Zhengchun wanted to befriend Liu Jian, he was reprimanded by Liu Jian time and time again. In the eyes of the cabinet, Cao Zhengchun, this eunuch, was the greatest crafty sycophant by the Emperor's side!
When Emperor Hongzhi was still alive, they would report to the court every day that Cao Zhengchun had harmed loyal officials…
Emperor Zheng De had just ascended the throne, and the courtiers were dealing with many matters regarding the amnesty. They had not had the time to deal with Cao Zhengchun…
"Grand Secretary Liu, Grand Secretary Li? Minister Xie…"
The three ministers entered Yangxin Palace Hall and waited. Cao Zhengchun bowed and cupped his hands.
Liu Jian snorted coldly and turned a blind eye to Cao Zhengchun.
Cao Zhengchun saw that Liu Jian and the other two were ignoring him, so he didn't care.
He knew that Liu Jian and the other two wanted nothing more than to kill him.
However, everything he did was just for Tian Zi to see.
He wanted the emperor to see Cao Zhengchun being humble.
Liu Jian, the chief of the cabinet, and others despised the emperor because of their high status and power.
Once or twice, perhaps Tian Zi wouldn't care.
However, the more times they did it, the lower their position in Tian Zi's heart would be.
One day, they would make Tian Zi unhappy!
Everything Cao Zhengchun was doing now was for that one and only chance!
……
After the three cabinet ministers bowed to Zhu Houzhao, Liu Jian took out a memorial from his sleeve and handed it over.""Your Majesty, this is the strategy for Liaodong. We will send 30,000 infantry, 30,000 archers, 10,000 cavalry, and 10,000 firearm battalions. In total, we will send 80,000 troops to wipe out the Jurchen tribe in Jianzhou!”
Zhu Houzhao opened the memorial. The memorial recorded in detail where the troops would be mobilized, how many troops would be mobilized, who would be the general, who would transport the rations, when the troops would be dispatched, and even how the war would end. Everything was written on the memorial…
When Zhu Houzhao was reading the memorial, Cao Zhengchun's expression changed quickly. It was a good opportunity to make a contribution to Liaodong.
It would be best if such an opportunity fell into the hands of the East Chamber. Otherwise, they would be suppressed by the cabinet again.
Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, and the others had a strange feeling.
In Liu Jian's eyes, he was just going through the motions by submitting the memorial to the emperor.
Perhaps the emperor would not even look at the memorial he submitted. Even if he did, he would not understand it. After the formalities, the cabinet began to mobilize troops.
However…
Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, and the others noticed that Emperor Zheng De was reading the memorial seriously.
This was an unprecedented and rare thing.
The emperor was only fifteen years old this year. In the month since he ascended the throne, he didn't even look at the memorials, let alone go to court. He played every day…
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