In the Wenhua Hall, the eunuch of the Silijian came to help. Each minister bought tables, chairs and four treasures of the study in order to write down his mind.

This is not a difficult task for Xiong Xiu, who is in charge of affairs in the Ministry of War. Even the prince Zhu Houzhao wrote very easily, but for the other ministers, it was a bit higher to draw up an effective plan in a hasty way.

"Sir, please write quickly. Your Majesty, and Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, are all waiting for you!" Xiao Jing was extremely anxious when he saw the difficulty of writing by the ministers.

In his opinion, only these powerful ministers in front of him could save the Ming Dynasty from danger, but except Xiong Xiu, others seemed to have no good insights into the precautions of the Gyeonggi.

Liu Jian and Li Dongyang had talks about the defense of the Gyeonggi, but they were mostly clichés. In their opinion, the defense of the Gyeonggi was nothing more than defending the city, but the details were not clear. Although Zhang Mao, the British Duke of the Governor's Office of the Five Armies, had a great reputation, but he had few opportunities to fight.

When Zhu Houzhao wrote hundreds of words and raised his head, he realized that the old ministers he admired were still staring at him now.

Zhu Houzhao immediately urged: "Why don't you write? If you don't write, I will finish writing. Don't say that I don't know how to respect the elderly and love the young!"

Liu Jian and Li Dongyang looked at each other, then looked at Ma Wensheng and Zhang Mao, and their eyes finally fell on Xiong Xiu.

If it really doesn't work, let Xiong Xiu come out to take charge of military affairs!

After all, it seems that only Xiong Xiu, who has served as the Minister of War for many years, can take on this important task.

Zhu Houzhao continued to write, and Xie Qian gritted his teeth and began to write on white paper. He proposed the strategy, mainly to the word "stable" and to hold on to the capital without leaving. When the kings and horses from all over the country arrived, they would fight against the Tatars.

Liu Jian and Li Dongyang simply didn't start writing.

Zhang Yanling used his strength to write some, but it was nothing more than how to guard against the city gate and wall. The overall view was too bad, and everyone's focus was on Xie Qian and Xiong Xiu.

"I have written it, how long will it take for several Qing families?"

Zhu Houzhao was the first to put down his pen. He wrote a thousand words in the military strategy and more than a dozen words, but he was not satisfied with the notes. Zhu Houzhao's calligraphy could not even be basic neat. There were many graffiti parts in the middle, which looked messy.

Xiong Xiu was the second time to put down his pen, and he did his best to do his best to five hundred words.

As for Xie Qian, he started writing at the latest, but the content he wrote was relatively rich, with the number of words roughly equivalent to Xiong Xiu. With Zhang Yanling's strategy of less than 300 words, a total of four answers were placed in front of the ministers.

Liu Jian and Li Dongyang were about to come forward to check the situation, but Zhu Houzhao stepped forward to stop him: "You guys, you haven't agreed yet, how to decide the outcome?"

Liu Jian replied: "Your Highness, of course, is based on practical codes of conduct. If the strategy proposed is appropriate, you can be selected and presented to the heaven to listen!"

Zhu Houzhao was a little dissatisfied: "After all the time, it's up to the father to decide. If the father had an idea, he would have made a decision long ago... If he knew that I was writing this policy, he would definitely not agree to me in charge of the military aircraft. Several Qing families are unfair!"

Xie Qian advised: "Your Highness, the emperor has always decided the matter of the dispatch of troops in the world. If the prince has insights into military affairs, your Majesty will agree."

Xie Qian means that the whole world belongs to your Zhu family. Your father doesn’t trust us ministers, so he has not decided who will lead the army. But if you, the crown prince, have the ability, and your father is too happy, how could he disagree?

"Okay, let's start... I am the first to hand in the paper, with the most words, don't mess it up!" Zhu Houzhao was afraid that these ministers would be slapped in debt, so he stood by the table to supervise. He wanted to listen to others' evaluations of him and wanted to know what his talents could be. To put it bluntly, he also lacked an objective understanding of himself.

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Liu Jian, Li Dongyang and others were the first to read Xie Qian's answer sheet.

To put it bluntly, Xie Qian's plan to "stand firmly and not be able to come out" was to rely on the city walls of the capital to deal with the Tatars, and he refused to go out of the city to fight against the Tatars, and handed over the initiative on the battlefield.

This strategy seems cowardly, but it is the first choice of the old minister at the moment.

Influenced by the idea of ​​meanness, most ministers hold the view that "no mistake is merit", believing that as long as they can defend the capital, it is victory, and that if they cannot retreat, they are the best choice.

Li Dongyang said: "It is necessary to stick to it, but if the Diyi troops and horses continue to launch attacks day and night, I wonder how many days can the capital maintain peace?"

Xie Qian replied: "The capital city wall is high and deep. Even if it attacks day and night, it is enough to hold on for more than two months. You can wait until the king-supporting troops from all over the country arrive!"

"well!"

Zhang Mao sighed and said, "This is equivalent to giving up the danger of Juyong. If the border troops in the northwest cannot leave the northern enemy in Xuanfu and the troops around Datong cleared out, this battle will turn into stalemate, and there may not be any results within three or five months. How can we ensure the safety of the capital?"

The implication is that Zhang Mao does not agree with this negative response plan.

Being able to defend means that all areas outside the capital will be abandoned, and the capital will fall into an isolated island state, just like a replica of the Battle of Tumu Fort. Even if the capital's defense is stable, the number of troops and food will always be limited. If the Tatars insist on the tactic of besieging the city to fight aid, the capital will eventually fall.

Xie Qian said: "Is there a better strategy?"

Liu Jian said: "Yu Qiao must not be anxious. Some things are not as simple as you think. If you attack for a long time, you will lose the city. Whether it is city defense or soldiers defending the city, once there is a problem with the first link, the capital will be in danger. You should not try it easily!"

Although Liu Jian didn't know much about military affairs, he read a lot of history books and knew the simplest truth, that is, he would lose it after a long period of time.

When a large army is approaching, the city will always have one or another mistakes. It may be that it is accidentally taken advantage of by the enemy when sending troops, such as the shame of Jingkang; or the city defense garrisons surrender to the enemy, such as the Battle of Jingnian.

It is difficult to defend the city alone. The garrison soldiers pay attention to national hatred and family hatred. What they care about is their fame and fortune. Even if foreign barbarians invade, there will still be people who are greedy and afraid of death who act as barbarians for their own glory and wealth.

Therefore, Xie Qian's pure defense strategy was not approved.

Then came Xiong Xiu’s strategy.

Xiong Xiu's central idea of ​​this question is also to stick to the waiting for assistance, but Xiong Xiu's military achievements are obviously much more profound than Xie Qian. He proposed that while stabilizing the defense, he should mobilize the troops around the capital and station them in the fortresses around the capital, forming a horn to restrain the Tatars.

Li Dongyang said: "Mr. Xiong's military affairs strategy is calm and composed. He is good at dealing with the Diyi troops and horses, both offensive and defense!"

In the comparison of the two military affairs strategies, Li Dongyang supported Xiong Xiu's combat ideas more. Xie Qian was not familiar with the defense of the capital. He could only make some plausible arrangements based on his own understanding. Xiong Xiu had served in the Ministry of War for many years and knew the army and terrain of the capital. In this way, he could naturally propose more practical and effective strategies.

Li Dongyang asked Liu Jian about his opinions, and from the feedback, he also praised Xiong Xiu's views. But the problem is that Xiong Xiu is just the Minister of War, and it is difficult for Xiong Xiu to preside over military affairs.

Yu Qian, the commander-in-chief of the last battle to defend the capital, was no matter how he was the Minister of War. Now, he removed Liu Daxia's Minister of War and replaced him with Xiong Xiu in the last battle. After all, Liu Daxia also won the victory in Ningxia Town and is still on the way to lead troops back to Beijing to serve the king. Replacing Liu Daxia at this time will make the soldiers on the three sides unstable.

Ma Wensheng said: "It is better to use Ru Ming as the deputy commander, and Liu Shaofu served as the chief seal to fight against the Tatar soldiers!"

Xie Qian was not worried about his own question and failed to choose, and nodded and agreed: "It's so great, why would you report to Your Majesty immediately and ask Your Majesty to decide?"

As if no one commented on several ministers, Zhu Houzhao was confused when he heard it, thinking to himself: "Is this agreed? Why didn't I hear the evaluation of my military affairs policy? Or did they have already evaluated it and I didn't pay attention?"

"Hello!"

Zhu Houzhao finally couldn't help but speak, "Several Qing family, what are you talking about? Have you read this question in this palace? This is the first time I have written so many words since I was a child!"

Zhang Yanling is also dissatisfied with it.

However, Zhang Yanling was not qualified to speak in front of these old ministers, and he knew that what he wrote was basically a temporary piece of paper and was useless at all.
Chapter completed!