The main hall of the Ganqing Palace.

Zhu Houzhao looked around the court officials and said loudly: "The Tartars invaded the capital. The strategy they have adopted is to strictly guard against them and wait for the kings and horses in various places. But how long will it take to wait for the kings and horses in various places to welcome the kings and horses in various places? Even if they come, are they hundreds or thousands or tens of thousands? Do they have the ability to fight head-on with the Tartars?"

Because the problem itself has many uncertainties, the number of soldiers and horses in various places is different, and fighting each other may not necessarily promote the defense of the capital. Liu Jian was unable to answer this question, so he simply kept silent.

Zhu Youzhang coughed twice and asked, "So what?"

Zhu Houzhao said: "Son-me Minister, serving the king and horses in various places are just a guise for us to attack the outside world, so that the Tartars can not concentrate on attacking the city... In fact, even if the king and horses arrive, there is a high possibility that they will be defeated and dispersed by the Tartars. At that time, the capital might still be isolated and helpless!"

After the naughty child said that, no one of the ministers present responded, but justice was in the hearts of the people. Someone couldn't help but nodded because this analysis was reasonable.

Even the most elite border troops in the Ming Dynasty and the Beijing camps in the capital could not resist the invasion of the Tartars. I hope that the main task of the local area was to farm the garrison officers and soldiers?

This joke is a bit big!

Zhu Youzing glanced at Liu Jian, saw that Liu Jian frowned and had no intention of making a match. He thought for a while and said, "Crown Prince, your words make some sense, continue to say it!"

"Yes, Father!"

Zhu Houzhao looked at Liu Jian and Li Dongyang. He knew that the two men who served as the governor before were the most perfunctory to him. Later, they simply underestimated him. So he said targetedly, "My son believes that the only thing that can truly resist the invasion of the Tartars and drive away the Tartars is the defenders in the capital. It is unrealistic to expect the king to be the soldiers and horses to be supported by the king... Because no one commands the reinforcements, no matter how many times they come, they will be defeated by the Tartars one by one. This is called the tactic of adding lamp oil. No matter how much lamp oil is added, it will burn all in the end."

"If the defenders of the capital just blindly defend and dare not fight with the Tartars outside the city, then this battle will become more and more passive. Sooner or later, the generals guarding the city gate will be bribed by the Tartars. At that time, the city gate will be opened, and one mistake will make a mistake, and the capital will fall, and we will fall into the hands of the Tartars!"

After saying this, the ministers present looked at each other.

The prince's words sounded reasonable and well-founded. To put it bluntly, the prince's opinion on the cabinet's defensive strategy has been very strong.

In the eyes of the ministers, the prince is not able to organize these words by himself, which is very likely because it is instructed by the emperor. For one thing, the emperor is not convenient to say directly, let the prince convey it on his behalf, and at the same time, it is also possible to establish the position of the prince in the court and cultivate prestige for the crown prince.

Zhu Houzhao finally looked at the chief assistant Liu Jian and asked, "What do you think Mr. Liu?"

Although Liu Jian was dissatisfied with the prince and had many words in his heart to refute the prince's remarks, he was still unwilling to do it openly in such occasions where the ministers gathered, because even he himself suspected that the prince's words were not thought of by himself. Liu Jian thought to himself: "Is it possible that the idea in the military affairs policy written by the prince before was also instructed by His Majesty to find someone to teach?"

Only Xie Qian was happy and thought to himself: "The prince was cultivated by Chenxi. The prince left too many marks of Chenxi on his body. It's just that Chenxi is used to pretending to be a bear in front of people, while the prince has a straightforward personality. In addition, he has a high position and power, so he doesn't need to give face to the court officials, just say something."

Among the people present, Xie Qian believed that the prince had such ability, and others were all with prejudice.

Liu Jian was still silent, Zhu Youzhang was a little anxious when he waited, and asked Zhu Houzhao again: "Prince, then... if you come forward to take charge of the overall situation, what strategy should you use?"

Zhu Houzhao said: "We must take the initiative and dare to fight against the Tartars in the wild. My son is willing to lead troops to supervise the battle at the city. We must not let the Tartars attack the city without scrupulously. As long as we move the battlefield from the city to outside the city, we will win the morale of the army, and the war will be easier to maintain... Please be sure to be approved by the father!"

After saying that, Zhu Houzhao knelt down and asked Zhu Youzhang for permission.

When Zhu Houzhao knelt, the civil and military ministers in the hall were very embarrassed... The prince knelt down. If they still stood as ministers, it would seem usurpation and disrespectful, but does kneeling mean that they agree with the prince's opinion and ask the emperor for his order?

Zhu Youting frowned. He seemed to make sense to him whether he left the city or not, but he was unwilling to go to the city to supervise the battle, and he did not want his only son to take risks.

Zhu Youzhang looked at the ministers in the court, hoping to get a clear attitude from the ministers, but the ministers turned their heads toward Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Ma Wensheng and others. They hoped to make their own choices by observing the reactions of these important officials.

The first one to kneel down was Xie Qian!

Chen Xi, who lost his favored successor, appreciated the prince's temperament, especially the matter proposed by the prince, which was similar to Xie Qian's previous proposal to send cavalry to fight around the Tatar flanks. Xie Qian also realized that it was too dangerous to defend the enemy.

The middle-level officials in the court knelt down afterwards. Their idea was to take the prince's boat. Of course, they believed that this was from the emperor's instruction and had to know each other.

But Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Ma Wensheng, Zhang Mao and others never kneeled down. Liu Jian came out and said, "Your Majesty, the matter of the prince leading the army is too risky. It is better for the old minister to go to the city to supervise the battle!"

Zhu Youzhang hesitated: "Sir, how can you go to the city if you are old and old? Although this country belongs to me, it is also the people of the world. I am the owner and the guardian of this great river and mountain. I should go to the city to supervise the battle and inspire the morale of the three armies!"

As he said that, Zhu Youzhang stood up, his eyes were bright, and he forced the ministers present to express his opinion.

The ministers could no longer avoid it, and they all knelt down and asked: "Your Majesty, I am willing to go!"

For a moment, Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, and Zhang Mao and other military generals had to kneel down. Zhu Youzhang looked at the respectful ministers, with a look of comfort on his face and said:

"You are my right-hand man. How can I let you go in danger? The prince's loyalty to the country is clear, and I feel so relieved... Mr. Xie and Mr. Li, you two supervise and escort the prince to Zhengyang Gate personally. I wonder if you can complete the important task of teaching the prince for me?"

Xie Qian was frightened when he heard that his old bone was about to go to Zhengyangmen, but when he thought that the country was in trouble, he was the youngest among the top civil officials in the court, so he had to bite the bullet and receive the job.

Li Dongyang's attitude was similar to Xie Qian. In the end, the two bowed down and obeyed: "Abide by the order!"

Zhu Youzhang's face was filled with comfort and said with a smile: "Okay! Two of you are helping me to accompany the prince to Zhengyang Gate. I am relieved. Mr. Xiong. From now on, you will be responsible for the military dispatch in the capital. How about it?"

The emperor suddenly said such words with obvious intentions. Zhu Youzhe was obviously not very satisfied with Liu Jian's previous series of military deployments and wanted to change his course.

Xiong Xiu dared not hesitate at all, and immediately bowed his head to order: "I obey the order!"

Liu Jian's face turned pale. He didn't expect that he would be directly deprived of the power to direct the troops and horses by the emperor.

Zhu Youzhang arranged six departments to coordinate the defense of the city, and finally sighed: "My health is not as good as before. It may not be long. You all, the future achievements of the prince depend on your assistance. I put all my hopes on you. Please do my best to live up to my expectations!"

After saying that, Zhu Youzhang bowed to the civil and military officials in the court, but the ministers did not dare to neglect and quickly kowtowed and returned the gift.

Zhu Houzhao was confused at this moment... Isn't the point of what I was talking about to take the initiative? Why did it become a supervising war? What's the difference from before?
Chapter completed!