Ming Dynasty: I risked my life to teach the prince, the emperor begged me not to die

Chapter 620 Battle of Hami
Yang Yiqing was at the border and if he wanted to mobilize troops, he had to inform the Ministry of War about this matter, and the Ministry of War had to agree to his plan before he could mobilize troops.

But judging from Yang Yiqing's appearance, he should have agreed to Fu Yuan's vicious plan.

The people of Turpan and the Ming Dynasty have been fighting for Hami for a hundred years. Now let the people of Turpan withstand the attack of the joint forces of the Oirat and Tatar first. When most of the people of Turpan are dead, the Ming Dynasty will go and finish it off.

The news was quickly delivered to the Ministry of War in mid-February.

Now the six ministries of the cabinet are undoubtedly busy with this year's spring imperial examination. Zhang Wen, who had just been promoted to the Minister of War, saw the intelligence sent by Ma Wensheng from the border, and hurriedly took the intelligence to the cabinet to find the first assistant Fei Hong and the second assistant Xie Qian.

When the two cabinet ministers saw the military report sent by Yang Yiqing, their faces became very solemn and they immediately went to the Qianqing Palace to find Zhu Houzhao.

"Your Highness, Yang Yiqing suggested that the Turpan people should fight against the Oirat and Tatar coalition forces first, and then the Ming army can attack them when most of them are dead."

Zhu Houzhao pondered for a moment and asked, "If the people of Turpan knew that the Ming Dynasty deliberately delayed the opportunity to fight, would they bear a grudge against the Ming Dynasty?"

Minister of War Zhang Wen said: "Yang Yiqing should know how to hold back the Turpan people. After all, the Ming Dynasty needs procedures to mobilize troops. During this period of time, the Turpan people have to withstand the attacks of the Oirat and Tatar coalition forces."

"We don't necessarily have to wait until all the Turpan people are wiped out. Once their army's combat effectiveness has been reduced by more than 50%, we can send troops to reinforce them."

Zhu Houzhao nodded and said, "In that case, your Ministry of War should give the tiger talisman to Yang Yiqing and let him control the military power of Gansu and Guanxi Seven Guards. Let him act according to circumstances and do not need to inform the court of everything. Let Yang Yiqing fight boldly without any worries!"

"According to the order!"

After the six ministries of the cabinet left, Zhu Houzhao fell into deep thought. The little prince's last defeat might have seriously reduced his reputation in the tribe.

He now had to hurry to get back his ground. The defense mechanism of Jiubian was too strict, and the little prince had no way to break through Jiubian's defense system, so he had to settle for the second best and planned to attack Hami, where the defense was relatively weak.

Now the guards of Hami are all from Turpan. Zhu Houzhao has to think about whether these Turpan people are reliable. What if the Turpan people suddenly run away after seeing that his army has suffered too much loss?
However, since he could think of these things, Yang Yiqing must have thought of them as well, so Zhu Houzhao asked the Ministry of War to tell Yang Yiqing that Yang Yiqing could make independent decisions on the war in the northern border and did not have to inform the court of everything.

……

The marking of the imperial examination papers for this year's spring exam was finally completed, and the imperial edict was posted outside the Shuntian Imperial Examination Hall.

Early in the morning, the Shuntian Prefecture Imperial Examination Hall was already crowded with people. Many scholars came in droves, blocking the hall to the limit.

Wen Zhengming and Xu Zhenqing also rushed in early in the morning, and after great effort they finally squeezed to the top of the list.

Xu Zhenqing watched carefully, and suddenly said excitedly: "Zhengming, Zhengming, I won! I won!"

"Three hundred."

There are a total of 320 candidates who passed the imperial examination this year. Xu Zhenqing is at the last place on the list, but no matter what, he is now a quasi-Jinshi.

Xu Zhenqing was so excited that he shouted, "I got it, I got it!"

Wen Zhengming hurriedly looked for his own name, starting from the front of the list and looking backwards little by little, until he finished reading the list of more than 320 people, but he still didn't see his own name.

He continued to observe carefully for a long time, and he was sure that he did not win.

"congratulations."

Wen Zhengming looked unhappy. Xu Zhenqing finally realized what was happening and asked, "Zhengming, you...how are you?"

Wen Zhengming: “No.”

"Ah?" Xu Zhenqing also helped Wen Zhengming take a look, and then comforted him: "Zhengming, don't be sad, next time, next time you will definitely win!"

"Brother Changgu, congratulations!"

"Ah, Brother Heaton, you won too? Congratulations to you."

"Brother Changgu, several of our classmates have passed the exam, and we plan to take turns treating you. Let's go for a walk and chat together. We still have to prepare for the palace exam next."

After all, they are classmates from the same class, so it is natural for them to get closer.

Xu Zhenqing smiled excitedly and said, "Okay! Let's go!"

Wen Zhengming stared blankly at Xu Zhenqing's elegant back as he left, his face twitching and looking lost!
He had long anticipated that he might not win this time, but he never expected that he didn't win, but Xu Zhenqing did!
This made him feel very unbalanced, especially when he saw that Xu Zhenqing had completely forgotten about himself after passing the exam. Only then did Wen Zhengming feel the warmth and coldness of human nature!
"As expected, you only care about fame and fortune now. Friendship is nothing in your eyes. How could I value it so much?"

Wen Zhengming clenched his fists tightly in his sleeves. He stood there in silence for a long time, then walked towards Chen Ce's mansion resolutely!
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Datong Mansion.

The documents from the Ministry of War have been passed to Yang Yiqing.

Yang Yiqing said to Fu Yuan: "The court has agreed to your plan. Should we delay for a while before sending out troops?"

Fu Yuan shook his head and said, "No, you have to go to Gansu now."

"Why is it so early?"

Fu Yuan said: "I thought of a possibility. After all, the Turpan people are not our people, and they do not obey the command of the Ming Dynasty. Although they are responsible for protecting the safety of Hami."

"But if too many of their people die, what reason do they have to continue to defend Hami? If they escape, will Hami be handed over?"

Yang Yiqing was startled and asked, "What should I do now?"

Fu Yuan said: "Let's go to Gansu first."

"After the Turpan people flee Hami, I will send someone to reveal the news to the Oirat people. The Oirat people have suffered a lot at the hands of the Turpan people over the years."

"Once they know that the Turpan people have left Hami, the Oirat people will definitely take revenge. Let them fight each other first."

"After the people of Turpan flee Hami, you will immediately lead your troops to defend Hami and take over all the defense rights of Hami."

"Once this matter is over, the people of Turpan will probably suffer numerous casualties, and it will be extremely difficult for them to rise again in the future. Hami will become a possession of the Ming Dynasty."

"If... the Oirat people defeat the Turpan people, or even kill them all, that would undoubtedly be better. If not, then we can just add fuel to the fire of the Oirat people. In short, since the little prince instigated this war, we must at least gain some benefits from it."

"Once the trouble in Turpan is solved, the imperial court will no longer need to engage in border trade with Turpan."

"As for the little Tatar prince...if this war can deal a heavy blow to the Tatar tribe, it will be extremely difficult for the Tatar tribe to regain its power in the future."

"This is a good opportunity, we must seize it!"

Yang Yiqing narrowed his eyes and nodded in agreement: "That's right!"

(End of this chapter)