The side hall of the capital.

Today, Zhu Yicheng and the Ministers of the Military Affairs Office and the commander of the Jinyiwei Zhang Ran held a small court meeting.

The content of the small dynasty meeting mainly consists of various arrangements for the war in the Western Regions and military operations in Liaodong.

With the departure of winter, the Western Regions War, which had been stalemate for the entire winter, was about to begin again. The Ming Dynasty prepared for more than three months for this war to ensure the complete capture of the Hexi Corridor and the opening of the passage into the Western Regions.

Last year, due to Russia's sudden intervention, Yue Zhongqi's army was blocked in the central and eastern part of the Hexi Corridor. Although the Ming army relied on its strong military strength to gain the upper hand, the strategic goal of opening the Hexi Corridor at the end of last year was not achieved for this reason, which was an unbearable result for the Ming Dynasty.

Russia's attitude changes and actual participation in the war between the Ming and the Qing Dynasty, coupled with the changes in the international situation, especially the sudden outbreak of the Xinming War, Zhu Yi became a safest thing to let Yue Zhongqi fight steadily. On the one hand, it continued to oppress the Qing Dynasty and Russian troops in the west, and on the other hand, it strengthened the mobilization of materials and troops to the front line, and continued a new offensive after the beginning of spring.

In addition, Zhu Yicheng was extremely angry about Russia's intervention in the Western Regions. To be honest, Zhu Yicheng had a very bad impression of Russia, and it was not the first time Russia did this. When the Ming Dynasty recaptured the capital and ordered its troops to the northwest to take down Shanxi, Russia sent troops to assist the Qing Dynasty in the war.

Russia and the Qing Dynasty destroyed the Mongolian tribe in the northern part of the Mobei region and divided up almost half of the territory in the northern part of the Mobei region. This was certainly due to the Qing Dynasty's attempt to win over Russia at that time, Russia's intention to get involved in the East was also fully exposed.

In the next two years, Russia, which took half of Mongolia in northern deserts, set up the Oriental Governor's Office. In order to digest the annexed territory, Russia seemed to have stopped a lot and reduced cooperation with the Qing Dynasty.

Of course, this is not the new satisfaction of Russia after taking half of the territory of the northern desert. This polar bear has always been extremely greedy. Russia's desire for territory has never ended, and the wealth of the East has greatly tempted Russia. If Russia had the ability, it would have been able to have already led its troops to attack the heartland of the Central Plains.

Russia does this because of various factors. First, Russia does not have much military force in the East. Russia's core is in eastern Europe. It takes a large number of troops from the core area to come to the far east, which requires traveling through the entire Siberia. The difficulty, including logistical support, is not something that Russia can afford today.

Secondly, although Russia is arrogant and greedy, Russia is not a fool.

Tsar Peter was very talented and not an ordinary monarch. He knew very well how much Russia could put its power into the East, and also knew what Russia should do under what circumstances.

After obtaining half of the territory of northern desert and annexing the remnants of Mongolian tribes, the most important thing for Russia is to digest the spoils they have, rather than continue to attack south. Because doing so will not bring any benefits to Russia, it will instead lead to the dispersion and reduction of Russia's power in the East, and it will be even more unfavorable for Russia to fully control the new territory it has obtained.

In addition, the Ming Dynasty at that time had already shown signs of unifying the Central Plains. Faced with such a rising powerful opponent, Russia had to consider the balance of efforts and benefits obtained. Therefore, the Russian Oriental Governor's Office changed its strategy with the consent of Tsar Peter, temporarily suspended its comprehensive cooperation with the Qing Dynasty, only retained commercial cooperation with the Qing Dynasty, and began to engage in tentative contact with the Ming Dynasty.

Next, Russia formally sent envoys to the Ming Dynasty to engage in diplomatic contacts with the Ming Dynasty, and then formally established diplomatic relations.

Originally, Zhu Yicheng planned to stabilize Russia by establishing diplomatic relations, first completely solve the problem of the Qing Dynasty, and then teach the Russians who annexed the northern desert under his nose after taking over the Western Regions. But Zhu Yicheng never expected that when the Ming Dynasty was preparing to attack the Western Regions and solve the Qing Dynasty, Russia, which had already begun to be honest, suddenly made such a move, which made Zhu Yicheng hate Russia, which was coming out to disrupt the situation.

Even not only in the Western Regions, Russia was also hiding behind the scenes of Korchin in Mongolia, which made the Ming Dynasty even more angry. The reason why Zhu Yicheng did not completely break up with Russia for the time being was because Zhu Yicheng considered changes in the international situation and other factors, but there was a war between the Ming Dynasty and Russia. Both Zhu Yicheng and the ministers here knew this in their hearts.

The ministers of military operations reported to Zhu Yicheng one after another. Zhu Yicheng listened attentively and asked about some key points from time to time.

Everyone has long been accustomed to Zhu Yicheng's rhythm of a small dynasty meeting, and explained the questions raised by Zhu Yicheng in detail. If Zhu Yicheng thinks there is something wrong with the explanation, he will continue to discuss it in depth. If there is no problem with the plan, then continue to talk about it.

For a whole day, even lunch was directly used for lunch in the side hall. During the Ming Dynasty or the Qing Dynasty, it was a great honor for the ministers to be able to eat with the emperor, but in the current Ming Dynasty, it has become common for Zhu Yicheng and his ministers to eat with him. Everyone here has had many times. Besides, Zhu Yicheng, the emperor, never used the luxurious one. His daily meals are ordinary. Except for taking care of his taste, he sometimes makes some favorite dishes, and the others are not much different from ordinary people.

The Xiaochaohui will be opened from the morning until the sun sets. Basically, everything you can talk about is discussed. Next is the specific arrangement below.

Finally, Zhu Yicheng specifically reminded you that the Qing Dynasty problem must be completely solved this year. This is the Ming Dynasty's national policy, and it is absolutely not allowed to be changed. Don't take it lightly.

The ministers stood up and followed the order before they retreated one after another. However, when the military ministers left the side hall one by one, Zhang Ran, the commander of the Jinyiwei, stayed.

"Tell me, what else is there?" Zhu Yicheng held his swelling forehead with his right hand. After discussing this day, he felt a little unsatisfied.

Zhang Ran stood up two steps forward, handed over the item to Xiao Jiangzi, and then said, "Report to the Emperor, there is news from Mongolia. I would like to ask the Emperor to read it."

"Mongolia? Why? The remnants of Korqin just passed by winter? Didn't I ask Ortai to step up its defense? Why didn't I say it when I was discussing the matter just now?"

"This...it's not the message of Korqin." Zhang Ran's expression was a little strange, and he lowered his head slightly and replied.

"It's not Korqin? Could it be that Russia took action directly in Mobei?" Zhu Yicheng's expression became solemn when he heard Zhang Ran say this. He took the thing directly from Xiao Jiangzi who came to him, and then opened it and took it carefully.
Chapter completed!