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the next day.

All officials went to court, which was not easy during the Jiajing period. Emperor Jiajing practiced Taoism every day. If it weren’t for a big event, he would never go to court, let alone the court discussion.

After facing the emperor's three bows and nine bows, they stood up one by one and stood on both sides. Just this bow made all the courtiers sweat profusely.

Moreover, when the main hall was discussing affairs, the hall door had to be closed, and the officials were like buns in a steamer. In an instant, the middle clothes in the official uniform were wet.

Emperor Jiajing looked at Xu Jie, the chief assistant of the cabinet. Xu Jie walked out of the court and said aloud:

"Your Majesty, dear colleagues, now that Huangtaiji in the north is coming in full force, let's discuss the war in the north first. As the saying goes, war is about national strength. The Ming Dynasty had millions of troops, but the money in the court is not much. There were wars in the north the year before, Japanese pirates in the southeast, natural disasters and man-made disasters, and bandits caused chaos. After the court opened warehouses and released grain, they could not have taxes in time. So this year the court had no money. Without money, there would be no military pay. Without military pay, how can we win the war?"

All the officials whispered and there was a buzzing inside the hall. Now only one person was left in the cabinet because Ma Fang had already gone to Datong. Gao Gong looked at Xu Jiezhi's complacent look and felt bored. Everyone knew what Xu Jie said, do you need to say it again? He couldn't help but say lightly:

"Mr. Xu, you are the chief minister of the cabinet. You have to come up with a solution, right?"

Xu Jie glanced at Gao Gong lightly and said, "If we want to have a solution, we must first know why Daming is short of money. Gao Da, do you know the reason why Daming is short of money?"

Gao Gong said with disdain in his eyes: "Who doesn't know in the court? Eighty-percent of the Ming Dynasty's tax revenue comes from the southeast, but because of the Japanese pirates' disasters in the southeast for years, the tax revenue in the southeast has sharply decreased."

"Not bad!" Xu Jie nodded and said, "So, if we want the Ming Dynasty to become rich again and have military pay to provide the border army, we must solve the Japanese pirates in the southeast."

Gao Gong's sarcasm was even stronger: "Far-water cannot quench near-thirst. Even if all the Japanese pirates in the southeast died in one day, can you collect taxes immediately? Will it help the war in the north at all?"

"Of course it helps!" Xu Jie said with high apology: "With Ma Fang and the newly formed mobile reinforcements, Datong cannot be lost. We are concerned about Huang Taiji's retreat this time and will come again next year. If we want to get through once and for all, we must hit Huang Taiji head-on. This is the national strength. What is national strength? It is money. Therefore, if we want to finally solve the Northern Grassland tribe, we must first solve the Japanese pirates in the southeast. As long as we solve the Japanese pirates in the southeast, our national strength will increase greatly by then, and the Northern Grassland tribe will be the lambs to be slaughtered."

Zou Yinglong immediately stood up and said, "But how to solve the Japanese pirates in the southeast?"

Xu Jie looked at Zou Yinglong with praise and said, "Mr. Zou asked well. I believe that now we should be the main defense in the north and the main attack in the southeast, and we must pacify the southeast at all costs. Before that, as long as the north can defend it, we should invest more financial and material resources to the southeast..."

"Report..."

A scream suddenly sounded outside the hall, and all the officials in the hall looked at each other. Everyone knew that only the urgent news from the border would be like this, and they all looked at the gate.

The door opened, and a dusty soldier walked into the hall and knelt down, holding a bamboo tube in his hands, shouting in tears:

"Your Majesty, Datong is broken..."

"What?"

Xu Jie's face turned pale. He just said that he would invest more financial and material resources to the southeast. In a flash, he heard the news that Datong was forced.

Emperor Jiajing's face also became pale. He knew very well that Datong was broken, and it was not long before Huang Taiji would be at the city, just like his father Alathan Khan.

Moreover, it was not at that time. When the Alatan Khan soldiers were at the city, the Ming Dynasty was relatively stable. Moreover, the Alatan Khan's purpose at that time was only to force Emperor Jiajing to open the market on the border.

not to mention……

At that time, the army of various corpses served the king very quickly, and eventually forced Altan Khan to retreat. However, the situation in the Ming Dynasty is completely different now.

There were signs of struggles that had already appeared in the court. Xu Jie's prestige and personal charm could not suppress all officials. Gao Gong and Xu Jie's fierce battle in the cabinet caused two voices to appear in the cabinet. Two voices appeared in the highest department of the Ming Dynasty. The two people naturally surrounded two interest groups, so they naturally had a great struggle, which made the government unable to smoothly and internally consumed.

Outside the court, the impact of various major disasters in the previous year has not been eliminated, and bandits appeared from time to time in various places. Not to mention that the territory of the Ming Dynasty was full of war, but it was absolutely unstable and much more chaotic than before.

Looking at the border again, Huangtaiji in the north, the pressure on the Ming Dynasty was too great. If one of them was not handled well, I am afraid that the Ming Dynasty would be shaky.

Huang Taiji attacked the Ming Dynasty this time, not because he wanted to force Emperor Jiajing to open a city. He was here to slaughter the country. Once Huang Taiji's troops came to the city, he would definitely attack the city fiercely. Everyone in the court, from Emperor Jiajing to the bottom, was very clear. Because the military newspaper just now had already written very clearly that after the Datong City was broken, Huang Taiji massacred the city.

The current situation is that once Huang Taiji is at the city, he will inevitably attack the city day and night. During the siege, he will also shoot cavalry to attack rural counties and massacre people from the Ming Dynasty. Wherever he passes, the Ming Dynasty will become a ruin.

In this case, many interested people will see opportunities. For example, Japanese pirates, such as bandits...

The order of the Ming Dynasty will be quickly destroyed. Even if Huang Taiji can be repelled in the end, the situation facing the Ming Dynasty will not be much relieved and will be even more embarrassing.

Moreover, once Huang Taiji breaks through the capital...

I can't imagine the result...

Emperor Jiajing was sitting on the dragon throne at this time, with a pale face. This was a kind of shame and anger, and it was also a kind of panic. The hall was quiet, and everyone could not feel the heat at this time, but instead felt cold in their hearts. Emperor Jiajing's eyes finally fell on Xu Jie and Gao Gong. Now, this matter can only be seen by these two cabinet masters and their plans, took a deep breath, and said coldly:

"Xu Qing, what are your plans?"

Xu Jie's face was very pale at this time, and he was really scared at this moment. He thought that he had also experienced the battle between the Alatan Khan soldiers at the city, so he knew very well when the troops arrived at the city. That time, Alatan Khan did not conquer Datong, but bypassed Datong and went straight to the capital. Therefore, although the civil and military officials in the court felt humiliated that time, they were not afraid. They all believed that the high walls of the capital could completely resist Alatan Khan, and in the end they proved that they were right.

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*(To be continued.)
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