Seiwa

Chapter 129 The Plan Begins

In November of the first year of Emperor Yongle, on Wuzi, the Son of Heaven summoned the Headquarters in Beijing to stay behind and stay behind in the military governor's mansion, and the officials who accompanied them on the northern tour went to the Chengyun Hall to listen to the announcement.

In front of the officials, Emperor Yong Le announced the news that he will return to the south soon.

"I have been in the north for a long time, and I am very worried when I hear that there are pirates invading Fujian, Ningbo and other places."

Originally, the accompanying ministers were very happy when they heard that the emperor was going to drive south.

Finally, I'm going back to Nanjing. If I don't go back, I'm afraid I'll really spend the New Year in Peiping.

Before the smile came to Lian's face, when he heard the emperor mentioning the pirates, his heart skipped a beat, and they exchanged winks. Could it be that the emperor didn't win a battle in the north and wanted to go back to the south to fight?

Ministers are justified in their concerns.

If Tatar and Oala hadn't sent envoys at the speed of light, the frontier army would have rushed out of the country and into the grassland under the leadership of the emperor.Based on what I have done so far, the grassland has not been rushed, and it is not impossible to find compensation from the south.

But when he wanted to return to his thoughts, no one dared to ask easily.

The emperor may be brewing, but he hasn't made up his mind yet.It is never a good idea to speak rashly and say something that should not be said.

Ministers, you look at me, I look at you, and your heart is full of confusion, but no one speaks first.

The hall was silent, Zhu Di was not in a hurry, nor was he angry, he tapped his knees with his fingers habitually, with a smile on his lips.

Meng Qinghe, who had just been reinstated, stood in the ranks of military attaches, looked up carefully, and immediately lowered his eyes, not daring to vent his anger.

Although the emperor was laughing, it made people feel cold.

At this time, it is safest to act as a backdrop.

Zhu Di was very dissatisfied with the reaction of the ministers.

The golden dragon on the shoulder seemed to feel his displeasure, and roared with its head raised, majestic and intimidating, as if it could soar into the clouds at any time, pounce into the palace, and devour anyone it chooses.

After a long silence, Zuo Shilang of the Beijing Criminal Department bravely stepped out and said that although there were pirates invading, they were not the enemy of the guards.It's fine if you don't go ashore. Once you go to the case, you will either die or be captured by the officers and soldiers.

As soon as the words fell, all the military departments immediately wrote to Zheng Sui in the matter, "There was a report from the commander, that last month Renzi, pirates invaded Fujian, and the patrol commander Li Yi led the troops to defend them. Although the leader of the bandits was not captured, the bandit ship On eight ships, more than [-] people were beheaded, and dozens were captured alive, and the weapons were sent to Beijing in a short time. It shows that the pirates are a plague of ringworm and scabies, and there is nothing to fear."

Zhu Di looked at Zheng Sui, saw him sweating coldly, his scalp numb, and said: "I also heard that the pirates invaded Fujian, and the Fuzhou Zhongwei had a hundred families led by Sun Ying to fight against them. All of them are gone. But Li Yi, the commander of the sea patrol, heard the news, instead of sending troops to reinforce, he just sat and watched Sun Ying and others die in a fierce battle, and waited for the bandits to seize the ship and flee before claiming credit for saving the boat, and insulting Sun Ying and others for their failure in the battle, and taking all their credit!"

"This……"

Zhu Di snorted coldly, "National herdsmen, the people use it to raise soldiers. When fighting against bandits, the general should be the first! The sinner Li Yi is afraid of the bandits and does not come forward. punish!"

Zheng Sui hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, there is no real evidence for this matter. The Commander of the Fujian Metropolis Commander made a report, and Li Yi, the commandant of patrolling the sea, did have real merit, but Sun Ying from a hundred households was only beheaded at the first level and was killed by bandits because of treachery. I hope His Majesty will see clearly!"

"Do you think what I said is not true?"

"I must never dare!"

"Don't you dare?"

Zhu Di sneered again, and slammed his big hand on the back of the chair, making a blunt sound.

In the fury of the thunder, all the ministers were silent like cicadas.

A voice full of anger echoed in the hall, "Don't think that if I'm not in Nanjing, my ears will be blindfolded and my eyes will be covered! I have fought for more than [-] years, and I want to slander me for meritorious service in front of me. I made a wrong calculation!"

After saying that, Zhu Di casually took out the memorials of the Fujian patrol censor and the inspector, and threw them at Zheng Sui's feet.

The memorial was spread out on the ground, and every line of words on it was like a heavy hammer, hitting Zheng Sui hard on the body who spoke up for Li Yi.

Picking up the memorabilia and reading all the content, Zheng Sui knelt down on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, calm down, I am stupid, and I will die!"

Zhu Di ignored him, let him kneel, glanced at the ministers, and then issued an edict, and sent a secretary to review the battle with the Fujian patrol censor.The dead and wounded will be rewarded and sympathized, and they will shrink back. They will sit back and watch the dead in the same robes be punished for their crimes.

Zheng Sui was dismissed as the Tongzhi of Yuanzhou with his performance, and Ma Lin was given to Shizhong by the Ministry of Promotion.

For Zheng Sui, there is no more unlucky day than today.

Ma Lin couldn't suppress his joy, so he came out and thanked the Holy Grace.

The total number of awards for the six subjects exceeds two digits, but there is only one quota for each subject.Although the official is Qingliu, but Qingliu also strives to be the best, doesn't he?

Zheng Sui was dragged down, and Zhu Di insisted: "The rule of the country is to reward and punish, those who have meritorious deeds should be rewarded, and those who are guilty must be punished! I dare not compare myself to Yao and Shun, but I hope to rule the world with this law!"

"Your Majesty is holy, long live my emperor!"

All the ministers bowed down, Meng Qinghe shouted loudly, while pondering in his mind what Emperor Yongle's intention was for this move.

Although it is impossible to understand the whole purpose of Emperor Yong Le, but there is one thing, if today's incident gets out, the generals in the frontier fortress will tense up, even if the emperor returns to the south, he will not slack off easily.In a short period of time, the erroneous idea of ​​"the sky is high and the emperor is far away" will never have much market.

The Son of Heaven is in the north, yet he knows everything about the south.Going back to the south, will you ignore the things in the north?Totally impossible!

No matter how far away you are, if you dare to break the law, you will never be able to escape a knife in the neck after the incident.

It wasn't just Meng Qinghe who wanted to understand, the civil and military people present, as long as their heads were not blocked, they could more or less understand Zhu Di's intentions.

The four words "Crossing the Sea with Concealment" basically don't exist in Zhu Di's dictionary.

Whoever dared to do this in front of him would be near death.

After Li Yi lied about his military exploits, Zhu Di changed the subject and returned to the matter of returning to the south.While wiping off their cold sweat, the officials carefully observed the emperor's expression.

The emperor's mind is becoming more and more difficult to guess.The emperor's mind is really not something that ordinary people can guess.

Meng Qinghe stood behind Shen Xuan, keeping silent from beginning to end.

Now, he is not only the governor of the military governor's mansion, but also the Zuo Shaoqing of the Honglu Temple in the Xingbu. The envoys of the grassland tribes in the pavilion had dealt with the leader of the savage Jurchen, and they had already been put on the fire.

For the sake of personal safety and the smooth progress of work, it is better to keep a low profile.

Although Marquis Dingyuan promised to help as much as he could, in the end, he had to finish the matter by himself.

Find help, yes.

If you find a gunman, it won't work.

Emperor Yongle discussed with his ministers the matter of returning to the south, in order to proceed smoothly with the plan to provoke Tatar Wala.He knew better than anyone else that if he didn't leave, Wala and Tatars wouldn't be able to fight at all.

With Zhu Di raising his knife to watch, can Guilichi and Mahamu fight with confidence?

Unless the head is caught by the door.

If he wanted Tatar and Wala to fight each other, Emperor Yong Le understood that he had better leave early.

Meng Qinghe didn't dare to make a promise, Zhu Di walked forward, and Tatar and Wala could pick up their knives and fight desperately with their hind legs.But he can guarantee that if Zhu Di doesn't leave, setting fire on the grassland may not burn it immediately.

After dragging Shen Xuan to embolden him, and speaking to Emperor Yongle, Zhu Di expressed his approval, and then summoned the officials to release the news of his return to the south, and at the same time, he tightened his skin on the guards of the frontier fortress.

I'm not here, so don't make fools of me!

In the end, the date of the emperor's return to the south was set at the end of November, which meant that there were less than ten days left for the activities of the Tatar and Oirat envoys in the joint hall.

After the officials dispersed, Zhu Di left Meng Qinghe alone.

Meng Twelve Lang didn't have the guts to pull Shen Xuan on again, so he could only obediently follow Zheng He to the Nuan Pavilion.

He patted his chest, and in his arms was the memorial that he had racked his brains to write.

Thinking about Shen Xuan's affirmative answer after reading it, Meng Qinghe gained confidence in an instant.

do not be afraid!

Nothing to be afraid of!

Just tell the truth!

Stepping into Xinuang Pavilion, Meng Qinghe took a deep breath, bowed his head and bowed, "Chen Meng Qinghe, greeting Your Majesty!"

The door of the Nuan Pavilion was closed, covering Meng Qinghe's back and blocking the sound from inside and outside.

Two servants stood guard outside the Nuan Pavilion, and several Habayashi guards and Jinwu guards walked in front of the hall.Layers of dark clouds gathered in the sky again, and the new wind started from the north and would soon sweep across the entire grassland.

Outside the palace, Shen Xuan looked back on his horse, Zhang Fu walked up to him, followed his gaze, and asked curiously, "What is Ziyu looking at?"

"It's nothing." Shen Xuan took the reins of the horse, tapped the horse's belly lightly, and the horse's hooves stepped on the road, gradually speeding up from a slow pace, leaving only a shadow of Zhang Fu's back.

Zhang Fu flicked his horsewhip, still puzzled.

On Guisi in November of the first year of Emperor Yongle, a snowstorm mixed with hail swept across the entire northern Xinjiang.

The eight prefectures of Shuntian, Daning, Xuanfu, and Jizhou were all covered by ice and snow.Datong and other places in Shanxi were also hit by blizzards, and Liaodong and other places were even more affected by the disaster.

Zhu Gaoxu, king of the Han Dynasty, went to the table and said that the blizzard fell suddenly, the Xuanfu was affected, and the grassland was even worse.Recently, there have been many Tatar rangers spying on border towns, waiting for opportunities to plunder villages and forts, and many villagers have been killed.

"Your minister knocks, transfers Kaiping, Xuanfu, and Datong frontier troops out of the fortress to eliminate the banditry."

Before the above table, Zhu Gaoxu and Zheng Heng had led troops to expel the Tatar cavalry respectively, but unfortunately the effect was not great.

The weather is bad and the visibility is too low. The Tatar cavalry understands the essence of guerrilla warfare. They aim at a target and sneak attack when the frontier troops change their shifts.Scattered combat, come and go like the wind.

When the frontier soldiers saw the wolf smoke, they had already run away and disappeared as soon as they arrived.Looking at the mess and the crying people, I was so angry that I scolded X, but I couldn't catch them.

The Tatars were the first to plunder, and soon Wala also joined the robbery team.

The Xuanfu was in a hurry, Zhu Gaoxu went to the table, and Zheng Heng went to the shuffle.

Gansu was also in a hurry, and He Fuzuo, the commander-in-chief, asked to send troops. It is said that there was definite information that Longtu Luhui, the leader of the Tatar Tatan tribe, was plotting in Mount Bulao to invade Ningxia.Ask the emperor to allow the frontier army to go out of the fortress and preemptive strikes.

Zhu Di did not immediately prepare to play, but strictly ordered the frontier troops to strengthen their vigilance, beware of this as a tactic to attack the west.

The Tartars invaded the borders, and they always grabbed the place with the most food and grass first. Although Ningxia was an important town, its oil and water were far less rich than Datong and Xuanfu.

The Tartars released news to rob Ningxia, fearing that it was not as simple as it appeared on the surface.

He Fu's invitation to play was not approved, and Zhu Gaoxu naturally failed to get his father to nod.

No approval, no approval, Zhu Di didn't intend to be polite to the Tartars.The edict was issued to the guards in the frontier fortress. The guiding ideology is that the defense is the main focus in general, and in case of special circumstances, you can handle it yourself.

As Zhu Di's own son, although he is occasionally fooled by his father and lost his way, most of the time, Zhu Gaoxu's political and military sense is quite keen.

Can you figure it out?

OK, then do it yourself.

Zhu Gaoxu immediately ordered to strengthen the walls and clear the fields, and transfer all nearby villages into the fortress. If the fortress could not be defended, all moved into the city.

"Not a grain of grain to the Tartars!"

At the same time, the fire and mines transported from Kaipingwei were sent to the top of the city, and the fortresses at the key points were also equipped with a small amount.

It's snowing so heavily that you can freeze ballast when you breathe.

The firecrackers are not working well, and the power of the artillery has also been reduced, but the fire and thunder can explode.The craftsmen of Kaipingwei Miscellaneous Manufacturing Bureau improved the fire mine and used it to defend the city and the fortress, which is more powerful.

After some arrangements, Zheng Heng had to lament the brilliance of Zhu Gaoxu's move.

The Tartars invaded the border for the purpose of robbing food.

It is a good idea to carry out strong walls and clear the fields so that the Tartars can't grab a grain of food. It is a good idea to send troops to attack when they are tired and kill them with fire, thunder and rockets.

"Your Highness is brilliant!"

Zhu Gaoxu waved his hand, "This plan is not on my own mind."

"Who is an expert?"

"Yes... Anyway, I'm not alone." Zhu Gaoxu was halfway through speaking, remembering what someone said in the letter, and swallowed the three words that came to his lips back into his throat.

Xing Ningbo wanted to keep a low profile, as a close friend, he should be considerate.

Zhu Gaoxu didn't want to say it, and Zheng Heng didn't ask any more. He only suggested to send a letter to He Fu to inform him of this method.

"This letter should be written by His Highness himself."

Zhu Gaoxu didn't nod, but instead pushed this opportunity to send favors to Zheng Heng.

"Gu was ordered to prepare the border to farm the fields, and it is more appropriate to hand over the news to the Marquis of Ningyuan to the Marquis of Wu'an."

A flash of surprise flashed in Zheng Heng's eyes, but Zhu Gaoxu didn't say anything more. After leaving, he personally led his subordinates to patrol the city.

Standing on the top of the city, the armor on his body can't stop the new wind, and the red cloak dances wildly in the wind.The small triangular flag of the helmet was torn by the strong wind, and the heavy snow and exhaled white air formed a layer of hoarfrost on the eyebrows and eyelashes.

Zhu Gaoxu clenched his fists and looked into the distance, his eyes seemed to pass through layers of snow curtains, looking towards the deepest part of the grassland.There are the royal tents of Guilichi and Mahamu, and the tribal cattle and sheep of Tatar and Wala.

He struggled to reject Zheng Heng's kindness.But it is more important to win the trust and respect of the father than to win over the border guards.

During Zhu Gaosui's stay in Daning, he was greatly touched, and the influence returned to Zhu Gaoxu.

In the correspondence with Meng Qinghe, Zhu Gaoxu's thinking and behavior also began to change.Sometimes, even the eunuch Wang Quan who served him would feel strange.

Whether this change is good or bad cannot be said in one word.But judging from Zhu Di's expression of satisfaction every time, it definitely has nothing to do with being bad.

If Zhu Di is dissatisfied with Zhu Gaoxu's changes, Meng Qinghe's pen pal career with Tong Hanwang will also come to an end.

From the current point of view, unless Meng Shierang and Zhu Gaoxu have a headache at the same time and mention the rebellious remarks in the letter, otherwise, Zhu Di will be happy for his son to grow up.

"As expected of the master's apprentice."

Emperor Yongle lent Daoyan the opportunity to present a reward, praised the great monk's apprentice, and made a request at the same time.Master's apprentice can straighten Laozi's two sons, my eldest son, master can't think of a way?

Dao Yan received the reward and thanked the Lord for his kindness.For the emperor's request, he just smiled deeply.

Wang Jinghong, who gave the reward, suddenly felt dizzy.

If you are confident, you are still ready to ignore the pick and choose, master at least say a word!

If you don't say anything, how can our family answer the emperor?

Dao Yan remained silent all the time, twirling the Buddhist beads, closing his eyes and chanting, his intention to see off the guest was clear.Wang Jinghong didn't dare to ask any more questions, so he could only take people back to the palace in a hurry, thinking about it all the way, but he still couldn't figure out how to report it, and his head got bigger.

Not long after Wang Jinghong left, Dao Yan in the wing opened his eyes, put down the beads, left the futon, took out a pen and paper, and wrote a letter to Meng Qinghe who was far away in Beiping.

There are thousands of words in the letter, but there is nothing new in the content of the letter. Only the "teacher and apprentice" can really understand the cryptic meaning between the lines.

At Xinwei in November of the first year of Yongle, the heavy snow that had been falling for several days finally stopped.

The emperor set off to return to the south as scheduled, and the head of the line and the governor's mansion of the left-behind army went out of the city to see him off.

The Tatar and Oirat envoys in the joint hall were fortunate enough to be summoned before the emperor returned to the south.

What the envoys did not expect was that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty only verbally reprimanded Wu Liangha for being robbed, and did not declare to send troops to crusade.The incident between Tatar and Warako has also been mentioned in a few words before.

The Tatar envoys took out their credentials, saying that the Tatar Khan Guilichi was willing to submit to the Ming Dynasty and pay tribute as scheduled. Emperor Yongle showed great enthusiasm.Not only did he want to give Guili Chifa Jinyinfa clothes an official position, but he also said that I know that life on the grassland is difficult, so if you have any difficulties, just say so, and I will definitely help if I can!

The Tatar envoy was immediately moved.

The Oala envoy, who was left out in the cold, was uneasy in his heart and showed uneasiness on his face.

Guilichi proclaimed himself a minister to the Ming Dynasty, but Mahamu, the leader of Wala, did not make such an explanation.Seeing that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty had a better and better attitude towards the Tatar envoys, and even proposed to support part of the Tatar food, the heart of the Oala envoys was like the ice and snow outside, which was refreshing.

As Zuo Shaoqing of Honglu Temple, the emperor summoned the Tatar and Wala envoys, and Meng Qinghe could naturally attend.

Seeing the Tatar envoy's face flushed, the Oirat envoy clenched his fists. He knew that the first step of the plan had been successfully taken. Next, he had to wait for the emperor to leave and implement it himself.

Before that, he had to meet the leader of the wildling Jurchen.

Because the level was too low, Emperor Yong Le didn't even give the head of the Jurchen a chance to be holy.If Meng Qinghe wanted to see them, he had to go to the Huitong Hall, and he had to find an interpreter in the Beijing branch.

Originally, the subordinate departments of Honglu Temple had their own translators, but the department was initially created, so he was a bare-bones commander.Finding an interpreter must be approved by the emperor himself, and go to the important person in the Beijing Ministry of Finance.

You have to act fast, once the emperor starts driving, this person might not be able to get out.

Seeing the list that Meng Qinghe handed over, Emperor Yong Le's eyes twitched.Finally, under Meng Qinghe's earnest gaze, he picked up the imperial pen and circled the word "Zhun".

At the end, I sighed, "Ai Qing is not only talented, but also courageous."

Meng Qinghe curled his lips, it was like this anyway, pinching with one person is pinching, and pinching with a group is also pinching, they simply smashed the pot and smashed it, and then pinched after getting enough benefits.

Zhu Di was speechless.

So, before Zhu Di returned to the south, Meng Qing and the Beijing branch of the bottom-hunting department, in addition to the Nanjing six departments, also formed a relationship with the Beijing civil official group.

Want to rebuild a friendship?

I'm afraid it's impossible in this life.