After leaving the East Palace, Han Du did not even return home, but came to the place where Tuogu Si Timur lived.
He had helped Han Du so much, so Han Du had to give him a reassurance and solve his worries.
Seeing Han Du walk in, Togu Si Timur glanced at him and sat at the table without saying a word, drinking wine. He neither greeted Han Du nor stood up to greet him.
Han Du was not annoyed when he saw this, knowing that he was feeling aggrieved and had nowhere to vent. With a sigh, he walked forward and sat opposite Tuogu Si Timur.
Grabbing the jug and pouring himself a glass of wine, he raised his head and drank it. Han Du shook his head slightly and said, "Your wine is not good. I will send you some jars of really good wine later."
This wine was sold in ordinary restaurants in the capital. It was not even the best, so it was naturally difficult to catch Han Du's eyes. Nowadays, the best wine in the capital is recognized as the Shenxian Zui from the Seafood House. However, Tuogu Si Timur was a captured emperor, and without Lao Zhu's will, the officials of the court would not spend a lot of money to buy immortal drunkenness for Tuo Gusi Timur.
When he heard that Han Du thought wine was not good, Tuogu Si Timur, who was gulping down his own wine, suddenly couldn't drink anymore and put the wine bowl heavily on the table.
"Handu, I have already done what you asked me to do. Don't forget what you promised me." Togu Si Timur stared at Handu with burning eyes, and his knuckles turned white. Judging from his posture, it seemed that if Han Du dared to say no, he would violently fight against him.
Han Du ignored Togu Si Timur's threat, his expression remained unchanged, he nodded slightly and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely do what I promised you."
After hearing this, the expression on Togu Si Timur's face slowly relaxed, and his mouth still had a somewhat skeptical tone, "Speaking is better than singing, who knows what you are thinking? But I warn you, if you dare to lie to me, I will fight you until death."
Han Du smiled and smacked his lips, put down his wine glass, and said, "Just wait for the good news with peace of mind."
Having said that, Shi Shiran actually bowed his hands and left.
Peace of mind? How could Togu Si Timur feel at ease before he got Lao Zhu's will?
After Han Du returned, he did not wait for two days before Lao Zhu summoned him to the palace.
In the main hall, Lao Zhu, Zhu Biao, Tang He, six ministers, and the person Han Du least wanted to see, Zhan Hui, were also there.
Everyone was beaming with joy, talking and laughing around each other. They were simply happier than during the Chinese New Year.
Lao Zhu rarely opened his mind, and he should really be happy. Bei Yuan was a serious problem in his mind. He originally thought that he was getting old and might not see the day when Bei Yuan was completely destroyed. Who would have thought that Lan Yu could give such a gift to an ordinary Northern Expedition? He brings such surprises.
The reason why Lao Zhu easily let Lan Yu go this time was that, in addition to Zhu Biao and Han Du's intercession, Lan Yu's success in destroying Bei Yuan was also an important factor.
"Your Majesty, the Northern Yuan Dynasty has been destroyed. No matter how worried the north is, the Ming Dynasty will be worry-free as well." Zhan Hui, as a popular figure in front of the emperor, naturally knew how to speak to please the emperor on such occasions.
When Lao Zhu heard this, he also burst into laughter, full of contentment. He raised an army in civilian clothes, and in fifteen years he
It took another twenty years to completely destroy the Northern Yuan Dynasty. It can be said that from the moment Lan Yu destroyed the Bei Yuan Imperial Court, the Ming Dynasty truly and completely won the final victory from the battle with Qian Yuan.
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Looking at the happy crowd, Han Du found a corner to sit down, lowered his head and said nothing.
Lao Zhu smiled and smiled, and suddenly saw Han Du sitting beside him with his head lowered. His face suddenly darkened, and he reached out and slapped the desk hard.
"Han Du, Bei Yuan is shattered. Are you unhappy?"
Lao Zhu's words were very serious, and he almost didn't directly say that Han Du was rebellious.
Zhan Hui's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he turned to look at Han Du with a smile that could make people feel bone-chilling.
Han Du ignored Zhan Hui and looked up to see Lao Zhu looking at him with a somewhat unkind expression. He quickly shook his head with a wry smile and said: "The Minister of Bei Yuan is naturally happy, but the emperor will not think that Bei Yuan has been destroyed, so the grassland tribes are right." Ming Dynasty is no longer a threat, right?"
Lao Zhu was still deep in thought, but Zhan Hui couldn't help but jump out and retort: "The Northern Yuan Dynasty is destroyed, Tuogu Si Timur is in the hands of the Ming Dynasty, we can kill him if we want, can he still cause trouble?"
Han Du rolled his eyes at Zhan Hui and had no time to talk nonsense with him. He said to Lao Zhu Zhengse: "Your Majesty, since Beiyuan returned to the grassland, its prestige on the grassland has not been as good as before. In addition, over the years, the Ming Dynasty has The first expedition against the Northern Yuan Dynasty resulted in more victories than fewer defeats. Therefore, various tribes in the grassland, especially the powerful tribes, had long been disobeying Togu Si Timur's orders. The destruction of the Northern Yuan Dynasty would only temporarily plunge the grassland into chaos. , but it cannot turn them into a piece of loose sand."
No matter what kind of chaos it is, it will eventually calm down again. In other words, the threat from the grassland to the Ming Dynasty was only temporarily hidden, and it did not completely disappear.
"That's what you said? Do you have any evidence?" Zhan Hui couldn't see Han Du talking freely. In addition, he was already in a relationship with Han Du, so naturally he would not let him steal the show in front of the emperor.
Han Du glanced at Zhan Hui lightly from the corner of his eye. Although he had some issues with him, Han Du didn't take it to heart. It was only now that Zhan Hui interrupted again and again that Han Du felt a little disgusted with him.
"Go back to the emperor..." Han Du bowed to Lao Zhu. He recounted the scene when he first met Togush Timur, including the incident when Togush Timur was almost strangled to death by his generals.
Hearing that Togu Si Timur was almost killed by his generals, perhaps if it had not been for Han Du's appearance, Togu Si Timur would have been dead, everyone exchanged glances and began to realize the seriousness of the matter.
A general dared to strangle the emperor. Is Bei Yuan so weak?
At this time, Lao Zhu discovered that the prestige of Tuogu Si Timur on the grassland seemed to be different from what he had imagined.
They looked at everyone with some doubts. Except for Zhu Biao and Tang He, everyone subconsciously lowered their heads when facing Lao Zhu. These civil servants had never been to the grassland. Even Zhan Hui didn't even know what a battlefield looked like. How could he dare to talk nonsense in front of Lao Zhu?
Lao Zhu pondered for a moment and looked up at Tang He.
When Tang He saw this, he nodded and replied with an uncertain tone: "Your Majesty, I haven't been to the grassland for a long time.
, I don’t know what this grassland has become.
However, I thought that since Lan Yu had been stationed in Jinshan for a year, he must know about the grassland. Why not summon him? "
Lao Zhu nodded subconsciously. Indeed, Tang He didn't know anything, so asking was in vain.
But it seems a bit early to release Lan Yu now.
After thinking about it for a while, Lao Zhu gave up Tang He's suggestion, looked at Han Du and asked: "Don't hide it, just say what you want. I will pardon you."
Lao Zhu's words were exactly what Han Du wanted. Since returning from the grassland, Han Du has been thinking about the grassland. Although Beiyuan was destroyed, the strength of various grassland tribes still existed. Although it does not pose a threat to the Ming Dynasty for the time being, once someone reunites the tribes, they will inevitably go south to invade the Ming Dynasty again.
There is no way, life on the grassland is extremely cold and food is scarce. Once the grassland recovers its vitality, it will definitely go south to compete with the Ming Dynasty for survival supplies.
"I believe that now is not the time for Ming Dynasty to sit back and relax. On the contrary, at this time, Ming Dynasty should take advantage of the chaos in the grassland and intervene more actively in the grassland."
Zhan Hui sneered, sneered at Han Du's proposal, and said in a disdainful tone: "Why did the Ming intervene? If the Ming did not intervene, then maybe the tribes on the grassland would still fight each other and fight fiercely. If the Ming sent troops, I'm afraid all the tribes would Let’s unite and deal with the outside world. At that time, we may be in a dilemma.”
It has to be said that although Zhan Hui failed in the imperial examination, he still had a good vision. Just these words spoke to Lao Zhu's heart, causing him to nod frequently.
"Did I say that I would send troops to intervene in the grassland?" Han Du Zhan Hui provoked him again and again, no longer choosing to avoid, and directly confronted him tit for tat.
"If you want to intervene in the grassland, you don't necessarily have to send troops." Han Du said with a smile.
Lao Zhu pondered, glanced at Han Du, and said, "If you have any ideas, just tell me."
Han Du nodded and continued eloquently: "For thousands of years, the reason why the grassland has been difficult to be conquered by the Central Plains dynasties is because the grassland is vast and there is too much space for strategic shifts. No matter how powerful the Central Plains dynasty wants to attack the grassland, Tribes all have to face the problem of difficulty in transporting food and grass. Once the road for transporting food and grass is lengthened, it will become a fatal weakness of the army.
If the Ming Dynasty wanted all the grassland tribes to surrender completely, it could only use tyrannical military strength to prevent them from even thinking of resisting the Ming Dynasty. "
Before Han Du finished speaking, Zhan Hui pointed at Han Du angrily and cursed: "Han Du, you are resorting to militarism. If you want to convince all the grassland tribes, you can only educate them."
This is actually true, but Han Du just can't stand Zhan Hui's face. He keeps talking about the teachings of saints. Does he think he is a saint?
"Since Mr. Zhan is so confident that he can educate the grassland tribes, how about you ask for orders on your own and go to educate them?" Han Du looked at Zhan Hui with a sneer.
The words are better than the songs, enlightenment? The grassland tribes have only known how to fight and kill since they were young, and they don’t even know the words. How can they be educated? Do we still expect a group of illiterate people to understand the subtle words and great meanings of the saints?
The only thing that the grassland tribes could understand and understand was the steel knife.
