There is no love in life.
This is really life without love.
Just imagine, if a sheep enters the tiger's mouth, what will the sheep's expression be like?
Well, Li Hongbi is that sheep now!
So damn good, why did he come when the Dog Emperor was in a bad mood?
Why didn’t you look at the almanac when you went out?
Li Hongbi sighed and knelt on the ground in mourning.
"Your Majesty, I see that you have a worried look on your face. I wonder why?"
"I should be loyal to you by eating your salary, and I am willing to take the initiative to share your worries!"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Di was obviously stunned, and then he laughed dumbly.
This is the first time this bastard bastard has said such words, which makes people really uncomfortable.
But what Zhu Di is worried about is the position of crown prince. Naturally, he will not tell Li Hongbi that it is not a good thing for him to get involved.
But regarding the northern Xinjiang defense line, you can listen to this bastard's opinion.
Zhu Di explained the situation in detail, especially the Daning Dusi.
The rest of the defense lines are fine, and they are nothing more than sending generals to garrison heavy troops in important military towns such as Xuanfu Datong.
But the situation in Daning Dusi is a little different. This place is indeed a strategic location, and it is a key line of defense to prevent the Mongolian barbarians from going south to the Central Plains.
But the only problem is that the Daning Dusi is located outside the Great Wall, and now its troops are empty and almost abandoned. If it wants to restore and rebuild, the court will inevitably invest a lot of money and food, which is not worth the gain for the current Yongle court.
At least Zhu Di was leaning towards Jie Jin's theory. He would directly move the Daning capital to within the Great Wall, and then let the three guards of Duoyan go to Daning to graze. After a few years, he would just send troops to clear out the entire desert grassland. There would be no need to spend so much manpower and material resources. Go and garrison!
After all, as Xie Jin said, the three guards of Duoyan made meritorious service in the battle of Jingnan.
As the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, it would be unreasonable if he did not add rewards.
Moreover, Xie Jin's plan of killing two birds with one stone is indeed pretty good.
Just like in the Battle of Jingnan, the imperial court hired the Duoyan Three Guards to replace the Daning Guards' border troops to garrison Daning City and guard the border for the Ming Dynasty!
After all, the land of Daning is rich in water and grass, and it is also a rare pasture. If you think about it, the three guards of Duoyan will definitely not refuse. On the contrary, they will be grateful to Zhu Di, the Ming emperor, and have a heart of surrender and love.
And in this way, Daning, the giant town of Youyan, was in the hands of the Ming Dynasty in disguise, and did not have to bear the burden of dispatching food and manpower for the garrison. It can be said to be a good strategy that kills two birds with one stone. Why not?
When Li Hongbi heard Daning Dusi's question, his expression rarely became serious.
Historically, the Dog Emperor moved the capital of Daning inland and abandoned the giant town of Youyan in Daning!
After Emperor Yongle was in trouble, he moved the capital of Ning to Baoding, and King Ning changed the vassal state to Jiangxi. The reason was to "reward the three guards for their service". This approach led to "the danger of losing China."
This "rewarding the efforts of the three guards" is somewhat interesting.
These three guards are none other than the Three Duoyan Guards, brave and adept warriors of the Uuliangha tribe!
At that time, Daning Dusi was located outside the Great Wall and was often raided and harassed by Mongolian barbarians. Therefore, Daning Dusi had many barbarian soldiers under its command, and their combat power was extremely fierce.
Among the barbarian soldiers in Daning, the three guards of Duoyan are the most important. This group of people can ride horses at the age of three and shoot bows at the age of five. They take off their armor to fight guerrillas. When they put on their armor, they are heavy cavalry. When fighting, they are all soldiers, and there is almost no need for logistics. , one person has multiple horses, and he can switch between horses when he is tired. He drinks mare's milk when he is thirsty. High protein can also resist hunger. All of them are skilled in horseback riding and archery. They are natural cavalry warriors. They later became the first mercenary of the Ming Dynasty and were hired by Zhu Di. Together with him, he suppressed the rebellion and made great military exploits.
Zhu Di probably just wanted to reciprocate the favor by giving the strategically important area of Daning directly to the Duoyan Sanwei for herding and garrisoning, as a reward from the Ming Dynasty.
But the problem is that doing this is feeding a tiger into trouble!
The Duoyan Sanwei are orthodox Mongols, a tribe that split from the Great Mongol Empire and can be traced back to Genghis Khan.
As a Mongolian himself and as a mercenary, how could he be loyal to the Ming Dynasty?
The end result was that the three guards of Duoyan secretly flirted with the Tatars, stabbed Ming in the back from time to time, and started a bitter entanglement with Ming. They even colluded with Oara to give Ming a cruel blow. This was the battle for Oara's international students to become famous - Tumu Battle of Fort!
Therefore, Daning Dusi cannot be abandoned, let alone the group of white-eyed wolves like Duoyan Sanwei!
"May I ask Your Majesty, do you want to give Daning to the three guards of Duoyan?"
As soon as these words came out, Zhu Di's face was filled with shock.
Xie Jin and others had just left, and Li Hongbi was not discussing matters just now. How did he know?
Not even the eunuchs like Zheng He and Yi Shiha knew about it, so there was no possibility of it being leaked out!
Then...how did this bastard know?
Zhu Di was completely shocked and looked at Li Hongbi in disbelief.
"How did you know?"
Yes, that’s really the case!
Li Hongbi shook his head helplessly.
"Your Majesty, this is absolutely unacceptable!"
"May I ask, Your Majesty, who made the slanderous statement? I ask you to cut this man's body into five pieces, behead his entire family, confiscate his entire family, and kill his whole family!"
Zhu Di: “=͟͟͞͞=͟͟͞͞(●⁰ꈊ⁰●|||)”
"Oh, letting the three guards of Duoyan garrison in Daning can be used as a reward to make them grateful to the Ming Dynasty, and it can also save the court from spending money and food on sending soldiers to garrison. This seems to be a good strategy that kills two birds with one stone, right?"
"But has your Majesty ever thought about who the three guards of Duoyan are? They are all serious Mongolians!"
Still want to "kill two birds with one stone"?
Dog Emperor, what are you thinking about?
Zhu Di was quite unhappy when he heard this.
What happened to the Mongols?
Didn’t the Mongols help me conquer the world?
Besides, there are also many Mongols in the Ming army!
For example, Tong'an Hou Huozhen was a Mongol general who was loyal to Zhu Di!
Seeing the disapproving look on the Dog Emperor's face, Li Hongbi couldn't help but shook his head with a wry smile, and prepared to educate this guy well.
"I dare to ask Your Majesty, Emperor Taizu Gao mobilized heavy troops to wrest Daning and Kaiping from the Mongolian barbarians with great difficulty, and then sent heavy troops to garrison them. For this, he spent countless manpower, material and financial resources. What did Emperor Taizu Gao do? ?”
"What was the main purpose of Emperor Taizu Gao establishing Daning Guards and Kaiping Guards?"
Li Hongbi looked directly at the Ming Emperor with sharp eyes.
In fact, this is disrespectful behavior.
The emperor should not look directly at him. That would be disobedient, let alone questioning the emperor face to face like Li Hongbi. That would be no different than pointing at the emperor's nose and scolding him!
When Xiao Xu Qin saw this, his eyes were full of admiration.
This mentor is so brave, he is truly a role model for our generation!
Yi Shiha was so frightened that everyone was almost stupid, and he wanted to remind Li Hongbi to pay attention to his court etiquette, but when he saw that His Majesty the Emperor was listening attentively, he did not dare to say anything to disturb him.
In fact, Zhu Di was in turmoil because of Li Hongbi's words at the moment. He didn't care about these false gifts!
Why did my father want to snatch Kaiping and Daning from the Mongolian barbarians at all costs?
Why did the emperor establish Kaiping Guard and Daning Guard and send heavy troops to guard them?
"Mongol!"
"Taizu did this to resist the Mongols!"
Zhu Di subconsciously said the answer.
Li Hongbi also nodded.
"That's right, Emperor Taizu Gao hoped to use these two strategic locations to form a dichotomy to resist Mongolia's southward counterattack on the Central Plains!"
"For this reason, Taizu spent countless manpower, material and financial resources just to control Daning and Kaiping. As long as these two strategic places exist, Daning Guard and Kaiping Guard will be the first line of defense against Mongolia's southward march. , and the important towns on the nine sides of the Great Wall are the second line of defense!"
"When the Daning Dusi existed, it was like a sharp knife thrust into the grassland. It not only cut off the connection between the barbarians in the Monan Grassland and the barbarians in Liaodong. The Ming Dynasty could still rely on Daning as an outpost, and tens of thousands of troops swept the desert from time to time. , get rid of the unconquered Tartars."
"In this case, the Ming Dynasty Guards can advance to the north of the Great Wall instead of being passively beaten all the time. This is an active defense, and Daning also has the role of monitoring the barbarians in the northeast. The nine-sided Great Wall defense line is more like the Ming Dynasty The second line of border defense is the logistics base of Daning Dusi, which has the first line of defense. In this way, the pressure along the Great Wall can be greatly reduced, and it is rare for the prairie cavalry to ravage the nine sides."
"So once our Ming Dynasty loses the two strategic locations of Kaiping and Daning, our Ming Dynasty's northern defense line will be completely unbalanced. Has Your Majesty ever considered this?"
Li Hongbi's mouth went dry as he talked, so he simply stepped forward and grabbed the tea on the imperial desk and drank it wholeheartedly.
Now, Yi Shiha really couldn't bear it anymore!
That was what His Majesty the Emperor drank!
Oh my God, you are such a coward!
"Ahem, Prince Hongbi, please pay attention to your court etiquette..."
"Shut up!" Zhu Di shouted angrily with a gloomy face, "Let him drink until he has enough, and then continue talking after drinking!"
Also lost: "Σ(°△°|||)︴"
