Those who accompanied the Northern Patrol to Shuntian Prefecture included civil servants and military generals. Although Shuntian Prefecture was not the capital, it had the same status as the capital. In Zhu Di's heart, Jinling City is his father's capital, and Shuntian Mansion is his capital.
However, when they learned that the Oara tribe had invaded, the generals' first direction coincided with Zhu Di's, which was to fight, but the civil servants' first thought was to withdraw.
In their minds, when it comes to war, the emperor should stay out of the spotlight, sit in the capital, and leave the war to the generals.
If you, the emperor, were to lead the expedition in person, what would the generals be doing? Everyone is happy if your emperor wins, but what if he loses? Is it possible to review the Han people’s humiliation of Jingkang again?
Throughout the dynasties, except for a very few emperors, this is indeed how they came to be.
However, Zhu Di is "a very small number of emperors".
It's not that he doesn't understand these truths, but he also understands one thing - I have never lost in a war with a foreign race!
Seeing someone objecting, Zhu Di looked unkind, thought about it in his mind, and looked at Zhu Gaojie: "King Qi, tell me, should we fight this battle?"
Zhu Gaojie was stunned for a moment and thought to himself, you old thief Zhu Di, just leave the blame to me, right?
Can he say no to fighting?
If he dares to say "no", just wait for the emperor to wear small shoes for him!
Zhu Gaojie bit the bullet and said, "I think this battle must be fought!"
Zhu Di smiled knowingly when he heard this: Hey! This guy is good and sensible!
However, the old man was not satisfied and continued to ask: "Oh, you said it must be beaten, but you can tell me why you need to fight?"
Ten thousand grass and mud horses are galloping in Zhu Gaojie's heart.
Why the hell did I say that I wanted to fight, but I didn’t have any idea!
If you don't want to fight, how dare I go against your will?
I’ve given you a lot of praise, why are you so excited?
Withstanding the emperor's pressure, Zhu Gaojie took a deep breath and said: "Reporting to my father, I believe that when the former Emperor Gao destroyed Yuan and Jianming, the remaining forces fled outside the Great Wall and established the Northern Yuan Dynasty, which often offended our Ming Dynasty. This scourge The ills have been going on for a long time.”
"But during the Hongwu Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty had just created great achievements and was waiting to be revived. It should focus on restoring economic production and strengthening national strength, so it ignored the Mongols in Mobei. Although it later attacked the Northern Yuan Dynasty several times, it did not attack the Northern Yuan Dynasty. It was not until the Battle of Yuerhai that the main force of Beiyuan was defeated and disintegrated into three major tribes."
"Of these three major tribes, the Tatars have been defeated by the father's troops, and it is difficult to assemble them in a short period of time. Wuliangha also worshiped the Ming Dynasty with the courtesy of ministers, and it is difficult to become a great weapon within ten years. Only Wala and Mahamu The old thief is extremely cunning and plays both sides. He is really hateful and he often offends me, the Ming Dynasty!"
"Since the defeat of the Tatars, the Mongolian tribes, only the Oara, have remained unscathed and have continued to expand and become bigger. Now they have become a serious problem for the Ming Dynasty. My father personally led the expedition to boost the country's prestige. The morale of the soldiers is high, and they will definitely be able to defeat the Oara in one battle. This battle must be won!”
"The so-called peace and prosperity are not spoken with words, but with fists!"
"After this battle, we can have ten years of peace! The advantages outweigh the disadvantages!"
"My son, Zhu Gaojie, begs my father to use troops against Wala!"
Zhu Di was stunned for a while after hearing this, thinking to himself that the fourth child was so good at talking, so eloquent.
The old man felt very comfortable after hearing this, and was overjoyed. He could not help but clench his fists and said loudly: "You have all heard what King Qi said. This battle is not that I want to fight, but that I have to fight! I want to fight the Great Ming Dynasty in one battle." Years of peace!”
Zhu Gaojie's mouth twitched: You don't want to fight?
I think you want to fight more than anyone else!
King Zhao, who entered the palace to discuss the matter, looked at the emperor and said, "What the fourth brother said is the same as what I think in my heart!"
Zhu Zhanji, the grandson of the emperor, did not argue with his third uncle this time and nodded: "My grandson thinks so too."
Guard General Fan Zhong clasped his fists and said, "Prince Qi has said it well. This battle must be fought. I will second my opinion!"
All the generals nodded, clasped their fists and shouted: "The general seconded the proposal!"
"The general seconded the proposal!"
"The general seconded the proposal!"
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Zhu Di raised the corners of his mouth slightly and looked at Yang Rong: "Yang Rong, tell me now, should we fight this battle?"
Yang Rong looked around and found that most people had already agreed. He felt helpless and said feebly: "My minister, Yang Rong, also seconded the proposal!"
The status of Yongle's cabinet was far less exaggerated than that of later generations, and Yang Rong had no choice.
When Zhu Di heard the satisfactory answer, he nodded slightly: "Since all the beloved ministers agree with me, I don't have much to say. According to my decree, the governors of the northern provinces immediately prepared troops and horses to assemble in Shuntian. When the assembly is completed, Later, send troops to Xuanfu!"
"Anyone who delays the opportunity to fight will be killed!"
Yang Rong glanced at Zhu Gaojie, and the corners of his mouth twitched.
If it weren't for King Qi's nonsense, the emperor wouldn't have been able to manipulate the ministers so easily.
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Jinling City, East Palace
"Hey, hey, who can bring over the Zhejiang land tax report for this quarter reported by the Ministry of Household Affairs?"
"Yes, just move here!"
At this time, the East Palace was very busy. The prince in charge of supervising the country knew how tiring this job was. Although he was not an emperor, it was more troublesome than being an emperor.
When you are an emperor, you have to be a coward for forty years, and you can live in the harem with wine and meat, orioles singing and dancing every day, even if you don't go to court.
When you are a prisoner, you not only have to do all the emperor's work, but you also have to do it beautifully and do everything comfortably.
If you don't do a good job, the first thing the emperor will do when he comes back from Shuntian Mansion will be to kill you.
"His Royal Highness, please report urgently!"
Jin Zhong hurried over and presented the secret letter with fire paint to the prince, "Wala invades, and the emperor has decided to lead the expedition himself. He has already summoned the guards from all the northern capitals to assemble the army!"
The prince was stunned at first. After opening the secret letter and confirming that it was correct, the prince looked solemn and said, "Walazhen knows how to choose the right time. Not long after the emperor arrived in Shuntian, they rushed over."
"Prince, what do you mean?"
This matter was so big that even Jin Zhong, the old minister of the Ministry of War, didn't know what to do, so he had to ask the prince for advice.
"Is it possible that you can still run to Shuntian and kidnap the emperor back?" The prince looked calm, "If the emperor says he wants to fight, then he will fight. When fighting on the front line, we in the rear cannot hold back the emperor. In the name of the East Palace, , ordered the six departments to fully cooperate with the front line, and to collect the food and grass for the Northern Expedition and all kinds of military supplies for the army within seven days."
"Anyone who is delayed for one day will be demoted by one rank!"
"Those who are delayed for two days will be demoted by three ranks!"
"Those who are delayed for three days will be killed!"
"I give orders to all provinces, prefectures, and counties along the Yunchao Road not to delay the teams transporting grain, grass, and military supplies, and to strive to solve the supply problem for the Northern Expedition in the shortest possible time."
"Those who disobey orders will be killed regardless of the reason!"
"If there is anyone who deliberately delays the military situation, it's the Yi clan!"
The prince, who used to be docile and honest in the past, now had murderous eyes in his eyes, just like the two of them.
I, Zhu Pangpang, will kill anyone who dares to delay Ming Dynasty’s national affairs!
Prince Zhu Gaochi is a very easy-going person, provided that... he will not have a negative impact on Ming Dynasty.
If he violates this red line in his heart, Zhu Pangpang will kill someone!
