Zhu Biao led Liu Jin and others back to Chengqian Palace. Zhu Biao suddenly stopped in front of the door and told Liu Jin beside him, "Go and invite my cousin to the East Palace tomorrow!"
After Liu Jin bowed and agreed, Zhu Biao stepped into his residence and lay down refreshingly in the gold brocade quilt under the service of a group of people. There were four young eunuchs keeping vigil at the door. When someone coughed in the evening, someone would come in to take care of him.
The next morning, Zhu Biao got up and put on a red panlong narrow-sleeved robe, a black gauze winged crown on his head, a jade belt around his waist, and white jade boots at his feet.
He stood up in high spirits, went to the Wenhua Hall of the East Palace, picked up a book and read for a while. After the court meeting, Liu Jin led a tall man in.
Zhu Biao stood up with a smile, and the visitor hurriedly bent down and handed over his hands, "Your Majesty, Li Wenzhong, pays homage to the Crown Prince!"
Zhu Biao walked out from behind the desk and stretched out his hand to pull him up. "Brother, you are too polite. Please sit down."
After he said a few polite words and sat down, Zhu Biao returned to his seat and said sincerely, "I discussed it with my father yesterday. I plan to go out with the army next year. This time I specially asked my brother to come and ask for advice."
Li Wenzhong frowned and said with concern, "Prince, with your status, how can you take such a big risk! This battlefield is dangerous and the outcome is unpredictable!"
Zhu Biao held a white tiger pendant in his hand and said, "I have grown up in the palace since I was a child, but I know how fierce the war is, but I do have some considerations. I think my brother will also lead the army next year, so please give me some advice!"
Li Wenzhong stood up and said in a deep voice, "Your Highness! You must know that we, the generals, can be defeated, but as the crown prince, you absolutely cannot be defeated!"
"Otherwise, your reputation will be irreparably damaged. I am your vassal, and my cousin is your cousin! So please be brave, Your Highness, the Crown Prince, and please give it some thought!"
Zhu Biao also stood up and said softly, "I will bear in mind what my brother said, but I have some thoughts on this matter, and my father also agreed!"
Li Wenzhong understood as soon as he heard this. This was to let the prince achieve military merit. He must have been extremely sure before he sent his prince to the battlefield.
When Liu Jin saw this momentum, he quickly stepped forward to help Li Wenzhong and let him sit down. "Doctor Ronglu is praised by His Majesty as brave and good at fighting, and is the leader of all generals! And he is also a relative of His Highness, so the Crown Prince specially let the servant Please come and discuss it!”
Li Wenzhong also took the opportunity to sit down, cupped his hands to Zhu Biao above him and said, "Since the Crown Prince has made up his mind, I, Li Wenzhong, will lead the horse and whip to the death for His Highness!"
After Zhu Biao said a few polite words, he chatted with him about military affairs. Li Wenzhong had been fighting for many years, and he was also a relative. When he went to war next year, he would be his direct descendant.
Not long after, officials from the Ministry of War sent a report on the Northern Expedition, which also included the Northern Expedition's demand for supplies.
Zhu Biao opened it and saw a note from Lao Zhu inside: "Think carefully, the most important thing in the army is logistical supplies. If supplies are unstable, how to stabilize the morale of the army and how to allow the soldiers to fight with peace of mind!"
Several chief officers of the Ministry of War stood respectfully at the base, quietly waiting for the prince's inquiry.
From that day on, Zhu Biao was invited to practice riding and shooting every morning. Two hours later, he began to deal with the logistics supplies for the Northern Expedition with the people from the Ministry of War. In the afternoon, various generals who stayed in Yingtian Mansion came to tell him about the military affairs. system rules.
In the leap seventh month of the first year of Hongwu (1368), Xu Da and Chang Yuchun led the Ma Bu boat division from Linqing northward along the canal to Dezhou and Tongzhou. Emperor Yuan Shun fled to Kaiping, the capital, with his concubines, prince, and others.
On August 2, Xu Da and Chang Yuchun captured Dadu in one fell swoop and changed it to Beiping Prefecture.
The Mongol rule in the Central Plains ended, and the Ming Dynasty gained control of the area within the Great Wall!
The Northern Expedition army is as powerful as a rainbow, preparing to take back the sixteen states of Yanyun that have been lost for more than 400 years in one fell swoop!
However, Xu Da and Chang Yuchun directly received Zhu Yuanzhang's order. Except for the necessary stay, the general was not allowed to continue the pursuit! Set off immediately to return to the DPRK! "
Although everyone wants to continue the pursuit and expand the results, the emperor's order has been issued, so naturally no one dares to do anything that will affect the emperor's order! The lesson from ancient times is that most people who dare to play this trick will end badly!
Xu Da Chang Yuchun naturally didn't dare! Moreover, Chang Yuchun has received Zhu Yuanzhang's secret letter. He is more eager than anyone else to return his master to the court!
Since the two military leaders are willing to return to the court, the people below are naturally not qualified to raise any objections.
After Zhu Biao heard the news, his face turned red with excitement! This is really a bit shameless. It is obvious that Zhu Yuanzhang wants his son to personally recapture the Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures that have been lost for four hundred years and achieve this great achievement.
Shi Jingtang, the founding emperor of the Later Jin Dynasty, rebelled against the Tang Dynasty and became independent, and asked Khitan for help. The Khitan sent troops to support the establishment of the Later Jin Dynasty. Taizong of the Liao Dynasty and Shi Jingtang became father and son.
In the third year of Tianfu, Shi Jingtang ceded the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun to the Khitan in accordance with the Khitan's request, which expanded the territory of the Liao Kingdom to the Great Wall. Several dynasties in the Central Plains were not able to fully recover it.
The strategic significance of the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun made the Northern Song Dynasty regime in the Central Plains feel threatened for more than 160 years. Once the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun were lost, the northern border defense was almost impossible to defend. Hu cavalry galloped across the prosperous and prosperous plains. , you can drink from the Yellow River day and night.
Because of this, the cession of the Sixteen Youyun Prefectures became a major event that affected China's political structure and historical process. In the following four hundred years, the recovery of the Sixteen Youyun Prefectures became the dream dream of every Han dynasty.
Even if Zhu Biao is not a prince, but just a general, his meritorious service in recovering the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun is enough to go down in history, and being named a marquis based on his merits is a trivial matter!
After Zhu Biao calmed down, he thought about the impact of this. After all, in history, the Northern Expedition army directly recaptured the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun in one fell swoop, but now it has only captured most of the capital, and the remaining places are still in Yuanting. hands.
It seems that the matter of the knighthood can no longer be postponed. If the generals of the Northern Expedition vomit such a big mouthful of meat, they must be compensated!
I think Zhu Yuanzhang will reward the Northern Expedition generals generously this time! Stop their mouths with titles!
This is politics. Mutual compromise can make the dynasty go further. Otherwise, what is the benefit of letting them quarrel?
As long as they don't want to kill, they can only be comforted. Otherwise, what will happen if they get agitated? They don't feel sorry for the imperial court. How did they get rid of the rat trap!
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