There was a little cold sweat on Zhu Gaoxu's face. He had done everything the other person said. This is just to name a few. If you really want to list them in detail, with his domineering and great achievements, he could not finish them all in one day, but he was very quick. Calmed down.
This is the imperial court, not the royal study. Saying such words in front of hundreds of officials, doesn't it mean that Your Majesty can't tell the difference between loyal and evil?
Sure enough, Zhu Di's face turned gloomy at this time.
He had just said that he wanted Zhu Gaoxu to postpone his resignation and accompany him on his northern tour. This guy jumped out and listed the sins of the King of Han. This was simply a slap in his face!
What's more important is that the person who said this has the wrong identity.
If it were the princes who stood at the forefront who spoke out, then Zhu Di would really want to give some scorn to these old brothers and former ministers who conquered the world.
If he was an official, although Zhu Di might be filled with hatred, he would not say much because of his status.
But Jie Jin, why should he?
He is just a seventh-grade cabinet minister, acting like a secretary. Zhu Di was usually polite to him, not because he respected him at all, but because he was compiling the Yongle Dadian, so he showed him a little favor.
But now that he is jumping around, he seems to be a little ignorant.
Those involved were still involved in such a big event as seizing the direct descendants.
So he spoke without mercy and blurted out:
"This matter has been decided by me, so don't say any more! As for the sins of the King of Han... you bring out the evidence, hand it over to a supervisor for certification, and then present it to me, talking empty words, what does it look like!"
"Scholar Xie, I heard that the Yongle Ceremony has reached its final stage. At this time, it would be better for you to pay more attention to the ceremony."
"You are just the editor of the Yongle Grand Ceremony. Things in the court have nothing to do with you. Mind yourself!"
"If anything goes wrong in the Yongle Ceremony, I will definitely take it upon you!"
A severe rebuke made Xie Jin dizzy.
He raised his head in disbelief and looked at the angry Emperor Yongle above. How could he still be as close and friendly as when he inquired about the ceremony?
Accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger!
But thunder, rain and dew were all due to your kindness, so he could only bow down weakly and said:
"I obey the decree!"
"Retreat!"
Emperor Yongle snorted, waved his sleeves, and left the hall, leaving only the ministers looking at each other.
It seems that it is a foregone conclusion that the King of Han will accompany the Northern Patrol. The nobles were happy and excited, but the civil servants were a little depressed.
Although a Han king was temporarily added, the Northern Patrol had already been decided, but it would not change.
The crown prince left the unfinished affairs in Beijing and handed them over to several important ministers. He rushed to Nanjing at night to supervise the country. This also gave the civil servants a bit of comfort. Being appointed to supervise the country showed that the prince was still deeply trusted by the emperor.
It was not that easy for the King of Han to seize the throne.
As Zhu Gaochi took over the government affairs of the court, Zhu Di took the King of Han, Chen Guogong and other confidants and began to go north.
This northern tour was carried out three full years earlier than in history.
The reason is also very simple - in history, King Su, King Qing, King Gu, and King Liao were not coerced to go south. The troops in the north were quite sufficient, and the Mongolian troops were subject to certain constraints.
Now, border troubles are much more serious. The Great Wall is a line of defense, but you have to have someone to defend you, right?
Although Lan Yu had been sent out, Zhu Di was still worried and decided to go north to inspect the defense and choose a good place for himself to rest in the future capital of Beijing.
It was September of the fourth year of Yongle, and Lan Yu had been out of seclusion for seven months.
Compared with the grasslands at this time in history, there was one less Uuliangha tribe.
In fact, after the Jingnan was over, Zhu Di wanted to enfeoff the Duoyan Sanwei and the Shunyi Cavalry to the grassland to show his favor to them.
However, this move was strongly stopped by Yan Keng——
These Mongolians are the best of the best. If they are put on the grassland, wouldn't they be raising tigers?
This move is very correct. You must know that the three guards of Wuliangha were very disobedient in the late Yongle period and often harassed the Ming Dynasty, so much so that Zhu Di also met them in battle during his fifth expedition to Mobei.
In the end, these two troops were retained, and Zhu Di decided to incorporate them into the Beijing camp, preparing to serve as the main force of the Three Thousand Battalion, one of the three major battalions to be established.
But for Lan Yu, there is only one word - it doesn't matter.
Nothing in the Mongolian grasslands can match its edge.
A hundred thousand troops were under Lan Yu's command. Even though he had not led an army for five years, his ability had not declined even a little.
The Hetao Plain has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. Xu Da and Li Wenzhong recovered it in the early Ming Dynasty. However, in the early years of Jianwen and Yongle, Tatars and Oara invaded the Hetao at the same time. The Dongsheng Five Guards stationed in the Hetao were outnumbered and forced to Retreating into the pass, resulting in the loss of the Hetao.
He decided to attack the Tatar tribe in Hetao first.
The (nominal) Great Khan of Mongolia, Guilichi, said that he could not be cowardly.
In the original time and space, he was very honest because the northern border defense was pretty good and he was in an unfair position (regicide). But this time, the northern border was empty. He had gained great prestige from the huge harvests of entering the invaders again and again, and he was already a little arrogant at this time.
With the Tatar army of 90,000, he decided to attack the Ming army.
The Hetao Plain has gentle terrain and is a suitable place for large armies to fight.
Also suitable as a tomb.
Sapphire is extremely good at using cavalry, but he is also good at using muskets. Relying on the combination of muskets and cavalry, he easily defeated the Tatars, and then used the cavalry to pursue them.
Not only that, he also sent several small groups to attack the Tatar tribes and promised them to "feed them on the spot."
This is the practice of digging roots.
In just a few months, the Tatars, as the headquarters of Mongolia, suffered extremely heavy losses. Tens of thousands of men were killed in battle, hundreds of thousands of cattle and horses were captured, more than ten thousand Han people were rescued, countless gold and silver treasures were seized, and many camps and palaces were burned down.
For a time, the Ming army was so powerful that many tribes that originally belonged to the Tatars sent envoys to the south to express their submission.
Zhu Di got the good news when he patrolled the border to Beijing.
Yan Keng was on the tour with Zhu Di, so he was very happy to get this news:
"Your Majesty, General Lan (General Zhengbei) is really powerful. Although he is over fifty years old, he is still very honest!"
"I didn't expect the Tatar tribe to be so vulnerable. Come to think of it, the Oara tribe is no more than that." Zhu Di paced in his study excitedly, "I will send Lan Yu to lead the army to continue northward to clear the grassland. After a battle, Anhui will be safe." I have been on the border of Ming Dynasty for decades!"
Opening up territory and wiping out foreign enemies is a fatal temptation for any emperor.
During his Yongle Dynasty, he had occupied Jiaozhi in the south, governed by Wenwen, and had the Yongle Grand Ceremony that was about to be completed. If he drives out foreign enemies at this time, wouldn't he be another holy master and wise king comparable to Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty?
(End of chapter)
