Will Meng Yuan rise again?
This question involves a large strategic pattern, and Xu Heng, who has been on the battlefield for a long time, may not be able to give a definite answer.
Zhu Qiyu went too far to use this issue to embarrass the twelve-year-old Xu Yongning.
Xu Yongning thought for a moment and honestly admitted that he could not answer this question.
Zhu Qiyu said with a smile: "Try to analyze it. Speak whatever you want, don't be afraid of saying something wrong. Let's chat behind closed doors. No one will laugh at you if you say something wrong."
Xu Yongning nodded: "Now the Meng Yuan is divided into three major forces, Ye Xian, Ala, and Tuo Tuo Bu Hua. On the left and right wings of the Meng Yuan are the Jurchens and Dongchagatai.
During His Majesty's reign, these forces will inevitably be unable to integrate and can only be controlled by His Majesty to attack each other.
But after Your Majesty, in fifty or one hundred years, there is no guarantee that a mediocre leader will appear.
Once the Ming Dynasty's national power declines, it cannot be ruled out that a Genghis Khan-like figure will appear again in the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty to reunify the Mongolian tribes. "
Zhu Qiyu nodded and looked at Li Xuan again.
Li Xuan also nodded: "I think so too. The Han Dynasty has long proven that no matter how powerful the country is, it is difficult to eradicate the nomadic tribes on the grassland.
These tribes on the grassland are really endlessly burned by wildfire, and they are reborn again when the spring breeze blows.
Just like Ye Xian now, he fled to Tieliangguti. It was too difficult for the Ming army to pursue Ye Xian and annihilate him. Moreover, if the Ming army really traveled thousands of miles to launch an attack, its flanks would be exposed to the Eastern Chagatai Khanate and the Timurid Empire.
If we unite these two countries first and launch a three-way pincer attack on the Ming army, the entire army will be wiped out in an instant.
Therefore, Meng Yuan is really too difficult to deal with. I believe that if the right time, location, people and people are available at the same time, it is entirely possible for Meng Yuan to rise again. "
Speaking of the Eastern Chagatai Khanate and the Timurid Empire, Zhu Qiyu suddenly deviated from the topic: "Huaiyi, I remember that your grandfather seemed to be the first general military officer of Gansu, right?"
Li Xuan replied: "Yes, in the 27th year of Hongwu, my grandfather was appointed as General Pingqiang and Chief Military Officer to guard Gansu."
"Well, are you interested in serving as the Protector of the Western Regions, and concurrently as the Chief Military Officer of Gansu Province, stationed in Ganzhou, and running the Western Regions for me?
You should think about this question first before answering. The responsibility of the Protector of the Western Regions is very important. Not only must we consolidate the Gansu defense line and completely eliminate the threat from the Mongolian tribes to the Hexi Corridor, we must also be responsible for wiping out the Eastern Chagatai Khanate for me. "
Zhu Qiyu made this arrangement based on two considerations: First, the first Gansu Commander-in-Chief was Li Jinglong, and now it is a good story to have his grandson take over as Gansu Commander-in-Chief.
Moreover, the frontier troops in Ganzhou, Suzhou, and Liangzhou are brave and elite. The position of Gansu General Soldier must be his direct descendant.
Secondly, during his time in power, he must be able to destroy the country in order to live up to his position as the supreme king in the world.
Zhu Qiyu looked at the map for a long time. North Korea was a loyal vassal state. He must not destroy North Korea, otherwise it would be a big joke. Which vassal state would dare to follow the Ming Dynasty sincerely in the future.
It would not work to destroy the Jurchens. The Jurchens cannot be considered a 'country' at this time.
Then we can only destroy Jiaozhi. But Jiaozhi is not a country. At least Zhu Qiyu will never recognize Jiaozhi as a country.
So after searching around, only the Eastern Chagatai Khanate occupying Xinjiang was more in line with Zhu Qiyu's requirements.
Although the Eastern Chagatai Khanate was also a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Qiyu firmly believed that there would always be an excuse to send troops.
Anyway, Zhu Qiyu will definitely destroy a country during his time in power, and put together all the civil, political and martial arts.
Li Xuan also understood that although Gansu was remote, the emperor gave him a good job, so he made a firm and sincere statement.
Zhu Qiyu nodded with satisfaction: "I won't discuss the specific strategy with you. You first go to Gansu to guard for three to five years. Listen and watch more. There is no need to rush to use troops abroad.
After all the confidants have been trained and the other party is familiar with all aspects, we can return to Beijing to report on our work. We will discuss it at that time.
It just so happens that in the past three to five years, there has been a lot of trouble in the capital. It is best for you young people to go out and concentrate on fighting, and not to get involved in the whirlpool of political struggles. "
Li Xuan heard this and quickly thanked him. It is really hard to find a leader who takes care of his subordinates so carefully.
Zhu Qiyu returned to the topic: "It is impossible for Mongolia to rise again. On the contrary, the Jurchen Ministry has a chance to rise suddenly.
It is the slave Gandusi abandoned by Emperor Xuanzong, a place that everyone looks down upon, including the Savage Jurchens, Haixi Jurchens, and Jianzhou Jurchens. Once this group of people becomes powerful, it will be very troublesome. "
Li Xuan and Xu Yongning were quite humble and teachable. Although they found it difficult to accept Zhu Qiyu's views, they did not immediately question them.
Xu Yongning became interested and looked forward to visiting Liaodong quickly.
Zhu Qiyu stretched and said, "Let's all leave. I'm really tired today. I'll talk to you in detail another day."
The three princes got up and retired, and Zhu Qiyu went home to sleep.
The next day, the thirtieth day of the first lunar month.
It was the last day of the first month. Zhu Qiyu got up early and began to meet with the ministers and generals who were dispatched abroad and bid them farewell one by one.
Zhu Qiyu met Xu Youzhen first. Now that the weather is getting warmer, it's time for Xu Youzhen to leave Beijing to control floods in the Yellow River and patrol Shandong along the way.
Zhu Qiyu patiently listened to Xu Youzhen talk about a lot of professional river management issues. After listening, Zhu Qiyu felt dizzy, but he still managed to keep his spirits up and continued to ask: "Xu Aiqing, if you have any other requests, feel free to ask."
Xu Youzhen replied: "I need to mobilize the authority to prepare Japanese soldiers and Shandong local guards."
Zhu Qiyu nodded: "Okay, I will give the order to Shandong Dusi. As long as it is a guard soldier under the jurisdiction of Shandong Dusi, you can transfer it as you like."
After Xu Youzhen thanked the emperor, he took out a list and handed it over: "Your Majesty, these are officials and craftsmen who have the ability to manage rivers and are willing to work hard to control floods.
Positions suitable for them are listed above, please allow it at your Majesty's discretion. "
"That's right."
Zhu Qiyu took the list and handed it to He Yi without even looking at it.
Xu Youzhen wanted to use the river to select talents for the court and at the same time cultivate some cronies. This is also human nature.
River management is very difficult, and from the beginning of Taizu to the end of Chongzhen, the emperors of the Ming Dynasty showed little interest in controlling floods and building water conservancy projects. In other words, no emperor was interested in it at all.
The emperor did not pay attention to it, so naturally few talents were willing to devote themselves to the cause of river management.
The result is that river management talents are extremely scarce.
Xu Youzhen is the best among the best in river management.
Moreover, unlike other emperors of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Qiyu regarded flood control and water conservancy construction as one of his most important cultural and political achievements.
In this way, Xu Youzhen became Zhu Qiyu's treasured child. He could not be beaten, scolded, or criticized, and had to be coaxed throughout the process.
In history, Zhu Qiyu treated Shi Heng as a treasure and treated Xu Youzhen like a worn shoe; now Zhu Qiyu treats Xu Youzhen as a treasure and treats Shi Heng like a worn shoe, and it is completely reversed.
(End of chapter)
