The so-called Taiyuan Town or Shanxi Town was originally called Sanguan Town. It was also stationed at a pass - Pianguan Pass, which was not really in Taiyuan.
Sanguan, Datong, and Xuanfu are the middle sections of the thousands-kilometer defense line to the north of the Ming Dynasty, also known as the "Central Three Borders."
Especially in Datong, the northern mountainous area is relatively gentle, making it a place that is easy to attack and difficult to defend, but it has to be defended. If Datong is not defended, Taiyuan will be in danger. If Taiyuan is lost, the hinterland of the Central Plains will be opened to nomads.
Since it is difficult to defend, we can only garrison heavy troops. During the Hongwu period, there were 130,000 troops here, and then there was a slight decrease. In the Hongzhi period, border troubles worsened, and Datong garrisoned more than 100,000 troops, with 17 guard posts under its jurisdiction.
These include Pinglu Guards and Weiyuan Guards in the west, Yulin Guards and Datong Guards in the northwest, Yanghe Guards, Gaoshan Guards and various Qianhu Guards in the northeast.
There are also more than 40 large and small military castles built.
It is a real military area.
In this kind of place, the army is the people, the people are the army, and the general soldier controls everyone's life and death. In addition to military villages, there are also civilian villages and merchant villages. Of course, merchant villages have declined due to the salt incident. In short, they can be summed up in one word: chaos.
Now the imperial court has issued an order to reveal all the bad things here and tell them clearly. Which health station is this piece of land and which health station is that piece of land? How can this be so easy?
These fields were basically eaten by the 17 generals of all sizes.
Shi Feng, the commander-in-chief of Datong Town, relied on a series of means such as clicks, swaps, and bans to control the situation.
But you can’t always have a ban, right? So when he heard that the imperial court sent the Beijing camp to suppress the battle, he did not feel that he was not trusted. Especially when he saw Yang Shangyi's embarrassment in Jizhou, he felt even more fortunate.
So Feishu asked Wang Shouren to enter Datong as soon as possible.
Shi Feng could only read, but he could not write well. The clerk asked him where Qingtun had difficulties. He thought for a moment and said, "Except for the areas around Datong, there are difficulties everywhere."
"this……"
"Just write it like this. If you don't write it like this, what if he goes to the west first?"
That makes damn sense.
Zhu Feng, the deputy commander-in-chief of Datong, was also there. It was already this time, and no matter how slow he was, he still felt like a storm was about to come.
"I'd better go on patrol."
Zhu Feng personally inspected all the gates of the town, as well as the treasury and royal palace in the city.
I'm just worried about something going wrong.
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Capital.
Zhu Houzhao felt much better after drinking too much that day. Sometimes people still need to get drunk.
In the next few days, he felt relatively calm while reviewing the memorials, especially when he saw the imperial censor Yan Guan participating in the performance of Mei Kejia.
"Things in the world are always full of mystery. Without a pair of eyes, sometimes it is really difficult to see clearly."
You Zhi lowered his head and came over, "Your Majesty, what are you talking about?"
"Speaking of these loyal ministers, I have received less than 400,000 taels of silver this year, but they are so anxious that they want to tear Mei Kejia into pieces."
People say that literati have many eyes, and indeed there are some people who open their mouths about benevolence and morality, but shut up about morality, benevolence and justice, but what are they actually doing?
It's also interesting.
"The foreign ministers understand the emperor's difficulties, and the emperor should be happy."
Zhu Houzhao smiled and didn't say much else. Instead, he ordered: "You have nothing to do when you are free. I'll find you an errand to sort out the two big piles here. Put aside the ones that involve Ping Haibo and those that don't." Put it on the other side."
"My slave obeys the order."
The two seemed to be slightly faster.
It was faster overall, because You Zhi took three books and found that two of them were about Ping Haibo.
But Zhu Houzhao did not read these memorials, and kept them all. If one came, they would be thrown into the sea, and they would have to die in a hurry.
Only if they are anxious to a certain extent will they support the imperial court's naval expansion plan.
As a result, today's memorial review went much faster.
It's all done before it gets dark.
"What day is it?"
"Your Majesty, we have a lot of plowing today."
Big plowing, that is, the 20th day of the first lunar month.
Zhu Houzhao squinted his eyes, picked up the farmer's bag, and went to the door to ask someone to open the door.
You Zhi carefully put a cloak on him from behind.
There was no rain or snow outside, only the cold wind, whistling and making a harsh sound.
Zhu Houzhao shrank his head and walked outside.
This place is actually what he saw in the Forbidden City in his previous life. Although there are slight differences in details, the overall appearance is the same. After seeing it for so many years, even the original details have been forgotten.
Leaning on the railing, you can see the continuous palaces, red walls and white stone steps.
No matter how many times he watched it, he still felt a sense of history.
The strong wind made him squint his eyes, "Youzhi."
"My slave is here."
"How is Liu Jin doing?"
You Zhi was stunned, wondering if it was because of this environment that the emperor began to miss the old man.
"In accordance with His Majesty's decree, someone has been sent to take him to Zhongdu."
Probably because I felt uneasy, I asked more: "Your Majesty... Eunuch Liu has also been punished this time. Do you want to announce his return to the palace?"
Zhu Houzhao's gaze shifted and landed on his face.
You Zhi was startled and immediately knelt down, "My slave made a mistake, please punish me."
"Get up." The emperor only moved his arms and found a more comfortable position for his hands. "The ground is cold. At your age, you are exposed to the cold wind. Don't your waist feel sore and your legs don't hurt?"
You Zhi was so frightened that he lost his mind. His temptation just now was a bit reckless. After feeling comfortable for a long time, I sometimes forget that the person in front of me is actually very kind and powerful.
"Yes, I thank Your Majesty for your forgiveness."
Zhu Houzhao was too lazy to argue with him. His look just now was gone as quickly as it was gone.
"Big Plowing Day... I will send a message to Yang Tinghe in a few days. It has been a year, and the sweet potato planting area should be quite large this year. Tell him that I want to see the first piece of land."
"Yes, I have remembered this."
Zhu Houzhao walked down the steps by himself. He was the master here. Walking around relieved the monotony, and You Zhi followed him like this.
A group of people walked slowly.
"Have any of the local officials arrived first?"
"It's still small now. In order to catch up with the imperial meeting, most local officials set off after the Lantern Festival, and they should all be on their way now."
"Well." Zhu Houzhao said minding his own business, "The Ming Dynasty has a vast territory, and it is relatively close to the capital. Those far away will leave after the Chinese New Year, and they will rush back after the imperial meeting in March. It is already midsummer. After staying for less than half a year, I have to travel again. Not to mention the fatigue of traveling and traveling, but half of the year is working and half of the year traveling. I felt that this was not good last year.
After the fifth year of Zhengde, the Great Court Meeting was changed to once every two years, forget it next year. In addition to the long distance, some government affairs could not be completed in a year. In fact, the topics overlapped every year, and the discussions remained the same. "
You Zhi said: "Whatever your Majesty says is whatever it is. As long as you issue an imperial edict, it will be settled like this."
"Yeah." Zhu Houzhao smiled softly, and then shouted behind him, "Jing Yang."
Among the people behind him, Jing Yang quickly moved forward, "Your Majesty."
"We are just ahead at the Wenhua Hall. When I was the crown prince, I started my elementary school here. Today I have free time. You can give me a lecture."
Jing Yang bent down slightly, "Your Majesty has read a lot and is very knowledgeable. I don't dare to talk about lectures. I can only talk about everything I know. I don't know what your Majesty wants to hear?"
"I don't have anything I want to hear or don't want to hear. Everything in the world needs to be known. But today, I still want to hear about the prosperous Tang Dynasty. The territory of the prosperous Tang Dynasty was very vast."
