Chapter 16 Where are you thinking?
King Yan was still very approachable. He patted He Xi on the shoulder and said, "Why are you so polite? I will make sure you feel comfortable when you go on the road tomorrow." Then he personally helped He Xi mount his horse. Riding side by side with He Xi, giving guidance along the way, He Xi's riding posture made He Xi feel much better.
I have to say that King Yan is very experienced.
First let He Xi take a hot bath, then personally apply medicine to He Xi, and then find someone to give him a massage.
He Xi suddenly felt refreshed. Even the pain on my inner thighs has eased a lot. At least when He Xi walks, she doesn't spread her legs like a crab. The whole person seemed to be completely transformed.
In the evening, King Yan invited He Xi. King Yan used horse riding as an excuse to open the topic and said, "Everyone in the world says that to practice martial arts, you need to practice Sanfu in the summer and Sanjiu in the winter. In fact, they don't know that no matter whether you are practicing horse riding or anything else, training is the first priority. When practicing martial arts, if you don't know how to cultivate, you won't be able to practice for long, and your whole person will become bad. Let alone strengthening your body and going into battle to kill the enemy. Short-lived and violent deaths are common. Many cultivation methods are actually in the subtleties. To Always pay attention to it. You don’t ride on horseback on weekdays. You have no experience in this. I will send you a servant. There are also these golden sore medicines when you stay at night. Let him wash your feet, apply medicine, and massage your feet. Just It will be much better."
"Actually, speaking of King Kaiping, he just didn't pay attention to his cultivation. After the war, he sweated profusely, suddenly removed his armor, and got the armor-removing wind. This is how he died young. There is a lot of knowledge here, and you need to pay special attention to it. OK."
He Xi didn't know these things before. But when King Yan said it, He Xi didn't feel it was inconsistent at all.
Zhu Yuanzhang used Cao Cao's evaluation to his son, which is considered appropriate, that is, one general is more than enough, but ten thousand people are not enough. Now Zhu Di has never thought that he will be ranked No. 95. Therefore, he paid more attention to how to become a good general.
It seems very productive.
After all, given Zhu Di's status, the knowledge in military books is easy to obtain. But the knowledge outside the military book is not easy to obtain. For example, no one has written the techniques mentioned by Zhu Di into military books. But it is something you must know when marching and fighting.
He Xi said: "Thank you, fourth brother, for your teaching. I will definitely study hard in the future."
King Yan said: "Actually, you don't need to learn more. After all, you are different from me. The road you have to take in the future may only be a small one on the battlefield. It may be a long distance at most. What I have taught you today is enough. I It’s different. My whole life has been about military service. If I go to Nanyang, I’m afraid I’ll die of depression. I’m different from the King of Zhou and the King of Chu. Brother He, tell the truth to Fourth Brother. I don’t want to Do you have any ideas for going to Nanyang?"
As soon as King Yan said this, He Xi's heart skipped a beat. He never expected that King Yan would go straight to the point.
He Xi thought that King Yan had a purpose for looking for him. But it doesn't seem like this purpose.
He Xi couldn't answer directly and said with a smile: "Fourth brother, this matter is decided by His Majesty. I ------"
King Yan seemed to have drank a few glasses of wine. He put his hand on He Xi's shoulder and said, "Brother He, do you no longer regard your fourth brother as one of your own?"
He Xi cursed in her heart and thought to herself, "I treat you as one of my own, do you treat me as your own?" However, these words must never be said out loud. His thoughts changed and he said: "When I first took office as Imperial College, His Majesty personally visited and talked about the things on the grassland. I wonder if Fourth Brother knows about it?"
King Yan was stunned and said: "I have never heard of this."
In this era, the flow of information is very slow. What He Xi said back then is archived in many places. But it’s really hard to find someone who’s not interested. Although King Yan has paid attention to He Xi, he has not paid attention to every article of He Xi.
He Xi reiterated his original conclusion and said: "If you want peace in the world, you must establish the grassland, but it is almost impossible to establish the grassland and the grasslands of the counties. Therefore, sealing off the vassal outside the wall is actually the best thing for the imperial court. Choice. I said it before in the palace. It’s just------"
King Yan knew in his heart that many things would be considered true only if they were kept in private. Many people think that what is said on the surface is just a cover-up.
When we first talked about moving the vassal state, all the kings agreed. But there is no resistance in my heart. It's just that Zhu Yuanzhang is here and he doesn't dare to mess around. I wanted to put it off, but I didn't expect that within three to five years, three princes would be awarded overseas titles.
This situation is also very complicated in the hearts of the kings.
One of them was that King Yan was worried about being banished overseas, and there were also some who hoped that they could be banished overseas. If you are looking for a good place, there is one.
King Yan said: "I am in Peiping, and I know a lot about things on the grassland. But the current situation is that I don't know when it will be until the grassland is pacified. Is it possible that I can stay in Peiping forever?"
Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, they have never given up on pacifying the grassland, but even so, it has gradually turned into a confrontation between the two sides. There are various reasons. King Yan knew the difficulty very well, so he had no hope of pacifying the grassland in a short time.
If there was no He Xi, King Yan’s idea might not be wrong. In history, he, the Yongle Emperor, spent his whole life clearing the desert, conducting five Northern Expeditions. It leaves a mess in the end.
This shows how difficult it is to pacify the desert.
It's just that he didn't foresee the development of technology.
He Xi said: "Actually, it is difficult to clear the desert within a few years, but it is not impossible. As I said before, in fact, the current combat effectiveness of the Mongols is just that. The problem is that our army cannot be on the grassland. It will be stationed for a long time. The 200,000-strong army only brought three months of food and grass. Even if the follow-up supplies are provided, I am afraid that all the men in Liaodong will go into battle together."
"It is easy to defeat the Mongols, but it is difficult to find the Mongols. It is relatively easy to find the Mongols, but it is difficult to keep the Mongols in peace and stability for a long time."
"If you want to do this, you need to do two things. First, let the herdsmen survive. Second, you must abolish the Mongolians' ability to ride and shoot."
King Yan said: "It's easier said than done. For thousands of years on the grassland, the young and the strong have been valued while the old and the weak are despised. Isn't it for no reason? Just this winter, I don't know how many old Mongolians took the initiative to walk into the heavy snow. I just want to give my family more food to eat."
"Not to mention, the Mongolian cavalry and shooting skills are unparalleled in the world. If you say it is scrapped, it will be scrapped."
He Xi suddenly asked: "Will fourth brother go to Daning this time?"
King Yan said, "Of course I have to go. Although I can't gain much military exploits even though the whole army is dispatched, I can see the style of Song Guogong and learn a thing or two from him, which will be enough for me throughout my life."
The art of war is more about teaching by words and deeds. Some things cannot be learned without seeing them with your own eyes. It's just that Chang Mao was taught by Feng Sheng step by step, but he didn't study seriously, while King Yan, as the prince, secretly figured out all Feng Sheng's moves in order to make progress.
It can be seen that people are different after all.
He Xi said: "I have a disciple in Daning called Lian Zining. You can go and have a look when you get to Daning. It depends on him to solve the first point. I don't know how his progress has been in the past few years. . I used to receive letters frequently. But now the letters come less often. Please take care of it for me."
"The key to solving the second problem lies in Nanjing. However, this is not something I can tell you. You can ask His Majesty."
Regarding the issue of firearms, He Xi didn't know what Zhu Yuanzhang was planning to do. I don’t know how far firearms have developed now. Naturally, I don’t dare to talk nonsense.
King Yan smiled and said: "Your disciple is my junior. He will naturally take care of him. Just don't worry. I want to see what he is doing. As for Nanjing, there is something I can't know. It's so mysterious. Yes. Okay, I'll just ask Father."
He Xi said: "Then I will thank Fourth Brother on behalf of my disciple."
King Yan raised his wine glass and said, "Easy to say."
The two of them finished talking about business and drank for a while. He Xi had to go on a journey tomorrow, so they left. He Xi went to bed. But King Yan couldn't sleep. He tossed and turned in bed thinking about how to solve the two problems He Xi mentioned.
King Yan was conceited about his intelligence, but he had no clue.
