Chapter 37 Return of King Yan
King Yan came with hundreds of cavalry on the wind.
In fact, King Yan could come by water, but although he went from north to south, he was sailing against the current. The Songhua River channel has not been repaired. There are many rivers, and it’s fine when you’re going downstream. But time swimming against the current doesn’t work.
Need someone to stretch.
And given the population density of the Northeast in this era, the population is insufficient, and it is simply impossible to recruit civilian husbands. In this case, we can only rely on the people on the boat to get off the boat to stretch. The speed is slower. It takes a long time.
King Yan was very eager for He Xi's arrival.
No, it should be said that King Yan was very eager to seal the wolf as Xu and destroy the Yuan Dynasty.
King Yan also knew that many people were thinking about this great achievement. For example, Feng Sheng.
Just because he has this opportunity now doesn't mean he will always have this opportunity. In particular, the impact of King Qin's death on the entire Ming Dynasty was also within King Yan's thinking.
King Yan also believed that King Qin was not killed by the prince.
But this does not eliminate the impact of King Qin's death. Without him, before the death of King Qin, although within the Ming Dynasty, there were not without conflicts between the vassal kings and the central government. But this contradiction is an undercurrent, and people who are not paying attention cannot detect it at all.
But now it's different.
The death of King Qin was a landmark event. He put the conflict between the vassal king and the central government in front of everyone. Everyone also knows that there is always no problem between Zhu Yuanzhang and father and son. But what about the future?
Chinese people have never lacked a sense of the overall situation. There are countless people who can judge the trends in the next ten or several decades from now.
Autumn is known when a leaf falls.
The death of King Qin, whether it was caused by the prince or not, became that leaf. It will be observed and speculated under a magnifying glass by countless people. To judge future trends.
Just like King Yan.
It is wrong to say that King Yan has not thought about the relationship between the vassal king and the central government before. But that was not the focus of King Yan's thinking, but it is now.
The old man always goes.
King Yan had to think about his own interests.
On the one hand, he was convinced and supportive of the prince. On the other hand, I don't want to become the second king of Qin. Therefore, he was more eager than before to defeat the Tatars and went away with his troops. From then on, the grievances and hatreds of the center are inseparable.
If the Central Committee had another idea for him, he would be in Mobei, with hundreds of thousands of cavalry on his arm, and he would have bargaining chips with the Central Committee.
Therefore, King Yan was very anxious.
So he abandoned the waterway and came galloping on horseback.
He Xi did not expect that King Yan would come so quickly.
He Xi is still inspecting Changchun’s business environment and product types. King Yan has already arrived.
The commander of Changchun Guard envoy yamen.
King Yan came in a hurry. When he saw He Xi, he held He Xi's hand and said, "Brother He, you are well."
He Xi said: "What can I do for my little brother in the capital, but His Highness seems to have gone through many changes."
King Yan laughed and said: "It's bitter cold outside the Great Wall, that's what it is. But that's what a man is like."
He Xi smiled slightly and said, "Your Highness is right."
To be honest, the previous King of Yan had some of the temperament of a noble son, because he was raised rich. As a prince, even if Zhu Yuanzhang was frugal, he was different from ordinary people. He had always had this temperament.
Now, He Xi didn't see it from King Yan.
His originally delicate face became rough at the edges. There is a lot of wind and frost color on the forehead and between the eyebrows. King Yan and He Xi are about the same age, both in their thirties. But He Xi looked like she was in her twenties.
This is certainly because He Xi has a good foundation. The pampering and luxury of modern life are no worse than those of a prince. He was also at the rear. Although the paperwork was complicated, there were not many difficulties and dangers.
But King Yan is different.
It is impossible to tell how old King Yan is now. It can only be seen that the person is in his prime.
It's okay to say he's thirty, it's okay to be forty, but it's a bit different to be fifty. What he brings with him is a killing and decisive masculine temperament. What makes him feel is his strength and strength. , and aggressiveness, but ignored his age.
In He Xi's opinion, this kind of King Yan has a certain demeanor of Ming Chengzu.
Sure enough, this piece of rough jade was polished to its brilliance bit by bit in a difficult place.
King Yan and He Xi sat down. King Yan said: "I have been waiting for you for a long time. You are finally here. To be honest, in the first half of the year, the prince's eldest brother was in Beijing to support me in the war against Yuan Dynasty. I was delayed. Although there was insufficient preparation, but In fact, I am also worried about poor logistics. If you attack thousands of miles away and fail to hit a single hit, you will have to rely on logistics to get back. I can only trust you. If you come, I will feel relieved. You and I, brothers, will work together to destroy this imperial food."
Although He Xi felt that King Yan was giving him a high hat again, she was still very happy in her heart.
He Xi is self-aware that logistics is a difficult matter to deal with, and it tests one's ability. This is why Xiao He, the hero of the Han Dynasty, is the first, and Li Shanchang, the hero of the Ming Dynasty, is the first. The three armies will disperse without food. Enough food is before enough soldiers.
But He Xi knows better that there are many candidates in each generation to support the army's logistics. If nothing else, there are many people under Zhu Yuanzhang if he really has to choose. At least the prince's ability in this matter is not inferior to that of He Xi. Even better than He Xi did.
Without him, fooling He Xi and fooling the prince are completely different concepts.
In some matters, He Xi knew that she was irreplaceable. But there are some things he can be replaced.
But no matter what, He Xi felt very comfortable with Ming Chengzu's flattery, even if it was flattery.
He Xi said: "Your Highness has given you the compliment. By the way, Madam-in-law, how can you be relocated to Pennsylvania? This is too dangerous."
That's right, King Yan brought his whole family. Moreover, Prince Yan's Mansion is not in Changchun Guard, but in Binzhou Guard. Today's Binzhou Guard is basically a wooden village.
King Yan said: "The soldiers must be reassured, and they will have to adapt to this situation sooner or later. Let's not talk about it. I will go to war in the second half of this year, or early next year. How are you preparing?"
He Xi was stunned and had to say that people who do big things are cruel.
The officers and soldiers of King Yan who moved here from Peiping said that there were no complaints among them, but He Xi didn't believe it.
Opening up the Northeast Plain and establishing a vassal state in Mobei will bring many benefits to the country. But for ordinary people and soldiers, it makes no sense at all. Who doesn’t know that the West is sparsely populated. But among Shanghai and Beijing residents, who is willing to give up their local household registration to support the Northwest?
Many policies that benefit the country and the people are something else to the people.
Although the imperial court gave many benefits, King Yan also gave many benefits to the following. For example, captured prisoners of war were given as slaves to the soldiers. Granting land to every soldier was almost always done in terms of hours. This was probably the reason why Prince Yan's residence was located in Pennsylvania instead of the safest Changchun Guard.
It's like King Yan Jingnan raised his troops and took the main force out of the fortress to attack King Ning. The city of Beiping was surrounded by 800,000 southern soldiers. As if in danger. Did King Yan at that time make any preparations for Beiping City to be breached?
People who achieve great things have a ruthless spirit in their hearts.
He Xi said: "I have checked the inventory and you have sufficient reserves here. The only thing missing is soldiers and horses. It is enough to transfer 20,000 to 30,000 cavalry to Changchun. I can discuss this matter with Duke Shen. This matter, Both His Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince nodded. I personally don’t think there is any problem. It’s just------"
King Yan said: "Just what?"
He Xi said: "I personally suggest you wait."
King Yan said: "Wait? Why?"
He Xi said: "Liaodong to Changchun is only connected by a waterway. And from Liaodong to Mobei, it is thousands of miles of wilderness. His Highness led an army of 100,000 people deep into the barren land. I have never doubted that it will be decided in one battle. What I doubt is, What to do after you win?”
"Does Your Highness think that with the current strength of Beijing, it is capable of providing you with a firm foothold on the grassland?"
Defeating and overthrowing the Tatars is one thing, but maintaining a long-term military presence on the steppe is another. The latter's consumption is many times that of the former. Now Beijing's inventory and Liaodong's production capacity can supply the King of Yan for two or three decisive battles in Mobei, and there is no problem. But it's hard to say if the army is stationed for a long time.
At least until grain production in Liaodong is fully developed, it's hard to say.
Some people died, but not completely...
