Chapter 21 Qu Neng and the King of Jin
Fu Youde pondered for a moment and said: "Although Beijing is important, it can only be suppressed by the overwhelming power of the imperial court. Now the most important thing is the capital. Your Highness is enthroned and in the right position to reassure people. This is the most important thing. In this way, the situation in the north is to seal off Beijing and prevent it from being dispersed. Inuzi is in Japan and can be ordered to march westward and lead the Korean and Japanese troops into Liaodong. Although it is difficult to fight in a hurry, but It can also contain the soldiers and horses of Liaodong and not move rashly. Order Qu Neng to lead Dongsheng and Datong's soldiers and horses to advance eastward to contain the soldiers and horses of Beijing. Then send a veteran general to order the soldiers of Shandong and Henan to move northward slowly, trapping Beijing in In this place, after His Majesty ascends the throne, I will lead the troops north to destroy this imperial edict. This is the best arrangement, but there are some obstacles that I am not sure about."
Zhu Yunwen said: "My lord, please speak."
Fu Youde said: "Qu Neng was originally the commander of the capital of Sichuan. He was highly valued by Emperor Zhenzong. He promoted him to the north and guarded Dongsheng for many years. He made many military exploits. I observed that he used troops very well and had the appearance of a famous general. It’s an important task, but I don’t know how this person treats His Highness?”
Zhu Yunwen frowned.
He understood what Fu Youde meant. Qu Neng was a close confidant of the prince. There was no doubt about this. Without the promotion of the prince, Qu Neng would not be what he is today. In the circle of distinguished people, who belongs to whom? This is very clear. But Prince Zhu Biao's people are not necessarily Zhu Yunwen's people.
Fu Youde is not clear about the entanglement here.
Fu Youde even had another meaning, if Qu Neng defected to Beijing. Then, Beijing's power is very likely to be not only Beijing, but also Liaodong. Even including the entire northern front, Datong, Monan, and Hetao areas, Beijing will have a huge cavalry.
This is not good news for Zhu Yunwen.
Qu Neng suddenly became a top priority.
Zhu Yunwen looked at Fang Xiaoru and Ding Xian.
The two were silent.
Without him, both of them are civil servants. They are the best in their professional fields, but not in the military. Not to mention the network of relationships between distinguished generals. This is even more confusing for them.
Zhu Yunwen didn't know much about this either.
Zhu Yunwen thought for a while and said, "Who can Qu befriend in the army?"
Fu Youde said: "He once fought under Lan Yu, but was later transferred by Emperor Zhenzong. If he has a closer friendship with anyone, it is Lan Yu."
Zhu Yunwen had a headache and thought to himself: "Blue jade, blue jade again."
He was already feeling the backlash of the Lan Yu case.
The same thing is done differently by different people. Zhu Yuanzhang did it, not without backlash. But it is definitely not as big as Zhu Yunwen, and Zhu Yunwen not only did it, but also deliberately expanded it in order to purge Zhu Xiongying's supporters.
But Zhu Yunwen didn't understand, and neither did Fang Xiaoru and Ding Xian.
They were not killing Zhu Xiongying's supporters, they were killing Chang Yuchun's faction in the army.
Xu Chang also said that to be honest, Chang Yuchun's power in the army was not as good as Xu Da's. Not to mention that Chang Yuchun died early and his son failed to live up to expectations. If Lan Yu hadn't been able to support the family, Chang Yuchun's lineage would have been in disgrace in the military.
But even so, as one of the largest military leaders since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the network of relationships in this line is unknown how deep and wide it is.
It is too difficult to uproot it. Not to mention, Lan Yu supports Zhu Xiongying because of Zhu Xiongying's mother clan, but not everyone in Chang Yuchun's group thinks so. Everyone wants fame and wealth when they come out to hang out, not to mention that Chang Yuchun has been dead for decades. No matter how much love is left from back then, if he is really loyal to the Chang family, he will not let Chang Mao live in exile, and he will not care much about it.
Not to mention, it was Zhu Yuanzhang who divided the bones and connected the tendons among the nobles of the Ming Dynasty for a long time before forming various factions. Otherwise, when they united, they would only have one name, the Huaixi Heroes Group. This is difficult to deal with.
Zhu Yuanzhang felt that the problem was difficult, and Zhu Yunwen stabbed him without knowing the depth. Naturally, I hit a hard nut.
Fang Xiaoru said: "I thought I should send people to Dongsheng overnight.
, to persuade General Qu. If I remember correctly, General Qu’s family should be in Nanjing. "
Fu Youde nodded. Although he felt that this thing was not authentic. But this fact cannot be denied. Qu Neng's father, named Qu Tong, was a veteran general in Huaixi. He had already held an important position in the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army in the thirteenth year of Hongwu. Although there is no title. But it was only one step away from being an earl, and Zhu Yuanzhang granted him a mansion in Nanjing. After his death, he was buried in his hometown in Hefei. But Qu Neng's family settled in Nanjing.
Fang Xiaoru said: "Let the nephews of General Qu's family pass the decree, and also grant the title of uncle to the old general Qu. Introduce the children of the Qu family to stay in the palace as guards. What does the Duke think?"
Fu Youde said: "I don't know Qu Neng very well."
Indeed, I am not very familiar with it. As mentioned before, the internal factions of the Ming army were already formed before and after Zhu Yuanzhang crossed the river. Feng Sheng, Xu Da, Tang He, Deng Yu and others, including Chang Yuchun, all formed before crossing the river. He has already held an important position in the military, or his family members have held important positions in the military. Fu Youde was a surrendered general who defected to Chen Youliang. Although he was also from Huaixi, the two sides were not from the same school. This is why Fu Youde has only emerged in recent years. If we don't use these veterans, we really can't play. It will take longer for Fu Youde to emerge.
The Qu family was one of those who crossed the river with Zhu Yuanzhang.
Not a faction.
Ding Xian said: "In this case, I think I should set up a backup plan."
Zhu Yunwen said: "Backhand? What backhand?"
Ding Xian said: "Prince Jin."
Zhu Yunwen frowned slightly, and the whole situation of King Jin jumping up and down after the queen's death was still in front of him. It's strange that Zhu Yunwen has a good impression of King Jin. However, after this incident, King Jin was driven back to his fiefdom and became a coward.
Zhu Yuanzhang pretended to have forgotten this son.
Zhu Yunwen always wanted to move, but did not move the king of Jin.
There are two reasons. First, he showed his filial character in front of Zhu Yunwen. No matter what the King of Jin said, he was an elder. Naturally, we cannot but treat him kindly. Attacking King Jin will leave a bad reputation.
Second, the vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty were not small in power, and Zhu Yunwen did not dare to offend them all.
However, Zhu Yunwen always had the idea of settling the scores later. He had already thought about it. Uzang is very good. Historically, Uzang, also known as Tibet, entered the dynasty during the Yongle period and was considered part of the Ming Dynasty.
Although it is indirect rule.
Now the power of Ming Dynasty has increased greatly. In the war against the southwest, he showed extremely strong combat effectiveness. Whether it is in Yunnan, Sichuan or other places, if these places are not high in mountains and densely forested, no matter how well-armed some places are, there will be no need for strength. Otherwise it would have been wiped out many times.
In this way, the prestige of the Ming army also spread to the plateau.
The major temples in Uzang came to pay tribute early.
The rule of Uzang is mainly based on the major Tibetan Buddhist temples, and there is no real meaning of the Tibetan King. Zhu Yunwen always felt that conferring a Tibetan king and bringing tens of thousands of people into Tibet would make Tibet more obedient to the Ming Dynasty.
Anyway, all the Tibetan people are in these temples, even if there is a Tibetan king, it is just a decoration. He was probably just a hereditary minister stationed in Tibet during the Qing Dynasty.
Zhu Yunwen thought of his good uncle.
Now when King Jin was suddenly mentioned, Zhu Yunwen was confused for a moment.
Ding Xian continued: "Your Highness, King Jin has three guards in Taiyuan. What's more, King Jin has led troops north many times, and there are old troops in Datong. King Jin is even more ambitious. Once Qu Neng surrenders to Beijing, I'm afraid that King Jin will also be uneasy. Although King Jin has issues with Beijing and us, the situation is urgent and we don't know what he will do. Therefore, we must make King Jin stand on our side. If this fails, we will make King Jin stand on our side. The king controls the Shanxi Dusi and Shanxi Xingdu. Of course, he should also send a veteran to assist. This will prevent Beijing from advancing westward."
Zhu Yunwen thought for a while and said, "What does the Duke think?"
Fu Youde said: "If the King of Jin is willing to guard the pass, Beijing will not be able to capture Shanxi. However, I am worried that the King of Jin's intentions are not pure, which will cause trouble in the future."
Zhu Yunwen said: "We will talk about the future in the future. What I have to do now is not to let Beijing become more powerful."
