Xu Huizu was a military general. He aspired to be like his father Xu Da, who made great achievements and became famous throughout the ages.
Now Tuolu Huchaer of Duoyanwei has developed ambitions and wants pastoral rights in the Daning area. This is an opportunity!
Pastoral rights, to put it mildly, means that Wuliangha is allowed to stay and graze here, but to put it more unpleasantly, it means that this land will no longer have the surname Ming and will be renamed Wuliangha.
People in the Ming Dynasty attached great importance to their surnames. Ordinary people knew that they would not change their surnames even if they were in business, not to mention that it was a piece of territory belonging to the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Yunwen looked at Xu Huizu who was eager to fight, shook his head slightly, and said: "It is not yet the point of using a large army. The memorial written by Tuolu Hucha'er is sincere, his mood is flat, and he does not have much murderous spirit, which shows that he There is no determination to rebel against the Ming Dynasty."
Xu Huizu was a little reluctant. How could such a major military and national event be inferred from the writing?
"Your Majesty, Tuolu Hucha'er knew that Daning could not be given to them, but instead made such a rude request. This shows that he does not take the court seriously at all. If this person is not removed, Daning will be disrupted in the future."
Xu Huizu said seriously.
Zhu Yunwen arranged for Shuangxi to take out a secret report from the Dalong cabinet and handed it to Xu Huizu, saying: "This is a secret report from the Security Bureau. Liu Changge has been monitoring the three guards of Dougulangha and King Ning. According to Liu Changge, this winter, It was very cold in the north, which was not conducive to marching. In early October, due to the sudden drop in temperature, some cattle and sheep froze to death in the three guards."
"In such severe cold weather, it is not suitable to use swordsmen. Even if they rise up to cause trouble, they will not choose this time. You must know that there are many passes on their way south. Although the cavalry is fast, it is difficult to break through the passes. If they are defeated Dragging it through the ice and snow, no matter how hard it is, it won't be enough."
"If they just want to hold on to Daning and other places and form a de facto occupation, they will not pose a threat to the northern border. Once the winter is over and the Ming Dynasty sends its army north, it will be a matter of life and death."
Xu Huizu carefully looked at the secret report from the Security Bureau. Some of the important information was circled by Zhu Yunwen in red pen. Just as the emperor said, not moving at this time is just because it is not the right time and the situation has not reached that point yet.
"If that's the case, why did Tuolu Huchaer propose that Daming have pastoral rights? It would do him no good to anger Daming."
Xu Huizu could not understand Tuolu Huchaer's actions.
Zhu Yunwen thought for a while and said: "Of course there are climate reasons as he mentioned, but in my opinion, he is dissatisfied with what Sheng Yong did in Daning."
Xu Huizu laughed.
Sheng Yong was worthy of being a fierce man. After taking over from Fang Kuan, he ordered the three guards of Guangning to be reorganized and took 10,000 elite men into Daning City, giving King Ning a powerful start.
That's all. Sheng Yong also implemented a comprehensive defense change for Daning City. He arranged for his own people to block all passages in and out of Daning. No matter who left the city, they must be closely investigated.
It can be said that King Ning lost direct control of Daning City.
If this were the case, only King Ning would be uncomfortable, but Sheng Yong was very considerate and arranged for his sergeants to go out of the city to patrol from time to time. Whenever a caravan transporting supplies to the north was found, the supplies would be confiscated and imprisoned.
The strict blockade made Ulyanha Sanwei very uncomfortable. Although there was no shortage of salt and iron, there was a shortage of coal, tea, vegetables, fruits, and alcohol.
Although some cattle and sheep froze to death, we can't eat meat every day.
The three guards of Wuliangha, who were short of material supplies, naturally made a fuss, but Sheng Yong was not an incompetent Fang Kuan, so he allowed the three guards of Wuliangha to recruit people and horses on their own territory, and engage in wrestling matches and horse riding competitions.
Even if Duoyanwei gathered 10,000 cavalry, Sheng Yong could not move him. He would stand on the top of the city at dawn and hang his throat...
In desperation, Tuolu Huchaer asked the Ming Dynasty for the position of the resident pastor of Daning.
Quan, on the surface, wanted to move to the city to stay because it was too cold, but in fact, he wanted to find a reason to make the matter worse and drive Sheng Yong away.
"Let the cabinet ministers and the Ministry of War discuss it and formulate their own strategies and submit them."
Zhu Yunwen arranged.
After Xu Huizu heard about it, he saluted and planned to leave the hall, but he heard Zhu Yunwen's instructions: "Inform King Yan about this and ask him what he means."
"According to the order."
Xu Huizu took the order and came out.
Zhu Yunwen picked up Tuolu Huchaer's report and read it again. He could not help but shake his head slightly and said: "If there is no one behind this, I don't believe Duoyanwei dares to make trouble at this time."
Prince Ning, is that you?
Zhu Yunwen looked around. The most troublesome among the vassal kings at the moment was the Prince Ning who was good at planning and fighting. He was young and energetic, with strong hormones. It was understandable that he would be dishonest.
The trouble with Prince Ning is that he has been in Daning for a long time and already has enough prestige.
In the twenty-sixth year of Hongwu, Zhu Quan, who was only fifteen years old, had already conquered Daning. During these six years, he used his thin but not weak body to conquer the three guards of Duoyan and became their friends.
Who could imagine a fifteen or sixteen-year-old prince riding a horse, holding a knife, and galloping in the endless wind and sand.
This is unimaginable in the eyes of future generations.
Because we are still children!
But this is the reality. When King Ning was a teenager, he had gone on many expeditions and achieved numerous results.
I remember Huo Qubing. When he was eighteen years old, he led 800 cavalrymen deep into the desert. He won the army twice and was awarded the title of Marquis. At the age of nineteen, he was promoted to General of Hussars and commanded two battles in Hexi. He annihilated and surrendered nearly 100,000 Xiongnu in Hexi. He captured the Huns and offered sacrifices to the Jinmen, and marched directly to the Qilian Mountains.
Feng Lang lives in Xu, just when he was young!
Prince Ning was a man as brave as Huo Qubing, and even Zhu Di was afraid of his younger brother Zhu Quan.
Historically, when Zhu Di snatched Zhu Quan and Duoyan's three guards, he used a trick. After that, he lowered his profile and promised to divide the world into two parts after the success.
Although Zhu Di later "forgot" his original promise, when he settled Zhu Quan's fiefdom, he had a lot of scruples about him. He did not dare to hand over the wealthy land to Zhu Quan and only sent him to Nanchang!
Zhu Yunwen did not have any contempt for this person.
Returning to Kunning Palace, Zhu Yunwen hugged Zhu Wenkui and asked Ma Enhui: "Is the business of Fuguitang picking up?"
Ma Enhui raised her eyebrows with joy and said: "Business is very good, but I don't understand why the price is so high and why hundreds of officials and wealthy businessmen are still flocking to it?"
Zhu Yunwen pressed Zhu Wenkui's forehead and replied: "Fuguitang, Fuguitang, what they sell is not woolen clothes, but the word wealth. People who can wear these clothes are either rich or noble. What they are keen on is to express their differences." For the wealth of ordinary people."
Ma Enhui seemed to understand, and said: "Just to show off wealth? Well, this is my first time hearing about it."
Zhu Yunwen raised his head, looked at Ma Enhui and said, "Isn't it the same for the art troupe?"
Ma Enhui was stunned for a moment and agreed with Zhu Yunwen's statement, but said with some sadness: "Speaking of the art troupe, there have not been many opportunities to star in this period. If this continues, Murong Jing'er will probably grow gray."
The cultural troupe has amazed the capital since the Lantern Festival, and its popularity has lasted for more than half a year. It has invited all the famous people in the capital. After all, there are not many people who have invited multiple times. In addition, the programs arranged by Murong Jing'er are old and lack new ideas. It is normal for it to fall into a trough. .
But it’s still easy to save lives, innovation is...
Thinking of this, Zhu Yunwen said: "Then tell Murong Jing'er, I will give her some ideas."
Ma Enhui's eyes lit up, and she quickly arranged for the maid to pass on Murong Jing'er, and walked to Zhu
Next to Yun Wen, he asked, "If the emperor has any good ideas, can I listen to them first?"
Zhu Yunwen didn't agree and was given a blank look.
Concubine Shu, Concubine Ning, and Concubine Xian heard the news and arrived at Kunning Palace together, ready to hear how Zhu Yunwen brought the art troupe back to life.
Murong Jing'er hurriedly entered the Kunning Palace, and after seeing the ceremony, he began to apologize: "Jing'er is incompetent, which has caused the cultural troupe to lose a huge amount of money. I am ashamed of the emperor and the queen..."
Concubine Shu, Luo Yan'er, stepped forward, helped Murong Jing'er, and said, "Your Majesty has asked you to come here, not to ask for guilt, but to give you some tips."
Murong Jing'er looked at Zhu Yunwen in surprise.
Zhu Yunwen nodded slightly and said: "Since its establishment, the cultural troupe has made a lot of profits and its contributions are great. Both I and the Queen have witnessed it. However, the cultural troupe is declining day by day. What is the root cause? Can you think clearly? Only by finding the crux can we return to glory. .”
Murong Jing'er frowned and moved her red lips slightly: "Everyone in the art troupe works very hard to perform, but they no longer get the respect they used to. I think the root cause is that the performance is not novel enough and has no freshness. But although the art troupe has sisters, I made up some new dances and songs, but they didn’t have much effect.”
Zhu Yunwen affirmed the efforts of the art troupe, but their innovation was far from enough due to their talent and ability.
The predecessor of the art troupe was the Jiaofangsi. Most of these people were women who had been confiscated from the government. Although they were literate, most of the books they read on a daily basis were about women's precepts and virtues. It was impossible to expect them to be talented in cultural innovation. Reality……
Zhu Yunwen praised: "At least you have found the problem. In my opinion, the art troupe can highlight new ideas in every aspect, such as clothes, makeup, songs, rhythm, gestures... expressions, movements, and stories can all be creative. new."
"The art troupe can create their own clothes, makeup, gestures, etc. As for the songs, the singers do not need to stick to Fengya odes, Su Shi, and Liu Yong's lyrics. They can also introduce folk tunes and choose some songs that can be enjoyed by both refined and popular people. In terms of music, I have heard of a story that could be turned into a drama."
Ma Enhui looked at Zhu Yunwen with some surprise and said, "The emperor doesn't usually go to the theater, but he actually has stories that can be made into operas. You should listen carefully to this."
Zhu Yunwen looked at Ma Enhui, who was a little unconvinced, and smiled confidently.
Although I don’t like to listen to operas, my parents’ generation relied on operas for entertainment, so it’s hard not to be exposed to some. Besides, what I want to talk about is "The Legend of White Snake". Even if I haven’t heard of operas, I remember watching TV. Stayed...
"The story I want to tell is related to the Luoyang giant snake incident. It is said that during the Tianbao period of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, a giant snake came out of Mang Mountain and prepared to flood Luo City, but was finally subdued by the Indian monk Shan Wuwei. I think it can be compiled into an opera " "The Legend of White Snake"..."
Zhu Yunwen took it out without any pressure.
"The Legend of the White Snake" is a famous Chinese opera. In the early Ming Dynasty, there was no "The Legend of the White Snake". It would have to wait two hundred years until Feng Menglong wrote "The White Snake Forever Guards the Leifeng Pagoda" in "Warning Words to the World"...
In two hundred years, I will not be able to dig out the dregs and ashes.
No matter, for the sake of the art troupe, in order to promote opera culture, in order to meet the growing spiritual needs of the people of Ming Dynasty, it was used...
"A snake demon who has been cultivating for a thousand years turned into a beautiful woman named Bai Suzhen, and her maid Xiaoqing. They met Xu Xian, the king of drugstores, in the West Lake of Hangzhou. They sheltered from the rain in the same boat and fell in love at first sight..."
Zhu Yunwen spoke eloquently, and couldn't help but think of the reliefs he saw when he climbed to Leifeng Pagoda, meeting on a broken bridge, borrowing an umbrella from a tent boat, stealing Ganoderma lucidum, water flooding Jinshan, Yongzhen Leifeng Pagoda, Xu Xian's son Shilin Sacrifice tower...
These stories can be passed down from the middle and late Ming Dynasty to later generations and last for a long time. They must also be accepted by people in the early Ming Dynasty.
These days, it’s not easy to raise a cultural troupe...
