The cabinet underestimated Zhu Yunwen's magnanimity, and Wang Tan's memorial did not make Zhu Yunwen angry. In Zhu Yunwen's opinion, this memorial only has eight words:
It's full of nonsense and imaginary nonsense.
Spending the country's children?
Just go to the Ministry of Finance and check to see if it's accurate.
Searching for people's fat and people's ointment?
Ridiculous, in the past three years or so, whose fat and ointment have I searched for?
Indiscriminate border expansion?
You know what, how many ancestors died on the battlefield, how many soldiers did not go home, isn't it just for this little land?
Zhu Yunwen had big things to do, and he really didn't have time to worry about such trivial matters, so he just threw them into the stove aside and had to write.
Song Sheng received accurate news in Gansu that Timur had gone west to conquer the Ottoman Empire. This dangerous figure would clear the last obstacle and then march eastward.
Zhu Yunwen was not sure whether Timur would die on the way eastward. History had already begun many changes. The Fengyang drought and Taihu flood in the third year of Jianwen were both events that had never been recorded in history.
History is changing more and more. Who knows if Tamerlane will change too. If he is in good health and does not get malaria, he can continue to attack the Ming Dynasty without precautions.
Zhu Yunwen found a map, stared at the northwest defense line, and summoned Xu Huizu, Ru Yu, Zhu Di, Liu Jun and others.
Rujun thought it was because of Wang Tan's memorial, but when she saw Xu Huizu, Zhu Di, and Liu Jun arrived, she immediately rejected this idea. It was very simple. These people didn't need to make a trip to clean up a military department.
"There may be changes in the northwest." Zhu Yunwen handed Song Sheng's documents to a few people, and then said seriously: "Do you think it is necessary to increase troops in the northwest?"
Xu Huizu, Zhu Di and others have seen it.
Rujun hesitated and asked: "After Timur conquered the Ottoman Kingdom in the west, will he really conquer the east?"
Xu Huizu nodded solemnly: "According to the information collected so far, the former king Hei Erhuo of Yiliba did marry his daughter to Timur. The two countries were married, and Hei Erhuo was also accepted by Timur. As ordered by his son, he actively prepared for the Eastern Expedition for food and wages, which shows that Timur's wolfish ambition has long been rooted. Once he completes the Western Expedition, the next one will most likely be the Eastern Expedition."
Rujun thought for a moment and said: "But now Hei Erhuo is dead, and Song Sheng also mentioned in the document that the person who will replace Hei Erhuo is his son Shami Chagan. This person will then determine the place. After the rebellion, he repeatedly sent people to contact Song Sheng, with the intention of repairing the Ming Dynasty. He also said that this man was quite ambitious, did not get along with Timur, and wanted to conquer the west."
Zhu Di lamented: "That's the problem."
"what for?"
Rujun was puzzled.
Zhu Di pointed at the map with a solemn look on his face: "When the black fireman in Yili was still alive, Timur regarded Yili as his own garden. He could come and go as he pleased. But. At the moment, Shamichagan not only refuses to repair Timur, but also wants to conquer Timur in the west, Ruge, do you think a tiger will allow a goat to offend him?"
Ru Yun took a deep breath: "King Yan means that what Shami Chagan did will most likely become an excuse for Timur to conquer the east?"
Zhu Di looked at Zhu Yunwen.
Zhu Yunwen nodded slightly and pointed at the location on the map: "After Timur conquers the west, he will win supreme glory. He is invincible in the west. As a war madman, he will definitely conquer the east and clean up the enemy." Get rid of the disobedient Shami Chagan. Once Yili is included in the territory of Timur's empire, the important town of Gansu will be directly threatened, and Shaanxi and Shanxi will be shaken."
"If this is the case, the imperial court needs to send more troops to the northwest!"
Rujun knew how terrifying Timur was. Although Jiayuguan could block a large number of cavalry attacks, it might not be able to block Timur. This was a difficult thing to determine.
"There is no rush to send troops. What I want to think about is whether to let Timur take it away and keep it in check."
Zhu Yunwen said softly.
Ru Yun was stunned, Xu Huizu thought he heard wrongly, Zhu Di looked at Zhu Yunwen in shock, and Liu Jun's eyes were rounded.
Let Timur take it away and force the inside?
What a joke!
With the existence of Yilibaili, there is at least a buffer zone between the Ming Dynasty and Timur's empire. If Yilibaoli is lost, the Ming Dynasty will directly face Timur. Although it is not afraid of him, once a war starts, it will The losses were extremely heavy.
Timur is not as weak as the Oara and Tatars at the moment. He is an elite teacher, a teacher who can fight a hundred battles, and a teacher who can win every victory!
Xu Huizu's Adam's apple moved several times before he asked tremblingly: "Your Majesty, what you just said is..."
"What I said was to let Timur take Yili away!"
Zhu Yunwen repeated it.
Xu Huizu was sweating profusely and quickly tried to dissuade him: "Your Majesty, you absolutely must not do this."
Ru Yu pointed to the map and said anxiously: "The strategic location here is extremely important. Once this place is gone, Timur's cavalry and troops will continue to enter the border, and then the northwest will be in danger."
"I know."
Zhu Yunwen said calmly.
The silent Zhu Di looked at the map and then at Zhu Yunzhen. What he saw in those deep eyes was profound and unfathomable!
Zhu Di stepped forward and said in a solemn tone: "If Timur takes Yili away, the Ming Dynasty will definitely go to war with him."
Zhu Yunwen nodded and said, "That's right."
Zhu Di stared and asked slowly: "What does the emperor mean, Ming Dynasty and Tamerlane go to war?"
Zhu Yunwen repeated: "That's right."
"Why?"
Xu Huizu asked anxiously.
Shouldn't Ming try its best to avoid war with Timur?
Once faced with Timur, who could use the strength of the whole country, Ming Dynasty would use the strength of the whole country to defend against the enemy! A little carelessness may lead to serious border troubles, countless people will be displaced, and the horse farm that has just begun in the Ming Dynasty will be destroyed!
Zhu Yunwen said nothing.
Zhu Di was silent for a long time, pointed his finger at the position of Yili's handle, gritted his teeth and said: "What the emperor means is, should we take back Yili's handle!"
"What?"
Xu Huizu, Ru Yu, and Liu Jun were shocked again.
Zhu Yunwen looked at everyone and said solemnly: "During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, all the countries in the Western Regions surrendered. During the period of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty ordered the Western Regions to be conquered, and Zheng Ji became the first Governor of the Western Regions. From then on, the Western Regions were included in the Central Plains regime. To the New Year During the Mang period, the world was in chaos, so the Protector of the Western Regions was dismissed. Later Banchao used thirty-six people to pacify the Western Regions, and the Eastern Han Dynasty restored the Protector of the Western Regions."
"After the Han Dynasty, the Chief Historian of the Western Regions was established in Loulan, and Ban Yong, the son of Ban Chao, was the first Chief Historian of the Western Regions. During the Eastern Han, Wei and Jin Dynasties, although there were some wars in the Western Regions, the Chief Historian of the Western Regions was always there! Lu Guang of the former Qin Dynasty defeated more than thirty people in the Western Regions The Allied Forces of the Allied Powers intimidated the Western Regions, and after the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Central Plains regime conquered the Western Regions again."
"After the Pre-Qin Dynasty, the Central Plains lost the Western Region. Until the Tang Dynasty destroyed the Turks and unified the Western Region, and established the Anxi Protectorate, the Western Region's territory reached its peak, reaching Persia and the Aral Sea in the west. But after that, the rise of Tubo, The Anxi Protectorate is gradually lost. It’s been six hundred years, isn’t it time for it to come back?”
Zhu Di and Xu Huizu were extremely shocked.
Zhu Yunwen just took care of Annan last year, and now he has set his sights on the northwest, no, it's Yili from the Western Regions! He wanted to put the Western Regions controlled during the Han and Tang Dynasties back into the hands of the Central Plains Dynasty!
It was an ambitious idea, full of madness.
Zhu Yunwen felt very uneasy every time he looked at the map. A large piece of the northwest was missing, which made him very uncomfortable as he was used to seeing Chinese territory. Since a corner was missing, let's make it up.
There is no reason why people in the Qing Dynasty could not do what they could do while carrying a coffin.
However, it is not in the interests of the Ming Dynasty to directly attack and hold back. Once the troops are lost and the generals are lost, Timur and Oara from the north will take advantage of the opportunity and move in. Instead of letting Ming Dynasty resist the three forces, it is better to let Timur clean up Yili's family first. When Ming drives away Timur, he will also take Yili's family into his pocket!
In this way, not only can Timur's strength be consumed with the help of Yili, but also Ming Dynasty can have more time to prepare for the battle, and can also wait for work and advance and retreat freely.
"this……"
Xu Huizu was a little dull and took a few breaths before speaking: "Is this too risky? Timur has swept through many countries and has countless elite soldiers and generals. Once Timur feeds this sheep with Yili, This tiger will probably become even more ferocious."
Ru Yu also advised: "You need to be cautious about this matter, and you must not start the war lightly."
Zhu Di frowned and asked: "The problem is, even if we don't do anything, Timur will not swallow Yili and then attack the Ming Dynasty? What is certain is that Timur will definitely march eastward. In this case, We are just sitting back and watching as our forces fall, and then look for opportunities to fight Tamerlane decisively."
Zhu Yunwen looked at Xu Huizu and Ru Yu who wanted to continue arguing, and waved his hands: "Timur wants to conquer the east, which will take at least a year and a half. We have plenty of time to deal with it. Song Sheng said that Jiayuguan City is too small and wants to expand it. , I am ready to come down and dispatch troops to escort a batch of Tiger Crouching Cannons and Divine Machine Cannons into the northwest, and escort the troops to temporarily station in the northwest. Where do you think the sergeants will be dispatched from?"
"The Romance of Fairy Wood"
Xu Huizu also knew that it was just preparation and planning now, and it was not time to start the war. He thought about it and said: "Firearms have great advantages for defense. I think they can be arranged in advance. As for the sergeants, I think they can be mobilized from Peking." A guard of soldiers.”
Zhu Yunwen nodded. Many of the soldiers at the Beiping Guards had participated in the Northern Expedition. They were quite capable troops outside the Beijing army, especially the former three guards of the King of Yan.
"Then let's arrange for Ping An to select a guard to go to Kaifeng, Henan, to wait for the firearms from the Second Artillery Bureau to be delivered, and then they will escort them to Gansu."
Zhu Yunwen needed to give Song Sheng a reassurance.
Zhu Di, Xu Huizu and others walked out of Wuying Hall and looked at the bright spring scenery. Instead, they felt as if they were in another world. The plot to plot the Western Regions was a strategy determined by Zhu Yunwen, and none of the strategies he determined had yet to be implemented.
Xu Huizu could imagine that within three years, there would be great changes in the northwest. Whether the Ming Dynasty would catch up with the Han and Tang Dynasties, or fall into war, the outcome would be decided!
