It was another sunny morning. Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaosui stood in the yard, waiting for the door to open.
Outside the hospital, Zhu Di's soldiers were already well prepared. The vigorous Northland men were holding sesame cakes, fried dough sticks, etc. in their mouths, inspecting the saddles or combing the hair of the war horses.
With a creak, the door was pushed open.
King Zhu Di of Yan, who was full of energy after a good night's sleep, came out of the house with his head held high.
"Dad!" Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaosui stepped forward at the same time.
"Dad!" Zhu Gaosui took Zhu Di's hand and said, "You are leaving so soon? Why don't you stay for a few more days?"
"There's going to be a war, there's a lot to do!" Zhu Di smiled.
"My son can't bear to leave you!"
Zhu Di stopped, looked at his son Zhu Gaosui, and said with a smile, "Then, you are so reluctant to let me go back with you?"
Zhu Gaosui was suddenly startled and said with a sneer, "My son should accompany his eldest brother!"
Zhu Di patted the other party's shoulder, then looked at Zhu Gaochi, "Do you remember what I told you?"
"My son has remembered it all!" Zhu Gaochi saluted.
"Okay!" Zhu Di didn't waste any time. He walked outside the courtyard, took the reins from the soldiers, got on the horse, and said without further ado, "Drive!"
The war horse's hooves were flying and it ran away.
Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaosui stood there, following him with their eyes.
"Your Majesty!" Huo Lihuozhen, the captain of Zhu Di's personal soldiers, looked back, rode his horse beside Zhu Di and whispered in a low voice, "It's not that urgent. How about staying a few more days? It's rare for you to see the uncle and the third master...
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"Do you know why I don't like Yingtian Mansion?"
The sudden question made Huo Lihuo really stunned. He was a simple and honest Mongolian, so he didn't know what he meant.
"This city!" Zhu Di sighed as he looked at the surrounding scene. "It's too comfortable! It's too affectionate! It's too pretty, too humane and sophisticated. How can a man be intoxicated here when he is born in this world!"
As he said that, he crossed his legs and said, "Drive! Follow me back to Peiping!"
"Drive!" A group of knights galloped on their horses.
Behind him, Zhu Gaochi shouted, "Son, I wish my father a great success!"
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Zhu Gaochi stood there, watching Zhu Di's figure gradually disappear.
Then he sighed, put his hands in his sleeves, and shook his head.
"Dad is out of the country this time. I don't know when he will come back victorious!" Zhu Gaosui sighed, "Hey, there are many things I haven't said to dad yet!"
"You just remembered now, what did you do last night?" Zhu Gaochi glanced at him, "It's just an afterthought!"
"I want to say that it was you who held me back from sleeping with dad. You said dad was tired and asked him to have a good sleep!" Zhu Gaosui curled his lips and said.
"You have a point!" Zhu Gaochi snorted, "You can wait for eight hundred sentences for one sentence. Couldn't you have said it just now?"
"I...."
"Okay, I don't want to argue with you so early in the morning!" Zhu Gaochi rolled his sleeves and turned around. As soon as he turned around, he saw a team of uniformed guards coming from the opposite side.
"But His Highness Prince Yan?" The leading Jin Yiwei dismounted and saluted.
"Exactly!" Zhu Gaochi nodded reservedly, "You are looking for my father, he has just left..."
"I've ordered you to enter the palace!" said the guard in golden clothes.
"Me? Just pass it to me?" Zhu Gaochi thought about it, "What's the matter?"
"The emperor has issued a decree that Prince Yan will attend the imperial meeting!" said the Jin Yiwei.
"Got it!" Zhu Gaochi nodded and said to the concierge, "Get the car ready!"
Not long after, Zhu Gaochi got on the carriage and followed the Jin Yiwei away.
Zhu Gaosui raised his head, looked at the blue sky, blinked, "It's boring!" He continued to move his eyes, "Where can we go to play?"
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In the Qianqing Palace, the imperial meeting was going on. Not only were several people from the South Study Room participating in politics, but also the civil and military ministers from the six central and central departments were gathered together.
"I think there is no need to form an alliance with Wala!"
Ren Hengtai, the Minister of Rites, said, "First of all, Wala is a member of the Northern Yuan Dynasty and is not a descendant of Genghis Khan. How can I, the emperor, condescend to me?"
Before the imperial meeting, Zhu Yunxi had just met the envoy of the Oara tribe. Now it is the Oara tribe who is begging the Ming Dynasty, so whether it is an alliance or a canonization, it is better not to rush for a while. Anyway, it is the Oara tribe that is anxious..caset
There are two purposes for convening the ministers, one is the attitude towards Wala, and the other is the logistics of this expedition.
Ren Hengtai continued, "The Oara tribe has a disloyal heart. We, the Ming Dynasty, are happy to see the results. Sudden support will definitely cause dissatisfaction with the remaining tribes of the Northern Yuan Dynasty. The border has just stabilized in the past few years. If I, the Ming Dynasty, support the Oara tribe, we will wait until the Northern Yuan Dynasty pacifies it. After the rebellion, it will definitely disturb the border and cause trouble!"
"That's why I thought, let them fight in their own nests, and the Ming Dynasty will wait and see what happens!"
"I second the proposal!" Hou Yong, Counselor of the South Study Room, said after careful consideration, "Tatars are all ambitious, so beware of Mr. Dongguo's story. If you support Oara, how can you know that you will not endanger yourself by raising tigers? Nowadays, the puppet Khans of the Northern Yuan Dynasty are ignorant and ignorant. He has no ambition to go south. With him abandoning his martial arts, it is a foregone conclusion that the various departments of the Northern Yuan Dynasty will fall apart in a few years. If Ming Dynasty is involved at this time, I am afraid that it will attract the same hatred from all the Northern Yuan departments, and we will be counterproductive!"
"Yes, it seems that if I form an alliance with Wala, I might as well form an alliance with Beiyuan..."
"The Pseudo-Khan of the Northern Yuan Dynasty was addicted to wine and sex, while Wala was ambitious..."
"You can also use Wala as a bargaining chip. If Beiyuan wants me, Daming, to stay out of the matter, we must also show sincerity..."
The ministers expressed their opinions one after another, and Zhu Yunxi sat on the throne as if he was sinking into water.
At this time, he caught a glimpse of Zhu Gaochi coming in under the guidance of the eunuch.
The ministers' words suddenly stopped, and many people looked at Zhu Gaochi who came in with confusion, even with vague hostility in their eyes.
After all, this is the crown prince of Yan Fan. How can he participate in government affairs?
"Your Majesty, Zhu Gaochi, comes to see the Emperor!"
"Sit there!" Zhu Yunxi said, "As we talk about matters beyond the Great Wall, you have been in Peiping for a long time, and your father is going to lead the army to go on an expedition. You should also come and discuss it!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zhu Gaochi stood up, and a guard brought a stool next to him.
He looked left and right, and quietly sat down behind Wei Guogong Xu Huizu and next to Cao Guogong Li Jinglong.
"Bei Yuan cannot be plotted!" Zhu Yunxi said, "He and the Ming Dynasty are life and death enemies. Even if we agree today not to invade the borders of the Ming Dynasty, how can we know what will happen in the future?"
"Although Wala is rebellious, he is asking me, the Ming Dynasty, for help at this time. I agreed with King Yan's strategy, and used it for planning as well as using weapons. King Yan led the troops out of the fortress to sweep away the Northern Yuan Khan Court!"
"The enemy will not be afraid if you don't hurt them! Peace cannot be obtained with a knife. Internal fighting in the Northern Yuan Dynasty will get twice the result with half the effort for our Ming Dynasty."
"This move is for the sake of our Ming Dynasty's northern border and eternal peace!"
Zhu Yunxi's words directly characterized the matter.
Most of the ministers did not want to fight, and he also knew that what they said was reasonable. But being reasonable did not mean that it was beneficial to the country. Ruling a country does not rely on reason. Enemies will never reason with you.
"What the emperor said is true!" Zhang Yan, the Minister of Household Affairs, spoke slowly, "I realized when I was an official in Yunnan that it is impossible to deal with the barbarians without fighting." After saying that, he paused and said, "But, even if you go, The war in Yunnan has just ended, and you are going to send me another one million in military expenses." He said with a wry smile, "There is still so much food and grass, I am really a clever woman who cannot make a meal without rice!"
"Don't cry about poverty with me!" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile, "The military expenditures prepared for the Yunnan war were not used in the end? They were just used for this northern border!" He said, sighing, "It is a small amount of money now, if
If Beiyuan regains its strength, it won’t be a matter of spending money!”
Suddenly, just as he finished speaking, Zhu Gaochi, who was sitting behind Xu Huizu, said, "My lord, I have something to say!"
"Speak!" Zhu Yunxi said.
"In my opinion, Beiyuan will not be able to eliminate future troubles within three to five years, let alone three to five years, even thirty to fifty years!" Zhu Gaochi said, "Moreover, our center is far away from the northern frontier, let alone the first
Time knows the enemy's situation, and it is beyond the reach of the whip!"
"I'm afraid that after thirty or fifty years, when the country has been at peace for a long time, it will become tired of fighting and turn from offense to defense. Moreover, when our country goes to war, it is always the wealth from the south of the Yangtze River that supports the north. And the north will become poorer the more we fight!"
"Furthermore, since the Liao and Jin Dynasties, the north and the south have been separated for hundreds of years..."
Zhu Gaochi was already a blockbuster without saying anything, and his words immediately stunned the officials.
Because what he said, if you think about it carefully, all hit the mark.
"In your opinion?" Zhu Yunxi asked.
Under Zhu Yunxi's encouraging gaze, Zhu Gaochi stared at the gazes of the ministers and kept saying, "If you want long-term peace and stability in the northern part of the empire, there is only one way."
"Move the capital!"
This chapter has been completed!