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Chapter 151: Ren Li

 Zhu Qiyu knew that Ren Li was one of the few honorary relatives of the generation. He had accompanied Taizong in Jingnan in his early years, but he was not knighted.

Until the third year of Zhengtong, the Tatar Adai Khan repeatedly harassed the border. Ren Li followed Pingxi Marquis Jiang Gui and led his army on an expedition. They attacked thousands of miles, divided into east and west routes, and attacked the Tatar tribe at the same time.

In the end, they won a great victory. In this battle, they not only captured the Tatar Prime Minister Zuo, the Privy Council, Tongzhi and other dozens of Wala nobles alive, but also wiped out tens of thousands of enemies, and they also marched straight in and fought all the way to the bank of the Black River.

It can be said to be the most glorious victory of the Ming Dynasty in the war against Mongolia after Emperor Taizong.

Because of this battle, Ren Li himself was granted the title Ning Yuanbo by the imperial court for his meritorious service, and was ordered to guard Suzhou.

During his tenure, Ren Li also won more than ten victories, large and small.

Unfortunately, in February of this year, Ye Xian harassed the border again. Ren Li accidentally ambushed Ye Xian and returned with a heavy defeat. He lost more than five thousand people in the battle.

Because of this, Ren Li was condemned by the court, and only retained his status as earl, and ordered him to return home and reflect on himself, until now.

When Zhu Qiyu mentioned this person, he remembered another thing.

That was about Ren Li's defeat. In his previous life, he also accidentally learned that the battle was not simple.

This involves the struggle between the old-line Xunqi of Jingnan and the emerging Xunqi such as Ren Li.

At that time, some courtiers in the DPRK suggested that Ren Li should be promoted to the actual commander-in-chief of the Chinese Army Governor's Mansion and the admiral of the capital camp.

This aroused the dissatisfaction of Jing Nan's relatives, so they secretly gave him a stumbling block.

In fact, Ren Li's decision-making at the time was not wrong. The reason for the defeat was the general he sent to lead the army.

That general stepped into the same ambush twice, which resulted in such heavy losses.

After this battle, Ren Li was stripped of his title and retained only his title, and was no longer qualified to compete for the Central Military Governor's Palace.

Therefore, it is not unreasonable to say that the relatives of the Ming Dynasty were suppressed by civil servants and could not hold their heads high.

Many relatives of Jingnan Xun are still unable to fight the war themselves, for fear that others will come in and take away the power in their hands.

It's true that the feudal kinsmen are deeply intertwined, but the fights between them are no less intense than those on the civil servants' side.

However, Chen Mao now recommends Ren Li, which can only show that Xun Qi was really badly hit.

Or perhaps, the last time the civil servants launched an offensive against him in unison, the old marquis finally became vigilant.

The power of the Xunqi is too weak now, and more people must stand up and take up the banner of confrontation with the civil servants.

Even if it is because of this, I will not hesitate to put aside the conflicts between the old and new relatives.

In the end, Yu Qian did not stop Zhu Qiyu.

In fact, from the beginning, Zhu Qiyu never wanted to fight Ye Xian in the capital.

Of course he knew that the greater Ye Xian's momentum and the greater the losses it caused to the Ming Dynasty, the more beneficial it would be to Zhu Qiyu himself.

After all, the source of all this was the defeat of Tumu.

The more serious the quarrel is, the deeper the resentment of the courtiers towards his brother will be, and the more conducive it will be to stabilizing his position.

However, he still can't do this!

Because he is not only Zhu Qiyu, but also the emperor of Ming Dynasty.

As the leader of a country, if you only consider whether it is beneficial to yourself in everything and fail to keep the country and the country in your heart, you will be doing a disservice to your ancestors.

Just like in the previous life, it is not that Zhu Qiyu cannot kill Zhu Qizhen, but if he kills him, rumors will spread among the people, courtiers will make inexplicable speculations, and various places will be turbulent.

Maybe in the end, it won't necessarily have any particularly serious consequences for him.

But it will take years, even decades, to reorganize the political situation, stabilize people's hearts, and reshape the turmoil caused by the killing of this person to the country.

After the incident of seizing the throne, his elder brother hunted and killed the court officials, and the royal guards made the whole court tremble.

After the ceremonial meeting, Jiajing Qiangang was arbitrary, but the courtiers did not dare to say another word on the court affairs. The dignified chief minister actually used Qingci to rise to the top. The government of the country was corrupted and flattery was used.

Examples of this abound.

The king lived a happy life, but it caused turmoil in the country. This is not what a king who cares about the country should do.

Restraint and forbearance are compulsory courses for an emperor.

Just like now, he must consider that keeping Ye out of Bauhinia Pass first may objectively alleviate his brother's sins.

But more importantly, it can save the people of Gyeonggi from the suffering of war and prevent the confidence of the Ming army and people from being completely destroyed.

If they were really beaten to the gate of the capital, not only the border generals, but also the people at the bottom and the officers and soldiers would have difficulty raising the confidence to resist the Mongols from then on.

After leaving the court, Zhu Qiyu sat alone in Wuying Hall and suddenly smiled to himself.

After all, he was still influenced by Yu Qian.

People like Yu Qian have such a strong personality that others talk about the country and the country, but he really takes it to heart.

People who have stayed with him for a long time will habitually put the interests of the country before their personal life and death.

This is not good!

After resurrecting his life, he didn't want to become someone like Yu Qian who would seek his own death.

Zhu Qiyu tilted his head and asked Jin Ying.

"Jin Ying, tell me, my decision to go to court this morning was a bit risky, isn't it?"

Jin Ying pondered for a moment, then returned with cupped hands.

"The minister understands that Your Majesty is thinking about the Ming Dynasty and the Supreme Emperor, so he does not want to attack the capital first and bring shame to the ancestors, and he does not want the people of the capital to be affected by the war."

"I believe that the elders of the outer dynasty also understand this, so they did not follow Yu Shangshu's advice."

Zhu Qiyu nodded, glanced at Jin Ying, and said meaningfully.

"I feel relieved if you understand."

After a brief pause, Zhu Qiyu rubbed his forehead, closed his eyes, and asked seemingly casually.

"I heard that the Empress Dowager Shangsheng has taken the prince to Cining Palace to take care of him these days?"

Jin Ying answered cautiously with some caution in her heart.

"Back to your lord, yes."

"Previously, that daring bitch Li Yongchang made a big fuss in Changchun Palace, shocking His Highness the Crown Prince."

"The Holy Empress Dowager was worried about His Highness's health and feared that the Imperial Concubine could not take good care of him, so she took His Highness from Changchun Palace to Cining Palace and took good care of him."

Zhu Qiyu said nothing, but glanced at Jin Ying, which immediately made him break into a cold sweat.

What Jin Ying said was of course a clear reason.

As for the real reason, it was naturally that after Zhu Qiyu ascended the throne, he launched a purge of the inner court, which alerted Empress Dowager Sun.

I was afraid that he would secretly do something poisonous to this little baby, so I took her into my palace and took care of her day and night.

After all, with the status of Queen Mother Sun, there is no problem in protecting the people in her palace.

Of course Zhu Qiyu knew this, he just found it very interesting.

According to the information Xing'an gave him, the palace maid who is currently taking care of the little baby is named Wan Zhen'er. She entered the palace at the age of four and has been serving in Cining Palace.

If he remembered correctly, this little girl, who was not yet nineteen this year, was the concubine Wan Guifei that His Highness the Crown Prince had been infatuated with all his life.

It just so happens that he is the same age as this little baby's mother, Concubine Zhou.

In her previous life, it was not until the second year of Jingtai that she was transferred from Cining Palace to the East Palace to take care of Zhu Jianshen's daily life.

Soon after, Zhu Qiyu deposed Zhu Jianshen as the crown prince. From that time on, Wan Zhener accompanied Zhu Jianshen through all the ups and downs.

Unexpectedly, in this life, a strange combination of circumstances caused the two of them to meet in advance. I just don't know if his nephew will still be the infatuated seed in this life...

Withdrawing his extended thoughts, Zhu Qiyu said calmly.

"It's okay for the Queen Mother to be worried for a while, but the prince is the prince after all. The emperor's brother is not here now. If the prince and his mother can't see him often, I'm afraid it won't be good for him. In a few days, when the prince's health is better, I'll send him away.

It’s better to go back to Changchun Palace.”

These words seemed to be just casual chat, but Jin Ying secretly said with great caution.

"Your Majesty is worried about the Crown Prince. I think the Queen Mother will also be happy. The ministers will definitely convey this to the Queen Mother."

Zhu Qiyu nodded and did not speak again.

There are some words that don’t need to be said too thoroughly, just hit the mark...


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