At this time Yang Shiqi came in and knelt down to present Zhu Di a volume of the prince's calligraphy.

Zhu Di took it and unfolded it with a disdainful smile and said: "This is the chariot shop copied by the prince, unfold it for everyone to see!"

Zhu Zhanji stepped forward and read: "Don't you know that the Han family has two hundred states in Shandong, and Jingqi grows in thousands of villages?"

Even if there are strong women working the hoe and the plow, there will be no crops in the long acres.

Moreover, the Qin soldiers fought hard and were driven away by dogs and chickens.

Although the elders ask questions, the servant dares to express his hatred?

And now this winter, there are still many deaths in Kansai.

The county magistrate is asking for rent urgently. Where will the rent and taxes come from?

I believe that it is evil to have a boy, but it is good to have a girl.

If you give birth to a girl, you still have to marry your neighbor, but if you give birth to a boy, you will have to live with your neighbor.

Don’t you see, Qinghai Tou has no one to collect the bones from ancient times.

The new ghosts are annoyed and the old ghosts are crying, the sky is cloudy and rainy, and the wet voice is chirping!"

After hearing this, everyone looked solemn, and Zhu Di looked even worse. This was the prince trying to persuade him to call a truce.

"When I was young, I followed General Xu Da in the Northern Expedition. The Huaihe and Huaihe areas and the Hongze Lake area were originally a land of plenty. There was no human habitation for hundreds of miles, and the grass grew half a man's height, from the yard to the Kang. The enemy

The area was enclosed as a horse farm, and the people were killed and buried in the ground as fertilizer so that the grass would grow well. I remember clearly that it was midsummer in July, but the area was bitingly cold, with wild ghost fires everywhere, sobbing, and hundreds of thousands of people.

All the troops are in tears." Zhu Di sighed with regret and resentment.

After hearing this, many generals in the camp and everyone in the Han Dynasty felt angry.

"General Xu Da said that if this continues for more than ten years, our children will not even know anything about Tang poetry and Song lyrics." Zhu Di shook his head as he spoke with a look of sadness on his face.

"I understand what the prince means. He wants to rest with the people and be a wise king. He thinks I'm annoying. He always leads the army to fight and kill, and he can't let go of his hands and feet to govern the country." Zhu Di looked at the row of military chariots in front of him and touched it before continuing.

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"Some of you have been with me for half your life, and some of you have been with me recently. My brothers and uncles have died of old age and withered away." Emperor Yongle said sadly.

"General Chang Yuchun suffered six arrow wounds. He had just bandaged them. The enemy attacked at night. He had to mount his horse and fight until dawn. His armor was soaked with his own blood. He told me, boy, you will have no future if you die in bed.

, As long as the enemy is still there, we should stay on the horse." Zhu Di said as if he remembered something and got excited.

"The boss came up and said that the Ministry of War has no money, there are wars every year, and the fiscal deficit is as high as Mount Tai. I can't refute him, but I can't watch the enemy grow bigger and rush in. This battle, even if you don't go, I, the old man, can't

Ma Shandao will not let them step into the Great Wall, I will go myself." Emperor Yongle said through gritted teeth.

Even Zeng Yunfeng was moved when he heard these words. If you have a king like this, your ministers will die if you don't obey.

The morale of many generals was high and they knelt directly in front of Zhu Di and said: "I am willing to follow the emperor and fight to the end!".

Zhu Di immediately drew out his sword, Jianguang Yihan, cut off a corner of the table and said: "I swear I will not return the army until we break it."

"I swear I will never return it until I defeat the traitor army!" Many generals continued to shout.

"Drink this cup and tell the prince that the morale is available and the military's morale is irreversible. Let the Ministry of Revenue come up with a new plan." Zhu Di said while holding the cup and straightening his beard.

Zeng Yunfeng drank the strong wine in one sip. His mouth felt like cold water, and his lower throat felt like a sharp knife. Good wine, so happy!

Zhu Di is also really powerful. He can use the prince's calligraphy advice to win over the soldiers.

"Mingde, you haven't been home for a few months, so don't think about this first, go home quickly to see your wife and children, rest for two days, and then go to the Chancellery the day after tomorrow, and let's make a good plan on how to fight!

"Zhu Di walked up to Zeng Yunfeng and patted him on the shoulder.

Zeng Yunfeng was preparing to go back on horseback with two guards, but met Yang Shiqi at the entrance of the camp.

"Mingde, the emperor is like this, why don't you try to dissuade him!" Yang Shiqi said worriedly.

"There is no turning back when the bow is fired. The emperor has already made up his mind and is determined to die. Who can persuade the earth to move!" Zeng Yunfeng sighed and said.

"Officials from the Ministry of War also discussed that the prospect of this expedition is worrying. Have you ever thought about who our enemy is? Is it Oara, Tatar, or Uliangha? They don't even know this. The army is rushing out of the city.

Isn’t it dangerous?” Yang Shiqi said.

"The emperor wants to defeat all the grassland tribes in one fell swoop. What a danger! What a danger!" Yang Shiqi said helplessly.

"I'm not worried that I won't be able to defeat the grassland tribes. I'm not afraid of them at all. I'm just afraid that they will avoid fighting. When the time comes, your military department will be the leader. Our army will be short of food and grass, and they are waiting for work. If they fall into a stalemate, it will be bitterly cold outside the wall, and the Emperor will

It’s worrying because your age is there, and you should make preparations early.” Zeng Yunfeng also said worriedly.

"The prince has been sleeping hard in recent years, and his health is also worrying. Your Majesty, the prince has three advantages and two disadvantages. The army is outside. You know the influence of the King of Han in the army. The King of Han ascends and shouts!" Zeng Yunfeng looked at Yang Shiqi and spoke earnestly.

"Why are you here?" Yang Shiqi said anxiously.

"You three Yangs are all prince-officials. The King of Han cannot tolerate others. Once he comes to power, I will be an old minister of Jianwen. You and I will have our homes confiscated and be exiled for only one day or another!" Zeng Yunfeng said again.

"Plan before taking action. This is what your military department does. Make plans early!" Zeng Yunfeng raised his whip and whipped it hard before riding away.

Yang Shiqi looked at Zeng Yunfeng's back and sighed deeply.

Zeng Yunfeng believed that Sanyang could handle this matter, and there should be no problem with more troops in the pass.

On the other hand, the emperor's grandson Zhu Zhanji is getting married soon and is preparing for it. This wedding has consumed a lot of silver taels from the entire Ming Dynasty, almost 3 million taels. This year is also an eventful year, not only for this wedding.

, we have to move the capital, fight wars, and provide relief to the victims. In addition, we have to spend a sum of money every year to build the Yongle Ceremony.

In fact, compiling the Yongle Canon, especially in this era, is a very expensive thing. It takes a lot of manpower and material resources to find these books, and to compile these books together. This requires a lot of manpower and material resources.

things to come.

If he were not an emperor, he would not have so much time, manpower and material resources to do this. However, once this book is compiled, it will be something that can almost be recorded in history. The book will not benefit the public, but it will increase the upper limit of knowledge of the entire nation.

It can be regarded as a shared knowledge base, but it is also used by the royal family to recruit talents.

This year's expenditure far exceeds the budget made by Ming Dynasty, so this year's fiscal year will definitely be in deficit.

But fortunately, Zheng He brought back a lot of money this year, so it is still possible to make up for the shortfall. However, this war against Mongolia cannot last for a long time, otherwise it will be dragged down by nomadic herdsmen like Mongolia.

You may say this about Mongolia now, but everyone has no impression of it. In fact, the entire Ming Dynasty did not completely wipe out the Yuan Dynasty. The Mongolian forces of Oara, Tatar, Ulyankha, Chagatai Khanate, and Golden Horde Khanate were all

exist.

These nomadic peoples of the Yuan Dynasty returned to their grasslands. When the Yuan Dynasty ruled the Central Plains, they did not make any special contributions to the Central Plains except killing people here.

During the rule of the Yuan Dynasty, there were many empty houses in the Central Plains. People were killed and buried in the ground to be used as fertilizer to grow grass and then grazed. Those Yuanchui can shut up.

These nomadic peoples in this era are not worthy of sympathy at all. In the end, the remaining forces of the Yuan Dynasty were just driven to the grasslands by Lao Zhu. If they are collectively called the forces of the Yuan Dynasty, would it be easy to understand why Emperor Yongle Zhu Di must

These nomads were driven to extinction.

Yongle Emperor Zhu Di's worries were normal, and indeed Yongle Emperor Zhu Di's worries later turned into reality.

These nomadic peoples are really like what Yongle Emperor Zhu Di imagined. Wild fires cannot burn them out, and they are reborn again when the spring breeze blows.

Under the rule of the subsequent Emperor Xuande, including his father Zhu Gaochi, the nearly 11 to 12 years of peace made their northern border very peaceful, and they also won the so-called rule of Renxuan in history.

But this was a slow poison, and the Ming Dynasty swallowed them up.

As for Emperor Xuande's victory against the Mongols, it was only a very, very small victory. It was impossible for the Mongols to be injured at all. The reason why Emperors Renzong and Xuanzong were able to be so safe was because of

During the Yongle Dynasty's conquest of Mongolia, the Mongolians also needed to cultivate and recuperate.

Yongle Emperor Zhu Di beat Arutai until he was crippled and could not stand up, so there was peace on the border. However, the two emperors Renzong and Xuanzong peacefully developed their country and managed the internal affairs, but neglected the border, causing the Mongolian Nevar people to also

First, he led the Mongols to stand up again, and then added the Tatars and Uliangha.

Finally, the Mongols unified the tribes again and directed their troops towards the Ming Dynasty. Finally, the Mongolian Oara people also brought the flames of war to the Central Plains first.
Chapter completed!