Hu Dahai, the Duke of Yue, was kept by Zhang Ximeng's side and was not let go to lead the army.
"That old Hu, I'm not suppressing you. This is not because His Highness is here. If I send you out, no one will say that I'm risking His Highness's safety. But with you, the Duke of Yue, sitting in charge, His Highness can sit back and relax, and no one will say anything.
That’s the fourth truth.”
Hu Dahai nodded hurriedly and said: "Xiang Zhang, although I am not old, I also know the importance of cultivating young people. What's more, I have to supervise the construction of the beacon tower now. I won't be overwhelmed."
Zhang Ximeng nodded slightly. This is Hu Dahai, a person who always has the overall situation in mind. To be honest, to some extent, he is better than Chang Yuchun...
"Dong Yue, let me ask you something... Do you know that Kublai Khan's two expeditions to Japan failed?"
Hu Dahai was startled and said: "I heard that we were caught in a storm. Some people also said that the Mongols can only ride horses and cannot ride in boats. They deserve their own fault for the defeat."
Zhang Ximeng nodded slightly, then smiled and said: "If one day, you are asked to lead troops to attack the Japanese country from Goryeo, are you sure?"
Hu Dahai was surprised again. He never expected that Zhang Ximeng would give him Korea and Japan. Isn't this favor a bit too much?
Today, the pattern of the Ming Dynasty has already begun to take shape... Zhu Ying passed through Lingnan and then marched into Yunnan. Tang He was based in Huguang and commanded the southwest.
The ultimate goal of the Nanyang Army of Feng Guoyong, Feng Guosheng, Fu Youde, and Ding Pulang is the Western Region.
There are not many directions left, and the three strongest generals of the Ming Dynasty have not been sent out yet.
Hu Dahai felt that in terms of intimacy, he could not compare with Xu Da, and in terms of fighting ability, he was weaker than Chang Yuchun... It was difficult to get opportunities, and concentrating on building beacon towers was also a good thing for the country and the people, so there was no dispute.
Don't fight.
He has the overall interests in mind, but he is not a fool.
But Zhang Ximeng said that the direction of Goryeo and Japan should be assigned to Hu Dahai. In other words, including Liaodong, this was the direction of Hu Dahai's efforts, which was equivalent to giving him half of the northern route!
This kind of thing is not a joke, and Zhang Ximeng's words are more effective than Lao Zhu's.
Take the management of Goryeo as an example. Hu Dahai is currently in charge of Shanhaiguan. Zhang Ximeng only needs to transfer Guan Duo to Hu Dahai, and then the two sides will attack Liaoyang, and then send troops to Goryeo. Naturally, Hu Dahai will be in charge.
Zhang Ximeng can start with some small things, calmly lay out the plans, and finally everything comes naturally, even Zhu Yuanzhang can't say anything.
Especially matters related to military affairs, the Ministry of Public Affairs cannot get involved.
So Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor, naturally said the same thing, he could do whatever he wanted to do, and he could oppose whatever he wanted to oppose... But in addition to the things he strongly promoted, there were also things he strongly opposed. The rest of the things were not all decided by Zhang Ximeng
Already.
These little tricks are not common to outsiders, but even adults understand them somewhat.
"Xiang Zhang, as a military general, I just want to perform meritorious service on the battlefield and achieve great achievements! I, I can't ask for such a feat of destroying the country!" Hu Dahai clenched his fists excitedly, "Xiang Zhang, I really don't know how to be grateful.
you!"
Zhang Ximeng waved his hand, "Don't say that. Whoever I arrange is out of public interest. Xu Da and Chang Yuchun are not the two people I can arrange. Where they go will have to follow the wishes of the lord. And with Xu Da
He is a handsome man, and he is quite good at dealing with these two small countries. As for Chang Yuchun, he is a magic weapon, but he is not as careful as you in some trivial matters. Every general has his own characteristics.
Each has its own merits and demerits. Each is employed according to his or her talents and each is in his proper place. What I have said to you can also be said to the lord, and there is no intention of giving or receiving privately."
Hu Dahai nodded repeatedly, "I understand. Prime Minister Zhang entrusts the matter to me, and I have to be able to handle it. If I am like Kublai Khan and defeats the Japanese country again, I'm afraid I will have to replace him."
Zhang Ximeng smiled and nodded, "Yes, that's the truth."
After convincing Hu Dahai, the remaining three young generals were not so easy to arrange.
Li Wenzhong, Zhu Wenzheng, and Lan Yu were all impatient and wanted to grab this credit.
Especially Zhu Wenzheng, who had experience in leading cavalry to attack Xanadu. Li Wenzhong also commanded an army of tens of thousands, fought against the Yuan army, and won brilliantly.
In contrast, Lan Yu had no experience in directly commanding an army except for spying on intelligence and capturing Iron Pot, which became his biggest shortcoming.
Zhang Ximeng faced the three people, thought about it again and again, and said to Li Wenzhong and Zhu Wenzheng: "This time you are responsible for the sheep attack. Allocate five thousand cavalry to Lan Yu and let him go deep into the desert to attack the Yuan army!"
The two of them immediately widened their eyes, why should we give it to Lan Yu? How are we worse than him?
Zhang Ximeng asked them to sit down with a smile on his face.
Then Zhang Ximeng took out a bottle of oyster sauce and placed it in front of the two people.
"Zhu Wenzheng, Li Wenzhong, do you know how many days it will take for the oyster sauce to go bad if there is no stopper?"
The two men looked at each other, "We don't know."
"Then if the top part is broken, can the bottom part be eaten? How to deal with it?" Zhang Ximeng continued to ask. The two people were even more confused and looked completely confused.
Zhang Ximeng smiled, "Lanyu told me about this. He said that it can last for almost half a month. When the weather is hot, it will be shorter. If it comes to winter, it will not break down for two or three months. He also said that even if it breaks down
As long as you clean off the top, it will probably be edible."
Zhu Wenzheng and Li Wenzhong looked at Lan Yu with horrified eyes, while Lan Yu leaned on the chair, chose the tactic and leaned back with a sullen face, solemn as a mountain, silent, what does it mean to be a champion?
Zhu Wenzheng and Li Wenzhong also had to admit that this grandson was indeed more attentive than them. Even taking this detail into consideration, they were indeed one step behind.
"I let him take advantage this time, but it won't be so easy next time!" Zhu Wenzheng said angrily.
Lan Yu was not in a hurry and said calmly: "Prime Minister Zhang, when I lead the troops to attack this time, I plan to ask Prime Minister Zhang to grant me the power to act arbitrarily. I have the final say on how to fight and how to fight. Also, if
During the battle, other soldiers and horses are needed to cooperate. No matter who they are, they must obey my orders. Military food and military needs must be provided to me first. Any seizures on the battlefield must also be arranged by me..."
"You're crazy!"
Li Wenzhong scolded him directly, "Lanyu, what you just said, how many military rules did you violate? You don't know? You still dare to talk so shamelessly. Even if you can win, breaking the rules is a major crime!"
Zhu Wenzheng also sneered, and he was extremely ambitious. Sure enough, the dog's belly couldn't hold two ounces of butter, and his tail was now raised!
Faced with the doubts of these two people, Lan Yu remained calm, and he still had a trump card in his hand.
"Xiang Zhang, I know the whereabouts of Tuogu Si Timur, the son of the Iron Pot!"
Zhang Ximeng couldn't help but become solemn, "Seriously?"
"Indeed, not only do I know him, I also know the whereabouts of Song Lizong's skull!"
As soon as these words came out, Li Wenzhong and Zhu Wenzheng couldn't calm down, and both looked at Lan Yu. The skull of Lizong of Song Dynasty is very famous. After the fall of Zhao Song Dynasty, evil monks robbed the tombs, and the imperial tombs of the Southern Song Dynasty suffered disasters, the most tragic of which
The one who died was Song Lizong. His head was cut off from the body, split into two, and turned into a wine bowl.
In the following decades, this special wine bowl kept circulating in Yuan Tinggui's stomach, and at every banquet, someone took it out to show off.
Although the Zhao and Song dynasties were embarrassing, they could be called a shame.
But using a skull as a drinking vessel and having it played with for decades and shown off everywhere is really embarrassing!
What a shame!
Zhang Ximeng knew about this and asked people to search for it. Unfortunately, he was not found in Dadu, and even after taking Xanadu, he was not found.
In the original history, Zhu Yuanzhang spent a lot of effort and searched everywhere before finally getting it and laying it to rest, which was worthy of the old Zhao family.
But this time, the whole Tiguo family was captured, and most of the important officials of the Yuan Dynasty were also arrested. The wine bowl was still not found. Zhang Ximeng was a little discouraged, but he did not expect that Lan Yu actually said that he knew.
"Where did you hear that from?"
Lan Yu said: "I heard it from Guanyin Nu. A few days ago, I went to Gongde Camp to look for a guide. Many people signed up, including iron pots."
Li Wenzhong and Zhu Wenzheng both had to hold tight to prevent themselves from laughing. What kind of world is this? Some weird things happen!
Zhang Ximeng said: "You let the iron pot be your guide?"
"No!" Lan Yu said with a smile: "If I knew that he was going out with the army, I'm afraid that they would take the initiative to kill me without looking for the Yuan army."
Lan Yu added: "Actually, I also know that Iron Guo was scared, and he quickly drugged him last time. He was most worried about those people killing him, so he wanted to make meritorious deeds and leave the merit camp. He could do anything, even if
He would not hesitate to destroy the Yuan Dynasty."
"I didn't agree, but I spent some money, bought a few sheep, and prepared a lot of fine wine, and treated the people in the Gongde Camp to a meal. I wanted to give them some advice and tell them that since they entered the Gongde Camp
, just don’t be brooding and keep thinking about the past.”
Hearing what Lan Yu said, Zhu Wenzheng couldn't help but laugh and said: "It's okay, you are quite thoughtful? You are really willing to win over the hearts of those guides! Why haven't you invited us to dinner?"
Lan Yu rolled her eyelids and didn't bother to pay attention to him. Instead, she continued: "Xiang Zhang, it just so happened that Guanyin's fiftieth birthday was that day. Timur told me first, so I cut a fat and tender one.
She gave him a leg of mutton and gave him a jar of wine. She also told everyone to sing and dance to congratulate him on his birthday. From now on, no matter who it is, whoever has a birthday must celebrate it and at least give him a red hat.
egg."
Zhang Ximeng nodded, "You did this very well. Later, I will issue an order in my name and turn this into the rule of Chengde Camp."
Lan Yu was very happy and said: "Xiang Zhang, guess what? Guanyin slave actually cried after getting the wine and meat. He said that on his last birthday, many guests came to the door, and one of them took out a wine bowl with Song Lizong's skull.
Show off in public. Now he is a prisoner. Not only has he not died, his head has not been made into a drinking vessel. He can also eat wine and meat and celebrate his birthday. He said that he finally saw what China is and what barbarians are. He is convinced! He is convinced!